LHrTTWIBTI jr "? "s THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 22. 1800. FATHER PROSPECTS, larness Material Dull and Prices Are Still Declining. SOLE LEATHER MOVING FREELY. Jargins of Profit in Tanning Indnstrj Duwn to a Jlinimain. iAIhUOADS CEOWDEI) WITH GOODS OFFICE OF riTTSWJKG DlSPATCn. Tcliday. October 21, 189a J Harmi Leather DalL The Allegheny harness leather tanners eport trade as very bine. Prices have Iropped 2c per pound in the past two weeks. The stock in hands of tauners is light, in pite of low prices. The cost of production s a shade higher than last year at this time rhen margins were uncomfortably narrow, -'rofits arc so small at this date that tanners zpress a doubt as to whether there is any nargin le t Certainly it requires close ratcbing and the stoppage of all leakages for larncts leather tanners to make anything at irescnt prices, loilowing are rates as fur ilshcd by James Callcry & Co. o. lotra trace election. weights 20 to '.Tib?. .57 i). B extra trace teIcclIon.rlslittoS'lbs..34 o. 1 medium x-lc-tion. eirlits7 lo 12 1 lis M M). B medium election. ti right 17 to S lbs 29 No. sll wrlcl tlacV line leather, made trom btaj: heads and focllic s.plit loan even substance 2fl 'ine hartley barks fv "Ine finished rein leather, russet and t-taimd. JStperdoz inc finished bridle leather, russet and stained -loC per lb While tole leather la off leper pound in the ast cek or tu o, demand is active and products ne moving out freely. The, shoe trade is in an inusuallv prosperous condition. An advance if 10 to 25 per cent on shoes the past month and d! materials that enter into the making of foot vear are firm. Manufacturers are refusing r.lers for next spring's delivery, a fact unusual u the history of the trade. Until recently sole father was the weak factor of the leather radc Now it is the strong factor, and sole eatlier tanners find a ready demand for their iroducts. Hides are still dull and slow, with uarfcets in buers favor all along the line, luff hides and calfskins are particularly weak. till they are 2c per pound above the lowest wint reached last year. ViuiH'iiiialark I5elt. A recent interview with a citizen of Ridg vay. Elk count. P.u, developed some facts of nterest concerning the tanning industry, tidgwayistbe center of the hemlock bark iu iustry of Northern Pennsylvania. The emlock territory of the State is about 75 by oO miles in extent, and the tanneries located ti that district have extra facilities in securing uik. The cost of hemlock bark at Ridgway s about S5 per coid. The two tanneries ocated at that point consume about 40,000 ords a year. Large quantities of their products find ready arkcts in Kurope. and it is not an uncommon ling to receive a cablegram in the morning tiling for immediate shipment and see the ods on the mj before nightfall of the same v. Saia one of our leading tanners: Tne st of bark transportation has become of lite mis a ver important element in the success the tanning industry. Bark is bulky, and t of transportation long distances adds very atenally to cost of leath ;r. Pittsburg has ad- titagcs over New England tanning centers by eason of Its nearness to "West Virginia bark -.gions. Aud the tanneries located in the very midst ' the bark districts have, of course, special xUvantages, which count in these days of close tiargins. We have reached a time when all importunities for reducing cost must be natched, and the manufacturer who fails to do Q is apt to be left." Railroads Crowded With Stuffi Commission merchants are again complain ng of delays on Western railroads, feaid a eading jobber or dairy products yesterday: "I lave met with some heavy losses of late from he failure of railroads to deliver goods at the ;iac expected. A lot of cheese and buitcr .tipped from Ohio, which should have been itre on Saturday, did not appear until Tues-1-y. This delay has wiped out all expected profits. Onr railroads coming into tin-, city 'nun the West are evidently having more stuff ifered than they have ability to handle." MARKETS BY WIBE. ljtulgc in iviieat CaiiseajJIoavy Offerings, and a Reaction .V !ain Scored, How ever Corn Excited Oats Act ivePork Loner. CHICAGO Wheat A good business was :ransacted to-day, but trading was more or less .(.asinodic. the market at times rnling active oil at others a little more quiet. The feeling leveloped was decidedly strong during the :arly part of the session, when the demand was rooil and not mnch wheat offered. But like yes erda when the tp prices were reached cou--idriblc long wheat came on the market, a Inch had the effect of causing a reaction. -oni' of the larger operators who had been insisting on the bull side for the pastfewdays, t was claimed, had let go of their holdintrs. l'ie opening was iic higher than jesterday's losing, eased off about J,,c soon after the pon og. then stai ted upw ard. prices advancing c later became weak, declining Jjlc fluct tatcd and closed about JiJ8c higher than yes t :day. Cable advice were encouraging. Corn was active and excited, the mirket tiling much stronger aiid higher prices ruled " all futures. The feeling ileveloped was a i:tlc unsettled first, trades being at Kfilic ad ance. and under rtood buying And limited of. ring-.adv.iiic-'i I'c, reacted ?c, ruled firmer md clos-d with afe-c gam. The market sym pathized with wheal and oatsime. The break iftcrthe ear! advance was attributed to the icavy offenug 01 room operators. Oatsweic active, strong and higher than at tuy previous tuae on this crop. The stienctb md upward tendency lu prices were assisted by hose in other markets, and also by the pur basing by shorts, w iio paid no attention to the ir.cessolong as they got 111. There was also oil buying by several large traders and mo.l '."c selling by a heavy holder, ilay was the .cth c moi.tli and opened 'ic higher and ad anced 1J.JC more. For a tune the market held inn, graunallj eased "ff J-ic and finally closed itb .1 net gain of 34ilc Jless Pork Trading was brik. Bnring the arly part i the session an advance of Ki0c vas gained, but toward the close the advance vas lost, the closing figures being about "XS5c oner than mi Momlav. I-ard Onl) moderate trade was reported. Vices ruled 2g0c higher, and the market loscd ste.iuy at ins'1e figures. Short ItibSrles ijai.ea good trade was re torted. Prices w ere advanced L'-5c, but dur ig the later part of the session prices receded 3 lie leading f u.ures ranged as follows: "peii-'lliji,. i,ow. ijjos. AETICI.ES. In-. est. tsU lng. wheat, -No.; , ' 1 Jclober. ' 1 If 1 03( f I CGVf I CCHi icecmbcr , I 0.TV. I it, 1 . , 1 U5W "SS-srsoTs j lu1 "n lai lm ictobcr.. 1 J2 SH, 52 sin vovrmber s:ui rev1 531 M? day I 00 1 S6J a st oats. .No. : - ctol-er. JTU I4 3' 44 ccenber . 45, i. iti. a-iv 44-; 4.1 461 47 31HSS POIIK. , Hcember. into 10 lauuarj 12.50 12 liO liar'jl 1135 'a 13 20 13 -S 12 35 13 02 I. Aim. )crcmlier. f,o 6 ft) 6521-! 655 nuars (,7T. 6K7H 667C 6 70 'lax 7 15 7 15" 7U7k 710 SHOUT Kl. Kremlicr s srvi .... t .... 5 S7 'anuarj 6C 6 05 ! 5 95 6 9 H 'Uy- ' 8 42W, 6 45 6 35 6 37 Cash quotations were as tollows: Flout nrm anu unchanged. No. 2 spring vheat.Sl irjfil 02jj: No. 3 spring wheat. 91 red, SI -HSBl -a. Mess iirl;, per bbl. $10 10 0 20. fird. ier 100 lb-. J6 4a Ssbort rib sides, oose. S5 4o;dry salted shoulders, boxed. So 62 .C elirt nlniiv T,1... 1.... 1 kn " to u. C...V uwi sius. u"xeu. v) ihxo aa. v .u. -.- ........ ..-, u'iini, co yy(fl o. a white oats, 4747c: No. 3 white ' 5g47 No. 3 barlej-. f. o. b..Cl69c; Na oats. in 1 f k b 57gG5c; No. 5, f. o. b.. 505Sc On the 'ro'juce uui.m:e 10-uay ine butter market ST. LOUIS KIoui Demand improved and oore trading at firm but unchanged prices. Vheat The maiket opened quiet, bnt J-JSJiC uglier for December, lc up for May and k lor ulv. For a time the market was strong, but eakeued, and the advance was lost, but soon egaincd underlibcral buying orde sand higher .utsiile market. Later prices and fluctuations sere at times rioleut till near the close, when here was a recovery, and final sales wen- at bout the same as the opening; N.u 2 cash, J ?4fil ro?i; December. SI 02JJ bid: January, I WVi: Ma, SI 0gl ( bid; July. 95J4 oru The opening wa the bjiuc as yesterday's lose4 and prices advanced steadily until tliccnd l the session with but one slight loss recorded, 'he clo-e Jc over jesterday's latest sales. ,'o. 2ois1l 4"Je: November, OUJJe bid: Decem . r, 4j4c: May. .'jic Oats shai ply higher, ai d t times excited: Uf center of attiaction being tay: No. 2 cash, 42c bid; May, sellers, 46c tyr Demand urgent and higher; No. 2.