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, NEW-CHEESE CENTER.
Chicago Firms Are Gathering in All
the Available Stock
-AND CAfi CONTROL THE TBADE.
In Hardware Lines, Tusiness Is Fairly Good
for the Season.
THE MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR OUTPUT
Office of Pittsburg Dispatch.
Tuesday. December 8.
A leading Liberty street commission mer
chant who spent the greater part of the past
week in Chicago looking up dairy product
interest, had this to say in an interview
yesterday: "Chicago is now the great
American center ot the cheese trade. There
are tome 15 or 20 houses in that city, any
one of which claim to handle more cheee
than is handled in Pittsburg. Representa
tives of these houses have been buying up
all available stock in Missouri, Ohio and
2few York cheese sections the past fall,
until now there is little doubt that the
Chicago firms have the trade under their
control. While Xcw York merchants were
st case. Chiciuro houses have been gather
ing in thestun'. and are able to fix prices.
Making all due allowance for wind and ex
aggeration and reducing statements of Chi
ago blowers by one-half, there is little
doubt that the amount of cheese stocked
there is Jar above that of Xew York. Two
Chicago tirms claimed to handle over 100,
000 cheeses per month. "When it is re
membered that there are not more than 7o,
000 boxes handled in Pittsburg yearly, it is
cvidpnt that the "Western metropolis is
largely in the cheese trade."
In Hardware Linen.
Trade in this lino might be better, but
Yolunie is reported fully up to what it was a
year ago. Prices are very close, and it is
difficult to sec where profits come in to the
manufacturer. There has bceii no change
in the price of cut nails for the past few
month. In fact, there could not well z
any change for the worse ns prices were
down to bard pan. "With steel nails selling
at the Wheeling factories for 1 65 tier kes,
ns has been the situation all the past fall,
margins arc about wiped out. Any further
reduction would require the majority of fac
tories to cease operations or work for glory.
Wire nails have joined in the demand
r-iovcment, and are now selling at Si 80 per
keg. Xever since nails were made by ma
chinery have prices been lower than now,
and wire, nails are lower than ever before.
A year ago the card rates of wire nails were
?2 10, or 30 cents .above present prices.
The materials and labor are about as costly
now as then. It is only a question of short
time when prices must advance or materials
and labor must decline. Holiday hardware
is moving freely, such as plated "ware, vases
and fire-irons, but builder's hardware goes
slowly, as is its custom at this time of the
year."
Hie Worm's Wool TIeld.
Accordibi trt KuhloWs, of TScrliri. the es
timated production of wool in the world is
80),000,0i)0 kilograms, valued at 5.000,000,-
000 Irancs. Australia and New Zealand
possess 75,000,000 sheep and produce 100,
000,000 kilograms of wool, in value 000,000,
000 francs. "The Cape of Good Hopedelivcrs
15,000,000 kilograms in alue 280,000,000
francs. Since the United States of America
oulv possess 0,000,000 sheep, they are com
pelled t cover their demand in Australia
and La Plata. Europe numbers 200,000,000
thee), which render 200,000,000 kilograms
of wool, in v alue 900,000,000 francs. The
production of Morocco, Algiers and Tunis
is estimated at something enormous. With
reganl to France, the has only 22,000,000
sheep, against M.OOO.OOO 40 rears ago. Rus
sia takts the first piece in Europe as the
producer of sheep-wool goods then comes
England, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary,
Italy and Spain. Tht production of
India, Central Asia and China is estimated
at 150.000,000 kilograms.
Minneapolis Flour Output.
The city selected as the place for the Re
publican National Convention of 1892 now
leads all Western cities in its flour output.
The daily output of flour at Minneapolis is
40,000 barrels. This is equivalent to 320
carloads ot 125 barrels to the car. Of this
amount the Minnehaha flouring mills pro
duce 10,500 barrels daily, or more than one
fourth of the entire output. It is but a few
years since Minnehaha Falls were separated
from Minneapolis bv a wide stretch of un
occupied prairie. The falls of Minnehaha
were known only in poetry and romances
score of years ago. Now they are furnish
ing a large portion power wherewith to
feed the nation and the world.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Receipts at East Liberty and All Other
Yards.
Office cf riTTSBuro DrsrATcnt)
Tuesday, Dec. 8. J
Cattle Receipts, 503 bead; shipments,
Oil head. Market active.
Horts Philadelphias, $3 954 00: mixed,
J3 VO3 ai; best Yorkers, S3 753 Co; light
Yorkers, $3 603 70; 7 cars hogs shipped to
New York to-uay.
Sheep Receipts, 1,003 bead: shipments,
1.200 head. Maiket slow at yesterday's
prices.
By Telegraph.
Chicago Cattle Receipts, 11,000 head;
shipments, 2,500 head; market slow and w eak;
prime to fancy steers. $1 S56 CO; good to
choice. $1 00g4 50; others, S2 403 70; stockers,
i 002 50; cows and heiters, $2 252 63. Hois
Receipts, 25,000 head: shipments, 0,000 bead;
market actii and 10c higher; lough and
common, J3 S53 75; mixedand packers, $3 85
C4 00: prime uunvv and butchers weights,
M u5gi 15; light, $3 4C3 75. sheep Receipts,
C.C0O bead: shipment:-, 2,000 head: market
active and steady; native ewes $2 lj0t 25;
mixed, $4 50t t5; wethers. $4 S'iQj 95; West
erns, $4 40g4 80; lambs, S3 50g5 50.
Knflalo Cattle Receipts, (i loads through;
11 s.ilc: market about steadv: good steers,
jt S5Q4 60; extra, $4 75 IlogV-IScceipts, 30
loads through, 30 sale including 75 held over;
market steady: heavy grades, corn-led,
S3 9-04 00: medium weights, corn-led. $3 0
(i? S5. Sheep and lamb-- Receipts, 1 load
turaugh. 19 sale, and SO load:- Canada lambs
reported In arrie; market steadv for
native-, Canadis lower: sheep, extra iancv,
t C-'Sjj 00. good to choice, ?t 15g4 50; fair to
good, $3 754 oO: Iambs, goou to choice,
native, $5 IH.yj;5 73: common to Jair, do. $3 00
3 40: Canada, common to extra, S3 50g5 SO
Xmt York Beeves Receipts, 1,203 head;
all for exporters and slaughterers: no trade,
Jcolingfimi: d:-esad beei ateadi- at TQJic
per S.: shipments to-morrow. 3 53J quui ters
! beef. Calves Receipts, 240 head: market
dull: veals, $ tci CO per 100 a: grass-crs,
f 1 7:g2 20; UV teri dives, $2 753 OJ. Sheep
Slcceipts, 2,115 head: sheep uradvj lambs
!.c per a higher: -been. ?3 004 73" per 100
I.: lumbs 005 i2: die cd mutton
ttendv at6)Scperl!i; dressed lambs firm
at7sic iios Receipts, 8,M)0 head: con
signed direct; nuailnally firm at $3 U)4 00
lcr 100 lb.
Cincinnati Hogs in good demand and
higher: common and light, !3 253 C3; pack
ing and butchers', s.1 t5g)3 93: receipts, 8,220
!iad: shipments, 1,423 head. Cattle CAs.y; luir
to choice butcher grades. $2 23JJ4 00; prime
to choice shippers, $3 734 73: receipts, 530
head: shipments, 030 head. heep uteudy:
emlimon to choice, $2 504 23: extra fat
wethers. and yearlings, S4 25Q4 50; veceipts,
I'.fO head; Miipmeuts, 3w head. Lambs in
l.i ir demand; common to choice, S &04 75
prr 100 pounds.
j. I.ouIs Cattle Receipts, t,700head; hip
Tncnt.1, ftCO head: maiket steady: no offers uf
native stock: all held for tat stock bow sale
to-morrow; Texan and Indian btocn., $2 93;
steers, common, 3 03g3 SO. Hogs Receipts,
5 900 I'eaU: shipments, 1,100 head: mnrkot
higher: lair to prime heavy,- $3 803 93:
mixed, 53 403 S3; light, talr to best, U 50
3 65. Mieep Receipts, 400 head: shipmenlx.
400 head: market strong; fair to extra choice,
S3 0U 6 00.
Kanwin Clrv Cattle Receipts, 7,500 head;
shipments, 1,000 head; market dull and lc
lower: natives, $3 406 00: cows, $3 I53 S3;
Mockers and feeders, $2 40g3 03. Hogs Re
ceipts, 13,010 head: no shipments; market oc
higher; bulk. 3 5I3 80: all grades, $3 001 53.
bheep Receipts, O00 head; no shipments;
market strong and higher.
