7BE' PITTSBTTBG ' DISPATCH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1891.
IRON TRADE REVIEW.
A Better Inquiry Causes Trices to
Take on a Firmer Tone.
GOOD NEGOTIATIONS UNDER WAT.
About 700,000 Tons of Saw JIaterlal to Be
Exhausted Soon bj
TI1E ORDERS BOOKED FOR STEEL BAILS
Office of I'nrsnrRG DisrATcn, )
I'niDiY, Dec. IL J
Haw Iron and Steel Business daring
the week was not very extensive. Dealers,
generally, r.re purchasinc sparingly. The
trade developed no jiew features, as its
strength seems to be in the future. While
tlie volume of business continues liberal
the margin of profit is next to nothing.
There is certainly too large a supply of pig
iron to permit any material advance, unless
the consumption largely increases. Among
certain dealers there is a strong feeling that
low prices will be maintained for some
time. On the other hand general trade con
ditions throughout the country, the heavy
traffic of the railroads, and the abundant
crop appear to -warrant the belief that the
new year will bring more business and bet
ter prices to the iron trade. This is the
prevailing sentiment. It is pretty gener
ally accepted that no money can be lost in
purchases at present prices. There is, how
c er. a diDOsition anions manufacturers to
co slow on future contracts, and the largest
producers of pic iron are not anxious to
name figure for deliveries five and six
months ahead.
Looking Tor the Tarn Soon.
A leading Iron dealer says: "There may be
and probahlj- will be a spell of dullness
until atter the lt of January, but after that
business is expected to move along in larger
volume and at accelerated speed. No woll
lnformed person expects a boom nor any
pcreat excitement in prices, but simply, as
we have said, an increasing volume of busi
ness, to be followed by better prices."
In our last report we noted an improved
demand and activity in the steel rail trade.
Eveiythin;r pertaining to the business was
in CTccllent shape. Since then the fact has
been made public that orders fur 000,000 tons
of rails have been placed for delivery during
1S92. This is more than double the amount
ever ordered at this season of the year, and
goe to prove that the various roads are
adly in want of rails, and that contracts
could not be put otf any longer. Ofcourse,
Pittshuig comes in fr a large slice.
The Shenango and Mahoning Valley mills
are ell supplied with orders and are run
ning full time. A ftirnacem&n from that
district said that during the past week con
siderable inquiry Had been made for Besse
mer and gray forge for future delivery, but
up to the present no contracts had been
closed. TSusiness in .the Eastern cities is
f aid to be active, with sales at satisfactory
Material Needei.
The Latkst Market for raw iron firmer..
with several lots of Bessemer under nogotla-i
tions that will be closed soon. Prices are
well maintained, and in tonic Instances an
advance is asked. The heavy sales of steel
rails for net year's delivery has caused
buyei s to look round and prepare tho way
lor next ear's business. It will require
fully T(iO,000 tons of raw material to make the
amount oi rail, already under contract.
COKE. SMELTFP LAKE AXD XATIVE OIIES.
S.f001on llec-cmer ns IS cash
3.000 tons Heonipr. .l.in., Feb.. March, 15 CO cash
1.300 toi JIv-K'lnrr, Feb,. flarch. 15 3) cash
IfWHonsBi-ssenKr. Jan.. Feb., March. 15 00 cash
.oonton grav forjre -- ............. 13 SO cash
l.nmtonsgrm forjrv, Dec. Jan 13 40 ca6h
l.imo tons Be--mtiit is 51 cash
l.Otons Ilpsseiner. Jan., Feb.. March. 15,25 cash
l.Wtongra torze 1350 cash
1.C00 ton gray frge, at cltv furnace.... 13 50 cash
l.iftOtonm!ll iron 1350 cash
750 ton prav force Jan 13 45 cash
4C1 tons N o. ; foundry. Southern. ...... 14 Sii rash
3notonspra forge 13 5(1 cash
3"iuon mill Iron 13 50 cash
lHonso. 1 foundry 16 00 cash
10( Ion No 2foundrv .14 50 cash
iro tons silvery .". 17 00 cash
5tonso.3 foundry 14 2j
STtEI. SUnS AND BILLETS.
l.OOOtnnsstwl billets. llr-t turce months
le. 514 00 cash
1.000 tona f teil billets, first three months
ISHi 2100 cah
l,noo tons vtrtl hillcu an cash
1.OT0 tonsstrol 1U11. ... ............... 34 2 cash
l,nn tons Mill ts. IH-c. to Feb. at mill .. 14 10 cash
MOtons billets Doc., Jan., Feb. at
mill 24 10 cash
R0 ton billet at mill 24 00 cash
otO tuns steel billet. Jail, Feb., Mar. 21 25 cash
MCCK II AK.
3.W) tons nentral, Jan.. Feb., March. .J25 7 cash
Zno tons neutral. Dec... 25 7$ cash
W0 tons neutral, nrst three months
ISC
cash
OOtons neutral
SKELr IKON".
2.P00 tons narrow prom-d
3,0"0ton wide eromed.... ........
WiOton fehcarcd ir;
Ftr.KO MANGANESE.
141tons89iercent at seaboard
lOOtonsSPiHreenl delivered
3H1 ton SO percent deliver..!..
50 tons SO per ccnt,lorelgn delivery.
. 2GO0 cash
,.10.1 4 m
.. ir.:$J4m
.. 1 85 4 m
..JM 85
.. fillio
.. 61 fiO
..65 35
cash
cash
cash
cash
STrEL WIKE HOPS.
ISOtons steel wire rods. February at
mill ;... ..134 00
BLOOMS. BEAMS. KAIL ASP CROP ENDS.
cash
l.noD tons bloom and rail ends,... ......117 00
cash
500 tons bloom and rallend3.
17 00 cast
OLB I POX AND STFEL RAILS.
l.twton old Iron rall9 23 50
l.Cfln tons out iron rails. Younsrtown.... 23 50
cash
cash
cah
cash
cah
cash
3,cm toticold iron iills "1eoIand 2150
cuiTnlii-om iron ran, l'lllsuurg 23 00
.io- inn liort teel rails 17 no
5notonniieIMeeI rails. 10 75
S-Trt tons bortpii'ce sleel rails......... 1G 90 cah
50Dtitrn!d iron mils ........... 23 00 cash
n inns micdtecl rails.. ....M........ 16 75 cash
milonsfJuirt piece 17 25 cash
S50 ten short piece ........ 17 00 cah
'OOtonssteeL liort. speriai 18 00 each
DOIous American Ts. I'ilMmrg 23 00 cah
ton hort steel rails, special IS 00 cash
ro Ions mixed lot teel 10 50 cash
StltAP MATERIAL.
W0 tons No. l It. i:. scrap, net
2S0tini!iiilctendc. gros
250 ton. . I il. It w. scran, net.
2f0 tons leaf steeL gros ,
21x110ns No. 1 It IS. w. scrap, net..
151 ton foil teel. ero
?19 50
17 50
20 25
21 00
20 CO
cash
cash
cash
cash
cah
can
cash
cash
IS OO
1V1 tun kaf IeeI. gross................ 20 00
1(JQ tuns Iron axles, net 25 00
PLE5TY OF SMALL 0BDEBS.
At Chicago. TVliere One Southern Brand ot
Iron Is Held nighest.
Chicago, Dec. 11. SpectoA nogers.Brown
A Merw in says: Chicago market continues
to move on in the same way described last
week: small orders are numerous, and here
and there a large transaction lias been con
summated, thee being cases where consum
ers find an opportunity for buying at cut
figure by placing contracts now. Several
Instances may be noted of coke furnaces
w hich have been obliged to make a sacrifice
of price in order to movrs accumulated
stocks. Charcoal irons remain inactive,
rumors are current of more or less sales
ranging In piice from$lG 53 to $17 00 Chicago.
Iteputablc brands are all holding firmly to
tin latter figure, ns a minimum. Two or
tluce.aleof one Birmingham brand have
been made at from 517 JO to $17 75
One encouraging feature is the fact that
ai ions of the car works are contemplating
buying round lots of raw material ror deliv
ery during the first six months of next rear.
Mime additional ordMs for rollin-r stock
have lately been placed, but the volume of
business in this direction is yet to coma.
YET DULL IN BIEMIKGHAM.
The Only Feature in the Market Not at All
a New One.
Hum ixGHAir, Ala., Dec. 11. Special, The
iron maiket is without any special feature,
unices the prevailing dullness can be so de-i-cri'ied.
Production is heavy.
Stocks continue to accumulate pending
the urikker tmde which the new year is ex
pected to bring. The market on a cash
lni. f. o. b. at the furnace, may be quoted
t: No. 1 lonndrv, $12; No. 2 foundry, $11 50;
No. S toundrv, $10 75: irray forge, $10.
There is renewed interest In the steel
plant following the announcement that its
j.ucces is contingent on the action of the
Louisville and Nashvillo Uailroad, a cor
poration that has done more man any other
agency to develop this district.
mggestie Contrast in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia. Dee. IL fflpreia'. Rogers,
Ill-own & Co. ray: The sales or pig iron this
v.eek lni been mostly in sizable lots for do
livcry running into the first three months in
next -icr. Had iron furnaces and steel
works taken all the business offered them
lor extended delivery at present prices, tho
agzregato of ales would have been tho
lHicc-t on record for several years. The
contrast between the feeling among buyers 1
this year and that existing this time Jast
year is suggestive.
ACTIVITY AT CIKCIKNATL
Tho Unexpected Happens, as It Often Does
in the Iron Business.
Cixcissati. Pec. IL Special Brown &
Co. say: Sellers ot iron had anticipated that
December would be perhaps the lightest
month of the year, and there has not been
much disposition to press for new business.
