Trriiligil paw SSffiras55S-?p2TpraDA5rTJOTpP!SfSpf IJIGUKES THE SAME. fpraclically Ko Change in the Ameri can Pij Iron Market. ?TflE SITDATION IN STEEL BAILS. PricesAcross the Ocean Have Advanced All ' - Along: the Line. jSBOJIE , J3ICITEMEM Iff TIN PLATES ISrEdXI. TELXCKAM TO TEX DISPATCH. I V. V A ..... OT Tl.. fiutn 4. y JJi XU-KBl, .O.U);uai -I. auc vi .ny. iOt tms date quotes tne American metai msr- ket as follows: fc American Pig The majority of sellers V.' report a very quiet market, with no trans ductions 01 any magnitude. JSO. A louuury T45s claimed to be in very short supply by all ' representatives of Southern stacks. Trices remain unchanged at $1718 for No. 1, and 516 0016 50 for No. 2 foundry, good Northern brands, while Southern iron are selling at?17 0017 25 for No. 1, ?16 00 16 25 for No. 2, and 515 0015 25 for No. a Southern car wheel iron is quoted $20 50 621 00 for Noa. 3, 4 and 5, and $19 50020 00 for Nog. 1 and 2 delivered. Spiegeleisen ana Ferro Manganese Prac tically notbing has been done In Spiegel, which we quote nominally $30 00Q30 50 tor German, 20 per cent. In ferro there has been some business for delivery during the balance of the year, at 570 50371 00, which we qnote. Steel Billets There is nothing doing in forge billets, which aro nominally quotable at 132 75 633 00. Billets are reported to be scarce in the West, and are certainly so in the East. It is reported that in a quiet war considerable business has been done direct bv Eastern mills, where quotations range from 32 5034 00. V ire Rods Very little is doing in foreign rods, which are qnoted at fJ3 606-11 00, ex-ship, buyers taking the risk of duty. It is reported that Eastern mills are doing a moderate trade on the basis .it 43 00(343 50 at seller's mill. Steel Bails The largest sale reported by Eastern mills Is a lot of 3,000 tons. There is quite a rnn nf fair sized orders for early de livery, one mill hiving in hand negotiations of this character fooling up to 20,000 tons. Little winter work it in the market. We continue to qnote 30 50S3l 00 at Eastern mills. Old Kails Buyers and sellers are apart, and the supply Js limited. Ko transactions of any consequence are reported. Fastenings Spike makers are holding out lor more money, on tne gronna tnai raw mater ial Is costragnioie. We a note delivered: Spikes $33310; fish plates, $lo5190, and bolts and nuts,S2 90315, CARS ARE STILL SCARCE. Coke Continue! to Accumulate In the Tarda Shipments Slisbtly Increased Ko La bor Troubles Few Ovens Idle. rSFECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUX SISFATCB.1 ScoTTDAM. August 23. The condition of the coke market is practically the Bame as last week. Shipments increased, bnt the advance, although not great, was not what it would have been had transportation facilities been better. Coke is accumulating in the yards of some of the plants to a considerable extent. Orders are quite plentiful and prices firm. That the de ficiency in car supply Is detrimental to trade is making itself fully manifest. An operator thus describes the situation: "The coke trade can be fittingly described as nnsteady, though the demand is very active. Tbe poor car sup ply is the barrier to its success. Cars are nearly as scarce now as a few months aj:o when a number of individual cars were constructed for tbe service of the larger companies." The cars are short on Vie Baltimore and Ohio, Pennsylvania and PeriJickey roads. The direct causes of tbe scarcity cannot be ascer tained, but the present railroad difficulties at New York and Cbicagu may be at tbe back of it. Many places will be forced to restrict pro duction if relief is not soon tortbeoming. Tbe works are still operating fire and six days. Tbe JlcUlure, Stewart, Percy. Tavlor, Southwest and Ralney companies are still operating, sis days. The idle list of ovens numbers about 2,300. It is understood tbat tbe Oliver Coke Companv, of Pittsburg, will erect 300 ovens in the region on the Thaw estate. Stark Brothers, contract ors, are pushing the work of constructing 350 new ovens at Becla No. 2. The tno Leisen riug plants of 1,000 ovens are still out of opera tion. Tbe Umonaale plant of 72 ovens is out of blast. It will be fired next week. The coke works will all be idle next Monday to enable employesto observe-Labor Day. There is no trouble reported in labor circles. Tbe Valley and Tiptop plants are in full opera tion. Shipments last week averaged about ' 1,121 cars per day, as compared with 1,062 cars per day of the previous week, or a total in crease of 340 cars. The shipments were distrib uted to the points of consumption as follows: To points west of Pittsburg, 4,000 cars; to Pitts burg and river points. 1,501) can-: to points east of Pittsburg, 1,225 cars: total. 6,725 cars. This was the record of tbe preceding week: To points west of Pittsburg. 3.WX) cars; to Pitts burc and river points, 1.200 cars: to points east of Pittsbura L375 cars; total. 6,375 cars. Prices for coke are as follows: Furnace coke, $2 15; foundry, 2 45; crushed, $265. Freight rates are as follows: To Pittsburg ..0 70 To Mahoning and bbenango Valleys l 35 To Cleveland. 0 1 70 To Buffalo. S, Y. to 2 a To Detroit, Mich 2 35 1o Cincinnati, 0 2 65 To Louisville, Ivy. S 20 To Chicago, 111 2 75 ToMlUiaukec Wis. 185 To !t Louis, Mo...... 3 35 loKaSibt. Louis 3 20 To Baltimore 2 17 To Boston 4 00 This will make prices at these points of con sumption as follows: Point. Furnace. Foundry. Crushed. Pittsburg T- 85 3 15 S3 35 31. and S. Valleys 3 so 3 80 4 do Cleveland..... ..... 3 S5 4 15 4 35 Buffalo 4 40 4 70 4 90 Detroit 4 50 4 SO 5 00 Cincinnati 4 80 5 10 S 30 Loilsvllle 5 35 I 6o S 85 Chicago 490 5 20 5 40 Milwaukee 600 5 30 5 50 If.. Louis 3 50 5 80 BOO Kast St. Louis 5 35 5 65 5 85 Baltimore .. 4 32 4 62 4 82 Boston 615 6 45 6 65 HETAL MARKETS ABE0AD. The Tin Plate Situation Is Decidedly a Com plicated One. rsrrciAx. tzxeorui to tbe dispatch, i NettYobk, August 28. The Jron Age to day quotes the foreign metal markets as fol lows, from London. Operations in pig iron - warrants have continued on a large scale, and - pnees advanced further all along the line, Scotch going to 50s3 d, Cleveland to 47s 6d, and Hematites to 57a lod. At the close Tuesday there was a reaction to 19s lid for Scotch, and 7s for Cleveland, On Wednesday's market - the latter sold at 48s 10d47s, Scotch at 49s 10d50s, and Hematites at 58s fid. Operators on the "bear" side have covered up a large line of "short" accounts to which fact is partly due the rise in prices, but labor agitation by f urnacemen in the inter est of Increase ip wages has stimulated outside buvers to some extent. Tbe bnlk of stock is held by strong outsiders, wholhave operated freely of late and express confidence in still higher values. Greater activity has been man ifested the past week than for some time previous tn all iron centers, and prices are de cidedly firmer throughout. Welsh steel workers are asking for 10 per cent advance in wages, prices for steel ship plates have been advanced to 6 10s. in North of England. Bails are very firm, wire rods the same.but billets and slabs are rather irregular. Masters' prices for nearly alt varieties of pig iron are higher with tbe advance in warrants. Block tin for prompt delivery had advanced to 97 17s 6d for prompt delivery, and tbe de mand has been brisk. Shortness of supplies is chiefly Instrumental in forcing prices up. Stocks here are very low at the present time and any lessening of arrivals from the straits would cause a rapid rise in prices. Copper is strong with business in merchant bar prompts at as high as 60 5s. The market re ceives strong support from the principal opera tors, and rome holders who sold freely at 60 early in the week are now standing aloof. Con sumption continues good despite the high prices ruling. The tinplate market is excited, ,and makers and buyers are still wide apart on --prices. The demand is large. Steel cokes have touched 15s on actual sale, and the tendency of i makers Is to bold for a farther advance owing Jfcfto the upward tendency of the iron and pig tin j markets. Sf .American Manufacturer's Cable Quotations. -f- Scotch Pig This market is still holding firm, with business good and prices advancing. ' No. IColtness 64s. