eSHF.TSff" -' - BAILS EEYER SO LOW As at Present, and Builders' Hard "ware Depressed in All Lines. BEFBIGERATOBS ARE IN DEMAND The Sewer Pipe Trade Falls Below last, Tear's in Volume. A PBOSPEEOUS SEASON IN DETGOODS Offics of riTTSEirp.G Dispatch, J Tuesday, August IL I Builders' hardware trade lost so much rround during the strike that there is no longer a possibilitj- of recovering the lost ground. So far as our city trade is con cerned, the volume of business will fall 25 per cent below that of last year, -with the best jioeMble fall trade. In 1890 we had a boom and in 1S91 ire had a strike. The effect of the lock between contractors and ioumevmenhas been to cur tail demand for everything in the line of builders' hardware. Prices, which were thought to be at the bottom a year ago, are a shade lower now than then. It Is doubtful If iu the entire history of tlio nail trade prices have been as low as tliey are this Mimtncr. Tho Jobbing price of cut nalU i $1.7.-1 per fcoc, and wire nail $2.10. At S1.7S per kes it is difficult to sec where there i anr profit to the manufacturer. The VTheollnir nail mills are furnishing stock to Jobbers on a basts of $1.55 per kes. The steel which enters into a kec of nails is worth $1.35 and the cost of cuttinc into nails, pack ing, etc, is lullv 50 cents per kep. so that thcro is more profit in selling tho steel than there is in working it up into nails. In face of this depression in tho trade one of the Wbecllnj; mill has recentlv increased its capacity to 1,000,000 kegs avear, a capacity beyond that otany plantin tills oranyottier country. A Blfr Tall Trade. Probabilities are for a bis fall trado in builders" hardware. Dealers aro lrailding high hopes on the immense crops, which will bring prosperity to farm ers. The only articles in hardware lines which fchow increased volume of trade over last year arc flv screens and refrigerators. Evofv vcar shows increase in these lines. Screens and refrigerators, which a few years sico were regarded as luxuries to be enjoyed onlv nv the few, are more and more coming to he "regarded as. necessities which tho inanv should enjoy. A representative of one of our leading hardwaro firms said: "Wo jiave sold more good in this lino this season than ever before. A homo without screens and refrigerators will soon bo the rule, in ttead of the exception, as was tho case a decade ago."' Sower ripe and Flro Rrlck. The samo influences which havo proved adverse to trade in lines of hardware have been felt by dealers in sewer pipe. Said a dealer in this lino yesterday: "The amount of sewer pipe I have handled this year is more than 50 per cent les than the amount handled at this time a year ago. The fall Is, of couie, the best time for our trade, but wo have now no hope of catching up to tho amount of last year's business. Tac only article in our line that holds up -well to last vcar is paving lire brick. Demand in this line is active. JIauy of our surrounding towns are paving streets this season with Ohio Valley lire brick, and wc have had nice orders from Braddock, I.utlcr, Mansfield amlGreeiisbnrg. There is now pending an order for five or six million paving lire brick from ltoanoke, Virginia." ISusiness in Drygoods. Probablv no other branch of business has felt the summer's depression so little as tho wholesale drygoods trade. Volume of busi ness as jciHirtcd by jobbers shows an in crease over last year. The trado is about as freo from speculative influences as any of our great industries. Paid a member of one of our leading wholesaledryjroods flrnis who lias been familiar with the trade for a half centurv: "Business is in a healthy condi tion. There has not been a month of this year that our volumeof trade has not shown nn Increase of 10 to 15 percent over the cor responding mouth of last year. Prices are close, but are about the same as they were a vcar ago at this tluio. Prospects arc good, lor an active, fall trade. There is now no longer a doubt that more drygoods will be sold this year by nttsburg Jobbers than were sold any previous year." RYE ENTERS THE LISTS And Competes 'With the Other Cereals as a Speculative Market News of Prohibi tion of Exports From Russia the Cause All Grains Excited and Fluctuate. CHICAGO. The bulls took charge of the wheat market to-day and kept the bears dancing most of the time. The potent news around the opening wus bullish. Tho Gov ernment crop report was interpreted as rather bearish, but the European situation was looked upon as so decidedly bullish as toir.orc than counterbalance the homo con ditions. Liverpool was strong and K penny higher; first advices Ironi Paris indicated a strong market there: the weather abroad was wet and unfavorable, audthedispatches Fceminclv confirmatory of blight in tho Northwest caused bv the light hot weather. New York and St. Louis opened higher and there were heavy buying orders from those raaikeis. As the offerings were limited prices were Nhurpty advanced. After the llurrv caused by execution of these orders was over and the market began to manifest a tendencv to sag it was givon a new and strong impetus upward by a series of cable grams to some of the large houses, saying at first that Russia would prohibit the exporta tian or rye trom the Empire after August 27, and later that It had issued the decree of prohibition to go into effect on the 15th inst., to continue for ono year. When this news was first mooted it met with little credence, lut as tho house which first received it bought heavily on the strength of it, and as other houses receiving tho same advices ranged themselves on the buying side also, the smaller shorts became panic-stricken and rushed to cover, values advancing rapidly amid considerable excitement. December opened ragged at 91J92l,c, against MJ;;e at the close yesterday; sold up quickly to i2c; sagged back to 92024c, and then, on the report of the Russian rye export prohibition. Jumped to 93c At this point the late cables announced bettor weather on tho continent, and tho shorts ha ing prettv well recovered there was a drop to 97J$e. Then corn began to show in creased excitement, and the estimated re ceipts for to-morrow being light, there was another rush to buy, which sent December to 83c. It took another drop to Oc, then boomed upward again, touching Sijfe amid much excitement; wavcreda little, receding toBIV-c and then in the last 15 minutes, under free covering by tho big shorts who had been holding out, went humming to 03c, and closed firm at 'J4?v Corn started in rather weak. September being variously quoted at5SJB& ajjalnst CO at the close yesterday, but the strength in wheat, the light offerings of com, and the fears of the shorts, who suspected manipu lation by a bull clique generally accredited to Xew York speculators, soon caused a sharp advance to 00. The market then cased off some, but during the last hour started up again, selling to 6W. It then broke to 59'4. at which price it closed. The feeling was very nervous, and prices went tip and down spasmodically, but the under current was very strong. Oats were quiet but strong, in sympathy with corn. Provisions did not sympathize to anv ex tent with the excitement in grains. Fluc tuations were confined to a nan ow range, and the close was at about outside figures mid at small advances over yesterdav's figures. Under tho stimulus of the Russian news, rye took on the appearance of a speculative grain to-day, the rash article advancing 4c ami futures tJjffS. The leadlUK fiifnres ranged as follows, as reported by John M. Oakley & Co., 45 Sixth fctrcct, members, of Chicago Board of Trade: , Open- , High- . I.nr. j Clos ing, l est. ! c&t. i ing. AKTici-r.s. Wheat No. 2. August ZertleailH.T Uoflllb'T Oitu." No. 2. Acgut sejilellllter... ....... Vct!-r IUTS.N'O.1 Atiya-t r-lfi;bnr Xa ,. ... .Mr.ss Poi:k. ep!.':ii!T. Oclnber I. Aim. Srplenit'c". ... it-tnlier MIOKT ltlllS. fcptemher. OCto'lT. Kl'al ! i V2U '.'124 1 iu'4 'OS' 5--.S & 31 's 140 i .-.2 C1W KI'4, 01 I Ml 01141 os;, 54Jb ii.Vi AlJt IS S 2-fc, 28 v ;4 1 2-'a siX : si Jc io x't io 10 a:1! m ro io 55 iu i o ..- c co r, .v, o w o to a & r, m c, ;n r. ;-, A T, r. s;1. r J7V 0 . '-5 C.S 0 70 0S2V I .1 .,...,.. ,t... . .. ...v. ..0 ".. !...