Turpentine Markpts.
5nr Yope Rosin' quiet, steady,
tine dull and nominal.
Turpcn-
THE BEARS IN TROUBLE.
Wheat Takes a fumble Tho Amount of
Grain on Ocean Passage Greatly De
creasedCorn .Advances Slightly The
Pork Market Remains the Same.
CHICAGO The bears in wheat were in
trouble to-day. The news was decidedly
against them and they were compelled to
retire before the onslaught or the bulls. The
enthusiasm engendered late in the session
yesterday by the heavy decrease shown in
the visible supply report was carried over
to this morning and reinforced bj-additlor.al
bullish figuring. The amount of wheat on
ocean passacc decreased this week by 3.5M.
000 bu: the world's shipments decreased by
3.400.0CO hu during tho same time; the re
ceipts in the Northwest were very light;
cables were strong, Liverpool being quoted
l penny higher and Paris 20 centimes up,
with domestic markets stronger; a bullish
Government winter wheat crop review was
expected on Thursday, and the export clear
ances were large.'aprrcjratinB 1.361,000 bu for
MX ports: New Yo:k, Baltimore, Philadel
phia, Boston, New Orleans and Montreal.
The only crnmb of comfort the bears had
was n dispatch from New York saying a
j.onuon nouse naa resold there at a reduc
tion of a shilling per quarter a cargo of
wheat bonsht for exports. There was but
little disposition to sell, while shorts were
nervous and apprehensive and disposed to
cover.
May opened nt 90Ji993Jc, against 0Scat
the close yesterday. But some rather heavy
longs who had good profits in their stuff
proceed to realize, their sales breakinc tho
market tofflc. When this pressure was re
moved, however, the market rebounded to
OTJic: then it sajipred off to 93Jc. fluctuated
fiequcntlv, and closed at 99c. Late cables
were all higher with the single exception of
Antwerp.
corn was rairly active, strong ana nicner.
The receipts were 355 cars, but included only
23 cars of contract. Shorts were uneasy
partly from the poor inspection, and partly
fiom the stronc tone of wheat, ana cov
ered freclv, though the selling was re
stricted, tfhe trading in December was very
light and opened at 47e, touched 7.fc,
held steady for a time, then bulged to4Sjc.
weakened to 4SJic, advanced to 48Jc and
closed Vic lower. May fluctuated between
ic and ISJjJc, closing at 43JJc against c
at tho close yesterday. Oats were dull but
firm and closed with "a substantial advance
over j csterday's last figures.
The provision trade appeared to be badly
mixed most of the day. The market started
with a sort of bound becane the hogs at the
yards were half the etimato at 25,000 and
prices 10 cents higher. Later dispatches
Irom tho yards reported heavy hogs 15c up
at $t 13. This was 25c higher in two days
and cut tho profits of packers materially.
On this showing tho price of pork went
ai;aiu to the best point of the morning.
Packers bought back pork, and ribs sold
early. Toward the close the pit became
dull! and prices held steady at little change
from last night.
The leading futures ranged as follows, as cor
rects! liy John M. OaVley & Co., Sixth street,
members of the Chicago Board of Trade
0cn- High- Low- I CIos-
Articles. tag. est. est. ine.
AViieat. No. 2
December t XH I M'S f S2',i !fc
January 03 S41, 935s MH
Jlav WH 9UJ, 99 fS
Cons. So. 2.
December. 47?' 4SS 475 4SV
Jauuarv. -44 41H 43X 4IU
Jit)" 43!4 'H 43,'j 43J,
Oats. No. 2
December. 32. 32V 321 K'(
January S1J3 32Wi SIS K"
llnv 33Ji 3ijj 33,'i 33-S
SlEss Pork.
December 8 45 8 45 8 45 8 45
January 11 30 11 30 11 2u 11 20
Miy 1180 1180 11 !H 1107.4
Lard.
December 6 12 r. 12' S 10 6 10
Januarv. 6 22V. 6 2i G 17J4 6 20
Mav..-." CST.1 6W 6 55 6 55
short Ribs.
December 5S7. 5 50 5 52f 5 52i
January 5 62W; 5 6i 5 57" 5 57!i
May COO 1 6 02'4 5 93 5 93
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
firm and unchanged. No, 2 soring wheat,
92c: No. 3 spring wheat, 8385c: No. 2 red,
92jc: No. 2 com, 48c; No. 2 oat.3ic: No. 2
white. 33c: No. 3 white. 31g32c; No.
2 r e. SSJJc; No. 2 barlev, 5960c: No. 3 f. o. D.,
4."5Sc;So. 4f. o. 1., 3S50c: No. 1 flaxseed,
94Kc: prime timothv seed, $1 22. Mess pork,
per barrel. ?3 B0. Lard, per 100 lba. $S 15.
hhort rib sides (loose), $5 505 70.
Drv salted shouldei-s (boxed). $4 37
4 G3. short clear sides (boxed), $3 855 00.
Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal
lon, $1 IS. Sugars unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the but
ter market was quiet: fancy creamerv, 27
2Sc; fine Western, 23g)2C;c; ordinary, 2224c;
selected dairies, 3526c; ordinary, 2024c.
?ggs,2I24c
NKtVYOKK Flour unchanged and moder
ately active. Wheat Spot market unsettled
and closing weaker; moderate business: No.
2 red. ?1 05K, store and elevator; -$i 07J
I Wi . afloat'; $1 07K1 10K. f- o. b.: No. 3 red.
II 011 OIK: ungraded red, 93V4c$l 12:No. 1
Northern, ?1 09: No. 1 hard. 1 12K: No. 2
Northern. $1 04. Options advanced Kct
declined Krc. advanced 5iJoC and closed
steadx- at Jg5Jc over yesierday; No. 2
red, December, $1 0ffil 06J. closing at
$1 0G;5; .lunnary. SI 07(1 OTJf- closing
at $1 07JJ: Februarv. $1 0SJ4Q1 09, clos
ing at 1 OS-X: March. 1 101 10,
closing nt$l 10K; April. $1 101 10, closing
at $1 10J .Mav. $i 0951 10?8', closing at
$1 10; June, SI 03J1 Ci, closing at $1 0SJ.
Rye quiet and easiei; Western, $1 0J1 01J.
Barley dull. Corn Spot market opened
stronger: closed easier: moderate business;
No. 2, 66'67c in elevator; 676Sc afloat; un
graded m'ixed. 53g6Sc: No. 3, 5960c; steamer
mixed, C46Glc; options, Decnmber.declined
JCc, other months advanced JKc; Decem
ber. 61g64c, closing at C4e; January, 56
50c. cloiuit at 5GJic; February, 5455c.
closing at 54 c: Marcli. 54Jc, closing at 54c;
Mav. 52K515-16c. closing at 531ic: steamer.
mixed, December, 60J62c. Oats Spot I
market lainy active ana easy: options
moderately active, firm; December, 41K42c,
closing nt 41?ic: Januarv, 4DKS40Je, closing
40ic; Slav, SSt&c. closing at 4C4C: spot. No. 3
white, 42;Cf?4ic; mixed Western. 4043c;
white do. 42?S45e; No. 2 Chicago, 43J43c.
Hav firm, flops fairly active and firm.
Tallow firm and quiet. Eggs quiet and
weak; Westein. 26227c: x-eceipts, 9,950
packages. Fork quiet -nu steady; old mess;
$9 50: new mess, $9 7510 75; extra prime,
$9 53. Cut meats dull and weak. Middles
steady and quiet: short clear, 50 30G 40.
Lard opened strong and closed weak: West
ern steam. $0 47J-J: options, December. $G 42;
January, $0 53B 50. closing at $0 53: Febru
arv. $6 62: March, $6 73, closing at 6 71 bid;
May, $0 88, closing at $0 67. Butter quiet;
fnncy creamery steadv; Western dairv, 1G
23c; do creamery, 2930c; Elgin. 30c. Cheese
quiet and easy; part skims, 4J9c.
PHILADELPHIA Flour quiet. Wheat
strong and higher: steamenNo. 2 red, in ex
port elevator, 95c: No. 2 red, December,
$1 03K1 04: January, SI 031 03J; February,
SI 05kl 07; March, $1 OSfJl 08" Corn No.
2 and steamer in export elevator ruled firm.
with a good demand for cash, but not much
inquiry for future deliveries; other grades
irregular and lower; No. 4 yellow, in grain
depot. 56e: do, on track, 54c: stpamer No. 2
high mixed, in grain depot, 58c; steamer No.
