129 I "SB"1 fw. THE - PITTSBURG- DISPATCH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY -18, 1391. mmmmiMm A JUST PATRIOT GONE Memories of War Times YhenOid. Tecumseh Drove Cotton SPECULATORS TO THE ARMY FROKT Dairj Precincts Keep Advancing Toward a Higher Level. CHEESE PROMISES TO GO UP HIGHER office or Pittsburg dispatch. ) Tuesday. Feb. 17. A Reminiscence cif Sherman. When the soldiers of the Union were doing their utmost to prevent the dismem berment of the Republic, there were at the same time not a few -who were doing their utmost to profit by the unpleasantness be tween the "North and South. The specu lator was abroad in the land then as now, seeking whom he might devour. The speculator in. v-otton was easily able to amass a for'.une in a short time if he could but re'jeire permission from the powers, that front, j of the negotiate with were to G to the Southern armies and the cotton planter. f brotiirh Tennessee and Mississippi there were 'magnificent opportunities of amassing sudden routines. b-. permission ol tbo coniinandiog Union omcer. When General Sherman was an command tbee opportuuitics were as scarce as lien's teeth. It is on record that when come if his old friends and kindred elicited from him the opportunity to buy up cotton that he made use of language which would hardly be in harmony with Christian ethics. General Sherman had the opportunity to enrich himself and friends oltcn when in command of the armies of the Southwest: but he proved superior to all such temptations. All honor to the old hero, who and lay was pronounced crazy because be more than any other tolUier appreciated the magnitude of the work to which Hie Republic called in ISO. Aud not the least among his virtues was this that he did not look after selfish interests, but devoted his best powers to God and bis native land. lie has not left million!), as he might easily have done, but better far, ,lias lelt the memory of a daring and honest patriot, who served his country and not himself Hi the jrreat crisis of our history. 'The memory of the just is blessed"" Dairy Products A loading dealer m the lines of dairy products "had this to say of the recent advance in cream cry butter: "Price of creamery is now so high tbatbuttenne is preferred by the average con sumer. There is little doubt that the manufac turers of oloo hare bad something to do with the late advance of the genuine article. As creamery butter advances, the amount con sumed declines, and consumption of buttenne Increases. The amount of the latter handled in Pittsburc is now almost eizht carloads weekly. Country butter is very dull, as It lacks keeping qualities, and the average consumer piefeis the butter imitation to the. butter, which stead ily gains in strength." There has been a very strong cheso market for a week or two past, and an advance is sure to come at an early day. The products of Ohio cheese factories have oeen gatnered in by speculators in the faith of higher values, and ur jobbers are carrying very light stocks. Canada is one of the great center of cheese riom. and here is what a Montreal paper has to say of the outlook: Dairy Trade Items. The position of cheese Is fortified Dy great strength, the supplies on this side being nnable to cope w ith the steady digestive requirements of John Bull's big paunch, which has already exhausted almost all nnest stocks to be found in this market. In fact, the only lot of this description left comprises about 200 boxes of fancy September, which is held at lie liu tglish buyers, however, are by no means discour aged, as they are takinc what is left in good sized lots at prices ranging from 9J10c per pound, and at the same time are leas discrimi nating over quality. The situation is decidedly strong, under a good steady demand at gradually advancing prices for all goods below finest, this kind hav ing been exhausted for the prcseut season, and our English patrons will have to wait another nine mouths before they get any more finest teentenibeis from Montreal. They had now better secure what Augusts are within reach befoie the also become exhausted. With pro vision to make for at least three months' con sumption before new Canadian cheese can ar rive on the other side in any quantity, it looks as if there was about to be a good deal of bunt ing around for even medium goods before tho trade is a few weeks olaer. At present there are no signs of an early spring, and probabili ties point to the strongest wind-up that has been experienced for years. LOCAL LIVE STOCK Condition or Markets at East Liberty Stock Yards. Office of riTTsntmo Dispatch, i Tuesday. Feb. 17. ( Cattle Receipts. 310 head; shipments. 120 head: market dull aud a shade off from yester day's prices on medium, and common; good grades unchanged; no cattle shipped to Mew York to-day. Hogs Iteceipt, 1,330 head: shipments. 500 head: market hrm: medium and light tops,?) 90 4 00: good, r: ToWS Si; common Yorkers, JS CO ti", 70 pigs. 1 25(7,3 50; no hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 2,000 head: shmments, none, market fairatyesterdaj's prices. By Telcgrapli. CINCINNATI Hogs light -supply and firm; common and light, S3 003 CO: packing and butchers'. S3 503 TO; receipts, 1 14" head: ship ments. 450 bead. Cattle steady; common, SI 50C? 2 To: tair to choice butchers' grades J3 009 4 SO; prune So choice shippers Si U0g4 75: re ceipts, 2o0 bead; shipments. 320 bead. Sheep scaice and hrm; commou to choice, S3 00 3 IX); extra fat wethers and yearlings $5 25(8 550; receipts, 2 head; shipments, none. l.atnhs in good demand; common to choice butchers'. Si 0026 00: good to choice shipping, S3 50C 25 per 1U0 pounds. CHICAGO Cattle Receipts. S.000 bead; shipments, none: market slower: steers, extra to laucy. SI 955 40: others, $3 404 80: cows aud heifers. Si 25fe3 25. Hogs Receipts. 37.000 bead; shipments, 9,000 bead; market fairlvactive and steady; rough and common, ts "S-j'Sl 4o; prime mixed an d packers. i ou(i 00: prime hcavv and butcher weight. S3 353 65; licht, S3 50Q3 00. Sheep Receipts. 8,000 head: slnp trent. none: market a shade bisher; natives. U 005 85; Westerns, Si 404 45; no Texans on sale: native lambs, S3 50b 15. LOUISVILLE Cattle Fair supply and quiet; rood to choice carce: good to extra Bbippintr. U 004 50; light shippiu--. S3 754 25; bulls, SI 50 2 50; light stockers, T2 00 00. feeders, S3 00 3 50; best butcher-, S3 504 15: thin, rough Meers and poor cows and scalawags, SI o02 CO. ll'ifS Market steady and nncbanred; all bold; choice aud butcher 53 653 75: fair to good . burcber. 53 55S3 65. sheep and lambs Mar ket active and steady uith no change lu prices; fair to good sbippinir, 54 25SS4 75; common to medium lain bo, S3 505 00. OMAHA Cattle Receipts, 3,800 head; mar ket steady on best grades of steers; others 10c louer: butchers' steers active and fullv steadv; feeders unchanged: fancy 1.400 to l.tjOO-ft steers. $4 505 60: prime 1,200 to 1,475 B, steers. S3 954 6-5: l.ur to good JuoSO to i.350-B steers, S275&4 15. Hogs Receipts, 6,800 heart; mirket steadv to 5s lower; all sold: runce. S3 O0Jj;3 45: bulk. S3 25g3 Si: liirht, $3 003 3o; heavj, 53 30 R3 45: mixed, S3 253 35. Sheep Receipts, CIS head: market -teady; natives, 52 75551 10; Western. S2 504 70. NEW YORK Beeves Receipts. 914 head, all for exporters and iJaunhierers; no trade, but feelinc firm; dreed beef steady at76tKc: Bhipnents to-ilay 450 beeves: to-morrow 2.1:00 quarters of beef.Calvcs Receipts. 139 bead: market steadi; Westerns sold at S3 50 per 100 lb-. Sheep Rcceipt-.LOo head: market i-teady; i-1h en, S4 IXlg'5 50 per 100 11)K lambs 56 00 675: dressed mutton firm at K9c; dressed lau.bs steadv t9310jc. Hogs Receipts. 9,170 neaa, consigned direct; nominally sieauy at 2 10g4 0a ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts, 1,300 head; ship menu, 100 head; market strong: cooa to fancy natives. 51 Tog's 30; fair to good natives, 13 OOii 4 CO: stockers and feeders. 52 203 30; Texans and ludiius 52 504 35 Hogs Receipts, 3.400 head: shipments, 1,000 bead: martct steady: fair m choice lieavv, S3 50S3 60: mixed grades, 3 253 55: lizlit. fair to best. S3 35(23 45. Sheep Receipts. 