fay p&jwpTswj sBfigmvs T?iSgtgg3SE!JSP -r r 3rmr"Wi ' A THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH,' FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1891. 11 tfO PRESSURE 4T ALL On Well-Known Brands of Foundry Iron, Although the Market Is STILL STEADY FOR THE SEASON. Trices of Steel Bails Firmly Held, in Ex pectation of a Demand. FOKEIGX HETAL MARKETS INACTIVE January May.... , Laud. December.. January Slav.... Short ribs. December. January May.... II 02 11 10 U 45 11 57.S BOO 600 6 15 6 17 6 50 6 ofi 5 UH 5 7U o 550 5 bO 5 87 11 02' 11 4-j 600 6 15 650 5 42,! 5 45 '5 60 nn'A 11 5) em 6 52 5 47 5 50 5 85 rSrECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCII.l Xevt York, Dec 17. To-morrow's Iron Age will treat of the week's metal market as follows: American pic As far as reported the or ders placed with local sales agents during the week have been unimportant, and East ern consumers appear inclined to proceed cautiously, now that provision for their probable requirements during the first two or three months of the new year has been made. There is no evidence or any pressure of well-known brands of foundry for sale, and for these the market remains steady. In the instance of inferior foundry iron and mill grades there is yet irregularity, however, with or ders solicited at previous lo est prices. We quote: Northern brands, $1C 751S CO Tor No. 1; $16 001G 50 for No. 2. and $14 00g14 50 for prav forjte. Southern iron sells at $16 25 17 CO for No. 1; $15 50(5)16 00 for No. 2: $14 50 14 75 for No. 3 foundry, .and $14 2511 50 lor pray force. Charcoil iron holds its on n, current business Uemjr chiefly at prices on the basis of $1S 2518 50 at tidewater for Southern brands, and $17 at Buffalo for Lake Superior. No Important Orders for Rails. Steel rails No important orders have been plaoed with Eastern manufacturers during the week under review, and condi tions that have heretofore stood in the way of consummation of bnMncs under treaty ttill exist. It is considered only a question of time, however, when inanv of these orders will have to be placed, and prices aie, therefore firmly held at$J0f. o. b., Eastern mill, for heavy sections. he last report of the Board of Control sho shipments up to the 1st instant of l.ODS.OOO gross tons, standard sections, and orders booked up to thojsamedate for 1S91 delivery amounting to f,lin,000 tons. Tho delivciies during No vember weie, therefore. ICS.UOO tons, while the sales footed up to 57,000 sross tons. Manufactuied iron and -tecl New orders have been few in number and of unimport ant character. Business that comes up is sharply competed for, but not in a manner that disturbs values greatly. Wo continno to quote: Ancles, 1.90jJ2.10c; sheared plaie. LS5g2 25c; tees, 2 40i5c, and beams arc! channels. 3.1c on dork. Steel plates are l.S Victor tan k: ! iwjxic lor sneu; iiii(J.w for fiance; 2.60i75c for marine, and 3&3.25C for fire box on dock. Bars are 1.7l.fc on dock. Scrap axles are quotableat 2.15J2.20c, delivered. Meol axles, 2.152.23e. and links and pins, 2.152.20c; steel hoops, 202.5c, de livered. Little Movement In Steel Billet. Steel billots Eastern billets have been selling to a fair extent at about $25 at mill and $2626 50 delivered for ordinary sorts and $2S delivered for high carbon. Demand lacks spirit, however, and the market is yet In rather uncertain form. Western billets are offered at prices on a parity with those current for Eastern product. Spieseleisen and ferro-manganese Ger man 20 per cent spiegel has been offered at $25 75 landed here without leading to busi ness, and for Engli-h $27 502j is quoted. Foreign ferro has very limited outlet, and would bring little, if anything, over $02 50 for SO per cent. . Merchant steel We quote hot-rolled shaft ing, 2f?2.10c; machinery, 2.102.25c: tire, 2.1.'2.25c, and toe chalk, 2.20iC0c deliv erci.. The foreign markets, by cable, are as fol lows: Scotch warrants havo advanced to 47. lid, bnt there has been very little trading, as the peculiar attitude of the largest hold ers prejudices outside interests, while tho shrinkage in consumptive demand is also a draw back. Cleveland has receded to 37s 9d and hematite to 47s 5d, with fair business at the decline. Stocks in warrant stores have increased of late, and now includo 501,000 tons Scotch and 153,000 tons Cleveland. Little Change In fir Tin. iig tin declined early in the week to 90 5s, under piessure of realizations, but has since improved to the extent oi 153 without, however, any activity. The general situa tion hero is much the same as it was last w eU. Copper prices have ruled lower un der the influence of flee offerings fi om America, le-trietcd demand Horn home consumers and unfavorable leports as to the condition of the American n.arket. Tho downward movement of prices w as, however, arrested by revival of speculative purchases to a fair amount and better inquiry from India. There has again been a very fair business in tin plate, including good lines of oilcan rers' sizes, but at price? that leave the sellers little or no profit. Several parcels of 1420 Bessemer coke ere offered at 12s in Wales for the finding buyers. Ternes are quieter, maker having advanced prices of doubles paid. There is quite a large inquiry for black plates. Stocks at British shippin: ports are about 2:6.C00 boxes, against 333,000 held a year ago. steel snip plates are in Drisicer demand, and the market i firmer, with makers quot ing JCC 5 at Harrow. Latest sales of war rants v. ere it 47- CI for cotch, 37s 7Jd lor Cle eland, 47-6d for hematite. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull and lower: spring patents, $4 604 90: bakers'. $3 SOgl CO: winter patents, $4 C5 4 S5: straight-, $4 35145. No. 2 spring wheat. 9rOKe; No. 3 spring wheat, 83c; No. 2 red. 90c. No. 2 corn. .rS0?5OJc. No. 2 oats, 32ii;38c: Xo. 2 white, 3?i33Kc: No. 3 hite, 3 IM3$c No. 2 rye. SSo. No. 3 barley, 59c; No. 3, f.o.b., 43Q5Se; No. 4,f.o.b., 3243o. No. 1 flaxseed, 4Jc. l'riiue timothy need, $1 23. Mess pork, per hbl., JS 10S 20. Lard, per 100 lbs.. jo logo 12. Short ribs sides, loose. $5 45. Drv salted shoulders, bnxed. $4 3704 50. Shdi t clear sides, boxed, $5 705 75. Whtskv, distillers' finished goods, per gal., $1 Sngars unchanged. On the Produce Exchange to-dav the but ter market was unchanged. Eggs, 2'!24Jc, NEW lORK Flnnv nnnlmniri'd. weak and inoderately active. Wheat Spot mar- ,2 OWNERS ARE SSSONG. They Have Suoh Faith in the Fu ture They Kefuse Concessions. oH ii ni .ui i nil. ... J fni ,itr. .-, ? vita "i; imgraueu reu, uocyi. aisi, No. 1 Noithern. $1 01 OS; No. 1 hard, $1 11J; No. 2 Northern, l 02: options No. 2 red December $1 C4',XQ 1 05'; closing at$I 0 Jammrv.Sl OlOl 055;,. clostpg at $1(6?: Feb-man- l OSJJgH'o?, closing at $1 06?: Match. $1 GTGl OS. dosing at $1 07: April, $1 07K 1 04,clo3iug,$l 0SJ4; Maw $1 0G'1 OS. closing at $1 077s: June. $1 051 CC'C; closing at $1 O'ijr. Rve quiet and weak; Western, $100 ($1 02;i- Barley dull: No. 2 Milwaukee, 7.574c7 Corn Snot market higher, unset tled: modern telj- active; No. 2 at 57C0e. elevator: 5SC0e afloat: ungraded mixed. 