2 vellow. in grain depot, COc: steamer, in ex-
mort clevator. 5Sc: No. 2 white, m grain
C2)c; No. 2 mixed, snot and December, in ex
port elevator, COc; No 2 mixed, December,
50JiOOiic: Jannary.S357c; February and
March, .5451c. Oats Car lots in moder
ate demand, lutures He higher, but largelv
nominal in the absence of speculation: No. 3
white. 40yc: No. 2 w lilte, 41tlJc; No. 2
white, December, January. February and
March, 403i41e. Eggs quiet and easy, Penn
sylvania firsts, 28.
T5 4T.TLMOKE Wheat strong: spot, $1 04
f?l 04Vf: the month, $1 041 04Vf; Januarv,
tl OoKfiil 0. February, $1 Oiyi&l 07 Mav,
SI 10Jl 10J: steamer No. "2 red, USo.
Corn unsettled and highenspot. 63s asked:
j car, 60n asked: January, 55JR55Jc; Fel
tiary, St'g'SiJc; March, 51o4ic: steamer
mi.Ced, SGic. i)ts firm with good demand:
No. 2 white Western, 40JJc asked: No. 2
mixed. 3R39c. Rve dull and weak; No. 2,
97c. Hay Mrongand tairlv active: good to
enoico timothy. $13 0014 00. Provisions
firm: mess pork, $11 OChieit unchanged. But
ter steady and unchanged. Eggs firm at 27c.
MrNNKAVOr.IS No. 1 Northern: Decem
ber Opening. S7c bid; highest, 87J5C sellers;
lowest. S7c bid: closing, to-day, 87c: vester
day, SCJJc January Closing, to-day, 88c;
jestcrday. S7J.JC Mav Opening, 91Jc;
liienest, 94Jc; lowest, 93c; closing, to-dav,
9-tc; yesterday, 93;ic On track No. 1 hard,
l-9e; No. 1 Northern, SSc; No. 2 Northern,
8JeS5c.
CINCINNATI Flour in moderate demsnd.
Wheat in good demand: No. 2 red, 9696rc.
Corn firm: mixed ear. 4212J4c. Oat strong:
mixed, 35S3fi. Rj-e ba"elv steadv; No. 2. 95
9S". Pork firm at $9 009 12JJ. "Lard quiet
at SO 00. Bulkmeats barelv steady at $5 40
5 50. Racon steady at $7 "00. Butter quieu
Eggs quiet at 22c Cheeso firm.
MILWATJKEE-Wheat No. 1 Northern,
92$c. Corn quiet; No. 3. 4343Jc. Oats
quiet: No. 2 white, '3333c; No. 3 white,
3232Je, Barley quiet: No. 2, 58c; snmpleon
track, 40K61c Rvo higher; No. I, 69c Pro
visions quiet. Pork January, $11 22Jf.
Lard January, $6 22. n
ICANsAS CITY Wheat-No. 2 cash, 80c
bid; December, COKc bid: Januarv, 81c bid.
Corn Cash stronger at :.7Jc bid, SSJe asked.
Oats stronger; No. 2 cash.COic bid, die asked;
December, 30o bid, 31c asked; January, 30'ic
bid, 3110 asked. Eggs steady. '
TOLEDO Wheat Market dull and casiet
No. 2 cash and December, 96Kc: January!
90; May, tl 03?. Corn active; No". 2 cash, 48c
Oats auiet: cah. S3Kc. Rve dull and ateadv;
cash.BJJic-
DICKERS W REALTY.
AGood Sale at Homewood ad a Still
Better One on the String.
VALUES ON SMITHFIELD STREET.
Transactions on Frankstown Avenne
Down the Panhandle Koad.
and
FEATURES OF MONEY AND SPECULATION
A well-known business man yesterday
purchased 314 feet of ground on Lang ave
nue, Homewood, facing the Westinghouse
properly on the east, with a frame dwelling
of little value, from the Jones estate, for
517,500.
It was reported yesterday that the DoPuy
property, at Homewood, fronting about 400
feet on the railroad, was on the eve of
changing hands. The Pennsylvania Bail-,
road was mentioned as the buyer, and the
fact that it is planning for a freight station
at that place lends probability to the Btory.
Smlthfield Street Yalues.
Smithfield street property has appreciated
more rapidly in the last few years than that
on any other thoroughfare in the city except
Diamond street. The new postoffice and
other important buildings have drawn the
attention of investors to this quarter, and
caused an active demand for property. Five
years ago a good stand below Diamond
street changed hands at the rat of f 1,700 a
foot front, and was considered well sold at
that. The Mellon property, sold last week
to Kaskel Solomon, brought $2,500 a foot.
This is legitimate enhancement. It is not
due to sudden flurrv or evanescent enthusi
asm, but is backed by the cool, deliberate
judgment of level-headed investors, who
realize that the district south of- Fifth ave
nue, and between "Wood and Grant streets,
is destined to become one of the most im
portant in the city.
A Progressive Capitalist.
Mr. .T. C. Dick is doine his part toward
supplying the people with homes. He has
just completed the last of 14 houses, eight
ot which are in the Twenty-hrst ward and
the rest in the Nineteenth. He expects to
build quite a number next spring. He has
just purchased a piece of ground on Franks
town avenue upon which he contemplates
putting up a business block, to supply a de
mand tor additional business stands in that
locality.
Another deal which Mr. Dick has just
closed is the purchase of e.ight acres near
Sheridan, on the Panhandle Railroad, close
to the line of the proposed electric road.
He is talking of organizing a company to
drill for oil on this property.
The Nlmlck Deal Closed.
The final step in the transfer of the
Nimick property at "Wilkinsburg, to a land
syndicate, was taken yesterday. It consists
of 30 acres, and the consideration was close
to 570,000. Surveys will be made at once,
so that the property can be put on the mar
ket soon after 2few Year's. The purchasers
came within an ace of buying a tract of 40
acres in the Eighteenth ward, but terms
could not be arranged to suit.
There is no doubt about thei sale' of the
Harrison property, in East Liberty, but
who the purchasers are is something of a
mystery. Kuhn Bros, have entered a
denial. The lateit report is that the new
-owners are a prominent banker and a gentle
man identified with a local gas company.
The report that a hotel will be built on the
lot was not denied.
Easiness News and Gossip.
There is something wrong with the state
ment that Summerlca street needs sewering.
It has been sewered for at least two years.
As there has been no meeting of stock
holders of the North America Construction
Company for abont two years, it has been
suggested that it is aSout time to call
one.
The Town Council of Scnttdale has been
petitioned to purchase a lot on Broadway
and open the avenue across the Southwest,
'Kailroad by an overhead "bridge to connect
with the 50-loot street leading to the Ivner-
town bridge.
Five permits for new buildings were is
sued yesterday, aggregating $8,950. The
most important were these: To AV. "W.
Morris, for brick three-story and dwelling,
on Butler street, Eighteenth ward, ,to cost
54,200, and to John Kissick, for a brick
two-storv dwelling, on Emerson street,
Twentieth ward, to cost 2,600.
C. W. Kobb has sold to Kobert McEl
downey a business property on "Wvlie
street, Eighth ward, for 510,000.
Members of the Exchange held a meeting
after the midday call yesterday and ap
pointed R. J. Stonejr, Jr., W. W. Chaplin
and E. Finka committee to prepare suit
able resolutions on the death of H. "W".
Hagan.
All eastbound roads at Chicago have noti
fied connections they can receive no more
grain.
The Sugar people declared a dividend yes
tcrdav, and it is the same as last July, 3
on the preferred and 4 per cent on the com
mon. Movements In Realty.
Peter Shields sold a lot in William Flinn's
Greenfield avenue plan, Twenty-third ward,
with a frontage of 30 feet on Hoosac street,
to Crozier Spence, for $150.
Black & Baird sold lor Logan A. Marshall
lotsNos. 23, 24 nnd23, in the Earnest A Her
mann plan, at Ingram, Pa., for $200.
. S. A. Dickie & Co. sold for H. Faust to D.
H. Wallace, a lot on Emerson street, 37x120
feet to an alley, for $1,550.
,W. A. Hen on & Sons sold lot 28x90 feet on
the corner o' College avenue and Alder
street. Twentieth waid. near Ellsworth and
Highland avenues, forl,400. The purchaser,
a prominent city official, will build on same
st once.
Tho Bnrrell Improvement Company re
port the following sales of lots at Kensing
ton, the now manufacturing city on the Alle
gheny Valley Railroad: Louis and Anthonl
Mossnage, Allrgheny, north half of lot 19,
block 8, for $350 63; Mrs. Man Clarke, Hul
ton, lot 15. block 17, for $618 75: George Al
corn. Banksville, lot 74, block" 14. $S30: Will
iam II. Cupps, Tarentum, lot 73, block 14, for
$073; Mai tin Miller and Alexander Broeska,
Pittsburg, lot 188, block 3, for $350.-Mr. Annie
Halt, Pittsburg, lot 182, block 3, for $350.
