jgasgg ,75'nPPFTWWWIF ijs?p. THE PITTSBURG - DISPATCH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1890. MCTgWSMBM SHOOK THEM ALL UP. A Sale of Tennessee Foundry Iron at a Very Low Fhjnrc Creates EXCITEMEKT IS THE PIG TEADF. Mill Grades Are Plentiful, With Prices Barely Steady. METAL MAKKLTS O.N 1HE OTHER SIDE tSrlCIAI. TELIOItAM TO THE DlSrATCH.l Xew York, October 16. The Iron Age of this date quotes the American metal market as follows: American pig iron The rather monotonous condition of affiirs that has prevailed in this market for some considerable time past has been broken by the sale of a block oi 1,000 tons of Tennessee "o. 1 foundry Lacy or Knsley brands for.October, November and December de livery, at 16.25 at tidewater. The lot was taken by a prominent local customer. That this transaction, at so low a price, caused a little excitement among the local trade hardly need be stated, as it has all alone been claimed that the partic ular brands specified, as well as several others popular with Eastern conmmers, are in light supply. However, the facts are a exactly as outlined aliove. The iron sold was not No. 1 "joft." as stated in some quarters hut strictly No. 1 fot.i dry. aud the ml extraordinary feature connected with the transaction is the ery low price. It is the general report that the nnt-clas Southern No. 1 foundry can be had at less than S13 at furnace, or 17 25 at tide water, for deliver during the balance of the year, and as in uch as ?1S has been obtained for ono brand where sold on terms easy for the buyer. Northern brands of hih grade foundry pig have undergone no change. Low grade loundry pic is plentiful, as re aiso mill grade", and prices for the bai.ie are barely steadj. We quote Sl7 501S OH for No 1. anil S16 OOS'16 50 lor No. 2 Iouudr. go ! N"rtli-rn brands; J17 00 17 30 for No. l,Slb U0g.Nl 00 for No. 2 andjll 75 a 15 25 for o. 8 South rn. Spiegeleisen and fcrr There has been no chance hatcver m the condition of the market. Importers asert that the condition of the foreign market will not pel mil any concessions on forcgn pnce. Twenty per ttnt sptegel is quoted at $30 5031 00 for German and 531 00 31 50 foi Engli-ii. and t0 per cent ferro at SrO 00 for lutare delivery. steel rails Transactions in this market hive been few and confined to unimportant lots. Thee are a number of inquiries, but they are chiefly of undesirable character, or for rails for delivery next year, that agents do not ap pear inclined to tike nold of at the present time. The basis of S3!) at Eastern mills, this year's delivery, is opcnlv quoted ana doubtless full value. The associated manufacturers have decided not to furnish for publication their monthly statement of sales and deliveries. A meeting of manufacturers will be held in this city on the 22d instant, at which the general situation will lie discussed and probably some action taken in the direction of maintains uni Jorm prices during the coming jear. Mecl billets I'nces in the cstcrn Penn sylvania markets hate dropped and the East ern markets are rather easier, as a matter of course. htccl wire rod For rods prices havo varied to no remarkable exteut Eastern null rates are about Ufe43 50 for regular sizes. Special gde have brought as much as 15 in small quantities. structural iron and steel The situation in this branch is unchanged,but prices are steady. We quote at 2.2o- lor universal mill dates de livered, 2.10g2.2Se for angles. 2.0g2.70o for tees, and 3.1c lor beams Old rails Inquiries from the West are still on the market, but no important business has resulted, and buxcrs' and sellers' Mews are for the moat part as fir apart as they uerea week ago About 300 tons of foreizn tees ere sold at S3!, delivered at Philadelphia. A lot on the spot could hate been secured at 25 50 in store, but bnjers wouldn't go above S25 50 1. o b. cars. Scrap iron In wrought scrip there has been little doing. A small quantity ucnt at 521, which price is 50 cents to 1 below holders' present ideas. A lot of 800 tons foreign, afloat, has been offered at 22, but was withdrawn on receipt of documents showing that the con signment included a considerable amount of flss plates. Car wheels were offered at 18 here. THE FEELING IS ENGLAND. Considerable fluctuation in the Trices of Fig Iron. TtVECtM. TZ.LEUKAM TU IM DISrATCH.1 New York, October 16. The Iron Age quotes the British iron and metal markets as follows from Loudon: Operations in pig iron warrants have been on a large scale, and prices have fluctuated considerably, dropping under the effect of realization to 50s for Scotch, 17s for Cleveland and 57s 4l for hematite. There has beep considerable selling by holders, who purchased enlte freelj a short time ago, in an ticipation of stakes, and there is also some in dication of reopening of bear accounts. The large decrease in stocks and dampening of furnaces is greatli disturbing the finished iron and steel trade. .Steel ship plates are now quoted at 6 15s f o b.. Barrow, but there is no change on other steel or manufactured iron prices Warrants improved to-da) to 50s 6d for fccotch. 47s for C lei (.land and 5is for hematite. Block tin prices have gradual! re ceded, going to 9S for prompts and J7 for thieo uioiuhs' futures. Realiza tion by holders have relieved the strin gency in available spot supplies, but the large consumption ami reduced reserves, ltis argued, are bound to strengthen the market a gam, unless heavy supplies arrive within the next fortnight. Outside speculation in copper has been verv modera'e ind pnees for merchact bar prompts have dropped to o. 5s. 'llnbulkof theatail able Mittpli remains in strong hands, how eicr, ami i-hnuly held. The trade demand con tinues larce There has been heavy buungof tm plate for the Trisco market, and prices have lurthcr advanced, with the demand still jrood, particular onordinarj cokes, for which 17- 6d is now general! asked by makers. Buy ers arc still eager. Most makers having sofd far ahead, find orders for near delivery diffl cult to fill, Shipments have been very heavy the past week. American Manufacturer's Cable Quotations. Scotch Pic Variants dropped nearly 2s. under the influence ot sales to realize aud more aggiessue tactics In the 'bear" interest, but afterward reacted G7d. The market is now in such a condition that no prices jre quoted. Bessemer Pi,; I'm is for hematite warrants liaedropiicd to 57s dd.oniiiir to pressure to make sales, but since reictcdto 58. .Makers' iron lia-al-o divlim d. although fairly active. "WcstCoan brands Nos. 1, 2. 3, seihng at 59s. f. o. b. snipping point Middlisurough Pijr A break in prices of Cleveland warrants to 47-. 4.d has consider ably unsettled the market, and makers' prices are irregular, with 49. quoted for No. 3, Jlid dlesbroueh, free on boaru. bpiegtleiscn There is still a very good de mand and the market remains hnu. English 20 per cent quoted it 102s. Od, f. o. b. at works. ssteel Wire Rods The market is quiet and prices are uncharged Mild steel. No. 6, quo'cd at S 12- C 1. f. o. b. shipping port. Steel Rails Demand :s only fair and prices arewithoutchange. Heavy sections quoted at SX os. f. o b shipping poiut. istetl Blooms I hero is a fair inquiry and pilces are strath. Bessemer 7x7 quoted 4 17s. od f. o. b shipping point. Steel Billets Hie demand is good and prices stoadj. Bessemer (size2ix2) quoted at 5 f. 0. b shipping point. steel tlabs 2o change reported in these. Ordinary sizes Quoted at 5f. o. b. shipping point. Crop Ends Prices are steady and the de mand is fair. Run of the mill quoted at32s.6d. 03 5s L o. b. shipping point. Old Iron Rails A cood demand continues and prices are firm Tees quoted at 3 5s. aud double beads at 3 7. 