V f THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, FRIDAY OCTOBER 9. 1891. ir BUYERS AFTER IRON. They Give a Little Life to the Market With Pair rurchases. NO DEMAND TOR OLD MATERIAL, Steel Tars Experience a Slitrht Advance, While Eaiis Arc Quiet STATE OF THE FOREIGN- 3IETAT, TRADE 'rrnAL telegham to the DisrATKH.l Ssff York, Oct 8. The Iron Age reports the iron and &leel markets as follows: American Pip The market continues steady, buyer taking fairamount, without, however, showing any inclination to pur chase beyond this. One leading seller in Jill's market reports the ale of a block of (5.000 tons. Some business has been done also in Beemer pig. Northern brands arc quoted at ?1G T.'i(ail8 00 for Xo. 1; SIC 00 Ifl SO for Xo. 2, and 14 00(3,14 .".0 for gray Southern Irons cll at $1G 0017 00 for Xo. 1: S!.iM?!6 no for Xo. 2: $15 50l(i CO for Xo. 1 iart. and $!4fii4 M for gray forge. Spiegelei-en and ferro manganese Importers- repot t tliat Micro ha been on ad vance of."- in tlie foreign prices of spieuel eUcn the Germ in makers lia Ing taken the lend, fol'owed by the English prodrccrs. Wc quote ii; rojfffii 00 tor (iciman and KnglUh. villi no hus-inc-s of magnitude to report. Tnengcnt x foreign ferroiuaiuraiieee pro dnc"i claim that they hao instructions notio cut the lidewattr in ice of $"4 30, but tlie feeling i- Hint that jii Ice can be shaded 1u wmc manner. From Pittbuig conic re jiort that domestic lias been offered at $C (tt. Jtillcts and rod' T- miaiket is quiet for both lines, .iml notli l i douig in foreign biKets, winch are iu" -d $11 t-!: 30. l)o uin.ur rod- aiv .C 30(f.S CO. tidewat r. Swedish stock Vie note sales of rive: rods, I'M delivery, at J'7 00: liars jobbers' specifl-catlon-v may In- quoted $! OOfi' i" f 0. Manuf.icti'iied Iron and Steel The bid on the JlcCjmbc's dam bridge Mere opened to day. The structure ill take a ccuwderab'e quantity of plates In bars a slight advaiu-o lias been ecu-ed b some mills for lounil lots. We continue to quote- Angles l.MiSi) 2.10c: Mie.i ed plate. I.!ui2.c: tees, 2.45(g 2.73c. ai-.d lienu.iand clianntls, 3.1c, on dock. Steel plates are l.!VtfJ2.15e for tank. 2 20ifr2 30c for sheet. 2.45rS? 1 (Hie foi flange. 2.C."2.75c tor marine, and 3g3.23c for firebox, on dock. Itarsoie 1.7(Sil.'.c, on dock. Scrap axles are qnot-ible at 2 15?2.20e delivered. Steel axles, 2.1332.230, and links and pins, 2.13CS 2.20C steel Kails Tlio maiket continues quiet. Xeither Eastern nor Pittburg mills havo taken anv business of consequence. A 3,000 tou lot ot rails, lor w hich a lailroad in this vicinity was in the market, has been with drawn. The price continues steady at $30 SO, tidewater. Track Material Wo quote S.132 2.ic for spikes, l7.-rfri.90c for fish patesand-2.S0ig'3.0Dc tor bolts, duliveicd. Merchant steel We quote hot rolled shaft ins. ioSffilOs: machinery, 2.15?2c; tire, 2.20(g.23L-, and toe calk, 2.25gi30c. deliv ered. Old Material Aside from small lots of old iron rails at $21, Jersey City, there has been no bu-iness P0EEIGN METAL MABKET. Pig Iron Warrants Are Quiet, and Tin, and Copper Ilate Receded. Xew York, Oct IS. Special. The foreign metal marketsaie thus reported by the Iron Age In London the market for pig iron war rants have been quiet and prices have re ceded to 47s for Scotch, 40s for Cleveland and 10s ld lor hematite. Stocks in warrant stores show little change, the total of Scotch pigs being 500,000 tons and that of Cleveland 123 009 tons. Althougn more activity has been experienced in finished iron of lath, in terest in warrants is exceedingly tame and even an increase in the shipping demand for hematite seems to have fallen flat. Latest fales of wan-ants were at 47s for Scotch; 40s O0J40s ljd for Cleveland, and 50s for h-inatiie. Tin- market for pie tin has been irregular, receding from X91 17s fid to 91 under the in fluence of slow demand, subsequentlvrecov ing 10s on the -trength of reported decrease ol 1,000 tons in the visible supply, good deliv ciies last month and comparatively small straits shipments. Copuer prices have further receded, mer chant bar prompts going as low as .50 7s 6d. There is still an absence of active specula tive interest, and consumers buy in an ex ceedingly careful manner Sales of furnace material have been somewhat lower during the past fortnight, including 1,380 tons Mon tana matte at 10s. At rivals of American copper have been small. Chile charters for the Jortnight estimated at 1.000 tons. Stocks Increased last month 115 tons. The tin plate market continues quiet pending thequaiter ly meetings. Buyers stand aloor, as though awaiting a break in prices, but makers are still firm in their ideas. A DECLINE IN COKE. The Demand Falls Ofl", Causing a Decrease in the Shipments. Soottdaie. Oct. S. fecial. As predicted the Improvement orrat'er increased ship ments, noted in thw last report was not last ing. The shipments for the week ending Octobers show a decrease of 175 care The demand fell off considrablr and the num ber of idle ovens increased. However, some of the most hopjful oper-tors express confidence and preiil't a general revival along about Xovcm- er 1. The suipments sum up a tolal of 6,716 cars, against C,esi for the previous week, and wore distributed as follows: To points west of Pittsburg, 3,585 cars; to poinU east of Pitts burg. l.Wl; to Pittsburg, 1.930. The Western shipments show the largest decrease, 120 cars: Pittsburg next with 40 cars, and the Kast, to which point large gains were noted laEt week, but a decrease of nine, showing that the demand is better in the East than at Pittsburg or the West. In tons the total output was 121,663. Prices remain as quoted last week: Furnace coke, $1 90: foundry, $2 S3; crushci. $2 C3: all f. o. b. cars at ovens, pr ton of 2,000 pounds. Metal Markets. Xew Yokk. Oct. 8. Pig iron quiet: Ameri can, $15 7518 00. Coppec henvv; lake, Octo ber and Xoymtr $12 25 Lead nominal domest.$4. S Tin quiet and steady; Straits. $20 10. ' Turpentine Markets. Xrw Tor.E Turpentine anil and easy at 27go7.Vc. Itosln quiet and steady. LATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Texas bad a heavy frost Tuesday night. A Curarmak-tj' Trust has been formed in Xew York. Servia is angry with ex-King Milan for mortgaging his private estates to a Russian bank. Dispatches fromall over the Xorthwest announces the ruin or damage to wheat in the stack by rain. The Furness lino of steamships is con templating a new line from Baltimore and Xorfolk to Antweip. The ("hine-TO Government is said to be diitting into war by its blind confidence in its awn military strength. The l.tiinan Government seems to be trying to corner the aluminum output or Air-ei ica for military purposes. Sprin nroposes to build for the World's Tair a c;i : a val, a vespel similar to those in which Columbus made his voyage. nidge Johnson, in the Circuit Court at Topeka, has decided that au an est made on a letter oi a telegram is not due process of law. The gn-nd jury lias indicted Mayor Glca eon, ot Long Island City, for assnu'it in the second dc-giec. The indictment Is for as Kiultnig Alfred Nelson, at a meeting of tlio Itoird of Health. Jcne 30, A Tennessee Sheriff, armed with the coiuiuutitioi: of th' death sentence on Xe t'.ian and V'oodville Tarvc:-, has started lor uiproiiviileonu race.igaiiist time to save the tro prisoners" lives. Tiptonvilie is re mote from cither telegraph or railroad. A,,orhrr chapter in the Langcvin scandal ih Canada is about to come to light. A coa irtctcr wlm cLiims thit he was defrauded outofi!.eof the Que.