HOME MONEY.
No Change In the Situation The Clearing
House Statement.
The local money market yesterday pre
sented about the same features as for weeks
past. There was a moderate demand from
manufacturing and commercial sources, a
good supply and no change 111 the interest
rate, which wa 6 per cent as the rule. Bank
clearings were $1,976,037 10 and balances S32S.
S33 19.
Five-cent nickel nnd 1-cent bronze pieces
will be furnished, in order of application,
lroui the United States Mint at Philadel
phia, Pa., to points reached by the United
States and connecting express companies,
free of transportation charges, in sums of
$20 or multiples thereof, upon leceiptand
collection by the Superintendent of the
mint of a draft on New York or Philadelphia,
payable to his order. To points not reached
by express companies, delivery under con
tract with the Government being imprac
ticable.these coins will be sent by registered
mail at applicant's risk, registry fee to bo
paid by the Government.
At New York yesterday money on call
was cav, ranging from 3 to Z per cent; last
loan 3, closed offei od nt 3. Prime mercan tile
paper, 56. Sterling exchange quiet but
Ktrog at H 81K for 00-day bills and ti. e4 for
demand.
Closing Bond Quotation.
U. S. 4sreg 1184
Mutual Union 6s... .1054
N. J. C. Int. Cert.. .10974
Northern Pac. lsts. .117
do do 2ds...lll4
Northw'rn Consols.1374
do 4s coup 1I75&
do2sreg ......100
do45;s coun
Pacific 6s of w 1034
Louisiana stampedls 87
Missouri 6s
Tt-nn.. new set. 6s. ..105
tie ueiwumreg os.-iw
Oregon A Trans. 6s. -St.
L.A Iron M. Gen.
do do 5s... 97'4
dS
. 85
do ao ss... 7U'4
Canada So. 2d 99
Ccu. Pacific lsts....'107
Den. A R. G. 1st. ...1154
do do 4s 797i
Den. A It. G. West. '
lsts
Eric 2ds 1W!
M. K. A T. Gen. 6a.. 784
do .do 5s.. 46.4
St. L. A San Fran.
Cien. 31 !(
St. Paul Consols. ...126
St.P..C. A Pac. lsts'115,4
Tex. Pac. L. G. Tr.
Krts fa
T. P. B. O. Tr.Rcts. 2934
Union Pacific lsts..lui
West snore ,..103
Rio. G. West. lsts.. 78V
Bid.
Bank Clearinr.
ST.
Louis Clearings, $1,228,184; balances,
$500,283. Money, 78 percent. Exchange on
New York, 25o premium.
Chicago Now York exchange,- 40c dis
count. Money, 6 per cent. Bank clearings, ,
$15,813,277.
New Oru.ahs Clearings, $2,836,833.
Mesifhis New York exchange selling at
par. Clearing", $770,243; balances. $121,193.
New York Bank clearings, $143,033,253; bal.
ances, $0,258 814.
Boston Bank clearings, $15,645,205; bal
ances, $1,858,893. Rate for monev, 2 per cent.
Exchange on New York, par to "5 cents dis
count. Philadelphia Bank clearings, $1,151,932;
balances, $1,140,188. Money, I per cent.
Baltimorf Bank dealings, $2 389,435; bal
ances, $304,748. Rate, 6 per con t.
H05IE SECURITIES.
HOLDERS OF LCSTEK TIRED OF WAIT
ING FOR A DIVVY
This Weak Fearhro Offset by a Number of
Strong; Ones Trading ot Talr Propor
tions Prominent Financiers Think
Street Hallways a Good Investment.
A fair volume of bnsiness resulted from
yesterday's stock calls. Active stocks were
Pittsburg Traction, Airbrake, Luster, Citi
zens' Traction nnd Birmingham Traction.
The only notably weak feature was Luster,
which submitted to a considerable conces
sion. Perhaps the sellers were in need of
Christmas money. The unlisted tractions
hovered around the previous day's figures.
The natural gassers were steady. There
was little of this stock in sight, showing
that holders are not disposed to make a sac
rifice for the benefit of buyers. There was
no demand for Electric, but it was offered at
13. Switch and Signal advancod a fraction,
and closed at tbo best price of the day. Air
brake also improved its position.
The rapid adoption of cable and electric
power, for street railway purposes, during
tho past twq years, has called for an extraor
dinary amount of capital, and has brought
street railway securities more prominently
than ever boforo the attention of persons
having money to invest. Under these new
conditions, that street railway property has
been recognized as a desirable object of in
vestment, has been shown by the largo
amount of money invested by the promi
nent financiers of well-known ability. As
an investment, streot railway securities,
either in form of stocks or bonds compare
favorably with steam railway securities, es
pecially in these days of adverse State and
inter-State legislation and cutting of rates.
Sales at the first call were 53 shares of
Pittsburg Traction at 47J, 15 Airbrake at
100, and 100 Luster at 10. Second call, 50 Citi
zens' Traction at 61, and 150 Birmingham
Traction at 18K. Third call, 50 Plttsbnrg
Traction at Wi. 10 Airbrake at 9 and 17
Luster at 9. Bids and offers follow:
first second third
exchange call. call. call,
stocks. b ab, a b a
Citizens' N.B.... M
German N. B 325
Peoples' Nat.Bk. 180
Safe Deposit Co 63
Armenia Insur 90
Citizens' In. Co.. 30 32
llnmboldt Ins.... 50 ....
M. &M. In. Co 45 ..
People's In, Co 35
Teatonlaln. Co 61
Western In. Co 48
C. V. GaCo 8 G ....
Manufact'rs Gas 2S 27 2a ....
P.N.(. &P.C0 7M 10 W Vi
Philadelphia Co. 13 1ZH n)i 13H 13K 13H
Wheeling G. Co. va ... 20fc .... 20!?....
Fisher OH Co.... 66 .... 6 .... CO ....
Onu Trac. Co 21 .... 21
Clt. Trac. Co 60! 61J 61 ....
Pitts. Trac. Co... 47J.... 47!$.... 46,4 475
Pleasant V. Co 23 22 3 22 23
JunctlonR.lt 21 St 51 23
N.Y.& CG.C.Co 45
Hidalgo M. Co... 4
La N. Mln. Co... 30 .... 15 30 2? 30
Luster Mln. Co.. 9.V 10!i 10 9,H ?
Bed C. Mln Co 3
W. Electric Co 13 13
Mon. Water Co 27!
Union S.&S. Co. 05f.. 93f .... 10 ....
ILS.&S. Co.pfd. 22 .... 22 .... 21Jf
AV. A. B. Co S9 100 99f 100 93!i 1C0
W. B. C. Lim 70
P.W.Co.common .... J5
Pa. Water.pref. 60 " .
A SLOW DAY IN WALL STREET.
GOULD SHARES ARE WEAK, ESPECI
ALLY WESTERN UNION.
Chicago Gas the Most Prominent With
Western Bayers; Canada Sonthern Is
Unnsnally Active and Michigan Central
and Distillers' Strong With It.
New York, Dec. a The market acted
more like a genuine bull than it has for
some time, but there was one weak spot.and
that was tho Gould shares, especially West
ern Union. That the Vanderbilts are ranged
on the side of higher fliures, the course of
their stocks leaves little room for doubt.
London did not do much, but there wero no
selling orders of importance from that cen
ter as far as could be seen; but the West was
again n buj-er to some extent of its favor
ites, though with the exception of Chicago
Gas none of them was prominent in the
dealings, and the rest of the general list roso
only small fractions.
The Industrials were again remarkable for
strength, and, while Sugar advanced on the
report of an increase in the dividend, it re
ceded again on the declaration of the usual
amount. Distillers were active and decid
edly strong, scoring the largest gain for the
day. The opening was quiet and firm, and,
while the market displayed a disposition to
advance, it was met in the early trading by
a continuation of the pressure upon Mis
souri Pacific and Northern Pacific preferred,
which in the former occasioned a loss of 1
per cent. The decline made no further
progress, however, and while Westorn
Union became the weak sister, tho rest of
the list broke away from it and prices stead
ily mounted, though only in tho few stocks
mentioned was the improvement of any par
ticular importance. Lven Western union
closed with only fractional los.
