MwllwSBWwMwMSBwiwBSSffCir.wTM yfw THE HEAYY DEMAND For Manufactured Iron Products Keeps Up the Prices, but HAW MATEEIALS ARE DECLINING. The Lethargic Condition of the Pig Iron llaikct Continues. TKADE SITUATION OX THE OTHEB SIDE r EPECIAI. TZI.EORAM TO THE DISrATCH.l Xew York, September 12. The iron Age of this date prints the following on the American metal markets. "While manu factured iron in all its branches is steady under an unprecedented demand, a weaken ing tendency is developing in raw ma terials. American Pig The market continues very quiet. Consumers appear to incline to the opinion that they have nothing to lose and possibly something to gain by waiting. They point particularly to the fact that the next few months will bring into the market as sellers a cumber of new Virginia plants, who can only gain a foothold by cutting. "We continue to quote JlTglS for So. 1. and S16 18 50 tor No. 2 foundry, good Northern brands, while Southern irons are selling at ?1717 25 for No. 1, 51616 25 for No. 2. and J14 7u15 25 for No. 3. Southern carwheel iron Is quoted 820 5021 for Nos. 3, 4 and 5, and $19 50g20 for Nos. 1 and 2, delivered. Spiegeilsen and ferro manganese There has been no business of any consequence, and we continue to quote nominally J30S30 50 for Ger man 20 per cent spiegclcisen, and S7071 for ferro, lorvrard delivery. ire rods There is a fair demand, but the market is quiet. We quote foreign rods, buy ers taking risk of dutj, $43 50 44 tor No. 6. Dillets Importers are asking more money, but are doing very little, small sales of small sires of billets having been made at $33 50, buy er taking risk of duty. Steel rails The market Is in a peculiar posi tion. Unusual secrecy is observed by sellers as tn the negotiations which they arc carrying on, or Hie sales which tlicy have made. This has given rise to many rumors, all of them in the direction of announcing exceptionally low prices. As it is now. ci erj body seems to be at sea as to the prices which it is safe to name to secure business. For earlv delivery, mod erate lots, we quote 530 503L Manufactured iron ana steel Among the sales made during the week is one lot of WO tons of girders. We note also that the new Astur Hotel contract has been practically clo-ed. Old rails A salo is reported of 500 tons of T"s at 2525. and some sellers claim that 25 50 is now a close price. Old double-heads have been offered at $26. A lot of 60U tons of old steel rails has been sold on line of road to con sumers' mill at $21. Track material Spikes are held at $2 20 2 25. Fish-plates continue 1.S0QL90C and bolts and nuts 2.953.15c delivered. PIG mom MARKET FLAT, Outside Speculation fins About Been Elim inated From the Foreign Mtuallon. TPRCIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISrATCtt.: New York, September 12. The iron Age of this date quotes the following on the British iron and metal markets, ironi London: The market for pig iron warrants has become rather flat. Since the recent sharp advance in prices, outsido speculation has tapered off. and some of the large holders .have realized. At present the trading is chiefly in small parcels and by local operators. Closing prices Tues day were 49s, "d. for Scotch, 47s. 2d. for Cleve land and 57s. for hematite. Business was done to-day at 565. 6a. for the lat ter, 46s. 6d. for Cleveland and 49s. 6d. for Scotch. Cleveland stocks have increased somewhat thus far this month. Total exports of pig iron from Great Britain in September were 101,000 tons against 129,000 tons during the corresponding period last year. Block tin prices have steadily advanced and reached 95 15s under the influence of large demand for Eromnt ana near delivery. Kecent arrivals ave fallen behind the consumptive require ments and the decrease last month of 600 tons in the visible supply has been further enlarged. Copper ha been In fairly active demand and merchant bars have been sold up to 61 10s. Prior to the advance a large quantity of old holdings was disposed of at about 00. Some speculators, taking advantage of ruling prices, are realizing, but iresh support comes forward. Included in late prominent transactions are 1,700 tons American matte and 600 tons bars. In the tin plate market there is a temporary lulL Buyers' and sellers' views are ide apart aud makers very hrm. The stocks at British shipping ports aggregate 323.000 boxes, against 366.000 boxes at the corresponding period last year. Exports arc officially reported as 272,000 boxes in Aucust.1890, against 290,000 in August, lbS9. Dealers report au increased demand for old iron rails, chiefly from the American mar ket, but no Important quantities have been sold. American Manufacturer's Cable Quotations. 1 bcotch Pig In the speculative branch there has Been less doing and prices have moved within narrow limits. Makers' iron has had verj fair sale at practically unchanged prices. No. 1 Coltncss 61s. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow No. 1 Summcrlec 62s. Od. r. o. b. Glasgow Gartsheme Cls. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow No. 1 Langloan 63. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow No. 1 Carnbroe 51n. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow No. 1 Shotts 63s. 0H.LO li. Glasgow No. IGlcngamock 60s. 6a. at Ardrossan. No. 1 Dalmellington ...54s. W. at Ardrossan. NclEglinton 52s. Od. atArdrossan. Bessemer Pig Hematite warrants have dropped Is., with slow trading, but the market for makers' brand is Arm with demand still iery good. West Coast brands Nos. 1, 2, 3, quoted at 5S5Ss. 6 1. f. o. b.. shipping point. Middlesbrough Pig Warrants have moved irregularl) at arather higher level of prices. For markers' brands the demand is good and the market Arm. 40s. 6d. quoted for No. 3, free on board for g. m. b. Spiegeleisen Prices are unchanged and the market remains hrm, with demand good. En gliEh 20 per cent quoted at 100s. f. o. b. at works. httel Wire Bods The market for these is w ithout change. Mild steel. No. 6, quoted at 8 12s. 6a. f. o. b. shipping port. STEEL RAILS ACTIVE. Steel Halls Demand is fairly active and prices remain firm. Heavy sections quoted at 5 f. o. b. shipping point. Steel Blooms A quiet market, with prices steady. Bessemer 7x7 quoted 4 17s. 6d. f. o. b. shipping point. bteel Billets There is only a moderate busi ness, and prices are unchanged. Bessemer (size 2Kx2J4) quoted at 5 f. o. b. shipping point. steel Slabs Dealings moderate and at pre vious pi ices. Ordinary sizes qnoted at 5 f. o. b. shipnmg point. Crop Ends The market remains quiet and prices are unchanged. Rnn of the mill quoted at 2 17s. 6L3 f. o. b. shipping point Old Iron Rails Demand is better and prices are firm, but no higher. Tees quoted at 353. and double beads at 3 7s. Od. f. o. b. Scrap Iron Tnere is little doing and prices remain unchanged. Heavy wrought quoted at 2 7s. 6d. f. o. b. shipping points. .Manufactured Iron There is a very fair busi ness m most lines, and prices remain steady. Stafford, ord. marked bars. (f. o. b. L'pool) OOsOd0! 9 OsOd " common bars 7 2s 6d? 7 SsOd " black sheet singles 7 15s 0d 7 17s 6d Welsh bars. f. o. b. Wales... 0 Os Od 6 7s 6d Steamer Freights Glasgow to New York, 2s. 6d. Liverpool to New l'ork. 10s. Od. TIJT, COPrEB AND LEAD. Pig Tin Prices have moved still higher un der the influence of lively demand and dimin ishing supplies. Straits quoted at 9S 10s.. for spot; futures (3 months), 9S 15s. Copper Heavy purchases were made at 00 for merchant bars and prices have since ad vanced 1 10s. Chili bars quoted 61 for spot, 1 forf uture delivery. Best selected English, Lead There has been a good business and prices are higher. Soft Spanish quoted at 13 10s. Spelter Prices show further improvement and the demand is good. Ordinary Silesian quoted at 2J 10s. Tin Plate The demand has slackened up con siderably, but makers are very firm and refuse offers below their quotations. L C charcoal, Allan av grade. I. o. b. Liverpool ...". IBs. 9d.017s. Od. Bessemer steel, coke flnish 15s. Bd.16s. Od. Siemens steel, coke Umsb 16s. Od.tolGs. 