THE PIITSBUEG DISPATCa 1BIDAY SEPTEMBER '25, 1891." AT A IIMER LEVEL. An Increasing Amount of Business in the Pig Iron .Market. PRICES ARE SOMEWHAT BETTER. Steel Bails Show Much More ictivity Under "Jany Inquiries. STATE OF THE FOREIGN METAL TEADE frFOAi. texxckau to ttik disinitch.i "Sew Yoke, Sept. 24. The Iron Age re ports the condition of the iron and steel markets as follows: American pic Dealers generally report an increaing amount of business and more widespread inquiry. The majority of the furnace companies decline to sell beyond this rear's delivery, making an exception only when customers need iron for nest year to cover on contracts entered into. The majority of sellers are holding firmly, but yet low price are occasionally made. There ha been a little more activity in charcoal iron and prices arc held at a somewhat higher level, particularly for delivery over a lone period, of months. The low price of $17 at Uuflalo. made some time sinco, cannot now be repented, while on Southern iron $15T0 nt furnace was named for Not. 1 and 2 ou mod erate Mzed lots, with tlie privilege of in-crea-inc to S 000 Ions. Tlie low est price thus far tiindo was on a contract entered Into Mimo time incc bv a St. Louis car eonipinv t $15. Northern brands are quoted at lfi 75 eifi CO for No. 1: $10 O0lfi 50 for Xo. 2, and 14 OOffH 50 for cray for?e. southern irons sell nt lfi(ff 17 for Xo. 1: $15 250 1G 00 for No. 2; $15 SO-ffilfi 0 for Xo. 1 soft, and $H &3U 50 for icroy lorpo. Spicceleisen and 1'erro Manunnese No buines of consequence is rciortcd in spie srnleisou, viiicli wo continue to quote at $27 STRESS 50 Only small orders have been in th market for" fcrro manganese, and it is diflicnlt to ascertain at what price the busi ness was taken. Importers quote the com bination price of M 50. tidewater. Billets and Itod The market is very quiet in w ire rods, which m.iv bo quoted at $37 503s 00 tidewater. In billets there is more inqmr for domestic, while forcurn are dull, the leading buyers having filled up for the halanrc of the year some time since. Mnnufaetured Iron and Steel The negotia tions on one or two large bml dings in this market havo not yet been cloed. Generally speak'ng. new business is on a moderate scale. We continue to quote: Angles, LOO 2 10c; sheared plates LD52.23c; tees, 2 5 2.75c, and beams and channels, 3.1 on dock. Steel plate" are 1 9."il5c for tank: 2.25sr2.60e for shell: 2 42 Go fbrflange.and 3 C0S3.25? for fire box, on dock liars aro l.TI.9e on dock. Scrap a-tlcs are quotable nt 2.15220c, delivered- strel nxlct, 2.15Q2.25C, and links and pins. S-lSgiSOc. Steel Kails There has been more activity. Eastern mills having boolrcd orders for about 20,010 tons, including n number of small orders for deliver- to Xew England road. Pittsburg worKs have during the pat ten davs taken orders aggregating about C3 0T0 tons, w hich include one 15,003 ton lot. There are a number of inquiries in the market, so that there if a slightly im prm ed feeling. The allotments for the dif ferent mills, including the Marvland, will probably be settled this week. We continue to quote $30 75S1 CO at tidew.iter. Track Material We quote 2.25c for spikes, 1.753I.S9C tor fish plates, and 2.S0S.00e for lolts, delivered. Merchant Steel We quote hot rolled shaft ing, 2.05i52.10e: machinerv. 2.152.2e; tire, i202.25c, and toe calk, 2.25-2.30c, dolivered. POKEIGN METAL MAEKET3. The Pig Iron Market Is Kather Narrow, and Tin Plate Iteslrleted. New YonK, Sept.24. Special. The foreign metal markctsare thus reported by the Iron jtrjc: In London the movement in prices of pig iron warrants hasbeen narrow, but upon the whole the matket shows a firm tone. There has been a good business in Clove land nnd hematite warrants. Shipments of the former are quite heavy and general con sumption is better, chieflv in the steel trade. Latest sales of warrants were nt 47s .Cd for Scotch, 40s TJd for Cleveland and50s)d for hematite Tig tin prices, after receding to .91 for prompts, Improved under tire influ ence 01 Straits shipments being smaller than expected. During the past few davs speculation lias fallen off, in tho absence of encouragement from the 1 ading operators. Copper is easier, with merchant bar prompts off to Ti2 5s. Business in tin plate is still restricted, and buvers manifest less interest. Makers are at present freely offer ing ordinary Bessemer at 13s, although ex pressing confldenre in a better demand shortly. The demand for steel ship plates is more active and the market is firmer. COKE AT A STANDSTILL. The Market in a Quiet Conilltion, With De creased Shipments Iteported. SrxvrrnALr, Sept. 24. Special. The'eoko muiketisnta standstill, and if there has been any change during the week it hasbeen for tho worse. A change for the better is not expected soon, although some of the piophets tell us that the trade will Increase as the year progresses. Tnere was a slight complaint some time ago of a scarcity of cars, but this demand seems to be well met at present by all roads jnvmg a verj- lair supply. The" trade at present seems to be fulfilling the prediction of n coko company official, who stated sev eral months ago that the coke trade would lie very f.iir, at least until late in the fall, when the iicn market may takconabrighter look. Considerable banking of stock material at the furnaces, together with an excess of lay-off days are responsible for the decrease in shipments of 593 cars for the past week below that of ihepievlons week. The shipment- of the p.isr week w ere as follows: To 1'itisburg, 2,0V) cir; to points eastorntts linrs.iS cars: Western points, 3.CSS; total, l'i ices are nnelnngetl. as follows: Furnace coke, $1 tD: loundrj, $2 30; crushed, $2 C5. Metal Markets. Xew York, Sept. 21 Pig iron qniet and unchanged Copper firm; Lake, September r.nd October, $12 40 Tn. quiet and steady: Straits, 20 10. Ixad dull; domestic, $4 524. LATE SEWS IX BRIEF. The Turkish provinces are rejoicing over abundant harvests. Smallpox is raging in Campcche, Mexico. Over2C0rteaths aro reported. Kmperor William offers to contribute largely to tho Spanish flood relief fund. A renewal of the present P.ussiar. famlno is lcarcd for 1S92, owing to the shortage of crops. LordLvtfon will soon be succeeded in the British Embassy at TarU bj Sir Philip Curi ie. The convicts in the Havana jail havo contiibntcd over $2,300 lor tho Spanish flood suffeiers. The Chilean cruiser Presidcnte Tintols at Havre, where she will receive a complete i:cv, armament. Tho Italian Embassador will submit to Lord Salisbury to-day the test of the Driebund treaty. The Hungai ian peasantry ha organized a force to suppress biieandage. Volunteers have already lj nehed tw o young thieves. Students from as faraway as Kansa and Illinois are attending the new Agricultural and Mechanical College at Birmingham, Ala. A vnt quantity of dynamite and powder on its way to Koine have been seized by Italian authorities Several arrests have been tmde. Bev. P. C. Stircs, pastor of a Methodist Chnron at Cherokee, la., has been "located" or v.rtUHlly suspended by his conference for horse racing. A eountry young lady went to the Oma ha potolllco Wednesday and receivod n let tor from a fanner lover, written nt Tort I.vman, 111., which had been ou the way for IS years, four mouths and 13 days. Eight gram vessels are lying at Ham burg, waiting for an opportunity to dis charge their cargoes. The stevedores aro utterly unable to cope with the daily in creasing arrivals, and a more extensive ser vice Is being organized. The Jordan-Beaslcy fend near Harrods burg. Kv., which a vear nc-o caused tho Sheriff to nk for troop, has been settled for the present by the surrender of Owen, Will iam and John Beasley, who wcro Implicated onl as accessories to the murder of Jordan, and w ho e-enped to Kansas. The AcrfA Cn-man (iazette putillshos a letter from Dr. l'etcrs, the Alrican explorer, dated August P, saying