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TOO MUCH PRODUCE
Gluts the Markets and Cuts Down the
- Profits of Producers.
CONSUMERS ARE STRICTLY IK IT,
Though the Middlemen Are Jnst Now Out
side the Breastworks.
POIKTS ON COFFEE AXD LEATHER
OrncE or PrrrsBtrra Dispatch, )
Tuesday, Dec. 2i
According to the uniform testimony of
produce commission merchants, trade has
been unsatisfactory since the garden and
farm products of 1891 were gathered. The
reason given has been the great yield in ail
lines. The previous year was one of scarcity
throughout the land, and nowhere else, was
there a greater shortage of crops and fruits
than in the region of which Pittsburg is the
trade center. The year 1891, on the other
hand, proved to be one of the most prolific
on record. And Western Pennsylvania en
joyed to the full extent the benefit of
the increase. A jear ago at this time
produce commission men were happy over
liijr urices and quick demand for all ituffof-fc-ecl.
Their labors were light and profits
benvv.
The seaon now drawing near its end pre
sents exactly the reverse pictuic Of late
Muff la plenty Mid demand very slow, with
iroflt i-'duccd to a minimum. The pro
ducer rnd merchant alike complain over the
present Mutation, but the consumer has no
enne for complaint, ns lie .can lav in his
household supplies at less" than one-half
tlielrcota car aso. The one item or po
tatoes will show tbc 'twist now and then.
A a ear ago potatoes weie very active at
$150 per bushel. Xow they are 50c per
bushel. The sanin dtflcience is seen all
alons vegetable and fruit lines. To largo
families the difference in prices means not
less than $3 to $3 each week.
Hie Coffee Sitnition.
It will be een by reference to our home
rnatket column tlintpackapo coffee lias been
reduced Jr per pound. T. Is was one of the
unexpected tilings that occasionally hap
pens. At latest reports from sources of sup
ply, markets weie reported active and
ftronz, and our dealers have been looking
tor an advance rather than a drop. The fol
low in? from Monday' issue of the Boston
Herald indicated strong markets: "Satur
dat "s Rio cable reports receipts at that point
of T.fOO uas. with receipts at fcantos of 11,
COJ bat's. The total stock is now reported at
252,000 bass: last year 192.0 0 bags. The
weeklvKio cable reports the market firm,
with e'xcliance at 12cL The dailv average ot
receipts for the week were !),0-'0 bags: ship
ments to Europe, 50,000 bags; to the United
States. 1S.O00 bugs
-The New York total visible supply of cof
fee is now figured at 10,050 bags; same time a
vrarago, 313.123 bags; Mime1 time In 18S9. 419,
2bfibacs. The total receipts on the ctop at
mo, unto lieccmucr i, una iwcn ws,
bags; same time last year. 1,311,000 bags; same
time in 18S3, 1,003 000 bags.
"Late reports make the Rio coffee market
strong and stead v in Xcw York, ith assort
ments poor and desirable coffees hard tofind.
ThoM.irac.iibo market, outside or the fear
that the President mav proclaim the dntv on
it of 3c a, is steady. The nest steamer, due
on the 23d, has about 10.C03 bags. Good cof
fees of this cla&s, in lact, all good Central
American coffees, are scarce and very hard
to find. The entire stock of Maracaibo in
first hands Is now but L310 bags, and nil un
desirable coffees. There are no washed
Bucks, Bogotas nor Guatcmalas in first
hands.
"Spot stock of Java coffees are somewhat
reduced, and prices are some JJc higher this
week. All the fancy coffees are verv firmly
held."
Heavy Exports or Leather.
There lias been no year in our history,
when the amount and value of leather sent
out from the United States to lands beyond
the seas were as largo as they have been this
year. 169L Statistics show a steady increase
for the past three years.
Accoiding to the report of the Secretary
r the Treasury just issued, the value of
exports of Irather and manufactures of
leather was, for the 12 months ending June
30 of each of the lollowinc "years: "1S91.
13,27S,M7: 1890. $12.133.817: 1889, $10,717,710. The
imports of hide and tkins other than furs
during the year ending June SO, 1891. as com
pared with 1890,shows an increase of $0,048,873.
HOLIDAY DULLNESS.
