IRON TRADE REVIEW. No Chanse for Uie Better Noticeable in the Local Market. COKE CLAIMED 10 IiE TOO HIGH To Suit the Depressed Condition of the General Trade. EETORTS 1-E01I THE LEADING CEKTEES There is no change for the better in the iron and steel situation the past week. If any difference, markets are weaker. Mahon ing and Shenango valley furnacemen are seriously considering the propriety of shut ting down for a season, on account of high freights and coke. It claimed that coke at ?2 15 per tou is entirely too high in present depressed condition of iron markets. Said one of onr leading iron Brokers yesterday: "If coke men do not come down, and freights on railroads are not reduced the producers of raw iron will be compelled to stop, as there are now no margins of profit left 10 them. While furnacemen are reaping little, if any, profit at present price ot pic iron, coke manufacturers are gathering in nice dividends. Prospects are that there will be a stoppage of many fur naces in the Pittsburg region unless rail roads and coke manuiacturers lower prices." Trices of grev forge and Bessemer irons stand as last week, bnt there is undoubtedly some cutting going on by holders whose necessities compel them so to do. The tightness of money has forced con cessions from furnacemen who are not fore banded, and well authenticated rumors in dicate that grev forge iron has sold a shade below 515 within a lew days. Steel rails and nails are quiet, with no marked change in prices. The situation shows weakness all along the line of iron and steel products, and there is little likelihood of improve ment until alter tbe turn ot the year. Following: aie latest quotations: S-triictural Iron -Ancle-, fi30: tecb, iSSc: beams nd Uianuils. 3.10c: sheared uridine plates, steel. -c; unUcrtal mill plates. Iron, 2.30c: rcflned bar&, Iceard. Itarbed -wire fenclnc. galTanlzed, f3C0; plain rlre Icncing, galvanized, f3 50. .Neutral mill fil T.VSIS fo-cash All-ore mill 15 2515 TSCHStl .No. 1 loundrv, nticore 16 3gil6 &u cash J.O. I loundr. lake ore V iSi; 50 cas.li fUfcnur I" 00(217 S-cash Charcoal found rT Iron -No. 1 21 Oi&M 00 Charcoal luundrv Iron No. 5t3 00 Charcoal cold blast I52J6 00 Muck lur SOOOoOM Meel blooms ;7 OU&J7 SO Meel slabs 17 0027 50 Meel billets 17 OLWff aO Metl K.C.ends 24 (W?j:4 SO t.l rails, new a OniSM 50 Old rails SCO Barlron 1 (Mb 1 90 Wire ro,ls as XASI CO S-ttel nails, per ke;. usual dis .. lSICO Wire nails per kee 2rt4i:s Ferro manganese 67 CC5S 00 Hf SOLID CONDITION. Trices Rule Low, With Small Stories and No Expansion Attempted. ISrECIAL TELEGUAM TO TUE DISPATCH.! Philadelphia. Dec 5. The events of the past week have not been ot a very encouraging character as regards the iron trade. Money continues to be stringent as to time loans, and the financial horizon is still downcast with clouds of doubt and uncertainty. The iron trade is reported to be in an unusually solid condition, with prices low and stocks small and without undue expansion or extension anywhere. For the present new bus iieis is of a very limited character 1'ig iron is so dull that there is practically no regular market and no regular prices. Meanu lule the ordinary asking prices for lots delivered in consumers' arils are about as follows: Stand ard Pennsjlvania No. 1, JlSglS '; No. 2, 116 75jl7; medium PennsWvauia No. 1, HTffilT 50. and No. 2, SIGSIG ' ordinary forge cmde . mixed. S13 73H SO. and charcoal car wheel iron, 2?U liessemer pig lias no prices that are based on actual sale, but nominal rate are about SIS at furnace. Muck bars are quiet, with very little inquiry. The tales that have been made were at $29. de livered. Bar iron is fairlv steady, with the mills in condition to keep well employed for the bal ance of tbe yell. The quotation for December delivery are l.5f?l.'A)c at city and nearby mills, and those further away quote lrom 1.75l.S0c f. o. b. cash. Skclps are not much in demand and the feeling is somewhat easier. Sales nf small lots are reported at from 1.95 2c delivered for grooved. and 15 2.20c for sheared. Structural iron is weaker in tone, with a disposition toward a f-hading off in price There is a large amount of work on hand, but le-s urgency to secure new business. Quotations for loss delivered in consuuier'syardare: Angles, 2.20J2.30c; sheared plates, Z30S2.40C, and from 10 to 20c more for Keel according to requirements; ti-s, 2,72.Sc; beams and channels, 3.10c for either iron or steel. Sheet iron is in very limited demand and prices show more fir less weakness according to the character of the order. Small lots com mand quoted rates bnt on car load lots the fol lowing Quotations are subject to somo little shading; for best rehned No. H to 20, 3S3.1UC; Nns. 21 to 21. 3.20e3.30c: Nos. 23 to 2G.a403.50c: No. X, 3.O0&3.00C, and N o. !H. 3.603.T0c. "WAITING FOE DEVELOPMENTS. No Change of Any Importance In the St. Louis Iron Marker. TTTCIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE UIRPATrtt. St. Louis, Dec 5. Rogers. Brown & Mcachatnsay: No sales of importance are re ported during the past week and the great Alabama strike has not yet produced a ripple nf excitement among consumers. The few inquiries coming in are for small lots and prompt shipment. nc 4iuoiciorca&n,i.o.D.s.L,ouis,iioi uiasicoKc and charcoal: Southern Coke No. 1 t-nuthern Coke No. 2 uthcrn Coke No. 3 uthcru Cray Korge Mmthcrn Charcoal No. 1. ........... Southern Charcoal No. 2 , 3lis-ouri Charcoal No. 1 .Missouri Charcoal N'o. 2. , Ohlosollcucrs Car wheels and malleable irons: Lakeupcrlor . Southern 'Cennellsrille foundry coke; KstbL. I.oul. BU Louis , ..15 7TOI0 25 ,. 14 7.VSI5 25 .. 13 24314 75 . 13 75314 25 .. J7 50&1S CO . 17 (mS.17 50 ,. 10 0USI6 50 . 15 5J16 00 .. IS 00(419 50 ,.pi 7551: 25 . 19 oog.:2 so , 85 G5 5 80 K0 CHAUGE VISIBLE. Cincinnati 'Waiting for the Financial Situa tion to Become Settled. SPECIAL TELEGBAH TO THE UISFATCrt.1 CINCIN-NATI, Dec a The conditions out lined the past two weeks continue almost with out change. Buyers do not feel like making important engagements until the financial sit uation becomes more settled. Tbe strike of the coal miners in the Birmingham, Ala., dis trict also leads furnaces so be very conservative as to selling. There is no immediate sign of a break in the strike, and several furnaces are about blowing out. Metal Markets. New York Pig iron nominal: copper dull and easier: lake. December, $15 1-5: lead dull and weak; domestic J4 35. Tin strong and brisker; Straits, 21 50. MARKETS BY WIEE. Headtille Failure Worked by Bears In Wheat Drop of a Big Fraction Corn Strong Hard Sledding for .speculators in Provisions. CHICAGO After a weakopening and a bnlge of about lc over the starting price, wheat settled back and closed nearly where it com menced, and at ',; decline'since yesterday. Corn was scarce and the futures ruled strong. May gaining Jc The carrying charges are crushing the life out of speculations in hog products The w heat market opened weak and JgClower for the May delivery than it closed on Thurs day afternoon. The opening cables were steady, bnt quoted no change in prices abroad, con sequently tbe f celingof weakness w hich charac 1 tilled the business of tbe first five minutes did not proceed from the foreign market. The weakness of the New York stock market at tbe opening, and rumors of an important grocery commission house In the East being in trouble were probably the sources of the easier tone displayed at the opening by tbe wheat market. The price of May wheat here, which had opened at 98c per buheL and sold off to 98K -. advanced to 99Jc This stood at the latter price when tho report of the Delamater lunk uilure at Meadville, Pa., was teceived. The price then started on tbe down grade gen erally for a time, but soon got more way on, and tbe momentum whenitneared93c was such as to send it down to 9c with a crash. The truth of the reported bank failnre was denied at this juncture, which caused a sudden reac tion to 99c but its later confirmation caused renewed Heaviness, and the closing pric e was 8SK93c after it had again declined toSSJJc Tbe spread between December and May at the close was 6Jc There was no noticeable change in the price of corn for May delivery near the opening, bnt it became strong later when wheat first started up. and having once advanced, the brisk de mand for. and scarcltv of the cash stuff, pre vented the decline in wheat from having much weakening effect on corn. A prominent com mission