It seems to be a rnle, in the Iron business,
however, that the unexpected happens. In
stead of marked dullness, there has been a
good degree of activity. Orders booked so
far this month are in excess of correspond
ing time in November. Prices, however,
have felt the effect or accumulation
of stock and the prevalence of bear talk.
Some grades of Southern iron have lost all
the advance that wns scored in August and
September, and have sold as low as at any
time during the summer. It is not easy to
make sales for immediate deliverv. and fur
naces that have been unwilling to book for
ward orders have found itverv difficult to
keen their ynrds clear. The embarrass
ment of one large Southern com
pany is not thought by those
well informed to have had any
particular bcaiing on the situation South.
Its furnaces have not been located so favor
ably for cheap material, and from nppear
nnce it was not a fair representation of
Southern iron manufacturing interests It
is said thst very low prices have enforced
economic nnd improved furnace practice
nil through the South, and this has done
much to reduce cost and improve quality of
iron. It is known that some of the lanre
companies, that a while back were baiely
holding their own, are now making some
money.
On the whole, it can be said that produc
tion in the South is not likely todecreaso
in consequence of ruling low prices. The
underlying elements of the market continue
to cain in strength beyond question. Large
oiHers for cars, locomotives and steel rails
have been nlaced this month bv the rail
roads. This has not created tho extra de'
nionil -i hIiaaI nn Att fhiif mlfflif lin Vn
mandfor wheel iron, e"tc, that might have
been expected, because prior to the giving
out ot such orders manv of tho car works
here were running very light and had iron
in stock. The demand." however, for char
coal iron is very considerably improved.and
every prospect points to greater improve
ments in the near future. Many
railroad companies are still hold
ing back orders for rolling
stock until increased business or special
financial arrangements warrant placing
them. The accumulation of funds at money
centers and the consequent improvement of
demand for railroad, municipal and water
works bonds, point strongly to a revival of
activity in such parts of tho iron trade as
depend upon railroad and municipal im
provements, etc. The lesultK are slow in
realization because the temper of the coun
try is conservative It may take several
months of next year before the legitimate
effects are seenbut they are bound to come.
The particular question" that concerns iron
mon, however, is whethor production will
go on Increasing so rapidlv as to further In
crease stocks and prevent any Improvement
in values.
New Tork Metal Quotations.
New York, Dec. 1L Pig iron quiet: Amer
ican, $15 7518 00. Copper weak: lake, De
cember, $10 80. Lead quiet; domestic, $4 30.
Tin dull and steady; Straits, $19 85.
THE MAEKET BASKET.
3few Vegetables From the South Poultry
Slow and Game Firm.
There are few new features in the week
past in this line. At the Diamond Market
stalls trade is reported very slow with little
or no chance in prices. Xew vegetables
from New Orleans and San Francisco are al
ready coming to the front, but prices are too
steep fot the ordinary purse. Home-grown
lettuce is in the stalls. Butter, eggs and
poultry arc bringing the same prices as they
did a week ago. Game shows an upward
tendency, and our quotations in this line
are advanced. The season for fresh fish is
practically over. All the Western fish now
on sale is frozen stock. A few fresh shad
are still coming from the East and find
ready sale at $1 50 a piece. Western white
fish nnd salmon arc in good demand. Oys
ters are In supply sufficient for -all needs,
and demand is fair at old prices Florists
report a quiet week's trade. Holly and
laurel are coming to th fronc, giving evi
dence that Christmas is near at hand.
Following arc latest retail prices of mar
ket basket materials:
Meats Best ruts of tenderloin steaks. 25c per
lb: sirloin, 18a20c: standdlng rib roast, 18g20c;
ckuck roasts. 12c; corned beef, 810cper lu;sprinr
Iamb, 15c;leg of mutton, lc for hlndquartcr and
8c for forequartcr: loin of mutton, 15c; lamb chops.
20c; stewing pieces. 6c per Tb: veal roasts. 12"ii5e
per lb, and cutlets. 2t)c. l'ork chops, 12&C, and
steaVs. 10c.
Vegetables audFbcit Cabbages. 510c: pota
toes. 15c per half peck: sweet potatoes, 20(iyZ5c per
half peck: green beans25c a quarter peck; wax
beans. 35c a quarter peck; pie pumpkins, 325c:
onions. 25c a half peck; bananas. 20c a dozen;
carrots. 5c a hunch: lemons. 20(al25c per dozen;
oranges, 15fi!5c: lettuce. 10c per bunch. 3 bunches
for 25c; beets, 3 bunches for 10c: cuenmbcrs. 2"c
apiece: celery. 5c a bunch: cauliflower. 1535c
apiece: apples, 15rfS20c a half peck: tomatoes. 35r a
quart box; Spanish onions. 5c apiece: Malaga
grapes, 20c a pound: new beets, 10c a bunch, 3 lor
25c
ItrTTER AXP Eggs Good crcainerv. 31(5n:c per
lb; fancy brands. 3KSi35c: choice conritry rolls. 30c;
good cooking butter, 17c; fresh eggs, 30.12c per
dozen.
roULTRT I.lve chickens. rtV?75c a pair: live
turkeys, laSlScpcrlb; live ducks. 00375c a pair;
dressed chickens. 12 to 13c per lb; ducks, 13 to 15c
per ft: turkevs, 15c.
Game Squirrels. 40capalr: rabbits. 40c a pair;
quail, $2 50 a dozen : snipes, $2 50 a dozen ; wood
cock. $1 00 a pair: pheasants. Jl 50 a pair: prairie
chickens, fSOOadozcn; Mallard ducks, $1 oOapalr;
venison. 35c per lh; wild turkeys, 15c a pound;
Jack rab'dt. 7oc apiece.
Fish Following arc the articles in this line on
the stalls. i 1th price: Lake salmon, 10 to 15c: Cal
ifornia salmon. 35 to 40c per pound: white fish. 12'f
to 15c: herring. 4 pounds lor 25c; Spanish mackerel.
20c per pound: blueash, 15c; halibut. 20c: rock bass,
25c; lake trout 12ic: lobsters. 20c: screen sea turtle.
20 to 25c: listers. New York counts. 1 75 per gal
lon: smelts, 20c a pound: shad, ft 00 to 1 2 each:
scallops, 20c a pound: Mackinaw trout. IZMc per
pound; frogs. J2 00 a dozen; clams, (ISO a
gallon.
Flowers La France, $2 00 per dozen; Mermets.
$1 25 per dozen: Brides. 1 25 per dozen; vellow and
white roses. 91 00 per dozen; Bennetts," $1 25 rr
dozen: carnations. 35cperdozen: Duchess of Al
bany. 12 50 per dozen; hostes, ?1 25 a dozen;
Senator Woollen roses. $1 25a dozen; lilv or the
valley. I 25 per dozen: hjaclnths, 75c per dozen;
orchids, 25c to 1 00 apiece.
Wool Markets.
Bostox There has been a fair trade in
wool during the past week. The sales
amount to 2,780,000 pounds of all kinds, but
the market has been quieter than previously
and some of the large buyers have with
drawn. Some good sales or territorial wool
have been made on the basis of 5950e
clean, for fine: 535Sc for flno medium, and
5053c for medium; in California wool tho
only important sale v. as one or 100,000 pounds
of spring at 1519c; Texas and Oregon wool
has been dull. Ohio fleeces have been quiet
at 2829o for X, 3031c for XX and
XX and above: Michigan X has sold
at 2627c, hut mostly in small lots:
No. 1 clothing wools have been quite firm at
oogiuc lor unio nnu.H4.iJC ior Micnigan; No.
1 combing wools have been dull at 370390;
fine delaine selections have sold at 34g35c
for Ohio and 3233e lor Michigan, but most
ly at inside prices. Unwashed combing
wools have been in steady demand at 232Gc
for one-quarter and 272Sc for tnrce-eighths
blood: unwashed and .unmerchantable
fleeces have been in demand at 1924c for
Ohio and Michigan. In pulled wools there
have been some good sales at 3042c for
super: 2230e for extras; Australian wools
have been firm; foreign carpet wools have
oecn utui.
St. Lol-s Wool Receipts, 20,800 pounds;
shipments, 23,000. Steady but movement
slow.
New York Wool easv nnd qniet;domestie
fleece, 3i33c; pulled, 2033c; Texas, lG24c
FniLAPELrniA Wool quiet ana prices
steadv: Onio, Pennsylvania and West Vir
ginia XX and above, 30p.11c; X, 25g30c: me
dium. 3;g37e; coarse, 333Uc: New Yoik,
Michi.m11, Indiana and Wtcrn, fine orX
nnd XX, 2C28c: medium, 3lCS5c; coarse,
3334c; line washed delaine, Xund XX. 32
35e: medium washed combing nnd delaine,
37K30?; coarse do. do. do.. SlgSGc; Canada
wasiied, 3233c; tub washed, choice. 363Sc;
lair, 3530c: coarse, 33.".tc: medium un
washed combing and delaine. 2629c: coarse
unwashed combing and delaine, 2527c;
Montana, 1823c; territorial, flue, 15g21c.
The Coffee Markets.
New York. Decll. Coffee Options opened
steady 15 points down to 5 noints up; closed
barelv steady 520 points down; sales,
20.000 hags, including December, 12 0012.00c
January, 12 2012.40c: February. 12 0512.10c
Match, lLS0li.95e; Mav, ll.C5lL75c: June,
11.55glL00c; September, lL45ll.50c; October,
11.30gilL35c; spot Rio quiet and steudy: No. 7
K&ISJjJc T
Baltimore. Dec IL Coffee steady; Rio car
goes fair at 17c: No. 7, 13?ilSc.
New Orleaks. Dec. IL Coffee Bio, ordi
nary to fair, 14JlbJc.
Turpentine and Itosln.
New York Rosin steady and qniet. Tur
pentine quiet and steadierat 3333c,
FROM over 2,000 autograph letters, il ap
pears that the new scientific system adopted
by the Erie Medical Institute, Buffalo, X.
