iWlllipiiiilliliiPfWillil.l!l . j : m ' THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, . 1890. IN HARDWARE LINES. A Large Fall Trade in Heavy Hard ware Reported by Jobbers. MAKUFACTURERS' SMALL MARGIN. Effects of theKetr lariff on Cutlery and Tin Plate Goods. CDT SAILS ARE SUPPLANTED BI WIRE Office of the I'ittsbcro Dispatch, ( Tuesday. October 28, IS90. ( October is one of the good months of the ear for the general hardware trade. An interview vesterday with a representative of one of our leading wholesale firms developed the following facts concerning this great in dustry: The demand for general hardware is better than it usually is at this time. Prices of heavy goods, such as nails and iron, are now fairly steady, although the tendency for the past mouth or more has been toward lower prices. The grades of steel from which these products are made have beeii declining of late, and toe effect is seen m the decline of all finished products, especially on heavy goods. There is a better feeling, however, in the past few day, and it jiowLoksas though prices would be stronger fo: the balance of the year. At this time last ear there was quite a flurry in heavy hard ware, and prices n ere much higher then than now. At present urices of both cut and wire nails manufacturers claim that there U no niarci" Iciu The card rates for cut steel nails are SI 90 and wire flails J2 Si A number of the Wheeling mills are making preparations to change from cut nails to wire nails. It has been demonstrated that the chance can be made at small expense from the out nail machine to the wire machine. VViie nails are steadily growing into favor, and bid fair to displace the c-it steel nai! as the lat ter displaced the inin. The production of all kinds in the United States about two years ago aggrega-ed about 1Q.UXMI0O tegs. At that time about 15 per centot Uie total product were wire nails. Nou the product in tlusline is not lest than 50 per cent or the whole. Tnere is hut one establishment in thiscity encaged in the manufacture of cut naiK and that in a small wav. beveral Anns which in former jears did an immense business in this, haveoflateturned then attention to other products. There is now a outhsidc mill of large capacity, and anothei at Braddock, turning out wire nails, and demand i-. good for the entire product. Methods in vogue ten years ago are no longer froRtable. and the manulactnier who clings to n e old wa will soon rind himself in the rear. SIgn of UuuMial Activity. There is unusual activity in Ihc line of build ers hardware. Prices vary little this season Jrom last, but there is a greater demand for a higher class of gund. A better class of houses than formerly are going up. and with the im- l'ioed stjleof dwellingsand business houses come, the demand for a better grade of builder- hardware. As to the effect of the new tariff n hardware, the following facts were de veloped There has been an advance of about y per cent in the price of cheap cutlery and carving Ktiues. The principal advance has 1'ecn on the cheaper grades of cutler). On Ger rra i knives of the finer grade the advance has . 'in vcrj slight The flurry on tinware has no solid founda ion on winch to rest. Tnere is at present no good leason for anv advance in tin ware, as the new tariff, so far as this class of t: ods is concerned, will nt go into effect i.ntil July I. IK)! Up to that time dealers w ill r. abletolay in big stocks from abroad at old i a so that the advauce from the new tariff i il not he due for a ear ahead. The talk of ' ' ;er cent advance on tin cups is the product , a wild imagination. "Wheat and Flour. The AV thwestc.n Miller has tlii: to say of the situation in it- current number: The "Min neapolis market is stronger than it was a week ajo In 1SS7 there wero 18.000,000 busheU of w heat in the elevators at this time, and m 18S6. "-000.000 lmbels. At this time there are only & uOO.OOO bushels, and there was about the same c .auttty in the elevators a year age The weak i ji or of w heat and flour markets is the Kuro l -an situation. Late Iioudon advices report markets as dull, aud disposition on the part of buyers to purchase only for immediate wants. St icks of flour in the principal cities of Europe are about the same as a year ago. MABKETS BY WIRE. Batch of BullKU News Sends Wheat Up a Teg Corn Also Scores a Gain Oattt Finn Pork Steady but Ouiet. CHICAGO Wheat During the early part of the session to-day the market was rather quiet, hut later a rood speculative business developed. The feeling was decidedly unsettled, though most of the day fluctuations were confined within a small range. Between the Tarious in fluences which were presented, operators were kept in a constantly changing mood in regard to trading, and the ups and downs were more i umcrous thin usuak Early in the day there was but little doing outsit e of local operations, but later St- Louis and also New York sent In ome buyiug orders. The market opened J 5e higher than closiug figures of yesterdav, . ud advanced c more, theu fluctuated within a small rai.ee. tiually selling off ic then became strong and advanced l"4c. and the n arket closed about 11C higher than yes terdav. rabies were strong and higher. Some rumors of financial trouble abroad and also at "New York were received, but nothing but a small failure in London could be traced to any reliable source. The latter news caused a Pule uneasiness and a slight decline for the time wing. But reports of exhort buying at "New York caused a reaction ami a firmer leel m A report was credited to BradslreeC say ing thai the amount of surplus wheat of the United S ates was only ul,OyO.C00 bushels, of v Inch ."11,(100.000 bushels had already been ex ported, leaving but 30.000.ttXJ bushels. This caused some little excitement and helped to force prices to the top notch. i oin was fanly active within a fair range, w itli the feeling prevailing much better, good advances being established on all futures. There was nothing uetv of consequence de veloped, and trading was mainly of a local character. First trades were at a Jc advance, alter which the market ruled steady for a t me, then declined Jc, rallied IJje aud ruled meaily, closing with a gain for the day of ! fei3 uts were traded in moderately and a strong er feeling developed. During the last hour the strength in corn had a good eSea and prices advanced : for May, and the market closed steady at about outside figures. Mess pork Trading was moderate. At the opening the feeling was stronger and there was moderate buting on oidcrs, which caused an advance of 57c Later the offerings were somewhat enlarged and a weaker feeling was developed, accompanied.with a decline ot 12 (Hoc Toward the close the market was stead ier but quiet, ana prices rallied slightly, :los 1112 at about medium figures. Laid A lair trade was reported and an easier feeling prevailed. Prices on the whole r.inne declined ic5c, aud closed steady at outside figure. snort rib sides Trading was fairly active, but the undeitone of the market w as rather weak. Puces on the whole range declined 2 6 "x , and closed steady at outside figures. The leading futures ranged as lollows. as cor rected by John M. Oakley &. Co., 45 Sixth street, uiembers Chicago Board of Trade: Open-j Hlxh- ; Low- Clos- Ar.TtrLES. lux. eit. j est. Ing. WHEAT, NO. I I I October S 1 tfl ( lOlH'SlOOK ft 01? Ie-einber 1 tCS, 1 cea, l o2H 103!. Mi; 1C7.4 1 U8J, 107J4 106k ol!. NO. S 1'etober SIS SL i 2 November hU 52 5IJj 52)4 May Hh K UH S5 'JATS, .no.: October -C? mi CJ," 43)i December 43 43is SJ 43 May 46!' 47 46Ji 4SK MESS l'OIIK. December 10 4; 10 45 1020 10 45 l.uuary 12 25 12 25 12 07U 12 Ma) 1290 1292)4 12 77s 12 90 I.A1ED. December 6 40 6 40 6 37 6 40 January 6 62Ji 6 6JJ 6 S!H 6 62 Hay 7 02;, 7 02i 0 97), 7 00 nonr itiBii. , Ihccinber 5 55 b 55 J 5 55 5 55 January 5 92 5 92) S 87 S 82 May 6 35 ( 6 35 j 6 30 6 32 ( ash quotations were as follows: 1-lour steady and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, SI 01i: No. 3 spring wheat, S593c: a 2 red. SI Ul)il 01. No. 2 corn. 52c No. 2oats.43c No. 2rje, 6567c No. 2 barley firm at 76S0c No. 1 flaxseed, SI 4a Prime tircothvseed, SI 2101 23. Mess pork, per bbL SIC 2o10 37. Lard, per 100 lbs, $8 306 37. snort ilb sides, loose. S5 455 50; dry salted shoulders, boxed, $5 &25 75: short clear s.des. boxed. S5 90S595. nugars 4incbanged. No. 2 white oats, 46c; No. S white oats, 45 4540; No. 3 barley, f. o. b 63g78c; No. 1 do t o- b, 6067c On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was unchanged. Eggs. 19Q20c NEW YORK Flour steady and moderately active, chiefly local trade. Commeal firm but dull; yellow Western, S2 508S 2a Wheat bpot market firm and quiet; No. 1 red. 1 CSS 1 VSbi elevator; SI 0Si afloattSl 0S1 10 X. o. b.;No. 3 red. Jl 001 UK; ungraded red. SI 02? 