THE DEIFT OF TBADE. The Cereal Boom ia Some Measure a Speculative Movement. THE DULLS STILL UAYETBE FIELD A Tarictj of Opinions as to Causes of Eigh Triced E-r-s. THE DEOP IS HOME-MADE MOLASSES Office of Pittkbckg Dispatcii. ? TV Eh DAY. March St. j TUo Cereal Hoom. It will be seen by reference to domestic market column that cereal markets are in an excited condition. The prediction made by leading operators a week or two ago that corn would go to 75e per bushel has been more than fulfilled, as prices here have passed this line. The price of oats has also gone up until a sale was made to-day of Xo. 2 white at 00c per bushel. How far the upward movement is specula tive and how far legitimate will be deter mined in the next few days. That the stock of com :ind oats in the country is unusually light for the time of the year is fully demonstrated. Latest Government reports show a greater shortage than the most bullish estimates that hail been given out pr'eviou-l. Ihere is little doubt, howeicr. thattlio bell movement has been worked by speculators for more than there U in it, and that a reaction must come. feaid oue of our most reliable operators in grain and hav, j esterda) : "I -old No. '2 shell corn Iroiu store this morning at Toe per bushel, but could not now lay it down at this price. In mj judgment the boom In corn and oat. will grow top heavy in the next day or two. Those who bu at present prices should sell quick. Specu lative influences hav: sent markets above the advance that was juslitied by the short supply in the couutrj." The Egg Market. The opinions of dealers as to the reasons for . the scarcity and high price of eggs the past week are somewhat varied. The first week of March eggs were slow at 1G to lOJJcper dozen in job lots, and the markets were abundantly sup plied. The past fen dajs' supply has been far below demand at 26 to 2Se per dozen, hoaie aitiilmte the scarcity to the oold snap, which caused the hen to lose her grip. Others think the bad condition of country roads has been Hie main cause "f shortage and high price. A leading Liberty street commission merchant had this to sav of the ege boom: "Io loriuer j ears New York drew heavily on Can ada for lis supplies. This season the supply from Canada has been cut oil because of the 5 cent duty placed on eggs, and New York ha been forced to draw its sunplies from the West and South. The object of the dutj, namely, to hctp the markets nt home producers has been accomplished, but the consumer is made to pax the difference." Tbo new of dealers gen erally is that the boom is practically over and that eggs will drop below 20c before another week. A few days of mild weather will with out doubt bring about this result. Household Expenses. One week from this time the retail grocer villbeable to sell 20 pounds of granulated sugar Inr SI and have a good profit. The present jobbing price is 6Kc per pound, and on April 1 the price will be 45c. Let this be put down to the much abused McKinley tariff bill's credit. In a general way household expenses haie been much increased the vust lew months. 0ur breadstuff, fruits and p. aloes are much knorc expensive than in ordinary seasons. A .'j ear ago potatoes and apples were little more I per bairel than they are now per bushel. I Ilutter, eggs and poultry have been nonsu it all) high the past few weeks Reef and bacon fcaTP of late joined in the advance movement. A decline of 30 per cent in sugar will, in a measure, offset the nso in other articles which enter mto household expenses. With a good fruit seasou before us, as is now promised, the drop of the sugar tax will fur jiMi many crumbs of comfort to the house holder. lIome'Made 3Iolasses. The maple srun crop was later than usual coming to the front this season, but since it has appeared the yield is unusually large. January proved an unla or able month for the flow of sap. Later on there was a free flow, and sup plies are now coming loruard so freely that prices have betn steadily drifting downward. Not tor man) seasons have home-made sugar and mcUsscs becu as low as now. The top of the market for pure Ohio maple E)rupis9oc per gallon, which is 25c per gallon below the average prire. The low price of common sugar has no doubt had something to do with the ue cline of the bumc-made article. MARKETS BY WIRE. Wheat Makes an llarlj IJuige, hat Loses the Adnce and Something More Coin and Oats Strong and Ac tic Provisions Soar. CHICAGO Evcrjthing in the specnlative pits on the Boaid of Trade vent soaring dur ing the earl) part of the session to-day, but later the bu)ing furore gave way to one ofyscll lug, and all of the sharp advances made over last night's closing figures were lost with some thing besides, in nio-r cases. Wheat opened with a boom, with sales all along the line from Jl 05 to SI 08 for the May option, against SI 01 J at the close )esterday. Cable quotation ! iue English market were contradictor), llullisu news for the lirst half of the session went for a vcrc great deal, while au.uhingnf an opposite tendency was immedi ately lost sight of. 1 he shorts w ere still fielmg the impetus of the pace with which they weie hurried along yesterday, and the bulls kept them ou the run without a breathing spell un til their own ends had been accomplished. That was after they had so agitated the shorts that they bought blindl) and rccklessl), upon which opportunity tnc hull pilings were dumped. Price fluctuations could scared) he follow ed in Ihefirsthoursocrraiic wero the), but the trend was upward; uutoSl OG downtoSl 03J4, again !! JIUtjJ,, back again to SI OoJi were some of the more material changes ol the dav. About 12:J0 1". M it became apparent that the hulls had gotten their satisfaction out of the bulge, w inch had been gradually gaining in strength lor a week or more, and the alert scalpers im mediately climbed into the leading position, and smashed the tottering fabric nntil 2c was hammered off its early highest price. The hulls controlled the corn luarkcr.starting It on Hie jump and in the same Vild fashion as.inthetwo preceding da) s. May was diffi cult to hnv until the price was over 70c and that was almost immediately after the stait. home sales were recorded aH the wa) from CJc to ucat llie nrst jump, it auvanreu to .UJC, solu off to (WJic, up again to 70c, off to Cy'c on the next break, but that was followed by- the rnot exciting bulge of the day. during which TOKc was paid with possibl) a sale or two JJo luciicr. '1 he break, when it cue, carried the price down tobbc. Oats S)ninatL:zed with the more prominent cereals and were quite active. The market opened cry strong, with May selling at 5GJ4 oOJC was adtanccd t"i of'JnC, after which tne imrket weakened to5."7i, recovered to 55JIC, and i losed at the low point of the da), 55c, ju.-t where it closed yesterda). 'Ihere was only li.OOU hocrs at the yards, and the price was from 25c to 35c bizher than yes terday morning. That was suflicient io put wings on thoimccsof hogpioduct. Climb and shout and clamor as they would, the horls could not get any. Busmtss was almost impos sible, with holders afraid to sell lest they might name the highest price which the shorts could be scared into paving. and the latter had simply to bnl and bid, with a dozen darting after every liltle int which a holder would be occasionally induced to part with. The scene changed when tlit sessun was halt over, and the haste to get rid of the stuff was equally exciting with the t arly iagerness to bu). The packers had once more engineered an adiarce from which to start selling for the second time the enormous stock ot product they hold. There were wild leaps in the price, both ou the advance and on the decline, and much trouble in the execution of orders. Ma) pork sold early to SIC broke 52 per bairel, and closed 20 cents above the lowest point and 55 cents lower than it did vesterday. Lard and ribs were almost as lively as pork, eai h closing lower, as already stated. Hie leading futures ranged as lonows. as cor rected by John M. Oaklcv A Co., 45Sixth street, members of Chicago Board of Trade: Open- High- Low- Clos- ARTICLES. iue. eiL eot ln, iv ii fat, o.: "lurch l CS ti 04 $1 01V ?1 MX il). lis iocs 1 oil, 1 031, Jul) - IW-i 1W 1 U 102 Unas. -No.: Siarch CT v cgi.) ec, -lav m -l 6s! Jnlr t" t'J uA Co'-, OATS. O.S Mrr . ? i6 S3 .tunc... v .4iV jU .V' July sp, x 2'4 .March fl-SID -13 S3 II ss :: 00 Mar n tii ii co lino ' i7i Jnly 15 35 u w ir liiTii Lakh. ' ' Wurcll 6 "0 6 90 I C S3 6 60 iliv 685 I 7 10 670 6 75 July Co I 7 40 ;ui 7 oo SHORT KIBfc. ' March 3) 45 575 jgj MV. 6 15 I S 60 5 SO 6(10 July. 6 65 6 90 6:2,1, 6t2tt Cash quotations were as rollows: Flour firm: some dealers asking an advanco or 10c No. 2 spring wheat. SI Ol;!: No. 3 Hiring wheat 92Wc; .No. 2 red. :103&1C: No. 2 corn. C63.j6':: No. 2 oats. 53JiK51c: No. 2 rve. Mc: Ni 2 harlev nominal: No. 1 flaxseed. SI 20; prime tim othv seed, SI 27J1 28. Mess pork, per bbU S1200. Lard, per 100 Ib. JO 01 Short rib sloes (loose). S5S5590t drysaltedsnoulders (boxed). St C)4 70; short clear sides (boxed). SG 20ffi6 o0. isngars unchanged. No. 2whiteo.M?. 5650KC1 No. 3 white osts. 655855ie: No. S barley, f. o. o., WiS73e: No. -L f. o. Ii oMfftTc. On the Produce Exchancc to-day the butter msrkct was quiot and unchanged. Eggs, 20K c. NEW YORK Flour stronger and fairlv active. Cornmcal firm and in fair demand. Wheat Spot market dull and weaker: N. 2 red. SI 10f, elevator; SI 11 afloat; $1 171 19 f. o. U; nnsrraded red. SI PSfJl 1S'; Iso. 1 Northern, SI 23,14; No. 1 hard, $1 20. Options advanced KQJfc, notwitbstanding'lnerease in amount on passage, as cables wero stronger, and consid erable foreign bnvlng fell KJc with pro visions, advanced lifSVia on cover ing and foreign bu)ing declined lX2'c on general selllnc out and taking profits and closed weak after an active business; Nn. 2 red, Marrb closing SI KCs. Mav, SI 1 1 eloin.' SI 11K: June. SI H'Kff 1 HJi. clo-ing 51 W; Julr. il 071"10Q1 WA. closing SI 07: August. SI 031 05i. closlnc SI 01J4: .September. SI 0"l OJJi. cl.MngSl 03; Ueceiuher. SI OtJil IK closing $1 Oti. Bar ley quiet, firm. Corn Nmt market doll higher, closing easv: No. 2, S0jSlc in elevator; S1K afloat; 11 n ended mixed. S0S1JC: steamer mixed .S0J(5Slc: ontinnsiilvanecd leSiic on bullishness evervwhere West and strong cable, reacted and declined lffi2 cents and closed weak on 1 ironeral pre-sre to take in profit0: March, TS'eSle. closlnjr :it 79J$c: April. 7f. 9c, closin ' "ar 78c; Miv, 7"7 77c. closing at 7."c: June. 72c; Julr. 7JKft71fc, closing at 72ir, Oats stot markc' unsettled, easy and doll; options lower, fair and active; March. olnMnc at tiOKe: Mav. 00J01r. closing at COKe; July, cfy,effy)lr, closing at 59';; spot. No 2 white. OljJOlK'-: nnxcd Western. &Slc; white il". bl50c: No 2 Chicago, CJc Hay fairly active and firm. Hops quiet nnd steady. Tallow Arm a"d wanted. Eirs quiet ami lower; Wes'ern, 2I34C Hides dull and steadv. Pork quiet and'strnnr: old mes. Sll 251J 00: new mess. $1.1 2oI4 00; extra prune. Sll 00211 50. Cntmeat. tr -od de mand and firm, pickled bellies. 5s0"; do -houlders. iSic; do hams. TJQSe; middles quiet and firm; short clear. 35e. Lard opened rroncer. closed depressed: Western steam, S6 9l'7 2.1: April. S6 91; .May. S7 167 30. clos. Inir at S7 00. asked: June, S7 11: Jnlr. $7 3(145 7 5L. closin" at $7 25 asked: Angnst S7 507 51, closing at S7 SS; September. S7 S37 SO, closing at $7 49. Butter Fair demahd and firm; Western dairv. 13S2S.C: do creamery. 21S32c; do factory. 13ffi29c; Ogin 32je33e. Cheese 'trong and wanted; skims, 610c: Ohio flats. Ellc BALTIMORE Wheat Western strong; No. 2 winter red. spot and March. SI 09J; May. SI 10 1 11: Julv. SI OBffll 0CV: Antrniir. fl Ok Corn Westerntirm: mixed spot. 7474'c: jfarch. April and May. 74 ii" steipier. 72Jc Oat Firm: Western white. 6162r: do do mixed. o9Q60c; graded No. 2 white, 61G2c; graded No. 2 mixed, 6060c Rve dull; choice. SScjfSl 00: good to prime, 95S7c: common to ftir. S."s5J92c Hay steady; choice timotny, S10 5011 00: good to prime. S9 5010 CK). Pro. visions aetive and Arm; mess pork. old. 11 00: new S12 50. Bulk meats, loose shoulder'. 4g5c; long clear. ic; cleir ribs sides. 5Jc: sugar pickled shoulders. 5ife: sngar cured smoked shoulders, Pe: hams. 9K(10Jc: lard, refined, 7Jc: crude, 6Va Butter stendv: creamery, fancv, 3.V: do fair to choice. 31R32c: do imita tion. 306!31r: lanle. fancy. 29B30c; do giod to choice. 2632Sc: mils Ane. 2627c; do fair to good, 22g21c Eggs weak, 22. ST. LOUIS Flour firm and unchanged. Wheat opened largely higher and soldup2c from last evenme's closing figures, but the market broke after the noon call and closed abonr the simeas yesterdiv; No 2 red. cash, SI 0451 045: Mav. $1 (MQl 06 closing at SI 04J4 asked: July. 97,J9?c closing at 97Vc bid. Corn opened IKc higher, but the market was tame throughout the session, elnsinir the ssme as yesterday; No 2 cash. 65g(X1c: May, 6467c closing at 65c isked: July, 645666140; closing at 64Je aked. Oats hlcher; No. 2 cash, 54c; Mav, 55V55c closing 54Jc asked. Rye, No. Z 90c Barley firm: Minnesota, 72c. Bran strone and higher at SI 01 on East trac11. Flax- seed higher at SI 22. Provisions opened strong and hieher. but clo-ed loner and weak. Pork, standard mess, S12 3712 50. Lard, prime steam. $6 6: PHILADELPHIA Flourstrong. Wheat quiet but higher, in svmpithy with other grain cen ters: sales ungraded, in gram depot, SI 09; do choice, in rrain depot, $1 09; No. 2 red, March. SI 0931 09; April. SI f9Sl 09JJ: June. $1 11 ffil 12. Corn 81c hicher: steamer No. 2 yellow, in grain depot, Sc: No. 2 high mixed and yellow, in elevator, 7SSt79c; fancy No. 2 vellnw. in elevator. Sfle: No. 2 mixed. March, 7tffi7s;c; April, TSfpSc: Mav. 70ffi77e: June, 7G??77c Oats strong hut qniet: No. 3 white. 60Uc: No. 2 white. blGl4r: No. 2 white, March. 60Kt61: April, 61K6:c: May. 61J 62c: June, bl62c Provisions Good jobbing trade and market strong. Eggs dull and lower: Pennsylvania firsts. 22c MINNEAPOLIS Receipts of whei;t showed a large falling off to-dav, heimrohly 177 cars. The demand was good both from local millers and for outside account.. Prices were about 2c up from yesterdav. The general range was from SI 01K to $1 02H, and at 12.30 prices had settled baek to SI Oljj. only Vfe above the openinc. All that seemed to be needed at any time to cet an advance was to get Miorts enough whose having bick would mke it. Closing prices; No. 1 bird. Match, SI 01K; n track, SI 0201 03; No. 1 Northern. March and April, HaKc; May, SI OOJi: on track, SI OOQl 00; No. 2 Northern, March. 97c: on track. 9S9SKc; July. SI (8. CINCINNATI Flonr active and firm. Wheat activ e and higher: No. 2 red. SI 04)1 0-. Corn stronn and higher; No. 2 mixed, 73Q!74c Oats in good demand and higher: No. 2 mixed, 57 oSc Rye strong: No. 2. 95c Pork dnll at S12 00. Lird quiet at S6 37J. Bulkmeats quiet and firm: S6 00. liicon firm; S7 00. But ter steady and firm. Sugir dnll and lower; hard refined, OgOJc: New Orleans. 45c Egrs heavy, weaker and lower at ISc cheesa scarce and firm. DULUTH Wheat opened at $1 OIJi for May No. I hard, and sold np lc hut broke and closed weak. Trading was active most of the time. Business in cash wheat was good. One sale of 10,lXK)bushelsorNo. 1 Northern was made all rail to Buffalo at SI 25. Closingpnces were as follows; No. 1 hard, cash. SI 02; Mav. SI OoJi; No. 1 Northern, cash. 99c; May, tl 02K: No. 2 Northern, casn, yoc MILWAUKEE Flour unchanged. Wheat quieter: No. 2 spring, on track, cash, 99c: May 99!c; Nn. 1 Northern. SI 05. Corn firm; No. 3, on track. 70c Oats higher; No. 2 white, on track. 56c Barley firm; No. 2, in store, 70c Bye firm. No. L in store, fcSc Provisions steady. Pork May, 12 Sa Lard May, S7 75. TOLEOO Wheat active; easn. and March, SI 05: May. 1 07: Jnly, SI 01K: August 97Kc Corn active, lower: cash, TOJsc; Slay, 69Kc. Oats quiet; cash 54JcIClovcrseed firm, higher; cash and March, S4 55. EIVEES FALLIKa SLOWLY. A Heavy Cargo of Hardware Leaves Pitts burg for Cincinnati The Hudson will leave for Cincinnati at 4 r. sr. to-day. J.HE marks on the Monongahela whartshow S feet 10 inches and falling slowly. The Lizzie Bay departed for Charleston, and the M. F. Allen for Parkersburg, from Patter son's wharfboat yesterday. The Andes left for Cincinnati at 5:30 r. it., vesterday, with one of the heaviest cargoes of hardware and miscellaneous goods that ever left this port. Captaix JAiir.s; a. Henderson has re ceived copies of two new sungs by the well knownpnet and song writer. Will S. nays, en titled -The Guiding Star," dedicated to the steamer Guiding S.ar. of the Cincinnati and New Orleans line, and "The Sailer Boy at Sea." Wool Markets. Nr.vv YortK Wool firm and quiet; domestic fleece. 