-- -! THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH THURSDAY,' DECEMBER li LIVE STOCK EEVIEW. Eun of Cattle Lighter and Quality Lower This Week Than LAST AT EAST LIBERTY YARDS. Good EeeTcs Stronger, and Common Stock Weak and Lower. GOOD SHEEP FIfiM HOGS DEOOPIXG OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH, ? "Wednesday. Dec 17, 1S90L ( There were close to 100 loads of cattle less this week than last week on the markets at East Liberty. The total on sale this week was about 140 loads. A large proportion of tbe offerings was common and low grade stock, which had to go begging for buyers. The average quality of this week's receipts was lower than usual. The most liberal es timate did not place the offerings of good beeves above 20 per cent of the total. Light, tidy butcher cattle weighing from 1,100 to 1,200 lbs were in very scant supply, and for the reason of their scarcity, markets were strong at a shade better prices than last week. All common grades were off from 10c to 15c, and slow. Good export cattle were in pood de mand at last week's prices. Farmers are evi dently of the opinion that it won't pav to win ter low grade stock at present high prices of feed, and hence, are sending unusually large numbers of thin kine to our markets. There was a very large run of poor thin heifers m this week's offerings at East Liberty, and prices were the lowest of tne season, mere was a short run of fresh cow, and, while demand was Helit. fancy stock was a shade stronger with SCO a head as top price. There was also a short supply of veal calves, but demand was light and top price was 6c, with very few spil ing at this figure. The general price was 5Jc per ft. H-arr calves were dnll and slow at jl ranee of 2-g3Jc per ft. Export cattle were quoted at $4 501 60, and a few extras were sold above The latter ngure. Sneep and lamb On Monday morning mar. kets opened with 15 carloads on sale, against 20 loads the previous -Monday. Good stock was in active demand at a shade better prices than last week, and common stock was steady at last week's prices. The top price paid for sheep was S5 20, and Iambs 6 50. These prices were paid for fancy stock, of which supply was very licht. there be inc but a few bunches on sale. In general 5c was the outside price for sheep, and 6: for lambs. The features ot the market as they ap peared on Monday are essentially the same to day. The run since Monday has been light, and all eo-d stock holds tlrtu. Hops There were 03 loads on sale Monday mornmc, and while quality of offerings was above late average, markets opened slow at a decline from last week's prices. This morning there were 15 loads on the market, and the extreme top price was S3 65. The heavy snow which kept buyers away may hare had something to do with low prices, but the fact was that very few hogs reached IS 65 this morninc According to advices re ceived to-day by one of our leading packers from his bnyer at Chicago, receipts of noes there were 45.000 head and top price was" $3 40 S 50. With corn at present prices there is hardly an thing cheaper going than hogs at rates prevafline. and an upward movement cannot much longer be delayed. McCall & Co.'s "Weekly Bevlew The supply of cattle fair. Market active and a shade higher on good butcher grades and heavv shipping, while common and medium ruled slow at last w eek's price", market closing strong. We give the following as ruling prices: Prime. 1.300 to 1.600 lbs. Ti 50 to S4 85: good, 1,200 to L4M) fts. S4 00 to 50; good butcher grades. 1,100 to 1.300 fts, S3 60 to U 25: rough far, 1,100 to 1.300 ft, S3 25 to S4 00; cood feeders 1.000 to 1,200 ft. S3 00 to 53 50; common to fair stockers and feeders, TOO to 1,000 Bs. S2 25 to $2 75; mixed lots. cows, bulls and heifers. SI 50 to S2 50: fresh cows and springers, $20 to S40 per beau. Tbe receipts of hogs Monday were heaw and the market ruled slow; several loads left unsold at tbe close. Yesterday and to-day the supply was fair and the market slou-attlie following quotations: Philadelphia. 53 60 to $3 TO; cood mixed, $3 50 to i3 55; best Yorker. S3 30 to S3 40; common to fair light, S3 15 to S3 25; roughs. 52 25 to S3 00. The supply of sheenliberal mostly common on sale; market dull and slow on all grades except prune, which sold at last week's prices; we quote as follows: Prime Oh'o and Indiana wether. weiching here 105 toll0fts,S500 to$525: good.W to 1011 fts.lVi'" to 4Jc: fair to good mixed, 75 to SO ft. 3jc to 3Kc: culls and common lots, lcto 2$c;gnod darlings. S4 50 to S5 CO; fair to good, 50 to 60 ft.S325 to S4 00;lambs,common to best. 14 50 to 6 25: veal calves 110 to 120 fts 5c to 6Vic; heavy calves slow, $2 25 to S3 CO. I5y Tolegraph. CHICAGO Cattle Receipts. 13.000 head: shipments, 4,000 head: rnaiket showed little or no improvement; Christmas teers, S5 C05 25: good to choice. S4 254 90; shipping and dresedbeef. 1 CP2 50; stockers and feeders. S175S2 21 Hogs Receipts. 45,000 bead; market weak; common light mixed, $3 I51 25: fair to good mixed and packers, S3 353 45; prime heavy and butchers' weight, S3 506)355; regular light, S3 353 45. Sheep Receipts. 9.000 bead; shipments. 3.000 head; market steadv to shade eair; 'Western siockers. S3 65: natives. S4 00 64 60: common to good Western. S3 604 75: Texan", S3 254 30; lamb", S4 756 00. NEW YORK Beeves Receipts. 7.746 head, including 39 cars for sale; native steers, S3 25 5 40: bull and cows. SI 253 10: dressed beef steady at 6fi5c: shipments to-day, 6U0 beeves and U.6J0 quarters of beer, to-morrow. 96.! beeves. Calves Receipts. 729 head; market steady; grassers. S2 122 50: Westerns, 12 SO 3 12. Sheep Receipts. 7.055 head: market firm; sheep, S4 006 12K: lambs, S5 555 75; dressed mutton firm at X9c; dressed lamb", 9il0c. Hogs Receipts. 8.975 head, all con signed direct: nominally steady at S3 253 65. ST.LOUIS Cattle Receipts. 4,100head; ship ments, 200 head: market higher; good to fancv nativn steers. S4 70'5 60: fair to goon lo. 14 0064 70; stockers and feeders. J2 20 3 30; Tcxans and Indians. S2 2563 50. Hogs Receipts. 9,200 head: shipments, 600 bead; market slow; fair to choice heavv, J3 40R3 50; mixed grades 3 0C3 40: light. "fair to best, S3 003 15. Sheep ltcceipts. 1.200 head; ship ments, none: good to choice, S4U0S4 40. KANSAS CITY Cattle receipts", 4.140 head: shipments. 2.440 bead: marker ste?dv: steers, 53 50f?l 90: Christmas steers. S5 0005 30: cows and stockers and feeders. S2 253 25. Hogs Receipts. 14.660 head: shipments, 1,365 head; market 5c lower: bulk. S3 203 40: all grades, J2 C53 55. Sheep Receipts, 1.670 head; ship ments, 150 head: market steady and un changed. BUFFALO Cattle nothing doing; receipts. 18 loads through, no sale. Sheep and lambs dull and lower: receipts.8 loads through, 40 sale. Sheep, choice to extra.S4 75E5: good to choice, 54 ougjl 7a Lambs.cboice to extra,S5 85SB 15: good to choice, S5 505 60. Hogs steady; re ceipts, 15 loads throngh. 35 sale: mediums and heavy, S3 50, BBITISH BEYG00DS EEVIEW. Market Quiet -With Light Sales, But Hopes of Early Improvement. Makciiester, Dec. 17. The Guardfem, In its commercial article say: The market is quiet There has been moderate progress, and a few average sales have been made. The closing of the year has decreased the volnme of business. The eastern sections are not yet benefited by the rise in exchange In conse quence of tbe prospect of extensive purchases of silver by the United States. India mer chants are hopeful of improvement, and some are inquiring more freelj. Prices are steady. "There is a better inquiry for export yarns. The sales are light. The home demand is slow. In view of the moderate sales, consumers have little belief that prices will be maintained. Spinners are mostly firm. Shirtings are steady There is little business for India. Fine and fancy goods are well sold, as are also most of the favorite makes of China shirtings. Makers of high reed printing cloths and other finishing goods are in a better position, and prices are steady. The inijniryfor heavy goods is small but there Is little pressnre to sell." ' Self York Coffee Market. New Yore. Dec. 17. Coffee options opened steady at uncnanged prices: closed firm, un changed 5 points up. dull. Sales. 