iannnaaaBnBasssMilsWssMsisssMiiiBssasVTffiJ THE ' PITTSBUKG- DISPATCH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 139L ' 7 j . I . . . : m A SERMON ON SNOW. The Various Thoughts Suggested to l!ev. Dr. Talmagc by the SIGHT OP THE FALLING FLAKES. Thron-h Those Little White Particles God Has Worked Wonders. A CHANGE IK THE 1)STIXI OP EUROPE 2ew- Yoke, Feb. 8. The remarkable movement initiated by the services in the Academy of Music is growine apace, and negotiations are pending for additional ac commodations on a gigantic scale. Dr. lalmage's sermons have set thousands of the people of Xew York to serious thinking on religious matters. At every service now, raen and women rise in all parts of the louse to intimate their desire that the Christians present would cray for their conversion, and after the regular icrvice is concluded they speedily occupy the orchestra chairs while Dr. Talmage and the large corps of workers who are helping him listen to their aifliculties and give them advice. Tearful eyes and convulsive sobs bear testimony to the earnestness of the reekcis. Dr. Talmage's sermon this even ing, which he also preached in the Brooklyn Ac-idemy-ot Music in the morning, was from Job sxxviii: 22: "Hast thuu entered into the treasures of the snow?" Grossly rualisncd is tlio season of winter. The spring anil summer ind autumn have had inanyaduiirers, but winter, hoary-headed and Mhitc-bearded winter, bath had more enemies than friends. Yet without winter tho human laco would be inane and effortless. You might -peak ot the w inter as the mother of tcmpet: ltalto it as the father of a whole family ot physical, mental and spiritual energies. The must people that I know arc strong in propor tion to the number of sno banks they had to climb over, or push through, in childhood, while their father drove the sled loaded with tugs throntrh the crunching drifts hicli as the Xences. At this season of the year when we are mi familiar with the snow, those frozen vapors, those railing blossoms of the ky, those while angels of the atmosphere, those poems of the storm, those Iliads and Odevs of the wintery tempest. I turn over the leaves of my Bible aud though most of it was written in a clime vhero snow seldom tir never fell I find many vf these beautiful congelations. Though the writers may seldom or never hae felt the cold tiuch of the snow flake on the check, they bad in sight two mountains the tops of which were snggetive. Other kings sometimes take off their crowns, but Lebanon and Mount Ilermon all the year round and through the ages never lift the cororots of crvstal from their fore heads. The first time tc find a deep fall of snow in the Bible is where Samuel describes a light between Benaiah and . lion in a pit; and though the snow may have crimsoned under the wounds of both man and brute, the suagsy monster rolled over dead and the slant was vic tor. Bat the snow is not f ullj recognized in the HiMc until God interrogates Job. the scientist, concerning its wonders, saving: "Hat thoa en tered into the treasures of the snow?" Wonders in the Dajs of Old. I rather think that Job may have examined the snow flake with a microscope; for, although St is supposed that the microscope was invented Jong after Jub's time, there had been wonders of las long before the microscope and tele score of later dav were thought of. So long r.go as when the Coliseum was in its full splen cor, Nero sat in the Emperor's bos of that great theater, which held 100,000 people, and looked at the combatants through a gem in his finder ring which brought evcrjthmg close up tohisee. Four hundred ears before Christ, in tho stores at Atbtns, were fold powerful glasses called "burning spheres," and Layard, the explorer, found a magnifying glass amid the ruins of Nineveh, and in the palace of Nimrod. Whether through masmfyiiig instrn- mentor with unaidea eye, I cannot say. but I am sure that Job somehow went through the galleries of the snow flake and counted its pil lars and found wonders, raptures, mysteries, theologies majesties, inanities walking np and down us corridors, as a result of the question which the Lord had ask him, "Hast ihou en tered into the treasures of the snow?' Oh, it is a wondrous meteor! Humboldt studied it in the Andes 12.000 feet above the level ot the sea. Debanssuro reelled among these meteors in the Alps and Dr. Scoresby counted 86 varieties or snow-flake amid the Arctics. They are in shape of stars, in shape of coronets, in shape of chnders. are globular, arc hexagonal, are pyramidal, are castellated. After a fresh fall of snow, in one walk you crush under vour feet Tuilleries, Windsor Cas tles, St. Paul's. St. Peter's St. Mark's Cath edrals. Alhambras and Sydenham Palaces in numerable. I know it depends much on our own condition what impression these flying meteors ot the snow make. I shall not forget two rough and unpictendlng wood-cuts which 1 saw in rov bo) hood side by side: one picture of a prosperous farmhouse with all signs of comfort, and a lad warmly clothed looking out of the door upon the nrst flurry of snow, and his mind no doubt filled with the sound of jingling slelsrh bells, and the frolic with play fellows in the deep banks, and he. clapping his hands and shouting: "It snows! It snunsr' The other sketrh was of a boy, haggard and "hollow-eyed with hunger, looking from the lirokencinor of a wretched home, ana seeinc in the falling flakes prophecy of more cold and less lireati and greater privation, wringing his hands and with tears rolling, down his wan checks crying: "Oh. my God! It snows! It Miows!"' Out of the abundance that character izes most of our homes may there go speedy re lief to all whom this wiutsr finds in want and exposure. The Telescope and Microscope. And now I propose tor your spiritual and everlasting profit, if you will accept my guid ance, to take you through some of these won ders of crystallization. And notice first, God in the littles. You may take Alpensto ck and cross the Mcr dc Glace, the Sea of Ice, and as cend Mont Blanc, which rises into the clouds like a pillar of the great White Throne, or with Arctic explorer ascend the mountains aiound the North Pole and see glaciers 1,000 leet high grinding against glaciers 3.000 feet liijh. But 1 will take you on a less pretentious juur ti"y and show you God in the snowflake. There is room enough between its pillars for the gieat JeLovab to stand. In that one Irozen drop on the tip of your linger yon may find the throne-room of the Almignty. I take up the snow in uiv hand and seo the coursers of celestial dominion pawing these crys'al pavements. The telescope Is grand, but I most confess that I am quite as much in terested in the microscope. Ihe one reveals the universe above us; the other, just as ere at a univeise beneath us. But the telescope over whelms me. while the microscope comforts me. Vhatot; want and I want especially is a God in littles. If we were seraphic or arch-antrelic In our natures, we would want to study God in the great; but such small, weak, short-lived beings as you and I are, want to hud God in the littles. When I see the Maker of the universe giving himself to the architecture of a snow Sake and making its snalts. its domes its curves, iis wall!