- 65c Inrley firm and higher; Iowa.oigTOc; Nebraska, 769c; Minnesota, 67c Flaxseed lower M $1 36. Provisions stiff and higher. Offerings from other points light; good demand for spot and liberal business transacted. Pork, $11 00. Lard, ?6 15. NEW YORK Flour active and stronger: 5fi ,10c higher. Cornincal firm and quiet. Wheat Snot TnfirVnt unsettled and 3.7ialM bmhor: .... . , -.,. T ft .1 .Jtr j .-, .. Northern tl 11U: Xo. 1 hard- 1117. Ontlom advanced lKQ' on decrease In amount on jiassage and higher cables, reacted c on realizing, closing barclv steady at : over yes terday; if o. 2 redOctober, closing at SI 08?; November, closiogat SI 09j; December, 11 W 61 lOJi closingatJl 10;January,l 10-KQ1 W4. closing at SI lOJi; Mav. a 131 13, closing at $1 IS: July, closing at $1 06j. Rye quiet and firm; Western. "iO&HC;, Barley quiet and firm; No. 2 Milwaukee, 7777c; ungraded Western, 75S9c. liarlev malt rromi nak Canaaa, country made, S0tl5c Corn Spot market quiet; J3-5c higher, closing easy: No. 2, 59i60c in elevator. 59JJQ60KC afloat: ungraded mixed, 59eiKc Options advanced lUBHic on free W estrrn buying, but declined &&. on realizing: October closing at 5SJc; November. 5960c, closing at 593c; llecmber, 80661c. clcsimr at 60J((c: Janu arv. 59H6JKc. closing at 59Kc; Way. fllJi 62yec closing at ClKc Oats Spot market less active and J4SIX0 up; options stronger and more active; October. 49Klio. closing at 19c; .Sovember, ic. cIo-ingat-Xcj l)erHoiler, 50fJo0Kc, rlosuig at 50jc: May, 52o:'ic, closing at 52-c; spot No. 2 white, 52a.g5jic; mixed Western. 4(50c; white do, SUSioOc: So. Chicago, 50c Hay quiet and firm. Hops strong and lu fair demand. Rice in good demand and firm. Tallow strong; city, (t2 for pacKagesl. 4J4Jia Rosin dull and steady. ?gs. fancv lresli firm and quiet; western, 22i-K!e, Pork moderately active and firm; mcss.SU Z3Q12 50; extra prime, S10 50!1 00. Cut meats quiet and weak; pickled bellies, 6 c; do shoulders, 5c; do bams, 9c Slid dull and steady. Lard openea strong and closed easy; Western steam. $6 62; Novem ber, Pi 64, closing at J6 62 bid; December, 56 74 66 77, closing at i6 73 bid: Januarv, $6 936 95, closing at $C 93c bid: February, S7 007 02, closing at $7 02 asked. Butter firm and tairly ac ive; Western dairv. 1015c; do creamery, 1321c; Elgin, 25c Cheese firm and moder ately active; light skims, 47Kc; Ohio flats, PHILADELPHIA Flour quIct;Western,clear, $1 5J?75: do. straight, $5 05 40; -winter patent, $5 J05 75: Jlinnesota, clear. SI 505: do, straight, J65 50: do. patent, J5 500. Wheat strong and prices advanced JJlc; choice milling tirades seal ce;"o. 2 red, in lots, at$lu3; No. 2 red, January, SI 07K: N.2reil. October, SI 031 03X: November, sro3Kl 03Jf: Decem ber. SI 05J1 05K; January, SI 071 OTJi. Corn fslc mgher; cob corn tin dock 54c per 72 Ihs: 2 mixed, in grain depot, 60c; No. 2 high mixed and yellow, in do, 61e; held at 61c regular: No. 2 mixed October, 59060c; Novem ber, 59b0c; December. S59: Jai.uary, 57sSc Oats Car lots declined 1; futures, however, were strong and higher "in sympathy with the West: No. 2 white. 53oic: No. 1, wiiite, 55c: No. 2. white, October. 52X5.":; November. 53353JJc: December, 52ie5.1c: Jonuary.2K 53) c Butter dull and irregular; Penasjlvaula creamery, 23c Eggs firnu MINNEAPOLIS Spot wheat sold between 99c and SI, for No. 1 Northern mostly. When the rise in futures first developed about all the wheat of the No. 1 Northern grade was held at SI. A few buyers for mills took selections at that, while the bulk of the grade remained un sold, wuen the decline in futures came sub sequently. The other grades moved slowly, but before the close had moved quite freely at the range of prices quoted in the sales. Buyers for mills not needing wheat at once held back during the morning, and some bought cheaper before the final close. Closing quotations: No. 1 hard. October, SI 01K: on tract. Jl 02KS1 03; No. 1 Northern, October. S7c; November. 97c: December. 99c: on track, 9iK99c; No. 2 North ern. October. 93c; December, 95c; May, SI 05; on track. 9191c BALTIMORE Wheat Western strine;No. 2 winter red, spot and October, SI 02?1023 December, SI 041 05; May, si llji 1 1 Corn Western firm; mixed, snot and Octouer 5959c; vear, 57c bid; Januarv, 50Kc bid: Mav, 5959!jc Oats Firm: Western w hue, 19g51c: (Jo do mixed. 4S50c: graded No. 2 white. 51c Rye firm: prime to choice, 75i576c; good to fair. 7274c Hay very steady; prime to choice timothv, Sll 50012. Provisions firm. Mess pork, old, Sll 50; new, S12; bulk meats, loose, shoulders, Gc; lone clear. 6c; clear rib sides. 6c; sugar pickled shoulders, 7c; sugar cured smoked shoulders, tic: bams, large, HKc; small, 12c Lard, refined, 7c Butter firm. Eggs active at 21322c CINCINNATI Flour in better demand and stronger. Wheat in good demand and strong: No. 2 red, SI 001 01. Corn in more active demand and higher; iso. 2 mixed, 55c Oats strong and bitrher; No. 2 mixed. 47c Rye in fair demand; No. 2, 69c Pork stronger and htcher at S10 75. Lard active and higher at $6 12J Bulk meats in moderate demand-at S5 45&5 51 Bacon firm; short clear, SG 62. Butter steady. Eggs firm at 18c Cheese firm. MILWAUKEE Flour steady. Wheat firm; No. 2 spring, on track, cash, 9899c; December, 99&c; No. 1 Northern. SI 01. Corn firm: No. 3, on rrak.54c Oats Drrq: Nov2 wjilte. on irack, 4fi47c Barley higher; No. 2. on track, 70Jc Rye firm; No. 1, in store (Mieesjc Provisions stcadv. Pork January, S12 35. Lard Janu ary, S6 72. TOLEDO Wheat active and easier; cash and October. SI 03; December. SI 05: May, SI 09. Corn active and firm; c sh. 55c; December, ole; May, 55c Oats quiet: cash. 36c Clover seed active and stcadv: caoh. SI 10; October, S4 07; December, $4 15; February, J4 25. DULUTH Wheat opened strong, advanced nearly lc declined and closed Jfc higher than vestcrdav. Closing quotations: October, SI 05; December. SI 0GK: May. SI 12K: No. 1 hara, SI 05; No. 1 Northern, 99Jfc; No. 2 Northern, 94c 7 LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Condition of Trade lit the East Liberty Stock Yards. Office opTnn PrrrsBnuo Dispatch, ( Tuesdat. October 2L IS90. ( Cattle Receipts, 609 head; shipments, 1,170 head; market quiet at jesterday's prices; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts, 3.050 head: shipments. 2.300 head; market slow: Philadelphias, SI 7094 80; mixed, SI 504 0-j; best Yorkers. S4 S54 45; common, SI lul SO; 2 cars of nous shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 1,100 head; shipments. 300 head; market slow at yesterday's prices. Ky Telegraplu OMAHA Cattle Receipts. 3,700 head; half of the receipts Western: natives good, the best active and stronger; best butchers' stock active and higher, others slow and unchanged; leeilers slow and unchanged: fancy 1.400 to 1,000 pound steers, of which there arc. nunc on market, are quoted nominally at 54 504 90: prime. 1.200 to 1,475 pound steers. S3 9u?4 55; fair to trood, 1.050 to 1,350 pound steers, S3 OOg 4 10 Hogs Receipts, 6.200 bead: market opened active anu 5c higher; all sola earlv; range. S3 504 22. the bulk at $3 901 10; light, 3 50&3 95; heavy. S3 80S4 22; mixed, S3 90S 4 15. Sheep Receipts, no fresh receipts: market unchanged; natives, S2 354 10; Wcst-ein- S2 OOJTS 9i CINCINNATI Hogs, demand moderate, mar ket easier; common and light. S3 004 30; pack ing and butchers'. S4 004 35; receipts, 3.700 head; shipments, 3,200 head. Cattle Demand fair; market firm; common, SI 0ul 75; fair to choico butchers' grades, S2 O08J3 75; choice shippers. S4 004 25; receipts, 240 bead; ship ments. CC0 bead. Sheep Supple ample, demand moderate; common to choice. S2 504 75; stock wethers and ewes. S4 25Q5 00: extra f t wethers and jearlincs. S4 755 25; receipts, 1,030 head; shipments, 530 head. Lambs Spring in light demand, easy; good to choice shipping. J5 50 650;commontochoicebutcheis, S3 50Q5 00 per 100 pounds. NEW YORK Beeves Receipts." 