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow &jNo. 1 Summerlee 62s. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow 2 l-' Gartsberrie 61s. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow fr. No. 1 Langloan 63s. 6d. f. a b. Glasgow r jNo. 1 Cambrce 52s. Od. Lo. b. Glasgow taJNo. IShott. 63s. Od. to. b. Glasgow 'ANo. 1 Glencarnock 60s. Gd. atArdrossan. 3X. V. A AJAUUr.nillfrWll ...otv uu. at AXUIUBBaU. JNo. I Egiinton 62s. Od. atArdrossan. --. 1 T,-,ll . , ...a ... a i 'Bessemer Pic The market is firm and the demand has improved. West Coast brands Nos. 1, 2, 3, quoted at 6Ss. 6d. f. o. b. shipping point. . j Middlesbrough Pig The market is active, with prices somewhat irregular but strong. Makers quote 47s. 3d. for No. 3, free on board for g. m. u. . . Spiegeleisen The demand continues good, and prices are firm. English 20 per cent quoted at 100s. f. o. b. at works. , Steel Wire Bods The demand is fair and the market is holding firmlv. Mild steel. No. 6, quoted at 8 12s. 6d. t o. b. shipping port. l'ess AcrrvTTT in steel kails. Steel Ralls While the market holds firm business is less active. Heavy sections quoted at 5 53. f. o. b. shipping point. Steel Blooms This market is dull, and prices are rather weak Bessemer 7x7 quoted 4 15s, f. o. b. shipping point. Steel Billets With a steady market trade is fair. Bessemer (sire 2x2fl quoted at o f. o. b. shipping point. Steel blabs Prices show a weaker tendency, and tbe market is dull. Ordinary sizes quoted at 4 17s. 6d. f. o. u. shipping point. Crop Ends The demand 1 only moderate, but xhe market holds steady. Run of the mill qnoted at 2 17s. 6d.Q3 f. ob. shipping point Old Iron Ralls The market is steady, with trade fair. Tees quoted at 355. and double heads at 3 7a. 6d. f. o. b. Scrap Irpn A fair trade is doing and the market is steady. Heavy wrought quoted at 2 7s. Cd. f. o. b. shipping points. Manufactured Iron Tbe demand is improv ing and market holds firm. Stafford, ord. marked bars. (f. o, b. L'pool) 0 OsPdff 9 OlOd " common bars 7 2s6d 7 5s0d " blaek sheet singles 7 15s 0d 7 Its 6d Welsh bars, f. o. b. Wales... 0 Os 0d 6 7s 6d Steamer Freights Glasgow to New York, 2s. 6M. Liverpool to New York. 10s. Od. TIN, COPPEB AND LEAD. Pig Tin Market active and prices are ad vancing. Straits quoted at 97 17s. Od. for spot: futures (S months), 9S 10s. Copper Tbe volume of business is large and prices are well sustained. Chill bars quoted 60 5s. for spot; 60 1 s. 6i. for future delivery. Best selected English, 66. Lead Market firm on a good demand. Soft Spauish quoted at 12 17s. 6 1 . Spelter The demand is fair and market firm. Ordinary Slleslan quoted at 21 2s. 6d. Tin Plate Is quite iotive and prices are holding strong. L C charcoal, Allaway grade. r. o. b. Liverpool 16s. 6d.16s. Od. Bessemer steel, coke finish 15s. 0d.Q15s. 3d. Siemens steel, coke finish..... ..15s. Sd.RlSs. 6d. B. V. grade coke, 14x20 00s. 0d.Q15s. Od. Dean grade ternes 14s. 3d.Us. 84. New York Fitnres. New Yokk. August 28. Pig iron strong: Copper unchanged: lake, (16 75. .Lead quiet domestic, $4 72& Tip firm: straits. $22 10, RIVER INTELLIGENCE. Business and Battle on ibe I,eTees A Good Sihbb of Water Expected for Sorao Tims to Come Scarcity of Deckhands Ar rivals nod Departures. A stranger would suppose that the river was tbe only medium tbrough which Pittsburg re lied upon to condnct her business witb tbe outer world if he happened along the wharf yesterday. Freight for the four packet boats covered the whole wharf. As one riverman said: "To look at this, it appears that the rail roads are not in the scramble at all for river freight" Indeed business uas almost as heavy as on the previous day, when all the towboats were our, and tbe bustle and bustle was all oc casioned bythe four packet boats. Tbe worst of tbe freshet of Wednesday seems to be over, the Monongabela having dropped steadily from 2 p. St. Tuesday until 8 A. M. yesterday. Its progress downward was not stayed until it had touched 8.2, and from tbat point it rose to 8.9 throughout the rest of the afternoon. At 6 P. II. 9 feet was reported in tbe Ohio Some few coal operators are almost confident that the present water will remain for the rest nf tbe season. Three or fonr towboats had to remain behind on account of the scarcity of deck hands. Tney were successful in securing half crews, andwent out in the afternoon. Arrivals Princess, from New Cumber land: Mat Allen, from Parkersburg; Ger mania. from Morgantown; Jas. G. Blaine, from Brownsville: Elizabeth, from Elizabeth town; Ed Roberts, from the Kanawha, with empties. Departed Mat Allan, for Wheeling and Parkersburg; Germania, for Brownsville: James G. Blaine, for Morgantown; Elizabeth, for Elizabethtown; Ed Roberts. Sam Brown, Alex. Swift James A.Blackmore,Cbarles Jntte and Dauntless.all for Cincinnati and Louisville. Leaving to-day, 930 A.st.,f or Brownsville and intermediate landings, Adam Jacobs; S F. H for Brownsville and Morgantown, Jas. G. Blaine; for Wheeling and Parkersburg, H. K. Bedford; for Elizabethtown, Elizabeth. The Pittsbnrg and Cincinnati Packet Com pany will start their line of boats to-morrow, instead of Monday. Tbe C. W. Batchellor will leave at 1 P. at for Cincinnati and all way land ings. Xrlf-iro-d. The H. K. Bedford Is due from Parkersburg thts morning. Tb Charles Jutte passed out with five boats for Cincinnati. Five boats containing 100,000 bushels of coal taken to Cincinnati by the Dauntless yesterday. THE Charles Brown passed Marietta yesterday morning en route to Pittsburg with empties in tow. Maksh McDonald shipped 130,000 bushels of coal to Cincinnati and Louisville yesterday with the James A. Blactmore. The George Shlras got enough deckhands and went down yesterday morning with 150,000 bush els of coal for & ew Orleans. CAPTAIN J. A. HEXPEBSOX arrived from Cin cinnati last night prepared to go in and make matters bum about the wharf. TBE Kd. Roberts got in from the Kanawab with empties and left in -the afternoon with 30,0uo Bushels of coal for Louisville. THE Joseph IS lxon righted yesterdav and now stands In the same position as when she sank. An effort will be made to raise ber next week. COAL prices took a tumble at Cincinnati within the past few days. Tbe decline is thought to be only temporary. Operators say It wid react next week. One or the prettiest little towboats seen here this summer was the Princess, which came up from New Cumberland witb empties and went to tbe unper pool for a tow. bhe was engaged in towing firebrick at Hen Cumberland durlnf the dull season. LATE HEWS IN BRIEF. About 1,700 coal miners are striking at Mons. Of seven strikes in Ashland, Wis., six were won by the men. An American syndicate is buying sugar lands in Mexico. London Liberals propose to banquet the Armenian exiles. Farwell may decline another term as Senator from Illinois. Much pine wood from Mexican ports is shipped to this country. Tbe Pope is worried over the steady dim inution of "Peter's pence." One convict at Kingston, Ontario, fatally stabbed another with a pair of scissors. Twenly passengers were injured in a rail road collision near Milngalre, bcotland. Tbe Marchioness of Londonderry will go to Scotland for her health instead of America. South Dakota Indians have severed their tribal relations and gone to work like white men. Movements are on foot to oust Minister Roca and Levalle from the Cabinet at Buenos Ayres. A scandal about a young woman drove W. A. Overton, a Baptist minister of Georgia, to suicide. Finance Minister Dublan, of Mexico, says his Government will not impose