-, its iriadialious so perlect, 1 conclude He w ill look after our insignificant affairs. And if we aic of more value than a sparrow, mo-t ceitaitilywe are of more -value than an inani mate snow flake. So the Bible would chiefly impress us with God m the littles. It does not s-av. Consider tho clouds," but ic say 6. "Con sider the lilies." It does not say. "Behold the tempests!" but. "Behold the fowl!" and it ap pHuds a cup of cold water, and the widow's two mitv-s, and says ihe hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not leai, therefore, that you are coins to be lost m the crowd. Do not think that because you estimate your-elf as only one .nowfljke among a three days' January snow storm that jou will be forgotten. The bir h and death of a drop of chilled vapor is as certainly regarded by tho Ixird as the creation and demolition of a planet. Nothing is Dig to God and noth ing is Mnall. What makes the honey industries ol South Carolina such a source ot livelihood and wealth? It is because God teaches the ladr-hug to nuke an opening in the rind of the apricot for the bee who cannot otherwise get at the juice ol the fruit. So God sends the lady, bug ahead to prepare the way for tho honey bee, lie teaches the ant to bite each grain of com that she puts in the ground for winter food iu order that it mav not take root and so ruin the little cranary. He teaches the raven Jn dry weather to throw pebbles into a hollow tree that ihe water far down and out of reach mav come up within the reach of the bird's lieak. What a coiurort that He is a God in llUles! Soruo Tremendous Snow Storms. In March. IkSS. tho snow stopped America. It aid to Brooklyn: "Stay homer to New York: "Stay home!" to Philadelphia: "S.ay home!' to Washington: "Stay homer' to Richmond: jitay lionic!" It put into a white sepulcher, most of this nation. Commerce whose wheels never stopped before, stopped then. What was the matter? Power or accumulated snow flakes on tho top of the Apuenines one flake Jails, and others tall, and they pile up, and ttacv make a mountain of fleece on the top of a mountain of rock, until one day a gust of wind, or even the voice of a mountaineer, gets tho lrozen vapors into action and by awful descent tbev sweep everything in their course trees, rocks, villages as when, in lb, the town of Bqel in Valais was buried, and in 1624, in Switzerland, 300 soldiers were entombed. These avalanches were made up of single snowflakes. What tragedies of the snow have been wit nessed by the monks of St. Bernard, who, for ages have with the dogs been busy in extricat ing bewildered and overwhelmed travelers in Alpine storms, the dogs with blankets fastened to their backs and flasks of spirits fastened to their ncck, to resuscitate tho helpless trav elers, ouo of these dogs decorated with a medal for having saved the lives of 12 persons the brave beast himself slain of the snow on that day when accompanying a Piedmontcse courier on the way to his anxious household down the mountain, the wife and children of the Piedmontcse courier coming up the moun tain in search of liim, an avalanche covered all under pyramids higher than those under which the Egyptian monarchs sleep their sleep of tho ages. W bit an illustration of the tragedies of tho snow is found in that scene between Glencoo and Glencreran ouo February in Scotland, where Konald Cameron comes forth to bring to his father's bouse his cousin Flora MacDonald, for tho celebration of a birthday, and the calm day turns into a hurricane of white fury that leaves Ronald and Flora as dead, to be resusci tated by the shepherds. What an exciting struggle bad Bayard Taylor among the wintry Appeuincs. Decided the Destiny of Europe. In tho winter of 1S12, by a similar force tho destiny of Europe was decided. The French army marched up toward Moscow 500.000 men. What can resist them? Not bayoneis, but tho dumb elements overwhelm that host. Napo leon retreats from Moscow with about200,000 men, a mitrhty nucleus for another campaign after he cets back tn Paris. The morning of October 19, when they start for home, i bright and beautiful. The air is tonic, and, although tlii Russian campaign has been a tail ore. Napoleon will try again m some other direction with his host of brave surviving Frenchmen. But a cloud comes on the sky, and the air gets chill, and one of the soldiers feels on his check a snow flake, and then there is a multiplication of these wintry mes sages, and soon the plumes of the officers are decked with another style of plume, and then all the skies let loose upon the warriors a hurri caneof snow, and the inarch becomes difficult, and tho horses find it hard to pull the supply train, and the men begin to fall under the fatigue, and many uot able to take another step lie down in the drifts never to ne. and the cavalrv horses stumble and fall, and 1,000 of the arinv fall, and 10,000 perish, and 20.000 go dow n. and 50.000 and 100.000, and a 120.000 and a 132.000 die, and the victor of Jena and bridce of Lodi, and Evlau, and Ansterlitz where three great armies commanded by three Emperors surrendered tu him. now himself surrenders to the snowflakes. Historians do not seem to rec ognize that the tide in that man's lite turned from December 10, 1S09, when be banished by hideons divorce his wife Josephine from the palace and so challenged the Almighty, and the Lord charged upon him from the fortresses of the skv with ammunition of crystal. Snowed under! Billions, trillions, quadrillions, qnintil lions or flakes did the work. And what a suz gestion of accumulative power, and what a re bnke to all of us who get disc mraged because we cannot do much, and therefore do nothing. "Oh," says some one, "I would like to stop the farces of sin and crime that are marching for the conquest of the nations: but I am no body, I have neithor wealth nor eloquence nor social power. What can I do?" Jly brother, how much do you weigh? as much as a snow flake? "Oh. yes" Then do your share. It is an aggregation of small influences that will 3 et put this lost w orld back into the bosom of a pardoning God. Alas that there arc so many men and women who will not use the one talent because they have not ten, and will not cive a penny because they cannot give a dollar, and will notspeak as well as they can because they are not eloquent, and will not bo a snow flake because they cannot be an avalanche. Tho Usefulness of Sorrow. Another treasure of the snow is the sugges tion of the usefulness of sorrow. Absence of snow last winter made all nations sick. That snowless winter has not yet ended its disasters. Within a few weeks it put tens of thousands into the grave and left others in homes and hospitals gradually to go down. Called by a trivial name, the Russian "grip." it was an in ternational plasue. Plenty of snow means pub lic health. There is no medicine that so soon cures the world's malarias as these white pel lets that the clouds administer. Pellets small enough to be homeopathic, bnt in such large doses as to be allopathic and melting soon enough to be hydropathic. Like a sponge every flako absorbs unhealthy gases. The tables of mortality in New Y'ork and Brooklyn imme diately lessened when the snows of last Decem ber began to fall. The snow is one ot the grand est and best of the world's doctors. Yes; it is necessary for the lauds productive ness Great snows in winter are generally fol lowed by great harve-ts next summer. Scien tific analysis has shown that snow contains a larger percentage of ammonia than the rain, and hence its greater power of enrichment. And beside that, it is a white blanket to keep the earth warm. An examination of snow in Siberia showed that it was a hundred degrees warmer under the snow than above the snow. Alpine plants perished in the mild winter of England for lack of enough snow to keep them warm. Snow strikes back the rich gases which otherwise would escape in the air and be lost. Thank God for the snows, and may those of Febrifary be as plentiful as those of December and January have been, high and deep and wide and enriching; then the harvests next July will embroider with gold this entire American continent. But who with any analogical faculty can no tico that out of such chill as the snow comes the wheat, without realizing that chilling sor rows produce harvests of gracel The strongest Christians, without any exception, are those who were by bereavements or sickness or pov erty or persecution, or all of them together, snowed under, and again and again snowed under. These snow storms of trouble! Thoy kill tho malarias of the souL They drive us out of worldly dependence to God. Call the roll of all the eminently pious of all the ages and you will And them the sons and daughters of sorrow. The Maronites say that one characteristic of the cedar tree is that when the air is full of snow, and it begins to descend, the tree lifts its branches in a way better to receive the snow and bear up under it, and I know by much observation that the grandest cedars of Christian character lift higher their branches toward God when the snows of trouble are com ing. Loid Nelson's cofliii was made out of the masts of the ship L'Orient, in which he had fought so bravely, and your throne in heaven, O suffering child of God. will be built out of conquered earthly disasters. What gave John Bunyau such a wondrous dream