house had much difficulty in filling an order vestenlav which they bad received from New York for 23.000 bushels of No. 2 corn, and the firm had a further order for 73.000 bushels to-day. which it was impossible to execute for lack ot corn. The nrice of May at the start was 53c with a few sales at 53c and there was a good many fluctuations between the" narrow limits before the price gave anv very decided indications as to which course it would ultimately pursue. The advance which took place stopped xtS4Kc ami tbe closing figure was 53c being c ad vance sinco esterday. Oats devclonea fair activity and a better feeling, prices advancing Jc, and after receding tn nearly previousinside figures became firmer, bnt weakened and closed at intermediate prices. Tork Bather an active business was trans acted and prices ruled somewhat irregular. Opening sales were made at 2K6Tc decline. Later prices gradually receded 12ji15c Toward the close ol the market it advanced 57c and closed comparatively steady. Lard Quito a good trade was reported. Opening sales were made at 2Jc decline, and was followed by a decline of 57c later. Prices rallied about 2c and closed rather steady. Short ribs Considerable interest was manifested and trade at times was quite brisk. Opening sales were made at about Thursday's closing figures, but prices gradually declined 57c Later a steadier feeling prevailed, accompanied with an advance of 2c, and rnled steady to the close. The leading futures ranged as follows, as cor rected by John M. Oakley fc Co., 43 Sixth street, members Chicago Board nf Trade: Opeii- Mull- Low- Clos- ART1CLEE. I ne. est. est. ing. Wheat. NO.2 December t nj 9I5 9tt' SOJi January 92S 93'4 91$ 92 May OS's H 93,'a tth COHN. HO. S' December 507 5I'i 501i SIK January 50-l .'.IH SOS. 51 liar S3J 5J4 63 533 OATS. NO. 2 December. 4J 43i 41 43 January 43'( 43H 3'4 4JS Alav 45H 46'i 45 45' Mess I'oirs. December. 8 25 8 25 January 10 60 10 SIX 10 45 10 50 May 11 50 11 65 II 40 11 42i Lard. December. SCO 5 60 5 55 5 55 Januarr 5 Xt 5 B2S 5 82JJ 5 HK May b47" 6 47SJ 6 40 b 42! SHOUT KlBS. December I 4 85 4 85 January...! I 5 42"$ i 42$ 5i7i ."iSX May 5KS 5 92.-a 5 85 5 Wis Cash quotations were as follows: Flour unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat. 904 80c: No. 3 snnne wheat, 0c; No. 2 red, 90Kc: No. 2 corn. 50K630?ic: No. 2 oats, 41c: No. 2 rvc GS6SKc: N"o. 2barlev.76c;Nn. 1 flaxseed. SI 25. Prune timothy seed, $1 231 25. Mess pork, per bbl. JS 258 37. Lard, per 100 lbs. S3 5a. Short nbs sides (loose). S3 005 20; dry salted shoulders (boxed), S462Hlt7K; short clear sides (boxed), S3 55. Sugars quiet and unchanged. No. 3 barlev, 6370c: No. 4 do, 5Sffl 65c On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market wis easier: creamery, extra, 2527c; extra firsts. 2221c; firsts. 1820c; dairv. extra, 224c; extra firsts. 1921c Eggs, 2325c NEW YORK-Flonr dull and unchanged. Cornmeal steadyaud more active. 'Wheat Spot market unsettled and dull, closing easy; No. 2 red. SI 13 elevator; SI WW afloat; SI 03 1 03 f. o. b.: No. 2 red. 9"k9Sc: ungraded red, a9?-fceSl 04: No. 1 Northern, SI 06; No. 1 hard. 1 12; options were early bullish and ?sUc hichcr on heavy buying at the West, became weak on money conditions and c off, closing easv: No. 2 red, Decem ber. S10251 U3VX. closing at SI 02; January, tl 01 04'f. closing at SI 03; February, 1 011 05. closing at SI W8; March. SI 05K&1 06J. closing at SI 05: May. SI Ooffil Obfg. closing at SI 05. Julv, J9c'loslna at99c: December, closing at SI 00. Rye firm and quiet; Western, 7C 79c Barley firm and quiet. Barley malt steady and qnict. Corn Spot market higher, unsettled and quiet; closing weaker; No. 2. 62C4c elevator. 64i645c afloat: ungraded mixed, COSGlc; options opened excited on the small receipts, advancing l2Jc closing easy at5ilc over yesterday; December, 61c. closine at 63c; Jan uary. C0J62c closing at61Jic; Mav. CO1 ClJ-ic closing at 60c Oats Spot market strong and fairly active; options firmer and more active; December closing at 50c; Jan uary, 50Ji51i,ie, closing at 51;c May. 51M0 52c closing at 52c; spot No. 2 white. &A0! 53r; mixed Western. 4S52c: white do, 52 5Sc; No. 2 Chicago. 5151c Hay steady and quiet. Hops easv and quiet; S ate. common to choice 3342c. Tallowsirong;cltv (S2for pack ages). 4 1-16 4fic Kzgs quiet: H'estern,3SI240c Pork dull: mess, S10 7512 00; extra prime, S10 S0Q11 CO. Cutmcats dull and easy. Mid dles quiet and easy. Lard lowerandlesa active: Western steam, S6 03: sa'es, 1.B0O tierces at S6 05 0 07; December, S6 05: January. S6 1SB 2a. closing at S6 18; February. S6 326 S3, closing JO 32; March. 0 4220 48. closing at 56 41; May, S6 G3gC 72. closing at S6 G7. Butter firm and in fair demand; Western dairy. ll20c; do cream ery. 202)c: do factory, 8g22cj Elgin, 30c Cheese strong and quiet; light skims, 4 6Jfc: Ohio flats, C9c ST. LOUIS Flour firm bnt quiet. Wheat opened weak and c below yesterday; values improved until tbe noon call, when there was weakening, and tho fluctuations were within a narrow range The close was at light fractions above jesterdav; No. 2 red, cash. 92 33c: December, closed 92c; January, 93JJc; May, 97JaC; July, 87c bid. Corn opened 4c up and continued to advance steadily until noon, when a reaction set in in sympathy with wheat, and the market rnled Irregular, closing at small fractions higher than yesterday; No. 2, cash, 51c; December, closed 51c; January. 30c; Mav, 5151 Jc Oats quiet but firm and higher; No. 2. cash, 45c; May, 46c Rye higher at ksbbdc Barley steany; Minnesota, 74c: Wisconsin, 70c; Iowa, 6Sc Flaxseed quiet but firm at SI 22. Provisions dull and weak. Pork New mess, $10 75. Lard Prime steam lower at S3 50. BALTIMORE 'Wheat Western firmer: No. 2 winter, spot S3&lKc; January, UGQOdc May, S10210i Corn Western, firm; mixed SDOt, 5S59c: year and January. oSic bid; May, ooc: steamer, asc nid. uats quiet; west ern whitP. 5152Jc; do do mixed. 5030Kc; irraded No. 2 white, 5252c Rye scarce; chnice, 5183c: good to prime, 7880c; common tn fair. 757Sc Hay firm; choice timothy. SIO J0U 00; good to prime. J9 5010 00. Pro vicious qoiei; mess pork, SU 50; bulk meats, loose shoulders. 3'ic: long clear rib sides and sugar pickled shoulders. 6c; sugar enred smoked shoulders, TJc; hams, large, 10c; small, lie Lard, refined, 7c Butter active and strong; creamery, fancv. 2Sc; do fair to cbolce, 24S2tic; do imitation, 2121c; ladle fancy, 21 23c; do good to choice. 17tn20c; rolls, fine, 16 17c: do fair to good. 14I3c; store packed, 10 16. Eggs strong at 2627c MINNEAPOLIS The market for cash wheat was very dull to-day with few millers buying, as there were too many mills not doing mnch grinning owing to tbe water being out ot the canal. Some millers using steam bought a small anionnt of wheat, and several elevator men and shippers bought fairly.bnt not enough to make a "market tbat was satisfactory to sellers. There was demand for considerable to ship that did not fill, for it was expected by the parties wanting it that tbey would be able by waiting a few days to get it cheaper. The of. ferlngs were quite large Closinz prices: No. 1 hard Jannarv and on track. 91c: No. 1 North ern, December, SCc; May, 91c; on track, 87c: No. 2. Northern, December, S2c; January, 83c: on track, S3gSlc PHILADELPHIA Flour dull and in buyers' favor. Wheat dull and price of options wholly nominal; No. 2 red, December, 9S4J9SJJC; Janu ary, 99Kc81 0OK: February, SI 01$1 02Ki March. SI 03K1 01. Corn strong, in sym pathy with other grain renters, and prices close'd about lc higher; new No. 3 yellow in grain deoot and In export elevator, 66c: new steamer in export elevator, 3657c; new No. 2 in export elevator, 5SKC5 old No- 2 mixed in elevator, 62c; do. on track at 63661c; No. 2 mixed, December. January. February and March. 575SJ4e :Oats Car lots shade firmer; futures, fa lower; ungraded white, 51c; No. 3 white, 53c: no. in grain depot, 52c: do. clipped, 53c; No. 2 white, December. 51Qio2c; January, &!53c: February, S3&o3Jc; March, 545l;e Eggs scarce and firm; Penn sylvania firsts. 30c CINCINNATI Flour easy; unchanged. Wheat scarce and strong: No. 2 red, 97c Corn strontrer; No. 2 mixed, 53c Oats firm; mixed, 43c Rye steady: No. 2. 71ffi75e Pork dull at J10 25. Lard in good demand and lower at S5 60 65 62K- Bulk meats easier at Jl 125 25. Bacon firm at Sfl 50. Butter steady: firm. Eggs steady at 42c Cheese in fair demand. MILWAUKEE-Flonr quiet. Wheat steady; No. 2 spring, on track, cash. 86c; Mav. 92c: No. 1 Northern, 93c Corn firmer: No. 3. on track, 50 51c Oats unlet: No. 2 white, on track. 