1.053 head, including 34 cars for sale; very little trading: market steady: native steers. $3 755 15 per 1 0 H-: Texan. S3 30; dressed beef steady at 6 Ke per &; shipments to-day. 2.3G0 quarters of beef: to-morrow. 550 beeves and 8.140 quatters of beef. Calve' Itecemts. SS bead; market firm: veals, So 008 00 per 100 &s; Westerns, S3 003 25. Sheep Receipts Z. 191 bead; market dull: sheep, S4 0005 10 per 100 Ss: lambs. E5 85 66 60; dre-sed mutton slow at 810c per ft: dressed Iambs weak at9llc Hogs Receipts, including 8 cars for "ale, were 1LS01 head; mar ket firm at $4 204 75. KANSAS CITY Cattle ReceIpt S.8S0 head; shipments. 4,030 head: market steady for choice; others lower; steers. S3 25Q4 75; cows. SI 250 2 60; stockers and feeders, S2 50$3 25; range steers. S2 002 25; range cos,.Sl 001 90. Hogs Receipts. 17,500 head: shipments. 890 head; market steadv; bulk. S3 954 05: all grades, S3 154 10. Sheep Receipts, 900 head: ship ments, none; market steady: lambs. S3 709 4 75; good to choice muttons, fl 004 20; stock ers and feeders, S2 504 60. ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts. 4,300 head: shipments. 4U0 head; market stead)-; good to fancy native steers. 54 404 90; fair to good do, 53 804 40; stockers and feeders, J2 )a3 10: Texans and Indians, $2 303 45. Hogs Re ceipts, 7.800 head; shipment-. 500 bead; market stronger; fair to choice, 4 2024 30: mixed grades, S3 904 15; licht, fair to best, 10. Sheep Receipts. 1,300 head; shipments. 100 head; market steady; good to choice, ti 00 5 10. CHICAGO Cattle Receipts.21.008head;ship ments, 3.U0uhead: market slow, steady to lower; steers. S3 005 00: Texans, S2 40a320; rangers, S2 60S3 55. Hogs-Receipts, 34,000 liead ship ments, 8,000 bead; market opened higher but closed weak: prime heavv and butcher weights, 54 154 50; light, S4 154 25: pigs. S3 0063 50. Sheen Receipts. 9,000 bead; shipments, none; market steady, with fair demand: natives, S4 25K4 85: Westerns, S4 258 50; lambs, U 85g6 25. BUFFALO Cattle Receipts. 75 loads tbrouirn. 67 sale: 60 left over: market dull and Jnegular. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 2 loads mi uue,u. m saie, 01 wnicn ill were icit oven iup grades steady; common dull and irregular. Hogs Receipts, 19 loads through,-S6. sales market fairly active and asbadelower: heavy, S4 5501 65; mediums and mixed, 4 504 6a ' FACTS TAKING ROOT. Monejed Men Br-ginniog to See There is Profit in Building. LEAVEN OF PROGRESS WORKING. Two More Important Deals in Down Town Property Brought to a Dead. THE NEWS AXD GOSSIP OP THE CITY. Cities have sprung up in a day only to disappear the next. This is mushroom growth. It has taken Pittsburg more than 100 years to reach her present exalted po sition as a manufacturing and commercial center. This is substantial and durable growth. Pittsburg is a business necessity not a creature of speculation. Her growth has been responsive to the demands of business and population. She has always waited for wants before attempting to supply tbem. The anticipating wants which may never arise is a risky business, and has brought rnin upon many communities. In preparing a rabbit for the table the first thing to do is to catch it. In building a city the promoters should make sure of getting people to fill it. Pittsbnrg has never been a city of empty houses. She has never had enough to supply the demand. There are fewer "to lets" here than in any other city in the country. Prac tically, there are none. Thus handicapped her growth is restricted and her business embar goed. No better proof of this can be found than the fact that large numbers of people are prevented from locating here on account of the impossibility of obtaining houses. There are not enough for those already here, and new comers stand no chance at all. Hore is a vital, pressing want, which is patent to every ob server. It is so plain that he who runs may read. What can be done about it? Well, there's the rub. To ordinary comprehension the only way out of the difficulty is to build more houses. It is not the cnstom in this country for people to live out of doors. They must be boused, as well as fed and clothed. But it takes money to build bouses. This brings the capi talist into the discussion. He has the money and could cover the outskirts with houses if he wanted to. Why don't be do itT Is be afraid the investment would be unprofitable? It has. been demonstrated again and again that the average run of dwellings yield 7 to 8 percent and business houses more. In what other field of activity could he do as well, and at the same time be so helpful to a deserving element of uie commumtyr There are signs of a change in the sentiment and attitude of Pittsburg's rich men upon this vital subject housebuilding. They are begin ning to see its importance anu to realize toe certainty of- handsome profits which it dis closes. Andrew Carnegie has more than once expressed his intention to build on a large scale. Others could be named who are simi larly disposed. Several syndicates have been formed with the same end in view. These ex amples will no doubt influence other rich men and corporations to look more iavorsblv upon the building industry, tue extension of which is an imperative necessity to the development of the city and to the maintenance of its su premacy as a manufacturing center. No one should hesitate to" build for fear the business will be overdone. A thousand houses a month for the next decade would not more than fill the requirement. Business News and Gossip. The sale by one real estate firm of between 70 and 80 lots in little more than a week shows the demand for building sites has not abated. At a largely attended meeting of citizens of the Tenth ward, Allegheny, it was unani mously agreed to recommend to the School Board the erection of two schoolhouses one in the north end of the ward, near the Forks of the Road, and one in the Butcher run district. It is generally thought the wishes of the people will be complied witb, and that both buildings will be put up early next year. Among the improvements going up in Mc Keespurt are several substantial business houses and a number of handsome dwellings. Suburban property is almost-as-high as it is around Putsburg. The piano and organ factory a Mendelssohn is receiving the finishing touches, and will be in operation in a few days. It will afford em ployment for 500 people, many of whom have arrived from the East. A wall paper dealer said yesterday: "Owing to the large number of bouses put up in the city and suburbs this year, and changes and additions to others, we have been rushed to supply the demand for paper. High and me dium grades are mostly used. Cheap paper is slow. Some of the finest paper 111 the market is produced in this country, whereas a few year ago ne were entirely dependent upon foreign manufacturers." The Manufacturers' Natural Gas Company has declared a monthly dividend of one-half of 1 per cent on the capital stock. Checks are being mailed to stockholders. Seventeen of 35 mortgages on file yesterday were for purchase money. The largest was for $12,278. Twenty-two were for less than 51,000 each. A Kokomo, Iod., dispatch savs pipes connect ing the Indiana natural gas fields and Chicago are being hauled away, indicating that tho project of piping natural gas into Chicago has been abandoned. Tbe Mercantile Trust Company of Pittsburg has been organized with a capital of $250,000, with authority to increase it to S500.O0O. and opened a temporary office in room No. 79 Bake well building. Its object, as claimed, is to make safe investments for rich and poor. Four building permits were taken out ves terdav by tho following named persons: Cor bm Thornton, frame one-story awel I lng, 18x18 feet, on Wadswortk street. Fourteenth ward: cost S400. W. H. reterman. frame two-story dwelling, 16x32 fee', on Robinson road, Tbirtv first ward; cost, $700. P. IL Hamburger, brick three-story dwelling, 12x16 feet, on Butler street. Seventeenth ward; cost, S1.400. James H. Kricke, frame two-story dwelling, 34x34 feet. on iowa street, anirteentii waru; cost, S0.UOO. Tbe only local concern chartered at Harris burg yesterday was the Hughes fc Gawtborp Company to manufacture and deal in electrical appliances, etc., with, a capital of S25.OO0, and as directors Paul H. Hacke. Charles