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THE PHTSBTJKG- DISPATCH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER -15, 189L
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FEATURES OF TRADE.
SantClans Goods Lead at the Ex
pense of Eegplar Lines.
COUNTRY PRODUCE COMES HERE
More Freelj Than Our Markets Have Ca
pacity to Absorb.
BOSTON TIEW OP THE SHOE TBADE
OrFiCK or rnrsnrno Dispatch. )
Saturday, Dec 13. f
Few new features have developed in trade
circles the week past. Produce commission
merchants are unanimously agreed that
markets are quiet. We are hnvinc the
lull, which usually intervenes between
Thankseiving and Christmas. The rush is
expected to begin next week and will, no
donbt, be on until Christendum's great
holiday is here. Santa Claus goods already
begin to move freely, but the free move
ment in this line is to some degree at the
expense of regular lines of trade. The
last place for economv, these days, i
In poods pertalnins to Christmas trees and
stockings. Trice of country produce aro
practicallr as they were a. week ago. Stuff
continues to come to the front in great
abundance and coes out slowly. The situa
tion is exactly the reverse of what It was a
year aso. Then there was a trreat scarcity or
traits and veeetables tliroush the region of
which Pittsburg is the trade center, and our
merchants found quick demand for all the
stnff they could procure at more than double
present prices. At this time last year apples
and potatoes were selling freely at about as
much per bushel as they now bring per bar
rel. The year of scarcity was more satis
factory to the commission merchant than
this year of plenty. The loss to the pro
ducer and merchant is, however, cain to the
consumer, whose household expenees is
very much lower this season than last. In a
large family the difference in potatoes alono
is equivalent to $1 per week. Poultry has
been slow and dull since Thanksgiving, but
better things are hoped for in the next weak
or tw o.
Cheese lias Been Cornered.
In the lino of dairy products, cheese is the
firm factor the past week. Chicago houses
have been diligently gathering in all the
available stock through Ohio, Wisconsin and
New York cheese sections, and already
prices show signs of an advance. Wisconsin,
Sweitrer. I.imburger and Ohio cheese are a
shade higher than a w eek ago.
In cereal lines there has been a strong up
ward movement the past few days. Shell
corn and oats have been particularly firm
and markets in both lines have found a
higher level.
It will be seen, by reference to home mar
ket column that wheat receipts were very
heavy both this week and last. Advices
from the Northwest indicate firm markets
for both wheat and flour. Thegrocerytrade
is featureless. Trade has been active for the
week, but prices have undergone little
change. The expected rie in sugar failed to
materialize. At present rates, there is little
or no profit to the Jobber.
Toot Wear and leather.
The Boston J7-rfrfhas this to say of the
she and leather situation and outlook: "The
conservative feeling among the buyers of
boots and shoe already noted. Is continued.
Some orders are being taken on spring goods,
and manufacturers are fairly bus v. Just for
the present, but there is a "complaint that
the volume of the orders already secured is
small; that is, they do not embrace more
than hlf of the volume of roods ex
pected, 6r half the volume taken by
the same buyers of previous sea
sons. The feeling is a very conservative
one. all tr e way from the retail dealer down
to the Jobber and manufacturer. Mann-
jaciurers a-e reiusing to Buy heavy stocks
of leather, or to make any goods that they
have not orders for, and the Jobbers are de
termined not to havo any excessive stocks
of goods on hand. In ordering, the Jobbers
allow that they are to want the usual vol
ume of goods, but claim that they are pro
ceeding very carefully: will take half of the
goods now, and, doubtless, the rest later in
the season.
The list of boot and shoe buvers now here
in person is a very short one. and it will re
main so till after the holidays. Then doubt
less the list will be a much longer one
Salesmen with samples of heavy boots, oil,
gram and plowshoes will also start on their
trips right away after Christmas.
riie Leather Market
is a very quiet one. Manufacturers are not
buying leather, for the reason that they are
not getting orders for goods to the extent
that they feel obliged to buy leather. Still,
on the lact of the heavy boot people begin
ning to get into line with samples of heavy
goods for next season, there is a little better
feeling in wax and kip leather, but scarcely
any better prices realized. No. 1 drv hide
leather, llV12c; No. 2. 1010c; Xo. 3, 8X
9;: Xo. 4, be" Domestic brojrn is quoted
at: No. 1, 1215Kc; No. 2, llUKc; Xo. 3, 9X
610c
LIGHT CATTLE RUN.
The Quality or Beeves Offered at Liberty
Above the Average Prices Unimproved
o Light, Smooth Batcher Cattle Fairly
Steady- Good Sheep Firm and IIogsQ alet.
OrFiCE or PiTTSBuno Dispatch, I
Mosday. Dec 14.
There were S3 loads of cattle on sale at the
East Liberty yards this morning, against 01
loads last Monday, and 102 loads the pre
vious Monday. In to-day's offerings there
were CO load from Chicago, the balance
being mainly from Ohio and Indiana. The
quality of offerings this morning was above
the average. There were several loads of
good Ohio cattli on sale, ranging from 1,300
to i,'Jis. xnenumDer or buyers on hand
was below late average. Prime beeves of
heavy weigh were not offered in carload
lots.
JIaikets opened dull and slow, and so far
as could be learned there were no sales
above $4 30 per cwt. Heavy grades were
weak and slow, and common grades barely
steady at last week's prices. Fresh rows
were in light supply, and onalitv of offer.
ings was below avetage. Demand was also
light. There were no sales above $45 per
Per 100 lbs; bulls and cows. SI 25250; dressed
beef lower at 7is per lb. Calves Re
ceipts, 790 head: marKot steady: veals. $3 00
8 00 per 100 lb: grassers, $2 252 50; Western
calves, $3 00g3 50. Sheei Receipts, 14,237
bead: markc: steady; sheen. $3 504J4 75 per
100 lbs; lambs. $S OOgS 00; dressed mutton
steady at 6'(TSc per lb; dressed lambs slow
at.7bWc flogs Receipts 19.834 head, con
signee! direct: nominally steady at $3 G04 00
per 100 pounds.
Chicago Cattle Receipts, 16.000 head;
shipments, 3,000 bead; market fairly active
and steady to a shade .liigner; Christmas
steers, JS 00:6 60; good to choice. $4 805 23;
others, $2 254 50; stackers, $2 00S 10: cows,
$1 302 90. Hogs Receipts, 62.00U head; ship
ments, 8,000 head: market lower; rough and
common. $3 404 50: mixed and packers',
$3 Gigs 70: prime heavy and butchers'
wrtitlits, 7503 85; light. $3 4003 CO. Sheep
Receipts, 7.0J0 head; shipments, none: mar
ket slow and 10fi)15c lower; sheep, $4 004 83;
lambs, $1 755 23..
Cincinnati Ilosrs slow and weak: common
and light, $3 003 55; packing and butchers',
$3 453 70; receipts, 9.270 head; shipments,
620 head. Cattle firmer; lair to choice butch
ers" gmdes. $2 501 00: prime to choice ship
pers, $4 00'4 75: lecelpts. 1,100 head: ship
ments, 70 ncud. Sheen scarce and strong:
common to choice, $2 80g)4 53: extra fat
wether nnd vonrlinf.. 34 7.-aR15 CO; receipts.
1300 head; shipments, none. Lambs in lair
demand and strong: common to choice, $4 CO
5 00.
OmaYia Cattle Receipts, 1.500 head. Sup
ply of beef steers was small and with fair
demand; prices generally stronger: cows
and mixed stuff sold ataboutlOc higher; fair
to fancv steers, $3 755 75. Hogs Receipts,
500 head: market active and about 5c loner
than Satiirdsv: sales mostly $3 403 50,
against 3 45E3"50 Saturday: light, $3 30Q3 40;
heavy, $3 4T63 57; mixed, ?3 403 45. Sheep
Itcrelpts, none; m-rket s'eady; natives,
S3 755 00; Westerns, $3 504 75.
Buffalo Cattle Receipts. 65 loads
through; 220 sale: about steady, steers, 4 73
5 10; choice. $4 454 65; good fairly tat ship
ping, $4 254 40. Hog Receipts, 79 loads
thronsrh: 2C.0 sale; about stead v;heavy grades,
$3 904 00; medium weights, $3 803 S3.