ot the celestial city? The Bedford penitentiary. What gave Richard Baxter such power to tell of the 'Saints' Everlasting Rest" and give his im mortal "Call to the Unconverted?" Physical iliseae. which racked every nerve of his body. What made George Whitrfield so mighty in saving souls, bringing 10,000 to God when others brought 100? Persecution, that caricatured him all up and down England, and dead ver min thrown in his face when be was preaching. The Soul After It Is Forgiven. Another treasure of the snow is the sugges tion that this mantle covering tho earth is like the soul after it is forgiven. "Wash me," said the Psalmist, "and I shall be whiter than snow." My dear friend Gasherie DeWitt went over to Gcucva, Switzerland, for the recovery of his health, but the Lord bad something bet ter for him than earthly recovery. Little did I think when I bade him good-bj one lovely afternoon on the other side the sea to return to America that we would not meet again till we met in Heaven. As he lay one Sabbath morn ing on bis dying pillow in Switzerland, the window open, he was looking out upon Mont Blanc Tho air was clear. That great mountain stood in its robe of snow, glittering in the morning light, and my friend said to his wife: "Jennie, lo von know what that snow on Mont Blanc makes me think of? It makes me think that the ligbteou-ness of Christ, and the pardon of God cover all the s:us and imperfections or my Me, as that snow covers up that mountain, for the promise is that though our sins be as scar let, they shall be as white as snow." Was not that glorious! I do not care who you are. or where you are. you need as much as I do that cleansing, which made Gashier.e De Wlttood while ho lived and glorious when be died. Do not take it as the tenet ot an obsoleto theology that our nature is corrupt. We must be changed. We must be mauc over acain. The ancients thought that snow water bad especial power to wash out deep stains. All other water mizbt fail, but melted snow would make them clean. Well, Job had great admiration lor snow, but bedeclaies m substance that it he should wash his soul in melted sno.v, he would still be covered with mud like a man down in a ditch. (Job 8:S0). "If I wash my self in snow water, and make my bands never so clean, yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch and mine own clothes shall abhor me." We must be washed in the fountains of God's mercy, before wo can be whiter than snow. "Without holiness, no man shall see the Lord." Oh, for the cleansing power! If there be in all this audience ono man or woman whose thoughts have always been richt, and whoso woras always right, and whose actions always richt, let such a one rise, or if already standing, lift the right hand. Not one! All we. like sheep, have gone astrav. Unclean! unclean! And yet we may be made whiter than snow, whiter than that which, on a cold winter's morning, after a night of storm, clothes the tree from bottom or trunk to top of highest branch; whiter than tnat which, this hour, makes the Adirnndacks and tho Sierra Nevada and Mount Washington heights of pomp and splendor fit to enthrone au archangel. When baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, When she was a Child, she ci led for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Childrtu.she gave them Castoria,' ap9-77-Jiwrsii MOVEMENTS IN TKADE Few Signs of a Revival of Oar Jobbing Interests Appear. MONEY TIGHTNESS Butter, Eggs and Provisions Declined Dur ing the Week. LIGHT HIDES STEADY, STEERS FIRM Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, J Satdiiday, Feb. T. S Xteview of che Week. The first week of ITebruary as the last week of January has proved a quiet one to jobbers and commission men. The general testimony of dealers in produce and cereal lines is that trade is uncomfortably quicf. "While there has been no radical reduction in prices and in some lines there has been an advance, the movement is slow. Trade has not yet entirely recovered from tho stringency of the money market. Confidenco is quickly lost and slowly won again. The con ditions are hero ror a business revival, with the exception or faith. Already signs begin to appear of returning confidence, and onco fully restored there is lit tle doubt of an active spring trade. The only notable features of the week in pro duce lines were the drops in creamery butter and eggs, and the advancing tendency in poultry, which has been very scarce tho past week or two. Potatoes, onions and cabbage have shown a tendency to lower prices. The top-ot the potato market is 15c to 20c per bushel below the highest point reached in the early part of the winter. Apples are too near oranges in price to sell as freely as in ordinary seasons. When this staplo frnit climbs to $6 per barrel large nnmbeis of consumers Una it convenient to refrain. Tho Week's Itecord at tho Grain Exchange shows light receipts and few transactions. While demand is light, corn, oatsand wheat have been moving to a higher level, and the week closes with futures very Aim. Retail grain and hay dealers report a falling off iu sales smco the street improve ments were checked up by the decision ot courts. As receipts this week wero S8 cars less than the previous week, and in view of tho up ward tendency of prices in the West, there can hardly rail to be stronger and more active mar kets liere the week to come. In the lino of provisions we record the first drop for many weeks. Ihe enormous receipts or hogs in Chicago, reaching to 50,000 head in a singlo day, explains this decline. Saturday is one of the quiet hog days in the Western metropolis, and yet the receipts there to-day w ere 35,000 and top price So 65. Hides and Harness Leather. The harness, leather and hide trade has de veloped no new features dnring the week past. The year thus far has shown au active demand for harness leather. The Allegheny tanners re port a larger volume of trade than for the cor responding period of last year. The demand has been most active for light and medium weight leatner, where last year heavy weight leather was most in demand. In cousequenco of the heavy demand for the latter, our tanners stocked up well with heavy leather, which is new in least demand. Buff bides are still quiet, and steer hides fairly steadvat prices of last week. Sellers are active filling orders, and are somewhat firmer in their views. But whilo there is a dis position to demand hieher prices, tanners re fuse to give more. Following aro rates paid by our hide dealers and tanners for green and cured stock: , " Xo. 1 green saitca steers, rtv) pounds aua over 7& o. 1 green ssitea cows, all wei?nts No. 1 green salted hides, 40 to 69 pounds.. Ho. 1 green salted hides, 25 to 40 pounds.. No. 1 green saited bulls No. 1 green salted calfskins No. 1 green salted veal Lips No. 1 green salted runner kips. No. 1 irreen steers. GO pounds and over.... No. 1 green cows, all weights 4) o. 1 recn bulls 4, "o. 1 creen hides, 40 to 60 pound 44 N'o. 1 green hides, 23 to 40 pounds 4) No. 1 green calfskins 6 N'o. 1 green veal kips, each 90 No. licreeu runner kips, each CO Sheepskins 15r$l20 Tallow, prime 4 These prices subject to change without notice. Jtednctlon lorNo. 2 stock l.c per pound on steers and light hides; lc on bulls and 2c on calfskins. LOCAL LIVE ET0C2. Condition or Markets at East Liberty Stock: Yards. Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, ) , SATCBDAT, Feb, 7. J Cattle Receipts. SSI head; shipments. 672 head; market nothing doing, all through con signments; 1 car cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts, 3.500 head; shipments, 4,100 head; market steady: mixed and selected, S3 904 00: fair to best Yorkers. $3 8003 90: common to fair, S3 60g3 75: pigs. $3 003 50; 12 cars of hoes shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 1,000 bead; shipments, 1,100 head; market firm on sheep, slow on lambs at uncbauged prices. By Telegraph. CINCINNATI Hogs in light 'demand and easier: common and light. S3 253 SO; pack ing and butchers', S3 65S3 90; receipts, 2,140 head; shipments, 2,2i0 head. Cattle in pond demand, and steadv: common, SI 25 " 0: fair to choice butcher grades. S2 75 4 40; prime to choice shippers', S3 754 50: receipts, 310 head; shipments, 240 head. Sheep steady; common to choice, S3 00 5 IX): extra fat wethers and yearlings, S5 25 5 50; receipts, 20 bead; shipments, l'JO. Lambs In short supplv and firm; common to choice bntcheis, SI OOQO 00: good to prime shipping, 50 50G 00 per 100 pounds. CHICAGO The Evening Journal reports: Cattle Receipts. 