-. , , , "tflnn and unchanged: Nti. 2 spring! wheat, ig-OP.c; "" 3 spring wheat, fc7S8ic; No. 2 leu. OijJMJJc: No. 2 com, j 50o: No. 1 flaxseed, $1 OS; prime timothy seed, $1 2I1 22; mess pork, per bbl, $10 S7K: Inrtl .per 100 lis. Sfi 55; short rib sides (loose), S3 C56 70: drv salted shoulders (boxed), 10 10020; short clear sidcs(boxed),$7 207 30. Whlskv. distillers' finished goods, per gal lon, $1 "17. Sugar unchanged. On tho Produce Exchange to-day the but ter market was higher: fancy creamery, 10 20c: fine Western. 1716$c; fine dairies, 14 lGc; ordinary. 111SC Eggs, 1415c. SEW YORK Flour fairly active, firm. Cornzneal steady, fair demand. Wheat Spot market higher firm; active for export: No. 2 red, $1 00J1 03j!i elevator: $1 02H 1 m: afloat: $1 02Jil 05 f. o. b.: No. 3 red, 973icl 00j: ungraded red, 97?i$l 13; No 1 .Northern to arrive, $1 123il 13: No 1 hard to arrive, $1 15V1 16; No a Chicago, $1 09? 1 IU; No. 2 Milwaukee, 1 0SK- Options wero undermuch excitement nnd advanced 2Ji3c closing firm on the government report, largo export business; unfavorable weather abroad and higher cables with a liberal for eign buving interest. No. 2, red Augnst $t 00J 1 03,.c1osfiig $1 OS: September C01 025 closing Jl 02JJ: October$l 00XJ1 02J. closing $102M; November $1 0lVfl OS;, closing il 03J:Deeember SKSg'l Oij. closingSl 04Jf; bor deliverv SSROOc Com Spot hisrher. Januarv SI 011 C5-. closing ?1 0GJ& May $1 07 fl 09. Hyo quiet, firmer; western, Soptcm rm quiet, scarce, No. 2, 7375e elevator, 7575Jic afloat; Ungraded mixed 7275c; No. 2, white, 75c: options advanced iy&$,ic, clos ing firm on fear of September corner in Chi cago and unfavorable to crop news; Augnst, 70Ji72;c, closing 70; September. Operate, closing at COc: October, 6ij?67c. closing at (Wc: December, 57c. Oats Spot market higher, irregular and moderately active: options stronger and quiet; Augnst, SCc, closing at 3Sc; September, StJ-Jg&c, closing at 3ljc: October closing at 35c: spot No. 2 white, 4Jfi!49Jfe: mixed Western, 41C? 43c: whito do, 45g-4tic; No. 2 Chicago, 44 45c. Hav firm and quiet. Hops ouict and weak. Tallow strong. Eggs quiet and steadv; Western, 1617c: Pork quiet and steadv: old mess, $10 50. 11 25: new mess, $12 0012 50; extra prime, $10 505?1100. Cut meats steady, quiet. Mid dles dull. Lard higher, quiet; Western steam, $6 85: August, $G SO; September, $B 70 6 eo, closing at $0 84 bid; October, $6 03p 6 SI7. closing at $6 94 bid; November, $6 96, closing at $7 05: December. $7 15; January, $7 30. Butter fair demand, firmer; State dairy, 153 18c: do creamery, lG20e. West ern dairy, 12J15c; do ereamerv. 14.20e: do lactory, 1213kc; Elgin, 19J20c Cheese more active, firmer; part skims, 3CJic; Ohio flats. .rK7J5c. PIIItAnELPHIA Flour quiet but firm; wheots strong and higher: steamer No. 2 rcd.D:No. 2 red, $1 0i; No. 2 red, August, $1 0ll(m 01t:Septcniher.J101i101:: Octo ber. $1015ii02: November, $1 02(5)1 5. Corn Options advanced lKfi"-e under specu lative manipulation in thcTWest, hut no dis position to trade In this market: local car lots in better supply and Khs lower: un graded mixed, in grain depot, 73e; No. 2, yellow, in grain depot, 73c: No. 2 high mixed, in elevator, 72Jc;No.2 mixed, Au gust, 7aE73e: September. fi'.RTOJc: October, CTJgfiSUc; November, 63giJ7Kc Oats Car lots weak and unsettled, with general press ure to sell; sales, new No. 2 white, 47c: No. 2 white, 53c: three cars old do at 5033c: No. 2 white. August, 37Vf?38K: September. 35K 3Gc: October, 3337c; November. 37SSc. Provisions steadv and in fair jobbing de mand. Butter Fine goods firm and in good demand; Pennsvlvania ereamerv extra, 18 19c; do print extra, 23c. Eggs dull and weak; Pennsylvania firsts, 17c. ST. LOUIS Flour firm and higher; familv, $3 10-S 20: choice, $3 30ifJ3 40: fancy, $3 5"i& S 70: extra fancv, $3 900-4 00: patents, $4 20 4 30. Wheat After fluctuating within a wide range tho market closed at the top and SlQir above vesterdav: No. 2 red, cash, 8P,i90c: Augnst. S7!90y.fc. closing at 90c; September HjfjiOOo, closing at 90'4c; De cember, 904jau4,c closing at 91c. Com closed ic above ve'terdav for September: No. 2 cash, 57;457jic: September, 54K5Sc, closing at 55e: vear, 4141?c, closing at 415c: January. 40c, closlug at 40c bid. Oats The advance in wheat and corn strength ened this market somewhat, but there was little life to the market: No. 2 cash, 27Ji August. 27?jc. closing at 27c asked: Septem lcr, 271i27J;;c. closing at 27Vfc. Rve liieher: No. 2, 7ic: No. 3. 72c. Butter sharply higher: creamery, 18(5!9c: dairy, 1316c Eggs scarce andhigticrnt l!c for fresli stocK. Provis ions The feeling was better and the tone of the market stronger. Pork, $10 625. Lard Prime steam, $6 15. CICINNATI Flour stronger. Wheat In active demand, higher; No. 2 red, 8990tc Corn in good demand, higher: No. 2 mixed, 6.1c Oats In fair demand, Ann; No. 2 mixed, :im:lc live in good demand, strong; No. 2, 80c. Pork barely steady at $11 00. Lard in fair demand and higher, at to 37f. Bulk meats steadv at $8 756 87 Bacon quiet at $7 75. BnttcY strong. Eggs heavy at 12c. Cheese firmly held. MILWAUKEE Flour firm. Wlieafflrmf o. 2 spring on truoK, casn, soc; sepicmoer, 89JJc; No. 1 Northern, $1 02. Corn firm; No. 3 on track, cash, COc. Oats firm; No. 2 white, on track. 34c Barley easy: No. 2 in store. GJJic Kyo firm: No. 1 In store, 83c. Provisions quiet. Pork September, $10 35. Lard September. $G 57K- i;altIORE Wheat strong: spot, SI 01" (SI 015; the month, $1 01. September. $1 00j 1 OOi; October, $1 01K1 01K- Com dull; Western, 46c asked. Hay flrm;good to choico timothy, $14 00 16 00. KANSAS CITT Wheat higher; No. 2 bard, cash. 81c bid: August. Sic bid: September. 80e bid: No. 2 red, cash, 8!c bid: August, no bids. Corn stroncen No. 2. cash. 53Jic bid; August, flic bid; September, 50fc. Oats stronger; No. 2, cash. 20K'27c: Augnst, 2C20Jc: Sep tember, 25JhC r.ggs in fair demand at 12y. DULUTH Wheat was more active and very strong to-day: prices advanced 2Jc over yesterday's close: September opened ut 8?ie and closed at 91"ic; December opened at SSc and closed at 91ic. TOLEDO Wheat firmer; cash, 93c: Au gust, 95c: December, 97c Corn firm, steady: cash, 64e. Oats quiet; cash, 30c. live active; cash, V9iic; August, 80c; Septem ber, SlJic MINNEAPOLIS No. 1 hard, on track, 95c$l 01; No. 1 Northern, August, 91Jc; September, 88c; December, 894c: on track, 93g91c; No. 2 Northern, on track, 9196c Wool Markets. Boston Tho demand for wool has been flood and the market remains steady. There lave been sales of Ohio X at 20gS0c and XX and XX and above at 3l32c; Michigan X sells at 27c; combing and delaine fleeces have been quiet and firm. In Territory wool there have been lanre sales of fine and scoured on a basla of SeOs for fine, 575Se for fine medium and5353c for medium. Texas, Cali fornia and Oregon wools are in fair demand and steady. Pulled wools aro selling well at 4043e for choico supers, 3038c for lair to good supers and 2232c for extras. Foreign wools are Arm. St. Locis Wool Receipts, 195325 pounds; shipments, 106,621 pounds. The light ofler ings of bright wools sell readily, but all other kinds of stock, notably inferior Texas and territories, are dull and dragging; prices unchanged. New York Wool steadv. quiet; domestic fleeco, 30g37c: pulled, 2s"4; Texas, 1724e. Philadelphia Wool market quiet; prices steady and unchanged. The Turpentine Markets. Nr.w York Rosin steady and quiet. Tnr- pentine quiet and steady at .ty.jbjc Wilmigtox. Spirits of turpentine quiet at 33c. Rosin quiet; strained, $1 10: good strained. $1 15. Tar firm at $1 CS. Crudo tur pentine firm: hard, $1 25; yellow dip, $2 15; virgin, $2 15. Savaxxau Turpentine firm at 34. Rosin firm at $1 2C1 25. Chaklkstowx Turpentine steady at 34c Il03in Ann; good strained, $1 27. The Drygoods Miirket. New Yohk, Aug. 1L Intense, heat curtailed operations in drygoods on the spot, but there were indications of an improving tendency in the demand in several directions, as prints, dress goods, shirtings and clothing woolens. Grain bags are;in active request and scarce. Prices are very firm. In other directions trade continues on a very conser vative basisat first hands, but is becoming more active with Jobbers. Confidence seems to incrcaso rather than otherwise, although this is not yet manifested in general transactions. The Cofleo Markets. New York, Aug. 11. Options steady and un changed 10 to 15 points up; closed steady at 5 points down to 10 up; sales, 3,250 bags, in cluding: August, 10.45c: September, 15.65 13.70c: October, 14.rfljjH.tac; December, 13.53 ll.to. Spot Rio dull and easy; lair cargoes. 