thnt the country eouthcast of Mount Killma-XJaro (Mountain of Greatness, a snowy mountain 'of East Africa, is delightful in temperature, healthy and fertile, "War," says Dr. Peters, "Is a thing of the past," and he adds that ho tin dertakes to "maintain discipllno and obodi ence with 40 soldiors." UNSETTLED MARKETS. Chicnco Grain Speculator Groping In the Dark as to Wheat Corn on the De clliv Oats Follows Wheat and Corn I'roUsions Inclined to 'Weakness. CHICAGO The Board or Trade markets were unsettled to-day. Wheat started higher, but Xew York had big selling orders here and the local crowd soon got suspicious and buying became very cautioas. St. Lonis was- also selling, the Northwest quickly joined In and dispatches reported general weakness abroad. The result was that tho tone here quickly changed to weakness, and there was a steady drop of 1 cent in Decem ber. On the break there wras some .covorlng and a reaction of 1 cent, but an easy feeling again prevailed for a time. During tho last hour December opened at 9S"4g9S)io against SKc at tho closo yesterday: broke steadily to !i;Kc, reacted to 98e: receded to 97c, rallied to SSJgc, closing at 9SKc Corn was weak early on acconnt of the continued warm weather; the Cincinnati J'rice Citrrenft estimate that seven-eighths of the crop is out of danger from frost, and thru tho total crop will amount to 1,930,000 bushels, and to the fact that some of White & Co.'s brokers in the last corn deal were suspected of efforts to liquldato some long corn for his account. October started Jo higher at 49J,c, touched 499c, but turned downward at once to 47c. liter tho sell ing pressure was removed and prices re acted some. October sold up in $'e, cased off to Iffir. grew Ann and closed at 49Jgo. O.its fluctuated with wheat and corn, but tho movement was confined to a range of Kc I103 products wore inclined to weakness, with thG result of a decline of 10 15c In pork and2J7c in lard and ribs. Tho leading futnres raiiged as follows, as correct ed br John M. Oakley A Co., 45 Mxth street, mm ber&'of the Chicago lloard ofTrade: j Opon-j High- Low- f Clos- Aimam. Injt. est. est. Ing. Wheat No. I. 1 ' September. t B3J,,? 95 1 95 8 r,, December 98S 93S1 971.1 ! Jlar 1 COWS1 105.'l " Mh 1 01H "Conx No. 2. I September 491 4T! 4S 49 October ! ?"! 473S 4Di Mav 42Jil 41H 41 OATS NO. 2. I September 2.V Sl 25)," DfH October 2Mj 27 SBS 201 Mav SOfel 30H SOS 80t MKSS l'OKK. 1 ' October 10 (fi 10 05 9 90 9XH December 10 35 '10 10 20 10 2i" Januarr IS 57i 12 57 12 40 12 4 LAnD. 1 October 6S7HI B70 G 65 6 65 Dccemlicr CHl C 824 6 775 tnH .January fc 90 0 80 6 !i G 82 ShobtKibs. October 0 93 I G92S 6 85 6 8TK November 6 90 6 90 1 6 87H 6 87H January G 52)$' u i2H, 6 45 6 47j Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, Hjjc: Xo. 3 spring wheat, 8S89c; No. 2 red, 9Gc; Xo. 2 corn, 4SJJ49c; Xo. 2 oats,26K26f c; Xo. 2 white, 2S2Skc: Xo. 3 white. 2fiJ4c: Xo. 2 rve, S3c; No. 2 barley.C36lc: Xo. i, t. o. b., 3?blc: Xo. 4, f. o. b.. "3552c: Xo. 1 flax seed, 92)c; prime timothy seed. $1 1S1 19: mes pork. W bbl.. $9 0010 05: lard, p 100 fts, $G 65G G7K: short rib sides (loose). $ 90 7 10; dry salted shoulders (boxed). $G C2J G 75; short clear sides (boxed), $7 507 iiO; w uisky, distillers' finished goods, f? gal.,$l IS; sugars unchanged. On tho Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was, unchanged. Egg-,, 1718a NEW TO KK Flour unchanged nnd fairly active, closing easy. Corn meal low er, more active; yellow Western, $3 253 75. Wheat Spot market unsettled and closing stronger with fair business: Xo. 2 red. $1 03l 04; store and elevator, $1 021 05k; afloat, $1 MJ 1 06 f. o. b.; Xo. 3 red, $1 Oh ungraded red, 93c$l 08; Xo. 1 Northern to arrive, $1 06: Xo. I hard to arrive, $1 08. Options advanced yft&TiO, reacted iqijc, advanced sionna closed firm, e down to c ad vance; N o. 2 red, September, closing at $1 WA: October, $1 t&li (HI 04J, closing at $1 04 November, $1 05J glOf.K, closing at $1 0GV; December, $1 07l 1 0Sjj(, closing at $1 OS; January, $1 0S 1 09K, closing at $109K; February, $1 10K 1 llji. closing at $1 11J4: March, closing at SI 12V; May, $1 13J81 U)t, closing at SI 14U. Rye depressed: closed at 919J for Western. Barley steady; Xo. 8 Mil waukee, 73iffi"4c. Corn Spot market opened weaker, closed firmer; fairly active; Xo. 2, COgiGOc elevator: 59J01c afloat; un graded mixed, 596lc. Options declined 5i?e. advanced Ji;e and closed steady; cptember He up; others Hc down: September 5!!ug9c, closing at 00c; Oc tober 57X5e, closing at SSc; No vember oojff571c. closing at 5"Kc; December, iVPfgalK0, closing at 54ijc; January, 51kl5)i-c. closing nt 51c; Feb ruary, 15451Jc: May, 50JJ51JJc, closing at 51JcI Oats Spot market tinner and active; options quiet and irregular, September closing at 32Vc: October, 32l4fi32Xc, closing at 32Kc: November. 33K33--c, closing nt 33c; December, 3134c. clo-ing at SiJc: Xo. 2 spot, white, 3333?e: mixed Western, 30M(S33c; white do, 3.539c: Xo. 2, Chicago, 33(?334c. Hops quiet and easy; State, common to choice, 12l(ic: Pacific const, 14lGr. Tallow steady; $2 00 for packages. Eggs in fair demand nnd Jinn: Western, 2020Uc Pork quiet and stcadv: old mets, $10 ,511 25: new mess, $12 0012 50; extra prime. $11 0011 25. Cut meato dull and steady. Middles firm: short clear, September, "$S 00S 15. Lard de pressed and dull: Western steam, $7 00: Oc tober, $7 00 closing at $7 00; December, $7 10; Tanuai y, $7 19; Febmary, 7 30. Butter quiet and easy; Western dairy, 13lSc: do, cream ery, 10fi)25e. Cheese quiet and easy; West ern, 6fioc; part skims, 4g7&c rillLADELPHIA Flour weak. Wheat, Xo. 2 red in elevator, $1 02si; No. 2 red Sep tember 02Jfl 0.1; October, $1 031 03: No vember, $1 04j;l 05; December, $1 06K 1 07. Corn Options lower; local cnrlots duil: ungraded mixed, in grain depot, 60c: No. 2 mixed nnd high mixed, in grain depot and elevator. 67c; No. 2 mixed. September, nom inal; October, 5959c; November, 555Gc; December, 5253c. Oats Cnrlots in buyers' avor: futures dull and lower; Xo. 2 mixed, 32c: No. 3 w hlte, 33(S33Hc: No. 2 white,35J 3Rc; No. 1 white, 3GJe:No.2 white, September, MaSiCi October. 31K35c; November. 35 35ic; December, 3535jic Eggs steady; 1'enn sylvanla firsts, 21c. DALTISIOKE Wheat easy; No. 2 red, spot and the month, $1 021 03; October, $1 (SK; December, $1 UGJ1 07; steamer, Xo. 2 red, 951 Jc. Corn easy; mixed, spot, G4c: October, 50k51i.Jc; j ear, 56Q50c: January and Febraary, SOJJgSliio. Oats easy; No. 2 white. Western, 3Ce asked; No. 2 mixed do, 32 33". Kj 0 quiet nnd easy; Xo. 2, 95e. Hay quiet and steady; good to choico timothy, $12 5013 50. Provisions firm and unchanged. Buttci very linu and unchanged. Eggs firm nt 19c. CINCINNATI Flour in moderate demand. Wheat in good demand: No. 2 red, 98c. Corn dull and lower; No. 2 mixed, 5Gc Outs weak and lower: No. 2 mixed. 3UU.ilc. Bye scarce: No. 2, 87KJ?S8e. Pork dull at $10 50. Lard nominal at .G 62K. Bnlkuicnts weak and lower at $7 .2Jf 6725. B.icon (lull at S 62. Butter easy, l.jigs steady at 17c Cheese Hi in. KANSAS CITY Wheaf. steady; No. 2 hard cash, 79c hid; September. 