500 bead; market strong; good to choice. 54 OuSo 30. KANSAS CITY Cattle Receipts, 6,300 bead-. shipments.1.110 bead; markrt steady VtlOc lower; s -ers. S3 ioS 10: os. 2 203 45; stockers and feeders. $2 5efi3 65. Hoes Receipts. 13.600 boad: sliipinent-, 15U head; market steady lei 5c lowrn bulk. S3 20335: all crades, S3 003 So. Sheep Receipts, 1.250 head; shipments, 370 bead; market steady and unchanged. i INDIANAPOLIS CatUe Receipts, 100 headj market trong; shippers. 53 O0Q5 25; butch er. R! 0 3 50: bulls. r2.003 15. Sheep No sales aud no market. Hogs Receipts, 3,800 head: market actle and higher; choice heavy. S3 653 70: choice lir;hr. J3 55S3 60; mixed, S3 35 ffi 65: pigs. S2 O0Q3 0a BUFFALO Cattle Steady feeling: receipts, 18 loads through, no sile. Sheep and lambs slow; prices irregular: receipts, 6 loads throuzb, 8 sale. Hogs active. Arm andblcher: receipts, 10 loads tbroucb, 10 sale; medium, heavy and mixed, S3 9033 95. MARKETS BY WIRE. Bears Depress Wheat at the Opening, but the Bulls Recover Their Grip Corn Opens Firm and Closes Strong Oats Strong Also. CHICAGO-The opening price for May wheat was 37c with sellers rather more vigorous than the buyers, which resulted in some sales at 97K97c. The staying power was with the bulls, however, and the tendency In n upward direction. During the first hair hour the fluc tuations were between B74g7c to SfTKc. with a preference for the upper register, whicn,after another half hour's trading, as moved up to 9SJc and after a reaction to UTJic if was shoved up one notch higher to Vb',QSc. There were reports of sales at Toledo to go to New York and at Dululh and New York for export, The market in the latter half of the session was stiff in the ace of a good deal of selling by parties who bought earlier in the day. The corn market opened Aim, but Inactive at .about Monday's closing price. There were sales of May at 52J52c, and sometimes prices remained close to those figures, but with the encouragement of a firmer wheat market, and good demand for cash offorinirs. Firmnes first and later decided strength became the characteristics of the speculative trading. May com advanced to 63gC by easy stages, and after several reactions and tbe highest price quoted was being bid as the closing bell sounded, with sales almost instantaneous thereafter at5ijc. Oats borrowed considerable strength from corn. The direct influences were most bullish, though the advance in tho cereal caused an ad vance of c The market was fairly active. The speculative dealings in provisions showed an easier feeling and at somewhat reduced prices from those ruling as tbe market close I yesterday. Some strength was Inlued from the firm tone of tbe wheat and corn deal. Mav pork, wnicn opened at a decline of I,Hc, sold off oc more, but recovered the early loss and closed at the same price as oc tbe day before. Lard and ribs pursued a somewhat similar course, Dut the advance in each was 2c The leading futures ranged as follows, as cor rected by J ohn M. Oakley fc Co 45 Sixth street. members Chicago isoara ot xraae: Open- Hlph- Low- Clos- ARTICLEK. lUB. t- t. lnjr. WHEAT, A 0.2 February WX 9H tX Wi Mav WK SSV4 S!ii 7'(, Julv. Si's Kh MH WH' COKX. ao. s February 5M 51 SMrf SOh May 52 M SIM 53 Julv 55 S3 52X a OATS. 0. 2 February l4 45- May H H , l June 4SH 15fc 45 Mass Four. I March f9 P 31 P f 32 May 9 CO 9 63 9 55 9 24 Julv 9 87X 9 95 9S7H 9 93 La.RU. March SKI 5 60 560 SCO Mav S'8Jli 5 BZX 5 80 5 82i Julv. 8C5 6lCH 6 05 SilOUT KlBi. March 4 50 4 MS 4 50 4 S2 My 4 80 4 85 4 M 4 85 July. 5 10 511S 5 10 5 12S Cash quotations were as follows: Flour nominally unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat. 91c: No. 3 spring wheat. 88 691c; No. 2 red, 9798c: No. 2 corn. 51jc: No. 2 oats, 45c: No. 2 rye, 78c: No. 2 barlev nominal; No. 1 flaxseed, 11 22 l 22K: prime timothy seed, tl 261 27. Mess pork, per bbl. $9 25. Lard, per 100 lbs, $5 55. Short rib sides (loose). S4 454 50; dry salted suoulders (boxed). S3 'JOS i 00; short clear sides (boxed), S4 7534 8a Sugars unchanged. No. 2 white oats. 46c; No. 3 white. 445Xe; No. 3barley, f. o. b.. 63071c: No. 4barley.f. o. in, 61Hc On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was higher; extra creamery, 270 2Sc: extra firsts. 2526c: flritn. 2224c; extra dairy, 24g25c; extra firsts, 22Q23c; firsts, 190 20c Eggs, 15Q16C NEW YORK Flonr moderately active and unchanged. Cornmeal steady and quiet. Wheat Spot maTket stronger add dull; No. 2 red. Si llf in elevator, tl 1SK afloat, Jl 120 1 14 f . o. Ii.; No. 3 red. Si Co: ungraded red. H01112Vi; No. 1 Northern, Jl 17: No. 1 bard, SI 20; options are steady at K?sC ad vance on bullishness at Chicago, which started covering Of contracts here; No. 2 rnd February, closing at tl UK; March, tl 101 11& clolng at till; May, tl(X107K. closing at SI 06; June, closing SI 0414c; Juh, SI 00 7-lCcQl 03, closing at Jl 04; August, 96 687c, closing at 96Jic Septcmocr. WK9Gc, closing at OGJc; December. OSVigSSJic doling at 9Sc Rye firm and quiet: Western, 808ic Barley weak and dull. Corn Spot market fairly active and a trifle higher: No. 2. CSVe in elevator, CIJc afloat; ungraded mixed, 62 Goe: steamer mixed, 63664c: options firm at KGJic advance, with very moderate offerings; February, SSe: March. K2,i c; Mav. BtfJfgoBJic, closing at OOc: Julr. 5959)5c, closing at 5Xc Oats Spot market tinner and nuiet, options dull and firmer: February, 52c: March, 52c: May. Slijc closing at alc; spot. No. 2 white, Mc; mixed Western, 54c; white do, 52blc; No. 2 Chicago, 51c Hav dull and weak. Hnp quiet and weak: State, common to choice. 2930c; Farific.oast, 2nij35c Tallow quiet. Eggs Quiet and weaker; Western." lbVa Pork, moderate de mand and stead);old mess. JO 25310 25: new mess, S10 5011 25; extra prime, S9 009 75. Cnt meats quiet anil easy: pickled brllirs, 5c; do shoulders, 8c; do hams. 7Sc: middles dull and weak; short clear, J5 25. Lard about steady and dull: Western steam. So 905 92Ji Februarv. So 90; March. So 915 92, closing So 92: April. S6 00; Mar. S6 066 07: closing S6 OB asked; Jifne. SC 19; July, J6 30: Augnst, S6 30; August. SB 4IKO n; closing, so 42. llutter lair, demand firm: Western dairy, ll21c; do creamerv, 19g2Sc: Elgin, 29c, Cheese strong and fni y active; light skims, 5(8c; Ohio flats, ST. LOUIS Flour Demand fair and prices steady. Wheat opened unchanged to M6c lofer. advanced, then sagged again, much of the advance being Inst, and closed unchanged to Xc higher: No. 2 red. cash. 96Ji97c: Mav, 9798c closing at 97Jic; Juh. S7KSSJc, closing at 8SJig8SJic Corn was K6jc higher at tbe openiug. anu continued to advance to near tbe closp. when there was a light decline; No. 2cash. S0iiX.Cr; May,50K51c, closing at 50JCc:Julv, oOJJQSc cloaing at 50Mc Oats quiet but hnucr: No. 2. cash, 45kc: May, 4?4c clomg at 46Xc asked. Rye No. 2, 78c. Bailey Nothing done. liar quiet and steady; prairie, choice to fancv, S910; timothy, prime to gilt-edged, S10 50lt 00. liran dull and lower; sacked, f. o. b., 9JJ693c Butter firm; creamery. 2527c; dairv. 21tJ24c: Northern roll, 12S 15c Eggs firm at 12c Cornmeal steady at S2 752 9a Provi-ion dull and weak. Pork, t0 U2. Lard. So 355 60. Dry salt meats Boxed sliouldcrs, S3 To; lougs and ribs, S4 G5; short clear. Si 75. Bacon Boxed shoulders. Si 50; longs and ribs 5 155 20; -iliort clear, S5 5a Sugar-cured hams. S9 O0ll.G0. PHILADELPHIA Flonr quiet, .but steady. Y beat quiet, but firm: No. 2 in export elevator, SI 0 No. 2 red. February. SI 03Jil 03K: March, SI 011 04i: April, SI 05l 06; Mav. $1 05$1 06. Corn, ctr lots quiet but firm: op tions quiet at J4RXC higher: steamer No. 2 1 mixed m irraln deimt. Cliic: No. 2 low mixed. do, G2c; No. 2 high mixed elevator, 62c; No. 2 yellow in grain depot, 62c; No. 2 mixed Febrn. ary, oi4Bt)i : March, oijiseij'.c; April. eiwa 61Jgc: Mi. oSi'liOOc. Oats nrm, but quiet: No. 3 white, 52"vjc: No. 2, do. 53i;c; No. 2 white, Februarv. 5."JJ53c: March, 53i53c: April, SSiS3?ic: Ma. 5353Ja Provisions quiet aud steady. Hurler ncarce and firm: Pennsyl vania print extra, 3135c. Eggs unsettled and lower: Pennsylvania Ursts. 