31S37c; pulled. 2C33c; Texas. 1721c Philadelphia Wool market quiet: Ohio. Penus)lvania and West Virginia XX and above, 3233c: X. 30532c; medium. 3739c; coarse. 36g37c; New York. Michigan. Indiana and Western tine or X and XX, 2SjJ30Kc: me dium, 3iJ37Kc; enrse. 3537c; fine washed de laine, X and XX. 343Sc; medium washed combing and delaine. 42ft43c: coarse do dodo, 3G3Sc; Canada do do, 3Jf(:Gc; tub washed, choice, S740c; fair, 35g37c; coarse, 33.55c; medium unwashed comoing and delaine, 29 SIKc: coarse do do do, 2TiJ28Kc: Montana. 20 24c; Territorial. 1622c Boston, March 21. There has been a good steady demand for wool during the past few davs and prices continue firm. Bales of Ohio X fleece have been made at 32e, and of XX at 3J3Ic; while for good X Michigan, 30c is readily obtained. In combing and delaine there have been sales to a rood extent at 4012c for No. 1 combing: at 36S37c for Ohio fine dei,iiiic,andat;353CcforMichigan fine delaine. Unwashed combing wools have been firm at 2CJ8c for one quarter blood, and at 29031c for thiee-eights blood. Territory wools have been scarce and firm, with sales of fine on a sconred basis of C065c, of fine medium at 5b62c, and of medium at 5557c Texas, California and Oregon wools wero qniet but steady. Pulled wools have been in steady demand, choice supers selling at 4045c; fair to good supers at SO'sSSc and extras at 2232c Australian wool was active and firm at 3412c as to quality. Foreign carpet wools were firm. New Turk Coflce Market. NEW yoi:K.Maro!i24-ColTee-Ontiotis opened steady, 15 points off to lo pninis up, i losed .-teailv and unchanged to 15 down; sales, 20,7o0hags, including March, 17.750I7.oO; April, 17.50; Mav. 17.2501730: June. 16ko16.95: July, 16 6510.70; August, 16.4516.50; September, 15.9015.95; October, 1535; spot Rio dull and firm; fair cargoes, 50c; No. 7.TiJe. BUSINESS-MOYEMENTS Dwellings Goinp; Up and Property Changing Ownership. BRUSHT0N TO HAVE A TANNERY. Denial of a Import That Turtle Creek Bail . road lias Been Abandoned. IliPROYEUEJiT IN THE SEVENTH WARD Sir. J. Vf. Kitker is doing his part toward supplying the demand for dwellings. He is nutting up a row of seven on Lyric street, East End. Although it will be some time before any of them receive the finishing touches, ail of them are rented aflording additional evidence that there is a good demand for this description of property. Another Tannery Projected. This "neck of the woods" is famous for tanneries, of which there are a large number, some of them among the most important in the country, but there seems to be a demand for another. According to present arrange ments it will bo located on the low ground at Urushton, by two Allegheny City men of ex perience in tiio business. The ground has been secured and plans tor the buildings are being prepared. The ertiro plant, accordinc to estimates, will cost about $25,000, and will he so constructed as to be easily enlarged to accommodate increase of trade. The only tanncry in operation in that district is at Bast .Liberty, and it is reported burdened with work. A Fifth Avenue Deal. It is understood that Mr. George H. Bennett has purchased the property No. 559 Fifth ave nue, adjoining the piece recently acquired by film on the corner or Fifth and Vine, for S5.500. 1 he lot is 20x90, with a two-story brick.build inr. It is the general opinion that Mr. Bennett secured a decided bargain. On the String. It ts understood that a promising dicker is going on for the purchase ofjthe Fort Pitt Glass Works property in the Seventh ward. A hitch in regard to the price, it is thought, will be overcome. The lot is 2SSon Washington street, runninc back 135, with good factory buildings. The rale and improvement of this property would be a great benefit, not only to Washington street, but to that part of the city, which needs a stimulant, such as this would furnish, to put it in line with the more progres sive districts. Turtle Creek Itallroad. There seems to be no truth in the report that the building of the Turtle Creek Valley Rail road had been abandoned. A gentleman con nected with tne project said yesterday: "The road will bo put through. Two much money has been done on It to even think of giving it up. We are struggling with some difficulties. but they will be overcome. The road is needed both as a carrier and to open up a large area of backward territory. Its best friends arc tbo farmers. Ihey realize bow importaut it will be to them in opening up a market for their pro duce. Wo will soon be in shape to push opera tions." Cnslness News and Gossip. Several real estate agents will change quar ters betueen now and April!. Some have al ready moved. T. W. Wright will soon begin the erection of buildings at New Brighton, Beaver County, lor the manufacture of shovels. He has purchased six acres of ground for the plan. George Evans, of Greenshurg. was in the city yesterday. He said: "Forty years ago or more I worked at bouse building in Pittsburg. Many of the structures in the vicinity of Penn and Seventh are resting on piles, a bed of sand 10 to 20 feet thick underlying the surface. This is a fact not generally Known." Twelve of 27 mortgage for record yester day were for purchase money. The largest was f oi SO 000. Milton I. Baird. of Black & Baird, formed a matrimonial partnership Monday evening. The happy couple at once departed for Florida to enjoy the honeymoon. Morris 4 Brown and George B. Hill t Co. se cured all the .Electric stock that changed hands yesterday. The Street railways are in hard luck. Fires and lawsuits keep the stocks in the back ground. G. B. Hill & Co. sold 200 shares Pittsburg and Western preferred in New York at 18J. There was considerable snap in bin-mess yes terday owinc, no doubt, to the spring-like weather. Kubu Bros, sold Philadelphia Gas on the break. Pine Run Gas was offered at 5 a share with out taken. The Building Itecord. The following permits for the erection of new buildings were issued yesterday: John Qulnn. frame two-story and mansard dwelling. 21x02 feet, on Carson street. Twenty fourth ward. Cost, SI.S00. Adam Muhlbaus. frame two-story dwelling, lGxSlfeet. on Salisbury street. Twenty-seventh ward. Cost, SL330. William Henry, frame one-story shop, 11x32 feet,on Center avenue. Thirteenth ward. Cost, HS5. Charles Burguln, frame addition three-storv dwelling, 9x10 feet, on Uphold alley. Thir teenth ward. CostS350. James Duncan, brick two-story and mansard dwelling, 18x34 feet, on Bedford avenue. Thir teenth ward. Cost, J3.300. James Sclimidbfraiue two-story and mansard duelling and store, 22x30 feet, on Twenty-third street, Thirteenth w aril. Cost, 2,300. Movements in Itealty. Alles & Bailey sold for Mrs. Louisa Kuntz man. of Greensburg, Pa., a vacant lot, corner of Forbes and Brady streets, size 41 feet 10? inches by 72 feet, to Marcus Wohl for J3.000. A. Z. Byers & Co. sold for F. C. Echols to A. J. Logan a frame house of five rooms and fin ished attic on Harrison avenue. Second ward, Allegheny City, with lot 20x155 feet, through to Irwin avenue extension, for $2,650 cash. Black L Biird sold to Mrs. N. A. Church for George W. Knopf, a new Irame dwelling on hummei lea street, Sbadyside, with lot 35x161 fcet.for $4,700. S. A. Dickie & Co. sold to Thomas D. Har man for J. C. Alrich lot No. 4 in J. f. Alrich plan, Emerson street, 2-3x120 feet, for $1,250. W. A. Henna & Sons closed the sale of a modern brick house of nine rooms with latest fixtures, lot 32x90 feet, to Jns. Gleesenkamp, Esq., tor JS.S00. It is located in Coltart square, near Forbes street, Oakland. MONEY MARKET. Clearing House Tigures Show Trade to Be Talrly Satisfactory. There was no material change in tho local monetary situation )csterday. The operations at the banks w ere a trifle larger than the recent average, checking sliuwing an improvement and depositing being large. Loans wero made at G7 per cent, the insido figure being the rule. The Clearing House repurt shows trade to he fairly satisfactory. Exctiinges were $2,072,712 85, and balinces. $313,472 77. Money on call at New York yesterday was easy, ranging from 2 to 3 per cent: last loin, 2: closed offered ai i!3. Prime mercantile paper, 57c Sterling exchange quiet but firm at $4 S6Ji for GO day bills and $4 88 lor demand. Closing Bond Quotations. V. S. 4 nt. IIlJiM. K. AT. Uen. s.. 3SX u. . 