-cc harbor contracts annoi:i.c-j tliathe .il! ?ue the Government for n lars.-e suai.nm! premises interesting de velopments. Philip a. Armcurand Kelson 3forrin, the to b'g paekcrr, are about to hare tilt in tha Lr.ited states Co.irts. Mr. Artnonr, nn uer thennnie - li; Franco-American Pat . nt o... Open ng Company, hi. entered suit in tlieLnitcd States Circuit Conn? against the Fail-bank Canning Ov,.ir.-.,:y, tho malor lty ot the stock ot which : oi.-n:d by Xelson Morris his sen iino ' '". Vogpl, fr lnfrinse- WHEAT AGAIN OVER $1. Its Stay at That Figure Was Very Short, However A Very Irregular Market C"orn Talrly Active bat Unsettled Oats Qaiet Proiislons Weak. CHICAGO Wheat ruled somewhat un settled, with the average price higher. The strong domestic markets yesterday und the firm and higher cables Irom tlio United King dom, with the gloomy news about damago to wheat in Xorth Dakota, scared the shorts to cover at the opening. December started at 99&c$l O0), but with liberal offerings a weak feeling set in, and Xew York selling off, with other domestic markets weakening, the price hero turned downward and touched 99Jc. A good deal of long wheat was carried, over from. Tues day, which showed a good profit, and the realizing wa Tery liboral. Eradstrcet's re port that the available supply on both coasts had Increased 3,636,000 bushels during the last wcok, was also a bearish factor. .Pl,.., it. .. n rllami.nli f.v.,n T7Altn cnvlwit that it was rumored there tlmtltussia would is-ue a decree on the 15th prohibiting tlio exportation of wheat. Tnen catno the clearances, which were very generous, and there was another buying sp'nrt, which sent tlio price to $1 00, but continental cables coming lower, and" tin. selling being very free, it soon dropned to9c, then kept fair lv steady, and closed at 9!c. Corn was fairly active but the feeling was somen hat unsettled, though stronger in the iii.iin. The firmness in wheat helped it fomo, but the principal firmness was due to the continued small receipts. The old hull leaders were operating for an advance but did not seem to be taking much. While the bears hesitated to sell lu view of the small arrivals and the firm tone in wheat, and shoits seemed disposed to cover, yet at times the old bear element made itself felt and there were i eak spots, but the recovery was easy. Oc'ober opened at 323, sold up to 32'ic, "hi oke to 5--c, rallied to 53c. dropped to 52; Jc held steady around that fleure for a time but weakene'd at the end, and closed at5c Oats -were quiet and closed without mate rial change from Tuesday's Inst figures. Provisions were weak and loner on free selling bv longs and by packers, but closed with a part of the loss regained and at Usurp somewhat below the closing prices of Tuesday. Tlie leading futures ranged as follows, as cor retted lij Jnhp M. Oakley .. Co.. 45 Sixth street, members of the Chicago Hoard of Trade: I Open-! High- Low- Clos- Aktici.f.s. i lug. est. est. lug. WIIEA XO. 2 1 j I October $ 97fei5 08 97 97'f Itrreinbcr 9!f, 1 W',, 9T 9")'i Mav I 1 OS 103.';l 1 0 1 nyx Vor.x Xo. 2. ' I ! Octolx-r 62'i; T,2 KJI S2i Xmirabvr -4 - 4'" 4-i'i 4S,' Mai ' ii'i 42' 42 42 Oats Xo. 2. i October SB'.! VMl X'i Si' oenibcr 27'd 271a 27'fc 27jJ Mav 31J4 31. 30'j 31 Ml ss Por.K. ' I i October 1 9 (G1,: 9S2'S, 9 00 9 fi7'i December 1000 10 00 9 75 9 85 Januar 12 40 12 42K 12 25 12 32'i X.A1SI), Xovnnbcr 6 70 0 70 6 !TH 67s; December o 75 6 75 B72'sl 0 72 Januarv 1 G 5 6 85 6 77.S 6 SZS .iiodt liius. I October I fi 83 cm 6 90 6 95 Xoiembcr I 6 82'-4 6 82'i 6 7 6 50 January 6 45 6 45 6 37i 6 f Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady and unchanged. Xo. 2 spring wheat, 93)s'c: Xo. 3 spring wheat, e992c: Xo. 2 red, SKic; Xo. 2 corn. 51(!J52c: Xo. 2 oats, 2G2GVe; Xo. 2 white, TM30.: Xo. 3 white. Ti&itlic: Xo. 2rj-e, f4Kc;Xo. 2b:irlev,60c: X'o. 3 1. o. !., 3462c; Xo. 4,'f.o.b., 3I5lc:"Xo. 1 flaxseed, Oic; r rime timothy seed $1 13; mess pork, M bbl, $9 83g9 90; lard, 100 lis, $6 726 75: short rib sides (loose), $7 107 20: drv salted shoul ders (boxed), to 236 10: short clear sides (boxed), $7 407 50; whisky, distillers' fin ished goods, 5t sal. $1 18; sugars unchanged. On the Produce Exchange to-day the but ter market w as steady and unchanged. Eggs, ISMc- XKWTOKK Flour firm and active. Corn meal quiet. Wheat Spot market lower and unsettled, closing weak; No. 2 red, $1 05 ele vator. $1 0Spl OS afloat, $t 071 10 f. o. b.: Xo. 3 red, $1 011 01i: ungraded red, $1 05 1 06K: Xo. 1 Northern, to arrive, $1 07Jg; Xo. I hard, to arrive $1 09K; options aa vanced c on bettor cable j. although buying orders Irom the other side were llcht, de clined Tili? on the crowi sell Ik and re alizing, no it was found that the damage to stock grain was light, reacted Uc and closed steady nt c under vesferday: October, $1 (a(Hl ($, dosing at"$l 05W: Xovember, $1 0?r 07$, closing at il 07J: De cember, $1 OSJffiri li, 'closing nt $1 0, January, si lujeii 11, closing nt si loij: February, closing nt $1 12; March, $1'138 1 14U. closing $1 13JJ: April closing at $1 14K; May, $1 14 9-lGl 16, closing at $1 J4JJ. P.ye steady; Western. 9597c. Barley Xo 2 Milwaukee, 72c Corn Spot market irregular, closing easier, fnir to active: No. 2, G060Uc elevator: 6"4 615.1c afloat: ungrade.1 mixed, 61K62c; op tions declined liz on the good quality of the new ciop arriving, the West realizing and weak cables, closed steady at Ho under yestei day: October closing at tOJc; Xovemner, GOgcOjJc, closing at GO'c: Decem ber, 54W51c, closing at MJc; January, 51J,3c, closing at 5Pc;May. 5151Jc closing at fil31c. Oats Spot market nctie and easier: options dull and weaker; October closing at 83c; November, 3.'I"J4', closing at 34c; December, Zll,iU., closing at 34c: May, 37c: Xo. 2 white, 33J4(S33J; spot No. 2 white, 33J4;ji35Kc; mixed We&tem, 32U35c; white do 3440c; Xo. 2 Chicago, 34ic Hay steady, quiet. Hops quiet, easy. ;TalIow activjand steady. Eggs firm -i; Western, 2122c. Polk quiet, stoadv;old mos ', $10 75 1100. new mes, $11 73012 23; extm prime, $10 7511 00. Cut meats,qu'et,steady;middles qnict. steady. Lard lower, dull: Western steam. $7 00; options, October, $6 96, askt.--i: Xovembe $7 00: December, $7 0i. 05, clfts'e, $7 04: January $7 13: clos lngnt$7 i; Fe rnary. $7 23. Butter Fancy crea'ejr," scarce nndllrmer; Western dairy, 13I9.. do creamery, 1627c;do lactory, 13 16c Cheese more doing: fancy flrm;Westem, G8c; part skims. 47c. THILADELPniA Flour firm with a moderate demand. Wheat opened flrm.but suDsequcntly reacted and closed lower; Xo 2 red, October, $1 03J1 04: Xovember, $1 05 1 06; December, $1 07J1 OS; January, $1 OOJjgJl 10. Corn firm: Xb. 2 low mixed, in elevator. 