15,750 bags, including December, 17.2517.30c; January! 16.4016.45c; February. 15.9015.95c; March! 15.50c; May, 15.20c; July, 1155c Spot Rio quiet but firm. Dry-goods. SwYOK, Dec. 17. The situation in dry goods was unchanged, a remarkably steady tone pervading the market under the circnm trances and increasing confidence being felt. Goods continue well sold up as a rule, and quotations are unchanged. Metal Market, Npw York Copper stagnant. Lead dnll aud heavy: domestic. U 10. Tiu dull and easy: fctraits, S20 80. St. Louis Wool market quiet Stocks, Grain, OIL McGrew, Wilson & Co.,' Eisner building, cor. Fifty are. and Wood st, MAKKETS BY WIRE. A Flurry In Corn in the Afternoon Booms the Grain Market, Which Otherwise Would Have Been Dull Wlieat Feels the Influence. CHICAGO There was a slight improvement in the tone of the wheat market wlien trading commenced. First sales were at II for tlio May delivery, with some trading also at $1 00f. The offerings were rather in excess of the de mand at those prices, and 99JrC, soon became the trading price. There was a decline to 99Kc within the first 15 minutes, and for two hours succeeding that time the fluctuations kept within the limit of tho price last named and SOJJc. The liveliness which, shortly after 12 o'clock, was observable in the corn crowd, woke up the slumbering wheat pit, and there was lively mnsic from tbe shorts, as the prices made a sudden advance from around 99Kc to $1 0OV. Then came reported liberal sales of flour lor export and the purchase of nine loads of wheat at Duluth for export, which helped to main tain tbe firmness. The market maintained tbe strength it bad so suddenly acquired until it closed, and tbe trading price as the bell tapped was SI OOJf, which was the highest price of the day, with an easy tone. The corn pit for a long time looked as if Its life had been suspended. Prices had a droop ing tendency, which was not disturbed to any great extent till about noon. Near that hour an inquiry for December corn all at once ap peared to spring out of thegrouud without pre monitory warning, no one appearing to have AUJ IUI MIC, alllUUUgU IKK ncic UIU AUA ... UUM I was offered; very little came out at the ad- vance. and the buyers being urgent they offered in aulck succession Mc and 54Kc 55c"and 56c betore the orders. The prices did not, after once passing 54e, got b.elow it again and in the last few minutes it made a further advance to 54c and closed steady with buyers at 5c The closing price to-day for December is one cent higher than at the corresponding time yes; terday. There was a light trade in oats. Tbe market opened steady at 45c for May, declining with corn to 44J24J?.c. There was an advance to 45JJc after winch tho price reacted to 45c, the closing being c higher at that figure. The provision market started in inanimate and at about tho prices of the day before. Tbe tendency shortly after trading commenced was downward, and this was continued during tbe forenoon, but owing to the strength developed in the grain markets there was a rally later, and prices .for pork showed a moderate ad vance over those at the corresponding time on the day before. Lard and ribs' were virtually unchanged from yesterday's prices as trading ceased. The heavy receipts of hogs were a de pressing feature, and the price reported from the yards was maintained at and below the former low level The leading futures ranged as follows, as cor rected by John M. Oakley A Co., 45 Sixth street, members Chicago Board of Trade: Open- Ulfth- Low- Clos- ABT1CLES. lug. est est. lng. Wheat, o.i December 91 Sltf 90 91)4 January .May (1 00 1 01S 99J4 Jl WH COKS. no. z December 3 56 53 54)& January 50i( 52 S0H &1 May 53.H 24"i 53Ji 5IK OATS, no.: December 41! J AV4 41 42 January 413, 42S 4i OH Uav 45 1C3 44X 45X Mess 1'orx. December. S 25 8 25 January 10 30 10 Z3H 10 15 10.7W May... 11 -J) 11 u 12 11 25 t,ABI. December. s KVC 5 67.1 S (SH 5 674 January 5 S31 5 S!J 5 80 5 S2'i ilay ,37i 6 40 6S7.S 6 40 shout Kins. December 4 85 4 85 4 85 I 4 85 January 5 05 5 07h 5 021 5 05 May 5 67K 5 67 3 62,sl 5 67X Cash quotations were as rollows: Hour uncbauged; Ko. 2 sprln" wheat. 91K No. 3 spring wheat. S3b7Kc: No. 2 red, 9292Kc: No. 2 corn, 53c: No. 2 oats. 42c: No. 2 rve. bc: No. 2 barlev nominal; No. 1 flax seed. SI 16; prime timothy seed, SI 191 20. Mess pork, per bbl. J8 258 S7i. Lard, per 100 lbs, S5 67K. Bhwrt ribs sides' (loose). S4 90 in so; ary salted suouiders (boxed), H 5U4 60; short clear sides (boxed). So 2C5 25. Sugars unchanged. Nos. 2 and 3 white oats, no sales. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was unchanged. Eggs easier at 230) 24c. NEW YORK Flour firm, quiet. Ckirnmeal steady, firm demand. Wheat Spot market stronger with options dnll: No. 2 red. SI Vf4d 1 0 in elevator: SI 051 CG afloat: SI 05H 1 07K f. o. b.: No. 3 red. 99JcSSl 00: No. 1 Northern. SI OSJ; No. 1 hard. SI 1CV options declined Hc, reacted and clused firm at K5iu advance on yesterday. Sales included No. 2 red. March. SI 06 5-1631 0G: closing at SI C6; May. SI 0513-lbl 06. closing at 51 06: Julv. 99Ke ?S1 OVH. cloing at SI OOK: August. i8Ji'9S?ic, closing at SSc Rye steady and quiet. Uarloy quiet and weak. Barley malt easy and quiet. Corn Spot market dull and uuchanged; options advanced ?l closing strong and Quiet; January. 60S615ic closing at 61Vc: Fehruary. 60K61l.4c closing at Glc; May. 59 GClc. closing at 60c. Oats Spot market firm, qniet and KQc Up: options fairly active and higher; January. 49495c, closing at 49?ic: May, 05Uc, closing at hin snot No. 2 white, 49k50c: mixed Western, 4650n: white do, 4SoG; No. 2 Chicago. 49&50c Tallow quiet and steady. Eggs dull and un changed. Pork, quiet and steady. Cut meats, quiet and easy. Lard opened weak, closed strong and quiet: Wetern steam, S6 02K; sales 1.250 tierces at S6 02Kf?6 05: options sales 4.000 tierces: Jannarv. S6 118 12, closing S6 12 bid: February, SO 26S8 27. closing S6 27 bid: March, $6 39. closing S6 40 bid: April, S6 516 52, closing SG 51 bid; Mav, SG 60 bid. Butter, quiet and rather easy. Cheese, quiet and firm. ST. LOUIS Flonr firm but .unchanged Wheat After an opening of c up for Slay and July, there was an immediate weakening and the market ruled quiet and easy, fluctua tions being slight; later there was a rallv, trad ing became active and values advanced sharp ly with but slieht setbacks to the close. No. 2, cash, 9569oc; Jannarv, 9Gc bid; May. SI 00 bid; July, 89Ja Corn The markt opened steady at yesterday's close. Trading wasdull and the range of prices narrow until about 12 o'clock when there was a rally and values advanced rapidly to the close, which was Klc above yesterdaj's final figure": No. 2 cash, 4S!,-4V; December. 4SJc: May. 5CJ50Jc; Julv, 52c. Oats firm anil higher: Nn. 2 cash. 43c bid: May. 450- Kye Nothing done. Barley steady, but demand slow; Minnesota, 65c; Nebraska, 7274c, Provisions dnll; the principal sales were January ribs to the highest bidder. There was a moderate job and order business. Pork S10 00. Lard. S5 505 55. MINNEAPOLIS The demand for spot wheat was brisk to-day. and there was also good re quest for cood milling wheat to arrive. Con siderable No. 1 Northern sold to arrive at near tho prico of spot grain. The receipts continued small and shipments full, which left onlv 52 cars more that arrived than that departed. That feature created somo uneasiness among millers, and they bought as liberally as the character of offerings would admit of; pur chases to be shipped to outside mills made a demand too large to be supplied by the light ar rivals. Low grades went fairly. Closing quo tations: No. 1 hard. December, 93c: January, 94c; on track. 934c: No. 1 Northern. Decem ber. 89c: January. 90ic; May, 97Jc bid: on track, 90;91c: No. 2.Northern, December, 87c; January, 880; on track. bTgSSc. PHILADELPHIA Flour quiet and nominal. Wheat Spot dull; options nominal. Corn Snot stead"; options quiet; No. 4 Western, on track, Decemher. 57Uc: January. 57Ji57Jc: Tcbrnary and March, SSSSSJic Oats Car lots irregular: options dull aud weak: No. 2 mixed 19c; No. 2 white. 