CONSUMERS ABE WARY Little Stock Carried and Quick Ship ments Mainly Relied On. TOOK OUTLOOK IN STEEL RAILS. A Eevival of Business Fondly Hoped For the Coming Fall. STATE OF THE FOREIGN METAL TBADE rsrZCIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISrATCn.1 Xew York, Aug. C The Iron Age reports the iron and steel markets of the country as follows: In mill iron there has been some indica tion of weakness, and there have been again some offerings of Southern warrant iron of the leading Birmingham brand. Some of the Southern matters claim to be well sold up. A well-known authority in the iron trade, who lia9 lately made a tour through the Southern States, states that a number of furnaces in the Birmingham district arc in a bad way for both ore and coke, and that there is some proba bility that some of them will be forced into idleness from that cause. An interest ing statement lias been made to u concern ing the operations of the Thomas Iron Com- In hs President, B. G. Clark. Accord- yauj im- tn ?iio semi-annual balance sheet, which, liv the wa , show R a very liandsome profit, the sales, and deliveries of the company dur ing the first six months were fll.712 tons "while the maRe during that period wan 7S.450 tons. AVe Question whether other makers of standard pig iron can show such a record, and are inclined to regard it as the "ex ception which proves the l ule." Attention may be called to the fact that with the heavier movement of freight, con sumers, notably of Southern iron, w ill have some trouble in the near future with delays in aeiivenes. consumers generally aro i getting more and more into the habit of carrjmg very little stock, and or relying upon quick shipments on the part of the furnace companies. Northern brands are quoted at$16 TSgiSOOfor No. 1; $16 0016 50 for Xo. 2, and $14 00H 30 tor gray torge. Southern irons sell at $10 O017 00foro. 1; Si5 2516 00 for Xo. 2; $15 5016 00 for Xo. 1 solt, and $14 OOgli 53 for graj forge. Spiegeleisen and Kerro Manganese Only a iobbing trade i being done. We quote spiegeleisen $27 S0Q-2S 03, and ferro man ganese $63 50tii oa Billets and Kods While reports come from the West of the beginning of another era of cutting prices on billets the market in this section is dull. We quote wire rods, w uich are very quiet, $SS 003S 50 at tide water. ,, . Steel Rails The market is exceedingly dull, and the outlook continues very dis couraging. Onlv one sale ot 1,000 tons for a Texas road is reported, and there are mills whose representatives here have not closed a transaction for many -weeks. Nor are the reports of Western makers represented in this market any more encouraging. Manu facturers are speculating as to the future. Some hope for a revival in the fall, others beliee that the sprirg business, which is expected to reflect the results of the crops, will not come upon the market until Februarv or March of next year. Thus far the outlook for fall and -winter work is very discouraging indeed, and some makers have practically made up their minds that they have little to expect. Railroad man agers have no inducement to place orders Soi distant delivery, even if they saw their wav clear to pay for the rails They know that the price is not likely to advance ina teriallv. The good crons will brine the roads money, but the first object to which many of them must apply it will be to pay back w hat they have borrowed It is pointed out, too, that "railroad managers are not likely to ninke extensive renewals while their roads are taxed by traffic. Quotations are un changed at $30 75g31 00, tidewater. The Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company are now running half time. Sparrow's Point has started up, and the Steelton works have practically ceased making rails. Rail Fastenings The market is very quiet. We quote: Spikes2.15-2.25c, delivered; lolts and nuts, 2.7032.S0C, and fish plates, 1.75 gLSOc. Manufactured Iron and Steel Local mills report quite a satisfactory amount o work, fo far as architectural specifications are concerned. Bridge builders continue to Leep prices low . The distribution of woik is very irregular, some shops being crowd ed, while others are verj hungry for orders. Jioiler makers are moderately busy. Of the six shipments referred to lately" the Xcwpoit Xevts Yard secured four; Union, ot tan Franci-co, one; and Roach, one. It is reported that the plates lor the mixer iw o are iiu;kii:aiiy muccu. v c iiuoiu; Angles. 1.952.10c; sheared plates, li)5g2.25c; tees, 2.452.73c and beams and channels, 8.1c' on dock. Steel plates are 22.l5e for tank, 2.3C2.6C for shell, and 2.52.7 for flange, on dock. Bars are L71.9c on dock. Links and pins have sold lately at a shade under 2c, delivei ed. Swedish Rivet Rods Foreign advices re port an advancing market, and $5750g5S 00 is now named here. Old Material A lot of 200 tons old steel rails has been sold at $17, delivered. SPECULATION STILL DULL. Business of All Kinds Extremely Slow In the Foreign Market. tFPECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISrATCH.3 Xew York, Aug. 6. Tb foreign metal markets are thus reported by the Iron Age: London pig iron warrant speculation has been exceedingly slow and the shipping de mand for iron also continues restricted. The bulk of outstanding Scotch warrants seems to be closelv under control and prices, there fore, hold quiet and firm, but Cleveland has dropped off to 40s and hematite to 4ss 9d. Stocks in Connal's stores at present amount to 504,000 tons Scotch and 155,000 tons Cleveland Iron. Latest sales of warrants were 47s for Scotch; 4'is for Cleveland, and 49s 3d for hematite. The tin market lias been quiet and prices liave averaged low er. Slow demand and ex pected liberal arrivals cause holders to vield. although stocks on the spot are ex tremely small. Heavy selling by the bear interest caused a decline in copper prices eorlv in the week, but withdrawal of that pressure and covering of short accounts led to a reaction, under which a rise to X52 2s 6d for prompts took place. The consumptive demand has been good. Recent sales of furnace material include 450 tons Montana at 10s; 100 tons do at 10s lUd; 380 tons Montana argentiferous on p. t.; 309 tons do at 10s 3d. The present European Ftock is 12,535 tons less than that on hand six months ago, but an increase of 802 tons last month is shown. Chile charters in June es timated at L500 tons. The tin plate market lias been quiet but firm, with some buying of special sizes for America, and more In quiry lor luture deliveries noted. In Scotch pig iron the market continues very dull, and prices tend In buyers' favor. THE COKE MABKET. Shipments Largely Increased the Past "Week tThroughont the Region. 'FrrCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.1 SroTTim.E. Aug. 6. The coke market shooed signs of a slight improvement last week. Shipments increased over 9 cars. With some companies a marked depiession Is noted, however. It Is expected that trade will soon loom up to large proportions, as fall Is rapidly ap proaching. The showing Is very creditable at present, however. There Is an ade quate car supply. The number of active ovens has been reduced to about 12,700, while the extinct list will reach nearly 4,000. Wqik on the construction of new ovens is progi esing. Shipments last week averaged overL13S cars per day. and were distributed as fol lows: To points west of Pittsburg, 3,4a? cars: to Pittsburg and river tipples, 2.350 cars: to points cast ot Pittsburg. 990 cars; total, 6,33 cars. Prices are as tollows: Fur nace coke, $1 90; foundry, $2 30; crushed, $2 63. A FAIRLY ACTIVE DAY. Wheat Opens Irregular WitU Free Sales It Fluctuates Within a Comparatively Narrow Range of Trices Other Advices Indicate a Dnll Season. CHICAGO Wheat was fairly active to day, and w hile the market was somewhat irregular, it fluctuated within a compara tively narrow range of prices. The opening figures were lower than those at the close yesterday afternoon on a run of early bearish new s. All of the foreign markets wore reported weak and lower. It was re ported from London and Paris that the gen eral impression wns that Europe had over bought and that there was small chance for an advance in prices till the stocks In hand had gone into consumption. The British iini-nmTnpnt'R Indinn c.ron renort was to the . . . .,...: .