45 45c Kvo quiet. Barley steady: No. 2. in store 69c Provisions easier. Pork Jan uary. S10 50. Lard January, S3 82. DULUTH Wheat opened easy and advanced 5fC but weakened in sympathy with other markets, closing He lower lhau yesterday. Closing quotations are: December. 91c: Hay, SI 00K: No. 1 hard. 91c; No. 1 Northern, 86c; No. 2 Northern, 81c TOLEDO Wheat active and steady; cash and December. 95c:May. SI 00. Corn active and steady; cash, 63Kp; Slay. Me Oats quiet; No. 2 white 48c Clovcrseed dull and steady; cash, SI 15; February, $4 25. TWENTT-FOTJR PAGE3 of news, litera ture and business in to-morrow'a TJIS TATCH. Getacopyandstudyjt, No man can helf buying his overcoat at Kaufmanns' to-day. if be is in search of genuine bargains. Stocks, Grain, OH. McGrew, 'Wilson & Co., -Eisner building, tor. Fifth are. and Wood ei. - ,. , t' ki j Wr jrf.. ii.j-.. $&kJ&.i.i' . j .. &., ...Jt lttKafthjifcfL7i.iiM'fjrtb-j j; j 3vafe?&-jjy j. Ja(aAli3ta I $MS2k3iifefcj AaLiiMMtSSM, iSSfe .tkJCt&BSlmbiSUiSiMitBKkiiSaLuSiJSitKiir 1 .sitVJJf'?L- " 7i,. aj BLOCKING THE WAL Owners of Business Property Who Will Neither Fish Nor Cut Bait, A SERIOUS BAR TO IMPROVEMENT. Slock Tradinc Falls 0a Little and Soma of the Leaders Weaken. THE KEWS AND GOSSIP OP THE CITY The fire on Liberty street yesterday morn ing, which destroyed many thousands of dollars worth of property, had the usual origin and result. Responsibility for it can not be laid upon anyone's shoulders, but it should arouse a large number of property owners to action to minimize the danger of similar catastrophes in the future. Nearly all the principal streets in the so called business part of the city, from Grant to the Point, are full of old buildings, relics of a period when business was in its infancy, and to which they were no doubt adequate, but methods have so changed and the vol ume of transactions so expanded that they arc in all respects unsuited to the require ments of the present times. Besides they detract from tbe dignity of the city by giv ing a shabby appearance to tbe streets. Visi tors remark this more than citizens. These buildings are all occupied because there are no others to be had for love or money, but their occupants are so hampered for room that they can neither enlarge their business nor show their goods to advantage. Some of these properties are so dilapidated and con tracted as to be unlit receptacles for any of the finer lines of merchandise, and rent at a figure that yields the owners in some cases not over 2 per cent on the investment. Many of these properties belong to estates. Others are owned by individuals, who will neither improve nor sell at a fair price. They are held so far above the market that buyers are unable to figure out a profit and abandon tbe quest. As a prominent broker put it yesterday, these neople these fossilized own ersare standing In their own light besides retarding the development of the people. If tbey would sell to those who would improve and invest their money in resident property, they would be making dollars where they are now making cents ?nd confer a boon upon the community. But, so long as they will neither ash uor cut bait, the unsightly tumhledowns must be endured, the wheels of progress be blocked and the liability to disastrous fires bea constant menace and dread. Owners of these properties would do well to take these strictures, which are made In a friendly spirit, into consideration and endeavor to find a wav by which the city can be relieved of its difficulty. An Encouraging Statement. A prominent bnsiness man. whose name is withheld at bis request, writes The Dispatch as follows: It might be well to note that I have informa tion from a private source tbat tho firm of Messrs. B. K. Jamisun Co.. of Philadelphia, is making arrangements to resume business and Is offered all the financial assistance tbat may be necessary. There is every reason to be lieve that the firm will pav its entire indebted ness dollar for dollar and have a hadsnme surplus left. This is decidedly encouraging in view of the feverish condition of the financial market. Business News and Gossip. The Harris building, destroyed by fire, was about to change ownership at a price approx imating $60,000. It was stated in this colnmn some time ago that the Thaw building, corner Third avenue and Wood street, was to be torn down and a fine business block erected in Its stead, it was learned yestorday that the work of demolition will begin early in April. Work on the Arbnthnot bnilding is proceed ing very slowly. It is now thought it will not be ready for occupancy before tho middle of next summer. Pennsylvania capitalists are investigating with a view of erecting car works at Badf ord, Va. At least half a dozen sub-divlilons will be put on the market within the next two or three months. This addition to the supply of bnilding sites will serve to keep prices within reasonable bounds and afford good opportunities for selec tion, as almost every district about tbe city will be on tap. Who struck Billy Patterson? is not a harder nut to crack than what will be done with the Splane property. There was some talk about it yesterday, but it was so indefinite that Its repe tition, even in substance, would do no good. It Is known that two prominent capitalists want it. and thai both are bidding high. Northern Pacific earnings for November in creased S15.330. Considerable stock or this road is held In Western Pennsylvania, bnt not much in Pittsburg. A number of the Insurance companies were struck pretty hard by the Liberty street fire, but they aro strong enough to stand it. One of tbe local underwriters, seen yesterdav, said the fire was in the ordinary course of business, and bis company would promptly settle all of its loies. Nearly all the buildings tbat have been com menced are being pushed forward as fast as possible so as to get them under roof before cold weather sets in. The Building Record. Yesterdav was an off day at tbe Building In spector's office. Only three permits were is sued, one involving 3,000 and the others 100 each. Sigfried Uhlnian, brick two-story, basement and mansard dwelling, 20x34 feet, on Wylie ave nuc Eleventh ward. Cost, 33.000. John G. Smith, frame one-story kitchen. 12x 14 feet, on Sydney street. Twenty-sixth w ard. Cost. $100. John Roberts, frame, addition one-story dwelling, 12x15 feet, on Seventeenth street. Twenty-eigntu waru. tost, siuu. Movements in Ileal Estate. Black & Baird sold to Hugh Conroy the prop erty No. 30 Anderson street, at the corner of Robinson, Allegheny City, with lot 20x55 feet, having erected thereon a three-story brick bnilding, for $13,500 cash. Charles Somers & Co. sold for Charles A. Patterson a lot 80x110 on Franklin street, Wil kinsburg, for S425 casb. S. A. Dickie & Co. sold for T. SI. Dickie two lots at Brashton. on Bennett streer. near Har riet, 0x139 feet to an alley, for $1,950. W. A. Herron & Sons sold a lot 20x100 feet on Dearborn street, near Winebiddle avenue, Nlnteentb ward, being lot 18 in tbe Brown & Donnell plan, for $800. on easy payments. James Y Drape A Co., sold a house on Car son street, Soutbside, for $3,800: also, closed the sale of a manufacturing property lu tbe suburbs for 519, "jOU, HOME MONET. Regular Interests Receiving All the Sup port Required Banks Growing Stronger. Tbe city banks readily accommodated tbeir regular customers yesterday, and some outside paper was taken, showing there was no par ticular stringency. On tbe whole, the situa tion was easier, tbe financial institutions having materially strengthened their position witbln the last few days. Depositing was well maintained and checking fair. Rates were steady on the uual 67 per cent basis. Ex changes were $2,653,165 09, and balances 275, 619 07. At New York yesterday money on call was easy, ranging from 4 to 6 per cent, last loan 4, closed offering at 4. Prime mercantile paper, 6KQ9. Sterling exchange weak and excited at $1 7eK for 60-day bills and S4 S3) for demand. The total sales of stocks to-d'av were 266,194 shares, including: Atchison, 16.726: Delaware, Lackawanna and .Wottern, 19,667; Lake Shore, 4.260; Lonisville and Nashville, 24,785: Missouri Pacific 6,231: Northwestern, 3.161; North American, 6,131; Northern Pacific preferred, 36,372; Reading, 6,320: Richmond and We-.t Point, 4.334: St. Paul. 33.430; Union Pacific 82, i96; Silver certificates, 175,000. Closing Bond Quotations. U. S. 4K. rer..... U. S. 4s, coop... U.S. 4Hs, rec... U. s. Hs, coup Pacific 68 of '05. M. K. &T. Uen. is.. 38 . ."Us Mutual Union G5....1W S.J. C Int. Cert.. .107 Northern l'ac 1SU..11I Northern l'ac. Ms.. 110 North Wt'n console. 