ffiEPl , 'W - - J;.- TRADE RE! AtHeayy Drop in Bessemer Has Oc curred Inside of the last 48 Hours, Although I- THE OTHER GRADES RElIAEf HEM. -fe 'ig'Iron Sales to local Parties During the Week Which lias Just Closed Ag gregate S0O.O0O Tons. TVHTTLTTSBUEGTET BEATS SOCTHEEN. Eeports of the Condition of the Trade Prom the Leading American Centers. Office op The PrrrsEur.o Dispatch, ) Fcidat, May 22. j Eaw Ikox A3D Steil The demand for lead ing descriptions since our last was fair but not large. Dealers are not so anxious to in vest as they were a short time ago, and confidence in the future seems to be weakening. The maiket is not paiticularly active, although prices were fairly main tained. It was reported that Bessemer for late deliveries had been offered materially below last u eek's figures. The volume of busines does not show up as satisfactorily as might be w ishefl. The opinion is becoming -more general that good crops must be as sured, and the financial position must be clearer than it now is before there can be the right kind of improvement. At the panie time, w o are mqving in that direction, slow ly, perhaps, but surely. While the production of pig iron has in creased at tome points slightly- sinco the first of April, the consumption has been steadily gaining and stocks of pig are dwindling to limiteu proportions. Southern pig iron docs not appear to be doing much good in this section, which is eaily explained: Pitts-burg-made Iron can be'sold cheaper in this market than Southern, besides w hich our Iron is of a superior quality. Hero is the proot: Birmingham, Ala., grav forge, $10 50 611 08: freight to Pittsburg 6v rad, $1 60, u hich, added to $10 50, makes $13 30. This is 51 per ton more than you purchase Fittsburg mnde iron of a better quality. In this cal culation there is added nothing for inci dental expenses. litox Ohl During the present-month wo reported sales to Pittsburg parties of 330,000 tons of ore. To-day we report additional tales aggregating $00,000 tons, the prices ransing lrom$l 30f?5 23. The Sitiatiox Bc-semer pig, pot, un changed: futures not so firm- Gray forge, favcmle brands t-ieady at last week's prices. Steel slabs and billets weaker, not quotablv lower. Ferro mansanese Sales, New York and Baltimore, 25g30 cents lower. Muck bar unvtaaueed. Bloom and beam ends 25 cents lower. Steel wire rods Sales, 25 cents de cline. j)iegcls In the absence of sale- price are unchanged. Skelp iron Narrow and wicio irmnrw) advanced 2J.,c per pound. Sheared lion un changed. New steel rails No sales of! special note; prices unchanged. Old iron nnd steel rails Prices weak, not lower. Serap material Dealers inclined to accept low or pnce tor certain kinds. Latest from tho vulley The valley furnaces remain in the samr condition as they w ere a y eek ago, two running on Uessemer and the others on mil! and foundry; the product of only three ol iheui, However is sold on the maiket, the lialance is consumed by the makers in their own mills and steel woiks. A gentleman who is veil ported on the stock there informs lis that there is not 2,000 tons of Bessemer iig in cither valley, and the stock of laflU except that ov ncd by makers consum ing their product, is equally bare. Thestocks at the milis are low, as they anticipate clos ing down .July 1 or earlier lor annual repairs and tho adjustment of the scale of wages. 1 he mills are running fuller than they have been, -cvcral ha mg started up during the week v hich have been idle for a short time on account ol lack of orders. This many only be a small spurt to fill the warehouses be- i(H e mo stoppage oi j uiy j. The Latest Heavy decline in Bet.semer during the past 4S hours, including largo transactions. Other descriptions maintain jricijs. - COKE SMELTED LAKE AND XATIYE OEE. J,-(00 tons Bessemer. ... -a ...?15 7 IS 00 . 16 00 . 16 Si . 16 23 . 18 UO . 14 15 . 16 25 '5 cash cash cssh cash cash cash cash cash 2. so tons lseseiner 2,10 luu. Heluer .. 2,ouotou& ItoaM'incr X0"i tons Bessemer l.aoOtonb iiesMiner l.jmteus gra forge 1..V0 tous liecmer 3,OflotonsNo. 5 fuundry. , 14 75 cash cash cash cash cash caeh cash ch cash cash ca-h. cash cash cash cush cash cash cash cash cah cash cash cash cash cash cash cash 1,0 Ions I!e-.cmer. Valley farn., June is 75 l.CQIous Bessemer 17 00 LnVMonb Bessemer 16 00 1,0X1 tons Bessemer. C... ... 16 00 1.CU0 tons grav lorgc 14 25 l.uotons gnu force 14 25 MJUm irraj foige.... 14 25 Millions yrar forge.. 14 25 5o0IGnsgra forge 14 25 3)0 tns gnu forge, Ytungstown 14 25 Si) tons gra lorge. iu a!lev 15 75 3)0 tons No. 1 foumlrr, all ore 1 .V) 30ions Jfceirer. la valley 17 U) SO Ions No. 1 foundrv 1G SO 200loiisjn-s forge 14 M lit) tons white lioseincr 14 00 3() tons Sh cry 16 "0 Iff) tons mill Southern IS 75 3Wton5 "Nu. 21oimlry, all ore 16 .""0 73 tons jrray lot jrt- 14 25 40 tons No. 21oundrj, all ore 16 .TO 25 Sons No. 2roU!l1rt 15 oO ajonsXo. 1 lounHrv 16.50 25 lulls No. 3 foundry. IS 00 i tons No. 1 loundry. 1G 60 KtoasNo. 3fonnilrv 14 5 SThtL LABS AID BILLETS. l.Onatonsttxl billets R25S0 cash l,M0toHS l"l"ls L.W9 Ions hiUeis Wlon MUets aeo tons wiiets .... ...... 25 50 cah ............ 2t: 0 cash ........... 25 75 cash 2G25 cash 3ICCK n vn. tat tons went rat, Jcnc.uly G tons iiii.tral SfOlunsi.ciitral, .Tune... 2Wlonsl.cutr:iL, June SKLLP IKOX. aft!) tons Hfrel iron 'OlevMcK!'ooell ltuiisnarruu grooed ..?26.-i0 cash .. 2r an cash .. 25 25 each .. 2C 25 CAsh . ?1 s5 4 inns. . 1 05 4 jnos. . 1 C2,' 4 mos. i rnno jiancantse. (85 Ions Wi per cent. Xcmv York fOlosst per cent, JUnilrtire ) teas SB jier cciit, i'ittslmrg ...$64.50 cash ... fit 23 cash ... Co 50 cash STEEL irillE CODS. feHBasAlerIcanres,.Iuneaiii!July f3S BLOOM AN D KEAil ENDS. 20Um3 tjioom nnd beau cuds $17 Oi.l laox hails. cash cash 8BS tro American T"s 0 tons American T's dS91os American Ts.. ..3 00 .23Si .. 24 0u cis'i cash cash scnr MATr:niAL. JinioHS Vo. 1 w. "era)), i.ot. 1? 75 ! tm& l.t car hei-. ross 17 W lnr.f.ut wroiuht trrnt.igs, net 13 50 18 lol -at -rap. sri'Sj. 14 i)0 S(I Umis slw! srrap. 2Tt-s 17 tt) Suoionsroatlit turali.g. net 15 00 110 tons Nu. 1 . si-rqi. net 13 W HO tons .ft "twl. s,-o. 13I0 JOOlonsNo. 1 w. scrap, nt t 20 00 f) ton No. 2. scr?p. . t. If ()0 ) tHW lauend ales extra, net . 2S 00 -M0 Urns cast bor.ae, (.tos 1175 99 tons iron aMe-. u 20 75 cash cash cah cash cah cash cash cash cash cash cash cash cash BTHi UKBrK DEFBESSI0N. JL5ushis- in tho Quaker City Is, for tho Most Part, at a Decided Standstill. rSPLCIAI. TtLKGIMI TO THE D1PPATCII. PniLADELPHU, Mav 22. So far as Philadel phia is concen.ed but little can bo said of tho iron trade that has not already been published. The past week has brought to Tight no iuiprot ement, and in several lines busiives ha leen at a standstill. Predic tion are almost worthless so long as dis tojbiiig elements, such as bank failnres, in dividual assignments and an unhealthy Jinancial condition abroad, remain to unset tle trade. Tne pig iron maiket is in about the same condition as last week steady and quiet. Good foundrv iron is still scarce, and may soon be quoted higher, although there I no pereeptilile mci-caso in the demand. The lillow mg Dricesare quoted: Standard Penn Mivama No.lL $17 5018 OO.do No2, $16 50 17 00:mediuui Pennsvlvania No. IxL $17 202! 