3d. B. V. grade coke, 14x20 15s. 6d.015s. 9a. Doan grade ternes 14s. Sd.15s, Od. New Ynrk Fisurc. New York Pig Iron quiet and steady. Cop per neglected; lake. October. $16 9a Lead Mrnng; domestic. $4 95. Tin unsettled; straits, Prices of Bnr Silver. Nkw York, September 1L Bar Silver Lon don, 53d Per ounce; New York, SI 16. MORE DEMAND FOR COKE. The Sbortnco of Cars, However, Cnniea nn Accumulation of Stock on Hand Tolome ofBminns Silently Larger An Operator on the Oatlook. rsriCTAl. TXXEOKAM TO Tin DISPATCH.! SCOTTDA1.E, Sentember 1L The coke mar ket still shows some unsteadiness. The demand is of large proportions, but the seriously dis turbing clement is the deficient car supply in which not the slightest improvement is noted since last report. Production is Just about keeping pace with the demand, but the coke continues to accumulate rapidly on the yards. The business transacted in the region last week was slightly in excess of the previous week. The operators are not very much en couraged at the present situation, if the senti ments of a leading operator can be taken as any indication. He expressed himself thns: "An operator's life is not what It seems to be. To-day youjare happy and hopeful and on the morrow your hopes are blighted. At present we are battling with what seems an insur mountable obstacle In the shortage of coke cars. There is a remarkable demand for coke and of course the call for cars is materially greater. The railroad cannot meet the extens ive demand and there the matter terminates. Theso car famines are getting too numerous and something should be done to .prevent tbem." Western furnace consumers are perhaps the greatest snfferers, as many of them will be com pelled to suspend operations purely through the failure of coke to reach them if the condition of transportation is not soon radically changed. In the Eastern and Pittsburg districts, the furnace men obtain a fair supply. The works are still running four, live and six days per week. The Frick and Schoonamaker plants aro operating five and six days, while the Mc Clure, Cambria and a few other companies are making six das. The idle ovens are increasing principally by reason of the shutting down of the Standard plant of 907 ovens. There aro about 3550 idle ovens in the region. The Stand ard plant is likely to resume soon. Tne Anchor Coke Works, whose output Is controlled by the Schoonamaker company, will be sold at public sale. W. J. Ratney will erect ovens on his new pur chase iu Fayette county. The fire in the Char lotte mine having been extinguished, the ovens will be tired In a few days. New ovens are being fired at Lipplncott. Rhmmenle. last week averaired 9S3 cars per day. They were distributed as follows; To noints west of Pittsbunr. a400 cars: to Peters burg and river points, 1.450 cars; to points east of Pittsburg. 1.050 cars; total, 5,5)00. an increase of 60 cars over the previous week. There is still some remonstrating against the prices lor coke. The follow Ing quotations rule: Furnace coke, $2 15; foundry, $2 45; crushed, $2 65. Freight rates are as follows: Torutsburg. ?o 70 lo Mahoning and bhenango Valleys 1 33 To Cleveland. 0 1 70 Tollullalo, ., Y 2 To Detroit. Mich 2 35 lo Cincinnati, 0 2 6ft To Louisville, K.T 3 To Chicago, Ill 2 7S Io Milwaukee Wis 2 S3 Tom. Louis, Mo ni 'ioE&Sbtil. Louis 8 20 'lo ll.iltlmore 2 17 To Boston 4 00 This will make prices at these points of con sumption as follows- l'oint Fnrnace. Foundry. Crashed. llttbnrg 2 85 S3 15 S3 S5 31. and b. Valleys 3 50 3 80 4 00 Cleveland 3S5 15 4 35 Buffalo 4 40 4 70 4 90 Detroit 4 50 4 80 5 00 Cincinnati 4 80 5 10 5 30 Lonlsvllle 5 33 5 63 5 83 Chlc-ISTO 410 520 510 Milwaukee 50U 5 30 5 50 fet. Louis 5 50 5 80 6 00 Kntbt,Lonl 533 563 5 85 Baltimore 4 32 4 82 4 82 Boston 6 15 65 6 65 LIVE STOCK MARKETS. The Condition of Bnstnean at lbs East Liberty Stock Yard. At the East Liberty stock yards the local sales of cattle for the week were 3.05S bead. Receipts of hogs for the week were 8,035, and sheep 7,577 head. The quality of this week's offerings of live stock at East Liberty was be low average. Choice grades held up well to last week's prices, but there were few offered. The kind of beeves our market calls for I spicuously absent. Other grades were weak and lower and the buyer had the field. Corn fed hogs were active at higher prices. Choice sheep and lambs were firm. All good stock was active and firm, while inferior grades were heavy and dull at a decline. Cattle Receipts, 903 head; shipments, 796 head. Market no material change, mostly through consignment-. No cattle shipped from New York to-day. Hogs Receipts, 2,b50: shipments, 1,701); market firm: Philadelphia?, $4 75Q4 80: choice selected. $4 &5: best corn-fed Yorkers, $4 50l 60; grassers, stub blers and common Yorkrrs, $3 804 30; pigs. $3 0U3 50; roughs, $3 U03 25. Six cars of hoes shipped from New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 2,200; shipments, 1,800. Mar ket steady at yesterday's prices. By Telegraph. CHICAGO Tho Evening Journal savs: Cattle Receipts, 16,000 head, of which 5.500 were Texans and rangers; business again slow and values a shade lower; top price lor tirst class steers, S5 0U5 25: seconds $4 75g4 95; thirds, $4 095 50:coiiuuon, $3 153 65: Texans, 2 432 90: rangers, 2 654 25. bogs Receipts 24.000 head: shipments. 7.500 head: packers and mixed, $4 004 25; prime heavv and butcher weights. $4 304 0; light, S4 504 75; pigs, $3 253 85. Sheep Receipts 8.000 head; natives. $4 004 SO: Westerns, $4 154 35; Texans, $3 804 45. NEW YORK Beeves Receipts, 150 head, all for export and slaughters: no trading: feeling steady; dressed beef steady at Ei7Hs per Sj, shipments to-day, 02b' beeves and 1,145 quarters of beef. Calves Receipts. 495 bead: market firm; veals, $o 508 00 per 100 fts.; grass ers, $2 353 00; Westerns, $3 254 50. bheep Receipts, 4,116 bead; market steady; sheep, $4 00 5 12 per 100 lbs.; lambs, $5 006 75; dressed mutton firm at S10c per fi; dressed Iambs steady at 9llc. Hoik Receipts. 5,331 head; market steady at $4 204 90 per 100 As. KANSAS CITY Cattle-Receipts, 5.350 head; shipments. 4.570 head: market slow and lower: steers, $3 001 CO: cows, SI 502 75; stockers and feeders. $2 503 25, range steers. $2 002 85; range cows, $1 505 00. Hogs Receipts. 8,000 head; shipments. 3.320 bead; market steady to 5c lower; hulk, $1 104 30; all grades, $3 95SS4 35. Sheep Receipts, 2,310 head; shipments. 435 head; market quiet; lamb, $4 855 40; good to choice muttons, $3 7031 30; stockers and feeders, $3 253 75. ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts. 3,300 head: ship ments, 2.500 head: market Kteadv; good to fancy native steers, H 404 90; fair to good do, S3 80 4 40: stockers and feeders. $2 303 25; Texans and Indians. $2 4063 50. Hogs Re ceipts, 3.200 head: shipments, 2.200 head; market weak: fair to choice heavy, H 354 50; mixed grades, $4 104 35; Iieht, fair to best. S4 25 4 45. Sheep Receipts. 1,000 head; shipments. 2.400 head; market strong; good to choice, $4 2U 5 00. CINCINNATI Cattle heavy; common to choice. $1 002 00; fair to choice hntcher, $2 25 4 40; receipts. 4C0; shipments 19a Sheep in fair supply and steady; common to choice, S2 50 1 50; stock whethers and ewes, $4 005 00: extra fat wethers and yearlings, $4 755 00. Lambs Spring in better supply and quiet; good shipnmg. So 25Q6 00: common to choice butchers', (3 255 00 per lOOpounas. BUFFALO Cattle quiet; receipts, 157 loads through, 1 sale. Sheep and lambs quiet and unchanged; receipts, 5 loads through, 6 sale. Hogs dull and lower: receipts. 