- i-i effect tiiat laie rains nan impro cu w.e w neat mo.t common prlce Kecelnts, 31 cars; ship prospect there and that there no longer nients, 108 cars; closing prices: Xo. 1 hard, sccuicd to be any danger of a famine. The August, 8SJc, on track, 97c; No. 1 North- Cincinnati Price Current estimated the wheat crop of the United States at 85.000,000 bushels and exportable surplus at 200,000,000 bushels. This was probably the most potent factor in the early weakness. An estimate of the Minneapolis Tribune putting Minnesota and the Dakotas at 130,000,003 bushels against 79, 000,000 bushels last year and $5,000,000 theyear before -was also quoted. Commission houses show large selling or ders from Xew York and St. Louis around the opening, and this fact added to the -weak feeling, espcclallv as most of the big local traders were Inclined to the bear side. Later In the dav, however, the bulls had their Innings anil scored several points. Dispatches began to come In reporting an active resumption of export business at the seaboard, and especially at Xew York, where 60 boatloads were reported as taken before noon. This hardened the market a little, shorts began to cover and the bulls took courage and picked up a good deal of wheat. Then followed the report or the large ex port clearances 591 ooobushelsat Xew York, 240,000 bushels at Baltimore and 70,000 at Philadelphia, besides liberal clearances of flour, and the market quickly developed strength. December, which had opened at S93c, sold off to 89U!c, rallying to S9c At that point Farnum, Logan and S. Y. White began to sell heavily, presumably for Xew York account, and the price broke to 8&sic During the last hour the market was comparative!-steady.rnngingbetween 89Jc and 89Kc, and It closed at &c, against S9jc at the close yesterday. A good Inquiry was reported for cash wheat, and some large for eign orders were here, but the limit was slightly below the market. Cora was without any marked features. It started weak and lower on warmer -weather, the weakness in the other pits and the Cin cinnati Price CwrrenCs report that the crop had made a good improvement during the week. There was very little snap to It, how ever, and Its fluctuations were largely gov erned bv those in wheat. September opened at 55c."broke to 55!c; reacted to 33c, held around 55c for some time eased off to SSJc; grew dull miring the the last hour, but ad vanced to and closed at 55c, against 56Jic at the close yesterday. Oats were quiet and easy early, but im proved some later, follow ing wheat and corn to a slight extent, the fluctuation for the day covering a range of only Jc. Pork started n lid with sales of September around the opening at $10 25 to $10 35 in dif ferent parts of the pit, against $10 40 at the close vesterday. The market was -weak on free selling and receded to $10 20, but at that point Ream and other shorts began to cover, and grains grew stronger, with the result that September rallied to $10 42X. It broke later at $10 35. During thelast hour it fluctu ated between $i0 2510 42, and closed at the bottom price. Lard was slow and weak, September sell ing off to $G 42J4 from $6 50 at the close yester dav, and closing at $6 45. Ribs were firmer; September closed yester dav to $6 57. The market opened to-day at $6 60, sold up to $6 62J and closed at $6 GO. The leading futures ranged as follows, as corrected by John M. Oakley & Co., 45 Sixth street, members of Chicago "Board of Trade: Open- ! High- Low- CIos- Artici.es. iug. est. est. ing. WirsAT Xo, 2. I August : 89 I 87 SStil 87S September. 865, 87' 85HI 8ti' December MV W!4 Kli, S9J Corn Xo. 2. i i August 57'J S7H' 57 57 September iS KM SS'i Sh October 52, i 53 52. 52 OATS0. 2. August 27S 27 27W ZH September 1Z 27 27'4 27 Mav 30Si 31 30'A 31 Mess Pobk. September 10 27S 10 41 10 20 10 35 October 10 4i 10 6"i 10 35 10 30 I.ARD, September 6 45 64714 6 42 6 45 October 6 55 6 57Ja 6 52)4 6 55 Short Ribs. September 6 60 S $ 6 55 6 00 October 6 72)4 6 77jl 6 67i 6 72J4 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steadv and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, 87Kc:"Xo. 3 spring wheat, 84S7c; Xo.2red, 88?i89c Xo. 2 corn,58JJc. Xo. 2 oats, 275c; No. 2 white, 3031c: Xo. 3 white, 30c' Xo. 2 rye, 74c. Xo. 2 barley nominal; Xo. 3 nominal: Xo. 4 nominal. Xo. 1 flaxseed. $1 0L Prime tlmothv seed, $1 231 25. Mess pork per bbl, $10 2510 30. Lard per 100 lbs, $6 40. Short rib sides (loose), $6556 60. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), $5 906 00; short clear sides (boxed), $7 107 20. Whlskv, distillers' finished goods, per gallon, $1 17. Sugars Cutloaf, 55Jc; granulated, 4c; standard A, 4?e. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter maiket was steady and unchanged. Eggs, 14K15Ke- NEW YORK Flonr Easy in price; less general demand. Wheat Spot market active for export, closed steadv: X o. 2 red, 9Se, eleva tor; 99?99c: afloat, 99K$1 00 f- o. b.; No. 3 red, 9jc; ungraded red, 95c$l OS; No. 1 Northern, tonirive,$103: Xo. lhard. toarrive, $1 11: Xo. 2 Chicago, $1 CO; Xo. 2 Milwaukee, $1 03). Options declined ic n one crop cables and loreign houses selling, t ith ex pected Jorge receipts; advanced ?Pc on lull export clearances declined jHc on realizing and closed firm at unchanged -prices to c under yesterday; No. -2, reST August,-" 97Ji9SJc, closing at 97 epremuer.M, i-ivanc. closing at yc; Oc tober, 97 9-169ic, closing, 9SJJC; November, 9Jh99c, closing at 99c; December, 99 13-16 $1 007-16, closing at $1 00: January, $1 01 1 01, closing at $1 0 May, $1 04J1 0 closing at $1 01. Rye quiet and firm; West ern September delivery, S3S5c. Corn Spot market dnll; freely offered, weak; No. 2, 69K71c elevator. 7071c afloat: ungraded mxed, 6872c: options very dull and closed easy at KJac decline with gooc" crop weather; August, 6767Jc, closing at67J-c; September, 65(g65c, closing atfajj; October, closing at 63c; December, closing at 65c. Oats Spot market firm, fair to active; options steady at Jjc decline, quiet: Au gust closing at 34c; September, 3-2J 33c, closing at 32c; October, 33i33Jc, closing at 33c; spot No. 2 white, 4.!c; Xo. 1, 42e: do. white 45c: mixed Western, S842c; white. 4155c; No. 2 Chicago, 41c. Eggs easy; Western, 16Jc; receipts, 7,218 packages. Pork lower and dull: old mess, $10 75gll 75: new mess, $12 212 75: extra prime, $10 5011 00. Cutmeats strong. Middles unsettled; short clear, September, $7 00. Lard opened weak, closed lirm and quiet; Western steam, $6 72K: options sales, 2.250 tierces; August. $6 66 bid: September, $6 705? 