17 .V) do No. 2x2, $16 OOglO 2J. Bessemer pig is umi'-uallv ouiet. inauiries being few and 1 mr lietween. These prices are about noinuiai: $17 00i?17 M at furnace for stand- . artl, nnd $19 00g19 30 for special brands. Vgwol billots are also quiet, but prices are .quite sttaidj, duo to tho Arm now of sellers. Nothing has b'en done of latcin skelp iron and its market is vervdulL QnoiKions: Groo ed, LTOffLTSc, at wliieh nC(W sales ', wore made The market forplattstis also Drighteni.ig and inquiries are notr'ifceoming quite fi-equent, w bile a numbetbr orders for -small and medium sized lots have been placed. Prices remained unchanged a fol Jows:TnnVplatcs,2.0v2I0;?foriron,2.032 203 for steel; jenn,3d, 2.202 50- for iron, 2.a5J5 P2.JD for eie&; shell, 2J10'-( 2.40c for iron, 2 40 SKOsJorWel; Jlanse, Z J.i3 30e for iron, 2.39' jEOTSBTbr steel. These niUudo delh-erj-and htv sdbieet to slmi-p cits on largo lots. Old rails are dull and prices aro'$l oog'U 50 de livered for steel aud $21 S022 50 lor Iron. Scrap iron is In about tlio same condition. Quotations: No. 1 railroad scran, $21 0022 00, as to distance; No. 2 light, $15 O016 00: bet maohinery scrap, $14U015 00 and. $16 OOJJ 17 00 delivered for old car wheers.. NO CHANGE IN SIGHT. The Long-Looked-Tor Rise In the Southern Market Tails to "Materialize. SrEClAL TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH. Birmingham, Ala., May 22. The iron mar ket undergoes practically no change. The long-looked-for rise has never come, and fur naco owners la e settled down into a satis fied condition, pushing production to its utmost limits and keeping down stocks as far as possible. The price quoted to inquirors Taries as much as 50 cents, depending on the situation at the particular furnace plant. One large producer, who has kept well sold ahead and has small stocks, recently quoted stiff at $13, whilo another, whose stocks were piling np, quoted $12 50, and was rather eager to get that. The market, L o. b. at the furnace, is: No. 1 foundry. fll 50(J413 03 No. 2 foundry 11 73 12 SO No. 3 foundry 10 SOCt 11 50 Gray forge 10 CO 10 50 A feature of the market is the weakness of gray forge, which has been offered in largo lots below the market price. The Trussvillo furnace Is still idle. Some difficulty has been met with by the svndicate which re cently leased it for $30,000 per annum in the shape of a kick from minority stockholders. At Anniston tho Woodstock Iron Com pany's stockholders are in session, making an effort to reorganize and start up their long silent business. Tho stock has fallen from nearly par to almost nothing. A deal is reported lrom Anniston by which tho large pipe works there, now idle, pass into the hands of parties in Ohio. A good deal of importance is attached by iron men here to tho shipment of ii on pipe by the Bessemer Mills to Baltimore. It is the first shipment made from this district north of the Ohio or Potomac LABGEB SAXES IN CHICAGO. The Market There Has Improved Consider ably and Better Prices Now Prevail. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Chicago, May 2. Bogers, Brown & Mer win say: The general situation is some what improved. The outlook seems to point toward better prices and more activity among molters of iron. Lake Superior char coal, which for weeks has been selling at the lowest prices ever known, has advanced, and the leading companies are now all hold ing at $18, Chicago. It is reported that one or two brands are being offered for less. Thcso seem to be outside irons, and thoso less favorably known, local. Coke irons are becoming quite scarce for both immediate pnd early delivery on account of inability of tho furnaces of this region to obtain coke. If tho Connellsville strike continues much longer tho situation will become a serious one here. Southern coke irons are moving in. round lots. A number of largo sales have been re ported. Inquiries are still running heavy in this direction, the majority of these being for extended deliveries, showing that buyers believe that the bottom has been reached. Tho feeling exists that a general improve ment in iron circles depends largely upon the outcome of the crop situation, and this is now being watched inall circles with keen interest. THE MABKET AT ST. LOUIS. A Much "Better reeling Is Perceptible On . tho Tart of Buyers. SPECIAL TELEGKAJI TO THE DISPATCH. St. Louis, May 22. Rogers, Brown and Meacham say: The market seems to bo in a better condition at present than it has been sinco the low priced iron lias been ruling, which extends over a period of several months. A number of orders for round 16ts have been placed recently for deliveries through the summer and fall months. There is evidently a much better feeling on the part of buyers and considerable activity is looked for in the immediate future. Fur naces are moro firm in their views, and un less prices and deliveries are exactly iu accordance- with their schedule, orders are promptly refused. Much annoyance is causett by the scarcity of coke, as it can only be obtained in com paratively small quantities. Yfe quote for cash f. o. b. St Louis: Hot blast cote and charcoal: Southern coke. No. 1.. ...(15 S0JM5 75 ... 14 7515 CO .; 14 (Wa.14 25 ... 13 50:2.13 73 ..17 75i18 00 .i7 25airso ... 15 50ffil6 00 ... 15iai5M ... 1$ 0019 SO Southern coke. No. 2.. bouthern coVc. No. 3.. fconthern crav foree. Southern UiarcoaLXo. 1.. southern chareoaLiN 0, Missouri charcoal. No. 1 Missouri charcoal. No. 2.......... Ohio softeners Car-wheel and malleable'irons: Lake Superior., Southern 3 00(320 50 19(X21C0 Metal Market. New TonK, May 22. Pig iron dull; Ameri can, $1G 0018 00. Copper nominal: lake, Mav. $11 00. Lead dull and firm; domestic, $1 syx. Tin quiet and easier; straits, $20 30. SHIRLEY DAKE finds poetry and health in the soil. A letter in gardening for women In TIIE DISPATCH to-morrow. All the news. THE SUNDAY DLNNEB. Butter and Berries Lower, and Eggs Higher Vegetables Unchanged. The sharp decline in butter was the feature of the week in line of market basket filling. Elgin creamery has declined 8c per ft at headquarters this week, and country rolls havo declined even more. Our markets have been glutted -with country roll butter of late, andpriees are merely nominal. A very good articlo of country butter has re tailed the past week as low as 12c per lb. With an over supply of butter there has been a scarcity of eggs, and as a result prices of the latter are advanced. Tennessee nnd Virginia strawberries are in bountiful supply, and prices have touched their lowest point for the season this week. Beeent frosts have spoiled the chances for home-grown strawberries, and probabilities are that prices are now at their lowest point jui tin-. Ftu.uii. .u jj.vs auu ueuus nuin the Sunny South are in good supply and can now be had at reasonable rates. The catch of lake fish has been light for the nast few days, but demand is eouallv lLrht owing to warm weather and strikes. Blue fish and sea bass are coming in freely for a few days past. Soft shell crabs and lrogsare in fair supply and demand is good. Florists report a good week's trade with prices practically as they were n week ago. The following are retail prices of best quality of meats, fish, vegetables, etc, at the diamond Market: Meats Best cnts of tenderloin steals, 23c per !b.: sirloin, lSTTSOc: standing rib roast. is20c: chi.ck roasts, 12e; corned oeef, 8(S;i0c per ft.; spring lamb. 25c; leg of mutton, !2Kcvfor hind quarter and so for lore quarter: loin of mutton. 15c;lamb chops. 20c; stewing piece". 6c jer lb.; veal roasts, 12) 15e ier lb., and cutlets, 20e. Pork chops, W4c and steaks, 10c an advance of 2c per lb. ou rates which have prevailed for some months past. Veal is the only article In the flesh line which falls to respond to the upwrrd movement of prices. Vegetables Cabbape.l0c; potatoes, 23e per half pvcW:UcniimIapota toes, 23ca quarter peck:Bermuda onions, 15c a quart; new peas, 20c a quarter peck; beans, 35&40C a quarter peck; bananas, 2Q?t25c a dozen; carrots.Sc a hunch; toinatoes.30(qH0caquart; lemons, 3Qr!0cpcr dozen; oranges, 23i0c; lettuce. 5c per bnneh: new beets, 10c a bunch; asparagus, 7c a bunch. 4 for25c: radishes. 5c a bunch: cucum bers. 515c apiece: apples, 25c a quarter peck; straw berries, 10315c a quart; rlmbarb, 3 bunches for 10-. Better AXD EGGS Good creamerv, 20c per lb; fanev brands, 23c: choice country rolls. 15c; good cooking butter, 12c: fresh o;rgs, 20e per dozen. PouLTnr Dressed chickens, 13 to 15c per lb; ducks. 13c to 15c per lb; turkeys, 18c per 11); geese, 12e to 14cper lb. Fish Following are the articles In this line on the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 10 to 15c; Cal ifornia salmon, 35 to 40e per pound; white fish, 12 to 15c: herring. 4 pounds foriSe: Spanish mackerel,. 40c per pound; blneflsh. 15c; hallhut, 20c; rock bass, 2c; lake trout, 12'e; lobsters, 20e; green sea turtle, 20 to Sic. Ovsters: New York counts, $1 73 per gil lon; smelts, 20e a pound; shad. $1 CO to El 25 each; scallops, 20c a pound. Mackinaw trout, 12Kc per pound : soft shell crabs, 1 00 to fl 25 a dozen. Flowers La Prance, ?1 23 per dozen; Mermcts, $100 per dozen; Brides, ?l 00 per dozen; yellow and white roses, 75c per doz.-n; Bennetts, fl 00 per dozen; Kcautles, 35 to 50c; carnations, 50c per dozen: Duchess of Albanv, $1 CO per dozen: Vio let, fl 00 per 100: heliotrope, oc per dozen: lily of valley. 50c per dozen: cainelias, 15e each; HarrfsiL 20c each: hyacinth, 50c per dozen; hostes, fl 00 a dozen; lilac, 25c a bunch; Dutch hyacinth. 