2,500 head; shipments, 1.000 head: market steady to weak; steers, prime S3 005 40; common to good. S3 004 90; cows. S2 2oB3 25: stockers. S2 253 50. Hogs Receipts. 40,000 head; shipments. 9.000 head; market lower; rough and common, S3 35G3 40; packers and mixed. S3453 50; prime heavvand butcher weight", S3 50&3 55; pig. S2 753 25. Sheep Receipts, 2,000 head; shipments. 800 head; market active, stead; Westerns. S4 00 5 00; natives $3 8504 85; Texans, S3 75&'4 60; Iambs. S6 006 25. OMAHA Cattle Receipts, 2.300 head; best steers and butcher stock barely steady; others 10c lower: feeders slow and sacging: fancy steers. S4 50Q5 35: prime. S3 854 40: fair to good, S2 754 10. Hogs Receipts, 10.800 head; market opened ECSlOc lower, closed 10c lower; ranges S3 00g3 50: bulk at S3 2583 35; pic. SI 25 6?2 50: liebi llzhts. S2 502 SO; lisrht. S3 0033 35; heavy, S3 303 50: mixed, S3 25j3 40. Sheep Receipts. 200 head; market fairly steadv; natives S3 50(gl 55; Western, S3 004 25. ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts, 7,000 head; ship ments, 300 head: market stoady; good to fancy natives. S4 G05 40; fair to cooa. S3 0034 60; stockers and feeders. S2 253 40: Texan and Indian steers S2 304 00. Hogs Receipts, l.SOO head; shipments, l.hOOIipact; market lower: fair to choice heavy, S3 5U3 60: mivea srrades. S3 20 ($3 GC: light, fair to linn. S3 403)3 55. Sheep Receipts. 500 head; shipment-. 200 head; mar ket strong; good to choice, S4 005 15. BUFFALO Cattle steady and unchanged; re ceipts, 202 loads through. 2 sale. Sheep and lambs Steady and active but higher: receipts, 11 loads through, 30 sale; choice to extra, S3 25J5 60: good to choice. $4 955 20; lamb, choice t" extra. S6 5086 75: good to ctoice, S6 00J6 45. Hogs Steady: receipts, 77 loads through. 15 sale: mediums, heavy mixed ana Yorkers. S3 u3 95. INDIANAPOLIS Cattle Rereints, 300 head; market teadv; shippers, S3 00525; butchers, 51 653 50: bulls, $2 003 15. Sheep Rereints. none: market, prospects fair; sheep. S3 00 i 75; lambs. S4 255 75. Hogs Receipts, 6,700 bead: market slow and lower: choice heavy. S3 553 60: choire. lichr. S3 50Q3 55; mixed, S3 30 3 55; pigs, S2 O0G3 00. KANSAS CITY Cattle Receipts, 1,860 head; shipments. 700 head: market about stead; steers S3 0C5 25; rows, S175J 55; stockers and feeders. 82 233 65. How Receipts, 12. 540 head: shipments, 4.600 head; market slow, 510c lower: bulk. S3 353 45; all gradcs.S3 00 C 45. Sheep Receipts, 1,090 head; shipments. 500 head; market steady and unchanged. THE EIVEES EISLKG. Heavy Rains Swell the Streams No Traffic to Be Slovcd. The heavy rain of Saturday showed itself yesterday in the rising rivers, which had reached 12 feet, with the volume of water slowly increasing. The stage may reach 14'f eet, lint it is doubtful, unless it should Tain again. With plenty of water there Is little traffic mov ing. Since the strike among the miners has been in progress coal has been a" scarce article, and littlo-has been shipped to Southern ports.' The rivermen are outraged in bringing up emp ties, and the Southsido bank 13 lined with iohs of barges and coal boats. The Sam Brown started down the stream yesterday morning to meet the Harry Brown on the wav np with a load of empties. The H. C Bedford arrived from Wheeling and is anchored at the wharf. The regular Morgantown packet left in the morning. During the dull period on the rivers the pro prietors of the boat stores are bemoaning their fate. The business has been very slack, and they hope, tho miners' strike will soon end. MAEKETS BY WIBE. mOMRSTTf! MAPFPTQ L?-0450775"11723 ob curb ion imam k I Bears Have Their Own Way In the Future Deals In Grain and Provisions Rush to Soil May Wheat largo Receipts of Fork. CHICAGO-Tho bears were in suprenra con trol ot speculation in the future deliveries of wheat, corn, oats and provisions Saturday. At the opening the pit was overflowing with sellers of May wheat at 93Kc, and there were no buy ers to speak of except from those who were cutting prices o below SOKc. At 99c and BSJic there was some buyers for a second or ' two, but the uproarious anxiety of tho sellers to dispose of tho stuff made those who were inclined to buy desist and tbey were rewarded for the exercise of a little patience ny finding plenty for sale at 98 before trading had been over 10 minutes in progress. Thore was reallv nothing in sight to stop the decline but buying against puts and the caution of somo shorts, who were apparently willing to cry "enough" to a drop of o under the closing price of the previous day. The class of traders referred to had no reason to regret their moderation, for 20 minutes later they had an opportunity to put out their short wheaKagain at 9Sc and in the course ot an hour tbcreaf ter to buy it back again at 97Kc The market for provisions was wciahted down at the openins: by the very heavy receipts for Saturday of 37,090 hogs, as advised from thoyaids. The receipts at six Western points to-day exceeded those at thpsame places a year aso by 38,500 head. There wero numerous stop orders of pork, with buyers scarce atSlO. There was a decline to S9 80 and a subsequent ieco7ery to S9 85, leaving a loss of 22c since the close of Friday's session. Lard clo-ed at a decline of 7Jc, and ribs round no considerable support until a similar decline had been submitted tn. The leading futures ranged as lollows, as cor rected by John M. Oakley fc Co., 43 Sixth street, members Chicago Board of Trade: Open- HIkU- liow- C'los- AKTICLES. lug. est. est. lng. WHKAT, NO.2 February 94 9IS '-T May 985s 95,4 W KJ July. S S4S XJi 9:f Corx. No. 2 February 51S; 5HS. MH 50K -Msy 53 53i SHi, 53H Jlllv 53)i M'-i 523 5:4 OATS. NO.2 February 4)fc U'i IW 43V May 4j 46J 4j(, 43 June .... .... .... .... Mess 1'oiuc. February i $9 425 S3 i:',i Z 35 ?9 K4 -March 9C0 9 60 9 55 9.'.7s May 10 00 10 00 9 SO 9 87 Lakh. February SC2 5 B2j 5 60 SCIH -March... 3 75 5 75 5 70 5 W4 May 6 00 6 00 5 90 5 92)v SHORT U1BS. February. 4 00 4 60 4 57$ 4 60 March 4 72'i 4 7J 4 70 4 72S May 5 02s 505 4 95 3 00 Cash quotations were as rollows: Flour steady and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat. 93K9ic: No. Sspnng wheat. 90SB4r: N'o. 2 red, DoJffiOGXc: No. 3 corn. 51c: No. 2 oats, 41$c: N'o. 2 rye, 72c; No. 2 bar lev nominal; No. 1 flaxseed, SI 19; prime timothy seed, SI 27. Mess pork, porhbl. $9 37 &9 50. Lard, per 100 lbs. S5 C05 62K Short rib sides (loose), tl 504 Co; dry salted snoulders (boxed), SS904 00; short clear sides (boxed), 81 90S4 95. Sugars unchanscd. No. 2 white oats, 4Sc: No. 3 white, 45JiQ40c; No. 3 barley, f. o. b., C673c: No. 4 barley, 1. o. b., t2 666c On the Produce Exchance to-day the butter market was steady and unchanged. Eggs, 1921c. NEW YORK Flonr quiet and weak. Corn meal Arm and quiet; yellow Western. S2 S5 3 35. Wheat Soot market dull and nominally lower; No. 2 red. SI 09 in elevator, 51 11! afloat, SI 101 12 f. o. b.: No. 3 red. SI (8: No. 1 Northern, SI 16 No. 1 hard, 51 19; options KKc lower under a litte realizing and light buying; No. 2 red. February, closing at 81)09: Mareb SI 091 10 closing at SI 09; May, SI 0C1 00JJ, closing at SI 06: June. S104KQ1 04, closing at $1 044: Jnlv. 31 OOif 1 0 closing at SI 00; August, 9&;97c, closing at OSJic; September, 96K96c, clos ing at 96Jc: December. 98K98c. closing at 93Jc. Rye firm and quiet: Western, 80Sle. Barley Ann and quiet; Mo. 2 Milwaukee, 82 83c: ungraded Western, 7890c; Canada No. 1, 'Joe: No. 2 extra. Sic Barley malt dull; Canada country made, SI 001 15. Corn Spot market dull and easy; No. 2, 63 64c in elevator. 6463c afloat; ungraded mixed. CSgboc; steamer mixed, 6384e; op tions KKc lower, dull and weak: February, 03r: March, 51i(S2ic closing at62e; May, (W60c. closing at 6GC: July, 60Mc. closing at COc Oats Spot market dull and un changed: options dull and nominal. Hay quiet and weak; shipping, 45c; good to choice. 60860c Hops easy and quiet; State, com mon to choice, 2936c; Pacific coast. 