04c; ungraded high mixed. In ele vator, C5Jc:No. 2 mixed, October. 62(563c; Xovember, 56U'57c; December, 51J52c; January, 51g3ic. "Oats weak; No. 2 mixed, 33Jc: No 3 hue, 33Jc; Xo. 2 white, S6Kc; do clipnod, 37Kc: Xo. 2 white. October and Xovemos--, 3J36c: December, 3636c; January, 36,V37c Butter firm and in good demand: Pennsylvania creamery extra, 2Ce; do prints extra, 2S32c. Eggs firm; Pennsyl vania firsts, 23?. BALTIMOKE Wheat firm: Xo. 2 red spot and the month, $1 W?l 04: De cember. $1 0S1 OSJ: steamer Xo. 2 red, 99c (rj$l 00. Corn firm; mixed spot, 70c; year, 51315j;c: January, 61514c: February; 51 51-Jic: March, blVc. Oats quiet and steady: No. 2 white Western, 363SJfc; No. 2 mixed Western, 2C31c Itye active and firm: Xo. 2, 93c Hav active and-firra; good to choice timothy, $14 0015 00. Provisions steady, Arm and unchanged. Butter firm and unchanged. Eggs firm ut 2122c. CINCINNATI Flour in fair demand. Wheat strong and higher; Xo. 2 red, $1 00. Corn weak; mixed, 51c Oats in fair de mand; No. 2 mixpd. 3l5c. Kye in good de mand and higher; No. 2, 9J.c Pork (barely steady at $10 37J. Lard quiet at $6 50 6 C2J. Bulk meats firm at $7 2a7 S7. Bacon steady at $8 73. Butter strong and nigner; iancy i.igin creamery. :vhcmc; Ohio, 2Sc; choice dairj-, 1617c Eggs llrni at 17c. Cheese in fair d'emand and firm. MILWAUKEE Flour firm. Wheat quiet; Xo. 2 spring, on track, cash, 93c; December, 'Mc; Xo 1 Northern, 98c Corn firm; Xo. 3 on track, cash, 56c. Oats steady; Xo. 2 white, on track, 30Jc Barley firm: October, Clc. live flnn: Xo. 1, in store, S5Kc Pro visions easier. Pork January, $12 Ziy. Lard January, $3 80. TOLEDO Wheat weak; cash and October, Sic; December, $1 02 January. $1 03. May, $1 09. Corn dull: cash, 56c Oats quiet; cash, 2yg29J$a Eye dull; cash, 86c; October, STJJc. DCLUTII Wheal opened strong but cased off nar to the close; closing prices were: October, SOWc: December, 93V; May, $1 04; No. 1 linid, y,i. No. I Northern. 9c. Mixxnil'ons-Wheat-Xo. 1 hard, on trace. ; No. 1 X'orthorn, October, SlUc; Decern oci,9tJ;; 3Iaj , $1 OlU.on track, 9234c; No. S Northern, on track, SSQOOc KAXSAS CITl'-Eggs firm at Itrc. Coffoe Markets. Xew Tons. T)ct. 8. Coffee Options opened weak. 1540 points ilown. closing ftcaoy 1510 poinis down: sales. 41,230 bags, ;S '??.';-: "0Der. ll.30ll.50c: November, 10.5:tf.0.Coc; December, 10.4510.60c; January, 10.3jfc)10.50c: Febrnarv, 10.33c; March, 10.55 10 03q: April, 10 65c: May, 10.G510.75c. Spot Eio dull; No. 7, 12KI2J.Jc. BALTiMonE. Oct. 8 Coffee goes tair, 16c; Xo. 7, 13Jc. dull; Bio car- Drygoods Market. Xew Toek, Oct. 8. The drygoods market was unchanged, with demand moderate at the hands of both agents and jobbers. Tlio Price of Bar silver. New York, Oct a Speca. Bar silver In London, tl JI iwr n.m o. -..- York rtenl- POINTS IN SEALTY. Interesting Reminiscences of Snrithfield Street Merchant HOW A WOMAN MISSED A FORTUNE Another Step in a Series of Mysterious and Significant Deals. FEATURES OP MONEY AND SPECULATION Thc realty market is in better shape than at any previous time this year. Several large transfers have been made" within the past few days. "While these are important as showing the high estimation in which realty is held by capitalists, it is after all the multiplicity of small deals that gives tone to the market This trade, the absorp tion of small lots, has regained its cus tomary activity. A few years ago real estate was a "back number " Very little was said about it. Xow it is more talked nbout than anything else. This was exemplified yesterday in the case of a prominent music dealer on SmithCeld street, who, a short time ago, moved into a handsome building of his own. He was full of reminiscence. "The site upon which my store stands," said he, "was owned by a Scotch woman, who kept board ers. The building was small, but it an swered her purpose. Tlie owner offered her the property and the one adjoining for ?9,000. She bought the one she occupied for ?4,.";00. "When urged to take the other she said she was too poor, and her means of making a living too precarious to run the risk. I paid her ?30,000 for the ground alone. The property she thought she was too poor to buy is worth as much as mine. She thus missed a handsome fortune." The small building on the southwest cor ner of Smithfield street and Sixth avenue, occupied as a drugstore, is more valuable than people suppose. The lot is 20x60. In regara to this property the gentleman quoted above said: "It belongs to an estate. About two years ago a prominent capitalist, who took a fancy to the location, made the heirs an oiler of f(50,000. His object was the erection of a handsome, compact, nine-story building, each floor to comprise an office. He thought such a structure in that quarter of the city would be a good investment. His offer was promptly refused. Xot far from this corner is another property for which 500,000 has been offered and refused. "Very little has been said about the Splane prop erty for several months. I happen to know that a prominent banker is after it, and think he will succeed." "Since I bought and built," he con tinued, "the chief interest in Smithfield street property has been diverted to the south side of Fifth avenue. This change, of course, is due to the new postoffice. Judgiog from the talk an active movement may be looked for in that quarter within the next year or two. The sale ofthe Messier property mears more than appeals on the surface. I have' just learned that a prominent firm owning and occupying valu able property on Fourth avenue "has leased new quarters for a terms of years. This is significant. It may be a link in the deal going on in the block between Diamond street and Fourth avenue, jibout which so much has been said and so little is known. "Within two years there will be a new business block on Smithfield street, one on Fourth avenue and one on Third. Other improvements will be made. So you see the district south, of Fifth avenue between Wood and Granc is full of promise of big -things. T consider it the best part of the city for investments." A Doom for Larobi. Mr. C. T. Beeckman, the Fifth avenue real estate man, has purchased 36 acres of land at Latrobe for 830,000. Twenty-six acres will be laid off in lots. The other ten acres have been donated to the Xatlon's Mower and Eeaper Manufacturing Com pany, of Allegheny, for a plant, for which Elans are being drawn. There will be two uildings, each three stories high and 200 feet long. It will give employment to 1,000 hands. Ground will be broken for this en terprise next week. Anthracite Coal Trade. According to an Eastern authority, the coal trade is now in excellent condition, and a continuance of the present weather will stimulate the demand to a point that would probably admit of an increase in the October production of 3,750,000 tons. The Western trade is rapidly gettteg into better shape, but the existence of contracts mad; earlier in the year at lower prusa has been a handicap. Prices arg beirg firm(r held at a shade below circular figures, but the sales agents are icroc.