15c each; Jacks, $250adozen; pansicsv25c PLENTY OF TIKE TO CLEAN UP. Low "Water Giving an Opportunity to Scrub the Packets. Tee marks on the Monongahela wharf show 6 feet 2 inches, a slight rise in the past ,24 hours. " Both the Allegheny and Monongahela wharves present a neat appearance. Wharf master O'Toolo has taken advantage of tho .watcr Uno, of everything movable. tex Scotia lias been overhauled nnd given a thorough cleaning. She has been moved toBi-unot's Island, away from the diitnnd smoke of tho other boats. The Hudson and Batchclorare now being cleaned up. ." rTHE AN IMPORTANT DEALlS?,p2s,,s . . I Pdiladelphia Clearimrs. $10,3S8,819; bal- Ten Acres Leased and One Hundred Dwellings to Be Built." BOOM FOR THE THIRTEENTH WARD. A Loud Call for All-Night Cars on the Second Avenue Street Eailway. THE FEATURES OP LOCAL SPECULATION A syndicate of well-known local capitalists has taken on a 20-year lease ten acres of tho Captain "Ward estate, in the Thirteenth ward, about ten minutes' rido from tho Court House, upon which they will erect 100 dwellings, work on which will commenee'as soon as tho carpenters' strike is over. Papers will bo passed to-day. Names and particulars -will bo furnished early next week. This will open up considerable territory that has been in tho background for several years, and enhance the value of surrounding property to the benefit of the entire com munity, xne names associated witn tnis project are aguarantee of complete success. TVhere Night Cars Are Needed. 'Many prominent people.-among them sev eral w ell-known manufacturers, are strongly of the opinion that the Second Avenue Bail way Company can do a great deal toward dcvelopmg the Twenty-third ward by run ning all-night cars, one or more, as needed, to give working people living there and employed in mills downtown an opportunity to reach their homes when their work, is over. The point mndo is a good one, and tho Sec ond avenue people should take it into con sideration. Mght cars might not pay at first, but they would in the long run by build ing up the territory along the lino of tho road. Daylight travel would also be aug mented. - Business News and Gossip. The erection of a business block on Shady Lane will no doubt stir up things in that quarter. The new paper money will bo printed on paper which will have a silk fibre instead of silk threads as now, and there will be loss engraving to hide it. Foreign houses, while predicting some fur ther gold exports, agree in saying it is get ting harder every day to sell bills, which may mean that the end of gold exports is near at hand. Home-seekers should not overlook tho Sunny Side plan of lots, just opened by Reed "B. Coyle&Co. The Bellevue electrio road will traverse this property. The dividend j ust declared by tho Chicago, Burlington and Quincy directors will como out of tho company's surplus, which has lieen kept well intact for such lean periods as are now being experienced. J. C. Alles, of AUes & Bailey, on the sick list for some time, was on the street 'yester day hustling with his accustomed vigor. The Santa Lucia mines, in Honduras, in which many Pennsylvania coal people aro interested, have been sold to an English svndicate for 300.000. Twenty-seven business houses in different cities in the country which have passed the century mark have formed a society to bo known as "The Association of Centenary Firms and Corporations of the United States." Headquarters are in Philadelphia. AblockoflOOdwellingsin the Thirteenth ward will give that quarter quite a lift. The Fourteenth will have to look to its laurels. There was no Underground Cable in the market yesterday at 6L Duquesne Traction was offered at 20K, with 20 bid. For Birmingham 20 was bid, and for Manchester 37. Pittsburg and Birmingham Traction 40 year 5s were offered down to 9 with B0 the best bid. Secretary Foster says the treasury will be able to meet its immediate demands without calling on the banks for any portion of pub lic funds now held by them. Bond quotations: Citizens Traction 6s, 105 bid, 103 aslced; Pittsburg Traction 5s, 103K bid, 104 asked. only two uullaing permits were issued yes terday, each for an addition, the cost of both being only $400. Movements In Itealty. Charles Somers & Co., Tvho represent the Staunton Development Company,-of Staun ton, Va., who are opening up a subdivision of that city, will take a delegation of Pitts burgers down there to attend the opening sale of Jots June 2 and 3. Staunton is in tho midst of the historic Shenandoah Valley. It was there that Sheridan made his famous ride which resulted in the defeat of General Early. It will be a pleasant trip. James W. Drape & Co. sold an interest in a highly prosperous retail business in a thriv ing manufacturing town on a line of railroad near the city for $6,000 cash; also a lot in tho newly opened section of the Last End for a price approximating $900; also a lot close to the parks, in the Third ward, Allegheny, 20x 60feet, for $2,000: also five additional lots in the now plan of Mnnhall Terrace, at Home stead, at an avcrago price of $303 each; also sold a collateral interest of $3,000 in property in an adjoining county and two ot $3,500 in the city of Mckeosport. A J. Pentecost sold for the estate of Jacob Heids' heirs lot 151 in Bobinson's plan, High street, Seventh wavd, Allegheny, with a tw o story frame dwelling, for $1,500. Liggett Bros, sold a lot on Holdcn street, Twentieth waid, 25x140, for $S00 cash. Black & Baitd sold tor S. S. Jackson to S. M. Dunlap the property No. 54 Kirkpatrick street, Allegheuv, boing a tw o-storv brick dwelling, with lot 22x110 feet, for $3,600. Reed B. Coylo & Co. sold for J. D. Craig lot No. 4 in his plan at Marion station, Twenty third ward, being 25t75feet, more or less, on a 30-foot street, for $450. . A lierron & Sons sold a corner lot, 104x 52 feet, on Hutchinson avenuej bv 120 leet deep to 20 foot alley, in the third plan of lots of the Wilkins estate. Tho purchaser will build on the same in a short time. J. E. Glass sold for A C. Watkins to Charles M. Vance and James Neely, of Burgettotown, Pa., lot No. 9 in the Alliquippa place plan for $700. THE FINANCIAL PULSE. Surplus Large Enough to Minimize the Effect of Gold Sldpmentst Tho local money market underwent no material change yesterday from its former condition: There was a modcrato demand for funds, which loaned at 5J6 per cent on call and 67c on time, with a good deal more than enough to go round. The fact that money remains easy in tho face of the gold shipments indicates a sufficient surplus to tide over present difficulties. Thero is no danger ot a stringency. Bank clcarinss aggregated $2,329,701 05,. and balances $237, 390 00. When the Bank of England's reserve de clines to unsafe figures, it raises its rate of discount to protoct its gold. Oftentimes, however, this is not effectual, tho open market rate not making a similar advance, nnd thus renderimr the increased i-n to 4 n. effective. In this case the only -n eapon at the disposal of the Bank ofEngland is to borrow cheap money of the open market and control the situation. Tho method of doing this is to sell some "of its consols for cash and buy them in "for the account," i. e. on time. This artificially increased demand for money lifts the rate in the open market and attracts capital from tho continent and America. When tho Bank of France wants gold it pays a piemium for it, and when Germany wants it it raises the rate of dis count. At New York yesterday money on call was easy, ranging lrom 3 to iyi per cent, last loan 3, closed offered at 3. "Prime mercan tile paper, 57. Sterling exchange dull and steady at $4 83 for 60-day bills, and $4 67 for demand. Closing Bond Quotations. . IT. S. 4s, rcg IT. 8. 4s, coupi... V. S. 4Hs, reg..., U. S. 4)8, coup.. .118 .113 .100 .101 M. K. &T. Gen.5s..41K Mutual Union 6s 100 N". J. C. Int. Cert....l03X; Northern Pac. lits ..118 Pacinc bsoiso.. ....111 .Northern Pac 2ds...ll0 Louisiana stamped 4s to lNorthw't'n consols.135 Missouri 6s Northw'n deben's53.102 Tenn. new set. Gs....l01 Tenn. new set. 5s... .100 Tenn. new set. 3s.... 69 Canada So. 2ds 97 Oregon &. Trans. 6s.. St. . & I. M. Gen. 5s KH bt. I,. &S. F. Gcn.MICO St. Paul consols 123K bt. P., C. & Pclsts.ll2 Central Pacific lsts..!07J4 uen. k 1.. it. 1SU....114 Tx.Pc.L.G.TT.KctS. S9K Den. & R. G. 4s Sl T3.Pc.R.G.Tr.Rcts. 33 It. U. IVtl.. UM trie 2ds 1 lOOJi 21. K. 4T. Gen. 6s.. 7S2 Union Paciaclsts....l03 West Shore... 