2935c, Tallow strong and wanted: citv (S2 for pack ages) 4Jfc Eggs firm and in fair demand; West ern, 25c; receipts, 2.0S3 packages. Pork firm and in moderate demand; old mess, S9 5010 50: new mess, SH C011 50: extra prime, S9 50 10 00. Cut meats dull; pickled bellies, bc; do shoulders, ic; do hams. 7ffiSc: middles quiet and easy; short clear. So So. iyiid lower and more active; Western steam, 6 00: sales, 500 tierces; options sales, 9,000 tierces; February, S6 CO. closing at 85 99 asked; March. 56 046 05, closincat 6 04 asked; April. 6 15 asked; Mav. S6 20S6 24. closing at S8 20 bid; July, $6 41 6 42, closing at S6 41 bid. Butter steady and m fair demand; Western nairv, UlSc; do cream erv. 162Gc; Elgin, 26J27c Cheese firm and in demand: light skims, 5Skc; Ohio flats, IV, 10c MINNEAPOLIS The market for the sale of sample cars was weak and prices lower to-day, but the most of the No. 1 Northern sold closer to the prices of May than when both were higher. Wheat was wanted, and whilo buyers were disposed to wait for further breaks, the competition continued good enough to hold prices well up. After all the market was slow, and as sellers had to accept less they com plained of it. Wheat not wanted; for milling was very dull. Whv it is that tho receipts con tinue to run so much larger than last year when so many pretended wheat experts among eleva tor men. millers and farmers claimed there was but littlo more to come when the new year began, is a conundrum to the uninitiated Farmers are also reported now to be selling freely again for larger amounts of money are j,omgtntbe country to pavf.ir.it. The price fell to 93c for May before 12 o'clock, with the longs unloading. Closing quotation: No. 1 hard. February, 93Kc; on track. 94Kc: No. 1 Noithern, Febrnar;.. 91c; March, 2c: May, 94Jc: on track, !3e: No. 2 Northern, February, 90c; on track, 90S91c. ST. LOUIS Flour dull; fancy, S4 0034 10; extra fancy, SI 4PQ4 50; patents, S4 704 85. Wheat opened f0 ldwer with a downward tendency to the close, when there was some re covery. The last prices, were lljc below es terday's close: No. 2 ref1, cili. 9t97c; Mav, S(S93c closing at 97Jc; July, S7($ S9c, closing ai 87c bid. Corn opened at H0 Jclowerand cloeu J4Kc lower than yester ua: No. 2, cash, 49H50c; Mav, 50J45oc. closing at SOJc; July, 50nlc closing at 50JJC Oats weak and lower; No. 2. cash, 46c: May. 4IGc, closing at 4SI13c. Barley quiet and steadv; Minnesota, 7Ji3J4c Hay quiet Mid unchanged. Bran firm; sacked f. o. b.. 9797Kc Butter unchanged. Eggs dull ami lower at ISc. Cornmeal unchaneed. Pro vl'ions easier. Pork quiet at S9 KI. Lard nominal at S3 555 60. Dry salt nieats lower; boxed shoulder". 53 G2; longs and rib, S4 75; shorts, clmr, 31 85. Bacon dull: boxed shoul ders, S4 GJK; longs and ribs. So 30; short clear, S5 40. PHILADELPHIA Flour firm, bnt quiet Wheit dull and lower; No. 2 red, February, SI 03K1 M: Starch, SI 0401 05; April, and -Mav, 51 C6l 06K- Corn Arm under light oiferlngs, and a tjir inquiry from shippers, but local trade' demand was very moderate: No. 2 in export el"vifr. C2c; No. 2 Febru ry, March and April. bl5iC2Kc: May, OOigGOJJc Oats Carlots steady, but demand Ihrbt: intures be yond this mouth, dull and declined c under increased pressure to sell; No. 3 white, 5'2c; No. 2 white, 53Jv: N". 2 white, February, 5.JQ 53Kc; March, b6lSS3ic: April and May. 53 31c Eggs steady, but quiet; Pennsylvania, firsts, 23c BALTIMORE Wheat Western weak: No. 2 winter red, spot and tohruary, SI 02J1 03; May, $1 051 05. Corn Western easy: mixed, snot, 62gG4c: February. 0l52c; May. 59 59&C: steamer. 600l,'c Oats Arm; West ern white, 5133c: do do mixed, 5031c: graded No. 2 white. hl graded No. 2 mixed. 51c. Io steady; choice, S0S2c; good to prime. 7SS0c; common to fair, 74f&78c Hay tinner: prime to choice timothy, 10 0J10 CO. Provisions quiet and unchanged. Butter firm; creamery, fancv. 27c; do fair to choice, 2i25c; do imitation, 21 22c: ladle, fancv. 20:21c: do choice to good. lli$ ISc; rolls, line. 17iSc; do fair to good, 12lHc. Egs firm: strictly fresh, 22c MILWAUKEE Flour easier. Wheat easier; No. 2 spring on ti.ick, cash. 922?95c; May, 92c: No. 1 Northern, 9Sc Corn firm: No. 3. 52c Oits steady: No. 2 white, 473e. Barley quiet; No. 2, G7c. Rye firm: No. L 74c Provisions easy. Pork May, S9 85. Lard May. So 90. KANSAS CITV Wheat steadv; No. 2 hard, cash and Februarv. 81c bid, bCc asked; No. 2 red. cash. 91c bid, 93e asked. Corn stead; No. 2 cash, 47fe bid, 47c asked: February. iil 4'lic Oats steadj ; No. 2 cash, 45c; February, 44c bid. 45c asked. Eggs active at 17Cc CINCINNATI Flour dull. Wheat strong: No. 2 red, SI 00. Corn easier: No. 2 mixed, 63KSI 54e. Oat quiet; No. 2 mixed. 48c. Barley steadv; No. 2 mixed, 7b79c Provisions weaker. Butter in good demand. Eggs weaker at 19c Cheese steady and firm. TOLEDO Wheat dull: cash and February. 99c: May, SI 0O; July. 93": August. 91c Corn steadv: cash and May, 53JJC Oats quiet; cash. 47c; May. 47ic Cloverseed steady: cash and February. $4 47; March, 54 50. DULUTH Wheat was again weak and closed lower. Closing quotations were: February, 95c; May. 99Uc; No. 1 hard. 95c; No. 1 Northern, 91Jc; No. 2 Northern, S7c. Price of Bar Silver. tSr-ECMI. TELSGKAM TO THE DlgrjLTCS.l NEW York, Fob. 7. Bar silver In London 46d per ounce; New York selling price, as re ported by bullion, dealers.- $1 04 ' Saturday's Heavy Downpour a Dampener to Produce Trade. POULTRY HIGHER AND EGGS QUIET Lijut Eeceipts of Cereals, and Markets Slow tut Steady. SUGAE IS STILL TENDING TJfWAED Office of Pittsburg Dispatch. SATCKDAY, Feb. 7. i Country Produce Jobbing Prices. Tho heavy rains of Saturday proved a damp ener to tho wind-up of a quiet week's trade. Cold weather had not sufficient staying quali ties to arrest the downward tendency of eggs, and top price is 23c with an exceptional sale of single cases at a fraction above this. Creamery butter is quiet and country bntter more so. Poultry is scarce and on the advance. Vege tables of all kinds as well as fruit, both do mestic and tropical aro slow. Markets are very bountifully supplied with Florida oranges and demand far from corresponds. Arn.ES SI 50S6 a barrel. BUTTER-Crcaraery, Elgin, 2829c; Ohio ao. 2526c; common country butter, I0J15c; choico country rolls, lS320c: fancy country rolls, 23 Z5c Beans New crop beans, navy. $2 3002 33; marrows, $2 352 40; Lima beans, biti6c Beeswax 2SS30c f! ft for choice; low grade, 2225c CIDER Sand refined. $10 00012 00: common, $5 50&6 oo; crab cider, 810 0011 00 fl barrel; cider vinegar. ll15c V gallon. CHEESE Ohio cheese, fall make, lie; New York cheese, llHKc: Lunburger. 13i 14c; domestic Swcitzer. 14jjl3c; Wisconsin bricK Sweitzer. 15c; imported Sweitzer, 2Gc. Cranberries Capo Cod, S3 754 00 a box; $11 5012 00 a barrel; Jerseys, S3 G03 75 a box, 511 OO&ni 50 a barrel. Dressed Hogs Large. 4K5 V B! small, 5Gc Eggs 2323Kc for strictly fresh. Feathers Extra live geese, 50SG0c; No. 1 4045c: mixed lots. 3035c ft ft. Hosey New crop whito clover, 20022c ft; California honey, 1215c jjl ft. Maple Syrup OOcBSl 25 1 gallon. Nuts Shell bark hickory nuts. SI 5U1 75 a bushel: peannts. 81 501 5, roasted; green, 4J pGc-3 ft; pecans, IGc -p ftmew French walnuts-, 0716c 9 ft. PonLTRY Alive Chickens, young. 4C60c: old. 6570c; turkeys. 1214c a pound: ducks, GO G75c a pair; geese, choice, SI 00 a pair. Dressed Turkeys, 1618c a pound; ducks, 140 15c a pound; chickens, 12014c; geese, 89c Tallow Country, 4c; city rendered, 5c Seeds Uecleaned Western clover. So 50 5 75; country medium clover. $4 2504 50; tinio. thy, SI 5001 55; blue grass, 2 8503 00: orchard grass, 51 35; millet, 75!K)c: lawn grass. 25c fl ft. Tropical Fruits Lemons, 3 00: fancy, S3 75; Jamaica oranges, S66 50 a barrel; Messina oranges, 52 5002 75 a box; Florida oranges, $2 50 03 00 a box; bananas. SI 75 firsts, SI 25 good seconds, i bunch: Malaga grapes. $7 00012 0 a half barrel, according to quality; figs, 150 16c ljl ft; dates. 4K05J4C $ ft. Vegetables Potatoes. SI 0001 20 $ bushel; Southern sweets, 52 2502 50 ?! barrel; Jersey, S3 5004 00; cabbage, $7 5008 CO hundred; Ger man cabbage. 515 00016 00: onions, 85 00 a bar rel; celery. 35010c a dozen bunches: parsnips, 35c a dozen; carrots, 35c a dozen; parsley, 15c a dozen; horseradish, 50075c a dozen; turnips, SI 25 a barrel. Groceries. Some of the finer and coarser grades of sugar are again advanced c $ ft., but granulated remains at bc where It has been for afewdays past. It is verily true that no man can tell what a day may bring forth in sugar markets. Other staple groceries are unchanged. Green Coffee Fancy. 