6 71, closing at $6 70 bid; October, $0 816 84, closing at $6 83; December, $7 02; January, $7 17. Butter strong and In fair demand; Western dalrv, 1214c; do creamery, 14 lSJc; Elgin, 18UC Cheese firm and In good demand; part skims, S6c, ST. LOUIS Flour quiet and unchanged Wheat opened JKc lower, ruled dull and fluctuations w ere dulland unimportant; later stiengthened some and advanced some, but near the close reacted again and all the ad vance was lost, finally closing lic below yesterday: Xo. 2 red, cash, 85jg7)s3.c. xa- Kubl, eiyiuwRt;, closing at ctic; Sep tember, SoVtSiLjc, closing at 8jc; De cember, 8sS9;fcc closing at fcSJJc. Corn The fine weather and the depression in wheat started corn 6c lower, and then dullness set in and little was done until later when a firmer tone ruled and some trading was done; the close was tame and -4bC below vesterday; Xo. 2 cash, 5355c; September, 51J5Ic closing at 51Jc;vear. 3940c. closing at 39c bid; Januarv, 3S 39c, closing at 39Jc. Oats Spot grades and fututes fit-men Xo. 2 cash, 27jj?28c; Au gust: 25c, closing at 2yjc; September, 26c, closing at 26c Rye Xot quotable over 57c for Xo. 2. Hay dull and unchanged. Bran steady at SKgo.tJc. Flaxseed un changed. Lead finn at $4 30. Butter steady and unchnnged. ;Eggs steadv; in demand at lie. Cornmeal steady at3 053 10. Whisky steadv at $1 17. Provisions dull. Pork, $10 62,VC. Lard, $6 20. Dry salt meats Boxed shoulders, $5 (!2; longs, $0 95: ribs, $7 10; short clear, $7 2i. Bacon Shoulders boxed, $6 25: longs. $7 45Q7 50; ribs, $7 557 75; hams, $10 2512 00. PHIL DELPHIA Flour quiet, Wheat Options opened a shade weaker, but subse quently recovered and closed steady; cash wheat was wanted by shippersat 14c decline, but very little offering below yesterday's rices: steamer Xo. 2 red, in export elevator, 5Jc; Xo. 2 red, in export elevator, 979SV.Cc: Xo. 2 red, August, 97S97c; September, SiV!iic: October, 989Sc: November, 9SJ4&99J4C. Corn quiet; ungraded yellow, in grain depot, 71c: Xo. 3 yellow, in elevator, 70c; Xo. 2 yellow, on track and in grain depot, 72c: do, elevator, 71c: Xo. 2 mixed, August, 68069c; September, 6667c: October. 63i61ic; November, 6364a Oats Car lots st long tinder scarcity, and prices advanced 3c per bushel; futures nominal: old Xo. 2 mixed, 47c; old Xo. 2 white. 5052c: do clipped. 52c: X'o. 2 white, August 35:!6c; September. 33ViS34Vc: October, S435c; Xo veraber, 34Ji33c. Provisions hi lair Job bing demand and steady. Butter firm: Pennsylvania print, S323c Eggs scarce and firm; Pennsylvania fasts, 17J-JlSc BALTIMORE Wheat quiet; spot 9797liC the month, 97ffi97Kc; September, 97gfl7'ic October, 9Scnsked;receipts, 19S.090 bushels shipments, 98,033 bushels; stock, 310,979 bushels: sales, 215,000 busnels. Corn dull: spot and the month, 67c: September, 65'c spot Xo. 2 white. 70c, receipts. 10,8V) bushels; shipments, none; stock, 61,709 bushels; sales, none. Oats active and firm; Xo. 2 white Western, 48c asked: Xo. 2 mixed Western, 46c asked; receipts, 4,000 bushels; shipments, none; stock, 33,811 bushels. Rye active and firm; Xo. 2. 81c; receipts, 100 bushels: ship ments none; stock, 3,053 bushels. Hay in good demand; good to choice timothy, $14 00 1550. Provisions, no change. Butter firm and unchanged. Eggs firm and unchanged. Coffee quiet: rio cargoes fair at 10Jc: Xo 7 atl7?a MINNEAPOLIS Prices on cash wheat were steady, with the bulk of the wheat sold at about yesterday's figures. The demand was fair for good wheat, but verv slow lor low grades. No. 1 sold. May, at 95c. A few fancy lots in a small way brought a little more. jo.: soia irom vx toyic, with 93c the THE- ern, August, 86Je: September, 83Vc: Decem ber, 85c: on track, 95c: Xo. 2 Northern. August, S4Jic; on track, 9293c. CINCINNATI Flour quiet. Wheat in fair 24,570 bushels; shipments, 13.500. Corn slow and weak; Xo. 2 mixed, 6161c. Oats steady; demand: strong; No. 2 rod, 87c. Receipts, Xo. 2mixed.31JiQ323. Hyp dull; Xo. 2. 75c. Pork dull, $11 00. Lard nominal, $6 15. Bulk meats fair demand, Arm, $6 756 S7 Bacon steady, $775. Butter steady. Sugar steady. Cheese dull. MILWAUKEE Flour unchanged. Wheat easy; Xo 2 spring on track cash, 9394c; Sep tember, 84&c; No. 1 Northern, 98c. Corn steady: Xo. 3 on track cash, 61e. Oats firm: new No. 2 white' on track, 35X36c Barley quiet; Xo. 2 in store, 89c. Bye ffrm; No. 1 in store, 74c.Provislons easier. Pork Septem ber, $10 35. Lard September, $8 45. DULUTH Wheat -was very dull to-day and prices declined a small fraction. Re ceipts were 20 cars. September openod at S6Vc, sold to 86Kc, to 86c; closing at 88c December opened at S6c, sold up to 86Jic, to SGJc, and closed at WSJic. KANSAS CITT Wheat firmer; No. 2 hard cash, 79c bid: Angust, 77Jc bid: No. 2 red, cash. 7SJc bid. Corn weaken No. 2 cash, BOKc; August. 49c bid. Oats weaken cash, 25JiJc bid; August, 24c bid. Eggs receipts very light: firm at 10fc. TOLEDO Wheat active and easier; cash, 90lc: August, 90c; September, 90c: Decem ber, 92?c Corn quiet; cash, 64c. Oats dull; Xo. 2 white, 34c. Cloverseed steady; cash, $1 25: October, $4 40. NEW ORLEASS-Corn dull and lower; Xo. 2 sacked, mixed, 68c: yellow, 69c; white, GSc Cornmeal easier at $3 20. Others un changed. PEORIA Corn September, 54Kc Oats active and firm. No. 2 white, 28K29c; No. 3 white, 27J42S- Rye -steady; Xo. 2, 68 G9c. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Receipts, Shipments and Prices at East Lib erty and All Other -Yards. OrriCE or Pittsburo Dispatch, ) Thursday, Aug. & 5 Cattle Receipts, 461 head; shipments, 441 head. Market good on good kind, slow on medium. No cattle shipped to Xew York to-day. Hogs Receipts, 1,700 head; shipments, 1,600 head. Market firm. Phlladelphlas, $5 80 5 90: good mixed. $5 655 75; fair to best Yorkers, $5 4f5 50; grassers, $4 7505 00. Three cars of hogs shipped to Xew York to-day. Sheep Recetpts,l,900head: shipments, LTO) head. Market steady at unchanged prices. By Telegraph. Chicago The Journal reports: Cattle Re ceipts, 14,000 head; shipments. 4,000 head; market dull, lowen prime steers, $5 756 05; good to choice. $5 O05 50; common to medium, $3 004 50; Texans, $2 30g2 35; rangers, $3 504 30: native cows, $1 752 50. Hogs Receipts, 17,000 head: shipments, 8,000 head: market dull and 1015c lower; rough and common, $4 504 75; mixed and packers, $4 9005 15: prime heavy and butchers' VeiglllS, ? O.tK'.l W. JIUI11G lIKlll, V "5-" - grasseis, $4 S05 15. SheepReceipts, 7,000 ead; shipments, 3.CO0 head: market slow and weak to lowen ewes, $3 O04 50; mixed and wethers,$4 755 25:Texansand Westerns, $4 40g5 50; lambs, $3 755 40. New Tork Beeves Receipts 468 bead, all for export and slaughten no trade; market feeling Arm; dressed beef steady at 89Kc per pound. Shipments, 160 beeves and 1,300 quarters of beef. Calves Receipts, 1,405 head: .market ic per pound lower: veals, $5 006 50 per 10D pounds: grassers, $2 25 2 75: Western calves, $4 254 75. Sheep Receipts, 5,534 head; market steady; sheep, $4 255 75 per 100 pounds; lambs, $5 507 00; dressed mutton firm at 810c per pound; dressed lambs steady at 9HUc Hogs Re ceipts, 3,976 head, Including Ave cars for sale; market steady at $4 805 80 per 100 pounds. Omaha Cattle Receipts, 2,100 head. The beef market was demoralized; choice and fanoy grades of Deeves are lower and medium fancy grades 75c$l 00 lower than a week aeo; outcners' stocs was active nu steady; feeders were stronger: steers, $4 25 5 5?; butcher steers, $3 75)4 50. Hogs Re ceipts, 2,300 head; market 10c lowen prices ranged at $4 855 15: bulk, $4 955 10; light. Si 9o5 15: heavy, $4 755 15; mixed, $4 95 5 05. Sheep Receipts, 125 head; market uominallv steady; natives. $2 755 00; West ern, $2 505 00: lambs, $4 756 CO. Louisville Cattle The supply is equal to the demand: good to extra shipping, $4 50 5 CO; light shipping, $4 254 50; bulls, $1 25 2 25: light stocker9, $1 252 0J; shippers and eeders, $2 253 25; best butchers. $3 504 00: medium to good butchers, $3 35!3 75. Hogs Receipts light; good to choice, active and steady; choice packing and butchers, $5 60 5 75: fair to good butchers, $4 755 25; shoats, $3 004 00. Sheep and lambs steady on best; fair to good snipping, $a oi so. ' -Cincinnati Hogs in iight demand and lowen common and light. $3 505 25; Jacking and butchers', $4 755 50. Receipts, 095 head; shipments, 1,040 head. Cattle firmer; light supply: fair to choice butcher grades, $2 504 50: prime to choice shippers, $4 005 25. Receipts, 723 head: shipments, 619 head. Sheep in fair demand and strong en common to choice, $2 754 75: extra fat wethers and yearlings, $5 005 25; lamDsin good demand and firm: common to choice shipping, $3 506 00 per 100 pounds. St. Louis Cattle Receipts, S,900head; ship ments, 3,300 head; market dull; good to export native steers, $4 50g;5 75; fair to good, do, $2 804 90: Texan and Indian steers, $2 10 3 50; canners, $1 602 15. Hogs Receipts, SOOhead: shipments, 3,000head; marketlowen fair to best heavy, $5 40SJ5 50; mixed grades, $5 40; light ordinarv to choice, $5 305 45. Sheep Receipts, 1,000 head; shipments, 5.500 head; market steady; fair to choice, $2 75 4 75. Kansas City Cattle Receipts. 