21 loads throuh, 22 sale; mediums and heavy, $4 70g4 SO. CINCINN AT I Hogs easier; common and light, S3 2J4 40; packing and butchers', $4 254 60; receipts, 1,660 head; shipments, 1,240 head. GABDEH" STUFF X0WEH, The Limit of III eh I'rlcea Reached Mar ket Overanpplled With New Vegetable!. The upward movement in the line of garden stuff has; come to a standstill, and prices are considerably below the highest point reached a week or two ago. Hot weather and much needed rains have very much improved crop., and our markets have been receiving an over supply cf tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers and roasting ears within the past few days. Toma toes dropped to 50c a bushel on Monday, and are now 75c Roasting ears and cucumbers are dull at 75c per bushel. At the Diamond Mar ket stalls all dealers report dull markets and light sales. A similar report comes from prod uce commission merchants. This is plainly an off week in the lines of country produce. A Clinton peddler, who. In ordinary seasons brings large quantities of stuff to our markets, in an interview yesterday said: "This is a sea son of great scarcity in all my beat. There is practically no fruit, and the crop of vegetables is lighter than it has been for many years. About all I can gather noware butter, eggs and poultry. I cannot get enough eggs to supply my customers, and this week there was no trouble closing out stock at 23 cents per dozen. Good country cutter readily brings 25 cento a pound from stores. Poultry is scarce In the section from which I gather my stuff." Entitled to Ibr Bcal. All are entitled to tho best that their money will bay, so every family should hare, at once, a bottle of the best family remedy. Syrup of Figs, to cleanse the system when costive or bil lons. For sale In 60c and SI 00 bottles by all leading druggists. WOULD HELP TRADE. Good Opening in East Liberty for a Profitable Investment. A MARKET H0OSE BADLY HEEDED. Fifty Thousand. Dollars Put Into a Charm ing Country Eesidenca. THE NEWS AND GOSSIP OP THE CITI There is a good opening in East Liberty for a daily market The Lawrenceville venture has Bhown satisfactory results, nnd there is no reason why a similar enterprise in East Liberty should not be even more successful, since it is reasonable to suppose that it would have a larger patronage. It would draw support from Dallas, Home wood, Brushton, "Wilkinsburg, Edgewood and a considerable scope of country inter mediate and beyond those places. It would also reduce the pressure on the Diamond market, which is crowded much beyond its capacity. This would be a distinctive gain to the city, since it would obviate the necessity of enlarging the buildings or erecting new ones. An Uast Liberty commission merchant, re ferring to this subject yesterday, said: "I think a daily market in our part of the city would pay. I have no doubt it would be largely patronized. It is a great Inconvenience to a large number of people to have to attend the Pittsburg market two or three times a week. There are a nnmber of good sites available for such a building. The Allegheny market house might serve as a model, with the addition of a hall for popular entertainments. I think It would be a good investment for the city, or as a private undertaking, for I am confident that stalls could be readily sold at good prices." A member of the firm of W. A. Herron & Sons said: "I think a market houso in East Liberty wonld be an advantage to everybody. It would not hurt, but help the grocers by bringing supplies practically to their doors, at a saving of considerablo time and money. It would build up trade of all kinds, and make East Liberty an important business center. Bnn1nen News nnd Gosnlp, How to increase the importance of East Liberty as a trade center. Bnild a market house. George Adamson, a Cincinnati merchant, was in the city yesterday. Ho said: "I did business here before the war. This is my first visit since I moved away. What surprises me most is the imprcvemeut in tho character of your buildings. They are equal to the best iu the country. Pittsburg Is growing faster than Cincinnati. I am almost sorry that I left." There were 44 mortgages on file yesterday a longer list than usual but they were all for comparatively small amounts. The largest being for $5,500. Fourteen were lor purchase money. Manager Chaplin, of the Clearing House, has lost a dog which he valued at t250. It was run over bv a steamboat and droweed. Soutbside hilltop realty is moving briskly. Those who expressed fears that too much acreage was on the market over there now admit they were mistaken. Its proximity to the industrial centers u an attraction to many home seekers. Marcus W. Eicbenlanb, bookkeeper for Straub & Morris, as married yesterday after noon at St. John's R. Cv Church, Allegheny, to Miss Minnie E. Kahler. The time of the meeting of the Pittsburg Exchange stockholders to settle the fate of the property has been extended to October t The sentiment in favor of selling is approaching unanimity. www Permits for New Bnlldlnop. The Building Inspector did considerable busi ness yesterday in the way of issuing permits, 12 of which were granted nearly all for a high class of dwellings. The list follows: Robert Sproull, brick two-story dwelling, 40x42 feet, on Atlantic avenue, Twentieth ward. Cost, $6,000. E. T. Schaffner, frame two-story dwelling, 18x32 feet, on Lillian street. Thirty-first ward. Cost, SLOOO. Antony Rooney. frame two-story dwelling, 18x20,feet, on Eureka street, Thirty-first ward. Cost. $1,450. Nick Swartz. frame two-story dwelling, 16x30 feet, on St. Paul street, Twenty-seventh ward. Cost, tl,60a Henry F. Rohbock, Ironclad one-story fac tory, 18x40 feet, on Smallman street, Fifteenth ward. Cost, $500. James Roop. frame one-story dwelling, 10x24 feet, on Seeley plan. Eighteenth ward. Cost, $150. Thomas Shallev.r frame two-story dwelling, 16x18 feet, on Miugo street. Thirteenth ward. Cost, $1,325. . H. D. Watkins, frame one-story dwelling, 14x 30 feet, on Margaretta street, Nineteenth ward. Cost, $130. Aug. G. Kessler, frame two-story stable. 16x 16 feet, on Rowan avenue. Twenty-first ward. Cost, $50 Rasner fc Dinger, brick four-story factory, 60 x80 feet, on Second avenue. First ward. Cost, 818.000. B. F. Fear, brick three-story store and dwell ing, 27x65 feet, on Second avenue, Twenty third ward. Cost, $5,000. Thomas D. Todd, brick three-story dwelling, 20x34 feet, on Trent street, Eleventh ward. Cost, $3,500. movements In Renl Estate. The property of the Monongahela Insurance Company, formerly owned by R. H. Palmer, at Bwissvale, consisting of 19 acres and a fine resi dence, changed hands yesterday, the considera tion being $50,000. The purchaser desires his name withheld for the present. He contem plates making the place his home. Ii O. Frazier sold for James P. Watson, No. 300 Edmond street, Sixteenth ward, a new six roomed frame dwelling with lot 20x120 feet to a 24 foot alley, to William J. Dawson, for $2,100 cash. E. T. Scbaffrter sold for John F. Wenz a frame house of five rooms and lot on Browns ville avenue. Twenty-seventh ward, to Mrs. Rachel Lvnch. for $1,050 cash; also sold lot No.3 in Michael Bros.' plan in Allentown.now Thirty first ward, to Philip Keller, for $9C0 cash, and lot No. 4, same plan, fronting 25 feet on Excelsior street and 150 feet deep, to Christian Fink, for $900 cash. Black & Baird sold for Richard Morgan to M. J. Dowllng two lots on Ward street, Oakland, being Nos. 1 and 2 in M. G. Arthur's first plan, Size 65x120 feet, for $2,000. Magaw & Goff, Lim., sold for the City Im provement Company, Lim., in the Etna Park Place plan at Etna station, two lots for $150. and in the Oak station plan, Pittsburg and Castle Shannon Railroad, seven lots for $700. J. B. Larkin 4 Co. sold to Francis McCoy for C. G. Dixon a two-story frame house and lot on James street, Allegheny, for $2,000 cash. Brown & Saint sold two lots in Villa Park plan, Brnshtou, to John P. Edgar, ot Steuben, ville, O., having