135 Sortw'n deben'sSs.lUS Oregon & Trans. Gs. St.LI. M. Gen. 8s. 88 st.L. as.F. Uen.M.ior st. I'aul consols..... I'JO St. P. Clil&l'c. lsti.114 lx.. PC. L.O.Tr.lls. 85 .. IU3 ...lli .ira Louisiana stampcd4s Si Missouri 6s . lenn. new set. 6s.. ..103 tenn. newtU. 5i..10o Tenn. newset. 3s.... cmt Canada So. Ms !J54 Central racinc isu.lios Den. A it. u. istt...ii5 Den. AK. . 4s..... M Il.iK. U. Wcstlsts. Urle2dt 9-1W B.K.tT. Gen. 6s.. T33,' Tx.-. fc It O.Tr.Ks. 30 union racinc itu...iiu West baore 100 St. Louis Clearings, $3,611,672; balances, $274,341 Exchange on New York, 50c discouuL . . VIHQ ,a. ... CHICAGO Clearings, $14,930,566, Hew York THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH SATURDAY. DECEMBER exchange, 70c discount. Money was firmly held at 7 per cent. Nur YortK-Bank clearings. $108,291,011; bal ances. S4.235.102. Boston Bank clearings. $13,916,622: bal ances, $1,179,098. Money, 7 3-10 per cent; ex change on New York. 30c discount. Philadelphia Bank clearings. $10,463,717; balances, $1,480,311. Money, 6 per cent, , Baltimore Bank clearings, $2,347,484; bal ances. S12LM3. Money, 6 per cent. M0DEBATE TBADIHG. Stocks Dominated by Bearish "Influences Business Troubles From Local Causes. The stock maiket was comparatively dnll yesterday. The only interests dealt In were Electric, Pleasant Valley and Philadelphia Gas all of which were weaker. Electric going below zero and Philadelphia dropping back to tho lowest point reached by it during the slump of last week. The rest of the list was practi cally unchanged. The paucity of bids showed that buying orders were scarce. The bank failure at Meadville was "di:cussed to some extent by the brokers, and it, no doubt, bad some effect on values, but there was no ex citement over the misfortune, and no one seemed to entertain the least fear that it wonld involve other interests. One of the brokers re marked: "While we can't ignore an event of this kind we should take a philosophic view of it. There must have been sufficient cause for thefailuro or It would not have happened. Whatever the cause was, it was local, not gen eral. These are tbe best times the country has had for years, bnt hero and there weak spots como to the surface and somebody goes to the wall. This has always been the case and always will be. There are various reasons for these troubles, which will readily occur to all intel ligent person?, and they sb'ould not be charged up against tbe general uusiness situation, which is all right." No one questioned the stability of Pittsburg's financial institutions, nor the inherent strength of her mnltiiai ious activities. FIRST J SECOKD THinO CALL. CALL. CALL. 11 A B A 1$ A Fourth N. B'k 129 Marine . Bank 1C7 . . 107 Odd Fel. Sav. B. . .. 70 (jiTinan A. Ins 53 .... 5.! .... Allegheny Heat 100 .... t'.V. GasCo 20 .... 19 V. X. (i. & V. Co 10 11 12 l'enu. OasCo 13 1'hila. Co It0 1(1 ISM 15,'i 15 15,S l'lne Run 35 West'ld. 4 Cam 11 WlierlinKUasCo 13) 15 Columbia oil.Co .... 3 Central Traction 20'.... ZO'A.... 20'J.... rieasaut Valley. 24 25 .... 25 2th.... N. V. 4.C.G.C.C 35 LaNorlaMVCo 19 20 19 20 Luster Mining.. 20 21 .. . 21 a)k 201( WestlnsrhouscK. 17 IS 1S 18 16J 17J U. S. &b. Co nt lft ct'house A. 1! .... 110 P.Cyclo. Co 6 .... Sales at first call were 45 shares of Electric 18, 25 at 17. Sales at second call were 20 PleaoantValleyat24 at 25 and 140 Phita delpula Gas at 15. bales at third call were 20 Pleasant Valley at 25. Total sales were 251 shares. BETTER THAN NOTHING. A Few Barrels of Oil Change Hands at Bed Rock Figures. There were a few trades in oil yesterday, about 12.0C0 barrels changing hands. The opening and higbest price was 65c, the lowest and closing 66c Tbe fact that refined is sus tained while crude drops, remarked a broker.is as good evidence asX want that the Standard is freezing us out. Average runs were 84,038; average shipments, 105,612: average charters, 32.270. Refined was steady and unchanged at all points. The pos sible utilization of Lima oil as fuel raused that commodity to bo mentioned on 'Change for tile first time in a coon's age. McGrew, Wilson & Co. quote puts 6565Jc; calls, tGc Other Oil Market. Bradford, Dec 5. National Transit Cer tificates opened at 66Jc; closed, 65c; highest, 67Kc; lowest, 65c; clearances, 168,000 barrels. OIL CITY. Dec 5. National Transit Certifi cates opened at 66-; highest, 67c; lowest, C5y,c; closed at 6ifc Sales, 65.0U0 barrels; charters, 19,522 barrels; shipments. 126,493 bar rels; runs, 81,5i0 barrels. New York. Dec 5. Petroleum opened steady, and after a slight rally becamo weak on forced sales, remaining so until the close. Pennsylvania oil, January option Opening, 87c: highest. oTc: lowest, 65Jc; closing, 66Jfc Linia oil Opening, 14c; highest. 13c; lowest, llc; closing, 15c Total sales, 101.COU barrels. NEW YORK STOCKS. Market Continues Weak anil Feverish Sharp Bear Raids on Union PaclficJ Northern Pacific and Louis ville Money Withdrawn From Circulation. Nkw York, Dec 5. The stock market to day continued feverish and weak with no change in its temper until toward the close, when a moderate rally was had, which brought a few stocks up to and above the level of last night's final figures. The indisposition of bro kers to encourage buying upon margin still keeps tbe market under the control of tbe pro fessional element, and that being bcarishly in clined, prices continue to move downward, with rallies here and there and marked dullness in the general list, with great activity and ma terial declines in a few of the leaders. To-day the street was tilled with talk about a further issue of Clearing House certificates, which was interpreted as evidence of weakness in the mercantile community, and the rumors of a large concern in the -drygoods district in trouble were again repeated. The feeling engendered by these rumors was of llttlo effect in tbe general list, bnt iti some stocks there was undoubted evidence of liquidation. Northern Pacific preferred in particular. Tbe affairs of Union Pacific, however, at tracted most attention. The stock to-day was very weak in the early trading, and a selling order of at least 10,000 shares is believed to have been executed, but at a decline of one half per cent. Buting orders appeared and the stocks were let alone by the bears for tbe re mainder of the day. The liquidation of North ern Pacific preferred next attracted tbe atten tion of tnc bears and that stock was sold down over 2 per cent before tho movement was checked. Louisville was the next to suffer, bnt the traders after that took the buying side, and being inclined to look for a rally prices sbowed material improvement in tlio last two houro. Tbe opening was weak nnder a continuation of tbe pressure of yesterday, but the market was narrow and remained feverish throughout the day, the reports of failures in so many parts of the conntry, owing to the stringency in money, causing a discouraging feeling on the part of would-be buyers. Tnc buying of the day, how ever, was for tho most part confined to tbat of the shorts, but the market closed firm under this stimulus, with prices generally only slightly loner than those of last evening. Northern Pacific preferred, however. Is down 1; Union Pacific IK; Pacific Mail, Ml Jersey Central and New lork Central, each 1 per cent. Railroad bonds were quiet, but the weak tone was more pronounced than j esterday, and the proportion of material losses is greater than yesterday. Tho sales aggregated $1,227,000, ont of which the Atchison incomes furnished $140, 000 and Rio Grandes firsts lost 3, at 115, Reading seconds 2. at 34. Tbe Post sajs: So far as the quoted rates for exchango are concerned, they can even now be figured so as to show a profit on tbe importa tion of gold. Tbe more important point, how ever, is that, in ihe present state of tbe finan cial atmosphere, bankers on both sides would not be willing to bo out of the uso of capital during the ten days of transit across tbe ocean. There is reason for believing tbat a great deal of monev, and chiefly gold, has been put away in hoards, which have taken it out of circula tion in the last three months, by peoplo who have become alarmed by the conditions of tbe times. A tew millions of gold imported fmm England just now would do moregood in restor ing confluence than anything else that could occur: but unless it comes by some special ar rangements made by bankers it will require lower figures than tho present ones for ex change. The following table snows the prices or actlv stocks on the Xcvr York Mock .Exchange yester day. Corrected dally for Tint Dispatch by Whitney A stefhensox. oldest 1'lttsburp mem bers of Mew York btoct Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: Clos- lllch- Low- ine est. ut. Bin. 13 29 H SUM 2M 29 r T.'A Afi'i 48 43 -08V 7 1 ' .. .... 