102Sf Ulo G. West. lsts.... 764 Hank Clearings. St. Louts Clearings, $329,263; balances, $512,570. Exchange on Now York 0c pre-' mium. Money at 78 per cent. New Orleas Clearings, $963,893. New York Exchange, commercial,.35c Bank; $1 nnnl!nin lrSI m) New York Clear S5.449.9G3. licanngs, $103,793,735: balances, BosTox Clearings, $14,093,730; balances, $1,332,893. Money 5 percent. Exchange on New York, 10Q17 cents discount. CaiOAOO Clearings, $13,S37,000 New Tork PnTSBTJRGr DISPATCH, ; ances, $1,752,333. Monovi4 per cent. BALTiuonE Clearings, $1,079,279; balances, $293,459. Money, 6 per cent. WALL STREET'S REVIVAL.. BELIEF THAT OLD SHIPMENTS HAVE ABOUT CEASED Gives the Stock Market an Unexpected Boom In Nearly AU Cases the Openfng . Trices Aro the Lowest and the Closing Figures the IHghest. New York, May 22. The stock market dis played unexpected activity and strength to day, and the result of tho day's operations Is to leave almost everything materially higher than last evening. Tho interview with the eminent German banker, Herr Bleichroder, in which ho positively states that tho im portation of gold into Russia Tiad ceased, gave the bulls new lifo at the opening, whilo the shorts made a rush to cover, sufficiently disclosing tho nature of the trading at pres ent, and especially of tho selling in tho last two days. Rumors of all kinds wero afloat, however, and one that the Bank of England had reduced its premium on -American gold was especially influential, in connection with the buying for arbitrage account, which was estimated at some 15,000 shares. Bankers of influence were again outspoken in their opinion that tho drain of gold from these shores is practically ended, and an active and buoyant market was soon underway. , A check was given to the upward move ment in tho first hour by the further actual taking of gold for export, and whilehe traders were fighting the rise with al(fho vim in thoir nower. thev could do nothing moro than give a temporary check to tho up ward movement. The West then appeared in tho market as a buyer, and notwithstand ing the, adverse influences mentioned, an other spurt was made in the early aftereoou which carried prices up rapidly and ma terially, the net advance at the time being over 2 percent in many of the leading shares. Tho improvement was specially well distributed among tho leading stoclis, and whilo St, Paul maintained its lead tn tho matter of activity others -were equally as prominent In tho uasvard movement. Now life was given the Industrials, and both Cordage and Sugar rose with therest of the market, tho former again crossing 109. The Coalers were again strong, and recov ered not only their losses of yesterday, but scoied a material gain as welL The after noon rise brought everything up to higher figures than have been attained in many days, and, whilo there was the usual realiza tion of profits on the advance of the day in the last hour, it made only a slight impres sion upon prices, and oven this was neutral ized before the closo of business, which was active and strong at the highest prices reached. The first prices wore in almost all cases tho lowest, and tho last tho "highest. Tho advances are most im portant all through the list, and the final gains include Union Pacific, 2; Sugar and ltock Island, 2g: Louisville and Nash ville, 2M: St. Taul and Burlington, 2: C, C, C. & St. L,, 2: Cordage, 2; Chicago Gas and A&CKawanna, 2 per cent; .tcnison anu. jnis sourl Pacific, Northern Pacific preferred, 1: Southern Pacific, 1; Northwestern, Now England and Pacific Mail, yh Western Union, 1; Northern Pacific and Reading, 14: Wabash preferred, 114; Wheeling and Lake Eric preterred, 1 per cent, and most of t)ie rest largo fractious. Railroad bonds wero quiet, tho total sales of all issues reaching only $L0S2,000, b,ut a strong tone prevailed, while only in a few bonds were there material advances. The following table shows the nrlccs of active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. Corrected daily for The Dispatch by wiiitney it Stephenson", oldest I'l t tsburg members of the New York btock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: O P1 nS 0)3 Am. Suear Reflnlnir Co., 824! oo5: 80 91 24H 40 2JK 77 49K 115 30K 16 51?? 8!4 64J4 113 H 26 84K 108J 135 62'S 36?i 27 z$ 137 132 18J( 67 6 03 I3I5' 57H H0 Am. Sugar Kenning Co. pfd t05 Am, uoiiou im 1 4 Air. Cotton Oil pfd 48 21 '4 4fc 31 "50Vi i 48 39 Atcli. Top. it s. F Canadian PaclUc Canada Southern .-.. 49! Central ofNew Jersey. 115! 43H 11SV4 115 Central Pacinc Chesapeake and Ohio 1G! Chicago Gas Trust SO 0., Bur. & Qulncv 87 C, Mil. & St. Paul C2K 1B 51s 893 V4 50, 87JS 644j ,- u., .nu. & si. raui prci 11: 113 Hi 75 C, Kockl. &P C, St. P., M.&O C. St. P.. M. &0.pref.. 77H C. & Norths estcrn 108) C,& Northwestern pref.... 135 C. C, C. Jt 1 6HS 109 iosk 135 27 403' 27 135M 63M 30M Ktoi. uo-ii jc iron 3afo COL Hocking Vj1 27 zi C. JtOlst pref. 404" C. &0. 2dprcr. " 27 Del., Lack. & West W( 137M: Aei. & .uuuson ..... Denver &KIo Grande 17JJ VH Aen. .v mo irranue prei. E. T.. Va. Ga Illinois Centnl 93 L,aKe Erie West Lake Erie & AVest. pref. Lake Shore t M. S 100 Louisville Nashville 7G& Michigan Central Moblle&Ohio 41 9i 103' 7634 41" 67 17 1C0K .a ISO, 77 90 41 C9 18j Aiissouri I'acinc 674a National Lead Trust 17 NeWioikCentr.il loow N. Y., C. & St. L Uh N. Y., C. & St., 1st pref. N. Y., C. & St. L. 2d pref.. 28 N. Y.. L. E. & W...... 2D N. Y-, L. Y. .t W., pref... 52K N.Y.&N.E M3i 10154 WA 1Z 20 52Sf 31H 13 67 28V 5255 MH 17 15 53' 24 69K 18S 23 35X 19 S2H 133 KH 7154 23 S3 lOUi" bO 14 47 10)1 21 80H 3IM "isij 20 5234 35 H "iMi 25Jb J. 1..TJ. jiw 16J4 -U74 .nonoih.i esiern Norfolk & Western. Drcf... 53 "S3" Northern Pacific U 24K jorcncrn racinc, prei: osj Ohio & Mississippi 19 Oregon Improvement 28 PaclficMail 35 Peo.. Dec. i. Evans 19 S4 28 13 28 35 on hiUdelnhla A U:idntr XLU 32 1S7 16 Pnllman Palace Car 167 Richmond A "W. P. T 155f Richmond A W. P. T., pre. 71& 153? Sl VI"! dl. j-aui.v Liuiuin , St. Paul & llnluth, pref...., St. Paul, Minn. .fcMau bt. L. & San Fran. 1st nrcf. Texas Pacinc 14"! TJuion Pacinc. 4?, 14M 471i 10,"i . sow 3GH 70S. 14 V 4-3)2 10M 21M mi 3RX 7S 15 "k" 105 aoasu io4 "Wabash, jircf. 214 western union ,. 79 Wheeling .to h. V. & Whci ling I,. E.. pref..... 76 North American Co 15M 16. 100 105.!: 10 16V 62! 10OS 105 x-., ., u. & 3t. Xt P.. C C. 4 St. I... pref.... 02 National Cordage Co 98 National Cordage Co., pref. 105$ HOME SECURITIES. PITTSBUKG FAILS TO KESPOND MOKE ASSURING ADVICES. TO Buyers Cautions and Sales Few and Far Between Some of the Leaders Neglected Cable Up and Electric Down The Bcorganlzatlon Scheme. Tho local stock market was run with very little steam yesterday, sales footing up only 60 shares. Quotations wero made in a per functory sort of way, as if tho room traders didn't care whether school kept or not. New Yoik was up ono to three points, and the feeling abroad was muchf improved. Consols rose per cent and Americans wero strong. It was thought Russia had stopped absorbing gold. It was reported that $1, 000,000 gold engaged for London had been withdrawn. These bullish factors aroused enthusiasm in-the East, bnt the only effect they had ncro was to strongmen confidence and ex cite hopes of better times to come. They did not bring out a single extra baying or der. Tho reason for tliis is that Pittsburg investors aro pretty well stocked up, and aro not in a position to buy. They must leuiizu uciuru uuuertu &mg new ucais. Some of the usually active properties were neglected and othcis were a shade weaker. In the former category were Citizens and Pittsburg Traction,, for which there were neither bids nor oilers. Fears of a rate war will probably prevent much activity for somo time. Pleasant Valley was steady and Second Avenue fractlonallv higher. Under ground Cable was tho strongest feature on tho list, a bid of 64 for 100 Shares failing to bring any of it out. Airbrake advanced a point at the last call. Thero was no change in tho Miners. Electric was dull and weak "both here and in Boston. On the local board it opened nnd sold in a small way at I4 and closed at 13. Therewas no news to depress tho stock the demand merely dropping out until tho reorganization plan is perfected. This from the Boston Traveller of Thursday has a local bearing: "It is officially reported," to-day that up to tho present time 30,014 shares have been deposited, and that the holders of fully 20,000 shares moro have signified their intentioir of assenting." Mr. Westinghouso is understood to have said recently that ho was confident the plan would go through, as stockholders had tlio good sense to see that it was either'surrender part or lose aU. The drop in tho bidding on Pittsburg Trac tion, referred to yesterday, had no special significance, as the company is practically a Philadelphia corporation. It was capital ized thero and two-thirds or more ot the Stock iS held theift. Pllilnrlelnhl,. q tliprn. fore, the real market for the stock, nnd bro- iters uiwiiyages a oeiter price ror iv tnere Bankjstoclrf received morenttentii nenai, oud inero were no .sales. National advanced n fraction in tho Sales were: First call No ealej. nh than Libertv lidding. lilt -,?AaJBDAY; MAT1 "23; Before call-Ten Electric at 14 ,M, Second call Ono hundred Luster at.12, 8? Mi. 10 Philadelphia Gas at 12K- . ,, , Third caU Ten Philadelphia Gas at 12, 10 Luster at 12, 25 Duquesne Tractin at After call Five Panhandle preferred at CL Bids and asking prices ot each call aro given in the annexed table: first CALL. SECOND CALL. 1). A. THIRD CALL. n. A. p.T.,s.