4t, coup (Annual union Gs...iet U.S. 4HS, rest 102 .'s.J. (J. int. ,ert..iii!"i Northern l'uc Jels..II6; Northern l'ac. :ds..II4 MirthwH'n consoU.13fe Nortw'n (leben's os. lOG UrCjton a. Trans. 6s. M.I. il. M. Uen. Ss. 9:4 st.L. Jfc b.K.Gcn.M.105 M. Paul consols 123 U. b. 414 s coun 102 raenlcbs or 'Sa. no Louisiana fctiuipcdls 67 Mlnaourl ts lenn.newset.es.. 105 lenn. newstt. 3 99 lenn. uewset. as... ;uv$ Canada so. 2d$ fCi Central Pacific 1st, ins llen.& K. U. lets. ..118 Den. &1C M. 4S.....USJS D.Alt, (i. Ntsusts. 76 I st.1'. Clil&Pc. lsts.112 lx., Pc L.G.Tr.Ila. S7 Tx.. l'c. KO.Tr.Ks. 30 Union I'acinc lsti...lD9 .rjc .us..... ......... v . I) fh ignore. ..... .jij 11. K, 4.T. Uen. 6s.. 7cyn. U. Westlsts .... West Snore IV2U Bank Clearings. CnicAGO Rates for money easy at 6 per cent Bank clearings, $12,450,000. lext York exchange was 75c discount. St. Louis Clearings. $3.12.724; balances, $396,027. Money, 67 per cent. Exchange on New York, 25c premium. New York Bank clearings, $107,922,617; bal ances. $5,562,329. Boston Bank clearings, $14,139,001: balances. $1.733 267. Monev 4 per cent. Exchange on New York. 1tS17c discount. Pm.T,ADKT.vniA Bank clearings. $10,171,491; balances $1,180,219. Money 5 per cent. Baltimore Bink cleiring', $2,082,171; bal ances, S2b6.393. Rate 6 per cent. Mining Stock Quotation'. Kr.tr Yoek. March 24. Mining quotations: -Mice. 150; Adams Consolidated, 17o; Belcher, 250; Bodie, 110; Consolidated California and Virginia. 1100: Eureka Consolidated. 340; Hale and Norcross, 210: Homestake. 800; Horn Silver, 295; Mexican. 350: Ontario. 3S00; Ophir, 625; Plymouth, 150; Standard, 120, HOME SE0UE1TIES. A Drop In Philadelphia Gas the Feature of the Day Electric Braces Up Westing- lionso Complications Coming to a Head Itowand's Resignation. The stock market yesterday was tho most interesting tor some time, both in point of busi ness and the trend of values. Sales were 715 shares, furnished by Philadelphia Gas. Switch and Signal. Central Traction and. Electric Orders gave out or were anent the market at the last oall and nothing was done Philadelphia Gas opened with a sale at 11 and weakened gradually until it went at 10 at the second call. It closed at 'this figure. Tho drop was a surprise to some, who drew bad omens from it. Others said it had no signifi cance, and was caused by a few selling orders coming on the market, which is so sensitive as to be easily moved. The fcrst sale of Electric was at 11. It ad vanced to ViV and closed at 12. It was higher at Boston, which sent a few buying orders here in the afternoon, but the advance prevented, them from being filled. Luster was a trifle weaker and Switch and Signal a fraction stronger. Central Traction closed hotter than the opening, but tho rest of this group were unchanged. Complications of the Westinghonso proper ties were the principal topics discussed by brokers. It was again staled that things wero far from harmonious in the Switch and Signal dnectory, and the advertised sale of 1,000 shares of the stock "on account of whom it may concern" next Monday, was pointed to as giving color to the story; hut as efforts are making to improve the finances and satisfy creditors, it is generally believed a receivership will be avoided. Affairs of the electric comptny, according to good authority, will be brought to a head about April 1. Opinion is pretty evenly divided as to the outcome, but some of the best posted brokers think Mr. tVestinghouse will come out on top. Mr. Howand is not in a position to explain the official change in the East End Electric Light Companv on account of sickness, but a close friend of his is authority for tlio state ment that Mr. Rowand determined to resign tho Presidency last summer, when fie was prostrated by tvphold fever. At the time of the deal with the Wilkinsburg Electric Light Company, about three months ago all the de tails for his resignation were arranged, and have since been carried out. Whether he will resume tbo Presidency or not will depend upon his health, but the probability is that bis re tirement is permanent. Sales at first call 10 Philadelphia gas at , 20 at 1 10 at 1 10 at 11, 10 at 1 10 Switcn and Signal at 9, 110 Central Trac tion at 18, 10 at IS. 75 Electric at 11, 50 at 12, 50 at 12, 150 at 12. Second call 160 Philadelphia gas at 10 10 at 10, 30 at 10, 10 at 10 . Nutning was done at tne third ca'l. Bids and offers were: FIllST SECOND TlllttU CALL. CALL. CALL. II A li A II A 400 .... 410 495 4110 .... 95 .... 95 .... 315 315 ... K)i.... P7 .... 87 .... "!; '". '..'. "v. 1.3 ;;." .... ' 10' .... 10S 6 WJi 10 11 S loJi 9V.. .. m'4 .... :o io;; ii4 io io, io loy 173j"18 "i; K!b "Ml w.i 57 53 .... a .... 33 MX 33 24 2t'i 5.1,1 "57 "" !"" ".'.'. '.'.'.'. 17 18!i 65 .... 55 25 30 40 14 15 UX HJl "'a IS .... 12' 12J4 M 1!J 12 K'i J4 10 9)4" 10 S,i 10 93!i 95 50 P. P. S.&M.EV EanK or Pitts Ucrman Nat.11'1. Iron City IS'k Masonic Hank.. Moiiou.'at. Bk. Chartiers V Gas P. N. U. & P. Cu i'enna. U. Co. 1'hila. Co.... Pine Run Central Traction Citizens,' Irac'n. Pittsburg Urac. Pleasant Valley. Alice. V. It. It. . Cli iniers itv P.i W.lt.K.pfd. Knalt (43d St.) . HanUM. ltrldpe. LaNorla MVCo. Luster Mlulnir.. bllverton .Miu'ir. Westluchouse E. U. &. b. Co.... v cst'house A li. btan. Un. C. Co. The total sales of stocks at New York yes terday were 76,i86 shares, including Atchison, 3,035; St. Paul, 10,320. STILL NEGLECTED. tight Trading in Oil, With n Slight Bulge at the Finish. Oil was a little stronger yesterday, but trad ing wasuniinportant.only 2,000 barrels changing hands. The opening was 72c, and that was the price all day, until at the close it wa j bid up to7:c. Tbe bullish factor was the steady decrease In field production, pirticularlv in the Wildwood district. The big strike at Baker was hardly mentioned. Rebned was marked up at London, but there was no change at other puints. McGrew. Wilton fc Co., 90 Fourth avenue, quote puts; 71c; calls. 7Jc Other OH Markets. on. Crrr. March 24. Petroleum National Transit certificates opened at 72Kc: blche-t. 73c: lowest, 72J$c; closed, 72c; sales, 147,000 barrels; clearance-, 210.000 barrels; charters, 23.174 barrels; ship-ments, 97.49S barrels; runs, P13.534 barrels. Bradford. March 24. Petroleum National Transit certificates opened at 72Jc: closed at 72Kc: highest, 73c; lowest, 72c; clearances, 43(i,"000 barrels. New York, March 24. Petroleum opened firm and advanced o on covering of shorts In the first turn, but later became dull and heavy, reaching to the opening figures and closing dull. Pennsylvania oil, April ontion sales, 33, 000 barrels; opening, 72c; highest. 