18-Mc; No. 7, 17Jei7-Cc b ' jIaltimoki:. Aug li. Coffee quiet; Bio fair. 19c; No. 7, 1717c Nkw Oiilea.no, Aug. 11. Unchanged. Metal Markets. New Y'onK. Aug. IL Pig iron dull; Ameri can, $16 0018 25. Copper dull: lake, August, $!1 90; do, September, $12 00. Lead quiet; do mestic, $4 4,J. Tin quiet and easier; straights, 420 01. t- ' Price of Bar Silver. tSFECIAL TELECnAM TO THE DISPATCH. New York, Aug. IL Bar silver in London, 45d per ounce: Jicw Y"ork dealers' prico for silver, OSJJc tier ounce. TiKFOKR buying that typewriter, why i look-at the best (the Caligraph)? wi not '8. POINTS IN REALTY. Tho Market For High Class Houses Comparatively Blow. SMALL ONES IN BRISK DEMAND. One of the Most Backward Sections in The Citj Shows Signs of of Revival. NOTEL OBJECTION TO SKTSCKAPERS The fact of a scarcity of 'huildings in Pittsburg has been frequently referred to in this column. That this is so can be easily demonstrated by inquiry at the real estate offices or by personal investigation through out the city. A little explanation here may be serviceable to many. Houses are intended to meet the wants of all classes of the community. The large majority of buyers are of limited means. They want cheap and medium-priced houses, costing from ?2,000 to 5,000. The demand for these for several years has been greater than the supply. Hence there is an active market for properties of this description. On the other hand, people of abundant means, as a rule, build for themselves. The market for high class houses is, therefore, more restricted than that for the cheaper kind and the demand is more easily satis fied. From this it will be seen that while the ono may be scarce the other may bo in over supply. This is about the situation in Pittsburg at present. While owners of low priced houses have llttlo trouble t6 sell or rent, the market for more pretentions structures is mthor slow. Owners and builders would do well to bear this distinc tion in mind in' their future operations. Skyscraplng Iinlldlngg. The inclination of tho modem business house Is upward. This is due almost en tirely to the enhancement of land values, making It cheaper to build in the air than on the ground. Although Pittsburg has no skyscrapers she is making fair progress in that direction, as several buildings com pleted within the past year or two show. During tho discussion which has naturally arisen in regard to high structures some peculiar ideas have been advanced by building oxperts as to tho sanitary condi tion ot streets lined with tall nouses. Sky scrapers aro condemned not alone on sani tary grounds but on the score of public policy as well. It is claimed that they tend to centralize business and destroy the value of outside business streets which shonld ex tend like radial arteries throughout the city. They are defended, however, on the score of economy nnd as affording the best means of ameliorating ofllco life in congested dis tricts. Whether Pittsburg will ever possess a 20 or a 40-story building is further along: but if it shall bo demonstrated that they are a necessity the way for them will be clear. If It can bo shown that they are as safe as other buildings, a strong point in their favor will have been gained. Experiments now in progress In other cities will no doubt settle this mooted question one way or another. A London Idea. An influential committee has lately been formed In London, England, to carry into effect a plan which has for some time past been under consideration for providing suit able accommodations for young men, clerks and othors, living in tho metropolis on lim ited Incomes. It is proposed to erect a se ries of buildings, well situated and easily accessible to the city, and u site for the first series has been secured provisionally. Tho building is planned to provide accommoda tion for 433 tenants, each having a sitting room with bed alcove, at a rental ranging from 10 shillings to IS shillings per week. It is intended that tennnts shall havetheuso of common reception and dining-rooms, and of library, reading, writing, lecture, smok ing, billiard and recreation rooms. Plans have been submitted of a handsome build ing, and it estimated that on a capital of 100,000 tho investment would yield 5 per cent Interest. Coming to the Front. That part of the Eighteenth ward contigu ous to Mornlngstde avenue isshowlng more activity than for a long time. Baxter, Thompson & Co. report sales of quite a num. berof lots in this locality within the past few days, the majority of the purchasers be ing a thrifty class of Germans, who will build. A great many small houses are going up. This ward has long been a back num ber, but the construction of the Sharpsbnrg branch of the Citizens' Traction Railway has given It an impulse which is rapidly bringing it to the front. Business News and Gossip. , The Swift farm, now that it is to be plotted, will probably bo annexed to the borough of Knoxville. J. A. Hardy has begnn tho erection of three brick two-story dwellings on Perry street, Elovenlh ward, to cost $0,900. L. A. Schoel is building two brick dwellings and stores on Wylio avenue. Thirteenth ward, at a cost or $7,000. There is less building going on in the out skirts than last year, but tho houses are of a better class. When put on tho market they find ready buyers. Pittsburg and Braddock will be connected by an electric railway within the next two two years. Two routes aro now under con sideration, both backed by abundant capi tal. It was stated in this column three months ago that part of the Speer property in the Fourteenth ward had been purchased as a site for a public scboolhouse. As nothing has been dono toward the building, the peo ple in that district would like to know the cause of the delay. The Ogdensbnrg Transportation Company has reduced lake and rail rates on business going beyond Chicago and .Milwaukee, two cents, first class, with reductions on other classes. Enst-bound lake and rail rates will be advanced August 20. The sale of a large Penn avenue frontage, near the Forks of tho Road to the St. John Catholio Church people, has been an nounced. It was learned yesterdav that they will build not only a church on this property, but also a conventaud a parochial school. Passengers carried bvthe Fort Pitt Incline the past year were 284,829. Tho total re ceipts were $9,712. The annual election of directors of tho West End Savings Bank was heldvesterday afternoon, nnd the old board was re-elected. The Reading Terminal Company yester day concluded negotiations whereby it se cures possession ol the Farmers and Twelfth street markets, Philadelphia, as a site for its new passenuer station, lor $1,000,000. A $35,000 Turner Hall will be quito an ad dition to the architectural attractions of tho Sonthslde. Movements in Realty. G. B. Hart sold for Jacob Ferreo to Miss Lida V. Halm, two lots 50x150 each, on cor ner of State avenue and Ferreo street, Cora opolis, for $1,700 cash. Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold lots Nos. 112 and 113 in their Glenmawr Park Plan, at Hays vlllo, Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway, each 30x110 feet, situated on Merwyn nvennc, for $250. 31. F. Hippie & Co. sold to Dr. George Park lot numbered 115, in block '3, Kensington plau,lor$335. A. Z. Byers & Co. sold for the Ridgeview Land Company, to Fredorick Wcist, lot No. 100, in their plan, on the line of the California avenue electric road, for $200. J. E. Glass sold a new eight-roomed frame' dwelling, with all modern conveniences, with lot 30x100, on the north side of Parker street, and convenient to Ellsworth avenue and Roup station, for $4,500. Tho Uullding Record. Permits for the following Improvements wero issued yesterday: Mrs. J. P. Kmiffivaa, brick two-story dwelling, corner Neglcy and llargaretta streets. Nineteenth ward. Cost, 110,(03. Southslde Turnvercln, brick three-story public hall. Thirteenth street, Twenty elglitli ward. Cost. $35,275. Leo Sell, frame two etory dwelling, on Thomas street. Twentr-scTentli ward. Cost. $1,500. W. A. Suckling, frame two story dwelling, on Cednr street. Twentieth ward. Cost. $1,200. 