Grain Operators Closing Up Their Deals Be
fore the Christmas Vacation, TVhlch
I-asts Until Monday All Grains freak
Provisions Start Well, but Sag Oft
CHICAGO Dullness and weakness were
the leading features of the trading in all the
pits to-day. The near approach of tho holi
days and the disinclination on the part of
operators to do more than even up the lines
which they alteady had out, were responsi
ble for this state of affairs. This is intensi
fied by the fact that at the close of business
Thursday the board w 111 adjourn until the
following Monday, and operators deem it
imprudent to have out unprotected trades
in the meantime, either short or long.
Wheat w as dull and weak almost Irom the
opening till the close. Xearlv all of the
news favored the bears, and the extreme
narrowness of the market tended to depres
sion. The opening cables were d. lower
for Liverpool and all domestic markets
showed a downward tendency, Xew York
taking the lead. Longs were more discour
aged than ever and sold freely, while the
buying was slow and cautious, concessions
being necessary in order to attract buyers.
The Mark Lane Express, in its review of the
British grain trade, however, gave thebears
some comfort. It said that the re
duction of Sd. in the price of
wheat during the past week, was due to tho
inferior quality of the receipts and that
there was a shortage of 16,000,000 bushels In
the supply owing to the cutting off of Rus
sian wheat, but that America was ex
pected to make this up. There were some
attempts to check the weakness by the cir
culation of crop damage reports, out they
had little or no effect.
May opened at OS'jjJc, against 97c at the
close yesterday: touched 95Jc a moment,
sagged off without material reaction to 96c,
leacted slightly and closed steady nt Ofiic
The receipts of corn were about 200 car
loads in excess of the estimates, and the late
improvement in the grading was continued.
Tins, together with the weakness which
ruled in the other pits, caused depression.
Longs were disappointed at the failnre
of the anticipated squeeze in December,
and threw their holdings over, while short
selling was also free and at times aggressive.
The weakness increased as the session pro.
pressed, under increased liquidation by
longs, and the close was about at the bottom
figures of the daji December shows a loss
or2J.c, January aloss or lc, and May a loss
of He
Oats dull and without feature.
The light receipts of hogs, together with
higher piices at the yards, lent a temporary
nppearance or strength to tho market for
hog products at the opening, and lard bad
the additional stimulus of an advance of 3d
In Liverpool; but packers offered freely, and
the grain markets turning wenk provisions
followed and slowly sagged off during the
remainder of the session, closing at about
the lowest prices of the day.
The leading futures ranged hs follows, as cor
rected by John M Oakley & Co.. 45 Mrtli street,
members of the Chicago Board of Trade.
IOpcn- High- Low- Clos
ing, est. est. Ing.
December 90U SO DO ( no1'
January WJ, fll'6 SOJi 90,
JIUy 96sl 96Jj S6 96'i
COHJ No. 2.
December 43 43 4H 4ty
January -' - '
Mr., ! KM 4Ii 41fc
Oats. o. 2.
December 32 32 32 22
.lanusrr 31f SIS SIS SIS
May 3iif 32H 32 UH
Mess Tork.
December... 7 73 7 75 7 70 7 78
Jluuarj- 10 73 10 77H 10 52 10 521$
May. 11 30 1130 1105 1105
LABI).
Drccmlper 6 00 6 CO 5 35 S 9
Jannarr 6 !$ SIS Oft". 6 U7S
Mav 6 SO 6 50 6 42J, 6 -BJj
tnoitT Ribs.
Decemler 5 17V 5 ITS 5 00 .100
January. S- b 33 ST'S 5 22J
May 6 75 5 75 5 62 S 62 C
Cash Quotations were as follows: Flour
easier but not quotably lower. Xo. 2 spring
wheat. SOJcrXo. 3 spring whcat,82f2c; Xo.
2 red, DOJc: Xo. 2 corn.llc; Xo. 2 oats,32c; Xo.2
white. 33K33J:jC; Xo. 3 white, 3232c; Xo.
2 rye. 86c; Xo. 2 barter. 39c; No. 3, t. o. b.. 45
58c; Xo. 4, f. o. b- 33i5c: Xo. 1 flaxseed, 94Jc;
prime timothy seen. $1 231 21. Mess poik,
per barrel, $7 7007 80. Laid, per 100 lbs, $6 05
G 07K. Short rib sldes(loose), $5 055 15; dry
totlted shoulders (boxed). $4 371 50; short
clear sides (boxed), $5 455 50. Whisky, dis
tillers' finished goods, per gallon, (1 18.