4,400: ship ments, 4.100: market dull; natives steadv; Texans steady to 10c lowen steers, $3 O0 5 80; cows and heifers,$l 503 00; stockers and feeders, $2 504 00. Hogs Reeipts, 4, 500: shipments, L130; market was slow and 510c lower, with some sales 15c to 25o low en bulk, $5 105 50: all grades, $5 25 5 75. Sheep Receipts, 690; shipments none; market steady. Buffalo Cattle-Receipts, 771oadsthrough; 5 sale; market quiet; good light steers, $3 40 3 50. Hogs Receipts, 44 loads through; 6 sale: market strong for good corn fed; good medium, $5 805 85; corn-fed Yorkers, $5 65 5 80; grassers and partly corn-fed, $5 005 50. Sheep and lambs Receipts,32 loads through; 3 sale; market steady but slow; sales good; sheep, $4 655 10; no extra here; lambs, $5 00 6 25. The Coffee Market. New York, Aug. 6. Coffee Options un changed; 5 points down to 10 points up: closed steady and unchanged to 15 points up for the dav: sales, 22,000 Dags, Including: Au gust, 16.6016.65c; September. 15.75c; October, 14.6014.70c; Xovembcr, 13.70c; December, 13.40l3.45c: March, 13.00c. Spot Rio quiet; Xo.7,17K17Kc The Drygoods Market. Xew Yoke, Aug. 6. The demand for dry goods to-day was steady. Business on the spot at agents' hands Improved somewhat, but the character of the trading was con lined to legitimate wants, buyers not being inclined to speculate. Trices were firm and unchanged. LATE NEWS IN BRIEF. A mass meeting of farmers and laborers will be lield at Beaver on August IS. In a wreck on a Xew Jersey road at Mantua, N. Y., Wednesday two trainmen w ere badly injured. The Moqul Indian snake dance has com menced again on their reservation. It will continue for 16 days. Telegrams from Sofia state that Bulgaria is preparing for war. A large order has been sent to Krupp for guns. Charles P. Hammond, notorious for his operations in Cleveland street, London, is dying of pneumonia at Seattle, Wash. A waterspout on one of the islands of the Azores group has caused immense damage and resulted In the killing of six persons. Prince George of Greece has disgraced himself In the eyes of the Copenhagens by his account of the attack upon the Czarewltch In Japan. R. L. Trumbull has filed a statement in the United States Court at Los Angeles to the effect that ho is ttie owner of the arms seized on the Itata. A resolution In favor of the conclusion of an arbitration treaty between England and the United States will be introduced at the next session of the House of Commons. The Belfast Morning Kewt, which has hitherto supported Parnell, yesterday de clared that public opinion Is setting in the direction of the policy or Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien. A new Cabinet has been formed at Amsterdam, Holland, with iL Tlenboven as Premier and Minister of the Interion M. Tak as Minister of Commerce and Industry; M. Suildt as Minister of Justice; M. Cremer as Minister of Colonies, and M. Pierson as Minister of Finance. The French Ambassador at St.Petersburg has handed to M. De Giers, the Russian Foreign Minister, two holy banners which were captured by the French In a church at Eupatorla during the Crimean war, and which were deposited in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. PHTSBTmG'J TOKPATOH, HOUSES IN BLOCKS. Prof. Sloane, of Princeton College, Breaks Ground for Twelve ON SECOND AVENDE, HAZELWOOD. Wilkinslmrg Peiple Want the Female Col lege to Be Located There. PREMATURE REPORT 0FA CHURCH DEAL Ground was broken yesterday for a row of 12 two-story brick houses, on Second ave nue, Harclwood, near the Episcopal Church. The owner is Prof. Sloane, or Princeton, Col lege.N. J., who is one of the heirs of the John stone state, one of the largest In the Twenty third ward. The contractor is William Mars and the architect James T. Steen. They will cost $30,000 or more. Work on these buildings will be pushed as fast as possible, as it is the intention to complete them this season. It is understood that Prof. Sloano will commence another block, of equal size as soon as the present job Is off his hands. Ihey AH "Want It. Wilklnsburg people are all anxious for the Female College trustees to accept the ofler of the Singer property as a permanent loca tion for the institution. Being almost in the center of the populous East End district, they think the local patronage would be ample to sustain the college. Besides, it would confer an additional distinction upon Wilklnsburg. It is understood that negotia tions are proceeding favorable, although the consummation of the deal is still In doubt. The property is held at $100,000 or more. Not Out of the Woods. The report In circulation for a few days past, that the B'nai Israel Synagogue, on Grant street and Third avenue, had been sold to a syndicate of lawyers was yesterday positively denied by a member of the build ing committee of the church. There is no prospect of the immediate transfer of the property. The Lumber Outlook. Advices from the principal lumber cen ters, Pittsburg Included, are to the effect that trade Is reviving. Throughout Penn sylvania the trade Is in a healthy condition, and confidence is expressed that the de mand will increase during the next two or three months. Building operations through out the country are on a larger scale than last year at the same time. The South is very prosperous In this respect. Locally, building has improved somewhat, but it is still impeded by labor troubles. Full re sumption is not expected this year. Dimes Locked Up. Speaking of the embarrassment the dime pocket saving banks are causing the Treas ury Department, a treasury offloer is quoted as saying that it is estimated that there are $1,000,000 In dimes hidden away In these Socket banks to-day, and there appears to e no wav to draw upon this reserve until the bank is glutted to its full capacity. It is getting to be a craze. Business News and Gossip. The Stewart farm on the Southside, pur chased some time ago by a well-known bank official, is to be plotted and put on the market. An ordinance for widening Federal lane Is before Allegheny City councils. Residents of the hill are anxious for the improvement. An advanee of 10 per cent in oil rates Is contemplated from the Ohio oil fields to Central Traffic Association territory. The Burrell Improvement Company has sold 17 additional lots at Kensington. Build ing operations there are being vigorously pushed. The Pittsburg and Western earnings for the month of July show an increase of $34, 370, the largest in the history of the road. A project Is on foot to consolidate all the iron mines In the Vermillion ranges under the control of the Minnesota Iron Company. Charles Sims is having plans made for a large business house at Charleroi. Union Pacific declined In London vester day on talk that a receiver would be ap pointed. Union Pacific furnished about all the ex citement in Wall street yosterdav. On heavy selling in London It dropped to 37. Birmingham bonds were offered yesterday at 94K flat. It is understood a good-sized deal in those bonds is about closed. ' The Presbvtorian church -nrnnortv nt. WII-, 'klnsburg has' been withdrawn from the market. ' A deal Is on for the DePuy homestead at Homewood. It fronts 400 feet on the rail road. Movements In Realty. A farm of about 70 acres near Valencia, in Pine township, changed ownership yester day at $75 an acre. A. Z. Byers & Co. sold for the Rldgevlew Land Company to David Morrison, Esq., lot No. 72 in their plan, having a frontage of 47 feet on California avenue and extending back a distance of 160 feet to Michigan ave nue, on the lino of the California avenue electric cars, Eleventh ward, Allegheny City, for $2,000. The purchaser Intends erect ing a flue residence at once. Reed H. Coyle & Co. sold for P. J. O'Don oghue a new frame house of seven rooms, etc., with lot 24x85 feet, on Monongahela street. Twenty-third ward, for $2,500 cash M. F. Hippie A Co. sold to Christ Clicker, for Hogg Dysert, lots Nos. 1 and 2 In City View place. Reserve township, adjoining Allegheny City, for $500. Charles Somers & Co. sold for Mrs. Fran ces L. Gregg to Joseph Stumljerg lot No. 51, In the Lorenz plan, Chartlers township, In size 25x118 feet, with frontago on Chartlers avenue and Frederick street; consideration, $500 cash. Mrs. Gregg's lots In this plan, al though only a few days on the market, are already in large part sold, and to purchasers who propose to erect houses without delay Magaw & Goff, Lim., sold to Charles Young blood a lot 25x100 feet, fronting on First avenue, Oak station, Pittsburg and Castle Shannon Railroad, for $125 cash. The Building Record. The following permits wero Issued yester day: J. Ley, frame two-tory aud attic dwelling. 