1 10: No. 1 Northern. $1 10K: No.1 hard, il 16: options advanced lmiic on full buy ing orders West and here, and shorts cover ings, dosing firm at lJiIJac ,,vcr yesterday; Nn. 2 rot". October, closing at SI OSK; Novem ber. $1 0701 CSX, closing at il 0J: Decem ber. $1 OfijSl 09Ji. closing at SI 09; January, SI COiiGl 10. closing at $1 09; February, clos ing at il 10?I: March. SI 10"!il 115i. closing at SI 1 .Wav. Jl 11J661 12J closing at SI 12; July, Jl 10fil 0, closimr at $1 0o. Bye quiet ana nrm: w estern. 7tt$7lc nancy quiet and firm. Barley malt dull and steady. Corn Spot market firm at Jlc up and fairl v active; No. 2. 5S-45!9c elevator: SSgoSJic afloat; un graded mixed, 5St00c: options strong and lc advance: freer export demand; Octo. Ix-r. closing. 59'ic: November, 5S 59Jc, rlosinc, 5S;c: December, 9',i 60c, dosin". BOc: Jan tary. closing at SSJc; May. G0SGiic clwlng 61Ke. Oats Spot market fairly active and higher: options stronger and quiet, October closing at 4Sc: November. 4SH01SJJC, closing at 4SKc: Decoin ber. 49gU9ic clo-ing at 40; May, Sl?s 51JgC, cl"Sing at 515e; spot No. 2 white, 514ic; mixed Western, 46oOKc; white dr,5056e: No. 2 Chicsgo, 49Ja Hay in fair demand. Hops strong and moderately active. Tallow Arm and scarce. Eigs quiet and firm: Western, 224 23c Pork steady and quiet: mess S12 2o& 12 ."SO; extra prime. 510 50)11 00. Cnt meats dull and steady. MiiMles dull and steady. Laid dull and easv: Western steam, S6 57; sales. 250 c, i. f.. 6 55: October. $6 5G: Novein- ,ber. Sfi 5308 50. closing at 56 56 bid; December, 6 G3QG Co, closing at JG 64 bid: Jannarv, (6 84; February. SO S3; March, $7 03 asked. Batter moderately active and firm; Western dairy, 10 (SlTc; do creamery, lfl25c: Elgin. 2te, Cheese nuiet and steady; light skins, 47c; Ohio flats, "69Jc ST. LOUIS Flour dull and and steady. Wheat. The market opened SjMc higher for December, and Jfc np for May: weakened sllghtlr.advanced and ruled firm for a time with light trading, however, then eased off. Later the demand became urgent and prices went up to the close which was J01r higher than yes terdy' doe; No. 3 cash. 97X9Sc: November, 98c; December. Jl U0?: May, SI OTJi: Jnly, StHc; August. 91c Corn After an npenimrof c higher the market sagged a fraction, but later became firmer till the close which was steady for October and ljc up for May as compared with yesterday's final figures; No 2 cash. 50c; Mav. 52c. Oats The opening was Kc above yesterday's close and the market in creased in strength till the close which was 1c higher than j eterday's latest tignres;No.2 cash, 4jc: May. 46)c. Bye scarce; No. 2. 63ja Barley nrm; Minnesota, 7678c: Nebraska, 6S7uc; It.ua, 7.5c Flaxseed lower and quiet at SI 42. Provisions heavy and prices barely maintained for dry salt meats, but bacon was steady and firm. Pork and lard unchanged. PHILADELPHIA Flonr firm lint nniot W heat Options a shade firmer: speculation quiet: choice milling firm but quiet; ungraded, on track. SI 01: No. 2 red, October and Novein ber, SI 0IJ1 01: December. SI 031 03; January, SI 051 05. Corn Options ruled firm, in sympathy with other cxain centers: quotations nominal; carlots tor local trade quiet but steady; No. 3 mixed, in elevator, 58c; ungraded mixed, in grain depot, 59c; No. 2 mixed, in grain dep-f. 59c: No. 3 yellow, short storace in elevator. .T,r: No. 2 mixed, October a'ld November, 5Sgio: December. 575Sc; January. 56 57. Oats Car lots steauy with a good locu trade demand: futures quiet but firm; No. 3 white. 50c; No. 2 white, olu: do. choice. 5ic:'No. 2 white, October. 5051c; November. 5n50Jc; December. 52c; Janu ary, 525"52c. Provisions quiet but steady. P.irk Mess. uew. SII 50QI2 00: da prime mess, new. SII 00: do. farailx. $14 50814 50: hams. smoked. ll12c. Eggs firm; Pennsylvania firsts, 21c BALTIMORE Wheat Wc6tern inactive and firmer: No. 2. winter red. spot anil October, SI 001 O0H, December. SI fel Cffli: May, M 09l 09. Corn Western firmer; mixed, snot and' October. 5737c: year. 555Sc; January. o4553gc Oats quiet: Western white. 4950c: do do mixed. 4819e: graded No. 2 white. 50g50c Rye finr: prime to choice, 7576c; good to fair. 7576c. Hay quiet; prime to choice timothy, SII 5012 00. Provisions Arm; mess pork, Sll 50: bulk meats, loose shoulder-. 6c; long clear, 6c: clear rib sides. 6c: sugar pickled shoulders. 6c; sugar cured smoked shoulders, TJic; hams. ll12c Lard Refined, TJic Butter firm. Eggs steady at 2223& MINNEAPOLIS Wheat sold easier to-day. or with less effirt, and in spite of the big offer ings and the amount brought forward from the previous day it was cleared up early in the dav. excepting such lots as were undesirable or as were held above current prices for similar wheat. The selections of No. 1 Northern went very well, and cars barely up to the grade sold quite well. Closing quotations: No. 1 hard, October, 99c: on track, SI 00: No. 1 Northern, October and November, 94c: December. 97c: May. SI 03'i: on track. 97c;" No. 2 Northern October, 93c; December, 93c:"on track, 92c. MILWAUKEE Flour steadv. Wheat firmer- cember. steady: 2 white, on track, 4747c Barley quie't; No. -z. in store. 7.'c. Kye eaier: Nn. 1, in store, liTJc Provisions quiet Pork January, SI2 20. LardJanuary, Sd 62. CINCINNATI Flonr barely steady. Wheat stronger; No. 2 reu, 9SiiSc Corn in good de mand: No. 2 mixed, 5555e. Oats firm; No. 2 mixed, 47c Rye stronger; "No. 2, 710720, Pork quiet at Sll 75. Lard steady at S6 12. Bulk meats steadv. Bacon steadv. Butter firm. Eggs firm at 29c Cheese firm. TOLEDO Wheat active and firmer: cash and October, SI 01; December, SI 03: May, SI OS. Corn qtnet and steady; cash and December. 54c; Mav, ooc Oats quiet and steady: cash. No. 2, 45c; No. 2, white 45c Cloverseed active and firm; cash ana October, J4 20; December, SI 25. DULUTH Wheat was strong to-day. advanc ing lc from the opening. Receipts 153 cars. Closing quotations: December. SI 04; May, SI 1W; No. 1 bard, $103: No. 1 Northern, 98c; No. 2 Northern, 93c. LIVE STOCK MABKET& Condition of Trade at the East Liberty Stock Yards. Cattle Receipts, L512 head; Bbipments, 1,407 head; market slow at yesterday's prices; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts, 4,000 head: shipments. 3.500 head: market firm: Philadelphia, S135Q4 45; mixed, S4 154 25; best Yorkers. $4 004 10; common and fair. S3 S04 00; 10 cars of hoes shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts. 1.900; shipmentsTsOO head; market firm at yesterday's prices. By Telegraph. OMAHA Cattle Receipts. 3,400 head; best cattle active and firm; common weak to 10c lower: butcher stock active and steadv; feeders are lifeless. Fancv 1.4W pounds to 1,000 pounds steers, ot which there are some bunches on sale, are quoted at $4 451 90; prime, 1.200 to 1,475 pound steers at S3 904 5t); fair to cood, 1.050 pound to L350 pound steers, S3 001 la Hogs Receipts. ILOOO head: the market o-.ene,i steady on good hogs and weak to 5c lower on poor hogs, closing 5o lower on good and 10c lower on all other. The range was S3 504 15: the bulk. S3 803 95: licht, S3 503 90; heavy. S3 604 15; mixed. S3O503Ua Sheep-Reeeints, 1.330 head; market unchanged; natives. S2 35 4 15; Westerns, S2 003 95. CINCINNATI Hogs Receipts moderate: market steady; common and" light, S2 75Q 4 repacking and butchers'. S385ffl4 15: recelnt. 4.300 head; shipments, 2,900 head. Cattle Supply large: market weak; common. SI 001 75; fair to choice butchers' grades, S2 00Q3 60; choice shippers, S3 754 00: receipts, 1,450 head; ship ments, 660 head. Sheep Supply light: market firmer; common to choice S2 504 75; stock wethers and ewe. SI 25S4 75: extra fat wethers and yearlincs, S4 504 75; receipts, 300 head; shipments, none. Lambs Spring in licht supnlv and s'tronger; good to choice shipping. $5 255 75; common to choice butcher, ii 50 5 50 per 100 pounds. CHICAGO The Evening Journal reports: Cattle Receipts. 