82c; No. 2 red, cash, 8uc bid. Corn steady: Xo. 2 cash, 45c bid: September, 4GJ-JC bi'd. Oats lower- No. 2 cash, 2GJc; September, 2JaC MINNEAPOLIS Wheat Xo. 1 hard on track, 91c; No. 1 Northern. September, S9c; track, 91c; No. 1 Northeni, Septe October, S9jic: DecemDer, 92JJC, DOJc; Xo. 2 Northern, on track, S7 December, uw$e, on track, on trncic, sc. Turpentine Markets. Wilmixotox Spirits of turpentine steady nt 31c. llosin quiet; strained, $1 05; good strained, $1 10. Tar firm nt $1 50. Crudo turpentine film; hard, $100; yellow ttlp,$2 00; virgin. $2 CO. Savaxah Tnrpentino firm at 34JiTc. Bosin Hmi nnd held higher at SI 151 20. Chaxlestox Turpentine steady at Sic. Bosin firm; good strained, $1 20. The Drygoods Market, New YonK, Sept. 21. There was no change In drygoods. The market was steady to strong. THE TBIPLETS' HOLIDAY. Their Setentlcth Anniversary Is Bight Koynlly Observed. TornixaTOK, Coxir., Sept. 24. fipcrial. There w as a big time here this evening, for the Grant triplets wero 70 years old and the townspeople recognizing the lact that they are probably the oldest living triplets in the world, celebrated the event in proper style. Matthew A., Daniel A. and Win. A. Grant felt young again as they stood up in tho opera houso and sang the old songs they used to sing In Sunday SchooL The three wero born on September 23; ISal, in an old two-story frame house in the center or 1 orrington, and must havo been strong nnd healthy children, as they have hardly had a day's sickness in their lives. Thev always voted tho straight Democnitio ticket. Tlie exercises to-night wero of a verr in teresting nature. Tho Torrington Band, 30 pioeos, plaj ed: the old folks choir rendered choice selections of old-fashioned music, and some piomlnent residents mado spcechos- Aftor the celebration 100 busi ness men of Torrington sat down to n ban quet and presented tlie Grant ti ipiets with a cake apiece, cacli cake having ti.Qtrname cu top in frosting. THE DRIFT OF TRADE. United Presbyterian Synod Property About Changin? Hands. PROGRESSION AT KENSIMTOF. List of New Corporations Started in the United States in One Month. FEATURES OP MOSEY AND SPECULATION The United Presbyttrian Synod prop erty, on the corner of Liberty street and Garrison alley, having a frontatje of 64 feet, is likely to change hands within the next few days at a price slightly over 52,000 a foot. The object of the probable purchasers is the erection of a large business house. The new town 61 Kensington is building tip very fast. It is now far beyond the paper stage. Upward of 150 dwellings nnd stores have been built since July 20, and 50 or more are under contract or in course of erection. Application hasbeen made to the "Westmoreland County Court for a poll ing place, and to the District School Board for a scboolhonse. The Pittsburg Keduc tion Company is in operation making aluminum ingots. Tho Bradley Stovo. Works will make the first cast next Tues-daj-. Thore Is a movement at Reading to erect a large parocihal school building in the sub urbs, to cost $SO,000. Rev. Father Borneman is the prime mover. The parocihal school building In Allegheny, to be erected on ground purchased a few months ago by Bishop Phelan, and to be commenced next spring, will cost about as muohns the Rend ing structure. The plans are now In the hands of the contractor. The United States Corporation Bureau makes the following exhibit of new corpora tions established in the United States for the month of August, 1S91: Total corporations, 1,004; Total capitaliza tion, $343,612,190, distributed as follows; Mercantile nnd manufacturing cos., 406. .J-VV8S1.450 jianK ana investment cos., ti. i,i,uuu Gold, silver and other mining and smelt ing ens.. 07. , 46,504.500 Coal and" iron cos., 35 13,354,400 Light, heat, power and transportation Cos.. 62 49,315,250 Bnllding and loan associations, 33. 1:0,68..000 Irrljratlon. 12. K5,800 Miscellaneous cos., 4,214 41,791,000 According to calculations by a prominent railroad man, passenger earnings could bo increased 20 per cent on all lines from Chi cago to tho seaboard by abolishing all but one limited train on each road, and running lower time on the remainder. Xearly all managers nnd superintendents of lines run ning east fiom Chicago favor the saving.nnd the change w ill probably be made about the close of navigation, leaving the tracks clearer for grain by rail. Dn'iness News nnd Gossip. The Xew York stock list this morning is interesting. It shows a largo number of drops. The lot market continues active Owners arc as firm as ever. Four acres in the Squirrel Hill district have been purchased in the interest of an important enterprise. Efforts are being made to connect East Liverpool and Wcllsville by an electric rail road. The Methodists on Duquesno Heights are about to sell their church property to the Catholics, and will build on Sycamore, near Oneida street. Richard Taylor it remodeling his theater at Irwin. Four new buildings on Federal street, Alle gheny, should stimulate other owners to "go nnd do likowiso." There is plenty of material to work on. A membership in the Boston Stock Ex change sold this week at $20,000. Seats in the New York Stock Exchange aro $23,000 bid. The Gaylord Coal. Company has been or ganized at Martin's Ferry, O., with a capital of $20,000. Sir. John Davies is bnllding two- pressed brick two-story and mansard dwellings on Miller street, near Reed. Indications are that tho enormous tonnage to be moved this year will bring the rail roads into the market for steel rails on a large .scale. Ebensburg, Pa., will shortly have an elec tric light plant. Between 15 and 20 houses aro In course of erection in the Aspinwall plan, among them being a handsome residence for Architect Saucr. Wholesale and retail merchants report a good and improving fall business. A charter was issued at Harrisburg yoster dny to the German Building and Loan Asso ciation of Allegheny county. Capital stock. $1X0,103. On call yesterday 85 was bid for Pittsburg nnd Bcllevernon Coal Company stock. Wheeling nnd Lake Erie Railroad earn ings, third week Septembor, Increase $3,S81. The Bank of England has raised its rate of discount to 3 per cent. . It is authoritatively stated that no divi dend will be declared on Missouri Pacific at this time. Slovements in Realty. S. A. Dickey & Co. sold for John Pontefract to Henderson Elliott a lot on Frankston ave nue, Brushton borough, 40xl40,feet, for $800. Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold for the Laurel Land Company in their plan at Laurel sta tion, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway, lot Xo. 40,fronting 40 feet on Forest street, by an average depth of 133 feet, for $700. Black & Bnird sold to J. O. Smith lot No. 2, in tho J. Walter Ha3" plan, of Kenilworth plnee, Ilerron Hill, for $5'J0. M, F. Hippie & Co. sold for the Burroll Im provement Company to William Filinski a lot 40x120 feet, bolng No. 71, in block 7, in the Kensington plan of lots, for$GH). A. Z. Byers & Co. sold for the Ridgeview Land Company to Herman Knoblauch lots Nos. SO and 81 in their plan, Eleventh ward, Allegheny City, having a frontage of 44 feet on Davis avenue and extending back a dis tance of 124 feet to Alnska street, for $SO0. Samuel W. Black & Co. sold at tho auction sale lots Nos. 33 and 31, Blair plan, on Eliza beth street, Hnzolwood, for $615 each; lots Nos. 50 and 51 for $025, nnd No.3G, corner Elizabeth and B'alr streets, for $700. John K. Ewing & Co. sold for Christian Schanzenbach to William Connell a two story frnmo house of four rooms nnd attic, with lot 20x175. on Federal stroet extension. Allegheny, for$l.b00. Baxter, Thompson & Co. sold lot No. 6 Ruch Place plan, lrontlng22 feet on Kirkpa trick street by 100 to a 20-toot alley, for $3:0 also lot No. 51S Butler Place plan, Eight eenth waid, fronting 201eeton View stroet by 100 fcot to a 20-root alley, for $203. The Burrell Improvement Company re port the following sale of lots at Kensing ton: Conrad Welcel, Kensington, Pa., lot 153, block 2, for $297 50: Mrs. K. Schlitt, Pitts burg, lot 37, block 2, for $000 cash; Mrs. Grace Malono. Pittsburg, lot H, block 6, for $1,11750: John T. Watt. Engleside, Pa., lots, block U, for $6S0; John A. Maicr. Latrobe, lots 83 and 89, block 6, for $1,050; Lorenz Beicili; Kensington, lot 161, block 5, house The Bnllding Record. Seven ponnits were Issuedyesterday for 12 houses, costing, as estimated, $17,010. F. I.. Locfllcr, frame two-6tory dwelling, on Fillmore street, "Tonrteeuth ward; cost, l,400. Walter Harris, frame addition to dwelling, ou Craig street. Thirteenth word: C06t, $330. Itev.T. II. Chapman, brick two-story dwIlin, on Liberty street. Tw entlcth ward; cost, $5,000. C. II. Wer ner, fuur