47C5c; No. 3, 5050'Cy steamer mixed, 55 fife: options- December 576G0c, closing at 5DKc; January. !Sy,5l$i, cloMmr at 5i?c; February. 52iff53Cc. closineat53?ic: March cloving at 53c- May. 51:5I7j;c closing at 51JJc. Oats Spot mailce-." stronger, less ac tive: options mill active and firmer: De cember, 40g"40c5o, closing at 405(Te: January, 3,,i:Jic,elosing at 39c; May, Styi&ic' closing at SS)ic: spot No. 2 white, 4040,vjc; mixed Western, 3S41'Xc: white steady and quiet. Hops fairly active and Ann. Tallow Arm. Egcs Fancy fresh firmer; Western. 24Jg25Jc" Fork in "moderate de mand and steadyfold mess, $9 50; new mess. $10 50: extra prime, $9 50. Cutmeats dull and easy. Middles dull and steady: shoi t clear, $S 20. Laid stronger and in "moderate de mand: Western steam. $6 47: December. $0 42 asked; January. $6 46(i"50. closing at $6 51: February, $C C0;'jUarcli, $6 70, closing at $0 Clbid: May, $1 S4. Butter quiet, fancy steady: Western dairy. 16Q22e: do creamery, 2?291c- lactory, 14Ji:0: Elgin, 29c. Cheese quiet; part skims, 4)9c. PBILADCirnw- Flour weaker. Wheat opencda shade weake:,but understroiit tor eign advices recovered the early de cline, closing firm; No.2 red. in cxpoi t eleva tor, $1 00'4: No.2 red December, $1 001 00t January, $1 015: 02': Febrnai-y, $1 C3 1 CI: March, $1 03J$l 00. Con- Options quiet, closed steadj : carlots unsettled and it "egular; No. 4 j-ellow in grain depot, 46 J4Sc: No. 4 mixed in do, 45c; No. 3 ycllowr in do, 52c: No. 3 in export elevator, 51c: steamer. No. 2 yellow in grain depot, 54c; ao export elevator, sic; .rxo. -j mtxea in gram depot, 50c; No. 2 white do, 50Xc; do in ex poi t elevator. 55;c: No. 2 mixed, do,53M56c; January, 53J053c; February and March, 52Ji52Kc. Oats steady; white, 41tc: do track, 42c; No. 2 white. December. 40?c; Jan uary. Febiuary and March, 40IOJc. Eggs dull; Pennsylvania firsts, 252G"c. ST. I.OUIS Flour dull. Wheat opened Jc off fiom the close of yesterday, rallied and finally advanced IJc." closing with buy ers 1-iGc below the top. No. 2 red cash, 92Ji 92'ic: December, closed at 93Je; May 96fi!)7Jfc, closing at 9797?ic bid; July, 9292;c. closing at SUJgc asked. Corn opened J4c down: advanced with wheat and clo-ed steady; No. 2, cash. 3939fc; year, 3S739c. closing at 39Jc asked; January, 3c, closing at 3Sc bid; "Mav, 39Ji 31Jc; closing at 39Jc asked. Oats firmer; No. 2. cash. 32c; May, 3!J32-Sfp. closing at 32c bid Eye lower; No. 2, S3gS5c; No. 3, 75o. Barley dull and weak; Iowa, 55c. Butter easy and unchanged. Eggs flrmerat2222Kc. Provisions firmer, but little done. Pork Old, $9 00; new, $11 25. Lard steady at $3 05. NEW ORLEANS Sugar steady: open kettle, good common to fully fair. 2?(5! 2 9-lGc: centritmral, plantation granulated. LAND NOT EEADY FOR SACRIFICE Fears of Overbuilding the City as Far From Kealization as Ever. SPECIMEN FFJCES IN WEST VIRGINIA "K3Jc Molassses Open kettle strong: choice, 32c: strictly prime, 3031c: stood prime, 2S29c: good fair to prime, 2527c; common to fair, 2224c: centrifugal, strictly prime, lS'9c; good prime, 15I7c; fair to prime, 1014c: common to good common, C9c Syrup, 28g29o. RALTIMOKK Wheat firm: No. 2 red, spot and December, $1 02tf?l 02K: Jan uary, $1 03V1 03?i; February, $1 041 04; May, $1 OSJi: steamer No. 2 ted. 9797Kc. Corn easy: mixed, year, 5r,V.Vjc: Jannarv. 5353Vic: Febmary, 52i52;Sc; March, 52c asked. Oats weak: No. 2 white Western, 41c:No. 2mixed, do,39c Rye wcakand lower; No. 2. 92c asked. Hav steady: good to choice timothy, $1". 0014 00. Provisions steady. Butter steady. Eggs steady at 25 INDEPENDENT OF CABLES. ThcAilieat Alaihct Decidedly Strong, but Has Only Local Causes to Thank for It Foreign 3Iarl:ets All Lower Grading of Corn Still Itnnroves. CHICAGO Wheat opened a little lower this morning, but soon improved in tone, advancing to a point above the closing price ofyesteiday. Tho strength was due almost entirely to local causes, as the condi tions ahro'td grow more and more discourag ing. The foreign trade is not only dull and nearly lifeless, but prices continue to re cede. This morning Liverpool cables quoted that luaiket half a penny lower, while London wa- 3 pence oil; Berlin was marked down: Paris was 20 centimes, and Antwerp 25 centimes lower. It was this weakness abroad which started the market w eak. But thero was good covering by shorts to secure piofits, and there was also feeling on the pat t of the scalping element, that after such a break as we hive had some reaction might reasonably be expected, and there was some buying on this theory There were nlr-osome crop damage rcpoits in citcula tion, the plant having beer, injured, it was said, by late Iteezing and thawing. Besides, the teceipts in the northwest were smaller only 550 cars against !)G1 jesterda3-. The Cincinnati Price Current said there had been some damage in prices 10 winter heat lrom frce7ing and thawing, but that as a whole theaerage condition of the croji had been maintained. As a rule the short selling was less aggres sn e. The trade was generally slow and ex ceedingly narrow, while the operations wei e largely ot a scalping character. May opened at OGfjPflJaC and soon advanced to9Jc,gtew I steady aiouud that fictile till the altemoon, hen late private cables quoted an advance In prices at Liverpool. Tins caused an ad vance in the pnco to 97Jc and the close was steady at 91c Corii was quiet but firm, the neaiby futures Hcoruig a decided advance, while May rose only a trifle. The leccipts were 400cats, 01 which 54 graded contract. This continued imptovement in tho grading, to gether with advices from outside points in dicating that the improvement has come to stay, caused temporary weakness near tho opening, but a lot or shoits had good profits In their deals and proceeded to cover. There was also a good demand lor the cash at tide, with talk of some export orders. December stat ted at 47e. saicged off to 4,;ic, then ad vanced steadily to 51c. at which it closer! Jnnuaty started at iJMc, sold at 43c, ad vanced and closed at 41c. May fluctuated between 42Jc and 42Jc. Oats wcie quiet bui stronger, and closed with a substantial betterment in prices In sj-uip.itliy with the advance in corn. Hog products weie strong.and closed with a moderate advance in prices. The receipts of hogs at the yards weto considerably lighter t nan naa necn estimated, and prices were 5 cents higher. This, with tho active support given the market by the longs, CINCINNATI Flour easier. Wheat easier: No. 2 rcd,'93093o Corn lower and active; No. 2 mixed. 44c. Oats in cood demand and Arm; No. 2 mixed, 35S5c. Bye in moderate demand: No. 2, 9394c. Pork bare ly steady at $9 009 12;. Lard strong and higher at $5 906 00. Bulk meats and bacon quiet and easy. Butter easy. Eggs easier at 2122c Cheese quiet and Arm. MILWAFKKE Tlour quiet. Wheat steady; May, 92c: No 2 spring, S7c; No. 1 Northern, 92c Com q-iiet: No. 3, 39c Oats sien'v: No. 2 white. SSSTCKc: No. 3 white, 3232Je Bailey quiet: No. 2. 