a tax on sugar exports. It is reported tbata reconciliation will soon take place between Bismvck and Emperor William. The President of San Salvador has thanked Spam for its efforts to restore peace in Central America. Gautemalans treacherously fired on San Salradorans yesterday In the face of the peace arrangements. Aeronaut Borlettf s baloon caught fire at Idralia, Rome, and be fell a great height He was killed instantly. Nelson Morris, tbe packer, will spread the dressed meat industry by establishing packing houses at the seaboard. East and West Fred TJupree, a half-blood Sioux, offers $20,000 worth of horses and cattle to suitable ynung men who will marry his two daughters. Congressmen Springer, of aimois. and Horr, 01 Michigan, indulged in an open air tariff debate at Hudson, N. Y. Many farmers were present ' ' 4 A conference is being beld at Boston' for tbe purpose of forming an alliance of trades unionists, Knights of Labor, Socialists, Na tionalists and single tax men. During, tbe trial 'of the six enumerators charged with padding the Minneapolis census, threats were made by Hart of tbe defense, to tar and feather United States District Attor ney Baxter. A desperate duel 'was fought between Marsh Turner and Steve Wannick, njarUid dlesborougb, Ky. Turner used a revolver and was fatally wounded. Wannlch had a bowie, and was killed. Sleeplessness, Indigestion and pain are horrors that Paekeb Ginoeb Toxio will abate Faekes's Haxb Balsax aids hair growth. THINGS PICKING- UP. The Alchemy of Cool Weather Touches the Real Estate interest. INQUIRIES ALREADY POURING IN. Speculation Still in the Domes, but a Ee tival Somew here on tbe Way. TEE KEWS AND GOSblP OP THE 8lTI There was an air of business in nearly all of the real estate offices yesterday, which furnished irrefutable proof that this inter est is looking up, having passed the summer lull and entered upon the fall movement. A member ot one firm said: "We have had more inquiries and offers in the last few days than during all the rest of the month. We have been very busy to-day." The inquiry is broadening as well as in creasing, taking in properties that have been on the shelf for seveYal months, and embrac ing districts that have been comparatively neglected since the spring rush. Business property is again coming to the frdht, show ing a disposition to expand in this direction. Owing to its scarcity in the central part of the city, it is being sought along Penn and Fifth avenues, and to some extent on other thorough fares. The demand for small dwellings is becoming more importunate as winter approaches. Much of It comes from outsiders who desire to locate here to enjoy the benefits of steady work and good wages. These people should be taken care of, but the.cbances are that many of them will find it impossible to secure accommodations, and stay away. Capitalists should stick a pin here. A Philadelphia Iden. Here is something of interest to Pittsburg builders: There is a law in Philadelphia to compel the builder of a house whose founda tions are to be lower tban that of an adjoining building to "underpin'" the foundation of the older structure; where it is a party wall, to the depth of the new building tbat is, deepen the foundation by extending it to a greater depth than it formerly was. This is done by buildlne under tbe foundation in sections. Although the operation called "underpinning" may be care fully and properly done, there is always some danger attached to it Often the underpinned foundation cracks and the value nf tbe house, falls. The cost of the underpinning is sus tained by the latest builder. Building Inspector Martin, of that city, in speaking of this matter said, as reported in the Record: "The Board of Inspectors has -often recommended that a law be passed prescribing, that tbe foundation be deeper, or where under pinning Is necessary that the cost be divided. The present legal specification is that tbe foundations be laid at a depth to secure safety; that is below frost Personally, I think it would be much safer and more senible if we bnilt our foundations low enough to avoid the necessity of underpinning." Business News and Gossip. Mr. Breslin, proprietor of the Gilsey House, New York, said to a representative of The Dispatch yesterday that he bad not even heard of a new hotel for Pittsbnrg, and tbat he was connected only with the hotels he is now running. The deal outlined in this column a few days azo, involving a Fifth avenue block, is being conducted by Pittsburg parties and is backed by Pittsburg money. A number of real estate brokers have re turned from their summer trips. This means more business. A real estate firm just organized and about ready for business, will make a specialty of building small houses to sell and let. This will help fill a widely-felt want It is said the firm is backed by Philadelphia capital. As fast as building lots are sold off others are bougnt in to fill the gap. Thus the supply Is kept up. Several tracts of land of consider able size are about ready for subdivision. Monday next September 1, being a legal holi day in Pennsylvania, the exchange and banks will be closed. Commercial paper maturing that day shonld be attended to to-morrow. Mr. Mortimer Starling, C. H. Love's efficient coadjutor and notary public, was at bis desk yesterday, Inoktng bale and hearty as the re sult of a pleasant trip to tbe lakes. Nine of 27 mortgages on file for record yes. terday were for purchase money. The most important was for $13,000. The next in size was for 8,000. Tbe least was for $100. A meeting of the consolidated Pittsburg, Chicago, Cincinnati and St Louis Railroad Company will be held in this city September 16, when officers will be elected and such matters as changing the names of the divisions will come up. The new company is to kave an au thorized capital of $130,000,000 in bonds and stocks.. ' Recent transfers showed considerable move ment in realty in Reserve and Paton townships and Beltxhoover borough. A charter was issued at Harnsburg yester day to tbe Blair County Building and Loan .A ssociation, ot Altoona, with a capital of 51,- 000,000. s e movements In Keal Ettnte. It transpired yesterday tbat Henry A. Wea ver & Co. had just closed an important deal, comprising Nos. 955, 957 and 059 Liberty street, and they were called on for particulars, but re fused to say anything further than admitting the truth of the report The price is under stood to be something in excess of 100,000. A company of local capitalists has purchased a large tract of land in the Nineteenth ward, which they propose to lay out In lots, to be sold with or without buildinzs. One of the pro moters is in California on a visit and the others refused to talk until he returns. Baxter, Thompson & Co. sold to R. W. Davis lot No. 101, Bank of Commerce addition. Brush ton station, fronting 50 feet on Burushton ave by 130 to a 20 foot alley, for f 1,050. Samuel W. Black A Co., sold a property on Second avenue, above Try street size 13xl05 feet, for $700 cash. C. Beringer i Son sold for George Dithng to John O. Sippel a vacant lot on Wylle avenue for 31,20 cash. Black & Baird sold to F. 3. Fricke for W. 3. Meek, of Chicago, the residence proDerty on the corner of Chestnut and Fine streets. Edge worth, Pittsburg, Ft Wayne and Chicago road, tbe lot being about 200x525 feet, containing 2 acres, having erected thereon a ten-roomed frame dwelling, for a price approximating S10, 000. Hammond A Meredith sold lets 7 and 8 in R. J. Forsythe's plan, Wilkinsburg, to George Phillips for 5750 cash. Brown &. Saint sold through William Petty 4 Co. to George H. Gledhill two lots fronting about 80 feet on Beeeh wood street, and being Nos. SU and 525 in the Villa Park plan. Brush ton, for $60a ' Sloan A Co., sold six lots in tbe Lemlneton Square plan, at prices ranging from $150 to J1.000. SPOT CASH. Ko Meritorious Business Allowed to Suffer for Want of Supporu While reports of bankers go to show that money is somewhat unequally distributed among tbe financial institutions of this city, some having more than tbev want and others less, the aggregate is large enough to take care of all business interests and render necessary assistance to all new enterprises of a meri torious nature. There was about the usual demand for dis counts yesterday, with rates steady and un changed. Counter business was fair. There were no new movements or conditions. Ex changes were $2,251,915 85, and balances 8173, 893 SO. Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging from 4 to 6 per cent last loan 4. closed offered at 4. Prime mercantile paper 5KQ7. Sterling exchange weak and quiet at M 82 for 60-day bills and $4 85 for demand. Closing Bond Quotations. IT. S. SB. reg 12SX D. 8. 4s, coup 1H M.I.4T. Gen. 8s.. 70 Mutual Union OS.. ..104 U.S. 4KB, reg-.... iih U. B. iks, coup 105 PaoiOc 6s of '99 114 LoulsIanastamped4s S9 Missouri Es 101 Tenn. new set 6s.. ..107 Tenn. new set. as.. ..104 a. i. u. int. cert. .ill Northern Pac. lsls.,USU Northern Pao. Ms. .114 Kortliw't'n consols. 142) aoruiir'aaeDea'BUUU Oregon & Trans. Ss.l06)i St.LAI.M. ten. is. $ Tenn. new set 3s.... Tl St.Lj &S.F. Oen.M.110 at Paul consols.. ...law St P. Chi APc. Ists.lHK Tx.. Pc. L.G.Tr.Ks. 91K Canada so. zas w Central Pacific lsts.l09s$ Den.& It (i. lsts.,.116 vtn.&iu u. ...... Kim D.&B. a. Westlsts. Krle Zds ...1W H.K.AT.Gn,&j.. E1X Tx.. Pc K ti.Tr.Bs. 40 union raoiao UU...U0X West Shore. 104 Nkw York Clearings, $118,697,254: balances, $4,928,158. " " Boston Clearlncs. $13,'563,U1: balances, $L154.916. Money. 56 per cent Philadelphia Clearings $10,178,623; bal ances, Sl.b.22.327. Baltoiokk Clearings, $2,091,364; balances, $358,993. Losdon The amount of bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England o,i balance to-day is 45,000. The bullion in the Bank of England increased 1S.0C0 during the past week. The proportion of the Bank of England's reserve to liability is now 45.17 per cent, PARIS Three per cent rentes. 94f67Kctor the account The weekly statement of the Bank of 'France shows a decrease of 3,0o0,000 francs gold and an increase of 1,800 francs silver. , CHICAGO-Clearings. $11,464,000. New York exchange was 80c discount Money was firm at 6 per cent on call. Sold the fokt. Stock Traders Persevere In Their Effort to Dtabo Business. There was a fair attendance of brokers at both of the stock calls yesterday, but resulting business was disappointing. There were three trades, footing up 150 shares. The only active interests were Philadelphia Gas and Luster. The decline in Luster was not only checked, but an upward movement started. It sold at 25 and closed at 26 bid, against 21 tbe previous day. Philadelphia Gas went at 30, closing at that figure a fractional improvement Manu facturers' Gas came out of retirement on a bid of 14. The rest of tbe list showed little change and was uninteresting. A broker described the situation thus: "It is a waiting market: Investors are pretty well loaded up and will take nothing but cheap stuff, while sellers, believing tbat things are scraping bottom, aro disposed to hold out a while longer. In thlsl think the chances are in tbeir favor." 1 rlKbT ' SECOND CALL. CALL. B A B A P. P. S.AM. Ex 400 410 Allegheny Nat Bank 67 BankorPlttsburc 88 Commercial National Bk. 105 107 Citizens' National Bank.. 66 Exchange Nat. Uank s7 Fourth National Bank.... 125 133 Keystine Bank of Plus... 72 Mer. & Man. Nat. Bank. 70 Mechanics' Nat. Bank 123 !... Peoples bav.B'k of Pitts.. 130 Boatman's Insurance 32)s 3?' Monongabela Ins. Co...... 35 35 Manufacturers' Gas Co. ... 14 Ohio Valley Uas IS Peoples' Nat . & P. Co. 16 Philadelphia Co 30 30M 30 30X Wheeling Uas WJi SOX Washington Olt Co 85 100 Central fraction SM 2S S6) Pleasant Vallev. 28M 23J 28 2J N.Y.&CIev.UasCoalCo.. S1S La Noria Mining.... 17 19 17 19 . Luster Mining Co S0H 23 KM 29 Westlnghouse Electric.... 38J 39K 3) J8X Union b.xs. Co J.... 15 15 Westlnghouse A. B. Co... 116 Pittsburg Cyclorama Co.. X Pittsburg Plate UlassCo.. ISO At second call sales were 50 shares Philadel phia Gas at 30 and 100 Luster at 25. The total sales of stocks at New York yester day were 176 376 shares, including Atchison 13,000: Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, 10. 040; Hocking Valley. 5,710: Lake Shore, &G25; Louisville & Nashville. 8,679; Missouri Pacific, 7,809; Pacific Mall. 3.47P; Reading. 7,100; Rich mond fc West Point 3.800; bt. Paul, 10,100; Union Pacific 11,540; Western Union, 4,216. STILL FEATURELESS. Another Bad Day far Buckeye Oil Tbe Pennsylvania Product Mronger. Nobody was hungry for Buckeye oil yester day, and there were no sales. Very little of It was offered, however, indicating confidence somewhere that it is scraping bottom and get ting ready for an upturn. The best bid was 33 Clearances were 24,000 barrels. inere was considerable trading in Pennsyl vania oil and it was a shade stronger, closing at next to tbe best price of the day. The open ing and lowest were &i. highest & closing 84. Clearings were 102,000 barrels. Refined was marked down at Antwerp. Fentnrea of Yesterday's Oil Market. Corrected dally by John M. Oakley & Co., 45 Sixth street members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange: Opened S4M I Lowest MM Highest U Closed 8fK Barrel. Average charters 40,730 Avenge shipments 81.793 Average runs ,... 69,136 Bnnnea. New Yore. 7.35c Kf fined, London. i'. Kenned, Antwerp. 16r. Kenned, Liverpool. 5H I. Beflned. Bremen, 6.60m. A. B. McGrew, No. 115 Fourth avenue.quotes: Puts, 83; calls. 85 Other Oil Markets. Bradford, August 28. Petroleum opened at 81c: highest 84e; lowest 84c;,closed, B4Jc: clearances, 536,000 barrels. Lima The oil market wasdnll to-day. Buck eye oil opened at 33c and closed at 33c; high est, 33c; lowest, 33c Clearances, 7,000 barrels. Oil City. August 28. Petroleum opened at 84c; highest. & lowest 84c; closed, 8ic; sales, 217,000 barrels; clearances not reported: charters, 106,349 barrels: shipments, 90,720 barrels; runs. 85,606 barrels. FlNDLAT The Ohio oil market was dull and devoid of interest to-day and transactionsjwero few and far between. Tbe feeling, however, was better than any time for a week, and the selling price at the close was Mc higher than the opening. The fluctuations of the day were: Opening, 33c; highest, ,Wc: lowest 33& close, 33C Clearances, 17,000 barrels. New Yohk, August 28. Petroleum opened irregular, Pennsylvania oil was steady. Prices advanced slightly in the early trading, then declined Ji&liic, but afterward rallied and closed steady. Pennsylvania oil opening, 85c; bigbesr, 85c; lowest 85c; closing. 85c; Sep tember option opening. 84Jc; highest 84c: lowest 81c; closing, 84c Luna oil, opening, 33c; highest. 