2425c; choice Hio, 22K023c; prime Rio, 23c: low grade Rio, 2021Kc: old Government Java, 2930c: Maracaibo, 2527Kc; Mocha, 30032c; Santos, 22026c; Caracas, 257c; La Guayra. 2627c Boasted (in papers) Standard brands,24Kc; high grade", 27j30c: old Government Java, bulk. 3133Kc: Maracaibo. 28029c: Santos, 26 30c; peaberrv. 30c: choice Rio, 25Jc; prime Rio, 24WSc: good Rio, 23Kc; ordinarv, 21022c Spices (whole) Cloves, 15016c: allspice, 10c: cassia, 8c; pepper. 13c; nutmeg, 75080c petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7c: Ohio. 120. 8c; headlight. 150. 8c: water white, lU01Oc: globe, 14S214c; elaine, 15c: carnadine, HKc; royaline. He; red oil, 1I HKc: purity. 14c Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained. 39041c $ gallon; summer, 33035c; lard oil, 55058c SYRUP Corn syrup, 27030c; choice sugar syrup, 360S8c: prime sugar syrup, 32033c; strictlv prime, 34035c N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop. 42c; choice, 3S04Oc; medium, 33036c; mixed, 31 36c Soda Bi-carb in kegs, 3K03Jc: bi-carb in K. 5MC! bi-cai b, assorted packages, 56c; sal soda iu kegs, lc: do granulated, 2c Candles Star, full weight, 9c: stearine, fl set. 8c:parafline, 11012c. Rice Head Carolina, 77l4c; choice, 6 6r; prime, 6GKc; Louisiana, 5K6c Starch Pearl. 4c; corn starch. 67c; gloss starch, 607c Foreign FKUiTS-Laver raisins. 2 85; Lon don layers, S2 75; Muscatels, S2 25: California Muscatels, 82 1502 25; Valenlca.77Hc:Ondara Valencia. 8JsJijc; sultana. 1820t; currants, 505Kc: Turkey prunes, 7K8c: French prunes, ll13c;Silonica prunes, in 2-ft packages, 9c; cocoanut, $! 100, 6: almonds, Lau., $1 ft, 29c; do Ivica, 17c, do shelled, 40c; walnuts, nap.. 13 014o; Sicily filberts. 12c: .Smyrna tigs, 13014c: new dates, 5Ki&36c Brazil nuts. 18c; pecans, 14K 16c; citron, 1 ft, 17018c; lemon peel, 12c ft: orange peel. 12c Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft. lie; apples, evaporated, 1415c; peaches, evapo rated, pared. 2S30c; peaches, California, evapo rated, unpared, 1821c: cherries, pitted, 31c; cherries, uupitted 1313c; raspberries, evap orated, 32033c; blackberries, 910c; huckle berries. 15c Sugars Cubes, 6c; powdered, 6c: granu lated. 6e; confectioners' A, 6Jc; standard A. 6VSc;solt white, 506Jc: vellow. choice, 5 Ste yellow, good. 5H5c; yellow, fair, 5a CHc: vellow, dark, 50jc. pickles .Medium, obis (1,200),SS 00; medium, half bbls (GOO). $4 50. Salt No. 1 $ bbl. 1 00; No. 1 ex. ?? bbl, 51 10; dairy y bbl, 11 20; coarse crstal $ bbl. 51 20; Higgius' Eureka. 4-bu sacks. $2 80; Hig gins' Eureka. 16-14 ft packets, 3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches. S2 SO 2 90; 2nds. 82 5002 00: extra peaches, $3 0O'8 3 10; pio peacheo. $1 90; finest corn, 81 3501 50; Hfd. Co. corn, 95c51 15; red cherries, 51 4043 1 50: Lima beans, 81 35: soaked do, 80c: string do, 700c; marrowfat peas. 51 1001 25; soakeu peas. 70080c; pineapples, $1 5001 60; Bahama do, 2 55: damson plums. 81 10; greengages, 51 50: egg plums, 82 20; California apricots, 52 5022 00; California pears, 82 75; do green gages. 82 00; do egg plums, 82 00; extra whito cherries, S2 85: raspberries, SI 4001 45: straw, berries, SI 3001 40; gooselujrries, 81 1001 15; tomatoes. 95;:I; salmon. 1-ft. SI 300180; black berries. Si 10: snecotash. 2-ft cans. soakd, 90c; do green, 2-ft, S12501 50; corned beef, 2-ft cans, 2 00; 1-ft cms. 100; baked beans, SI 400150: lobster, 1-ft, 82 25: mackerel, 1-ft cans, broiled; 81 50: sardines, domestic iis, 4 5004 60: sar dines, domestic, s. $7 00; sardines, imported, Ks.SH 50012 50; sardines, imported, K. SIS: sardines, mustard, 4 50: sardines, spiced. 84 25rf Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, 20 ?t bbl; extra No. I do mess, $28 50: extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, 824 00: No. 2 shore mackerel, 822; large 3's, S20. Codfish Whole pollock, 5c ?) ft; do medium, Geoige's cod, 5c; do large, 7c; boneless hakes. In strips, 5c: do George's cod, in blocks. 67Kc Herring Round sh ire. So 50 & bbl: split. i6 50; lake. S3 25 100-ft bbl. Whitn fish. S 50 ?1 100-tt half bbl. Lake trout, 85 50 hjf bbl. Finnan baddies, 10c & ft. Ice laud halibut. 13c ty ft. Pickerel, halt bbl, S3; quarter bbl, SI 35. Holland herring, 70c: Wal kotf herring, 90c Oatmeal-87 0007 25 bbl. Grain, Flour and Feed. There were no sales on call at tbe Grain Exchange, to-day. Receipts as bulletined, 22 cars, of which 12 wero by Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway, as follows: 5 cars of oats, 3 of hay. 1 of bran, 1 of wheat, 1 of barley, 1 of flour. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 4 cars of hay, 2 of corn. By Baltimore and Ohio, 1 car of flour. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 2 cars of hay. 1 of flour. Receipts for the week 265 cars, against 3G3 last week, and 312 for the corresponding week last year. Tho heaviest receipts this week were of wheat, there being 55 cars received, against 66 last week. Tho totals of nay bulletined this week were 46 cars, against 71 cars last wsek. Markets are steady with littlo or no change In prices. Prices for carload lots ftn track: Wheat No. 2 red, SI 0301 04; No. 3, 98 99c Corn No.2vellowshe!1.5S58jc:higb mixed, 57K58c: mixed shell, 55056c: No. 2 yellow ear, ldK6-!c: high mixed ear, WQb0c: mixed ear com, 59059Wc Oats No. L 5JU053c; No. 2 white, 5252Kc: extra. No. 3, 5050c: mixed oats. 4701SC Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 82083c; No. L Western, 81082c Flour Jobbing prices Fancy spring -and winter patent flour. So 7506 XK); fancy straight winter, 84 8505 15; fancv straight spring. S4 85f9 5 15; clear winter. 84 7505 00; straight XXXX bakers'. 54 5001 7a 1U flour, $4 C0S 25. Buckwheat flour, 2k0Sc ty ft. Millfeed No. 1 white middlings, 823 500 24 00 p ton; No. 2 white middlings, 21 000 22 00: brown middlings, 20 50021 00; winter wheat bran, 21 50022 00. Hay Baled timothy. No. L 89 0009 50: No. 2 do, S3 008 25: loose from wagon, 810 00012 00. according to onalitv: No. 2 nralrle hav. S7 250 4. 7 60; packing do, SS 7507 00. Provisions. Hams, bacon and shoulders have been re duced as our quotations will diielose. Sugar-cured bams, large, 9Jc; sugar-cured hams, medium. 9c; sugar-cured hams, small, 9-Jic: sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 8Kc; sugar cured sbonlders, 6c; sugar-cured boneless shoulders,7Jic: skinned shoulders. 7Kc; skinned hams, lOUc; sugar-curea California hams, 6c; sugar-cured dried beef flats, 9c: sngar-enred dried beef sets, 10c: sugar-cured dried beef ronnds, 12c: bacon, shoulders, 6c; bacon, clear sidos, GJfc; bacon, clear bellies, 6c; dry salt shoulders, 5c: dry salt clear sides, 6c Mess pork, heavy. 811 50: mess pork, familv, $11 5a Lard Refined, in tierces, 64c; half barrels, 5Kc: CO-fi tubs. 6c; 20-ft palls. Gc; 50-ft tin can. 5J0: 3-ft tin pails. 6Jc: 5-ft tin palls, 6Kc; 10-ft tin pails, 6c Smoked sausage, long. 5c; large. 5c. Fresh pork links. 9c. Bone less hams. lOKc Pigs f eot, half-barrels, 81 00: auarter-barrels, $2 15. HOME SECTJBITIES. A Big "Week on 'Change Electric CUmb ing to the Old Level. Electric was the attraction at tho Stock Ex change all week, sales aggregating 11.259 shares out of a total of all interests of 12.G15. The buying was confined to a narrow circle, mainly in the East, and the public was merely a looker-on in Vienna, Sales Saturday were 1,259 shares. It opened at 16 and sold np to 17. weakened a trifle after orders had been filled, and closed at 16 bid. The gain for-the week was over SS a share Tho closo was abontSll bettor than tbe lowest point touched during the decline. Reports from the financial department of tho company wpre uniformly favorable. Trading in the rest of the list was of small proportions. Closing prices, as compared with those of the previous Saturday, show small gains in Philidelpbia Gas. Switch and Signal and Central Traction, and a Slight concession in Luster and Now York and Clevelind Coal. The Tractions about held their ground. MONEY MA2KET. Best "Week of the Year and No Breakers In the Way. Business made quite a bulge last week. Tbe impulse was torward and through. Bant clearings were nearly S50O.OOO greater than those for tbe previous