a frontage of SO feet onBlacka dore avenue, for $1,000. W. A. Herron fc Sons sold a lot 24x100 f eet,well located on Madison avenue, near Thirty-third street, Thirteenth ward, on the Central Traction line, for $650. Lee fe Chaplin sold a lot, 50x110 feet, having erected thereon two modern brick dwellings, on corner of Fifth avenue and O'Hara street, to Alexander D. McKee, for George G. Jeremy, for S17.U00. S. A. Dickie & Co. sold for J. G. Beam, to P. P. Murpby. a three-story brick house on Howe street, near Shady avenue, lot 40x125 feet. Price confidential. HOME SECURITIES. Luster Leads the Retreating Column Gas Coal Slaves Up a Pet. Sales of stocks on call yesterday were 190 shares, all contributed by Luster. The first sale was at 20, declined to 2, tnen to -jopi ana 25, and closed at 23 bid. So far as could be learned the only reason for the drop was the disposition of a few weak-kneedlpersons to un load. New York and Cleveland Gas Coal resumed Its upward movement in consequence of the growing belief that then will be a good market for coal the coming winter. There was no special change In traction or natural gas shares, but Pittsburg Traction was op a fraction. Electric was a trifle weaker. THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER There was more Interest in the railroad list, but figures were too far apart for business. rlRST SECOND I THIRD CALL. CALL. CALL. U A u a a A P. P. 8. &M. Ex... S41S 460 43S 475 440 .... Mech'ci Nat. Bank 120 .... 120 .... 1J4 .... ilonon. Nat. Bank 128 .... Pitts. Bkfor Sav's ..i. 139.... 133 P. 8. B. of Pitts 138 .... -.. Safe Deposit Co.... GU 75 68 75 .Monongahela Ins.. 35 C V. Has Co 41 Manuiact's Gas Co .... 17 P. N. O. &P.CO... 15 15M ,... .... Pennsylvania Gas. 14 14) ........ 1H I'hiladelnhiaCo.... 30X S0 30M .... MX M Wheeling Gas Co 21 19,, 21 .... HazelwoodUHCo.. 50 .... KH ".. Central Traction.. 27 28 27 2S Citizens' Traction 66 .. Pitts. Traction 33 36 .... .... 34 35 Pleasant Valley.... 27 2SH .... 28K 27 28 Pitts., A. AM 33 P., Y. & A. K. It... 34K 35K P. & L. E. B. B.. 61) " Pitts. J. K. R. Co 27 27 P.. McK. A V. K.K CO t ." 1V&W. 15. K 13 14 13V. K. It. pfd.. 18 19 " N.V.&CG. C. Co. 33 36 3538 La Noria Mlnlnsr 11,, I? Luster Mining .... 25V , 28J4 24M 25 23 24 "Westlnfhousc Elee 36K 37 .... 37 &H 37 Monon. Water Co.l 29 30 .... U.S. 48. Co 16"17 iSil W. B. Co. Llm. I 73 75 73 .... 73 75 Sal ps at first call. 25 T.natpr at 26 and 25 at 25. At second call. 10 Luster at 25M and 90 at 25. No sales at third call. The total sales of stocks at New York yester day were 340.570 shares. Including: Atchison, 16.6S5; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 11,780; Louisville and Nashville, 7,200. THE CASH MARKET. Clearing Bono Figure Show That Thlngi Aro on the Mend. Bankers reported something unusual yester day a fair supply of small notes. As to the supply of funds, some banks were flush and some close up, but there was cnougljfor the necessities of trade. The Clearing House did a good business, all the banks coming in heavier than for some time, denoting an improvement in general trade and a fair distribution of business favors. Exchanges were $2,779,505 05, and balances $451,781 77. Money on call at New York yesterday was ticht. ranging from 5 to 6 per cent, last loan 6, closed offered at 6. Prime mercantile paper 79. Sterling exchange active and heavy at $4 SIX for 60-day bills and $4 84 for demand. Clonincr Bond Quotation. V. s. 4s. ree 123X U. s. 4s, coup KHfl U.8.4s, reft 1M U. S. 4,Ss, coup 104!4 51. K. AT. Gen. 5s.. TOM Mutual Union 03. ...104 N.J. U. Int. Cert.. .not Northern Pac. lsls.,116 Northern Pac. 2ds.JI4 Northw't'n consols.136 Northw'n debeu'3 59109 Uregon & Trans. 6S.10GX bt.L&I.M. Gen. is. 93 St.L. &S.F. Gen.M.lOOV at. Paul consols 12514 x-acincosoi 'io 114 Louislanastamped4s 88 Missouri Cs 100 Tenn. new set. Gs.. ..105 Tenn. new set. 5s. .., 1011 jenn. new set. 1 Canada So. 2ds 72 97!4 Central Pacific lsts.l07 lien. & K. G. 16ts...ll6H St. P, Chl&Pc. Ists.lH IX.. PC L.G.Tr.KS. 90M uen. a k. n. 4s ai9( V.&R. G. Westlsts. Erie Ms 10J M. K. & T. Gen. 6s.. 81 Tx., Pe.Kb.Tr.Ka, 38 Union Pacific 1SU...H0X West faiiore 1033, New Tore Clearings, $131,332,171; balances, $5,315,248. Uosto.v Clearings. $13,300,062: balances, $1,350,528. Money o6 per cent. Philadelphia Clearings, $12,207,206; bal ances, S2.o50.0so. Rate of interest on call loans, 6 per cent. Baltimore Clearings, $2,243,127; balances, $276,905. Money, 6 per cent. London The amount ot bullion withdrawn from the Bank ot England, o j balance to-day Is 145,000. The bullion In the Bank of England decreased 45.000 during the past week. The Jiroportion of the Bank of England's reserve to lability is now 45.48 per cent. Paris Three per cent rentes, Sof 60c for the account. The weekly statement of the Bank of France shows a decrease of 12,300,000 francs gold and 6,100,000 francs silver. Chicauo Monev was close at 67 per cent for call loans. Clearings, $14,188,000. New York exchange was 60c discount. A LITTLE STE0NGEB, Pennsylvania Oil Shows Some Improvement In Price Bnckcyo Isnoreii. Oil was a little stronger yesterday than on the previous day, and business was better, though the aggregate of sales was unimportant. The closing price was better than the opening and next to the highest point reached. New York was the firmest ot tho outside exchanges. She sent an order to a broker here for 20,000 barrels and got 10,000. The range was: Opening slKc; highest, 81c; lowest, 81c; close, 81Jc Buckeye oil was so completely ignored that there were neither bids nor offers for it. Features of Yesterday's OH Market. Corrected daily by John M. Oakley A -Co., 45 Bixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange: Opened 81 I Lowest. SI Highest 81j 1 Closed 81 H ItHlned. New Yorsr. 7.35c Kefiucd, London. 5t. ltednea, Antwerp. 16r. Kenned, Liverpool. 5H'I. Befined. Bremen. b.e0m. A, B. McGrew, No. 115 Fourth avenue, quotes: Puts,80K; calls, S2. Other Oil Markets. OiTj Crrr, September 1L Petroleum opened at blKc; highest, 81c; lowest, 80c; closed, 81c. Sales, 271,000 barrels: clearances, not re ported: charters 88,571 barrels; shipments, 107,406 barrels; rnns. 92,137 barrels. BRAriFORD.SepteraberU. Petroleum opened at 81c: closed, SlJc; highest, SlJc; lowest, 80c Clearances, 444,000 barrels. New York-, September II. Petroleum opened firm, but after the first sales the market had a fractional decline, which was followed in the afternoon by a rally. At the close the market was firm. Pennsylvania oil: Openinc; 79Kc: highest, 80c; lowest, THVc; closing, 80Jc; October option: Openinc. 81c: highest, 81Jic; lowest. 80c; closing, 81c. Lima oil: Open ing, 34c: highest, SlVic; lowest. 