16x32 feet, on Home street. Eighteenth ward; cost,$l,000. Mrs. M. J. McMorrU, frame two-story and man! sard dwelling, 18x32 feet, corner Fifth avenue and Brady street. Fourteenth ward; cost, tl.375. Sirs. Catharine 3iee, frame two-story dwelling, 16x32 feet, on Forbes street. Fonrteenth ward; cost,$600. R. 8. Hnniebeer, iron-clad one-story shop, 14x20 feet, on Second avenue. Sixth ward; cost. $70. William M. Sloane. 12 brick two-story dwellings, 16x49 feet each. Second avenue. Twenty-third ward; cost. $30,000. Citizens' Traction Company brick one-storv power house, 94x96 feet, on Plum- mer street. Seventh ward; cost. $22,000. Mary Holtier. frame addition one-storv kitchen. 10x12. rear 707 Carson street. Twenty-nfnth ward; cost $10. Birmingham Traction Company, brick one-storv office, 14x35 feet, on wharf north end Smlthfleld street bridge. Second ward cost. $2,200. Sam H. Summers, frame two-story dwelllng. 18x30 feet, on Antletum street. Eigh teenth ward: cost. $600. John F. Xceson, frame two-story dwelllng,isx32 feet, rear of llntler street. Eighteenth ward: cost. H.OjO. M. Becker, frame addition two-6tory store and dwelling. 17J$x30feet, 200 Main street. Thirty-sixth ward; cost. 1.OD0. John Plerbodt, brick two-story and mansard dwelling. 19x34 feet, on Reed street. Seventh ward: cost, $3,8C0. 5Irs. Mason, frame two-story and attic dwelling, 20x22 feet, on Rldgc street. Thir teenth ward; cost, $2,100. Frank Malashewski, frame two-story and attic dwelling, 18x32 feet, on Brereton street. Thirteenth ward: cost; $1,300. Charles Broskl. brick two-story dwelling. 18.6x32 feet, rearPenn acnue. Twelfth ward; cost, $2,200. HOME SECURITIES. NOTHING TRANSPIRES TO CAUSE EVEN A RIPPLE OF EXCITEMENT. A Few Trades Made, but Apathy Holds the Boards A Still Hunt for the Tractions New Electric Reorganization of the Lead Trust. Yesterday was another eventless day in local stock circles. A small Jag of business was transacted on 'Change, but the proceed ings were of a perfunctory nature. There was no vim. The only active properties were Philadelphia Gas, Birmingham Trac tion and Luster sales aggregating 180 shares. There were very few supporting orders, so far as could been seen and prices through out the BC-called active list were generally on a lower level. Philadelphia Gas sold at llii, but closed at U, In the street railway list. Central Traction finished with a small improvement; 15 was again offered' for any part of 1,000 shares. Pleasant Valley, backed by fair demand, was steady. .Luster was a shade weaker. There was a good inquiry for the unlisted tractions, and they held their own and per haps a little more. For Birmingham 18J was bid. The tenacity with which these stocks are held shows they are in hands not compelled to sacrifice. Old Electric was offered at 12. There Is very little, if any, of the now stock on tap. It is current opinion that Eastern parties have scooped in all they could find, and FRIDAY; ATJGTTST 7;; - have so much confidenoe In Its outcome that they will not yex the market with it for some time. A Wall streetauthority says: "It is rarely that public sentiment appears to be so unanimous as it Is in regard to the terms of the Lead Trust reorganization. The general feeling is that a very large-sized African Is concealed somewhere In the proposed issue of bonds, but it is noticeable that the man agement are not making anv explanations on this or any other point. They are rely ing on the Indisposition of minority holders to make a flght." Sales on call yesterday were: First call-50 Philadelphia Gas at Hit; 70 Birmingham Traction at 18. Second call 40 Luster at 12X- Third call 20 Birmingham Traction at 18. Bids and asking prices at each call are appended: TBIBD CALL A A ExcnjmoE STOCK. Arsenal Bank Allegheny N. B. Freehold Bank... F. T. A T. Co.... Liberty Xat.B... M. & M.Nat. B.. Monon. Nat. B... Boatman'alns... Citizens' Ins Man. A Mer. Ins. National Ins.'.... Western Ins. Co. Char. V. Gas Co. Philadelphia Co. Central Traction. Pleasant Valley.. Second Avenue.. Chartlers Rail'v. Hidalgo Mln. Co. LaNorlaMln.Co. Luster Mln. Co.. Wpt'hntioj 171a 59M.. 11 15V' 22 '23 12 "ioo 12 Monon. Water Co M . Airbrake Co. Standard U.CCo 102 05 At Now York yesterday the total sales of stocks were 191,011 shares, inoludlng: Atchi son, 8,720; Chicago Gas, 5,588: Louisville and Nashville, 4,900; Missouri Pacific, 3,500; Northern Pacific peferred, 7,420; St. Paul, 33,200;Union Pacific, 60.61L MONET GOING WEST. A Large Amount of Currency Shipped by the Treasury Department. Business at the city banks yesterday was of good volume for the season. Discounting and depositing were better than for several days. The supply of money was more than sufficient for all cases. Interest rates were steady at 67 per cent, according to -date. There was no material difference between exchange and currencv. Bank clearings were $2,156,761 58, and balances, $369,780 60. The usual demand for money at the West has begun earlier than -.usual. "Not only are the crops larger but the wheat harvest In the Southwest Is somewhat ahead . of time Consequently during the last ten days about $2,500,000 in currency has been shipped through the Treasury to Western points. In fact the autumnal currency movement is now under way, and with some intermissions it will continue until the close of the year. This accounts for the slight sttffenlngln in terest rates, to which attention has been called. At New York yesterday money on call was easy, ranging from 1JJ to 2 per cent, last loan 2, closed offered at 2. Prime mer cantile paper 57lic. Sterling exchange quiet and weak at $4 83K for 60-day bills and $4 85for demand. Closing Bond Quotations. U. S. 4sreg 117 do 4s coup 117 do 4sreg- 1005 do 4Ss coup 100 Pacific 6s of '95 110 Lou!slanastamped4s 84 Missouri 6s Tenn. new sets 6s.. ..102 do do 5s.... 99 do do 3s.. 67K Canada So. 2nds 96 Cen. Pacific lsts 105 Den. A, R. G. lsts... .11-1(4 do do -4s 78 D. A R. G. West lsts -' Erie 2nds 96 M. K. A T. Gen. 6s.. 75Jf Northern Pac. lsts. J15 do do 2nds....M3K Northw'rn Consols.1311 do Debentures 5s. .10314 Oregon & Trans. 6s.. 90 St. L. & Iron M. Gen 5s 102 St. L. & San Fran Gen. M 120 St. Paul Consols 110 St. Paul, Chi. & Pac. lsts 84 Tex. Pac, L. G. TT. Rets 23 ITex. Pac. R. G. Tr. licts 106 TTnton Pac. lsta do do 5s.. 3BSIWest Shore 100 Mutual Union 6s 101 Rio G. Western 74 N. J. C. Int. lsts.... 108X1 Bank Clearings. Xew York Clearings, $90,433,995; balances, $4,084,834. Bostok Clearings, $17,608,286; balances, $2, 364,179. Money 7 per cent. Exchange on X'ew York,20(S25e discount. Philadelphia Clearings," $8,673,902; bal ances, $1,194,608. Money, 4 per cent. Baltimore Clearings, $2,751,727,- balances, $3S4.2.")L Money 0 per cent. Xew ORLEASs-i-Clearings, $1,005,681. St. Louis Clearings, $3,846,574; "balances, $382,651. Exchange on Xevr York, 5075c dis count. Money. 