frame one-story offices, on Thlrt y-fonrth street. Twcntj -fourth ward: cost, $350. Mrs. Dr. (Jale French, three frame two-story dwellings on Baum treet. Twentieth ward; cost, $9,000. Mrs. Eliza Necdlaudcr, brick mansards on two houses on Penn avenue. Nineteenth ward; coet, si ooo" John McClelland, frame kitchen, ou Cliff street. Eleventh ward; cost, SiO. H02JETABY MOVEMENT. Heavy "Flow to the West, but No Pinch Anticipated. Thoro is no pressure nor apprehension in Pittsburg. The market is easy and promises to continue so. Being a creditor city, with money always coming in for her products, Pittsburg is seldom hard up for funds. Bank clenrlng3 yesterday were $2,350,296 91 and balances, $49.1,75.2 35. In regard to the general situation the Financial Clironiclc remarks: "It is quite natural, at this period of the year, that ship ments of currency to the ,Wcst and South should assume largo proportions. Last week tho Ncu York banks lost, in this way, 110 less than $3,000,000. During tho present week lilnments to the interior thrnnsli thn v Yorfcsub-TrciiMtry have thus far reached a total 01 over fz 500,000. or collide, tlie flow of gold from Europe obviates, to a largo extent, the danger of any real depletion In the sup ply or money available for tbe purposes of the market. At the same timo, It is evident that the West will call for more money during tho present autumn than it has ever been known to do ip the pnst. j "In banking circles there is a general ex-. pectation of heavy and prolonged demands for money in connection with the movement of the crops and from the increased, activity of general business;- i'hero is, however, a marked feeling of confidence, and a general belief that, while business is expanding and confidence increasing, there can bo no real pinch in tho financial situation." At Now York yesterday money on call was easy, ranging from 5 to 8 por cent; last loan, 8; closed at '6 bid. Prime mercantile paper 5"f7; sterling exchange aotive and weak $4 Bo for 60 day bills and $4 834 for demand. Closing Bond Quotations. U. S. 4s reg 115V Northern Pae. lsts.-lllH do do 2mls 112 Northw'rn Consols.M. no -is coup lllil, do4s reg IBK do4)4s coup Pacific r.s of ""M 110 ao ueDeniHrw a..w Orec-on A Trans. 6s.. Louisiana stamped 4s 8G4 Mlssouul6s Tc-in. new set 6s 103) St. . Iron M. Gen &.. 8" St T. .fr. San Fran, uo no as iuu do do 3s 70 Canada So. Snds 9S Ccn. Pacific lsts 106J Gen. M ;w St. Panl Consols 1-4 . " .An St,Faul,Chl.&Pac lsts u"112 Tex. Pac. L. G. Tr. Rets -.. "-M Tex. Pac. K. G. Tr. UCH. & J(. It. ISIS. ...110 do do 4s 79 Den.ftlt.G. West lsts Erle2nds 104 M. K. AT. Gen. 8s..-. 7ft Rets -y Union Pac lsts 107 West Shore 102 Bio G. Western lsts. 76 do do 5s 44)41 .aimuai union bs iuz N. J. C. Int. Ccrt....l09 Bank Clearings. Chicago Money 6 per cent. Bank clear ings, $14.87,87. New York exchange, 70 cents discount. New York Bankclearlngs,$150,193,20C; bal ances, $4 836.923. Boston Bank clearings, $14,936,915: bal ances, $1,609,995. Rate for money, 2Jv2 per cent. Exchange on New York, 12& cents dis count to par. PuiLADELrniA Bank clearings, $13,820,300. balances, $1,785 701. Money, 44J Per cent. ' BALTiMonE Bank clearings, $2,324,779? bal ances, $427,778. Money 6 per cent. St. Locis Bank clearings, $3,608,629; bal ances, $357,963. Exchange on New York, 25 cents discount. Money, 68 per cent. New Orleans Bank clearings, $1,231,477. HOME SECURITIES. CONSIDERABLE BUSINESS AND PRICES STRONG TO HIGHER. The Tractions Working Up to the Leader ship of the Market Central and Pitts burg Stronger Status of Rea Bros. & Co. Other Striking Features. Business on 'Change yesterday was fairly active. Four stocks were handled, nnd 315 shares changed hands. The feeling was even bettor than the business. The invest ing public seems to hnve entirely recovered from the effects of recent local misfortunes. The strong features were the Tractions, which are now the leaders of the market. Central and Pittsburg wero higher. Pleasant Valley held advanced ground until the last call, when It declined a fraction in tho bid ding, although sellers asked more. Theie was considerable talk aDont 3-cent fares on tbe Duquesno, and the opinion was freely expressed that the cut would be" made. That and quicker time, it was thought, would put the road on competing terms with its rival. Real Estate Loan and Trust Company was bid up a point. Philadelphia Gas gained a trifle and Chartiers was suffer. The Miners were unchanged. Electric improved on a report that Boston was buying. Switch and Signal found some support and advanced a fraction. A representative of Rea Bros. & Co. eald their aflalrs wero Improving and they ex pected to resume in a short time. Informa tion from New York led him to believe that White & Co. would be able to meet all claims. Sales: First call 1C0 Pleasant Vnlley, at 24; 55 Chartiers Gas, at 5. Second call 90 Philadelphia Gas, at llli. Third call-50 Philadelphia Gas, at 11J?; IP Chartiers Gas, at 5; 10 Manchester Traction, at 37K- Bids and asking prices at each call are appended: FinST SECOXD THIHD EXCHANGE CALL CALL CALL. STOCK. U A B A B A Allcjr, Nat.Bank .... 6s F.v. Sat. Bk 87.4 .... 87,4 Fifth. Av. Bank ,. 50 Liberty N. B.... 1031T 105 103Jf 105 MarlneNnt.Hnnk ..., 110 Masonic N.Bk.. 69 Mechanics X.B llVi ...-. .... Mon. Nat. Bank. 130 Third Nat. Bank 104 .... B.E. L.AT. Co 77 .... 78 .... Boatman's Ins... 33 National Ins 60 Western Ins, Co 60 Allegheny II. Co 75 Chartiers V. Gas 4)f 6 4K 6i Ohio Vallev Gas 18 Philadelphia Co. 11H 11 114 HX 11 M 11H Central Traction 20J8.... 20.... 20)3.... Citizens Trautlon 61 62 PitUhnrg Tract.. 40 .... 40 45 4'i 45 PleasantValley.. 24 24 24 24 23 24,4 Allegheny Valley 4 N.Y.AC.G.O.CO. 37 Red Cloud M. Co 2V 36 Illd-ilgo Mln. C0.1 3 4 34 4 La Norli 31. Co.! 40 50 Luster If. Co.... 12 124 12 12j 12 12X West'housc Elec 14 144 14X 15 Monon.Nav. Co. .... 72 Mon. Water Co. A... . 28K U.S. AS. Co 74 9 7,f 9 W'honse A.B.Col lOlii.... 107 103 .... 103 SOMETHING LIKE A PANIC. TWO PERIODS OF INTENSE EXCITE BIENT ON "WALL STREET. The Gonld Stocks, Including Missouri Pa cific, Lead the Break Surprising: Bull Resistance Shown The Rest of the List Gradually Falls In Line. New Yokk, Sept. 24. The announcement in regard to the Missouri Pacific dividend to-day caused general surprise and conster nation, while tbe immediate effect upon Missouri Pncific and tho rest of the Gould stocks was demoralizing. Tho whole mar ket felt the depressing effect. The opening wns irrcgutarnnd exclted.and the weakness in Missouri Pacific was most pronounced at the outset, when 4 per cent was knocked off Us price within the first hour. The rest of tiie market was dragged down, and while the decline was steady tbe resistance was remarkable. In the aftornoon there was comparative quiet In the market, with some slight iwcov cries.although tho marketremnlned feverish throughout. In tbe last hour, howevpr.theie was a renewal ot the depressing influence, nnd the transactions again assumed enor mous proportions. Missouri Pacific took an other dip and touched 6, against 71K last evening, while Union Pacific dropped to 40 anu luau.Y uuicib, muiiiuing iaoKawanna, showed marked wraicness. Stooks which had throughout the forenoon resisted the decline now gave way.and Canada Southern fell away 3 per cent from its best figuie. The market closed very nctlve and weak at about the bottom figures of the day. The losses were very material nnd significant among the lending shares, Missouri Pacific slowing a decline of 9J percent: Union Pacific, 3: Wabash preferred, 2; Cordage, 2f; North Amer can and Reading and Lacka wanna, 2: Canada Southern, iU Atchison and Burlington, 2H. and the others smaller amounts, but generally between 1 and 2 per cent. Railroad bonds failed to partake ofeltheri the excitement, activity or weakness which characterized tho dealings In shares, and the very moderate business was marked bv few important changes. The day's business was omy i,"4, uuu. quotations were: The highest and closing Atchison inc.. 654 64 do Mon 10I,V101 do C&NP5S. 81 83 Nor AW 5s... 92 92 NYCAStL fl'ts 94 SiH Nnnjw 5s lOOffllOO do deben ira in do 4's 824 824 A and Pine... U& H?J Am. Cot. Oil.. 9,S4 994 ll.CRAN.... 99 99 Bur. deten....l0l)(Sil01) UO COnSOlS. .110 KDllU Beech Creek 1. 