1j .1. Williams, frame two-story dwelllng, corner Liberty street. Twentieth ward. Cost, $4,000. SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS. Financiers Expect Flenty of Borrowers Be fore Many Weeks Roll Round. City bankers yesterday reported a fair mercantile inquiry for funds. Most of tho financiers spoken to wero of the opinion that the call for monej- will be quito active before long. This accounts for the firmness of interest rates. Heavy shipments of cur rency to the We.t aro kee ilng up a scarcity ol noted ot small denominations, and main tain exchange at a small premium. Bank THE PrrTSBTJRG DISPATCH. WEDNESDAY, " AUGUST 12, clearings were the smallest for some time, footing up $1,768,365 32. The balances were $243,135 00. Routino lines were fair. Closlnc- Bond Quotations. D. 8. 4sre. Northern Pac. UH..1MX do do 2nds.H2 Nortliw'rn ConsoIs.lM do Debentnres 63.1OTJf do 4s coup 1184 do 4s reg.......lC05i do 4!.icoup 10054 FacitleCsof '85 110 Louisiana stamped 4s 83 Missouri 6s Teun., new set, 6s.. .100 do do 5s... 102 do do 2s... 63 CanadaSo. 2nds 97 Cen. Pacificists.. .:..105J4 Den. ill. G. lsts 114,4 do do 4s 77 D. & R. G. West lsts Erie 2nds 98 M.. K. &T. Genes.. 76 Oregon & Trans. 6s.. St..!.. &IronM. Oen 6s ... W St. I,. & San Fran Gen. M St. Paul Consols 13) St. raoi. uuicKri";. lsts: ....115 Tex. Pac. L. G. Tr. RCtS t"" 3 Tex. Pc R. G. Tr. j;ct3 28 Union Pacific lot8...1063f West Shore WJH Rio Grande lsts i! do do 5s.. MM Mutual Union 6s 101 N.J. C. Int. Cert.... lOSJi Bank Clearings. New Yohk Bank clearings, $103,412,777; bal ances, $4,891,148. . ; ' Boston Bank clearings, $13,755,79 bal ances, $1,701,247. Rate for money, 0 per cent. Exchange on New York, 2025o dis count per $1,000. Baltimore Bank clearings $2,635,334; bal ances, $201,673. Money, 6 per cent. ,. Philapelphia Bank clearings wero $9,521, 012; balances, $1,59.1,40L Money, 4 per cent. St. Louis Clearings, $4,057,132: balances, $505 593. Mone.v. 7S percent. Exchange on Now York, 7580c discount. Chicago Now York exchange steadv at 50c discount. Bank clearings were $11,816, 924. Rates for money steady firm at 6 per cent. Memphis Clearings, $262,732; balances, $S37S. New Obleahs Clearings, $1,040,781. HOME SECURITIES. THE MARKET DROPS BACK INTO THE OLD GROOVE OF INACTION. Monday's Improvement Not Sustained No Material Changes in Quotations Some Big Orders Out for Philadelphia Gas Duqnesne Traction on Tap. Monday's pace was too rapid for the stock market, and yesterday it fell back' into tho old groove. Thcro were only two sales, cov ering 35 shares. Prices, in rcspoct of fluctuations, are lilce tho laws of the Medo-Perstans, practically tho same day in and day out, except when occasionally stimulated by a few buying or dors. Changes that occur on the local board aro not due to changes in conditions. The only feature of the day was an activo demand for Philadelphia Gas, under tho In fluence of which it closed better than tho opening, with only a few small Jags offered. Several hundred shares could have been sold at a small concession, and that this was not granted shows that holders are not panic-stricken. It is known that there aro several good-sized orders out for it ono for 1,000 shares or more. Central Traction and Pleasant Valley braced up a little during the day, but the rest of this group was as dull as a meat ax. There was some pressure to sell Dnquesno Traction, and it was freely offered around 14, with no ono disposed to take the bait. It is said that when tho Citizens' line started in Philadelphia the stock could hardly bo given away. Somoofthoe who had it held on, and in the end It made them rich. Tne same thing may happen in PittsDurg. Electric bobbed up on a bid of 10 for un asscntod stock the first for a week or two, but holders did not care to give it away. It is worth more or nothing. Assented stock, it is thought, will shortly be on the market. A llttlo light on tho condition of this com- fiany would be acceptable not onlv to stock lolders, but to the community. There ore vague hints that the bulk of tho new stock has been absorbed by certain Eastern par tics. Airbrake sold up to 10 and closod at 100 bid. Dividend-payers aro always wanted. There was a good sprinkling of orders for bank stocks at full prices, but Insurance was passed without a bid or offer. New York started out well, but lapsed into dullness, and lost mostof the early improve ment. Ixmdon was lower. Sales on call yesterday were: First call No sales. Second call 10 Philadelphia Gas at 1 Third call 25 Airbrake at lOOJf. Bids and asking prices at each call are appended: FIRST SECOSD TIIIItD EXCHANGE call call call STOCK. B A B A B A' .' P.P. S. & M. Ex - 370 400 : t: Arsenal Bank.... 70 .... 70 t AllPKlienrN, Bk. 05 G3 5 Citizens N. Ilk CAH DnquesneN. Bk 133 Freehold Bank... 65 F. T. AT. Co 1C0 MbertvNat. B... 102U M.AM. Nat. B..1 5'IJJ 61 Mong. Nat. B....' 130 Char. V. Gas Co. .. 8 P. N. G. A P. Co 83, SX 9 Philadelphia Co.: 10 10JJ 10 10& 10JJ 10 Wheel-g Gas Co. 17S.... I Central Traction! 15'j 17 ir.J Pleasant Valley.. 22M 22 22.S 22.... Second Avenue 60 I La Norla Mln.Co 30 .... ! Luster MlnlngCo 12 12Jf 12 KM 12)o 12! Silverton Mln.Co ' .... IK West'honse Ele: 10,"i Monon.WaterCo 29 Union S. & S. Co .... SS .... ST .... 9 West. Air B. Co. 98K.... 99 101 100 .... Standard. U. C. Co .... 65 A SHORT-LIVED BOOM STRIKES THE GENERAL STOCK MAR KKT EARLY IN THE DAY, Bnt When It Collapsed the Market Is Left as Dnll as Usual Covering of Shorts Responsible for the Temporary Rise Bonds Steady. New York. Aug. 11. Dullness was again the most prominent characteristic of the stock market to-day, bnt therewasasharp rally in tno forenoon, which was not main tained later, and the final changes for tho day are in almost all cases' insignificant. The traders arc again in rather a bullish framo of mind, but do very little, working on tho other side of the market as frequently as tho bull side; but shorts aro covered quickly on iDdicntion of any new buying or any rumor which points to a large interest protecting its stocks. The sharp rally this morning in the face of moderate selling by London, was entirely duo to the coveriug of shorts, while the offer ings of stocks from domestic sources wero unusually small. Union Pacific to-day was rather less prominent in the dealings, and while it touched & in the early trading, it ralliod with tho other active stocks, and in dications point to the fact that the largo earnings reported by the Atchison and the reassuring natnro of the Government crop report have made the sellers of Union Pa clue a llttlo more cautious in their opera tions. The movements of importance In the list were very few, nnd the general list was as dull and featureless "as usual, though the sensation of the day was the drop in Rich mond & West Point preferred to 49J, against 56 as tho last saio of last week. Special weakness was seen in Tennessee Coal, also, but tho general tendency among railroad stock where any fluctuation was apparent was upward: but the trading in the general list was so dull that no feature could be seen' other than those mentioned. The apparent selling bv London made Louisville rather weaker than the other leading stocks, while Rock Island was the strongest on tho list, nnd while the early rise was material, the greater portion of tho improvement was lost before noon. Late in the day the selling of Union Pacific and Louisville and Nashville was resumed on a larger scale, the former especially weakened under the pressure. Its best flgui e of the forenoon wns36 but it touched 32 before tho close, and ended at the lowest pnec. The lato dealings developed some support in a few stocks, but the entire list felt the effect of the extreme weakness of Union Pacific, and everything yielded in sympathy, many stocks reaching their low est lor the day at the time. Tho Corn roads made a specially stubborn resistance to tlie downward tendency, but tho market closed quiet and heavy to weak at or near the lowest prices of tho day. The dealings in railroad bonds wero not so widely distributed to-day, and while tho market as a wholo displayed a Jairly steady tone, the trading reached only 497,000 shares with no other fo iture in the market. The following tanle shows the prices of active stocks on tlie New York Stock Excnauzc yesterday. Corrected dally for The DisrATCH by Whitxey A STEmitxsojf, oldest Pittsburg members ofthc New York Mock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue. 8s I ? I "tsm "foji "H" 88 88 CT M5, 33t 323f 81 ? 