12.000 head: shipments 4,000 head- market steadv with fair business; steers, S3 255 10: Texas, S2 203 40; rangers. S3 20 3 85. Hogs Receipts. 32,000 bead; shipments, 8.000 head; market fairly active and steady to lower; rouch and common. S3 703 90; fair to good mixed, S4 004 10: best heavy and prime butcher weights. S4 124 25: light. S3 75 i 10; pigs. S2 503 51 Sneepr-Receipts. 10,000 head; shipments, none; market steady and ac tive: natives. $4 005 40: Westerns. S4 254 40: Texans S3 304 4a KANSAS CITY-Cattle Receipts, 7,500 head: shipments. 6,260 head; inarcet strong; steers. S3 254ttfc cows, $1 252 50; stockers and feeders, $2 40S3 15; range steers. $1 90 2 05: range cows. SI 001 75. Hogs Receipts. IB,bbU head: shipments. 730 head; market steady; bulk, S3 803 95; all grades. 12 75a 4 00. Sheep Receipts, 1,900 head; ship ments, 440 head; market steady: lambs. S3 60 04 35; good to choice muttmis, S4 254 35; extra stockers and feeders, S2 754 12. NEW YORK Beeves Receipts. 1.240 head: feeling firm; dressed firm at 7c per ft; ship ments to-day, 1,125 beeves and 2,oo0 quarters of beet, Calves Receipts. 283 head; market dull; veals, So 007 25 per 100 fts: Westerns, S3 00 4 00. Sheep Receipts. 511 head: market dull but steadv; sbeep. S4 00&4 25 per 100 fts; lambs, S5 "HS6 37; dressed mutton steady at810c Receipts, Including 5 cars for sale, 1.287 head for sale on the market; S4 004 40 per 100 fit. ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts. 3.300 head; shipments. 3U0 head; market steady; good to fancy native. S4 404 90; fair to good do, S3 704 40; stockers and feeders, $2 00S3 00: Tcxans and Indiins, S2 303 25. Hogs Re ceipts, S.1M head: -hipments, 500 bead: market steadv; fair to choice heavy, UWQl 15: mixed grades, S3 7004 W llelit. fair to best, S3 904 05. Sheep Receipts, L600 head; shipment. 200 bead; market strong; good to choice, S4 00 5ia BUFFALO-CatUe-ReceipU. 38 loads sale; market slow. Sheep and lambs steady and un changed": receipts. 2 loads through. 29 sale. Hogs Receipts, 27 loads through. 104 sale, in cluding 90 left over; hogs steady: common, slow; heavy, H 404 5a THE TBEND.OF TRADE Important Local Improvements on the Slate for Next Year. COAL LANDS BEGIN TO PICK UP. Buyers or Eentors Keady for All the Dwell ings 'That Can be Built. BIO DEAL IK CODXTRI ACREAGE Among the important impiovements on the slate lor next year are the Thaw build ing on Wood street; the Vandergrilt office building on the same thoroughfare; two fine business houses on fourth avenue; a theater or two, and a hotel that will com pare favorably in sire and appointments with any East or West. A number of other high-class buildings are talked of, and some of thein will materialize. Pitisbnrg is improving architecturally as rapidly as in population and wealth. Big Deal In Country Acreage. According to information obtained vesterday from a gentleman who had just returned from Saltsburg, a party of Philadelphia capitalists have purchased 900 acres of land at Avonmore, a station on the West Peun Railroad, about a mile this side of Saltsburg. The ground cost them from $123 to $150 an acre. They will at once proceed to lay it out in building lots, and at the same time make provision for a number of manufacturing concerns, among which are mentioned tlin Baldwin Locomotive and the Disston Saw Works, both of Philadelphia. One gas well has been put down, and preparations are being made to drill another. The informant added that several Pittsburg manufacturers bad beeu looking over the ground, but for what purpose be did not learn. Old King CoaL The threatened withdrawal of natural gas from the mills and factories has caused a rather sudden and very lively demand to spring up for coal lands, with the immediate result of stiffen ing prices for this class of property. A gentle man remarked yesterday: "There is compara tively little coal land in the bands of farmers. I know of options being out on 30,000 acres in Allegheny county, and agents are scurrying around for more. A great deal of It is being picked np by outsiders." It is great consolation to mill owners to know that tbey are not dependent upon one kind of f ueL When denrived of gas they find it easy to shift back to coal, of which there are inex haustible stores in the surrounding bills. A Good Investment. It will be a long time before house-building in Pittsburg reaches a point where It will be necessary to call a halt. There is no city in the country where the supply ol houses Is so far be low the deman J. They are sold or rented as fast as they ara made habitable. Customers are waiting from the time ground is broken for the foundation until the finishing touch is ap plied. They are livelv stock. It is gratifying to observe that capitalists are beginning to realize that houses are a good thing from an investment point of view. fr Will Not Last Long. A great many people observe what they think is a strong upward tendency in prices, and they do not know what to think of it. That there has been an advance in nearly all the staples is undeniable, but it wa3 brought about by an active demand and short crops, and it is not at all probable that it can long be maintained. Prices will be restored to their normal level by the enlargement of productive capacity. We have a mighty agricultural West and a mighty cotton-growing South: we have unlimited min eral resources yet undeveloped, and extraordi nary manufacturing capacity now iu its in faucy; we have unused energies and capacities of various kinds: we have anxious investors and capitalists awaiting opportunities to in vest; we have inventors, engineers, and manu facturers, farmers, planters, and miners all awaiting opportunities to make greater effort and to create more wealth. It would be strange, therefore, if any general advance could bo long maintained lu the lace of such capacity,encrgy, and power. Business News and Gossip. With money easy and business good, what better opportunity to buy a home could a workinginan desire? Pittsburg securities are generally admitted to be a good purchase at present prices,notwlth standing the periodical gaB scare. The oil trads is still suffering from stagna tion, with no signs of improvement. The Standard has everything its own way. having n competition in market or field. Eighteen of 42 mortgages on file yesterday were for purchase money. The largest was for SiaOOO. Each of 16 was for less than 51,000. Nearly 100 houses have been built on Mount Washington this year. They are all small, but neat and comfortable The Union Transfer and Trust Company is betnc made the transfer agent aud regitrar of the stocks and bonds of various corporations, much to the satisfaction of stockholders, uroKers anu Dangers. At the close of the Bourse at Buenos Ayres yesterday gold was quoted at 162 per cent pre mium. It is not generally known that more than 50 houses have been built during the present year nn what was formerly known as the Woods property, on the line of the Chartiers Street Railway, near me new unio connecting uriugc The engineer who plotted the ground went down there a day or two ago and was scarcely able to recognize tbe place. Wall street yesterday was given ever to the bears. Fourth avenue was dominated by the same element. So far as Issuing permits was concerned, tbe Building Inspector had a pudding yesterday. Only five were applied for. They are given below. Peter Bock A Co., frame addition one-story warehouse, 20x85 feet on Pcnn avenue. Nine teenth ward. Cost, $300. Charles Llaus, brick addition one-story stable 16x25 feet, on Tnentv-first street. Twenty-seventh ward. Cost, S1.00U. James W. Mitchell, brick two-story and man sird dwelling, 15x32 feot, on rear Fifth avenue. Fourteenth ward. Cost. $1,200 Gray. Smith A Burns, three brick two-story and mansard dwellings, 16x31 feet each, on Kirkpatrick street. Thirteenth ward. Cost, scooa Martin Mclnerney, iramo two-story dwelling, 20x35 feet, ou Summer street, Thirteenth ward. Cost, S90a Movements In Real Estate. Ewing & Byers sold for Frederick Dillmuth to the Ridgcview Land Company, of Allegheny City, 11 acres and a fractiou situate between the California avenue electric road and the New Brighton road. Eleventh ward, Allegheny City, for S23,00a The farm of 140 acres on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, near