C. Hughes, K. B. Gawtborp, E. F. Austin, of Pittsburg. HfovemenU In Real Estate. An important transaction in down-town realty, which had been on the string for some time, was brought to a head yesterday. Samuel W. Black fc Co., sold for W. P, Snyder to Cap talu J. J. Vandegrift for S60.000, the property on tbe northwest corner of Wood and Water streets. The lot fronts 80 feet on Wood street and 60 on Water, and is cue of the most promi nent bnsiness corners in the down-town dis trict. It belonged to tbe estate of James Wood until about a year ago, since which time It has exchanged ownership repeatedly, and each time at an advance and yet the last price Is con sidered a bargain, as good judges say the Wood street front is easily worth $1 WW a toot. It is Captain Vandegrift's purpose to tear down the old warehouses on the lot immediate ly and erect an eight-story office building, with all the conveniences and adornments required by modern necessity and taste. Such a build ing has long beed needed in that locality. Another sale in the business part of the city was made yesterday by C H. Love, who found a purchaser in .Mrs. Margaret Bassendorf for the property No. 30 Second -avenue, lot 20x80, with a two-story and mansard brick building, belonging to tbe heirs of Mrs. E. A Love. The consideration was 58,000 cash. B. A. Dickie & Co. sold to R. W. Baylev lots 129 and 130 in the R. M. Kennedy plan, on" Ben nett street, 100x135 leet to an alley, for S1.650. Thomas McCafirW sold for P. J. Jiyers to M. C. Dwyer a property on Bntler street. Eigh teenth ward, lot 24x110, with a frarie store and dwelling, for 52,500; property 820 Thirty-third street. forS3.050: also, lot on Seventeenth street, 20x140 feet for $1,800. Black t Balrd sold to Mary E McCoy lot No. 40 on McPnerson street, in Boulevard place. East End. size 50x140 feet, for a price approxi mating $3,500. The Squirrel Hill Land Company sold to George w. King a lot on Haldaue street for BOOL BAEQAINS GO BEGGING. Stocks Offered Dirt Cheap Without Finding Buyers Figures Nominal. It was bargain day on the Stock Exchange yesterday, and Captain Barbour displayed his goods to the best advantage, bnt be couldn't persuade the "boys" to buy. They looked at the things, turned them over, pinched them, and talked of their good and bad qualities, and then chaffered about prices until tbe hammer fell. Tbe oaly transaction was in Luster, 10 shares of which brought 19J a frac tional advance. There were few price changes. Important or otherwise. Philadelphia Gas was bid down a fraction, bnt was held firmer at tbe close.. Elec tric scored a slight advance. At first call 19 was bid lor Manufacturers' Gas, but it was neg lected thereafter, The Tractions were ignored. but a good many think, they will be lively enough before long. rlKST CALL. It A SKCOSD CALL. B A TIIIItD CALL. B A Arsenal Bank. Pant of IMtte 67 73K '.'". icVt" S3 ... Coin. Mat. .Bank .. . 105)4 ireenoid Bank.. Mech'c N.nank Humboldt Ins... Mon. Ins C. V. UasCo'.... Mannract't J Co Ohio Valley 1 X. O. & l Co 1'enna. U. Co.... 1'lilla. Co Wheeling Gas C. Columbia!)!! Co. Hazel wood OUC. Wash. Oil Co.... KlsberOllCo.... tntral Traction 1'itts. Traction.. Pleasant Valley. becond Ave. IMtts.Juuctlnn.. N.Jf AC . C.U LaNoriaMln'jjC buster Mining.. Sllverton Mln... Wcstlnghousc E. Mouon. V. Co... U. S. ib. Co.... West'bouse A. 1! eiH 49 J... 37 .... ... 9 19 .... 22 15 36),'. 14 'J7 -"Z74 50.... 27 " ;"." 19 Wi 14 27 17 27 I50X 87 98 35 5 .... 2S)j "J4 .... 27 oVi.... 20 30 Si .... 1 19 ! Ss!4 20 19,' 19 lO.'J W3 .... 30 14 15 112 .... UK 2SJ,' 'i'Ks'ite 'iiis The total sales of stocks at New York yester day wero 208.052 shares, including: Atchison, 12.860: Delaware. Lackawanna and Western. a496: Lake Shore, 4.050;-Louisvllle and Nash ville. 13.080; North American. 22,452; Northern Pacific preferred, 11.250; Richmond and West Point, 6,185; St, Paul," 16.970; Union Pacific. 7.97a CHEAP M0KEY. Why There is so Little, of It in Pittsburg Bank Notes. Business at tho local banks yesterday was of the usual volume. There was a moderate bor rowing demand trom merchauts and manufac turers, and an adequate supply of loanable funds to meet it. Rates vf ere steady and un changed. Checking and depositing were good. Monday's business was unusually heavy as shown by the Clearing House report, exchanges being S2.840.581 66 and balances $349,351 39. It is a fact worthy of note that exchanges have not dropped below the $2,000,000 mark this year, and have frequently exceeded S3, 000.000. Talking about cheap money vesterday a bank officer said: "There 19 less of it in Pitts burg than In any other city in tbe country, owing to the many opportunities for profitable investment So well Is this understood that when a man wants cheap monev he goes East for it generally to Philadelphia!" Money on call at New York yesterdav was -jasy, ranging from 46 per cent, last loan 4, closed offered at 4. Prime mercantile paper, 5-K8. Sterling exchange quiet and steady at S4 KOJi for 00-day bills and ti 85- for de mand. Closing Bond Quotations. V. S. 4s. ree I23K M. K. AT. Uen. Ss.. 70 Mutual Union Gs... .102)4; N. J. C Int. Cert...li0 Northern l'ac. )sts..IIG Northern l'ac. 2US..112 Northw't'n consols. 1 Northw'ndebcn'sSsIw Oregon & Trans. 6s. 107) St.L&I.M. Uen. os. 91X bt.L. JtS.F. Uen.M.110 St. 1'aul consols 124X U.S. 43, COUp ,1.34 U.S. 4Hs. reg MUX U. S. ), conp VH racincesoi '! ua Loulslanastamped4s 90 Missouri 63 10O Tenn. new set. 6s.. ..104 lenn. new stt. 5s., .,101)$ icun.uewseL. 43.... jl Canada So. 2ds 96 Central Pacific Ists.lWX Den. A IC. U. lsts...l!Si Den. &K. U. 4s 82 Il.tlt. O. West is ts. KrteMs 99;, .M. K. x T. Uen. 61.. 82 St. P. UliIAPc. lsts.116 1x., FcL.G.Tr.Ks. 91 H Tx.. l'c. K G.Tr.Ks. 383 Union Pacificists.. .Ill West buorc 103)$ New York Clearings, $158,901,903; balances, S5.587.555. Boston Clearings. S18.2S7.782: balances, $2,259,111. Pnn.ADEi.pniA Clearings, $14,063,023: bal ances. $1,800,379. Balttmoke Clearings, $2,435,158; balances, $368,286. London Tbe amount of bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England on. balance to-day is 25.000. Paris Three per cent- rentes, 94f for the account. CHICAGO Clearintrs, $14,561,000. New York exchange was 60c discount. Rates for monev were .-teady at 6K per cent on call and 67 per cent on time loans. PINCHED AGAD7. Oil on a Lower Level Because the Standard is Buying. Oil took a downward turn yesterday, opening and closing a large fraction lower than on the previous day. The first and highest quotation was 81. and the lowest and closing 5C;. Tbe only apparent reason for the depression was lack of support, conditions being as bullish as ever. Trading was light. A broker remarked: "My advices are to the effect that; tbe. Standard has-had a-big run. on refined, and is now buying crnde more heavily than usual. If this be so, it accounts for the weakness displayed by the market yesterday and to-day. "When tbe-octopus gets all it .wants it will probably relax its grip a little and permit an advance. I: Is this prospect that is causing the longs to hold on to their stuff," Features of Yesterday's Oil Market, Corrected daily by John M. Oakley fc Co.. 45 Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro leum Exchange: Opened SI'S I Lowest. em Highest ilii 1 Closed &0!4 barrels. Average charters , 32.939 Average shipments 86.4T0 Averaireruns 82,059 Rerinen. New York. 7.40c " Iterlned. London. 5 9-16J. Ketlned. Antwerp. I6HC. Kenned. Liverpool. 5H'I. Kenned. Bremen. ti.55m. A. B. McGrew. No. 115 Fourth avenue, quotes: Puts, 79; calls. 8L Other Oil Markets. New York, October 2L Pennsylvania oil, spot Opening. 82c: higheit, 82?c; lowest, 80c: closing. 80Jc November opiions Open ing. 82e: highest. 82c; lowest, 80c; closing. SOHc Lima oil Openinz. 19c; highest, I9Jc; lowest. 19c; closing, 19c Total sales, 76,000 barrels. Oil City. October 21. Opened! 