week. Confidence was expressed on all sides that the upward move ment would not only continue but receive fresh impetus as tho season progressed. The Clearing House report, which is a relia ble index to the state of trade, furnishes evi dence that bnsiness is no longer in the rut. When to this is added the fact that tho only thing menacing the prosperity of tbe city has been lilted out of tbe slough of despond and put on its feet, and that confidence is as con spicuous for its presence as it was a short time ago for its absence, it will be seen at once that there is nothing in the way of steady and rapid improvement in all liues of trade of which Pittsburg makes a specialty. Saturday's exchanges 5 2,3M,J84 87 baturdav's balances 417,745 40 Week's exchanges 13.481,678 79 Week's balances 2.41,5(57 16 Previous week's exchanges 13,042,911 41 llxchanires week ofWSO 14,691,069 63 NEW YORK STOCKS. The Usual Dullness In the bharo List and Quietude in Bonds Chesapeake and Ohio Strong Edison Electric "Weak Small Changes. New York. Feb. 7. In the buying of tho early morning when the support was with drawn, the usual dullness ensued and the early publications of tho bank statement gave the bears some time in which to hammer prises without opposition of moment. Lackawanna, however, yielded, and was the only stock among the usually active list calling for comment, the rest being quiet without special movement. Among the specialties, however, there was great strength shown by the Chesapeake and Ohio stuck and Erie pre ferred.wblle Edison General Electric developed sudden and marked weakness, dropping trom 107 to 102 and afterward to 100. The market shaded off until the close, which was. however, fairly steady and dull at insignificant changes, as a rule, from last night's figures. The loss in Edison was 7 per cent, but Jersey Central rose 1; Chesapeake and Ohio firsu preferred, 1, and tbe second preferred, . Ine following table snows tne prices of active stocks on the ew York block Exchange yester day. Corrected dally for THE Uispatcii by Whitney A SrKPHENSON. oldest Plttsbnrfr mem bers or the ew York Stock Exchange, 57Yourth avenue: Clos- " Open- Hlfth- Low- ine tnz. et. eat. Jllrt. Am.CottonOIt 1SK Am. Cotton Oil orer... 4ii AZ 41s 41i Am. Cotton (Ml Trait., a K 21J SIS 2IS Atch., Ton. A s. " wr ) 2;i ? Canadian Pacine 71'4 73H U 73! Canada Southern 515i ol SIX 51K Central of -N'e w Jersey. II6i( us 116? 11G4 Central 1'acinc. T'A Chesapeake & Ohio ... 19 19S ! "H Clilcaito Oas Trust 4IJi 41)4 41 4U4 C. Bur. Jt Qulacv & &'4 87S S7S C. Mil. A St. Paul.. .MS 55'n "SJb W! C Mil. A St. I., or.. His 1'2 H2 Hla C. ItocK i. A P. 70)s 71 70,H 70)4 C. SUP.. M. AO 36 C. &t. 1'.. HU A U Pt 83 0'. A Northwestern. ...103 10SS 107Ji 107S CCU. XI 64M 64 64 6.1?a C c. c. & i.prer. sj Col. Coal A iron X1'4 37U 37V 37 Col. Allocking Valley 27' 27M 2M 27 Ches. A Ohio 1st orer.. 49"s SOJj 49 50!. dies. A Ohio 2d prer.. 32'i 33 KM S2S Uel.. Lack A West !?,' 1WV JAS" 139t, Del. A Hudson 139 139.S i Den. A Klo Grande Ben. AKioOraude.pt. 60)$ 60 60H 60V K.T.. V. A Ua 74 Illinois Central' 93 98 97 91 Lalse Krle A West 14S L,ake Krie A West pf.. 58f 5Slf 58X M Lane Snore AM. 3... .112X 113 112 I12U Louisville A Kashvllle. 757a 76) 753g T5V Mlchlcan Central .' 91V XoMle A Ohio 31.S M'4 31 31V Missouri facinc 08 68K G1H sjh National iead.Trnst. .. 194 I93 19H MH New rort Central HWi 103 MH 1MJ4 XY.. CffiSl. 1. n lt'A 13H 14 N. Y.. L,. R. A W il4 20 20H a,S N. Y.. L. E.& W. pd.. S'Jj, 53S 52 52 tt. Y.AM. E. 58 35j 3S 371f U.Y.. O. AW 17 1VA 17 Norfolk A Western IS NoriolK A Western nr. 55 Northern Pacific 28U 28S 28 28 Northern Pacmcnr.... 7-1 73S 7JH 72Jf Ohio A Mississippi 13 Oregon improvement. 263 Pacific Mat!..... 36S 37M 36i S6M Peo.. Dec. A Evans.... I8S 19 W Pnllaael. AKeadlne... 33S 33H 33S 33X Pullman Palace Oar... 191S IMS 194S l"5 Uichmona A W. p. f . 1114 19S I9S I9S Klcnmoud A W.P.'i.ni 75 75H "5 75H St. Paul A Dnlutn 25 St. Paul A Dulutn or. M St. P.. fl'unn. A Man.. 110 111 110 110 bt. I. A Sin P. Htpt.. 60 51 Suear Trust 8S 8 'i SO Texas Paclnc 15 n 143, UH Union PacUSs 46 47 4G; 46 Wabash.-TTTIV. 10 Wabasn nrererreel 19 IDS 19H 19! Western Union. SZ4 KH 81( !l Wneellne A b. K. 32! 31 32 32 WheellnirAUK.pref.. 731 73' 73 7".'4 North American Co... 17S 377S 17J 17S p.. ;., c. & bt. L i4s P.. C, C. A St. L. pr. 51 Ex-dividend. Closing Bond Quotations. U. S. 4S. Ttz. 120 U. S. 4s. coun 120 M. K. AT. Uen.59.. Mutual Union 6s... N.J. a Int. Cert., Northern Pac. lsls.. Northern Pac. Zds.. Northw't'n consols. Nortw'n deben's &s. Oregon A Trans. 6s. St.L AI.M. Gen. 5s. St.L. A b.P.Ueu.M, 42S 193 ,113'4 115 113 138 109 9215 ,107 .123 U.S. 4Ss. rer 1017S U. S. 4SS, coop iu.i Pacific 6s or '93 109 Louisiana stampcd4s 91 Missouri 6s Tenn. new set. 6s... 102 Tenn. new set. 5a.... 98S" Tenn. newset. as.... 71 Canada So. 2ds H8JC St. Paul consols.., iienirai racmc i3u.iiio a, .ii a a k. .its. Den. A K. l. lsls.. .117 Tx., Pc L.G.Tr.Ks. 115 89S S3V Den. A 1:. u. 4s 6J I rx.. I'c. it u. rr. in. D.AJt. G. Westlsts. Union Pacific lsls.. ErleMs 101 West hnore il. K. A T. Ucn. 6s.. 7S?: IUo Grande W. Ists, III9S4 W2,S 77 Ttoston Stocks. Atch. A Top 1'oston A Albany... ilostuii A Maine... C II. AQ Mass. Central Mex. Ccn. com N. Y. AN. Eng.... Old Colony Wis. Cen. common Allouez Mg. Co.... Atlantic...: Boston A Mont Franklin Huron . 29 .an .203 . . lis . 23S . 37i .168 . 22 , 2M . 15 , 42 . 17 . 3 Kearaarge 12! Oseeola as Qnlticy 90 anta Fe Copper.... 50 Tamarack 150 lloston Land Co... A ban Diego Land Co. 23S West Knd Land Co. 23H Hell Telephone lai Lamson Store S 23 Waier Power 4 Centennial Mining. 16S N. Eng. Telephone. 51 Butte &Bost.copper 16J4" Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations or Philadelphia stocks, fur nished bv Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members New York stock Ex change: Slrt. AskC. Pennsylvania Kallroad HH 51 itcadlnit JH lCjf hnffalo. Now York and Philadelphia 3, EM Lenlgh Vallov 50K 5cj l.chlgh Navigation 4"Ji 471 Philadelphia and Erie 29)4 Nortnern paclllccommon 28S 28H Northern Pacific preferred KX KM Drygoods Market. - Nrw York. Feb. 7. There was no "change" in tbe drygoods market in any direction, and no new feature. Metal Market. New Yokk Pig iron quiet; American, $15 5017 60. That hacking cough can be so quickly cured by Bhiloh's Cure. We guarantee it. Bold by Jos. Fleming" Son, 112 Market St. A Patient Who a Physician Gave Vp Doc tored Well by Faltb. If rlCTAI. TXLXOIIAH TO TUB DI3PATCH.1 NetvYobk, Feb. 8. To-day was a great, day for the faith cure believers in Green ville, Jersey City, who called noon Mrs. Seth Bnrnham to congratulate her upon her faith, that is able to cure spine disease. A reputable physician had been called in, and he had pronounced that she, after her adventure under the feet of a horse and the wheels of a wagon, would be paralyzed, and even under most careful medical treatment could not possiblv get out under three mouths, if ever. Sister Martha takes to her bed. First, Pastor Hancock applies oil, with an accompaniment of fervent prayer. A big bump on her head disappeared half an hour afterward. Then Sister Jackson .ap plies oil with moistened fingers to Sister Martha's chest. Her voice is restored and is lifted up in songs of praise. Her stiff neck limbers. The same treatment was continued all day to-day. Unbelievers are saying that Dr. Hollister may have made a too hasty diagnosis, and that Sister Martha may not have been nearly so bad off as was at first supposed. THE IDAHO SEKAT0B3HIP. Charges of Briber- Expected to Be Made In the Legislature. Boise City, Feb. 8. The resolution which passed the SenatP yesterday provid ing for the election of a United States Sena tor to succeed Senator McConnell came up iu the House. A motion to indefinitely postpone the resolution was lost by a vote of 19 to 17. A motion to reconsider prevailed, and it will be called up again on Monday. It is rumored that charges of bribery will be made Monday. Entitled to the Best. AH are entitled to the best that their money 'frill buy, so every family should bave at once a bottle of the best family remedy. Syrup of Figs, to cleanse tho sstem when costive or bilious. For sale in 50c and $100 bottles by all leading druggists. Special To Let Lists To-day. N0THM6 LIKE IT! Blood is thicker than water, and must be kept pure to insure good health. Swift's Specific is natures remedy for this purpose. It never to fails eliranato the impur ties and build up the general health. There is only one Swift's Specific, and there is nothing liko it. Be sure and get the genuine. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga Better than" Tea and Coffee fortlie Nerves.j iVAN HoUTEN'S OOGOA " Best 4 Goes Farthest." i Ask your Grocer for It, take no other. 63 Some Children Growing Too Fast become listless, fretful, without ener gy, thin and weak. But you can for tify them and build them up, by the use of SGOTT'S EMULSION OF PURE COD LIVER OIL AND HYPOPHOSPHITES Of Lime and Soda. They will take it readily, for it is al j most as palatable as milk. And it should be remembered that AS A PRE- TEVrrVT. OR CTTRE OP COUfinS OK COLDS. IN BDTH THE OLD AND YOUNG, IT 13 UNEQUALLED. Avoldsubstttutionsoffered.' STEAMERS AND EXCURSIONS. STATE LINE TO &lasgow,Lnndonderry, Belfast, Dublin, Liverpool &"London. FROM HEW" YORK EVERY THURSDAY. Cabin Passage, 135 to SoO, according to location of stateroom. Excursion, SK5 to S95. Steerage to and from Europe at lowest rates. AUSTIN BALDWIN & CO., General Agents, oJ Uru.idway, New York. J. j. Mccormick. sel-l-D Aeent at Pittsburc NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD 8. S CO. Fast Line of xpres Steamers. New York to Southampton (London) Bremen. SPliINU SAILINGS, 18JI: Hsvel, Elbe. Elder. Trave, Kulda, Saale, Tues. ADril 11 lite mam Eider, Sat.. May IS 'Irave, Tues.. May io Pnlda. Wen., -May 3 baale. Sat., Alar 23 bprcc. Tues., May 2U Werra, Med., May 27 J-.ms, bat.. May 3) tiliu, 'Ices., June 1 Kaiser, Wed., June 3 A Her. bat., June 6 llayei, 'ines., Jnuo 9 Kibe. AVid., June 10 Elder. Sit.. Jane U Wed., Sat.. '1 ucs.. Wed., bat.. Anrll 15 April 13 April i April H April "25 April 29 April 23 bpree. Tue., crra.. cd.. Ems, bat.. Latin, Wed., Aller, Sat., Havel, Tees., ilbe. Wed.. May C May !) Mar 12 Mr " lime irom JNew xork tosotiinampiun. . nays. From Southampton to Itrenien. 21 or.10 hoars. From Southampton tc London, br Southwestern Hallway Co.", 1 hours. Trains ercry hour In the summer season. italiway carriages for Lon.:on siwjlt passengers In bouthaiupton Dockj on arriv al ol Express steamers from cwYrk. 'Ihesesteamersarc well known for their speed, comfort aud excellent cnllnt. MAX SCTIAUMHKlUi S. CO.. 527Sniitllfic!d St. LOUIS MUEsEK. 616 Slillthtleld st. jil-lCO-D w H1TE3TAK LIM.- FOl: tJUJCKNSTOWN A.VU LIVEKPOOU Jioyai ana unnea sutes 31.111 steamer. Teutonic Feb. 11. 7am Teutonlc,Mchll.6:3Uam 'Celtic Feb. Is. 2 p m lirilaunic-. Men. 13,1 l in Majestic Feb. 23, 7 a m MaJcs:ie. Men. 2a. 6 a in, "Adriatic March -L 12 mlSeruiauli: April l.K:.Wam From White Star dock, toot 01 West Teeth su Second cabla on these steamers, saloon rates. (SO and upward. Second cabin. (33 and upward. mccordlDK to steamer and location or berth. Ex cursion tickets on f&rorable terns. SteeriKS. P. White Star dralta payable on demand In all the principal banks throughout Great Britain. Ap Dlr to JCU.N J. MccukMlCli. 639 and 401 Smith- field St.. Pittsburg, or J. HltliCK UMAX. Gen if OT1P je2J-D eral Affcui. 41 -Droauway, ew xor&. ANCHOR LINE. UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMERS. GLASGOW SERVICE. Steamers every Satnrd.iy from .New York to GLASGOW AND LONDONDERRY. Cabin passage to Glasgow or Londonderry. tW and . Konnd trip. JOOJfc f 110. Second das. IW. titeeniKu passage ?-" MEDITERnANfAN sEKVICE. New York to Gibraltar and Naples direct, S. S. Itelgravla, Wednesday, Feb. 23. Cabin. t80 to $100. Stftra7c.r0 Travelers' circular letters of credit and draRi for any amount Issued at lowest current rates. For books or tours, tickets or further Information apply to HEN UEKSON BKOTHEKU. K. Y., or J. JT MCCORMICK, est and 401 Sralthfleldit.: A. D. SCORER SON, S Smlthfleld St., Pittsburg; F, It, SEMPLi; U0 Fedeial it., Allegheny. OC30-99-JTWT 1 -v -1 1 V-.-- J "MOTHERS, I WARN YOU1" "Watch carefully your daughter's health. 'When the appetite fails, or there is a growing; nervous irritability, extreme lassitude, emaciation, the voico trembles, tho step is irresolute, eyelids droop, and expression languid, then clcvoto one hour to a thorough investigation of tho cause. LYDIAEPINKHAM'StfiKS acts promptly in such cases ; by its use your daughter "will bo speedily re stored to health. It is the only Positivo Cure and legitimate Remedy for tho peculiar vreaknesses and ail ments 0' "women. Every Druggist sells it as a standard article, or sent by mail, in form of PUI3 or Lozenges, on receipt of S1.00. Send stamp for "Guide to Health and Etiquette," a beautiful Illustrated book. Lydia E. Pinkhatn Med. Co.. Lynn, Mass. WHOLESALE -:- HOUSE, Embroidery and White Goods Departments, direct importation from tbe best manufao. turers or St. Gall, in a wis J and Cambric Edg ings, Flouncings, Skirt Widths and Allovers, Hemstitched Edgings and Flouncings. Buyers will end these goods attractive both in pries and novelties of design. Full lines ot New Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE PARTMENT Best makes Window ejhades 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 make. lowest prices for quality. WASH DRKfeS FABRICS The largest variety from which to select Toil Du Kords, Cbalon Cloths, Bath Seersuck ers, Imperial Suiting. Heather Renfrew Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams. Wholesale Exclusively. Jal3-D -. I I-. .. ..I . 1 T7IDELITY TITLE AND TRUST CO., C 121 anil 123 Fourth ave.. Capital S50O.00O. Foil paid. INSURES TITLES TO REAL ESTATE. Acts in all fiduciary capacities. Deals in relia. ble investment securities. Rents boxes in its superior vault from S3 per Annum upward. Receives deposits and loans only on morfa gages and approved Cblliterali. JOHN B. JACKSON. Pres't. JAMES J. DONNELL. Vice Pres't. fe3-8ial C.B-McVAY. Setfy and Treas. BROKEKS-FINANCLVL. Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. my3 UUnUT T?'C SAVINGS BANK. X IlUi llti O 81 FOURTH AVENUE, Capital. J30Q.000. Surplus. 831.670 29. D. McK. LLOYD, EDWARD E. DUFF, 4 President, Asst. Sec. Treas. per cent interest allowed on time deposits. ocl5-10-D JOHN HI. OAKLEY & CO, BANKERS AND BROKERS. I Stocks. Bonds, Grain. Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicago. ii H1XTH ST, Pitttbur. oc22 -S3 3JJEDICAL. DOCTOR WHITTIER 814 PENN AVENUE, PITTSBURG, PA. As old residents know and back files of Pitts burg papers prove, is the oldest established and most prominent physician in tbe city, de voting special attention to all chronic diseases. gBTSSSNOFEEUNTILCURED MCbni Qa"d mental diseases, physical llCn V U UO decay, nervous desility, lack of energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory, disordered sizht, self distrust, bashfulness, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im poverished blood, failing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fitting the person for business, society and mar riage, permanently, safely and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKIN &:&& blotches, falllnz hair, bones, pains, glandular, swelling, ulcerations of tonzuc, moutb, throat, ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and" blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system. IIPIMAPV kidney and bladder derangs Ullmrtn T j nients, weak back, gravel, ca tarrhal olschaiges, inflammation and other painful sjmotoms receive searching treatment, prompt relief and real cure4. Dr. Wblttier's lire-long, extensive experienca insures scientific and reliable treatment on common-sense principles. Consultation free. Patten's at a distance as carefully treated as if here. Office hours. D A. jr. to 8 P. M. Sunday. 10 A. M. to 1 P. 31. only. DR. WHITTIER. 814 Penn avenue. Pittsburg. Pa. jaS-10-DSUwk DOCTORS LAKE Tir.r at I5T , M .im rfc quiring scientific aud confiden tial treatment! Dr. S. K' Lake. M. R. C. P. S.. is the olnest and mo-t experienced specialise in, tne city. Consultation free and hours 9 to ad 7 to 8 P. M.: Sundays, 2 to 4 P. jr. Consuls them personally, or write. DOCTOH LAKE. cor. Penn ave. and 4th st, Pittsburg. Pa. je.S-7.NDWk , I youthful errors it manhood, eta, alpdi containing 1 full particulars for home cure, FKEfc of charge. 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