33c; closing, 33c. Total sales, 184.000 barrels. NEW YORK STOCKS. Activity In the Street Some Material Losses Suffered Snddcn Advancement la the Money Rale Bond Hold ers Hanging Back. New York. September 1L The stock mar ket to-day was unusually active, but the in creased business was obtained at the expense of values in all portions of the list, and tho ma terial losses were suffered in all the active shares. There was to-day an undoubted full liquidation of small marginal accounts, for which the only inducement was the scarcity of high rates exacted for money, and the shifting of loans occasioned by the calling in of money loaned at lower rates brought considerable long stock on the market. At the same time the bears were again very prominent in getting prices down and made special point of tho poor showing of the Government crop report, and the granger stocks suffered to a marked extent, but not more than other stocks which are not to be affected to such an extent by the scarcity of corn and wheat to haul. The money market was undoubtedly a great disappointment to the smaller bulls at least, and the rate on call having gotten up to i per cent perdiem and intercst,notwlthstanding the etforts of the Treasury Department for its re lief, the liquidation became general. The pre sentation of bonds at the sub-Treasury for pre payment of interest was very large, the interest being paid upon $25,000,000 registered bonds, while $32,000 was paid on coupons and $241,000 4K percent were redeemed. This late In the day again restored something like confidence, but it failed to cause a rally of anything like the proportions of the previous decline. The early London quotations were all lower, and our market responded with declines of from to per cent at the opening. Alter 12 o'clock special attention was given Chicago Gas and Sugar Refineries, and each of them was quickly let off 6 per cent on extreme ly large transactions. The recent supposed ar rangement between the city authorities and the company was denied, and the opposition which would furnish gas at 60c per 1,000 feet are said to be ready for business. At the same time the manipulation of both these properties was most apparent, but the rapid declines had their effect upon the rest of the market, and every thing fell away rapidly, reaching the lowest points toward 2 p.m. The extreme activity then died away, and prices recovered slowly. The leaders rose about 1 per cent, while the Improvement in the others was confined to fractional amounts only. North American was one of the features, and. with the other two stocks mentioned, was rattled off at 3 per cent, rallying only a fraction. The declines, how ever, extended right throngh the list, tne bears being most Impartial In their favors. The market finally closed quiet and fairly steady, but at only slight improvement over the lowest prices of the day. The most pronounced losses were as follows: Sugar refineries, 6: Chicago Gas. 4; North American 2; New England, 2; Silver certi ficates. lJi; Big Four, Northern Pacific, pre ferred and Pacific Mail, each; St. Paul, V-Ai Louisville and Nashville, Lake Shore and Lead Trust each 1. and Missouri Pacific and Canada Southern each 1 per cent. Railroad bonds wero rather weak. The deal ings, while they extended to $743,000, showed no feature of interest. Among the most Im portant changes, Chesapeake and Ohio, Rich mond and Allegheny firsts lost 2at 69, Kentucky Central 45, 2 at 81; Mobile and Ohio 4s, IX: Ontario and Western, 2J; Western Pactic 6s, 1 at 111; Texas Pacific 2ds, 1 at 3S: Reading 4s, 1 at 80; Mutual Union 6s, 1 at 104; Tennesse Coal, Birmingham division Cs, 1 m 9 and South Carolina incomesl at 13, while a rise ot 1 in the Kansas and Texas generals was the only advance of note. Government bonds have been dull and heavy. State bonds have been dull and heavy. The JPast says: The suddenness with which the rate for money advanced from 6 per cent at the close of businens yesterday to H of I per cent per day this afternoon, notwithstanding that the disbursement of the United States Tre.vury for interest and redemption of bonds, is at the rate of something like $1,000,000 per day, showed that there was either some new and sudden demand caused by a scare, or that the supply at the low rates had been sub ject to some sudden decrease either from scare or manipulation. The warrant for tne sugges tion of manipulation is that the slowness with which the owners of the 4 per cent bonds avail themselves of the offer or the Secretary of the Treasury to redeem them at par and I nil interest up to July 1, 1891, shows that the owners of the bonds do not care anything abont the high rates for call loans. The hold ers of these bonds cannot make anything more by holding tbem to maturity. On the contrary, they are losing the use of their interest np to July L 1891, and yet of the $40,000,000 of 4K per cent bonds called by the two circulars of August 21 and SO, for immediate redemption; $27,400,000 had been presented for redemption up to noon to-day. The following table shows tne prices or active stocks on the Mew York Stock Exchange yester day. Corrected dally for TnE Dispatch by WHiTNKTjt stkpiimsok. old Plttiburir mem bers of Mew York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: CIos- Open- Hlh- Low- ine Ins. est. est. Bid. Am. Cotton Oil 23 23 21 21 Am. Cotton OU Trust.. Wf A ten.. Tod. & 8. F 42 42X 41M 41K Canadian Pacific 81)4 CanKd Southern 54 54 MX 53 Central or.NewJersey.119 119 117 IIS Chesapeake & Ohio.... UK 21K 20X 21 Chicago lias Trust. .... 50 EOX 44 4SK C. Bur. A Qulacy 96)f 96 96J4 MM C. Mil. 4 St. Paul 70 70 6SS 69 C Mil. & tit. P.. pf.. USli 1I5X U4M Vi4 C, Kockl. &P 83J, 83K 82H SI C at. L. & Pitts Mi 15)6 n UJi ., St. P., M. & 0 30 30 29 29 C, St. P.. fll.'sU. pi 89 C. & Northwestern ....108X 10SK 107K 108 cat. w.nt no C. C. C. A 1 6SJ4 68 67W 67 C, C. C. & I. prer..... 86 X'A 86 96 Col. Coal & Iron 4S!4 43) 49 47 Col. iUocklne Valley 3 i)f 30H 28JJ 2X Chcs. & Ohio 1st nrer.. 58 58 56 59 Ches. & Ohio 2d prer.. 39)4 3X 38W 37 Del.. Lack & West 1444 H 1I3M U1H Del. & Hudson 16u Uen. A Itlo Grande.... 1M 1V 1) X Den. ABioGraude.nl. 5SH W-i 58 So) E.T., Va. AUa 8 8J 8 MS E. T.. Va. Ga.. 2d nf 22 Illinois Central 109 109 107)4; 107H LakeKrle&West HH L,akeKrle& West pr.. 61 61 593 593( Late Shore AM. 8 1067a 107K 1M', 10J?t Louisville AMashvllle. 86 87 85 33 Mlclilz.in Central 95 95 9J)4 90 Mobile &Oblo 23 23 22t4 22X Missouri faclflc 70X 70J 69K 69 National Lend Trust... 2IH 21 '4 20 20H Mew York Central.. ..'.105 105 105 105)4 N. r.. C. ASt. L. lb 15 15)4 i'J N. Y.. L..E.& W 25)2 2o)4 25 25H N. Y., L. E.&W. pd PI tl.i.&H.K. 46 46 441) 44K N.Y.. O. AW 19X MM 18)4 K'A Norfolk A Western 19 Norfolk A Western pr. .. 623f Northern Pacific V1K 32H si 31 Northern Pacific or.... 8I1 8IH 79Si 79!S Ohio A Mississippi 25)6 25), 21 24 Oregon Improvemtnt 43 Pacific Mall. 45X 45 41K 43 Peo., Dec. A Evans.... 20 20 19g 19 PMiadel. AKeadlntr... 42 42 40 4IH Pnllman Palace Car.. .211)4 21 IX 211 211 X Hlchmond A W. V. T 20 20 19 19. Richmond A W.P.T.M 7 77 76 75 St. Paul A Dnlutu .... 33 St. Paul A Duloth nf. 90 St. P., Minn. A Man 107 St. L. A San F. 1st nt 76 Sniar Trust 8IM 81)4 75 75 Tevas Paclnc 19 19 19 Mi Union Paclfc 59 60 59 59 Wabash J2 13 11 Jl Wabash orererred 24 25 24 24 Western Union 84 84 8-1 83 Wneellnc A L. K. 37 37 36 3CJ Wheeling A L. K. prer. 74 74 73 73 North American Co... 464 49M 3'A 43 Boston Atch. A Top 42 Boston A Albany. ...227 Boston A Maine. ...,205 C.B.4Q 96 Cln.. San! A Clev... 29 Eastern R. R. (is. ...124 Pltchbursr K. It 86 Flint APereM 22 Mass. Central 20 Mex. Cen. com 24 N. Y. AN. Enjr..... 45 N. Y. A N. Enir. 7s.. 124)4 Rutland common... 8 AVIs. Cen. common. 23 Altonez Mg. Co 81t Atlantic 24 Boston A Mont 59 .stock. Calumet A Hecla....307 Catalpa 40 rankun 25 Huron 7 Kearsarjce 20 Osceola 45X Qulncy 129 Santa Fe copper .... 65 Tamarack 209 Annlston Land Co.. 57 Koston Land Co... . 6 ban Olego Land Co. 20 west r.na -s Bell Telephone 225 l.amson Store S 33 Water Power 4 Centennial Mining. 25 Philadelphia Slocks. Cloln(T quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished bv Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members New York stock Ex change Eld. Asked. Pennsylvania Railroad, 52 52 Reading 20 11-18 20 Buffalo, Pittsburg A Western 9 9 LenlKh Vaitev 81 51 Lehitrh Navigation 51 51 Philadelphia and Erie 35 Northurn Pacific 31 31 Northern Pacific preferred 79 80 Vnn Francisco Mining Slacks. Bs Francisco. September 11. Alta, 105; Bulwer. 25; lielcber, 34S; Best and Belcher, 125; Bodie Consolidated. 325; Chollar, 325; Consol idated Pacific, 480; Consolidated California and Virginia, 480; Crown Point. 275: Eureka Consolidated. 230: Gould and Currv. 230; Mex ican. 320: Mono. 50; Mount Diablo, 325; Navajo, 40; Ophir, 500: Potosi, 700; Savage, 3S5: S'erra Nevada, 295; Union Consolidated, 290; Utah, 100: Yellow Jacket, 325; Nevada Queen, 75; Belle Isle, 100; North Belle Isle, 100. mining Stock. Netv York, September 11. Mining quota tions: Best and Belcher. 