34c; lowest, 83c; closing, 83?ic Total sales, 149,000 carrels. . WITHOUTJ, SCAB. After Passing Thronsh Three Months of Financial Storm the New York ' Stock Market Shows a Strong; Front Pnnlc Averted. New Yoek. August 2t The stock market to-day exhibited a strong tone, and material re coveries n ere made of tbe losses of yesterday, though in but few stocks are there final changes of importance. Tbe news of the day was al most uniformly of an encouraging nature, es 8peclally in that relation ta the strikes, though money was a little dearer, and the impression that it will work for the remainder of tbe week acted as a restricting element on purchases. To-morrow is expected to see higher sales not only on .account of the approaching quarterly settlements, but also because of tbe fact that owing to tbe rule which makes all loans run until Monday, there are usually considerable amounts held off the market to provide for possible contingencies of Saturday. After the payments ot, the quarterly interest and divi dends It is expected tbat there will be no further trouble for some time. The Bank of England rate of discount remained unchanged this morning. London .operators bought more freely in this market this morning and gave an impetus to the early trading which otherwise the matket would have lacked, and, while the purchases for the long account by domestic operators were small, the desire to cover over kept tbe upward movement going on a very re stricted business. The news of the practical failure of the stockyards strike In Chicago made Rock Island a favorite, and it displayed more strength than any stock in the regular list outside of the few specialties which are advanced by circumstances peculiar to them selves. Sugar refineries, after an early decline, was rather sharply advanced, but tbe rest of the unlisted departments were practically dead, notwithstanding the efforts to boom lead. Silver was stronger bnt dull, and in the after noon New England made one of its sharp ad vances on an increased business witbout ap parently affecting tbe remainder of the list in any way. Hocking Valley came to tbe front with a sharp advance said to be based upon the good showing of tbe earnings. Louisville and Nashville was the favorite of the foreign ers and displayed a stubborn strength, which carried it up materially before the close of the day. There was heavy coveting in Rock Island, but renewed sales for tbe short ac count late in the day neutralized most of tbe improvement Union Pacific which was sold by Boston yesterday, was bought back again to day when there was a certainty tbat the failures there would not result in any stock coming upon the market The traders realized on the advance of tbe day in the last hour, but the selling failed to cause a material reaction, and tne close as steady at a shade under the best prices, while the undertone was still firm. Tbe whole active list is higher, and Hocking Valley is up IK; Burlington and Qnincy, Chicago Gas, Louisville and Nashville, South ern Pacific and Union Pacific each 1J-J. and Oregon Transcontinental receipts 1 per cent. . Railroad bonds were more active and dis played a steady to firm tone, although there were no marked movements in the list Gov eminent bonds have been dull and heavy. State bonds have been dull and featureless. The -Post says: All this considered, the stock market continues to present a remarkably strong front, notwithstanding its extreme nar rowness. Now that matters seem to be assum ing a little better aspect it is worth while to remember that the stock market has passed through a series of events in a little less than three months which, in anycondltion of stock speculation, would have caused many failures and probably a panic, but in this case withont a single failure. The following table shows the prices of"act!ve stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yester day. Corrected dally for THE Dispatch by Whitney A brapiuutsox, old Pittsburg mem bers of New York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: Clos-Opcn- High. Low- ing luz. est est Bid.. Am. Cotton Oit 20 Am. cotton OH Direr. ... ss Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. 2 25S Wi HH Ateh., loo. &S. F 41f 4-5S 42 42 Canadian Pacific 82H Canada Southern 5.1ft &4U 53X M'4 Central of New Jersey. 121 lZlk 121 13)i Central 1'acinc 33 Chesapeake & Ohio.... 2! 12 12 21 Chicago Gas Irnst 54 M3 54 M C Bur. Quiney lOHf 103 I0if HE a. Mil. &StPaul 71)4 72X 714 71 C, M1UA St. P.. pr.. 1I7S 117-" 1173 Jl'H C, KOCkL&P 84M 85ft 84 85 C. St L. & Pitts 15 C, St L. Pitts., pf. 39 C, St. P., M. SO 30X 30)4 31 C, St P.. it O. PJ 89 U. s Northwestern ....109 WX m 109ft U&N. V. nt J 0.. O., C. 1 70M 71 TOM 70X Col. Coal & Iron S0) 50 60 S M Col. A Hocking Valley 29!4 3lg 29)4 8l)j Ches. A Ohio 1st orer.. 60X 60ft 6u)4 60)4 Clies. & Ohio 2d prer 40)i Del.. Lack & West U3h liH WK 144 Ueu. A Mo Grand . 20 21 K 2ii 21 Den. A Klo Grandest. 61 61i 60 60 K.TVa. AUa 9 E.T.,Va. AGa., Istnf 76 K T.. Va. A Ga 2d pf .. . , 23 Illinois Central... Ill Lake Krle AW est " J7X Lake Erte A West pf.. 63)4 63 '4 63 S3 LakebhoreAM. 8 K7 10t 107 107)4 Loulsrltle A Nashville. 88K 89) 88H 89 Mobile AOblo S3M 24 23K 24 Missouri 1'acinc 705f 11 5oj 71M National j.ead Trust... 21 21 21)4 21M New York Central 106)4 106)4 106)2 106 N. Y.. CASt L KM N. Y., U A St L. pf. 70 N. Y..C. ASUL. 2dnf 3SS, N. Y.. L. E. X W 26J 26)4 26)4 261 N.Y., L. E.AW. pd 60 N.Y. AN.E. ... 47 48)4 47 47H K.1..0.1W 19 19 19X 19H Norfolk A Western.... 19H i3 ") "X Norrolk A Western pf. 64 Northern Pacific 33! 34 S3W. S33 Northern Pacific pt... 82 82i( 82 82)$ Ohio A atlsslsslpni 27)4 Z1X M H Oregon improvement 45 Oregon Transcon 45)4 45)4 45 Pacific Mall 44)4 45)4 44 45 Peo., Dec. A Evans... 19 19 Phlladel. AKeadlng... 42 43)4 42 Pullman Palace Car. 216 Richmond A W. P. T .. 1f 20! 20 20 Richmond A W.P.T.nl 7714 7714 77)4 77 bt. Paul A Duluth 32 St Paul ADuluthnL 92 St P., Minn. A Man 08 St L. ASanfran 32 St L. A San Fran or. 53 St L. a San F. 1st nt 77 SucarTrust 78 78 78 78)4 Texas Paclne 20 20X 19 20 Union Pacivc 61M 62 61 6W Wabash 12 12 12 11 Wabash nrererred 25 26 25 26 Western Onion ..83 83 '8:1 83)j W Heeling A L. E. 37 37H 37 37) Wheeling A L. E.prer. 75 75 75 74)4 Phllndelphln Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished bv Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members New lorn stock Ex change: Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania Railroad 53M 53 Reading 21 21 7-16 Buffalo, Pittsburg A Western 9 low Lenigh Valliy 62 52 l.ehlgh Navigation 51 Philadelphia and Erie So 35 Northern Pacific 33 33W Northern Pacific preferred 82 82 Mining stocks. New York, August 28. Mining quotations: Alice, 250; Adams Consolidated. 160: Belle Isle, 100; Bodie, 125; Caledonia B. H., 190 Eureka, Consolidated 450; Hale & Norcross, 250; Home stake, 10 00: Horn Silver, 360: Iron bilver, 185; Ontario, 41 00; Ophir, 480; Phoenix, Ariz., 10 00: Savage 390: Sierra Nevada, 260; Standard 100: Sutter Creek, ISO. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. The Condition of Bnstneia at the East Liberty Stock Ynrds, Office of Pittsburg dispatch. j Thursday. August 28, 1890. Cattle Receipts, 2,261 head; shipments, 1,431 head: market firm; closing strong and a shade higher than yesterday's prices; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hoos-rRecelpts. 3,000 head: shipments, 2,600 head; market firm; selected cornted, f4 60 i 60: best cornted Yorkers, Ji 204 40; grassers, S3 75! 10; pigs, f3 003 75; 11 cars of hogs were shipped to New York to-day. SHEEP Receipts. 2,000 bead: shipments, 800 head; market dull at yesterday's prices. Following is the report of the past week's transactions at the East Liberty Stock Yards: RECEIPTS. CATTLE. HOGS. 8UBET Thro'. Local. Thursday 2,240 210 6.000 2,750 Friday 1.620 10 3,025 4,290 Saturday L650 220 1.200 550 Sunday 2,060 1.720 9,150 5,390 Monday 1.2U0 610 4,500 1,430 Tuesday 910 110 4,950 4,290 Wednesday 1,440 eO 1,500 660 Total 11,110 2,860 33,225 19,360 Last week 9,610 2,510 24,875 19,360 SALES. Thursday . K 1.113 167 Friday 22 1,126 Saturday 37 1.028 285 Monday 2,315 5,701 3,494 Tuesday 376 1,779 1,403 Wednesday 9 1,421 191 Total 2,837 12,168 5,540 Laatweek 2,501 8.298 9.726 By Telegraph. CINCINNATI Hogs in good demand and firm; common and light. S3 254 35; packing and butchers. U 254 50; receipts, 2,400 head; shipments. 1,450 bead. Cattle in fair demand and steady; common, $1 002 25; fair to choice butchers' grades, $2 603)4 25; receipts. 570 bead; shipments, 70 head. Sheep in light supply and firm; common to choice 52 504 25; stock wethers and ewes. $4 0004 75: extra fat wethers and yearlings, $5O05 25; receipt', 2,000 head: shipments, 790 bead. Lambs Spring in good demand and strong; good to choice shipping. $5 6006 25; common to choice butchers, 5 00 5 50 per 100 lbs. NEW YORK Beeves Receints. 214 head: all for exporters and slaughterers; no trading; feeling firm; dressed beef firm at 6K7e per lb; shipments to-day, 821 beeves and 58 sbeep; to-morrow. 