5Gc: sample on track. JSSJlg'SOc Rye quiet; No. 1, SSe. Pro visions fl"im. Pork January, $1155. Lard January, $0 53. MINNKA POLIs Wheat-No. 1 Northern, December, closing to-dav at Sue. yesterday, 83c; May, opening, 91J9i;c: highest, 92c; lo-vest, 91Kc: closing to-d.iy. :i2c, yesterday, 9i;c; January closing S6Jc, yesterday at 5c; on track. No. 1 Notthefn, 88c; No. 1 11U1U, CV.. .U. . ..SUIIIIUIII, C- OtC KANSAS CITY-Wheat steady: No. 2 cash, 78c Din. Corn quiet ana steady: January, 35e bid, May, 36c bid. Oits about steady; No. 2 cash. 30c bid. Sic asked: January. SOc bid, 31c asked: May, 320 bid, S2o asked. Butter and eggs unchamjed. DULUTII Wheat No. 1 hard, cash, SSJc; December, SSJc: May, 95JcbifI:No. 1 North ern, cash, 87Jc; December, S73c; Mav, 94c; No. 2 Northern, cash, 81Jc, bid;"No. 3 North ern, 78c: rejected, 66e. TOLEDO Wheat active and higher: No. 2 cash and to arrive, 91c. LATE NEWS IN BRIEF. made the tendency upward during most of tlic day. The leading futures ranged as rol'.ows. as cor rected bv J'jhn M. Oakley A, Co.. 45 Sixth street, members ol the Chlcnpo Board of Trade: ; Open- High- Low- Clo- AnTict.ES. 1 ing. est. est. lng. WHEAT. NO. i. December. ! S'$ ? rou $ SSK $ 90V January 'JOh fl!5j! 90S $li May fSJn 97Ji SO 907a cons. No. 2. December. 47 51 Afi T, January. 43Vj -4M 41 44$a May 4:'j 424 42 ; OATS. No. 2. December.. 32 32 32 7S.M January. Xli 31 S 31! 31 Mav 32,'- 32J, 321, 32, SlEsS 1'ulis. - - December. 8 10 8 10 8 10 S 10 4 The Dutch Government will borrow 45, COO.tOO florins. The Indiana coal miners have been starved back to work. The notorious Baron do Caraviere has leit Bolivia for California to push a mining scheme. A vast army from the Argentine has in vaded and is now devastating Chile an army oflocnsts. Tho newly-elected President of Switzer land is W. Hauser, formerly Chief of the Military Department. Many leading English shipping Arms have subscribed to a guarantee mnd to start a Shipping Exchange. The British Government is actively pre paring for the wotk of the Joint commission at Washington w hlch is to settle the Berinjr Sea dlspnte. Daniel E. Sopor, Michigan's Secretary of State, has been compelled to resign, owing to charges of appropriating public money to his own use. London ladies are flocking to the studio of Mrs. John Ling Howe, the artist, to see Sandow, the strong man, who Is posing as a nude model. The United Traae League is sounding Canadian opinion on the subject of a com mercial union of tho different parts of the British Empire. The test or transportation of imperial marines over the Canadian Pacific Railroad shows that the British China squadron can now be reinforced w ithin 22 days from Eng land. - The hearing of the motions in connec tion with the difficulty between the Gold and Stock Telegraph Company and tho Ner York Stock Exchange has been adjourned until to-day. John Iloey. ex-President of the Adams i-xpi-ess company, says there Is no truth In the report that the matter in dispute be tween himself and the officers of the com pany had been settled. Defective ties wrecked a Southern Kan sas passenger train yesterday morning, all the coaches fallingovera high embankment. Fire consumed the rnins. Three of the 26 perrons injured may die. Only a permanent injunction ngainst the owners of the burning ore heap at Butte, Mont., issued by the District Court, pre vented a serious riot. The stench from the nuisance was unbearable. Mrs.Thercsa Windle. a young widow who was employed in the knife factory at Phce nir, Oswego county, N. Y., was found dead in her homo at that place Tuesday night with a wound near the heart and a levolvcr by her side. Letters she left, bnt not yet made public, make tho suicide evident. Sen- MuuuailGUWiVuSiltuVACUWU, 1 The property on Perrysville avenue, near the terminus of the Pleasant Valley line, purchased originally by Mrs. J. Sl. Gusky as a site for the Hebrew Orphanage, but which was not so used, the location of the institution being subsequently changed, has been subdivided and put on the market. It consists of about five acres. There is talk of erecting a large block of dwellings on part of it Owners Are Confident. Several important transactions in down town property are approaching consumma tion, but may be delayed until after the holidays. There would be a far more active movement it owners would grant slight concessions, but they are too confident of the continued growth and prosperity of the city to be willing to make sacrifices in this direction. One of the deals referred to in volves a prominent corner in the new post oflice district. If it change hands it will be at a material advance on what it could have been purchased for a year ago. Kailroad Extension. The Buffalo, P.ochester and Pittsburg Railroad Company has contracted for an ex tension of the line from Howard Junction to Mount Jewett, 20 miles. Work is to begin at once and is to be finished on or be fore September next year. The Building Outlook. In looking ahead the large number of building schemes for next year should not be lost sight of. Three years ago it was predicted that the city would soon be over built, but facts show that this was false prophecy. Dwellings, flats and stores sell and rent as quickly to-day as ever. The de mand for small houses is stronger than at any previous time, as any broker will ad mit. There is no special pressure for high- class residences, but frequent transactions show that they arc good stock. Faith in the continued expansion of the city is so 6trong and universal that eligible realty in the city or suburbs can be counted on with full assurance as a safe investment. Low Prices for Land, "West Virginia is young but pushing. A great drawback down there has been the immense size of the farms. These are being cut up, making room for outsiders and rendering better cultivation possible. A gentleman just returned from the Shenan doah Valley says there is a great deal of unimproved land for sale in that part of the State at from ?G to S10 an aore. Cleared land is held at 520 to $50. A bodv of 10,000 acres of timber land is offered at $10. Selected black walnut trees are valued at $10 each, and whiteoak at $1 75. Help For the Boys. Trade schools are finding many friends and supporters in Pittsburg. One" of these remarked yesterday: "I believe iu this. A trade school give3 a young man in a few months instruction, which he could not ac quire in years in a haphazard way in a shop. It learns him the whys and where fores of his work. In short, he becomes a mechanic and not a botch. On leaving the school, after a thorough course, he possesses the incalculable advantage of a practical education which will serve him well in all the affairs of life. Pittsburg needs skilled workers, and the best way to secure them is to organize trade schools." Business News and Gossip. The United Presbyterian Church property, on Liberty street, is not in the market. It was purchased a short time ago by Samuel Ewart. Vanderbilt interests have purchased 10,000 acres of coal lands In Cambria county. Tho largo buying of holiday goods shows that tho people have money to spare. Gallic J. Aiken has sold to Dasid C. Aiken a residence property on Castleman street. Twentieth ward, for $5,000 Andrew Caster yesterday sold Airbrake at 101 and Birmingham bonds at the market. At the afternoon board yesterday 86 was bid for Electric scrip. A $10,000 lot was of fered at 90. Two permits were issued yesterday for three buildings, aggregating $3',8C0. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad earnings, mc.nth of November, $621,f61: increase. $18,3G3. Wheeling and Lake Erie, second week December, $23,987; increase, $2,555, The broadening disposition of the local stock market is an oncouragirig feature. Signs are good for a brisk season after the holidays. Recent dealings in Homestead borough watcrbonds were at par to a small premium. Brushton school bonds brought a slight premium. Both bear 5 pr cent interest. The directors of the Baltimore and Ohio have declared a semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent on the first and second series of tho preferred stock. Two hundred acres of coal land, near Elizabeth, changed hands yesterday, but the puce cuuiu not. ud ascertained. Movements In Realty. J. E. Glass sold for I. II. Aaron tho proper ty No. 6222 Station street, lot 30x120 feet, with a small frame house, for $4 100. A. J. Pentecost sold for George N. Monroe, executor of the estate of Margaret Mullet, deceased, at Orphans' Court sale, lots 28 and 29, Beaty's plan. Nineteenth ward, with seven two story frame dwellings: also lots OC, 67 and 6S, Dickson and Burchfleld plan, Homestead, with a frame dwelling; also lots 66, 67 and 68, with nine two-story Irajne dwellings, for $6,650. The purchaser was Major E.W. Mullet. A. Leggate & Son sold two lots on Windsor street. Allegheny City, for $1 632 cash. Black & Baird sold to Mrs. Emma V. Lewis lots Nos. 1 and 2 in the Robert Arthur heirs plan, fionting 65 feet on Frazier street, near Blaine stteet, Oakland, by a depth of 120 feet, for $2,250. G. B. Hart sold for Rev. Mr. Dillon, a lot in Coraopolis to L. J. Stokes for $900. i-eter smeius soia a lot in the Greenfield avenue plan. Twenty-third ward, corner Alger stteet and Winterburn avenue, to Alexander Campbell, for $750. 553,120. Money, 78 per cent. Exchange on Now York, 253 premium. CniCAGO New York exchange par. Money at 6 per cent. Bank clearings, $15,917,984. New Obleass Clearings, $2,049,146. Memphis New York exchange selling at par. Clearings. $434,715; balances, $74.9S1. Baltimore Bank clearings, $2,823,223: bal ances, $100,852. Rate 6per cent. v HOME SECURITIES. AN UNUSUAL TOLUMK OF KUSINESS AT THE MIODAY CALL. Tile Buyer is Evidently Abroad Tractions Still Interesting Features Numerous Ups and Downs, but None of Them ot Much Significance Sales and Figures. There was an unusual spurt of business nt the second call yesterday, 900 shares chang ing hands. Nothing was douc at the Aist call, and but littlo at the second. Total sales were 1,000 shares. The tractions were interesting. Central, Pittsburg and Citizens' advanced. Pleasant Valley was steady. The unlisted members of the group maintained their, advanced position. At the afternoon boaid 18J4 was bid for Birmingham and 1SJ4 for Dnquosne. Theie was a sale of the latter at is;i and this was bid late in the afternoon for more. Birmingham bonds were salable at 91. The agreement Anally consummated be tween the Pittsbutg and Duqnesne will no doubt inspire more confidence in their secu rities and lead to moie active trading. There was no pressure lor Philadelphia Gas and it declined a fraction. Luster was again on its mettle and improved Its posi tion. People's Pipeago sustained a baokset for no special reason, so far as known. A broker bought it nt 8 and immediatelj' sold at7K- This may have beena feeler. Switch and signal improved early, bnt fell back. Electric held its own, but Airbrake finished at a small loss. There were no sales at the first call. At the second 100 share9 of La Noria changed hands at CS, 110 Citizens' Traction at 60, 29 Birmingham at 13, 1C0 Philadelphia Gas nt 13?, 5D Switcli and Signal at 10, 10 Ldster at 9K, 500 at 9, bought by A. J. Lawrence & Co.. 10 Pipeagu at 8, 10 at 7, -JODuquesno at 18Jg. Third call, 10 Chartiers Gas at JO, 10 Philadelphia Gas sit 13, 10 at 13, 20 Switcli and Signal at.lOJJ, 50 Citizens' Traction at 00. $100 Electric scrip at 85, $26 of tho samo at 90. Bids and asking prices at each call are given in the subjoined table: Texas Pacific Union Pacific Wabash Wabash, nfd Western Union..., Wheeling A L. K. Wheeling & L. E., D. & (J. F. Trust.. pfd. "ivi "43" "ii '273f "28j; "27 824 82! 82 3fl2a 37.' 30 78 71 76 61 62 bli 11 42 13 28 82 38 75'' 61 Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks. nlslied by Whitney & Stephenson, brokers, No. 117 Fourth avenue, members of the New York Stock Exchange: Bid. Pennsylvania Railroad Z Itenthng Kallro.nl 10U-1S Buffalo, N.Y. audPhlla 8'i Lehigh Valley 4'iii Northern Pacific 24S Northern Pacific, preferred.... 69' Lehigh Navigation 435s Philadelphia and Erie..: 31f fur- Asked. 56M l!rt 494 244 a; THE COLD SNIP "HELPS To Enliven the Game and Poultry Trade, but in Produce Lines BUSINESS IS A TBIFLE SLOW. Wheat, Flour and Feed Quiet, but Corn and Cats Are Steady. GREEN CALFSKINS NOW VERY FIR11 Hoston Stocks Closing Prlcps. Atch. STop 431- Iloston & Albany.. ..191 Uostonft Maine Ifi6i Chi. Bnr. & QuIaey.lCAVf Fastern R. R. 8s 120 Fitciibnrg R. R 7SV; Flint I'ere M 2G' Mass. Central 18 Mex. Cen. com 21 J. Y. &N. r. 3W N. Y. &S. E. 7s.. ..I20V Old Colony 16.VM Tlutland pref. 70" Wis. Central com. 17ii Wis. Central pref.... 40 Alloue-s Mln.. new., lj; Uiintlc 10 lostou &M011I )i rlmnet&llecla 260 Franklin 13' Kearsarge 10 - mta Fe Copper M Tamarack 15" an Diego Land Co.. H West Knd Land Co.. 1C Bell Telephone 118 Lamson htore S 1G Water Power zli rentennlalJIin.Co.. 10 U.K. Telep. .tTeiee. rojf. if. i-ii. Conner...... r. 4SM ... .1 1 uouisou-uoustoii Electric Stocks. Boston, Dec. 17.-SpsoJ.l Tho latest electric stock quotations to-day were: Tllil. 1 si Pit Thomson-Houston Klectric Co f43 50 49 00 a. iai as 75 12 00 12 2 n 12s 50 7 0T,4 7 25 12 02, 13 00 Thomson-Houston E. Co., pref.., .... iruviie rjiec t o.. ........ ....... Detroit Klectrlc Works Thomson-Houston Sec. (Series I)). tv cstiiiguouee Assented Trust K'ts Mining Stock Quotations. New York, Dee. 17. Alice, 125; Best and Belcher, 200: Consolidated California and Virginia, 375: Deadwood, 190; Gould and Curry, 100: Hale and Norcros, 120; Home stake, 10.75; Horn Silver, 3C0; Iron Sil ver, 145; aiexican. 1C0; Ontario, 43.00: Ophir, 210: Plymouth, 250; Savage, 150: Sierra Ne vada, 1C5; Standard, 103; Yellow Jacket, 100. EXCHANGE STOCKS. Ir011CItvX.il.. Marine X. 1!.. Armtula Ins lUrmlneh uu Ins. Peonies Ins Chartiers V. G. CI People's at. Gas P. X. O. & P. Co Philadclnhla Co. Ft. Pitt In. P. Co Central Tracilon Citizens Traction Pltt. Traction.. Pleasant Valley. P. & W. R. K pfd HlaalgoM Co... La Xorla Mln Co i.uster Aim. Co.. West'liouse Elec. Mononc W. Co.. Union S. & S. Co U. S. S. Co. pf Wcst'se A.B. Col FIRST SECOND THIRD CALL. CALL. CALL. n An An a 82 81 lWJt 87 giz 48':.... ....' '.'.'.'. '.'.'.'. '.'.'.'. .... ""30 7 9M 12 .... 8 SH If J 7 8 I3M K UX ISM 13 1 20 20'.... 20K.... 20'.... 60 60 C09i C0; 6036 G0 4Ss.... 47 50 47 49' .... 23 .... 23 22Jf 22,b 13 19 4 .... 27 29 27 29 28 29 S'A 'J)i H 9 9 9Ti 12M.... 12M.... 2.1JJ 10M 11 Wa 11 10V 11 2iH .... 102 .... 