&jr.Ei. Arsenal Bank...., Diamond Nat. .B. Iron CAtv V m- 375 m 410 215 . 82. 101 . 110 ., LtbertyNat. Bank loiM... 110 ... 101K.. 110 .. CI .. marine u.ink. . M. M. Nat. B.. Mechanics Nat.R. 61 13 70 230 113 "75 Monongahela N.B Odd Fellows S. B. PittS. X.ll vf Peoples' Nat. B, 4 1 180 Third N. TtanV '3 1-r! jvin-Kiieuv lias uo. P. N. G. & p. Co. Philadelphia Co... Wheeling Gas Co. Columbia Oil Co.. Tuna Oil Co 42 Kf. 12S IS 45 42 45 10 12 12 19 2 3 54 washlngt'nOilCo central Traction. Pleasant Valley.. Second Avpnnc 154 in 24.... 62.... 37 89 18!.. 244.. 8M"l9 N.Y.&C.G.CCo Hand St. Bridge.. Hidalgo Mining Co T.aNnrlnAr lk 37 39 40 50 '46 13 'l41 82 70 4 Luster 3Iin. Co... SIlverionMln.Co. West. Electric.-... Union S. & S. Co. "West. Airbrake... Stan. U. C. Co.... UH 13 12, 14. 13Ja '94 63Ja 12 14 14 06 70 At Now Tork vesterday the total sales of stocks were 355,730 shares, including Atchi son, 22,175: Delaware, Lackawana and West ern, 16,470: Louisville and Nashville, 16,660; .Missouri Pacific, 6,675; Nortn American, 3,7&u, Boston Stocks. Atch.&Toreka, si; Calumet & Hecla ....292 Franklin 17 Huron 2)1 Kearsarge 12 Osceola 35Ji Qalncv 102 Santa Fe Cornier 50 Boston Albany.. ..202 jioston &j 3inne 197 C. B.&Q Eastern K. R: 6s lZIJi I'ltchbure R. R SO Flint APereM. prf. 77 Mass Central. IS Mex. Cen. com 20& N. V. &N.Eng 35i N.Y. &N. Eng.7s..ll8 Old Colony. 187M Wis. Cen. com 20 AllouezM. Co.(new) 3M Atlantic 14J4 Boston Mont 41 Tamarack 147 Boston Land Co 5?i West End Land Co.. ay BeU Telephone 200 I.amson Store S Water Power Continental Mln Butte & Boston Cop. is 1H Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia slocks, fur nished by Whitney & Stephensonbrokers, No. 57 Fourth aveuae, members New York Stoek Ex change. iiu. ASKCU. 50 xk 16 5-16 16? Pennsylvania Ballroad Kcadlin? Buffalo, New York and Philadelp'a. Lehigh Valley. Lehigh Navigation Philadelphia Erie Northern Pacific common Northern Pacific preferred 7K 8 43 47 25 48X 47J4 Electric Stocks. Boston, May 22. Electric stock quotations here to-day were: Eastern Electric Cable Company preferred, 50; Thomson-Houston Electric Company, 4444)3; do preferred, 25J(ffi253j ; Ft. Wayne Electric Company, iag.l2M: Wcstlnghouse do, 1314; European Welding Company. K60; Detroit Electric, UH HP2 Mining Stock Quotation's. New York, May 22. Alice, 160; Adams, 175; Deadwood, 120; Homcstako, 950: tforn Silver, 350; Iron Silver, 1O0: Ontario, SS00. ALL the news of Europe in Bright Cable Letters In THE DISPATCH to-morrow. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Heceiptg, Shipments and Prices at East Lib erty and All Other Yards. Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, ) Friday, May 22. ( Cattle Beceipts, 9S7 head; shipments, 824 head: market nothing doing; all through consignments; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Beceipts, 3,BK) head; shipments, 3,000 head: market fair; Phlladelphias, $4 005 00; best Yorkers and mixed, $4 "0(4 SO; pigs, $4 00 f!4 40; 8 cars hogs shipped to New York to ay. Sheep Eeceipts, none; shipments, 200 head; market firm at yesterday's. prices. By Telegraph. Omaha Cattle Beceipts, 1,100 head: mar .ke8lowand 1015c. lower on beeves; good 'bntoher'B stookactive and Ami; other grades slow, and lower; feeders slow nnd unchanged; fancy 1,400 to 1,600 pound steers, of which there are only-fair receipts, are quoted at $5 356 00; prime 1,200 to 1,875 pound steers at $4 305 03: fair to good 1,050 to 1,350 pound steers $3 2fi4 75. Hogs Beceipts, 3,800 head; market weak to 5c lower; all sold; range, $4 154 40: bulk, $4 204 30: light, $4 154 30; heavy, $4 23ffl4 40: mixed, $4 20igl 23. Sheop Receipts, 25 head; not enough to make a maiket; demand exceeds receipts; market weak; natives, $3 006 00; westerns, $2 755 85. Chicago Cattlo Beceipts, 9,000 head: shipments, 4,800 head: markot weak and lower: export beeves, $5 006 00: shipments, $5 255 90; Texans, $2 755 00; heifers, $3 50f8 4 50: cows, $1 733 73. Hogs Receipts, 27,000 head: shipments, 12,000 head: market lower; mixed and packers, $4 304 50: prime heavv and butchers' weights, $1 50?4 62; lighf, $4 104 55. Sheep Recoipts, 5,000 head; ship ments, fi,200 head; markot dull nnd lower; natives, $4 25'g5 00; Texans, $3 103 50; West erns, S4 255 25; woolcd Westerns, $5 15 5 63; lambs, $5 75QI6 75. New York Beeves Receipts, 2,243 head, including 54 cars for sale: Market 15o lower; native steers, $5 1036 CO; bulls and cows, OUt V, U1C3SCU UCC1 B.tilU U) OVjCZ shipments to-morrow, 1,500 beeves X&O sheep and 8,263 quarters of beef. Calves- Beceipts, 1,161 head; market weak; veals 5 6c; butter milks, $3 004 00. Sheep Be ceipts, 4,553 head: market steady; sheep, $4 50 5 85: lambs, $G 50g0 00; dressed mutton slow, 9Jlle; dressed lambs steady, 1315c. Hogs Receipts, 4,727 head, consigned direct; nuiiiuiuuy sicauy ub :t ouo 40. , Cincinnati Hogs lower: common and light, $3 605 60; packing nnd butchers: $4 354 90; receipts, 2,560 head; shipments, 860 head. Cat tle easy; common, fl O03 25; fair to choice butcher grades, $3 505 50: prime to choice shippers, $525575; loceipts, 5,100 head: ship ments, 1,000 head. .Sheep easy; common to choice, $3 505 00; extra fat wethers and yearlings, $5 OO135 23; receipts, 2,360 head; shipments, 2,600 head. Lambs steady and low er; common to choice, $5 005 25 for 100 pounds. St. Louis Cattle Recoipts, 1,400 head: shipments, 7,600 hend: market steady; good to fancy native steers. $5 00i5 95: lair to good do, $4 105 15: Texans and Indians, $3 75 t 45. Hogs Beceipts, 4,200 head; ship ments, 6,000 head: markot lower; fair to choice heavy, $4 50S4 80; mixed grades, $4 00 445: light, fair to best, $4 30l 43. Sheop lteceipts, 1,800 head: shipments, 8,600 head; market steady; good to choice, clipped, $3 50 64 75. Buffalo Cattle Receipts, 13 carloads through andSsale: market slow andjweaker. Hoas ltoeelnts. C2 carloads throueh and 19 sale; market slow and easier; Yerkers, $4 SO.! i iiu.; mediums, $1 w5 oy. sneen anu lamlis Receipts, 4 carloads through, 32 sale; mar ket dull, demoralized and prices lower, but few selling: fair to good sheep, $4 505 2; fair to good lambs, $5 254J6 25: common, $4 75 5 00; spring lambs, $6 009 50. Kansas City Cattlo Receipts, 2,400 heid; shipments, 840 head; best steady; others dull and lower: stcors, $3 755 85: a few at $6 00; cows, $1604 00: stockers and feedors, $2 504 00. Hogs Receipts, 4,610 head; shipments, 2,760 heed; market steady; bulk, $4S04 40; all grades, $3 004 47K. ouuep nuceipts, 4iu iieuu; siiiyuimiiB, z,oou head; market steady for best; others dull and lower; muttonsj $4 004 85. Indianapolis Cattlo Recoipts, 1,000: mar ket fairlv steady: shippers, $3 235 75; butch ers, $3 004 50; bulls, $1 754 00. Hogs Receipts, 5,000: shipments, 3,500; market slow and lower; choice heavy, $4 4004 60; choice llcht, $4 354 CO; iniixcd, $4 404 55. Pigs, $2 503 75. Coffee Markets. Baitcmoee, Mav 22. Coffee steady and un changed, i New OatEAJis, Mar 22. Cpffee firm; Bio. ordinary to fair, 19g20e. New York, May 22. Coffee options opened barely steady and unchanged to 10 points down and closed steady to 5 to 15 points uown: sates, 22,&oo Dags, including Jiav, 17.7017.80c; June, 17.60i517.65c; July, 17.40fe 17.C5e; Angnst, 17.0017.05c: Soptcmber, 16.3o 16.40c: Uctober, 15.75e; December, 1195c; spos Rio dnll and steady; fair cargoes, 20c; No. 7 at 18c. Drj goods Market. New York, May 22. Thero was con tinued good trade in drygoods at first hands, chiefly for future delivory, though this movement is as yet irreg ular. Flannels aud dress goods aro going active in largo transactions, though Ui ileached e-oods. with tho excention of Ann descriDtions. havn riot vet been reached In this way. Sackings have advanced in prices, and flannels have moved 2 to 12 per cent in some directions. T!e cotton goods market also gains in tone. Jobbers had a good regu lar trade. Thn T2vAi-tfc clnaflicn nra offerer" by agent ac low prioos to close- out stocks. 