STEEL RAILS QUIET. Demand for Rails on the Decline and Trices Drooping, BUT STILL A COMFORTABLE PROFIT. Flour Jobbers Complain That Agents of Ohio Millers DO TIOLEXCE TO KrIGULiE TEADE Omen of rrrrsnuRo Dispatch, ? Tuesday. Dec 2, 1S90. t The average daily output of steel rails at tlic Edgar Thomson "Works the past ten mouths has heen above 100 ton?. The re turns lor October showed oTer 30,000 tons, and November, which bad one day less, will show no failing off, though returns lor this month are not at baud. The price of steel rails has declined about $6 00 per ton in the past year, and the cost o. production has de clined about $7 50 per ton in the same time. The season is now here hen railroad build ing is suspended, and the Edgar Thomson "Works, which for a year or two past has uni formly been a lew months behind on orders, has ot late about caught up, and the long looked for and hoDcd for opportunity to make some necessary repairs is at hand. Prospects cow are that the operators will have a few weeks' rest after the holidays. Up. to this date the entire output is in de mand. While prices are S6 00 per ton below the highest point reached a year ago, there is little doubt that a comfortable margin still ex ists. The net proflts on steel rails cannot bo less than J5 00 per ton. which means a daily rev enue of more than 53.000 by the Edgar Thomson Works. As recent as 1SS2 steel rails sold at $70 to $75 a ton. and within the pis two or three Tears were sold as low as 2ci per ton. The present ;rice affords a comfortable niarcin, if only orders will come in fast enough to take the product. There is little doubt that our bic country will require all that can be produced zortne next lew y ears. Flour Situation. Pittsburg jobbers arc carrying large stocks ot flour, and competition is so sham that there is not a little cutting on prices. In the North west there has been an advance of 10c to 15c rer barrel on spring patents the past neck or two. and some dealers here will rind it difficult to replace goods at prices they are now re ccixmg. Said a leading jobber yesterday: "The regular dealers are placed at a disadvantaceby the agents of Ohio millers, who hate their agents in tins city, and are enabled to push their stock onto our markets at prices below market rate. for the reason that they have no rents or taxes to jaj. The regular jouber has liirfi rents and taxes to pa; whereas, the ageuta of OMo millers arc in a great measure freed from this expense. A few pav office lent, anil many do not even pay this. rbec aif nts aie pushing their goods on to retailer and arc able to do it a: prices below markets, for the reason that their expenses arc next tci tintliins: The firm which I represent furnishes employment to about 25 men and lots of trade to blacksmiths, wagon makers and other artisans of our city, but agents of Ohio millers come in and cut rates because they are 2ie from many ot tbcsi1 expenses." Tlir jobbing price of flour :s SO to Toe per bar rel lusher than it in this time a year ago, and would be still bizher but for the sharp compe tition. The millions reap the benefit of com petition. In tho present season of Inch prices and increased cost of living the cutting on Hour, while unpleasant to the jobber, furnishes a few ciumbs of comlort to the eater. Provision Trade. Monday's run of hogs at East Liberty was the largest lor any ore day this season. Receipts were about SO loads. At Chicago on Saturday receipts were 40,000 head, which was beyond anything for the las: day of the week in many years. xhe fact is plain that high-priced com is having the effect of bnnslng unnsual quantities ot porkers to maiket, and that a hcarctty is likclv to follow, with higher pries. Quality of hogs offered this season is below aveiage. Last season quality was above aver aic. lor the good and sufficient reason that corn was men plenty and cheap and brouyht letter returns by putting it into live 6tock than could be obtained by bringing it to market. With corn at 63c per buhvl, farmers are de posed to;rct then hugs on to mat kctas promptly as possible. Hence the low average oi this sea ton's iifenngs. When quality is considered, bogs are fully 33 per cent higher than they w ere a J ear ago. Top price at Chicago to-day was S3 GO. Lightness o"f money has. uo doubt, something to do with present depression in hog markets, but bih prlced grain, which causes fanners to push stock on to market, has as much to do with tho late decline. A leading drover said yesterday: "It is onlj a question of short time when hogs must au vjnee Prices arc now low n to hard pan, and the fact that our markets aie flooded of late is evidence, to my mind, that thcic will be a scarcity and higher prices after the holidays." Futures on provisions are higher than spot for the reasons given, viz., tight money and high-priced grain. MABKETSBY WIRE. Continued Activity in Hie Grain Pit Troubles in the Noi thwest Wheat an J Provisions Decline Corn and Oats Hold Adiunce Ground. CHICAGO There was a good deal of activity n ike -even trading pits to-day and there was a ieneral recovery in prices at the opening. Corn and oats retained some of the improvement, but wheat and provisions closed lower to-day than they did ycsteiday. A decrease in the amount of wheat afloat for Europe and Eng land, according to lleerbobm. cae it a good start at J4'c advance on the closing price of the dav before. The bullish items of the morning and the action of Hutchinson's brokers caused wheat to advance to SI 02. It hung at that point a few seconds, surged back to SI 01 and made another upward heave to SI 02J. with a sale or two at SI 02'4- The bulls realized very freely on this advance, and after y had come off the price from that cause the financial bugaboo commenced working, and before its effects had oascd the price of May wheat had declined to SI CO-V Tl.e Keystone Bank of Philadelphia was lcporicu to bo in financial straits, and a bank at West Superior, the National Bank of Commerce, was reported commercially defunct. A dispatch from Duluth said that the West Superior bank was a small concern which bad lcn sjggmg for six weeks or more, dropped below par. and tms evidence oE weakness was the occasion of the principal break in wheat. The December delivery made a wider straddle than before, and after standin- at SJiJcUiscount it gradually widened to SJScper bu-bel uudrr May. This heavy difference be tween the fntures named is. ol course, a great discouragement to those who expect wheat to sell at higher prices and have a wish to buv Although Abe prices of May wheat recovered to SI OlJa. it sold off again and closed atSl 00i. 1 he trade in corn was governed in a great measure by Iiutchlnson's operations and he wasabujirfnr the most part. The general crowd was inclined to take the bear side, but were carelul about pressing their offerings. There was only one occasion upon which tho price sold as low as at the close of the preced ing day. and that was immediately athe open ing. and an advance of c over that price took place in the course or the trading. The fluctuations were to a moderate extent in sympathy with tho course of tho wheat market. I he very meager stock of contract corn is, of course, prohibitory or anv raiding tactics, even with" the December delivery selling 4c below Mav. Ibe price of May was irregular from 53Jf e to 035gC and it advanced to 54Uc, with a sale or two at 54c. The tendency was toward lower prices near tho end. ana there was a reaction to KJc, with buyers at that at the close. Oats were fairly active, stronger and higher, but outside prices were not maintained uniil the close, when last sales showed a not gain of K6?bC Thefcatuie of the trading was the persistent buying of May by a large operator. Pork Rather an active business was trans acted. Puces opened lo12c lower, and further declined 10c, but at the reduction prices rallied 710c and closed comparatively steady. Lard A fairlv active trade was reported. Prices ruled 07;c lower early in the dav. but tallied again 2jtti3 and closed comparatively steadv. hhort Ribs Trading was moderately active. Earlv tho fepling was rather steady, but about the middle of the session a reduction of 5c was submitted to. The market closed compara tively steady at medium figures. Tb'e leading futures ranged as follows, as cor rected bv John M. Oakley fc Co., 45feixth street, members Chicago Board of Trade: )pen-i Hlzh-1 Low, Clos- ABTICLES, Ins. csL I est. lnjj. WHEAT. O.I December KM 933, 81! S1J, January 95H S4!4 94!, .May 1C1"S ltBJt loos 1 0US tWUX. NO. 2 December W$ MM 43.H 50 30H 53)4 SI MH 43V 44 53X 41s. 43 45!, 45a RSn 10 97JJ 11 77,'s 5 70 6 05 655 500 5 47X 5S7.' s, 454 8 8) 11 OS 11 SO SGI 4J-H 4 V 11 US Jl 85 ' 670 ' w.v C 57.', 10 90 U70 5(10 hOj 50 6 07V 6s;2 sen S47K S50 COO 5 4-5 593 s s:,S Cash quotations were as lollows: Flour steadv and unchanged. No. 2 sprtn" wheat. aiUc; No.lpring wheat. 