102 100 101K REALIZING ON PROFITS DEPRESSFS CHICAGO GAS A LITTLE BEFOKE FULL RECOVERY. BASES AND BANKEES. A Cashier Thinks Abundant Money Will Stimnlate Industrial Development. Thore was a good, but not heavy, demand for banking accommodations yesterday, with tho interest rate quite steady atonnd 6 percent. The supply was moro than ade quate for all requirements Bank clearings were $2,111,690 53 and balances $429,850 93. A cashier remarked: "It looks to me as if money will be very plentiful alter the Jan uary settlements. I think this will excite enterprise and make busy times nextspring." Tho railroads promise to give the Iron mills about all the work they will be able to do " AtXew York yesterday money on call was easy, ranging from 2j to 3 per cent last loan, 2J; closed offered at 8. Piime mercautile paper, li. Sterling exchange quiet and steady at $4 8i for 60-day bills and $1 85 demand. The General Stock Market Still Stubbornly Strong, With Only a Few Active Securi ties Chicago and the Northwest Furnish the Features Bonds Less Strong. New York, Dec. 17. The stock market to day was again stubbornly strong, with only a moderate volume of business, and the activity and interest was still conflned principally to less than a dozen of the more prominent stooks. Outside centers con trihnted their quota toward making the sttengthof the market, and while Chicago took the Grangers In liberal quantities, Phil adelphia was in the highest demand. Bos ton purchased Burlington and others of its favorites. Commission houses were the principal buyers throughout, and while there was a great deal of realizing, especi ally in tho forenoon, and in Chicago Gas in particular, the strength of the market was hardly impaired by the movement, and when the buying was"resutoed later in the day, with the aid of the covering of the shorts, the advance made moro substantial progress. The general market opened with a tame appearance, but a Arm tone, and displayed an aavanoing tenuency irom 1110 nrst sates. Tho later material improvement in the price of Chicago Gas, however, showed too inucn prom aireauy accrueu. on loeene pur chases for many of the smaller operators, and a general liquidation nmong that class of speculators depressed its price about 1 percent, which had considerable influence upon tho re-it of the list, though no weak ness was seen in anything else. The selling did not assume very large proportions, and before noon the liquidation was over, when a full and free recovery occurred in Chicago Gas, accompanied by a material upward movement in some ot tho leading railroad shares. Rock: Island was prominent in the advance during the early dealings, but the Coal stocks became the feature later In the day, when rumors of tho coming declaration of 2 per cent in the Reading seconds were instru mental in again bringing it to the Iront, and marked strength was shown in all its securi ties. The other Coal stocks were not far be hind, and Lackawanna and Delaware and Hudson Doth rose materially. Louisville and Erie were specially strong, and the latter was unusually active 111 the late finding. There were also a few sharp moves among the inactive shares, Chicago Junction and Stock Yards, Great Northern prefened, Mil waukee, Lake Shore and Western preferred, and some others being prominent. Tho market nnauy cioseu active ana strong at the top Agures. The marftet gains in the active list comprise Lackawanna, li: Reading and Dolawaro and Hudson, each , and Louisville and Xashvillo and Northern Pacific preferred, each 1 per cent. The total sales of stocks to-day were 254, 955 shares, including: Atchison. 8,795, Canada Southern, 3.250: Chicago Gas, 27,535; D., L. & W.. 8,300; Erie, 30,810; Louisville and Nash ville, 6.365: Missouri Pacific, 0,115: North western, 6,971: New York Central, 3,635; N01 thern Pacific preferred, 23 030; Reading, 16,900; Richmond and West Point, 5,508; St. Paul, 19,550; Union Pacific, 9,0.10. Railroad bonds were not so pronounced In their strength as shares, with tho single ex ception of the Bending issues, in all of which material improvement was made, while some others scored marked declines. The list, as a whole, howover, is left firmer and higher. The following table sliowa the prices of active stocks on the Tfew York Exchange yesterday. Corrected ually for The Dispatch by Whitney & Stephenson, oldest Pittsburg members of Xew York Stock exchange, S7 i ourtn avenue. Bar Silver 'Quotations. New York, Dec. 17. Snecial. Bar silver in London, 43d per ounce; New York deal ers' price for silver, 95c per ounce. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. East Receipts, Shipments and Prices at Liberty and AH Other Tards. Office of Pittsburg Disf-atch, I Thursday, Dec. 17. 5 Cattle Receipts, 525 head; shipments, 505 head; market slow and very little doing nt about yesterday's quotations. Six cars of cattlo shipped to New York to-day. Hoos Receipts, 3,450 head; shipments, 3 000 head; market Arm; Phlladelphias, $3 85 4 00: good mixed and best Yorkers, $3 75(8) 3 85; common to fair Yorkers, $3 653 75. pigs, $3 253 60; 12 cars of bogs shipped to New York to.day. Sheep Receipts, 400 head; shipments, 400 head; market steady on good and dull on common at yesterday's prices. By Telegraph. New York Beeves Receipts, 410 head, all for exporters and slaughtered; no trade; feeling steady; dressed beef Arm at &ic per lb: shipments to-day, 66 beeves, 40 sheep and 87 quarters of beef. Calves Recein's, 571 head: market Bteadv; veals. $5 008 00 per 100 lbs: arassers, $2 002 50: western calves, $2 503 09. Sheep Receipts. 7,867 head: sheen steady: lambs .c tier B. hiffher? sheep, $3 504 75 per 100 lbs: lambs. $5 0G 8 12K; dressed mutton steady at 6K8c per lb; dressed limbs Arm at 7SKc. Hogs Re ceipts, 11,175 head, including two oars for sale; market steady, $3 60t 00 per 100 lbs. Chicago Cattle Receipts, 13,000 head: shipments, 4,000 head; market fairly active, fair to higher: Christmas steers. $6 00; others, $4 O05 35: common. $3 503 90; stock ers, $2 0C3 30; cows, $1 25Q2 35. Hogs Re ceipts, 30,000 head; shipments, 7,000 head; market active and higher; rongh and com mon, $3 503 75; mixed and packers', $3 SO. Sheep Receipts, 6,000 head; shipment. 500 head; market steady; native ewes, $2 00 4 05: mixed ewes and lambs, $4 254 55: wethers, $5 005 75: Westerns, $4 605 25; Texans, $3 65; lambs, i 405 50. Buffalo Cattlo Receipts. 39 loads through: nc sale; feeling steady and strong f or good grades. Hogs Receipts, 51 loads through: 20 sale; strong and So lower to lOo higher; heavy giades, $4 004 10; medium weights, $3 904 CO. Sheep and lambs Re ceipts 3 loads through: 12 sale; stronger for stood giades and all sold: Christmas sheep. $5 255 75: extra fancy, $4 805 20; good to choice, $4 25JS4 75. Lambs Good to choice native. $0 oua!5 7o; common to fair native $5 005 50. Cincinnati Hogs scarce and higher; com mon and light, $3 203 70; packing and butchers', $3 503 90; receipts, 4,000 head; shipments. 