82c; highest, 82c: lowest, 80c; closed, 80c. Sales, 56.000 barrels: clearances not reported; charters, 57,460 barrels; shipments, 128,606 barrels; runs, 122,013 barrels. Bradkohd. October 21. Opened 82c: high est, 82Kc; lowest, 80c; closed, SOJc; clear ances, 260,000 barrels. SEW YORK STOCKS. Stock Market Opens Dull, but Becomes Finn and Closes Strong Speculation as to the Sugar Trust's As sets aiid Profits. New York, October 21. The stock market to-day was dull, with the usual active spot and irregular movements, but ending with a strong tone and generally fractional gains over last night's prices. The opening was qulot, and at irregular but slight cbanges from last night's figuies, bnt a firm tone was developed inmost of the list, last night's movement being con tinued, but there was little feature to tbe trading, tbe demands soon slacking away. Thero was an indisposition to trade among the professional element, the uncertainties of tbe situation making a waiting attitude. for the time being, and dullness soon became the rnling characteristic of tbe market. The bears continue to feel' the market at every opportunity, and the dullness this morn ing was taken advantage of to raid Lacka wanna and the Grangers, of which only Bur lington was fnund specially vulnerable. Tbe contest in Sugar Refineries was continued with some little advantage to the bears in the early dealings, but the stubbornness with which prices were held outside of the few stocks men tioned caused a cessation of the efforts before noon, and dullness again became oppressive. Tbe supposed selling for foreign account in tbe past few days, together with tbe poor showing of the bank statement last Saturday, and tbe fear that complications in Sugar Refineries would act unfavorably upon this market, has deterred operations fur the long account, but the besitatipn of the bears brought in more good buying in the afternoon, and on a very limited business prices were advanced slowly but steadily throughout tho remainder ot ihe day. Sugar Refineries was prominent In the movement at first, but it failed to hold off the improvement, the higher prices hringin-' out considerable stock, ana tbe advance was par tially lose r The Villard stocks then became the feature of tbe market, and the Northern Pacific pre ferred and North American were both leaders in activity, while they represented a decidedly S'rong iront, both touching materially higher figures than at anv nrevioiin tim nt ti.n hv Rock Island followed tlio manipulation In the of the loss and a fraction in addition. In tbe la e dealing Louisrllle and St Paul wero prominent, and tbe latter touched 60 again. Amng the specialties Hocking Valley was tho only f eai ure. The market finally closed quiet, but firm at or near the best prices of the day. The final changes are almost at tbe frac tional gains, but Northern Paciflo preferred Is up 1. and North American and Hocking Val lev each 1 per cent. The railroad bond market was enlivened by a bear manipulation of tbsRockIsIaiid5s, which declined to 93, but later recovored most of the loss. The other speculative issues were qulto neglected, and-the dealing presented no feature of lutei esr, and the final changes of note are nnnsnally few. The sales readied $830,000, bnt no activity was seen lu any special issue. Government bonds have been dull and steady to firm. State, bonds have been anil. and steady. ' The JPott says: There was a rniaor 7esterdy n d to-day that a receiver will be appointed for tbe Sugar Trust "What grounds there are for tne report it is difflcut to discover, but nroba--bly.ltwas the natural expression of the pre vailing oplniom that the public really have a right to know something more about the assets and liabilities of a -concern which pro fesses, in a semi-official way. to have $50,000,000 or capital, and upon which, in the same semi offitial way. it Is reported to be making profits of from 12 to 15 per ccut .per annum. By these representations it solicits the investment of capital, and yet no official statement has ever been made of its assets or the profits of its operation. It has been commonly alleged that the actual value of tbe 20 sugar refineries in the combination was only one-third of the $50,000,000 of alleged stock. 'If this is the case the sugar refiners are making profits of ,4(1 to 45 per cent by a combination-which was declared illegal last June, when ihe Courts "decided that the North River refinery had forfeited its charter by joining tbe trust Tho following utile shows tne prices or active stocks on the Mew York Stock Exchange yester day. Corrected dally for The - Dispatch by WniTsrv A BTErnixsox, oldest 1'lttsburjr mem bers of .New Vork Htocfc Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: CIos-Open- Hlpb- Low- ine lux. est. eat. Blii Am. Cotton Oil , 17H 17X 17 'i7) Am. Cotton OH orer. 41 Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. 19) 19X 19)i 19)6 Atch., Top. & a. V 35 35H 34Jl &X Canadian 1'aclnc JSV Canada Southern 52M 62V 52J4 82,S Central or N'cwJersey.lll 112 lit 112 Central Pactiic 30)4 Chesapeake & Ohio.... SOU 2fi 20)a - 20H Chicago tias Trust.... 44V 45S 44K 43!4 C. Bur. 4 Qulncy 915,' 925, 91 K C. Mil. A St Paul.. . S9)S 60H 69) 60! C. Mil. A St. P.. or...109W 1KIX WJ4 109)4 C. Koclc l. 4 1". 76 7HV 75' 73i C..,8t. L. .tFltts .... 14 C. St- U & ritts., pf ... 40' C. St P.. M. JfcO 27H 275 27M 2J!s C. St. P.. Jt. O. nl ... 85 C. ortliwcsteru....l07)a 10SX M7X 108K 0.4-N.W.w ... .... IS C. C, C & 1 67)4 7J4 67 67 C, C C. & 1. preL 95Sj Col. Coal A iron 45 VM 45 45)4 Col. A llocklne Valley 29V 3IM 30 30a Ches. .t Ohio 1st nrcr. (ft Ches. Ohio 2d prcr 3iH Del.. Lack A West Hl Ui'i U3 H( Del. A Hudson 137J 137JS 137M 137& Uen. Klo Grande.... 17H 17.S IVa 17 Pen. .1 K10 Ur.111dc.Dl. M 54)4 H U7s Illinois Central .'. 100)4 Lake Krlc A West HH 15 15 155 i.akeEncA West pr.. 58K & 88V SS: Lake Shore A M. s IOT iVH 107 107H Louisville. Nashville. 78X 79)4 77Jf 79 MoDIleAOMo 29 29K 29 29 Missouri 1'aclflc 68X eaii 6SH 69)4 National i.eadTrust.; 1974 20J4 1914 20 -New iorx Central 103 10JJ4 10.1)4 102JS N. V., CASt. L 15 15 15 IS N. Y.. A,. E. A W 2IH ZIS 21 21!4 N. Y., L. E.A W. pd.. 56 56 55 55 K.f.iH.E. 42K )4 42 42X N. X.. O. A V 17)4 VH 17)4 1754 .Norfolk A Western 18 Nonolk A Western pf. 58 58 58 S3 Northern Pacific 28 28X 28 2874 Northern Pacific Pf... .73)4 ll 73)4 73! Ohio A Mississippi 22U Oreeon Improvement 36!4 I'acldcMaU 40)4 41)4 40S4 40-H Fee. Dec. A Evans is l'nlladcl. AKeadlmr... 36T4 37)4 364 3674 Pullman Palace (air... 2UH 212)4 212S4 212 Ulchmond A W. P. T.. 18H 19)4 I8K 19 Richmond A W.P.T.pt 7414 St. P.. Minn. AMan..l03J HUH" 1034 le5 Sucar Trust 72J( 74 72)4 Wt Texas Padnc, la 18J4 18 184 Union I'acihe 41M 52 51 51)4 Wabash 10)4 10'4 1034 11 Watvtsh preferred 21 21)4 21 21K Western Union !! SIS4 81)4 SIM WneellncAL. K. 32l 324 32J4 324 Wheeling A L. J-ipref. 73 7.T4 73 72)4 North American Co... 34)4 MJ 34J 3554 Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished bv Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members new York Stock Ex change: ' ' . Hid. Asked. Pennsvlvania ltallroad 5294 S2 !(cartinir I854 JH54 Hufl.-.lo, I'lttsbuoc A Western 8"4 9 l.eiilsli Vaiuv 51J4 52 l.chlgh Navigation 52 524 Philadelphia and Erie 31 Nortneru Paclnc l&H 2S3S Northern PaclUc nreterred 75J4 75)4 Boston Stocks. Atch. A Top Boston A Albany. Boston A Maine.. t i n . 31 .133 ,206M . 9214 . 26 Boston & Mont Calumet AHecla... Franklin , Huron , Kcarsarjte , Osceola Pcwablc (new) , Qulncy ."... Santa Fc copper .... Tamarack Annlston Land Co.. Boston Land Co. .. , San Diego Land Co. West End Bell Telephone Larnson Store S Centennial Mining. .5-V4 .294 . 21 . 5 . 14 , 41 . 15 .109 50 179 . 56 5)4 17 26 223 29 20 Cln., San. A Clev... Eastern It. K , Flttl.hurgK. It pf. FIlntAPereM FlintAPereM. pre. Mags. Central .169 86)1 .22 , 90 19 Max. Con. com . 24)4 .42)4 n. 1. A Jl. .En;.... Old Colony Rutland preferred. Wis. Cen. common Wis. Central pt Alloucz Mg. Co.... Atlantic 167 AS 2I5( 51 20 Sllnlng Quotations. New Yobk. October 21. Mining quotations: Adams Consolidated. 180; Bodie, 250; Consoli dated 'California .and Virginia, 400; Eureka Consolidated, 375; Horn Silver. 