-ag'd by the willingness of retailers to stock up m tre freely. With the close of navigation, and the ad-, vance of cold weather, a marked increase in consumption must follow as a result ofthe hand to mouth policy of consumers. Business News and Go .sip. Pittsburg's prosperity is being shared by the surrounding towns. The National Cordage Company has de clared the regular quarterly dividends of 2 per cent on the preferred and 2 per cent on the common stock. Insiders are predicting another advance in Distillers and Cattle Feeders' stock. A railway up Federal street, Allegheny, to the hilltop and beyond would open up a large scope of territory to settlement. This I enterorise Is quite possible. Northern Pacific stocks are being sold on the further issue of ?4, 000,000 consolidated mortgage bonds. At the last call yesterday 107 was bid for Citizens' Traction 5s an advance. Oil was weak yesterday on expectation of another batch of gushers at McDonald. It was said there was no foundation for the rumor of impending failures in London. Eea Bros. & Co. expect to resume busi ness early next week. Sinco the revival of business on 'Change there is not so much haste to sell the build ing. It is still in the market, but at an ad vance on the orlginal'figure. Movements in Bealty. Baltensperger & Williams sold for B. J. Williams and George H. Hushey, a new frame dwelling of five rooms, hall, porches. pantry, etc., lot 20x190, situate- on Belonda street, Mt. Washington, for $2,403 cash. J. 1! Glass sold 17 lots adjoining the Alle quippa Place plan, in tho Thirteenth ward, lor $4,500. Hoffman & Baldridge sold lot Xo. 24, in Palmer Place, Swissvale, 40x120 feet to an alley, for $00 cash. The purchaser will erect a residence at once. Black & Balrd sold for S. F. Harbison the property Xo. 142 Charles 'street, Allegheny City, being a two-story frame house with lot 20x73 feot, for $3,300. A. J. Pentecost sold lots 100 and 101 in his Vallov View plan, Chartiers Vulley Hallway for $230. Baxter, Thompson and Co sold lot No. 113, Kuch Place plan, fronting 22 feet on lincli avenue and extendinz back to a 20-foot alley 1U feet, for $230; also lot Xo. 409, Butler Place plan, Eighteenth ward, fronting 20 feot on Monongahela avenue ;bv 100 feet" in depth, for $300. A. Z. Byers A Co. sold for D. W. Davis to John G.irroway lot Xo. 20 in the Northside Land Association. Lim., plan, borough of West Bcllevue, Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railroad, size 35x103, for )500. S. J. Fleming sold the lollowing properties this week: two lots. Not. 212 and 213, Baker street. Eighteenth ward, for $600; lot 175. Reincman s Dickson plan, on Ridge street. Thirteenth ward, to Isador H. Aaron, for $1,000; also sold two lots, 58 feet, on Wylie avenue, east of Junilla street, to Prof. C. B. Wood, for$2,625. A. Leggate & Son sold on the Real Estate Auction Board the house anil lot 119 Irwin avenue, Allegheny, lot 20x131 feet and brick house of five rooms for $1,530: also, subject to the npproval ot the Orphans' Court, a lot 6x133, on Perrysvtlle avenue, Tenth ward, Allegheny, for $1,530. John K. Ewlng & Co. sold to W. R, Livings ton a lot 50x150 feet, on Grant avenue, in the Watson -iilwilvlsfon. Kat Pe"v"e r i. i' i- .'- : -i .- -!. c . x. handsome stone and brick residence in the spring. Tho Building Record. Eight permits were issued yesterday for tho same number of improvements, the cost of all being estimated at $36,900. John Reynolds, frame two-story dwelling, on Snnnyside street, Twenty-third ward; cost, $1,330. W. H. Stevenson, two-story stone and brick dwelling, on Dithridge street. Fourteenth wnrd; coat, $10,C00. Capt. J. J. Vandergrift, stone and brick two-story nnd mansard dwelling, on Oakland avenue, Fourteenth ward; cost, $6400. John A. Davis, frame one-storv and mansard dwel ling, on Juliet street. Fourteenth ward; cost, $1,600. Mrs. Sarah Connolly, brick three story business house, on Seventlr avenue. Fourth wnrd; cost. $3,500. Three others cost ing altogether $1,C30. HOME SECURITIES. NO MATERIAL CHANGES IN VALUES, BUT PLENTr OF BACKBONE. Duquesne Traction Displays a Firmer Front Pleasant Valley Moves Up a. Peg A Feeble Raid on Philadelphia Gas Elec tric and the Miners. The stock market yesterday was dull, with price changes about equally divided bo tw eon gains and losses. Buyers were in the majority. Thero was a disposition to hammer Phila delphia Gas, but it received sufficient snp port to prevent the raiders from accom plishing their purpose. Of the tractions Pleasant Valley and Du quesne showed most strength, eaoh ad vancing a notch. The rest of this group wns steady. There was no fresh consolida tion talk that bore the impress of authen ticity. Electric weakened at tho second cnll on bearish news from Boston, but regained lost ground and finished the same as the opening. The change for the bettor In the financial condition ofthe Switch and Signal Company has caused a demand for the stock nnd brought new buyers into the market. It ad vanced point to 9J bid, with none insight. Luster was the onlv interesting feature in the mining group. Insiders get regular In formation, which never reaches the public. It was In good request and finished a frac tion bet -n: than the opening bid. Sales at the first call were 55 shares of Electric at 15, and 50 Pleasant Valley at 23JJ. Tho Becond call was a barren Identity. At the third 50 shares of Philadelphia Gas went at 10. Bids and asking prices at each call are appended: rrasT secoxd third EXCHANGE CALL. CALL. CALL. STOCK. B A B A B A Arsenal Bank 71&.... 71M- Liberty N.I!..... 103105 Marine X. B 108' Mononga'laX.B Ml.1 132 11.E..L.AT. Co.. 78 78 .... Boatman's Ins... 33 33 .... Tentonla Ins 62 Westernlns.ro 50 50 Char. V. Gas Co 6 .... 6 Philadelphia Co. 10 114 1035 U Wheeling GasCo 20 ..X 3) .... 20 .... Central Trac 20i 21 20 21 201.... Citizens' Trac... 59 61 .... 61 6S 61 PlttsburgTrac... 40 .... 40 .... -40 .... Pleasant Valley 24 231(.... Wi 21 A. V. R. K 4 P..T.AA 33 40 3) 40 P..Y. A. nfd. 50 60 .... N.Y.C.G.C.Co S RedCIond M. Co 2H 3li Hidalgo Mln. Co 4 .... 4 LaXorlaM. Co.. 25 30 25 .... Luster Mln. Co 117, I1M Wi H W Wcst'house Elec 15K 15 14 H's 15J.... Mo. Water Co... 27 27? .... 