29 MS 15 15-- 3iH W 35U s:n srh s'li .50 Wii 504 .... .... HUM 70H 6S 70 21 76 Kit K 10ISJ 135K 53 57 C$H 91 32 31 32 22 40 39 40, 26 25 2SH VOii 129X lii .- .... 1!64 VH I'H " ua nil m Opea ins. Am. Cotton Oil ... Am. Cotton Oil nrer. Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. 14C Atch., Ton. AS. f 30H Canadian 1'aclnc Canada southern 48W Central of NewJersey. n'ij - central racinc .a Chesapeake A. Ohio ... 15j Chicago Gas rrust..... 35 c. Bur. Quincr... .4-861$ C Mil. &bt. faul.. .5.) C Mil. bt. l. nr...lM)i C. Kockl. & l ca C. St. L. Pitts c st, u i ruts.. Dr.. 33 (;., st. i. m. &o C, St. V.. 31. & O. DI. 78 C SMortliwestern. ...1K! C. &X. W. Dt c, a, c. x 1 ssii C. C. c. & I. prcr Col. Coal & Iron 31? Col. Uocklnir Valley :2 Clics. & OMo.lsi nrer.. 39 Ches. ft Ohio) 2d prcr.. 25 Del., Lack i? WML... .rail Del. Hudson... 127 Den. A KlcOrand.. 17jJ Dtn. it KiAUraude.nr. !A K. T Yal& -. 2d Pf HH Illinois Central 96 Lane Erie A West izk uaKe Knes West pr.. 50S4 Lake Shore & M. s IH5H Louisville & Nashville, 'Hi Mlcnikan Central Missouri I'aclflc 62 National eaa Trust... VtH New York Central 93)4 -N.V.. Cftbt, l.i N. Y 1,. E. W 18H N. Y., L. E.& W. pd K.f.tll.K. 30H N. Y.. O. W HH Norfolk 4 Western Noriolk jt Western nr. .... Northern faclllc 20Jf Northern 1'aclllcnr.... 61 Ohio .t Mlsslsslpm Orccon improvement. .. 1'aclilc Mall 30 l'eo.. Dec. & fcvans rnilanel. ,t Keadln... 29M 1'ullman l'alaoe Car.. .110 Ulchuiona & W. r. f . 15H Kichmond jfc W.l'.'x.nl -... St. I'aul & Duluth 1934 St. Paul & Dulutn nr. St. P.. nil n n. A Man.. 99 90 K( 50 t4 72 85 62 IJ vn 98 10'f 19H 47 31! 117, 13 53 203i 69 1814 12 30 14 30 X 17 1 'a l.iK C5W J8X 78 98 &6U K'i 46 9S J7J 76 29 65 11 50 105 73 iili IS'4 93,"i iih i'lli 15 50 101V 71.S eiji loJi 97H IDS 61 68 fflijf H( ioli 29 172V 16WS ISM 15M 20" i & siif 46V 45K M 9H 17"? 17 7li 75K ao 294 6(Wj 1)6 11J4 lOf. "--"- "i Texas Taclnc 13 Union 1'aclffc'. 4SM ivaoaan Wabasn preferred Western Union Wneellne u K. Wheclinir I,. K.prer. North American Co... 9(1 K 76 SOU 66H K'7s Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotation' of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished bv Whitney Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members New York Stock lac- cuange: lilrt. .. 49 .. 15 1-16 .. 74 .. 43K .. 441, .. 20J .. 60M Ask"( 49H 15X 49" 45 2(iV Pennsylvania ltallroad Hearting Buffalo, misburg & Western. . Lenlgh Vaiiiv I.ehlgh Navigation Nortncrn faclllc Northern l'acltlc preferred Boston Stocks. Atch. & Top Boston & Albany.... Boston A Maine 15. . B. t(J Cln., San. i. Clev... Eastern K. It Eastern K. It. Us..-. Fltcl.burgK. It.. ... Flint 41'ereM. pre, Mass. Central Mex. Cen. com N. Y. AN. Eng..... N. Y. AN. Eng. 7s.. Old Colony , Wls. Cen. common, Allouez Mg. Co Atlantic , 30 !i 195 193 I 87 . 22 160 118 86 86 . W4 Boston A Mont 43 29 31, Wi : 93 4j lb7 15 20 197 21 3 13K 43 Calumet JtHecla.... Cataloa Huron Kearsarge Osceola Uulncv Santa Fe Copper..., ramaracK San Diego Land Co, West Knd Land Co, Bell Telephone Lamson Store S Water Power Centennial Mining. N. Eng. Telephone. , 18fe , 30 .120 .186 17 4J4 . 10 LIVE STOCK MARKET. Condition of Trade at the East Liberty Stock Yards. Officz of pittsbubo dispatch, ? Friday. Dec 5, 1S90. i Cattle Receipts, 1,320 hoad; shipment. 1,224 bead; market slow at unchanged prices; 11 cars of cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts, 4.SS0 bead: shipments. 4,600 head; markot slow: Philadelphias, $3 9o4 00; mixed. (3 703 80: heavy Yorkers. $3 503 60; light Yorkers, $3 30Q340; 11 cars of hoes shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 1,400 head; shipments, 1,200 head; market slow at uncbanged prices. By Telegraph. CINCINNATI Bogs in better demand and higher; common and light, S2 753 50: packing and butchers'. S3 35Q3 85; recelnts, 5,000 bead; shipments. 2.200 head. Cattle steady for hotter grades; common lower; common. SI 001 75: fair to choice butchers' grades, S2 0003 65: prime to choice shippers, S4 004 75; receipts. 950 head; shipments, 560 head. Sheep in good demand: market firm; common to choice. 52 504 75: extra fat wethers and yearlings. 4 75S5 00: receiotf, 1,060 bead: shipments, 1,050 head. Lambs Spring in good demand and steady; good to choice shipping. S5 2505 75; common to choice butcbets', 54 005 75 per 100 pounds. CHICAGO The Evrning Journal reports: Cattle Receipts, 9,000 head; shipments, 3,000 bead; markot weak; no Christmas steers on sale: prime export and shipping steers. H 855 30; others, S3 25Q1 75: Texans, $1 70l 90; cons, bulls, and mixed, SI 0032 50; Hoes Receipts. 30,000 head; shipments, 6,000 head; market dull, slow, and lower: light mixed. S3 403 55: mixed packers. S3 60 3 70: prime heavy and butcher weights, 53 673 80; light. $3 453 55. Sheep-Receipts, 5,000 head; shipments. 2000 head; market active and strong: natives, S3 755 25; Western", $3 501 95; Texans, SI 654 87: lambs, S4 955 do. NEW YORK Beeves Receipts. 435 head, including 50 cars for .sale: market 10c per lb lower; native steers, S3 755 10 per 100 As; bulls and cows, S2 00250; dressed beetsteadv at 6J73ic per ft. Shipments to-morrow, 4,309 beeves and 456 quarters. Calves Receipts, 315 head; market steady; veal", S5 C0S7 50 pi-r 100 Hi;, grosser-. 52 2502 40; Westerns, S3 003 75. Sheep Receipts, 680 bead; sheep steady; lambs lie. per lb lower: sheep, $4 O0S25 87K per 10O ft; lambs, S5 0006 75: dressed mutton firm at 89c per ft: dressed lambs slow at 910c. Hogs Receipts, 8.2S0 bead, all consigned direct; nominally steady at S3 404 00 per 100 fts. ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts, I,400head; ship ments, 1,700 bead; market steady; good to fancy native steers. S160510: fair to good, 54 60; stockers and feeders, $2 10&3 15; Texans, S2 35S360. Hogs Receipts, 5,900 head; ship ments 3,700 head: market liwcr; fair to choice heavy, S3 503 70: mixed grades, S3 253 60; light, fair to best. S3 303 60. Sheep Receipts, 8.000 head; shipments. 900 head; market strong; good to choice, H 00S0 30. BUFFALO Cattle dnll and unchanged; re ceipts, 961oads through, 6 sale. Sheep and lambs, top grades steady; common lower;recelpts, 12 loads through; 37 sale; sheep, choice to extra, 35 005 20: good to choice. SI 754 95; Iambs, choice to extra, $0 006 20; good to choice. So 735 95. Hogs Hpavy. steady; light, a shado lower; receipts, 59 loads through, 35 sale; medinms, heavy and mixed, S3 753 90. INDIANAPOLIS Cattle Fair run on cattle. 2,500 on sale: market fair; shippers. S3 254 50; butchers. SI lOa'3 00; bulls, $2 004 00. Sheep Receipts 1,000: market weak; sheep, 52 505 00; lamb,$4 000575. Hogs Receipts, 5,500 head; market strong and active; choice heavy. S3 603 70; choice light, S3 253 45; pigs. $2 003 1)0. KANSAS CITY Cattle Receipts. 6.480 head shipments. 2.210 head: market steady to strong: steers, S3 4053 70: row, SI 753 00: stockers aud feeders. S2 003 10. Hogs Receipts. 13.870 bead; shipments, 730 head; market 5l0c lower: bulk, $31003 60: all grades, S3 003 70. Sheep Receipts, 3,490 head; shipments, 920 bead; market strong but unchanged. OMAHA Cattle Receipt", 1,800 head; mar ket about steady; fancy sieers. large receipts, $4 505 15; prime steers, SI 0OJB1 60; fair to good steers, S3 00(31 15. Hogs Receipt", 6,600 head;market about steadv, cl'"lnz510c loner; ransre. $3 003 70: bulk at $3 403 00: light, 53 003 40; heavy, S3 353 70; mixed, S3 153 60. Wool Market. Philadelphia 'Wool market dull and nominal. Boston Thero has been a fair demand for wool during the past week and the sales amount to 2,128.000 pounds of all kinds. Tbe general tone of tbe market, however, was quiet and prices have been in burers' favor. Ohio X has been sold at 3132c; XX at 33K35c, and No. 1 at 37038c Michigan X fleeces have been dull at2939s. Combing and delaine have been in moderate request, with sales of No. 1 combing at 4042c Ohio fine delaine at 3637c, and Michigan fine delaine at 3135c, In unwashed combing there have been small sales of one quarter blood at 2930c Territory wool has been in steady demand, with sales of 460,000 pounds at 60c clean for fine, 58c for fine medium aud 5355c for medium. In California wools there have been sales of spring at 1721c and 1 all at 14020c. Fall Texas wools, have been in good demand at 2023c: pulled wools have been in fair demand, super selline at 30340c and ex tras at 2232c Foreign wools bave been firm. Drygoods. Now YOF.K, Dec. 5. Thore was some im provement in the demand for drygoods, es pecially for near wants of jobbers, while con verters and sblrtmakers wcro more frequent purchasers of goods suitable to tbeir wants. There were no positively new features, both buyers and tellers waiting for a more settled state of financial affaiis. Mining Quotations. New York. Dec 5. Alice 190: Common wealth. 