9ti!i(J OCX Clies. &O.5's.l02 101 Oen Imp lsts. OSWi 99V Ohio h 4s 594 59) fieri. U T. .... a.ini ,ft,nii Ch. A Erie inc. M 38 nccil Ists.lHHWIH ;--.. u a. vw U..V. U..VX, Pitts A W lsts. 78)(' 78jj Peo A KlKt . fil C.A E.I1I.5'S.. 97,H 973b Pa 4,kseou... .1044fc R I6s eon lonkiS CanS'nznos.. sra cm sw Col Mid 4s 71) 71 do firsts 105 105 Den. A B.G.4S 79 79 Heading 4s.... Nr'fS uu isrs na(a do 2ds SOHQ do 3dri 3Sif; K. Teiin. 5's.. 97.4 97H FtWARGls ri4(S714 I'tWA DlS..10JVqlU0 Green Bay In. SSli 33i G., H-A II is. 75 75 Iron Mt 5's... 89?( 894 1. v tr IT bS 80 (c do 3s 54V(c Klo G A W 4s. 76Ua av A IV ISIS., 73l(fl s Carinc 27Jifi xowa ucn is... oawgt tx?i lntls 114 114 Kan Pac con.106 106 Kan A Tex 2d, 45X 444 LANG M....112(112V L A N M lsts.116 116 L N A A C CO. 96 96)1 do lsts Ill 111 L Sdlv. .-.116 116 L.St L AT Is 81 (5.81 I,onglsl'.ll5..117 117 ML SAW lsts 123 123 M A St L 2's.. 57,1 67) it A04's 60 66 Metro. lsts....lt2i,112S Mor. A E. cnlll3llt4) Mo Pac cons.. iOS 108 " Mon Cen Uts..U. (nil". N PO's 84 8-H- do is ILIKgintf. ihiSds HWMWIOSI" 3.L3 arsis... 6 ftu 68 do2ds 30V3Q)t 3 P of Arii....l024W2i s P or N M lstsl0241024 do Cal3s....lOo100)j 3 A A A P86S. Gl 61 StP7 3-10 118 118 doIAD 7s..ll94119H doter 102)4102 SLA AT 112.113 IDS Texas P Scis.. 33 32,4 Tol A O ccn ls.105 ltt taax Mien as to Ul'DiOUtl 73H 71)! VaMldG -M.. 8O4 80' WN YAP 2d. 33t33) Waba.h 2ds.. 79 79 do deben II. 4$ 48J do lsts lOlUwiHH W Shore conp. l)i102 The total xale of stocks to-dnv wore 712,045 shares, Including Atchison, lOOfidi; Canada Southern, 4,750; Chicago Gas, 6 251: Delaware, Lackawana trad Western, 14,650; Erie, 39,000: Louisville and Nashville. 12,215: Missouri Pacific, 91,006: Northwestern, 3.5S5: North American, 41,319; Northern Pacific, 18, 574; do. preferred, 28926; Reading, 24,460; Richmond nnd West Point, 5,990; St. Paul, 53.100; Union Pacific, 81,257; Western Union, 7,655. Tlie following table shows the prices of active stocks on the New YorkStock Exchaneeyesterday. Corrected dally for TnE DiSFATcn by wirrnfjnr Stephuksow, oldest Plltsbnre members of the New York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: Open- HIzh- lyow- CIos. ing. est. est. ing. American eotton Oil. pfrt 48 48 -46 40 American Cotton Oil.'... "i; H 25 24, Am. Sufar Refining Co.. 2i V$i 00 0O)i Am. S. Kenning Co., pfd 96., Atcli., Ton. & . F..:... K 48 44M 44 Canadian Pacific 89'$ W ii 80 Canada Southern 694 60 57 SlH Central of New Jersey... 118 119 118 Il7 Central Pacific .... 33S 33K 33 33 Chesapakke and Ohio.... 261 26S 25 254 C. & (...rist pfd 1 68M 59 58,4 SJH C. &o 2d Dfd ; 384 Chicago Gas Trust 52M 52K 51 61 C. Bur. A Qulncy . 99 99J, 97H 979 C, Ml!. & Sf. Paul TO. 76H 74H 73 C, Mil. & St. PanLpfd.. 121 131 1M4 IMS C, Rock I. & PM 80 . 66Jfc 844 S4S C, St. P. M. AO 35 35 33" 33 C, St. P. M. A O., pfd 93 C. A Northwestern 116 116 1UH I14M C. A Northwestern, pld I374 C..C, C. Al 73 73 71 7l' Col. Coal A Iron 3SW 33 35X 30-4 C3l. A Hocking Val 21S 303J ' 29 20-1" plst. A Cattle F. Tr .50H 81) 60S 50 Del., Lack A West 1436 144H W4 UX .Del. A Hudson 13!V4 138 130 1354 Den. A Rio Grande 191 19r 19 19 Den. A Rio Grande, pfd. 5l!j S1U SOW 60- E. T Va. A Ga ".... 66 0' 6, . oM Illinois Central 1C3 10s 103 fl02 Lake Erie A West 21s 22 MS 2o! Lake Eric A West pfd... 69 4 6u 67)4 67M Lake ShoreA M. S 1224 "KM 121 121 Louisville A Nashville... 81! 8IJ4 79J, 794 Michigan Central 102 102 101 101 Mobile A Ohio 435l 43M 43 42 Missouri Pacific 73 73 65 651 lational Cordage Co.... 97J 97M 94U 91K N. Cordage Co.,pref.... 1021$ 102! 1014 100 National Lead Trust 17K 17)4 1 164 New York Central Ill 111 110,4 H0 N. Y., C. ASt. L 19 19 IS 18SJ N. Y.,OASt.L.. lstpref 80 81 80 80 N. T..-C. A St.L.,2d pref 42 42 41 41 N. Y., L. E. A T. ....... 31K 31!" 29; 293 N. Y., L. E. A W., pref 704 704 69 69 N. Y. AN. E ... 42 42 40 40' N.Y.. O. AW 21X 21H-20H 204 Norfolk A Western 17M Norfolk A Western, pref 55'4 55H 55 85 North American Co...... S04 204 17"i 17S Northern Pacific ai,, 3oi 2SS4 284 Northern Pacific, pref... 77H 784 754 75)5 Ohio A Mississippi 25,4 "S 25S 2-'S Oregon Improvement.,,, Si 25 24 24 raclflcMall 38K 38 37?s Z7H Peo.. Dec. A Evans 23'H 244 23 23 Philadelphia A Reading. 423 4276 397a 40 Pbg.,Cln.,Chlc.ASt.L.. 54 244 23M mi P.. C.,C. ASt. L.. pfd.. 06M 66S? 63 OS Pullman Palace Car 191! 191H VH 191 Richmond AW. P. T.... 13J 14 13 13J, Richmond A W.P.T..pfd 58 59 564 Wi St. PanlADnIuth........ , 38 33 37,4 34 M. Paul A Dulnth, pfd.. 97 St. Paul. 3Ilnn. A ilan.. 109 103 108 103 Texas Pacific 16 16 15J4 15 Union Pacific 44V 44V 40 40J Wabash 15J5 15 144 "4 Wabash, pfd 33 33H 304 SOU Western Union 84 84 8JX 82V Wheeling A L. F. 33K 38K 374 37M Wheeling AL. E., pfd.. 78 78 77 TVi Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue, members or New York Stock Ex change. Bid. PennsvlvinlsRallroad 54 Reading Railroad 20J Buffalo. N". Y. APhlla 9 Lehigh Vallev Northern Pacific 284 Northern Pacific preferred 76 Lehigh Navigation 49 Philadelphia A Erie Asked. 64 X 51 284 50 35 Boston Stocks. Atch. A Top 44!4 Boston A Albany... .201 Do Maine 179 ChLBur. A Qnincv. 974 Lltt. Rock A Ft. 3.'.. 93!i Mass. Central ,.. 19 Mcx. Cen. com 234 N. Y. AN. Eng 40)4 Old Colony 187 , Wis. Cent'l common 21 Allouez JIln.Co.ncwl7S Atlantic 154 Boston A Mont 48' Calumet A Heels.. ..273 Franklin 18$ Huron 85 Kearsarge 15 Osceola 33 Santa Fc Copper 52 Tamarack 175 Boston Land Co 6'4 San Diego Land Co. 184 West F.nd Do, 18 H Bell Telephone 185 Water Power 4 Cent. Mining 19 Butte A Boston Cop. 19 Electric Stocks. Boston, Sept. 23. BpeciaJ. The latest electric stock quotations to-day were: Bid. Eastern Electric Cable Co.. pref....t Thomson-Houston FlectrlcCo 50 00 Thomson-Houston Electric Co., pfd 26 03 Ft. AVayne Electric Co 14 00 Asked. J5175 50 50 26 50 15 00 Mining Stock Quotations. New York, Sept. 21. Alice, 160; Adams Consolidated, 190; Aspen. 300: Consolidated California and Virginia, 575; Deadwood, 100; Gould A Curry, 170: Hoinestake. 1,050; Horn Silver, 335: Iron Silver, 110: Mexican. 240; On tario, 3,t50: Ophir, 390; Plymouth, 175; Sierra Nevada. 280; Standard, 120; Union Consolidat ed, 220; Yellow Jacket, 120. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Receipts, Shipments and Prices at East Lib erty and All Other Yards. Office 07 Firrsntmo Dispatch, TncnsDAT, Sept. 24. Cattle Receipts, 1,000 head; shipments, l,4C0head: market nothing doing; all through consignments; no cattle shipped to Now York to-day. IIoos Receipts, 2,200 head: shipments, 1,900 bend; market slow; Philadelphias, $5 40 5 50; corn Yorkers, $5 155 25; grassers, $4 50 I 75: pigs, $.! 