Canada Southern was the special featnre,
its activity being something unusual for that
stock, and its advance was steady and rapid,
while Michigan Central kept pace with it in
strength. The rest of the list failod to de
velop any special feature. The important
gains included Canada Southern, Michigan
Central and Distillers, each ljper cent- and
Lackawanna 1 per cent. .
Railroad bonds showed a moderate volume
of business, as usual ot late, and with a wide
distribution of business und the prevalence
of a llrin to strong tone to the dealings
throughout the day tailed to score any im
portant advance in any portion of the list.
There was a good -demand for the invest
ment issues, and the number of them headed
in was remarkable, the speculative bonds
being quiet and without movement of note.
The total transactions were $1,534 000. The
highest and closing quotations weie:
Atchison, inc.
Can So 1st..
2d
CAK 5s
ColMIu'4s.'.'i
Inc ,
.lo-jfffiio?,'!;
.99 (a 99
. 95 f!S
. 40 49
. 95!4(S 5!4
.1074(S1074
. 70 (ft MJ4
.116 (mur,
.I9)Vfftl?nV
4s
A AS6s....
A C A P 1st,
Bur Iowa..
Cunvt ,
Deb ,
Denver 90J
CAOFA2d.. 75
5s 102
Den A R G 4s. 79",
Duluth St 5s.. 97
Erie 2d cons. .104'-
l)o Inc 83
Do funded.. 91.
9044
Chi A Mist..
75
C A l'gu S F .
mn
CCoal .102U1024
KAT4S 7878,4
Do 2d 46).a484
K C A P 1st... 73 (3 73
Kan P cons...l0i'4(aio6;
Ky Cent 4s.. .. 804(A SO
LehlghAWas.l0i.ffiiiK!2
ja97v
(fl04J4
(01 8S
(3 91
East Tenn 5s.. 92 (S 92
Ft WAD 1st. 97 fffi 97
LA&. Ccons.l004iai004
. Do 1st H04(S.U0i,
LAN Un Wifo t&l
HASt Jcons.117 (3117
H Valley 5s... 861,
! 90H& V0
DO US
Doint 1st..
Iowa Col 1st,
111 Cent Won.
L A O lsts,
M AEcon...
M coil 5s .'...
MUS F
N M 1st l-i'ilrii.
.116 (116
.. 8514(5 8W4i
PA A 101 (O1108
Do cons 114 (ffilll
.. 9i(ain.
.. 8.")CfB854
..134 0134
.109 frilOJ
LakcS 1st rcg.119 (B119
X Y C A St L.. 94.(oi 94K
No'wdcb90..10l 101"
192a, un fcflira
.1054(&l0.i4
NY-LAW 55.109 109
N Y O A W 55. 0 14 994
IstS llT.rtrinrtT'
MLsAWextl02 '02
do do 1st.. li I'O'-i
Nor Pac 5s.... 784(578
CANP 77Jl77
do 1st reg.117 117
N C A ht L 1si.1294(129
N YClstcp...l2S',j($I26;4
Ogn Nav (i8....10O5ll(i9,4
Ogn Implst...lO)!0)
2d 1. . m 64
Ogn StBs I024102,4
Ohio Sou 4s... 60 00
Deb 4s 109 (ioIOJ
PDAE2nd... 6'l 69
PAH 1st 80 S9
PAW 804 804
P W P A T tr. 50ia 50V
PRJsCp 1OI.40KI4
MA St. List.. 5.1 56
So west HI IH
Tacoma 120 120
OAPa 1073i1073
Terminals 101 (fciuo
7 .1-10 ia4!234
Reg 1004W11W
.-Hini-T 104 (rxlllH
"lU-h . IKUffil 93li TSt L-tlv CMst !ll Gb 111
It G West 1st.. 7SVa 731, Tol A O C lst..IC44((nl04S4
Heading s.... sm9 ai-s its rac .uu.. iixq) uijls
1st..
, 691, 69 V
is mtqr s
Va Midland l't 74. 744
GM 74 "74
W'-aliash Ist...na4t5il0:4
2nd 8! SJ
W N YAPalstlO0MaiU)4
2nd xi 32
W Shore Cp... 103 10.1
Reg 102J41024
2nd..
, SO (o OO
It W .tOreonsllO(4110!4
St (,'nl'h B lst..l064.0!4
St J A G I 5s
S VallpvKt -
" ?S 5
7734 77X
St I, Sou 1st... 67)4t7l
oil" A SoCl.rJ f(Bi;i
St P c A M S..1014101!
4s 85 88
The total sales of stocks wore 255,336
shares, lncludingr Atchison, 9,037: Canada
Southern, 24,780; ChlcagoGns, 10,840; Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western, 80); Ene,
17,00; Lake Shore, 4,850; Louisville and
Nashville, 1S,C3; Michigan Central, 4,011;
Missouri Pacific, 13,910; New York Cen
tral, 4,998: Northern Pacific, 3,540; North
ern Pacific preferred, 25,2S3; St. Paul, 12,250;
Union, 0,100.
The following table shows the prices of active
Corrected daily for the Dispatch by Warrior A
iwicks on the Atwiort fiiocx Exchange yesterday.
644 6414
84!j8454
127 (3127 "
EOi S0'-i
91J) (3 919
110'4(3ll04
lOUi-OlOO
'i
BTFFireKKOV. driest Pittshnrir -
New York Stock Exchange, B7 Fourth avenue.
Clos
ing bid.
Low
est.
American Cotton Oil
American Cotton Oilpfd..
Am. Sugar Refining Co....
Am. Sugar ltcdnlngCo.pfd
Atcli.. Top, & S. t
Canadian Pacific
Canada Southern
Central or New Jersey.....
Central Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
2954
fi5
2954
533
89
961f
4334
89
63?
894
lit
31
Z4
57
623t
10334
77K
1214
85'?
37ft
104i
11534
1394
713,
96
3154
27
I38'4
12234
4314
54
1W4
19
C034
12514
8 '34
1094
40
9234
10O
17
117J,
204
80
44
30'4
7il
375
20M
16
51
1634
24'4
MK
21
23
37K
20
38J
234
634
179
9
43
42
10O
114
UK
403S
124
2734
8154
3334
75V
2414
. 57
37K
62
103H
773
121
85
374
104
115H
"i'ik
j. o., ist pra
C.&O..Idpf(l
Chicago Gas Trust
C., Bur. & Qulncv ,.
C., Mil. & St. Paul
C., Mil. 4 St. Paul, pfd....
C, Kockl. &P ..,
C., St. P.M. A O
C., St. p.m. SO., pfd....
C. & Northwestern
C. & Northwesern. pfd...
c., ;., C. A I :.
C.. C, C. AI.,prd
Col. Coal A Iron
Col. & Hocking Val
Del., Laok. A West
Del. & Hudson
Den. A Rio Grande
Den. A lUo Grande, pfd...
27W
1373b!
1ZZH
17
x.. i., vs. o;ua
Illinois Central
Lake Erie x Wct
LaVe Erie A West., pfd....
Late Shore A M. S
Loalsvlllu A Nashville
Michigan Central
Mobile A Ohio
Missouri Pacific
National Cordage Co
Nat. Cordage Co.. pfd
National Lead Trust
New York Central
N. Y., C. A St. L
N.Y..C. A St. L., 1st pfd..
N.Y., C. A St. L., 2d pfd..
H.Y.,L.r. AW
N.Y..L.E. AW., pfd
N.Y.AN.E
N.Y..O. AW
Norfolk A Western
Norfolk A Western, prd....
North American Co
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific, pfd
Ohio AMlsslsslpnl
Oregon Improvement
Pacific Mail
Peo.. Dec. A Evans
Philadelphia A Reading...
p., a, . a st. l
P.. C C. A St. L. pfd
Pullman Palace Car
Richmond AAV. P.T.
Richmond A W. P. T.. pfd
St. Paul A Dnluth.. .......
St. Paul A Duluth, pfd
M. Paul. Minn. A Man ....
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
Wabash
"Wabash, jnfd
Western Union
Wheeling AL. E
Wheeling A L. E., pfd....
Dis. A Cattle F. Trust
r.'A
1V1
193,
IK
7
108
Open High
lug: est.
29 4 20
tBii 91
97 87
4!t-j W
8 S)!i
. 61a 633,
"24 a "ia
87 57
37.S 37X
62i 63'4
1C3H 1G3V
77)4 77M
121 1211
S5J 85.4
371 33
10H 105
115K 115
"is" "il"
1374 IMJf
1224 12214
17 17
"5,4 '"54
104 101 'A
Kh 194
664 66H
1258 126
797$ 8OS4
108 11024
55V
924
JI1
17
116
79
44
ro
09V
374
19
1654
734
67J4
22
37
274
634
17li'
834
474
4234
100
'iili
40.4
'2734
804
353a
6134
Boston Stocks Closing Prices.