Elrod, being part of the ICuhn estate, was offered at public sale by Black & Baird at 2 F. it., Monday, and with drawn on a bid of J1.000. It will be put up again next Monday at tbe same hour, W. E. Hamnett & Co. sold a house and lot on Rebecca street, Wilkinsbnrg, for Mary A. Cole man to J. H. "Verning for 3,650. S. A. Dickie fc Co. sold for Mrs. C. McFarren to F. H. Speer five lots on Idlenild street. Twenty-first ward, 25x140 feet each, for $3,500. Reed B. Coyle &. Co. sold to M. J, Walsh a lot in the Twenty-third ward, fronting 29 feet on Smith street by 1U0 feet In denth, for 750. Baxter, Thompson A Co. sold lot No. 131, Bank of Commerce addition plan, Brushton station, fronting 40 feet on Frankstown ini by 110 to a 20-foot alley, Dr. W. 3. Taylor for $800. Tbe Sqnirrel Hill Land Company sold o William Cross a lot on Haldane street for 500 cash. Magaw fc Goff. Limited, sold for Mary E, Higbtower to S. A. Rupp. two lots, each 50x150, at Grove station. Castle Shannon Railroad, on private terms; also sold in tbe Oak station plan. Castle Shannon Railroad, to Mr. Farrell, two lots for S225 cash. Black A Baird sold to Henry Thyer, lot No. 2Uin tbe John A. Roll plan, at Linden .station, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, being 20x50 feet, for S325; also sold to Joseph Henderson lot No. 10 In the Herron Hill Park plan, fronting 25 feet on Ridge street by 111 in depth, for S375. E. D. Wingenroth sold lot No. 22, on Station street, in bis plan or Nadine Park, to Samuel W.Barklev. forSSOa ' Thomas Brown, President of the City Deposit Bank, sold to J. C Dick the property known as tbe Brown homestead, consisting of ten acres lrontinfitm five streets, Shetland avenue, Ger ntt, Lowell, Winslow and Meadow, for $100,00a MOVEMENTS In STOCKS. A Break in Wheeling Gas Caused by the Prevailing Scare. Sales of stocks at firt call vesterday were 10 shares of Electric at 28 2 at 29. 11)0 Philadel phia Gas at 26, 6 at 26, 10' Odd Fellows' Sav ings Bank at 70, 15 Luster at 20, 20 at 20,6 at 2 and 25 Wheeling at 15. At second call 50 Philadelphia Gas went at 26J At third call 60 shares Freehold Bank brought 62, 5 Armenia Insurance 85. and 15 Philadelphia Gas 23. Sales were 267 shares. The feature of tbe day wis a break in Wheel-; Ing Gas to 15.. This caused little surprise, how ever, as it only-emphasized the prevailing dis trust in this class of securities, due to the be lief that natural gas is giving out. Thisis conjecture. There is nothing to show that the supply is less than it hai been at any time within a year or two. , . Philadelphia Gas closed at the lowest point of the day, with no pressure to sell. Luster and Electric imnroved their standing. Coal stocks were steady. A 50-shnre lot of Freehold Bank brought 62. At the beginning of the year it was quoted at 55. The joking remark of a broker, therefore, that the sale was a vic tory for tinay, meaning a break, wasn't very fnnny after all. The tractions were weak and uninteresting as usual MUST SECOND THIRD CALL. CALL. CALL. II A It A U A r. 1. S. & M. Ex 450 Freehold Bank.. (SH 67 Mecn'cs Jf.Bank .... KG 1? odd Fcl. Sav. B. 70 75 70 75 Sare Deposit Co. 66 75 ,, Moil. Ins 38 38.... UrldgcwaterUu .... S7 C. V.-GasUo .... 37 OhloVallev a) 20 .... P. N. G. &P. Co ... 14. ...-: U .... MK Peuna. G. Co 13V ' ,3 1'hll.l. Co 26X iH 27 26M M WhecllUB Gas a 14 .... 14 UH ' Hazel wood OUC 51 .... 51 ... FMierOilCo.... JO 55 Central Traction 24 ii 2J 2435 24 .... Pitts. Traction 34 35 .... 3i Pleasant Valley. 20 27 .... 27 28 27 Second Ave 51 , 51 .... ChartlersKy. 53 63 P'ph, Y. 4 A 40 4P P., W.AK.K.K. .... 53 W A.Y.Jttl G. CO 32 32 .. Luster Mining.. 20 20 20 205( 20 20 Mlverton Mill... 1 Alleg'nyCo.Hec .... 90 Westtnjrhouse E. 28 29 "28 29 23 29 U.S. AS. Co.... 13),.,.. 13 . 13H eat'houseA. 11 113 W. 11. Co. Llm 75 j The total sales of stocks at Now York vester day were 20.607 shares. Including: Atchison, 10.630: Delaware. Lackaw-irna and Western. 26.620: Louisville and Nashville. 19,546; North American. 16.760; Reading. 4.825: Richmond and West Point, 3,200; St Paul. 23,730; Union Pacific 42,955; Western Union, 6,6Ca H0BIE MONET. Business Men Get All They Want and Are Satisfied. The local money market was easy and moder atively active yesterday. Outsiders whose col lateral was a little shakey, complained that funds were close, but regular customers got all the' accommodations they want, and were satis fied with the situation. Rates were quoted at 67 for call and time loans. Exchanges were S2,859.783 10. and balance.-. S366.589 91. Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, rancing from 46 per cent; last loan, 4; closed offered at 5. Prime mercantile paper, 6S. Sterling exchange quiet and steady at S4 81 for 60-day hills aud S4 b5 for demand. Closing Bond Quotations. S. 4s. ree 8. 4s. coup..al S. 4s, reje..., S. 4s. coup. ..124 .124 M. K. T. Gen. is.. 44 Mutual Union 6s. ...100 .N.J. C. Int. Cert.. .110 Northern 1'ac. lsts.. 116 Northern Pac. 2ds..lll NorthwH'n consols.140 Jiortliw'ndeben's 5sl09 Oregon & Trans. (f5.10"H bt.L 1. M. Gen. 5s. 91S . 101 ..lOllf x'acracbsot 93 lis Loulslanastampcdls 92 nussouriDs iuu lenn. new set. 6s.. ..1(6 lenn, newHt. &..., 101 Tenn. new 6et. 3a.... 71 Canada So. 2ds 96 St.L. JtS.F. (ien.il. 103 4 dt. Paul consols 121 St. P. Cni&Pc. lsts.116 Central Pacific lsts.110 Den. K. G. lsts.. 1I93 tx.. I'c L,.G.Tr.Hs. 91 uen. a;it. ij. 4S vzk D.&K. G. Westists. Erie2ds 9S M. K.T. Gen. 6i.. 78'4 Tx.. Pc. K G.Tr.Ks. 37 Union Pacific lsts.. .111 West Snore Ki'A New York Clearings, $168.49775; balances, $6,313,541. Boston clearings. J17.417.801: balances, $2,171,655. Money, 6 per cent. Phil adblphia Clearings. $12,188,605: bal ances. $1,630,388. Monev, 6 per cent. Baltimore ClearinRs. $2,091,933; balances, $292,857. Money, 6 per cent. London The amount of bullion pone into the Bank of England on balance to-day is 30,000. Pahis Three per. cent rentes, 94f 40c for tbe account. Chicauo Clearlncs, $14,378,000. New York exchange was 70c discount, call money to the best class of customers was offered by the banks at 66K Per cent; time at 6K7 per cent. The demand was fully equal to the supply. FAMIHAE FEATTJBES. Light Trading in OU at Abont the Usual Range of Prices. There was nothiug new in the oil market yes terday. Eight thousand barrels changed hands at 7oc and 79c These wero the only quota tions. At the close 78c was bid. Average runs were 8i,291: average shipments, S5.311; average ouarters, 33,405. Refined was unchanged. A.R McGrow. No. 115 Fourth avenue, quotes: Puts. 76"f calls. 79. . - Other Oil Markets. Oil CTrr.October2S. National Transit cer tificates opened. 79c; highest, mc: lowest, 77Jic: closed, 76c. Sales, 24,000 barrels; char ters. 10,834 barrels: i-hlpments, 107,181 barrels; runs. 113,515 barrels. Bradford. October 28. National Transit certificate opened at 79Kc; closed at 78Vc: highest. 79Kc; lowest, 77Jc; clearances, 76.000 barrels. New York-, October 28. Petroleum opened stead-, but after tbe first business vave way under forced sales, and declined lc before the selling was exhausted. Tne market then rallied slightly, but gave uayagabi and closed weak. Pennsylvania oil, spot Opening, 79c: highest, 79c; lowest. 79c: closing. 79c. Novem bor options Opening. 79c: highest, 79Jc; lonest, 7Sc; rlssing. 78c. Lima oil Opening, 19c; highest, 19.