16c MINNEAPOLIS Spot Mhcat was dull to-day, though there would havo bcenjilemand enough with a little lower Azures for it to be offered at. The millers were not active buyers, for they said flour was verv slow even at the low prices prevailing, anu the best export bids below low est asking price. A part of the No. 1 Northern was bought by the local elevator companies to go to store, and some choice was boucbt at 83Kc to ship. The elevators took It at about 93c Clos inc price: N". 1 hard, Februarv. 91c: on track, 491c; No. 1 Northern. February and March, 92c: Ma). "Jic; mi track. 9393e: No. 2 North em, Februir,91c; on track, 9191Kc; July closed at 95c. BALTIMORE Wheat Western firm: No. 2 winter, red. spot, 51 031 OJifc February. SI 03 1 034; May. SI 0561 05$. uorn Western tlrmei; mixed spot, aud Fworuarv. 6IVje61?ic: March, 60Ji61c; May. 58Ji59c; steamer. fiiSOOJiiC Oats steady anil uumlnal; choice, JOc; good to urime, 85Sf 8tc; fair to good, TfujMc Hay firm. Provisions dull. Butter active and unchanged. Egirs fairly active at a decline; strictly fresh. 14c Coffee firm. Receipts nour, t,szs barrels; wheat, 3.480 bushels; corn, 45.367 bushels: rye, 1.773 bu.hels. Shipments Flour, 352 barrels. Sales Wheat, 170,020 bush els: corn, 86.770 bushels. MILWAUKEE Wheat quiet: No. 2, on track, cash, 9395c: May, 83c; No. 1 northern. 98c Corn quiet; No. 3, on track. 50c Oats dull: No. 2 white, on ira-k,4bS46c Barley firmer: No. 2. in store, 67eo74c Re arm; No. 1, in store. MSslc Provisions quiet. Pork May, J9 62K. Lard May. to 82f. KANSAS CITY Wheat stronger; No. 2 hard, cab. 85c bid ; February, 854c; o. 2 retL cash, Bic asked. Corn steads; No. 2 cash and Feb ruary. 46ic bid. 46Jic asked. Oats steady; No. 2 cash. 41ic bid, 44fc asked; February, iiifa bid. HJic asked. Eggs weak at 12c TOLEDO Wheat dull ana- easier; cash, SI OOK; May. SI 0 Julv. 8r-; Aucust. 91c Corn null and firm; cash. 53Kc: May. 53JJC Oats quiet: cash. 47c Clorerseed dull and Arm; cash and February. S4 65; March, S4 67 DULUTH Wheat was a shade tlrraer to-day, but rather dull, tjlnsing prices were: Febru ary. 91o; May, 99Kc: No. 1 hard, 94c; No. 1 Northern. 81c: No. 2 Northern. 87c When baby was sick, we gave her Castorla, Wben she was a Child, she c; led for Castorla, When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla, When shehadChildren.shegaTetUeinUastorU p9.77-KwTSO A TRIP TO GOTHAM To Examine the Workiojja of tpo Keal Estate Exchange There. THE ADVAHTA6ES OP THE SYSTEM. Electric Suffers for Want of Yenlilatlon bjr tbe Head of the Company. THE HEWS AND GOSSIP 0P THE CITI Ifow that the experiment will soon be made in Pittsburg of handling real estate on tbe exchange 'or auction plan, information as to the workings oi such institutions in other cities is in order, both for encourage ment and instruction. Mr. Alexander Leg gate, of A. Leggate & Son. returned yester dav from New York, where he made a somewhat careful study of the methods pur sued at tbe Real Estate' Exchange in that city, tbe result of which are set forth in tbe follow ing statement made to Tub Dispatch repre sentative: "Having visited the Exchange and witnessed Its practical workings, I am well impressed with the advantages of such an institution in all cifies where transactions in real estate are large and important. The auction department is the most attractive. The room is about 40x 80 feet, situated on Liberty street, near Broad way. There are 20 auctioneers' stands ranged along both side. On this occasion only one auctioneer was engaged, yet the room was full of parlies interested. Some days several auc tioneers will be selling at the same time, which makes things decidedly lively. The great ad vantage is having a central room is that all sales can be conducted at this point, very much to the comfort of everybody concerned. In stead of a dozen or more isolated sales occurring at remotely distant parts of the city, all can be operated at one point, thereby enabling the same buyer to purchase more than one prop erty on h'ame day. "AH the brokers and auctioneers with whom I conversed advised strongly tbe establishment of such methods in Pittsburg. The manager, Mr. Hardwicke, who has had charge of the Exchange from its inception, was particularly courteous in showing every attention 10 in quirers: He stated that narperi Magazine of November. 1888. contained af all account of the opening exercises. It also contains excellent likenesses of a few of the leading auctioneers. All interested should possess a coj.y." Slow bat Sure Growth. The race is not always to the swift. It has happened that a year that started off with a rnsb ended in disaster. Trade movements have been rather tardy so far, but they are Im proving. Every day imparts a forward im pulse. Conditions are sound, and there is no likelihood of a backset, Tbe business of the country is remarkably heavy considering all tbe drawbacks to which it is subjected. There are sUll numerous good reasons for saying that an enormous volume of business will be transacted this year. Business men of all grades and in all channels are feeling their way carefully along, avoiding indebtedness, keeping in sight all requirements, and manu facturing and handling only as many goods as are absolutely necessary. This policy, of course, postpones disaster and makes the situa tion much safer and stronger than it would te otherwise. Tbe entire country is preparing for a bury year, not only in shop and house build ing, but In the manufactur". ot equipments and machinery of all kinds, and in the extension of facilities for the production of mannfacturlng products as well as for tbe extension of our vast agricultural area. Figures on Bnildlng. Building statistic for 18SU are still coming forward. Pittsburg made a record surpassed by that of no city of her class. Philadelphia led all the rest, putting up 12.000 houses, while New York nullt only a little over one-half the number say 6,700. But tbe average cost of tbe New York buildings doubled that of Phila. delphla the former city spending 876,000,000, against t26.000.000 expended in the latter city. Boston comes next in the record with 4,400 buildings, costing 22,000,000. Minneapolis ArAntprt an mini buildings as Boston, bnt at less than half tbe cost, expending only f9,00O, Ooa Washington City built 4,007, at an average cost of 81,100. Tbe start is a little late this vir lmt there is nromlse of. great activity during tho spring and summer. Heavy build-; ing contracts havo been .made at xnanypomis. Bnslness News and Gossip. The dullness of Electric yesterday empha sized tbe importance of a statement irom headquarters. Buyers do not like to grope in the dark. A Northside business man said yesterday that tbe belief was strong over there that tbe Government deal for a postofflce site on Stock ton avenue would go through. Work on tho bridge at Jack's Run will begin early in April, The Allegheny end of Califor nia avenue will then be hurried to completion. The Controller of tho Currency yesterday ap proved tbe selection of tbe Tradesmen's Na tional Bank, of this city, as reservo agent for the Farmers and 'Mechanics' National Bank and the Sharon National Bank. Country roads are in such wretched condition that it is almost Impossible to haul loaded wagons over them. The largest of 26 mortgages on file yesterday was for 56,500. Twelve were for purchase money. It was stated yesterday that tbe object ot the trip of the Pittsburg business men to Alabama, mentioned in this column, is to purchase a large tract of mineral land. The monotony in real estate will be broken shortly by tbe consummation of several large duals. Brokers arc nut sawing wood in vain. W. A. Herron & Sons report that tenants are unusually prompt In making payments, show ing that the people have money. The-Lovo Manufacturing lompany's works, at Rochester, Pa., were disposed of finally vi--terday to William Miller & Sons for $9,150, This includes tbe ground 011 which the works are located, two boilers and the sliaftinc- The machinery was pn rcbased bv a New York agent named Comcrford for 55,4oQ. The sale is not subject to tbe mortgage of 58.001. which has been paid off. Miller & Son will use tbe build ing as a planing mill In place of tbe one de stroyed by fire some weeks ago. The Building Record. The following permits for new structures were taken out yesterday: C. S. Glunt. frame two;Story dwelling, 18x30 feet, on point View street. Twenty-first ward. Cost, 575a Maccie H. Madden, frame two-story dwell ing, 18x45 feet, on Canon street. Twentieth ward. Cost, 51,700. James Ward, frame one-story and attic dwell ing, 15x25 feet, on Gaskell street, Thirty-second ward. Cost, 5550. P. S. Randolph, frame one-story office. 