335; Mono, 125; Occidental, 150; Standard, 140; Sutter Creek, 12a Metal Markets. New York Pig Inn quiet and steady. Copper neglected: lake. Ocioher, J16 75. Lead nominal; domestic. So DO. Tin leverish; straits, S2135. LATE NEWS IN BKIEF. Nosttike is expected on tbe Erie Road. Artist Lumley, of New York, has become totally blind. , Cholera is extending from Persia to Bag dad, Arabia. The Queen has prorogued Parliament until tbe 25th ot November. ' Rumored that the'AdamsandTjnited States Express Companies will c .usolidate. Five men were killed by a boiler explosion in McNairy county, Tenn , Monday. Brigandage is rife on tbe caravan route from Erzeroum to Trebizxud. in Asia Minor. The first test consignment of Canadian eggs reacned the London market yesterday. Severe gales delayed tbe new North Ger man Lloyd steamer Spree from Bremen to New York. Nicholas Brandt's two small children upset a stove at Dubuque, la.. Monday, and were scalded to death. J. W. Stotts. Professor of Natural Science in a normal school at Mitchell, Ind., has myste riously disappeared. On November 11 Chicago Anarchists will commemorate the execution of Spies, Fisher, Engcl and Parsons. The Government of Armenia has stationed troops in tbe Christian quarter of Erzeroum to 'protect the residents. Mayor Gleason, of Long Island Citv, who kicked Reporter Crowley, was sentenced'tofive days' imprisonment and fined S250, Mr. Campbell, member or the Dominion Parliament, says the new United States tariff law is already injuring trade in his district It is reported that George Furmval. who murdered five people on Hore Creek, in Ar kansas, has been captured at Eilisville. Miss. Charles Armstrong, an aged and prominent citizen of Harvard, III., has proved to be a de iaulter, having robbed bis clients of 25,000. Two British metal men were caught by a train on a trestle near unaiianooga, lenn., yesterday. The engine stopped in tbe nick ot time. Reports from Jerusalem say that tbe three American locomotives intended for the new railway from Jerusalem to Jaffa have arrived at Jaffa. Tho beheaded body of a man believed to be Miller F. Hagerman, tho Virginia, III., em bezzler, has been .found on a railroad track near Fresno, Cal. Indianapolis cappers struck at Polk's can factory because wages were rednred. Polk said.the tariff advanced the price of cans and be could not pay the old wages. , Miss Florence Tyler, of Butler. Ill, shot ber former lover, Eugene F. Mease, but not faulty, Monday evening, at his home. He married her rival last Saturday. General Henry Hastings Sibley, the first Governor of Minnesota, and the only Demo crat who ever held that office, suffered a stroke of paralysis at St Paul Monday, and is in a critical condition. The coroner's jury at the inquest over the murdered McGomgle girls at Cumberland.Oot., accused Narciss Larorqueof the crime. 'An unsuccessful effort was made to lynch the prisoner in the court room. A local paper prints a story to the effect that Cole Younger is permitted to go outside tbe prison walls at Stillwater, on passes issued by the Warden, and that other murderers are allowed to go fishing outside tbe walls. The jury at the Inquest over tbe victims of Saturday's tragedy at Quincy. D. G. Price and Lillie Booth; found in accordance witb tbe pitblisbed'facts. Friends of tbe victims, present in the court room, were searched and dis armed. Engelwold Gabrlellsen, of Rolfe, la., retired for tbe nigbt a few evenings ago witb his family and all were slei ping soundly, when the bouse was twice struck, by lightning and almost completely demolished. The occupants escaped Iniury. When baby was sick, we gave ber Castorla, When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla, When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla, When she hadChildren.she gate tbein Castoria t - DOMESTIC MARKETS. High Grade Dairy Products Tending to a Higher Level. GEAPES STILL PLENTY AND LOW. Oats Keep Advancing and ill Cereals Ire Tery Strong;. GENERAL GU0CBUIES ARE UNCHARGED OFFICE OF FITTSBURO DISPATCH. Tuesday. October 2L 18flil Country Produce Jobbing Prices Creamery butter of high grade is very firm, and prospects aro for higher prices before the week is out Strictly fresh eggs are scarce and readily bring outsido,quotatious. New York cbeese is active and a shade higher. Ohio cbeesemen are holding their products very firmly in the faith of higher prices at an early day. Tbe September make of Ohio cheese, particularly for the first balf of the month, is below standard in quality. There is an im proved demand for country butler tbe past week. Potatoes are coming lu more freely, bnt choice stock Is very firm. Sweet potatoes area shade stronger. Apples are plenty and quiet. Markets aro 'still geuerously supplied with grapes, .and tbe situation is favorable to the buyer. Apples S3 504 50 a barrel- Butter Creamery. Elgin. 2728c; Ohio do, 2o26c; fresh dairy packed, 2022c; fancy coun try rolls, 2122c Berries Grapes. Concords, 2530c a basket; Delawares, 3540c a basket; Catawbas, S035c; cranberries. S2 503 25 a bushel: quinces. So 00 0 50 a barrel. BEANS New crop beans, $2 504f2 55; marrow fat, S2 C02 75; Lima beans, 614660. Beeswax 2830o V ft lor choice; low grade, 2225c CHESTNUTS J2 753 00 a bushel. CIDER Sand refined, S9 0010 00; common, S5 506 00; crab cider. S10 5011 00 f? barrel; cider vinegar, 1213e f? gallon. uiieese unn cnecse, mna, ivggnc: new York cheese, 10Kllc: Limburger. 12I3Kc; domestic Sweitzer, 1314c: Wisconsin brick Sweitzer. 14 imported Sweitzer. 26jc. Eoos 2324c ) dozen for strictly fresh. Fjcat,heus Extra live ecese, 50g60c; No. 1 40fiM5c: mixed lots, 3035c ft ft. Maple syrup 7&95cacan; maple sugar, 910c fl ft. Honey 1222c fi. Poultry Spring chickens. 40065c a pair; old, 6575c a pair; dressed, ll12c a podnd; ducks, 5070c. Tallow Country. 4c; city rendered, 4Vc Seeds Recleaned Western clover, $5 00 6 25; country medium clover, S4 254 50; tim othy. SI G01 65; blue-crass, S2 853 00; orchard crass, SI 5t; mille-. 7075c. Tropical Fruits Lemous, choice, to 50 6 50; fancy, $70007 50; Jamaica oranges, new crop, tli 00 a barrel; bananas, SI &01 75 firsts, fl 001 25 good seconds, f bunch; California peaches, S2 002 50 $1 box; Tokay grapes, S4 50 5 00: California plums. S2002 25 ft box; Cali fornia pears. S4 004 60 ft box: new figs. 17c fl ft: dates. 56o ft ft. Vegetables Potatoes, 7590c ft bushel; Southern sweets, S2 00S!2 25 ft barrel; Jersey, S3 006J3 25: cabbage, S3 C0o 00 ft hundred, onions, S2 75S325 a barrel; onions, SI 50 for 180 ft basket; green bean:, 40c ft basket: celerv. 2.').,i0c a dczeu bunches; turnips, 31 502 25 ft barrel; peppers, SI 00Q1 25 ft bushel; tomatoes. 75c ft bushel. Groceries. Trade has been quiet for the past week, owing to weather and wretched condition of country roads. Markets move along in the old ruts, without any marked change. Coffee op tions are moving np and down, under specu lative manipulations, but the undertone of mar kets is strong. Canned goods are still firm, witb a prospect of higher prices before many days. The expected advance on foreign fruits as a result of tho new tariff has, so far, failed to materialize. Green Coffee Fancy Rio. 24JS25c; choice Rio. 22K23Kc; prime Rio, 23c; low grade Rio. 2021c; old Government Java. 29$30c; Maracaibo. Z527Kc; Mocha, 30 32c: Santos, 2226c; Caracas, 2527c; La Guayra. 2627c. Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 25c; high grades, 2S30Kc; old Government Java, bulk, 3334c; Maracaibo. 2829c: Santos, 26 30c: peaberry, SOcs choice Ri". 2Se; prime Rio, 25c: good Rio. 24e; ordinary, 21K22e. Spices (whole) Clove, 15ltic; allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c; pepper. 13c; nutmeg. 75tr80c. Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test VJic; Ohio, 120, 8Jc: headlight 150. 8Kc; water white, 10Ke: globe, 14S14kc; elaine, l3jc: car nadine. ifKc; royaline, 14c; red oil, llllc; purity, 14c Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 43315c ft gallon; summer, 3840c; lard oil. 5558e. Syrup Corn syrup. 3o37c; choice sugar syrnp. 33043c: prime sugar syrup, 32Q33; strictlv prime, 3536c N. O". Molasses Fancy, new crop. 555uc: fancy old. 474Sc: choice, 49c: medium, SS 43c; mixed. 40&M2C Soda Bi-carb in kegs. 3K3Jc: bl-carb in K. ?ac, bi-carb assorted packages. 6JGc; sal Suda in kegs, lo do granulated, 2c Candles Star, full weight Kc; stearme, ft set. 8c; paraffin-, ll12c RICE Head Carolina, 7K7Kc: choice, 6i (Hie: uriiue. M?UKc: Louisiana. MiGKc Starch Pearl, 4c; corn starch, 66c; glo-s starch, 67c Foreign Fruits Layer raisins. $2 65: Lou don layers, 52 75; Muscatels, $2 50; California Muscatels.S2 40: Valencia, 7W7c: Undara Va lencia, oV8Kc:auItana, lSWJic:currants. 