330: Bodie, 350: Cale donia, 195: Hale and Norcross, 225: Home stake, 1000; Iron Silver. 355; Mexican, 225; Ontario, 4180: Sierra Nevada. 270: Phoenix, Ariz., 105: Sutter Creek. 130; North Common wealth, 235; Del Monte, 100. Wool Mnrkeir. St.Louis, September 11. Receipts 2,003 pounds; better demand. BK0THEK GABDNEE'S GUK Used With Telllne Effect on Melon Hnntlns Young Men. rfPHCIAI. TUXEORAM TO TUB DIRPATOR.l Iowa Falls, Ia., September 11. There is an honest gentleman in this neighborhood named Gardner, who goes by the name of Brother Gardner, and who has an excellent melon patch, which has attracted the atten tion of the young men hereabout. A body of these gentlemen had formed what they pleased to call the "Lime Kiln Club," and appointed Monday night as the time and Brother Gardner's melon patch as the place of their first meeting. The honest deacon got wind of the scheme, and with a double-barreled shotgun loaded with salt and fine shot lay in wait to call the meeting to order. Presently the delegations began to arrive on foot, horse back and otherwise. They had scarcely be gun the business of the session when "bang!" went the shotgun, and with bowls of pain the meeting suddenly adjourned in all di rections. Numbers of prominent young men are now nursing mysterious "skeeter" bites, and one, John Filz, has a severely lacerated arm. Another young man is identified by his horse, which was found tied near the spot. The whole thing is a sensation amounting to a scandal, as some of the im plicated are prominent. CnilTUOinCDO wilt find intcreiting OUUInolUL.no newt in lo-morrovj't Soutluide edition of THE DISPATCH. When baby was sick, we gave her Castorla, When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla. When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla, When she had Childremshe gave them Castorla ao9-77-jrwrsu WH0LESALK -:- HOUSE, I 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 nnd these goods attractive both in price and novelties of design. Full lines of New Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE-PARTMENT-Best makes Window tjhades in dado and plain or spring fixtures, Lace Cur tains, Portieres, Chenille Curtains, Poles and Brass Trimmings; Floor, Table and Stair Oil Cloths In best makes, lowest prices for quality. WASH DRESS FABRICS. The largest variety from which to select TollDu2ords, Chalon Cloths, Bath Seersuck ers, Imperial Suitings, Heather ft Renfrew Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams. Wholesale Exclusively. jaut-B 12, 1890. . ; ' . DOMESTIC MARKETS. Produce Markets Dull and Drift of Prices is Downward. CHOICE NEARBY EGGS GOOD STOCK. Cereals Present No New Features Since Onr Last Report. 8UGAR8 OFF AND C0FPBE8 STEADI office of Pittsburg Dispatch, I THURSDAY. September 1L 189a Conntrv Prodnce Jobbing Price. Trade In this line is uncomfortably quiet for a few days past. Grapes and bamnas are com ing in freely and prices are tending lower. There is an Improved demand for apples, and fancy stock is firm at outside quotations. Re ceipts are mostly from Kentucky and Mis souri, which are favored sections in fruit lines this season. Oranges are oiT in New York and weaker here. Lemons are unusually good stock for the time of the year. It is very rare that as high prices are obtained for lemons at this season of the year. Eggs are very firm at outside quotations for choice nearby stock. Creamery butter is quiet and a shade lower than at the beginning of the week. Poultry is iu good supply and demand Is good for any thing choice. Apples S3 004 00 a barrel; fancy. 5 C0 5 60. Btjtteb Creamery, Elgin, 27c: Ohio do 25026c; fresh dairy p.ickecl. l19c; fancy country rolls, 1819c: choice, 170 18c. Berries Huckleberries, SI 25 a pail; crapes. Concords, E6c, Selawares, 78c a ponnd; plums. So 00(36 0U per bushel. Beans Navv hand-picked beans, 12 502 60; marrowfat, $2 702 75: Lima beans, 6K&c Beeswax 28&30o f! ft for choice; low grade, 2225c Cantaloups t35 a barrel: watermelons. U020 a hundred. Cider Sand refined. i9 00JJ10 00; common, to &06 00; crab cider. 110 5011 00 V barrel; cider vinegar. 12l3u $ gallon. Cheese Ohio cheese. 10c; August make, lie; New York cheese, lOJfc; Llmbureer, HKffll2c; domestic Sweiizer, ldX15c; Wisconsin brick Sweltzer, 1313Kc; imported Sweitzer, 26c Eogs 2021c fl dozen for strictly fresh. Ffathees Extra live eeese, 6060c; No. 1 do, 4u15c; mixed lots. S0Q35c 1 ft. Maple Stbuf 7595c a can; maple sugar, 0010c $ ID. Honet 15c B. Poultry Spring chickens. 3565c a pair: old, 6575c a pair; dressed, ll12c a pound; pucks. (j070c. Tallow Country, SjKc; city rendered, 4c Seeds Recleaned Western clover, K 00 5 25; country medium clover, $4 254 50; tim othy, Jl 601 70: blue erass, J2 8503 00; orchard grass. SI 50; millet, 7075c. Tropical Fruits Lemons, choice. S5 50 7 00; fancy, S7 (fl7 50; Jamaica oranges, new crop. SO 007 00 a barrel; bananas, SI 251 50 firsts. 81 (JO good seconds p bunch; California peaches. S2 002 50 box; Califor nia apricots, SI 752 25; California plums. $2 00 2 25 jJ box; California pears. S4 U04 50 $1 box. Vegetables Potatoes, S2 50 75 $ bar rel; Southern sweets, S2 232 oO ) barrel: Jersey, S3 253 50; yams S2 002 to a bar rel: cabbage. S3 005 00 ft hundred; onions, S3 754 00 a barrel: green onions, 31 25 a bushel; Egyptian onions, S4 50 for 180 B basket: trreen beans, 6575c Jl basket; cucumbers, 75c SI 00 bushel; home grown tomatoes, 75c $? bushel; celery, S0c a dozen bunches. Groceries. A decline in sugar is due. according to ad vices from Eastern markets, and our quota tions are reduced c per pound. The coffee market is featureless. Prices are fairly steady. Onr canned fruit quotations are again ad vanced iu accordance with facts. The activity of trade noted for a few weeks past gives no signs of abatement. All staple groceries are moving freely. Retailers are evidently aware of the fact that prices will probably be higher later on. and hence are laying in heavy sup plies. Green Coffee Fancv Rio. 2425c; choice Rio, 22K?3c; prime Rio, 23c; low grade Rio, 2021c: old Government Java, 29KS0c; Maracaib... 2527c; Mocha, 30 32c; Santos. 2226c; Caracas, 2527c; La Guayra, 2C27c Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 25c; high grades, 2S3Uc; old Government Java, bulk, 3334Kc; Maracaibo, 2829c; Santos, 2C SOc; JJeaberry. SOc; choice Rio, 2lic: prime Rio, 2ac; good Rio, 21c; ordinary 21 VQ22Jc. Spices (whole) Cloves, 15lttc; -allspice 10c: cassia, 8c; pepper, 13c; nutmeg. 7580c. Petroleum (jobbers prices) 110 test, 7Vfc; Ohio, 120. SJic: headlicht, 150, 8Uc: water white, 10Kc; globe, 1414Xc:lelaine, 14c: car nadine, HKc; royaline, 14c: red oil, llllc; purity, 14c Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained 4345c $) gallon; summer. 3S40c: lard oil, 5558c Syrup Corn syrup. 3537c; choice sucar syrup, S843c: prime sugar syrup, 32333c; strictly prime, 3536c; new maple syrup, 90c N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 5052c; choice. 49c: medium. 3SJ3c; mixed, 4012c. Soda Bi-carb in kegs 3i3Jic: bi-carb in YiS 5c; bl-carb assorted packages, 56c; sal soda in krgs, lc; do granulated. 2c Candles Star, full weight, 8c; stearine, f? set, Sc: paraflno, ll12c. Rice Head Carolina, TtA7H'". choice, 6k 634c: prime, 6GXc: Louisiana, 66c bTAEcn Poarl, 4c; corn starch, 6g6c; gloss starch. 637c Foreign Fruits Layer raisins, $265; Lon don layers, S27o: Muscatels. $250: California MuscateKS2 40; ValencIa.7K7c: Ondara Va lencia, 8K10c; sultan. lOKfelllc; currants, 5K 6c: Turkey prnnes, 77r; French urune3,lu$ 12c; Salonica nrunes, in 211 package. 9c; cocoa nuts. $ 100. S6; almonds, Lan., Si 29c:do Ivica 17c; do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap., 1314c; Sicilv filberts, 12c; Smyrna lies, li13c: new dates, 6 6Jc; Brazil nuts, 13c: pecan. 