81H M 4,H -.j;, 48 ll'jj 111 IIOJi "iu "& '' 43. 4i 43 American Cotton Oil American Cotton Oil. nfd.. Am. Sugar Refining Co.... Am. S. Refining Co., pfd.. Atch.. Ton A S. F...... Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Central of NewJersev Chesapeake and Ohio". C. A O;, 1st pro Chicago Qas Trust 20. 78 87 ut 43 ! 16 43 84 85': 84 84 62S 110 71 24 70 io.-.)- 133 69,S 30 24 IK! " 5 43 10,4 92 124 55 "Li" 3.1,4 c? 01 100 15,4 93)i 11 64,4 23 17 31,'S w 54 KM 21 60,4 15 24 32V 164 27 125f 179 104 49) 27 103,4 "'A 224 78 304 72 Wi 63X uu 71 7M CO 30 24 no mn 30M z 34 14 133 133M 124 133$ no n.!4 'l5 ..-.lunni vniapt. t-v...... National Cordage Co., pfd n 91) --.iLionai i.eau j nisi New York Central N. Y., C. A St. Louis N.Y., C. ASt.L.. 1st pfd. N. Y., C. A St. I... 2d pfd. N. Y.. L. E. A W ..... N.Y. AN.E N. Y.. O. A W Norfolk A Western Norfolk A Western, pref.. North American Co Northern Pacific .. Northern Pacific. pref..... Ohio A Mississippi Oregon Improvement racltie Mall Peo., Dec. A Evansvlllc. Philadelphia A Reading... P'g.. Cln.. Chig. ASt.X.. Pullman Palace Car Richmond AW. P. T Richmond A W. P.T.,pref St. Paul A Duluth St. Paul. Mlnu. A Man... Texas Tarinc Union Pacific Wabash, pref Western Union Wheeling A L. E Wheeling A I,. E pref.. "Ex-dlvldend. '15 3134 MM 33 UK 13 13 18. 21,4 01 16 M 17 J2V 214 60)4 15 -32Jj 18 S 21H 61 16'i 'J3j 17 iorB 50 10JS 50 10'S 49 ! 11 35H 2y 22M 22,4 301 72XI 31 304 V2,H! 72 Boston Stocks. Atch. A Top WM Boston A Albany. ...201 Do Maine 171 Chi., Bar. A Qulncy to Fltchburg R. R 70 Flint A Fere M. pref 63 Mass. Central 16)5 Mcx. Cen. com lb N. Y. A N. Eng 33J,' Do7s 118 Old Colony 166 Rutland common.... 3 Do pref. 70 AllourzMln.Co.new 1 Atlantic , 124 Boston A Mont 41V Calumet A Uecla ....245 Catalpa , 25 14,4 , 75 , 104 Sill franklin Huron Kearsaree..., Osceola m Sa ata Fe Copper. . . Tamarack .. 42K .153 . 35 Annlston Land Co. Knn Dleeo L&ndCo. 16 w est .uu L,anci (.a.. n Bell Telephone 170 Larason Store S 184 Water Power -n Cent. Mining 13 New Eng. Tel. S'Jel 4a I Butte A Boston Cop. UH Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations or Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whltnej'A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue, members of New York Stock Ex change: Pennsylvania Railroad , Reading. . . Le.lilgliValley Northern Pacific Northern FacWc. preferred.. Lehigh Navigation Bid. Asked. 4W 4376 13 11-10 13 13-10 47,4 474 21J8 21J 60 004 46 40,4 Electric Stocks. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIIE DISPATCH. Rostov, Aug. IL Eleotrio stock quotations iiere tc-iay wore: Bid. Eastern Electric Cable Co., pref... .$ Thomson-Houston Electric Co SS 00 Thomson-Houston Electric Co. pfd. 24 2 Ft. Wayne Klectric Co 11 ."0 Westlnghousc Trust Receipts 11 37,4 Asked. $30 124 30 CO 24 75 11 7" 12 374 Mining Stock Qnoiations. New York, Ang. 11. Alice, 165: Amador, ICO; Aspen M. A S. Company, 200; Crown Point. 120; Deadwood, 115; Eureka Consoli dated, 300; Gonld and Currv, 150; Hale and Noreross, 175; Homostnke, 1100; Horn Silver, 3.10; Iron Silver, 100: Mexican. 225: Ontario, ."CD; Ophir, 800; Occidental, 100; Plvmouth, 185; Sierra Nevada, 275; Standard, 100; Union Consolidated, 250; Yellow Jacket, 150. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Receipts, Shipments and Prices at East Lib erty and All Other Yards. Office of PTrTSBtmo "Dispatch, ) Tuesday, Aug. 11. ( Cattle Receipts, 57 head;, shipments, 57 head. Market steady at yesterday's prices. No cattle shipped to Now York to-day. Hogs Receipts, 700 head; shipmonts, COO head. Philadclphias, $5 755 85: Yorkers, $5 405 Go; pigs and grassers, $4 755 25. One car 01 hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 1,600 head; shipments, 1,800 head. Market dull, 10 to 15 off from yes terday's prices. By Telegraph. Chicago Tho Evening Journal reports: Cattle receipts, 8,000 head; shipments, 3,000 bead; market slow: natives steady: Texans a shade higher; choice natives, $3 603 85; no fancy steers on sale; good steers, $4 TO 5 50; others, $3 504 50; Texans, $2 002 80; rangers, $3 C0)4 CO; cows. $1 802 90. Hogs Receipts, 10.000 head: shipments, 0,000 head: market steady: rough nnd common, $4 25 4 75: mixed and packers, $4 905 25: prime heavy and butchers welghts,$5 30&3 40: prime light. $5 50Q5 75: second-class light,'$5 00 5 25. Sheep Receipts, 6,000 head; shipments, 3,000 head: market fair and lower; native ewes. $3 354 40; mixed and wethers. $4 60 3 25; Texans and Westerns, $4 004 40; lambs, $3 505 50. New York Beeves Receipts, 250 head, all forexporters and slaughterers; no trade; leollng firm; dressed beef dull at 7!c ) B; shipments to-morrow, 1,880 quarters 01 beef. Calves Receipts, 646 head; market dull; veals, $5 006 37) $ 100 lbs; mixed calves at' $2 124 00. Sheep Receipts, 5,218 head; market o ?) Ji lower: sheep, $4 005 12 100 lbs: lambs. $.' 25G 00; dressed mutton slow at. S9c $1 lb: dressed lambs weak at 0Q IOJjJc. ilogs Receipts, 4.S75 head, including 3 cars for sale; market dull at $4 005 60 tt 100 tts. Omaha Cattle Receipts, 1,650 head; act' ive and firm on good grades of both beeves and butcher stock and stendy on other grades; dnll on feeders: steers, $4 25g5 55; butchers' steers, $3 754 50. Hogs Receipts, 3,900 head; active ana 5c higher on the best grades of heavy and light hogs and steadv 011 other grades; prices ranged $4 S55 25; light, $4 855 25; heavy, $4 9o5 10; mixed, $4 905 05. Sheep Receipts. 123 head; un changed; natives $2 004 73; westerns, $2 25 4 75; lambs, $4 005 75. St. Louis Cattle Receipts, 2,700head; ship ments, blank; market opened steady and closed 10c higher; good to choice native steers, $4 905 50; lair to good do, $3 COg.j 00; Texan and Indian tieers, $2 304 00; can ners, $1 702 20. Hogs Receipts, 4,100 head; shipments, blank: market steady: fair to fancy heavy, $5 305 40; mixed grades, $1 80 5 30; light, ordinary to best, $5 20g3 35. sheep Receipts, 900 head; shipments.blank; market slow; lair to desirable, $3 00Q5 00. Buffalo Cattle Receipts, 33 loads through, no-fresh sale, 0 holding over from yesterday; market slow; no good hero, llogs Receipts, 13 loads through, I fresh sale, 5 held over; market steady; good and mediums, $5 70JJ5 SO, mostly $5 85. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 24 loads through, 2 sale fresh and 8 held over: market slow and weak; fair sheep, $4 004 50; good, $4 604 85; fair to best lambs, $5 5j5 80; no extra here. Cincinnati Hogs in good demand, strong; common and light, $3 505 35; packing and butchers', $4 755 CO; receipts, 948 head; ship meats, 29J head. Cattle in ample supply; heavy fair to choico bumbergrades, $2 40 ' 2 50: prime to choice shippers, $4 00525; re ceipts, 23 head; shipments, 216 lieaci. Sheep in talr demand; common to choice, $2 75 4 75; extra fat wethers and yearlings, $5 0D 525. Lambs in ample supply, steady; com mon to choice shipping, $3 506 00 per 100 lbs. Kansas City Cattle Receipts, 6,000 head: shipmonts, 2,030 head: good cattle strong: others steady; steers, $3 005 75; cows, $1 50 3 CO: stockcrs and feeders, $2 002 45. Hogs Receipts, 3.00J head; shipments, 600 head; good hogs wore 5c higher; others dull; bulk. $5 C0Q5 20; allgrados, $4 755 30. Sheep Re ceipts, 1300 head; markot quiet. Indianapolis Cattle Receipts, 103 head; market steady. Hog-i Receipts, 1,500 head; market slow: choico ncavy, $5 2S5 45: choice light, $5 155 15; mixed, $5 1505 40; pigs, $3 00 650. LITTLE DOING IN THE C0TJBTS. One BUI in Equity nnd "a New Suit Entered Yesterday. A bill in equity was filed yesterday by Francis A. Shulllin, of Butler, against Albert C. Wittengel. of Pittsburg. ShufiUii alleges that July 25 Wittengel contracted to lease to him tho oil and gas rights of 35 acres in North Fayetto township. Shufllin. paid