50350: No. 2 w bite, Decem ber, 49ic; January. 49a'49Jic: February, 50-g 5lc; March, 5652c. Eggs dull and weak; Pennsylvania firsts, 27c. BALTIMORE Wheat Western dull: No. 2 winter red. spot and December. 9Gc: January. BSJc; Mav. SI 03. Corn Western steady, mixod spot, SlUe: year, 66JJQi57c: Jan uary, 575ir; May. 570 bid: steamer 54c bid. Oats quiet. Rve quiet. Hay firm. Provisions qnier. Butter firm. Eggs quiet; strictly f resb. GjJ27c MILWAUKEE Flour unchanged. Wheat firm; Nn. 2 spring, on track, cash, 852290c; May. 93$c; No. 1 Northern. 90c Com quiet; No. S.on track, 8c. Oats dnll; No. 2 white 43&43Xc. Barley firmer! No. 2 in store, 66c. Kye easier: No. 1. In store.67JCC8c. Provisions quiet. Pork January, Slu 25. Lard Janu ary. S5 05. DULUTH Wheat was weak most of the day, but closed slightly higher than it did yesterday. Heceipts were 131 cars. Closing quotations: De cember. 92c: May. SI 01K bid: No. 1 hard. 92. ; No. 1 Northern, 87Jc: No. 2 Northern, 80fc TOLEDO Wheat firm and higher; cash and December. 97c; May. SI 01. Corn dull and steady: cash and December, 52c; May, 53c Oats quiet; cash. 47c Cloverseed dull; casb. M 10; February, U ZX. The following is a 'partial list of tbe Pittsburg ind Allegheny- City druggists who sell unamoeriain s uoup-niiemedy, famous for its cures of severe colds end as a preventative for croup. E. G. Stucty, 1701 and 2401 Peun ,avenuej E. G. Stucky & Co., cor. Wylie avenue and Fulton street; Markell BroF., cor. Penn and Frankstown avenues; Carl Hartwig, 4016 Butler street; John C. Smith, cor. Penn avenue aud Main street, Jas. L. JlcConnel & Co., 455 Filth avenue, T. "W. D. Hieber, 1251 Peuo avenue, Pittsburg; C. F. Nourse, Center a venneaud Erin street, and V,E. Mc Carthy, Liberty avenue and Cedar street, Pittsburg; and in Allegheny by E. E-iIeck, 72 and ll4 Federal street; Thos. It. Morris, cor. Hanover and Preble avenues; A. J. Kaercher,59 Federal street; Chas.Ii. Walther, (54 Chestnut street; TV. S. Beabh, 676 Fifth avenue, and Spohn& ilnrpby, Ho. 2 Carson street, B, S. ;hsu THEY SAWED WOOD. People Kept Indoors by the Weather Pat in the Time Thinking. A GOOD DAY FOKi CONCLUSIONS. Fair Trading In Local Securities, tut Tal lies Soft Like tbe Weather. THE SEWS AM GOSSIP OP THE C1TI Business people remained indoors yester day except when the spur of necessity com pelled them to brave the slush and minia ture rivers into which the gutters were con Terted. Street traffic was cut down to tbe minimum and nearly all kinds of outdoor employment were suspended. Snow shovel ing was the only industry that was pursued with much vigor. Some people may think indeed some so expressed themselves that yesterday was a "lost day" so far as business was concerned. This is a mistake. AVhile little was done in the way of buying and selling there was a good deal of thinking "sawing wood," as people, sometimes say for future use. Many a man while sitting at his window, watching the descent of tho "bcautif nl snow," formed new plans or perfected old ones which will shape his course for tbe rest of his life, and have an important bearing upou some of the interests of tbe city. So, while hands were comparatively idle, brains were at work forming plans and laying out work to be prosecuted under more au spicious circumstance. The enforced Idleness of many, therefore, had its advantages as well as its drawbacks. It afforded them a breathing spell and gave tbem an opportunity to pull their thoughts together so as to more clearly discern the salient features of tne business in hand. That it was not a "last day" is shown by the following relation of a prominent real estate broker. Said he: "Some of the largest and most profitable transactions in which I have been engaged were duo to such days as this. People remained at home and thought. Free from interruption they could see things in a clear light, and it was comparatively easy to reach conclusions. Mauy a time has the is mark been made to me: 'Well. I didn't feel like coming out yesterdav sol stayed at home and talked over that offer of yours with my wife. We finally concluded that the property would suit us and decided to take it.' Such in stances are very common." It is an interesting fact that the conclusion to purchase tbe Tradesmen's Bank pronerty, which brought the highest price ever realized in this city, was formed on a day that im prisoned everybody but the necessitous. Tho principals to tbe transaction had been sticking for some time without coming to terms. On tbe day in question they had a conference, and having nothing else to do remained together until all differences were settled and the trade consummated. Lafayette HU, the cradle ot the Republican party and scene of many stirring event3 in local history, changed ownership about two years agu on a dark, raiuy day, which drove people indoor and kept them there. There is good in everything. Even financial flurries convey a useful lesson. They teach people to be cantlous. .Although philosophy had to be drawn upon to enable tbe average citizen to see anything pleasing or profitable in the ocean of slush which covered the streets yes terday, there is little doubt that many schemes were hatched which will prove of great advan tage to the community. w Business News and Gossip. Three or four important deals for property on Fifth avenue are under way, and one of them is almost certain to materialize. It involves abont S200.000. The matter is mentioned to show that something is going on. It was stated yesterday that work on two new school houses in the Tenth ward, Allegheny, will begin early in the spring. They were rec ommended at a public meeting held early in November, as mentioned in this column at the time. Tli re were 47 mortgages on file yesterday, but all were for small amounts, the largest being for S6.C00. Each of IS was for less than S1.000. Odd Fellows' Hall, on Collins avenue, has' been completed and occupied. It was lighted up Monday night for tbe first time. Five three-story business houses on Franks town avenue, near Station street, in a block. are under roof. This itnprovememenr, it Is thought, will divert considerable trade from Penn ave nue. It costs the real estate brokers of Pittsburg about 110,000 a year for sign boards. Brickmaking promises to become one of tbe leading industries of Pittsburg. At least 500, 000 will be Invested in new plants next year. Henry M. Long sold 20 shares of Mononga hela National Bank between S126 and S127. For the first time this year no building per mits were issued yesterday. Jupiter Pluvlus silences all opposition when he gets down to work. Even the Standard Oil Company has to knock under for him. If talk counts for anything Pittsburg will have several new hotels. It was said yesterday that two well-known gentlemen were looking up a site for one near tbe Court House. Movements In Kealty. W. A. Herron Sons reported that the mar ket for real estate keeps very good for the sea son of tho year, and notwithstanding the bad day they closed the sale of a Second avenue property, near Ferry street, at 1200 per foot front, bnt refused further particnlars until the deed is delivered and tbe sale fully closed. J. E. Glass &. Co. sold tbree more lots, each 24x100, in Allequippa Place plan. Thirteenth ward, for S1.350. These make 24 lots sold in that plan by this firm within six weeks. William Petty & Co. sold to S. A. Will one of those elegant eight-roomed brick houses in Elba square for $5,000. Black fc Baird sold for Isabella Golden to August S. Floto the pronerty on the corner of Shilo and Svcamoro streets. Mt. Washington. being 76x113 feet, with a frame dwelling thereon, for $6,300.