X., has restored to absolutely nerlect man
hood that number of weak men, some in the
laststages of despair. Send for pamphlet,
which will be mailed free iu sealed letter.
AS EAST END DEAL.
A High-Class Besidence Picked Up
by an Iron Manufacturer.
SEVERAL LEASES ON THE CARPET.
The Scarcity of Business Houses Hay Put
Up Rents Xext April.
A BIG BOOM FQR MOUNT WASHINGTON
It has been rumored for a few days that
P. "W. Gerdes,Esq., had sold his fine resi
dence corner Fifth and Denniston avenues,
East End, to a prominent iron manufac
turer for a price close to 3.1,000, and that
W. A. Herron & Sons were the agents who
negotiated the sale. Asked for particulars
yesterday, they declined to say anything,
except that the property had been sold at
the figures named. It consists of a lot 100
xl20 feet, with an elegant new dwelling of
the latest design and finish.
A lloom for Mt. Washington.
One of the effects of rapid transit toJIt.
"Washington cropped out Thursday night in
the organization of the Mt. Washington
Land and Improvement Company, w ith a
capital of $100,000. The promotors have
secured a tract which they propose to plot,
and upon which they will erect houses for
sale on the installment plan. The company
has options on two other desirable pieces,
which, as soon as a charter is obtained and
other arrangements are perfected, thoy pro
pose to put on the market. These move
ments have been attended with consider
able secrecy, but now that preliminaries are
seniea Dusmess win go ngnt on. uneoi
ine oojects ot the company, wincn win re
sult 111 great benefit to the citizens of the
Mount, is to erect on Grandview avenue a
daily market, to be run on first-class prin
ciples. Thebuilrling will be 50x100 and two
stories high. Tnesa enterprises will bo
pushed so as to bring Mt. Washington to
the front with the rest of the city.
A Strong Market.
While the influences controlling the real
estate market have undergone very little
change for several months, the situation is
full of strength and is decidly more favora
ble than it was a year ago, when the country
wns in the throes of a financial panic and
buyers were expecting a tumble in values.
The sales reported from day to day many
of them of great importance show that tho
market is far from stagnant. There is ho
speculation to speak of, but buying for in
vestment and use is unusually active for
the season, and it would be larger were it
ni.t that investors think prices rather ex
travagant. Good business or residence
property when offered at a fair price finds a
leady market. But the firmness of owners
is an element of strength. TJiey ask only
what they think the prosperous condition of
the city will enable the people to pay. High
prices for realty show confidence in tho
present, ana laitn in tne luture.
Scarcity of Business Stands.
Several important leases of downtown
property will be completed in a few days.
In one case the lessees will practically re
build and in another mako extensive im
provements. It may be noted in this con
nection that a striking feature of the real
estate situation is the scarcity of business
stands both in Pittsburg and Allegheny. It
is probable that this dearth will lead to an
advance in rents in cases of expiring leases
next spring.
Figures on Building.
An Eastern publication gives some figures
comparing the building operations of New
York and Chicago during corresponding
periods of 1893 nnd 1S91. During the first ten
months of 1890 permits were granted lor the
erection of 10,136 buildings i'i Ct icago at an
estimated cost of 441,479,000. In the sam?
period of 1891 permit were granted for 10,440
buildings at a cos. o." $42,306,000. There is ;
small gain slvow.i both in the number or
buildings and in the amoun, represented.
Durin" the fljj ten months of 1S90 permits
were granted for 3,151 New York buildings at
a cost of $G6,23S,000. Dnring the correspond
ing period ot 1S91 tfc-jro were only 2,382 per
mits issue 1 for buildings at an estimate!
cost or $47,772,003.
Business 2Cew and Gossip.
It is expected that the Government's Penn
avenue property will be "knockal down"
this afternoon. Several person want it.
There will be considerable building on
Braddock avenue next year. Among others,
three high class stone residences ait; talked
of.
It is stated there Is not a week's supply of
coal in dealers' hands in Iowo, the Dakotas,
Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas or Nebraska,
and Western minars are working on half
time, all because oT the scarcity of cars for
hauling coal.
The only important building permits is
sued yesterday wero to O. IC Gardner lor
two brick three-story stores and dwollings
on Wylie avenue. Thirteenth ward, to cost
$13 000. and to the Pennsylvania Female
College for a stone and brick one-story gym
nasium, on the hill above Fifth avenue, to
cost $3,900. Three others wera taken out
aeEregating $3,650.
The growing ease of the money market is
one of the promising signs of the times.
J. W. Kirker has sold to Murphy & Diehola
a residence property in the Nineteenth
ward for $4,150.
There is a brisk demand for lots at Home
wood, near the race track. Sales during the
last threo or four weeks aggregate about
$10,000.
It is rumored that Murphy 4 Diebold will
erect a planing mill nt Wilkinsburg on a
corner of the Hubley property, recently pur
chased"by them.
Boston has authorized the issue of $200,000
20-year 4 per cent street bonds, and $120,000
20-year bridge bonds.
Low-pricea Bonus, wen secured, are pretty
sure to par a handsome return to the pur
chaser within a shorv time. This is the
opinion of an exper;.
Thosalej or 47 acres or land nt Munhall
should have been credited to Major A. J.
Pentecost.
Julius F. Stark sold 100 shares of Birming
ham Traction stock at lSJg.
The London, Brighton and South Railway
Company has issued an order refusing to
permit any cars on its line which are not
fitted with the Westinghoue biake.
It is said that 5,000 loaded cars are lying nt
Chicago, and at present rato ot transfer
many will remain there for months.
Railroad leports received yesterday were
uniformly favorable.
Movements in Realty.
Henry A, Weaver & Cold for John C. Elli
ott.the lot, 20x122 feet, with a large four story
warehouse, AO. is .r cuerai street, Allogheny,
for $30,000.
Black & Baird sold for Frank M. Evans to
Cormic P. Hagan the property No. 722 Ward
street, Oakland, having a frontage of 40 feet
by a depth of 165 to Hurdle alley, with a two
story and mansard brick dwelling, ror a
price approximating $7,000.
John K. Kwing & Co. sold for Myler &
White to n. M. McMillen a vacant lot 23v94J
on the New Brighton road, near Woodland
avenue. Eleventh ward, Allegheny, for $050
cash.
James W. Drape & Co. sold 15 lots at Avon
more at prices trom $259 to $500 each; also
sold five lots in tho Newhall Terrace plan
at from $3C0 to $.".50 08 each: also a residence
propcrtv in Allegheny near Western avenuoM
inr$ii,uuu; also a ioiui uraiton, in tne Jtcy
stono plan, for $350.
Eattenspcrger & Williams sold two moro
lots in the Weinman plan, Mt, Washington,
each 25x115, on Soffel btreet, ror $200 each.
Peter Shields sold in William Flinn's
Greenfield avenue plan, Twenty-third ward,
to Edward Rice, lot No. 120, haying 36 feet
frontage on Greenfield avenue, for $1,050.
The Burrell Improvement Company, Ken
sington, sold to Joseph M. Bohlnson.'Tarcn
tnm, two lots for $1,208 75 cash; William D.
Snvtler, Rimersburg. halves of two lots for
$743 75; Leonard Boston, Allegheny, one lot,
$595.
A. Z. Byers & Co. sold for William A. Black
toGeorge B. Spencer lot No. 115 in his plan.
Tenth ward, Allegheny, of 20x100 leet, for
$200,
S. A. Dlckio & Co. sold for John W. Pears
and others, to an Allegheny business man,
the property on Penn avenue, near Home
wood avenue,'200xl76 leet, with two-story
frame residence, for $18,500.
HOME SECURITIES.
ANOTHER GOOD 1AT REWARDS THE
EFFORTS OF SPECULATORS.
Philadelphia Gas Experiences an Upward
Impulse and Luster Recovers Most of Its
Lost Ground Trading or an Encour
aging Character Business and Figures.
Yesterday was another good day in local
speculative circles. Trading was good and
well distributeiLand prices ir ere on a higher
,--.;- -,',.. -. i 4 -;..-.,.-.. -
level. New York wns active at the open
ing, but lapsed into dullness toward the
close.'
The market presented several good fea
tures. Philadelphia Gas recovered all or
its lost ground and more, the inspiration
being an oil well, said to be a good one,
brought in by the company .at Elizabeth.
Luster developed unexpected strength, fur
nishing nearly a point better than the open
ing. Switch and Signal added a big frac
tion to its credit. All of the unlisted trac
tions were in better favor. Duquesne sold
up to 18, and was slightly stronger on tho
street after call. The old members of this
group were strong.
Sales at the first call wero 141 shares of
Luster at 8Ji and 25 Duquesne Traction at
17. Second call. 50 Philadelphia Gas at
I3jJ, 100 Manufacturers' Gas at 26Ji and 30
Luster at 9V. Third call. 130 Philadelphia
Gas at 13)5 at 13?g. $1,228 Electric scrip nt
80, 100 Duquesne Traction at IS and 10 Luster
at 9.
It is quite evident that one of the most im
portant among the factors which go to make
up tho pioent market is the confidence of
holders of stock, rendering them unwilling
to sell at concessions and unlikely to be
scared by bear stories.
Bids and asking urices at each call aro
given in the following table.
first secoxd Tinnn
EXCHANGE CALL. CALL. CALL.
STOCKS. B A B A B A
I. 1". b..tM. Ex. .030 410
Birmingham Ins. JS'i.... 48i
M. & 31. In, Co.. 33'A 43
Western In. Co 44
C. V. Gas Co 6 .... CH .... 5 ....
Manufact'rs Gas. 25M 27
l'.N. U.&P.Co 9!i
Philadelphia Co. UH 13K 13S 13 1SH Wi
Wheeling G. Co 23z
Ft. P. I.l. Co K
rem. Tr.ic. Co... 20'.... 20J 21 20K Wi
Cit. Trsc. Co 60W 61 CI 60 Gl
Pitts. Trac. Co... 40' 50 40J 47 46 47K
Pleasant V. Co... 2:ii 3 .... 23 22J4....