170; Hale and Norcniss. 160; Home stake, 800; Horn Silver, 300; Ontario, 38.50; Ophir, 350; Sierra Nevada, 180; Standard, 100. ON THE BIVEE FE0HT. The Water Still Falling, Only Three Feet Eight Inches Yesterday. TUE Congo will be in from Cincinnati to-day. The up-river packets had good business yes terday. There is not enough water for tbe coal men to do much business. The river continues to fall and onlyregistered 3 feet 8 inches yesterday. The Scotia's toller will be Inspected this morning before she leaves for Cincinnati. The Scotia got in from Cincinnati yesterday witb 800 barrels of molasses and a big consign ment of whisky in her cargo. She leaves at 9 this morning on her return trh SICK HEADACHE '-Carter's Little Liver nils. SICK HEAUACHEcter,, uttie Liver Pltlt. SICK HEADACHE '-Carter's Little Liver Pills. EIC& HEADACHE ' CartWi Little Liver PUUC l " " Boiniisa . 6. 1890. DOMESTIC MARKETS. Government Detectives Are on Track of Dealers in Oleo. TRICKS OF TRADERS IN HEN FliUIT. The Liberty Street Fire Damagingto Grain and Hay Deals. SUGAR TENDLNG UR, AUD COFFEE FIRM OFFICE OF PITTSBUBO DISPATCH, FlttDAY. December 5, IS90. S Country Produce Jobbing Prices. Government detectives arc causing consider able uneasiness to violators of law against oleo. Within a few dajs about 100 tubs in the hands of dealers hero bave been condemned. The fienalty is 100 for each tub. and tbe way of the ransgrcssor of law is becoming bard. Tbe in creased risk in selling oleo has stimulated mar kets lor country butter within the past few days. In addition to the dread of Government detectives comes the difficulty of collecting, as the seller of contraband goods dares not go into courts for redress if the buyer refuses to pay. Fresh eggs are very scarce, but are not so high here as in tbe East. Jobbing price in New York is 32c per dozen. The temptation to sell cold storage egss for strictly fresh proves of late too strong for average human nature lc has occurred of late that peddlers with an eye to the main chance bave shipped cold storage eggs from here to Wheeling, and have them brought back to the city on boats to be sold as fresh Ohio Valley eges. In the language of inspiration: "Thefe things ooght not so to be." Apples $4 0005 50 a barrel. Butter Creamery, Elgin. 3132c: Ohio do, 2728c; common country butter, 1015c; choice country rolls, 1820c; fancy country rolls, 2325c Beans New crop beans. S2 502 55; marrow fat, S2 602 75: Lima beans, 66c Beeswax 2830c ft for choice: low grade, oo25c CIDER Sand refined, S9 0010 00; common, S5 506 00; crab elder. S10 0011 00 V barrel; cider vinegar. 14I5c i3 gallon. Cheese Ohio iheese. fall make, 10c: New York cheese, 10llc: Limburger, 12M13c; domestic Sweiizer, 13Kllc; Wisconsin brick Sweitzer. 14c; imported Sweitzer. 27c CRANBERRU.S Cane Cod. S3 25(2)3 50 a box. $9 50 a barrel; Jerseys, S3 003 25 a box, JS 50 a barrel. Dressed Hogs Large, 7Jc ft ft; small, 9 llc Eaos 2223c for Western stock; 2829s for strictly fresh nearby eggs. Feathers Extra live geese. 50360c; No. 1 40045c: mixed lots, 3035c V ft. Game Mallard ducks. S4 OOgl 50 a dozen. Butter ducks. S2 002 50a dozen; pheasants; 50 0005 50 a dozen; squirrels, SI 752 00 a dozen; woodcocks. S4 254 50a dozen; quail. 75cSI 00; rabbits, 2530c a pair; venison saddles, 1518c a pound; whole venison. 1012c a pound. Honey New crop white clover. 2022c Tft ft. Maple SYKDP 75695c a can; maple sngar, 910c ft. NUTS Chestnut", $5 005 50 a bushel; wal nuts, 7075c a bnsbel; sbell bark hickory nuts, 51 501 75 a bnshelj peanuts, SI 752 25, roasted; green. 6K7c V ft. Poultry Spring chickens, 40050c a pair; old, 6570c a pair; dressed, 912 a pound; aacK3.DUg,''Uc a pair: dressed ducks, uisizc a pound: live turkeys, 910c a pound; dressed turkeys. lu13c: live geese, 5065c apiece; dressed geese, 910c a nonnd. Tallow Country, 4c; city rendered, 5c Seeds Recleaned Western clover. So 00 5 25; ennntrv medium clover, H 004 25: tim othy. SI 50S1 55; blue grass, S2 853 00; orchard grass, SI 50; millet, 7075c Tropical Fruits Lemons, choice. S3 50 6 50; fancy, 57 00JS7 50; Jamaica oranges, $6 00 0 50 a barrel; Florida oranges, SI 00450 a box: bananas,Sl 50 firsts, SI 00 good seconds. $1 bnnch; Malaga grapes, S5 50S 50 a half barrel, ac cording to quality; California plums. $2 0U2 25 41 box; California pears. 54 00450 box; figs. 17c fl ft: dates. 56Jo W ft. Vegetables 1'otatoes.Sl 101 25 bushel; Southern sweets, S2 252 75 fl barrel; Jersey, S3 50gl 00: kiln dried, W CO a barrel; cabbage, SI 0U5 00 $ hundred; onions, S3 00 a barrel: celery, 2530c a dozen bunches; tomatoes, SI 50 ft bushel: parsnips, 35c a dozen; carrots, 30c 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. Sugars have taken an upward tendency in the East; according (,0 orders from tbe trust, and an advance here can haruly fall to arrive at an early day. Coffee, too, is very strong, but there is no trust In this line, and it is doubtful if any fictitious value can be placed on onr coffee. Stocks in bands of importers are large, aud there is little probability of an advance beyond a temporary spnrt from speculative in fluences. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 2!J25Kc; choice Rio, 2223c; prime Rio, 23c; low grade Rio, 20Ji21Jc; old Government Java, 23K30c; Maracaibo, 25K27c: ilocha. 309 32c: Santos. 2226c; Caracas. 2527c; La Guayra,2627c Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 25c; high grades, 2S30c;old Government Java, bulk, 3331Kc; Maracaibo, 2829c; Santos, 26 30c;peaberry, 30c; choice Rio, 26c; prime Rio, 25c: good Rio, 24c: ordinary. 21'XJ22Kc SriCES (whole) Cluves, 1516c: allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c; pepper, 13c; nutmeg, 75080c. Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, TJc; Ohio, 120, 8c: headlight. 150, 8Kc; water white, 10Kc; globe, 1414K1': elaiue. 14c: car nadtne. HKc; royaline, lie; red oil, llIlc; purity. 14c Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 4345c 1 gallon; summer, 3840c: lard oil, 5553c Syrup Corn syrup, 3032c;" choice sugar syrup, 3741c; prime sugar syrup, 32033c; strictly prime, 3536'. N. O. Molasses Fancv. new crop, 464?4Sc: fancy old. 4546c: choice, 43c; medium, 35040c: mixed. 4042c Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 3K3c; bi-carb in K'. 5c; bi-carb assorted packages. 56c: sal soda 111 kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c Candles star, full weight, 9c: stearinc, ?t set. 8c: parafflne. ll12c. Rice Head Carolina. 77Kc: choice. 6J 6c; prime, 6ffi6Jc;Lnnisianj,5K6c Starch Pcari. ic; corn starch, 6Ji7c; gloss starch, 6$7c Foreign Fruits Layer ralin, S3 65: Lon don layers, 82 75; Muscatels, 52 50; California Muscatels, S2 40; Valencia, 7K"Kc: Ondara Valencia, 8!8c; sultana, l20c; currants, 5Jic; Turkey prunes, 78c; French prune", HK13c; Salonica prunes, in 2fi pack ages, 9c; cocoanuts, 100. S6; almonds, Lau., $ ft, 29c; do lyica, 17c; do shelled. 40c: walnnts, nap.. 1314c: Sicilv filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 1517c: new dates. 66r: Brazil nuts. 18c; pecans. 14K16c; citron, ft ft, 19203; lemon peel, 13c 1 ft; orange peel. 12c. Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft. 10c; apples, evaporated, 11Q15c -peaches, evapo rated, pared, 2830 ; peaches, California, evap orated, unpared, 2225c; cherries, pitted. 31c; cherries, nnplttcd. 1313c; raspberries, evap orated. 3435c; blackberries, 10llc; huckle berries. 