504 25; 4 cars of hogs shipped to New 1 ork to-day SuEEr Receipts, 200 head: shipments, 200 head; market dull at yesterday's prices. By Telegraph. Buffalo Cattle Receipts, 93 loads through, 18 sale, 12 of which were Texans; market dull and lower. Texas steers lower. Hogs Receipts, 24 loads through, 20 sale; market dull and lower for all grades: heavy grades, cornfed, $J 20tf?5 25; medium weights, cornfod, $5 25fi5 SO; Yorkers, good to best cornfed, $5 00"J5 15. Sheep and lambs Re ceipts, 1 load through, 15 sale; market re mains dull with common lower; sheep, extra fancy, $4 254 SO, good to choice, $4 004 25; fair to good. $3 754 00; iambs.choico natives, $5 005 25; common to fair do, $4 504 85; Canada extra. $5 105 CO. Omaha Cattle Receipts, 4,O0 head: mar ket slower and weak nt the lowest prices of last week: cows In big supply nnd the mar ket weak at 1015c lower than yesterday; good feeders firm, others dull: lair to fancy steers, $3 505 75; common, $2 753 50. Bogs Receipts, 3,900 head: business slow at very nneven prices; sales 510c lower than yes torday; general market closed weak, with a few loads unsold; light, $4 6004 Sfl; heavy, $4 755 05; mixod, $4 754 85. Sheep Re ceipts, 5,200 head; market slow and 25c lower than last week. Chicago Cattle Receipts, 18,000 head; shipments, 5,000 head; market dull, weak to lower; prime to extra native steers, $5 90 6 30; good to choice, $5 003 35; others, $2 00 g4 50;,Texans. $2 252 05; rangers, $2 i?54 80; stockors,$2 252 75: natives, cows, $1 251 00. nogs itcceipts. iu uuu neaa; snipments, w,vm hend; market dull, steady to lower; rough and common, $4 004 69: mixed and pnekers, $4 755 25; light, U 905 00; pigs, $f 004 75. Sheep Receipts, 7,000 head; shipments 4.001 head: market steady; native owes, $3 25 CO; Western, $3 704 20. lambs. $3 505 00. New York Beeves Receipts, 203 head, all for export; market, feeling steady; dressed beef firm at 79Vc per pound; ship ments to-day, 274 beeves and 70 sheep. Calves Receipts 110 bead; market steady; veals, 57c per 100 pounds: grassers, $2 00 2 62J. bheop Receipts, 407 head; market steady; sheep, $3 005 00 per 100 pounds; lambs, $4 506 00; dressed mntton dull at 79o per pound; uressea lamus steady ac790 per pound. Hogs Receipts, 4,031 head, in cluding three cars for sale; market dull at $5 10S SO per 100 pounds. Cincinnati Hogs steady; common and light, $3 755 00; packing and butchers, $4 505 25; receipts, 1,445 head; shipments. 570 head. Cattle weak; fair to choice butohers' grades, $2 003 75; primo to choice shippers, $3 505 00; lecelpts, 525 head; shipments, 400 head. Sheep scarce and stronger; com mon to choice, $2 004 50; extra fat wethers and yearlings, $4 7f5 00; receipts, 4.00 head; shipments, 300 head. Lambs in lair demand; common to choice, $3 505 50 per 100 lbs. KansasCity Cattle Receipts, 7,250 head; shipments, 3,520 head: market steady to 10c lower: steers; $3 505 70; cows, $1 252 75; stockers and feeders, $2 0003 73. Hogs Re ceipts, 66i head; sliipraonts, 1,593 head; mar ket steady; all grades, $3 254 90. Sheep Receipts, 2,770 head: shipments, 700 head; market steady. Coffee Markets. New York, Sept. 24. Coffee Options opened irregular, 5 points down to 20 points up: closed steady, September 25 points down; others uncbangod to '15 points up; sales, 49,250 bags, including: September, IS 3.5 13.00c; October, 12.2012.45c; November, 11.20 11.40c: December, lL15lL30c; January, 11.05 f 111.15c; Jlnrch, 10 90ll.00c: May, 10.85lL00c; une, 10.8010.85c; July, 10.8018.85c; spot Kio dull and nominal; fair cargoes, 17c; No. 7, 1414Jc. Ualtimore, Sept 24 Coffee 'dull; fcio car coes, lair, 16c; No. 7, UJc. Price nf liar Silver. New'Tork, Sept. 24. Bpedat Bar silver In London, 45"d phr ounco; New York dealers' price lor silver, 97c per ounce. NO FAMINE IN ERUIT. Grapes and Bananas Are Plentiful and Lower in Price. CHOICE DAIRY PRODUCTS STEADY. The Warm September Weather Brings Corn to a Lower Level. COFFEE EEDDCED AND SUGAR F1EM Officjs or PiTTsncRti Dispatch, ) Thursday, Sept. 24. Country Produce Jobbing prices The supply of grapes is far in excess of de mand, and prices have found a still lower level, as our quotations will reveaL Peaches are not so plontilul as they have been, but demand has fallen off, nnd only choice stock brings outside rates. The melon season is practically at an end. No more are offered at points of shipment. In tropical fruit lines we note a scarcity of lemons and oranges and an abundance of bananas. The latter are ripening so fast under tho inflnenco of the hot' weather that prices of ripe fruit are merely nominal. The great abundance and low prices of domes! ic fruit are adverse to thconsumption of bananas. Vegetables of all kinds are a drug on the market. Dairy products of high grade arc steady nt quota tions, but common stock Is very slow. Strict ly fresh eggs aro in short supply and very firm at prices quoted. Following are revised prices of country produce: BuTTEn Crcamery,Elgln,2828Kc:Ohlobrands, 242Tc: common country butter, lC17c; choice country rolls, 2022c, REARS New "i ork and Bllchlgan pea, S3 352 40; marrow. $2 602 CO; Lima beans, Offffic. Beeswax 3235c ? lb ror choice; ww grade, 22 25c. Cider Sand refined. $9 50I0 00; common, $5 60 S CO: crab elder, 12 0013 OOF'S barrel; cider vine gar, 1415c. Cheese Ohio cheese, new, 9)9Vc: New York cbeeie, new. loigiO'ic: Llmbnrger. llHMc: AVls consln Sweltzer, full cream, 1313)c: Imported Sweltrer. 2728e. ChesTNUTS-S) C010 00? bushel. EGGS-2020Vc for strictly fresh nearby stock; Southern and Western egfts, 1919Hc. Feathers Extra live geese. 575Sc; No. 1, 43 50c 9 lb: mixed lots, 304uc 3 lb. Fbpit AnpIesT 23030c per bushel. (1 001 25 per barrel: peaches, 6075cper basket, (1 001 25 per bushel; pears. 7ol 00 per basket. (1 50200 ner bushel; plums. Damson, (2 co2 23 per bushel; huckleberries, 75ctl 10a pall: grapes, 10-pound basket. 1518c; Delaware grapes, J035c a basket: Slckel pears, II 25 a bushel; cranberries, S3 25 a bushel, o 00 a barrel. IIonet New crop white clover. 1820c; Cali fornia honev. 1215c? lb. Maple 8rnnr-7390e ? gallon. Maflemjqar-10cI lb. Poultry Alive Chickens. 7;s0e a pair; yonng chickens, 5060c a pair. Live ducks, 50BOc a pair. Dressed Ducks, 1213c 51 lb; chickens, 1213e 16; 6piing chickens. I l15c ft 16. Potatoes Carload lots, l'OTl 25abarrel:from store, 4045c a bushel; Southern sweets, 2 0032 25 a barrel; Jerseys, 2 503 00. Quinces 3 503 75 barrel. Skfds 'Westi'riTrecleaned medium clover Job Ding at $4 95; mammoth, ts 25; timothy. $155 for prime and l 60 for choicest! bine grass, 2 052 80; orchard grass, $1 75; millet, 1 10: German, l 25; Hungarian, 51 10; fine lawn, 25c fl lb; seed buck wheat. 1 401 00. Tallow Country, 4c; city rendered, 3c. Tropical Fruits Lemons, &j OOffis 50: fancy, 3 00(30 50; Sorrento oranges. 5 C05 25 per box; Jamaica oranges, 9J 5C7 00 per bbl.; California r:acnes. f 1 uutaii -jo a oov: uanionua piums. 71 ux9 25 a bo: bananas, (1 251 50 firsts. 75cl 00 good seconds, per bunch xogay grapes, & 00 a cruie. YEOETABLES-Cabbage" 2530c a bushel basket; Southern onions, 2 753 CO per barrel; tomatoes. 3540cpprbushel; cucumbers. 3,Vs50c per bushel: celery. 2030c per dozen: eggplant, f I 00 a bushel basket; roasting ears, 5073c a bushel basket. Groceries." The weakness of coffees already noted in this column has culminated In another de cline. Our quotations are again reduced c per pound in accordance with the facts. Sugars are still very active and firm, but there is little likelihood of another advance. Tho frnit canning time draws toward its close, and demand for sugar will no doubt decline In a short time, ana thus prevent any advance in prices. Green Coptee Fancy. 22'23e: choice Rio. 2122c: prime Klo, 21'ic; low grade Klo, 185 20c; Old Government Java, 27Jj3)c: Maracalbo, 222lc; Mocha. 282)c: Santos, I923c; Caracas, 23K24Xc: La Ouavra. 23S24'f c. KOASTED (In papers) standard brands, 22c: high grades, 24)i27.4c: Old GovernmentJava. bull-, S032c: Maracalfio. 245i31Sc: Santos. 2220c; flca befry. 27c; choice Rlo. 22c; prime Klo, 22c; good Bio. 21 'ic; ordinary. 1920c. SPICES (whole) Cloves, 1315c; allspice, 10c; cassia, 8c: pepper, lie; nutmeg. 75S0c. TETROLEUM (Jobbers' prices) 110 test. C'c; Ohio. 1M0. 7c: headlight, 160. 7)jC: water white, 99j:globe, I414Hc;elalne, 15c; camadlnc. llr; royaltnc, 14cfredoll, lO.'igllc; purity, 14e; olelne, 14c. MINFRS' OIL No. 1 winter, stralneu, 4244c ? gallon ; summer, 3.17c; lard oil. 55?8c. Syrup Corn syrup, 2S32c: choice sugar syrnp, 37t)c; prime sugar syrup, 3435c; strictly prime, 35370. N. O. MOLASSES Fancy new crop. 45c; choice, 4241c; medium, 38IOC;mixcd. 3i3Sc. SODA 111-caru. , In kegs, 3"3C: hl-carb. In Ks, 5Hc; bl-carb., assorted packages, 5ftCo; sal soda. In kegs, ISte; do granulated. 2c. uandle! atar. 11111 weigni, ac; stearine, per set. IHctparafllne. ll12c. kick ae end Carolina. 