tho bonus money, but atter soveral delays Wit tengel wanted to withdraw from his agree ment and refused to give Shufllin the lease. Shufllin has his lumber and material 011 the ground to bore wells and asks the Court to make a decreo compelling Wittengel to ful fill the contract and give liim a lease. Frank J. Guckcrt entered suit against A. Zimmerman to recover $500 claimed to bo duo lor saloon fixtures lurnUhcd Zimmer man last March. Zimmerman was an appli cant lor a liquor licensofor No. 538 Smith-' field street, and fitted up a bar. Ho was, however, refused a license, and the suit is now brought to recover lor the fixtures. FOR MESTAL DEPRESSION Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate. Dr. L. C. S. Tumor, Colfax, la., says: "lam very much pleased with it in mental depres sion lyora nastric troubles." C., Bur. A Qulncy C., Mil. A St. Paul 0.. Mil. A St. Paul, pref.. C.. Rock Island A P C., St. P. M. A O C.,St. P. M. AO..pref... C. A Northwestern , C. A Northwestern, pref.. C-.C.CAI , Co. Coal A Iron ol. A Hocking Val , Del., Lack. A West Del. A Hudson E. T.. Va.AGa E. T Va.AGa., 1st p.... E. T.. Va. A Ga., 2d pref., Illinois Central Lake Erie A West Lake Erie A Wf St.. pref . Lake Shore A SI.S Louisville A Nashville Mobile Ayhlo MUsourt Pacific 1891. CREAMERY IS SCARCE. Prices Advanced at Elgin and Onr Markets Are Bare of Stock. LEMONS PROMISE TO GO HIGHER. Oats and Millfeed Are Quiet, and Corn and Wheat Still Steady. nOT WEATHER DEPEESSES AIL TRADE Office of Pittshciio Dispatch, ) Tuesday, August 11. 5 Country Produce (Jobbing Prices) At the Monday meeting of the Elgin Butter Board prices of creamery were advanced 2c per pound, an advance which will he due in this market on Friday. Stocks of good creamery are unusually light, not only here, but all over tho country.' Cheese is firm and unchanged. Eggs continue in bountiful supply and are very slow, with lOJc as top price for job lots and 17c for single cases. Demand for lemons is improving under the influence of hot weather, and prices bid fair to find a higher level before the week is gone. Other tropical fruits are very slow lor the good reason that home-grown fruits aro so abundant. As long as peaches, plums, pears and melons aro so plentiful and cheap as they aro at present there is little show for the products which como from afar. Tho troublo with fruit and vegetable markets for the past few weeks has been that stuff has been coming in much more freely than wo have capacity for. Apfles-31?.-)0c a bushel, 73e(Sl 75 per barrel. BUTTEB-Crcamcry. Elgin. 21GS:2c: Ohio brands, 1920o: comnion coantrv butter, 1213c; choice countrr rolls, 1516c. BEAXS-Navr. $2 30S 35; marrow, $2o02 60; Limn beans. 5).tS0c. Fkcit Iliicklt-herrles. $1 25 a pall; blackberries. 85o3$l 00 a patl, 910c a box; Concord grapes, 78o per pound. Bees wax-3235c "p lb for choice; low grade, 22 25e. CiPEn-Sanil refined. ?9 5010 CO; common, $5 50 A 00: crab cliler. $12 0013 Out barrel; cider vin egar, 1-V15c gallon. CHEESE Ohio cheeee. new. 8)SKc: New York cheese, new, DiSSI.'sc; Llmherger, !(10c: new Wis consin Sweltref, full cream, 13,'4Ilc; Imported Swcltzer, 27(3.:ac. Eogs-16,H(?17c for strictly fresh nearby stoc Southern ami Western eggs, I5c. Feathers Kxtra lire Bce".e,57.j8c; No. 1, 48 50c "p. lb: mixed lots. 3x249c 3 ft). Honey New crop white clover, 1820c; Califor nia honey, 12fl5c 4 lb. JIAI'LE STROP 7.VSU0C ? gallon. 3IELOXS Cantaloupes, Si 502 50 a crate: Ann Arundel melons, $5 00 a sugar barrel; watermelons, $l5 0ulS0Oa hundred. PEACHES $1 ivai 50 a bushel. Tears $2 501 00 per barrel. 75c$l CO per basket. Plums Daiuson, l K a crate: wild plums, 710cper box. Maple Scgar 10c? lb. Poultkv Alive Cnlekcns,6TT5c a pair: spring chickens, 40:500 a pair. Live tnrkevs. 7c "pi lb. Dressed Turkeys. 15c ? lb: ducks, 12frtlSc t"1 IM chickens. 1213e " lb; spring chickens, 14loc'ft lb. Tallow 'onntry, 4e; city rendered. 5c. TROPICAL FRCITS Lemons, $3 SCOl 75; fancv, $3 0015 50: Sorrento oranges, $4UO4oOa box; Rodl oranges. $1 005 50; Cnlllurnla jH'aches. $1 502 25 a box: California plums, Slo0225 a box; bananas. $1 251 50 firsts. $1 00 good seconds & hnnch; sngar loaf plneapplCH. $15 0M 00 100; California Bart lett pears, il 50(5'- 75 abov. Vec.ktaules Cabbage, 75c$l 00 large crate; beets, Z.'Vtf&c a dozen: southern onions. $4 2il 50 per barrel; Egyptian unions. $1 00 a nasket; South ern potatoes, ;1 25l 50 per barrel; home-raised, 40(50c per bushel; sweet potatoes. $ 50 per barrel: tomatoes, 75e$l 00 per bushel box: home-raised tomatoes. $1 25 a bushel: curumbers.S'-SC? 00 a bar rel: celery,3030c per doton; egg plants, 73c$l 00 a dozen. Groceries. Trade in this line manifests its usual mid summer quietness. Demand for canned fruits is very light. Sugars arc firm at prices quoted and future chauges are not likely to bo downward. Consumption of coffee is light, but prices are steady. Gar.E Coffee Fancv, 2i25c; choice Rio. 22J4 23,'c: prime Rio. 2ic; low grade Klo. 2U2I!c: Old Government Java. 29(&30i: 5Iaracalbo. :327o: Mocha. 2931e: Santos, 2ljS23ac; Caracas, Ss(3 Ui'c: ua uuavra, i.4tg.a'2i-. Roasted (in papers) Standard brands, 24,'s'c; high grades. 2(2!),Sc; Old Government Java, bulk, 30) jgSiMc; Jlaracalho, 272Uc; Santo. 232c; pea berry, 30c; choice Rio, 25?: prime Rio, 24c; good Rio. He: ordinary, J)'421.c. Sl'ICES (whole) Cloves, 15lGc: allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c; pepper, 12c: nutmeg, 7580e. PETnoLEUM (Jobbers' prii-esl 110 test, 6"4ct Ohio, 151". 7Kc; headllffht. Xf. 7!!e; waterwhlte. 90.'ic; globe, HllMc; elalne, 15c; canardlne. lie; royallne, 14c; red oil, 10$llc;tpurlty, 14c;oleine, I4. 3IIXERS' OIL No. 1 winter strained, 4244c .iimI1; stiuiuici, iwyiNt.i.tuuii, Au3,;. SYRUP Corn svrup. 2S32c: choice sugar syrnp, 3730c; prime sugar syrup, 3135c; strictly prime, 3SW37C. N. o. Molasses Fancy, new crop, 43c: choice, 4243e; medium, 33 Wc: mixed. 3S;mc. Soda Bl-carb., in Vegs. .XSS-l'e: bl-carb.. In ' 5Ue; bl-earh., assorted packages, 5,6c; sal soda, la kegs, lKc: do granulated, 2c. Candles Star, full weight, 8c;stcarhie, per set, 8JjC parafllne, Il12c. RICE-Hcad Carolina, G7Mc; choice, Cc;ic; Louisiana, hTOgfic. Starch Pearl, 4c; corn starch, (aic gloss starch. firt?7c. FotiEiGK FRflT Liyer raisins, $2 25: London lavcrs. 2 50; Muscatels, SI 73; California Musca tels, tl WI 75; Valencia. 5.IS.'V: Ondarn Va lencia, tftlai'c; sultana, lcoisc: currants, SiifiMc; Turkey prunes, 7?4c: irench prunes, o&ioc: Salonica prunes. In 2-lb packages, 9c: cocoanuts, ? 100, SG IX); almonds, Lan., lb. 29c: do Ivlca, 17c: do shelled, 40e; walnuts, nap.. liliHc; Sicily Alberts, 12e; Smyrna figs, 1314e; new dates, 5,Hg 6e: Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans. i416c; citron, lb, 17(Sl8c: lemon peel, lie Tfr lb: orange peel, 12c. imiF-Di' iilits Appies, sucea, 11c p ro; apples. raspberries, evaporated, 2321c; blackberries, ti.( ,c: nucKicucrries, oc. Sl'OAlis Cubes, 47bc: powdered, 4,Tsc; granulated, 4c; confectioners' A, 4'4e; soft white, 44)4c; vellow. choice. 3'o4c; yellow, good, 3Ji3SiC; el low. fair, 3X3lic. Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200), J5 00: medium, half bills (COO), ?3 75. Salt-No. L, ? bbl, SI 00: No. 1 extra, ?( bbl, 51 111; dairy, per bbl, 81 20; coarse crystal, bbl, jl 20: Hlggins' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, 2 so; Hlgglns' Eureka, IU 14-lb packets, S3 On. Caxned Goods Standard peaches, S2 4fl2 50; 2nd. 2 102 23: extra peaches, S2 6.ys2 70; pie peaches, Jl oCl 60; finest corn, SI 2l 50; Hid. Co. corn. 1 0uv$l 15; red cherries. SI 2C($1 30: Lima beans, SI 33; soaked do, 80c; string an, 7tS0e: marrowfat peas. SI Wl 25; soaked peas, 6575c: pineapples, SI 501 00; Bahama do. S 53: dain?on flums, SI 10; greengages. 81 H); egeplums. 1 90; nllfornla apricots, 52 CC2 50; California pears, 52 2i2 10; do greengages, 81 90; do eggplums. Jl 90; extra white cherries, 2 83; raspberries, f 1 10 tl 20; strawberries. II 151 25; gooseberries, SI 10 1 15: tomatoes, 93ctl OU: salmon. 1-tb. 31 30 1 80: blacklMjrrles. 80c: succotash, 2-lbcans, soakedT 09c; do green, 2-Iti cans. SI 231 50; corn beef, 2-lti cans. 82 202 25; 1-fb cans, $1 39; baked beans, SI 40(1 50: lobsters, 1-Ib cans, S2 23; mackerel. 