15c Sugars Cubes, 6c; powdered, Go: granu lated, 6Jc; confectioners' A, 6'Aa standard A, 6Kc; solt white, 5Ji5c; yellow, chf.icc. 5K 6c: yellow, good, o5c; yellow, fair, 5J 5kc: yellow, dark. SJQSc PlCKELS Medium, bids. (1,200), SS 50; me dium, half bbls. (GOO). S4 75. SALT No. L V bbl., 95c; No. 1 ex.. W bbL, $1 00; dairy, ?? bbl. $1 20; coarse crystal. l bbl.. SI 20; Higgins' Eureka. 4-bn. sacks, S2 60; Hlg gins' Eureka. 16-14 ft packets. (3 00. CANNED GOODS Standard peaches, 52 80 2 90; 2uds, S2 50(2 60; extra peacbe, S3 003 10; pie peaches, S2 00; finest corn, SI 351 50; Hfd. Co. corn. U5cSl 15; red cherries. SI 401 50; Lima beans. SI 20; soaked do, 80c: string do. 75 90c; marrowfat peas, SI 101 25; soaked pea.". 70S0c; pineapples, SI 301 40: Bahama do. S2 55: damson plums, SI 10; greengages, $1 50; egg plums, S2 20; California apricots. $2 5002 60; California pears. 82 75: do greengagei. S2 00: do egg plums, :2 00: extra white cherries J2 85; raspberries SI 401 45; strawberries. SI 301 40; gooseberrles.Sl 1001 15; tomatoes, 90cg95c: sal mon, 1-ft, $1 301 80; bUckberries, SI 10: succo tash, 2-ft cans sojked, 90c; do green. 2-3, SI 25 1 50; com beef. 2-1 b cans. $2 GO; 14-ft cans, 514; baked beans $1 401 50; lobster, 1-ft, S2 25; mackerel. 1-ft cans, broiled, SI SO; sardines, do mestic Ks. W 25Q4 35; sardines domestic. s, SS 60; sardines, imported. X Sll 50Q1 250; sar dines.' imported, s, SI8: sardines, mustard, S3 85; sardines, spiced. Si. 25. Pisn Extra No. 1 blnater. mackerel. S20 1 bbl.: extra No. 1 do mess, $28 50; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, $24 00; No. 2 shore mackerel. I2i: large 3"s, S2a Codfish Whole, pollock, 5c HI ft; do medium, George's cod. 5c: do la'ge, 7c; boneless hakes, iu strips. 5c; do George's cod.in blocks, 6K'Kc- Herring Round shore, $5 50 bbl; fplit. SB 50: lake, S3 25 ijfl 100-ft bb!; White fish. $6 50 W 100-ft half bbl. Laki- trnut, $5 50 half bbl. Finnan haddies, 10c ?1 ft. Ire land halibut," 13c i ft. Pickerel, half bbl. S3: quarter bblSl 35. Holland herring,70c; Walkoff herring, 90c OATMEAL S77 23fl bbL Grain, Flour and Feed. Tho Grain Exchange building received such a scorching from tbe 'Liberty street fire that there was little disposition for trading. Prices stand essentially as at last report, with the situation in favor of the buyer all along tbe line There were no sales on call at the Grain Exchange. Receipts as bulletined, 29 cars, of which 22 cars were by Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway, as follows: 9 cars of oats. 1 of feed, 4 of cortf, 15 of bay, 3 -of flour. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 1 car of rye, 4 of corn. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 1 car of oats. 1 of middlings. Prices are for carload lot" on track: Wheat-No 2 red. $1 021 03; No. 3, Si ou. CORN New ear. 563570; No. 1 yellow shelled. 64!64Kc old; No. 2 yellow, shelled. 6363Kc olu; high mixed shelled corn, 6i62c old; yellow shelled corn, new. 5557c OATS No. 1. 51H52c:No.2whltc 5051 extra. No. 3. 49J50c; mixed oats, 4S49c RYE No. 1 Pennsylvania aud Ohio, 7677c; No. 1 Western, 7175c Flour Jobbing price" Fancy spring and winter patent flour, 6 OOgO 25; fancy straight winter, $5 255 50; fancy "traight sprintr. So 23 $5 50; clear winter, SS 0C5 25; straight XXXX bakers'. S4 755 00. Ry flour, $1 25421 50. Buckwheat flour, 2K3c ft. Millfeed No. 1 white middlings, S25 CCS 25 50t? ton; No. 2 white mtddlmcs. 822 00 23 00: brown middlings. $20 00621 00; winter wheat bran. S19 5020 00. HAY Baled timothy, choice. S10 7311 00: No. I, S10 OOiglO 25: No 2 do. $7 508 00: loose from wagon, 811 0012 00. according to qualitv; No. 2 prairie hay, S7 23Q7 50; packing do, $7 09 7 25. Straw Oat, SO 507 00; wheat and rye, $6 00 60 50. Provisions. Sngar-cnred hams, large, 10e; sugar-cured ham", medium, ICJc; sugar-cured hams, small. 10c; sugar-cured breakfast bacon. SJic: sugar cured shoulders, 6c; sugar-cured boneless shoulders. 8!4c; skinned shoulders7c: skinned hams, lOjijc: sugar-cured California hams, 7c: sugar-cured dried neef flats, 9c: sngar-cu'ed dried beef sen", 10c: sugar-cured dried beef ronnds. 12c: bacon, shoulders. 7ic; bacon, clear sides 7c; hicon, clear bellies, bjc: dry salt shoulder?, oc: drv salt clear sides. CJc Mess pork heavy, $12 50; mess pork, family, $12 60. Lard Refined, in tierces. 5Mc; half barrels. 5-c;60-ft tbSt 5c; 20-ft pails 6J4c;50-ft tin cans 6Jc;3-ft tin pails, OJc; 5-B im nails, 6c; 10 ft tin pails, 5c Smoked sausage, long; 5c; large. 5c. Fresh pork, links. 9c Boneless hams, 10c Pics feet, half-barrels, $1 00; quarter-barrels. $2 15. THE STJMDAY DOThEE. Eggs and Country Butter Looking Up Ocean Products in Demand. Fresh eggs and country butter are on tho ad vance, and our quotations are moved upward in accordance with 'facts. Poultry has been dull and weak since the Thanksgiving glur, and markets are slow. There is a manifest dis position on tbe part of the consumer to give tbe digestive apparatus a rest after Thanks giving, in order to get ready for Christ mas turkey and other accompaniments. Lake and ocean products are quiet. Br another week frozen stock will be on tbe stalls. Sup ply of oysters Is only fair. When the ice crops, as it may at any time, thore will no doubt be a scarcity. About half the time of late the sup ply of select oysters bas been below the de mand. There is a fair supply of salmon, white fish, herring and Mackinac trout from the lakes From the East, haddock, cod and rock bass are still in fair supply, but price of tbe latter is Sleep for the ordinary purse. Hothouse toma toes, cucumbers and mushrooms are on the stalls for the epicure who can afford to pay for such luxuries. Florists report quiet trade, but expect great things from now to Christmas. Prices are un cbanged. but will uudonbtedly advance in the next few days. Butchers are like tbe Medes and Persians. Their laws change not, whatever the ups or downs of live stock may be. Steaks and roasts are the same In price now, when good beeves sell at $4 50 to So 00 per cwt, as when they brought 10 00 to $7 uo. Staple Meats. The best cats of tenderloin steak range from 20 to 25c. with last figure for very fancy; sirloin, best cuts, from 15 to 18c; standing rib roast, from 15 to 20c: chuck roast. 10 to 12c; best round steaks, 12 to I5c: boiling beef, 5 to 8c; sweet breads.20 to 50c per pair: beef kidneys. 10c apiece; beef liver. 5c a pound; calf iivers,25 to 35c apiece; corned beef from 10 to 12c per pound. Veal for stewing commands 10c: roast. 12K to 15c; cu.lets 20c per pound; spring lambs, fore quarter, 10 to 12c; hind quarters, 13c A leg of mutton, hind quarter, of prime Quality, brines 12V.Cc: fore Quarter. 8c; loin of mutton, 15c; giblets. 5c per pound. Garden StufT. Sweet potatoes, 15c per quarter peck: cabbage, 5 to 10c; potatoes. 20c per half peck; bananas, 15 to 20c a dozen: carrots. 5c a bunch; lemons, 30 to 40c per dozen; oranges, 25 to 50c; cauliflower, 13 to 40c a head; lettuce, 5c per bunch: beets, 5c per buncb, S5c per dozen: cucumbers, 15 to 25c apiece: apples, 15 to 20c a quarter peck; celery. 5c a bunch: pie pumpkins. 10 to 25c: Concord grapes, "c a pound; Catawbas, 10c a pound; Malaga grapes. 20c a pound. Choice creamery butter, 35c. Good country butter. 20 to 25c Fane pound rolls, 30 to 35c Fresh country eggs. 3oc The range for dressed chickens is 50c to $1 00 per pair; ducks. 60c to $1 00; turkeys, 16l8c per pound; geese, 12I3c Game. Venison, 23 to 35c a ponnd; squirrels,40ca pair; rabbits, 50c: quails, S2a dozen; pheasants. SI 50 a pair; woodcock. S6 a dozen; snipe, 52 50 a dozen; prairie chickens. SI 25 a pair; Mallard ducks, SI a pair; butter ducks, 50c a pair; jack rabbits, 81 apiece Ocean Products. Following are the articles in this line on the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon. 10 to 12c; California salmon, 35c per pound; white fish, 12c: herring, 4 pounds for 25c; Spanish mackerel, 40c a pound; blue fish, 15c; halibut, 20c; rock bass, 2oc; black bass, 15c; lake trout, 12Kc; lobsters, 20c: green sea untie, 20 to 25c Oysters: N. Y. counts, $2 00 per callnn; stewing oysters SI 25 per gallon; clams, $1 50 per gallon: smelt?, 20c a pound. Flowers. La France. S3 00 per dozen; Mermets, SI 50 per dozen; Brides. SI 50 per dozen; yellow and white. SI 25 per dozen; Bennetts, SI 50 per dozen; Beauties, $1 00; carnations. 50c per dozen; chrysanthemums, Jl 50 to $4 00 per dozen; Duchess of Albany, $2 50 per dozen; violets. SI 50 per 100; heliotrope. 50c per dozen: lily nf valley, 81 50 per dozen; camelias. 