6d.&3 10s. f. o. t. Scrap Iron Holders are Arm at previous prices and the demand is fair. Heavv wrought quoted at 2 7s. 6d f. o. b. shipping points. .Manufactured Iron Prices the same as last week, but the market quieter. Stafford, ord. marked bars. (f. o. b. L'pool) 0 0sCd 9 OsOd common bars. ...7 2s bd 7 5s (Id black sheet singles 8 Os Od 8 2s Gd Welsh bars, f o. b. Wales 8 7s 6d(y 6 It's Od Steamer Freights Glai-gow to New York Is. Od. Liverpool to New York. 10s. Od. , Pig Tin Prices have gone still low er, and the market has been verynervous. butshous better form to-da. btrai q uoted at 08 Ss. for spot: futures (3 months), 97 10s. Copper There has been about 2 decline in prices of ordinary bars, with moderate trading Chili bars quoted 57 5-. for spot, 57 17s. 60. for future delivery. Best selected English. 66. Lead Demand good and the market Arm. fcort Spanish quoted at 14 10s. -Spelter The market easier and demand mod erate. Ordmarj bllesian quoted at 24 10s. Tin Plate A large business has been done and the demand is still active. Makers are bold' inp for a further advance. 1. C. charcoal, Allawav grade. f. o. b. Liverpool isj, 0d.18s. 3d. Bessemer steel, coke finish 17s. 3d.fil7p. to. Siemens steel, coke niush 17x. bd.617s. d. B. V. grade coke. 14x20 17s. 0d.ei7s. 3d. Dean grade ternes 16s. 3d.16s. 6d. Metal Markets. Net York Pig iron steady and quiet. Copper nominal: lake. October, 10 75. Lead unsettled; domestic 5 80. Tin brisker and firmer;: straits, 21 75. MORE CARS WANTED. Lack of Shipping Facilities Still a Stnm Mlng Klock to A Prosperous Coke Mar ket Consumers Suffering. -rrrriAL teleoeam to tux distatch.: Scottdalk. October. 18. The stumbling block to a prosperous and almost unprece dented coke market is still the lack of shipping facilities. Trade is becoming more and more peiplexed by the scant car supply. The efforts of the railroad companies to furnish a liberal supply have been unavailing, and it is readily conceded that the famine, instead of abating, is growing gradually worse. Shippers and con sumers are suffering in consequence. With tho former there is too mucn coke and with the latter not enough. There is still danger of the interruption of the operation of a numbe' of furnacis by reason ot their small receipts of fuel. An operator defined tho coke trade as follows to The Dispatch correspondent: Orders for production are abundant, and, while tne productive capacity of the region is fully equal to the demand, it cannot bo met be cause ot that old barrier, poor car supply. One ot the causes of the car famine is that when coke is shipped West the cars are utilized in the shipping of grain East. In thtt way it invariably takes two and three weeks for the cars to come back to us again. Under the old pooling agreement between tho various railroad companies whose lines tap the coke region, eacn company supplied a stipu lated amount of cars dail) for the coke traffic. That has gone asunder now and the company with the largest number nf cars gets the most traffic. A few weeks ago the Pitisburg and Lake bborc Company enjoyed a tremendous boom, as when the cars were scarce on the Bal timore and Oiuo and Peniisjlvania Rail road liDes. tliev had plent and about met all the demands. Hie New York Central strike played havoc with them tbou.'h. and the Lake Shore supaly is row shorter than that ot the other two roads. We anticipate an improvement in transportation of course, sooner or later, and only hope our expectations will be realized. 1 believe the brisk demand will keep up." James Dillinger. tho jovial Pennsvllle coke operator said to-day that he was looking for an improvement in car supplv after Pattison was elei ted. Production is still being restricted at man plants according to the car supplr.wbich serves as a preventi e to a mountain of coke on the stock yards. At several plants dis appointments in cars necessitates the stocking of coke. Orders are numerous from all dis tricts. Works are still operating five and six davs per week. There is a complaint of lack of motive power by some operators. Auo. her railroad, connecting with the coke regions, would probabl relieve the urgent ne cessities of the coke 'companies. The fire is still burning in the Charlotte mino here. The Mahoning plant of Isaac Taylor is still idle, on account of water in the pit. The Leisenring No. 1 plant is still idle. It consists of 500 ovens. K. A. Humphrey has opened a mine and will erect worts at Red Bank. Fajette county. There are only about 1,700 idle ovens in the region. The total numl'er of ovens is 15.510. bhipments last week averaged about 1,077 cars per day, against 1.071 cars for the week be fore. The total increase in shipments over the previous week was only 35 cars. They were consigned to points ot consumption as fol lows: To points west of Pittsburg, 3,905 cars; to Pittsburg and river points, 1,775 cars; to points east of Pittsburg. 780 cars. Total, 6,460 cars. The following is the record of the preceding week: To points west of Pittsburg. 3,905 cars; to Pittsburg and river points, l,b00 cars: to points east of Pmsbursr, 900 car-. Total, 6.4J5 cars. Prices ate as follows: Furnace coke, 2 15: foundry, 2 45; crushed, J2 65; all f. o. b. cars at ovens'per ton of 2,000 pounds. Freight rates are: To Plttsourg 7o Mahouing and bhenango Valleys lo Cleveland. O loHuffalo. N. Y To Detroit, Mich , lo Cincinnati, O T" Louisville, Kv hicago. 111 7.. Milwaukee. is loM. Louis. Mo ..JO 70 .. 1 70 ','. 2 35 .. :u ..3 20 .. 175 .. IS5 .. 3 Si 'loE.is.bl. Louis 3 20 To ilaltiinore 2 17 lo Bostoi 4 10 This will make prices at these points of con sumption as lollons l'olnt. Furnace. Foundry. Crushed. I'lttsburir 2S5 3 15 t35 M. anrtb. Vallcjs 331 3 80 4 00 Cleveland 3 S5 (II 4 IS Buffalo 4 40 4 7u 4 90 Detroit 4S0 4 SJ 5 00 Cincinnati 4X0 5 10 5 30 Louisville 5Ji S 65 5 85 Chicago 4!I0 520 540 Milwaukee 5O0 5 30 5 50 St. Louis 5 30 5SJ 6 00 KastM.Louis 5 T5 5 5 5 SS Baltimore 4 32 4 62 4 S2 Bo-ton 8 15 6 45 6 05 LITE STOCK KABKETS. Condition or Trade at the East Liberty Stock Tarda. Office of The PrrrsBUKo Dispatch, ( Thursday. October 16. IS90. ( Cattle Receipts, 812 head; shipments, G51 head; market, no material change; mostly through consignments; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts, 3.350 bead: shipments. 2.S0O bead: market active: Philadelphia, 4 654 75; btst Yoikers. 4 400150; common. 4 104 30; pigs. 3 253 75; 5 cars of hogs shipped to New l'nrk to da. Sbeep Receipts, 300 head; shipments, bOO head; market fair at yesterday's prices. Bj Telegraph. CINCINNATI Hog Demand good andprices steady; common and light, 2 75&4 35: packing and butchers', 4 OOffil 40; receipts, 2,575 head; shipment. 2,41V head. Cattle Demand liht; markot stead: common. 75cl 50: fair to choice butcher crade?. 1 'ami 65: choice shippers. 3 754 00; receipts. 2M) head: ship ments, 2S0 nead. Sheep Demand good: market firm; common to choice. 2 504 75: stock wethers and ewc, 4 25S!5 00: extra f it wethers and yearlintrs. 4 75a 00: receipts, 950 bead; shipments, 170 head. Lambs in good demand andfiuner: good to choice shipping. 5 506 00; common to choice butcheis, 4 00 5 75 per 100 pounds. NEW YORK Beeves Receipts 142 head, all direct to local slaughterers; no tnde: feeling weak. Dressed Deef stead at 6Kg7Jc peril.. Shipments to-day, 1,293 beeves Calves Re ceipts, 745 head; market dull: veals, $6 008 00 per 10 fti; grassers. 