1-tb cans, boiled. SI 50; sardines, domestic. Hs. St 203) 4 50: Hs. S7 00; sardines, imported, Ms, 811 5012 30; sardiue. Imported, ,4s, $13 00; sardines, mustard. 84 50; sardines, sdIcoiI. S4 23. FISH Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, 820 00 H bbl: extra Nol do mess, 828 50; extra No. 1 mack erel, shore. 821 00: No. 2 shore mackerel, $22 00; largo 3s, J30 00. Codfish Whole pollock, 5c lb: do medlnm George's cod, 5c: do large, 7c; boneless hakes. In strips, .; George's cod, in blocks, G)i 7Hc Herring Round snore, S3 50 bbl; split. 86 on; lake. 83 25 100-Ib bbl. White flsb. 87 m 100-lb half bbl. Lake trout. $3 50 t half bbl. Fin nan haddles, 10c $ lb. Iceland halibut, 12c f lb. Pickerel, half bbl, 84 00: iriartcr bbl, 81 60. Hol land herring, 73c. Walkoif herring, 90c. Oatmeal-P. 507 75 lb bbl. Grain, Floor and Feed. There were no sales on call at the Grain Exchange. Receipts as bulletined, 41 cars, of which 19 cars were by Pittshnrg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway, as follows: 7 cars of oats, C of hay, 1 of middlings, 1 of feed, 2 of flour, 2 of rye. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 1 car of hay, 5 of oats, C of corn, 5 of wheat, 1 of feed. By Baltimore and Ohio, 1 car of oats. Bv Pittsburg and Luke Erie, 1 car of wheat, 2 of flour. Cereals have under gono no chango in this market since ourlast report. Millfeed nnd oats are quiet and corn is steady ut quotations. There is littlo lifo to trade, a fact due in part to tho sweltering weather. Retailers buy only for immediate wants. There is little disposition to deal in futures owing to extreme uncertainties of what the future will bring. Following quotations are for carload lots on track. Dealers charge an advance on these prices from store. WHEAT-J.O. 2 red, old. Si 02l 03: .No. 3. old, 9W197C; new No. 2 red, 939lc: new o. 3 red, 0 00c Coux No. 1 yellow shell, injfTOe: No, 2 yellow shell7TMiac; huh mixed. 07,S(508c; mixed shell, WJtirre: No. 2 yellow ear. G3&7W:: high mixed ear, 67Se: mixed ear. G7I?74C. OATS No. 1 oats, 4i(o4l.'Sc; No. 2 whlte,40,'fawc; Hew No. 2 spot oitrf. 3:KiWc; extra. No. 3 oats. 40 40S'c: mixed oats, .X5:c. RVE New No. 1 1'euusylvanla and Ohio, 7374c. Flour Jobbing prices Fancy spring and win ter patents llour.S, .ago 73c: fancy straight winter. 84 7o5 0J; faner straight spring, S3 25S. 50; clear winter, S4 50(iftl 73; straight XAXX bakerd, 01 50 4 75. R)C Hour. 81 504 75. Millfeed No. 1 white middlings, 823 0C23 50 H ton: No. 2white middlings, 821 5C22 00; brown middlings, 819 00020 00; winter wheat bran, 814 50 15 00. HAY-Baled timothy, choice. J12 50313 00; No. 1, $11 Xffll2 CO: No. 2 do, $10 COW10 fill: clover hav, fa &(& 50: loose from wagon, ffi 00(414 00, accord ing to qualltv: new loose hay, $11 oo12 00; pack ing hav. $j 50g- 00. STRAW Oats, $7 237 50; wheat and rye, $7 25 7 50. Provisions. Markets are activo and firm at the ad vanccs already noted, and prospects are for- further advances at the regular Saturday meotlng of packers. Bugar cured hams, large 11 Sugar cured hams, medium 115i Sugar cured hams, small 12 Sugar cured California hams X Sugar cured b. bacon ' Extra family bacon, per pound 10 Sugar cured skinned hams, large '- Sugar cured skinned hams, medlcm 1- Sugarcnred shoulders 5 Sugar cured boncles shoulders JH Sugar cared bacon shoulders "3 Sugar cured dry salt shoulders Sugar cured d. beef, rounds 14 Smrarcuredd. beer, sets 12 Sugar cared d. beef, fists H Bacon, clear sides Bacon, clear bellies ;1 Dry salt clear sides, 10-lb average 7J4 Dry salt clear sides. 20-lb average 4 Mess pork, heavy " m Mess pork, familr 13 00 Lard, refined. In tierces Lard, refined. In half barrels Lard, refined. CO-lb tubs Lard, refined. 31-11) palls Lard, refined, 10-lb tin cans Lard, refined, 3-lh tin palls Lard, refined, 5-lh tin pails Lard, refined, 19-lb tin palls THE WILDW00D MYTH. S3 S.'fi fe 1U KYLE FARM WELL IS DOING ONLY TWENTY KAKRELS. Several Good Wells In the Gordon Sand at McDonald Interesting Developments Expected This Week The Wright Well Making 3G Barrels nn Hour. There was considerable interesting work done in the southwest oil fields yesterday. The attraction however centered along the line from McCurdy to McDonald. The report yesterday morning that Beers & Mc Kees "well on the August Kyle farm at "Wildwood was making one hun dred barrels an hour sent a a number of operators in that locality on the early trains. Upon investigation it was found that tho well Is not good for more than 20 barrels a day, and that the report that it was big had been put in circulation by irresponsible parties atScmple station,, and was brought to Pittsburg as bona fide on the evening trains. Tho Big Wright WelL McCubdv Tho surprise occasioned by the drilling in of the Forrest Oil Company's well on the Wright farm when it pnmped from 6 barrels a day to 10 and 12 an hour, has not yet subsided. It bad been given out some time ago that this well was small, hence when it snddenly ap- ?eare( to have tapped a tank, t caused many people wlio had been inter ested in the vicinity of it to open their eyes in astonishment. Yesterday afternoon it was drilled still deeper into the sand, and increased from 10 to 35 barrels an hour. In all probability it can he made to run much higher with a little more agitation. Good Gordon Sand Wells. McDoWALD Nearly half of the wells which have been drilling in this field wero shut down yesterday on account of the scarcity of water. In mo't cases it has to be pumped a long distance, and even this sourco of supply failed yesterday. A num ber of the contractors arc now at work drilling water wells. The well of Gnckert Steele on the Jlevey farm, 1,000 feet northeast of the Miller No. 1, of Uart land & Hays, got a strong flow of gas in tho stray above the Gordon sand yesterday morning, nnd when 10 feet in the Gordon thev got a good flow of oil. Gartland & Hays' No. 2 in the Miller. located GOO feet west of the Mevoy well, got a good showing of oil at 15 feet in the Gordon, but it has less gas than the Mevey, but will make 40 barrels a day from the Gordon. Their No. 1 on the Miller ismaking 45 barrels an hour. They have the rigs up for their Nos. 3, 4 and 5 on tho same farm, and will have them spudding this week. Tho People's Natural Gas Company is building a rig en the Miller farm south or the Mevey. Tho Jumbo well of the Royal Gas Company at the slaughter house is drilling just" above the fifth sand. Some timo ago it was given out that tbis well was through the fifth when it was in reality only through the Gordon sand. Tho-samc company is building a rijr on the Santcrs farm, 500 feet south of the Mlllor No. 1, and it has timbers on the ground for a rig on the Santers 500 feet west of the Miller well. Their well on tho Mary Robb farm is doing 30 barrels an hour. There are five rigs going up on three sides of the Mary Robb farm. and all of them are within 400 feet of the well. Three of these rigs belong to Fiuegan, Downing & Co. The Cbartiers Oil Company has a rig up for Its No. 2, on tho Jules Charlierlot. Green lee & Forst have two rigs up on the eastern edge of the Mevey farm. The Werxel & Co. well, on the Smith lot, located 200 feet northeast of the Butler lot well, is through the fifth. It is showing no signs of improving, and is practically a fail ure. They are now drilling a pocket, and will shoot it in the flfth and Gordon sands, Yanklrk & Co-'s well on the hotel lot is in the Gordon and showing light. BoscherA Co.'s well on tho U. P. Church lot Is on top of the Gordon. It will bo in that stratum to-day. Williams, Kelly & Co. are spudding in their Souferet No. 2. Hnrtman & Co. on tho Santera three acres, are located northeast of tho Royal Gas Company's No. 3. Sauters is down about 1,100 feet. The Santers No. 3, of the Royal Gas Company, is still balking. They have a shot anchored in it but all efforts to put it off had been unavailing np to 5 o'clock last evening. Gallagher & Co. havo a rig up on the Hoyaux lot in the central part of tho borough. McGee Bros, arc down about 400 feet in their George Smith No. 2. The Royal Gas Com pany's Sauters No. 5 should get the Gordon this week. Clark and Ilannister are down 1,000 feet in their Sonleret No. 1. The Shaffer Oil Company's well on the