-; lowest, 19c: closing, 19c Total sales, 121,000 barrels. NEW YOKE STOCKS. Sugar Refineries Still the Leader In a DoJl Marker, With Union Pacillo Not Far Behind Sliver Certificates Show Much Strength. . New York, October 2S. There was very lit tle doing in the stock market to-day outside ot the few leaders, but the transactions in them, while not as large as usual of late, rolled np a respectable volume of business at almost stead ily declining prices. Sugar was again the leader, and, while there was a disposition to await developments on the part of the majority of holders the traders again took advmtago of such a situation to hammer tbe stock down. There was no let up on the stock from opening to close, and, while the decline resulting was not so large as last week, it amounted to over 4 per cent at the lowest point, and served to give a drooping tendency to the general list. The street was full of the story that the Union. Pacific was the aggressor in the new difficulty in the West The fact that the Presi dent and the General Traffic Manager were to meet the officials of the other Qranger roads to fix nn the existing difficulties was entirely ig nored, as was all other news, which was gener ally of a favorable nature. The stock nas knocked off 2 per cent, however, and on' the way down the evidences of a heavy covering of shorts accumulated. Tho stock, in com mon with the rest of the active shares, how ever, displayed no recuperative power, and the final prices in all are close to the highest of tbe day. The old Granger stocks, with Louisville and Chicago Gts, were prominent in tho dealings, but only the last named sympathized with tbe downward movement to any marked extent. There were a few stroug spots in the list, hut they were all in tbe inactive specialties. The market was extremely dull after tbe bulk of the hammering was over, and closed heavy at about the lowest prices reach"'!. The strength In Silver Certificates was one of the sustaining influences late In tbe day, and they closed 2 her cent Higher. The final changes in the regular list are all for small o i;uiiub ttuu nuu t iciy CACCJJUODB are an in the d'rectio" of lower figures, while Sugar is down J and Union Pacific 2. The. laiiroad hand market was dull, the sales of all issues reacliirg only $810,000, and the raij-rity of the In n Is traded in showed a he ivy tone, with the usual slight changes. The los es were morn numerous than usual of late, hoever, and Union Pacific 4g lost. 3 at 77; nisuuuviu yeilbrai Jliuouies, 2 at 44. UOV- erniueut bonds bave been (lull but firm; State bonds have been dull and without feature. The Foil, speaking of tne speculation in Sugar Trust, says: The street ts still full of rumors abuut a statement that will soon be made bv the trustees, showing that the plant It ortri 525.000.000 and the quick assets $11,000,OCO or SJ&,WX).O0u in all, being 72 per cent of the capital ol $50,000,000. But as there is no author ity whatever given for any of tbese figures, and on tbe other hand It was tbe common under standing months ago that the certificates were Issued to the owners of tbe Various refineries which went Into tbe Trust at tbe rate of $3 50 for $1 of the estimated value of the reflnerle. which would make the total estimated value of the plant say $16,000,000 or $17,000,000. The difference between $16,000,000 and $36,000,000 is so great that without any knowledge of which is the nearest to correct, it is absurd that any body should deal in it, especially when there are others who do know what it is worth, but do cot tell. The following tame snows tne prices or acme stocks on the Mew York Stock Kxchana-e yester day. Corrected dally for TH Dispatch by WHlTKXT ft Stxpitexsov. oldest Plttibur? mem bers of New York Stock lsxchange, 67 Fourth avenue: uios-Upen- HUb- Low me inc. cut. u Wrt Am. Cotton OU 18H liii 18 H 18,H Am. Cotton Oil trer. 4l)j Am. Cotton Oil Trust iH 34 74 30 OT ! 77 33 73 51 110 30 37'i lO'i 57V 108 7&X 33 731. 31 110 30 19 38 90 )0s 76 15 40 27 82 lOTJi' 138 tH 45M 29 (2 34 143 137 17 S4 8 1C0 143,' si.v 107 77 29 68 10, 101 V 14X 21 17 Hi1 56. 28 74 32 41 JS 37 18 20 CO 70 OiH 17 45 II 2eM 81 31V 72 J;a Central or.NewJersev.lI0V vwU.., iociuc . Chesapeake & Ohio .. Chicago Gas Trust.... C.. Bur. On!acy.... C.. M . JiSt. Paul.. 0.. Mil. & at. P.. pr.. C, Kocfci. 4 I. ft.. Ht. 1.. Xr 11, ,. . 30 ' 9 . 90 109! c.. su u jt puts!," dK! '.'.'.'. a. at. a., m. o..". J2M.?J".1,-0L DI- C. northwestern ....108 K-'W'-w' U. C C. JS 1 66X Col. Coal fi iron Col. 4 llocklnr Valley 28K dies. & Ohio 1st nrcr.. .. Clics. i Ohio 2d prer De.. Lack West 1J l'cl. A Huf.son Den. Jtuio Grande Den. & Itio Grande, ot. 54X . r., vn. & ua Illinois Central loov Lake fcrleA West 15 LaKcKrlojcbt nr. LakeMmre AM. s I07',4 Louisville A Nashville. 779d jiomle A Ohio .Missouri L'acinc 68 rsation.il i.eadTrnst... 19 -New York Central 102 -VI- CAst. L '2 v"'LEWw -'u . if. i.1. E. 42 $..., O. AW 17 Norfolk A Western Nonolk A Western nf. .... orthcru Paclnc 2W Northern Pacific nf.. .. 74 Orcsoa Improvement Pacific Mall u Peo.. Dec. A Evan Pnlladel. A Heading... 37 Itlchmond A W. P. T.. 1834 St. Paul A Duluth St. Paul A Duluth nr. St. P., Minn. A Man.. 107 St. L. a san jr. 1st nt hiiEar Trust 70 Texas Paclnc 17 Union Paclfc 47 Wabash Wabash preferred 21 Western Union Sl neelineAI.. K. 32 Wheeling- A I.. K.prer. 72 JJorth American Co... 31 108X 29 vnx 66 20 143 142 54 M'4" Ateh,, Top. & 8. F 34 Canadian Paclnc 74 Canada Southern s- I0OU 100 152 "X 107 107 78 77J 68 OS'4 19V 19 102 101 if 21 21 42 41 17 17 2894 74 28 14 73 42 11 37 13! 37 18 7I 17V " 47 611 4J 2l" 80 32 72 MA 21 31 32V, Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotation of Philadelphia stocks, fur- nlshcd bv Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 r vuiiii avenue, change: Members Hew KorK StocE Ex- EM. Asked. Pennsylvania Kallroad 32 52 Keadlna- 18 9-16 184 IluOalo, Pittsburg A Western 8 8 Leniifh Vaiuv 61 51 I-ehlch Navigation 5I3J .Nortnern Paclnc 28) 28 Northern Pacific preferred 71 74 Boston Stocks. Atch. A Top , Boston A Albany., .. 33 Calumet A Hecla.. Franklin KearsarKe Osceola Pewablc (new).... CJnlncy Hantu Fe Conner ... 283 , 19 , 12 37 15 .100 1 57 .1'JS ,190 90 . 26 .155 .124 . 86 Boston A Mulne C. IS. AQ Cin., ban. A Clcv Eastern It. K Kastcru B. R. (is., ritcl.hurglt. It.. i Tamarack , r tint i-ere 31 22 VltntAPereM. pre. 91 Mass. Central 19 Mex. Cen. com 23 Old Colonv 168 "Wis. Ccn.'common. 22 Allonez Mg. Co 4 Atlantic 18 Boston A Mont 49 Anntston Land Co Itoston Land Co. .. . 6 San Diego Land Co. 17 west ma iif Hell Telephone 227 Lnmson Store S...., Water Power ax is Centennial Mining. Mining Quotations. New York. October 28. Alice. 195; Adams Consolidated, 200; Bodie, 225; Caledonia, ti. H.. 130; Colorado Consolidated. 110: Consolidated California and Virginia. 405; Commonwealth, 2-30; Horn Silver,845;Mt. Diablo,200; Plymouth, . LATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Jl, Allard, a French journalist, was fatally shot in a duel near Tours on Saturday. Chicago steamfltters began their strike yesterday. Every shop in the city is idle. A dock strike is imminent at Liverpool, caused by the retention of non-union men. Mexico has placed an import duty of $500 a carload on cattle in retaliation for the McKin ley tariff. A schooner, probably the Jane Anderson, was seen from Franklin, Mich., flying a flag of distress. A tug dispatched for ber relief failed to find ber. The steamer Mackinaw burned to the water's edge at Alpena, Mich., yesterday. 'Loss, $12,000; owned by Detroit men. Mrs, Rearick, of Woonsocket, S. D., has confessed that she poisoned her husband to death. The pair had quarreled. Four Mexican gamblers near Austin, Tex., fell out over a game of monte Sunday, One drew a pistol and killed the other three. Whisky administered to Abraham Winner, a farmer of Atco, Camden county, N. J., who bad been bitten by a black spider, saved bis life. Pascale and Antley, two Flathead Indians, have been sentenced in Helena, Mont., to be banged December 19 for 'murder of white men. William Watson, a section laborer, was fouud'dead at Ft. Madison, la., Sunday morn irg. His head had been beaten with a blunt instrument. Thongh total strangers to each other, Francis Brewster and Miss Ida Richards, after four hours courtship, were married at Bridge town, N. J. There was a small sized riot between Italians in lower Mulberry street. New York, in which several suffered severely from knife abd pistol wounds, The Northern Cheyenne Commission has completed its conference with tbe Sioux and Cliercnnes, as a result of which those Indians will be transferred. Bud Lee, a colored saloon porter at Nash ville, was shot and killed by William Young, bartender, Monday night. It was a quarrel over a ran of oysters. John J. Irving, late County Clerk at Chat tanooga, is a defaulter to the extent of $9,000 or 810,000. He has mortgaged his property to make good the deficit. There is prospect that (be differences be tween the Southwestern Union Pacific combi nation and the other western trunk lines will bo adjusted before November L Bishop O'Dwyer advises Americans to draw a line of distinction between contributions for the relief of the Irih people and contributions to the funds of the National League. ' Suit has been brought against William