73c; lowest, 72Sc; closing, 72Jc. NEW YORK STOCKS. Bull Speculation In Cereals and a Small Dank Suspension Operate Against the Share Market Movement In Only a Few Stocks. New York, March 24. It is now be coming a recognized fact that the rampant bull spccnlation in cereals is acting as a repressing influence upon tho market for securities, though the hope is indulged in that the profits made in those deals will find their way to Wall street after the cul mination of the speculation. The suspension of a small bank here acted as an additional re pressing factor in the stock market this morn ing, and even the few stocks which have pre served all along the semblance of activity sub sided into the most aggravating dullness. Tnc prevailing tone of the market was heavy, as indicated bv the slight change in quotations during the greater portion of the day. Burling ton and Ontario and Western were the only stocks in the list showing any animation or ma terial fluctuation in the earlv dealings, but St. Paul. Burlington anu Rock Island, which were in a measure affected by the passage of the maximum lreight hill in Nebraska, afterward took the lead in point of activity, while Chi cago Gas, lutein the day, moved up near) 1 per cent on larger transactions, Louisville, St, Louis and Texas was sold at 5 against 15 the other day. but afterward recovered to 14. Brunswick also advanced from 12 to 14 on comparatively light trading. Theso move ments comprise all there was of tho market, and no interest in tho course of prices was ap parent anywhere The closing was dull and steady, with prices in all bnt a few cases slicht fractions below those of last evening. Railroad bonds were not so dull as stocks, but the stagnation was almost on a parity, and while a few issues show material changes from last sales, the majority of the active issues are unchanged. The sales were only S700.00U with out special activity in any issue. The changes of note show a majority of li ses. ind Hanni bal and St. Joe convils Inst at 111. flic foUowiuir table snows tne prices of active slocks on the New York block Kxchauge vester day. Corrected dslly lor The Dispatch by iiitskv & srjtPHiNSOX. oldest Pittsburg mem bers of the Sew York block Ixcliaue, 57 PourtU avennet Clos- me Kid. sitf 4a 49 115 23 17 41ra 7s H 53!i II 174 CS zt 79 104)4 130 59Ji 9v 3S3 25 51 30)4 135 133 17M 59 o 94" ni ss, 1C9J,' 14 91 4il C7 IS' 10l,' 13)4 11J SI '4 31 a 17M H SSH 2t' 7oH 26 . Open men. est. liOW- est. inc Am. Cotton Oil Am. Cotton OU nrer.. Am. Cotton (111 Trust. Atch., Ton. 4S. K... Canada sou tuern , -is , 17 21 27! 4!l'4 261 49 i 43a Central of New Jersey. Central I'acinc Chesapeake & Ohio ., Clilcazo uas'lrusu... C. llur. & Uulaev, ... C. MIL Sbt. Paul.. C. Mil. ibt. P.. ur.. C, HOCKI. it P. C. St. P.. M. &U , 17 . -u , 7'J . o54 ii' 17 4414 70 i. 17 41H 78Vj 53J MM 67 C. at. P.. ai. o. pi. C sflortiiwestern. C.SN. W.PI C. C. C x t , C. C. C. & l.nrer.. ..101J4 lOstf ish zi" )' 115 133), Mii Mi ' w;i 'm ii" 30 134 ik;, 5S', 6 Col. Coal & Iron 37 Col. 4 Hocking Valley .... Ctics. ,t Oiuo 1st nrer.. 51 !4 dies. I Ohio 2d nrer.. JOS Del.. Lack Vctl...l35'i Del. i, Hudson IK?. Uen. jtlllo Grande Uen. A Hio Uraude. nl. 59 K. r.. Va. ua 6 K. T.. Va. 4 Ua Id of n Illinois Central c Lake Isrle A West LiaKe Krlejt West pr. LaKe Shore 4 M. 3... .110 Louisville 4 Nashville. 74 110 74 1S'4 It'll ia ' .vj 35 '18.S. 109K "3 ' o: is mi H i'nYi 51-4 3I4 17H Micnizan Central.... Alooile Ohio Mi6ioun Paclnc National ieidTrust. New Xoru Central. N.Y.. Cl St. I... N. V.. 1. K.4 VI.. ...101', Kvi S... L. E.4 IV. pd. 514 N. 1. SJ. t- N. V.. O. AW Norfolk 4 Western.. IsX Nortolx 4 Western of. Northern Pacific Northern Pacific nr... tsv 565$ 70 10H Oregon lmorotement. racmciiai! . sPeo Dec. JCTuii..r. lh 30K 30)4 ma 174 El Ki 117S4 55 K 'Si IS 79 ti 71S! r.'A 14 51 h'ri hv'i 17 ti 41S so X! 71 17!4 so 17 32 71 17 Boston Stocks. Atch. & Too L.G. Boston 4 Albanv.. li05tou 4 Maine.. 's 2Gt Franklin 17 ,.2(iu Huron.... 1)4 .2U7 Kearsarge 12 . 7S' Osceola. 30V li. . Alj Kitclihurg It. it. ... Flint 4 PercJU. pre, Mass. Central N. V. 4N. Lng..... N. Y. 4N. Knic.75., Old Colony Wis. Cen. common. Alloncz al.Cofnew). AUantlc HostonX .Mont HH Qulncy sp 7 Santa Fe Copper.... U'i K Tamarack 115 34 S san Lllcico Land Co. 22)4' 121 West End Land Co. 221 107 Hell 'telephone H1 194 Lamson store b 17 Iljl Water Power 'ZH 1", I Centennial Mininr. 16 . 42VilN. Knir. Telephone, to ,2M I Uutte ft Host, copper 14 Calumet 4 Hecla Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished bv Whitney Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue. Members New lork Stock Kx cbangc: Hid. Asked. Pennsylvania Itallroad 62M r'4 leading 151-16 linn"ilo,New York and Phlladcipnia 8 Lenlen Vailjv 47,"4 Lehigh Navigation 46 Pin! ulelphli and Erie Northern Pacific common tc, Northern Pacific preferred 7014 s-t 48 46l . 27 LOCAL LITE STOCK Condition of Markets at East Liberty Stock Yards. Office of PmsBuno Dispatch, I Tuesday. March 24. t Cattle Receipts. 3b0 head; shipments. ISO bead; market very dull, shade off from yester day's prices; no cattlo shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts. L250 head: shipments. 1100 head; market excited: Fhiladelnhias, 4 COS 4 70; best Yorkers and mixed, S4 404 50: licht and common Yorkers, S415123; pigs, fl 00 4 15; no bogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts. 1,200 bead; shipments, 1,800 bead; market slow, shade off from yesterday's pneei. By Telegraph. "OMAHA Cattle Receipts. 2,600 head: mar ket fairlyactive and steady to strong on de sirable beeves; common grades steady: good butchers' stock very active and steadv to 10c higher; canners slow and weak; feeders quiet and unchangen; sales of cows at So: fancy L400-pound to 1,600-pound, steers, S4 75o 45: prime 1 200 to L475-pound steers, S4 054 90; fair to good 1.050-pound to 1,350 pound steers, J300Q4 40. Hogs Receipts. 0,500 bead; mar ket excited and lac higher; all sold; range, 13 95 4 45: bulk, $4 1501 25; closed firm: pigs and lizht llihts. J2 004 00; light. $3 934 25: heavy. !4 2504 45: mixed. S4 15H)4 25. Sheen- Receipts, o7yhead; market active, demand good and prices firm: natives, 2 755 10: West erns, 52 504 95. CHICAGO The Evening Journal reports: Cattle Receipts. 16,000 head; shipments, 2,000 head; marketmoderatelyactive: steers, prime to extra heavy. S6, others, 54 00Q5 75; heifers and cows, 2 504 50; stockers, 3 0004 00. Hogs Receipts. 1.800 bead; shipments. 8,000 head: market stronger; rough and common. S4 401 50; good mixed and packers, S4 50 4 75; prime heavv and butcher wnights, J4 80 4 80; hcht, S4 50&4 75. Sheep-Receipts, 8,100 bead: shipments. 3 "00 head: market slow, weak and irregular. Westerns. $4 605 75: natives, H 605 55; lambs. $4 755 DO. BUFFALO Cattle Receipts, 49 loads through 6 sale. Offerings were all light; stockers lipid over sold at low prices, or from 82 5002 75; stock bnlls, 8200(5225. Sheep and lambs Re ceipts. 7 loads through, 3 sale: easier, but un changed: no vprvgoodhere; sheep. best, quoted tS3 756 15; fair to good, ?5 255 ft"; lambs, pood to best, SB 757 00; fair to good, S6 002G 50. Hogs strong and higher for heavy and medi ums: receipts. 29 loads throu-h. 10 hiIp; good to best mediums and heavy, 84 60 1 70; Yorkers dull but stronger. ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts. l.OOOhead: ship ments, none: market strong: good to fancy natives. 84 75; fair to good natives, $4 004 80; stockers and feeders. 82 604 00; Texans and Indians, 53 255 40. Hogs Receipts. 4,400 head; shipments, none: market higher; fair to choice heavy. 84 504 65: mixed grades, 4 1004 60; light, fair to best, 84 304 50. Sheen Receipts, 5,100 head: shipments, none; market stead7; good to choice, 84 254 00. NEW YORK Beeves Receipts. 1,275 head, all for exporters and slaughterers: no trade; feeling firm: dressed beef steadv it 75c per piuud. Shipments to-morrow, 4,260 quarters of neef. Calves Receipts. 27 bead: market steady; veals, 81 50 per 100 pounds. Sheep Nn fresh arrivals; very little trade: lambs, 86 5000 75 per lOOjipunds; dressed muttons steady at 8K10c per pound; dresed lambs firm at 910c Hogs Receipts. 13.338 head, consigned direct; nominally active at 83 403 95 per 100 pounds. CINCINNATI Hogs scarpp.exeited and higher; common and light. 83 S9Q4 25: packing ana butchers. 81 254 45; receipts, 900 bead: ship ments. 1.450 head. Cattle in good demand, common, 82 O03 25; fair to choice butcher graitps. 83 505 00: prime to choice shippers, 84 755 40; receipts. 25U head; shipments, 100 head. Sheep in moderatn supply and steady; common to choice, S3 5005 75; extra fat weth ers, S3 4Q3 50. Lambs in good demand; spring scarce; common to choice, 80 0011 lOper 100 pounds. KANSAS CITY Cattle Receipts. 4,040 head; shipment0. 700 head; market steady and higher; steers, S3 95J SO; cows. 83 7004 05; stockers and feeders. 