Sheep and lambs Receipts. 2 loads through,
lis .ale, including 30 loads Canadas;maikct
10l3e lower. Sheep Extra fancy, $4 805 20;
good to choice, J4 2504 75. Lambs Good to
choice native, $5 50g5 G5; common to fair Uo,
$4 905 15.
St. Louis Cattle Receipts, 400 head; ship
ments, 1,000; market stronger; good to choice
native steers, $4 40g6 00; fair to good do, $2 75
5 00; corn fed lnaian steers, $3 00S SO.
Hogs Receipts, 3,800 head; shipments, 3,200
head; market 5c lower; fair to choice
heavy, $3 653 75: mixed, $3 153 75; light,
fair to choice, $3 50353, Sheep Receipts,
none; shipments. 500 head; maiket steady;
fair to choice, $3 00550.
Kansas Cltj Cattle Receipts, 3 400 head:
shipments, 2,400 head: market quiet and
steady: steers. S3oo3 85: cows, S3 303 65;
stockers and feeders. $2 30315. Hogs Re
ceipts, 7,003 head; shipments, 1,200 head;
market 510e lower, mostly 5c; bulk, $3 45;
all grades, $3 153 55. Sheep Receipts, 1,100
bead; shipment. 500 bead; market steady for
good, others weak.
RATHER A BLUE MONDAY.
Grain and Provisions Weak Wheat Falls
to Reipnnd to Somewhat Bullish News
Corn Opens Strong, but Soon Falls in
Line France Largely Short.
CniCAGO Wheat was very dull to-day,
with fluctuations confined to a narrow range
averaging somewhat lower, though the close
was at one point advance overthat of Satur
day. There was an absence of influential
news. Thero was nothing very bearish, but
on the contrary, the effect ot such informa
tion as was made public shonld have had a
strengthening influence. There was the
news that the Farmers' Alliance of the
Xorthwest had sent out another "hold-back-your-wheat"
circular, and Justified it with a
strong array of bull arguments. Then there
was the report telegraphed irom New York
that the threshing returns made to the
French Government indicated a shortage in
their wheat crop of 136,000,000 bushels,
against the estimate pieviouslv made of
90.000 030 to 100,000.000 bushels. But cables
indicated continued weakness abroad. Do
mestic markets were dull and inclining
downward, nnd the big local bears were still
hammering the market.
Longs dropped their holdings on the first
appearance of weakness, and the whole
trade was dull, the market easily yielding to
the resolute pressuie or the bears. May
opened at 97c, sold rb 9SJc, then broke to
97c, but fii med up after noon, touching 9Sc
Then came w eak cables and the increase of
564.000 bushels in the visible supply, and the
feeling became w eak again. May declining
to 9730, but rallied again and closed 97c
Corn started rather firm, influenced by the
poor inspection nnd the soft 'weather: but
after making a substantial advance a weak
feeling set in, largely the result of the weak
ness in thp wheat and provision pits. De
cember opened at SSJe," against 55c at the
close Saturday; advanced to 56e, but soon
broke to 55c The poor inspection made
January strong at the start also, ond cover
ing by shorts soon advanced to 48c, against
46c at the close Saturday. After the noon
hour trade got slack, and on the increase of
83S.OO0 hnshefs in the visible supply and the
weakness in wheat, prices went off. Decem
ber dropped to 54Jc and January to 46c.
Near the close there was a rally, however,
year closing at 55c and Jannary at 47JiC
Oats quiet and steady without seature.
Hog products opened weak and lower on
estimated receipts at the yards of 50,000 head,
weakening again when the number was put
at 58,000. The close shows a small reduction
in the price ot pork: but lard and ribs show
inconsequental changes.
The leading futures ranged as follow?, aa cor
rected by John M. Oakley ic Co.. 43 Sixth street,
members of the Chicago Board of Trade:
mixed, December, 56690c; Jonuarv, SS54c;
February, 5354c; March, M54c. Oats
carlots quiet; prices favored buvers: futures
noninally Jfo lower: Xo. 2 white, 42c; No. 2
white December, 41041&C; Jannary, VH&
40c; February, 40jJ40c; March, VfM
40JJC Butter quiet and steady: Pennsyl
vania creamery, extra, 29c; do print, extia,
32835c Eggs steady: Pennsylvania firsts,
27c Cheese steady; part skim, 89c
BALTIMORE Wheat easy: No. 2 red, spot
and December, Si 021 02&: January, 1 04
&l OIK; Febrnary. $1 061 06K: May, $1 09
1 0!; steamer No. 2 red, 9797Kb Corn
easy: mixed snot, 59ic: year, 58K.V8c;
January, 5555c: February, 5353
March, 5353c; steamer mixed. 57c.
Oats easier; No. 2 white Western. 41c: No.
2 mixed, do, 39fo. Rye very quiet: No. 2,
5556c Hay steady; good to choice timothy,
$13 0014 00. Provisions Arm and unchanged.
Butter weak: creamery fancy, 28e: do fair to
choice, 2627c: do imitation. 2325c; ladle
fancy, 23c: good to choice, 2022c; rolls, fine.
22c: do fair to good. 1921c; store packed, 15
20c Eggs weak at 26c.
ST. LOUIS Fldnr dull, bnt unchanged.
Wheat No. 2 red, cash. 93ic: December,
Ki0933c, closing nt 94Je hid: January,
934c. closing at 94c: Mav, 98V9S3c, clos
ing at 9899c. Corn No. 2. cash, 39
40c; year. 3940c. closing at 39c bin;
January, S9392c, closing nt S9Jc; May, 40ft
40-Xc. closinc at 40J40Jc bid. Oats dull
and weaker; No. 2cash,3ic; May, 32c. Rye
nun. isaney quiet: lowa, eue: Minnesota,
63c Batter dull; creamery, 2528c; dairy,
2225c Eggs quiet at 22c Provisions Mar
ket inactive. Pork New, $U 23. Lard
steady at $6 00.
CIXCrNXAlT Flour easy; family, $3 75
3 90; fancy. $4 204 40. Wheat easier; lower
No. 2 red. &94c Com lower; No. 2
mlxpd. 4S49c. Oats steadv: No. 2 mixed,
35J36c. Rve slow; No. 2, 94c Pork barely
ste.iilv. $900 9 12K- Lara in fair demand,
$5 855 90. Buikmeatsncglectcdat$5305 40.
Bacon in light demand, $7 25. Butter easy;
fancy Elgin creamery, 3031c: Ohio, 27o;
cholco dairy, ISc Eegs hcavv, 22c Cheese
in moderato demand; prime to choice Ohio
flat, HllJc.
MIL WACKKE Flour qniet. Wheat qniet;
No. 2 spring, 8Sc; No. 1 Northern, 92c: May,
93c. Corn slow; No. 2, 43c Oats quiet; No.
2 white. 34c; No. 3 white, 32S3c. Barley
dull: Xo. 2, 5Sc: sample on track, 4261c.
Rye quiet: Xo. 1, 8S89c Provisions quiet.
Pork, $11 32. Lard, $6 10.
KANSAS CITY-Wheat extremely dull;
No. 2 cash. 76c Did. Corn lower. Xo. 2 cash.
37$c bid, 3SJc asked; December, 370 bid,
3SlC asked: J&nuArr. 37c. hid. Outs, lower?
Xo. 2 cash, 30c bid: December. 37J43SJio
asked? .Tnnimrtr- 3Uf nclrnH Fortya imsAt-.-M
tied at 26c.
MIXXEAPOLIWhcat-No. I Xorthern.
December, closing to-day at 8640. Saturday,
86c; May, opening, 92c: highest, 92c; lowest,
92Jc; closing to-day, 92c, Saturday, 92Jc;
January closed to-dav at 87c on track: No. 1
Northern. 87c: No. Thard. SSTc: No. 2 North
ern, 8284c
NEW ORLEANS Sugar TJie decline
in New York demoralized the quotation
committee of the sugar exchange to such an
extent that up to 3:40 r. jr. no quotations had
been. posted. Dealers report the market
dull and prices a shade easier.
DULTJTII Wheat Xo. 1 hard, cash, 89Jc;
Decembor,89c: May,96c bid; No.l Northern,
cash, 89fc bid;December, 87Jc; May. 95c bid;
No. 2 Northern, cash, 82c bid; No. 3, Xorth
ern, 79c; rejected, 76c
TOLEDO Wheit dull but firm: No. 2 cash
and December, 96JJc; May, $1 02; Corn dull;
No. 2 cash, 48c. Oats quiet; cash, 34c; Bye,
dull; cash, 92c to arrive.