5V Wfc; Turkey prunes,7JiSc; French prunes.11 13c; alonica prunes.Mii 2ft packages,9c;cocoa l.uts. ft 100, S6; almonds. ,an.,fl ft, 29c: do Ivira 17c; do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap.. 1314c; Sicilv filberts, 12c; Smyrna figs. 1517c: new dates, H& 61c: Btazil nuts, 16c: pecans, 14K16c; citron, ft ft, 1920c; lemon peel, 15c ft ft; orange peel, 15c- . Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per 14, 10c; apples, evaporated, 14015c; peaches, evapor ated, pared, 2830c: peaches, California, eva porated, unpared, 2225c: cherries, pitted, 31c; cherries, unfitted, 1313c, raspberries, eva porated. 3435c; blackberries, 10llc; huckle berries. 15c Sugars Cubes, 7c: powdered, 7c: granu lated, 6c: confectioners' A, 6c: standard A. 65c; soft white, bJiQ&ic: yellow,: choice, 6 tc; yellow, good. 5oc; yellow, fair, 5 58C! yellow, dark, aibc Pickles Medinm, Mils. (1.200), S3 50; me dium. half bbls. (600), S4 75. Salt-No. 1, ft bbl, 95c; No. 1 ex.. ft bbl.Sl 00; dairy, ft bid, 1 20; coarse crystal, fl bbl, SI 20; Higglns' Eureka, 4-bu. sacks, 32 80; Higgins' Eureka, 16-14 ft packets, S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches, $2 80(3) 2 DO; 2cds, S2 5G2 60; extra peaches. S3 003 10; pie peaches, S2 00: finest corn, SI 351 50; Hfd. Co. corn, 95ctl 15; red cherries, Jl 401 50; Lima beans. Si 20; soaked d. 80c; string do. 75 00c; marrowfat peas. SI 101 25; so iked peas, 7uSuc; pineapples. S130l 40; Bahama do. 12 55; damsop plum-, SI 10; greengages, SI 50: egg plums, S2 20: California apricots, (2 5002 60; California pears, S2.75; do greengages. S3 20: do egg plums, 82 20: exiri white cherries, S2 85; rasoberrles. SI 40ftl 45: strawberries. SI 30(31 40: gooseberries. SI 101 15; tomatoes. OocQl: sal mon, 1-ft, SI 30 1 SO; blackberries. SI 15: succo tash, 2-2 cans, snaked, 90c; do green, 2-&, Jl 25 1 50; corn beef, 2-ft ra s. S3 00; 14-ft cans. 114; baked beans, SI 401 50; lbster, 1-ft, $2 00; mackeral, lft cans, broiled, SI 50; sardines, do mestic, ic S4 3U4 40; sardines, domestic , $7 00; sardines, imported. Us. Sll 5012 60: sar dines, imported, Ks. S18; sardines, mustard, $4 25; sardines, sniced, S4 25. Fish Extra No, 1 bloaier. mackerel. S30 ft bbl; extra No. 1 do, ine-s, S2S 50; extra. No. 1 mackerel, shore $19 60; No 2 shore mackerel, $22: large 3's, 20. Codfish Whole pollock, 5c ft ft; do-medium, George's cod, 6c; do large, 7c; boneless bake, in strips, 5c; do George's cod, in blocks. 6K7Kc Herring Round shore. S5 60 ft bbl; spin, to 50; lake. S3 25 ft 100-S bbl. White fish. 86 50 ? 100-ft half bbl. Lake front. So 50 ft half bbl. Finnan baddies, 10c ft ft. Ireland halibut 13c ft ft: Pickerel, balf bbl, S3 00: quarter bbl, SI 3a Potomac her ring, S3 50 ft bbl; $2 00 ft half bbl; Holland herring. 70c; Walkoff herring. 90c Oatmeal 56 607 00 ft bbl. Grain, Flour and Feed. Sales on call at tbe Grain Exchange, 1 car 2 y. e. corn, 62c B. & 0.; 2 cars 3 y. e. corn, 60c, P., C. it lit. L; 1 car picking hay, $7, B. "&. O.; 1 car 2 y. e.- corn, 59c 10 days. Receipts as bulletined, 36 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft Wayne and Chicago Railway, 2 cars of wheat 2 of oats, 5 of hay, 1 of feed. By Pittsbnrg and Western. 1 car ot middlings. 1 of wheat 1 ot hay. By Baltimore and Ohio, 2 cars of oats, 7 of hay. By PittsDurg, Cincinnati and St Louis, 11 cars of corn, 1 of bay, 2 ot oats. Tbe drift ot cereals is still upward. Oats are again advanced, as quotations will disclose, and markets are Ann at the advance. Hay is 'quiet and would be more so but for bad roads, which prevent farmers from getting their products to market Prices are for carload.lois on track; Wheat-No. 2red,Sl 0SQ1 M; No, 3, $1 00 1 0L Corn No. 2 yellow ear. 61662c; high mixed ear, 5960c; No. 2 yellow, shelled, 5960c; hign mixed shelled corn, 57Ljj858c OATS-No. 1. 52853c; No. 2 white. 5151Xc; extra. No. 3, 505uHc: mixed oats, 474Sc Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 7071c: No. 1 Western,6S69c Floue Jobbing prices Fancy spring and winter patent flour. 6 0036 25: fancy straight winter, 15 255 50, fancy straight spring. S5 25 5 50: clear winter. So 00525; straight XXXX bakers', S4 755 00. Rv- Sour, S4 251 50. Bnckw heat flour, 44Jc ft ft. MnjiTzxs No. 1 white middlings, $21 50 22 00 ft ton; No. 2 white middling. S19 50 20 50; brown middlings, jiy 0018 00; winter wheat bran, S15 5016 00. HAY Baled timothy No. 1, S10 5011 00: No. 2 do, $8 509 00: loose Trom wagpn,SH 0013 GO, according to qualiti: No. 2 prairie bay, S3 50 9 00: packing do. $7 007 50. STRAW-Oat ST 758 OOvwbeatand rye, $7 50 67 75. Provisions. Sugar-cured hams. large. 10c; sugar-cured. hams, medium. l(c; sugar-cured hams, smalt, He; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, SJ-ic: sugar cured shoulders, c; sugar-cured boneless shoulders, 8c; skinned shoulders, 8c; skinned hams. 12c; sngar-cured California bams, 7Jc; sugar-cured dried beef flats, 9Jc: sugar-cured dried beef sets, 10c: sugar-cured dried beef rounds. 12Kc: bacon, shoulders, TJc: bacon, clear sides, ftc: bacon, clear bellies. 6c: dry salt shoulders, 6:: dry salt clear sides, 6)c Mess pork heavv, S12 50; mess pork, family, S12 50. Lard Refined, in tierces. 5Kc: half barrels, bc.i 60-ft tubs, 5Jj,c: 20-& pail. tAJc; 50-ft tin cans. 6c; 3-ft tin pails, tHc: 5-ft tin palls, 6c; 10-ft :in pails, 5c. Smoked stnsagc long, 6c; large, 5c Fresh pork, links, 9c Boneless hams. luKc Pigs feet half-barrels, S4 00: quarter-barrels. S2 15. Wool Markets. Boston There has been a good demand for wool, and several manufacturers are here taking good lines of domestic and foreign grades. Tbemarketis firm and transactions aro at f nil pi Ices. Ohio fleeces have been sell ing at 32c for X, and 33Jr34ri for XX, while Michigan X is firm at '3031c No. 1 fleeces are in demand at 3Sc for Ohio and 37c for Mich igan. Combin:and delaine fleeces are quiet and firm at previous prices. Territory is still selling quite well, lnclnding fine at 6062c clean: fine medium at 58G0c and medium at 5557c. Texas and California are in better demand, with sales of choice long staple at 22 21c, and short staple at 1720c Oregon wools are steady, with Eastern selling mostly at 17 21c Pulled wools are in demand: choice supers selling at 4547r: fair to good super at 3540c, and extra at 2230c Foreign wools are hide-' mand and very fiini. Philadelphia Woolen market firm; Ohio, Pennsvlvania and West Vit'ginia XX and above, 3335c: X 3133c; medium, 37JiS39c; coarse, 3637Jfc: New York, Michigan, Indiana and Western fine, or X and XX, 2032c; medium. 37)3SKc: coarse. 3637Kc; fine washed delaine, X and XX, 3437c: medium washed combing and de laine, 4143Kc: coarse do. do. do.. 3637Kc; Canada Ho.. 343Gc:t'ib washed, choice. 3940c: fair. 3738c; coarse, S336c; medium unwashed combing and delaine, 2931c: coarse do. do. do., 2729c; Montana, 2024c; Territorial. 1624c New xork. October 2L Wool firm and active; domestic fleece, 3439c: pulled, 27Q34c; Texas. 1825c Drygoods Market. New York, October 21. Demand for dry goods continues moderate as regards current wants of jobbers, but there is a slow improve ment and inquiry for future accounts in creases. Business for spring is good and promising. The condition of tbe market has undergone little change- Price of Bar Silver. tFFXCTAl. TKLXOKAU TO TUB DISrATCIT-t New York. October 21. Barssilver London, 49Kd.; New York. SI 08Jf. TOO LATE FOE KEDBESS. The Evicted Sligoans Have to Depend Now on Damage Suits. The evicted Sligoans are on top. It will be recollected that last winter a large number of people who had for years lived on the property of Graff. Bennett & Co., in theTbirty-ihird ward, were ejected by tho purchasers. HofT stott A Co., James M. Bailey and J. Vf. Friend, being interested. Well, some time ago Judges White and Magee on writs of certiorari re versed the finding of Alderman McMasters, and ordered restitution. As the houses bavo been cleared. awav, resti tution is practically impossible, and Attorney John Madden is now engaged in preparing the papers in suits for damages against the eject ors, an oehalf of Patric Stanton et al wbo were ejected. A Preventive for Croup. ' The discovery of a preventive for croup is oneof the most important made in recent years. Since first discovered it ha: been used in many cases, and with unvarying success. Its being within the reach ot all makes it the more valuable. It is only necessary to give Chamberlain's CJongh, Itemed y freely as soon as the first indica tions of croup appear, and it will dispel all symptoms of the disease. Fnll directions are given with each bottle. For sale nt 50 cents per bottle bv druggist.. wsn OFFICIAL PITTSBURG. SKA LED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE CEIVED at tbe office of tbe City Control ler until 2 P. H. Wednesday. October 22,1890. for tbe laying of a sewer from engine house No. 6 to Forty-second street. Plans and specifications can be seen at tbe office of Wni.Laydon.Esq., plumbing inspector, third floor City Hall. Bonds double tbe amount of bids must ac company each proposal, said bond to be pro bated before the Mayor or City Clerk. Tbe Departmenr of Awards reserves the right to reject any or all bills. J. O. BROWN, Chief of Department of Puulic Safety. Pittsburg, October 15. 