- Brown & Saint sold toT. S.Duncan lot No. 227 in the Dank of Commerce addition plan, fronting 40 feet on the south side of Kelly street. Brushton, and extending back 137 feet to a 20-foot alley, for S600. John K. Ewing & Co. sold for Mrs. KUen R. Mollison to John A. Donald a vacant lot 20x100, on Steep street, Allegheny, for S350 cash. Samuel W. Black & Co."sold the property No. 634 Fifth avenue, being a three-story brick dwelling of 10 rooms, etc.; also in rear, fronting on Ann street, two four-roomed frame dwell iugs, total rental 340, fur $10,000. STILL HTJHTIHG BOTTOM. Considerable Business In Local Stocks, but Values Decidedly Weak. Quite a jag of business was transacted on the local stock board yesterday 265 shares bnt the feeling was akin to the weather, and weakness was the predominating feature. Price changes were for fractions in all cases, bnt they were nearly all losses. Cbartlcrs Val ley making the worst break. Pleasant Valley was about the strongest thiug on the list. riKST SECOND THIRD CALL. CALL. CALL. U A U A a A Com. htX. Bant .. . 104 Key'ne B. of 1" 75 .... Marine if. Bank .. . 110 Masonic Bank 65S 66K Safe Deposit Co 70 German A. Ins.. 534..., O.V. Has Co.,... 15 17 .... 15 13 Hit P. N. O. & 1. Co .... 11 -. t'enna. Gas HTf t)t 5,S.... Hula. Co 13"S 14)i 13)4 HJ UH Wi Wheeling Uas Co .... 144 .... 15 Columbia nil. Co .... 3 : tt. l'itt Incline 2J Central Traction 18 19 19J 19)4 lSJf 199. Cttlieni.'lrac'n SA, Pleasant Valley. 24X 75 24Js' 25 2tH 25 Second Avenue sz Lester Mining. 19)j a5j 19H' ZOJJ Weatlnchoutc 14 UJ4 1.1V uK 13J1 13 Honon. XV. Co... 27 19 27 .... 11 29 U. S. A; !. Co IS .... 13 West'ftouseA, B .... 110 HE 1G9 W.B.Co.Lhn 74 Stan. Un. C. Co 70 .... Sales at first call went 100 sharps of Klectrin at 14J4 and 40 Philadelphia Gas at 14. At sec ond call 10 Central Traction sold at 19Jf, and 10 Philadelphia Gas at 13J. After call 10 Cen tral Traction brought 19K. Sales at third call were 20 Electric at 15, 15 Pleasant Valley at 24, 35 Philadelphia Gas at 1 5 Airbrake at 103 and 20 at 105 b. o. 30. , The total sales ot stocks at New York yester day were 145,489 shares, including: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 23,440: Lonisville and Nashville, 12.050; Missouri Pacific. 7,060: North ern Pacific preferred. 8.5S2; Beading, 3,209; St. Paul. lS,lK;UniOn Pacific. 18,833. MONEY MABKET. The Situation a Little More Comfortable for Borrowers Exchanges Improved. A number of local financial authorities yes terday agreed in the statement that tbe finan cial situation was steadily improving, and that money would be plentiful soon after the open ing of tbe near year. Accommodations were more freely extended to all having a right to credit at tbe banks, and more attention wa paid to outsiders, showing thai the lines are already beginning to relax. Bank clearings showed a decided improve ment on those of tbe two previous davs. re turning to their old position above the $4000.000 mark. They footed up $2,165,567 29. The bal ances were S22S.4G2 12. Money on call at New York .yesterday was easy, ranging from 2 to 4 per cent last loan 3, closed offered at 3. Prime mercantile paper, 7X10. Sterling exchange active and strong at $4 SO for 60-day bills and SI 84 for demand. t Closing Bond Quotations. U. 8. 4a. rec. 171 U. 8. 45, conp 122 U.S. 46, rcj; 103 U. S4'4s, conn 103 PaciDcfls or '95 irei IM.'K. &1 Uen. Ss.. S7V. Mutual Union G3....101 H.J. C. Int. Cert.:. 107 Northern l'ac. lsls..lHK Northern l'ac. 2ds..I09H Xortliw't'n consolf.135 Louisiana 6tainped4s 932i Missouri 6s Tenn. new set. 6s....l0I$ rNortw'n ileben's Ss.105 Oregon & Trans. 6s. St. I, ft I. M. Uen. 5s. 90J bt.l..JSo.F. Gen.M.I0Ji St. Paul consols. ....120 St. P. CblAPc. lsts.113 lx.. Pc. luG.Tr.K. S3S i cud, new sic os. .., iu; Tcnn. new set. 2a.... 63 Canada So. 2ds 95 Central Pacific lsts.liu!4 Den. A It. U. lsts...li: Aen. ,e a. w. 45 iVX li.&B. (i. Wenists. Erle2ds 98 M. li.fi T. Gen. 6s.. 72 Tx.. 1'c. K G.Tr.Ks. 0) Union I'aciBclu...lllJ4 West Snore 100 New Orleans Clearings. $2,314,218. Memphis New York Exchange selling at par. Clearings, $537,803. . St. Louis Clearings, $3,412,733: balances. $275,681. New York Exchange 50 cent pre mium. Money 78 cent. New YoitK Clearings, $111.311 289: balances, $5,474, 660. Boston Clearings, $16,401,361: balances, $1. 650,006. Money 5 per cent. , Exchange on New York I7c discount. CHICAGO-Cleanngs. $13,217,348. New York exchange was 90c discount. Kates were firm and uuchanged at 7 per cent for all classes of loans. PHTXADELrHiA Clearings. $11,832,172: bal ances. S1.960.44S. Money. 0 per cenr. Baltimore Clearings. $2,261,368; balances, $271,970. Money, 6 per cent. KNOCKED OUT. Local Oil Dealers Left to Their Own Re- sources Do Nothing. The oil crowd bad no regular connection by wire with New York yesterday, and not know ing what was going on there did nothing them selves; hence no sales. At the start oil was was opened at 64, but practically there was no opening, aud no other figures were men tioned. At tbe last it was stated that 6i4. had been bid In New York, Refined was steady and unchanged. Other OH Markets. On, Citt, Dec. 17. National Transit Certifi cates opened at KJKc: highest. 65c: lowest, 6oc; closed at 64c. Sales. 223,000 barrels clearances, 212.000 barrels;sblpments 115,515 bar rels: runs, 58,670 barrels. Bradford, Dec. 17. National Transit Cer tificates opened at 63c; closed, C4J4-; highest, 6Jc: lowest, 63c; clearances, 418,000 barrels. New Yore, Dec. 17. Petroleum opened steady, but in tbe afternoon advanced on small buying orders from the West, and closed firm. Pennsylvania oil. spot, opening. 64Kc; highest, 64c; lowest, 61c: closing, 61Jc. January op tionOpening, b3Kc. highest, b5c; lowest, 63c; closing, 64c Lima oil No sales. Total sales, 37,000 barrels. JSW Y0BK STOCKS. Tho Market Oversold and Prices Higher Effect of a Probable Government Purchase of Silver British Gold for Berlin. New York. Dec 17. The stock market to day was very dull and exceedingly narrow, but remained firm to strong, with the exception ot a short time in the forenoon, when there was an attempt to Knock it down on the theory that London was selling stocks. The market at present is again oversold, and any attempt of the bears to cover causes a quick advance in prices. One of the chief influences In the strength displayed to-day was the publication of the proposed financial legislation. The evidence that tbe opinion in favor of the proposed rail road agreement is growing, creates a good im pression. In regard to the silver question, it is the opinion in Wall street that if the Government makes a parcnase of $12,000,000 or S13.000.000 of silver there will be an end to the speculation in certificates, because there will then not be enough of them afloat to give speculators a chance to operate in them. The market to-day opened higher, but soon the upward movement was checked by the bear operations, and Union Pacific was knocked down 1 per cent, and the others frac tions. The enrreut was then turned, and prices from that time failed to show weakness In any manner for the remainder-of tbe day. Lacka wanna was subjected to a squeeze of the shorts, and took the lead in the. upward movement, bnt Union Pacific was slur!rish. and "did not fully - respond to the temper of tbe rest of tho operations. Pacific Mail was stimulated, however, by tbe prospects of the subsidy bill coming up for ac tion, and it spurted 4 per cent on very light trading. Tbe rest of the list was favorably affected by the action of the three companies on the new agreement, and Rock Island, Louis ville and Northwestern were all prominent in the advance which followed. The market finally closed dull but strong at tho highest prices of the day, and tbe final changes are all in the direction of higher figures Lackawanna showing again of 2U; Louisville, 1; Jersey Central. Missouri Pacific and Northwestern, each lJi; Northern Pacific preferred and Kick Island, each Canada Southern, New England and Union Pacific, eicb 1 per cent. Bailroad bonds wero duller than for a long time, and failed to record many marked changes, tbe tone of the dealings being quiet and fairly steady throughout tbe session. The sales of all issues were $814,000. The JPost says: Tbe movement of gold from London to Berlin, though quitp large, being now over 1,000,000 in the la6t three days, does not necessarily Indicate any unusual financial conditions in Germany. There is always a movement of gold that way to Germany in the settlement of accounts toward the end of the year. Money is from 14 to 2 per cent higher in Berlin than in London, and that alone would cause a movement of money to Berlin. Whatever of Amer ican or other stocks Berlin has sold in the last week or so would have to h nald fmm London, and something may bo due to that. But however this may be. there is reason to think that the Bank of England would not offer anv morfl obstacle to the transfer of gold than it did to New York. The Bank of England is now very strong in specie, and on December 11 held21,S29,076 of gold, against 19.228.576 on November6. There is also over 1.500.000of gold on the way from Brazil and Australia, which ought to arrive beforo tbe end of the year. Closing Stock Quotations. Adams express 140 Alton, T. Haute 21 do do preferred.. ..110 American Express. .111 Bur. C. K & N 15 Northwestern 135 do preferred 98 . Y. Central 03 N. Y. C.ifct. 1 5 do do do nrefcrred 18 Canada 1'aclSc 71)4 Canada Southern... 