A GOOD BEGINNING.
The Week's Trade Opens With Favor
able Conditions and Frosnects. .
CONTINUED ABUNDANCE OP MONET.
SeTeral Interesting Events Brighten the
Say on the Local Exchange.
do do 3a... 70X
Canada So 2d W
Cen. PaclUe lst....107H
Den. Alt. G.iata....ll8
do do 4s 80H
Den. ft R, G. Wt
lts
ErUM..rr--. .-, ,104V
M. K. ft T. Gen. 4s. 7M
" do do Ms 4SH
St. L. ft San. Fran.
Gen.M -ICO
St. Paul Consols.. .."127 .
St. P. C ftPae. Uts.115
Tex. Pac. L. G.Tr.
Beta nifi
TexvPac. R. G. Tr.
Rrts. S,
Union Pac. lsts 10S
West Shore 103H
OFFICE AKD STREET NEWS AND GOSSIP
head. The range of markets for calves v.ns
foi grassers 2c to 3c per lb. and for vealers
BJc to 6c per lb.
OHEEr asd Lambs Receipts very light the
total number on sale this morning being 12
loads, against 25 loads last Monday. Good
sheep were steady and common grades weak
and lower. Lambs were strong at a shade
better prices than were obtained a week
ago. Top price of sheep was $5 00 and lambs
$5 50 There were 60 carloads of hogs on
sale at the opening or markets, with more
expected later on. Top price was $390 to
$3 95 lor Philadelphi s, and Yorkers sold at
a. range of $3 75 to $3 80.
At the Herr's Island yards receipts of cat
tle were light and markets weie a shade
firmer on good butchering stock. Best Chi
cago beeves were sold at $5-75 to $5 85, good
to prime medium weights at $5 25 to $5 40
light weights at $4 25 to $4 75, ami common
grades at a range of $2 25 to (i 75 per cwt.
Fresh cows were in good supply and last
week's prices were maintained. The range
of markets was $25 to $W per head. Grass
calves were sold at 3jc to 4c per lb, and
vealers 5c to 6Uc per lb. Bulls, stags and
dry cows ranged in price from $2 25 to $3 50
per cwt.
Receipts: From Chicago I. Zeigler. 105
head; L. Gerson, 81: A. Fromm, 49. From
Ohio J. Shepherd, 21. From Pennsylvania
K. D. Sergeant, 3; J. Bohler, 7; T. Bingham,
S;D. O. Pisor, 0: E. Wolf. 4. Total, 236; last
w eek, 229; previous week, 336.
The run of sheep at the island was the
lightkt of the season, but demand was not
sufficient to raise prices above last week's
range. However, all offerings were promptly
taken at tho old range. Theentire range for
sheep was. $2 50 to $5 00. but sales ere niostlv
from $4 00 to $4 50. Lambs sold at 4c to 5jci
per tu.
Receipts: From Pennsyhnnia E. D. Ser
geant, 156 head: J. Wright, 102; T. Bingham,
125; total, 3S3: last week, 535; previous week.
6i7. Hogs Receipts in this line were large,
and demand was active. Markets, however,
w ere bai cly Steady at last week's prices.
ChicagosandOhiosrangedin price from $3 75
to $4 10, and Pennsylvania from $3 50 .to $4.
Receipts: From Chicago I. Zeigler, 67 head:
I. Gerscn, .104. From Ohio Needy &
Frank, 910; N.Buchanan, 100; J. Shepherd,
117: Williams & Co., 103; T. C. McCrickart, 58;
total, 1,506; last week, 861; previous week,
971.
At the Woods' Run yarOs the Greenawalds
had on sale 1E3 cattle from Chicago and 27
head from Ohio. Kange of markets was 4c
to 3Jc per ft. At these yards there were 210
head of aheep and lambs and 177 head of
hogs. Sheep weie sold at 5c to 5e perlb,
lambs, 5c to 6c andiogs, $4 00 to H 15 per
cwt.
By Telegraph.
New Tork Beeves Receipts, 5,804 head,
including 84 cars for sale; market very dull
and a made easier; native steers, $3 fio5 00
Open- High- Low- Cloj-
Articlep. ing. est. est. ing.
WHEAT. So. 2. !
December $ SIX gi3 $ 915$ 81!$
January 92K 92, 92 92H
May........... 97J2 98.S 07 97
Corn. NO. 2.
December. 5SH 56 54S 55
January 4T 43 461 47X
MSats-.Xo." 'A
December. 32 32'i 32H 32
January SI S1'4 32 Ta'A
Mav. SIX 33 ai 33j$
Mess Pork. n
December 8 10 8 10 8 10 8 10
January 10 90 10 90 10 75 10 87X"
May 1135 X)i 1125 11 32
Lard.
December. 595 5 95 595 595
January 10 6 10 6 07 s 10
May 6 45 6 47M 6 42Jt 6 45
SHORT RIBS.
December. 5 35 S 37J 5 32K 5 37X
January. 5 37,f 5 40 5 35 5 40
May ,. 5 75 5 75 5 72)j 5 75
The Coflee Markets.
New Orleans. Dec. 14. Coffee Bio, ordi
nary to fair, quiet, H16Kc
Baltimore, Dec 14. Coffee firm; Rio car
goes firm at 17c; Xo. 7, 1314c
Sastos, Dec 14. Coffee Good average,
10,100 reis per ten kilos: receipts during the
week, 119 000 bags; purchases for the United
States, 12 000 bags: shipments to the United
States, 13,000 bags; stock, 424,000 bags.
Rio pe Janeiro, Dec. 14. Coffee Regular
firsts, 10,850 reis per ten kilos; good second,
10.100 reis: receipts during the week, 74,000
bags: purchases for the United States, 26,000
bairs: shinments to the United States. 31.000
"bags; stock, 248,000 bags.
Xew York, Decl4. Coffee Options opened
steady and unchanged to 5 points down;
closed quiet and steady 10, up to 3 down:
sales, 11,060 bags, including December, 12.80
12.90c: January, 12.3512.45c; February,
12.20c: March, IL90I2.00e: May, U.75Q1L80C;
spot Bio quiet and Arm; No. 7, 1313c
Stocks of Wheat In the Northwest.
Minneapolis, Dec 14. Figures compiled
by the Northwestern Miller show the stock in
private elevators of Minneapolis to be 1,583,
900 bushels, a gain of 56,000 bushels. The
total stock at Minneapolis and Duluth is 12,
058,395 bushels, or 1,168,692 .bushels more than
last Monday. The Market Record reports the
stock in country elevators of Minnesota and
the two Dakotaa at 10,165,100 bushels, an In,
crease of 248,600 bushels. The aggregate
Northwestern stock is thus made 23,123,490
bushels, an Increase of L417.292 bushels. A
year ago the stock was 20,998,763 bushels.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
oasier bnt not quotably lower. No. 2 spring
wheat, 91c: Xo. 3 spring wheat, "B3KS4Kc:
Xo. 2 red. OlJo. Xo. 2 corn. 54Vc. No. 2 oats.
32c: No. 2 white, -83K34ic; Xo. 3 white!
3233c No. 2 rye, SSJfc No. 2 barley, 59c; No.
3, t. o. b., 4559c: No. 4, f. o. b., 3845p. Xo. 1
flaxseed, 94c. Prime timothy seed, $1 211 22.
Mess pork, per bbl.. $S 12f. "Lard.ner 100 lbs.,
$6 05. Sbort ribs sides, loose, $5 35 53. Dry
salted shoulders, boxed. $4 37K4 50. Sbort
clear sides, boxed, $5 605 65. whisky, dis
tillers' finished goods, pergaL, $1 18. Sugars,
cut loaf, 55Jc; granulated, 4ifc; standard
A. flic
On the Froduce Exchange to-day the bnt
rer market was oniet: fancv creamorr. 9fiir
27c; fine western. 2526c: ordinary, 2023c: '
seiecieo. ciairy, -xa-jc; oramary, isjS2ic
Eggs, 224Kc
NKW TORK Flour dnll nnd weak. Corn
meal quiet and steady: yellow Western, $3 13
3 CO. Wheat Spot market dull nnd Ion-en
Xo. 2 red, $1 051 06 in store and elevator:
$1 06J;1 GTaflcmt; $1 06I CSV f. o. b.: No.