2 252 50: Westerns, 82 803 60. Sheep Receipts, 4,270 head. Sheep stead. Lambs Jjc per ft lower. Sheep. S100S 5 25 per 100 As. Lam I is. 5 5066 02 Dre-sed mutton steady at S510e per ft. Dressed lambs weak at 9llc Hogs Receipts, in cluding 4 cars for sale, 9,499 head; market, 4 20 4 90 per 100 lis. KANSAS CITY Cattle Receipts, 4.980 head; shipments. 4,000 head; market strong; steers, 3 404 7a; cows, 1 502 65: stnekers and feed ers, 2 503 25; range sieers. 2 00Q2 65; range cows, 1 0021 !KX Hoes Receipts. 7.775 head; shipments. 3,800 head; market steady: hulk, 3 951 10: all grades, 3 25S1 30. Sbeep Reeeipts, 740 head; shipments, 1.010 head: mar ket stead: lambs, 3 7001 20; good to choice muttons, 4 O04 2u; Blockers and feeders, 2 Sifil 60 ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts. 2,200 head; shipments, none; market active and higher; good to fancy natives, H 505 00; fair to good do. 3 904 50; stockers aud feeders, 2 00 3 10: Tcxans and Indians, 2 30g3 5a Hogs Receipts, 5,300 head; shipment-, 1.600 head; market stead; fair to choice heavy, 4 3U 4 40; mixed grades, $3 904 30: light, fair to best, 4 104 25. Sheep Receipts. 800 head; shipments, n ne; market strong; good to choice, 1 00&5 10. CHICAGO The Evening Drovert' Journal reports: Cattle Receipts. 13.000 head: shipments, 4.UO0; market active and strong: steers, ri WJft.5 25; cows and bulls. 1 40ffi3 10: 'lexans, 3 20&3 35; rangers, 3 004j370. Hogs Receipts. 20.UU0 head; shipments, 8,000; market active and steady: packers and shippers, 4 00 4 55: light, 4 004 45; pigs, 3 003 75. Sbeep Receipts, 7,000 head; shipments, none: market s eady: natives, 4 00&4 85: Westerns. $s 404 45. BUFFALO Cattle Receipts. 62 loads througn 1 sale; market steady and unchanged. Sbeep and lambs Receipts, 17 loads through, 20 sale; market fairly active and unchanged. II-g Receipts. 44 loads through. 25 sale; market steady: meaiums and heavy, 4 04 70. Wool Markets. St. Louis Wool receipts, 90,635 pounds; market strong, active but unchanged. TOLEDO Wheat Dull and firmer: cash and October, 1 01K; December. $1 OSJf; May, 1 07. Corn dull; cash. 52c; May, 53c Oats quiet; cash, 41c Cloverseed dnlL Drygoods Market. NewYobk. October 16. Business in dry goods continued moderate as regards the cur rent wants of jobbers, though there was more doing in a general wav in staple cottons, with indications of more activity in the near future. Lead Markets. St. Loots Lead No change: very little to be bad aud salable at $5 355 87K. "Wliisky Market. St. Louis Whisky, tl 13. CnilTUCinCDO "" flnd interetUng OUU I nolUL.no newt in to-morrow't Soutlalde edition of THE DISPATCH. Tourists. Whether on pleasure bent or business, should take on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs, as it acts most pleassntly and effectually on the kidneys, "liver and bowels, preventing fevers, headaches and other forms of sickness. For sale in 50o and (1 bottles by all leading drug, gists. SHORT-CUT RAILWAY. Ronte of the Projected Linelo Home stead Settled at Last. A PROMOTER TALKS HOPEFULLY. Raid on the Business of tbe Connlrj in the Interest of Wall Street. TEE NEWS ASD GOSSIP OP THE CITY According to information obtained yes terday from reliable authority, the much-talked-of route of the Homestead Kailroad has been definitely determined. It will start from Boquet street and strike Green field avenue, near the residence of William B'irker, thence along Greenfield avenue and private property to Hazelwood avenue, thence through the north corner of Calvary Cemetery and S. S. Brown's property to the projected bridge aud thence to Homestead. The point of connection with the Duquesne Tracttou has not been settled upon, but will be in a few davs. The distance from the Court House to Homestead by this route is about four and a half miles. The bridgo will be 1,800 feet long, and will cost over 200,000. The cost of tho road will be about .500,000. making thetotal outlay between 500,COOand 600,000. Asked when work on the road would begin, the informant, who is a large stockholder, re ulied: "It is bard to say. Some of the details must be arranged first. It may begin next week. lam confident ground will be broken this fall, but if the winter should be a bad one. it is probtblo that little will be done before next spring. Once fairly started, however, it will be rnshed through as fast as possible. There aro manv interesting features connected with the road which I am not at liberty to give yon at present, but j on can sav that it will be a go. It is backed by men of abundant means, who will not stop short of complete success." Wall Street Tactics. Xew York seems to be tbe center of a con spiracy to abstract and cripple the legitimate business of the country, with a view to bene fitting the stock market. Some may wonder how speculation can flourish whenbusmo-s is on its back. The explanation is easy. In flush times, such as the country is now blessed with, there are so many good opportunities tor safe and profitable investment that stocks are neglected. Holders realize and employ their money in other directions mere arcmoro sellers than buyers. When times are dull these opportunities for investment disappear, and capitalists must cither speculate or let thmr money lie Idle. This is the rule. The JJew York conspirators the bears of Wall street ind their numerous agents at all of tho principal Lusiness centers, seeing that the country is prosperons and that large amounts of capital are being invested in vari ous useful enterprises, are endeavoring to counteract this tendency by sendingout repons of an impending panic and general collapse of business. The frequency ot these lugubrious predictions has no doubt attracted the atten tion of readers of Wall street letters, special and otherwise, and they havo doubtless wondered what it meant. So far the conspiracy has failed to produce the desired effect. Busi ness is active all along tbe line, and steadily in creasing in volume and strength. No bolder attempt to discredit the business standing of tbe country has been made since Wall street speculated on the necessities of the conntrv durinc tbe war. So far as can be dis cerned" there is no ground for it Production is. quickly absorbed, showing that stocks are not accnmulatinrr Railroads are unable to handle all the freight offered. Pronerty is being im proved and homes established at a rate hitherto unknown. Monevisiu good supply at moderate interest chaiges. Wildcatting is limited to a few localities in the Far West. All of the sub stantial activities are on a firm footing. But facts go for nothing with the Wall street crowd. They ignore them at the beginning of their crusade, and seem resolved to continue lie agitation on that line. But tbe public hav ing been deceived bv the same tactics before, is not likely to accept the statement tnat every thing is going to tho demmtion bow-wows against conclusive evidence to the contrary. w Business Xevri and Gossip. The condition of Mr. John Harper, President of the Bank of l'ittsburc. showed further im provement yesterday. Unless the nnexpected hanpen, his recovery is only a qnestlon of time. People who aro interested in tbe Homestead Railway will no doubt be glad to learn that tbe route has been selected, and that work will probably begin this fall. Eleven of 32 mortgages on file yesterday were for purchase money The largest was for 14. 