Junction IS. : 25
N.V.& C.G.C.Co .... 45
La N. Mln. Co 30 30 ....
Luster Mln. Co.. 8 9 9s 0 SM
RedC. MinCo 3
W. Electric Co 12J4- 1234"
Union S. AS. Co. 10 10)$....
U.S. S. Co.pfd. 24
W. A. B. Co 100 303 100 102 100 101
W. B.C.LIm 70
PREPARING FOR WAR.
A STRUGGLE AMONG RICHMOND TER
MINAL FACTIONS
Causes Heavy Uuying in That Security by
the Parties Interested Tanderbilt Peo
ple Are Bullish A Boom in Chicago
Gas Railroad Bonds Active.
New York, Dec. 11. The stock market to
day was irregular, with most of the business
confined to a few specialties. Tho strongest
features were Richmond Terminal and Chi
cago Gas. Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific
wers exceptionally weak, the former de
clining 1 per cent and closing at the lowest
point. Tho rest of the list was comparatively
ncglectiid.
The Vandrbilt following continue their
predictions of higher prices generally, es
pecially for their own line of stoctes, and
working, as is their custom, on one line at a
time, are predicting an early advance in the
Nickel Plate securities.
The advance in Chicago Gas was on buy
ing by brokers generally handling invest
ment orders, and was accompanied by re
ports or largely increased earnings. The
movement in Richmond Terminal wai ap
parently due to a pe'nding contest for con
trol between factions of the directory, and
most or the stock was bought by interests
identified with the property.
The total sales of stocks to-day wero 192,622
shares, including: Atchison, 8,594: Canada
Southern, 3,860: Chicago Gas, 18,175; Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western. 3.1C0: Erie, 9,614;
Louisville and Nashville, 3,940; Missouri Pa
cific, 5,645: Northern Pacific preferred, ex
div., 8.900; Reading, 5,040; Richmond and
West roint, 26,975; St. Paul, 18,175; Union Pa
cific, 26,973.
Railroad bonds were comparatively active,
the sales amounting to $2,107,000.
The following table shows tho prices of active
stocks on the N ew York Mock Exchange vesterdav.
Corrected dally for TUB DisrATcn by Whitney '&
Stki'Hexson. oldest Pittsburg members of the
2ew York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue.
Clos
ing bid.
Open
High
Low
ing.
est.
est.
American Cotton Oil
Am- rican Cotton Ollpfd
Am. SniraL-Refininc Co..
V3'i
23'a
50
88V
29
.1.15:
2T8
M-:
88
98S
42V
'XH
C3V
1I1J
58,'f
38
64
103H
78
1V
85JJ
38
104
I1SJ
IM
71
0S!i
5H
8S
8SM
Am. Sugar Keflnlm; Co.pfd
9S
43?
S07o
64
U3
25V
504
S9)
105X
78-
96U
43'i
yti
Atch . Top. jt s. f
Canadian Pacific
Canada Southern
Central of New Jersey. ..
Central Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
C. Ai)., 1st pfd
C. &0., 2d pfd
Chicago Gas Trust
C, Bur. ftQuIncv
C, Mil, A St. Paul
r Jin. s. St. Paul, pfd..
C. Rock I. &V
C, St. P.M. &O
C, St. P. 31. 4, O.. pfd..
C. & Northwestern
C. A Norths esern, pfd.
C, C, C. & I
C C C. ll pfd
Col. CoaKt Iron
Col. & Hocking Val
42X
90
131
04'S
H3,'i
"ih-i
3S
64 H
lor
785
U3;4
"25
8K
3Jtf
ei'-i
10-X
78
las
85S
",
10514
isra
12'
85
85
38
10.".
1147a
"HU
98 w;
105H
11SM
"71 i
98;
341
28',!
71 s,
98 K I
SI'S
28$
34
28
,11
28
Del., Lack. & West
Del. & Hudson
Den. & Rio Grande
Den. & Rio Grande, pfd.
E. T., Va. &Ga
E. T V. & Ga. 2d pfd ..
Illinois Central
Lake Erie a Wet ,
Lake Erie & AVest., pfd..,
Lake Shore 31. S
Louisville & Nashville. ...
3Ilchlgan Central
Mobile .t Ohio
3IIssourl Pacific
National Cordage Co
Nat. Cordage Co., pfd....
National Lead Trust.
New York Central
N. Y, C. &St. L
N.Y..C. A St. L 1st nfd.
13H
i:H
122.S
183M
122X
ie:
iiii
122S
l(i
ii
6
'iosii
20!
C7
125S
805
108
4(1
515f
92
100
11H
116
20,
SO
41
31
71U
38
inu
15V
513
17
2J
63'J
23
21 '(
3SK
3V
S8S
179
41 a
tro
111
76
11 H'
40V
121.
27.
82
"45
"62-
"iV
1055ii
20
C7S
105S
20V,
em
123 Id
103
,67
I25W
lilt
SO),
803
X
57,'b
93
563
m
UK
117
zi
Mk
N.Y., C. & St. L., 2d pfd..
. 1 .,!.. r.. rc
N.Y.. L.E. Jfc XC, pfd
N.Y. &N.E
N.Y..M. AW
Norfolk A Western
Norfolk A Western, pfd..
North American Co
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific, pfd....
UhloAMlsslssinnl
31
31H
30ft
71
37
20!
71 H
20H
"i-jil
37S,
20JS
17VJ
17
114
0)
'&
24 H
2JV
w
Oregon Improvement
r.icificMall
Peo., Dec. A Evans
Philadelphia A Reading..
P.. C, (:. A M. L
P.. C. C A St. L. pfd....
Pullman Palace Car
Richmond A W. P.T.
2
'21H
sail
"21 ii
20M
34,
2
iihii
10
48K
41,'i
iii"
40
27H
Oi
am.
76X
61
2S 28
G35
173'6 179S
10H 12
41 51
42 42,V
iii 'ivvi
"ii" "ii"
41 411J
'27Ji "ffl"
82!4 I2
3SH 37
76J 76V
62 C2Ji
Richmond Ac W. P. T., pfd
tl. I ULI A 1IUIIIII1. ......
St. Paul A Duiuth, pfd..
St. Paul, iilnn A 3Ian .
St. L. A San Fran.,lstprei1
rexasiacinc
Union Pacific
Wabash
Wabah. nfii
Western Union
Wheeling AL. E
Wheeling & L. E.. pld.
Dis. A Cattle F. Trust...
Ex-Div.
C1H
Boston Stocks Closing Prices.
Atch. & Ton 423S
Boston A Albany... .202"
Boston A Maine I(j3l
Chi. Bur. A Qulncv.KS.S.
His tern R. Ii. 6s 121
Fltchburg It. R 76
Flint A Pere 3f 27."
FHutAP're3r..pfd. 82
Little Rock A Ft. S.. 90
Allouez it. Co. new.
Atlantic
Boston A Mont
.!
. 10
. sa'4
.230
Calumet A Ilecla..
rranklln
14
ICcarsaire 1
Osceola 2GJ
SautaFc Copper.... 30
Tamarack 150
San Diego Land Co.. 16
West Kud Laud Co.. 17
Hell Telephone 197
Lainson Stores lGJf
Water Power 3
Centennial Jilnlng.. UK
N. E. Teleg. & Telep 41
B. &B. Copper 14.'
3Iass. Cent
17
20V
nJa
164
Mcx. Cen. com..
N. Y. A N. Eng.
Old Colony
Rutland, com....
Rutland, pref....
Wis. Ccn. com...
Wis. Cen. pfd
. 70
, 17
. 40
Philadelphia Mocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished bv Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57
Fourth avenue, members of the New York Stock
jsxenange:
Bid.
55'S
:
ess
49
Asked.
55M
19 5-16
8f
OH
24
CSH
4S
Pennsylvania Railroad ,
Heading Railroad
lkillalo, N. V. and Phlla
Lehigh Valley
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific, prererred.,
Lehigh Navigation
Ex-Dlv.
Electric Stocks.
Boston; Dec. U.-rSveciahy-The latest electric
stock quotations to-day were:
Bid.
Asked.
154 00
Eastern Electric Cable Co. pref.
Thomson-Houston Electric Co..
Thomson-Houston E. Co. pref.
I't. AVjivnp Kleetrlc Co
143 S7 49 00
X 37)4
26 50
12 50
13 00
925
.12 via
West'house Assented Trust Receipts" 12 50-
Lfeiroil Electrical worns.....
. Mining Stock Quotations.
New Tork. Dec. 1L Alice, 135; Consol
idated California and Virginia. 400; Dead
wood, 190; Gould and Curry, 110: Hale and
Norcross, 120: Homestake, 10.75: Horn Sil
ver, 390: Iron Silver, 145; Mexican, 190; On
tario, 3900: Ophir, 275; Plymouth, 620; Sierra
Nevada, 190: Standard. 101: Union Consoli
dated, 160; Yellow Jacket, 110.
PLENTY OF CASH.
Bankers Expect Emnloymentfor Idle Funds
Early In the Year.
There was a little more than the usual
movement in tho local money market yes
terday. Tho improvement came from the
best business sources. Trade is in excellent
shape and the outlook unusually promising
for the last weeks of the year. The supply
or funds was reported large, but In view of
an active season after tho tnrn of the year,
and the certainty or good borrowing de
nuind, no complaint was heard on this score.
The only rato named was 6 per cent, but
prohably short time borrowers could have
done little better. Bank clearings were
$2,042,174 69 and balances $379,449 24.