L. More by Joseph Bandberg. of Philadelphia, to recover $25,0CO damages. Sandberg says More called an insurance plan of bis a fraud. An express train over the shore line division of t'ie New York anil New Hamnshire Rail. road struck a party of men workingon a bridge near Lynn, and two civil. engineers were killed. Massachusetts Republicans claim the Demo crats of the State have illegally paid poll taxes xrnm a innu deposited witn tne city Treasurer of Lawrence by tbe Democratic managers, and will take tbe matter into court. Officer Mahoney, of Chicago, caught two footpads in tbe act of robbing a woman Sun day night. They retaliated by holding the policeman up, divesting him of Ills star, watch, club, revolver and small change. Leo Allen, the noted border desperado, with 100 indictments hanging over his head, was cornered by United Srates officers in the Comanche country Sunday, shot and killed. He bad been the perpetrator of many murders. Louis RIttenhouse, of Prairie du Lung, III., near Sl Louh-. a discharged lunatic supposed to bo harmless, shot and killed a neighbor named Talbot, then wounded bis brothor and wn about to shoot down bis father when the old gentleman felled him with a grubbing hoe. 1 he unconscious maniac who cannot recover, was arrested. VALUABLE BOAT SINKS. The Alexander Swift Goes Down In Pool No. 1, Causing a Loss of S30.00O Cause of the Accident News on the BlverJ Front. The unking of the iron tow Alexander Swift furnished the theme of general conversation "on the" river yesterday. The accident occurred in the first pool, just be low the Gleuwoorl Bridge, and was caused by the heavy swells Irom a passing steamer. the boat going down almost before the crew knew what was up. However, all succeeded in reaching the unper deck, and as there Has onlv 15 feet of water in tbe pool, no one was injured. Captain Sweeney said he did not understand how tbe thing could occur, as- he bad taken every precaution. When tbe boat struck tho bottom of the river she broke, and it was found that the only thing to be done is to wreck ber. The boat was owned bv W. H. Brown's Sons, and was worth $30,000, w'hlch will he almost a total loss. Little Grains of News. Thi Andes fot out for Cincinnati yesterday. The O'Kelll leaves for Mew Orleans to-day with a heavy tow. f The Hudson and Scotia arrived last evening from Cincinnati. A little less t&an 11 feet was tbe stage of tbe water yesterday .Captain S. S. Brown sent 11 of his rnnners down the river to Kentucky yesterday on the steamer Hudson. Tux Hiawatha has at last gotten out for St. Louis, but not with a fall lead, the Captain say ing he would till out his cargo at Wheeling, J. B. Johnson, steward of the Andes, has re signed to go to the new sttamer Congo, and Mr, McLaughlin, fot many years steward ofthe J. O. Blaine, tattes the position on the Andes. Why suffer with ajthma when Dr. Ball's Cough Syrnp will care yon. Costs bat 25c. DOMESTIC MARKETS. High Grade Klgin Creamery Rntter Still on the Advance. THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OP GAME Ilay and Oats Show Weakness, but Corn Continues Tery Firm. SUGARS OFF AND C0FPBFS ' STR0KG OFFICE OF FlTTSBDRO DISPATCH. J' TUESDAY. October 28. Vm. Country Produce Jobbing Prices. Elgin creamery butter of high grade is active and firm at a shade higher prices than have ruled of late. Stilctly fresh eggs are scarce and In demand at outside quotations. Grapes and apples are in large supply and" slow. The first game of the season has pnt in an appear ance within a few days. There is an Improved demand for poultry, together with a hotter supply of late. Potatoes of good qur.lity are still in good demand and prices are likely to go blgber. All other vegetables are dull and slow. Tomatoes, cabbago and onions are very poor stock. AprtES S3 004 00 a barrcl- Butter Creamery. Elgin. 2830c; Ohio do, 27S28e: fresh dairy packed, 2123c: fancy conn try roll. 23Q25C. Berries Grapes. Concord s, 2025c a basket;. Catawba.-, 303oc; cranberries. 2 503 25 a' bushel: quinces, $5 OtHgO 50 a barrel. Beans New crop beans, S2 504S2 55: marrow- -fat, $2 602 75; Lima beans, &&GJ.a isei:swax astjsuc m lor choice; low grade, 2225c Cider Sand refined, $9 0010 00; common, $1 505 00: crab cider. J8 009 00 3? barrel; cider vinegar, 1213c 33 gallon. CltEKSE Ohio cbeese. September make, lOJc: New York cheese, 10Jfllc: Limburger, ttyiVAHc; domestic Sweitzer, 1313Xc: Wis consin brick Sweilzer. 14c, imported Sweiizer. 26?hC EOGS 23021c dozen for strictly fresh. Fkatiiebs Extra live geese, 5Db0c; No. 1 4045c: mixed lots, 3035u V A. UA3IE .Mallaid ducks, so U05 50 a dozen; Butter ducks, 2 002 50 a dozen; pheasants, $6 50 a dozen: i-qulrrels. $1 752 00 a dozsn; woiidcoeK", Sl 501 75 a dozen. Honey New crop white clover. 2U22c ! ft. Maplk Syrup 75g9ouacan; mapls sugar, 910c fl ft. Nuts Chestnuts, $3 504 OD a bushel; wal nuts. JUii'oc a bushel; shell bark hickory nuts, $1 50(31 75 a bushel. Poultry apriug chickens. 40J?65c a pair; old, U575c a pair; dressed, 1213c a pound; ducks, 5070c a pair; dre-sed ducks. 12I4c a pound: live turkeys, 12013c a pound; dre-sed turkeys, 1617e; live geese, 5oQ65c apiece; urcsseu geese. i(juca pound. Tallow Country. 4c; city rendered, 5c Seeds Recleaned Western clover, $5 00 5 25; country medium clover, $4 004 25: tim othy. $1 501 65; blue gras, $2853 Wl; orchard grass. Sl 5t; millet. 7075c Tropical Fruits Lemons, choice. $5 50 650; fancv, $7 Wg7 50; Jamaica oranges, S55II a barrel; Florida oranges, $4 0C4 50 a box; bananas, $1 50 firsts, $1 00 good seconds ft bunchj California peaches J2 00250 box; Tokay grapes, $4 505 00: Calilornia ulnms $2 002 25 $1 box: California pear-. $4 O04 50 ? box: new figs, 17c t$ ft: dates. 5S6Kc ft. Vegetables Potatoes 9ocJl u0 v bushel; Southern sweets. S2 002 25 fl barrel; Jersey, $3003 25: cabbage. $2 504 00 V hundred, onions, $2 7503 25 a barrel ; onions, $4 50 for 180 ft basket; green bean:, 4Uc f? basket: celerv, 2o30c a dozen bunches; turnips, $1 502 25 $3 barrel; peppers, $1 001 25 W bushel; tomatoes. 75cSl 00 fl bushel. Groceries. Sngars are a shade lower, as our quotations will disclose. This is the first change In the sugar market for a number of weeks. Otber groceries are moving freely at old prices. Cof fee is firm. Green Coffee Fancy Rio. 24s25c; choice Rio. 22K23Kc; prime Rio. 23c; low grade Rio. 2021c: old Government Java, 2930c: Maracaibo. z5KffiZ7X:; Mocha, 300 32c: Santos, 2226c; Caracas, 2527c; La Guayra. 26g27c Roasted (in papers) Standard brands. 25c; high grades. 2S30Kc; old Government Java, bulk, 3334c; Maracaibo. 2829c; bantos, 263 30c: peaberry, 30c: choice Rio. 26e; prime Rio, 25c: good Rio. 24c; ordinary, 21322Kc Spices (whole) Cloves 15ltc: allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c; pepper, 13c; nutmeg, 75tr80c. Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test. 7Vc: Ohio, 120, 8Cc; headlight. 150, 8Xc; water white, 10Kc: globe, JlffillWc; elaine, 14ic: car nadine, llKc; royaline, 14c; red oil, ll$llc; purity, 14c. Miners' OIL No. 1 winter strained. 4345o f) gallon; summer, S84Uc; lard oil. 5558c. SYRUP Corn syrup. 3537c; choice sugar syrup. 3843c: prime sugar syrup. 3233; strictly pnme.'3536c N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 6356c; fancy old, 47J8c: choice, 49c: medium, 38 43c: mixed, 4042c hODA Bi-carb in kegs3K3c: bi-carb in K. oc: bi-carb assorted packages, 56c; sal soda in kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c Candles Star, full weight, SKc; stearme. set. 8Uc; paraffine, ll12c. RICE Head Carolina, 7'7Jc: cbolce, 6K 63c: prime, 60Kc; Louisiana, bejc hTARCH Pearl, 4c; corn starch, 6S6Kc; glo-s starch. 67c Foreign Fruits Layer raisins. $2 65: Lon don layers. $2 75; Muscatels. $2 50; California Muscatels,S240: Valencia, 7W7Jc; Ondara Va lencia, 88Kc: JUltana, 1809)c;currants. 5ii Siicx Turkey prunes,78c; French prunes.H 13c; r-'alonica prunes, in 2ft pankages,9c;cocoa i.uis, f iw, :o; aimonas, jjan.,f( s, ac: do tvica 17c; do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap.. 13I4c;Slcilv filberts, 12: Smyrna figs. 1517c:new dates, 6 6u:Biazil nuts, 16c: pecans, 14K16c; citron, ft, 1920c; lemon peel, 15c fl ft; orange peel, 15c. Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per: ft, 10c; apples, evaporated, 1415c; peaches, evapor: ated, pared, 2830c: peaches, California, eva porated, unpared, 2225c: cherries, pitted, 31c cherries unpiited, 1313JJc; raspberries, eva- E orated. 