48 Ohio Mississippi.... 83 do do preferred.... 15X (ntario& Western.. lfi intrai racinc .3 Clies. &Ohlo 15U( vriepuu jmprvTCUl I rj ao ao in preierrea iu do do 2d preferred 27 Chicago Alton 124 Chi. Bur. OulllCV. 89 lireiron Nav. H'i orin American. I'arllleMall . 34 . 14 !l52" .181 . anj . 11 . 32 Peoria, Dec. &. E. Pittsburg Chi. it. L. i. l'ac... I3H i;.. M. L,. ,v l. prci. u Cin.ban & Clevc. Cleveland Columbus .... Del. Hudson 124W I'ullman 1'alace. . Heading Hock Island St. L. &San V.... Del.. Lack. & W....129?, Den. AltioG l(h buUitsan V. pref. 58 t,li.A;San F.lst nrd71 i-i&t icnne&see ? Dodulstnfd 57 Do do 2d pro IS Erie 1S! Do preferred 48)4 Fort Wayne... 150 UocMnir Valli-y.... 24 St, Paul 501S Do preferred 103V St, I'aul.Mln. AM.. 951( St. Paul & Omaha.. 22i Do do Dreterretl 79 Tenn. Coal ,fc Iron.. 29 Texas Pacific I4U Tol. .tl). Ceil. nfd.. 77 Houston and Texas Hi Illinois Central IW Uulon Pacific 45 KH U. S. Express 04 SOW Wabash. St. L. ffi P. fl Kansas and Texas. Lake trie & West.. do do preferred.., Lake Shore Louts. & Nash l.ouls. 4N. Albany. Memphis & Charles. Michigan Central... Mil., tub. W do do preferred .., Min. Abt. L, do do preferred.... Missouri Pacific Mobile & Ohio. Nashville Chatt N. J. Central Norfolk A; Westpf.. 106)i dodonreferred.... 17 H n ciu lino u 135 Jj western Union. 39 Am. Cotton Oil. 90 Colorado Coal. . 32 . sy ,125 , 29 . bV 36 , 9 . 20 , loK , 29 , 5614 , 25H w llomestake 102 lron-SUvcr... TlTw'l lnnil M. Quicksilver oi4 do. preferred.... Sutro,. llulwer Rich W. P. Ter. Atchison.... , Chicago Gas , Lead Trust bugar Trust 3) 4 , 99 S3 mormern x'acinc... Northern PaclficpfdlM Philadelphia Stocks. Cloilne quotations or Philadelphia stocks, fur nished bv Whitney Stephenson, brokers. Mo. 57 Fourth avenue. Members Hew York stock Ex change: t nirt. Asked. Pennsylvania Kallroad. 49Jf 49M Heading s.v..:.. 15 1-18 15J4 Buffalo, Pittsburg Jt Western 7)4" 74f Lenlgh Valley 43 H 48 LenlKh Navigation :., iTi 45 Philadelphia and Erie 22 Si Nortnern .facinc : 2l4 Northern Pacific preferred GI'a 62H Mining Stocks. New York. Dec 17. Alice, 180; Adams Ton. enlitiated, 170; Consolidated California and Vir ginia, 225; Commonwealth, ,100; Gould and Curry, 100; Ilomcstase, 100; Horn Silver, 275. Why wilfyou cough when Suilon's Onre wil give immediate reliol? Price. 10 cto., 50 cts. SI. Sold by Jos. Fleming & Sou. 412 Market st Stocks, Grain; OIL MeGrew, Wil.onA Co... Eisner building. cor. Fifth are. and "Wood si. TO:r.u - .j Tir..3 .1 I DOMESTIC MARKETS. Snow Blockade Proves Adverse to General Produce Trade. PODLTBY PLENTT, DEMAND GOOD. The Bnpplj of Grain and Hay Exceeds De mand, and Prices STILL IS FAY0R OF JHB PURCIUSER OFFICE OF PmSBDEG DISPATCH, ( Wednesday. December 17. 1890. i Country Produce Jobbing Prices. The snow blockade has put a quletns on trade in this line. Farmers and consumersare snowed in, and very little is djing. There is no change in prices. Country butter and fresh eggs are firm at quotations. Potatoes are com ing In more freely, but marltots are firm, with an upward tendency. Cabbage Is also tending in the same direction. Ponltry and game are in good supply, and prices are steady. There" is littlefear of a glut in poultry. Such a thing has not occurred in many years at Christmas times. There is more probability of a shortage than a glut In tho view of commission men. apples Sf 005 00 a barrel. Butter Creamery, Elgin. 3233c: Ohio do, S2Dc; common country butter, 10015c; choice country rolls, lSfi20c; fancy country rolls, 2325c. .Beans New crop neans.nayy,S2 30233: mar rows, $2 So2 40; Lima beans, Gt?c. Beeswax 2Su0c 3) ft fur choice: low grade. 2225c. ClDEE Sand refined, S9 0010 00; common, 5 u0s 00; crab cider. 510 0011 00 ft barrel; elder vinegar. 1415c 33 gallon. Cheese Ohio cheese, fall make, lWc: New York cheese, 10llc: Liuiburger, l3K14c; domestic Sweitzer, 1213c; Wisconsin brick Sweitzer, 14c; imported Sweitzer. 27$a Cranberries Cape Cod, (3 75 1 00 a box. Sll 5012 00 a barrel; Jerseys, S3 G03 75 a box, til 0011 50 a barrel. DitEbSED Hogs Large, 45c fl B; small, 6 6c Eoos 2324c for Western stock; 2S330c for strictly fresh nearby eggs. Feathers Extra live geee. 50S60c; No. I 40i!45c: mixed lots, 3035cSl ft. Uame Mallard dncks, $4 0034 0 a dozen. Butter ducks, !2O02 5Oa dozen; pheasants; 50 005 50 a dozen; squirrels, 1 25 1 50 a dozen; woodcocks. 84 25i 50 a dozen; quail, fl 00 1 25; aLoits, 2025c a pair; venison saddles, l415c a pound: wnole venison. 1012c a pound. Honey Hew crop white clover, 2022c fl B. California honey. 12I5c fl tt. Maple Syrup 75D5cacan; maple sugar. 910c ft fi. Nuts Chestnut'. 85 0005 50 a bushel; .wal nuts, 7075c a bushel: shell bark hickory nuts, 51 501 75 a bushel; peanuts, SI 501 75, roasted; green,4iCe ft ft; pecans. 10c ft ft; new French walnuts, lOJiiaiBufl ft. Poultry Alive Chickens, young, large, 55 05c, small, 4550c; large, old, 05075c, small. 55G0c; turkeys, fat, ll12c a pound, poor, 9 10c a pound; ducks. 6075c a pair: geese.cho!ce, SI 251 30 a pair. Dressed Turkeys, 1410c a pound: ducks, 14I5c a pound; chickens, U 12c a pound; geese, 89c a pound. Tallow Country, 4c: city rendered, 5c Seeds Becleaned Western clover. $5 00 5 25; country medium clover, M 004 25; tim othy, SI 501 55; blue grass, 32 SoffiS 00; orchard grass, :i au: millet, to'aioc. Tropical Fruits Lemons. J4 50; fancy, to 0065 50; Jamaica oranges. $6 006 60 a barrel; Florida oranges. S3 754 CO a box: bananas,Sl 50 firsts. SI 00 good seconds, ft bnncb; Malaga grapes, 7 0012 50 a half barrel, ac cording to quality; California pears, $4 O0Q4 50 ft box; tigs. 1510c ft ft; dates. 46c ft lb. Vegetables Potatoes.Sl Wisi. 30 ft bushel; Southern sweets, S2 252 75 fl barrel; Jersey, S3 504 00: kiln dried, S4 00 a barrel; cabbage, SS 6037 50 ft hundred; onions, S3 00 a barrel; celery? 3540c'a dozen bunches; parsnips, 30c a dozen; carrots, 30c a dozen; parsley, 10c a dozen: spinach, 70c a bushel; horseradish, 5075c a dozen. Groceries. The sugar market gives signs of weakness, but prices are unchanged. Coffee Is steady. Tbe balance of the list moves along in tbe same old ruts, with prices essentially the same as they were a month ago. Green Coffee Fancy 24025Kc; Rio, choice Rio, 22K23Kc; prime Rio. 23c; low grade Rio, 021c; old Government Java, 2DK30c; Maracaibo, 25K27$c; Mocha, 30 32c: Santos. 2226c; Caracas. 2527c; La Gnayra,2627c Roasted (In papers) Standard brands, 25c; high grades, 2S330c;old Government Java, bulk, S334c; Maracaibo, 2829c; Santos. 26 30c; peaberry, 80c; choice Rio, 26c: prime Rio, 25c; good Rio, 24c; ordinary, 21K22c. SPICES (whole) Cloves, 1516c: allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c; pepper, 13c; nutmeg, 75080c Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, TJic; Ohio, 120. 8c: headlight. 150, 8Kc; water white, lOKc; globe. ll14Kc; elaine, 14c; car nadine, llc; royaline, 14c; red oil, UQllc; purity. 14c Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 4345c ft gallon; summer, 3840c; lard oil. 655Sc Syrup Corn syrup, S032c; choice sugar syrup, 3741C; prime sugar syrup, 32033c; strictly prime, S536V, N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 4648c: fancy old. 454Sc; choice, 43c; medium, 3540c: mixed. 4042c Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 3X32c; bl-carb,in K'. 