Atch. A Ton 4334
AlIouezM. Co. new. 114
Atlantic 11
Boston A Mont 377s
Calumt A IIecla....26n
Franklin 15
Kearsage 104
Osceola 27
Santa Fe CODner.... 30
Jiosion AlDany....'TO
Boston A Maine 170
CM, Bur. A Qulncy.10334
Eastern R. R. 63 121
Fltchburg R. R 7
FlIntAPere M 25
Flint AP'reM.,pfd. 79
K.C.St. J. A C.B.7S118
Mass. Cunt 15
Mex. Cen. com 2074
N. Y. A N. Eng 373
N. Y. A N. Eng. 7s. .1204
Old Colony .163
Rutland, pref 68
Wis. Cen. com 1754
Wis. Cen. pfd 46
Tamarack 155
San Diego Land Co.. IS
w esc cna i.ana i;o.. iob
Kell Telephone 192
Water Power 234
Centennial Mining.. 1234
a . r.. icieg. & reiep w
B. A B. Copper.,
,141.
Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57
Fourth avenue, members of the New York Stock
Exchange:
Bid. Asked.
Pennsylvania Railroad 54,4 5434
Reading Railroad 1!)4 19 3-16
Buflalo. N. Y. and Phlla 7 8
Lehigh Vallev 414 493f
Northern Pacific 244 24'
Northern Pacific, preferred 6834 6SK
Lehigh Navigation 47,f4 M
Electric Stock.
BOSTON, Dec. 8.-rSiecial.y-The latest electric
stock quotations to-day were:
Bid. Asked.
Eastern Electric Cable Co. pref. $5125
Thomson-Houston Electric Co $48 00 48 50
Thomson-Houston E. Co. pref. 6 25 25 50
Ft. Wayne Electric Co 12 Zi 1250
West'house Assented Trust Receipts 12 62,4 50
E. W. Co 15 00
Detroit Electrical Works 9 59
9 87,4
Mining Stock Quotations.
New York. Dec. 8. Alice, 135; Chollar,
115; .Consolidated California and Virginia,
3S0; Deadwood, 1S5: Gould and Curry, 100;
Hale and Norcross, 110; Homestake, 1050;
Horn Silver, 375; Iron Silver, 140; Mexican,
173: Ontario, 3S00: Opbir, 270; Plymouth, 250;
Savage, 100; Sierra Nevada, ISO; Standard,
110; Union Consolidated, 165.
Bar Silver Quotations.
New York, Dec. 8. Special. Bar silver
in London d lower at 43d per ounce; New
York dealers' price for silver, 95c per ounce.
WEATHER AND TRADE.
THE COLD WAVE CASTS A CHILL
THE PRODUCE BUSINESS.
ON
Country Bntter Still a Drug Shell Corn Is
Lower, bnt Other Cereals Contiuue
Steady Sugars Promise to Go Up
Higher.
Office of PrrraRCRo DisrATCH, )
Tuesday, Dec. 8.
Country Produce Jobbing prices
At the Monday auction sales Elgin cream
ery butter was sold at the same price as it
brought the previous Monday, so that prices
will stand this week as last week. Country
butler is still in supply beyond demand,
and is a drug on the market. Anything of
fered below fancy roll is neglected, oleo
having the preference. Cheese is firm at
quotations, and nil signs point to an ad
vance in prices. The cold snap seems to
have put a sudden quietus on, trade. Trade
at the produce commission houses has not
been so quiet for many a dsy as it was to
day. A continuance of the cool weather
will, no doubt, prove a stimulus to trade,
but the first results are adverse to country
produce business
APPLES tl 5fl2 00 per barrel.
Butter Creamery Elglu, 3132c: Ohio brands.
2S30c: common country butter, 1820c; choice
country roll. 20J?-22c.
Bean's N i'w York and Michigan pea, $1 "VXM 00:
marrow. $2 152 23: Lima beans, 44Kc ffirhand
picked medium. I 9C2 TO.
BEESWAX Choice, ffi35c ijl lb
low itraucs, my
2Tc.
Buckwheat Flour New. 2!24c 1 B,
CHKES3 Ohio cheese, ll!14c: Xrr York
cheese. HKl2r; Limburger. Illl!-c: Wisconsin.
Sweitzer. lull cream, 12!a(134c: imported Swelt
zer. 2C27c.
ClDKU -Counlrv cider, $3 505 00? barrel; sand
refined. $S 5037 CO.
CuAxnERRiES Pcrbox, $2 252 73.
Eor.s Strictly fresh nearby stock, 2627c; can
dled eggs. 24?2ic: co'.d storage eggs 2l22c.
Featiiehs Extra live geese, 675sc; No. 1, 48
50c lb: mixed lots. 39t0c.
Dkikd Fruits Peaches, halves. 64c: evap
orated apples 89c; aprlcols, 910c: blackberries
GSOKc: raspberries. 17174c; dried grapes, 4,4
45,'c; huckleberries, 748c.
Game Wild turkeys. $I502 00 each: mallard
ducks, $4 005 00 per dozen: teal ducks. $2 75: 00
per dozen; pheasants. $5 756 00; quail, $t 251 50;
squirrels, $1 O0l 50: rablilts.' 2025e per pair;
n hole doer, 15lo per tb: saddles. 18?03 per lb.
Honey New rrop white clover, 18c; California
honev. IMllc. a ft.
Maple Syrup 759Cc per gallon.
MAPLE SUGAR 10c lb.
Poultry Alive Chickens, 60CV a pair. large:
3050c medium; live turkeys. lOfflllc? tb: ducks, 50
00c a pair; dressed chickens. 1214o lb; dressed
turkey. 1315c 'Sib.
Potatols Carload lots. 35Wc on track: from
store. 404ca pushel: southern sheets, $1 501 75
a barrel; Jt rsovs. $3 003 25.
Seeps Western recleaned medium clover Job
bing at$5 20; mammoth. $5 55: timothy. $1 45 lor
prime, and $1 CO for cholrcst: blue grass. S2(j2 80;
orchard grass, si 75: millet, $1 OJ: German, $1 15;
Hungarian. $1 10: line lawn, 25c per lb: seed, buck
wheat. $1 401 50.
Tallow Oountrv, 4c: city rendered. 5c.
.utui'icAij ckuits Lemons ?J t-xim -u: jiorina
orange. $2 002 2jahox:lauauas. $r50t 75 firsts.
i -xii-i no eou seconds, ne
eiiod seconds, ner bunch: .Malaga granes.
$5 5010 00 a half barrel;
1: new laer lire. IK&Ibc
per lb. ,
VEOETAULES-Cabbage. S3 C04 00 a hundred:
yellow Danvcr onions; $2 C0tf,2 2 a barrel; toma
toes. $2 00 per bushel; celery, 253:c per dozeu;
turnips, 00c?l W a barrel.
Groceries.
Sugarsare still very firm, but the expected
ndvance fails to materialize. At present
prices sugars cannot now be laid down hero
at a profit. Coffees are steadynt unchanged
prices. Canned goods aro dull and slow.
Choice New Orleans molasses is firm at
quotation".
tlKEKN Coffee Fancy, 2122c: choice itlo. 20
iu.'lic; prime. 19Uc; low grade Rio, ll.'-SWic:
old Government Java. 27(ffi29c: Maracaibo, Slit
Sc: Mocha, 272Jisc; Santos. IS'i22!ic; Cara-
-cpvtc: i..fcuuayra, zij(c$c.
iru
nrlmc
CTHMl Itlii 1UI.-. ,mtlli,irv- l?Lf$lutii
301. MJ1
SL 91
100 1C0
175b 17!4
117 117?,
"79" "to"
44J4 44J4
30 304
70 70i
37J5 37S
20 M4
"ih "wij
23K 24V
6&M mH
"224 "23"
37 37H
"isii "s84
27$ 28!4
64 64
1784 179
S 9Ji
474 48
4234 42,V
101 101
"ini "iili
iW 41
"27X "23" '
82! 82'4
35Ja 3-Vi
"soii "iiy2 '
Spio.s (whoe) Cloves, ulSc; allspice. 10c;
eala. Sc: pepper. He; nutimg. 7080r.
Petroleum (Jobbers' prlces)-110 test. 6Wc;
Ohio, la)";?,: headlight, 1S0, 7Mc: water white,
9(?0Sc: glone. U14ic: clilne, i'c: carnadlne,
lie: royallue. 14c; red oil, 10llc: purity, lie;
olelnc. He. '
Mixeu.i' OIL No. 1 winter, strained, 42Q4IC per
gal.: summer. 33537c: lard oil, 555Sc.