8!JiG30c: No" 2 red, 91 Kc: Nt 2rom. 50c: No. 2 oats. 4ftiS 45)fc: No. 2 rye. Og&Kc: No. 2 barley. 7t; Jo. 1 flaxseed. SI -u Prime timothy seed SI 21gl 22. Mess pork, per bbl. $8 75S8 S7U. Lard, per 100 lbs. So 705 75. Short ribs sides (loospi. 5 jogjj on. jrT saiteti shoulders (boved), J500Q5 70; short clear sides (boxed). Si 6.x Sugars Cut li.at unchanged. No 2 white oats. 44&c; No. 3 white nits. 43 43JJ-; .Vn. 3 barley, f. o. b., 61073c: No. 4 f. J. b., oogesc. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was easy; creamery, extra, 25K27r; extra firsts. 2224r: firsts. 1821ej extra. 22S) 24c; extra firsts. 186200: firsts. 1517c. Eggs hrm, at 23ffi21c. NEW YORK Flonr dull and steady. Corn meal quiet and steady. Wheat Spot market unsettled and dull: No. 2 red. SI 03 elevator. SI Mi afloat; SI 0431 06 f. o. b.: f o. 3 red! JSa!Kc: ungradea red, 1 OOJiQSl 05; No. 1 Nc.rtbcrn, $1 07J; No. 1 hard. SI 13: options dull, closing unchanged after considerable firmness which was duo to the increased amount on passage; No. 2 red. December. OS-Sin Sl 0 closing at SI 03K; January. SI WK 1 0j?,j. closing at SI OIJS: February, SI U.M 0 ?fi c'os.ln5 ' SI ': March, $1 06 SI Cra. closing at SI Oh-i; May. $1 0u 1 'K- closing at SI 0 July. SI 01i 1 02, closing at Jl 01K: December, (1S91), clos ing at SI nl bid. live quiet and stc.idv; west ern, 72g74c Harlev quiet and easy: No. 2 Mil waukee, 8081c; ungraded west-rn, 7769Sc: Canada No. 1. 9Sc51 00; No. 2. 906910. Barley maltdull and easy; Canada country-made. SI 00 1 15. Corn Spot market higher, strong and quiet;;so.2,C0iebiKc in elevator; 6162J-Jc afloat; ungraded mixed. 67gG3c; options gen eral ly stronger on light interior movements and western buying, closing at an advance of 7ic; December. 60;i01iic closing at 61c: Jan uary. OnieOlc, closing at 60i"c: Mav, gi'ieClKc. closing at 60Jc. Oats Spot market firmer and quiet: options quiet and stronger; December. 49)4f9e, closing at f?;IanuaryMK50?8c.cl"3",E',t50c:May. ol,SS52Ke. closing at 5i5$c; spot No. 2 wlutp. 5-'c; ruixea Western. 4750c: white, do. oJSjSciNo. 2 Chicago, 50Jc Hay dull and steaay. Hops quiet and weak: State, common to choice. 3iSH2c: coast. 2bffl40e. Tallnw dull and ea.v. Eggs, fair demand and firmer; West ern. 20S30C Pork quiet and stcadvtmess, $10 75 612 U); extra prime, S10 50Q11 00. Cutmeats steady and dnll. Mlddlesdulland weak. Lard dnll and lower: Western steam. S6 17K: sales, .CO tierce.4$6 156 20; January. 6 3236 36, closing. S6 33 bid; Kebrnary. S6 45 bid: March. S6 5(gG 57. closing at S65Gbid; April. S6 67 bid; May, S6 80 bid. Butter fair demand and Ann; J estern dairy. ll20c; do creamery. 1428);c: Elgin. 29c Cheese firm and in moderate ue ruand; light skims. 4J$S6?:Jc;Ohio flats, b9Xc ST. LOUIS Flour steady. Wheat opened ya ?c above yesterdaj's closing figures, but the market was very irregular. Outside markets being unsettled and easy a weak feeling devel oped and prices declined slightly, the closo be ing small fractions below yesterday's final quo tations: No. 2 red, cash, 91?i92c; De cember closed at 93c; Way, 99H&V!c; July, Sis?ic Corn First prices were c hijruer than yesterday's close: advanced still lurther duriug the first hour trading, then sold down and all advance was lost. Near the close, however, a fiimer feeling prevailed and ibn close was abootsteadv: N. 2, casn, 4SJS19?c; Decem ber closed at 48c bid: Mav, olc. Oats quiet but firmer: No. 2, cash. 45c bid; Mav closed ati6Jc Rye quiet; No. 2,CSc bid." Barley quiet and easier: Minnesota.745c; Wisconsin, 74c: Iowa, 74c; Nebraska, 77c. .Hay quiet and nnthanged. Bran higher: sacked, t. o. b S5c Butter quiet: creamery, 2226c; dairy. 21 25i Eggs linn at 21c. Cornmeal firm at $2 7o. Provisions doll and weak, demand and busiuess light. Pork, new mess. Sll. Lard, prime steam. $5 C2K. Dry salt meats bnxed shouldeis, S4 75; longs, S5 40; ribs, S5 45; short clear, S5 60. Bacon, boxed shoulders, S5 25; longs and ribs. 6 10: short clear. S6 25. Hams, 1012c. BALTIMORE Wheat Western easy: No 2 winter red and spot !149J3c; December. 941 J 0. MJic; January. 969o:; .y ay $1 iQ ji (cju. Corn We-tern dnll and easy; mixed soot, ofc: year. 5S5GJc; January. 5C5GKc; May, 5Sc: mixed. 50olc- Itje firm; choice. 777Sc: good to prime. 74g76c; common to rair, 70&72c Hay quiet; choice timothy. III 00: good to prime. S3 Ou&lO 00. Provisions quiet; mess pork, f 11 50; bulk meats, loose, shoulders, ojc; long clear, clear rib sides and sugar pickled shoulders. CJfc: hams, 10)fc large; lie small. Lanl, rrfitieu. TJc Butter strong; creamery fancy. 27r: do fair to choice. 241226c; do imita tion. 2I25c:ladto fancy, 2021r; do good to choice. lGSISc; rolls, line, 1617c: do fair to good, 1415c; store packed, 1016c Egcs ac tive at 2bc. PHILADELPHIA Flour steady, but quiet. Wheat opened firm and higher, but subse quently reacted and closed nominal. No. 2 red, in cxiinrt elevator, 99c: No. 2 red. Decem ber, 9K09c; January. $1 00SS1 0OU: February. SlC2SltrJ March. $1 0)1 0 Corn-Spot weak and 1c lower: futnrcs neglected and nominal; No. 2 yellow, in grain depot. 57c; new steamer. 5Sc: new No. 2 yellow, in Twentieth street elevator, 60c; No. 2 mixed, December. January, Febrnary and March, 5S5SJc Oats Futures Kc higher under stronger Western advices; carlots quiet: No. 2 white, regular. 51Jc: do on track, 52c; No. 2 clipped white, 52Jic; No 2 white, Decem ber. 5152c: January. 5253Kc: February. 53'g54; Match, 5451JJc. Egcs Scarce and firm; Pennsylvania firsts, 2Sc KANSAS CITY Wheat steady: No. 2 hard, casu nominal; no bids nor offers; December, S3c bid; No. z. red. cash, 86c hid, 90c asked. Corn quiet; No. 2 cash, 4Uc asked: December, 4SJic Oats steady; No. 2 cash, 45c bid; Decem ber. 4 Ke Did. Kye stronger; No. 2 cash, 66jc bid; December, bijc bid. Butter stronger; creamery, 2125c: others unchanged. Eggs firm at 20:. Hay steady and unchanged. CINCINNATI Flour quiet Wheat scarce and firm: No. 2 red, 96c Corn steady and in fair demand; No. 2 mixed, 5253c Oats quiet and barely steady; No. 2 mixed, 474Sc Bye firm and scarae; No. 2, 75c Pork dull at S10 25. Lard dull and lower at S5 655 75. Bulk meats and bacon quiet. Butter firm. Sugar easy. Eggs easy at 22c Cheese steady. MILWAUKEE Flour weak. Wheat easy; No. 2 spring, on track, cash. SSgWc; Mav. 93Jc; No. 1 Northern. We. Corn firm: No. 3, on track, 51c Oats quiet; No. 2 white, on track, 4546c. Barley quift; No. 2. in store. 70c Rye firm; No. 1, in store. 70c. Provisions easier. Pork, Jan uary, SUO0. Lard, January. EG 05. TOLEDO Wheat easier; cash and Decem ber. l'7kc: Maj. 51 0 Corn dull; cash, 53c; Mav. 54Vic Oats quiet; No. 2 white, 48c: No. 2 mixed, 47c Cloversped active and firmer; cash Si 20: December, S4 17; January, $4 22K: February. S4 32. a DULUTH Wheat opened steady, advanced JJc but slumped off sharply near the close. Clos'ng quotations were .as follows: 93c for sellers' December; SI 02 for May: 93c for No. 1 hard; t-SJc for No. 1 Northern; 82fc for No. 2 Northern. MINNEAPOLIS No. 1 bard. December, 94c: nn track. 9ic: No 1 Northern. December. 