445. Eleven were for less than 1,000 each. Within the past two months nearly 200 mort gages have been paid off. The coutr ictor is rushing work on Pcnn ave nue and Wood stieet, Wilkinsburg. rIhe greatest draw hick is a scarcitvof laborers. An "outsider," said to be from Philadelphia, leased a business place yesterday and paid the rent up to April 1, 1S92, amounting to nearly 6,009. Arrangements are being made for tho erec tion of several more apartment houses out Fifth avenue. They are growing in popularity. A member of the Ann ot Black &. li.iird said yesteulay: "There will be the greatest rush next soring for dwelling houses ever known in Pittsburg It is great now. A gre-it man; out siders are coininein, but where the will find quarters is morn than J can tell." The Bank of England'tt directors at their meeting jesterday made no change in the rate of discount, as mjs expected. Advices from Cuba Indicate a very favorable yield for the sugar crop. A Fourth avenue leal estate broker will probably bo among the bidders for the ex change building. New Buildings. This interest is picking up again, notwith standing bad weather and worse roads. Ten permits were taken out jesterday, lie list follows: Frank H. Speer, four frame two-story dwell ings, 18x11 feet, each on Gerrett street, Twenty first ward. Cost, 4.800. Frank H. Speer, frame two-story dwelling, 28x86 feet, on College avenue. Twentieth ward. Cost. 2,500. Lemuel Hall, four brick two-story and man sard dwellings, 20x32 feet each, on corner of Gross and Cypress streets. Twentieth ward. Cost, S8,50a J. W. .Moore, iron-clad addition one-story factory, 21x60 lcet, on Twentj-seventh street, Twelitli ward. Cost, 700. Samuel Kelly, frame two-story dwelling, 23x 34 feet, on Euclid avenue, Nineteenth ward. Cost, 2,500. Thomas Thompson, frame two-story dwell ing, 17x18 feet, on Arch street. Twelfth ward. Cost, 350. JIargaret O'Brien, frame one-story dwelling, 16x46 feet, on Stobo street, Fourteenth ward. Cost, 275. John Staple, frame two story, basement and attic dwelling, 18x32 feet, on Arlington avenue, T wen t -fourth ward: cost, 1,376. Samuel Humphries, frame two-story dwel ling, 17x32 feet, on Holmes street. Eighteenth ward: cost, 1,400 Ann Hoffman, frame two-story dwelling, 17x 34 feet, on Merriinan alley, Twenty-sixth ward; cost, 1,500. Movements in Real Estate. The sale of lots at Walls station yesterday by Baxter, Thompson & Co. and Gay & Bair was quite satisfactory, considering the weather. Thirty-four were disposed of at prices ranging trom 100 to 8400. Almost every one who at tended tbe sale was a buyer, showing an active demand for building sites in that locality. Baltensperger t Williams sold for John S. Wilson to a prominent minister of the citv a lot 50x140 on Craig street. Bellefleld. just north of Center avenue, for 2,200. a A. Dickie Co. sold for Melvin 4 Smith four more lots on Bennett street to T. P. Mar shall, .Nos. 33, 34, 35 and 36 in Melvin & Smith's plan, at Homewood station, 120x135 feet, for 3.200, making 16 lots secured by Mr. Marshall from this plan. Reed B. Covle fc Co. sold to Samuel Foster for Samuel Watson, two lots In the Watson place plan, Tenth ward, Allegheny, being 100 feet on tbe Perrysville road, by 150 feetln depth to Orleans street, for 3,000. J. E. Glass sold lot No. 20 in Aliquippa place plan. Thirteenth ward, for 650. Black & Balrd sold to Eliza J. Young, three two-story and mansard brick dwelling, being Nos. 214, 216 and 218 Devilllers street. Eleventh ward, with lot 43x84 feet, for 8.000. Alles & Bailey sold to K. Smkeiwercz, the front half of lot No. 78 in E.P. Jones' plan, Wads worth street. Thirteenth ward, for '.B0. Charles Somers fc Co. sold for J. R, and J. S. Holland to J. K. Moss, a residence property on Katharine street. Brusnton Station, P. R. R., consisting of lot 25x145 feec, with frame dwell ing of six rooms. Consideration, 2,300. Mining Stocks. New York, October 16. Mining quotations: Alice, 200; Adams Consolidated, 275; Bodle, 170; Caledonia B. H., 145: Con. California and Vir ginia. 450; Commonwealth, 250; Deadwood 1., 135; Eureka Con., 375: Gould and Curry, 200; Hale A Norcros 205: Horn Silver, 330; Iron Silver. 150: Mexican, 325: New C. Coal. 1.000; Ophir, 480; Occidental, 175: Plymouth. 17o; Sav age. 325: Sierra Nevada. 325; Small Hopes, 100; Suttei Creek, 120. HOME SECURITIES. Luster Actit e afirl Stronger Other Gains and Losses Without Significance. Luster was again the center of attraction at tbe local stock calls yesterday, over 300 shares changing hands. The first transaction was at 19 and the last at 19- The close was 19 bid, with none offered under 19. While some of the business is no doubt attributable to the cov ering of shorts, the bnlk of it seems to be due to favorable news from the mine, giving reason able assurance of success. The other active stocks were Philadelphia Gas, Pitt8Durg. Virginia and Charleston Rail road and Pleasant Valley, all of which were about steady. Electric and Switch and Signal were weaker. Pittsburg Traction was the strongest of its class, closing at 31i against Z& at the opening. Freehold Bank was offered at a concession, probablv on an imperative order to sell. rlKST SFCOND THIItD CALL. CALL. CALL. B A li A B A AlleehenyN.Bk. 73.... 73K ... Cam. JNat. Bank 104s 1W. .... 106 Duqucsuc N. BV ... 177,1 Farmers' D.N. U 540 Irccholilliank 67 67 Iron City N. 1 . 92$,.... 92V Mech'csJOIank .... K6 bare Deposit Co. 6s 75 HllditcwnlcrOas .. . 4S SSi C. V. lias Co.... 3S"i 40 39K "hloVallev a) 20,'.... I. .N. O. & V. Co 15 .... 15 I'euna. G. Co 15 l'lula. Co 28M M,' fflsi KV 2SJ M4 lieilins Gis C. 1S 20 Hazelwood Oil li -Ml1.... W!i Wash. Oil to.... 82 82'.... Fisher Ull Co.. 51 55 .... (entral Traction .... 20 26J Citizens' Trac &H I'itts. Trtetlon.. m.... 3.1H... 34'4 34 1'leasant Valley. iif IT'.i "SH Tii 2s;8 rJJS Charllcrs Ky 5.1 53 r-'gh, McK. & 6a ie ra l. C. &ht. L 28 23 P. V. & C. K. Co 45 .... 1. AW. ILK. Co 115( nv l'.&W.lLK.prer. .... 17. 17 1'., IV.1K.D.K. .... 54 54 N.V.AC U.C.U 321 3'.... LaNoriaMln'gC l 20 Luster Milling 19), I9M 193S MM '9!4 Wcstinghou-eK. .... 19 .... 1.9 .... 2SJ,- 11. fe. i.b. Co 15 V.A.li.t,o..Llm 75 Underg'U Ca. Co At first call 110 shares of Luster sold at 19, 20 ?t 19Ji and 10 at 19. After call 30 shares brought I9& After second call 110 shares went at 19. Sales it third c.U were 100 Philadel phia Gas at 28 1 Pitisburg, Virginia and Charleston Railroad at 45. 40 Luster at 19 and 25 Pleasant Valley at 27. 1 he total sales of stocks at New York yester dav were 36,807 shares. Including: Atchison, 24.460: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 11.016; Erie, 3,075; Lomsvillo and Nashville, 16 -610; Northwestern, 3,100: North American, li 448: Northern Pacific preferred. 10.950: Reading, 11,125; SL Paul, oi220; Union Pacific. 13,920. . AT THE BANKS. Financial Matters in Good Shape Demand and Supply Liberal. There were no special features developed in the local money market yesterday. The de mand for loans was moderate and the supply of funds liberal, although some of the banks claimed to be rather shor. Rates were steady and unchanged. Checking aud discounting were well up, showing that business was all right Exchanges were 82.7iO,77C 01 and bal ances 422.153 41. London cables received in Wall street yester day w ere of a more bopeful character, and to the effect that tho lnrtnightly settlement had been effected without tbe trouble anticipated In some quarters, and that the governors of tbe Bank of England would probably not make any chance In tbe rate of discount. Money on call at New lork yestcraav was easv, ranging from 34 per cent, last loan 3, closed offered at 3. Prime mercantile paper, 5?i'K- Sterling exchange quiet and steady at 4 80 for 60-day bills and $4 85 for de mand. Closing Bond Quotations. tf. S. 45. ree 123 U. . 