28 27 23 U.Sw. SIg. Co. 9 9 9f 10 SH 10 U.S.AS.Co.prd 25 W'houseA.B.Co IPS,1 A DULL STOCK MARKET. FEEBLE FLUCTUATIONS BUT NO IM PORTANT CHANGES. An Early Improvement Wiped Out by Bear Hammering Before the Close The Mar ket Closes Quiet and Heavy Changes Slight. New YonK, Oot. 8. The stock market to day exhibited little life in any of its part, and once more dullness Decame one of the ruling features of the dealings, though after conslderab e strength in the forenoon the hammering operations of the traders and bears were sufficient to cause the entire loss of tho improvement. The foreign purchases were the principal cause of a strong and higher opening here, tho advances over last night's figures extending to per cent. Domestic operators, however, made a very foeble response to this movement, and, in fact, the disposition to buy at present has been reduced to a mimimum. The early improvement was supplemented by further fractional gains in some stocks during the forenoon, but not until the lead ing shares bad been again depressed to about last nighi's level bj' the persistent pressure from tho bear's side. The bear hammering operations wore abated after noon for a time, and tho market showed an approach to midsummer dullness, but prices, relieved of the depressing influence, made some advanco. The low-priced Vanderbllts, Atchison, Burlington, Bock Island, Chicago Gos nnd some, specialties made considerable improvement. Prices, however, never got far from those of the opening, and in tho last hour another sharp attack was made upon the Atchison securities, and the stock reacted nearly 1 per cm-: on large transactions, wiping out all thi former gain and something in ad dition. The general list responded feebly to this attack. Rock liitsd a-"d Missouri Pacific showing most weakness under the pressure. The market finally closed quiet and rather heavy, generally at insignificant changes from'the opening figures, as well as from last night's prices. The final changes ate irregular, and in all cases for small frac tions. Railroad bonds were more animated than yesterday, but followed the share list in be ing without feature of moment, tho attack upon the Atchison incomes in the last hour making those bonds prominent again in the dealings, being the only occurrence of note throughout tho day. The total sales were only $1,C60,000. The highest and closing quo tations were: Atchison In.. 64W 63NYCAStL 1st. 93 Gb. K.t Firsts 82'a 82K N Y O ft-W ls.lll fSlll At A Pac lac, Bur Iowa.... Deb Consols WAfSk I4WIN 8 F 5s UK'JPiOiJa' 914(70109 S, tiold Cpns 1231ai231j consols I31.V4134K X" Y ft'N 2d.. 50( 50VJ X.J CBs coup.lttW;fi)l(XHi Reg lMJaifKSV NYC drt....lOlwai04i4 B:AO. 1925s Second OAK 153 CA OA Fives Chat 5s Col Coal 6s... ClMld4.... Ogn Imp 1st.. .100 (3100 OA Mcons...U0!4II0 OSLls 101 (3)101 PAW 1st .... 787, 78X P & E lllC 28 M) 28 RS1V Is 769, 76S C A W I G M.H3s llilili 4S.... 7 uraaing 43.... .- .. ,, -l--"a.-y?. Erie 2d cons.l05Sl05i J-lrsts Third USE me w 4i First cons. ..1x1 mvn R I 5seoun UVSs. S5l& 85 StL S 1st..... 2ds , 1C lsts , Iron Mt 5a... K AT lsts.... do 2nds K Central 4s. KV eons w a so iaX S A A A I" 85s SVls St K A G I 1st, SCaro Inc...., S. P. 4s Ch A MoR... li 78 44 -41 41 s'lyo 3- 1071 LaclcdeGas Is. 77W 77( LEAW lst..l07X IC7K 117 90 StLASFSs.. 94Hfi L S 1st reg...l!7 LI 4s 90 3 ron;as H3MI TP2nds 32Hl LStLAT.... 82 (a 83 M L S A T 2ds. 99ia MUg M A0 4S 6668 New fis 114 (3114 MP cons 10S mm North Pac 5s. 8JV 82S do lsts I157,U57S SLS 98H9SM Third 109 109 ttSll.,A.UlSl. 975 irj iv 1st... 75 ( IE 1st tllKO VaMldG M.. 81 "11 Wabash nrsts.l0H4ai01 W N Y A P 2ds 33K(& 33 Wis Cine 40W& 40! WScoiip lOUtlSlOOH Regular 101M101l, The following sales of stocks were made to-day: Chicago Gas, 7,220: Erie, 20,810: Louis ville nnd Nashville, 4,870: Missouri Pacific, 11,100; North American, 3,525: Northern Pa cific, preferred, 13,057; St. Paul, 16,050; Union Pacific, 6,000. The following table shows the prices of active stocks on the New York Exchange yesterday. Corrected dally for the DisrATcn by Whitney A STErnEXSON, oldest Pittsburg members or Xew York Stock jsxenange. 01 ronrin avenue: JS(a!10O.,4 .106 $lt 106W106H . 9Ti 7H Vlii 97 114 ail4 iomioi? 1C3V3S1033J 99 99 70(H 70! (5I13S (3 79 Kl( SJi, S8(3 65'4 snsS 31H 100 (rulOU Ulifi) 68'4 2! 297 61 01 751$ 7;i S7 87 21 (5 24 8l"iia 844 98 IS 08 J94K f 87J, 75 MM 81 Clos- Open High Low- Ing ing. est. est. hid. American Cotton Oil...-. 25 American Cotton OIL pfd 43 Am. Sugar Refining Co.... fiS'i S$ SSH 8SJ Am. S. Refining Co, pfd 05 Atch.. Top. A S. F 45 45K 4i 4 Canadian Pacific.., MS Canada Southern.. T 59 59 S&M 58 Central of New Jersey 11SJ 119.M 118H 119j Central Pacific St Chesapeake and Ohio a) X'4 25W 26 C. &0., 1st pfd 59 59 98)4 59 C. AO.,2dpfd i9)4 3UV .39)5 31 Chicago Has Trust 5W 52! 51)4 l24 C, Bur. A Quincy 98J tUH WX 98 C Mil. A St. Paul 74 71J4 74X 74K C. Mil. A St. Paul. pfd.... 117 117 HOX i!63 C, RoCkl.AP 827$ 83 :H K'i C. bt. P. M. 4 0. ...'. 33,'j 31) 33X 34X C, 8t. P. M. & O.. pfd 92 C. A Northwestern 11H 1161 116 116)4 C. C C. AI 7J 73)4 72? 75)4 Col. Coat A Iron 3jJj as), 38 37S Col. A Hocking Val 33 33M 31 321) Del.. Lack. A West 1417 142 141H UH Den. A Rio Grande 19)4 19J4 19-14 19 Den. A Rio Grande, pfd... to 50 49X 49Jf E. T., Vh. A Ga . 6 Lake Erie A West aV 23 22X 2ZM Lako Erie A West., pfd..,. 68 (18 67)4 C71, Lik-Ml'ireA M. H 1?S 125 4 124 -t -I 42W 59'f 60 59H 94 IMS 16,S 110 3) 80 UH 31 ia'4 39U 20 18 55 11K 28H ;S 2i 95X 944 .S"!!;D?!F?We.o-.prd. vj New York Central. X. Y.. C. ft St. L... .....unm ijpno, xrusfc...., 110 lies' 110 X. Y., C. & St. L., 1st pfd. ivy WH 1?4 "' ,..., X.Y..L.E.&W !.... X. ).., L. E. & W., pM.... N.Y.JfcN: E. ....'... N.Y. O. &W Norfolk A Western Norfolk A Western, pfd.-.. North American Co Northern Pacific Northern Paclfle. pfd Ohio A Mississippi Oregon Improvement Pacific Mail Peo.. Dee A Evans Philadelphia A Heading... P., Cln.. Cbl. ASt. I....... P....C. C. A St. L.. pfd.... Pullman Palace Car Richmond AAV. P. T Richmond A W. P. T.. pfd St. Paul A Dulnth St. Paul A Diiluth, pfd.... t. I'nul. 3Ilnn. & Man.... Texas Pacific Union Pacific 44K 31 3l 31 1 7UM 70X SBH 31 H 2054 zu'a II 18 19 is 19 X 19V 2s; 25,'i 19! 28s, an 25 741, 25 :i 3i4 22 !4 37 22)J 37 37 tt'4 40? 25 05 ' 191 Mii 56 35 96 as 14 XH 82lj 38' 78?, S2i 22!f 41 28 67 192 41 2G' 67 192 137s 4;a 26 654 191 13M 13X 15 41M 30K 15 41,H 'it" S3 win 78-ji 52 14S! ll'S 's6s 827, 373 78' itaoaen Wabash, nfd Western Union; Wheeling A L. E 5Khe.!hs'KI"E'. J?ri Dls. A Cattle Feed. Trust. 37 78JS 621, Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations or Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue, members of New York Stock Ex change. Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania Railroad 51U 8f, Reading Railroad 20 3-16 2u'i Buffalo. X. Y. A Fhlla 9 9'4 Lehigh Valley ... 50 50si Northern Pacific 2SI4 28'j Northern Pacific preferred 73'f 75H Lehigh Navigation 41! 4ni Philadelphia Erie 34 3l,'j Boston Stocks Closing Prices. Atch. A Top 44I4"! Calumet A Hecla .. Franklin Huron Kearsagc Osceola Santa Fe Conner.. .265 .. 17 .. 35 . 14S . 358 J7J' . 18 . 187, . 19 . 3 . 15 jiosion .v AiDany....zn3i Boston A Maine 17 CM.. Bur. A Qnlncy. !)8 Eastern R. R. 6s Fitchburg R. R. Flint ft PcreM., Mass. Central.... Mex Cen. com.. X. Y. ft N. Eng, Old Colony....... "Wis. Cen. com.. 121 75 20 18 23 IK! Tamarack , San Diego nesi r:na Bell Telephone Lamson Stores.... Water Power Alionez Mln. Co new Atlantic Boston ft Mont 25 IK 14 45M Centennial , Butte A Host. Cop. Electric Stocks. BosToir, Oct. 8. Special. Following are the latest electric stock: quotations: Mobiles Ohio Missouri Pacific Bid. Asked. $52 37,1 .