16x24 feet, and frame one-story stable, 18x50 feet, on Bauin street. Twentieth ward. Cost $850. Movements in Realty. Reed B. Coyle & Co. sola for John Zelcler the property on Washington kvenue and Manhat tan street. Sixth ward, Allegheny, being lot 39x130 feet, with a brick storeroom and dwell ing, and also two frame buildings, for 59,000 cash. Baltensperger fc Williams sold for C. Bal tenspergetto Charles Kchucka frame dvrelllug of four rooms, with large lot. near India street, on ML Washington, for J1200. Kelly & Rogers sold a nine-roomed house and lot 31x100. on Lowell street, Twenty-first ward, to J. C.Dick for 55,500; also sold for Thomas Lindsey to B. F. Downey a lot 25x100 pn Shet land avenue for SS5U cash; also sola to Marga ret A. Lefferets for John C. Krupp aslx-roomed house and lot 24x100 on Mayflower street; also sold to L. L. Lauchlin for W. T. Dunn a bouse and lot 62x100 on Rural avenue. Nineteenth ward, for $4,000; also sold for J. C. Dick toR. E. Twyford three lots fronting 65 feet on Winslow street, running back 146 feet, for 53.000. Alio- e Bailey sold fur J. C. Alles to Mrs. Jane Holmes, No. 647 Vlie avenue, two brick houses, one of tour rooms, tbe other of three, for S3, 000 cash. Magaw & Goff, Llm., sold to Mrs. Sarah E. Houlroy lotNo. 31, with a four-roomed house thereon, in tbe Oak station plan, Pittsburg, and Castle Shannon Railroad, lor 81,250, on monthly payments. S. A. Dickie & Co. sold for J. H. Rugc a lot on Bennett street. Twenty-first ward, 25x135 feet, for $525. Black Balrd sold to Martin Walsh tbe south half of lot No, 27 in tbe John A. Roll plan at Linden station, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, for $285 cash. Thomas Liggett sold a lot 26x100 on Borrows street. Fourteenth warJ, being lot No. 6 In Park View plan, for $800 cash. Charles Snneis & Co. sold lor Samuel Logan, to Timothy Bairetr, a tract of land in the Nine teenth ward contaiutng 4 acres and 16 perches; consideration $1,000. They also placod a roort cage ot $2,000 fur three Years at 6 per cent on a residence property situated on Superior ave nue, Allegheny, W. A. Herron & Sons sold on Second aveune between Wood and Market streets, a lot 20x80 feetv with a building used as a business bouse, being quits old, for -aprlco near $1,000 cash. HOME oECUBTTIES. Electric Suddenly Loses Interest as a Draw ing Card The Beason Why. Tbe sudden change which Klectric under went from activity to comparative dullness was the feature at tbe Stock Exchange yesterday. Sales pf this stock yesterday were 159 shares, against 1,222 the previous day, with nothing done at the last call. , . . There was little disposition on either side to operate in the absence of information from beaaquarters. While all hoped Mr. Westing bouses expectations would be realized, fears of a different result were expressed on all sides. The latter view, bowever, is the merest surmise. Still, It is sufficient to cause distrust, and to it is due the sndden loss of interest in tbe stock. , . . The only other stock that attracted nruch at tention was Luster', which developed unex pected recuperative power in selling up to lo, against 11 at the close of Mondav. Philadel phia Gas about held its own, as did the Trac tions. Tbe rest of the list was featureless. Total sales were 468 shares. THIRD CALL. It A P. PS.&M.EX.. bank or I'lttsb'R German Nat. H" k C.V. (Jus Co Nat, U.or W.Va P. N. G. V. Co l'hila. Co Tuna Oil Co Central Traction Citliens"iTc' n . Pittsburg Trae.. Pleasant Valley. Alleg. V. K. K. . C'hartlers By Pitts. C. Shan, P.AW.K.K.pM. LaNoria M'gCo. Luster Mining., bllvcrton Mln'g. Sterling S..M. Co. Wcstlnehouse K. U. b. S. Co.... Wcst'liouse All. P. P. Glass Co.. btau. TJn. C. Co. 1H. 12ft bV4 m 4 UK 15 3 4 12s "'S3 Sales at first call were 60 Electric at 13 and 15 at 13. Before call 20 Luster went at 18K Sale' at second call were 10 Klectric at 13, 25 at 12, 25 at 12 1 at 13, 20 Luster at 14J4. 40 at 15 and 130 Philadelphia Gas at 13. .Sales at third call were 100 Luster at 15. Between calls 20 Electric brought 12 At New York yesterday the total sales of stocks were 163,775 shares including: Atchi son, 6,835; Lackawanna, 6. ISO: Louisville and Nashville, 4.3S0; North American. 7,803; North ern Pacific, 6,695; Northern Pacific preferred, aOSS; Richmond and West Point, 2,110; St, Paul, 16,300; Union Pacific, 6,950. MONEY MARKET. Bankers Report an Improvement In the Call for Accommodations. The customary good reports were made at the banks yesterday. It was said business was on the increase to such an extent as to make the outflow of cash greater than the Inflow. This indicates that trade is picking np. Clear ing Homo exchanges were t2,02i,654 66 aud balances J362,206 9L Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging from 2 to 3 per cent: last loan, 2K, closed offered at 1: per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5SCK- Sterling exchange quiet and steady at tl S5& for 60-day bills and H 8I for domand. Closing Bond Quotations. U.S. 4s, ree. 130 "U. 8. 4s, coup VSii U.S. 4Hs, reg lolls U. S. 4Hs coup 10.1 PaeiUcesor '96 109 M. K. AT. Uen.6s.. K Mutual Union CS...103 M.J. C. Int. Cert..ll0 Northern Pac lsts..H5J Northern Pac. Ids.. 113 Northw't'n consoli.IISX Mortw'n deben's te.109 Oregon A Trans. 6s. St.Lil. if. Gen. Ss. 91 St.L. A S.K.Oen.M.107 St, Paul consols.. ..124H st-1'. CI1tAPe.l1ts.llS 1-x., Pc. L.G.Tr.Rs. mi tx,.JPc.K (j.Tr.Bs. 33 Union Paclno lsu...l09X West Shore vriH Wo Grande W. lti. 76 Louisiana stamped4s 92)4 .11 issonri t.... Tenn. new set, 6s.,, 103 Tenn, newstt. 5s.... 98 Tenn. new set. Is.... 7uK janica so. :as vm Central Pacific lsts,108J Den. A K. O. lsts.II9S l)en. &R. ()...... S2)4 li.&R. G. Westlsts. -'- Erie Ids 100-V M. K. T. Utn. 6s.. 7M Bank Clearings. Chicago Clearings. 113,114,578. New York exchange was 75 discount. Bates for money were steady at 67 per cent. New Yoke Bank clearings to-day, 1114,495,. 690: balances, J6,473.679. Boston Bank clearings to-day $16,35,537; balances, 52002,470. Money, 5 per cent, ttx chanee on Now York, 1725c discount. Philadelphia Bank clearings to-day SH, 975.767; balances. 51.637,257. Money, 5 per cent. Baltimore Bank clearines to-day 2,130. 808; balances. 220,864. Monev 6 per cent. St. Louis Clearings, 53.577, 2S1: balances, J296.762. Money C7 per cent. Exchange on New York 25e premium. New Orleans Clearings to-day, 52,320,790. 1 A QTJDET COMHODITYl Yery Little Movement in Oil, With s "Weak Finish. But little interest was taken in oil yesterday. There was a sale of 2J03O barrels at 76c This was the top price. The lowest and closing was 78c The weakness was attributed to two or three wells about due, ot which considerable is ex pected, but as this was offset by high water stopping drilling in some places, the conditions were about equal. The scarcity ot orders is a' better explanation. There was no change" in refined. Average run:, 73,220 barrels; average shipments, 65,009 barrels. There was a cood deal of talk about Sending legislation at Harrisburir. The Burdlck ill was generally characterized as unfair to interior refiners. McGrew, Wilson fe Co., 90 Fourth avenue, quote puts at TiYa calls at 7c , Oil Markets. Bradford, Feb. 17. National Transit Cer tificates opened at 78c: closed at 7b; highest, 79Jic; lowest, 78c; clearances, 194,000 barrels. Oil. ClTT. Feb. 17. National Transit Cer tificates opened at 78c; blebeit, 78c: lowest, 78Jc: closed. 