2.0C0 head. Cattle scarce and stronger; fair to choice butcher grades $2 50 4 15; prime to choice shippers, $4 004 75; leceipts, 400 head; shipments, 300 nead. Sheep easy; common to choice, $2 531 2i; extra fat wethers, $4 304 55; receipts, 470 head; shipments, 250 head. Lambs Arm; common to choice, $3 005 00 per cwt. St. Louis Cattle Receipts, 1,200 head; ship ments, 1.100; market steady;"good to choice native steers, 'it 255 25; "fair to desirable butchers', $3 004 40. Hoes Receipts, 0,080 head: shipments, 1,900 head; maiket Kie higher; tail- to choiee heavy, $3 854 00: mixed, $3 403 90;1 ight. fair to best, & 50 3 70. Sheep Receipts, 300 head; shipment1, none; market steady: fair to good, $3 oo Kansas City Cattle Receipts, 3.200 head: shipments, 2.1C0 head: good cattle strong and 10c higher: others steady; steers, $3 004 00; cows, $3 503 75: stocker's and feeders. $2 30 2 35. Hogs Receipts, 10.200 head; ship ments, 1.200 head; market 10I5c higher; bulk, $3 C03 85: all giades, $3 204 00. Sheep Re ceipts, 1,000 head; shipments, 4,000 head; mar- neL bieauy auu uncnuugeu. Omaha Cattle Receipts, 2,5M head; the general market was stronger; common to fancy steers. $2 7o7 75; Westerns, $2 50 3 50. Hogs Receipts,i 10,000 head; market active and 510c higher: light. $3 C03 65; heavy, $3 65SS3 60; mixed, $3 653 70. Sheep Receipt, 69 head; market active and Arm; natives, $3 755O0; Westerns, $3 50125. Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, Tiiuesday. Dec. 17. ( CociiTRY Produce (Jobbing Prices) The cold snap has been in a measure help iul to business in this line, but with the ex ceptions of game and poultry there has been no advance in prices. Game is esDecially firm the past day or two. Poultry is nominally unchanged, but markets are more active the past few days. Country butter is in supply beyond demand, and only fancy stock is wanted. The average consumer seems to prefer butterine to but ter that is not of the very best quality. Fresh eggs are firm at quotations, and storage stock is rather quiet. Apples and potatoes go slow at prices quoted. Oranges are dull and bananas firm. APPLES-SI 502 03 per barrel. Butter Creamery Elgin, 3132c; Ohio brand. 2Sffi30c: common country butter, 1820c; choice country roll. 25JJ22c. Beans Xew York and Michigan pea, $1 902 00; marrowfat, S2 1o215: Lima beans, 44JSc lb: hand picked medium, (Wf$2 00. Beeswax Choice, 33gKc H tb; low grades, 22 23c. Buckwheat Flour Xew. 2!2J f E. Cheese Ohio cheese. llllSc: Xew York chee8c.lls'12r; Limbnrger.l2r13ic; Wisconsin, Sweltzer, lull cream, 13J.l!c; imported Sweitzer, 2G(32G!C. Cidlr Country elder, $3 505 00? barrel; sand refined. $5 503)7 00. Cranberries Per box, 2 002 50; per barrel, $7CWS8 00. j'.uus sineuy iresn nearny stock, W'-.c; can dled eszs. 2ffi25c: cold storace ezirs. 2:322c. Feathers-Extra live geese. 5758c; Xo. 1, 4S SOc lb: mixed lots. 3940c. Dried Fruits Paaches. halve, fijc: evap orated apples, asioc: apricots. 910c: blacfcberrles. caajfc: raspberries. 17f317,'4c; dried grapes, 4s 4Jfc: huckleberries, 7,"Sc. Game Wild tnrkevs. $1592ro each: mallard ducks, $4 OOJtS 00 per dozen, teal ducks, J2 7.V3J3 00 per dozen; pheasants, $5 7--J5S6 Co: qnall, $1 251 50; squirrels. SI 0W5)1 50; rabbits, 30(ai35c per pair: whole ileer. ISIJc ? lb: saddles, 13a20c W lb. Honey New crop white clover. 13c; California honev. 1215c ? lb. Maple yrup 75ffior per gallon. Maple Sug n 10c ? lb. Poultry Alh e Chickens, COrSfiocanalr. large; 3OJE50C, medium; live turkeys. lOOHCp lb; ducks, 50S0c a pair; dressed chickens, 1214c ? lb; dressed turkey. 1315c lb. Potatoes Carload bus. 3540con track: from store. 4045c a bushel: Southern sweets, $1 501 73 a barrel : Jerseys. 3 Ofxai 25. Seeds Western recleaned medlnm cloverjob blng at 85 20: mammoth. $5 o5: timothy, $1 45 for prime, and $150 for choicest: blue grass, t2bo280; orchard erass. 81 75; millet. $1 (0: German. $1 15: Hungarian. 81 10: line lawn 25c per lb; seed buck wheat. ?i 40i ;o. Tallow Country, 4c: city rendered, 5c. Tropical Fruits Lemon. $3 23i3l no: Florida oranzes. $2 O0iffi25O a box: bananas, II 7iS2 00 firsts, $1 2VS11 50 good seconds, per bunch: Malaga grape3. $5tol000 a half barrel: new layer tigs, 141SC per lb. VEGETABLES-Cabbace. $3 00(3)4 00 a hundred: yellow Danver onions, 82 002 23 1 barrel; toma- (340c; extra Xo. 3 oats, 33H30c; mixed oats, 33 XXv. KYK No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 9897c; Xo. 1 Western. 9aA"ic. Barley 6S7ac. Flour Jobbing prices Fancy spring patents. $5 0?5 75: faucy winter patents. $5 ISigs 50: fancy straight winter. 15 C05 25: fancy straight spring. $5 255 SO: clear winter. (4 B55 CO: straight XXXX bakets' J4 7.Va' CO. Rye flour, $5 2S5 50. Millfeed No. 1 white middling. 822 5023 GOV ton: Xo. 2 white middling. S20CCO2100: brown middling. 15 0ai9 CO: winter wheat bran, 113 00 18 50: Chop feed. 21 0025 CO. Hay Baled timothy, choice. 812 50(313 CO; Xo. L J1I 75(312 CO; Xo. 2. 810 50S$10 75: clover hay, 10 0010 50: loose from wagon. $12 ooais 00, ac cording to quality; packing hay, $10 00Sli 25. STRAW-Oats, S3 50(38 75; wheat, SO S5 75; rye, SSCO33 50. ' Provisions. Sugar cured hams, large $ 9 Sugar cured hams, mtdluin 9H Sugar cured ham, small 9H Sugar cured California hams 7H Sngarcuraib. bacon 9 Sugar cured skinned hams, large 10 Sugar cured skinned hams, medium 10 sugar cured shoulders Sugar cured boneless shoulders Sugar cured skinned shoulders Sugar cured bacon shoulders 6f Sugarcured dry salt shoulders 8M Sugar cured d. beer rounds 12 Sugar cured d. beef setts 9 Snzarcuredd. beefflate 7 Bacon clearst'Jes. 30 lbs 7! Bacon clear bellies. 20 lbs 714 Dry salt clear side, 33 tbsave'g 61? Drytalt clear sides, 20 Ibsaye'g 7 Mess pork, heavy 1200 Mess perk, family 12 CO Lard, refined In tierces oK Lard, retlned In one-half bbls 5 Lard, refined In 60-tb tubs S'J Lard, refined In 20-tb pails RZ Lard, refined in 50-lb tin cans 5 Lard, refined In 3-tb tin palls 8"5 Lard, refilled In 5-lb tin palls r.J Lard, refined in 10-Ib tin palls 6), toes, 82 00 per bushel; celery, turnips, wcgi w a oarrei, 2530c per dozen; Groceries. The movement in this line is reported slow. Sugars are quiet at the decline noted yesterday, although there is no profit to the Jobber who has not bought abend. Coffees are firm. Canned fruits are dull. Choice Orleans molasses are still Arm with an up ward tendency. Gbeen Coffee Fancy, 2l(S22c: choice Rio, 20 Closing Bond Quotations. U. S. 4s reg llGa' ao -is coup ii. ;$ do 2s do ISi's 101 Pacific fis of '93" 108Ji Louisiana stamped 4s 87 Missouri Cs Tenu. new set. 60.. 105 do do 5s.tl01 do do 3s.. 7V4 uauanam -u iwi Cen. Pacific lstb'...107(j Den. & K. (J.Ist3....1l5!) do do 4s 804 Den. R, G. West l6ts Erle2ds 10iS M. K. &T. Gen. 4s. 78 -do do 5s 45 Mutual Union 6sV..101) Bid. tAslcd. N.J.Cent.Int.Certs.110 .Northern Rac 1sm.1185 ..do.. io 2ds.II2S Jsorthwest. Consols.1.17 do debeutures..ul Oregon Tians. Gs.... St. L. & Iron M. Gen. 5s m St. L. & ban. Fran. Gen.M 101 St. Paul Consols 123'4 St. P. C. &Pac. lsts.U5) Tex.-Pac. L. G. Tr. Rets. 81M Tex. Pac. R, G. Tr. Rets 29'j Union Pac. lsts man West Shore 103 R. G. West lsts 7SJ Bank Clearings. New York Bank clearings, $125,074,858; bal ances, $6,289,732. Boston Bank clearings. $14 599,793; bal ances, $1,351937. Rate for money, 3 per cent: exchange on New -York, par to 5c dis count. Philadelphia Bank clearings, $12,304,659; balance. $1,379,434. Money, per cent. St. Louis Clearings, $3,861,213; balances, American Cotton Oil American Cotton Oikpfd.. Ain. Sugar Refining Co.... Am. Sugar Refln'z Co.pfd. Atch.. Top. & S. F Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Central of New Jersey Central Pacific Chesapeake Ohio C. &().. 