3 red, $1 02; ungraded red. 9c$l OTJi; No. 1
Northern, $1 0&ll 09; lo. 1 hard,
$1 12Jil 12; No. 2 Northern. $1 C3;&
nptious closed steady at KKe under
Satnrdav: No. 2 red, December, $1 05J$
1 06, closing at $1 05: January, $1 00
1 06. closing at$l I65; February. $1 07
1 07&, closing at $1 07?; March, $1 0S I c9,
clo-ing at $1 09; April closing, $1 09U; Mav.
$1 0SJ1 09. closing at$l 0S; June, $1 07'
1 07, closing at $1 07. Rye nominal; West
ern, $1 02il 04. Barley dull; No. 2 Mil
waukee, 7i75c Corn Spot market lower,
irregular, moderately active and closing
steady; No. lOOJie&OKe elevator: 61Jc afloat;
ungraded mixed, 4961Kc; No. 3, 5253c;
steamer mixed, 58c: options, December,
61jc closing nt 60c; Jan
uary, 5SidXUc, closing at 56Jc;
February, 54c, closing at 54??c: April, 53
53Kc. olosing at 53c; May, 52k52Kc closing
at 52c:8teamcrmixed, January, 55kc. Oats
Spot market quiet, weak and low en op
tions dull and weaker; December, 40V4Oc,
closing 40Vc: January, 39Jc, closing at 39)2c;
May, 3$39tc, closing at 39Uc; spot No. 2
white 4142Vic; mixed Western, 334IUc;
white Western"4144c; Xo. 2 Chicago, 41W
42Xc Hay quiet and steady. Hops firm and
in good demand. Tallow quiet and steady.
Eggs dnll and weaker; Western, 2424ic
Pork dull and steady; old mess,$95u; new
mess, $10 50; extra prime, $9 50. Cut meats
dull and easy. Middles unsettled; short
clear. $0 20&6 40. Lard lower and dull;
Western steam, $6 40: options December.
$6 35 bid; January, $6 426 43, closing, $6 42
bid: Febrnary, $6 52: March, $G 61 bid; May
$S 77, closing nt $S 76. Butter quiet and
weaker; Western dairy,1622c: do crcamery
20.J0c; Elgin, 2930c Cheese quiet arid
about steady; pan skims, 49e.
PHILADELPHIA Flour firm but quiet
Wheat dull and weak; steamer No. 2 red in
export elevator, 97c: No. 2 red, December.
$1 0iKl 01c: January, $1 OlJgl C4: Febru
ary, $1 05VQ1 066: March, $1 07l 07K- Corn
weaker; No. 4 yellow in grain depot, o3c: No.
1 high mixed in do,56c: steampr No. 2 yellow
In do, 69c; No. 2 white, in do, 62c; No. a
The Drygoods Market.
New York. Dec 13. The drygootlsinarket
opened with a good mall order business, and
deliveries on past transactions assumed
larger proportions. Operations on the spot
by buyers in person increased in impor
tance asjthe day advanced, and there was
some trading in bleached goods and other
cottons. Prices were more active, and the
following new prices were made: Gloucester
fancies, 5Kc; staples, 5c; grays, 5c; indigos,
5Vc. Jobbers reported a large business
doing in wash goods through salesmen on
the road, and are looking for active trade in
that class of goods in January.
Turpentine Markets.
Savakitah Turpentine firm at lljic
Rosin firm at $1 25 1 30. '
Charleston Turpentine steady at 31o.
Rosin firm; good strained, $1 20.
New York Rosin steady and quiet, Tur
pentine quiet and firm at 33344u.
WiLJCisoToir Spirits of turpentine steady
at 30c Rosin firm; strained, $1 20: good
strained, $1 25. Tar steady at $1 30. Crude
turpentine firm; hard, $1 00; yellow dip, $1 90;
virgin, $190.
The Metal Markets.
New York. Dec 14. Pig iron qniet; Amer
ican, $15 75 18 00. Copper quiet and dull;
lake, December, $10 23. Lead nominal: do
mestic, $4 30. Tiu dull and steady; straights.
$19 90.
Wool Markets.
St. Loots Wool Receipts, 3,800 pounds;
shipments, 102,700 pounds; steady but quiet.
LATE' NEWS IN BRIEF.
Rumored that Spain will Join the Zoll
verein. Nickel-bearing ore in great abundance
has been found near Ottawa.
Afiican explorers have discovered
anotherriver, a branch of the Nile.
The Rio Grande do Sul insurgents have
thrown down their.arms and dispersed.
Friends of Senator Sherman claim 60
rotes and his election on the first ballot.
Clarkson denies that he has declared for
the renomination of President Harrison.
The Greek Minister of Marine has re
signed because he was not allowed to build
several warships.
French political circlesare highly pleased
with the appointment of Lord Dufferin as
Biitlsh Ambassador.
The South Carolina Lower House has
passed the anti-free pass law, which had
previously passed by the Senate.
Argentine troops have been stationed
along the Chilean frontier to guard against
anticipated raids by Chilean soldiers.
Seventeen Coolies were landed on the
beach near Port Townsend, Wash., Sunday
night from British Columbia. The customs
ofllcors arrested ten of them, but the others
escaped.
Armed claim Jumpers in Montana have
been driving off Fluthead Indians from the
lands which had been alloted by the Govern
ment to the latter. There is prospect of
trouble.
Two game keepers employed on the es
tate ol Lord Brownlow, at Aylesbury, in the
county of Bucks, 33 miles from London, have
been fouud murdered. It is the general
opinion that they were killed by poachers.
A mob of masked men broke into the Jail
at Nnrcross, Ga Sunday morning, riddled
with bullets tho cell of two negro rioters,
and then left, believing their men were (lone
lor. The negroes, however, escaped without
a scratch.
Tho Portsea Island Building Society,
which is among tho largest and oldest insti
tutions of that kind in Great Britain, has
suspended. The main offices of the society
are in Portsmouth, which is on Portsea
Island, and they 'arc besieged by a large
crowd of investors and depositors, all
anxious to secure their securities or money.
It is estimated that the securities held by
the society amount to $700,000.
Especially serviceable at all times is
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. Keep it always
handy.-
Silk umbrellas for Christmas presents.
Jjsmes H. Atkks & Co.. 100 fifth are.
The week's business opened under favor
able conditions. At the banks there was a
fair call for accomodations, but the supply
of funds was abundant and the market con
sequently easy. In regard to money, an
Eastern authority remarks: "Perhaps the
most encouraging feature of the financial
situation is the ' continued abundance of
money and the growing ease in rates both
here and abroad. During the past week
call loans ruled at 2 to'31 per cent, with
the majority of transaction at 23 per
cent. Time money is offered more freely,
and lenders are less discriminating as to
collateral." This very accurately reflects
the situation at Pittsburg. Bnt with a
good prospoct of a revival in the iron trade
and other important activities early in the
new year. Conditions are liable to reversal
not to the point of stringency, but suffi
ciently to cause financiers to scan their
collateral a little more closely than they are
now doing.
New Enterprises Started.
The United States Corporation Bureau re
ports the weekly list of new, completed cor
porations in the United States for the week
ending December 4,1691, as follows: Total
corporations, 244. Total capitalization, $56,
471,550, distributed as follows: Mercantile
and manufacturing companies 96, $10,702,650;
banks (not national) and investment com
panies 7, $LS60.000; national banks (to No
vember 25) 4, $400,000: gold, sliver and other
mining and smelting companies 21, $11,077,
000; coal and iron Companies 1, $20,000,000;
light, heat, power and transportation com
panies 12, $2,827,000; building and loan asso
ciations 14, $1,075,000; irrigation comnnny 1,
$10,000; miscellaneous companies 90, $9,018,000.
New Markets for Anthracite.
The best feature of the coal trade year is
that, although the aggregate production of
anthracite has. been the. largest on record,
the output has been absorbed and the prices
obtained tor it have actually averaged higher
than the record of reoent years. New ave
nues for the consumption of the Pennsylva
nia product have been opened. In the ex
treme Eastern- States hard coal is rapidly
displacing wood for all domestic purposes,
while the enormous amount of anthracite
which has gone West this season shows that
throughout tho prairie States It is becoming
more of a necessity instead of a luxury. This
is a continuous process, as whiferever the con
sumption of anthracite is once established
the pnblic will not go back to a less econom
ical or Neanly fuel.