89c: Jannary, 91c; Slay, 97K on track, 90c; No. 2 Northern, December, 86c; on track, 86c Dry-goods. New York, Dec 2. Business in drygoods was without new development, demand contin tlnulng quiet, though expectant. There was no change and no details ot transactions of spe cial interest. Agents were urged to make prompt shipments of good orders because of expected advance in freights, and were very busy with such detail?. There was a continued good tono to the market. There was an important auction sale of winter satinets by order of Mackinto-h. Greene fc Co., comprising 2,000 cases of the value of about S225.000. There was a Urge representative gathering and the bid ding was fairlv spirited, though the prices realized averaged low. standard goods going off about 7 to 10 per cent from agent's prices, which was probably as good as could have been expecied. The woolen goods market was quiet in consequence of the sale. New York Coffee Market. New York Coffee options opened steady and unchanged to 10 points down, closed steady, 102l down, lower cables. Sales, 18,750 bags, including December, 17.1517.25c: Jan uary. 16.2016.35c: February. 15.7515.S0c: March, 15.25: Anrii, 15.15c; May,- 15.1015.15c. Spot Rio dull, easier; fair cargoes, 19Jc; No. 7, I'Q17c Metal Markets. New York Pig iron nominal: American, rlSglS. Copper nnsettled: lake December, S16. Lcau dull and weak: domestic, $4 67. Tin quiet and steady: straits, $20 80. Wool Markets. New York Wool dull, easy; domestic fleece, 34S39c: pulled, 27g34c: Texas. 18ffl25c Investors Take Notice. ' On Wednesday, December 3, at 2 P. M., that very desirable piece of property, cor ner of Third street and Penn avenue, will be offered at public auction. Those looking for a good investment should keep this in view, as the improvements shortly to be made In that vicinity by the Schenlcy es tate will cause a sharp advance. January Mav OATS. .NO. 2 December January Mar MESS 1'OHX. December January Mav Laiu. December. January May SHORT KICK. December January May AN EAST END ESTATE In the Hands of Experts for Divis ion Among the Heirs. W0EKING UP AK0THER BOROUGH. Higher Prices Show ths Existence of a Setter Feeling in Stocks. THE KEWS AND GOSSIP OP THE C1TI It was ascertained yesterday that the Baum estate, consisting of a large quantity or land on .Rebecca, Coral, Vista, Villa, Fairmount and other streets in the East End, the bulk of it being in the Twentieth ward, is to be divided among the heirs, of whom there are three or four. Three promi nent real estate brokers have been selected to make an equitable division, and they are now making an examination of the property with that end in view. It is said that after a settlement has been effected each of the heirs will put his portion on the market. Better Than Last Tear. "While there is no telling what a day may bring forth, it seems safe to say that busi ness environments are more promising than at any previous time within tho past two months. General trade is quite satisfactory, and the outlook for the winter is wholly encour aging. The money market is working closely, but all legitimate demands are promptly raer. Conservatism in this direction is a guarantee of satety. The following table of failures Tor the year to date, with comparisons reaching back to 1ES6. is significant in this connection: States and 'J errltories ISM. I I8S9.1SS3.1SS7. 1SS3. Middle States 2.4M i5Wi074 2.KO IMS 'ew KiiEland 1,B l.fioi l.:iS,lt2SSil,2n5 Southern 1,312 1,510 1,743' 1.879 1.872 Western :,! 2, SOU 2,245 2, 0.T7 2,185 Northwestern 974 1,250 1.0u7 S5.1 SM2 I'aclflc 90S Wl 9W 74G 933 Territories W 8S 83 S7 1U Totals 9.180 10.372 9.16s8.7a 9,400 The exhibit showrs thero nave been fewer failures this year than there were in 18S9. fewer than in 18S6. and abont the same as in 1888 and 18S7. This should inspire confidence, by im pressing upon the pnblic that there is nothing extraordinary in the situation to excite alarm. Reckless trading, resulting in undue expansion and inflation of credits, has not been a feature of business durmg the year now drawing to a close. Making a Borough. The proposition to make a borough out of the upper half of Kilbuck township, or Emswonn, is taking a tangible shape. Two meetings have been held, at which the question was discussed and the boundaries agreed upon. Surveyors wereiset to work yesterday to establish tho lines. The territory which it is proposed to embrace within the 'borough limits contains a population of about 3,000. Business News and Gossip. Disquieting rumors seem to have played their part and taken their flight. There were none on the street yesterday. At the annual election for directors of the Monongahela Insurance Company, held yester day, the old board was retained, with the ex ception of Mr. R. S. Smith, who was chosen to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Hays. A movement is on foot among members of the Oil Exchange to Impose the duties of Clearing House manager upon the Secretary. This would give the Exchange full control of the Clearing House and save 7300 a year. Mr. Alexander Adair has made arrangements for building a 40,000 Opera House in Johns town next spring. Two well-known gentlemen who think they know how to run a hotel aro after the Central in Allegheny. The leaso of the present pro prietor will expire next April. It is not known wneiner or not neuesires to renew it. The most important mortgage on file yester- day was tor 0,000. Fifteen ot 31 were for pur- chase money. Plans have been prepared for an opera house at Canal Dover, O., to cost $20,000. -Mr. A. Hardcsty, of Cambridge, is at the head of the enterprise. The sale ot the Bull's Head Hotel, on Second avenue, is the most important transaction in that locality for about two 3 ears. It is thought to bo the precursor of several other deals. Wllkinsbnrg people who bare purchased property from the National Bank of Com merce are fully convinced that the titles are all right and are giving themselves no further trouble about the matter. It may be well enough to repeat what has been written more than once, that there Is a fine opening in Wllkinsburg for a good hotel. On January 12 the stockholders of the Mo nongahela Incline Plane Company will vote for or against an increase of capital stock. A valuable business property at Third and Penn avenues will be put under the hammer at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The Ballding Record. Three permits were taken out yesterday,, the most important involving $4,680. The Tncntioth ward got two of the three. They follow: Mrs. Elizabeth Agans, brick two-story and mansard store and dwelling. 21x36 feet, on Smallman street. Twelfth ward. Cost. $4,680. George L. Peabody, frame two-story stable, 31x80 feet, on rear Center avenue. Twentieth ward. Cost. 300. George L. Peabody, frame two-story dwelling, 31x21 feet, nn Center avenue. Twen tieth ward.. Cost, $700. Movements in Real Estate. C. Beringer &Son sold to Riddle it Funora the brick dwelling. No. 231 Wylie avenue, for $3,55u. J. IS. Larkin &. Co. sold to Alex Loving for William McCully a four-roomed frame house, with lot 20x100, on Gazzam street. Fourteenth ward, for $1,200 cash. S. A. Dickie fc Co. sold for W. A. Dickey and J. C. Alrich to T. C. Orr a lot on Conrad street, 40x133 feet to an alley, for $2,000. The purchaser intends pnttinc up a residence at once. Black Baird. sold to Frank Swarztneier a two-story frame dwelling on Howard street, Allegheny City, with lot 23x107 feet, lor $2,501) cash. lteed B. Coyle fc Co. sold for H. G. Watson a lot in the Twenty-third ward, fronting on Glad stone. Home Rulo and Spcer streets, being 42x150 feet, more or less, for $475. W. A. Uerron & Sons sold lot No. 17, in tho Brown & Donnell plan, 20x100 feet, on the cor ner of Wincbiddle avenue anu Dearborn street. Nineteenth ward, for S9G0. W. W. Elderkin sold to Mrs. Margaret Lay man, lot No. 9 in his plan on Block streer. Nineteenth ward, being 25x100 to an alley, for $750 cash. A REACTION". Local Stocks Take a Tarn for the Better- Lively Trading. Stock trading was again active yesterday, about up to the average since the flurry set in. and there was a reaction in prices an up turn affecting nearly everything on the active list. The gains were small, it is true, but quite suffi cient to show the prevalence of a better feeling and to indicate returning confidence in specu lative circles. The only things that showed weakness were Pipeage and Switch and Signal. In most cases the close was at the best .figures of the dav. Sales at the first call were 30 shares Philadel phia Gas at 15K and 62 Electric at 20. On ac count, etc. 10 shares Electric sold at 15, 50 CbartiersUasatlS. and 40 Electric at 20. At second call 50 Electric went at 20. At third call 150 shares Philadelphia Gas brought 15. 