6X7!4c choice, 6J46Kc: Louisiana, di(0c. Starch Pearl. 4c; corn starch. 00ic; gloss starcn. g)7C Foret.n Fruit Layer raisins. $2 00; London layers, 2 25: Muscatels, I 75: California Musca tels,l 5fl 75: Valencia. 55Jic; Ondara Valencia, 6S'4c; sultana, lOtJlic: currants, SK5Vfc: Turkey prunes, GHG14c: French prunes, 8(9'c: Salonlca prunes. In 2-Ib packages, 9.;; coroanuts, 100,80 00; almonds, I,an., 1S lb, 29c: do Irlca. 17c: do shelled, 40c: walnuts. Nap , 1314c: Sirllv Alberts, 12c; Smyrna figs,13llc; new dates. 5,'5Gc: Brazil nnts. 10c: pecans. 14(3)10c: citron, f) ft), 1718c; lemon peel. 12c ? IB: orange cecL 12c. Driep Fruits Apples, sliced, lie ? Ib apples, evaporated, 1314c: peaches, evaporated, pared, 20 21c: peaches, California, evaporated, unparcd, 13 18c; cherries, pitted, loc: cnerries, nnplttcd, 8c; raspberries, evaporated, 232lc; blackberries, 6 7c: huckleberries, 8c. bUOARS Cubes, 5c; nowderciL 5c; granulated, 4c: confectioners' A. 4'c; soft white. 4'44ac; yellow, choice. 44!jc; yellow, good, 3J3;c; yel low, rair. 3?tfS3iic. Pickles Medium, hbls (1,200), 5 50; medium, half hbls ((SCO). H 50. Salt No. 1. bbl, $1 00; No. 1, extra, bbl, 1 10; dalrr, fl bbl, 1 20; coarse crystal. bbt tl 20: Illgglns' Eureka. 4-bu sacks, 2 '80: Illgglns' Eureka. 1614-lb packets. S3 00. tCAXXFD GOODS Standard peaches, fi 9C2 00; 2ds. 1 501 60; extra peaches, 82 202 20; pic peaches, 9095c: finest corn, $1 251 50; Hfd. Co. com, 1 Cfll 15; red cherries, I 201 30; Lima beans, 1 &; soaked do, 80c; string do, f70c; marrowfit peas. 1 I01 25; soaked peas, 657Cc: pineapples. I 501 00: Bahama do, - 25; damson uliims. $1 10: greengages. $1 10: egg nlums. fl 90. California apricots, 1 mS.2 10; CaTlfbmla pears. 2 2')2 II 90: e: 4u: ao firreenrasres. Si 90: do eaa nlums. extra white cherries. $2 85: raspberries. 90 05c; strawberries. 95cl 10: gooseberries, fl 00 1 0: tomstoes. 90al5c: salmon, 1 lb. fl 30S1 S): blackberries. 80c; succotash, 2-lbcans, soaked. 99c; do green, 2-lbcans, fl 231 50; corn beef, 2-lh cans, tl 85SI100; 1-lb cans, fl 39: baked beans.fl '.031 50; lobsters. 1-lb cans, f2 23: mackerel, 1-lb cans boiled, fl 50: sardines, domestic. H. f4 0G4 l': ,Ss. f7 00; sardines. Imported, Ms. fit 5012 50; sardines. Imported, )s. flS GO; sardines, mustard, 3 r-'t; sardines, spiced. f3 75. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel. 3O0O?bbl; extra No. 1 do mess, 838 50: No. 2 shore mackerel, 20 CO; No. 2 large mackerel, 18 CO: No. 3 large mackerel, fit CO; No. 3 small mackerel. flO 00. Herring-Spilt, 6 50: lake. 3 2 10O-lb bbi White lish, f4 75 100 half bbl. Lake trout. 15 half barrel. Finnan haddles, loelb; Iceland halibut 12c a lb. Pickerel, half bbl. 4 CO; quarter bbl, fl CO. Holland herring. 75c. Wolkoff herring, OATMEAL 5 500 CO? bbl. Floor, Feed and Grain. There were no sales on call at the Grain Exchange to-day. lteceipts, as bulletined, 24 cars, as follows: By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago, 4 cars of bay, 3 of Hour, 1 of oats, 1 of malt, 1 of rye, 1 of feed. By Pitts burg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 1 car of hay, 2 of corn, 1 of middlings. By Baltimore and Ohio, 2 cars of oats, 2 or hay. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie, 1 car of hay, 2 of flour. By Pittsburg and Western, 1 car of hay and 1 car or oats. The cereal situation is still favorable to buyers. It is difficult to keep pace with tho downward movement of shell corn. The warm weather of September has put the corn crop beyond the danger line. THE EMPEROR'S HAREM. "13D Unfortunates Held Captive In the Palaco at Peking The " Palaco of Earth's Repose " Is where the Empress -of China holds ner court and rules over tho imperial harem, whose only glimpse of the outside world is wl they fan see in tho imperial flower-garden. Tho present young emperor, in addition to his seven lawful concubines, has already no less than one hundred and thirty others in his harem. R O'Shea's orticlo, in tho IUxtf traled American. Such is the life of tho most highly favored of Chineso women prisoners within tbe palaco walls theyeko out an existence in real slavery. American women know no slavery but that which de- pends on themselves. Sometimes they are ovorworEoa, "run-aown, wtmiuiu ouuij then is tho time to turn to tho right medicine. The one who takes- Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, emancipates herself from her weakness and becomes a stronger and a hap pier woman moro than that a healthy one. For all tho weaknesses and ailments peculiar to womanhood, " Favorite Prescription " is a positive remedy. And because itrs a certain romedy, it's made a guaranteed one. It it fai3 to benefit or cure, in any case, you get your .money back. Can you ask mors I and our quotations are again reduced in ac cordance with reported sales. Hay and mill feed are quiet and slow at quotations. Wheat, 'rye and flonr are fairly steady. Following quotations arc for carload lots on track. Dealers charge an advance on these prices from store. WlirAT-No. 2 red. S 1 01' 02. Cohs No. 1 yellow shell. 63634e: No. 2 yel low shell. 62ssc; high mrxert sheik BIX62c; mixed shell, 6161'c: No. 2 yellow ear, ssfoMe; high mixed car, 07),-(vc: mixed ear, 6CdOShc. OATS No. I oats. 3434Hc; No. 2 white. 35 33Hc; extra. No. 3 oats, 3232Kc; mixed oats, 31& Mc. KTE No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio. 93(594c. Flour Jobbing nrlces Fancy spring patents, 5 505 75; faiicv winter patents, .j 235 50; fancy straight winter, fs 005 25; fancy straight spring. f5 255 50: clear winter, f4 73B 00: straight XXXX bakers'. 4 75S OJ. lire fiour. $5 005 i. Millfeed No. 1 white middlings. JV3 50321 00 9 ton: No. 2 white middlings, f22 0OS22 50; brown middlings, f 17 SCia 00: winter wheat bran, 15 00 15 .V: chop reed. f22 C0325 CO. . IlAT-Balcd timothy, choice, $11 25ll 75: No. 1 10 5CO10 75: No. 2 do. 9 009 50; clover hay, fa 509 00; loose from wagon, f 11 0012 00. aeeord to quality: packing hay. f7 007 50. Stbaw Oats, fj 73C ou; wheat and rye, 5 500 5 75. Provisions. Sugarcuredhams, large I 11 Sugar cured hams, medium UK Sugar cured hams, small 114 Sugar cured California hams 14 Sugar curelb. bacon 114 Sngar cured skinned hams, large l-'i Sugar cured skinned hams, medium 12 Sugar cured shoulders 8 Sugar cured boneless shoulders 9tl Bacon shoulders "H Drvsalt shoulders 7H Sugar cared d. beef, rounds . 14 Sugar cured d. bepf. sets II Sugarcuredd. beef, flats 9 Bacon, clear sides .. Vii Bacon, clear bellies 'A Dry salt clear sides, 10-lb average....! 9!j Dry salt clear sides, 20-lb average H Mess pork, heavy 13 00 Mess pork, family 13 00 Lard, refined. In tierces 8W Lard, refined. In half barrels 61J Lard, refined, 60-!btabs , 7lii Lard, refined, 20-lb palls " Lard, refined, 50-Ib tin cans 634 Lard, refined. 