$49 00 49 25 2600 28 25 13 7i 14 00 14 75 15 25 60 00 6100 10 03 10 25 Eastern Electric Cable Co. pref... Thomson-Houston Eleotrlc Co... Thomson-Houston E. Co., pref. It. Wayne Electric Co Wcstlnghousc Trust Receipts European Welding Co Detroit Electrlo Works Mining Stock Quotations. New Yobe, Oct. 8. Alice 1.50. Adams 1.B5. Aspen 3.00. Chollar 1.40, Crown Point 1.49. Consolidated Californ!a-nnd Virginia 8.12f Deadwood 1.90. Hale and Norcross 1.45. Homestake 10.50. Horn Silver 3.33. Iron Sil ver 1.20. Mexican 2.60. Ontario 38.50. Ophir 3.50 Plymouth 2.25 Savige L40. Sierra Ne vada. Standard 1.40. Union Consolidated 2.40. A SATISFACT0EY MOVEMENT. The Money Market in Good Shape and Rates Steady. City bankers continue to report a fair call for discounts and loans, which are made on the basis of 67 per cent. Yesterday's busi ness was satisfactory. The supply of avail able funds was more than equal to require ments. Bank clearings were $2096,859 35, and balances, $346,821 33. At New York yesterday money on call was easy, ranging from 3 to 5 per cent, last loan 3, closed offered at 2. Prime mercantile paper, 67. Sterling exchange quiet and steady, $4 79 for 60 day bills, and $1 SZi for demand. Closing Bond Quotations. U. S. 4s reg 11654 do 4s coup 11! do4)$sreg 00.S do4Us coup Pacific 6s of '95 ill Lonlslanastamped4s 83 Missouri 6s Tenn. new set 6s. ...102 do do Ss 100 do do 3s S91 Canada So. 2ds 97)4 Cen. Paclfle lsts 106 Den. A R. G. lsts.. ..116 do do 4s 79J Den.AR.G.Westlsts Erie 2rts 106S M..K.AT. Gen. 6s.. 77;, do do 5s 44 Mutual Union 6S....1W N. J. C. Int. Cert...l09V Northern Pac. lsts. .115 do do 2ds 109M Northw'rn Consols. lJl.'i do debentures 5s. ..104 Oregon A Trans. 6s.. St.L: A Iron M. Gen. 5s 85)4 St. L. ft San Fran. Gen. M, 108 St. Paul Consols 124K St. Paul, Chi. A Pac. lsts 114 Tex. Pac. L. G. Tr. Rets 5 83f Ter. Pac. R. G. Tr. Rets 32 Union Pac. lsts lu7M West bhorc ....104M Bank Clearings. Memphis New York exchange selling .at $1 premium. Clearings, $110,093; balances, $91,j33. New OniEAifS Clearings, $1,649 407. Chicago Money, 6perccnt. Now York ex change, 12Uc discount. Bank clearings, $12, O9J000. New York Clearings, $122,029,992; balances, $4,816,471. Boston Clearings, $14,225,073; balances, $1, 457,530. Monev, 5 per cent. Exchange on New York, 1017 per cent discount. Philadelphia Clearings $10,599,075; bal ances, $1,645,736. Money, 4 per cent. Baltimore Clearings $1,953,331; balances, $320,251. Money, 6 per cent. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Office or Pittsbubo Dispatch, ) Thursday, Oct. 8. Cattle Receipts, 1,281 head; shipments, 1,521 head; market, nothing doing, all through consignments; no cattlo shipped to New York to-day. Boos Receipts, 2,853 head; shipments, 2,200 head; market firm;.PhlladelphIas, $5 405 55; best Yoikers and good mixed. $5 005 25; grassers and stubblcrs, $4 504 73; pigs, $3 50 4 25; 5 cars of hogs shipped to mow York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 700 head: shipments, 800 head: market steady at shade stronger feel ing than yesterday's prices. By Telegraph. Chicago Cattle Receipt.", 15,000 head shipments, 4,000 head: market irregulaH prime natives higher; other grades steady! Texans steady to strong; prime to extra natives, $6 20(3)6 45; good to choice, $1 755 50; others. $2 354 50: Texans, $4 25; rangers, $3 304 30: stockers, $2 253 25: butchers' eows, $2 253 25. Hogs Receipts, 25,000 head: shipments, 1,000 head; market fairly nctivo and steady to stronger; rough and 64 75; prime heavy and butchers' weights. $1 85(35 10; light, $4 10 4 91; Philadelphia, $3 305 40. Sheep Receipts, 6 000 head; ship ments, 3,000 head: market fairly active and Steady to stronger: native ewo, $3 254 25; wethers, $1 405 SO; Texans, $4 4S4 55; lambs, $3 605 65. Buffalo Cattle Receipts, 9 loads throngh, no sale; market steady at full yestoiday's prices; feeling firmer. Hogs Receipts, none through, 25 sale; market o103 lower; heavy grades, corn fed, $5 2.1K5 33: medium eights, corn fed, $5 205 30; Yorkers, good to best corn fed, $5 155 21. Sheep and lambs Re ceipts, 7.cars through, 19sale; market steady: sheep, extra fancy, $4 755 30; good to choice, $4 25t 50; fair to good, $3 754 25: lambs, good to choice natives, $5 756 00: common to lair do, $4 605 40; Canada common to ex tra, $1 006 25. Omaha Cattle Receipts', 3,000 head; slow and dull on all grades of beef steers; butch ers' stuff sold about steady: common to rancy steers, $2 755 75: Westerns, $3 00 6 00: Texans, $2 253 00. Hogs Receipts, 8S0 bead: slow; best heavy and medium weight hogs sold a trifle easier; other grades a shade to 5c lower: market closed weak, with a few loads unsold; light, $i 404 65; ueuvy, tx "' mixed, $4 xtgi 00. sneep Receipts, 2,369 head; market slow, but about steady. New York Beeves Receipts, 235 head, all for slaughterers; no trade: feeling firm; dressed beef steady at 69iic '$ ft: ship ments to-day, 949 beeves snd 20 sheep. Calves Receipts. 519 bead; market firm: veals. $5 00 " 73 ft 100 fts; grassers, $2 252 62. Sheep Receipts. 4.130 head; sheep firm; lamhs,$6 12 J 66 76; dressed mutton steady at 78c f &; dressed lambs firm at 810c. Hogs Receipts, 5,503 head, including 2 cars for sale; marJcet firm at $5 C05 E0 3? ICO fta. Cincinnati Hogs in fair demand; common and light, $3 2304 60; packing and butchers', $4 254 90: receipts, 3 020 bead: shipments, S.OsO head. Cattle easier; lair to choice butcher grades. $2 255 25; primo to choice shippers. $3 755 23; receipts, 600 head; ship ments, 1,370 head. Sheep, easy; common to choice, $2 C04 52; extra fat wethers and yearlings, $4 504 75. Receipts, 8S0 head; shipments, 1,300 head; lambs staadj-. St. Louis Cattlo Receipts, 1,100 head; market strong: good to choice natives, $5 O03 80; rulr to good do, $3 004 90; Texan and Indian steers, $3 503 25; canners, f 1 402 40. Hogs Receipts, 3,000 head; mar ket tcady and higher: lair to selected heavy, $t 053 15: mixed, $4 631 90; light, fair to best, $4 6304 85. sheep Receipts, 400 head; market firm; fair to good, $2 75 4 60. Kansas City Cattle Receipts, 7,010 bead; shipments, 2,800 head; market steady; steets, $3 253 75; cows, $1 202 75; stockers and feeders, $2 003 75. Hoss Receipts. 7.930 head: shipments, 3,710 head; market 63 higher: bulk. $4 0001 60; all grades, 3 s.VT4 f. "'.ecu-Recrlijts, 4 490 head: - . ..', ".i '; 1 ia.-': r st--.iy. TROPIC FRUITS FIRM. Heavy Grape Receipts and Demand Is Good for All That Comes. JAMAICA PINEAPPLES A FEATURE. Little Animation to the Trade in Cereals, hut Prices Steady. THE GROCERY SITUATION TJXCHANGED Oppice op Pittsburg: Dispatch, ) TnCRSDAT, Oct. 8. Country Produce Jobbing prices The stock of creamery butter on the market is not in supply equal to demand, and job bers report fnability to fill orders for choice grades. Prices have already advanced 2c per pound this week, and prospects are good for another rise. New York cheese is very firm and Ohio is steady. Strictly fresh eggs are not easy to be had and mar kets are strong. In fruit lines grapes have the lead. Receipts are heavy and demand good. Though the arrivals for the week have been close to a dozen carloads daily, there are no signs of a glut. Peaches have been In more liberal snpply for a day or two pnst than for a week previous and tho move ment Is slow. Full supplies were generally laid up for the winter last month, and, therefore, the quietness of markets. Trop ical frnits are steadily on the gain. Bananas are on the advance, as our quotations will reveal. Jamaica pineapples of excellent quality are now on the market. The upward movement. of lemons has come to a stand still through the influence of the cool wave. Butter Creamery. Elgin. 