At New York yesterday money on call was
easy, ranging from 203 per cent; last loan,
2; closed offered at 2 per cent. Primo
mercantile paper, 5G. Sterling exchango
.u't hut steadv at $1 82 for CO-day bills and
o7i ior uemnnu.
Closing Bon'1 Quotations.
U. S. 4s reg im'
uo4s coup H75.
do 2s rcg 100
do 4s coup
PacIOcCsof 9S 103
Louisiana staninedls 87 "
Missouri 6
Tenn., new set, 6s. ..114
do do 0s. ..102
do ilo 3s... 70.
Canaila So. 2d 110
Ccn. Pacific tsts 107)4
Den. Jfc n. G. lts....lli
ilo do 4s 80J6
Den. & K. g. We6t.
lsts
Erie 2lsj ."..'.'lOiV!
3I.K. &T. Gen. 6s.. 78
do do 5s.. 46
tulii.il Union fe....lOO
f. J. C. Int. Cert... 109K
tortliern Pac. lsts. .1173
do do 2ds...ll2.S
Xortliw'm Consols.l37M
do debentures 5s.. 1C8
)rron & Trans. Cs.
it. L..t IronM.Gen.
5s &V4
it. L. & San Fran.
Gen. 31 103
St. Paul Consols 137
St.P.. C. & Pac. lsts.USK
Tev, Pac. L. G. Tr.
KCts 82
T. P. E. . Tr.Kcts. 29
Union Pacific lsts.10K5
West Shore 103
Bank Clearings.
PniUDELPaiA Bank clearings, $10,155,933;
balances. $1,691,492. Money, 4 per cent.
St. Louib Clearings, $4,530,514: balances,
$673,765. Money, 78 percent. Exchange on
New York par to 25c premium.
CnicAGo Bank clearings, $16 109,009. Now
lork exchanze steady. Money, 6 percent.
Memphis Exchange selling at par. Clear
ins, $062,826; balances, $132,60L
New Orleans Clearings $1,895,753. New
York Exohange Commercial $ 1 50 per $1,000
discount. Bank. 50c discount to par.
Baltimore Bank clearings, $2,431,891; bal
ances, $330 9S5. Kate, C per cent.
New Yonit Bank clearings, $12C,251,G91; bal
ances, $6,092 987.
Boston Bank clearings, $16,314,917: bal
ances, $2,109,169. Rate for monej-, 23 per
cent. Exchange on New York, 10c discount
to par.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Receipt! nt East Liberty and All Other
Yards.
Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, 1
Fridat, Dec. IL
Cattle Receipts, 1,092 head; shipments,
1,281 head. Market Nothing doing; ' all
through consignments. No cattle shipped
to New York to-day.
Hogs Receipts, 4,250 head; shipments, 4,000
head. Market steady: Philadelphia, $3 85(g)
3 90; mixed, $3 85: best Yorkers, $3 753 85;
commonto fair. $3 603 70; 25 cars of hogs
shipped to New York to-day.
SHEEr Receipts, 403 bead; shipments,
200 head. Market slow at unchanged prices.
By Telegraph.
New York Beeves Receipts, 2,834 head,
including 59 cars for sale: market 15c per 100
pounds lower: native steers, $3 555 00 per
100 pounds: Coloradoes, $3 70; bulls and cowg,
$1 202 27K; dressed beef steady at 79
per pound; shipments to-morrow, 600 beeves
and 4.400 Quarters or beer. Calves Receints.
148 head; market dull; Western calves nnd
grassers. $2 002 50 per 100 lbs. Sheep Re
ceipt. 5,613 head; market steady; sheep,
$3 504 75 per 100 s: lambs. $5 006 00;
dresed mutton steady nt 6J8c per ft;
dressed lambs weak at 7Sc. Hogs Re
ceipts, 6,423 head, including 2 cars for sale;
market steady at $3 601 00 per 100 lbs.
Chicago Cattle Receipts, 8 000 head; ship
ments, 4,000 head; market lower: piime
export and shipping steers, $4 65i5 25;
Chrhjtraas steers, $6 006 10: others, $2 40
3 75; stockers. $2 202 75; cows, $1 102 3j.
IIozs Receipts, 21,000 head; shipments, 11,000
head; market strong at vriterday's decline;
rough and common. $3 503 Co; prime mixed
and packers, $3 75fi3 85; nrime heavy and
butchers' weights, $3 803 95: light, $3 40
3 70. Sheep Receipts, 4,000 head; ship
ments, 1,200 head: market firm and steady;
native ewe. $2 004 25; wethers. $4 405 00;
Westerns, $4 304 45; lambs, $3 254 45.
Cincinnati Ilosr.s barelv steady: common
nnd liaht, $3 003 60; packing and butchers',
$3 5003 80; receipts, 6,570 hend: shipments,
3,625 head. Cattle in light demand, easier:
fair to choice butchers" grades, $2 604 00;
prime to choice shippers, $4 034 75: re
ceipts, 700 head; shipment, 400 head. Sheep
strong; common to choice, $2 504 50: extra
fat wethers and yearling;, $4 5004 75; re
ceipts, 230 head; shipment, 190 head. Lambs
in fair demand and firm; common to choice,
$3 755 00 per 100 pounds.
St. LotiU Cattle Receipts, 900 head: ship
ments, 800 head: market slow; Christmas
steers. $5 256 30; fair to good butchers',
$2 905 40: cornfed Texans. $3 003 85.
Hog Receipts, 5.900 head; shipments, 2,500
Head: market 10c lower: lalrtopnmeieavy,
$3 703 85; mixed, $3 153 70; light, fair to
bet, $3 49S 60. Sheep Receipts, 1,000 head;
shipments 100 heart: market strong; Christ
mas wethers, $4 755 50; fair to good mut
tons, $3 001 93.
Unflalo Cattle Receipts, 145 loads
througn,3 sale; market quiet and steady.
Hogs Receipts, 38 loads through, 75 sale;
lairly active, fully 5c lower: heavv grades,
$4 0004 45: medium wcizhts. $3" 85iffi4 00.
Sheep and lambs Receipts, 40 loads through.
38 sale: steady and strone; sheep, extra
fancy, $4 605 00; good to choice, $4 154 50;
lambs, good to choice native, $5 255 60;
common to fair do. $4 905 15; Canada, com
mon to extra, $5 505 80.
Omaha Cattle Receipts. 2,100 head;
the market was dull and weak at tho recent
decline: common to fancy steers, $2 755 75:
H esterns, $2 503 55. Hogs Receipts, 11 COO
head; the market oponed dull and 5c lower,
closing about steady at yesterday's prices,
bulk, $3 453 55: light, $3 30g3 45; heavy,
$3 453 65: mixed, $3 453 50. Sheep Re
ceipts, 2,027 head; market slow and weak;
natives, $3 755 00: Westerns, $3 504 50.
Kansas Cltv Cattle Receipts, 3,800 head;
shipments, 1.500 head; market steady;
steers, $3 005 SO; cows, $3 503 60: stock
ers and feeders, $2 303 10. Hogs Re
ceipts, J3,duu neau; snipments, 4uu nead: mar
ket steadv to 5c lower; bulk, $3 503 60; all
grades, $3 00(33 80. Sheep Receipts, 100
head; shipments, 100 head; market steady.
The Drygoods Market.
New Yobk, Dec. 11. Business in drygoods
continued to improve to-dav. The price of
Merrimack was made 6c less, a liberal dis
count, and this is understood to bo about
tho basis of the market this season. The
JoDhlng trado was good for this period, and
business with retailers was very active.
Fon Coughs and Throat Disorders use
Brown's Broncnlal Troches. "Have never
changed my mind respecting them, except I think
better of that which 1 began by thinking well of."
Kev. Henry "Ward Beccher. Sold only in boxes.
Wonderful New Art Goods.
Vernis Marten cabinets,
Onyx and gold cabinets,
ltemarkable louchet vases,
Eeal bronze figures,
Earely beautiful lamps,
"Writing tiesks,
Jewel cabinets,
at
Hardy & Hayes",
Jewelers, Silversmiths and Art Dealers,
OL'U Smithheld street.
Open in the evenings. s
Our Holiday Offering.
"The Home Guard" at allthestores of the
A. & P. Tea Co.; don't fail to get one.
Given out December 14 to 24 with one pound
of tea, one pound of baking powder, or two
pounds of coffee. See list of stores inanother
column.
For Holiday Girts.
"Chemical Diamonds," mounted in solid
gold and set in jewelry of every description.
K. Smit, Sole Agent,
Corner Liberty and Smithfield and 311
Smithfield street.
"CnEMlCAL Diamonds"
"Who has them?
defy experts.
Avonznore.
See Jas. "W. Drape & Co., 313 "Wood st.
B. B.
Lots of new and unique things for to
day's Christmas sales. Boggs & Buhl.
TnE eighth wonder, "Chemical Dia
monds." Exquisite gems.
There is no higher grade flourmadethan
Minnehaha,
Silk handkerchiefs for holiday presents.
James H. Aiken & Co., 100 Firth ave.
Clocks.
Clocks for the parlor,
Clocks for the library,
Clocks for the dining room,
Clocks for the bedroom,
CIocks for the kitchen,
Clocks of every kind,
At the Jewelry Emporium of
Henrv Terheydejt, '
wrs 530 Smithfield street.
GRAIN IS STILL FIRM.
Corn and Oats Keep Moving Up, With
Choice Hay. in Demand.
POULTRY BULL AND GAME ACTIVE.
In General Trodnce Lines, the Movement Is
Still Quite Slow.
GENERAL GKCCEEIES AS THEY WERE
Office op Pittsburg: DisrATCH, )
FniDAV, Dec. 11.
Country Produce Jobbing prices
The situation in this department of trade is
practically the same as it has been for a
number of days. Commission merchants
are unanimous in reporting a quiet trade.