4s. coup 123i I'.S. 45s, reg 101 U. S. 4'B, coup 104i J'acillc 6s of 'Do 113 Loulslanastamped4s S3 Missouri 6s 100 'lenn. newseL 6s.. ..104 'lenn. new sit. 5s.. 100 'lenn. new seL 3s.... 71 Cnnada bo. 2ds Uti Central Pacific Ists.llOM Den. A K. (,. lets. ..119 Den. AK. U. 4s V2H D.&1L O. Westlsts. Krie 2ds 93 M. K. AT. ben. 6i.. 80 M. K. &T. Uen. 53.. 68 Mutual Union 6s....l02 H. J. C Int. Cert.. .110 Northern l'ac. lsts..H6S Northern Pac. Ids.. Ill Northw't'n consols. 140 Northw'n dehen's 5sl08 Oregon & 'trans. 6s. 107 ht.L &l. M. Ucn. 5s. 91 '4 bt.L. A.S.F. Oen.M.IIt($ St. faul consols.. ...124H st. r. cnicfci'c. ists.114 1x.. Pc. L.O.Tr.Its. 91 Tx.. l'c. i: l.lr.lts. 38' Union Pacific 1st.. .ill West bhore 103i New York Clearings, 161.869,757; balances. S7.9S32S7. Bostox Clearings, 18,220.801: balances, S1.HS.331. Philadklphia Clearings. 13.581.926: bal ance". 2.191.030. M oney, 6 per i ent. Baltimore Clealng. 2,562,123; balances, JOS.) M9. London The amonnt of bullion withdrawn from the Bank of Engliud on balance to-day is 90 000 The bullion in the Bank of England increased 371.000 during the past week. The proportion oi the B ink of England's reserve to liability is now 33.08 per cent. Paris Threo per cent rentes. 93c 52c for tbe account. The weekly statement 01 the Bank of France shows a decrcisp of 23,500,000 francs gold and 550. (XXI francs silver. CiriCAOO Cleanncs, 14,695.000. New York exchange was we discount Did. The rates on money wero uncliinged at 6 per cent for call and 67 per cent for time loans. A CLOSE CALL. One Sale Sates the Oil Market From a Goose Egg. The oil crowd narrowly escaped a whitewash yesterday. Just before the close 2.000 barrels changed hands atSl. This was tbe only trade. That the commodity was tlim was shown bv refusing 82. There is co lslderable long oil In Pittsburg, but itis held for better prices. Re fined was unchanged. Wednesday's clearings were 5S.O00 barrels. A broker said "Really. I don't know what to think of the situation. Oil is strong, but there is no market for it at anything like fair prices. I suppose we shall hive to sell out to the Standard, allow certificates to be retired and try to do Something with Lima. This seems to bo tbe only course we can take, unless the independent movement pans out," reatures of Yesterday's Oil Market. Corrected daily by John M. Oakley & Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange: Opened SZli I Lowest. Hixhust 62)4 I Closed SIX 1H Barrels. .. 33.931 . . S5.029 ... 81,876 Average charters A vera ge shipments , Average runs Kerinea. New YorE. 7.60c Krunea. London. 5ri. ltcflnea. Antwerp. I6f. Kenned. Liverpool. a 1. Kelincd. Bremen. 6.55m. A. B. McGrew. No. 115 Fourth avenue, quotes: Puts. 80; calls. 8282 Other Oil Markets. Oil Citt. October 10. Opened. 82c; highest. 82c: lowest, 81X-: closed, 81Jc. Sales, 122,000 barrels: runs, 90.S50 barrels: hipments, 101,256 barrels; charters. 98.211 barrels. Bradford, Oetoberl& Opened82iic: closed, 81Kc: highest, 82c: lowest, 81Jc. Charters. 26,191 barrels: runs. 136,720 barrels; shipments, 128,003 barrels; clearances, 310,000 barrels. NEW York, October 16. Petroleum was dull and trading very light: in the last hour the market was neglected, aud closed dull. Penn sylvania oil. spot Opening, 81c: hlghest.81Jc; lowest. 81c: closing, SlJc. November op ion Opening. 81c: highest 81c; lowest, 81Kc; closing. 81c, Lima oil No sales. Total sales, 23,000 barrels. KEW YORK STOCKS. General Market Rnles Dull Excliange Itoom Manipulation Causes an Artifi cial Depression In St. PauL Wlilch is Felt by Other Stocks. New York. October 16. The stock market to-day was again dull, with all the business confined to a tew stocks in which the bears were still active, the remainder being without feature and fluctuating within extremely nar row limits, with considerable irregularity in the movement or prices. The injunction granted, restraining the reorganization of tbe Sugar Trust was one of the most influential factors on the bear side, but the failure of the directors of the Bank ot England o advance their minimum rate vof dis count was the occasion ot the renewal of confidence in many quarters. The bears sought to make an impression upon values by severe drives against a few stocks, among which the coal stocks, with the exception of Reading and St, Paul, were most prominent. Delaware and Hndson was conspicuous for tbe easy manner in which it yielded. Tbe foreign ers were sellers at the opening, which was made generally at small concessions from lt night's figures, and further losses ware sus tained In the early trading in Sugar Refineries and Larkawanua. The general list, however, was well held and tho foreigners: turning buy ers,, fractional advances were scored before noon in almost everything traded in. The pressure upon the Coalers and St. Paul by the bears later satrged off everything, and the level of tho opening prices was generally reached. The buying in the last hour, how ever, was most urgent, and these losses were generally made up. tho market closing dull but firm at slight fractions better than first figures. The final changes are in but few cases for more than small fractions, and are fairly evenly di vided between gains and losses, and, while Sugar Is off 1 and Liokawanna 1 per cent, Pacific Mail is i higher and Chicago Gas 1 per cent. Kansas and Texas securities show an increased trading and attract more atten tion since the Trust companies delivered the new certificates, the preferred stocks being traded in in the regular list for tbe first time to-day. Railroad bonds were dnll throughout: sales, 791,000. Government bonds have been dull but firm. Stato Donds bave been neglected. The J'oH sas: The loner prices for slocks in the afternoon were almost entirely the effect of some heavy manipulation and trading by professional board room speculators in St. Paul, which they contrived by one method or another to depress nearly 1 per tent between 12 o'ejock and 1 o'clock. There was nothing in the condition or prospects or the St, Paul property or in tho general railroao or monetary situation, or in the holding of St. Paul stock to cause a decline, it was purely manipulation and exchange room tactics that made the 1 iwer prices for that stock. It was induced by t e extreme dullness of the markit, and had s mo slight effect to make fractionally lower p icen lor the other stocks. The following table shows tne prices or active stocks on the icw York Stock ivtcbange yester dav. Corrected dally for THE Dispatch by WlllThET i. BTEMIENSOX, oldest 1'lttsburg mem bers of New York Slock Lxchange, 57 Fourth avenue: Clos ing Bin isK i'H l!0i 30 19'4 4IVJ Wh 53 ( lot.. Open ing. Am. Cotton Oil na Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. ltM Atcli.. Ton. is. F 34 Canada Southern 52 Central of NewJersev.lU Central I'aclnc Chesapeake So Ohio.... VM Cblcano dns trust 432 C. Bur. Uulncy 91 C. Mil. 4 at. PauL. . &SAf v.. Mil. & st. P.. or.. 109 V.. Itockl. 1'. -if C. 3L L. A Pitts 13S C. St. U & I'itts., pf.. WH C. St. P.. M. JLO C. A Northwestern ....10C U. ,t N. W. pt C. C. C. 1 5'a Col. Coal & Iron 'iH Col. .4 Hockinx Valley 294 Del., Lack X Weil 145 Del. Hudson 136 Uen. KIo Grande Den. a K100raude.nl. oiji K. r.. Vn. Jt ua Illinois Central 93 Laze Krie & est cake Krie West pr Lake Shore & M. a ICHs Louisville iMashvllle. Tlii Mlcluimn Central.. Mobile SOhlo 77 Missouri Pacific 674f National i.eid'lnut... 19S New York Central 102 N. .. Cft St. L Hlgh esL isij 34V 52 112 iiiif 44 59'4 lirl 7S14 391, 10CV m'x 2S4 145 1H ii LOW CSL isV 3 ol4 10SS ivi 4W 58 10U 7,V 13V ltii 39JJ 39 H 27 1IXH 106 i 133 6.V C6! 