3031c: Ohio brands. 27a2Sc; common country butter. 1718cf choice country rolls. 2325c. Beans Xew York and Michigan pea. $2 332 40: marrow. S2 503$2 60: Ltma beans. 4)s4Jic 16. Beeswax 3235c ?! lb for choice; low grade, 22 25c. Buckwheat flour-!.' $ lb. CIDER Sand refined. $6 5037 00; common, $3 50(5) 4 00: rider vinegar. 12JJ13C. Cheese Ohio cheese, new, 949Vc: New York cheese, new. lo;i(311c: Llmburger. llH4e: Wis consin Sweltzer, full cream, 13134c; Imported Sweltzer. 2728c. Ciiestxuts ?3 00(5)3 50 f) bushel. Eoos 20!21c for strictly fresh nearby stock; Southern and Western eggs, 1919)je. Feathers Extra lire geese, 5753c; No. 1, 48 50c ? lb: mixed lots. 3940c. Fruits A pplcs. 2Efi0c per bushel. $1 Oman 25 per barrel; peaches, 75crSSl 00perhjsket,82 25(32 50 per bushel: pears, 75c$l CO per basket, glSC2 00pcr bushel; plums, damson, t- 0C2 25 per bushel; Concord grapes,10-pound basket. 18020c; Delaware r rapes. 30((&35c a basket. Cranberries Jersevs. 2 50(32 75 per box. $7 C07 50 per barrel; Cape Cods, $2 7-Vfel 00 per box. S3 OOffiS 50 per barrel. Hoxet Xew crop white clover, 1820c: Cali fornia honey, 1215c ? lb. M APLE SYRUP 75o90 V gallon. Maple sugar ice ? lb. Poultry Alive Chickens, 6575canair. large: 3O(S50c, medium. Live turkeys. 10c ? lb. Dressed chickens, ll17c ?! . Potatoes Carload Iots.ll 001 15 a barrel: from 6tore. 4045c a bushel: Southern sweets, ft 25(31 50 a barrel: Jerseys. ?2 25(3:2 50. OrntCER l 5C5 no $ barrel. Seeds Western recleaned medium clover Job bing at 5 30: mammoth, S3 55: timothy. $145 for prime and $1 50 for choicest; blue grass, $2 65(32 80; orchard grass; 11 75: millet. It 10: German, $1 S; Hungarian. $1 in: fine Uwn, 25c t lb; seed buck wheat. Jl 40(31 60. Tallow Country. 4c: citv rendered. 5c. Tropical Fruits Lemons, $5 5036 00: fancy, $6 50700; Jamaica orantrs. $o 50 50 a barrel: California peaches. $1 50(31 75 a box; California plnms, $150 (32 25 a box: California pears. $300(31 00 a box: bananas, $1 50(32 CO firsts. $1 0031 25 good seconds, per bunch : Tokay grapes, $4 5033 uo a crate; Malaga grapes, $4 0C4 50 a half barrel; Jamaica pineapples, 15c apiece. juK-TAULKa iaDD3frc. zacx-suca ousnei nasaet; Yellow Denver onions, $2 252 10 a barrel: toma toes. 251350c. per bushel: cucumbers, 33(350c per bushel; celery. 203Oc per dozen; exs plant, $f CO a bushel basket; roasting ears, 6090c a bushel basket. Groceries. Trado in this department keeps moving along in the same old ruts as for a week past. Rio coffees are quiet and sugars are barely steady. Demand for the latter has been on the decline of lato, a fact explained by the wane of the fruit season. Green Coffee Fancy 22322)4c: choice Rio, 20)421c; prime Rio, 20c: low grade Rio. 1819c; Old Government Java, 27)42)c: Maracalbo. 253 23c; Mocha, 2329c. Santos, 19f323c; Caracas, 23 24c; LaOuayra, 2a323c. Roasted (in papers) Standard brands 21.'4c; high grades, 24,lj27,4c; Old Government Java, bulk, 3032c: Maracalbo. 2t25c; Santos. 21(325c; peaberry. 27c; choice Rio, 22c; prime Klo, 2i;c: good Rio, 21c; ordinary. 1920c. Spices (whole) Cloves, 1315e: allspice. 10c; cassia. 8c; pepper, lie; nutmeg, 75(380c. Petroleum (Jobbers' prices) fio test; (IMc: Ohio, 120". 7,"4c: headlight. 150. 7,sc; water white. SXSSK: (tlobe, 14(31IKc: clalne, 13c; carnadine. lie; royallne, 14c; red 01L 10)jllc; purltv, 14c; olelne, 14c. MINERS" Oil Xo. 1 winter, strained. 42344c ?! gallon: summer. 35(337r: lard oil. 55(35Sc. Syrup Corn syrup, 23(333:: choice sugar syrup, 37(339c; prime sugar syrup, 3135c; strictly prime, SS337C. S. O. Molasses Taney new crop. 45c; choice. 43343c: medium. 3S40c: mixed. 3538Sc. Soda Bl-carb. in Legs. 3)j3Jjc: li-carb, in Ks. 5Vc: bl-carb, assorted packages. 5&6c; sal soda, lnkegs. llic; do granulated, 2c. Candles Star, full weight, 9c;stearlne, perset, 8)c; parafflne, 1K312C. RicE-Head Carolina, 6Jfi7Jfc; choice, 6K6"4c; Louisiana. 5H6c. Stabcii Pearl, 4c; corn starch, 66Hc; gloss starch. 67c. Foreiox fnuir Layer raisins, $2 00: London layers. 2 25: Muscatels, $1 75: California Musca tels. $1 C01 75; Valencia, f5Me; Ondara Valencia. 63Mc; sultana. I015c: currants, 5H-V4c; Turkey prunes. C6Xc: French prunes. 8Sfec; Salonlci prunes, in 21b packages, 9c; cocoanuts, t 100. $3 CO; aimonas, i.an., id, .sic: uo ivica, i,c:no sneucu, 40c; walnuts. Xap., 13(314c: Sicily filberts, lc; frmyrna figs, 13(314c; new dates. 56c: Brazil nuts, 10c: pecans. lfelCc: citron. V lb, 171318c; lemon peel, ire ?! lb: orange peel. 12c. Dried I buits Apples, sliced, lie ?! lb;apnles. evaporated, 13(314c:jeaches. evaporated, pared, 20 S21c; peaches, California, evaporated, unuarcd, 13 16c: cherries, pitted. 15c: cherries, unplttcd. 8c; raspberries, evaporated, 233ilc; blackberries, 6)4 7c; huckleberries. 8c. SUGARS Cubes. 47ac; powdered, 5c; granulated, 4Mc; confectioners' A. 44c: soft white. 4"4(343iic; vellow choice. 434)4c; yellow, good, 3(33)c; yel low, fair. 3J33Mc. Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200), $5 00; medium, halfbbls(6r0). MOO. Salt No. 1 ?! bbU $1 03; No. 1, extra. ?! bb', $1 10; dairy. ?! bbl. $1 10; coarse, crystal. bbl. It 20: UlgKlns' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, $2 SO: Higglns' unreka, 16 ll-It) packets. ;( w. Canned Goons Standard peaches. ?t 90(32 00: 2ds. $1 50(31 60 : extra peaches. $2 2032 30: pie peaches, PCV395c: finest corn, fl 2V3I 50: Hfd. Co. corn. (1 00I 15: red cherries, if 20(31 30; Lima beans, (1 35: soaVed. do. 80c: string do, 6.V370C; marrow fat peas. $1 10(31 25; soaked peas, &j70c; pineapples, fl 50(31 CO: Bahama do, $2 25; damson plums, fl 10: greengages, $1 50: egg- plums, $1 90; California apricots, 81 912 10: California pears. 12 2S2 40: do greengages. $1 10; do egg plmns. !l 00; 1 1 10; 1 05: 11 extra wiiue cnemes.5- eo;rasooernes,9i vorm strawberries. 05c(3sl 10: flrooseberrles. 1 tomatoes. &5i395c: salmon. 1-lb. SI 30(31 SO: blackberries. 60c: succotash. 2-Id cans, soaked. 90c: do green. 2-lb cans. $1 25(31 59; corn beef. 2-lb cans, $1 8l 90: i-lb cans, $1 39: baked beans, II 401 50; lobsters, 1-lb cans. $2 25; mackerel, i-lb cans, boiled, (1 59; sardines, domestic Hs, tf 8.V34 CO; )s, S 50: sardines. Imported Ms, fu 50C50; sar dines, imported .'4s. $18 00; sardines, mustard, $3 35; sardines, spired. $3 50. Fish Extra Xo. 1 bloatcrraackerel. $3J 00 f! bbl; extra Xo. 1 do mess, 923 50: Xo. 2 shore mackerel, $20 00; No. 2 large mackerel. $18 00; X'o. 3 large mackerel, 114 UO; No. 3 small mackerel. $10 00. Herring-Split. $6 50: lake. 1 S t ICO-Ib bbl. While fish. $4 75 ?! 100-lb hair bbl. Lake trout. $5 50 half bbl. Finnan baddies. 10c?! lb. Iceland hal llbut. 12c ?! lb. Pickerel, half bbl. $4 CO; quarter bbl, l 60. Holland herring. 