Big Railroad Earnings.
Railroad reports continue to show favor
able results. For 11 months the total of
gross earnings for the present year ex
ceeded $456,000,000, or 5 7 per cent more than
in 11 months of 1890 The Granger, Eastern
Pacific and Grand Trunk Line make the best
exhibit. In this connection it may be noted
that a $10,000,000 mortgage from the Cleve
land and Pittsburg Railroad Company to the
Farmers' Loan and Trust Company has been
filed nt Cleveland. It is given to secure an
issuance of bonds to the amount named in
the sum, of $1,000 each, to pay off old debts
and.to further improve and equip the road.
Business News and Gossip.
The Allegheny County Light Company
commenced operations at their new station
last night.
Some recently quoted Penn avenue values
are far from the mark. Foot frontage on
that thoroughfare is considerably below
$4,000.
The Central Traffic Association is consider
ing the advisability of abolishing second
class passenger rates altogether.
Cars on the" Sharpsbnrg electric road are
running regularly, and all are crowded. So
far there has been no trouble at the Butler
street extension lull.
The Board of Directors of the Westing
honse Airbrake Company, at a meeting yes
terday,. declared a quarterly dividend of 5
per cent out of the earnings of the com
pany, payable -to the stockholders of record
on .January iu. ioi xranster doors will be
closed from January 1 to 10. both inclusive.
Bailey & Moon have solfftll lots at Reflec
torville. Castle Shannon Railroad, within 90
days. The M. E. church there has been com
pleted. A new Catholic church is to ba erected at
Devon, Pa.
The largest building permit issued yester
day was to J. B. Chalmers, for a brick two
story nnd attic dwelling on Roup street,
Twentieth ward, to cost $3,885. Four otbe
aggregated $2,570.
A stock specialist savs: 'Tavorable mone
tary prospects strengthen the marked for
securities, especially as it is evident that
disbursements in dividends, interest and
profits about January 1 will be large and
will seek new investments."
Messrs. J. and W. Seligman & Co. and Malt
land, Phelps & Co. have purchased the
Denver City gas plant. The price is under
stood to be between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000
cash. -
The Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany will pay a dividend (quarterly) of 1W
per cent on January 2.
'Upwards of $350,000 gold was received in
New York yesterday from Europe
Movements in Realty.
The biggest auction sale of vacant land
over held in Boston took place at the Real
Estate Exchange last week, when 330,453 feet
of land about the Back Bay Fens, belonging
to the Boston Water Power Company, sold
for $1,026,714 50, nn average of $2 38 a square
foot. Tho highest price paid was $6 10 for a
lot of VOt feet on the corner of Boylston
street and the Fenway, with a frontage of
140 feet on the former.
Baltensperger Williams have sold four
more lots in the Weinman plan. Mt. Wash
ington, being Nos. 21, 22, 23 and 24, eaoh front
ing 25 feet on Southern nvenne and running
back J06 feet to Mrs. L. Y. Wilson for $1,400.
John McDermott sold for Captain John
Moran to Mrs. Richard Wall on Oneida
street, Duquesne Heights, a lot 50x130, run
ning back to a SO foot alley, with a house of
nine rooms, all modern improvements, for
$6,500. '
Black & Baird sold to M. Roberts lot No- 3
in the L. Delp plan, at West Bellevue, hav
ing a frontage of 25 feet on Lincoln avenne
bv a depth of 108 feet to a 40 foot street, for
$390. r
W. A. Herron & Sons sold lot 50x120 feet
on Braddock avenne, near Hutchinson
street, being lot No. 4 in the third plan of
Wiikins estate, at Edgewood, near Pennsyl
vania Railroad and Duquesne traction line,
for $750.
The Bnrrell Improvement Company re-
Sort the following sales: Henry Otto, lot 90,
lock 6, $825: Robert Cochran, lot 14, block 13,
$680 cash; Daniel Linker, lot 139. block 7.
$325 cash: John Aepley, 10 feet north 77 and
20 feet south, lot 78, block 8, $488 75.
Burtt 4 Sweeny sold to a well-known busi
ness lady of Pittsburg for James Nesbit, of
Allegheny, property No. 26 Clarrissa street.
Thirteenth ward, being a six-room frame on
lot 24x150 to an alley, for $2,600.
Bank Clearings.
New York Bank clearings, $80,870,799; bal
ances. $4,71LS09.
Boston Bank clearings, $17,221,383; bal
ances, $2,030,702. Bate for money, 2 percent;
exchange on New York, 5 to 10c premium.
PniLAPELPHiA Bank clearings, $9,443,316;
balances, $1,514,815. Money, 4 per cent.
Baltimobe Bank clearings, $2,532,790: bal
ances, $297,176. Rate 6 per cent.
St. Louis Clearings, $4,711,901: balances,
$560,420. Money, 78 per cent. Exchange on
New Yorki 60c premium.
Chicago New York oxchange at par.
Money 6 per.cent. Bank clearings, $17,576,000.
JlEMrnis Now York exchange selling at
par. Clearings, $632,J02; balances. $98,359.
New Orleans Clearings. $2,224969. New
York exchange, commercial $1 50 per $1,000
discount; bank, 50c disconnt to par.
HOME SECURITIES. .
FAIR. BUSINESS DONE FOR
FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK.
THE
A Bombi Thrown Into the Camp of the
Manchester Traction People With
Bearish Intent-Duquesne Continues
Its Upward Movement No Specially
'Weak Spots.
There was considerable business on
'Change yesterday for the first day of the
week. It was not a blue Monday.
At the first call John D. Bailey paralyzed
the boys by offering 1,800 shares of Man
chester Traction nt 35U. It was said after
ward that if he had offered it in 59 and 100
shave lots he could have sold it there and
then. But this is surmised. As it was, the
bundle was too big for the market on the
eve of the greatest holiday of the year and
Just before the annual settlement period,
but the quotation must be accepted as about
the thing for blocks of such magnitude.
Some said the stock belonged to Commodore
Konntz. In a retail way it Was about a point
higher.
Birmingham Traction was steady and Du
quesne higher. There was an offer of $20 to
call 100 shares at 20 next month. All reports
concur that the road is doing a large busi
ness and holding its business. There was a
bid of 92K for the bonds.
Philadelphia Gas was a trifle better in
tone, if not in figures. There was no change
in the listed tractions. Luster was clipped
a fraction. Electric Ijeld its own. It is said
the new stock will soon De entered on the
list. Switch and Slzual was bid iuj, with
none in sight. Airbrake finished xialf a
point better than the opening.
Sales at first call were 3 shares of Cbartiers
Gas at and 100 Philadelphia Gas at 13.
Second call, 15 Philadelphia Gas at 13 and
5 Birmingham Ti action at 18K- Thlru call,
40 Duqncsne at 18, 5 Electric at 1 5 at 13,
and 10 Citizens' Traction at 60. Bids and
offers were:
N.Y.. CSt.X...
N.,Y.. CASt. X., 1st pfd
si. x., V. st. L... za pra.
N.Y., L.E.4W
N. Y., L. E. AW., pfd....
N.Y.ftN. K
N.Y., O. AW
Norfolk A Western t..
Norfolk A Western, pfd...
North American Co
Northern Patlflc
Northern PaciBc. pfd
Ohio A Mlsafeslppl.
Paplflc Mall
Peo.. Dec. A Evans
Philadelphia A Reading...
Pullman Palare Car
(-Richmond A W. P. T
iticnmona aw. i. i., pia
ot. -aui a uuiuin
St. Paul A Duluth. pfd.
St. Pan). Minn. A Man
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific.
Wabash...
Wabash, nM
Western Union.... ....
Whpfllnr!.. E
WheellngAL. E.
D. A C. P. Trust..
, pfd.
mi
71
20X
18H
23
a
38
178
US
Wi
42
'iii'
UK
41
27
81,
76 H
tl'A
SI
71M
39
17
23V
67
38V
17W
12
51 V.
42
'iuli
m
41H
"27 V
81&
3T,
7W
bia
71
37
3)
1
23 V
66H
3176
179
5IX
42
'iii"
US
4o;i
"27i
m
76
61M
3GH
5BH
38
179S
11
MM
42H
Ml
4.