1st pfd C. SO.. 2nd prd f:lilcniroftaTrust C, Bur. Qulney C, Mil. & tat. Paul C, Mil. & St. Paul, pfd..... C Rock I. &P C. St. P. M. &O C. St. P. M. i-O.. pfd.... V. & Xorthwcstern C. Xorthwcstern pfd.... cccti Col. Coal & Iron Col. & Hocking Vat Del., Lack. A West Del. & Hudson Den. & Rio Grande Den. & Rio Grande, prd... E. T..Va.&G.i Illinois Central Lake Erie .1 West Lake Erie ft West., pfd.... Lakehhorc& M. S Loulsillle ft .ashylllc Michigan Central Mobile ft Ohio Missouri Pacific National Cordage Co National Cordage Co., pld National Lead Trust New York Central N.Y., C. ftSt. I N. Y.. C. ft ht. L., 1st pfd X. Y., C. ft St. L.. 2d pfd. N. Y L. E. ft W X. Y., L. E. &W.. prd.... X. Y. ft X. E n. y., o. aw Norfolk ft Western Xorfolk ft Western, pfd... North American Co Xortliern Pacific Northern Pacific, pfd Ohio ft Mississippi Oregon Improvement Pacific Mail . I'eo., Dec. ft Kvans Philadelphia ft Reading... Pitts., t'fnn.,Chl.ASt.L.. . Pitti..Clnn..C.,&st.L.pfd Richmond ft W. P. T Richmond ft W. P. T pfd St. PaulftDuluth St. PaulftDuluth. pfd St. Paul, Minn, ft Man.... Open J"g. 30; G8 83? 9tla 43! '73 113 28 SDi 3JJ- G7H JOJ 78 122: 83 SB,",- m' i:Kl ss3 zi VSK 122 "" 6S 125); 8o;0 nigh eal.. 31 59 83 yj 43)a "fi4 114 20'4 53 1, 67 ! lOB'il Low est. 123 833i 'lis' i.? 72 JS 3. ss's 123il "iil ifi'ii 'is" 123 81 30'l Mtf 83 91 43 63! 113,!) "26" 39'4 00! 1.6 7fS; li" 8S 3S3 iisif 1XIH 71 28 13JVJ 122 Clos ing bid. 67K 58W 92 Si 92)S m 100S 18 ISit 118K 115 "mi "iin 71 4 11 39M 3 20& aw "iiij "ifii 24 fc 2471, Wi (i9; "23 "M 87t 37Ji "33 H "ss'li "iij "iin "42 V "4V 104?,- I04V 111 114 107 "7ti 124 Jb bW 5715 92 100W 11 in a, 31 71Ji 33 20 24h 68X "23 374 MM W5i -42, 104 114 30 58S 834 81J4 43M sa Ms 114 pf 20 30U CO' 106 '4 79JJ J '5 mi 33,'s 105 116 72 :a4 :a 138 i' 123'i 13'S 45)j 6 107 Si 20 67J,' 123 btjg 108f 19 1; 58 9VI 10() 17 H8!4 20J4 79 4J 3I 72 S9S' 20$ 16 5i lO.'n 24-a 01 22 25 mi 20'S V9i 3 A3 11 50"$ 43 104 , 114 The Drygoods Market. New York, Dec. 17. The demand for dry goods was more general and the special movement in bleached goods quite active. Additional price revisions took place as fol low: Fruit ot the Loom, 4-4, 8Jc, less 5 and 2 per cent; do. 7-8, 7c, same discount; Dwight Anchor, i, 1 per cent; Wamsutta, 4-4. lOJic; Utfcn Nonpareil, 4-4. lOUc: Farmers Choice, 4-4, 6c; Coventry C. S., 4-4. 6Jc: Pequot wide sheetings, 10-4, bleached, 25c; 10-4 brown, 22Uc; 9-4, 22Jc and 20c: S-t 20c and 18c: 7-4. 18c and 16c: 6-4, 16c and 14c: 50-inch, 14c and 12Vc; 7-4, YOia and HJc: 42-inch, bleached, llc. The movement was a quick ono and stocks are likely to be closed out shortly. Most other descriptions of goods had been previously equalized and this probably nearly com pletes the changes. On low grade and heavy browns the tone was firm. (320Kc: nrlme. 19Kc: low erade Rio. 17M01SKC. old Government Java, 2729c: Maracaibo, 2lg) 22!: Mocha, 27H28Sc: Santos, I8!422c: Cara cas. 2223Mc; LaGuayra. 21S22c. UOaSted (In papers) Standard brands, 20c: high grades, 2312lc; old Governmeut Java, bulk, iSIMlc; Maracaibo, 22'24Sc: Santos. 19HMSc; peaberry, 26c: choice Rio, 20fic: prime Rio, 20c; good Kio, 194c: ordinary. 17t(ai8ic. Spices (whole) Cloves. I?il5c: allspice, 10c; cassia. 8c: pepper, lie; nutmeg, 7080c. Petroleum (Jobbers' price.) 110 test, 6Kc; Ohio, 120, 7,4c: headlight. 150, 74c; water white, 9(39c: globe. 14ll4c; elalne. 15c; cania dlne, lie; royaline,14c; red oil, 10)tllc; purity, 14c; olelne, 14c. Miners' Oil Xo. 1 winter, strained, 4244c per gaU: summer, S537c; lard oik S,-l38c. SYRUP Corn syrup. 2G30c: choice sugar syrup. 343Tc; prime sugar syrup, 3032c; strictly prime, N. O. Molassfs Fancy new crop, 4042e; choice, 40(341c; old crop. 3633c; X. O. syrup, 41350C. SKjuek ut-iiru, ill urgN o-ico u; ui-varu, inns, 5c; bi-carb, assorted packages, 54Cc; sal soda, in kegs, lsfc: do granulated, 2c.' uandles star run weight, wc; sieanne, per set. 8)jc: parafllne, ll12c. Rice Head Carolina, 6Jac: choice, 5M6c; Louisiana, .Vf(35,4c starch Ptarl, 4c; corn starch, 6fl,4c: gloss starch. 0ia7c. Foreign Fruits Laver raisins, J2 CO: London liyer, 82 25: MuscatcK 8175: California Muscatels. Jl COS)! 73: Valencia. 7f27hc: Ondara Valencia, 8 8k'c: Sultann, ICIffiISc: currants, 4!(33c; Turkey pAmcs. KgBHc; French prunes, S9,4c: Salonlca prunes, in 2-lb packages, 9c: cocoanut3, 100. 56 CO; almonds, ban., f lb, 29c: do Ivica. 17c;d0 6helled. APv; walnuts. Isap.. 13p.l4c; Sicily filbert-. 13c; Smyrna figs, ta-Sllc: new date. 54(fik)c; llrazil nuts, 7c; pecan, 1517o: citron, lb, 2324c; lemon peek 12c lb: orange peel. 12c. Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, 6J3c: apples, evaporated, 9tg14c: peaches, evaporated, pared. 20 (321c; peaches, California, evaporated, unpared. 13 (316c; cherries, pitted, 15c; cherries, imputed, 8c; raspberries, evaporated, lSI0c: blackbeirles, 0VJ 7c: huckleberries, 8c. SUGARS Cubes, 4fc: powdered. 41fc: granu lated, 4c: confectioners'. '(34ic: soft whit--, 4SS4HC: vellow, choice. 3V3.)oc; yellow, good, 3(!.1'iic: yellow, fair, 3?n3'2c. riCKLFS-Merilnm. bbU, (1,200), $4 73; medium, half bbls. (COO). 285. Salt Xo. 1.? bi.l, 51 TO: Xo. 1 extra, ft bbl.Sl 10: dilrv. ?i hbl. ?1 20; coarse, crystal. bbl, $1 20; Hlgglns' Eureka. 4-hu sacks, $250; Hlgglrs' Eureka, 16 14-lb packets, 300. Caxned GOODS-Standanl peaches, 817VK1S0: 2ds, 51 21(31 33; extra peaches. $2 C0(3210: pie peaches, S-VCOc: finest corn. 51 25(31 50; Hfd. Co. corn, Soewai 00; red cherries. Jl COSH 10: Lima beans, 81 10: soaked do. 85c: strinzed do. 637oc: marrow fat peas. 81 Myai 13: soaked peas. 63(5i70c: nine- apples. 812C130; Bahama d'),82 CO: damson plums, j apricots, ?1 751 !)0: Caiiiornla fiears, 82 lt2 25; do greengages, 81 S3; do egg plums, $1 85; extra white cherries. $2 75; rjspberrles, 81 05(31 10: straw berries, 95CI3S1 10; gooseberries. $1 Coal 05; to matoes, 85(395c: sahaon, 1-lb cans, 1S0 180: black berries. SOc: suecotah. 2-lb cans, soaked. 90c; do green. 2-lb can. $1 25(511 50: corn beef. 2-lb cans, 81 651 70:l-lb cans, 81 50: baked beans, ft 4C1 53; lobiters. 1-lb cans, 81 25; mackerel. l-fl can, boiled, 81 50: sardines, domestic Ms. 83 85(34 00; is. $1 50: sardines. Imported. Ms, $li 50(31250; sar dines, imported, ,Hs. $18 03; sardines, mustard, 83 20; snrdlnes, spiced. 83 50. Fish Extra Xo. 1 bloater mackerel, $24 CO per bbl: extra Xo. 1 do mess. 820 00: Xo. 2 shore mack erel. $18 00: Xo. 2 large mackerel, $16 50: Xo. 3 large mackerel. $14 00: Xo. 3 small mackerel. $10 00. Herrlng-Spllt. $6 50: lake. $3 05 per 100-lb bbl. White llsh. $4 75 per 100-lb hair bbl. Lake trout, $5 00 per half bbl. Finnan haddles, 10c Pit ib. Ice land halibut, 12c per ib. Pickerel, halt bbl. $4 00: quarter bbl. Jl 60. Holland herring, 75c. Walkoo herring. 