Jn'dairy product lines cheese is the firm
factor. Country butter is in bountiful sup
ply, and only the best is wanted. Poultry
is still slow, and game is firm. Vegetables
of all kinds are in favor of buyers. The
same is true of fruits. Apples are very
slow at quotations. Florida oranges con
tinue to arrive in quantities beyond the
needs of our markets, and markets are weak.
Bananas of high grade are firm at outside
quotations.
ArrtKS $1 .-)02 00 per barrel.
BCTTEn Creamery Elgin. 3H332c: Ohio brands.
2S30c: common country butter, 1820c; choice
country roll, 20J622C.
Beans New York and Jiichlgan pea, St B02 00:
marrow, $2 152 25: Lima beans, 44,13c,lb;liana
pieked medium. ?1 902 00.
Beeswax Choice, 3235ctt: low grades, 22
25c.
Bcckwiieat FLOun New. 2M2)ic f lb.
Cheese Ohio cheese, Hiifi?A2cz New York
cheese, HK12c; Llmbnrgcr. UU)sC: Wisconsin.
Swelt7cr. full cream, 12i13c: Imported Swelt
zer. 26(3270.
ClPhk -Country elder, ?3 50&5 00 barrel; sand
reflned. $0 50137 60.
CBANnEnniES Perbox. $2 SV32 75.
EGU8 Strictly fresh nearby stock, 26aZ7c; can
dled egfc. 242'ic: cold storage eggs, 21(S22c.
Featiieks Extra live geese, 575Sc; No. 1, 48
50c lb: mixed lots, 39IOc.
Dried Fiiuits Pcichcs, halves, CXc: evap
orated apples. 8(5c; apricots. 910c: blackberries.
G(($6Kc; raspberries. 17ai7c; dried grapes, 4
4Jic; huckli'berrics,7JrtMC.
Game Wild turkeys. $15032 00 each: mallard
duels, $4 0C(3)." 00 per dozen: teal ducks, J2 75(33 00
per dozen; pheasants. $5 7.V8 CO: qnall, $1 251 50:
squirrels. OOffll 50: rabbits. 202.'ic per pair;
whole deer, 13lo per lb: saddles, 18:0cpcrlb.
Hosev New crop white clover, 18c; California
honey. lSfllic t! lb.
BIaple SYitur 7Sooc per gallon.
JUArLE SUGAR tOC P lb.
PODLTRV Alive Chickens, 600165c a pair, large;
3nawc medium; live turkeys, lOSllc? lb: ducks. 50
(C0c a pair: dressed chickens, l214c? lb; dressed
tnrkey. 1313clb.
Potatoes Carload lots. 33a40e on track: from
store, 40(oV45c a bushel: Southern awects, 91 50l 75
a barrel ;"JcrseTS. $3 VfaS 25.
Seeds Western recleaned medium clover Job
bing at 5 20; mammoth. $5 55: timothy. $1 45 tor
prime, and 81 50 for choicest: blue grass. $263(32 SO;
orchard grass. $1 75: millet, SI 09: German. 15;
Hungarian. $1 10: fine lawn. 25c per lb: seed buck
wheat. $1 40l 50.
Tallow Country, 4c; city rendered. 5c.
Tropical Fruits Lemons, f! 754 50; Florida
oranges. $2 00(32 25abox;bananas, $1 50(31 75 firsts,
1 25(31 50 crood' seconds, per bunch: 31alara srranes.
$5 50310 00 a half barrel; new layer figs, 14.'316a
per lb.
Vegetables Cabbage, $3 0034 00 a hundred:
yellow Danver onions, $2 0032 25 a barrel; toma
toes. $2 CO per bushel: celery, 2530c per dozen;
turnips, 90c$l 00 a barrel.
Groceries.
The situation in this line is practically the
same as it ha been all the week. Sugars are
quiet at quotations, and coffees are firm.
Choice New Orleans molasses are Arm.
Canned goods or all kinds are dull.
Greex Cofkee Fancy, 21(322c: choice KIo, 20
20Jc: prime, 19Kc; low grade Rio, 17,SIS'ic;
old Government .lava, 2729c: Maracalbo, 2lj
22Kc; Mochi, 27M32j,'ic; Santos. lS'i22,1c: Cara
cas. 22V(323Mc: LaGuayra, 21j226c.
Koasted tin papers) Standard brands, 20c: high
irood Rio. lose: ordinary. 17M(318'.
Spices (whole) cloves. I3l5c: allspice. 10c;
cassU. Sc: pepper, lie: nutmeg. 7080r.
Petboledm (Jobbers' prices) 110 test, 6Hc;
Ohio. 120S7c: headlight, 150. 7ic; waterwhlte,
9(39c: globe, H14c: elalne, lw; carnadlne,
lie; royallne. lie; red oil, 10,llc; purity, 14c;
olelne. 14c.
Mixers' Oil So. 1 winter, strained, 4244c per
gal. : summer. 3o(337c; lard oil, 5.v5Sc.
Syrup Corn syrup. 2)(330c: choice sugar syrup,
34f333c, prime sugar syrup. 30J2c; strictly prime.
28330C.
X. O. Molasses Fanev new crop. 4042e;
choice, 4041c; old crop, 3G.1Sc; K. O. syrup, 44
SolOA Bl-carb. Inkers. 3K(a3Ke:hI-earb. In e.
5c; bl-carb. assorted packages, 5?6c; sal soda.
In kegs, lc; do granulated. 2c.
Candles Star, full weight, 9c: stearlnc, per
bei, ojC: paramnc, ji(gtc.
Kick Head Carolina, 6,3SJ;c: choice, 5J(6e;
Louisiana, 5L5c.
Staecii Pearl, 4c; corn starch, C6,'c; gloss
starch. B(37c.
FORKUis Fruits Laver raisins. $200; London
layers. $225: Muscatels, 91 75: California Muscatels,
1C0175; Valeni-la. 7(&7Mc: Ondara Valencia. S
&Hc: Sultana. 10l."c: currants, 4'a5c; Turkey
prunes, f3Slc: Freuch prunes, 8ye: Salonlra
prunes. In 2-Ib packages, 9c; cocoanuts. 100. $1 00;
almonds, Lan., f, lb, 29c: do, Ivlca, 17c: do shelled,
40c; walnuts, Nip., 13I4c: Sicily filberts, 13c;
Smrrna figs, 1314c: new dates, 5V3c; Ilra7il
nuts, 7c; pecans, l"(317c: citron. $ lb, 23(32ic;
lemon peel. 12c 3 lb; orange peek 12c.
Dried Fruits Apples, sliced. 64(38o: apples,
evaporated, l'(39c. peaches, evaporated, pared. 20
(321c: peaches, California, evaporated, tinpared. 11
Oiibc; cnernes, pmeo, 10c: cnerrie. unpmea. si-;
raspberries, evaporated, 1819c: blackberries, 6$
c: nucKieoerries. ac-
ZHWMc: mellow, fair. 3'S3c,
Pickles Medium, bbi. (1,200), J4 75; medium,
balfbbls. (600). J2 85.
Salt No. 1 B bbl, 1 20: No. 1 extra, f bbl, 1 10;
dairy. bbl. ?1 20: coarse, crystal. 1 bbl. SI 20;
Hlgelns' Eureka.4-busaks,$2S0:IIIgglns' Eureka,
16 14-Ib packets. $1 TO.
Cannfd Goods Standard peaches. 1 902 00;
2ds, Jt 5001 M); extra peaches. $2 2C2 30; pie
peaches, 9il3!95c: finest corn, SI 2Sai 60; Hrd Co.
corn. Jl OIYml 13; red cherries. Jl 10"3! 30: Lima
beans, SI : soaked do. 80c; stringed do, 6570c:
marrowfat peas. Jl 101 23: soaked peas, 6570c:
pineapples, fl 5U1 60: Bahama do, $2 25: damson
plums, $110; greengages, SI 50: egg plums, Jl 00;
California apricots, !1 91X82 10: California pears.
$2 ZZ 40: do greengaees.il 10: do egg plums. SI 90:
evtra white cherrle. S2 85: raspberries, SI 03((Sl 10;
strawlwrries. 9.)Cril 10- gooseberries. SI OfVffil 05;
tomatoes, 8595c: salmon, 1 lbcans,130180: black
berries. 80c: uccotah. 2-lb cans, soaked. 90c: do
green. 2-tb cans, SI 2Vffil 50: corn beef, 2-lb cans.
II K.VK1 90; 1-lti cans, $5 30: baked beans, SI 10(3)1 53;
lobsters, 1-fb cans, $1 25: mackerel, 1-lb eans.
boiled, si so; sardines, domestic, Ms. S3 85(1 00;
4s. 6 50: sardine. Imported, 'is. Ill 80(312 50: sar
dines. Imported, s. fl8 00;sardlnes,muslard,S3 30;
sardines, spiced. S3 50.
Fisii-Entra No. 1 bloater mackerel. J24 00 per
bbl; ektra No. 1 do mess, S20 CO: No. 2 shore mack
erel, ?is 00; No. 2 large mackerel, $16 50: No. 3
large mackerel, SH 00; No. 3 small mackerel, tlO 00.
Herring-Split. SB50:ilake. S3 05 per 10O-lb bbl.
White lish. 4 75 per 100-lb haB dm. Lake trout,
S3 50 per half bbl. Finnan baddies, 10c per lb. Ire
land halibut 12c per lh. Pickerel, half bbl. 84 00:
quarter bbl. 1 CD. Holland herring. 75c. Walkon
herring, 90c.