3 004 00. Hogs Receipts, 12.910 head; shipments, 1.000 hesd: market 10015c higher: bulk, S3 9004 25: all grades. 3 253!4 30. Sheep Receipts, '30 head; shipments, 4S0 head; market steady. Drygoods Market. New York, March 24. Business in drygoods at first hands was without improvement, de mand continuing very moderate and for actual wants onlv. but deliveries are steady of goods. The market was unchanged, though in buyers' favor. HI etal Market. New Yoek Pig iron qniet. Copper nom inal. Lead firm and qniet: domestic, 84 40. Tin stronger and fairly active; straits, 20 15. YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS. Petitioning for tho Custody of a Minor Child Sued for Having a Piece of Ills Own Itullding Cut Off Briefs Prom the Courts. A petition was presented before Judge Hawkins, of the Orphans' Court, yesterday, by John Murphy, asking for the custody of a minor child named Charles McCarthy, a son of Maria McCarthy, alias Daly. The father of the child died in 1881, and the boy was t.iken care of at the City Farm. Subsequently he was removed to St. Paul's Orphan Asylum, and in July, 1889, the petitioner secured charge of him. On last Sunday his mother went to Murphy's house and took the boy away, refusing to let Murphy have him any longer. He alleges she is not a fit person to have him, having been in the workhouse on a six months' sentence. An order was made returning tho boy to Murpby until April 11, when tho case will be heard. Tho child is 11 years old. STED EY A C0NTBACT0R Who Cnt Off a Piece of the Itoof or the Hamilton Building. The case of C. A. Balpb against Samuel Ham ilton is on trial before Judge Ewing. It is a suit brongbt to recover on a bill rendered the defendant in cutting a piece off the Hamilton building during the consttuction of the new Masonic Hall. Ualpb was the contractor who put up the lat ter building, and discovering that .1 part of the rout of the Himilton huildinr projected out over Masonic Hall, he cut it off and sent a bill to Mr. Hainiltou. The latter refused to pay it, and the contractor brought suit. To-Day's Trial Lists. Common Pleas No. 1 Creese vs Hcberj Price vs Wilbert; Borough of Wilkinsburg vs Hammett; Reynolds, Jr., vs Black Oil Company: Oil Well Supply Company vs Wilkinsburg Gas Company. Common Pleas No. 2 Holland vs Sicken; O'Brien vs McCormicki' Dunstan vs Sihle; Autreith vs Seipp; Sprague et al vs Burke, Jr.; Ahlers dc Co. vs Semis et al; Spencer et al vs Stevenson: Porte vs Harklns & Co.; Richey vs Uuckcnstem. . Notes From the Courts. A verdict for the plaintiff was given yester day in the suit of Charles Maul against James C. Duncan et al to recover possession of a piece of land. A. C. Spinpler was appointrd commis sioner yesterd'iy to take teitlnnmr in tho di vorce proceedings of Charles 1. I'rpdencks again-t Elizabeth Fredericks. The sicond aci'ount of K. II. Given, n ceiverof the American Bank, was filed jester day in the Common Pleas Court No. L It sbotvs a balance for distribution of 812,291 25. The account Is filed as part of the suit brongbt by William Floyd against L. Peterson, Jr., and otberi. - L'nllaael. iteadtnir. .. Pullman 1'alare Car... Uiciimona v. p. T . r.lclimona 4 w. ivi.nt St. Paul & Unlntn St. Paul Dulutn or.. St. p.. Minn. & Man.. St. L .s San if. lstnl.. Texas Paclnc Union PaclPs Wabash Wabasn nrercrred Western Union v ncellng & i.. is... . . yheellneJe l,.K.prel.. North American Co... P.. C, C. AM. I, P.. C, C. &M. I. pr.. DOMESTIC MARKETS. The Upward Movement of Hen Fruit Comes to .1 Standstill. GOOD POTATOES ACTIVE AKD FIRM. Cereals Feverish and Prices Advanced ill Along the liinc. SDGAKS WEAK A.ND OX TDE DECMKE Office of Pittsbuiig Dispatch, Tuts DAT. March 24. J Country Prodnce Jobbing Prices. Supply of eggs has reached demand and a check has come to the upward movement. Large quantities have been coming from the South this week, and are selling at 25c per dozen. Nearby stock is bringing a shade bet ter prices. It is evident that the boom in hen fruit is on the wane, and though prices may hold up nntil Uaster by reason of large con sumption, a sharp decline may be looked for nextneek. Good potatoes are good stock at quotations. Some dealers predict that pota toes will go to 81 50 per bushel in the next tew days. tSupply or maple syrup Is in excess of demand and markets are weak. The Elgin Butter Board reaffirmed last week's prices at the Monday meeting, so that there will be no changes hero for the week to come. Aitles S4 50S6 50 a barrel. BUTTEr. Creamery, Elgin, 3334c; other brands, 2930c; common country butter, 1518c; cholco country rolls, lS25c; fancy country rolls, 2S30c Beaks New crop beans, navy. 82 302 35; marrows. 82 352 40; Lima beans. 5Gc. Beeswax -.'bJ0c ft fii for choice; lowgrade, 2225c CIDER Sand refined, 89 50010 00; common, 85 506 00; crab cider. 812 00&W 00 fl barrel; cider vinegar, 1415c f! gaUon. CHEESE Ohio cheese, llHHc: Now York cheese, 11c: Limburger, Italic: domestic Sweitzer, liQIGc; Wisconsin brick Sweitzer, 15c; imported SwUtzer. 27S28c. CRANBERRIES Cape Cod, 83 253 50 a box; Sll 50gl2 00 a barrel: Jerseys, S3 50 a box. Dressed Hoos Large. 44c fl lb; Email. 4Ji5c E.aGSownc ior strictly iresn. Feathers Extra live geese, 50Q60c; No. 1, 40015c; mixed lots. S0ii35c fl &. Honey New crop white clover, 2022c fl ft. California honey, 12I5s ft. Maple Syrup Is ew. 8Su0c gallon. New .Maple Sugar 8c B ft. Nuts Shell bark lncKory nuts, II 501 75 a bushel: peanuts, 81 501 75, roasted! green. 4 b: f lb: pecans, lfc fl ft; new French walnuts, 7Xlc W . Poultry Alive Chickens. 7585c a pair; turkeys, 1314c a pound; ducks. 8090c a pair; geese, choice, 81 00 a pair. Dressed Turkeys, rb20capound:dncks.l516capound;chickens, 1516c: geese, lll"c Tallow Country, 4Kc; city rendered. 5!4a Seeds Recleaned Western clover, 85 OUQ 5 20; timothy, 81 50i 55: blue crass, 82 85300; orchird grass, 81 85; millet, 7590c; lawn grass, 25c f! ft. Tropical Fruits Lemons, 83 25; fancy, S3 75; Jamaica oranges,86ga 50 a barrel; Messina oranges, 82 500300 a box: Florida oranges.83 50 4 00 a box; bananas, SI 75 firsts. 81 25 good seconds. bunch: figs. 1510c 13 lb; dates, 4 5!4c fl ft; pineapples, 30&40 apiece. Vegetables Potatoes,81 20Q1C0 fl bushel; Jersey, 83 50&3 75; cabbage, 89 fl hundred; German cabbage, S1314; onions, 84j425fl bar rel; celery, 75cbS1 OOadozen bunches: parsnips, 35c a dozen: carrots, 35c a dozen; parsley, 15c a dozen: horseradish, 5075c a dozen; turnips, 75cfl fl barrel. Groceries. Irade in this line presents no new features. All our wholesale grocers are carrying very light stocks ot sugar with a view to April 1, when the tax disappears. That which is now sold cannot yield above bare cost. A small loss is better than a greater one next week. Green Coffee Fancy, 2526c; choice Rio, 23Ji24fc; prime Rio. 23c; low grade Rio, 2122c; old Government Java, 3031c; Maracaibo. 26&28c: Mocha 30KS32Kc: Santos, 22k26J$c; Caracas, 25KS27Kc; La Uuayra, 2bK 27c Roasted (inpapers) Standard brand.25)c: high grades, 2f31c: old Government Java, bulk. 3'034Jc; Maracaibo, 2SJg30c: hantos,26 30;c; peaberry, 31c; choice Ilio, 6c; prime Rio, 2oKc; good Rio, 21jc: ordinary. 2223c SPICFS (whole Cloves, 15016c: allspice, 10c; cassia, tic: pepper, 13c; nutmeg, 75S0a Petroleum (jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7Jc; Ohio, 120, 8c: headlight, 150. $Hc; water white. 1010jc; globe, 1414c; elaine. 15c; carnadlne, ll&c; royaline, 14c; red oil, llgjlljjc; purity, 14c: olclne, 14c Mqiers' OIL No. 1 winter strained, 3941c ft gallon; summer, 3335c: lard oil, 55oSc. Syrup Corn syrup, 2931c; choice susar syrup, 3136c; prima sugar syrup. 32j3c; strictly prime. 31035c S. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop. 42c: choice, 3840c; medium. 33Soc; mixed, 34 36c soda Bl-carb in kegs, 3KS3?i bl-carb In s, 5c; bl-carb, assorted packages. 54tic; sal soda, m kegs, ljf c; do granulated, 2c Candles htar, full weight, 9c; steariue, fl set, 8Kc:pat"ahine,ll12c. ItlCE Head Carolina, 77tc: choice, 6 6c; prime. 03Kc; Louisiana, o6c faTARCH Pean, 4c, corn starch. C6)c; gloss starch, b7c Foreign Fruits Laver raisins. 