4V4 44M 29H Ja 141 'j 14 7, 134 S 134 17 528 o.I 8! 99 tf OTJa n SS'4 io' m 77 77J4 90!t iiii GtTa 19. !!)' 102M 103 -an M' 20H 1W 15 N. Y.. L. E. .V W. 214 2I1 21M 20X 41)" 35M 215 :-H 73 21 55 41 i lt; 26i 1Mb 20-X 36 40$ 17 J5 2l! 17 72" N.I.. L. E.& W. pd. M. i. &K. L. tlii N. Y.. O. & W 17J.C Norfolk Western nr. 57 Northern Pacific 26H Northern Pacific pr.... "1 Ohio & Mississippi 21 Oreffon Improvement Pacific Mall 40,S Peo., Dec. & Evans Pniladel. & Keadlmr... S3! Pullman Palace C-ir. . 215 Kk-hmond w. P. T.. I7M HIchmond & W.P.T PI V4 St. P., Minn. A Man.. 1061 St. L. SanF. lstoi.. liH Suear Trust 74 Texas Pacific 17SJ Union Paclfe Mi W'abasn W'abssh preferred 10S Western Union SIX Wheeling!.. K. 3., Wheeling!., fipref. 7l)i North American Co... 41 'i 17i 2bV 21 215 18 -1H 17 51 12 20 811 31 70 32 Philadelphia Stocks. Clotlne Quotation of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished bv Whitney Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. an ilembers New York stock fcx- change! l'ennvlvanla Kailroad Heading Buffalo. Pittsburg & Western. Lenlzh Vailjv LohlghMavixntlon Nortnern r'aclllc Northern Pacific preferred.... Eid. .. 51 .. 13 .. 8'4 .. 50' .. 51 4 .. 26 Asked. 52 18 1-16 8Jf 51 51 26), 72H Boston Stocks. Atch. Top 31 lloston Albany. ...19s lioslnn Maine 206 C B.&q W!$ ('in., San. Clev.. 26 haslcrn It. K 169 Kltcl.nurj: Is. IL pf. 85 Flint APereM 22 Calumet Hecla....293 franklin 20'4 Huron 4, Kcaraarge Osceola Pewablc (new) tjnincv Santa Fe copper .... Tamarack Anulston Land Co.. Kostou Land Co... . San Diego Land Co. West tnd licit "telephone L-imson Store S Water power lli 40 15 108 5.' 184 56 6 IS 24V 223 29 Mass. Central 18' .Met. Cen. com 24H N. Y. N. Kng 41V Old Colony 168 Wis. Cen. common. 20)j Aiioue7 ng. to on Atlantic 19 lloston Mont 51H ON THE RIVER FRONT. The Damp Weather Not Enjoyed by the Denizens of Water Street Looking Out for the Little Tug Stella McCluskey Little Grains of Sand. Strango to say, rivcrraen do not enjoy damp ness unless itis a part of the river that flows at their feet. When the water comes down from the heavens in sections ton small to float a boat and yet too thick to dodge, the denizens of Water street usually hunt a dry place in the packet landings, where tbey sit, the old ones telling stories of the good old river dajs when railroads were not so plentiful and the younger men listening with envy to these tales. Such a day was yesterday. A dull, heavy rain per meated the atmosphere with an indescribable dampness that would be more enjojedif it were not. The river continued to fall, and at 3 o'clock the Market street gauge told of only an extrt depth of 10 feet i inches. The little tug Stella McCluskey still lies at the bottom of the river, tbougn some time was spent yesterday in trying to find her resting place. All tho fishing possible yesterday failed to locate the little Stella, but work will be pushed until she again floats on tbe surface. Her owner has no hopis of recovering her for several days, or atleast until there is less water in the river to contend witb. Grains of Sand. The Germanla had a big load when she started for Morantown at 3 o'clock yesterday. THE Matt P. Allen arrived from Wheeling yes terdaj and soon alter left for the same place with prospects of a good trip. Tux .lames G. lilaine went to Brownsville yes terday, and her to-day's trip will be to Morgan town. The Adam Jacobs goes to Brownsville to day. The Sam Clark arrived last nlglit from Louis ville, and will go out for the same place this morn ing with abir load of coal In tow. Captain Mc Kec is In charge. A paktt of flvo yonng ladles from Allegheny haveenjraged staterooms on the C. W. Batchelor for a pleasure trip to Cincinnati. The Batchelor will leave I'lttsburir at 5 this morning under the command of Captain O'Neill. Trice of Bar Silver. New York, October 16. Bar sliver London, 49Jd; New York, $1 09. SniLOH's Curf will immediately relieve croup, whoopinc rough and bronchitis. Sold by Jos. Flemiiic & Son, 412 Market St. When baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children.she gave them Castoria an-77-HTVF,?n BROKERS-rrNANCIAL. PEOPLE'S SAVINGS HANK. 81 FOURfH AVENUE. Capital. S300.000. Surplus. S51.670 29. D. McK. LLOYD, EDWARD K DUFF, 4 President, Asst. Sec Treas. percent interest allowed on time deposits. OC15-40-D Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. my2 JOHN H. OAKLEY & CO., BANKSKa AND BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicago, U SIXTH ST, Plttsburs. mySWl 74 72! llh 17S 5l? oOJ, 316 31)$ 71 'A 71 S2H 3134 DOMESTIC MARKETS. Potatoes Slow, "wins: to Large ceipts of Poor Stock, Ke- STRICTLY FREbH EGGS ADVAKCED. Heavy Receipts of Cereal, but Markets Are Still fatrong. GROCERIES ACT1YB AXD UNCHANGED OFFICE OF FITTSBUKG DISPATCH, THURSDAY. October 16, lSIW. S Country Produce Jobbing Prices. There are few new features in this depart ment of trade. Potatoes are Somewhat dull, owing to liberal supplies, but quality or re ceipts is below pir, and choice stock would find ready purchasers at onlside quotations. Strictly fresh eggs have been advanced, as our quota tions will disclose. Grapes are scarcely as firm as they have been for a week or two past. Re ceipts from Northern Ohio and V festern New York are very large. Fancy apples aro in good demand at outside quotations. The chestnnt crop proves to be unusually large, and markets are weak. Apples S2 S05 00 a barrel. Buttek Creamery, E!gin.'2728c; Ohio do, 2526c; fresh dairy packed, 2022c; fancy coun try rolls. 2122o Berries Grapes, Concord?, 2o30ca basket: Dclawares, 3540c a basket; cranberries S2 50 3 25 a bushel; quinces. So 006 50 a barrel. BEANS Nen crop beans, $2 504?2 55; marrow fat, $2 60J 75; Lima beans. OJifeoKc- IJEfsWAX '230a 9 S lor choice; lowgrade, 22&20C. Chestnuts J2 252 75 a bushel. Cider Band refined, 59 00810 00: common, $5 oOigu 00: crab cider. $10 5011 00 1 barrel; ciiler vinegar, 124213c t' gallon. Cheese Ohio cheese, mild, lie: New York cheese, 10KHc: Llmburger, 12X13Xc; do mestic Sweitzer. 1315c: Wisionsin brick Sweitzer. 13$&14c. imported Hweiizer. 26HC EGOS 2JJ51c 3 dozen for strictlv fresh. 1?r athfui Extra live treese, 5060c; No. I 4053M5e: mixed lots, 303oc ?t ft. .Mai"Lf SYitCP 76&'J5c .1 can; maple sugar, SiglOefllb. IIosey l22c $ ft. Poultry Spring chickens. 4065o a pair; old, b57oc a pair; dressed, llQUc a pound; ducks, 5070c. Tallow Country, 4Jc; city rendered. 4Jf SELDb Rccleaned estern clover, J5 00 S 25; country medium clover, H 2oI 50; tim othy, SI b0l 65; blue crass, $2 8C3 UO; orchard crass, SI ot; uiille', 70Qi7oc. TRoriCAL Fruits Lemons, choice. S5 50 650;f.incv, S7107 50; Jamaica orange', new crop. SO 00 a barrel; bananas, SI 501 75 firsts, $1 001 25 good seconds, bunch; Californii peaches, $2 002 50 fl box; Tokay grapes, SI 50 5 00: Californii plums 2 002 25 fl box: Cali lornia pears S4 000150 ff box: new figs, 17c ft: dates, ogbc ?1 ft. Vegetables Potatoes. 7590c J bushel; Southern sweets. S2 252 50 fl barrel; Jersey. S3 0003 25: cabbage, S3 005 00 V hundred, onions, S2 753 25 a barrel; onions $4 50forlS0B basket: green beans, 6575c fl basket: celerv, ZnQTOc a dozen bunches: lurnmsSl 502 25 barrel; peppers, SI 001 25 f) bushel. Groceries. There is practically no change in prices Goods are moving freely, and staples are firm, particularly canned goods and foreign frnits. Tbe long looked-for rise in package coffee fails to show up. Green coffee is firm and is relatively higher than packages. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 24225c; choice Itio. 22J423c; prima Rio, 23c; low grade Rio. 2021c: old Government Java, 230c; Maracaibo. Z527c; Mocha, 30 32c: Santos 2226c; Caracas, 2527c; La Guayra. 