3-lb tin palls 74 Lard, refined, 5-lb tin palls 7 Lard, Tefined, 10-m tin palls 1H A UNITARIAN OK DIV0BCE. He "Would Punish as Criminals the Con tractors of Indiscreet Marriages. Saratoga, N. T., Sept. 24. The devotional exercises of the Unitarian Conference were conducted this morning by Iter. Mary A. Safford, of Sioux City, la. Hon. Carroll D. Wright, of Washington, read a paper on marriage -and divorce. Speaking of the act of Congress providing for the collection of statistics relating to marriage and divorce, he said the investigation thus ordered and mado was tbe first collection of such facts in sociology ever made by a Government. An examination of tbo laws of the several States and Territories shows that marriage is generally encouraged by law. He traced a large amount of domestic infelicity, from which arise divorces, to the laxity of the marriage laws. Mr. Wright concluded that he believes it possiblo to properly restrict divorce, and while thus restricting it he would make marriage more difficult by making the guilty party to Indiscreet and hasty unions amenable to criminal law. Then the law should be changed so that the State slionld be a party, and no ex-parte divorce decree should be granted, for that would punish the innocent. "What's that vou have ordered, Jack?" "A wineglassful of Johann Hoff's Malt Extract. It's the finest thing in the world for indigestion. I take it regularly with my meal." Indigestion is a much prevalent American disease. Too much starchy food will cause it. Rich food and sedentary habits also. Johann HofFs Malt Extract is a positive safeguard. It increases the energy of the stomach and the intestinal canal, and stimu lates the secretion of the proper quantity of diluting fluids. Besides this, the extract reduces the chemical reception of nourishing substances, both in solid and liquid state (this means you can eat a hearty meal without hurt), as well as their con version to the form most suited for assimilation. The whole idea is it assists nature. Eisner & Mendelson Co., Sole Agents, 6 Barclay street, New York. Beware of counterfeits, they are dangerous. The genuine must have the signature of "Johann Hoff" on the neck of every bottle, f CIDER VINEGAR -ASD- PBRE SPICES. GEO. K. STEVENSON &CO., .SIXTH AVENUK au21-Mwy THE MERCANTILE AGENCY R. G.:DttU & Co., Wcstlnghouse Building, corner Penn Ave. and Ninth St., Pittsburg, Pa. This establishment supplies all necessary information as to tho standing, responsibil ity, etc., of business men throughout North America. It is the oldest and by far tho most complete and extensive system ever organized for tlie 'accommodation of Bank ing and Mercantile Interests nnd the General Promotion and Protection ofTrade. Debts Collected and Legal Business at tended to throughout the North American Continent, TBi frmL ABTIST AND PII0T0GRAPHEB, 16 SIXTH STREET. Cabinets, $2 to U per doren; petites. II per dozen. Telephone 175L nx&TzSiWrsa TinGEfAfHunnllRDIIC PacJuge zn&keif fi galloiui DehcioDs, fparkliaz, and appetizing-. Sold bj ill dealers. rJlEEubmiiital Picture Book lad card cent to anj one oddreoslnr ft fttUBES A CO., Philadslshia. itplj m HKTmu ""fat -t """ KM JAS. M. SCHOOXMAKER, JAS. JIcCUTCHEON", SAMUEL BAILEY, Jr., President. Vice President Secretary and Treasurer UNION ICE M'F'G COMPANY, Pure Ice made from distilled water for sale at wholesale only. UNION STORAGE COMPANY, Transfer Agent, General, Cold, Bonded and Yard Storage, 3X 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.: Nly6-15-stw ' THE BIG PITTSEUKG EXPOSITION' opened in a blaze of glory on September 2, and nil indications point to a success ful show. Host or our country cousins will visit It before the close. City folks will thus havo an opportunity to show their hospitality in return for favors re ceivod. We learn with regret that Max Klein, owing to a press of business, was unable to arrange a display this season, as in former years. Visitors to tbe city should by all means take a peep at his model establishment, No. 83 federal , street, Allegheny, which is within a stone's throw of the Ft. Waynoand Wese Penn depots. They can then return home with the satisfaction of having seen the largest and best equipped wholesale liquor house in this section of the State the headquarters of those world-famed brands of absolutely pure whiskies, "Silver Age" and "Du quene." The former sells at $1 BO and the latter at $1 23 per full quart. Max Klein, It may be added, also keeps lrt stock Bear Creek, Guckenheimer, Finch, Gibson and Overholt, and the finest old whiskies, brandies, wines, cordials, etc. Call and see him. se9-w BBOKERS-MNANCIAI Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue: ap3M3 i SAVINGS BANK. , SI FOURTH AVENTTE. japital, $300,000. Surplus $31,670 29. licK. liOYO. EDWARD E. DUFF. 1 President. Asst. Sec Treas. T per cent interest allowed on time de posits. ocl5-t0-s Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Traction Company 40-year S per cent bonds, free of tax, for sole at 103 and interest. FIDELITY TITLE & TRUST CO., 121 AND 123 FOURTH AVENUE. fell-43-jrwr. JohnM. Oakley & Co, BANKEKS AND BEOKEE3. . Stocks, Bonds. Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and Chlcaga 13 SIXTII ST., Pittsburg. IEEDICAX. DOCTOR WBITTIER 814 PENN AVENUE, P1TTSBUKG. PA. As old residents know and back files of Pittsburg papers prove. Is the oldest estab lished and most prominent physician In tha city, devoting special attention to allchronio SsrUlO FEE UNTIL CURED sponsible MCDXnilQ antl mental dis persons. Il CM V UUO cases, physical de cay, nervous debility, luck of energy, ambi tion and hope, impaired memory, disordered sight, self distrust, bashfulness, dizziness sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, impover ished hlood, failing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, unfitting tho person forbusiness, society and, marriage, permanently, safely nnd privately Mri BLOOD AND SKIffe eruptions, blotches, falling hair, bones, palm, glandular swellings, ulcerations of tha tongue, mouth, throat, ulcers, old sores, ara cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from I (DIM A DV kidney and tho system. UnllNnn I jbladder do. rangements, weak back, gravel, catarrhal! dlcharges, inflammation and other palnfuy symptoms receive searching treatment prompt relief and real cures. Dr. whlttier's life-long, extensive experi ence insures scientific and reliable treatmenj on common sense principles. Consultation; free. Patients at a distance ns carefully tr.ntp(! as if hern. Office hours. 9 A. M. to J T. m. Sunday, 10 a. m. to 1 r. M. onlv. Dtt, WHITTIEli, 811 Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Pa, il3-i9-D8UWk i WEAK MEN "'"' m.JrA"IYniTR ATTENTION 3 CALLED TO TIIE . GniAT ENGLISH llEMCTT, TUDCUure THACTHM .,.. bray's bpecmc iviedicina. ic-vnn ci rrrc iron -. v .- tons lluuuiv. eui.ue"uriioav lucsTum Aim unmand Mind. Spermatorrhea, and Impotency anil all diseases that arise rrom orer Indulgence and self-ahnse, as Loss of Memory and Power. Dunnes of Vision, Premature Old Age. and many other diseases that lead to Insanity or Consumption and an early grave, write for ou BamDhltt. Address GKATMEDICIXE CO.. Tinffalo. N. V. The Specific Medicine is sold by all druggists at$l perpackagp. orslvp-wkagrs for $5. or sent by mall WE.GUARANXg.Ea order a cure or money refunded. S"On acconnt of counterfeits we have adopted the Yellowr Wrapper, the only genuine. Sold la Pittsburg by S. S. HOLLAND, cor. Smlthntrld and Liberty sts. iiS-91-MWreosa 'DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS in all cases re quiring scientific and confi dential treatment. Dr. S. S. Lake, it. K. a P. S., Is the old est and most experienced spe- -cialist in the city. Consulta tion free and strictly conn-. dentiaL Office hours 2 to 1 and 7 to 8 r. x.; Sundays, 2 to 4 r. M. Consult them person ally, or write. Doctors Lake, cor. Penn av ana itn it, Pittsburg. Fa. jeMS-DWk VIGOR OF MEN Easily, Quickly, Permanently KESTOBEIV WEAKNESS). NEKVOlISAEsS. DEBILnT. and all the tratu of evils, the results of orerwork. Icknesa. worry, etc t ull strength. deTelopmanC and tone guaranteed in all cases. Simple, natural methods. Immediate Improvement seen. Failure Impossible. 2,o references. Book, explanation and proofs mailed (sealed) free. Address iir.lE aiKDICAL CO UUIYAJ.O, N. Y. lelO-tt TO WEAK MEN' Sufforhur froa the effects ot vontafnl erron early decay, wasting weakness, lost manhood, eta, 1 will scna avalnable treatise (waled) containing fall particulars" for home cure, FHEE of charge, A splendftl medical work . should be read by every man who In nervous and debilitated. Address, Prof- F C- FOIVLEIl, Moodm, Coan d2-Sl-D3UTt or rCID HAIR RESTORig ta jouthfal color and beautj bt 112. HAVt1 HSU urilTR. He. .n-YFnni.alnhiimorit. Itoert not ataln skin OF linen nt.Mrert.nio-t clennlTdrrwInir. Druprl's 50o-n,T,viLL",-',,,-i- w..,;. . !. warraatW Soldby JOS. FLEMING & SONS, nnd dm " gists. my2o-52-w W JO?
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