11
41 X
i:h
27
82
3S
76
61
Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished by Whitney A Stephenson.'brolEers, No. 67
Fourth avenue, members of the New York Stgck
Exchange:
Bid.
Pennsylvania Railroad S5M
Reading Railroad 19 5-16
Buffalo, N.Y. and Fhlla.. ...... 7
Lehigh Valley 40
Northern Pacific 24
Northern Pacific, preferred.... 68V
Lehigh Navigation 48
Jl36e: prime sugar syrup. 3032e; strictly prime,
jfTo. MolAses Fancy new crop, HOOtici
choice, 40llc; old crop. 3038c; N. 6. syrup,'
MUfJUfi,
fcoPA-BI-carb, in kegs. 343Vc: bl-carb, in J,
saisoaa. i
8c
56c
stearlne, pet?
choice, 5Sc
gloss)
Asked.
19
8
J"
67
5c; bl-carb, assorted packages,
in kegs, lXc: do granulated. 2c.
Candles-Star full weight.
KK Obi yarnuine, il(912C.
RICK Head Carolina. 06Jc
&TARCTI Peart," 4c; corn starch, SJ$c
FOREtrSX FRITTTS T.ATpr mtsfn. S m. T.,.4A.
lsyers. $2 25: : Muscatels. 1 75: California MnscatcK
11 00l 75; Valencia. 707.Sc: Ondarai Valencia, 8
8)fc: Sultana, tCfflUSc: currants, 4ltic: Turkey
prunes, 6;Xc: French prunes. ftSSjic: Salonlca,
prunes. In2-lbpl.age, c:cocoanuts. P100. S00
almonds, Lan., "B 16, 23c: ilo Ivlca. 17c; do shelled.
40: walnuts. Nap.. 13011c: Sicily filberts. 13o:
Smyrna llgs. 13W.Hc: new dates. S'iObc; Brazil nuts,
7c; pecans, 15l7c: citron, "fl lb. :3:4c: lemon peeL
12e "t lb: orafire peel. 12c.
Drieo Fbcits Apples, sliced. 6'-:8Sc: apples,
evaporated. 1,Se: peaches, evaporated, pared. 29
g2Ie: peaches, California, evaporated, unpared. li
Mc: cherries, pitted. 15c: cherrlej.nnpltted.se:
raspberries, evaporated. Isl9c:blackbeirie3, 8KO
7c: huckleberries. 8c.
Suoaks cubes. 4Tc: powdered. 4c: granu
I iS?iV)c' Tcllow. choice. V.tc; yellow, good,
I 3si3Vc: yellow, fair, SKSJ-irT "
h.If.,bl,!'!(Mor$!.n&?; ''-1'--. W75; medium,
Salt-No. 1,-p bbl, $1 f0: No. 1 extra, -p bbl,tl 10J
,." fhhl. SI ; coarse, crystal, "a bbl. S120;'
Higglns' Knreka-bu sacks. J2 80: HlggW Eureka,
IS 14-lb packets. 83 00.
Canned GOODS-Standard peaches. 75(31 Ms
-os, 2rt 35; extra peaches. 2 cora2lO: pia
peaches; 8.VSD0C: finest corn. 51 2V3150; Hfd. Co.
corn. 85cSl 00; red cherries. Jlraxai 10: Lima beans.
$110: soaked do. &5c: strlnm-ddo. S57no: marrow
rat peas. 81 coffii 15; soaked peas. 6oa70c: plne
Boston Stocks dosing Prices.
EXCHANGE
STOCKS.
P. P. S. A M. Ex
Allegheny N. B..
German Nat. B.
Peoples Nat. B.
Safe Deposit Co.
Armenia Ins....
Citizens Ins ,
Peoples Ins
Teutonic Ins....,
Western Ins. Co.
ChartlersV. G.C
P. N. G. A P. Co
Philadelphia Co.
Ft. Pitt In. P. Co
Central Traction
i'itlzens Traction
Pitts. Traction..
Pleasant Valley.
nidaIgoMln.ro.
ju&ura.Lin jo.
Luster Min. Co..
Red Cloud 31. Co
West' house Elcc.
Monong. Xav.Co
MonongW. Co..
Union 8. A S, Co
West'se A. B.Co
West'se B. Co...
FIRST SECOND
CALL. CALL.
B A B A
I".' '.'.'.'. '.'.'.'. '325
J80
.... 62
.... 87
31 .... 31
32 .... 32
.... 61
42
6.. 5....
8 .... m 94
1334 13 13j 13
.... 20 .... 20
20S X 20 20'li
60' 61 60S 6r
4S 43
ziii a isa, -a
26 "36 "ai "30
9 9 VA 9
"iac... "i2"i:v
70 75
"ioj4." "iw'.'.Y.
100M IO2I4 100) 101
70 .... 70
THIRP
CALL.
B A
385 425
.... 68
. .. 325
87
31
Atch. A Top 43
Boston A Albany... .310
Boston A Maine 168
Chi. Bur. A Qulney.lOoM
FltchburgH. R 76
FIlnXA Pere M 26
do pfd 82H
K.C. St.J.AC.B7s.l21
Mass. Central 17
Mex. Cen. com 21
N. Y. AN. E 38
Old Colony 101
Rutland pfd , 70
Wis. Centl. cnin.... 17K
AllouezM. C. (newl.196
Atlantic 10M
Boston A Mont..
Calumet A Hecla.
Franklin
Kearsarge
Osceola
snta Fe Conner
Tamarack
f-au Diego Land Co.,
West End Land Co.,
Bell Telephone
Lamson btoreS
Water Power
Centennial Jlln. Co..
N. E. Teleg A Telcp.
B. AB. Conner.
Thompson-Houston.
. 37
.260
. 14
. 10(
. 27
K
.r
, 16
. 16
a
17'
3
.11
50
14
48X
do greengage-. JI 85: do egg plums.' JI 85: extra
white cherries. 275; raspberries, $1 03(31 10: straw.
berries, ax391 10: gooseberries. $1 531 OS: to-
juauje&. artaiKtr. u mnn im nn. ninraicn.ii..i..
. berries. flOc: succotash. 2-lb can, soaked. 80c: do
Electric Stocks.
Bostox, Dec. " 14. Special. Tho latest
electric stock quotations to-day were:
Bid. Asked.
Thomson-Houston Flectrlc Co W 50
1 noinson-iiousion js. uo., prei ....
Detroit Klectrle Works......
Ft. Wayne Elec. Co
Thomson-Houston Sec. (Series D)
Westingliouse Assented Trust R'ts
ai 00
8 87K
. 12 00
700
12 62.
49 00
3150
900
12 25
7 25
13 00
. Mining Stock Quotations.
New Yopk, Dec. 14. Alice, 125: Best and
Belcher, 200; Chollar, 159; Consolidated Cal
ifornia and Virginia, 400; Gould and Curry,
110; Hale and Nm cross, 130; Homostuke, 10.75;
Horn Silver, 380: Iron Silver, 130; Mexican,
175; Ontario, 40.00; Ophlr,275; Plymouth, 250;
Standard, 115: Union Consolidated, 143; Yel
low Jacket,110; Deadwood, 190.
boiled, $1 o0: sardines, domestic, Jfs. S3 85134 ool
3s. 8 aO; sardines. Imported. s. 511 5031250: sar
dines. Imported, ;is 00: sardines, mustard.$3 301 ,
sardines, spiced. 3 ..
Fisn-Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel. 824 00 per
, c J.'i? 1--x do mess- CO 00: No. 2 shore mack
erel. SIS 00: No. 2 large mackerel, SIS 50: No. X
large mackerel. $14 00: No. 3 small mackerel. S1000.
S-Ci!T.ln2"LSpJ h !" 30: tole. S3 05 per 10O-lb bbl.
White flsh $4 75perlCO-15 half bbl. Lake trout.
J " per hair bbl. Finnan handles, 10c pjr lb. Ice-
land halibut. 12e per lb. Pickerel, halt bbl. 4 CO
quarter bbl. JI 60. Holland herring. 75c. Walkoff
herring. Doc.
OATMEAL-J4 905 00.
A Dividend for the Distilling Company.
Wall Street, New York, Dec. 14. The
Distilling and Cattle-feeding Company has
declared a quarterly dividend ofl per cent,
payable January 4, 1392.
r.A .
"&X.
"i3
'ioy'
604
22M
'js
'A
:ibt
10OV 101
... 70
13
aw
61
43
23
9
3
12K
75
ROCK ISLAND LEADS.