Sugars unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange trulay the but
ter market was quiet andjc higher for best.
Eggs, 23621c.
KETV YORK Flour less active and heavy.
Cornmeal dull and lower: yellow Western.
$3 COgS 50. Wheat Spot market lower, free
sellers, moderately active; Xo. 2 1 ed. $1 C5V
1" 05V. In store and elevator: $1 071 07
afloat; $1 06V 1 0Si f. o. b.; Xo. 3 red, 1 01?
ai nn '.: -7i-. i OS1 1I1'.-V. 1 1Ci.
vt; uui;iucil ,c". .wvufi V5 ' a.vi ti;
99ifc$l
$l U0i$iU3?fe,ciu:iiJKiii 5i vj-fo. innaarr,9i u.'a
l ObJ, closing at$l 05: FeDmarv, MXMQ
1 U7J, uloslug at $1 Wv'; March, $1 Of &! tSk,
closing at $1 OS; April, closing at 1 0&yi;
Mav, SI 073-10l 07X, closing nt $1 07K: June,
$1 05H1 05. closing nt $1 05. live dull
and lower: Western, $1 001 OX Barley dull
and heavy; Xo. 2 Milwaukee, 727ic. Corn
Spot market lower, irregular and latrlv ac
tive: Xo. 2. 53455-j;c, elevator; 5637c
afloat; ungraded mixed. 4753c; Xo. 3, 50c;
steamer mixed, SSJjgSSc: options Decem
ber. 5555.c, closing at 55Je; January, 53
53Ko. closing at 53c; February, 3232?c, clos
ing at 52Vc; Mai ch, 52c. closing at 52c; May,
50e51c closing at file. Oats Spot mar
ket lower and quiet; options moderatelv ac
tive and weaker; December, ."iOJfOUc,
closing- nt 39c; Jannarr, 33XSyl
May. 3sJ39Ke, dosing at S9Jc: Xo. 2, white,
40Ji10Xc: mixed Western, SWgllKc: '""ite
do, 10Ql3yc; Xo. 2 Chicago, ligilc Hay
firm and in fair demand. Hops lairlv active
and firm. Tallow aa dv. Eggs quiet; fancy
steady; Western 2627c. Pork In moderate
demand and steady. Old mess, $9 23: do
mess. $9 75SI0 23; extra prime, $9 50. Cut
meats dull and casv: pickled shoulders.
5i3c. Middles dull and steady. Lard
opened strong and closed weak: Western
steam, $fi 10 bid. Options December, $6 35;
January. $s 420 45, closing at $6 42; Febru
ary $ 52; March, $6 62: May, S5 75, closing
at" $6 74. Butter quiet: fancy steady: West
ern dairy, lD5)22e- do creamery, 1930c; do
factory, H20c, Elgin, 29g30c. Cheese in
fair demand and steady; part skims, 59c.
PHILADELPHIA Flour nominally un
changed. Wheat weak and lower: Xo. 2
red, December, $1 09'I: January. $1 02K; Feb
ruary, $1 031 M; March, $1 01 06. Corn
J4Kc lower; Xo. 4 mixed, in grain depot.
4c: steamer, in export eicvaicr. aztc; no. a
mixed and yellow, ror local trade, 5oc; Xo. 2,
in export elevator, 53c; Xo. 2 mixed. De
cember. 5455c; January, 52)j3c; Febru
ary, 5PK52c: March, 51Ji52c. Oats quiet;
Xo.2 white, 42c; clipped, 43c; Xo. 2 white,
December, 40441c: January. February
and March, 4040Wc. Provisions fairly active
at steady price-, Tork Mess, new, $11 51
12 00: family $14 00; smoked hams, 9illc
Butter firm and in fair demand: Pennsyl
vania print, extra, 333Gc. Eggs scarce and
firm; Pennsylvania firsts, 27c.
ST. LOUIS Flour steady and unchanged.
Wheat Xo. 2 red. cash. 92c; December.