3435c; blackberries, 10llc; buckle erries. 15c. SUGARS Cubes, 7c: powdered, 7Jc; granu lated, ejje: confectioners' A, 6)c: standard A. bc; noit white, 656c; yellow, choice. 6 SjiW-jc: yellow, good. aMo,J6c; yellow, fair. 5XS 5Mc: yellow, dark. 55c Pickles Medium, bbls. (1.200). SS 50: me dlutn. hair bbls. (600). $4 75. Salt-No. 1. 9 bbl,95c;No.l ex.. H bbl.Sl 00; dairy, fl bid. $1 20; coarso crystal, V bbl. $1 20: Higgins Eureka, 4-bn. sacks, $2 So; Higgins Eureka, 16-14 ft packets, (3 00. Canned Goons standard neaches 2 a 2 U0;2cds. $25002 60; extra peacnes $3 003 10; pie peaches, $2 00: finest corn, $1 351 50; Hfd; Cc corn, 95c!l 15; red cherries, $1 401 50; Lima beans. $1 20; soaked do. SOe; string do. 7o 00c; marrowfat peas. $1 101 25; so iked peas, 7uS0; pineapples. $1301 40; Bahama do. J2 55; darasor plum', $1 10; greengages. $1 50: egg plums, $2 20: Calilornia apricots. ! 50Q2 60: California pears. $2 75: do greengages. $2 20; do egg plums, $2 21): extra white cherries, $2 83: raspberries, $1 4001 45;strawierries.$l 301 40; gooseberries. $1 1U1 15; tomatoes. 95cl; sal mon, 1-ft, $1 301 80; blackberries. $1 15: succo tash, 2-i cans, soaked, BOc; do green. 2-ft, $1 25 1 50; corn beef, 2-ft cars. $2 00; 14-ft cans, sii; uMou Moms, si w&i ou; lousier, 1-I&. &z Lv; mackeral, 1ft cans, broiled, $1 50; sardines do mestic, 4.c S4 3001 40; sardines, domestic. k, $7 00; sardines, imported. fr, $11 50012 60: sar dines, imported, s. $18; sardines, mustard, $4 25; sardines, sniced, $4 23. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater, mackerel, $30 9 bbl: extra No. 1 do, mes, $28 50; extra No. 1 niacKerei, snore. i ou; no. z snore mackerel, $22: large 3's, 20. Codfish Whole pollock, 5c f) ft; do medium, George's cod, 6c; do large, 7c; boneless bake. In strips. 5c; do George's cod, in blocks. 6K7Xc Herring Round sbore. ?S 50 bbl: spin, m 50; lake, S3 25 SlOO-ftbbl. White fish. $650 100-ft half bbL Lake trout, $5 50 fl half bbL Finnan baddies. 10c M ft. Iceland halibut, 13c V ft. Pickerel, half bbl, $3 00: quarter bbl, $1 35. Potomac her ring. $3 50?) bbl; $200 V half bbl; Holland herring, 70c; Walkoff herring. 90c. Oatjiead $6 507 00 bbl. Grain, Floor and Feed. Sales on call at tbe Grain Exchange, 1 car 2 y. e, corn, 63c. o days: Z cars No. 2 white oats. 60e. 5 days; 1 car No. 1 white oats, 51c, 5 days. Receipts as bulletined, il cars, of wbich 25 cars were received by the Pittsburg, Cincin nati and St. Louis Railway, as follows: 6 cars of bay, 7 of corn, 3 of wheat; 9 of oats. By Pitts nurg. Ft. Wayne and Chicago. 1 car of oats, 4 of bay, 1 of flonr, 1 of wheat. By Pittsburg aud Lake Erie. 2 cars of hay. 1 of middlings, 2 of flour, 1 of malt, 1 of corn. By BUtiinore and Ohio, 1 car of hay. By Pittsburg and Western, 6 cars of bay and 1 of flour. The situation in cereal linearis unchanged. Oats are scarcely as strong as tbey have been for a few days past. Hay is quiet, owing to liberal receipts, and gen eral unit ox raarsen is ujwaru a lower level. Prices are for carload lots on track: Whiai-No. 2 red, II Wl 05; No, 8, Jl 029 103. Conic No. 2 yellow ear. 6364c; high mixed ear, 6061c: No. 2 yellow, shelledV5n60c; hlgn mixed shelled corn, 5768a Oats No. 1, 515IKc; No. 2 white. SOVSolc; extra. No. 3, iMQbuc; mixed oats. 4748c. Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio. 703710; No. 1 Western,688C9c. r Flour Jobbing prices Fancy pnng and winter patent flour. 16 0006 25: fancy gtratgbt winter, 5 255 60, fancy straight spring. 15 25 5 50: clear winter. $5 00525 straight XXXX bakers', H 755 00. Rye flour, H 254 60. Buckwheat flour, 4ic-f).S. , MnxFEED No. i white middlings, $21 009 25 00 ton; No. 2 white middlings $22 000 23 00: brown middlings, $20 0021 00; winter wheat bran. $17 00 17 60. Hay Baled timothy No. 1, $10 00010 25: No. 2 do, $7 508 50: loose from wagon,$ll 0013 00, according to qualityiNo. 2 prairie hay, $8 50 9 00: packing do, $7 007 50. Straw Oat, 57 007 50: wheat and rye, $7 25 7 50. Provisions. Sugar-cured hams, large, lOJJc; sugar-cured hams, medium. I0Jc; sugar-cured bams, small, lie; sugar-cured breakfast bacon. 8Jc: sugar enred shoulders, 7c: sugar-cured boneless shoulders. Sc- skinned sboulders, 8c: skinned hams. 12c; stfgar-cnred California hams, 7?c; sugar-cured dried beef flats 9ic; sugar-cured dried beef sets. 10fc: sugar-cured dried beef rounds 12Kc: bacon, shoulders, 7Vc: bacon, clear sides 7Ke: bacon, clear bellies. 6c: dry salt shoulders, 6c: drv salt clear side?, 6.c Mes pork heavv, $12 50; mess pork. family, $12 50. Lard Refined, in tierces. 5Kc: half barrels, SHcx CO-ft tubs. 5c: 20-ft iiatls, t?4c; 50-& tin nans, 65e; 3-ft tin pails, oKc: 5-ft tin palls, Cc; 10-ft iin-pails, 5c. Smoked sausage, long. 5c; large, 5c Fresh pork, links, 9c Boneless hams., 10c Pig feet, half-barrels, H 00: quarter-barrels, $2 15. Wool Markets. New York Wool firm ami active; domestic, 34393: nulled. 273!c: Texas 1825c Philadelphia Wool market quiet: prices firm: Oblo, Pennsylvania and West Virginia XX and above. 3335c; X. 3133c: medium, 3S40r; coarse, 3738c; New York, Michigan, In.liana and Western fine, or X and XX 2932c: medium, 37S9c; coarse. 36537c: line washed delaine, X and XX, 343Sc: medium washed combing and de Iaine.41J443Ke: coarse do. do. do.. 3739c; Can ada do. rt., 343c:t'ib washed, choice. 3940c: fair, 573Sc; coarse, 33(?36c; medium unwashed combing and delaine, 2931c: coarse do. tin. do., 27KS0c; Montana, 202!c; Territorial. 188124c Boston Wool was In demand, and consider able stock went into tbe hands of manufact urers. Tbe market is firm and there was no changes in prices to report. Ohio X has been selling at 32c, and XX at 3435c Michigan ij not offered under S0-: and most holders ask 31c Combing wools of all kinds are very firm: No. 1 washed is selling at 4042c and nnwashed at 2760j. Ohio lino delaine is steady at S637c and Michigan at 3435c Territory wools are selling freely at 60i62c for fine. 5S60c for fine medinm, and5557o for medium. Texas and California woi'ls are in demand and sell princi pally at 1724s Pulled wools are steidy but quiet at :,0loc for superhne and at 2230c for extra. Foreign wools are very firm and in good demand. Drygootls. New York. October 28. There was little change in ihesta'e of trade in drignods The cooler weather caused a freer distribution of goods by jobbers, but demand was unchanged at first hands. Metal Markets. New York Pig Iron quiet and steady. Cop per iieulrcie : Lafc" nominal. Lie-id nominal; domestic. $5 75. Tin steady; straits, $21 00. Price of Bar Silver. rsncciAL TKLXGItAM To Tlla ntBPATn-.- New York. October 28. Bar silver London, 4Su.; New York. Sl 06. Progress. It is very Important in this age ot vast mate rial progress that a remedy be pleasing to the taste and to the eye, easily taken, acceptable to the stomach and healthy in its nature and effects. Possessing these qualities. Syrup of Figs is tho one perfect laxative and most gentle diuretic Knoun. When baby was sick, we gave her Castoiia, When she was a Child, sbeciiedforCastoria, When she became Miss she clung to Castoria, When she bad Children.she gave them Castoria anfl-77-Mwrsn The Well-Known Attorney, Had Dyspepsia 35 Years. Cured at Last by the Physicians of the Catarrh and Dys pepsia Institue. Probably no member of the Allegheny County Bar is more favorably and widely known than is Mr. Marshall Johnton, and whose office is at the corner of Cherry and Diamond streets, this city. Ho says: "1 had been afflicted with dyspepsia for about 35 years My stomach became very sore, and tender, and troubled me much In the night Even the weight of any clothes pressingagainst it would cause it to ache and pain me. I had to be veiy careful of my diet, as many kinds of food would sour on my stomach and canse eructations of cas. I had a catarrhal secretion I. of mucus, dropping from my head into my throat, which caused me considerable annoy ance. Also had p.iin In my ct-est, and I felt a tired, languid feeling. "Not receiving :any real; benefit from any doctors I bad tried. I called upon the catarrh specialists at 323 Pcnn avenne. and w.is told that my trouble was all caused from a catarrhal Poison in my system, but that 1 could vet ba cured. I began treatment and improved from tbe first. In two months I felt entirely cured. 