5c; bi-carb assorted packages, 66c; sal soda in kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c Candles Star, full weight, 9c; stearine, ft set, 8Kc: parafBne, ll12c itiCE ueaa Carolina. im.c: choice. 6?c; prime. 66Kc; Louisiana, 5K6c Starch Pearl, 4c; corn starch, 6Ji7c; glosi starch, 6J47c Foreign Fruits Layer raisins. 52 65; Lon don layers, S2 75; Muscatels, 52 50; California Muscatels, $2 40; Valencia, 7K7c: Ondara Valencia, 8J3jc; snltana, 18g20c;cnrrants, 5J5c; Turkey prnnes, 7ffi8c; French piuuos, ll13c;Salonica prunes, in 2ft pack ages. Uc: cncoanuts, ft 100. So; almonds, Lan., ft lb, 29c: do Ivica, 17c; do shelled, 40c: walnuts, nap.. 1314c: Sicily filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 1517c: new dates, 66c; Brazil nnts. 18c; pecans. 14XI6c; citron. V B, lSQ20c: lemon peei. itc n m; orange peel, izc Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft. 10c; aupies, cvauoraieu, iiyioc neacues. evapo; rated, pared. 281230 : peadues. California, evan- orated, nupared, 2225c; cherrles,pitted. 31c- juernes, unpiueu, aoKyioc; raspuerries, evap- uiaieu, oibojc; uiacituerrje:, italic; nucKle1 berries. 15c Sugars Cubes, 6c; powdered, CJc:granu- laieti, oc; conieciionerB' a, oc; standard A, 6!c; sou white, 55Jr: yellow, choice, 5K 5c: yellow, good, oXoc; yellow, fair, 6 5W;c; yellow, dark. 55Vic Pickels Medium, bbls. (1,200). S3 50; me dium, halt bbls. (000). SI 75. Salt No. 1. ft bhl.,95c: No. 1 ex.. ft bbl., SI 1)0; dairy, ft bbl, $1 20; coarse crystal, ft bbl., SI 20; Higgins1 Eureka. 4-bu. sacks, $2 80; Hlg gins' Eureka. 15-14 ft packets. S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches, $2 80S 2 90; 2nds, S2 503)2 CO; extra peaches, S3 003 lu; pio peaches, S2 00; finest corn, SI 35o)l 50; Hfd. Co. corn. 95cSl 15; red cherries. SI 401 50; Lima beans. SI 20; soaked do, SOc; string uo. 75 9Cc; marrowfat peas, SI 101 25; soaked uea. 7o8Cc; pineapple?. $1 301 40: Bahama do. S2 55; damsou plums, $1 10; greengages, SI 5u; egg Plums, 32 20; California apricots. $2 502 W; California pears. $2 75; do greengages. S3 00: do egg plums, 52 00: extra white cherries. S2 85; raspberries, SI 401 45; strawberries. $1 30I 40; goosebet ries.Sl 1001 15; tomatoes, 90ctc; sal mon, 1-ft, $1 301 80; blackberries, SI 10; succo tash, 2-ft cans, soaked, 90c; do green. 2-ft, Jl 25 01 50; corn beer. 2-1 n cans. S2 00; 14-ft cans, S14; baked beans, SI 4001 50; lobster, l.ft, $2 25; mackerel. 1-ft can", broiled, SI 50; sardines, do mestic Us. Si 254 35; sardines, domestic, 3s, SS 50; sardines, imported. i Sll 501 250: sar dines, imported, i4x S18: sardines, mustard. S3 85; sardines, spiced, S4 25. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater, mackerel, S20 fl bbl.: extra No. 1 do mess, $2S 50; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, S24 00; No. 2 shore mackerel. S22; large ffs, S20. Codhsh Whole, pollock, 5c ft ft; do medium, George's cod, 5c: do large, 7c; boneless bakes, in strips, 5c; do George's cod.ln blocks, 6Ji7Kc Herring Bound shore. S5 50 ft bbl; split. SS 50: lake. S3 25 ft 100-ft bb!; White fish. $0 50 ft 100-ft half bbl. Lake trout, $5 50 f! half bbl. Finnao baddies. 10c ft ft. Ice land halibur, 13c ft ft. Pickerel, half bbl. S3: quarter bbl.Sl 35. Holland herring,70c;Walkoff herring, 90c Oatmeal S77 25ft bbl. Grain, Flonr and Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange, lcar sample shell corn. 51c, spot; 1 car No. 1 white oats, 50c, free in elevator. Receipts as bul letined, 19 cars. 'By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway, 5 cars of bay; 1 of middlings, 5 of flour, 8 of corn. Bv Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 3 cars of corn, 1 of oats, 1 of hay. The cereal situation is practically tbe same as it has been for some days pist. Supplies are in excess of demand, and markets are in favor pf buyers all along tbe line. Money at present is a more valuable commodity than grain or hay, and retailers are, therefore, buying only as their absolute necessities require. Prices are for carload lots on track: WHEAT No 2 red, SI 0101 02; o. 3, 98 CORN New ear, 59S00c;No. 1 yellow shelled. 62G3cold; No. 2 cllow, shelled. 61062c ola; high mixed shelled corn, BOgSlc old: yellow shelled corn, new. 56058c OATS No. 1. 5050Xc: No. 2 white. 49f05Oc: extra. Not 3, 48K049c; mixed oats, 47048c RYE No. 1 VpnnAvlrania and Ohio. 7B077c, gf 1 Western, 7475c llSSi,gJ2EL nvimof, to axsa ov, iancy iiiaigui spring, $ 13 i . p ----"-- :"t; . i -, fn.i IS, 1890. So 50; clear winter. 15 00a 25; straight XXXX bakers', J4 7505 00. Ry flour, S4 2504 5U. Buckwheat flour. 2K3c ft ft. - MlLLTEED No. 1 white middlings, S25 OCO 25 50 ft ton; No. 2 white middlings. S22 000 23 00: brown middlings, 120 00021 00; winter wheat bran. S20 50021 00. Hay Baled timothy, choice. S10 50010 75: No. 1, S9 7501U 00; No 2 do, J8 0008 50: loose from wagon, Sll 00012 00. according to quality; No. 2 prairie hay, S7 2507 60; packing do, 17 CO 10ii zo. STRAW-Oat, SO 6007 00; Wheat and rye. S6 00 06 5a lira visions. Sugar-cured hams, large, 10c; sugar-cured h.im, medium', 10Vc;sugar-cured hams, small, lOJc; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 5e: sugar cured shoulders. Gc; sugar-cured boneless shoulders, 8Jic: skinned shonlders,7c: skinned hams, lOJ-Jc; sugar-cured California bams, 7c; sugar-cured dried beef fiats, 9c: sugar-cn'ed dried beef sets, 16c: sugar-cured dried beef rounds, 12c: bacon, shoulders, TJc: bacon, clear sides, 7c; bacon, clear bellies, 6Jc: dry salt shoulders, 6c: dry salt clear sides. 6Jic Mess pork heavy, S12 50; mess pork, family. S12 6a Lard Refined, in tierces, okr; half barrels, 5Vc; 60-ft tubs, 5c; 20-ft pails, 6Vc; 50-ft tic cans. 6c;3-6 tin pails, &tc; 6-ft tin "pails, 6c; 10 ft tin palls, 5c Smoked sausage, long. 5c; large. 5c Fresh pork, links, 9c Boneless hams, 10Kc Pies feet, balf.barrels, S4 00; quarter-barrels. $2 15. Lumber. Markets have developed no new features since onr last report. Hard woods are in good demand, as the time is here for finishing ,up buildings. Tbe year's volnme ot business breaks all former records, bnt margins were never closer. PINE DNPLANED YARD QCOTATIOSS. Clear boards, per It .. S52 OOg-'s OS Select common boards, per M - 30 00 Common boards per M - 20 00 bheathlng 18 00 Pine frame lumber per M 22 C027 00 Shingles, No. 1, IS in. peril 4 73 Shingles, .No. 2, 18 In. per M....: 150 Lath 100 HARD WOODS rARD QUOTATIONS. Ash. I to 4 in 4O0Oas5 00 Black walnut, green, log run 45 00o0 0O lil ck walnut, dry, log run 60 0075 00 Cherry 40 0O3S80 0I) Green white oan plank, 2to41n . 20 00132300 Dry white oak plank, 2 to 4 In S0023 00 Dry white oak boards, Iln ZOOO&isoo West Va..yellow pine, 1 Inch 2O0O25 0O WestVa. yellow pine, IH Inch 25 0O3O0O West Va. yellow poplar, to lln 18 00325 00 Hickory, IK to 3 In 18 0OS25OO Hemlock building lumber, perM 13 00 Bank rails 14 00 Boat studding 14 00 Coal car plant urn PLANED. Clear boards, per M J 6000 Surface boards 30CO3.00 Clear, Ji-lneh beaded celling 26 CO Partition boards, peril 3500 Flooring, No. 1 3000 Flooring, No. 2 25 00 Yellow pine flooriug 30 0040 00 Weather-boarding, moulded. No. 1.... 20 00 Weather-boarding, moulded, No. 2.... 2300 Weather-boarding, -inch aoo HARD WOODS JODBINQ PRICES. Ash S30 OOSIUOO Walnut logrnn, green...... 