1890. ocIS-15-D NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS-SEALED proposals will be received at the office of City Controller until FRIDAY, the 31st day of October, A. D. 1800, at 2 o'clock p. jl, for the followinc. viz.: GP.ADING, PAVING AND CURBING. Thirty-sixth street, from Charlotte street to Railroad stteet. Virginia avenue, from Kearsarge street to Wyoming street GRADING AND PAVING. Woolslayer alley, from Thirty-seventh street to Thirty-eighth street. Poe alley, from Fifty-second street to Mc Candless street. Holler alley, from Overbjll street to Roberta street PAVING AND CURBING. Craig street from Fifth avenue to Center avenue. PAVING. Clark alley, from Roberts street to Overhill street Tbe paving of the above-named streets to be either of block stone, vulcanite asphalt. Irregu lar block stone, or cobble stone, and bids will be received for each kind of pavement Plans and soeciiications can be seen, and blanks for bidding can be obtained, at the gen eral office. Department of Public Works. Each proposal -most bo accompanied by a bond, witb two sureties, probated before the Mayor or City Clerk. The Department of Awards reserves the right to reject any or all bias. E. M. B1GELOW, Cblef of Department ot Public Works. Pittsburo, October 21, 189a oc21-ll No. 124. AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE .Union Storage Company the right to lay a switch track on Liberty avenue and to erect and maintain a bridge over First avenue. Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the city ot Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun cils assembled, and it is hereby, ordained and enacted by tbe authority of the same That grivilege be and is hereby granted to the Union torage Company to construct and maintain a switch track on Liberty avenue commencing at tbe track of the. Pennsvlvania Railroad Comnany at a point designated by the plans of said Union Storage Company, which said plans are hereby attached and made patt of this ordinance. Section 2 The construction of tbe said switch track shall be done under tne supervision and snbject to the approval of ihe Chief of tbe De partment of Puolic Works. Section 3 The said Union Storage Company shall have and are hereby granted tbe right to erect and maintain a bridge over First avenue, First ward, connecting their storage ware house, said bridge to be not less than 30 feet above tbe roadway of said avenue, tbe work to be done under tbe supervision and subject to the approval of ihe Chief of tbe Department of Public Works, and in accordance witb plan hereto attached. Section 4 In consideration of tbe foregoing privilege, right and license to lay down and operate said switch track, the said Union Stor age Company, their successors and assigns shall annually pay to the city of Pittsburg tbe sum of seventv-nve (S75 001 dollars, wblcb pay ment shall be made immediately after tbe ap proval by the Mayor of this ordinance, and shall be made each and every year thereafter during tbe continuance of the privilege and license fpr said switch track. hection 5 The city nl Pittsburg hereby ex pressly reserves and retains tbe right of modi fying, amending or repealing any and all rig' ts, privileges and licenses hereby granted, upon sixty days' notice thereof being given In writ ing, or by joint resolution or ordinance of Councils by said City, to tbe said Union Storage Company, successors and assigns. Section 6 That any ordinance or part of ord inances conflicting with the provisions of tbls ordinance be.and tho same Is hereby repealed so far as the same affects tbis ordinance. Ordained and enacted intd a law in Councils this 29i b dav of September, A. D. 1890. H. P. FORD, President of 8elect Council. Attest: GEORGE BOOTH, Clerk of Select Council.- G. L. HOLLIDAY, President of Common Council. Attest: E. J. MARTIN, Clerk of Common Council. Mayor's office. October 3. 1890. Approved: H. L GOURLEY. Mayor. Atttest: ROBERT OSTERMAIER, Mayor's Clerk. Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol 7, page 636, 10th day of October, X. D. U9U, . . WliiskyJIarkets. Chicago Whisky has been marked np to SI 14 for finished goods. s. s. s. A woman with a cancerous ulcer ot years' standing and five inches in di ameter has been entirely relieved by six bottles of Swift's Specific. I con sider its effects wonderful, almost mi raculous. Eev. J.H. Campbell, Columbus, Ga, Will Cure A young man near this town had ag eating cancer on his face, which had destroyed his nose and was eating to wards his eyes. As a last resort I put him on Swift's Specific, and it haa cured him entirely sound and welL Dit M. F. Ckumley, Oglethorpe, Ga. Skin Cancer Treatise on Cancer mailed free Swift Specific Co., Atlanta. Ga. WHOLESALE -:- HOUSE, Embroidery and White Goods Department- direct importation from tbe best manufac turers of St Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Edg ings. Flonncings, Skirt Widths and Allovers, Hemstitched Edgings and Flouncings. Buyer 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 Shades in dado and plain or spring fixtures. Lace Cur tains, Portieres. Chenille Curtains, Poles and Brass Trimmings: Floor. Table and Stair Oil Cloths ia best makes, lowest prices for quality. WASH DRESS FABRICS. The largest variety from which to select Toil Du Nords, Chalon CIoth, Bath Seersuck ers, Imperial Suiting", Heather t Renfrew Dress Ginghams. Flue Zephyr Ginghams. Wholesale Exclusively. jal3-t f GAIN ONE POUND A Day. A GAIN OF A roUND A DAY IN THE CASE OF A MAN WHO HAS BECOME "ALt RUN DOWN," AND HAS BEGUN TO TAKE THAT REMARKABLE FLESH PRODUCER, SCOTT'S OF PURE COD LIVER OIL WITH Hypophosphites of Lime & Soda IS NOTHING UNUSUAL. THIS FEAT HAS BEEN PERFORMED OVER AND OVER again. Palatable as milk. En dorsed by Physicians. Sold by all j Druggists. Avoid substitutions and imitations. 1 OC1-2S-1IWTTSU BROKERS FINANCLVL. Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. my2 "Di;nDT rB savings bank. rLUrLtj O 81 FOURfH AVENUE. Capital. SSOO.noa faurnlus. $31,670 29. D. McK. LLOYD. ED WARD K. D UFF. 4- President. Ast. Sec Treag. per cent iuterest allowed on time deposits. oclo-fO-D JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds. Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicago. saBIXTH 3T Pittsburg. OC2Z-53 MEDICAL. DOCTOR WHITTIER 814PNn AVJSNUK. PJTTsBUItCS. PA. As old re-idents know and back Si es of Pitt burg papers piove, is tbe oldest establlsha and most prominent physician in the city, da voting special attention to all chronic diseases empreerspounsN0 FEE U N TIL CU RED MtTDWnilO and mental diseases, physical IN L. ti V U U O decay.nervous debility. lack of energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory, disordered sight self distrust bashfulness, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im poverished blood, failing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fitting the person for business, society and mar riage, permanently, safely and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKIN sdtigererusPifont blotches, fallinc hair, bones, pains, glandular, swellings, ulcerations ol tongue, mouth, throat ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from tbesystem. 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