1 now weigh more than ever before, and my stomach has not felt so well in 35 years" 'MARSHALL JOHNSTON. TESTIMOMALS SHOWING THE PER MANENCY of the cures made by the catarrh and dyspepsia specialists will from time to time be published. Mr. Fred Hahn, a resident of Sharpsburg. was one of the greatest sufferers th;.t ever applied at the Catarrh and Dyspepla Institute for treatment. A history of bis case is now pnblisbed again to show bow complete and permanent Is his cure. He bad for years been a victim of catarrh and dyspepsia. His stomach gave him an endless ambunt of trouble. He bad belching of gas from his stomach after eating, sour taste Mr. Fred Hahn. and often felt like vomiting his food. His ap petite was poor, and as bis liver was much en larged it gave him great pain. In fact, he wonld often be taken with snch sharp cramps and pain across his stomach and bowels it seemed as if he could not live. He bad palpi tation of tbe heart, dizziness, weakness and pain across tbe small of his back; and a numb, lifeless feeling In his limbs. He conldgetbut little sleep, and as every change of weather gave him a cold, be took on a lingering cough. His breath became short and fie felt pain and soreness in his lungs and under his shoulder blades. Night sweats weakened him very fast, and he gradually grew worse until he lost 30 pounds of flesh. Having a wife and two small children, whom ha dearly loved, depending on hiinfor allying, and having spent all his money In doctoring to no avail, not being able to work, be became dis couraged and disheartened, and often became so melancholy that be would feel tempted to Jump Into tbe river and thus end bis suffering. One day he noticed in the paper an account of a patient who had been cured by the catarrh' specialists at 323 Penn ave nue of conditions that seemed similar to his own. He resolved lo call on tbese special ists. He did so, and was told be could .yet be cured. Although he bad but little faith, be re solved to try once mdrfe, and after talcing a coarse of treatment became cured. He says: "The above history of my disease and cure is trne in every respeer. I bad received treat ment irom m pnysicians, yet gradually grew worse, and for one year before beginning" treat ment with these physicians I was scarcely .able to do anv work. "It Is now over lire months since 1 became cured and not one of tbe above symptoms bave returned. I work bard every clay, teel well and strong, and words do not express the loy I feel th't my life has been spared and health re stored. FRED HAHN." Office hoars, 10 a. if. to 4 r. m, and t to 8 p. x. Sundays, 12 to 4 P. X. Consultation free toatL. Patients treated suc cessfully at borne by correspondence. Send two 2-cent sumps for question blank, and ad dress all letters to the Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute, 323 Penn are., Pittsburg, oc29-uwr NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. IS IS YOUR WIFE WELL? J THE WOMEN OF AMERICA ARETHE LARGEST CONSUMERS OF S. S. S. IT NEVER FAILS TO RESTORE BROKEN DOWN HEALTH WHEN CAUSED BY IMPOVERISHED BLOOD OR THE CARES OF THE HOUSEHOLD. OVER TEN THOUSAND OF THE BEST WOMEN OF THE COUNTRY TESTIFY TO THIS. Don't fail to send for our book oa blood diseases. Mailed free. Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, G. WHOLESALE -:- HOUSE, Embroidery and White Goods Department-, direct importation from tho best manufac turers of St. Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Edg. ings, Flouncings. Skirt Widths and Allovcra, Hemstitched Edgings and Flouncings Buyers will tlnd tbese goods attractive lioth in pries and novelties of design. Full lines of New Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE PARTMENT Best makes Window Shades la dado and plain or spring fixtures. Lace Cur tains, Portieres. Chenille Curtains, Poles and Brass Trimmings: Floor. Table and Stair Oil Cloths la best makes, lowest prices for quality. wash DRE!5.s fabrics. The largest variety from which to select TollDuNords, Chalon Cloths Bath Seersuck ers. Imperial Suitings Heather & Renfrew Dress Ginghams Fine Zephyr Ginghams. "Wholesale Exclusively. Jal3-D 1 .-Stcy-p tlif-tt Chronic GguohNow. j For If you do not It may become con- ! J eumptlve. For Consumption, Scrofula, i General Drl,lUtv and Dantinil Jilseatea. UbO U UUfcUlUg 11JLU 1 Of Pnre Cod liver Oil and HYPOPHOSPHITES Of Zdms and Soda. It Is almost as nalatahln njt mill- Vmy better than other so-called Emulator. i. wonderful flesh producer. A . SID P II 5G01TS tOIOIOiGIJ There are poor imitations. Gil the genuine OC1-2S-MWKSU BROKERS FIN ANCLVL. Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. my 3 PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK. 81 FOURTH AVENUE. Capital. $300,000. Surplus, f il.670 29. D. McK. LLOYD, EDWARD E. DUFF. 4 President, Asst. Sec. Treas. per cent Interest allowed on time deposits. OC15-40-D JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO, BANKERS AND BROKERS. Stocks Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicago, Ji SIXTH ST- Pittsburs. OC22-53 MEDICAL. DOCTOR WHITTIER S14 PEN.t AVKNUE. I'JTT.MtUKi;. 1M. As old residents know and back til es of Pitt burg papers piove, is tbe oldest establisba and most prominent physician in the city, do voting special attention to all chronic diseases fe'esNO FEE UNTIL CURED WfTDX Til IQ anJ mental diseases, physical llCn V UUO decay.nervous debility. lack of energy, ambition and bope. impaired memory, disordered sight, self ili.-tru3t, basbfulneas. dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples eruptions Im poverished blood, failing puners organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fitting tbe person for business, society and mar., riage. permanently, safelv and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKIN rerU1 bkitches. falling hair, bones, pains, glandular, swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mop th. throat, ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood poisons tnorougbly eradicated from tbe system. 1 1 DIM A DV kidney and bladder derange U III linn l ments, weak back, gravel, ca tarrhal discbarges, inflammation and other painful symptoms receive searching treatment, prompt relief and real cures. Dr. Whlttier's life-long, extensive experience insures scientific and reliable treatment on common-sense principles Consultation free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as it here. Office hours, 9 a. k. to 8 p.m. Sunday. 10 A. M. to 1 p. at. only. DR. W HITTIER, 811 Penn avenue. Pittsburg. Pa. jyO-12-Dsnwk DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS inaU cases re quiring t-clentific and confiden tial treatment! Dr. S. K' Lake. M. R. C. P. a, is tbe oldest and mo-it experienced specialist in the city. Jonsnltation free and strictly confidential. Office nOUrS V tO 4 auu iu o r. ji.i ouuuAja,. w -i r. K. Consult them personally, or write. Doctors hours . ir...e. ... CfM .4-.. O .. M n Lake, cor. Penn ave. ana n st., ruisDurg. ra. je3-72.DWk j GRAY'S SPECIFIC MED1CJNE f iffjftl CUHtS ntv.KVOUSUt.UIUI IT. LOST VIGOR. LOSS OF MEMORY. rull particulars In pamphlet sent free. The genuine Uray's bpeclncsold by druggists only la yellow wrapper. Price, I per package, or six for ij, or by malt la THE QUAY JIEUIU. Sold in Plttsbnrz by 3. on receipt ot priec, ot auuiw- DK THE UKAX J1X.LI1U1 X. K.KJ uunaio, . Sold in ttttsbnrg By 3. a. UUL.L.A..M). corner Bmlthfleld and Liberty sis. mhi7-M-DWk "Wood's rPla.osiJ33-od-ixs.s- THE CHEAT EXGLlJll REMEDY- TJsed for 35 years! , . ,-rfi iOf Youthful foDy ny thousands suc and tbeexressea cessfully. anteed to Quar- ot later years. GfrfJ immediato strength andvig- cure all forms of Nervous Weakness, Emls- or. Asxarujxws for Wood's Phos phodlne: taxeno substitute. Ona .. Tn.nA.-nnv olr iner. a..... 11 Id. .ffairf. : Photo from Life. narkairp. 11- sir. S5. bv mall. Write forpamphlefc. Address fhe.Wood Chemical Co.. 131 wara avc Detroit. Jllch. WSold In PlttJbnrr. Pa, by Joseph Fletalnj Bon. Diamond and Marketsts. oc-S3-Mwrswlxowk to every man, young.rnlddJe-aged, and old: postage paid. Address oat, 331 Columbus Ave., Boston, Jtui, j SCOTT'S Bj nBn SB 9! B OLo n nm HAS 1 4frffJ iimHilHIIMr mh2S-73-wysalc 'dB i 1 : iis. ' KfJifhi ai&- 4 Kl !,.
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