5 Electric 20. and 100 Luster 20J. Total sales were 462 shares. 1 IltST SECOND THIRD CALL. CALL. CALL. B AM A 11 A r. p. s. & m. ex 300 .... rrrn- iUrinlnfrliam Ins 50 Hninholdt Ins... 49 Allegheny Hest 100 .... 100 .... 100 C.V. CasCo 18K ISX 18i SO 1SK.... -Manuiact'sU.C ji Ohio Valley 17 22 17 P. U. G. il'. Co .... lijj 91f II 8 10 Phlla. Co 15 15! 15M 15X 15Jf b Wheeling Gas Co 14 14k .... IS 14 14W Columbia Oil. Co i 3 .... 3 .... 3 Central Traction a) .... ;o Pleasant Valley. 25 .... 25 ... 25 .... Luster Alining 23 20 22 3) IIS Wcstinghousc E. 19.... 19J ... 193f "S3 Motion. W. Co a U. h. ib. Co 1SK .... 15M BTBINESS AIL BIGHT. Bank Statistics Show That Every "Wheel is in Motion. Bank clearings continue-to show a healthy condition of general trade. They footed up yesterday $2,575,071 SL The balances were $3S7,103 S3. There was no perceptible change in the monetary situation. The usual conserva tive policy was observed In extending accom- modatlons. The regular trade was promptly supplied, but casual applicants In most cases had to take no for an answer. There was no chango in rates. Small bills were scarce. It is supposed country people are saving them ud for the holiday. Money on call at Now Ttork yesterday was easy, ranging from 4J to 7 per cent, last loan 6, clnsen offered at G. Prime mercantile paper. 6K0- Sterling exchange quiet and weak at S4 8iJ for 60-day bills and 84 B5J for demand. The total sales of stocks at New.York to-day were 315,800 shares, including Atchison 24.710; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. 62.856; Louisville and Nashville. 15.120: Missouri Paci fic. 9,930; North American. a37S; Northern JPacihc 4.750, do preferred, 29.616: Heading, 16. 200: Richmond and West Point. 6,470; St. Paul. 41.935; Union Taciflc, 2S.2C0; Western Union, o,72o. Closing Bond Quotations. V. S. . re.'..., U. ri. 4s, coup..., l. S. 4Ss. rep..., U. S. s, conn., l'acirictis ot '95'., sax M. X. ST. Oen. 5S.. 39 Mutual Union CS....10I N.J. C. Int. Oert...l0S- Northern Pac. Ists..ll5 Northern Pac. 2is..Hfl!i Korthw't'n consols. 137 Nortw'n dcben'sSs.luS Oreon & Trans. 6s. St.Ll.M. Oen. 5s. S3 Sr.L. &S.F. Oen.M.10S!4 SI. l'aul consols 122 103 103 .IC9 l.oulslana stamped!: 92Ji .tiaeuuri 03........... Jenn. new set. 6s... .Km lenn. newstt. 5s.... 105 Jcnn. new set, 3.... 7:4 Canada So. 2ds Vo Central PaciBclsts.lJOS St. P. Clilil'c. Ists.lH fell. A JC. (x. IBIS... lid Den. iK. G. id 60K D.AK. O. Westlits. brie 2ds 95 M. K. ST. tien. Ei.. 74 IX.. PC UO.Tr.KB. 88 Tx.. Pr.lt G.Tr.Ks. 32 union ruciacisu. ..in West Shore 101)i Chicago Clearings, 817.329.560. Money rates were firm on the basis of 7 per cent to lavored customers. Boston Bank clearings to-day, $17,978,932; balances. S2.112.578. Monev, 7 3-10 per cent; ex change on New York, 2030c discount. Philadelphia Bank cloarings, $18,092,956; balances, $2,088,006. Money. 6 per cent. Baltimoiik B.ink clearings. $2,891,412; bal ances. $413,001. Money 6 per rent. Kt. I.OUI3 Clearings, $4,960,207; balances, S48,317. Money 6 per cent tor call loans, both on time. Exchange on New York 5075e premium. New York Bank clearings to-day, $175,610, 2o9; balances, $5,75S.312. ENDS AT THE BOTTOM. Oil Stronger at Opening, but Sold Down by. Oil City. The oil market opened yesterday a trifle stronger than the previous close, but during the afternoon it was sold down by Oil City, and closed at tho lowest point. The opening was 67. highest 67Ji. lowest and closing, 67, with 67 bid. Trading was limited. Clearings were 1C6.000 barrels. Average runs. 83,116; average shipments, 87, 031: average charters, I6.74S. Refined at Ant werp, 160; at London, 6d; at Liverpool, 5U6; at Bremen, 6.25f; at New York, 7.30c Cases, McGrew, Wilson & Co. quote puts 66; calls. 6 Other Oil Markets. Bradfoiid, Dec 2. National Transit Cer tificates opened at 67c; closed. CSic; highest, (SJiCi lowest, W(fi clearances, 260,000 barrels. OIL City, Dec 2. National Transit Certifi cates opened at 67jJc: highest, 67c: lowest, eejic; closed at 665ic Sales, 119,0f0 barrels; charters, 67,460 barrel; shipments. 131,432 bar rels, runs. 135,613 barrels. New York. Dec 2. Petroloum was weak on reports of new wells and increased production in the Pennsylvania field. Tho opening in Jan uary options was weak at 1c decline and lell Kc more in the atternoon, after which tho market became dull and so closed. Pennsyl vania oil spot Opening. 664c: highest. 66Jic; lowest, 6614c; closing. bor; January option, opening, 67c: highest. 67c; lowest, 67c; clos ing, 67c Total sales, 72,000 barrels. NEW YOKK STOCKS. Market Irregular, but Prices at Close Usually nomewnat uigner jurop in Jttallroad Bonds Lackawanna Shares Up Several Points. New York, Dec 2. Tho stock market to day was very active in snots. While the gen eral list was quiet and dull, and while there were frequent changes in the temper of the specalation, the tone in the main, especially in the afternoon, was strong, and among the active stocks material advances were scored. The market is again chiefly under the influence of the monetary situation, and money brokers claim that it will be useless to look for any amount of time money until after January 1, as institutions aro not willing to enter into any new engagemenis toward the close of the year. To-day the sellers of yesterday were running in ibxir shorts, frightened first by the attitude of London, which hhowed a disposition to buy stocks, and later by the suddenness with which prk-es were advanced upon them late in the day. The movement toward higher figures at tht.t time was sharp and decisive, and most of tho improvement recorded for the day was es tablished at that time. The market at the open lnj: was still irregular, but most stocks showed sajie advance over last evening's figures, but the short sellers were inclined to continue the taitlcs of yesterday, and tho early trading re sulted in lowering prices small fractions. . , This, however, was sooii stopped when the bijying orders from tho other side were exe cuted, and everything on the active list moved Uj materially, ith Lackawanna, Burlington, Rick Island and New England to tho van. Upon the cessation of the buying for foreign atcounts, however, there was another recession, in which the bears brought special pressure to bar upon the Northern Pacific and the pre ferred rotircd about 3 per cent before the at tack culminated. The remainder of the list sympathized closely with this drop, and prices were generally brought below those of tho opening again. The concessions, however, brought in buying orders, aud the list was again started upon the up tack shortly afternoon, and in St. I'aul, Lackawanna. Union Pacificand Atchison were specially active and strong. In Lackawanna, in which tho bears showed most fright, the improvement from the lowest price reached i per cent, while tho otheis rose irom no per cent, .northern Pacific pre fened regaining all the loss and something in addition. Reading and Louisville were also prominent in the late rise, but the general list and the unlisted stocks were quite dull. The covering operations came to an end shortly afier delivery hour, and a partial recession fol lowed our, the market closing quiet and firm at close to the highest prices: Tho active list is almost invariably bi"her, and among the gains established wereLack. wanna, 34; Wheeling aud Lake Erie preforred 2; Jerse Central, 2K; Union Pacific. 2U; St. Paul, 2; Chicago Gas, 2; Rock island, IK: Atchison. Missouri PaciBc Southern. 