82 65: Lon. don lavers, ti 75; Muscatel3, 82 25; California Muscatels, 81 000210: Valencia, 707Jic; Ondara Valencia, bSSJc; sultana. 1820c; currants, 4Ji5c: Turkey prune", 78c: French prunes, 10JllK!:salonica prunes, in 2-lb packages,9c; coLoanuts. fl 100. 86: almonds, Laa, fl ft, 20c; dolvica, 17c: do shelled, 40c; walnnts, nap.. 13 014c: Slcilv filberts, 12c; Smyrna figs, l&&14c: new dates, 5U6c; Brazil nuti. 12c; pecans. 14 10c: cliron. fl ft. 17lSc; lemon peek 12c fl t; oraugc peel. 12c Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, per ft. He apples, evaporated. 1415c; peaches, evapo rated, oared, 23030c: peaches. Calilornia, evap; orated, unpared, 17ij20c: cherries, pitted. 31c cherries. unpitted, 1313c raspberries, evap orated, 30031c: blackberries, 9K(310c;huckle berries 15c Suoars Cubes. 7c; powdered, 7c: granu lated, bc; confectioners' A. 6Jsc; standard A. fftc: soft while, 606Jc: yellow, choice, 53i 5Jj,c: yellow, good. oj0 'AiTA yellow, fair, fijg b)ic; yllow. dark. 5J05jc Picklfs Medium, bids (1,200), 88 00: me dium, half bbls (600). 84 5a SALi-Na 1 fl hul. 8100. No. 1 ex. ft bbl, 81 10: dairy, fl hhl, 81 20: coarse crystal, fl bhl, 81 20: Higgins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, 82 SO; Hig. gins' Eureka, 16-14 ft packets, 83 00. Canned Goods standard peaches. 82 703 2 80; 2nd, 82 40250 extra peaches. S3 00S? 10: pie oeaches, 81 701 SO; finest corn. 81 3501 50: Hfd. Co. corn, 81 'J01 15; red cherries, 81 350 1 40: Lima beans, 81 35; soaked do, 80c: string do, 70080c; marrowfat peas, 81 1001 25; soaked peas, 65075c; pineapples, 81 5001 60; Bahama do. 82 55: damson plnms. 81 10: greengages. 81 50: ecg lilnms, 8190; California apricots, 82100 2 50; California pears, 82 502 75; do greengages. 81 90; do egg plnms. 81 90: extra white cherries, 82 85; raspberries, 81 3501 40; straw berries, SI 3001 40; gooseberries, SI 1001 15; tomatoes. O.JcQSl: salmon. 1-ft. 81 3001 80; black berries, 81 00; succotash, 2-ft caus. soaked. 90c; do green, 2-ft. 81 2501 50: corned beef, 2-lb cans, 81 90; 1-ft cans, 81 00: baKed bean-., 81 4001 50; lobster, 1ft, 82 25: mackerel. 1-E cans, broiled, 81 50; sardines, domestic, i$, 84 5004 bO; sar dines, domestic, Us, 87 00: rardines, imported, lif. 811 50012 50; sardines, imported, Ks, 818; sardires, mustard, 84 50: sardines, spiced, 84 25. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, 820-fl bid: extra No. 1 ilo mess, 82850; extra No. 1 inackeiel, shore, 82100: No. 2 tfiore mackerel, 822: large 3's, S-U Codfish Whole pollock, 5e fl ft: do medium. Georcc's cod. 5c: do lame. 7c; boneless hakes, in strips, 5c; do George's cod, in block., 6K07Kc Herring Round shore, 85 50 fl bbl; si. tic. m 50: lake. S3 25 ft 100 ftbhl. White fish,S700f!100-ft half bhl. Lake trout, 8E 50 fl hall bhl. Finnan haddies, 10c ft ft. Iceland halibut. 13c fl ft. Pickerel, half bbl. 84 50: qnarter bbl, 81 6J. Holland herring, 75c: Walknff herring. 90c Oatmeal 86 5000 75 fl bbl. Grain, Tlonr and Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange. 1 car high mixed ear corn, 74c, spot; 1 car No. 2 w. oats, 60c, B. & O.; 1 car brown middlings, 823, 5 days; 1 car mixed corn, 75c, spot. Receipts as bulletined, 51 cars, of which 35 cars were by PittsDurg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Rallfray, as follows: 15 cars of corn, 10 of oats, 1 of wheat, 1 of middlings, 1 of bran, 7 of bay. By Pitts burg, Cincinnati and St. Louis. 1 car of oats, 1 of middlings, I of hay, 1 of corn, 1 of flour. By Baltimore and Ohio, 1 car of corn. By Pitts burg and Lake Erie, 4 cars of flour, 2 of rye, 1 of corn, I of hay. By Pittsburg and Western, 2 cars of bay. Our quotations will reveal an upward movement ot corn and oats. Chicago cereal markets have been In an excited con dition for several davs, and all along the line there has been an advance. Corn and oats lead in the advance. Whear, flour and niilltccd are very firm. Prices tor carload lots on track: Wheat No. 2 red, 81 0301 07: No. 3, 81 02 103. Corn No. 2 yellow shell. 7M76e: high mixed, 71075c: mixed shell. 72073c; No. 2 yellow eir, 76i5)77o: high mixed ear, 7175c; mixed ear corn. 7u7lc OAT N. 1. fili(j.c: No. 2 white. Iflj61c: extra. N. :!. 505Uc: mixed oats. 575c IlVh Nn. I Phiiiiviv him .mil Michigan, SI IX) I 02; .No. 1. Western. Oso'tSl 00. Flour Jobbing prices Fancy spring and winter patent flour, 85 756 25: fancy straight winter, 84 855 15; fancy straight spring, 84 85 05 15; clear winter. 84750500; straight XXXX bakers', 84 5004 75. Rye flour, 84 7505 00. Buckwheat flour, 22c fl ft. new advertisements: U OUGHT YO s W The continued use of mercury mixtures, poisons the system, brings on mercurial rheumatism, and causes the bones to decay. The use of S. S. S. forces impurities from the blood, gives a good appetite and digestion, and builds upthe whole human frame. Good Advice. Threo years ago I was compelled to throw up my placo because of blood poi son. Hot Springs' physicians and mer cury did mo no good. Through tho ad vice of another I began taking S. S. 8., and to-day lam well and at work again. What more can I say for tho msdicine, ezcept "go and do likewise." Jasper Kocht, Liberty, Tcnn. BOOK ON BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES FREE. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., - - Atlanta. Ca s WIFTH SPECIFIC SOLD BY JOS. FLEMING & SON. 412 Market street. mhl9-S2 Pittslmrg. MiLLyEED No. 1 white middlings, 824 50S 25 00 V ton; No. 2 whitii middlings, 824 00S 24 50; brown middlings, 823 CO023 50: winter wheat bran. 22 00022 50. . HAY Baled timothy. No. 1. 8'J 5009 id: No. 2. do. 88 60gS 75: loose Iroin wagon. 811 006112 00 according to quality: No. 2 prairie bay. 87 25(3 7 50; packing do. $7 5008 (XX hrRAW-Oat. 8 0008 50; wheat and rye, 87 00 07 50. Provisions. Sugar cured hams, large. 0;: sugar-cured hams, medium, IJc: sugar-cured bams, small, c; sugar-cured- brcakiast bacon. 8c; sugar cured shoulders ojfc; sugar-cured boneless shoulders. 7iic: skinned shoulders. TJifc; skinned bams. 10Vc: sugar-cuted California bams, 0c: Sugar-cured dried beef flats, Sc; sugar-enred dried Deef sets, 10c; sugar-cured dried heel rounds. 12c: bacon, shoulder", 6c; bacon, cleir sides. 6c: bacon, clear bellies. 6c; dry salt shoulders, 6Kc: dry salt clear side", oMc Mess pork, heavy. Sll 50: mess pork, family. 811 5a Lard Refined, in tierces. oc; half barrels. 5c: 60-ft tubs. 6c: 20-ft pails, b;c; 50-ft tin cans. 6c: 3-ft tin pails. 64c; o-ft Un pails, 6Kc; 10-fi tin nails, tjtfe. Smoked sansage, long, ocflarce. 5c Fresh pork links, 9c Bone less bams, 10Kc Pigs leet, half-barrels, 84 00; quarter-barrels. 82 15. MONOTONY AT WILDWOOD. A PBEDICTIOH OF THE DISPATCH VEBI FTED BY THE FACTS. Producers Stirred Up by the Rumored Great Buaalan Gualier-Blg Oil Deals at Batler Petrolenm Found Near Somerset Noth ing New at Zellenople. FrECIAI. TILIOBXM TO TU DISPATrR.t Wildwood, March 24. The oil field to day presents the same monotonous aspect that has characterized the situation for the past week. Nothing new has taken place at Wildwood, and the prediction of THE DIS PATCH is being verified by results. Bunga No. 1 has, like "Grandfather's Clock," "stopped short, never to go again," of its own volition, and is being tubed. The Kreitzer well is holding up well, with no change from previous reports. Kress No.13 is making 16 inches an hour, and No. 7 Kress has been shot and is making 75 barrels an hour. The order of thing" on the southwest line now seems to be glycerine. Tie Beers &. Co. well is through the sand, and is at best a small pro ducer. On the northeast end of the line some excite ment has been raised bythe increase of pro duction of the Smith Farm Oil Company's Nosl 8 and 9. No. 9 has been torpedoed, and Mr. Latshaw. one ot the owners, reports the well didng 75 barrels an bonr. Wbltesell No. II came in this morning and started off at the rate of 80 barrels an hour. It was making about 60 barrels an hour in the evening. An Impromptu Meeting. An Impromptu meeting was held to-day in the office of a prominent producer. The momentous question that called them together wa3 the 400,000-barrel