Oatmeal $.5 C05 25 per bbl.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Sales on call at the Grain Exchange wero
larger in volume than for any one day theso
several months past. Total sales wore 17
carloads, as follows: Two cars of No. 2 yel
low car corn. 51c, spot; lcar No. 1 yellow ear
corn, 52c, spot; 3 cars No. 2 white oats, 40c, 5
days; 1 car extra 3 white oats, 39JJc, 5 days; 1
car sample corn, 51c, 5 days; 1 car No. 2 hay,
$11 50, 5 days; 6 cars No. 2 white oats, 39. 10
days; 1 car mixed hay. $12 M; 1 car No. 2
white oats, 39c, December. Receipts as bul
letined, 34 cais, as follows: By Pittsburg, Ft.
Wayne and Chicago Railway, 5 cars of bar
ley, 1 of flour, 3 of hay, lot shorts, 2 of oats, 2
of corn. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati nnd St.
Louis, 0 cars of corn. By Baltimoie and
Ohio, 1 civ of hay, 1 of flour. By Pittsburg
nnd Lake Erie, 1 car of hay, 1 of flour, 1 of
malt. By Pittsburg and Western. 1 'car of
oats, j 01 nay, o ot wneat. cereal iimrHets
nic lirm all along the line, and prcjcnt-pros-nectsare
for higher-priced oats and corn.
Millfcedandhayaro steady at prices quoted.
Flour is firm at source' ot' supply. Choice
grades of hay are in good demand at quota
tions. Following quotations arc for carload lots on
track. Dealer charge an advance on these prices
from store:
WHEAT No. 2 red. SI 0T(31 01; No. 3 red. 901J97C.
Cokx ? 0.2 vellow ear.5151 c; high mixed ear.
41S50e: milted ear. 4SW7W9c: .No. 1 shell corn. 54(31
64;.; No. 2 jellow shelled. 54e: high mixed
shelled, 524Bc: mixed shelled, .tO5Ic.
Oats No. 1 oats. 4C(a)!0.c: No. 2 white. ZH
40c; extra No. 3 oats, &Js(59c; mixed oats, 3SS
3!i.C.
Kye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 9G9Sc;No.
1 Western. 9Va95c.
Bvr.LEY-fiffi7.5c.
Flour Jobbing prices Fancy spring, patents.
S3 5(fv 75: laney winter patent. S3 2S5 30; fancy
str.ilcht winter, $3 00(35 23: fancy straight sprlne
S5 233 50: clear wliuer. si 63(43 CO: straight XXXX
bakers'. S4 733 00. ltve flour. $3 23ffi3 60.
JIillfeed No. 1 white mlddIingiCS22 50323 00 t
ton; No. 2 white middlings, S20 oo21 CO; brown
middlings, $18 0019 00: winter wheat, bran. 118 00
18 50: chop leed, 1 0025 00.
HAV-Caled timothy, choice. $12 50(5113 00; No. L
S12 00312 25; No. 2. do. SI0 75S11 CO; clover hay,
(10 CUI0 50; looc from wagon. 12 0ul5 U0; ac
cording to qualltv: packing hay, uoSM 50:
.TKAv-Oats, f SUS ; wheat and rye, 6 73
7 25.
Provision-,
Sugar cured hams large 1
fcugar cured hams, medium
Sugar cured hams small..;
hugareu-cdCalllornU hams ,..
bugar cured b. bicon
Suear cured skinned hams, km
9
r.. 7!
9
... -10
Sugar cured skinned hams, medium
Sugar cured shoulders
bugar cured boneless shoulders
... 10
f;l
Sugar cured skinned shoulders VI
Sugarcured bacon shoulders CT,
Sugar cured dry salt shoulders 6!4
Sngar cured d. beef rounds 12
Sngarcuredd. beef setts
Sngarcnredd. beef flats 7
Baron clear sides, ROlbs 7JS
llacon clear bellies 20 lbs 8
Dry salt clear sides, 30 Hi ave'g 7
Dry salt clear sides, 201bave'g 7
Slesspork, hcaw 12 00
Mess pork, family 12 00
Lard, rellned In tierces 54
Lard, reflned In one-hair bbls.. 51
Lard, reflned in GO-m tubs 5i
Lard, rellned In 20-lb palls 6'ii
Lard, reflned In 50-lb tin cans Trli
Lard, rellned In 3-ll tin palls 65s
Lard, refined In 5-lh tin palls )
Lard, reflued In 10-lb tin pails 6J,
UXCLE SAM NOT IN IT.
In Spite or the Bullish Crop Report the
Bean More Than Hold Their Own After
a See-Saw Struggle Corn Shorts Less
Panicky.
CHICAGO The combined action or sev
eral of the largest local bear operators over
came the effect of a very bullish Govern
ment report, nnd closed the market at a de
cline since yesterday of Jo, and about 2c
below the highest price of the day. Outside
business was scant throughout the session,
leaving the market largely in the hands of
local operators. In corn tho year shorts are
"rapidly recovering from the fright. Pro
visions were overcome by the heavy re
ceipts of hogs, and closed lower.
The Government estimate or 853 as the
condition of fal'-sown wheat snppliod the
motive for an advance of c at the start
compared with the closing price of the
previous day. The opening urico was just
high cnonzh to tempt bears to sell, bnt not
too high to keep onll from buying. There
was a big trade for half an honr, and, with a
good many dull intervals during the re
mainder of the session, there was still
enough busy moments to make the average
of the dav lairly active.
From. 99i409-3C for May there wa a
gradual decline to 9S98jlc. That was suc
ceeded by a considerable, interval ot bullish
ness and an advance to 99c, and that again
by another and a heavier decline than the
first, prices sagging steadily until 97Jc was
reached, thoclosingbein"at'97c. December
wheat sold as high as OSVic and closed at
91fc.
In corn Jannary was the stroneest option
on the list, the shorts evidently being in
clined to take a lesson in prudence from
what they have seen in November and so
far in the present month. It closed at
46c, compared with 43Cc at the end
of
yesterauy s session, ine uecenmer
and
year deliveries are gradually losing
their terrors for tho shorts, the transactions
in them dnrine the first hour's trading not
exceeding 50,000 bushels, although the price,
even at the trilling amount of bnsiness, roso
to 53c as compared with 55Vc at tho
close or the previous session. The last sale
marie to-day was at 54 cents. May was strong
during the greater part or the session, ad
vancing from 4344c, and closing at 43
43c.
The oats market was firm, the rango of
prices being only Jc nntil the last half hour.
Trade was rather qniet and tho market did
little but trail after corn. Sample oats met
with a good demand for shipments at prices
c higher. December started at 33Jc, sold
to 33c and hung around the latter price
most ot the session; broke to nnd nloed at
33c. May opened at 33;c, sold to 3333fc,
to 33Jc, to Z3433c and closed at 33c.
The provision market was fairly steady at
the opening, but the receipts of 58,000 hogs
at the yards, and weakening grain markets,
told on prices later and everything was at
its lowest as the market came to a close.
Pork lert off with a decline of 10 cents in
January and 15 cents in May; lard 7 cents
and riDs 10 cents lower.
Rve was rairly firm nndmoaeratelyactive:
If o."2 in store sold at 89c. December at 80
89'4c, January at 90i80Kc and Mny at 96
U6kc.
The leading futures ranged as follows, as cor
rected by John 31. Oaklev & Co.. 45 Sixth street,
members of the Chicago Board of Trade.
Open- Illgh- Low- Clos-
Articles. lng. est. est. Ing.
Wheat. No. 2
December f 93 I S3'4 J W4 91J
January 94 94 92H 9lS
Mav 99' WH 97J, STa
COKN-. No. 2.
December. 57 58 54 54
January 4(i 47 45! 46'f
May 43 44 H 43
Oats, No. 2
December. 33. X1K 33
January tA 32V 31'fi 3I'
May 33h 33 33,', 33,'
Mess Pork.
December 8 37' 8 .TS 8 37M 8 37
January II 121 11 tf 11 re 11 or.
May 1162,S H 62.' 1130 11.7)
Lard.
December 6 02M 6 05 6 021 6 K'4
January. 6 12 6 15 6 12,' 6 12'3
May 6 00 C 52,', 6 50 6 50
short Ems.
December s 42J 5 45 5J7J 5 371
Jannary S 45 5 47' 5 40 5 40
May 5 85 SOT'S 5 77jf 5 80
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
nominally unchanged. No. 2 snrine wheat,
91Jic: No. 3 spring wlienr, 8485c; No. 2 red,
91Jc: No. 2 corn, 5353c; No 2 oats, 33c; No.
2 white. 3433c; No. 3 white, 3134c; No.
2 rve. S9c; No. 2 barlesv, 59c: No.Sf. o. D.,
434J57C; No. 4, f. o. b., 4057c; No. 1 flaxseed,
94Jc: prime timothy seed, $1 22. Jfess pork,
lief Iwrrel, $8 37KS 50. Lnrd, per 10U lhs,
$G 07JgG 10. Short nbsides (loose),$5 405 00.
Dry salted shoulders (hoxed), $4 37
4 50. Short clear sides (boxed), $5 705 0.
Whisky, distillers' llnishej goods, pergal
lon, $1 IS. Sugars unchanged.
On the Produce Exchango to-day the but
ter market wss quiet and unchanged. E""s
Arm; fresh, 2J2ic.