78Kc; sales, 77,000 barrels; clear ances, 158,000 barrels; charters, 6,349 barrels; shipments, 93,893 barrels; runs, 78,210 barrels. Nr.-w York. Feb. 17. Petroleum opened steady and advanced, slightly in the first hour. Then Western selling started a decline on which the market closed weak. Pennsylvania oil: Spot, ooeniug, 78c: highest, 78c; lowest. 78c; closintr. 78c, March option: Opening, 79ic; highest, TDJc: lowest, 7bc; closing, 7oiC Total sales. 1V7.000 barrels. NEW YOBK STOCKS. A Day of Unusual Excitement on Wall Street The Cutting Down of the Bur lington Dividend Drives Down That Stock Silver Down. New York, Feb. 17. The market this morn ing was excited. The news from tbe West in regard to tbe railroad situation was con sidered very favorable, bnt the effect of this was merely to keep prices firm to strong with out stimulating aur activity anywhere in the list. .The Howl that tbe directors of the Bur-' lington and Quincy were in session In Boston, however, made a little life in that stock, es pecially toward noon, the general supposition being that tbe suspense In the matter of the dividend would be ended by the declar ation of the usual 14 per cent tor the quarter. On this there was a moderate amount of buy iug for a turn, ana tbe price was run up l?g per cent, but when the announcement was made that the dividend had been cut down to 1 per cent, there was a rush to get out, the buyers of tbe morning hours being specially anxious to throw overboard their loads. A great deal of long stock came out. however, from those who have been holding on for some time, and only one firm stood in tbe breach as buyers until late In the day, when, after a drop of 3 per cent Irom its best figure, a slight rally was bad on the covering of the shorts put out earlier. Tbe shortness of the corn crop receives the blame for tbe decrease in tbe earnings of tbe Burlington, and naturally tbe corn roads suf fered most in tbe decline which followed, Roek Island in particular. All the Grangers, bow ever, were hurt materially, and outside of them and a few specialties, including Silver certifi cates, there was little or no interest lu the deal ings. The decline in Silver made further sub stantial progress, and more activity was shown in them than for a long time. A loss of nearly 2 cents was the result of tbe operations of tbe day in them. The general list was inclined to advance slowly until tbe break in Burlington came, wben all the improvement of the forenoon was lost and fractions In addition; and while there was no activity outside of the stocks men tioned, everything closed lower" than last even ing. Tbe market closed quiet but weak at about tbe lowest prices ot tbe day, Burlington losing 2 per cent: Silver, Hi; Rock Island. WbeelincandLako Erie, Northwestern. 1, and Pacific Mail, 1; Western Union and Union Pacific each per cent. Tbe business in railroad bonds dwindles trom day to day, and has now reached the nsual mid summer rtenres. To-aay the total transactions were only $998,000. Among tbe losses scored to day. Brooklyn Elevated declined 2, to R5, and C. C. a &. St. L. firsts Ji, to lllJi Tue Knowing table snows tne prices or active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yester day. Corrected dally for The Dispatch by WiiiTxxr k. STKFHENSOir, oldest Pittsburg mem bers of the New York Stock ICxcbance, 57 fourth avenue: .."lot-Open- -Hii-h- -low. jnir Inc. est, est. JJI. Am. cotton or. ...,r..7 .- ;... ,isx Am. CoUea.lUrer... .... ,, .. $M MUST sxcoiro CALL. CALL. U A B A SSO S 37S .... 93 .... 93 .... .... 335 ...-. io-X 60 7 1H iVi a 12 u '.'." "is "is "w 67M M .... M 32 33 .... 334 24 ZCs 4 .. 4 SS .... 55 .... "!! "is '.'.'.'. "'.'. m r .... 13M 1 15 17 ... 2 4 .... 4 13S" 13,'i 1H 12J SOU 11 104 11 84 S3 .... 190 55 60 ...: .... Am. Cotton Oil Trust.. 23H AtclUt Top. A 8. y,.. aft Canadian I'aclne... CauaoasoatnerB....... &m Central 0r.NewJerser.l1S Centrall-aclnc. ;. 29 Chesapeake A Ohio ... HM Chicago lias Trait 415 C.. Bur. a untaer..... 87U C. MIL A St. Paul.... S37? V.. Mil. A St. P.. or.. 111K C., Kocfci, A P. 7VH c.. at. p.. m. so C.. BLl.ai.jtO. 01. .... L. A Northwestern. ...107H p.. O.. C. M I C3X c.. c c. A Lnrer..... Col. Coal a iron 87 Col. A Uocklng Valley .... Ches. A Ohio lit orer.. 53S Ches. a oino id prer.. 2 l)el.. Lack A Ve.t...lJS UeL A Hudson Its Uen. a Mo urande Uen. a kiouraude.nl. 6t K.T.. Va. A ua Vi Illinois Central , 97 Lake trie A West I4K uake Krie A West pf.. 58 LalteSbore AM. ... .11J LoulsvilleAMashvlUt. 75M Uleniran Central MoDUe A Ohio 3?W Missouri facine 7H National Kead Trust... 19Ji New xork Central .!-. CAtit. L J;. .. c AHt.L.mpr .... Jl.r.,C.&Bt. L.Mof .... X Y.. L. E. AW 20 N. Y L. E.A W. Pd J. If. A. K. 37V S.X.. O. ATf Vii Norfolk A Western Norfolk A Western of. .... JJorthern Paeifle 2SK Northern Paclflc or.... 723? Ohio A Mississippi W4 Oreron lmorovement. 2SX raclfleMall Jan Peo., Dee. A Kvans.... 20J4 PnllaaeL A Keadlnc. .. 31 Pullman Palace Oar Richmond W.r.T,19 Richmond A W.P.l.nl 74 St, e.. Minn. A Man auear Trust. 851$ Texas Paclnc. 'HH Union Pacltis X Wabash Wabasn nrererrea 18 Western Union. 81! Wnesllng AU 4S. JnX Wheeling a L.E.prer.. 72H North American Co... Uh P., C, C. A St. L P.. C, O. A St. L. pr. 'Offered. 2l 2IM J1V Wi 27J4 vu ilH t4 sok w.H 118 116? MX 29V 29 29 IS I8 . 1SK 42 41H 41 88g 85H 6-V M4 M U uiu ins 111 70jJ w 8 7 S3 107 10SS 106H ez4 an 63H SB 944 94 37 36X ) 2 14 US S3 3414 33V "h 115S 131H 1384H 138 1XIH WH i" i"i cujj 7 7) 1) 97 i 97 98 1414 11 14 68 S7M 57; ma iu in 76Ji 75J I5H 93. 35 3H 34H 6714 6614 6SH 19J4 19X IV 10. 3 19V 63 14 3 17 U 2SH Kh IS 77V S7 20 I2V 190 1SV 75 ll 8iX "J4 44H 10 1S5 80V 3 72 18H 13 49 19 S1H 1VA 37 17 SIM 73H IS.f 29 3SX 20! nx ii" 75 86 UH 454 8lS 33 72X 19 2U! 7iJ 18 IS If 37 ZPK 33 iiv 74 85 14V 441 ii" sok : 72 Wi Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished bv Whitney A Stephemou, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members Kev York mock Kx- cnanaet Bid. rennsvlvanla .Kail road SlV Keadlna: 16H buffalo. New York and Philadelphia S'.i LenUh Vailev 49 I.ehlKhNavlxatlon 48 Nortnern Pacinc common 7S4 Northern Pacinc preferred 72 Asked. 51 X SO 4SJ4 iH 72'a Mining Stock Quotations. New" York. Feb. 17. Alice, 115; Adams Con solidated. 160: Aspen, S50: Bodie, 110; Choll.tr, 200; Consolidated California and "Virginia, 450; Eurck 1 Consolidated, 300; Gould and Curry, 200; Homestake. 850: Horn Silver. 310: Mexican, 240: Ontario. 3,900: Plymouth, 200; Standard, 111); Yellow Jaokit, 22. CINCINNATI-Floureasy. Wheat firm; No. 2 red, 99cSl 00, receipts, 6,600 bushels; ship ments, 4,600 bushels. Corn in moderate de mand; No. 2 mixed, 53K64c Oats in fair de mand and steady; No. 2 mixed. 4&c Rye quiet; No. 2, 88c Provisions firm. Whisky steady: sales 941 barrels finished coods on basis SI 14. Butter firmer; fancv Klein cream ery. 30c: Ohio and Indiana, 2025c: prime dairy. 1518c Su-rar easier. Eggs stronger atl2c Cheese firm. New York Cofleo Market. NEW York-, -Feb. 17. Coffee Options opened steady and unchanged to 5 points de cline, closed barely steady at 520 points down: sales, 24.500 bacs. Including Februarv. 17.10 17.20; March. 16.S517.00: April. 16.6.5Ki.75; May, 16.516fi5: June, 16.35; Inly, 15.8016.00; August. 15.6015.65; September, 15.2015.25; October, 14.70; December. 13.85: spot Rio firm and in fair demand: fair cargoes. 10Ji19Kc; No. 7, 17c Metal Market. New York Pig iron quiet and steady. Copper nominal. Lead dull: domestic M 30. Tin fairly steady; straits, $19 SO. Price of Bar Silver. tSFKCIAI. TH.IOBAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 New Yore. Feb. 17. Bar silver in London was weak at 44Jd per ounce; New York selling price, as reported by bullion dealers. 