910c citron, p S), lb19c; lemon peel. 15c 3? ft; orange peel, 15c Lkied Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft, 10c; apples, evaporated, 1516c; peaches, evapor ated, pared, 2830c: penches, California, eva porated, unpared, 252(ic: cherries pitted, 25c; cherries, unpitted, 1212c: raspberries, evapor ated, 353Gc; blackberries, 10llc; huckle berries, loc Sugars Cubes. 7Jc; powdered, 7Kc; granu lated. 6c: confectioners' A. 6c; standard A. 6c; soft white, 6XQBc; yellow, choice, 5 &bc; yellow, good, 553$c: yellow, fair, 6?i Pickles Medium, bbls. (1.200), S8 60: me dium, half bbls. (600), S4 75. Salt No. 1, fl bbL 95c; No. 1 ex. W bbl, SI 00; dairy. bbl, SI 20; coarsi crystal. W bbl. SI 20; Higglns' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, S2 83; HiggliV Eureka. 16-14 ft packets, S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches, S2 80 2 90: 2ds. S2 5002 00: extra ncacbes. S3 OOfiM lu: pie peaches, S2 00: finest corn, SI 351 50: Hfd Co. corn,95tSl 15; red cherrles,Sl 40150: Lima beans, SI 20; soaked do, 80c; string do. 7590c; marrowfat peas, SI 101 25; soaked peas. 70 80c; pineapples, SI 301 40; Bahama do, S2 55: damson plums. SI lu; greengages, SI 50: egg plums, S2 20; California apricots, S2 5U2 GO; California pears, S2 75; do greengages, S2 20: do egg plums, $2 20. exira white cherries, $2 85; raspberries.Sl 351 40; strawberries, SI 30Q1 40; gooseberries. 90cSI: tomatoes 95cSl; salmon, lit. SI 301 SO: blackberries, $1 15: succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked. Sue; do green, 2-ft. SI 251 50; corn beef, 2-S cans. tZ 00; 14-ft cans, $14; baked beans, SI 401 50; lobster, 1-ft, $2 00: mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled, SI 50; sardines, do mestic, s, $4 604 75; sardines, domestic lis, $7 00; sardines. Imported. i Sll 60312 50: sar dines, imported, s. $18: sardines, mustard, $4 25; sardines, spiced, S4 25. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater, mackerel. $29 p bbl; extra No. 1 do, mess, S27 50; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, $19 50; No. 2 shore mackerel, $22: large 3's, $20. Codfish Whole pollock, 4o ft; do medium, George's cod. 6c; do large, 7c; bouelcss hake. In strips, 4c; do George's dbd, in blocks, 6K7Xc Herring Round shore, $3 50 $1 bbl; split, tS 50: lake, $3 25 K 100-ft bbl. Whito flsh, $6 50 W 100-ft half bbl. Lake trout, 55 50 ?) half bbl. Finnan baddies, 10c fl ft. Iceland halibut, 13c ft. Pickerel, halt bbl, S3 00; quarter bbl, SI 3o; Potomac her ring, $3 50 11 bbl; S2 00 V halt bbl Oatmeal $0. 006 50 fl bbk Grain. Flour nnd Feed. Receipts as bulletined at the Grain Exchange, 18 cars. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railway, 0 cars of rye. 1 of floor, 1 of feed. By Pitts burg. Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 1 car of oats, lot hay, 2 of flour. By Pittsburg and Western, 1 car of rye, 1 of corn. By Pittsburg. Cincinnati and St. Louis, 1 car of wheat, 2 of oats, 1 of corn. Sales on call, 1 car sample shell corn, 51c spot; 1 car 2 y. s. corn. SlJc, spot; 1 car No. 1 oats, 42Jfa 5 days; 1 car extra 3 w. oats, 41c, 5 days: 1 car No. 2 timothy hay, $7, 5 days; 2 cars 2 white oats. 42c. September delivery; 1 car No. 1 white oats. 42Jc September delivery; 3 cars No. 1 whito oats, 43c October delivery. The general features of markets in cereal lines have undergone few changes since last report Rye is a shade weaker, and flour is firm, with an upward tendency. Wheat nas advanced sharply In the West Prices are for carload lots on track: Wheat-No. 2 red, SI 021 03; No. 3, II 00 101. CoenN o.2 yellow ear,6283c; high mixed ear, 6061c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, 6353c: high mixed shell corn. 6253c OATS No. 2 white. 41414c; extra, No. 3, 40 41c RYE No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 6S69c; N. 1 Western. C667c FLOUR Jobbing prices Fancy spring and winter patent flour, $8 2566 60; fancy straight winter, $5 60a 75; fancy straight spring. 15 50 S 76; clear winter. $5 255 60; straight XXXX bakers' SS 0085 25. Rye flour, M 2604 60. Mtllfeed Middling, fancy fine white. 123 0024 00 V ton; brown middlings, $20 00 21: winter wheat bran, $16 0016 50. HAY Baled timothy No. L tlO 00010 50; No. 2 do, $9 009 50; loose from wagon. Sll 00 13 00. according to quality; Nn. 2 prairie hay, S7 B08 00: packing do, $7 0007 60; clover hay, S7 6008 COL Straw Oat, $6 7507 00; wheat and rye, $6 00 06 25. Provisions. Sugar-cured hams, large. He; sugar-cured hams, medium, llc; sugar bams, small, llc: sugar-cured breakfast bacon. 8c; sugar-enred cured dried beef flau, lojijc: sugar-cured dried beef sets, HJic; sngar-cured dried beelroonds. 13c; bacon, shoulders. TKc; bacon, clear sides, 7Jic: bacon, clear bellies, okc; drv salt should ers. 6Jic: dry salt clear sides. 6c Mess pork heavy. S12 50; mess pork, famjly. $1250. Lard Refined. In tierces. W-Tc: balf.barrels. 6c: 60-ft tubs. 6J$c: 20-B pails. 6c;50-fttin cans. 6Jc:3-ft tin pails, 6c 5-ft tin palls, 6c: 10-ft tin pails, 6c Smoked sausage. long. 6c: large. 5c Fresh pork, links, 9c. Boneless hams, lOKc Figs' feet, half-barrels, $400; quarter barrels, $215. MAEKETS BY WIRE. A Bnlce In the Grain Pit Caused by the Government Crop Report Heavy Badness nod EvenrlblnK Higher Pork Looklnc Dp. CHICAGO Wheat There was active trading to-day, and the market was excited, closing 4c higher than yesterday. The opening was very unsettled, and greatly excited, with sales varying J01c in different parts of the crowd, and ranged from 203c higher than yesterday's closing, followed by a further advance of 1 IKc, or to $1 08 for December, and $1 10 for May. or some 606c above the inside figures reached Tuesday: Later the market eased off some, declining H)c, held firm, and closed about 4c higher. The advance was attributed to the Govern ment report The report while expected to show a further decrease, proved rather a sur prise to the most sanguine bulls. It was gen erally supposed that spring wheat would show a lower average, but this was hardly looked for In winter wheat The report makes an esti mated reduction in the total crop of about 19,000,000 bushels, a compared with the August report. Trading was very heavy, both on out side and local account. Everybody wanted to buy at the start The shorts covered freely, with heavy realizing on the top. On the way up tho offerings were not heavy, and the short interest experienced some difficulty in exe cuting their orders without bidding the market up. Some large lines were covered. Corn was active and excited the most of the session, price changes being sharp and frequent within an irregular ranee. The feeling devel oped was much stronger and higher prices the rule on all futures, due almost exclusively to the Government crop report which showed a still further decline in condition and indicating a yield or 1.540,C00.C00 bushels. First trades were at l2c advance without much being offered, and nnder active buying from shorts and for investment another bnlce of lc Imme diately followed. There was free realizing by local longs around 51c, and prices receded c rallied, selling up 1C ruled steady and cloaoa with a gain of 304c The business was almost entirely in May. and several larce short lines were covered. The reported cold weather Jn the Canadian northwest helped the advance. Oats An active business was transacted at a decidedly higher rango of prices. The firm ness and advance In prices was due to the Gov ernment cron report showing a decline in con dition during August of 5.7 points, making the reduction in the estimated yield from a month ago 45,000.000 bushels, and from last year 226, 000,000. First sales w ere at Jc advance, a f ur ther appreciation of IfflKc was recorded, and after several small fluctuations the market closed firm at about outside figures. Mess Pork Trading was quite active, and opening sales were made atl"12c advance A temporary decline of 2K$5c was submitted to. Later prices rallied, and the improvement was moderately well maintained to the close. Lard attracted very little attention. Prices ruled 710c higher and closed comparatively steady at outside figures. Short Rib Sides There was a fair business. Opening sales were at 50 10c advance, followed byfurtbei improvement of 2Jc Later a re duction of 205c was submitted to. Near the close prices rallied 57c, closing at outside figures. The leading mtures raneea as rollows: Wheat No. 2. September. SI 0201 013 $10 2i104Ke: December. SI 0401 Ob01 04 01 06; May,$l 0901 1OK01 0001 WA- CORN No. 2, September, 485O04S0 50c; October, 48K5U48K50c; May, 490520 49052c OATS No. 2. September, S7OS7f037037J(c; October, 3703S03738Kc; May, 4U041K04O0 41C. Mess Poek; per bbl. October. $9 75010 05 09 75(810 05: January. Sll 87K012 20011 8?K 12 20; May. 812 60012 80012 6U012 80. LABD.perlUOfts. October,! 