2; Louisville and Nashville and Reading. IM. and C. C, C. &. St. L., 1, Railruad bonds were comparatively quiet to day, tho transactions in all issues rcachiug onlv $1,628,000, with no special animation in any of tho usually active bonds. Among the most marked changes: New one. Susquehanna and Western funding fives loit 4J, at yjji; Reading seconds 2. at 36i; Manitoba. Dakota, bixes 2, at 115: Iron Mountain firsts rose 2. to lOl1; Nor folk and Western lives '. to 95J4; Peoria, De catur and Evansville seconds 2i. to CO. The roIIowinK table shows 1110 prices or active stocks on tlicNcw Yort stock Exchange vestcr liy. Corrected dally for The Dispatch by WlMTMtY A STErilKNSO.V, oldest Piltsburtr mem bers or .New York stock Exchange, S7 Fourth ateuuc: C105- mr iil'i. Open in &r. Am. Cotton oil Am. Cotton oil nrer... 31 Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. KH Atch., 'ion. &a. 1' 2x Cinadlau l'aclac 73H Canada southern 'j Central or New Jersey. 97 Central I'acinc. 28! Chesapeake & Ohio ... 16't Chicago Oas Trust 31 , C. llur. & UuSao... . b''A High est. si" 1SK SI 73!4 Wli 100 3ttf S3 MH 1W5 11H lOW tsU :' 15 29 73 an t'7 KX 31H bli'i 4 10-" 3o i 15 31 73 H, VH 119 28 16 3G2 S8.ii 10BH 7IH 11)4 31 73 IWi Jill. &bt. Paul.. . 4JM MU. jt st. p.. nr...l05! Kocti. A p. ejTi St. UjtPltt ou u & Pitts., nr M..l. M. 40 St. P.. il. .TO. nl. SO 80 mi " 130 1C", is 97 IOC! C. & Northwestern. ...ltaX una isji iiii kh i:a r.:v. 1C!4 65 96!4 13 m 73, 0,'i Wi 89 J i-. .-. iv. ni C. C. C. J6 1 M a. c. c. & i. orer Col. Coal & Iron S3 135 !4 591t 90 i 33 -1!4 ' 27! 129'i 126 17 56 7 87H 13!i SIM 3065 71 :s' 65 IS 89 107. !9?i 45 3.1 m M 2IH SiH ihi ?4 iff Wi esH 21 su D-J IS HV v . OS 18 Col. llocklnc Valley .... Clics. & Ohio 1st nrcr.. Uii Clics. A Ohio 2d nrer.. SS Del.. Lack IVt 1ST Del. & Hudson Kitf Van. & Klo Grande.... Wi Den. Jt UloUraudcot. 5S K.T.. Vn. ua Illinois Central 06J4 LjSo Eric We 13 L,aKe'Erle West pr, Lake Shore & SI. s 10514 Loulsvlllefeashvllle. 73K siicnizan ueuiru.... y.ODile .SOulo .Missouri I'acinc....... N atlonal Lead Trust. -NewXorK Central... N. V.. Ca: St. u N. V.. L. K. s. W N. V., L. K.& W. pd a. t.&H. K. s. v.. o. ,t , Norfolk .t Wntrpm . 26 . 16 201( C5M 90 19! 19H 10ii . J2!f .ns 3Ui li 13V 51 21 BOX an 30X uM .29 177 Mi 15H H ol4 213. 63H 13Js a 14 30 7j 177 uh 6H it Jiorrolts Western or, 5t! Northern PaclOc 21J4 Northern Paclflcnr....-2'4 Ohio Mlssl silDl 18 Orcion improvement. 33H I'acinc Mail. .-. aiu Peo.. Dec. & Evans.... wS Pnllaael. AKeadinr... MJi Pullman Palace Car...lT7 Klchuionn w. P. f . litf Kichinond4W.rVi.nl 67V St. Paul A Duluth St. Paul Duluth nr. St. P.. Minn. Man Sonar. 55K Texas Paclne., Hfc Union Paclrc..... 49K JJ.'S"1!. 99 Wabash preferred..... 1SH 554 '48 17 .El 10 1 3l3 13M 30 SSS Boston Stocks. Atch. & Top .. JlHfCalumct & Heels ,.:c9 .. 3.1 .. J7K .. s ,. 13 .. S2 ,. 90 .. 45 lloston A I bun v KM cataina Franklin Huron .... ....... Keariarxe (tsceola (Julncy Santa Fc copper Tamarack , Boston Maine 104Ji C. 11. S.O S3 cm.. San. &-ciev... 23K' j.3,;iit ki. XV. ...... .JUI FltcMiurg K. it.. ... SS Mass. Central 19 Mex. Cen. com 19H N. Y. & N. Enr. .... 33 K. Y. &H. En K. 7s. .121 Old Colony 167 Wis. Cen. common. 1H Alloucz Hg. Co...., 4H Atlantic 15 . 1M West End Land Co. WH Hell Telenhone 212 Water Power 3' uentenmai jiininsr. jv N. Ene. Telephone. 49 lloston & Mont iVA Philadelphia Stocks. Closing- quotations or Philadelphia stocks, fur nished bv Whitney Jt Stephenson, brokers. 0. 57 tonrth avenue Members .New 1'orR otock Kx- cuange: Pi!. .. 49 ,. 1V4 ,. 4914 ,. 44'a . 2IM ,. 62K Asked. m 4'JH 4? 21 62X Pennsylvania Railroad Hearting- Lenlgh Vaiiov Lehigh Mavigatlon NortnernPaclBe northern Pacific preferred. Mining Q notations. New York, Dec 2, Consolidated Cali fornia and Virginia, 300; HomcstaKo. 800; Horn Silver. 025: N. Commonwealth. 125:Ophlr, 310; Plymouth, 200; Sierra Nevada, -190; Stand ard, 100. LITE STOCK MARKET. Condition of Trade at tho East Liberty Stoclt Yards. Office of The Pittsburg dispatch, , Tuesday, Dec 2, 1S90. Cattle Receipts. 380 head; shipments, 882 head; market steady at yesterday's prices; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts, 2,000 head: shipments. 4,000 head; market fair; Philadelphias, $3 S03 90; heavy Yorkers. $3 403 50; light Yorkers, $3 25 3 35; pigs, $2 5003 00; 15 cars of hogs shipped to A ew York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 1,900 head; shipments, 2,600 head; market firm at yesterday's prices. By Telegraph. CINCINNATI Hogs in ample snpply and lower: common and light, 52 753 50: packing and butchers'. $3 503 80; receluts, :l,40O head; shipments, 500 head. Cattle in fain demand and steady; common, $1 252 00; fair to choice butchers' grades. $2 253 90; prime to choice shippers. $4 004 75: receipts, 900 head: ship ments, 670 head. Sheep Demand fair: mar ket firmer; common to choice, $2 504 75; extra fat wethers and yearlings, $4 755 00: receints, 260 bead: shipments, 110 head. Lambs Spring in fair demind and firm; good to choice shipping, $5 255 75; common to choice butcheis', $3 755 75 per 100 pounds. NEW YORK Beeves Receipts. 1,037 head, all for exporters and slaughterers; no trade: feeling firm: dressed beef steady at 6J7c per 5). Shipments to-day, 455 beeves and 3.820 quarters of beef; to-morrow, 1,606 beeves and o,460 quarters of beef. Calves Receipts, 460 head; market steady; veaK $5 C07 50 per 100 ; Westerns, $2 50J 15K. Sheep Receipts, 2.211 head; market firm; sheep. $4 OOigSOO per 100 fi; lambs. $5 256 65: dressed mutton firm at7K9c per IS.; dressed lambs steady at 910jl-. Hogs Receipts, including 4 car loads for sale, were 14.628 head: market nom inally dull at $3 404 WJ per 100 Its. CHICAGO The Evening Jorunal reports: Cattle Receipts, 13.000 head; receipts, 4 000 head: market steady; prime export steers. $5 00 S 40: common to choice shipping steers. $3 00 (Si 85, fed Texans. $4 101 &1 Hogs Re ceipts. 43,000 head; shipments, 5.000 head; mar ket higher; ligh mixed. 3 3)3 50: prime heavy and butcher weights. $.16503 75; assorted light, $3 403 50: pigs, $2 752 85. Sheep Receipts, 9.U00 head; shipmeuts, 2,500 head; market strong, with fair demand; natives, $3 754 85: Westerns. $1 004 85; Texans, $3 00 4 50; lambs, $3 505 87K. OMAHA Cattle Receints. smmhca.il- mnr. 1 ket active and steady on good stock and com- uiuu umavu jowcr, uutcers a suaue lower; no feeders; quotations, $4 655 15; prime steers, $4 001 6a; fair to good steers, $3 0004 15. Hogs Receipti, 750 head; market active and steady: all sold; range, 53 103 65: bulk at S3 403 55; heavy, $3 353 65; mixed. S3 403 W). Sheep Receipts, 170 head; market uncnauged; uatives, $2 3504 25; Westerns. $2 003 00. ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts, 2,570head: ship ments, 300 head; market bigncr; good to fancy native steers, $4 505 2": filr to good, $4 $4 CO; stockers and feeders, $2 20g3 u0; Texas and Indian steers, $2 30S3C0. Hogs Receipts, 9,5U0 head: shipments. 700: market lowor; fair to choice heavy, $3 50S3 65: mixed grades, 53 10S3 45; llghr, fair to best. $3 203 30. Sheep Receipts, 1,000 head: shipments, 300; market steady; good to choice, $4 00S5 10. BUFFALO Cattle firm and unchanged; re ceipts, 55 loads through; 11 sale. Sheep and Uuibs tirmrand higher: receipts. 4 loads through: o sales: sheep, rboico to extra, $551o 60: good to clinic. $4 80fi5 05: lambs, choice to extra, $6 206 6-5; good to choice, $5 856 15. Hogs dull and lower; receipts 29 I0.11N through; 110 sales; mediums, heavy and mixed, $3 75. INDIANAPOLIS Cattle Receipts. Hght; market active; shippers. $3 25o 00: butch ers. $1 10g3 00; bulls. $1 502 60. Sheep Receipts, light; market steauy and strong; sheep, $2 504 50; Iambs. $4 005 50. Hogs Receipts. 18.000 head: market lower; choico heavy, S3 6G3 70; choice light, $3 253 40; mixed, $3 153 60: pigs, $2 002 90. KANSAS CITY Cattle Receipts, 8.020 head; shipments. 