25c each; Harrison, 55c each; hyacinth, SI 00 per dozen. New York Coffee Market. New York Coffee options opened steady and unchanged to 5 points up, closed steady, 5 down to 5 up. Kales, 32,750 bacs, including De cember, 17.3517.40r: January, l&40I6.45c; February. 15.9ogi5.95c; March, 15.4015.45c; Mav, 15.2015.25c; spot Rio quiet and tteady; fair cargoes. 19c; No 7. 17?c Wool Markets. NEW York Wool eisv and quiet: domestic fleece, 31233c: pulled, 2734c: Texas, 1825c TWENTY-FOUR TAGES of news, litera ture and business In to-morrow's DIS PATCH. Get a copy and study It. SEEMED LIKE A HISACLE How a Batch of Bread Was Nicely Baked Despite Inadequate Fuel. A rather remarkable thing in connection with tba short gas supply happened to a lady on Eighth avenue yesterday afternoon that is worth relating, says the Beaver Fali Tribune. The lady had made everything ready to do her regular weekly baking, and, finding that tbe supply of gas was entirely inad equate, got a big supply of wood on hand to help oat the meagre supplyof the volatile fluid, bnt lo! and behold when the loaves were pat in tbe oven the gas came on with great pressure, heated up the stove and baked the bread to perfection. It then died away again to the usual pressure. No valve was turned, nothing but gas was used, and the lady cannot account for the strange freak, but eight nicely-baked loaves of bread and tne lady's word attest to tbe fact that sueh a thing did happen. 'Was ita miracle? If so, turn on your miracles every bake day and week day, especially nt meal times. LATEST L1BEAEY OBsAHEHT. A Chinese Pagoda, Joss and All, Figures In the Corner of the Room. If vou want to be up in one of the latest fads of the devotees of culture, you must have a Chinese corner in your library, says a writer in the New York Star. This is not a corner decorated with glaring fans or screens of parasols, but really an artistic miniature temple or pagoda. I saw one yesterday in the pretty little parlor of one of the most popular lady writers of the city. It was arranged on a bracket in the corner, and was a facsimile of what missionaries fell me is a very common sight in China, an out-door temple, with an nirlv little red and yellow ioss sittinir under a canopy waiting for sacrifices to ward off the evil spirit. J.ne ugliness of the little stone god and the simplicity of the temple are the chief charm of the "corner." Stocks, Grain, OIL McGrew, Wilson & Co., Eisner bnildlDjr, cor. Fifth ate. and Wood st, ?: ijLsii . THE LATEST IH LIHOT. Some of the New Features Which 'Are De clared to be Recherche. Sheets are hemstitched, and if a mono gram is embroidered upon them, it is a very small one, and is done in tf bite cotton and placed just near the corner, says the Ladiet Home Journal. A very beantiiul pair of curtains, specially embroidered to be pat on a Chippendale bedstead, are of bolting clotb, and show upon the upper ones bunches of poppies here and there, while the lower ones display purple, pink and pale-bine morning glories, as if to call the sleeper to arise and go forth, for they were awake with the son. Night-dress cases are occasionally seen on the beds, but are much oflener pat on the small, square stool tbat stands jnst at the foot of the bed, and npon which one ii supposed to sit when shoes and stockings are assumed. The cases are no longer made of linen, bnt are very large scented sachets, either of brocade silk or bolting-cloth, suit ably embroidered. They exhale the favorite periume of the gentle lady, and in this way the robe in which she sleeps is made daintily odorous. Some mottoes for cases made of bolting-cloth are these: "Sleep Tby Fill and Take Thy Soft Repose," "Sleep in Peace and Wake in J y," "Let Me Sleep and Do Not "SYake Me Yet," "Night Bids Sleep." HIS HEW CE0P OF HAIB. Queer Sensations on a Man's Scalp In Get ting; a Second Growth. "The hair on the head does sometimes grow again after it has fallen oat," said a middle-aged bntcher witb a crop on his pats to a New York Sun man. "When I got to be half bald I bade farewell to the locks of youth, as the poets siv and why shouldn't a batcher read poetry? but last year I be gan to get a queer feeling on top ot my head, and could not keep from scratching it all the time. I often scratched hard enough to make my scalp tnrn red, and my wife, who didn't like to see me doing it, called me tbe old scratch. Alter a while little hairs be gan to sprout on the bald skin, and they kept on growing lor over a year, till now you, can see. as tbe poets say, that the locks of my youth are returning; bnt they don't have the color of the lost locks, for they are gray." THE medicine men are treated entertain ingly for THE DISPATCH to-morrow by Frank G. Carpenter. The stories told illus trate the causes which have led up to tho present Indian troubles. A newspaper for the people, always up with the times. Twenty four pages, 193 columns. A Physician's Diet. Sew York Sun. J "For breakfast," said the doctor, "I take a bowl of oatmeal porridge with milk, a enp of coffee, a couple of soft boiled eggs, and bread or corn dodgers with batter. At noon I take the truits in season, or else apples, pears, bansnas, pineapples, or some other kind ot succulent and nourishing comesti bles, even ii they are canned. For dinner, at 6 o'clock, I go through the menu, from soup to dessert, and give an hour's time to it. At 10 o'clock lam in bed. I havenona of the complaints that keep so many people groaning, and that are brought on by bane ml diet." Fashionable .Rage for the Yiolet. Baltimore American. Now that the chrysanthemum bas nearly gone, the violet bas stepped in and taken its place as the most fashionable flower. Each year the demand for violets increases, until now florists make a special feature of them and grow them by the thousands. On tbe street and at the germans or private enter tainments nearly every fashionable girl wears a large cluster of the little flowers. The fashion, though it seems to be at its height, is still on the increase. 3Ieti, too, have taken np the violets, and wear them constantly in their button holes. Defective Glass Causes Fire. A'ev Iforfc Son. J One of the queerest causes of fire is defec tive window glass. It often happens that tbe bubbles or other imperfections in a pane of cheap glass will form a lens. If the sun light passing through this happens to rest ou woodwork in an unoccupied room a con flagration mav result She Wants the Earth. Philadelphia l'rcss. The current discussion on what is woman's sphere seems to result in a general agree ment that it is tbe whole earth. FH0LESALB -:- HOUSE, Embroidery and White Goods Department direct importation from the best manufac turers of St. Gall, in Swiss and Cambric Edg ings. Flouncings, Skirt Widths and Allovers. Hemstitched Edgings and Flouncings. Buyers will Hud these goods attractive both in price and novelties of design. Full lines of New Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE PARTMENT Best makes Window Shades in dado and plain or spring fixtures. Lace Cur tains, Portieres, Chenille Curtains, Poles and Brass Trimmings; Floor, Table and Stair Oil Cloths in best makes, lowest prices for quality. WASH DREJvS FABltlCd. The largest variety from which to select Toll Du Nords, Chalon Cloths, Bath Seersuck ers, Imperial Suitings. Heather fe Renfrew Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams. Wholesale Exclusively. Jal3-D DISEASES SWAYNE'S OINTMENT ABSOLUTELY CUBES. The simple application of "SWVSE'S Oixt MEXT" wltnoutanr Internal medicine, will care any case of Tetter, bait Itlicatn. Urn; worm, l'lles. Itch, bores. t'Imples. Kryslpclaa. etc.. no matter how obstinate or Ions landing:. Sold by dra? irists. o'&ent by mill joriOcts.: 3 boxes St 25. Ad dress I1U.SWA1M: & SO:, i'hlladelpbla. la. Ask your drucglst lor It. no:s-3S-T7S 3 BOTTLES Cared my Dyspepsia when Physicians Failed. HONOIKE LVOXSAIS, Marlboro. Mass. ELY'S CREAM BALM Will euro CATARRH. Print. FA rents. Apply Balm into each nos tril. ELY BROS,, 56 Warren St.. N. Y. de35-TT8 UKOKF.ES-FINANCHL. Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. myl PEOPLE S 81 FOURrH AVENUE. Capital. S30Q.OOa Surplus. 1,670 29. D. McK. LLOYD. ED WARD E. DUFF. i President. Assr. Sea Treas. I percent Interest allowed on time deposits. OC13-40-D JOHN Kl. OAKLEY & CO, BANKERS AND BROKERS. " Stocks. Bonds. Grain, Petroleum. Private wiro to New York and Chicago. ii SIXTH ST., PUUburj. .eczwa JOSEPH HORNE & CO. R WiUtiixM 11 1 mmBgm&
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