308 37630 06 37K: January, $6 7006 77 7006 77K: May. $7 1007 1507 1007 15. HTTftnT Rtm ner 100 ftt October. So 45tfi 5 52K005 4500 52K: January. $5.8705 92K 68505 92K: May. (6 2206 3006 2206 30. Cash quotations were as follows: Klour quiet with an advance ol 10015c asked. No. 2 spring wheat SI 04: No. 3sprlng wheat. 92097c: Nn.2red.Sl04K; No.2rorn,50c; No. 2 oats. 37; No. 2 white oats. 3839c; No. 3 do, 37Ji37K". No.2rve.6HHc- No. 2 barley" 75076c No. 1 flaxseed. $1 44K. Prime timothy seed, $127. Mess pork per bbl, $10 00. Lard per 100 lbs, $6 30. Short rib sides, loose. -!3 4005 50; dry salted shoulders, boxed, $5 7505 87 short clear sides, boxed, $5 7006 80. Sugars, un changed. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was dull; extra creameries. 21022c: ex tra firsts. 18019c: extra dalrie. 16017c: extra firsts, 14015c Eggs firm at 16017c NEW YORK Flour stronger. In good de mand and 5010c higher. Wheat dull and 46c hitrher: ootions advanced Kc. losing onlv V.c by the close; the feeling was bullish, based upon the unexpected light showing of the cron by the Government reports of cold weather West; trading active. Rye quiet and firm: Western, 6706SKc Barley Strone sales; 70,000 bushels Milwaukee to arrive at 74S0c Barley malt dull: country, 85090c Corn Spot AVfi higher, scarce and quiet: outlons fully 31 c higher on Government light showing of crops, cold weather West and frightened shorts. Oats Spot firm, falrlv active and 2J 3c np; options strong and 203c up. Hay steady and quiet Hops quiet and firm. Coffee Options onened steady and unchanged; to 10 points up. closing steady 5 points down to 10 points up. sales, 23.250 bag, including September, 18 10018.20c: October, 17.45017.50c: November. 16.95017.00c; December, 16.70 016.75c; January. 16.05c: February, 15.70 015.75c: March, 15.60c Spot Rio firm and active; fiJr cargoes. 20Kc: No. 7. 19c Sugar Raw dull and nominal; refined, qniet io lases New Orlean". quiet; common to fancy. 28045c. Rice n fair demand:. Cotton qniet and firm. Tallow strongand marked. Rln quiet. Turpentine steady and quiet at 40 4IC .eggs quiet, anu raiucr easj; western, lSi4Wc: receipts. 4,411 packages. Pork strone; mess, $11 25012 25; extra prime, $10 50 011 00. Cutmeats tairly active and steady: middlings dull and steady. Lard stronger and quiet; Western steam, 50 55 bid; sales, 1,100 tierces: options, sales, 1,500 Hrres; September, $6 52; October, $6 57 to $6 &S06 60; November, 10 70; December. $6 80, cloiing at $68s6 82 bid; January, $7 00. Butter dull and easy; Western dairy, 9H0Wc; do creamery, 1223c Cheese strong; light skim, 46c; Ohio flats, 60734c ST. LOUIS Flour easv and steady. Wheat The volume of business transacted was large and the market was excited aud higher. The opening was 2c np for December and 2Jc for May, as compared with yesterday's close. Receipts were light and cables strong and higher. From the opening to the close both futures advanced steadily with only im material reactions and final figures were 40 4Mc above yesterday's; September. 99c bid .. .I.. .aIiI l.ta. qrfl Oft "nfl Mn.aH tt.M MIS bid: October had $1 00 bid early, but at close 1 early, , Sc r, $1 U SI ta was bid: No. 2 cash. Hctssi ws: ucto- her. SI 02 bid; December, Si U5 bid; Mav, SI HVf bid. Corn Trading was fair and the market strong and higher. The opening was K1 higher, due to the same conditions that advanced wheat From the opening the advance was steady to the close, which was !!3c higher: No.' 2 cash, 45c; October, 47c bid; November, 46c and nominal: De cember, 45c and nominal; May, 4949c Oats Higher; trading in May was active and there was some demand for cash, but other month, were neglected: No. 2' cash, 36c; May, 41c bid. Rye lower; No. 2, 61c bid. Barley quiet hut firm; Iowa, 75c Flaxseed, $1 40. Prorisons stiff and higher. Pork, $10 5a Lard, $6 00. PHILADELPHIA-Flourflrmaudheldhigher. Wheat advanced 304c on nnfavorable crop re port: No. 1 red. on track, SI 01; No. z red, September, SI 0001 C0K: October, SI 0101 01: November, SI 0301 03K; December, SI 05 1 05. Com 3030 higher on nnfavorable crop report and closed firm; No. 3 mixed, on track. 57Kc; Fo. 3 yellow. In Twentieth street elevator, 60c; No. 2. in grain depot 60c; No. 2 mixed, in export elevator, early, 55Kc: No. 2 mixed, September, October, November and December, 6656Kc Oats strong on un favorable crop report and prices advanced 2c on carlots and l2c on options; No. 3 white. 43043c:No. 2 white, 43044c: No. 1 white, 44c and held higher at close; No. 2 white, September, 4343c; October. 43043c: November and December, 4344c Butter dull and easy; Pennsylvania print extra, 23 26c. Eggs steady: Pennsylvania firsts, 2222c MINNEAPOLIS The demand was good for cash wheat from the sample tables, and even at tbe advance tbe tables were all cleared up in good season, with exceptions of lots lacking the qualities required by tbe demand, and some held above tbe market Elevators turned in to buy daring the day, some for mixing and others for cairying. Local millers bought well, and a moderate amount was taken to ship to out-of-town millers,'' The closing quotations No. 1, hard, September, $1 02; No. 1 Northern, 97c; October. 98?ie: December, $1 OIKc; on track)' $1 0501 06; No. 2 Northern. 93c . .. BALTIMORE Wheat Western unsettled trad higher: No. 2 winter red. spot and Sap. tember. SI OP-A: October, SI 0101 01; De cember. $1 OJJ401 05. Corn nominal; Western qniet; soot and September, 5SJc: October, 61 55c Oats firm; Western. white, 42043c; do do' mixed, 41042c; graded No. 2 white. 43c Ryo steady; choice to fancy. 71072c; good to prime, 69070c; common to fair. 6567c Provision strong. Butter steady. Eggs quiet at 18019c Coffee firm. CINCINNATI Flour active: steady. Wheat firm, higher: No. 2 red, SI 00. Corn active, higher; No. 2 mixed, 60c Oats firm, higher y No. 2 mixed, 33c Rye firm; No. 2, 660670. Pork barely steady at $10 50. Lard firmer at $6 0006 10. Bnlkmeats and bacon steady. Whisky firm; sales 695 barrels on basis $1 IX Butter easier. Sugar quiet Eggs easy; 15c- Cheese firm. MILWAUKEE-Wheat excited; No. 2 spring; on track and cash, 9SC0S1 00; December, $1 02& No. 1 Northern. SI 02. Corn higher: No. 3. oa track, 4Scc Oats flrraer;No.2white,on track, 38c Barley firm; Nn. 2, m store, 64c bid. Ryo firm; No. 1, in store. 6262c DULUTH Wheat made a gain of 4o to-daf; business favorably active. Closing prices are: September, SI 06: October, SI OS; December. SI 06: cash. No. 1 bard, SI 06; No. 1 Northern $1 00; No. 2 Northern. 92c Drjgood. New York. September 1L Business in dry. goods wilb agents continued good, chiefly through orders by mail and telegraph. Next season's specialties, as white goods, fast blacks, cotton hosiery and underwear, Jace curtains, ,x etc, were in good demand and largely sold , ahead. Staple goods, especially cottons, wero in steady movement and demand, and tbe mar ket continnea in good position. ERADICATES BLOOD POI SON AND BLOOD TAINT. 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