XElV YORK -Wheat Spot market dnll,
unsettled and lower: No. 2 red, $1 OSJiiJl 0C?f.
store and elevator: $1 071 09. afloat; $1 OTjK
1 10K, t o. b.: No. 3 red, H 01XI 02: -un-gn.ded
red, 9SKc 08: No. 1 Northern,
$1 09V: No. 1 hard, 1 13: No. 2 Northern,
$1 03K. Options advanced 4c, declined
lXc: the close is weak at Kc decline
for the day; No. 2 red, December, 1 03 3-16f9
1 07K. closing at $1 0(?4; January, I 06VS
1 OSJi, closing at $1 OOJi; February, $1 Ofifi)
1 00, closing at $1 OS: March. $1 0SJ2
fill 10, closing at $1 W; April, $1 C!)2
(il 11. closing nt $1 09; May, $1 08j
01 hclosingat$l 08; June, $1 073il 09W.
closinir ht $1 01. Kye nominal. Barley
dull: No. 2 Milwaukee, 7374c Corn Spot
market dull and lower; No. 2. CiG4Kc in ele
vator; OSigCfic afloat; ungraded mixed, 51
53c: No. 3, 50c: steamer mixed, 6202Jc; op
tionsDecember opened Jo lower; reacted
o: otlier months advanced K)c- the close
is Ic down on December and ASS,c on the
umtri uiuiibu; ifeueijioer. o.oc, Closing
ntC3c; January. 5X57;ic: closing at 56JJC;
Februan-, MJ55c, clo-ing at 54c; May,
62 9-1653J4;c, closing at 52Xc; steamer mixed,
December. 592Jc Oats Spot market dull;
heavy: lower: options dull: weaker: Decem
ber, 41Kc. closing at41c:Jannarj-,40J40c,
closing nt 40c: May, 3939ic. closing nt
39Uc: spot No. 2 white. 41K2Kc: mixed
Western, 4043c; white do, 4I43c; No. 2 Chi
cago, 42ii43c. Hay firm but quiet. Hops
firm and in fair demand. Tallow stronger.
Eggs dull and lower: Western. 2425c.
Pork quiet and steady; old mess, $950; new
mess, $10 50; extra prime. $9 50. Cut meats
quiet and steady; middles weak; short clear,
$6 156 22. Lard about .steady and dull;
Western steam, $6 42; options, January,
$fi 47; February, J6 57: March, $G 47: May,
50 eo. joiner iuieb aim wens: western,
daiir, 1622c; do creamery. 20(E30c: Elgin,
30c. Cheese quiet; part skims. 4)9c.
PHILADELPHIA Flour quiet but firm.
Wheat opened strong, closer! weaker; No. 2
red, in export elevator, 1 04: No. 2 red,
December, SI 041-1 04: January, $1 05
1 06: Febmary, 1 0G?gI 07f; March, $1 06g
01 08. Corn in jrood demand for carlots;
prices advanced 3c under light offerings;
futures Vc lusher: No. i mixed, in grain
depot, 54c; No. 4 yellow, in do, 5455c; No.
3 yellow afloat, 50c; do in grain depot, 57c;
No. 3 mixed in grain .depot 5Sc; No. 3 high
mixed and yellow in elevator, 58c: No. 2
mived, December, G0G2c: January, 5C57o;
February. 5435c: .March. 54V4Xc. Oats
Carlots 11 rm but less active; January, 40
41c; February, 40?i4!c; March, 4c.
E'4gs dull and w eaker; 1'eunsylvania firsts,
27c.
NEW OKLENS Suc.tr activo and very
firm: open, kettle, strictly prime. 2 13-lGc;
prime, 2Xg24C; fair to fully fair,2t?2 "J-lBc;
common to good common, 22c;
centri.ngal, off- plantation, gruntilntett. 3c:
choice white, 33 13-16c: ott white, 3 9-10
3 H-lSc: gray do, 343c; choice yellow
claritied. 33 9-lCc; primo do. 3Q3 7-16i;
off do, 3jiJ 5-lCc; second, 243Jiic. Molas
ses Open kettle firm: choice, ffiic: strictly
prime, 3031c; good prime, 2SJ9.-; good.
I
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SOLD BT JOS. FLEMING & SON,
-ao and 412 Market Street, Pittsburg.
ocl49-Ths-
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and BUILD UP THE WHOLE SYSTEM Tn tpttmtkct nv.kifrvi.
cXtHoofland's
fair to prime,- 2527c: common to fair, 223
24c; centrifugal easier: 9trictly prime, 1849
19c; good prime, 1517c; fair to prime, 10
14c: common to good common, 69c Syrup
2430c.
ST. LOUIS FJour dull and unchanged.
Wheat Xo. 2 red, cash, 9.Q0j'ic: Decem
ber, 954avVc, closing at 94kc asked: May,
B3Ji$l 00. closing at 90c; July, closinr at
93lic, asked. Corn quiet: No. 2, cash, 42JJ
42c: year. 4141Jc, closing at 41c bid; Jan
uary. 404O2c, closing at 40ffl40Kc; Mav.
40Jf41cf closing at 4OJ;tf?402e asked.
Oats very qniet: No. 2 cash. :ayzc: May.33o
bid. Rye neglected. Barley quiet, hue
steady- Minnesota, 53jJ61c. Uutter unchanged-
Eggs dull nnd eaier at 23c. Pro
visions dull and very little doing. Pork
Old, $9 CO; new, $11 25. Lard easier at 35 97JJ.
BALTIMORE Wheat firm: No. 2 red
spo nnd Decern Der, $1 O3j;f3104; January,
$1 05JJ1 OS; Februnry, $1 ilil my.: May.
$1 11 10Ji; stenmer No. 2 red. 998c.
Corn firm: mixed snot and year, 61c; "Janu
ary, 57c: February, 55ic asked: March, 53o
asked. Oats strong and fairly active: No.
2 white Western, 42c asked; No. 2 mixed
do, 39K10c. Eve dull and weak; No. 2, Do
BOe. Flay steady; good to choice timothy,
$13 0014 00. Provisions firm and active.
cutter steady, -fcggs steady at 20c.
lUINN-EAl'OLIS Wheat No. 1 Northern,
December, opening, 8c: highest. 88c; lowest,
87c, closing to-dny at 86c: yesterday, 66c;
May, opening, 94c: highest, 94Jc; lowest,
92c; closing to-day at 92c; yeterday. 93Je;
Jannarv, closing to-dav at "87c: yesterday,
STKc: on track. No. 1 hard. S8c; No. 1 North
ern, 87c; No. 2 Northern, 82S4c
MILWAUKEE Flour quiet. Wheat easy.
December, 93;c; No. 2 spring, '89c; No. 1
Northern, 93Kc." Corn quiet; No. 3, 43c. Oats
steady; No. 3"white, 34c. Barley quiet; No.
2, 5Wc: -sample, on track. 5162c. Rye
ouiet; No. 1. 89c. Provisions quiet. Pork
January, $11 10. Lard January, $6 12J.
CINCINNATI Flour easy. Wheat easier;
No. 2 red, 95K9Cc. Corn in good demand;
No. 2 mixed.ZTOc. Oats scarce and firm;
No. 2 mixed, 36c. R7e quiet; No. 2. 95c.
Provisions quiet nnd unchanged. Butter
in moderate demand. Eggs steady at 22c.
Cheese steady.
DCT.TJTH Wheat No. 1 hard, cash, 90c;
December, H)c: No. 1 Northern, cash, 88c;
December, 8Sic; May, 95c: No. 2 Northern,
cash, 82Kc; No. 3, 79c; rejected, oOJc.
TOLEDO Wheat activo and lower; cash
and December. 96c: May, $1 C2. Corn active
and lower; cash, 47Jc: Jannary. 45Ec. Oat
quiet; cash, 34c. Rye dull; casb,9fc":
KANSAS CITY Wheat dull and steady;
No. 2, cash, 79c. Corn lower: No. 2, cash, 38o
hid; January, 37c. Oats higher: No. 2, cash,
30cbtd; December, 30-c
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GROCERY BUSINESS.
Splendid location for trade and shipping, in
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Advertising Agents, CINCINNATI, OHIO.
del2-6STuws
OIVB BNJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acta
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
' tern effectually, dispels colds, head-
acnes ana levers ana cures nanituai
constipation. Syrup of Pigs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
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ceptahle to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its;
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c
and SI bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
8AN FRANCISCO, CAU
lOUISVIUE. KY. NEW Y0BK. ILL
Forty-five highest awards
have been received by Sea
bury & Johnson from dif
ferent International expo
sitions for the superiority
of their Porous Plasters
and other goods. Benson's
Plasters have many com
petitors but no rivals. It
is not n nostrum. Get tho
Genuine.
Buffeting troox
the erfects 02
voutbfal errora
early decay, wasting weakness, lost mannood. eta,
I will send a valuable treatise (scaled 1 containing
Xoll particulars ror home cure, FREE of charge.
A splendid medical wort: should De read try evory
man who Is nrrons ana debilitated. AddrcssL
JfxoC F. C. FOWLEB, aioodaa, Coaau
del-44-nsuwk
DBOKEES FINANCIAL.
Whitney & Stephenson,
57 Fourth Avenue:
ap30-3J
BTnOlCC SAVINGS BANK,
itU I Lt J 81 FOURTH AVENUE.
Caoital. $300,000.
Surplus. S5L6T0 29.
D. McK. LLOYD.
tUtVAUll JS. DUFF.
I President. Asst. Sec Treas.
T per cenc interest allowed on
time de-
posits.
OC24-61-D
John M. Oakley & Co,
BANKERS AND BROKERS.
Stocks, Bonds. Grain, Petroleum.
Private wire to New Tork and ChicaM,
45 SIXTH ST.. Pittsburg.
DR. WILLIAMS' INDIAN' PILE OINTMENT
will csxe Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles. Itabsorbstha
tumors, allays the itchinir at once, acts as a nnnltlcp. tH.
Instant relief. Prepared only for Piles and Itching of the
private part3. Every box is warranted. Jndge Coons, of
Maysvllle, K. Y., says: "Dr. Williams' Indian Pile Oint
ment oured me after years of suffe ring. " Sold by druggists
sent by mall on receipt of price. 50 cents and JL 00 perbox.
PURli-Y-BLOOD
CLEAR THK COJIPLEXION,
BRIGIITES THE EYES,
SWEETEN THE BREATH,
TONE THE STOMACH,
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