THW-Corn yrnp. 2tffl-T0c: choice sugar syrnp, ,
.4a.5ik:, prime sugar syrup, ajgice: strictly prime.
N. 6. MOLASSXS-Faney nw crop,. 4034&1.
choice, 4041c;o!d crop.3C35c; N. O. syrup, 41
50c
SODA Bi-carb. In keg, 3's314c: hl-carb. in JVc.
5'c: bl-carb. assorted packages, 5346c; sal soda,
lii kegs. lc : do granulated, 2c.
CtvDtEB Star, foil weight, 9cr stearlne. per
et. 84cj parafflne. ll12c.
Rice-Head Carolina, 6J46,4c: choice, 5546e;
Louisiana, 5!434c- . ,
Stakcii Pearl. 4c; com starch, 06He: gloss
starch. Pa7c. . . .
Fobeiox Fruits LaTer raisins. 12 no; London
layers, S2 25: Muscatel", tl 75; CallfrnU Muscatels.
$1603175: Valencia. 774c: Ondara Valencia. 8
o4c:Sultana. 1015c: currants, 445c; Turkey
prunes, f3S'4c: (French prunes. 8(3y4-: Salonlca
prunes, in f-lb packages, 9c; cocoanuts. ICO. S500;
almonds. Lan.. 3 lb, 29c: do. Ivlca, 17c: do shelled.
0c: walnuts. Nap.. 1.114c: Sicily filberts, 13c:
SmTrna figs, 1314c: new dates. 54c; Brazil
nuts. 7c; pecans, 13l7c; citron. lb, 232;
lemon peeL 12c H lb; orange peeL 12b.
UniED Fruits-Apples, sliced. 484c: apples,
evaporated, gQSc. peaches, evaporated, pared. 20
(S21c: peaches, California, evaporated, un pared. 13
16c; cherries, pitted. 15e: cherries, unpltted. 8c:
raspberrlesr evaporated, 18lc: blackberries, G
7c: huckleberries, 8c.
SrOARS Cubes, 434c: powdered, 43c: granu
lated. 434c: confectioners'. 454SHJ4c: soft white,
4434c: yellow, choice. 3344c; yellow, good.
3?iMffi3lic: yellow, iair, awgwic.
PICKLES Medium, bbls. (1,200),
$4 75; medium.
bair bins. (KM). ".- so.
Salt-No. 1 B bbl, $1 !0: No-1 extra. bbl, $1 10;
dairy. ?Uihl. $1 20: coarse, crystal. ? bhL Jl 23;
lllgglnt' Eureka, 4-bu sacks, 82 80; Higgles' Eureka,
10 14-16 packet. SI CO.
Canned Goods Standard peaches. $19033 00;
2ds, $1 50(31 60? extra peaches, tl 20(g2 SO; pie
peaches, 9c"VS9,ic: finest corn. $1 25! 50; Hfd Co.
corn, ft CXiai 15: red cherries. 1 201 30: Lima
beans, $1 35: soaked do, 80c; stringed do. dvaTCc:
marrowfat peas, $1 101 25: soaked peas. KffiJQc:
pineapples. $1 501 60: Bahama do. $2 25; damson
plums. SI 10; greengages. $1 50: egg plums, 1C0;
California apricots. 11 93S2 10: California pears.
82 2g2 40: do grecngages.Jl 10: do egg plums. $1 90:
extra white cherries. $2 85: raspbemei. $1 Ooiai 10;
strawberries. 95c$l 10: gooseberries. $1 OOffil 05;
tomatoes. 8595c: aalmon. t ft cans,$l 301 80: black
berries. 80c: succotash. 2-tb cans, soaked. 90c: do
green. 2-lb cans. $1 25(31 50: corn beer. 2-ffj cans.
$1 8")Ot 90: l-Ib cans $J : baked beans, 51 10$1 55;
lobsters. 1-H cans. $1 25: mackerrl, l-n cans,
boiled, $1 50: sardines, domestic, 54s. $3 854 00;
4s, $3 50; sardines. Imported. A, $11 M)12 50: sar
dines. Imported, 4s. $130O;sardlnes,mustard,$3 30:
sardines, spiced, $3 50.
Fisn-Extra No. 1 bloater" mackerel. $24 00 per
bill: extra No. 1 do mess. $20 00: No. 2 shore mack
erel, $18 00; No. 2 large mackerel. $16 60: No. 3
large mackerel, $14 00; No. 3 small mackerel. $10 00.
Herring-Spilt. $6 60: lake. $3 05 per 10O-tb bbl.
White fish. $4 75perl00-lb half bDI. Lake trout.
$5 50 per hair bbl. Finnan haddles, 10c per lb. Ice
land halibut, 12c per lb. Pickerel, half bbl. $100:
quarter bbl. $1 60. Holland herring. 75c. Walkoff
herring, 90c.
OATHEAL-S3 005 25.per bbl.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Sales on call at the Grain Exchange to-day:
One car No. 2 red wheat, $1 00, 5 days; 2 cars
No. 2 yellow car corn, EOc, 10 days. Receipts
as bulletined, 40 cars, as follows: By Pitts
burg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway, 1 car
of wheat, 1 of feed, 1 of earcorn, 3 of oats, 4
of hay, 1 of rye, 1 of flour. By Pittsburg.
Cincinnati and St. Louis, 8 cars of corn, 3 of
oat 1 of hay. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie,
1 car of oats, 1 of barley, 1 of bay, 1 of flour.
2 of wheat. By Pittsburg and Western, 3
cars of hay, 2 of middlings, 1 of bran, 1 of
wheat, 1 of flour, 1 of oats. The only feature
of cereal markets worthy of note is that
shell corn is on the decline. No. 2 yellow
shell corn was offered at the Exchange to
day nt 52c and no takers. Our quotations
are redueed in accordance with the fncts.
Ear corn, oatsand wheat aro lairly steady at
former prices. Choice hay is firm at prices
quoted.
Following quotations arc for carload lots on
track. Dealers charge an advance on these prices
from store:
Wheat No. 2 red. $1 00(511 PI ; No. 3 red. 9&597C
Corn No.2yeUow ear,50J04a: high mixed car
4fliS49,4c: mixed ear. 48484c: No. 1 shell corn. 533)
53c; lio. : vellow shelled. 504alc: high mixed
shelled, 49450c: mixed shelled. 4949Kc.
OATS No. 1 oats. 393c: No. 2 white. 38)4(3
39c; extra No. 3 oats, 37,4(S33c; mixed oats, 36N-
37c.
RYE No 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 9698c;No.
1 Western. 95ffi96c.
Barley 68075c.
Flour Jobulng prices Fancy spring, patents.
$ 5i5 75: fancy winter patents, $5 25G&1 50; fancv
straight winter. $1 0OIS5 25: fancy straight spring
85 255 50: clc-irwlnu-T. $1 G55 CO: straight XXNX
bakers'. $1 75Q5 00. Kve floor. $", 2&5 59.
MII.LFEED-No. 1 white middlings. $22 503 00 $
ton; No. 2 white middlings, $20 0021 U): brown
middlings, $13 C0319 00: winter wheat, bran. $17 50
18 00: chop feed,'$21 O04i 00.
hat uaicu timotny. clioicc.
S12 50at3 00: No. 1.
$12 O0G?12 25; No. 2. do.
$10O0lO50; loose from
$10 75S111 00: cloer hay.
wagon. iu uj(9ia uu; ac
cording to nualttv: nacklnr bar. S3 00(3:9 50:
TRAW-Oats, $7 508 00; wheat and rye, (6 73
Provisions.
Sugar cured hams, large $
Sugar cured hams, medium
Sugar cured hams, small
Sugar cured California hams
Sngar cured b. bacou
Sugar cured skinned bams, large ....
Sugar cured skinned hams, medium
Sugar cured slioulderr.
Sugar cured boneless shoulders
Sugar cured skinned shoulders
Sugar cured bacon shoulders :......
Sucrar cured drr salrshonldera
9)4
in
10
6V
8
7V
6V
6,'i
Sugar cured d. beef rounds V.
Sugar cured d. beef setts 9
Sngarruredd. beef flats 7
Bacon clear sides. 301bs 7J
Bacon clear bellies 20 lbs 8
Dry salt clear sides, X) lb ave'g 7
Drr salt clear sides. 201baveg 7.1
3fesspork, heavv 12 00
Mess pork, family 12 00
Lard, refined In tierces
5"
Lard, refined In one-half bbls....