Smith lot will get the flfth sand this week. It is small in the Gordon. The Wheeling Gas Company well on the Cook lot should get the fltth to-day. It Is one of the most important wells now drilliing on account of its eastern locations. ripe Line Statement. The 'monthly statement Just issued for tho National Transit Company, Southwest Penn sylvania Lines, JIucksburg Pipe Line, and Southwestern Pipe Line shows the following figures: Gross stocks, 12,347,31G; total liabili ties, 10,070,502; sediment and surplus, 2,276,751; runs Irom wells, 2,O5S,301; other receipts, 1,535,714; regular deliveries, L872.25G: other deliveries, 1,372 318. The total liabilities of tho National Transit Company consist of credit balances, 5,c23,904, and outstanding ac ceptances, etc-, 2,253,038. Tho gross stocks of tho Buckeye Pipe Line Companvare24, 124 301; acceptances, 15 4O0,CO0, and credit ba 1 ances, 7,530,018. A SLOW MAEKET. Bulk of the Advance Held, bnt Trading of Small Proportions. The flurry'iri 'oil was shortlived, so far as Pittsburg is concerned. Prices are on a higher level than before, but business is far below expectations. A fow small bundles exchanged bands yesterday, but tho feeling was heavy. Regular oil opened at C5. The highest bid was G5. It was weaker at the close. Tho best bid for September was G8 and the lowest 64V. There was considerable animation at Oil City, where fluctuations wero frequent and salc3 of considerable magnitude. The trouble with the market is that out siders are not satisfied that the removal of the premium is a permanent thing. They are afraid to take hold with this donbt staring them in the face. If the advance, or even a part of it, be maintained confidence will be strengthened and the way opened for active trading. A fow days or weeks will decide this question. Refined was marked up at New York to 6.85c, bnt was unchanged at other centers. Daily average runs were 66,083: daily average shipments, 71.336. Oil Citt, Aug. IL National transit cer tificates opened at iaj-c; highest, 6e; low est, Oiy.c: closed at 6Jc. Sales, 46,000 bar rels: clearances, 014,C0o barrels: shipments, 00,578 barrels; runs, 05.070 barrels. Bradford, Aug. 11. National transit cer tificates openbd at 65c: closed at 64?e; highest, C5J(;c; lowest, C4c; clearances, 114, 000 bin r-'ls. New Vork. Aug. 11. The petrolenm mar ket opened weaker, rallied slightly, then de clined l'ic in the early trading, became dull and remained so until tho close. Pennsyl vania oil Spot sales, 10,000 .barrels: opening, C5c: highest, C3c; lowest, 65c; closing. 65o: September option, sales 65 000 barrels; opening, CSJ-jc; highest, twc: lowest, 6lc: closing, 04c. Lima oil no sale; total lies. 75,000 barrefs. JAS. JL SCHOOXMAKER, JAS. McCTJTCHEOX, SAMUEL BAILEY, Jr., President. Vice President. secretary ana Treasurer. UNION ICE M'PG COMPANY. Puie Ice made from distilled water for sale at wholesale only. UNION STORAGE COMPANY, Transfer Agent, General, Cold, Bonded and Yard Storage. 3li ACRES YARD STORAGE. 5 WAREHOUSES, containing 2,300,000 cubic feet of storage space. Railroad siding to each warehouse. Brick warehouse for exclusive storage of oil. Separate rooms for storage of household goods. Lowest insurance rates. PRINCIPAL OFFICES Corner SECOND and LIBERTY AVENUES, , Vj6-15-alW NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A sere or an ulcer that resists ordi nary treatment is a very serious mat ter. It is either of a cancerous' na ture, or it is the result of a very bad condition of the blood. Don't tam per with it. Take The Great Blood Remedy andgetrldofit. Don't delay. Rev. JessoH. Campbell, of Colum bus, Ga., writes: "A woman, with, a cancerous ulcer of years ctandlng, and fivo inches in diameter, has) been entirely rplleved by 0 bottlcsof Swift's Speciflc I consider its effects wonderful almost miraculous." This is the record of Oa O. O. Books on Blood and Skin Biieases Free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. BROKERS-FINANCIAL. Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. ap30-33 SAVINGS BANK. SI FOURTH AVENTJ& JapTtal. KOO.OOO. Surplus $51,670 29. D. JIcK. LLOYD. EDWARD E. DDFT. I President. Asst. Sec. Treas. 7 per cent interest allowed on time do rjosita. oclS-40-3 Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Traction Company 40-year S per cent bonds, free of tax, for sale at 103 and interest. FIDELITY TITLE & TRUST CO,, 121 AND 123 FOULTH AVENUE. fell-43-jiWT . John M. Oakley & Co., BANKERS AND BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds. Grain, Petroleum. Private wtro to New York and ChlcasOk 45 SIST1I ST.. Pittsburg. AlLDICAL DOCTOR WHITHER 814 PENN AVENUE, PnTSBUKG, PA. As old residents know and back flies ot Pittsburg papers prove, is the oldest estab lished and most prominent physician in tho city, dovotlngspeci.il attention to all chronlo &8e3re-N0 FEE UNTIL CURED sponsible MCDXPIIIQ ana mental uu" persons. IN ELM V UUO eases, physical do-' 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 for business, society and marriage, permanently, safely and privately iTaTi BLOOD AND SKlfe! eruptions, blotches, falling hair, bones, pains, glandular swellings, ulcerations 01 tho tongue, mouth, threat, ulcers, old sores, aro enred for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from 1 1 DIM A DV kidney ana tho system. Ulll IN An T j bladder do-' rangements, weak back, gravel, catarrhal dicharges, inflammation and other painful symptoms receive searching treatment; prompt relief and real cures. Dr. Whittier's life-long, extensive experi ence insures scientific and reliable treatmenJ on common sense principles. Consultation free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as ir here. Office hours, 9 A. jc. to 3 p. v. Snndav, 10 a. m. to 1 r. m. only. DR. WHITHER, "311 Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Fa. 'aS-49-Puwk DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS in all cases ro auiring scientific and confl ential treatment. Dr. S. K. Lake, 31. R. C. P. S., la tne Old est and most experienced spe cialist in the city. Consulta- -1 .. A...1 stlT, fnntfm . ..... . .-, M f . D .. r . -" 1.11111 ilea auu o.a.. w.- aentiai. uwe nours a 10 im 1 . ., Sundays, 2 to 4 p. sr. Consnlt them person ally, or write. DocroBs Lake, cor. Penn av. nd 4th St.. Pittsburg, Pa. JeS-72-Dwlc WEAK MEN,TnTm AxrENTIOS IS CALLED TO THE QRilAT ENOLISII BEMEDT, T1ABC MAffK TMCS MIt Gray's Specific Medicine .,- ir,Tinn,nil Vlnj. Sneruiatorrliea. and lmpotencv and all diseases that arise from orer Indulgence and seir-abae. a3 Los or Memory ana Power. Dimness of Vision. Premitnre Old Age. and many other diseases that lead to Insanity or ;onsnmption and an early grare. write for our "Tdo'rSVc.RAY MEDICINE CO., Baffalo N. Y. Tlie Specific .Medicine 1 sold by all druKKists atjl per packaze. or six packages for fj. or sent by mall on receipt of money, air GUARANTEE. and with every (S. S?.lAg.VV. .t onler a cure or moni-y refundpn. .eS-On account of counterfeits we have adopted the Yellow Wrapper, the only genuine. Sold in Pittsburg by S. S. HOLLAiiD. eor. Smithfleld and Liberty Jt. Je23-91-Mwrcosu VIGOR OF MEN Easily, Quickly; Permanently KESTOBED, WEAKNESS. NEKVOUS.SES3, DEBILITY, and all the train of evils, the result of overwork, sickness, worrv. etc. h ull strength, development aud tone guaranteed In all cases. Simple, natural methods. Immediate Improvement seen. Fallura Impossible. 2.000 references. Book, explanation! and proofs mailed (scaled) free. Address ibtlE MEDICAL CO,DUFiALO,N.Y. lelO-43 TO WEAK MEN StcToruifr fror4 ti0 freuta n9 early decay, wastln? weakness, lost manhood, etc, 1 will send a valuable treatise (waled) c-atalning fnurctrtirai.ar-. for home cure. PREB ot charge. A splendid medical work : should oe read by every man who Is ncrrnu and debilitated. Address, ProC F 'J- FO WLK3, Moodus, Conn. d2-Sl-D3awk or FADES HAIR RESTOSEO to Tcnthful color and beauty by D7. HAYS' HAIR HtAlTH. H- TTHvmdnndniirandscalDlniiiior. lon not Main skill or linen. RMt. iatt. nw,t clannlr drpwinjr. Prngclsts 500. BUrS'KtLLI'0l'5'urw- Trf.,i:i. a palo. ATirraotW twjldby JOS. FLEMING & SONS, and drug gists. my2j2-WT 558KSSEII1 ,v.5' .-&. .-Mfti :-. ,
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