78 per cent-f., ,-..' Chicago Xew York exchange- 6070o dis count. Bank clearings, $54,518,000. Money medium quiet and unchanged at 6 per cent. Sterling exchange steadv atr$4 84W for 60-day bills, and $4 86 for sigfit drafts. STOCKS ACTIVE IN SPOTS. THE MARKET WAS GENERALLY DULL DURING THE SESSIONS. A Steady Dribbling on Account of European Speculators This Helped to Keep Prices Down and Exchange Up, While It De terred the Market. New York, Aug. a The stock market to day was dull and narrow butactive in spots, and while displaying a firm tone throughout the greater part of the day, was weak at times with spells of feverishness. The great feature 'of the day was the selling of Union Paoiflc, a largo portion of which was apparently for London account. Oper ators are beginning to acknowledge that there is and has been a steady dribbling of stocks to this market for the account of Eu ropean speculators, and tills has helped In great measure to keep prices for stocks down and the rates for exchange up, while having a very deterrent effect upon this market. The stories of late put in circula tion reflecting on the financial condition of the Union Pacific Company were freely bandied about In London this morning, and the equivalent of the last London quotation for Union Pacific before the opening of our market -n as 36 against 3SJ here last even ing. There was a rush to sell Union Pacific at the opening and large blocks changed hands, the first price being Sli, from which it de clined to xyR, Dut received considerable support around 37 for a time. When this was withdrawn the stock fell away to 35. In the meantime the rest of the market, of which Burlington and St. Paul were the principal part, showed a strong tone and under the influence of the buying for the shorts and the very encouraging reports of the weather in the corn belt, advanced frac tionally, Burlington rising Ji per cent. The persistent selling of Union Pacific, however, at last had Its legitimate effect and the general list yielded, wiping out the early gains In almost every case and scoring some smaii losses in a iuw scocks. st. rani sua Rock Island were weak bv spells under spasmodic hammering by the Dears. The Industrials were also specially weak during the early portion of the day, though Sugar was a marked exception, but the later deal ings developed strei'.th in them and the losses were entirely recovered. The pressure upon the list was entirely re moved in tue last hour when the shorts went in to cover with a will and rumors that the floating debt of the Union Pacific which has troubled the boars for so long a time had been arranged for, with some others of a like nature were circulated. The upward move ment resulting was very sharp and all the active stocks scored material advances, not only lifting them above opening figures but making large gains beside. Union Pacific nearly recovered the day's loss and St. Paul, Burlington, Rock Island and others were specially prominent in the upward move ment. The market finally closed active and strong at the top figures. The final changes showsmall fractional gains in stocks, but Sugar Is up 2cand Cordage lWc, while the losses in Chicago Gas and Union Pacific were 1 per cent each. "Railroad bonds were quiet to dull in the general list, but Atchison 4's were active and contributed $113,000 to the day's total of $656,000. There were, however, no Import ant movements among the leading issues and a loss of 4 in Oregon Short Line 5's at OS was the only material change for the day. The list showed a steady temper through out. Government bonds have been dull and steady. State bonds have been dull and firm. The Pos says: To-day's flood of sensational rumors in connection with Union Pacific Il lustrates the striking difference between un favorable Incidents narrated" as mere news, and the same stories in the hands of bear manipulators. It was known a month ago that the Union Pacific Company was meet ing with some difficulty In raising theraoney for Its usual outside options. Common with a dozen other great railway corporations, this company in making Its plans for this summer's financiering found the bond mar ket full to it. Extensions nil improvements had necessarily been in progress and had tos ue puiu lur. ui course tnis meant au uu largemcnt of the floating debt, precisely as it did with St. Paul. The time money market, for reasons ap parent to everybody, was troublesome to handle. Some of the strongest borrowers have had to content themselves recently with short-time loans, a band-to-mouth busi-1 FIRST SECOND CALL CALL B A B B 69 .... 68 65 .... 162,S 102K .... 61 59K 61 130 32 .... 33 .... .... 38 .... 50 .... 50 60 .... 50 .... 50 "ii Wi "ii "Hh 15 .... 15 .... 22,s' 23 22 23 60 55 3 3H 30 35 12!i 12.H 12K MX 29 '.'.'.'. .... "ro i6a 65 .... 65 1891. ness .which' Jmade necessary repeated renewals, shifting of obligations and nervous scrutiny of collaterals by ten ders. Large loans have been called on Union Pacific within a few days and have been pro vided for. Heavv selllnir of what was un doubtedly long stock, much of it captured J attention upon these transactions, and the result was to-day's extravagant rumors. This is the sum total of the Union Pacific episode. The following table sbows the prices of active stocks on the New York Stork Exchanie-yesterday. Corrected dally for Tire Dispatch by Whitnev A Stepiiessos-, oldest Pittsburg members of the New York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue. tSo American Cotton on. 1Z',i 20H 20 37X 5 87 32'i 802 4774 110 29 15 -41 24 44S 83J S1H 109 71 228 79 104K 131 59 3lH 23!4 H2H 126 138 41 5 12V 54U 108 68'a 37 648 90'4 KO'i 15H 99 10 61 238 18 348 15 11 'ivi 218 60? 16 American Cotton Oil. pfd.. aui. sugar iKnning km 74i 77K 7'A 32 "74 m cf.-. 85 3! s 317a i09X Atch., Ton. A Canadian Pacific, Canada Southern Central ofNew Jersey Central Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio C. AG., lstpfd.1. C&O.. 2d pfd Chicago Gas Trust C, Bur. AQulncy C. Jill. & St. Paul C. Mil. & St. Paul, pref... C, Rock I. & P C, 8t. PM. &0 C, St. P., M. A O.. pref.., C. A Northwestern C. A Northwestern, pref. C. C. C.AI Col. Coal A Iron , Col. AHockrng Val : , Del., Lack. A West , Del. A Hndson , Den. A Rio (Iran je 110 4-Vj) a MM 82 8-.14 62J4 62f '7i 104M "ivi 30 23 10t4 sin 23i 1325, 104M 30 23 132; Ul Denver A Bio Grande, pref .. i., va. &jn E. Tenn.. Va. AGa., 1st p. Illinois Central .., Lake Erie A Western 12 12 'ios 128 68K 37 63?jj 88 99$ Lake Erie A Western, pref j.aite oin're ol Jl. o. ........ Louisville A Nashville.... Mobile A Ohio Missouri Pacific National Cordage Co National Cftrdnra C!n.. nttt ml 65 89K 100 15X DO1, 1UU'4 15H National Lead Trust ia4 .new lorKuentrai..... N. Y.. C. A St. Louis N. Y.,C.ASt.Louls,lstpfd t. i .. u. s. si. L., za pia. .11. A., XJ. C. K ........ N. Y. AN. E N. Y., O. AW Norfolk and Western Norfolk and Western, pfd. North American Co Northern Pacific Northern Pacific, pfd Ohio and Mississippi Oregon Improvement Patlflc Mail Peo., Dec. A Evans Philadelphia and Reading. Pbg..Cin., Chicago A St.L. r'g.. Cln.,Chi.ASt.L.pfd Pullman Palace Car Richmond A W. P. T Richmond AW. P. T.,prf. Si. Paul A Duluth St. Paul A Dulnth. pref... St. Paul, Minn. Allan Texas Pacific Union Pacific Wabash Wabash, pref. Western Union 347s itJi 34 4 12 21 'i 12S 597 21 60K BOM "5" Zi 32", 158 28,' 2SJv 26 26! 13; 58' 179 IS mi 58 113fj 59 1W 58 11 H sH 26 95 105 12 37tf 914 w 788 30 71fs7 105M 10K 12' 37H 10(4 22H 79X 30' 717, 105 IIS 35' 20 7SK 295 71 H ioh 22' 78H Wheeling A L. E Wheeling A L. E. 30 7IX , pref.. Offered. Boston Stocks. Atch. A Ton Si Boston A Albany.... 25 Do Maine 175JJ Chi., Bur. AQulncy. 84 Eastern R. It.. 6s.. ..121 Calumet A Ilecla. ..245 Catalna. Franklin 148 Huron V) Kearsarge 108 Osceola 348 Qulncv 93 Santa Fe Copper..... 