Lard, refined In60-Ib tubs
Lard, refined In 20-lb palls
Lard, refined In 50-lb tin cans....
Lard, refined In 3-lb tin palls
Lnrd, refined In 5-lb tin palls
Lard, refined in 10-lb tin palls...
511
5,'
6)4
5'4
64
6H
64
Wool Markets.
Philadelphia The wool market is quiet
aid prices steady and unchanged.
St. Louis Wool Receipts, 9.000 pounds:
I shipments, 100,900 pounds; very quiet and
uncnangcu.
Boston The wool market has been
steady: demand good, and the salos foot up
well. Territory wools are still favorites,
and of theap lino sells mostly on n scoured
basis of 59HG0C; line medium, 5053c, and
medium, K5oc. Fine washed fleeces have
been in steady demand, with sales of Ohio X
nt2S29c; XX and above at 3031, and Mich
igan X at 2627c. No. 1 clothing wooU
are selling at 3536 for Ohio and at 3I
35c for Michigan; No. 1 washing wools are
dull at 3739c; lint delaine wools sell freely
at ;hc ior uuio nnu an x&mc lor Jiicuigan;,
unwashed and unmerchantable fleeces are
in fair demand at 1923c:nnwushed combing
wools have been steady at 2426c for one
quaitcr blood, nnd nt 2929c for thrce
eighfhs blond; Texas, California and Oregon
wools have been quiet: pulled wools have
been In teady demand at 3010c for super,
andat2J50clor extra; foreign wools have
been steady and quiet.
The Drygoodg Market,
New York, Dec. 8. There was more busi
ness and more spiiic to transactions in dry
goods to-day. The inquiry for and opera
tions in cotton goods were extended to all
descriptions of coarse and heavy goods,
exporters as well as jobbers showing in
creased interest. Southern bnyers were con
spicuous in the market, but their purchas-s
are moderate as yet. Specialties for next
season received attention. There was noth
ing new in bleached goods, which, as a
whole, were relatively quiet. Prints were
without change, andpricesgenerallysteady.
The Coffee Markets.
New Yore, Dec. 8. Coffee strong: opened
steady and unchanged to 25 points up: closed
steady at 5 to 20 points up: sales, 42.5C0 bags,
including December, 12.S512.9u: January,
1-2.1 3123.); Februarv, 12.10 12.15: Mnrch,
1LD01I.95: April, 11.83: May, lL70lL80:Oune,
1L75; September. 1L43: October, 1L30; spot
more active and Arm: No. 7, 13Jc.
Baltimore, Dec 8. Coffee steady; Eio' car
goes fair at 17c; No. 7, 13?4llc.
The Metal Markets.
New Yore, Dec. 8. Pig iron, moderate de
mand; American, $15 73018 00. Copper dull,
weak; lake. December, $10 75. Lead nominal;
domestic, $4 30. Tin dull and steady; Straits,
$19 83.
SICK HEADACHE.
SICK HEADACHE
'Carter's Little Liver rills.
'-Carter's Little Liver Pills.
SICK HEADACHECarter,s LutIe L,Ter p1!j
SICK IIEADACHEC;tr,er,g L)tte LiTer PlUSm
del-40-MWFSU
JAS. M. SCHOOXMAICER,
President.
JAS. JIcCUTCHEON-,
UNION ICE M'PG COMPANY.
Pure Ice made from distilled water for sale at wholesale only.
UNION STORAGE COMPANY,
Transfer Agent, General, Cold, Bonded and Yard Storage.
r ..,,.Mniir.2 ACRES YARD STORAGE. ,
o WAnErlUUSES, 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 housenold goods. Lowest insurance rates.
PRINCIPAL OFFICES
Corner SECOND and LIBERTY AVENUES.
yS-U-Jiw
NEW ADVERTISEMENT3
OFFICE OF THE
NEW YORK AIR-BRAKE CO.,
No. 115 Broadway,
New York, December 7, 1891.
Referring to tho Statement or the West
inshonse Air-Brake Company to the effect
that it has not yet been substantiated that
our Alr-D.-ake is Interchangeable -withth
Westinghouse system, wo desire to call at
tention to the following:
Onr brake device has been In service for
eighteen months upon cars which have been
in the tame trains with those equipped with
the Westinghouse, and interchanging for
months on numerous roads both in passen
ger anil freight service, and the fact that the
Mechanical Department of the Chicago,
Burlington & Qalncy Railroad, which had
charge of the famous brake tests of 1880
and 18S7, have adopted the New York Air
Urake Company's brake, and ordered 2,500
car equipments. Is a sufficient guarantee of
the Interchangeabillty.
The suit referred to by the Westinghonse
Company was brought about one year ago,
and onr answer to the same promptly filed
and although we have been ready and
anxious at all times to go to trial, ws have
never as yet been able to get the Westing
house Company Into court. The very strong
est evidence that we do not Infringe any ex
isting patents is In the fact that the Western
Railway Association, after a thorough ex
amination, has decided that there Is no in
fringement whatever, and that Railroad
Companies can with safety use nur device.
THE NEW YORK AIR-BRAKE CO.,
By KOYAL C. VILAS,
President.
WE OFFER
6,000 SHARES
OF THE STOCK OF THE
Incorporated nnder the Laws of the State of
New Jersey.
Capital Stock, $5,000,000.
. 50,000 SHARES,
$100 per share.
FULLY PAID AND UNASSESSABLE.
This Company has acquired by purchase,
and is the sole owuerof letters patent, taken
out in the United States, and in all the prin
cipal foreign countries, for an IMPROVED
AUTOMATIC COMPRESSED AIR BRAKK
(which Is interchangeable with the West
ing house) forueon engines, passenger and
freight cars. These patents, after a thorough
examination, have been pronounced by the
ablest attorneys and patent experts as
entirely free from all infringement of any
existing patents, and aro at present in use
on 80 different railroads, including the Chi
cago, Itork Island and Pacific, Chicago and
.Eastern Illinois, Cleveland, Cincinnati Chi
cago and St. Louis, Chicago, Ttnrllngton
and Qnincv, Ilurllnrtnn, Cedar Rapids and
Northern, Illinois Central, Cincinnati, New
Orleans and Texas Pacific, Lonlsville and
Nashillle, Lehigh Valley, New York and
New England, New York, Providence and
Rotton.
lhe company is now turning ont 30,000
car brakes and 2,000 locomotive equipments
per annum, the extent of its capacity, which
at present prices show a net profit of S750,
OOO per annum.
The stock now being offered is a prt of
10,000 shares held in the treasury of the
company; the remaining 10,000 shares to
be used only for the fntnre needs of tho
company, and at a price not below par.
As all the prominent railroads are now
equipping their engines, passenger anil
freight cars with power brake. In addition
to applying them to their oUl equipment,
and as tbe total manufacturing capacity of
all the air brake plants in this country is
only about 100,000 equipments per annum,
It will readily be seen that the immense de
mand for new equipment and the renewals
of parts for repairs will furnish business for
plants three or four times the size of thoso
now in existence.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE ABOVE AT
SG5 PER SHARE TVILL BE RECEIVED
BY
WORDEN & FANSHAWE,
No. 9 Wall St., NEW lORC
GRISW0LD & G1LLETT,
No. 5 Wall St., NEW YORK.
de9 43
BROKERS FINANCIAL,
Whitney & Stephenson,
57 Fourth Avenue.
ap3KO
Dm DIC'C SAVINGS BANK,
rtUrlt u 81 FOURTH AVENUE.
Capital. $300,000. Surplus, $51,670 29.
D. McK. LLOYD. ED WAKD E. DUFF.
4 President. Asst. Sec. Trcas.
per cent interest allowed on time de
posits. OC24-64-D
SIX PEH GENT 1ST MQBTGAGE1Q-2D BONDS
OF THE
WHITE ELECTMC THACTION COMPANY.
TOTAL ISSUE, $55,000, FREE OF TAXES.
Length of Road, McKeesport to Du-
quesne, i; miles, uouoie traok.
In operation about six weeks, and has)
earned from beginning, operating expenses,
interest on bonded debt and an amount)
equivalent to a mall dividend on the ($60,.
000) capital stock. PKICE 105 AND AC
CRUED INTEREST. For sale hy
REA BROS. & CO.,.
BANKERS AND BROKERS,
115 FOURTH AVE. de8-4S
John M. Oakley & Co,
BANKERS AND BROKERS.
Stocks, Bonds. Grain, Petroleum.
Private wire to New York and Cnicagfe
45 SIXTH ST.. Pittsburg.
SAMUEL BAILEY, Jr.,
vice President.
secretary and Treasurer