90c. OATMEAL 84 903 00. Hides and Tallow. The market for buff hides is scarcely as strong as it was a week ago. Thero was then a general expectation by dealers of an. advance. This expectation seems to have been premature, and markets are quiet at old prices. Desirable grades of hides are near the end of their season, and tanners are well stocked up in anticipation of the advent of long-haired stock. Heavy steers are quiet at quotations. Green calfskins are Armer than they were a week ago, and some dealers report a slight advance. Pelts are promptly taken at prices quoted. A Detroit buyer was in our city this weebr gathering in all available stock in this line. Tallow Is moving freely and prices are Arm. Following is the revised list of prices which dealers and tanners pay for stock de livered here: 4'1 44 No. 1 green salted steers, 60 lbs and over. Xo. 1 green salted cows, allwelzhts Xo. 1 green salted hides, 40 to 60 lbs , Xo. 1 green salted hides, 25 to 40 lbs Xo. 1 greeu salted bulls Xo. 1 green 6alted calfskins No. 1 green salted veal kips, apiece Xo. 1 green salted runner kips sheepskins, late take off, apiece Tallow, prime Reduction for Xo. 2 stock, V cent per & on steers and light hides. One cent on bull and 2 cents on calfskins. 6 90 4.3 7085 , Harness Leather. There has been a slight improvement in heavy-weight stock in the week past. Con sumers are laying In more freely in the faith that future changes are likely to bo upward. On the other hand lightweight harness leather is dull and slow, with no present prospects of better prices. Following are the prices of harness leather as established by tho Allegheny tanners: No. 1 trace, 38c per fi; B trace, 33c per ft; No. 1 extra heavy, 100 Bs and over, 36c per lb; B extra heavy, 31c per It; No. 2 extra heavy, 29c per ft; "No. 1 heavy, 130 to 160 Bs, 32c per ft; B heavy, 30c per lb; Xo. 2 heavy, 28c per lb: black line, 29c per lb; No. 1 oak col lar leather, 13c; B oak collar leather, lie. Oak sole and belting leather is as it was a week ago. Trade is quiet, as It generally is at this time. Prices-aro unchanged aud are as follows: Oak belting butts, prime .quality. 35c X overweights, 20 lbs and up 23c A overweights, 1) lbs and up 2ms B overweights, 20 lbs and up 24o C overweights. 20 lbs and up 22c Middle weights, 18 to 19 lba,lc less than above. The Coffee Markets. New Yoke, Dec.17. Coffee Options opened steady and unchanged to 15 points down; closed steady 5 to 10 down; sales, 26,000 bags, including December, 12.3013.25c: January, 12.7512.80c; February, 12.4O12.50c; March, 12.20ftJ12.25c: May, lL90ll.9jc: June, ILSSc; July, H.bill.75c: October. lL65c; spot Rio quiet and easier, No. 7, 13c. Baltimore, Dec. 17. Coffee steady; Rio cargoes, 17c; No. 7, lie. SICK HEADACHE. SICK HEADACHE SICK HEADACHE. SICK HEADACHE ' Carter'aLlttle Liver PlIIj. Carter' &LlttIe Liver Pills. Carter'sJ.Ittle Liver Pilli. '-Carter'sUttlc Llvor Pills. del-40-MWFSu The Metal Markets. New York, Dec. 17. Pig iron fairly ac tive; American. $15 5017 75. Copper steady; lake, December. $10 25. Lead dull and eay; domestic, $4 25. Tin quiet and steady; straights, $20 00. Turpentine Markets. New York Rosin quiet and steady. Tur pentine quiet and Ann at 33i3iv. Wilmikgtox Spirits of turpentine steady at 30c. Rosin firm; strained, $1 23: good strained, $1 25. Tar steady at $1 25. Crude turpentine Arm; hard, $1 00; yellow dip, $1 90; virgin, $1 SO. Savaknaii Turpentine firm at 31c. Rosin Arm at $1 251 39. Charleston Turpentine steady at 30c Rosin Arm; good strained, $1 22J. Doctors disagree. - They have to. There are differ ences of opinion among the best; there will be so long as knowledge is incomplete. But there is one subject on which all physicians are completely in accord, and that is the value of cod-liver oil in consumption and scro fula, and many other condi tions in which the loss of fat is involved. And cod-liver oil has its greatest usefulness in Scott's Emulsion. There is an interesting book on the subject; sent free. ScottS: Bowne, Chemists, 13 a South 5th Avenue, New York. Your druggist keeps Scott's Emulsion of cod-liver oil all druggists everywhere do. si. 5 BROKERS FINANCIAL. Wool Markets. Grain, Flour and Peed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange to day: 1 car meal, $18 50, spot; 1 car sample shell corn, 51c, spot. Receipts, as bul letined, 34 cars, as follows: By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway: 3 cars of corn, 1 of oats, 1 of barley, 1 of hay. 1 of husks, 4 of flonr. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis: 5 cars of corn, 1 of oats, 3 of bran, 1 of feed, 1 of hay. By Baltimore and Ohio: 3 cari of oats, 1 of bran, 1 of hay, 1 of flour. By Pittsburg and Lake Erie: 2 cars of hay, 3 of flour, 1 of oats. The cereal market is in a rather uncertain condition at present. Around the holidays trade is usually qnlot in this line, and hence buyers are disposed to buy only for immediate wants at present. Vt heat and flour are slow and millfeed is ditto. Corn, oats and choice ha3 are fairly steady. Fohowlnz quotations are for carload lot3 on track. Dealers charge an advance on these prices from store: Wiifat Xo. 2 red. $1 Oflffil 01: No. 3 red. 901397c. Coax Xo. 2 yellow car. 51(35l,c: high nilvcd ear. 494(350c: mixed ear, 4S49c: No. 1 shell corn. 5134c: Xo.2 yellow shelled. 53i(354c; high mixed shelled, 52!(35ic: mixed shelled, 505Ic. OATS Xo. 1 oats, 40Sc; No. 2 white, 39 Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. ap33-33 nrnni ro savings bank, itllrLt J 81 FOURTn AVENUE. Capital, $300,000. Surplus, $51,670 29. D. McK. LLOYD. EDWARD E. DUFF. 4Presidont. Asst. Sec. Treas. per cent interest allowed on time de posits. oc24-64-d John M. Oakley & Go, BANKERS AND BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Petroleum. Private wire to New York and CulcaMk 15 8LXTH ST.. Pittsburg St. Louis Wool Receipts, 21,500 pounds; shipments, 74.C00; steady and unchanged. Dr. FOR NERVOUS PROSTRATION Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate. W. Graeves, Northflold, Minn., says: "I have used it in cases of nervous prostra tion, and also in combination with other remedies in indigestion; it has proved as satisfactory ns could be expected." Spoons, Spoons, Spoons. A most wonderful collection in Turkish, Swedish, Austrian, German. Hussion, in beautiful, clear, nice enamels. guods are gems in their line. At , Hardy & Hayes", Jewelers, 629 Smithfield street Three doors from City Hall. Open every evening till OlinsimM.. These JAS. McCUTCHEOX. President Vice President SAMUEL BAILEY, Jr., Secretary and Treasurer; UNION ICE M'PG . COMPANY. Pure Ice made from distilled water for sale at wholesale only. UNION STORAGE COMPANY, Transfer Agent, General, Cold, Bonded and Yard Storage 3J ACRES YARD STORAGE. 5 WAREHOUSES, containing 2,300,000 cubic feet of storage space. Railroad siding to each warehouse. Brick warehouse for exclusive storage of oil. Separate rooms for storage of household goods. Lowest insurance ratei PRINCIPAL OFFICES Corner SECOND and LIBERTY AVENUES. rf-u-xwT jS . .. , . . -J, (.-.$-! f i.- ft ', f i k-' ". ..-. ... . -.!--!- r. ,. ' - .... .!.. ... ..- -- Jr,t .. ,, - --,
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