979Sc FROM GREASY FIELDS. IB.0N FIFE AND JTJBE MANTJFACT0BEES IK COUNCIL The Moon Run Developments Probably In a Separate Fool "Wells on the Goss Farm, at Coraopolls No New Wells at Wildwood Yesterday. Tbe manufacturers of wrought iron pipe and tubes held a long session at tbe Mouon gabela House yesterday. Every firm en gaged in this business was represented. There was no change in the schedule of price. The agents throughout the oil regions of the different firms also met at the Mononga hela and transacted business of importance Probably a Separate Pool. -SPECIAL TXLKQBAX TO T1IS D'BFATCB.1 CortAOPOLis, Feb. 17. The recent develop ments at Moon .postoffice, three miles west of tbe nearest producing well on the southwest of tbe Coraopolls or Fmnegan field, has been at tracting a good deal of attention. This new de velopment may or may not be an extension of the Coraopolls field. Indications rather poiht to the conclusion tbat it is a separate pool, and the direction Is against the theory ot a con nection. The first welt drilled here on tbe Goss farm by Harvey Bros, & Co. is closely estimated to be a 25 to 30 barrels per day pumper. The well on the McCutchenn tarm, due south of tbe Goss well, not over 1,600 feet, which is also owned by Hervey & Co., was drilled in about the 7th in stant, and has since been shot twice, and it is claimed is showing far a better well than the "Goss," havme better and more sand. Hervey & Co. have a good deal of the unde veloped territory in the vicinity of these wells, and good bonuses have been paid bv other oil men for leases in tbe vicinity, of these two Hervey wells and other test wells being drilled, bnt this is not convincing proof of tbe value or extent of the territory. Heivey & Co. have located a well on the Mc Fadden farm, 50 rods sontheast of their Mc Cutcheon well. They have also located two more wells on tbe Goss farm and one other on the McCutcheon farm. Drake & Co. have bad a rig up on the Onstott farm for some time, and have now started operations for drilling. This well is located one mile east and about 2,000 feet north of tbe Goss well. Drake & Co. are also drllllngon tbe George Springer farm, one-half mile southwest of the Goss, and this well should be in soon. No New Wells In at Wildwood. Wildwood No new wells came in yester day on the southwest lino at Wildwood. Iho Evans & Maudevlllo well, on the Marks, did not improve on deeper drilling. The well is four bits In tbe sand, and last night was mak ing four inches an hour. There is no change at the Ringhelsen No. 3. Slow Progress at McCordy, UMcCtJRDY Palmer No. 2 was not drilled any up to 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, wben The "Dispatch scout left tbe well. The new venture is making 1,700 barrels a day. No other wells are in the sand here. The Drill's Work at Thorn Run. Thorn Ru.n MellofVs well on tbe Duffy farm is through the sand and dry. 1 hey are drilling the well down to the sand. It Is located about half a mile east of Becgs' No. L The Cassiday No. 4 Is making 80 barrels a day, and tbe Chess Nn. 4, 60 barrels a day. A 100-Barrel an Hour Well. McCurdy A special to The Dispatch last night savs tbe Palmer No. 2 was stirred up about 6 o'clock and responded at the rate of 100 barrels an hour. M cC. SPRING SUGGESTIONS. Avoid draughts and sudden changes of tem perature. Do not discard your warm winter clothing too soon. It is better to suffer a little inconveni ence than to take cold. Remember that one is especially liable to con tract a bad cojd or cblU at this season of the year. A-cougbor cold contracted between tbe sea sons Is the most annoying kind, and may last through tbo summer. If you feel a cougb or a cold coming on take a drink ot pure wblskey at once It will keep the blood in circulation and is the best pre ventive against the diseases of the season. Remember tbat only puce whiskey should be taken. Daily's Pure' Malt Whiskey has the strongest recommendations from tbe leading scientists and medical men.' It is tbe only standard medicinal tMitnv. Taka no other J from your druggist or grocer. "W DOMESTIC MARKETS. Creamery Butter Tending Upward and Eggs Slow'al the Drop. ' TROPICAL FED1TS STILL DDL!. Cereal Eeceipts Are Lieut and Prices Con tinue Steady. SDGAKS WEAK AXD COFFEES STRONG Office of Pittsburo Dispatch,! Tuesday, Feb. 17. J Country "Produce Jobbing Prices. Elgin creamery butter has been advanced 2c perpoundat sources of supply. The high price has curtailed demand, the average consumer having a preference for oleo at the present price of, creamery. Cheese is active and firm and choice grades readily bring outside'quota tlons. Supply of eggs has exceeded demand for a few days past, and markets are weak and slow at the decline. Potatoes are Arm and markets are higher than they have been for a week or two past. Other vegetables are slow. Tropical fruits are quiet. Florida oranges are poor stock at inside quotations. Since apples and oranges .became about equally expensive, as they have been ot late, there has been a gen eral expectation of better demand and higher prices for the fruits of the tropics. But so far these expectations bave been doomed to disap pointment. I'ouurv continues scarce anu urm. Apples 44 50Q6 50 a barreL Buttkr Creamery, Elsin, 31ffi32c: Ohio do, 27fr28c; common country butter, lu15c;cboice country rolls, 1820c; fancy country rolls, 23 25c Beans New crop beans, navv. $2 302 So; marrows. $2 352 40; Lima beaus. 56c Beeswax 2830c B for choice; low grade, 2225c - Cider Sand refined, $10 00012 00; common. $5 506 00; crab cider. $10 00Q11 00 "? barrel; elder vinegar, 1415c jfl gallon. Cheese Ohio cheese, fall make, lie; New York cheese, 1111K': Liinburger, 13XUc; domestic Sweitzer. U015c; Wisconsin brick Bweitzer, 15c; imported Sweitzer. 26Kc Cranberries Cape Cod, $3 754 00 a box: $11 5012 00 a barrel; Jerseys, $3 603 75 a box; $11 0011 50 a barrel. Dressed Hogs Large, 4K5: Tfi S; small. 56c. Eqgs 17lSc for strictly fresh. Feathers Extra live geese, 6oa60c: No. 1, 4045c; mixed lots, 30035c ") lit. Honey New crop white clover, 20022c "jfl H; California honey, 12(2153 p S. Maple Syrup 90c$l 25 p gallon. New Maple Sugar 10c "B H, Nuts Shell bark hickory nut, $1 5001 75 a busbel: peanuts, $1 5001 75, roasted: green, 4 06c V &: pecans, 16c V &; new French walnuts, 7K01c -p a. Poultry Alive Chickens, young, 40060c: old. 65070c; turkeys, 12014c a pound; ducks, 60 75c a pair; geese, choice. SI 00 a pair. Dressed Turkeys, 16018c a pound; ducks. 1415c a pound: chickens. 14015c: ceese. 809c Tallow Country. 4c: city rendered, 5c Seeds Recleanecl Western clover. 55 500 6 75; country medium clover. $4 2504 50; timo thy. $1 5001 55; blue pras. $2 8503 00; orchard crass, $1 35; millet, 75090c; lawn grass, 25c V ft. TropicXl Fruits Lemons, $3 00; fancy, S3 75; Jamaica oranges.5606 50 a barrel; Medina orances, $2 60ig2 75 a box: Florida oranges,$2 25 02 75 a box; bananas, $1 75 firsts, $1 25 good seconds, ft bunch; Malaga grapes. 57 00012 50 a half barrel, according to quality: figs, 15016c f) Ji: dates, 4J"J05t-'c " ft. Vegetables Potatoes, $101 15 fl bushel; Jersey, $3 504 00; cabbaee, 5304 f! hundred; German cabbage, $12013; onions, $450 $! bar rel; celery, 35040c a dozen bunches: parsnips, 35c a dozen: carrots, 35c a dozen; parsley, '15c a dozen: horseradish, 60075c a dozen; turnips, 75c$l fl barreL ' Groceries. . Sugars are weak and price of granulated Is a shade lower, as our quotations will disclose. The recent upward movement of sugar is bard to account for in view of the fact that prices mnst Inevitably decline between now aud April 1, when, tho 2c tariff is to be removed. Coffee is very firm at quotations. AH canned goods are steady. Green Coffee Fancy, 24KQ25Kc; choice Rio, 22023c; prime Rio. 23c; low grade Rio, 20K21Kc; old Government Java, 29JiQ30c; Maracaibo, 25Kffl27Kc; Mocha. .30032c: Santos, 22026c; Caracas&oa-c; La Gnayra, 26027c Roasted (in r?ipers)Standardbrandi,21Ke; high grades, 2730c; old .Government Java, bulk, 31033KC! Maracalbn, 2S29e; Santos, 2G 30c; peaberry, 30c; choice Rio, 2SKc; prime Rio, 2ic;good Rio. 23 ordinarv. 21022c spices (whole) Cloves, 15016c: allspice 10e; cassia. 8c: pepper; 13c; iiutmeg,"750SOc Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7c; Ohio, 120. 8Kct headlight. 150. 8c; water white. 1010)?c; globe, U&liHc; elaine. 15c; carnadlne. UJic; foyaline, 14c: red oil, 11011Kc; Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 39011c W gallon: summer. S335c: lard oil, 55058c SYKUP Corn syrup, 27030c; choice snerar syrup. 