75c. Walkoff herring, OATMEAL 15 506 00 ?! bbl. Grain, Flour and Feed There were no sales on call at the Grain Exchange to-day. Receipts as bulletined: 33 cars, as follows: By Pittsburg, Ft.-Wayne and Chicago Railway, 4 cars of bran, 1 of middlings, 4 of oats, 4 of hay, 4 of flour. By Pittsburg nnd Lake Erie, 1 car or middlings, 2 of bran, 12 of rye, 2 of flour. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 1 car of oats. By Pittsburg and Western, 1 car of oats, 2 of hay. The situation in cereal lines has un dergone no ohanges of importance sinco'our last report. Receipts aro large and bnyers are exceedingly cautious. As to futures, things aro so uncertain that there Is almost an entire absence of speculative influences JAS. IL SCHOONMAKEK, JAS. McCTJTOHEON, SA3tTJEL BAILEY, Jr., President Vice President Secretary and Treasure r UNION ICE.MT'G COMPANY. Pure Ice made from distilled water for sale at wholesale only. UNION STORAGE COMPANY, Transfer Agent, General, Cold, Bonded and Yard Storage, ZXA 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. among grain dealers. High grades of hay are firm at quotations. Following quotations are for carload lots ori track. Dealers charge an advance on these prices) from store. WHEAT Xo. 2 red. $1 01(31 02. Corn Xo. 1 yellow shell. 63)4a64c: No, 2yelloir low shell. 63363Uc: high mlrl shell f62fi2!4C; mixed shell. 60W3fllr: Xo. 2 yellow ear. 67,S68c, high mixed ear. "COSfiS'ic: mixed car. AK365C Oats Xo. 1 oats. 3K334!4c: Xc. 2whlte331433lcj extra. Xo. 3 oats. 32!4(&33c: mixed oats. 31)4(33ic. RYJ. Xo 1 Pennsylvania nd Ohio 90392c. Flour Jobbing prices Fancy spiiiigpatent. $5 50(35 75; fancv winter patents. $" 25(35 50; fancy straight vlnter. $ 00(35 25: fancv straight spring. $5 2535 50:elear winter. $4 75J35 10: straight XXXX bakers'. $4 75(35 00. Rve flour. $5 0335 25. 3IILLFEED No. 1 white middlings. 23 00350?t ton: Xo. 2 white middlings, $21 00321 50; brown middlings. $16 50317 On: winter wheat bran, $100 16 CO: chop feed. 922 32 01. Hat Baled Mmothy. choice. 11 75(3)12 CO: No. 1. 10 50311 00;Xii. 2do. $10 OOffllO 50:cloi er hay. tsi 00 (39 50: loose from wagon. $11 0U3S3 CO. according to quality; packing lily. 37 00(37 50. Straw Oats, $5 73 6 w: wheat and rye, $3 50 5 75. Provisions. Sugar cured hams, large $ It Sugar cured bams, medium 114 Sitgarcurcd hams, small llv Sugar cured California bams 8m Sugar cured b. bacon ll'i Sugarcured skinned haras, large..... 12 Sugar cured skinned haras, medium 12S Sugar cured shonlders 8 Sujrar cured boneless shoulders . 9! Bacon shoulders. ............ ................... 734 Dry salt shoulders 7)4 Sugar-cured d. beef, rounds ... 14 Sugar cured d. beef, sets 11 Sugar cured d. beef, flats 9 Bacon, clear sides SX Bacon. clearbeUles 914 Dry salt clear sides, 10-Ib average 9 Dry salt clear sides, 20-Ib average 9K' Jfesspork, heavy 1300 Mess pork, family 13 00 Lard, refined. In tierces ai 1j(ut iiuinu, jii iiia naiicis ...la n--L T.Mni rdnnod A(ltK tnho TL T . pH rtAviArft fn "Wb1 V..! fit Lard, refined, 2u-tb palls Lard, refined, 50-lb tin cans -Lard, refined. 3-lTi tin -nail 7S IS !- Lard, refined, 5-Ib tin palls "iu, reuueu, iu-io un pa 1 is.. ...,., ........ A THEILIINO ABCTIC J0TJBNEY. Lieutenant Schwatka's Scientific Expedition to the North Returns. Victoria, B. C, Oct 8. Lieutenant Schwatka, the noted explorer, who has been; conducting a scientific expedition in the far' North, reached Victoria on the return trip. He gives the following account of the jour, ney: "We struck Lake Ahklain June 16. ' "We shot Kink Eapids, in which the waves were running eight feet high, and proceeded overland to Fort Selkirk. Here we hired Indian packers and started for the copper river country. About 225 miles brought ui to the foot of the St. Elias Alps, which ara from 12,000 to 15,000 feet high. Glacial ice extended 50 to 60 miles on all sides. Here) the Indians left us. "In a march of about 80 miles we man aged to break throngh the St. Elias Alps on ' a glacier which brought us to the east" fork of Copper river. This is a mountain tor rent impeded by glaciers every few miles. The last day's march, from 4 o"'clock in tha morning to 8 at night, was only two and a half miles, and so fatiguing as to almost exhaust the party. The canvas covers of the bedding were used to build a boat, 14 . feet long, with ribs of willows. In this we ' started down the Vees Guar, a fork of the Copper river. The boat upset several times, and the men were nearly drowned. Iu one place all went over a fall and under a waterfall. The descent of the Copper river was much easier. When, about the middle of August, we arrived at its month, the men were almost shoeless and without clo'hes. We opened about 500 or 600 miles of totally unknown country. Back of the St Elias Alps were over 50 peaks from 12, 000 to 16,000 feet high. All of the upper forks of the White river were mapped out, and many signs of minerals, peculiar to copper, were met with. The most success ful feature of the whole trip was the break ing through the St. Elias ranges, a feat never before accomplished. PITTSBTJEGEES NAMED. Thirteen of Them Appointed Delegates td tho Water' Ways Convention. Habrisburg,2 Oct 8. Governor Pat-, tison to-day made the following appoint, ments of delegates to represent Pennsly vania at the convention for the improve ment of Western water ways, to be held at Evansville, Ind., October 14. Joseph Walton, B. L. Wood, Jr., Thomas. M. Beese, Thomas, P. Roberts. W. a Jntte, "' Simpson Horner, Charles W. Batche lor, W. W. O'Keil, Thomas 31. Jenkins, John Moren, James A. Henderson, George Lysle and L. S. Crump, all of Pittsburg; Joseph H. Dunlap, West Bridgewatcr; William B. Bodgers, Allegheny Citv, Thomas J. Wood, Woods' Bun; M. A. Cok, Brownsville; AV. S. Shallenberger, Bochei ter; Eben Brewer, Erie. 3 If you have a or acute or leading to CONSUMPTION, OF PUKE COI JLITER OIL. AND HYFOPHOSPHITES OP ZI2IE AND SODA IS STJIOJEJ OTXJEU3 I'OH. 3717. This preparation contains tho stimula ting properties of the llypophospMtrs and fine Sorictglan Cod. Zlrer Oil. Used by Physicians all tho world over. It la u palatable as milts. Three times as effica cious as plain uoa j.:ver oil. a perfect Emulsion, better than all others made. For I all forms otWastlng Diseases, Bronchitis, CONSUMPTION, Scrofula, and as a Fiesh Producer there Is nothing like SCOTT'S EMULSION. It Is sold by all Druggists. Let no one bv 1 profuse explanation or impudent entreaty ' Induce you to accept a substitute. BBOHEBS-FINANCIAX. Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. ap20-38 PEOPLE'S Cnrifol tV SAVIXGS BAXK. SI FOURTTI AVENUE. I'nr.irnl yYl (Yin Rrtfrilna 1 CTrt OO D. McK. LLOYD! EDAVARD E.'DtTF7. President Ast Sec. Tre.i f per cent so&its. interest allow"! de- John M. Oakley Jo., BANKERS AND BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds. Grain, Petroleum Private wire to Xew York and Chicago IS SIXTH ST.. Pittsburg. SODWS j a. JS-.f . . j 1- SJnu.iT j.i : -u, j.w.sttt-frVafcgisas fjr-Trr-ffr-- --&4, fl-- ttrlr" Ay. ty'jf, i3i: -h-y-g -; 'Mh'msTMrr wygftffSTreg
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