1.490 head: market 5 to 10c lower; steers. $3 404 70: cow. 51 753 00; stockers and feeders. $2 0003 10. Hoes Ret-elnta 20.510 head; shipments 1,370 bead; market 10 to 15s lower; bulk.S3 003 50: all grades, fS 003 60. Sheep Receipts, 2,610 head; shipments, none; market steady aud unchanged. LATE KKWS IN I3KIEF. Black leg has appeared among 'sheep near Paris, 111. The strike In the Alabama coal mines be"an yesterday. Of the 8,000 miueis employed, dTcOO are out. It is understood that the death of Rener-ii llelknap left his widow in straightened circum stances. The 2,500 striking miners in the neighbor hood of Du Quoin, 111., have won the advance asked for. An accidental explosion in a powder house near Guthrie, shook up the town and fright ened the assembled legislators. No casualties. Rose Siartelle, a French woman, shot and killed an unknown man in her house in Chicago Monday. She wis arrested. She alleges the man tried to rob her. John G. Smith. Poor Sunerintendent. of itbaca.N. Y though a defaulter to tho amount or $1,000. refuses to resign, and the matter has been referred to Governor Hill. Wai wick Hanson has brought suit against the Philadelphia Traction Company for $40,000 damages, by being thiown from a cable car and having his right leg and left ankle broken. A Chicago policeman discovered and ex tinguished au incendiary lire just in time to save a family or eirht from almost iort,i death. Tue incendiary had fastened all doors on the outside. Alone bandit uncoupled a pasenger car from a train on the Cotton Belt Railroad, in Texas, Monday night, and held up the occupants of the coach. A passenger named Gerhart re sisted and was probably fatallv shot, iinmedi- ately after whicli the robber lied. Octavia Willing and Nellie Crampton, aged respectively 13 and 10 vears. who fled from their home in Winston, Ky.. to join a theatrical company, were found in Lexington Saturday nisbs.. Havinc enough of stage experience, the girls were clad to return home. A SLIGHT SIS3 On the Elver Yesterday and Monday Night Packet Boats. The packet business on the river yesterday, both up and down, was excellent. Tins Andes was in and out for Cincinnati yes terday, with good business both ways. Coal is having a very fair trade now, and quite a number of good shipments were made yesterday. TiiEitE was a slight rise in tho river yester day, registering 4 feet 7 inches last night, Tho rise Monday night amounted to 2 inches. Special Auction Sale of Fine Diamonds, Re peating and Chronograph Watches. Complying with the manv requests of my patrons, I have appointed Wednesday, De cember 3, at 2:30 p. m., for a special sale of fine diamonds, repeating and 'chronograph watches. My stock consists of first-class goods, mounted in the latest designs.' Auiong this stock is my celebrated Bine Gem. 2i karat, valued at 53,000. This is the finest and most perfect diamond in this citv. You are invited to attend. Jl. G. Coney, Diamond Expert and Jeweler, 33 Smithfield street. Tour Friend's Eyes Need a pair of prof. Little's "Comfort" glaises. Biggs & Co., Jewelers. Fluctuating Secup.ities. See tible on page 8. Stocks, Grain, OIL McGrew, Wilson &.Co., Eisner building, cor. Fifth ave. and Wood st, Western Union 76J4 - Wncellni&u. K 29 Wheeling A L. Kprel. fifiV North American Co... 13 " DOMESTIC MARKETS. Choice Creamery Butter Firm and Country Itolls Weak. STEICTLY FKESH EGGS SCARCE. The General Drift of Grain and Hay To ward Lower Trices. C0LLECTI0XS AUE KErORTED SLOW OFrxcn of FiTTSBCno Dispatch, TutSDAY. December 2, 1SD0. ( Country Produce Jobbing Prices. Last week's pricestof Kigin creamery butter were reaffirmed at the weekly meeting of tho Board. Markets closed steady. Country butter lias only a nominal value. Only fancy stock is in demand. Common and low sradesare poor stock at lowest figures. The scarcity of fresh nearby egzs still continues. Not a few are being sold for nearby which have traveled from tho farthest West. There has heen an overstock of poultry since Thanksgiving and markets are weak. Choice potatoes and apples are ilrni. Supply of potatoes in this market is light, and a fow days of such cold weather as we aro havine will undoubtedly send prices up. in spite of the fact that prices arc now higher than they have been for many years. When jobbing prices of potatoes reach $1 25 per bushel, as dealers predict, and that soon, tbii staple vegetable will border on the luxuries of life. Apples $3 504 50 a barrel. Butter Creamery, Elgin. 3132c: Ohio do, 2723c; common country butter, 1015c; choice country rolls, 18ffi20c; fancy country rolls, 2325c. Beans New crop oeans, $2 502 55; marrow fat, $2 U0g2 75: Lima beans, 6bc. Beeswax 2S30c a ft for choice: lowgrade, 2225c, CIDER Sand refined, $9 00010 00; common, $5 005 50; crab cider. $12 0013 00 j barrel: cider vinegar, 1415c $1 gallon. Cheese Ohio -heesc, fall make. 10c: New York cheese, 10Uc: Limburger, 12K13Hc; domestic Sweiizer, 1314c; Wisconsin bnck Sweitzer, Ue: imported bweitzer, 27c. EGGS 2223c for Western stock; 2728c for strictly fresh nearby eggs. Fea titers Extra live geee. 60360c; No. 1 40;g45c: mixed lots, 30g35c 53 ft. Game Mallard ducks, $5 0025 50 a dozen. Butter ducks. !2 002 50a dozen: pheasants; $5 0005 50 a dozen; squirrels, $1 752 00 a dozen; woodcocks. $4 254 50a dozen; quail. 75c$IO0; rah&its, 2530C a pair; venison saddles, lo18c a pound: whole venison, 1012c a pound. Hossr-Sew crop white clover. 2022c ft. Maple SYRtrr 75l)5cacan; maple sugar, 910c 'ft ft. Nuts Chestnut", $3 .r04 00 a bushel; wal nuts, 70075c a bushel; shell bark hickory nuts, $150175abnshcl. Poultry apnnc chickens, 40Q50e a pair: old, G5970c a pair; dressed. 1113 a pound; ducks. 50Q70C a pair; dressed ducks, ll12c a pound: live turkeys. 910c a pound: dressed turkers. lu13r: live geese. S0ti5c apiece; dressed geese, OS 10c a nonnd. Tallow Country, 4c: city rendered, 5c Seeds Recleaned Western clover, $5 00 5 25; country medium clover, $4 004 25: tim othy, $1 501 55; blue grass, $2 S53 00; orchard grass, $1 50: millet. 7075c. Tropical Fruits Lemons, choice. $5 50 6 50; fancy. $7 00750; Jamaica oranges. $0 00 0 50 a barrel: Florida oranges. $4 004 50 a box: bananas, $1 50 firsts, $1 00 rood seconds, ft bunch; California peaches, $2 002 50 $1 box; Malaga grapes. $5 508 50 a halt barrel, ac cording to quality; California plums, $2 002 25 ft box; California pears $4 O04 50 5 box; figs, 17c 1 ft: dates. 50c ft. Vegetables Potatoes. $ll 10 bushel; Southern sweets, $2 2562 75 $) barrel; Jersey, $3 504 00; cabbage, $4 005 00 f hundred; onions, S3 00 a barrel: celery. 2530c a dozen bunches; tomatoes, 51 50 1 bushel: parsnips, 35c a dozen; carrots, 3uc a dozen; green onions, 25c a dozen; lettuce. 25c a dozen: parsley, 10c a dozen; spinach, 35c a bushel; horseradish, 50 75c a dozen. Groceries. With the arrival of cold weather and conse quent improvement in country roads there is an improved demand for staples. Goods are moving more freely this week, but prices are unchanged. Coffees aro firm and sugars steady. The drawback to trade is the slowness of col lections. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 21KQ25Xc; choice Rio, 22A23Kc; prime Rio, 23c; low irrade Rio. 20Kfc2Uc; old Government Java, 2930c: Maracaibo, 25V27Hc; Mocha, 30 32c; Santos. 222Gc; Caracas. 2527c; La Gnayra,28a27c Roasted (in paners) Standard brands. 25c; hlsh grade?. 2SQ30K;old Government Java, bulk, 333JKc: Marauaibo, 2820e; Santos. 20 .mc;pe.iucrry, ,wc; cnoico llio. Tc: prime ltio, 25c: Bood Rio, 24c: ordinary. 21K22Kc SPICES (whole) Cloves, 1516c: allspico, 10c; cassia, 8c: pepper, 13c; nutmeg, 7545S0C. Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, TVc; Ohio, 120. 8Kc: headlieht. 150, 8Uc; water white, 10Kc: globe. li14c; elaine. 14c: car nadine, ll&c; royalme, 14c; red oil, ll(Jll)c; purity, 14c i Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 4345c fl gallon; summer, SSffilOr: lard oil, 555Sc Syrup Corn syrup, 3032c; choice sugar syrup, 37llc; prime sugar syrup, 3233c; sirictly prime. C53Cr. N. O. molasses Fancv. new crop, 4648c: fancy old, 4540c; choice, 43c; medium, 3510c: mixed. 4042c. Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 3J3Jfc; bi-carb in H. 5?ic; bi-carb assorted packages. 56c: sal soua in Kegs. 174c; uo granuiatea. zc Candles Star, full weight, 9c; stearine, ff sot. 8Jc: par.ifilne. ll12c. Rice Head Carolina, 7Q7Kc: choice, 6 6?ic; prime. S6c; Louisiana, 5K0c. bTARCH Peari. 4c; corn starch, G7c; gloss starch. 6K7c. Foreign Fruits Layer raisins. $2 65: Lon don layers, $2 75; Mu-catcls, $2 50; California Muscatels, $2 40; Valencia, 7i7Kc: Ondara Vaieneia, SJ48c: sultina, ls20c; currants, 5Ji5c; Turkey prunes, 74iQSc; French piuues, HKQ13c;Salonica prunes, in 2ft pack ages. 9c: cncoanuti. f? 1C0. $G; almouds, Lan., t? ft, 29c: do Ivica, .17c; do shelled. 