363Sc; prime sugar syrup, 32033c; 'strictlv prime, 34Q35C. N. 0. Molasses Fancy, now crop, 42c: choice, 3S40c; medium, 33030c; mixed, 34 36c SODA Bl-carb in kegs. 3K03JJcr bi-carb in s, 5cj bi-carb. assorted packages. 5Ji06c; sal sou a, in kegs, i?ic; uo crauuiuieu. . Candles Star, mil weight, 9c; stearlne, "jfl set, 8kc:paraffine,ll12c. RICE Head Carolina, 707c: choice, 6 6c; prime. 60&Kc; Louisiana, o206c STARCH Pearl, 4jC, corn starch, 6Ji7c; gloss starch, 607c. Foreign Fruits Laver raisins. 52 65: Lon don lajers, $2 75: Muscatels, $2 25: California Muscatels. $2 150225: Valencia.' 774c; Ondara Valencia, SV03c; sultana. 18020c; enrrants, 55Jic: Turkey prunes. 708c: French prunes, llKfe'lSc: Salouica prunes, in 2-ft packages, 9c; cocoanuts. $) 100, 56; almonds. Lan.. j"l ft, 29c; do Ivica, 17c: do shelled, 40c; wainnts. nap., 13 014c; Slcilv filberts, 12c: Smyrna figs, 13011c: new dates, 50c: Brazil nuts, 18c; pecam. 14 16c: ciirou, p ft. 17018c; lemon peel, 12c fl ft; orange peel, 12c. Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft, lie; apples, evaporated, i4015c; peaches, evapo rated, pared, 28030c: peaches. Calilorma, evap orated; unparcd, 18c$21c: cherries, pitted. 31c: cherries, unpitted, 13013io raspberries, evap orated, 32033c: blackberries, 9K10c; huckle berries. i5c. SUOABS Cubes, 7Kc; powdered, 7Kc; granu lated, (; confeo loners' A. 6c; standard A. 6Jac: sou white, t?K6?c: yellow, choice. 5(0 be: yellow, good. 6"sj5?':: yellow, fair, 614 tyl yllow, dark, 55"ic PICKLFS Medium, bbls (1,200), $8 (X); me dium, half bbls (600). $4 5a Salt No. 1 fl bbl. 51 00. No. 1 ex. V bbl. SI 10: dairy, bbl, $1 20: coarse crystal. $ bbl. $1 20: Biggins' Earefca, 4-bn sacks, $2 BO; Hig glns' Eureka, 16-14 ft packets, $3 00.- Canned Goods Standard peaches, $2 800 2 90; 2nds, $2 3002 60; extra peaches, 53 00ti) 3 10; pie peaches. $1 90; finest corn, $1 3501 50: Hfd. Co. corn, 95cSl 15; red cherries, $1 400 1 50: Lima beans, $1 35; soaked do. 8Jc; string do, 75090c; marrowfat peas. SI 1001 25; soaked poas. 70080c; pineapples. SI 500160; Bahama do, $2 55; damson plums. $1 10; greengages. $1 50; egg plums, $220; California apricots, $2 500 2 60; California pears, $2 75; do greengages, $2 00; do esrg plums, $2 00; extra white cherries, 52 85; raspberries, $1 4001 45; straw berries, $1 3001 40-. gooseberries, SI 1001 15; tomatoes. 95c03I: salmon. 1-ft, $1 3001 80; black berries, $1 10; succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked. 90c; do green. 2-ft. 51 2501 60: corned beef. 2-ft cans. $2 00; 1-ft cans. $1 00: baked bean?. $1 4001 50: lobster, 1ft, 52 IS: mackerel. 1-ft cans, broiled, $1 50; sardines, domestic, s, $4 5004 60; sar dines, domestic K. T7 00: .sardines, imported, "i, $11 50012 50; sardines, Imported, H. S18' sardines, mustard, $4 50: sardines, spiced, $4 25. FISH Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $20 fl bbl; extra No. 1 do mess, $2850; extra No. 1 mackerel, sbore, $2100: No. 2 shore mackerel, $22: largo St, $20. Codfish Whole pollock, 5c f? ft; do medium. Georeo's coil, 5c; do large, 7c; boneless hakes. In strips, 5.-: do George's cod, in blocks, 6K07Jfc Herring Round shore. $5 50 ? bbl; sulit. t 50: lake. $3 25 fl 100 ftbbl. Wnueflsb.S650i10O-ft half bbl. Llk trout, 55 50 half bbl. Finnan haddie-.lOc ft. Iceland balibut,13c ft. Pickerel," kaif bbl. S3; quarter bbl, 51 So. Holland herring, 70c: Walkoff herrine. 90c OATMEAL-S7 0007 25 V bbl. Grain, Flour and Feed. Receipts as bulletined at the Grain Exchange. 28 cars, of which 16 cars were by Pittsbure, Cincinnati and St Louis Railway, as follows: 8 cars of corn, 3 of hay.Sof oats. By Pittsburg. Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 2 cars of hay, ot flour. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 1 car of wheat, 1 of malt, 1 of hay, 5 of flour. The cereal situa tion has developed no new features In tbe past few days. Receipts are light and demand Is light. Tbe feeling among operators Is that the bottom bas been reached, and that anyfuture changes are bound to be toward a higher level. Futures In the- lines- t corn and oats ate strong. While transactions are light, tone or roarkeu Is strong. Prfcos for carload lots on track: , WHEATs-No. 2 red, $1 0361 01: No. 3. 9899e. Cojw No. 2 yellow shell. fiSiSSSXct high mixed. 57K58c: mixed shell, 53H58Kc: No. 2 yellow ear, 636ic; hich mixed ear, 6181c; mixed ear corn, 5fl59Kc' ..,,., Oats No. 1. 62HSo3c; No. 2 white. 5162c: extra, Nn. 3, 5050Kc: mixed oats, 47Q1SC. RTE No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 82983c; No. 1. Western, 8182c Floue Jobbing prices Faney spring and winter patent flour, $5 756 00: fancy straight winter. U 855 15; fancy straight jprlne. 86 5 15; clear winter. $475500i straight XXXX bakers', $4 oOffllM. Rye "flour, UJ 2iv BuoVwh.It flnn?. !&a3c ft. MUhSfeka-lNo, 1 white middlings, $88 504f "NEW ADVERTISE3IENTS. ! , - - CtfTZ Dr.KOCHs2iJ: - r- iDr-KO'CHsd-J -rsora? ' i.v a rn in.H fhd vHirw i "a HICH HAD 'AND HAS PEARED BY fflkM& VsT vY J 1 a- a mi- u a - MniAi rkinnri v -Mn I x. srt " " -. f jsvuimi j na- ivi um r im 1 inr i I I ii-stai 11 y fzj MINERAL PASTILLES " .THF f-sFMI IIMF SnnFM 'KllMFDAI l4f( Is 'Pastilles must -AND SIGNATURE KENZIE AROUND 'Sir Morell Mackenzie, said im the Journal cf Lar- I YNOOLO&Y, EDITED BY HIM (NOVEMBER No..3s;): e ""TheSoden Mineral Pastilles rTRocHK"!. produced FROM THE SobEM SPR1N&5 BY EVAPORATION. ARt. PftR- ticularly serviceable, in Catarrhal Inflammation Sore Throat, Coughs. Bronchitis amd lumu Troubles! )QpElAERAL6PRlAIG3e9lii.AGLT1T5, 6BAeijWOTRL:Efr. AW York. '-' w 24 00 ton; No.- 2 white mldoiinr-s, $21 OOsjl 22 00: brown middlings, $20 50&21 00; winter wheat bran. 21 5022 00. HAY-Baled timothv, No.1. J 009 50: No. 2 do, $8 00SS 25: loose from wagon. $10 0012 00. according to quality: No. 2 prairie bay, $7 25 7 50; packing do. $6 75j?7 (XX Straw Oat, 7 507 75; wheat and rye, $7 25 7 5(i. Provisions. Suear-cured hams. large. 9"zc; sugar-cured bams, medium, 9c: sntrar-cured hams, small, 9Ja"c; sngar-cured breakfast bacon, SJc; sugar cured shoulders. 6c; sugar-cured boneless shoulders, TJc; skinned shoulders. 7Jc; skinned hams, 10Kc; sugar-cured California hams, 6c; sugar-cured dried beef flats, Pc: sugar-cured dried beef sets. 10c; sugar-cured dried beef rounds, 12c: bacon, shoulders, 6c; bacon, clear sides, bjf'-: bacon, clear bellies. 6c; dry salt shoulders, 5c: dry salt clear sides, 6c Mess pork, heavy, $11 50: mess pork, family. $11 5a Lard Refined, in tierces. 5j;e; half barrels, 5Kc; 60-ft tubs, 5c: 20-ft pails, tSJic; 50-ft tin cans, 5c; 3-ft tin pails, 6Vic; 5-& tin flails, 6c; 10-ft tin pails, 6c Smoked sausage, one, 5c; larze, 5c Fresh pork links, 9c Bone less bams, 10Kc Pigs feet, half-barrels, $4 00; quarter-barrels. $2 15. The Wool Market. New York Wool quiet and firm; domestic fleece, 3i37c; pulled. 260330; Texas, 17Q24C Philadelphia Wool Prices Arm and without change; stocks light and in moderate demand. St. Lotus Wool Receipts light; market active and firm: unwashed bright medium, 20 24c; coarse braid, 1422c; low sandy, 1217c; fine light, I622c: fine heavv. 11 13c; tub washed, choice, 34c:inferior. 