45 Tamarack 153 West End Land Co: 168 Fltchburg B. R 708' funis rem ai preres Little Rock A Ft. S.. 93 Mass. Central 168 Mex. Cent, com 18s N. Y. AN.Eng 348 Old Colony 14 Rutland pref. 70 Wis. Cent, com 16 Bell Telephone 1758 Lamson StoreS 188, Cent. Mining 138 New Eng. Tel. A Tel 49 Butter A Boston Cop 14 AIlouezMln.Co. new IT,' Boston A Mont 41 Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks. : nlshed by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue members New York Stock Ex- change: Pennsylvania Railroad Reading Buffalo, New York A Phlla... Lehigh Valley , Northern Pacific Northern Pacific, preferred..., Bid. , 49'a . 47M . 38 , 60,8 Asked. 50 13 6-16 68 478 21? 60,8 Mining Stock Quotations. New Yobk, Aug. 6. Mining quotations: American Flag, 155; Aspen. 610; Deadwood, 100; Eureka Consolidated, 300; Hale & Nor cross, 200; Homestake, 1100: Horn Silver, 320; Iron Silver, 100; Mexican, 225; Occidental, 110; Savage, U0; Sierra Nevada, 300; Standard, 105; Union Consolidated, 270: Yellow Jacket, 140. Electric Stocks. BOSTOS, Aug. 6. Electric stock quotations hero to-day were: Bid. Askrd. 50 378 39 0) 25 00 11 25 900 Kastern Electric came Co., prd. Thomson-Houston Electric Co 38 50 Thomson-Houston Electric Co. pfd.. 24 50 Ft. Wajne Electric Co 11 5(1 Detroit Electric Co 8 50 THINGS WE ALl, BUY. THE SUPPLY OF FRUITS AND VEGE TABLES STILL EXCEEDS DEMAND. Dairy Ahead of the Hennery Oats Are Lower, And Other Cereals Steady at the Quotations Sugars Stronger at the Refineries. Office ok Pittsbcro Dispatch, ) THUitsDAT, August 6. j CouKTitY Produce (jDing prices) Farm and garden products are still arriving in quantities beyond the capacity of our mar kets to absorb. All fruits and vegetables are a drug. Tomatoes, cabbage and potatoes are coming In such quantity as to place mar kets entirely in favor of the buyer. Nearby farmers are forced to sell potatoes and ap plos at 35 to 40c per bushel. Roasting ears alone in the line of farm and garden prod ucts are active and Arm. Melons are now coming in freely, but prices are well main tained owing to Improvement in quality. One commission firm reports receipts of 28 carloads of melons this week, and the total will not he much less than 75 loads. Tioplcal fruits are qnlet. All choice grades of dairy products are firm, with a tendency toward higher prices. Eggs are slow at the decline noted yesterday. Apples 3550c a bushel. 75c$l 75 per barrel. BCTTERCreamery. Elgin. 2122c: Ohio brands. 1920c; common country butter, 1213c; choice country rolls, 1516c. BEAKS Navy. $2 302 35; marrow, $2 502 60; Lima beans, 586c. FnrTiT Huelcleherrles. 81 25 a pall: blackberries. 85c$l 00 a pall, 910c a box; Concord grapes, 810c per pound. Beeswax 3235c ? lb forcholce; low grade, 22 25c. I rrnicn S.inil refined. 89 505110 00: common. S5 50 Sfi 00; crab clder,$12 0013 00 per barrel; elder vine- arm. 145U&. 33 frftlloil car. imidc CIIEESE- fltv.v.av llhlnr.hi'PsP- new. 8!381 j cheese, new. 8,88l4'c;New York cheese, new, 908c: Llmbergcr, w10c; new WIs- ftc; i.imoerger, w9iuc; new is full cream, 1314c: Imported consln Sweitzer. Swlt7pr. "TH15KC. Eggs-Wi17c for strictly fresh nearby stock; Southern and Western eggs, 15816c. Feathers Extra live geese. o758c; No. 1, 48 60c ? lb: mixed lots, 3tX&i0cVlb. HOSET New crop hlte clover, 1820c; Califor nia honey, 1215c lb. Maple Syrcf 75&00c ? gallon. Melons Cantaloupes, $1 50t?2 50 a crate: Ann Arundel melons, $5 oo a sugar barrel; watermelons, $15 O018 00 a hundred. XEACIIE5 51 UU a oas&ei; 91 ou wii. rears Fancy, $3 50(45 00 per barrel. 75cJl CO per basket .riunis uamson, f 1 w a crate, mtu piums, 710c per box. SIaple Sugar 10c v, lb. Poultry Alive Chickens, 6575c a pair; spring chickens, 40350c a pair. Live-turkeys, 7c lb. Drcssed-Turkeys. 15c lb: ducks, 12ai3c $ lb; chickens. 12TS13C $ lb; spring chickens. 1415c lb. TALLdw Country, 4c; city rendered. 5c. Tropical Fruits Lemons. $3 604 75; fancy, $5 O05 50: Sorrento oranges, $4 004 SO a box: Rodl oranges. $5 005 50: California peaches. $1 502 25 a box; California plums, f 1 502 25 a box; banauas. II 752 00 firsts, $1 50 good secoeds bunch ; sugar loaf pineapples. $15 0O20 00 V 100; California Bart lett pears. $2 502 75 abox. Vegetables Cabbage, 75c$l 00 large crate; beets, 2335c a dozen: Southern onions. $4 25(3)4 50 per barrel: Egyptian onions, $5 00 a basket; South ern potatoes, $1 251 50perbarrel; tomatoes. 75c $1 00 per bushel box; home-raised tomatoes, $2 25 a bushel: cucumbers. aXSffjr a crate: celery, 2030c per dozen; egg plants, $1 001 25 a dozen. Groceries. The expected drop In sugar has failed to materialize. Solt whites have beenadvanced l-16c per pound at the refineries, and there Is now no danger of a reduction this week. The Trust Is abundantly able to hold prices up to the present level, and present indica tions are that they will do so. Future changes are more likely to be upward than downward. Coffees continue steady. Canned fruits are weak and slow. flMlv rnrvrr. Pjncv. 21325c: Choice BIo.228 ,. n -. .-rr- z .- j--, .,i.ni.,,S prime K10. SC; low graue mu. . MTtuHwwj) ld Government Java. .juc: iuaraiajuu. -.kauvi Mocha. 29f3le: Santos. 21! : Caracas. 24.8c; 2ftWn- l. annrra UfflMV,P. Roasted (in papers) Standard brands. 248c; high grades, 2629jc; Old Government Java.milk, 30,8J38c; Maracaibo, 2729c: Santos, 2520c; peauerry, doc; cnoice luu, iiv; pumcitiu, -;; allspice. 10c: nmner. l!c: nutmeg, ixoutuc. lKTnnt.Trif nthr' nrlceal 110 test Stfe: Ohio, 12u. 78c: headlight, 150, 7,8c: water white. 98c; globe, l414Hc: elalne. 15c: camadlne. He; rovallne, l4c;redou, 108Uc; purltyrllc; oleine, 14c. MlXEBS' OIL No. 1 winter strained, 4244c 1 gallon; snmmer,'3537c: lard olt 5V&5SC. Stbcp Corn syrup, :833o: choice sugar syrup, 3739c; prime sugar syrup, 3435c; strictly prune, N. O. Molasses Fancy, new crop. 45c; choice, 42J3c; medium. 38(340: mixed. SSi339c. Soda BI-carb., in kegs, 38(3c: bl-carb., in lis. 5c; bl-carh.. assorted packages, 5JiCc; sal soda. In kegs. lc;do granulated. 2c. CAJfDLES Star, full weight, 9c; stearlne, per set, 88c; parafflne, U12c. Kid-Head Carolina, 6X7Jc; choice, 6'AfiXc: Louisiana, 5.H6c. Starch Pearl, 4c; corn starch, 668c; gloss starch. 67c. KonjtioN Fnurr Layer raisins, $2 25; London layers. $3 50; Muscatels. 1 75: California Musca teis, $1 eoai 75; Valencia. 5K5Kc; Ondara Va lencia. 687c; sultana, lufeloc; currants. 5!58c; Turkey prunes, 7K(3Sc; French prunes, 9108c; Salonlca prunes. In 2-tb packages, Pc; cocoanuts, 100. $6 00: almonds, Lan.. ft lb. 29c: do Ivlca, 17C: do Shelled dot walnntK nun l.Tfrtllic; Stellr filberts, 12c; Smyrna figs, 1314c: new Sates, 58 6c: Brazil nuts. 10c: pecans. liSISc: citron. V ft). Kg, lemon peel. 12c iP It) oranreneeL 12c. riid Fecits Apples, sltsed. lie ? lb; apples. iporated. 13f3114c; reaches, evanorated. nared. a rated, 20ftA2lc: nearhes. C-itllfnrnla. pvannr&ted. nnnared. 1316c: cherries, pitted, 25c: cherries, unpltted. 8c; raspberries, evaporated, 2324c: blackberries, 68 7c: huckleberries. 8c. Sugahs Cubes, 4Jae: powdered.tc; granulated. 4c: Confectioner!' A. 4KC yellow, choice. 3f4c; ye: low. fair. 3iMi- - .t- ... .. ... .. .".'- - vmie, fiic :uow. gooa, 3Ujac; yei- Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200), $8 00: medium, half hbls (COO), $3 75. Salt-No. 1 . ? bbl. II 00: No. 1 extra, bbl, $ 1 10; dairy, per bbl, $1 10: coarse crystal. ? bbl, $1 20; Hlggins' Eureka. 4-bu sacks, $2 80; Biggins Eureka, 16 14-lb packets, $3 00. Gassed Goods Standard peaches. 2 402 50; 2nd". $2 io2 25; extra peaches, $2 60lg2 70: pie peaches. $1 .iOtai CO; finest com, $1 2VS1 50: Hid. Co. corn, fl 001 15: red cherries, tl anal 30: Lima hcans, J5; soaked do, 80c; string do, 70rSa0c: marrowfat peas, 11 10l 23; soaked peas, 6575c; pineapples. SI 50T1 Ml; Bahama do. $2 55; damson Plums. SI 10: ffreermzes. $1 50; ejrrplums, $1 90; California anricots. 2 0032 50: uauiorma pears. $2 2732-0: do srreena-ara,. 81 90: do errolums. fl 90: extra white cherries. $2 85: raspberries, $1 lu 1 20; strawberries. $1 151 25; gooseberries. $1 10 1 15: tomatoes, S3c(l HO; salmon, l-lb. (I 30 1 80; blackberries 80c: succotash.2-lb cans, soaked. 99c; do green. 2-lb cans, fl 251 50; corn beef. '-Mb cans. ! 