A VERY FAVORABLE STATEMENT AND
A GOOD DIVIDEND.
THE CASH DBAWEE.
Plenty of Funds to Meet All Calls Bates
Not Hardening.
Quiet and es,sy conditions were the char
acteristics of the local money market yes
terday. There was a falrdiscount.business,
and depositing was large. The activity in
general trade was the basis of a strong hope
for a good week. The interest rate was
quoted nt 6 per cent, with very little shad
ing. Bank clearings were $2,391,781 35, and
balances $399,040 9L
The Financier says: "The movement of
money to and from the Interior is in the
main favorablo.to the New York banks, and
though further rise of exchange cuts off for
the moment importations of gold, the mar
ket gives every Indication of passing over
tho first of the year -witk little, if anyhard
ening of rates."
At New York yesterdny money on call
was easy, ranging from to 3 per cent;
last loan, 2; closed offered at 2JJ. Prime
mercantile paper, 4-S., Sterling exchange
quiet and fij-m at $4 82for 60 day bills and
$4 84 demand.
Closing Bond Quotations.
Mutual Union 6s....l0(J
N.J.Cent.Int.CerU.110
Northern Pac. lt.I17
uo no zas.iii
....116K
....I17
....iw
U.S. 4s reg...
do 4s coop...
do 4s
do4VCi
Pacific 6s of '05 VAi
Louisiana stsmpeq B
MlftfouriSs
Tenn. new set. 6s. ..105
do do t:..97H
N orthwest, Consols.137
do debentures. .101
Qreron Trans. As
St. L. A iron 51,
It Changes a Dnll. Drooping Share Market
Into a Strong One,. With Higher Prices
AH Along the Line Most Advances
Only Fractional.
New York, Dec. 14. The stock market to
day .was not active, and in the general list
little improvement in its temper was to be
seen; but while the list was subjected to
heavy bear pressure in the forenoon, by
which Northern Pacific preferred and some
others were depressed materially, a vlcor
ous rally later in the day ended with large
advances in many of the leading stocks
and lifted the whole list to a level fraction
ally better than that of Saturday's close.
The nctiqn of tho Rock Island directors in
declaring a 1 per cent dividend and in
making a good showing of earnings, started
the market upward. The strength in the
market was marked in many of the prom
inent shares, which have halted somewhat
of late, among which New York Central,
Missouri Pacific, Rock Island and Sugar were
most conspicuous; but Manhattan, Wheeling
and Lake Erie preferred and Union Pacific
were also especially strong at times.
The market was irregular at the opening,
first prices showing changes ranging J per
cent either way, and while there was no pro
nounced tone to the dealings in the general
list, nn advanciug tendency was to be noted
until the pressure npon Northern Pacific
preferred, which was forced off from 67J6 to
63, weakened the whole list, though no
material concessions outside of the onestock
mentioned occurred. At the lowest prices,
however, considerable support was seen In
the stock, supposed to come from covering
operations.
The declaration of the Rock Island divi
dend became known at noon and that stock
started on a rapid upward turn, rising from
8436 t0 84 while its activity became very
pronounced nnd awakened the entire mar
ket into life, aided by a sudden spurt in New
England from 37 to 39. The former weak
ness in such stocks as Chicago Gas, New
York Central and Burlington immediately
disappeared and the upward movement be
came general, everything responding to the
stimulus. '
There was more covering in the last honr.
The amount of business was very fair, while
improved prices were the rule in every
thing. The market finally closed quiet but
strong at about the highest prices of the
day, though most stocks were only slightly
advanced from those of Saturday. Missouri
Pacific, however, is up 1 to-night: Rock
Island, lK?Sugar. 1J; New York-Cantral, a
Bar Silver Quotations.
New York, Dec. 14. ISoeciaL Bar silver
in London,"43Kd per ounce; New York deal
ers' price for silver, 96c per ounce.
TROPICAL FRUIT FIRM.
IMPROVED DEMAND FOB ORANGES
AND BANANAS AT AN ADVANCE.
like amount, and Chicago Gas, Burlington
anaNew J-jiigiana i per cent eacn.
The total sales of stocks to-dav were 233,763
shares, including: Atchison, 15,103; Canada
Southern, 5,300;Chicago Gas, 18,500: Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, 4,300; Erie, 16,800;
Louisville and Nashville, 4,400; Missouri Pa
cific, 4,400: Northwestern, 5,400; New York
Central, 4,e00; Northern Pacific preferred,
28,900; Reading, 3.000; Richmond nnd West
Point, 6,000; St. Paul, 16900; Union Pacific,
6,800. - f
The demand for bonds to-day was greater
than at any time last week, and while this
class of securities lacked the brilliant move
ments which marked the dealings in shares
they showed a more steady and stubborn
strength, and almost all issues traded in are
somewhat higher to-night. The total day's
transactions were $1,621,000, while no one
issue displayed any special activity. The
Atchison issues, the Atlantic and. Pacifio
t's and the Houston and Texas 4's led in the
trading.
The following table shows the. prices of active
stocks on the New York Exchange vesterdav.
, Corrected aally for The Dispatch by Whitney A
btefhexson, olaesi .ruisDurg memDcrsoi flew
York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue.
Gen.Bs.,
85
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Open High Low Ing.
lug. est. est. bid.
American Cotton Oil 29 29 29 29
American Cotton Oil, pfd.. 56 56 56 63
Am. Sugar Kenning Co.... 83. 89 88 89
Am.Sugar Refining Co. pfd 9b 76 96 MM
Atch., Top. A S. F. 12 43 42 43
Canadian Pacific 90 90 90 90
Canada Southern 62 63b 62 6JM
Central of New Jersey 112 112 111
Central Pacific 31
Chesapeake A Ohio 25 26 25 26
C. A ).. 1st pfd 53 59 58 59
C. A 0., 2nd pfd 3)
Chicago Gas Trust 64 65 63 63
C, Bur. A Onlncy 104 105 lt'4 105
C, Mil. A St. Paul 78 78 77 7s
C, Mil. A bt. Paul. pfd.... 1.2 ia 12! 122
C,, Rock LAP 84 86 84 86
!.. St. P. M. A 0 35 38 S8,'4 38
C, bt. P. JI. AO., pfd.... 97
C. A Northwestern 114 114 113 114)4
C. C,C. AI 70 71 70 71
Col. Conl A Iron 34 II 334 33
Col. A Hocking Vl 23 23 2s 28
Del., Lack. AWest 137 139 137 138
Del. A Hudson 122 122 122 122
Den. A Klo Grande, pfd... 43 43 43 43
E. T Va. A Ga.. 2dpfd 6
Illinois Central. i.., 105. 103 103 101
Lake Erie A West 19
Lake Erie A West., prd.... 67 67 67 67
Lake-shore AM. 8 121 123 124 12)
Louisville A Nashville 80 80 80 80
Michigan Central 103 103 103 103
Mobile, A Ohio..;. 40
Missouri Pacific 5S 57 55 57
National Cordage Co 92
National Lead Trust 17 17 17 17
New York Central.- U 117 116 117
Dairy Products Are Steady Yield of Choice
Orleans Molasses Light and Prices Firm
Spot Grain Strong and Future Weak.
Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, l
AIoxpat, Dec. 14, f
Country Produce (Jobbing Prices)
Monday is usually blue in this line of
trade, and to-day proved to be no exception
to the rule. Receipts of potatoes have de
clined greatly in the week past, but, not
withstanding the decline, markets are still
quiet. Commission merchants are well
stocked up, and there are no signs of any
advance in sight. Apples are heavy stock,
demand being no better than it was in the
height of the fruit season. In tropical fruit
lines we note a better demand and higher
prices for oranges and bananas. Lemons
are quiet nnd a shade lower. All" the Ma
laga grape crop is now in the hands of deal
ers, and choice stock is firm at quotations.
Dairy products are ralriv steady. ..ronitry
Is still. slow. Strictly fresh eggs are so
scarce that they are hardly quotable.
Affles-81 502 00 per barrel.
Butteb Creamery Elgin, 3132c: Ohio brands.
2S30c: common country butter, 1820c: choice
country roll. 20a22c.
Beaks New York and Michigan pes, fl 90ftl! CO:
marrowfat, $2 152 15: Lima beans, 4lc ? 16;
hand picked medium, $1 Wcj2 00.