2932e. Boston There has been a good demand for wool, and prices have been linn. Supplies were generally suialL Ohio washed fleece- have been selling at 31 32c for X, at 3331 for XX and at 3738c f or N o. 1. Michigan X fleeces harebeen held mostly at 30c Combing and delaine fleeces have been in demand, with No. 1 combing sell ing at c: Ohio fine delaine at 3637c Territory wool continues in demand, with sales of fine on a scoured basis of 6065c: of fine medium at 57 660c and of medium at 55c. Texas, California and Oregon wool has been steady: pulled wools bave been in demand, with choice supers sell ing at 4045c. fair to good supers at S038c and extra at 2530c Foreign wools bave been firm, with a good demand for Australian. Drygoods Market. New York, Feb. 17. There was more doing in drygoods. a more decided tendency to im provement in demand being felt, both tbrongh tbe medium of salesmen on tbo road and buy ers present in the marKet, Operators continue for tbe most part conservative, but round lots sales are occasionally made. Tctv inTip- fnnrl fnr hr lnfrtnt 1 a nnlv- jectof the highest importance to a mother who cannot nurse ner cniiti. xueiiin siooa is a perfect substitute for mother's milk, and is highly recommended by the most promi nent physicians of both Europe and America. O- O- o- A woman with a cancerous ulcer of years' standing and five inches in di ameter has been entirely relieved by six bottles of Swift's Specific. I con sider its effects wonderful, almost mi raculous. Rev. J. II. Campbell, Columbus, Ga. Will Cure A young man near this town had an eating cancer on his face, which had destroyed his nose and was eating to wards his eyes. As a last resort I put him on Swift's Specific, and it has cured him entirely sound and well. Dis. M. F. Cbumlet, Oglethorpe, Ga. Skin Cancer Treatise on Cancer mailed free. Swift Specific Co.. Atlanta. Ga. BKOKEKS FINANCIAL. Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. my3 PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK. 81 FOURfH AVENTJa r,nifi eqnoeon fsnrn!nn 51 K70 29- D. McK. LLOYD, EDWARD la DUFF, 4 President, Asst. Sec Treas. per cent interest allowed on time deposits, ocl5-I0-D Pittsburg, Allegheny and Man chester Traction Company 40-year'5 per cent bonds, free of tax, for sale at 103 and interest. Fidelity Title and Trust Co., 121 AND 123 FOURTH AVENUE. fell-13-MWF JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO., BANKBK45 AND BROKERS. mocks; Bond. Grain. Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chlaaga. itUlX-TH ST- Pittsburg. oe.22 -3 TO WEAK MEN "SanTerlns froa the effects ot " "": . 1 t -' , j.Lifii.. aJ ana woo u nrron ana ueuuiiwcu. uure, froti F, FOWIiEBf 3Ioodat Coblb Ut--OI-.U3U.Wi4. ,rwitnfnt i hi i fsxiy decay, wsjtla--weatmess, ion muipi, etc will send'avalnaBle treatise (sealedi contajrdmj jparUcdlarsfpr.home cure, FBEE or chats. i "S-iidmediiii work; should be read by everr i. mi ifiw rRirn mamydthfr MFmriMF.--. ? NOT THE SLIGHTEST' EFFECT SOON BECAME BETTER. ill MOW ENTIRELY DISAP THE USE OF THE SODFiM T have the testimonial OF SIR M0RREL MAC EACH BOX PRICE .50 CTS. STEAMEK3 AND EXCCISSIONS. STATE LINE TO Glasgow.Londonderry, Belfast,, Dublin, Liverpool & London. FROM NEW YORK EVERY THURSDAY. Cabin Passage, $35 to $50, accordmz to location; of stateroom. Excursion. S65 to 95. Steerage to and irom Europe at lowest ratea,! AUSTIN BAIM & CO., General Agents, 53 liruadway. New York". J. j. Mccormick. sel-l-D AeentatPlttsbursr. ANCHOR LINE. UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMERS GLASGOW SERVICE. Steamers every Satnrdav from New Yort to GLASGOW AND LONDONDERKY. Cabin passage to Glasgow or Londonderry. tMindja.'. l(oandtrlp.gM.M110. Second clii, M. hteerage Dtssage. ipx MEDITERHANtAN aEHVIC?. New Yort to Gibraltar and Naples direct. S. fc. Heljtravia, U ednesdjy, t'eb. S. Cabin. 130 to $100. Steeraire. "W Travelers' circular letters of credit and drafts tar any amount isneu at lowest current rates Tor booksor ton rs.tlct:ets or tanner InrorinatloeY apply to HE.VUEKSON BKUTUEKlJ. A. Y., or J.j J.Mci:OKillCK,Kandn SmithBeldst.: A. D. SCORER & SON. 415 Smitutleid St.. Pittsburg; f.1 11. SEJiri.E, 110 i'edeial St., Allejrhenr. OC30-99-MW-' Xy H1TJS STAB L1A 1- fob quEENtyrowN ani Liverpool. Koyaiand United Slates Mall Steamers. Celtic reh. la. S n in lrltannic,."tlch- 18,1 o n "Majestic. Feb. 23, 7 a ui 'Majestic Hch. 2S. ea in' Adriatic March . 11 m Germanic April I, I0:JUiiinp ""reutonlc.Mchll.a:3ii-im,Tentonie..pril . 5anS Jfrom White Star does, iootot W est Tenth sk Second cabin on these steamers. Saloon rates. (30 and upward. Second cabin. fi5 and upward., according to steamer and location oi berth. El curslon tickets on favorable terms, bteeiage. "0. Whlte star drafts payable on: demand la all tha . principal banks throughout Ureal Britain. Ap ply to JCMIN J. MCCUKMlCK, 633 and 401 Smith field St.. Plttsbnrir, or J. HKliCC 13MAX , Gen' era! Anent. 41 Uroadway, Aew Yort. jgs-p NQRDDEUTSCHER LLOYD S. S CO. Fast Line of Express Steamers. New York toonthampton (London) Bremen, BfliliU 9A1U1.11.9, isai: HaveL Elbe. Eider. Trave, Kulda, Saale. bpree. icrru. Alter, Lahn, Lins, Havel, Tues.. April 14i EKler, Sat.. May If, April l I rave, Tne., Mar 11 April is Fulda, Wed., May 201 April 21Saale. Sit., Mav 23 April 2i Spree. Tue.. May, 28, Anrll23 Werra, AVed., Mat IT April a Aller, Sat.. May 30 April 23 Lahn. toes., June 1 Mav 2 Kaiser, Wed., June 3 May C Kins. Sat- June t May 9 liavei, Tues., Jnne 9 Slay 12 Kibe. Wed., June 10 M-iy 13 Elder. Sat.. June Wed., Sat.. 1 ncs.. Wed., Sat., 1 nes.. Wed., Sat. Wed.. Sat,. lues.. juoe. rted.. Time from Arew York to soutnamoton. 74 dars. From Southtinptoo to Bremen. 21 or 30 hours. Prom Southampton tc London, br Southw estera Railway Co., zyi honrs. Trains every hoar In the summer season, itallway carriages for London, await passensers In Southampton Docks on arrlv al ot Express Steamers from .New York. These steamers are well knon for their speed, comrort and excellent cnUlne. MAX SClIAUMIIbHG CO.. 527SmIthfleld St. LOUIS JIOESKK. SlBSllllthfleld St. j-U-lCO-P. DOCTOR WHITTIER 811 PJ-uVN AVKA'UE, PlTTslJUKU, fA. As old residents know and back flies of Pitts, burg papers prove, is the oldest established; and most prominent physician in the city, des) voting special attention to all cbrouic dlieases, TESVSSm FEEUNTILCURED Mf-Rni IQ ano- mentaI disease', physical IsQn V UUO decay. nervous deoility.IackoC energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory, disordered sight, self distrust, bashfulness, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, im poverished blood, failing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fltting the person for business, society and mar riage. permanently, safely and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKINseVnU blotches, falling hair, bones, pains, glandular, swelling', ulcerations of toncue, mouth, throat, ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood! poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system. IIPIM ADV kidney and bladder derange Unl INAM I j ments, weak back, sravel. ca tarrhal dlschaiges. inflammation and otbee painful symitoms receive searching treatment, , prompt relief and real cure'. Dr. Whlttlers life-long, extensive experience insures scientific and reliable treatment on common-sense principles. Consultation free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as it here. Office hours. 9 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sunday. 10 A. 21. to 1 P. M. onlr. DR. WHITTIER. 81 Penn avenue. Pittsburg, Pa. JaS-40-DSnwk 9 DOCTORS LAKE . I "SPECIALISTS in all cases ro i quiring scientific aud conflden-' tial treatment! Dr. 8. K" Lake. 31. It. u. 1 . a- is tne oiuesc an most experienced specialist la. the city. Consultation free and, ........t.v ..nflllailH.I fiffl(A bourn 9 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. ar-j Sundays, 2 to P. K, Consult them personally, or write. Doctowi Lake. cor. Penn ave. and 1th st, Pittsburg, Pa. Je3-72-DWk i3RAY'S"SPECIFIC MEDICINE- CUKES NERVOUS DEBIU TY. LOST VIGOR. t nee nr urunRV. Full particulars In pamphlet yellow wrapper. Price, U Pf .package, or alx for -p. or by mod msTHK SKAT MEU1C1NK CO, Bairalo, Ji. Y ij . 7...71,r hs- s. mi i.i, ANU. corner EmithllelrtandLllJertrsu. iahj7-t-DWk . ""Wood's Eln.ospi3.ocl2a.e. mm r,no arr-t7Vrii.Tstlf RRMRF1V- a " miaJ1 .. .-- - -- tsed for 36 years' hs- thnnsjuid i suc LOL lUUUUUlvs nnrt trrr DTMIMftel cessfully. Guar anteed to cure all fnrminr ?erVOnS of later years. htnnoth andviff Weakness. Kmls- lor. AKoruTO TOT wooqj rno- lleImncT.l,, " V5tr" phod-nei takeno .iSS--i:'Photo from Life- liKtit-nt on HTin sail inHfnnTii .muj...... - pacSase.Sl: six. si by mail. Write for pamphlet; 5od-fhc.WoodChemiealCo..mWcofwara tvve, Detroit, Mich. S-3oM m-Pittsburg. Pa., by Joseph FlemiDg 4 Son, Diamond aud Marker.su. - OCO- &-. r a.WH to evervoaa,younj,mldale-aed, and old: postaze paid. 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