23 00343 00 Walnut log run. dry S5 ooaso oo White oak plank, green 17 00319 00 White oaE plank, dry 20 00(322 00 White oak boards, dry IS 002123 00 WestVa. yellow pine, lln 19 00321 00 WestVa. yellow pine, 1 in 20 OOfflES 00 Yellow poplar 18 00328 00 Hickory, 1) to 3 in 20 00(323 00 Hemlock USO12 00 Bunk rails 14 00 Boat studding 34 00 Coal car plank la 00 WILL TEST THE TERRITORY. A Butler Company Purchases 45,500 Acres for Oil and Gas. rsrsciAi. telxokah to Tux stsrATcn.: Tallahoma, Iexx., Dec. 17. The Butler Land and Mining Company, of But ler, Pa., has leased 45,000 acres of land la this and adjoining counties and 600 acres adjoining this town. By the middle of next month it will have its machinery here and commence boring for oil and gas, and developing the mineral resources in this vicinity. The company is sanguine that from the general topography and geological forma tion of this country that oil and gas can be obtained by going" down for it, and if it succeed it will be the means of bringing more manufactories into this locality. BITS OF RAILROAD HEWS. The Louisville and Nashville Absorbs the Kentucky Central Railroad. New York, Dec. 17. It is officially an nounced that the Louisville and Nashville has purchased control of the Kentucky Cen tral Bailroad. The Missouri Pacific direct ors have ratified the Presidents' agreement, and S. H. H. Clark, with the President, will represent the company on the Advisory Board. The directors of tbe Chicago Junction Railroad and the Union Stock Yards Com pany have declared a semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent on preferred stock and a quar terly dividend of iy2 on common. A ROANOKE ROOF FALLS IS. A Man Killed and Many' Injured Under the Snow-Laden "Weight. Eoanokf, Ta., Dec. 17. The roof of the blacksmith shop of the Koanoke Machine "Works fell in'under a heavy weight of snow at 2 o'clock this morning. One man of the night force was killed, and eight seriously injured. The damage to building and ma chinery is estimated at 5100,000; nniusnred. Work will he resumed at an early day. It is the heaviest snow storm lor years. Over two feet of snow has fallen, and the storm continues. CHARGED y7ITBmGLI0EKCE. The Death of WHHain Donah Laid at En gineer Deegan's Door. ' Deputy Coroner Berry held an luquest yesterday upon the body of William Donah, who was killed on Monday at Renfrew sta tion on the Pittsburg and Western Rail road. The jury rendered a verdict of death due to the gross negligence of Engineer Charles Deegan. The testimony was to the effect that no whistle had Deen Mown, although Mr. Dee gan said it was only a short distance back from where Donah was struck that the whistle had been blown. HEXICO C0TJET15G CANADA. Macdonald Will Consider a Proposal for Closer Trade Relations. Ottawa, Ont, Dec 17. D. A. Ansel, Mexican Consul at Montreal, had an inter view yesterday with Sir John Macdonald, to whom, he made a proposal for closer rela tions between Canada and Mexico. The Premier promised that the Govern ment would consider tbe proposition. A SEVERE ATTACK OF CROUP. Tho Child's life Saved by Chamberlain's Cough ltemedy. I wish to pay to the public that Chamber lain's Cough Remedy is the best I have ever used orsold for croup. 1 am never without it at my home for my children. Last winter a child of Mr. E. J." Wetzel, one of my cus tomers, was choking with a sudden and severe attack of cronp. I gave bim a bottle of this cough remedy, and he started for home, gave tbe child, two doses of it, which stopped tbe coughing and smothering in stantly, and in a few minutes the little one. was out of all dancer. Mr. Wetzel came back to the store as happy as he could be and said: "That bottle of cough remedy saved the life of my child." Furthermore I feel friendly toward yon as the manufacturers of such a valuable remedy, andani proud of its being manufactured i'n our own State. I can cheerfully and willingly give many in stances of its good works to anyone that may want a reliable cough remedy. William C. Vooel, t!i3u Quarrv, la. 5 BOTTLES Removed Scrofulous Lumps from my ueck. They were Large as an I s.fWafaaE aiLSiagf8 t g g. j EH HIE UEAW, jnentcaim, alien. A BIG MONEY-SAVER. How (he Application of tbe Austra lian Ballot System Would , STOP COSTLY ELECTION CONTESTS. Fights for Office That Have Drawn Largely on Conntj Funds. TIIKEE CASES SOW 15 THE CODETS The beanties of tbe Australian system of voting and their successful application in the interest ot honest elections were shown conclusively in an article in this paper some weeks ago. There seems to be no other method feas ible, so long as some men have" a rod held over them by employers, unless all em ployers can be persuaded to treat employes in the manner prescribed by tbe Golden Kale, or a breed of voters can be propagated who, knowing their duty, dare maintain it, a pretty difficult requirement whan a man has a family to snstain and no bank account on which to tean. The old time style of voting in Kentucky had merit in that the voters were required to express their choice viva voce. Any elector could thuj constitnte himself a committee to keen tab ou voters, and if the result were not correct conld de nounce the election officers. But this method required more courage than the average needy man is supposed to possess, and be could be worked in advance to vote as wanted or stay away from the polls. HEAVX EXPENSE TO TAXPAYEBS. There is an argument independent of the necessity of maintaining the purity of the ballot, and it will be strange if the average voter who makes his living outside of poli ties and is interested in good government, even if it be not administered by his own party, cannot appreciate its force. Scarce a year passes that there are not one or more election contests, and some of them are expensive to the taxpayers. Some thing like a dozen years ago the contest between Joseph A. Bntlcr and Edward Matthews for the aldermanship of the Seventh ward lasted 50 days, causing the county at large the services of some 400 people, that is equal to those 1 man for 400 days, or say $S00. In addition to this, wit ness fees, commissioners' fee, snbpccnaes, etc., cost some $1,500, and the city, not the loser, bad the bill to loot, and Jndge Bailey cat Colonel Stone's fees down to 3 a sitting, a sum which many people thought very small. The contest between W. J. Brennen, Eiq., and Councilman Mark Donley for the alder manship of the Twenty-fourth ward, cost the city between $1,400 and $1,500. Here two cases cost the city about $3,000, and had everyone in the last ten years who had canse lor contest pushed it tne sum total wonld have been a heavy draft on the treasury. THKEE CASES ON THE STOCKS. There are at present three contested elec tion cases on the stocks, two in this city and one in Allegheny, and under tbe late ruling of the courts they may be made much more expensive than the Butler-Matthews and tbe Brennen-Donley contests. It has been de cided that tbe evidence shown by tbe elec tion papers, poll lists, etc., is not sufficient, but that in the case of any vote being chal lenged the voter himself mnst be examined. andwitness fee and cost of subpoena amount to $2 in each case. Apply this to the Stay-ton- Wyman contest, and what do we have? There are in this case 4,500 votes challenged. The cost of taking the testimony of each put at $2 makes $9,000, and with incidentals and commissioner's fee will aggregate $10,000, which the city of Allegheny must pay if the case is pushed to the bitter end. There is no security that there may not be a dozen such contests in a year, and they make a draft in any year that would well nigh sponge ont the contingent fund. Sup pose some struggling borough when scarce enough money cm be raised to support scnoois and Keep ooarawaixs in repair were called on to foot a bill of several thousand dollars because some slum politician had falsified the will of tbe majority. 'Twould make the taxables squirm as they never sqnirmed before. The adoption of Anstralian system for the prevention of this abuse, if for no other, should need no urging. tJICK HEADACHE. SICK HEADACHE Carter's Little Liver rillj. Carter's Little Liver Pills. '-Carter's tittle Liver Pills. BICK HEADACHE SICK HEADACHE Carter's Little Ltver Pills. nolS-TTSSu S 1.0 oo 'REWARD' Ta anv one wlto will contradict try piMtoureuiv HOMEBmCK' WIlLNOr injure icim: W0Urt.RNU To tart tan haot; ft-l bin of lonorrifl Aese Blacking, aod leara it tLcv rorada. Taia it oat and di uki annua ' ouuiuo. Mil annittrtaatvita; pKonBgand ruts macuRf. a "Guess m go horns and try tils, and see If I cast niaka that Thousand I " J. A for Pik-Bon, chk will Stain Old a new Furniturc will stain glaas and chinawars will Stain Tinwahc will stain your old baskets will Stain Bast's Coaoh and TarnUh at the samo time. IK-ON hat om m 77? y" it rMoo.x.1 WL ' 't ' WOLF? & EANDOLPH, Philadelphia. FOR DYSPEPSIA Cfstress after Eating, Stomach Catarrh, Head ache, Heartburn, and all forms of Indigestion. Prepared from the fruit of the Papaya Melon Tree found la the tropics. Druggists sell them. S-C3-TTSU BROKERS-FIN A'CLYL. Whitney & .Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. mya WfYDT U'fi SAVINGS BANK. rElVXliEl 0 81 KOTJRTH AVENTJK Capital. $300,000. Surplus, J-5L670 29. D. McK. LLOYD, EDWARD E. DOFF, 4 President. Asst. Sea Treas. per cent interest allowed on time deposits, ocli40-D JOHN H. OAKLEY & CO., BANKEH3 AND BROKERa Stocks Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. PriTito wire to Nov York and Chicago UH1XTH aT fuubunc J fl All r . v , ' X S ' aflLVlV 5K j . Ed m& twi 841 i1 -X "- 4?V. Jl I I , ( aKA . fl l MZUf. f7TaUL, ?hr t i ll .dV3 CL V t n jM Jk IX T.-?' II IH X- " r"KaVftn Ir" a-A. Mr v4 jm in "111 SC i JZ 1 t I 1 It 1 JR :i u ' ,vfflwvjni v; i WIAT ft' C!M ii TfH i r- M-; Wfco5K J Vfvii I vS BOPWtieHT- IP 1 1 : I' 1 1 ' ' picuaH li. I 1 xij I i-l JJ m a Aim C23-S3 WHOLESALE -:- HOUSE, JOSEPH BOBIK A GOL 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 Alloverj. Henistitched Edgings and Flouncings. Buyer will and these goods attractive both in price and novelties of design. Full lines of New Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE FARTMENT Best makes Window Shades ia dado and plain Or spring 'fixtures. Lace Cur tains. Portieres. Chenille Curtains, Poles and Bras3 Trimmings; Floor. Table and Stair Oil Cloths in best maker lowest prices for quality. WASH DKEbii FABRICS. The largest variety from which to select. Toil Uncords, Cbalon Cloths, Bath Seersuck ers. Imperial Suitings, Heather & Renfrew Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr GInsbaras. Wholesale Exclusively. Jal3-D ELY'S CREAM BALM Will cure CATARRH. Price SO cents. Apply Balm into each nos tril. ELY BROS,, 56 Warren St.. N. Y. deC6s53-TTS ITCHING PILES SWAYNE'S OINTMENT ' ABSOLUTELY CUBES. BYMPTOMV-lIolrtBre; Intense Itching and tluclnp ; mwt at nlchtl wore by Kratchlne. If allowed to continue tumor form and protrude, wnlcn ortenb efd and ulcerate, beeoralnc Terr 2?i.i8flf ATJiE OOratM Itop. the iTehlni and bleedlnc. heal, ulceration, and In moat UKI remvTcatae tumors. Aax jour Druggist lor it. nol8-5S-TT3 MElilCAlJ DOCTOR SWHITTIER S14PJ2NS AVKXUE. I'JTTsUUKi;. rl. As old residents know and back flies of Pitts burg papers prove, is tbe oldest established and most prominent physician in the city, de voting special attention to all cbronic diseases fcTNOFEEUNTILCURED MCPVfll IQ and mental diseases, physical ItLII V UUO decay.nervous debility, lack ot " energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory, disordered sulit, self distrust, basbfoloes.4. dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions. Im poverished blood, failing powers, organic weaK-, ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fitting the person for business, society and mar riage, permanently, safely and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKIN Z<XS blotches, fallinz hair, bones, pains, glandular, swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throat, ulcers, old sore3, are cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from thesystem. IIRIMARV kidney and bladder derange UlllllrVlJ I ments, weak back, gravel. ca tarrhal discbarges inflammation and other' painful symptoms receive searching treatment, prompt relief and real cures. Dr. Whittier's life-Ion!-, extensive experience! insures scientific and reliable treatment on common-sense principles. Consultation free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as it here. Office bours. 9 A. K. to X P. 3f. Snnday. 10 A. 31. to 1 p. 3i. only. UK. W HITTIER. 811 Penn avenne. Pittsburg; Pa. deWO-DsuwK DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS In all cases re. quiring scientific and confiden tial treatment! Dr. S. Ka Lake. II. R. C. P. a. is tbe oldest and mo-tt experienced specialist in, the city. Consultation free and trictlv confidential. Office hours 9 to and 7 to 8 p. 31.: Snndays, 2 to 4 p. x. Consult them personally. or write. Doctors Lake. cor. Penn are. and Itli st., Pittsburg, Pa. je3-72-D"Wk NERVEfAND BRAIN TREATMENT Spedfle for HTsteria,Di2zIncss.FitsrKeuralg!a,Wai t illness, ilentni Depression. SottenLnot the Braln.ro BnltlnjT In insanity and leading to mie-y decay and deatn. Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of Power In either sex. Involuntary Losses, and Spermatorrnce caused br over-exertion of the brain, telf-abuse or orcr-lndnl pence Each box contains one month's treat ment, zi a dox, or ix for 95, sent oy mall prepaid. With each order for six boxes, will send purchaser guarantee to refund aoney if tbe treatment fails to gL0lNHg en-". inarnTee,'i - "uip" soia ouy oy EMILG. STUCKY, Druggist, 1701 and 2101 Penn are., and Comer Wylie and Fulton st, PITTSBUKG. PA. J myl5-51-TT83q j ELECTRIC BELT J WEAME3 1 JnMEN debilitated j through disease or vtBZmZi" otherwise. WE : eUARANTEE to CUKE by tills New 1 MPKOVEl) 1 KLECTltIC KELT or KfcPUSU MONEY. Made. j lor tMs specific pnrpoe. Cure or Physical Weak- I ness. glTlne ITeclT. Jllld, Soothing. Continuous 1 fTnrranta nt n.,ti(c Itv thronsrh all weak narts. 1 restoring them to HEALTH and V1GOKOU3 bTKEXOTH. Electric current felt Instantly, or we forfel C$5,000 In cash. 11ELT Complete Jo and up. Wont cases Permanently Cured In three) months. Sealed pimphlets free. Call on or ad dress S ANDES ELECTK1C CO.. 819 Broadway, Jiew york. myB-li-TTSSU , Chleaester'a Enell.n Diamond Brand. Orfirlaol and Cnlr Genuine. src, alwajii reliable, ladies ask 1 mend Stand in Ked and Gold mrtalliaV boxCT, waled with blue ribbon. Take no other. fu3danaerouM tnistilu- tiont and imitations. .AtDnirzisii.orfvndalA. in itampt for porticnlari, testimonial nl " .teller lor iaaiev in uatr. 07 retnnt MaiL IO.OOO TeitlmoDiili. A'am PaMr. fTfctathaMtaPwf hntfnl tn. faultauawa SH.vaa Bold by an Lout DrojgUu, FaUlada. PmL dtriaorxns 1 tool's Cotton. Sootj COMPOUND .Composed of Cotton Boot, Tansy and ' Pennyroyal a recent discovery by an 'old physician. Is successu&u used montUj fcafe, EffectuaL Price $L. by mall, sealed. Ladies, ask your druegist for Cook's Cotton Root Cbmrjound and take no substitute. or Inolose 3 stamps for sealed particulars. Ad dress POND LILY COMPANY. No. 3 Fisher Block, 131 Woodward aye., Detroit, Mich. 43-Sold in Pittsburs. Pa- by Joseph Fls ing ASon, Diamond and Market sts. se21-187-TT3nwkEOWE 3 ntnVC. BCANd 3 Strengthen Ncxtm. Brain and " Yi otttt orpins. Clear Cloudy ( JJfcL Urine. Cure aversion to society. unpleasant creams, loss 01 mem 4017, and all nervous diseases. rosiuve cure lor aii naie ana female weakness Price. Ir. postpaid. AddressNerveBeanCo., Buffilo.N.Y. At JosepJi Flemfnff & Son's, axs Market St. ad all leading druggists. ' MANY A MAN will get well if be heeds, or die If be Ignores, our warning. MtthoOm Exvluitve ; Sueeetm Unique. Thousands restored by Bomo Treatment. Guaranteed Testimonials. ...... ...... n..i I mailed free for a Km- OUR NEW BOOK lfiume. Its Advice l uurt rain suun I,,,.., u WeatcneMes and Diseases of Men treated and cured. Address to-day, ERIE 3LHUICA1. CO., uonalo, 2r.x MELTS TOO SOON. "WEAKFREE iffiffcf fjNnE healed Treatise, explaining abso lute and perfect CURE without stomach drugging, for Lost Han- , hood. Nerrons Debllltr. Lack of StronQ Vigor and Derelopment, Premature Decline. Func tional Disorders. Kidney and Bladder Diseases, eta. IMaa TEX 2USI3I CD., 19 Park Place, lev lork, 1. 1. , OCll-TTSWfc AHDOXFofJTHEMILLlOH RJErS' OME TREATMENT V WITH MEDICAL ELECTHICmfT For all CHHONIC, OEGAKIC asJ NERVOUS DISEASES in both tries. Bar no Belt till Ton md UriihMk. ArfdrMM THE PERU CHEMICAL CO., H11WA0IU.W1S myZMl-TTSSu LADIES ONLY Female Beans, the most powerful feaaleregnlator. Fee. lectlvaafe. Nererfail. fpoareatd. Send ac. (stamp) for paitbnlan. Aidreu LION DRUG CO., BuSJlo. N. Y. Sold by JOS. FLEMING & SON, 412 Market S anl7-10-TTS TO WEAK MEN' SmTcrimc from the effects of youthful errors, earlr decar.wastlntrweacness.lostmanhood.eteIiBiil ' send a valuable treatise (sealed) containing full. 2 snlendld medical work : should be read br ererr man who is serrons and debilitated. Address, jrjcva Jca va a? v w JUJuaM iiauviau4 waUasI 3 IffcS WPEM ce.-u stall &. ' jX 'I'" ',
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