2627c Roasted (in papers) Standard brands. 25c; high grades, 2S30fc; old Government Java, bulk, 3334)c; Maracaibo. 2Sg29c; Santos, 26 30c: peaberrv, 30c: choice Rio, ae; prime Rio, 25c: unod Rio. 21e; ordinary, 2122c SPICES (whole) Clove-, 15lte: allspice. 10c; cassia, 8c; pepper, 13c; nutmeg. 75r80e. Petroleuw (jobbers' price) 110 test.7Vic; Ohio, 120, 8c; headlight. 150, Sc; water white, lOUc; globe, 1414Kc, elaine, lljc: car nadine, llKc; royalme, 14c; red oil, lligllc; puritv, 14c Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 4345c L-allnn; summer, 8840c; lard oil. 55fJ5Sc. Syrup Corn syrup, 3537c; choice surrar syrup. 3843c: prime sugar syrup, 3233: N. O. MOLASSES-Fancy, new crop. 50ffl52c; ... in 11 narsMi i U.J' ' ciihiuc, vwi ureuiunj, oo-toc; niieu, wjigjt-c bODA Bi-carb in keirs. SKSISKc: bi raro Kegs. 3isoJ4C: y( oc; hl-carb aborted packages, 5Ji6c; sal soda in kegs lc; do granulated, 2c Candles Star, full wenht, oc; steanne, ? set. oc; parafhne, 112 RICE dead Carolina. 747Kc: choice, 6 6Jic; prime, 66c; Louisiana, b6Jc bTAi'cn Pearl, 4c; corn staith, 6S6Xc; glo-s starch. 6J7c Forfion FitniTS Layer raisins. S265: Lon don laers t2 75; .Mjscatels. $2 50; California MuscateKS240: Valencia, 77JJc; Ondara Va lencia, a$10c: sultana, 10J(Sllc;currapt.5k 6c;Turkej prunes,77jc;Fiencli prunes,10$Q 12c: -aloniLa prunes, in 2ft package", 9e; cocoa i.uts, f) 100, J6: almonds. ln.,jf) ft, 29c: do Iviea 17c; do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap.. 13I4c;Sicilv filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs. 1213c: new dates, 6 65c: Umzil nuts, 14c: pec-ins. 10Kllc; citron, ft, l!i19c; lemon peel, 15u ft; orange peel, 15c Dried Fruits Apple", sliced, per ft, 10c; apple, evaporated, 154816c; peaches, evapor ated, pared, 2S30c: peaches. California, eva porated, unp ired, 2526c: rherries pitted, 2Sc; cherries unnitted, 1212ic; rai)bcrnes, ea portted, .53bc; blackberries 10llc: huckle berries, 13c. SCOARS Cnbej, 7c: powdered, 7Kc; granu lated, oe; confectioners' A, GJiJc: standard A. 6c; -olt white. 6Jifi6Jc; jellow, choice. 6 tibjc; vellow. good. 6Jiwc; yellow, fair, S 5c: yellow, dark, biae. Pickles Medium, bhls. (1,200), S3 50; me dium, half bbls. (COO), H 75. Salt No. 1. ifl bbl,95c;No.l ex.. V hbl.tl 00; dairy, ? b'il, $1 20: coarse crystal, y bbl. 51 20: Higgins' Eureka. 4-bu. sacks S2 0; Higgins' Eureka, 16-14 ft packet-, S3 00. Canned Goods .standard peaches J2 R0 2 90; 2cds. S2 502 60; extra peache". $3 U03 10; pie peacue, cj w: nnest corn, tl ityffli ou; Hid. Co. corn. 93cJl 15: red cherries SI 401 50; Lima beans. 51 20; snaked d 80c; string do. 75 90c: marrowfat noas. $1 101 23: so iked ueaa. 7080c; plneaprlcs. S130l 40; Bahama do. 52 55; damson plums $1 10: greengages, 51 50: egg plums, 52 20: California apricots, 52 502 60: California pears. 52 75; do greencages. 52 20: do egg plums f2 21): extra white cherries. 52 85: raspberries, 51 4001 45;straberries.S130l 40; gooseberries. 31 lul 15; tomatoes. J5tl: sal mon, I-ft, 51 3ul 80: blackberries. 51 lo: succ taih, 2-ft cans, snaked, 90e; do green. 2-ft, 51 25 1 50; corn beef. 2-ft e.i s. $2 00; 14 ft i-aii. 514; baked bean, 51 401 50: 1 ibter, 1-ft. 52 00; mackeral, Iftcin". broiled, 51 50: saidires, do mestic, J4c 54 504 75; sardine", domestic. Jjs 57 00; sardines, imported, , 511 60Q12 50: sar dines imported, yas. 518; sardines, mustard, 54 25; sardines, sniced, 54 25. Fisu Extra No. 1 bloaier. mnckerel, 530 j9 bbl: extra No. 1 do, me-s, 528 50: extra No. I mackerel, shore. 519 50; No. 2 shore mackerel, 522: large 3's. 20. Codfish Whole pollock. 5c fl ft: do medium, George's cod, 6c; do large, 7c; boneless hake, in strips 5c; do George's cod, in block". 6K7Kc Herring Round shore. 55 50 ?! bbl; spin, to 50; lake. 53 25 fl 100-S bbl. White fish. 56 50 f 100-ft half bbl. Lake trout. 5550 fl half 1)1)1. Finnan haddics, 10c fl ft. Iceland halibut, 13c ?) ft. Pickerel, half bbl. S3 00: nuarier bbl. SI 3a Potomac ber- ring. 53 50 ft bbl: 52 00 f) hair bbl; Holland herring, 70c; Walknff herring. 90c Oatmeal 56 507 00 fl bbl. Grain, Flour and Feed. Cereal markets are firm, notwithstanding liberal receipts. Corn and oats bave found a higher level, and are firm at the advance. Hay shows least inclination to advance. Sales on call at tbe Grain Exchange: One car mixed shelled corn, spot, 5Sc: one car No. 1 white oats, spot, 46Je; one car No. 3 white oats, spot, 45c; one car No. 2 while oats, 47c. 10 days. Keceipts as bulletined at the Exchange: By Pittsburg, Ft. WavneandCblcaco Railway. Hears ot oats. lof wheat. 6 of barley. 3 ot hay, 5 of floor, lot malL By Pittsourg, Cincinnati and bt. Louis li cars of corn, 7 of oats 3 of bay, 1 of wheat. By tbe Baltimore and Ohio. 1 car of oats. 1 of hay. By Pittsburg aud Lake Erie. 1 car of hay. By Pitt-burg and Western.v2c.arB of corn. Total receipts. 51 cars. Prices are for carload lots on track: Wheat-No. 2 red, 51 031 01; No.3,H00Q 10L Corn No. 2 yellow ear. 6162c; high mixed ear, 5960c; No.2yellow, shelled, 5859c: high mixed shelled corn. 5758c OATS No. 1, 4b317c; No. 2 white. 4646Kc; extra. No. 3, 4545&c: mixed oats. 43c. Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 6W70c; No. 1 Western,6768c ' n Flour Jobbing prices Fancy spring and winter patent flour. 56 O06 25: fancy straight winter, J5 255 50, fancy straight spring. 55 25 5 50: clear -Inter. 55 u0525; straight XXXX bakers', $4 755 00. Re flour, 54 254 6a Buckwheat flour, 44c ft lb. Millfeed No. 1 white middlings. 521 StWJ 22 00 ft ton; No. 2 white middlings. J19 60 20 50; brown middlings, 517 0018 00: winter heat bran, 515 5016 00. HAT-Baled timothy No. L Jio 6011 00; No. 2 do, S3 509 00: loose from wagou.Sli CO013 00. according to qualitvtNo. 2 prairie hay, 58 60 9 00: packing do, 57 007 50. Straw Oat, 57 75S 00: wheat and rye, $7 60 67 75. Provisions. Sugar-cured hams, large. He; sngar-enred bams, medium, 11KC: sugar-cured hams, small, llc; sugar-cured breakfast bacon. KJc: sugar cured shoulders, 1ic: sugar-cured boneless shoulders, Sc: skinned shoulders, 8c; skinned hams. 12c; sugar-cured California bams, 8Kc; sugar-cured dried beef flats 10c: sugar-cnrert dried beef sets, HKc: sugar-enred dried beef rounds, 13Kc: baton, shoulders, Tet bacon, clear sides ijc: bacon, clear bellies, 6c: dry salt shoulders, Gc: dry salt clear side, 6Kc Mes pork hea.S12 50; mess pork, family, i!2 50. Lard Refined, in tierces Sic: .half barrels, 6c:fc0-lb tubs, 6Jc:20-& nails tfc; 50-ft tin cans, 0c; 3-ft tin pails, 6fc: 5-ft tin pails, 6c; 10-ft Jin pails, oc. Smoked sausage, long, 5c; large, 5, Fresh pork, links Oc Boneles haras l"Kc Pigs feet, half-barrels, SI 00: quarter-barrels, 52 15. MARKETS BY WIRE. Only a Moderate Movement In the Chicago Grain Pit &t. Louis Shorts Coi ering Corn and Oats Improi e Their Standing Pork Stronger. CHICAGO Wheat A very fair business was transacted to-day. though it was principally local. Some ontsido business developed, and it was hinted that St. Louis was trying to cover some short wheat here to-day. A prominent local trader was also credited with buying. On the whole there was pretty good buying, while tbe offerings were only moderate. Corn was fairly active and stronger, a mater ial advance being established on all futures Oats were active, and a further advance was recorded. Mess Pork Trading was moderately active. Prices were advanced I012Mc, and fairly well supported to tbe close. Lard More was doing. Prices rnled 57c higher, and the market closed steady. Short Rib Sides Trading was moderately active. Prices ruled 510c higher and closed steidy. The leading futures ranged as follows: Upen-J High- Low- i Clos- ARTICLF.s. Ins. esL est. I lng. A HEAT, .NO.Z I I October. I 1 COK 1 Wi i 1 0OJ4 J 1 00 December I 03 1 ran 10! I CT4 May 1 OTJf I 07's 1 07f 1 07,'i COItV. J0. 