gusher In Rnssia. Theo dore Barnsdoll by common consent, was made President, Fred Hayes, of Warren, was elected Secretary, and Mr. Sill, also of Warren, was chosen Vice President. Mr. Barnsdoll, In Henry Clay style, called the attention of those present to the fact that a small well had been struck in Russia, and that the trade nn this side of the brink shonld be fully informed of the true status of the well. Mr. Hayes, In his nnlque style, fully coincided with the President's views, and suggested that a fund he raised to send Bob Stafford over to agitate the well and see what it would do. Important Oil Deals at Batler. Butler To day C. D. Angell consummated the sale of two oil properties in the 100-foot field. The owners were Golden, McClurg and Walker & Co.; the purchasers of both. J. W. Breed, pf Cincinnati, and R. P. Shearman, of Jamestown, N. Y. The pronerty known as the Graham heirs' consi"ts of 15 acres with five wells, producin-r 250 birrels per day. The con sideration was 821,000. Ihe Nesbit iae comprises 11 acres with three welli yielding five barrel" ycr dav. and one drilling well; consideration, 813.000. These properties have been producing about one year, and haTe paid several hundred per cent on the investment. OH Is Found Near Somerset. Somerset At Elk Lick, this county, a test well has been going down and to-day it is stated that oil began flowing from tho well in small quantities. The well is now at a depth of 1,010 feet, and tbo owners intend drilling in at once. It is tl ought tho well is not deep enough to reach the real stratum, but the smell of oil has set the people wild. Nothing New at Zellenople. Zelienople There is nothing of import ance in this field. The Captain Marsh No. 2 is about 30 feet in the sand and showing very fair. Thompson, nn the Mullcr, expects to reach the pay the last of tho week. Levine'3 No. 1, on the Steinbach southwest, and Fred crick & McAully. 0:1 the northwest, are at the Interesting point. Prlco of TSar Silver. rsrrriAt, teliquam to tub marATni.i New Yonir, March 24 Bar silver in London, 4!Jid. per ounce: New York sellinir price, as re ported by bullion dealers. T.J&c. Gold value of silver in the standard dollar, 87.759. The Grip in New York City. KetvI'oek, March 24. Deputy Regis ter of Vital Statistics Nagle said to-day that three deaths from the grip had been reported this morning. 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 cold or chill at this season of the year. A cough or cold contracted between tbe sea sons is tbe most annoying kind, and may last tbrnngb tbe summer. If you feel a cough or a cold coming on take adrinkof pure whlskeyat once It will keep the blood in circulation and is the best pre ventive against the diseases of the season. Remember that only pure whiskey should he taken. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey has the strongest recommendations from the leading scientists and medical men. It is the only standard medicinal whiskey. Take no o'her from your druggist or grocer. w Forty-five highest awards have been received by Sea bnry & Johnson from dif ferent International expo sitions for the superiority of their Porous Plasters and other goods. Benson's Piasters have many, com petitors but no rivals. It is not a nostrum. Get tho - Genuine TO KNOW. His Son Cured. Mr. W. H. HInman, of Mount Ternon, HI, writes as follows: One bottle of Swift's Specific (a a S.,) cured my son permanently of a stubborn case of blood poison that defied tho best medical treat ment available. I have recommended S. S. S , to others for the blood troubles and diseases of the skin and have never knovra it to fail to euro in any caso." C W1FVS SPECIFIC SOLD BY JOS. FLEMING & SON. 412 Market street. mhl9 82 Pittsburg. TEMPEHAHCE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Only Eight States Out of 44 Have Not Passed a Law Asked by the TV. C. T. V. Chicago, March 24, The news has just come from Austin that, by the efTorts of tho "W. C. T. TJ, the Legislature of Texas has just passed a scientific temperance educa tion law. Mrs. Marv II. Hunt has also se cured one in North Carolina by unanimous vote of the Legislature. Only eight States now remain of the 44 in which the "W. C. T. U. has nc$ secured Br law provision for temperance idncation ia the public schools. A When baby was sick, we gave her Castorta, When she was a Child, she cried for Castorta, When she became Miss, she clnng to Castoria, When she had Children.she gave them Caa tun ;o9-77.MWKSa Celebrated Grand Denver Range Sold by all stove dealers. Manufactured by GRAFF & CO , 632 and 634 Liberty street. fe-21 MWr BROKERS FINANC IAL. Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. mv3 PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK. 81 FOORfH AVENUE, Capital. 8300.000. hurplns. 85L670 20. RMcK. LLOYD EDWARD K. DUFF 4 President, Asst. bee Treas per cent interest allowed on time deposits OC15-40-D Pittsburg, Allegheny and Man chester Traction Company 40-year 5 per cent bonds, free of tax, for sole at 103 and interest. Fidelity Title and Trust Co.( 121 AND 12S FOURTH AVENUE. fell-43-MWF JOHN M. OAKLEY & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. Stock. Bond. Grain. Petro'emn. Private wire to New York and CbtcagOb liWLXTH sr Fittshurtf. oc22 DOCTOR WHITTIER 814 l'KNN AVKNUE. FITTsIJUKG, FA. As old residents know and hack n!es of Pitta, burg pipers prove, is tbe oldest establishai and most prominent physician in the city, de voting special attention to all chronic diseases. SKSSNOFEEUNTILCURED MFRPlllQanJ mental disease?, physical ML.fl V UUO decay, nervous desility, lack of energy, ambition and hope, impaired "memory, disordered sight, self distrust, hasbfulness, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruption, im poverished hlood, failing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consnmntion. un fitting the person for business, society and mar riage. permanently, safely and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKINJSMSJ! blotches, falling hair, bones, patns, glandular, swellings ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throat, ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, ana blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from tbe system. 1 1 RIM A RV kldney and bladder derange UnilNMr. I 1 ments, weak back, gravel. ca tarrhal discharges, inflammation and other painful symntoms receive searching treatment; prompt relief and real cures Dr. Whlttler'slile-long, extensive experlenca insures scientific and reliable treatment on common-sense principles. Consultation free. Patients ata distance as carefully treated as if here. Office hours. A. it. to 8 P. 21. Sunday. 10 a- m. to 1 P. 31. onlr. DR. WHITTIER. Sll Penn avenue. Pittsburg, Pa. ja8-40-DSuwk DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS in all cases re quiring scientific aud confiden tial treatment! Dr. 8. K- Lake. M. R. C P. S.. Is the oldest .yd most experienced specialisrin tbe city. Consultation free and vtnctlv rnnfldentiaL Ofllcs &M. h-mM 9 to 1 nd 7 to 8 p. M.: Sundays, 2 to 4 P jr. (Donsule them personally, or write. pocTORl lake. cor. Penn ave. and 4th sfc, Pittsburg; Pa. -e3-72-DWk Suffering frors the effects ol Toutnfnl errors early decay, wostln? weakness, lost manhood, eta. l will Sena a vaiuauie ircauso iriui wm-uims fall particulars for home cure, FUEL of charge. A splendid medical work ; should bo read by every man who Is nervons and debilitated. Address, Proi F. C. FO WliliO, aioodus. Conn. delMJl-DSuWK GRAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE CURES NERVOUS DEB: t, TV. LOST VIGOR. LOSS OF MEMORY. full particulars In pamphlet tent free. Tne genuine Gray's specific sold by druggists onlytn yellow wrapper. Price, H per package, or six for s or ty wad, on recelot 01 nrlre. bv addrei ttH THK GRAY. J1ED1LIMK CO- tiunaiu, .1. x coiu in ni.sourK uya. o. nuiJiiA.iu, wtu,. EmltUUeldand Liberty ju. jniit-.--u G1 RAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE SOLD BY JOSEPH FLEMING & BON. 412 Market street. Plttsbnrg. .fel 1
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