2nra)2 25; l-lb cans, ft 39; baked beans, fl 4Q1 50; lobsters, l-lb cans, tl 25: mackerel, l-lb cans, boiled, fl 50: sardines, domestic. Ii. $4 20 4 50: Hs, V 00; sardines. Imported. !s,f!1501250; sardines. Imported, .8s, $18 00; sardines, mustard, $4 50: Bardlnes, spiced. $4 25. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, $3) 00 T3 bbl ; extra Xo. 1 do mess, $28 50; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, $24 00: No. 2 shore mackerel, 122 00; large 3s, $20 00. Codfish Whole pollock. 5c ? lb; do medi um George's cod, 5c: dolarge,7c; boneless, hakes. In strips, 5c: George's cod. In blocks, 6878c Herring Round shore, $5 50 bbl: split, $3 50; lake, $3 25 ? 100-lb bbl. White fish, $7 00 ? 100-lb. half bbl. Lake trout, $5 50 ? half bbl. Finnan baddies, 10c lb. Iceland halibut, 12c ? lb. Pick erel, half bbl. $4 00: quarter bbl, f 1 60. Holland herring, 75e. Walkon herring,- 90c. Oatmeal 7 507 75 ? bbl. Grain, Flour and Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange: Two cars 2 yellow shell corn, 68Jc, 5 days; 1 car No. 1 timothy hay, $11 75, 5 days. Receipts as bulletined, 23 cars, of which 15 cars were by Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway, as follows: 2 cars of wheat, 5 of hay, 1 of straw, 3 of oats, 1 of bran, 1 of feed, 2 of flour. By Pittsburg.Clnclnnatl and St. Louis, 3 cars of corn, 2 of wheat. By Baltimore and Ohio, 1 car of bran and middlings. By Pitts burg and Western, 1 car of feed, 1 of corn. Oats are a shade lower for the reason that the new crop Is beginning to arrive and is reported much better in quality and weight than old stock. Patent spring wheat flour Is Arm at quotations. Winter wheat flour Is quiet at a decline. Corn, hay and mlllfeed are fairly steady at quotations. Following quotations are for carload lota on track. Dealers charge an advance on these prices from store: Wheat No. 2 red, old. $1 0231 03: No. 3. old. 9596c;newNo. 2 red, 9394c; new No. 3 red, 83 w. CORX No. 1 vellow shell. ravy.TOc- No. 2 yellow mixed shell. shell. 689c; high mixed, 6768c; oo-jjrac; jo. a yeuow ear, k$uc; nign mixea ear, 6768c; mixed ear, 67S78c Oats No. 1 oats. 42Hil3c: No. 2 white. 42f42,8e; extra No. 3 oats, 4141jc; mixed oats. 3910c. Rye New No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio. 73374c. Flock Jobbing prices Fancy spring and win ter patents flour, $. 505 75; fancy straight winter, $4 7o5 00; fancy straight sprlng,$5 235 50: clear winter, $4 504 75; straight XXSX bakers, $4 50 4 75. Rye flour. $4 5WS-4 75. Millteed No. 1 white middlings. $25 0fl25 50 ? ton; No. 2 white middlings. $22 C023 00; brown middlings, $19 0020 00; winter wheat bran, $14 50 j 15 00. HAT Baled tlmothv. choice. 812 5013113 00: No. 1. $12 0012 25: No. 2 do. $10 00310 50; clover hav, $9 009 50; loose from wagon. (11 0014 00, accord ing to quality: new loose hay, $11 0012 00; packing hay. $S 509 00. Straw Oats, $7 257 50; wheat and rye, $7 25 7 50, Provisions. Sugar cured hams, large $ 11 Sugar cured hams, medium 11! Sugar cured hams, small 118 sugar curea imiorma nams Sujrar curdd b. bacon Extra family bacon, per pound bugar cured'sklnned hams, large Sugar cured skinned hams, medium.... Sugar cured shoulders Sugar cured boneless shoulders Sugar cored bacon shoulders Sugar cured dry salt shoulders........ .. sugar cured d.'beef. rounds Sugar cured d. beefsets ugar cured d. .beef, flats Bacon, clear sides Bacon, clear bellies Dry salt clear sides, 10-Ib average Dry salt clear ldes, 20-ib average Mess pork, heavv Mess pork, family Lard, refined. In tierces Lard, refined. In half barrels Lard, refined, GO-lbtubs Lrrd. refined. 20-lh-palls Lard, refined, 50-lb tin cans Lard, refined, 3-Ibtln palls Lard, refined, 5-lb tin palls Lard, refined, 10-lb tin palls 9 10 12 12 7 H if .12 11 v 3 8J4 13 00 13 00 Whisky Markets. Peoria Whisky firm; wines, $1 17; spirits, $1 19. Ciscissati Whisky steady; sales, 679 bar rels finished goods on basis of $1 19. FACT0EY STATISTICS. A Summary of the. Last Year's Work Re ported by Secretary Watchorn. rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TnE DISPATCH.'! Harrisburo, Aug. 6. State Factory In spector Watchorn hasjust Issueda summary of work done by that department from De cember 1, 1890, to August 1, 1891, as follows: Number of deputies on outside work, 5; number of inspections made, 1,435; number of males employed, 147,514; number of females employed. 85,693; number employed between 12 and 16 years, 25,908; number of children under 12 years of age found em ployed and discharged, 66: total number of employes in establishments. 233,209. - The number of orders given was 807, as fol lows: Fire escapes to be erected, 19; ele vators to be guarded, 59; sanitary orders given, 87: miscellaneous, 518, orders reported compiled with, 516; number of accidents re ported, 68. OFT THE ACTIVE LIST. A Number of National Guard Officers Re tired From Active ervlce. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Harrisburo, Aug. 6. Orders were issued from the office of the Adjutant General, placing on the roll of retired officers. Colonel Sylvester Bonnafon, Jr., of the Third Regi ment; Lieutenant Colonel James Charles Fox, of the Sixteenth: Captain Harry O. Hastings, Company D. First Regiment, and Captain George B. Roth, Company B, Fourth Regiment. The following officers are honorably dis charged: Samuel G. Crouse, First Lieuten ant; George B. Stlllman, First Lieutenant, Sixteenth Regiment, and Edward T. La sliells, First Lieutenant, Fifteenth Regi ment. Died From the Shock. Severakce, Kan., Aug. 6. Mrs. J. D. Smith, whose son married a daughter of Samuel Freeman, the man who shot his wife, child and then himself yesterday, was so shocked when she heard of the tragedy that she was taken violently ill and died within a few hours. Look Here! See What 75 cents will buy. Ladies' dongola patent leather tip Oxford ties at 75 cents, at Simen's, 78 Ohio street, Allegheny, Pa. wf JAS. M. SCHOOKMAKEB, JAS. McCTJTCHEON, SAMUEL BAILEY, Jr., t President . Vice President. Secretary and Treasurer. UNION ICE M'F'G COMPANY. 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I know the proprietors to be gentlemen of the high est type, and of the utmost reliability. I recommend it as a great blood remedy une cualed by anything that I know of." Books on Blood and Skin Diseases Free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlarja, Gfc BROKERS-FINANCIAL. Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. ap30-33 nrnni pc savings bank, ilUiLl a si FOURTH AVENira Capital, $300,000. Surplus $51,670 29. D. McK. LLOYD. EDWARD E. DUFF. 4 President. Asst. Sec.Treas. per cent interest allowed on time de- BOSltS. OCU40-3 Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Traction Company 40-year 5 per cent bonds, free of tax, for sale at 103 and interest. FIDELITY TITLE & TRUST CO., 121 AND 123 FOUI.TH AVENUE. fell-t3-uwT John M. Oakley & Co., BANKERS AND BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chicago, 15 SIXTH ST.. Pittsburg. HHUCAL DOCTOR WHiTTIER 814 PENN AVENUE, PITTSBURG, PA. As old residents know and back, flies ot Pittsburg papers prove, is the oldest estab lished and most prominent physician In the city, devotlngspecial attention to allchronio FrnTre-NO FEE UNTIL CURED sponsible MCptrjl IQ and mental dls persons. IMLll V UUOeases, physical de cay, nervous debility, lack of energy, ambi tion and hope, impaired memory, disordered sight, self distrust, bashfulness dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, impover ished blood, failing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, unfitting the person forbuslness, society and marriage, permanently, safely and privately SFMLOOD AND SKlN2ft?5 eruptions, blotches, falling hair, bones, pains, glandular swellings, ulcerations- of the tongue, mouth, throat, ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from 1 1 Dl M A DV kidney and the system- U Hi 111 nil. 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