Beeswax Choice, 3235 4 lb; low grades. 22
25c. '
Buckwheat Flour New. 202 "p lb.
Cheese Ohio cheese, 113)11c: New York
cheese,ll'(i512c: Limburfrer.l213c: Wisconsin.
Sweltzer, full cream, 1314o; Imported Sweitzer,
2626c.
Cider Conntrr cider, $3 505 00 fl barrel: sand
reflneil. $6 50f6j;7 00.
Cranberries Per box, $2 002 50; per barrel,
$7 00(03 00.
EOGS Strictly fresh nearby stock, 26(M7c: can
dled eggs. 242V:: cold storage eggs. 2!22c
FEATHERS-Extra live geese. 5758c; No. 1, 48
50c? lb: niled lots. 3940c
Dried Fruits Psacbes. halves. 6c: evap
orated apples. 89c: apricots. 910c: blackberries.
6c: raspberries. J7Wc: dried grapes, 4
48c: huckleberries, 78c.
Game Wild turkcrs, $1 502 00 each: mallard
ducks. (4 005W1 00 per dozen, teal ducks. $2 7.7SI3 00
per dozen; pheasants, S3 736 00: quail, tl 251 50:
suulrrels, tl 001 50: rabbits, 20fa2te per pair;
whole deer. 1315c r lb: saddles. 1820c 3 lb.
Hoset New crop white clover. 13c: California
honey. 1215c ?Ub.
MAPr.ic syrl'P 75'3Kl0c ner sallon.
Maple Sjugar 10c f, lb.
Poultry Alive Chickens, SftMcanalr, large;
3050c, medium ; live turkeys, 10I1ct1 lb: ducks.
au(a$.TC a pair: nressen cnics-cns, 130iic fl 10;
dresseirturkey. 1315c ? lb.
Potatoes Carload lots. 3V40con track: from
store. 4045c a bushel: Southern sweets, (I 501 75
a barrel: Jersevs. 30C313 25.
Seeds Western rccleaned medlnm cloverjob
blngat$520: mammoth. S3 55: timothy, $1 v for
prime, and $150 for choicest: blue grass, $26.Va.280:
orchard grass. $1 75; millet. $1 (0: German, tl 15:
Hungarian. $1 11: fine lawn ':3c perlb; seed buck
wheat. $1 40(31 50.
Tallow Country. 4c: cltv rendered. 5c.
Tropical Fruits Lemons. $3 2534 00: Florida
nranires. $2 00250 a box; bananas. $1 752 00 firsts,
tl 2ftS)l 50 goodseconds, per bunch: Malaga grapes,
tjtOSUOOO a half barrel: new layer figs, 1416c
perlb.
VEQETABLES-Cabbage. $3 OOOI 00 t. hundred:
.yellow Denver onions, $2 002 2 a br.T'el; toma
toes. $2 00 per bushel; celery, 2330c per dozen;
turnips, 90cl 00 a bar rel.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Sales on call at tho Grain Exchange to-dayj
One car No. 1 timothy hay, $12, spot: 2 cars
mixed ear corn, 46c, 10 days. Receipts as bul
letined, 47 cars, of which 34 wero by Pitts,
burg. Ft. Wayne a,nd Chicago Railway, as foi
lows: One car of wheat, 3 of corn, 2 of oats,
2 of bran, 10 of hay, 3 of barley, 2 of malt, 1
or husks, 1 of feed, 1 of straw, 8 of flour. By
Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis, 2 cars of
hay, 4 of corn. By Baltimore and Oliio, 1 cap
of middlings, 2 of hay. By Pittsburg and
Western, 1 car of hay, 2 of wheat. By Pitts
burg and Lake Erie, 1 car of oats. Thetono
of ceieal markets is weak, but there is no
material change in prices. Spot grain lss
steady, out the expected dullness of holiday
times has a weakening effect on futures.
Receipts of hay and flour are heavy, but'
markets continue steady.
Following quotations are for carload lots on;
track. Dealers charge an advance on these price
from store:
Wheat-No. 2 red. $1 0G1 01: No. 3 red. 9E37e,
Corx No. 2 vellow ear. 5lQ51c: high rolled
ear, 4950c: mixed ear. 48c: No. 1 shell corn.
5a.lc: N 0.2 yellow shelled. 53wa.lc: high mixed,
shelled. 52i'fc: mixed shelled, 5051c.
Oats No. 1 oats. 4040c; No. 2 white, 3914
1340c; extra No. 3 oats, as'j-Sc; mixed oats, 36
3oc.
RVE No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 95S7c: No.
1 Western. 94lE).-)C.
Barley 6e(37V:. ,
Flour Jobbing prices Fancy spring patents.
$5 JOgo 75: fancy winter pstents. $5 255 SO: fancy
straight winter. $5 00." 25: fancy straight spring.
$5 25S 50: clear winter. $4 K(3S'C0: straight tttt
bakers' $1 Tti. 00. Rye flour; $5 255 50.
Millfeed-No. 1 white middlings. S22 5023 com
ton: No. 2 white middlings. S3) C0JS2I CO; brown
middlings, sis 0O.J19 00: winter' whe.it bran, SIS Off
18 50: chop feed, $21 0OJ53 00.
Hay Baled timothy, choice. $12 S0n CO; No. t,
$12 00(312 25; No. 2. $10 75I1 00: clover hay!,
$10 00(3110 50: loose from wagon. $12 roI5 00, aw
cording to quality; packing hay. $10 00iu 25.
Straw Oats, $7 508 00; wheat and rye, $5 75
Provisions.
Sngar cured hams, large $
Sugar cured bain's, medium
Sugar cured hams, small
Sugar cured California hams
Sugar cured b. bacon
sugar cured skinned hams, large....
Sugar cured skinned hams, medium,
sugar curea snouiners
Sugar cured boneless shoulders.
sugar cured skinnea snouicers...
Sugar cured b-icon shoulders
Sugar cored drv salt shoulders....
Sngar cured d. beef rounds
Sugar cured d. beef setts
Sugar enredd. beef flats
Bacon clear sides. 30 lbs
Bacon clear bellies. 3) lbs ,
Dry salt clear sides, 30 tbsave'g.
Dry salt clearsldes, 20 lbs ave'g.
Mcssnork. hearv
Mess pork, family ;. 12 00
Lard, refined in tierces
Lard, refined In one-naif bbls...
Lard, refined In 60-tb tubs
Lard, refined In 29-lb p ills
Lard, refined in 50-Ibitn cans...
Lard, refined In 3-tb tin nails
I Lard, refined in o-tb tin pails
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Groceries.
All expectations of an advance in sugar
are over for tho present. Though margins
are very close to the jobber and stock now
laid down at present must be sold very close
to cost, there is no improvement in markets.
Coffees are firm. Advices from New Orleans
indicate a strong molasses market. Tho
yield of this season is now almost all in.
Previous years the products have not been
to the front as a rule before the new year.
Tbe yield of open kettle molasses this season
is reported to be 50 pier cent below the aver
age yield.
Green Coffee Fancv, 21a22c: choice Rio, 20
20Mc: prime, 19Kc; low grade Rio. 17,13)ic.
old Government Java, 2729c: Maracalbo. 2I)-
22M: Mocha, 27CS)jc: Santos, 18Ha,Uc: Cara.
cas, 22Sa3)c: La Guayra. 21422Sc.
KOASTED (Injjapers) Standard brands, 20c: high
Krone, .;ism?ac; nui uroTernmeufc uara. duie,
2a3Ic; Maracalbo, 22S421)$c: Santos. 19H245C
pcaDrrry, -joe; cnoice mo, u;6c; prime itlo,
2DC;
rood Rio. lXc: ordinary. 17MS.1SMC.
Spices (whoIe)-Cloves. J316c: allspice. 10c;
cassia. 8c: pepper, lie; nutmeg, TOtSOc.
PETROLEUM Jobbers' prlce)-110 test, SWc;
Ohio, 120, 7c; headlight, 150, 7!c: water
white, 99Kc: globe, 1414,Sc: elalne. 15c; carna
dlne, lie; royaline.'Mc; red oil, I04llc; purity.
He; oletne, lr.
Miners' Oil No. 1 winter, strained, 42Wc per
gal. : summer, 35.17c;'lard oil, 5VS.5SC.
Sybup Corn syrup, 2630c; choice sngar syrup.
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