1891. ! VV AHARTESTM-IMS. Strictly Fresh Eggs Are in Demand at'Higher Figures. BUTTEB "WILL HAEDct GO L'OWEE. More Ohio Clecse Could Be Sold if It Only Could Be Had. SOUTHEM VEGETABLES SPEEBLLT SOU) Office of PrrrsnURO DisrATcn, ) Fridat, May 22. J Cototrt Produce (Jobbing Prices) The supply of strictly fresh eggs, is still short of tho demand, and tho tendency of tho mar kets is upward. Creamery butter is still quiet, owing tolarge receipts of country but ter. Prices are merely nominal on the lat ter. Butter prices are probably at their low est for this season. 'New Ohio cheese has been inveryscantsupply since the season opened, and thero has not been half enough to meet demand. Supplies have been com ing in bettor this week, but thero i9 still a shortage. Strawberries are plenty and slow at tho lowest prices of t'hje season. Southern vegetables are coming in freely, and demand is hardly up to receipts. In tropical fruit lines there is a firm market for bananas. Oranges and lemons are fairly steady at quotations. Apples to 007 50 a barrel. Butter Creamerv. lgln. 2122c: Ohio brands, ISfflISc: common country butter. 12c; choice conntry rolls. 15c. Beaxs New crop beans, navy, (2 302 35: mar rows, fZ 352 40: Lima beans. 5tyg3c. BEBMES-Strawberries, 812o a quart; 2 00 2 25 a crate. Beeswax 3032c 3 m for choice; low grade, E Cider Sand refined, f9 50(310 00; common, 5 50 6 00: crab elder, $12 001300 if barrel; elder vinegar; 14(M5c$ gallon. Cheese Ohio cheese, new, llll&c: New York cheese, new, llj312c; Limburger, 13M14c: do mestic Sw citzer, lt17c; Wisconsin brick Sweitzer, 1414)c; importedSweitzer, 27K5Sc. Craxueebies Cape Cod, $3 253 50 a box; $11 50 12 09 a barrel; Jerseys, $3 50 a box. jlcgs 18c for strictly fresh nearbv stock; Southern eggs, I617c; duck eggs, a22c; goose egzs, 31&32C . I'EATUERS-Extra five geese. 50060c: No. 1. 40 45c ; mixed lots, 3035c $ lb. Honey New crop white clover, 1820c ?, ft; California honey, 1215c lb. 51 APLE Strut N ew, 85g0c Q gallon. New maple Sugar 10c t lb. Poultry Alive Chickens. 750135c a nalr: spring chickens, $1 5036 00 a dozen. Dressed Turkeys, 16c a pound; ducks.. 12wl3c a pound; chickens, 1415c; spring chickens, 2u30c a noubd,- Tallow Country, 4kc: city rendered. 5J4. Seeds Recleaned 'Western clover, (5 005 20; timothy. 1 50; blue grass, $3 50; orchard grass, fl 75; millet, 70"5c; lawn grass, 25C ? lb. Trofical 1'BUITS Lemons, J4 5035 00: fancy, 5 5oa 00: Messina oranges, ?3 00360a box: Flor ida oranges, f3 501 00 a box; California oranges, (3 503 To a box; navel oranges, ft 505 00; bananas. f3 00 firsts, fj 00 good seconds. 9 bunch: ilgs, 13 lCc $ IB; dates, 4i54'c ? ft ; pineapples, $9 0C12 00 a hundred. Vegetables Potatoes, 51 3oai 35 ? bushel; Cabbage Florida. crates, 82 0R5K 25; Mobile. crates, (3 00; kale. 75cl 00 a barrel; spring spinach. 75c a bushel; beans, $3 003 25 a bushel; beets. 55 65c a dozen; asparagus, 50c a dozen; Bermuda onions, J2 6ia bushel; Bermuda potatoes, ?S 50 per barrel; Southern potatoes, $3 50 for 60-ib sacks; tomatoes, S3 50 bushel boxes; lettuce, 50c a dozen; radishes, 75c a dozen; rhubarb, 1520c a dozen; cucumbers, 75c a dozen; onions, 1520c a djozen; peas, 2 50 a basket. Groceries. Sugar has been very firm at the refineries for a day or two past, and prices are now ad vanced, as our quotations will disclose. Packago coffee is also firm, and is relatively lower than tho green article. GREEN CorFEE-Fancy, 24)Z)c; choice Rio, 2324e; prime Rio, 22,c; low grade Rio, 2122c; old Government Java, 23K30Kc; Maracaibo, 23M 27,c; Mocha, 3032c; Santos, 2226c; Caracas, 25 27c; La Guayra, 2G27C. Roasted (in pa pers) Standard brands,25Mc;high grades, 2730'c; old Government Java, bulk, 314 31c: Maracaibo, 2S30c; Santos, 2S3Gc; pea berry, 30c: choice Rio, 26c; prime Rio, 25c; good Rio, 24c; ordinary, 21S22c. Sriczs (whole) Cloves, 1516c; allspice, 10c: cassia. He; pepper. 13c; nutmeg. 7580c. Petroleum (Jobbers' prices) 110 test, 7Mc; Ohio, 120, 8Kc; headlight, 150, 8c; water white, 1010)c; globe, l-tgJHKc: clalne, 15c:. carnadine, llgc;royaIlne, 14c; red oil, llll)c; purity, 14c; olelne, 14c MixersIOil No. 1 water strained, 4244c per gallon; summer, 3537c: lard oil, 530Sc. SYRUP Corn syrup, 333Gc: cliolio sugar syrup, 37(339c; prime sugar syrup, 3135c; strictly prime, 35g37c. A. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 45c; choice, 42343c; medium, 38(S40o; mixed, 3J38c. Soda Bl-carb in kegs, Z'3i! c: bt-carb in Ms, 5'4c; bl-carb, assorted packages, 5Ji(30c; sal soda, in kegs, 154c; do granulated, 2c. Candles Star, full weight, 9c; stearine, per set, 8,Sc:parafflne. ll12c Bice Head Carolina, 7)(fi3Wc; choice, 6&6c; prime, G'.fKc; Louisiana, SjjgSc. Starch Feari, 4c; corn starch, 66Jc; gloss starch. 67c. oiieigx t nuns Layer raisins, 52 60; London i;iamornia Muscatels, : Ondara Valencia. 7M currants. SSUc; Tnrfcnv prunes, 7?48c; French prunes, 10)4ll)4e: Saloni ca prunes iu2-lh packages, 9c; cocannts 100, (6; almonds, Lan., t lb, 29c; do Irica, 17c; do shelled. 40c; walnuts, nap, 1314c; Sicily filberts, lie; Smyrna figs, 1314c ; new dates, 5'iwic: Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans, 14i16c; citron, 9 lb, 17lBc: lemon peel, 12cfe; orange peel, lie. Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, $ lb, lie; apples, evaporated, 14)15c; peaches, evaporated, pared, 24gJic; peaches, California, evaporated, unpared, 1618c; cherries, pitted, 31c: cherries-, unpltted, ll012c; raspberries, evaporated, 80231c: black berries, 8J(S9c; huckleberries, 12c. Sugars Cubes. 5Jc: powdered. 5c; granu lated, 4Mc; cout'ectloners' A, 45ic; softwmte, 45fta wt jcuutr, cnoiet:, flri;8C; yenow, gooa, ivs'&jc; yellow, fair. mMc Pickles Meuiuin. bbls (1.200), p S; medium, hair bbls (600), M15. Salt-No. 1 ( bbL 1 00: No. 1 extra S bbL Jl 10; dairy, H bbl, a 20: coarse crystal, bbl, 81 3); Illggfns' Eureka, 4-bu. sicks, K 0; lilggins' Eu reka, 16 14-lb packets, 83 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches, 82 50S2 65; 2nds, 82 li2 50; extra peaches, ?i 6032 70; pie Beaches, ?1 ft5(ffil 70; finest corn, 81 31(31 50; Hfd. 0. corn. ?1 Wl 15; red cherries, f 1 3X31 40: Lima "tans, A rtj; BiMKCU nu, ew; SI.I1IK uu, iwnouc; marrowfat icas, SI 101 23; soaked peas, oaarSc; pineapples, 81 501 u0; Bahama do, 82 55; damson plums, 81 10; greengages, 81 50: -egg plums, $2 90: California apricots", 82 002 J): California ears.82 4C2 CO: do grecngaget,?l TO; do egg plums, ?1 00: extra white cherries. $2 65; rasp berries, ?1 Sxai 45; strawberries. I 301 40; goose berries, ?1 101 13; tomatoes, 3cQ$l 00; salmon, 1-16, ?1 Sul ); blackberries, SOc; succotash, 2-ft cans, soaked,00c; do green,2-lb cans, 81 2&Q1 50; corn ed beef. 2-lb cans, 82 202 S; 1-16 cans, 81 30; baked beans, 81 40l 50; lobster, l-tt cans, 82 25; mack erel, 1-16 cans, broiled, 81 50; sardines, domestic, 4s, 84 40l 50; sardines, domestic, s, 87 00; ear dines, imported, Ms, 811 5012 50; sardines, im Sorted, s, ?18 00; sardines, mustard, $4 50; sar lnes, spiced, 84 25. Fisir Extra No. 1 hloater mackerel. 5flrtlS hbl? extra No. 1 do mess, 823 50; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore,-82l 00: No. 2 shore inackerol. 82200; large 3s, K0 00. Codfish Whole poIlock,5e 16 : do medium, George's' cod, 5cr do large, 7c; boutless hakes, in strips, 5c; George's cod. In blocks, 6)7,c. Her ring Round shore. $5 50 5f hblfsDlit. 8S 50: lake. 83 25 100-16 bbl. White fish, 87 00 ? 100-16 half bin. J.akc trout. So 50 f4 nair bbl. I'lnuan naaales. 10c 1 16. Iceland halibut, 13c 16. Pickerel, half bbl, 84 50: quarter bbl, 81 00. Holland herring, 75c. Walkou" herring, 00c. Oatmeal 87 507 75 ? bbl. Grain, Plour and Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange: 1 car mixed car corn, 68c, spot; I car 2 y. e. torn, 73c, spot; 1 car same, 73c, P. & L. E. Beceipts as bulletined, CG cars, of which 28 cars wero by Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chi cago Railway, as follows:1 1 car of chop, 2 of com, 7 of oats, 4 of bran, I of feed, 6 of flour, 1 of wheat, 6 of hay. By Baltimore and Ohio, 2 cars of hay, 1 of flour, 1 of ear corn. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati 'and St. Louis, 2 cars of oats, 2 of corn. The timely rains of tho past day or two havo had tho effect of bring ing tho bear movement to a solemn pause. The general tendency of cereal markets is toward a lower level. Corn and millfeedaro particularly weak. Choice hay is firm at quotations. Wheat and flour are lairly steady. "Wheat-No. 2 red. $121 13; No. 3. SI 051 03: Corn No. 1 vellow shcU corn, 7172c; No. 2 yellow shcU, 7071c: high mixed, 6370c; mixed shell. CgacDc: No. 2 yellow ear. 7273c; Tilgh mixed car. 7172c; mixed earcorn, 7071c. OATS No. 1. 57)&a-5Sc: No. 2 white, 56J457c: extra. No. 3, 55obc; mixedoats, 555E56C. RYE No. 1 Pennsylvania and Michigan, 93c roc; jno. 1 v esiern, a,(?w3c, spring, t winter, v. 5IWJ 7a ' straight XXXX natters'. 85 I jtye nour, ?3 oo uucKvvjicab uour, z?ii 24c D lb. nu IILLrEED No. 1 white middlings. KS 0OS25 00 "B ton: No. 2 white middlings. S3) 50SS2I 00: brown middlings, j10 59S3) CO: winter wheat bran. $17 50 18 00. Hay Baled timothv. choice. ?12 0012 50: No. 1. til 50312 00: No. 2 do., 10 0010 50; loose from 8 25. Provisions. -4 - '.U.v 10S lOTj Sugar cured hams, large..., Sugar cured hams, medium ou:u-cureu iiain?, uiu... ....... ......... Sugar. cured California hams.. .v. .......... Sugarcured, V. Tacoii..;..,'i..''-.....-..r bagarcnredbklnncdhains, Lirgo. w, Sugar cured skinned hams, mealum.,,. Sugar cures! shoulders .-..... ...'.. Sugar'cnred boneless shoulders.-..'. , Sugarcured skinned shoulders ... ........ Sugar cured bacon shoulders. . u,V. Sugarcured dry salt slloulders.,.3-.f.:.v., Sugar cutedD. beef rounds Sugarcured 1). beef seta Sngar cured D. beef flats.... '.. Bacon clear sides llaoon r.lfArlit'lHfM, ...........:.-...i.i. V 11 11 Hi 12 11 8K Dry salt clear sides, joft ave'g , 1H r? (tut clear sldop, SlD atoV Mpork, heiry,......! i U 10 Mess pork; family -. "... 13" 50 Lard, refined, in tierce? j.. a X Lard, refined, in half barrels 6M Lard, refined, in 6031 tubs 7 Lard, refined. In20pall3 7K Lard, refined, in 60S) tin cans cJj I.ard, refined, in sm tin palls., 7?, Lard, refined, in SibtlnpaiUi 7J4 Lard, refined, in 10ft tin pails 1 BEARISH GRAIN NEWS. Expectations of ITrosts Not EeaBzed, and Copious Rains Help to Depress the Price of Wlieat Corn Also Weak on Favorable Crop Conditions. CHICAGO The fact that tho predicted' severe frosts in Iowa"and Wisconsin did not appear Iastnight, and the continued growing rains in the wheat belt, developed a crop of beat sentiment on the Board of Trade to-day which carried the price of the July option down lc at the close, in comparison with the final figures yesterday. In addition to the weather conditions the receipts in the Northwest were heavy, and there wero rumors that the amonnt of wheatreported taken yesterday at tho board-for export wa3 exaggerated. July opened at $1 011 0 against $1 01 at the close yesterday, with many brokers in possession of selling orders. Before the ses sion was two hours' old they wore willing to sell at lc below the opening figure. It looked very much as if the heavy Operators, both here and in New York, wero trying to scalp small profits out of the market and mean while drivo the general trado off the short side of it. The trade, however, was un equivocably bearish, and it was at work to drivo tho market below the "put" price. July broke in the early dealings to $1 C0. New York sent in a steady stream of seUing "orders, and the downward movement was resumed and not stayed till 99Jo was reached. From that point it recovered to $1 00, hung around $1 for a longtime, and then- sold again at 99Jc. This break induced so much short selling that the crowd was very easily frightened into buying its wheat back again, and July improved to $1 00. The selling at this price was enough to break: it back to $1 again, whero it closed. Corn was Tery weak, principally on ac count of the favorable crop conditions. To this was added heavy receipts of the con tract grade to-day, estimates ofancqnaUy heavymcome to-morrow, and advices from country buyers of largo offerincs by farmers. July-started at 55c, touched 55c, and then sold off to 53e at the close. Oats sympathized closely with corn,tliongh tuo ciose was $c aDove tne ootiom price. Provisions were not as weak- relatively as grains. There was a little show of strength early, but bear hammering, along with tho break in grains and tue-liberal receipts of hogs, ultimately weakened everything on the list. July pork shows a loss compared with yesterday of 15c, lard 5c, and ribs ijc The leading futures ranged as follows, as corrected by John M. Oakley A Co., 45 Sixth street, members of Chicago Board of Trade: Open- High- Low- l Clos- . Articles. ing. cat. est. ing. Wheat, No. 2. May... : ?1 01 fl Ottf 1 01 $101 June 103f 10I14 103K 1C3H July lOIJa 1 0154 S IW Corn, No. 2. May. 59 59 S7H 57K June 56,'S 5SM 54K 4"i July 53) 50)4 53. 53.'s Oats, No. 2. May 43J4 49H 47 47if June 47K 47K 45'4 4oS July 45 44,Ta 42) 42Jf Mess Pork. May ? 1100 1105 10 90 10 95 July 11 10 11 13 11 00 11 03 September 1132)$ 11 40 1125 U27& LAUD. May j .. 6 37M 6 37,'i 6 32J 6 3') July 6 47K 6 47)4 6 42; 6 43 September 6 70 6 72)4 6 63 6 67M Short Bibs. t May. SOT.1 5 90 5 85 5 85 July. 6 00 6 02)4 5 97)4 6 &X SeptemOer. 6 30 6 30 6 22)4 C 25 Cash quotations wero 'as follows: Flour dull; buyers and sellers apart. No. 2 spring wheat,$l Oi: No. 3 spring wheat,9699c: No. 2 red, $1 041 04J: No-2 corn, 57c; No. 2 oats. 47c; No. 2 white, 4950c; No. 3 white, 4749c: No.2rye.83e; No.2barleynominal; No. 3, f. o. b.. 7075c; No. 4 nominal; No. 1 flaxseed, $1 17; prime timothv seed, $1 27: mess pdrk.per barrel, $10 90011 00; lard, per 1C0 pounds, $6 32K6 35: short ribs sides (loose), 15 S05 85; dry salted shoulders (boxed), $5 10g5 29: short clear sides (boxed), 86 30 6 40; tv hiskv, distillers' finished goods, per gallon, $1 16: sugars nnchanged. On tho Produce Exchange to-day the but ter market was quiet and unchanged. Eggs, 1515Kc NEW YORK Flour Quiet; closing weak- opoc marKoc opened stronger. Closed lower, fairly active; chiefly export: No. 2, $1 12K 1 14storeandeIevator,$l 131 14JJ afloat; 1 13tcl 1GM f. o. b.; ungraded red, 93c L17: No. 1 Northern. toarrive.-Sl lili: No. 1 hard, to arrive, $1 16No.2 Chicago, $1 llk 112; No. 2 Milwaukee. C. P. & I., $10S;, nntloTis nneiiml fit Aff?ta ndvance on stronger cables and foreigners buying; weak ened l2a on contract. deliveries and good crop weatner, advanced y!(t5j$con covering and closed rathereasv; No. 2 red. May, $1 11 1 14K, closing at $1 12: June, $1 11 U& closing at $1 10; July, all 07VC1 09W, closing at $1 08K; Angust, $1 04K1 03Vf, closing at $1 0 September, $1 031 04& closing at $1 03J?: October closing at $104; December, $1 01JJ1 06, closing at $1 05; May, 1S92, $1 OSK 1 03, closing at $1 0Sj. Corn Spot market active and decidedly lower; No. 2, 67C3o elevator; 6869Je afloat: ungraded mixed, 6671c; options l2e lower on favorable wea ther lor tho croprMny, 66X63J4c, closing at 66c: Juno, 61Klg635c. closing at 61c: Juiv, BOigoyc, closing at ousc: Aicnut, mylmVA. closing at 59-Mc; September, 59 61c, closing at 59c; October, 59C0, closing at 59c. Oats Spot market dull and lower; options less active, but lower and weak; May. CWc, closmg at ooc; dune, COWesilic, closing at COJJc; July, 49ti5lKc. closing at 49c; August, 40 4lc, closing at 40c: No. 2 white, 55K3Cc; mixed Western, 5055c; white do, 5568c; No. 2 Chicago, 52)53Jc. Hay Quiet and firm. Hops Firm and q'uict. Tallow Quiet and steady. Eggs quiet and steady; Western, VSc. Pork quiet and steady; old mess, $11 0012 00: new mess, $12 00Q13 25; extra prime, $11 60. Cut meats quiet and steady; middles quiet and firm. Lard easierand dnll; Western steam, $6 62K; May, $6 62; June, $6 62; July, $0 70, closing at $0 63 asked; Au gust, $660; September, $C 92. Batter Choice fairlv active and steadv; Western dairy, 10 15c; lo creamerv, 14l9c; do factory, 10 15c; Elgin, 19c. Cheese quiet and weak; part skims, 4Sc. ST. LOUIS Wheat opened weak and J ajc down, and continued easy to the close, which was liilic lower than yesterday's; XTn O wn.9 nosh ffl tVtTltl M, "fn A1 T Mil. July, 95K97c, closing at 95Kc; August, 93 $M5c, closing at 9P4e asked; December, 96JJ (7,97Ve. closimr at 97c asked. Corn started in weak and ifo down, and continued weak and nervous, the fluctuations" being small to tho end: No. 2 cash, 5354S4c; May, 53Kc; July, 52K53iCc, closing at 52c. Oats dull; again largely lower; No. 2 cash, 46K47c; May, 4Sc; closing at 46Xc asked; July, 4041c, closing at 40c; August, 33K34e, closing at 33Kc Bye lower; No. 2, 83cr MINNEAPOLIS The sample wheat mar ket was slow to-day. Receipts wero a little largerandshipments smaller. No.l Northern sold fairly at about 1 cent under July, with fancy cars bringing a little more, but No. I hard. No. 2 Northern and tho lower grades wore extremely dnll. There was no com petition to speak of between millers and elevator companies for No. INorthern. They were both ready tobuy at 1 cent under July. Clostag quotations: No. 1 hard, May, $1 06; on track, $1 061 06 No. 1 Northern, May, $1 04; July, $1 03; September, $1 05Jc; on track; $1 041 04K: No. 2 Northern, May, $1 01; on track, $1 0101 0 " PHILADELPHIA Flour dnll and weak. Wheat Weak and lower: No. 2 red", Slav, $1 111 12; June, $1 101 10JJ; July, $1 07 1 03; Angust, $1 0ll 04. Corn Carlots dull and weak; lutures neglected and closed nominally ljc lowerjno grade, on track, 61c: No. 2 yellow, in gram depot, 66JC67c; No. 2 mixeu, may, bossooc: j une, oiwc; o my, 62KQ63c; August, 61;S2c. Oats weak and unsettled: No. 2 white, 55&56c; No. 2 white, 3Iay, 54K35c; Jnne, 5liMaoc; July, 54Ji55c; August. 