950 beeves. Calves Receipts, 973 head: market lie per It higher: veals. 55 008) 8 25 per 100 Bs: grassers and Westerns S3 00- 4 oO. Sheep receipts. I.iol Dead; market dull and barely steadv; sheep, SI 005 25 per 100 fcs; lambs, S6 007 25; dressed mutton steady at 810c per Si: dressed Iambs active at 9Hc Hogs Kcceipts, 2,713 head; market steady at 54 201 75. KANSAS CITY Cattle, receipts iSOO bead; shipments, 2,340 head. Market steady to 15c lower; steers, S3 251 60: cows, SI 501 00; stockers and feeders, $2 5003 2a; range steers, 523002 50; range cows, SI 501 60. Hogs Re ceipts,. 7,060 head: shipments, L640 bead: mar ket 510c higher: bulk, S3 951 05; all grades, 53356)4 07. Sheep Receipts, 1,050 head; shipments, 280 head; market steady, slow; lambs 54 7&5 25; good to choice muttons, S3 154 40; stockers and feeders, S3 50S3 75. ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts. 1,700 head; ship ments, 1.300 bead; market active at advance; good to fancy native steers. H 504 90; fair to good natives. $4 004 50: stockers and feeders, 52 4063 50: Texans and Indians, S2 603 75. Hogs Receipts, 2,900 bead; shipments, 2,200 head; market opened steady and closed lower; fair to choice heavy, SI 15i 25: mixed grades, 53 954 10: light fair to best Si 0534 20. Sbeop Receipts, 1,400 head; shipments. 1,800 head; market steady; fair to choice, S4 005 SO. CHICAGO The Evening Journal's report says: Cattle Receipts, 15,000 bead; shipments, bead: market steady: steers. S3 005 25; Texans, J2 703 55; rangers, 1 751 00. Hogs Receipts, 22,000 bead; market steady; rongh and plug, S3 801 10: prime heavy butcher weights and light, S4 2U4 30. tsneep receipts, 10,000 head: market steady: natives. $4 004 75; Westerns. S4 104 30; Texans, SI 101 25; Iambs, lower at so Wdso su. BUFFALO Cattle Stronger and a shade higher; receipts, 121 loads ' throngh, 6 sale. Sheep Steady and unchanged; receipts, 17 loads throngh, 12 sale. Hogs Slow; receipts. 24 loads through, 41 sale: mediums and heavy, S-t 404 50: com Yorkers. SI 201 So; grassers, SI 004 25; pigs. S3 263 75. Nevr York Drvgoods Market. New York. August 28. Trade In drygoods continued of excellent character, though at first bands tbere was no particular activity. Specialties were in good demand and staples were ordered steadily in fair quantities, both cotton and woolen goods adapted to the wants of jobbers. Cotton continues very .firm and tbere is a scarcity of September wool dress goods, flannels and blankets. Heavy yarn home cottons are scarce, as are some colored cottons. Prlco of Bar IJilver. New Yobk, August 28. Bar silver London, 6id per ounce; New York, SI 1 When baby was sick, we gave her Castorla, When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla, When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla, When she bad Children.sbe gave them Castorla rt.inrFaa DOMESTIC. .MARKETS, Choice Dairy Products and Fresh . Eggs Tending Higher. SUGAR HIGHER AKD COFFEE FIRM. Haj and liillfeed is Weaker, and Wheat and Flour Steadj. GENERAL GEOpEBIES TEI ACUTE OFFICE OF PITTSBTJBO DISPATCH, I TmJKSDAY. August 28. 1890. J Country Produce Jobbing Prices. Trade in this line is qhlet but prices are un changed. Poultry is in iprge supply and mar kets are slow. Elderberries are plenty, and are receiving unusual attenttun on account of the scarcity of other frnit. High grade dairy products are very firm at quotations. The same is true of eggs. Tomatoes are firmer. Supply is not up to demand and prices ad vanced slightly to-day. Potatoes are steady. Choice stock readily commands outside quota tions. Qrapes are in fair supply and demand is good for choice stock. Elgin creamery is a shade higher than at last report. There is a good demand for California fruits at prices quoted. Apples S3 505 00 a barrel. Buttzk Creamery, Elgin, 27c; Ohio do, 2526c; fresh dairy packed. 1819c; fancy country rolls, 1819c; choice, 1718c. BSBBIXb Huckleberries. 1 25 a pail: black berries, SI 60 a pail; grapes. 78c a ponnd, $50036 00 a stand; plums, 55 OOSuVO per bushel. Beaks Navy hand-picked beans, !2402 45; marrowfat, S2 702 75; Lima beans, 6K6?c Beeswax 2830c $1 & for choice; low grade, 2225a Cantaloups S35 a barrel; watermelons, S1025 a hundred. Cider Sand refined. S7 50; common. SI 00. 4 50; crab cider, S89 1 barrel; cider vinegar, 1012c V gallon. cheese New Ohio cheese. 9Xc: New York cheese, 9c: Limbnrger, 10llc: do mestic Sweitzer, 1314Jc, Wisconsin brick Sweitzer. 1313c: imported Sweitzer, 26c Egos 20c fl dozen for strictly fresh. Featheks Extra live geese, 6060c; No. 1 do, 4045c: mixed lots. 3035o ?) ft. Maple Stkxjp 7595c a can: maple sugar, 910cflft. HOKEY 15c ?! ft. Poultry Spring chickens, 6060c a pair: old. 7585c a pair; dressed. ll12c a pound; ducks, 60070c; turkeys. SQ9c V &. Tallow Country, 3?ic; city rendered. 4c. Seeps Recleaned Western clover. 85 00 5 25; country medium clover, S4 251 50; tim othy, SI 60 1 70; blue grass, S2 8503 00; orchard grass, SI 50: millet 7075c. Tropical Fruits Lemons, choice, to 50 6 00; fancy, S7 007 50; Rod! oranges, S6 CO 6 50; Sorrento oranges. S5 005 50: bananas, SI 502 00 firsts, $1 25 good seconds ft bunch; California peaches, S3 00 2 50 f) box; Califor nia apricots. SI 752 25; California plums. (2 00 2 25 1 box: California pear". S4 004 50 f) box. Vegetables Potatoes, S3 003 50 V barrel; Southern sweets, yellow, SI 00 4 50 V barrel; red, S3 O03 50; Jer seys, So 005 25: canbage, S5 00 00 $ hundred: onions, S3 754 00 a barrel; green onions, SI 25 a bnshel; Egyptian onions, SI 50 for ISO & basket; green beans, home-grown, SI CO 1 15) basket; cucumbers. S100125f) crate; home grown tomatoes. 75c a bnshel: celery, 3035u a dozen bunches. Groceries Sugars are advanced a all along the line, as quotations below will reveal. Package coffee still sells at the old figures, but tbere should be an advance to correspond with prices ot green coffee. Teas are very firm at tbe recent ad vance, and tbe 'drift is toward higher prices. All canned frnits are tending upward. The same is true of dried and evaporated fruits. Wholesale grocers report an uusually active trade for the time of tbe year. The amount of goods bandied in August of 1890 exceeds any corresponding month in the history of the trade. Some wholesale grocers report trade entirely too brisk for comfort The stuff Is more valuable than modey. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 21Ji25Kc; choice Rio, 2223Kc; prime RIu, 23c; low grade Rio, 20K21c; old Government Java, 29S0c: Maracaibu. 2527Kc; Mncba, 30 32c: bantos, 2226c: Caracas, 2527c; La Uuayra, 2627c Roasted (in pacers) Standard brands. 25c; high grades, 2836c; old Government Java, hulk, 3331Kc; Maracaibo. 2S29c: Santos, 26 30c; peaberrv, 30c: choice Rio, 26c; prime Rio, 25c; good Rio, 21c: ordinary, 2122c Spices (whole) Cloves, 1718c; allspice, 10c; cassia. 8c; pepper, 15c: nutmeg, 7580c. Petroleum (jobbers prices) 110 test 7c: Ohio, 120, 8Kc; headlight, 150. 8Kc: water white, 10c; globe, 1414Kc; elaine, 14k; car nadme, llc: royaline, 14c; red oil, llllc; purity. 14c. Misers' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 4345c ft gallon; summer, 3810c: lard oil. 5558c. Syrup Corn syrup, 3234c; choice sngar syrup, 3739c; prime sugar syrup. S233c; strictly prime, 8536c: new maple syrup, 90c N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop. 50a2c; choice, 49c; medinm, 3843c: mixed, 4012c Soda Bi carb in kegs, 3J3Jc: bi-carb In s, 5c; bi-carb assorted packages, 5J6c; sal-soda in kegs, le: do granulated, 2c Candles Star, full weight, 8c; stearine, set, 8Kc: paraffine, ll12c. KICE nead uaroiina, iwgpxc: choice, 6J (PAc: prime. 66Kc: Louisiana. &fc,Wc. Starch Pearl. 3c; corn starcb, 6K7c; gloss starcb, 57c. Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, 82 65; Lon don layers. S275:Muscatels,S2 60; California Mns catels,S240;Valenria.8Kc;pndaraValencia,10 llc; sultan. lOKfflllc; currants, 56J4c: Tur key prunes,67d; FreDcbprunes,912c;Salon ica prunes,' in 2-ft packages, 9c; cocoanuts ) 100, S6; almonds. Lan.. ty ft. 29c; do Ivica, 17c; do shelled, 40c: walnuts, nan., 1314c: Sicily filberts, 12c; Smyrna fig, 12013c; new dates, 6 6c; Brazil nuts, 13c; pecans, 910c: citron, 1 ft, 18I9c; lemon peel, 16c ft ft; orange peel, Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft, 6c; apples, evaporated, 1516c; peaches, evap orated, pared, 2830c: peaches, California, evaporated, unpared, 2526c; cherries, pitted, 22c; cherries, unpitted. 56c;raSDbernes, evap orated, 3335c; blackberries, 86Sc; huckle berries. 10 12c Sugars Cubes, 6c; 'powdered, 6c; granu lated, 6c; confectioners' A. 6c; standard A, 65c; soft white, 66c; yellow, choice, 5 5Jgc:yellow. good, 555Jic; yellow, fair, 6i$ 5c: yellow, dark. 5525c Pickles Medium, bbls. (1,200), 59 00: me dium, half bbls. (600), S5 00. Salt J.O. L V bbh 95c; No. lex. y bbl, SI 00: dairy, fl bbl, SI JO; coarse crystal. H bbl, SI 20; Higgius' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, S2 80; Higglns' Eureka, 16-14 ft packets, S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches, 52 70 2 80; 2ds. 52 402 50; extra peacnes, S2 8503 00: pie peaches. SI 90; finest corn. SI 351 50; Hfd Co. corn, 8095c; red cherries; SI 401 50; Lima beans. SI 20; soaked do. 80c; string do 7590c: marrowfat peas. SI 101 25: soaked neas, 70 80c: pineapples. Si 301 40; Bahama do. S2 55: damson plums, SI 10; greengages, SI 50; egg plums, 12 15; California apricots. S2 40 2 45; California pears, S2 75; do green gages, S2 15; do egg plums, S3 15; extra white cherries, S2 85: raspberries, SI 351 40: straw berries, SI 2501 So: gooseberries. 8590c; to matoes, 95c:l; salmon; 1ft. SI 301 80; black berr'es. SI 15: succotash. 2-ft cans, soaked. 90c do green. 2-ft, SI 251 50; corn beef, 2-ft cans. S2 00; 14-ft cans, S14; baked beans, SI 40 1 60; lobster, 1-ft, f2 00; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled. SI 50; sardines, domestic Us, S4 50 4 75; sardines, domestic Ks, S7 50; sardines. Imported, !zs, Sll 50012 60; sardines, imported, Ks, S18; sardines, mustard, SI 25: sardines, spiced. U 25. Fish Extra No, 1 bloater mackerel, S36 7 bbl: extra No. 1 do.mess, 540; extra No. 1 mack erel, shore S28; extra No. Ido, mess. S32; No. 2 shore mackerel $23. Codfish Whole pollock, 4a fl ft; do medinm. George's cod. 6c; do large. 7c; boneless bake m strips. 4c; do George's cod in blocks, 67Kc Herring Round shore. S3 50 a bbl; split So 50: lake. S3 25 U0O-ft bbl. White fish, S6 50 jl 100-ft half bbl. Lake front S5 50 V half bbl. Finnan haddies, 10c 9 ft. Iceland halibut, 13c ft. Pickerel, half bbl. S3 00; quarter bbl. SI 3o; Potomac her ring. S3 50 bbl; S3 00 $ hair bbL Oatmeal 18 CO6 50 V bbl. Grain. Flour nnd Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange, 1 car No. 2 y. s. corn. 54c 5 days; 5 cars No. 2 w. oats, 43c October delivery. Receipts as bulletined, 45 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft Wayne and Chicago Railway, 8 cars of oats, 2 of flour, 5 of hay, 1 of wheat, 1 of feed, l,of middlings. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and vSt, Louis, 3 cars of oats, 4 of hay, 13 .of cornel of bran. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 3 cars of wheat, 1 of rye. By Pitts burg and Western, 1 car of ear corn, 1 of oats. The cereal market, has developed no new features since last report Wheat is not so strong as it has been of late. Flour is firm. Corn and oats are steady. Hay and millfeed are easy, with the situation in favor of buyers. Late rains have very mnch Improved the grass crop, and the effect is seen in easier markets for bay. Prices are for carload lots on track: Wheat-No. 2 red. SI 07l 08; No. 3. 81 01 1 05: new wheat No. 2 red, SI 031 06. Cork No. 2 yellow ear. 6-'63c; high mixed ear,6081c; No.2 yellow, shelled. 5556c; high mixed shelled corn. 5455c Oats-No. 2 white, 4242c; extra.No. 8, UK 42c Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 7273c; No. 1 Western, 71K72c Flour Jobbing prices Fancy spring and winter patent flour, So25660;fancy spring patent flour, S3 756 00; fancy straight winter, Sa 50 5 75; fanrv straight spring. J5 505 75; clear winter. S3 255 50; straight XXXX takers'. So 005 25. Rye flour. 4 004 25. Millfeed Middlings, fancv line white, S23 00(321 00 V ton; brown middlings, S20 00 21 00: winter wheat bran. S1717 5a HAY Baled Timothy. No. L S10 OOffllO 50: No. 2 do. S9 009 50; looe, from wagon, J12 00 11 00, according to quality: No. 2 prairie hay, S7 508 CO; packing do. S7 007 50; clover hay, S7 508 00L Straw Oat, f 6 757 00, wheat and rye, S6 00 66 2a. Provisions. Sugar-cured hams, large, lljc; sugar-cured hams, medium, llc; sugar hams, small, 12c: sugar-cured breakfast bacon. 8c; sugar-cured shoulders, 7Jfc: sugar-cured boneless shoul ders, 8c: skinned sboulders, 8c; skinned bams, llc: sugar-cured California bams, 9c: sugar-cured dried beef flats, lie: sugar-cnred dried beef sets, 12c; sugar-cured dried beef rounds. 14c; bacon, shoulders. 7c; bacou.clear sides, 7Kc: bacon, clear bellies, 6K": dry salt shouldeis. 6c: dry salt clear sides. 6Kc Mess pork, heavy. $13 50; mess pork, family, $13 50. Lard Refined, in tierces,. 53c: half-barrels, 6c; 60-ft tub". 6c; 20-ft palls. 6!4c;,60-ft tin can. 6c: 3-ft tin pails. 6c; 5-ft tin pails, 6c; 10-ft tin palls. 5Jc Smoked sansage, long. 5c; large. 5c. Fresb pork, links, 9c Boneless bams. 10Kc Pies' feet, half-barrels, SI 00; quarter-barrels. S3 15., , MABKETS BY WIRE. Wheat and Corn Continue Their Downward Movement Oats Active on Covering by Shorts Pork Loses Ground Lard and Ribs steady. CHICAGO Wheat Free liquidation had a depressing effect upon the market to-day, and prices were nearly 5c per bnshel lower for December at one time tban the highest figures reached yesterday. The opening was Hc lower than yesterday's closing, and soon ruled off Jc more, then rallied c, bnt free offerings again created weakness, and a decline of 2c, then ruled steadier and closed about 2c lower for December and 2c lower for May than yes terday. Corn The weakness that was manifested In this market yesterday was continued, and still lower prices were established. There was some covering by local shorts early, which had a ten dency to sustain prices, as also tbe buying of a large speculator.Off eringstecame heavier asthe session advanced, and the only support being taken from the market prices ruled weak and declined with very little reaction 11c ral lied some, ruled steady and closed with a loss of leijic. Oats The market was active witb trading on a more extended scale, with a wider range of prices. An Unsettled feeling prevailed, es pecially in August, which, after an advance of tie on covering by shorts, weakened and de clined lc. Tbe other futures ooened easy, and, after a slight decline at tbe opening, be came stronger and advanced Kc Tbe de cline in wheat and corn, also tne heavy selling by several of tbe largest traders, produced a weak feeling and prices receded 91c, and the market finally- closed quiet at almost inside figures. Mess Pnrk A fairly active trade was re ported with a weak feeling during tbe greater portion of the session. Offerings were moder ately f ree,especially of tbe deferred deliveries, and tbe inquiry was fair and chiefly from local shorts. Prices on tbe whole range rnled2025c lower, and the market closed quiet at about in side figures. Lard Trading was moderate. Early tno feeling was steady with moderate offerings and a fair demand, and prices were fairly well sup ported. Later there was more pressure to sell and an easier feeling was developed, accom panied with a decline of 57c At the reduc tion the market ruled comparatively steady with light trading. Short Rib Sides There was quite a good trade reported and the market exhibited con siderable steadiness early, but rather on an in dependent basis compared with other articles. Later tbe offerings were increased materially and prices receded 67c and closed rather steady. Tbe leading futures ranged as follows: Wheat No. 2. August tlOtXQl 04H1 01 1 02: September. SI 04V1 04V1 01 1 02K: December, $1 VM 07K1 0511 0 Corn NcZ,Angust47g47K4647c: Sep tember. 