40c: walnuts, nap.. 13S14c: Sicily Alberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 1517c: new dates, 66Kc: Brazil nnts. 18c; pecans. 14K16c; citron, fl ft, lu20c; lemon peel. Vic il ft; orange peel. 12c Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per lb. 10c; apples, evaporated, U15c ipeacbes. evapo rated, pared, 2S30 ; peaches, California, evap orated, unpareu, 22a,2",c; cherries, pitted. 31c; cherries, tinpltled. n4813Xc: raspberries, evap orated, 34Q35c; blackberries, lOQllc; huckle berries, 15c SUGARS Cubes. 65c: powdered. 6ic:r?rann- lated, (?icx confectioners' A, 6Kc; standard A, 'nU P1CKELS Mcilinm. hllll. (1.2001. SS SOr mn. dium. half bbls. (600). Si To. SALT No. 1. bbl.,!)jc: No. 1 ex.. SI bbL. $1 00; dairy, $ bbl, $1 20; coarse crystal. I bbl.. SI L"0: Higgins' Eureka. 4-bu. sacks, $1 SO; Hig gins Eureka. 1C-H ft packets. S3 00. Cansed Goods Standard peaches. J2 S0 2 00; 2uds, $2 5O0 CO; extra peache, J3 0003 lu; pie peaches. S2 00i finest corn, $1 35i?l 50: Hfd. Co. corn, tlocesl lo; ,rca cherries. $1 401 50; Lima beans. SI 20; soaked do, 80c; string uo. 73 90c; marrowfat pea. SI 1U1 25; soaked neas. 70SCc; pineanples.Sl 301 40: Bahama do. $2 55: damson plums. $1 10; greengages, SI 50; egg nlnms S2 20; California apricots. $2 502 60; California pears. S2 75: do greengages, J2 00: do egg plums, 2 00: extra whito cherries, S2 85; raspberries, SI 1001 45; strawberries. SI 301 40; gooseb-rnes.Sl 101 15; tomatoes, OOcglCc: sal mon, l-fi, SI S01 80; blackberries, $1 10; succo tash, 2-ft cans, sojked, 00c; do green. 2-53. SI 25 1 5U; corn beef. 2-1 h cans. S3 00; 14-ft cans, 514; baked btan, SI 401 50; lobster, 1-ft, S2 25; mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled, SI 60; sardines, do mestic. Us. SI 254 35: sardines, domestic, . SO 50; sardines, imported., SH 501 250; sar dines, imported, s. S18: sardines, mustard, 3 bo; sardines, sniccd, S4 25. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater, mackerel. S20 bbl.: extra No. 1 do mess $2S 50; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, S24 00; No. 2 shore mackerel. $22: large 3's. 520. Codfish Whole, pollock. 5c 1 ft; do medium, QeorguN cod. 5i: do la.gc, 7c; boneless hakes, in strips. 5c; do George's coil, in blocks, 6K"Kc Herring Kounil shore, S5 50 5? hhl; mnr. So- 50: lake, $ 25 S? 100-ft bb!: White fish. 15 50 f! 100-ft half bbl. LakP tmut. S5 50$ half bbl. Finnan baddies. 10c W ft. Ice land halibut, 13c ?1 ft. Pickerel, half bbl. S3: quarter bbl,?l 35. Holland! herring,70c; Walkoif uernng, wc. Oatjieal S77 25$ bbL Grain, Flour and Feed. Sales on call at tho Grain Exchange 2 cars sample shell corn, old, 00c spot. Receipts as bulletined, 43 cars, of which 25 cars were by Pittsburg. Cincinnati and SL Louis Railway, as follows: 4 cars of oats, 12 of corn, 1 of millfeed. 1 of bran. 1 of shorts. 6 of hay.-1 -of rye. By Pittsburg. Ft. Wayne and Chicago. 7 cars of oats, 3 of hay, 0 of flour, 1 of corn, 1 of barley. Shell corn is nn the decline. There has been a drop or 34cper bushel within the lastneek. Oats aro t Airly steadv. Wheat ami flour are quiet. CAinmon and low grades of hay are very dnll at' inside quotations. Choice is steady.- The gcneral.situatiqn in cereal lines is favorable to buyers, a condition which dealers charge up to tightness of money market. Prices are tor carload lots on track: Wheat No 2 red, Jl 0?1 03; No. 3, 98ca JI00. Corn New ear. 5657c; No. 1 yellow shelled. 62SttiKcoId; No. 2 yellow, shelled, 8361c ola; high mixed shelled corn; 68300c old: yellow shelled corn, new. 5S59c Oats No. 1. S2a32Kc: No.2 white. 51Q51K c: extra. No. 3, 5050c; mixed oats, 4S40c. Rte No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 76077c: No. 1 WesternJ 740750; Fiioua JobbiDg prices Fancy spring and wlnterpatent flonr, $6 0006 25; fancy straight winter, $5 25Q5 50; fancy 'traight spring. $5 25 55 50; clear winter. $5 005 25; straight XXXX bakers'. $4 7505 00. Rve flour, $4 2564 50 Buckwheat flour, 2Ji3Kc &. Millfeed No. 1 white middlings. $25 0CG 25 50 ft ton; No. 2 white middlings. $22 O0 23 00: brown middlings, $20 O0S21 00; winter wbca't bran. $18 5019 00. HAY Baled timothy, choice. $10 7511 00: No. 1, $10 00lO 25; No. 2 do, $7 508 00: loose from wagon, $12 00013 00. according to qualitv: No. 2 prairie hay, 57 25JJ7 50; packing do, $7 00 7 25. STRAW-Oat, $6 50S" 00; wheat and rye, $6 00 66 50. ' Provisions. Sugar-cured hams, large, 10c; sugar-cured bain, medium, lOJc; sn;ar-cure"d hams, small. lOKc; sugar-cured breakfast bacon. SJc: sugar cured shoulders, 6c; sugar-cured boneless slioulders. Slc; skinned shoulrter.7Kc: skinned bams, 10c: sugar-cured California ham", 7c: sugar-cured dried neef flits, 9c; sugar-cu'ed dried beef set. 10c: sugar-cured dried beef rounds. 12c: bacon, shoulder 7fc: bacon, clear side;, 7c; bacon, clear bellies, t9ir: dry salt shonlderr, ifi". dry salt clear sides Gc Mess pork heavy, $12 60; mess pork, family, $12 50. Lard Refined, in tierces. 5c; half barrels, 5Jc;60-ft tubs, 5c;20-B pails, CJ4c:50-ft tin cans. oc;.1-fi tin pails, 6Jc; 5-B tin pails, 6c; 10 ft tin pails, 5c. Smoked sausage, long. 5c; large. 5c Fresh pork, links, 9c Boneless hams, 10fc Pigs feet, half-barrels, $4 00; quarter-barrels. $2 15. tVool Marliet. Louis Wool Receipts, 49.335 pounds; St. market dull and easy; unwashed bright me dium, 24c; coarse brand, 1422c; low sandy, 12 17c; fine light, l2lc: fine heavy. 1218i;; tuh washed, choice, 34c: inferior, 2S32. Philadelphia Wool market dull; prices easier; Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia XX. and above, 333IKc; X 31Q32c: medium, 3S3SKc: coarse, 3i7c. 'New York. Mich igan. Indiana and Western fine or X and XX, 2830c: medium, 373Sc; coarse. SC36Kc:Une washed delaine X .mil XX. 3437i : medium washed combing and delaine, 4142Kc; coarse do dodo, 3Cig37c; Canada do do. 3436c; tub washed, choice, 3o10c;fair, 3537c; coarse, 33S5c:mcdinm unwashed cmbing and delaine 2931c;coarse do dolo. 272Sc. Montana, 20 22c. Territorial, 1722c Boston Thero has been a steady but quiet market for wool, and th sales have been prin cipally In small lots. Prices remain about the same. OhioX has been selling atS2c; X and above at 32Jt33c: XX and XX and above at 31 35c, and No. 1 at 3733c Michigan X has been selling at 30c. Staple wools have been firm. No. l combing sell ing at 4042c and delaine at 35 37c Territory wools have been in steady de mand on a seenred haM of 6Uc for fine, cSc for fine medium and 510553 for medium. Texas, California and Oregon wools have been quiet at previous prices. In pulled wools there have been sales to a good extent of choice super at 40Q45c; or fair to good super at 303Sc and of extra at 2230c Foreign wools have been Arm, but quiet. ( A Diamond Necklace With stones a .good size and clear; white and bright,, at so low a price that everybody is surprised, Is now being shown by Hardy & Hayes, jewelers, silversmiths and art deal ers, 529 Smithfield street New building. Stocks, Grain, OU. McGrew, "Wilson & Co., Eisner building, cor. Tilth ave. and Wood st. Chamber Toilet Sets. 1,000 patterns to select from. All the new things at the lowest prices Store open till 9 o'clock:, at C. Eeizenstein's, 152, 154, 156 Federal street, Allegheny. Fluctuating Secueities. See on page 8. table Carl Lnmholtz, The celebrated explorer, tells of his extraor dinary adventures in the wilds of Australia in several articles which he has written for the Youth's Companion. "W Opening Postponed The Cafe Augustin, 546 Wood street, will open on Monday, December 8, instead of the 4th inst., as heretofore announced. When baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, When she was a Child, shecriedforCastoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she bad Children.she gave them Castoria an3-77-jrwrsa Steamboatmen, Attention. The north channel span of McKeesport and Duquesne bridge will be closed with falsework. Please take south (or McKeesport side) open span. PENCOYD BRIDGE CO. no28-7G-D Fitly represented by an Imp of per dition with a dnll saw working away on the nerves in fiendish glee, gloating over the suffering he is causing, is the trade mark as follows, printed on every box of the genuine HOFFMAN'S HARMLESS HEADACHE POWDERS. They are neither a cathartic nor an opiate. Absolutely Harmless. POSITIVELY THE BEST. Guar anteed to contain no antipyrin, bromides nor narcotics. Do not affect the bowels. If you need a laxative, mild, purely vegetable, as is the case with some headaches, to be taken with the powders, get HOFFMAN'S HARMLESS LIVER PILLS, small, sure, safe. Price for Powders, - - - 25c per box. Price for Pills, 25c per bottle. For sale by all leading druggists. nolO-03-W Celebrated Grand Denver Range Sold by all stove dealers. Manufactured by GRAFF & CO., 633 and 634 Liberty street selD-35-jrwF UKOKEKS FINANCIAtT Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. iny3 PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK. SI FOURfH AVENUE. Capital. S300.000. Surplus. $31,070 29. D. McK. LLOYD, EDWARD K DOFF, 4Preiident, , Assr. Sea Treas. percent interest allowed on time deposits. oclo-40-D JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO., BANKEK3 AND BROKERS. Stocks. Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicago. i SIXTH ST, Pittsburg. .ccS-ks THE SKIN., Is an important factor in keeping good health; if it does not act intho way intended by nature, its functions are performed by other organs, the Kidneys and tho Lungs; and the result is a breakdown of general health. Swift's Specific is the remedy of nature to stimulate? the skin to proper action. Itmever fails in this, and always accomplishes the purpose. Send for our treatise on the Blood and Skin Diseases. Swikt Specific Co., Atlanta. Ga. WHOLESALE -:- HOUSE, 01 Embroidery and White Goods Department-, direct Importation from the best inanufao turers of St. Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Edg ings. Flouncings, Skirt Widths and Allovers. Hemstitched Edgings and Flouncings. Buyers will find these goods attractive both in pnea and novelties of design. Full lines of New laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE PARTMENT Best makes Window Shades in dado and plain or sprin;; fixtures. Lace Cur tains, Fortieres, Chenille- Curtains, Poles and Brass Trimmings; Floor, Table and Stair Oil Cloths in bes: makes. lowest prices for quality. WASH DRESS FABRIC3. The largest variety from which to select. Toil Du Nords, Cbalon Cloth', Bath Seersuck ers, Imperial Suitings. Heather & Renfrew Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams. Wholesale Exclusively. Ial3-D STEAMERS AND EXCURSIONS. TATELSSE TO Giasgow.Londonderry, Belfast, Dublin, Liverpool & London. FROM NEW YORK EVERY THURSDAY. Cabin Passage, 535 to S50, according to location of stateroom. Excursion. SOS to 95. Steerage to and irom Europe at lowest rates. ' AUSTIN BALDWIN & CO., General Agents, 5J Broadway, New York, J. J. Mccormick. sel-l-D Agent at Pittsburg; TTTHlTE stai: ia t FOi: QUKE.NSTOWN ASU L1VEKPOOU Roval srrt United Slates Stan Steamers. Teutonic. Dec. 10. t pm Adriatic, Wed. Jan. 7 Britannic, lec.l7,au.im Uritaunic. Wed. Jan.lt Alajestic Dec. U. 1 o 111 'Celtic, Jan. 21. Germanic. Dec.3l,8:soamlGerinanic. Jan. 2. From Vv hlte star dock, ioot ot West Teeth st. Second CAbln on these steamers, balooo rates, f50 and upward, becond cabin. 135 and nnwaril. according to steamer and location 01 berth. Kx cnrslsn tickets on lavorable terns. Steerage. f3. White istar dralts payable on demand In ait tha principal banks throtmioat (jreat Britain. Ap- ly to JCH.N J. alcCUlCMICK, 639 and )l Smith em st.. Pittsbnrir. or J. IIKUCJS 13MA1. Gen eral afieni. hi isroaowar. Jeir lore. JeZ3-D UNARD LINE-NEW YOKK AND LlV"-. KRPOOL. VIA QUEENSrOWN-Frdm Pier 40 North riven Fast express mail service. Servia. Nov, 1.8am Utnbria, Nov. 22.2 pm Eiruna, Nov. 8.2pm Iservia, Nov. 29. 7a m Auranu, Nov. 15, 7 a m Gallia. Dpc. S. 930 a m Bothnia, Nov. 19, 10 a in Etruria, Dec. 6, noon Cabin passage SCO and upward, according to location; intermediate. S35 Steerage tickets to and from all parts oi Europe at very low rates. For freignt and passage apnlvto tha companys office. 4 Bowling Green, New" York. Vernon II. Brown & Co. J. J. McCOKMICK. U3 and 40t Smithfield street. Pittsburg: oc27-D ANCHOR LINE. UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMERS. GLASGOW SERVICE. Steamers every Saturday from Sew York ta GLASGOW AND LONDONDERRY. Cabin passasrc to Olaseow or Londonderry. SSOandSSu. 1:011 ud trlb.?J0S110. Second chws, S30, bteera e passage, fJO. MEDITERHANEAN SERVICE. New York to GIbralter and Naples direct, S. S. DEVONIA, THURSDAY, DE& 4,' Cabin, 30 toSlOO. Steerase. SCO. Travelers' circular letters or credit and drafts for anv amount issued at lowest current rates. For books of tours, tickets or further Information apply to HENDEltoON liKOTHEItS. N. Y., or J.. J. MCCOIUIICK, coand-101 Smlthfleldst.: A. D. SCUKEK&bUN. ifi SmithaeW st., Pittsburg; P. 31. bEMPLU no PeUesat St., Alleglienv. OC30-D9-MWT 9IBUICAU DOCTO "S3! i g IHSHTi lr:.i AVUXUC. PJTTaUUUU. t4. As old residents know and back Hies of Pitts burg papers pmve, is the oldest established and most promineut physician in tho city, de voting special attention to all chronic diseases SEENO FEE UNTILCURED IMFRfil IQ and mental diseases, physical IsLll V UUO decay.nervous debility. lack ot energy, ambition aud hope, impaired memory, disordered sight, self dMmst, bashfnlness. dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions. Im poverished blood, failing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fitting tho person for business, society and mar riage, permanently, safelv and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKIN '.Sp&Si blotches, falling bair, bones, pains, glandular, swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throat, ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from thesystem. 1 1 R I M A R V t'dney and bladder derange U 1 1 1 1 1 r I '. I j ments, weak back, gravel, ca tarrhal discbarges inflammation and other painful symptoms receive searching treatment; prompt relief and re.il cures. Dr. Whittier'slire-long. extensive nxperienca 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. jr. Sunday, 10 A.M. to I P. it. only. JlK. WU1TTIEK. Sli Penn avenue. Pittsburg; Pa. jyl'-liDSuwk re- s nr nnniir rt,.N tm&.m Suffenns from tha effects of youthful errors, early decay, wastlmr weakness, lost manhood, ete, I will send a valuable treatise (sealed) containing' full particulars for home cure. FREE of charge. A splendid medical work: shonld be read by every man who is nervons and dehilltated. Address. Prof. F. C. FOWIEE,Moodnj,Cona. deS-ol-ltoiiWK, DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS in all cases re quiring scientific aud cnnQden tial treatment! Dr. S. K Lake. ' 31. R. C P. S.. is the oldest and mot experienced specialist in . the city. Consultation free and, strictly confidential. Offlca . hours 9 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. 31.: Sundays, 2 to 4 P. , jr. Consult them personally, or write. DOCTOB3 Lake. Cor. Penn ave. and 4th sL, Pittsburg, Pa, je.J-7--DWfc , GRAY'S'SPECIFIC MEDICINE CURES NERVOUS DEBILITY. LOST VIGOR. LOSS Or MEMORY. full particulars la pamphlet sent free. The genuine Cray's bpeclSc sold by drugKlsU only la yellow wrapper. Price, ft per package, or six for S3, or by mad. on receipt of price, by addre- me XilK UKA.X MlVHslltX. IAI IIUflw -- A Sold In Pittsburg bvd. 3. HULLANIJ. cornet THE GKAT MKU1C. Id in I'ittubnrr bvd. Emlthile 1 d an d LI Uerty a u. "Wood's iii.osTpl2.ocli2a.0 tup. cucat tcrm.lsll REMEDY. TJsed lor 34 yearsT Guar- anteed to cure all! forms 0 Nervons -. orYoatnroirouT' and the excesses ct later years Givis immediate strength and vig or. Ask drUTirists Weakness, frmts-1 rheaTlmnotencT - '.Tr phodloettakeno ;yAiRyag;rao'ofromUria.?nitltntft On lor v. 00a s rnos- packase, SI: six. (a oy man. nto mr wmuucu Xddreis The.Wood Chemical Co., 131 tfoodward Kvr.. Detroit, ill:h. "olrt in Plttsbnrp. P by-Joieph neratai - Boa, Diamond and Jlarxetsts. J1.V w- AcS-sa-MwyswxxowK -, to every man, young.middle-aged, and old :' DOStaeo paid. Address out, 331 Columbus Ave., Boston, Mu. 1A fcaj . isr ftcJ&S? &m&if BiHWniHiiMIiiiiy mflJB-TK-WJSaX 1 1 i 1
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