40if?42e. ;, 4U(ai4ic. Jggs nrm ami in goou ue- maud; Pennsylvania, firsts, 1718c. HALTEJIOISE Wheat weak: No. 2. red, spot,$l 12Kifflll2i: the month, $112KI12J1: June, $1 11; Jnly,$l 07K1 07K; August, $1 04f i mji; steamer jo. a rou, si uy. uorn weak: mixed 65Je: July, 61S6i;ic; spot No. 2 white, 65Kc. Oats quiet; No. 2 white Western, 5S59c; No. 2 mixed do, 56g57c. Ryo dull; No. 2, 95c Hay flrmr good to choice timothy, $12 09 13. Provisions quiet hnd unchanged. Butter steadv: creamery fancy, ISc; do fairto choice, lGVfJIJc; do imi tation, 1415c; ladle, fancy, KlgHc: do good to choice, ll12c; store packed, 1013c. Egg3 activoatl7c. NEW ORLEANS Whiskv steadv: West ern rectifled,.$l 041 80. Sugar steady; open icettio luuyiair, vjc;iair iog zood fair. 3Ji 3Kc: common, 25i3c; Inferior, 2Jic Centri fugal prime yellow clarified, 4Js43-16; off do, 3c; seconds, 3Qtc. Molasses steady; open kettle fair to fermenting, 2325c; centri fugals prime to good prime, $5 20; primo to fair, $1 0015 00; good to common, $10 OOif 12 00; common, $8 C09 00; inferior, $G 00700. JJULWAHICEE Flour quiet. Wheatquiet; NO 2 spring, on track, cash. $1 021 03; July, $1 00; No. 1 Northern, $1 06. Corn dnll: No. 3, on tract, 57c Oats lower? No. 2 white, on track, SOc. Barloy steady; No. 2,. In store", 74c Bye steady; No. L in store, Kc Pork; Jfily, $U 15. Lard, July $G 45. CINCINNATI Flonrqniet. Whcatsteadyr No.2 red, $1 06 Corn dnll:No, 2 mixed, 571i 68c. Oats nominal: No73, mixed Wc, Hvo weaker! No. 3, sic. Potifwooker at til jHU. Lard quiet tU). BulkmeteMyiit6CiO. 11 Bacon steady at $7 TAi. Eutter quiet. Eggs firm at 13c. Cheese firm. - TOLEDO Wheat DnlPnd loweT: cash and May, $1 OSVi Jnne, 1 03' July, M 00i; Angust, 98e; September, 97&c: December, $100. Corn steady; cash and May, Glc Oats quiet; cash, 31c; No. 2 white, 52c. Clover seed dull; cash and May, $4 20. . Wool Markets. New York Wool steady and dnll: do mestic fleece, 3437c; pulled, 2632c: Texas, 1724c, , St, Louis Wool Receipts, 14 477 pounds; buyers, were indifferent, and as holders were disposed to press sales pricea were rather weak", with a lower tendency. Philadelphia Wool market qnief, stocks light and prices steadv; Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia XX and above, 31(R34c: X, 23l3Ic: medium, 37S39c: boarse, 35k3Gc; New York, Michigan, Indiana and Western fine or X nnd XX, 27J29s; medium, 30333c: coarse, 33g36c; fine washed delaino X and XX, 31S37KC: medium washed combing and delaine, 40"42Cc: coarse do do do, 3637c; Canada do do, SligCGci tub washed choice, 37 40c; fair, 'S037c: coarse, 33S35i; medium unwashed combing and delaine, 2Sff31c; coarse do do do, 26g27Kc; Montana, 20g24c; Territorial, 1622c. Boston The demand for wool lias been modcrato and the sales of domestic are in small lots. The total sales for the week are 2,299.800 pounds all kinds- Considerable Australian has been sold at35K043e. as to qualty; Ohio fleeces aro more active at lower prices, good X selling at SOc nnd XX at 3132c; Michigan has been dull at 2S29e; un washed Ohio and Michigan wools have been fairly active, soiling at 2029o for line and medium; washed combing and delaine fleeces have been 'quiet and steady; in unwashed combing wool some fair sales havo been made at 2628c for one-qnarterand 2930o for three-eighths blood; Territory wools have been selling at 6263c for fine, 60c for fine medium and 55357 u for medium; new Cali fornia wool has been in fair demand at. 1S 22c; Texas wools have been slow; pulled wools have been in good demand, with choice supers at 4O045o, fair to good supers at 30g3Sc and extras at2232c; foreign carpet wools havo been quiet. Price of Bar SUver. tSPECIAI, TELEGKAJI TO THE DISPATCH. New Yobk, May 22. Bar silver in London, 44d per ounce: New York, selling price, as reported by bullion dealers, 96JJc. Gold valne of sliver in the standard silver dollar, $0 74S. Turpentine Markets. Savannah, Mar 22. Tnrpcntino firm atS5Kc. Rosin firm at SI 42I 52. CnARLESTOsrMay 22. Turpentine steady at 35c. Jtosinfirm; good strained, $135. New York, May 22. Rosin steady and dnll; steamer, common toeood, $1 CO. Turpentine, quiet and steadier aiT 375a83SJc. WttiinroTON, May 22. Spirits of turpentine firm at S3c. Rosin firm; strained, 4129; good strained, $125. Tar firm at $150. Crude turpentine firm; hard, $1 40; yellow dip, $2 40; Virgin, $2 40. DELL NYE tells of his ancestors and how they served royalty when in the heyday of tiwlr glory. See to-morrow's mammoth: edition of THE DISPATCH. AU the news. AIIIGATOE VEESTJS BTJIX. A Thrilling Battle Between the Two Ani rciHls Witnessed From a Ship. Passengers going up the San Juan riverto the interior of U icaragna see many strange sights along the shores lined with alligators and through waters filled with sharks, but seldom witness a finer battle royal than one that took place between a young bull and an alligator, says the Cincinnati Ervptireri A calf had strayed unnoticed from the herd toward the water. An ugly black nose appeared above the water, followed by a wicked Winkling eye and a long scaly body. A cautiou3 crawl up the low bank, and the ugly saurian ran with astonishing rapid ity for its prey. A shout and an ill-directed shot alarmed the calf. There was" a big bawl, answered hj the whole herd, the calf running fran tically from -and the whole herd toward the water fiend. Then both sides paused, the alligator sinking closer toward the ground, the cows stauding with ears erect, their big brown eyes filled with astonishment and fear. Another instant and the cows and calves moved slowly off to one side, ever keeping their heads to the foe, and a young bnll alone remained facing the enemy. ' ' The young guardian of the herd slowly advanced to the attack, his magnificent eyes .shining with the light of battle, his tail switching nervously, and his head toss ing like a swordsman practicing his finest thrusts. It looked for a moment as though the alligator would retreat. Then a vibra tion ran through his scales, the huge mouth opened, his gurgling threat was answered by a defiant fcellow, and with incredible swift ness on the part of both the combatants met. The cruel rows of teeth closed on the leg of the bull near the body, strippins muscle and sinew from the bone, while the polished horn sank deep into the alligator's breast, A quick withdrawal on the part of both, a lightning-like turn of the head; and the other horn of the bull impaled his enemy. A great shudder ran over the body of the alligator, and the blood gushed forth as he roared in his rage and pain, For an instant both feet rested as they were, then the saurian with a last desperate effort whirled himself on the impaling horn, striking the bull on the side with terrific force, the crash of the blow echoing along the river. No ribs or muscles could withstand the assault. Tha brave young hero fell upon his side, twist ing his neck out of joint. One final effort to move his head, one longing look toward the panic-stricken herd, and the look in the. beautiful brown eyes died out forever. A cry of sympathy and regret arose from the. spectators, and pistol balls glanced from tha, armored back or the alligator 03 ka feebly! slunk back in the water, covered with that execrations of all the witnesses. SICK HZADAoaiirirtw,,Tij1(1,TilT1,1nl SICK HEADACHBCartriSIjtti9 LlverPflhU;? BICg HEADAc.ti;f.,,WjTi,, T.itnr,tTT TPfnt-. 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