484Sji47Ji47ic; May, S1K51& esoasoc Oats No. 2, August 37K383637c; September, 36Ke362S5J36c; May, 39 893SK33c. mess Pork, per bbl. Sentember. 810 65 10 6510 50 10 5(1; October. SlO 7010 70$ 10 50 10 50: January. $12 4512 47K12 2512 32. Lard, per 100 fts. September. S6 226 25 6 206 20; October. SO 37 6 40 !4 6 32K: January, 56 806 82X6 72K6 75. Short Ribs, ner 100 fts. September, $5 27$ 5 305 22K5 23; October. $5 42K5 455 87 5 40: January. S3 87K5 905 80t 82. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady. No. 2 spring wheat, SI 02: No. 3 spring wheat 9093c; No. 2 red, SI 02. No. 2 corn. 47c No. 2 oats. 36?37c No. 2 rye,. 66o-No. 2 barley, 70072c. No. 1 flaxseed. SI 39. Prime timothy seed.Sl 3S1 39. Mess pork per bbl, 51075. Lard per 100 lbs. S6 20. Short rib sides, loose. Jo ZO0O zo; dry salted snouiders. Doxed, $.j long 5 87: short clear sides, boxed. So 605 70. Sugars unchanged. No. 2 white oats, 8637c; No. 3 white oats. 86S7!c On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steady, with good demand. Eggs, 1616c NEW YORK Flour dull and easier. Corn meal dull and uncbanged. Wheat dull. lower and weak: options sold off 22c recovering only !-icr longs ieaiizing. Rye firm and quiet; western 6566c Corn Spot lower and active; free offerings; options declined IK lc. and recovered nc. witb general realiza tions. Oats lower and quiet; free sellers and weak: options moderatelv active: weaker. Hay steady and dull. Hops quiet and steady. Coffee Options opened steady, unchanged to 10 points up; closed stea; August 10 points down; othersSandlSponltsup: better cables; sales, 20,250 bags. Including August 18.10 18.25c: September, 17.7517.80c: October, 17.25 17.30c: December, 16.6516.7Uc; February, 15.95c; March. 15.80c: spot Rio fairly active and firm; fair cargoes, 20Mc; No. 7 flat bean. 19c Sugar Raw held c higher and qniet: fair refining. 5 5-16o bid; centrifugals, 96 test 5 ll-16c bid; re fined firm and in moderate demand. Molasses Foreign nominal; New Orleans quiet Rice firm and in good demand. Cottonseed oil quiet: crude, 28c; yellow, 3334c Tallow scarce and wanted. rRosIn steady and quiet. Turpentine dnll and easy at lOJfgUJic Eggs firm and in moderate demand; Western. 1921c; receipts, 533 packages-Pork quiet ai.d steady; mess,Si2 25 13 OOextra prime, S10 50l Cutmeats strong and in moderate demand.Middles dull and firm. Lard weaker and in moderate demand; West ern steam, SO 47; sales, 250 tierces; options, sales, 8 500 tierces; September. S6 436 48, clos ing at 56 44 bid; October, S6 5S6 62. closing at S6 68; November, S6 74; December, S6 856 90, closing at $6 85; January, $7 05. Butter firm and in fair demand Western dairy, 9I4c; do creamery, ll2ic; do factory, 713c Cheese steady and more active; skims, 22c; Ohio flat, 57. ST. LOUIS Flour easy; extra fancy, SI 70 4 85: patent, S5 005 20: others .unchanged. Wheat heavy, lower and fluctuations at times violent and the changes were accompanied by great excitement the feeling at one moment being panicky while tbe next there would be a little upturn. Tbe trading in December and May was heaw. Opening prices were at de clines of c and tbe relative positions of December and May options were changed con siderably, tbe more deferred futures being un able to keep up with tbe former. Tbere was a break in December of lc from the opening prices, bnt a reaction of Jc followed. The bid: October, tl 01: May SI 09 bid. Corn A fair business was transacted at lower prices. Tbe opening was lc off, reacted slightly, de clined iic, later, but near the close the feel ing was healthier; No. 2 casb, 44c; September. 44c: October, 44c; May. 47c Oats Active, at a decline of c No. 2 cash, 34c bid: Septem ber, 83c sellers: May S8c bid. Rye Unchang ed. Flaxseed, SI 33. Provisions Pork, S12. 15. Lard, S8 006 10. MINNEAPOLIS Many sellers of cash wheat complained of tbe slow demand for samples. Others who offered their wheat at a decline, equal to the decline in futures, thought the de mand fair. It was mostly estimated that the prices of No. 1 bard fell more than Northern, according to reports of several with some to Sell. Millers claimed tbat prices were yet too stiff, and while they bought some wheat they skirmished considerably for the best possible bargains. The receipts for the day were 120 cars, but the inspection made in tbe last 24 hours showed only 45 cars new wheat Closing quotation-: JN o. 1 hard, August SI 00; on track, SI 141 15; No. 1 Northern, August SI 02: September, SI 00; December, SI 03, on track, SI 061 08; No. 2 Northern, August SI 10, on track, SI 02I 03. PHILADELPHIA - Flour firm but quiet Wheat weak and declined lic No. 2 red, August, SI 031 03: September, SI 03 1 1)3; October, SI WK! 04; November, SI 051 05. Corn weak and closed, about 1 cebt loweri No. 8 mixed in Twentieth street elevator. 56c; No.2mlxed in grain de pot and Twentieth street elevator, 56tNo. 2 mixed August, 5455; September. o455c; October, 5455c; November, 5555c Oats Catlots' quiet and !c lower; No. 3 white, 42c; choice, 43c; new No. 2 white, 43c: f ntures rIower. No. 2 white August iM 42c: September 4141; October, 41 41c; November, 4141c Ezgs scarce and firm: Pennsylvania nrsts. 21c Cheese firm and in good demand. TOLEDO Wheat active and lower: casb, SI 00: August, S10 September. SI 00; December, SI 05. Corn active and lower: casb, 50c; September, 43c; May, 50c Oats quiet; cash 39c Clorerseeddallaud lower; cash, S4 40; October, SI 50; December, SI 55. MILWAUKEE Flour firm. Wheat easy: No. 3 spring. oa track, cash, 95c0U 02; Bop- tumlwr 0Ki Vn 1 "Wnrtnprn SI 05. .Cora ' easier; No. 3, on track. 45c Oats steady : No. 3 . white, on track. 37W038c Barley auiet:2a. 2, in store. 63634c. Rye firm; No. L In store, 69c Provisions easier. Pork. S10 75; May, S13 15. Lard Cash, J6 25; May. !6 15. DULUTH Wheatdeclined 3e to-day, closing at: August, SI OS; September. SI 05: Decem ber. SI 0b: old No. 1 bard closed at 51 10; -new? 1 03: old No. 1 Northern. SI 06, and new, SI 04, THE CE0P OF EASLY COHK. tvonunaeu irj tvemner mnicea At car mjvmw v. - TlinnBiiAfFfl,.VI,M. - A leading nearby market gardener thus give his view of the situation: "Tbe early corn crop, which is much below average in quantity. Is now about over for the season. The dry -it weather of July and tbe first half ot August upset all calculations in this line At the most Important time, namely, when corn was earing, the drought came in to spoil all our calcula tions, and the yield was not more than one-halt what it was last season. Recent rains have, very much improved prospects for late corn, " but, at tbe best the gardeners around Pittsbnrg will have much less than their average to seu, this season. To be sure prices are better this year than last but not enough better to make up for the scarcity of stuff. A year ago at this time tomatoes were selling at 25c a bushel. This morning they brought 75c to 85c a busheL But tbe yield this season is not much above one-half that of last season." Jersey Potntoes nnd Penehes. A Liberty street produce commission mer chant who has spent tbe past few days in New Jersey viewing the potatoto prospect o'er, saysi "Tbe vegetable crop along the eastern coast is above the average. There is no complaint in. Jersey of short crops, such as we have in this section. The yield of potatoes is a f nil aver age, and prices are much lower In Philadel phia and New York than in Pittsburg: As to fruits, tbe yield is very light all along the eastern coast Peaches are almost a failure. In the way of fruit supplies little is to beex- Sected from Delaware. 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