2 October 411, 50 4lj 60, .November .WHS 51'i WH 51 May 52 S.W bt K!,'J Oats. Jo. 2 October. 4Z S 42 42 December n iV. tz'i, l'i May 4.. 4.y"ji 44 454 Mess I'ouk. December... 10 m 10 co January II -.1 II g.i II 72 II Xl'A May 12 40 12 47'3 12 40 12 45 I. IRII. Detember. 6 32'i 6 37'i 6 32 6 ZTH January 6' 6 6 50 6 524 Mav 6 87l 6&i'i 6&7'$ 6 92, SHORT Kins. December 5 57H S 47)4 S 57S S?'H January 5 .24 5 so , a 72 S H May... i K)i 6 17K e 10 6 17 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour unchanged. No. 2 spnne wheat, SI 0031 00: No. 3 spring wheat. 8m!J90c: No. 2 red. SI 00'riJl 00. No. 2 corn. 50K. No. 2 oats. 42c. No. 2 rye. 63c No. 1 flaxseed, SI 46Ji. Prime timnthv seed. $1 25. Mess pork, per bbl, J9 7509 87. Short rib sides, loose. 55 35: dry sailed shoulders, boxed, 35 625 75: short clear sides, boxed. 55 65. No. 2 white oats 45c; No. 3 white oats, 43c NEW YORK-Flonr-Generally dull and nn changed. City mill fairly active. Sale", 24.1 30 barrels. Cornme ll quiet and iteadv. Wheat Spot market 3iIc higher, firm and dull; No. 2 red, 51 061 OfJ in elevator; SI C8I 08K afloat: 1 07J$1 O&'i f. . U: No. 3 red. 9SK 99c: ungr-ideil red. 51 03KI OTJt; No. 1 North ern, 51 09' No. 1 hard, SI J5KI 1 Options more active at Ql: over jesterday. Light interior movement, ann freer buvin'g orders were especially on Western account; No 2 red October closing at SI COJi: No. vember, ?1 07: December, 81 07(gl 08; closing at SI 08; January, $1 0851 09, clos ing at 51 0. Mav. Jl 1101 UK clomg at SI 11; July. SI MK1 Disclosing at 41 04. Rye quiet and firm. Uarlev quiet and firm. Uarley malt nominal; city. 51 OOpl 10. Corn Soot market dull, yxf higher and firm: No. 2. 57c in eleva tor. 5757c afloat: ungraded mixed. 6757jJc Options strong at UiSlKe advance on sh irp falling off of interior movement: October, clos ine at 57)c: November. 5757c closing at 57c; December, 57J4e5SKc closing at 5bc; May. 6SjK'9c closing at 50Jfc Oats Spot market lc higher and nrm. moderately active. Option" "trong: October.clnslng at 46c; Sovember, 4647Kc, closing at ll,e: Deeetn ber. 47K48c. closing at 4Sc: Mav, 5050c closing at 50c; spot No. 2 white. 48l4a49c; mixed Western, 4343c; white do. 47i4e55c; No. 2 Chicago, 47c Hay quiet and firm. Hops in fair demand and strong. Molasses Foreign nominal; New Orleans steady and quiet. Rye fairly active. Tallow firmer; city ;S2 for packages). 4Vc Eggs quiet and firm; Western, 22X23cr receipts, 5.750 packages Pork quiet am "teadv; mess. SU 50 Jj O1,2, f xtra, P!"?',?10 i1 W- V fl H 1 and wpat. AllriiHpH s tend V an OI2 2a; extra prime, 510 oOtSIl 00. Cut meats acll and weak. Middles steady and dull. Lard stronger aud quiet; Western steam. 56 4: bid; November, 5645. closing at $G 46 bid; De cember, 56 45. closing at SO 53 bid; January, 56 7006 72. cloirg at Sfl TV. Flrnarv. 56 82: March, 50 92 hid. Butter firm and in good de- raand; Western diir, IDQloi.; do creamery. 13 S24c: E'gin, 2425c Cheese quiet and firm; lightskiins57Kc; Ohio flats 6g8Kc ST. LOUIS Wheat The opening was firmer at KJiJc up. Buying orders were good; in sympithy with higher outside markets values strengthened. Later there was a reaction, sagging prices, followed by recovery, but the c!o"e was weak at advances of jj;c over yes terday's final figures; No. 2 cash, a899Uc; December, 51 01; Mav, 51 07 aked: July. 92c Corn Tbe market opened Kc above yester day's close, advanced cracluallv. weakened, but soon reacted and elosed e above esterd y's latest prices: No. 2 cash, 48c; Mav, 49c Oats Mav active and sharplv higher; May. 38c bid: Mav and October. 44Jc bid. Rye No. 2, 61K" bid. Barley steady, but light trade; Iowa, ovanx; isenraska, u.c llav quiet and un clitnied. Bran steady, 73c. Flaxseed higher, 31 43. Butter firm for better grades: quotably unchanged. Ecgs, 15K16c Cornmeal steady and quiet. Provision quiet: fair demand for small lot", hut no speculative movement; Pork, 510. Lard. 56 00. Dry salt meats and boxed shoulders $5 75: longs, $5 55: ribs $5 60: clear, $5 755 80. Bacn Boxed shonlders, 60r; longs and rib". S6 47; short clear, so 506 62; sugar-cured hams. $10 50I2 50. PHILADELPHIA Flour quiet but steady. Wheat Strong and advanced JJc under bullish speculation In Chleairo: ungraded in Twentlcih sireet elevator. 51 04; No. 2 red, October, 51 01gl 02: NovemLer. SI 021 02f: De cember. 51 04Jil 04; Januarj, 51 054481 Ofci. Corn Car lots and options advanced c in sym pathy with the improvement in New York and Chicago. Ungraded white in lwentietb street elevator, 57c; No. 2 white, in grain denot, 57c; No. 2 high mixed, in grain depot, 58c: No. 2 mixed. October. 57W35Hc: November. 5BK 58c: December. 57Q5aV: January, 5657c Oats strong and advanced 1Q1C on options and 3 4c on car lot", dnc to speculation bised on the short crop; No. 3 hite, 50c; do choice. 51c; No. 2 white, 4751l; rhoire No. 2 white. 42c: No. 2 Clipper! wmte, 52f554c: No. 2 white, Oeto. ber. 4950c; November. 49S50c: December. 49 49-Jj ; January. 49650c E.'gs scarce aim firm; Pennsylvania firsts 2!23c BALTIMORE Wheat Western firm: No. 2 winter red. spot and October,51:Decomber,51 03; May, 51 09 bid. Corn Western hrm; mixed. snot and October, a-Je; rear, aitooc; Jan nary, 5454c; May, &J7c On active and hi"her: Western white, 434c; do, u mixed, 4445c;graded,No.2 white. 47cRvetlrm;prime to choice, 7577c; good to tair. 7274c Hay stronsr and higher; prime to choice timothy, 511 5012. Provisions firm: nutter firm and unchanged. Fgrs firm: c mice and fresh, 21Q 22c Coffee quiet; Rio cargoes fair, 22c; No . 7, 17c MINNEAPOLIS Spot wheat sold steadily e 1 tbe morn.ng, and there w r ; mai y cars offe ed by sample, liie mquiiy was not nnsk enough to clear up offerings early and there were say eral classes of wheat hard to sell. e"peeially among the off grades and the poor No. 2. Choice No. 1 bard sold well. Closing quota tions: No. 1 hard. October, 99 : No. 1 Northern. October, f5fc: November. 96e: Deeember, 97c: Maj, 51 63; on track. 9798c: No. 2 Northern. October, 92c; December, 93c; on track. 9393c CINCINNATI Flour freely offered and easv. Wheat In good demand and firm: No. 2 red, 99c SI 00. Cornstrongand active: No. 2 mixed, 5253c Oats stronger and higher; No. 2 mixed. 44loc Rye scarce and higher; No. 2, 69c Pork firmer; family, 511 25. Lard firm at 56 OO.Bnlk meats and bacon firm. Whi"kv active and firm; sales, 1.096 barrels finished goods on basis ot 51 13. Butter barely steady. Eggs Dareiy steauy at uc uneese nrm. MILWAUKEE Flour unchanged. Wheat firm: No. 2 spring, on track, cash, 9o93c; December, 98Jic; Nn 2 Northern, $1 00. Corn firm; No. 2, on track. 51c Oats higher: No. 2 on track, 4445c Barley quiet; No. 2. In store, 67c. Rye firm; No. 1, in store, 65c Provisions quiec Pork January, $11 80. Lard January. 56 52. DULUTH Wheat opened stronger, but lost most of the advance, closing higher than yesterday. Closing quotations were a follows: October. 51 03J: December. 51 OIJi; May, 51 10K: No. 1 nard, SI 03; No. 1 Northern, 97c; No. 2 Northern. 92c THE MERCANTILE AGENCY E. G. Dun & Co., Germanla Bank Building. 423 Wood street, cor ner of Diamond, Pittsburg. Pa. This establishment- supplies all necessary information as to the standing, responsibility. eta, of business men throughout North Amer ica. 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