92693c, closing at 92J92Ko asked; Mav,
closing at 9Ge bid. Com ho.2cash,33)g
3Sc: year 37Mff3Sc, closing at 37Jbc hid;
January. 36'437c, closing at 36Kc asked;
Mav. 3SJ63J!4c, closing nt 38e, Oats
active but lower: Xo. 2 cash, 303J?c; May,
32Jg32Kc, closing at Slc. Kj e quiet; Xo. 3.
78c: Xo. 2, 85c bid. Barley quiet; Xorthern
Iowa, 59c Butter dull, unchanged. Eggs
unchanged Provisions dnll and a shade
lower. Pork, old, $9 00; new, III 00. Lard,
$5 805 85.
XEW ORLEANS Sugar fairly active for
open kettle; strictlv prime, 2 H-lCc;
fully fair to prime, 2V2 9-16e; good, com
mon to good fair, 2K2 7-16c: centritngal,
3 5-16c: clioice vellow clarified, 3K63 7-16c;
prime do, 3 3-16Q3 5-I6c: off do, 3 1-163 3-16c;
seconds, 2Jfc Molasses Open kettle
strong: stnctlv prime, 30c; good prime, 2S
29c; prime, 2027c; good common to good
fair, 2225c; fermenting, 35 under thess
prices; centrifugal steady: strictly prime, 18
19c; good prime, 1517c; fair to prime, 10
lie: common to good common, G9c. Syrup,
2429c
U LTlMORE Wheat firmer: Xo. 2 red
spot and December, $1 0351 03; January,
$t 03?il 03J; February, $1 05Jil 05K; May.
$1 071 08. Corn weak: mixed spot and
vear. 64J(c: January, 52i53Kci February
5131Jic; March, 51Vc; steamer mixed, 31c
Oats easy: Xo. 2 white Western, 40Uc: Xo.
2 mixed, do 39c asked. Rye steady; Xo. 2, 92
93c; stock, 161,451. Hay steady, good to
choice timothy, $12 50014 00. Provisions
firm. Butter steady. Eggs steady at 2526c
MILWAUKEE Flour quiet. Wheat lower;
May, 91Jc; Xo. 2 spnng,86Jc:Xo. 1 Xorthern,
92c Cora easy; Xo. 3, SSUc Oats quiet;
Xo. 2 white, 333Kc: Xo. 3 wnlte, 3132Vc,
Barley easy: No. 2, 86Uc; sample on track,
33C2c. R e lower; Xo. 1, 88J4C. Provisions
eay. Pork January, $10 55. Lard Jana-arj-,
$6 07JJ.
CIXCIXXATI Flour in light demand.
Wheat dull and lower; Xo. 2 red, 9:&fc
Corn lower; Xo. 2 mixed, 43c Oats dull.
Xo. 2 mixed, SIKc. Rye scarce: Xo. 2, 94
95c. Provisions dull and easier. Butter easv.
Eggs steady at 2122c Cheese in light de
mand and steady.
K4XSAS CITT Wheat-Xothlng doing.
Corn about steady; Xo. 2 cash, S5c bid: 36o
asked: January, 36c asked. Oats higher. Xo. 2
cash and December, 30c bid: 30c asked; Jan
uary, SOc bid: SOVjJc asked; February, SSc bid;
May. 32c bid; 32Jc asked. Butter and eggs
unchanged.
ailNlsEAPOLK Wheat December clos
ing at 8fic; May opening at 92c; highest, 92c;
lowest.91c, closing 91jkc: January closing
at 85c; on track Xo. 1 hard, 88Uc: Xo. 1
Xorthern, 87c; Xo. 2 Xorthern, 818ic.
DULUTH Wheat Xo. lhardcash,88c; De
cember,8c:May.94Jo sellers:Xo.l Xorthern
cash, 87c: December, 87Jc; May, 93Ko bid;
Xo. 2 X'orthern cash, 81jc; Xo. 3, 77c; re
jected, 67c.
TOLEDO-Wheat weak; Xo. 2 cash and
December, 95c; Mav, $1 01. Corn January,
41c: Xo. 3, 40c; Xo. 4, 37c; Xo. 3 yellow. 41c.
Oats quiet; cash, 33fc Rye dull; cash, 90c
The Coffee Markets.
Xew York, Dec 22. Coffee options opened
steady,10 points up to B down; closed steady,
5 up to 15 down; Miles 27.500 bags, including
December, 12.95jJ13.10: January, 12.6012.70:
February. 12 30012 50; March, 12.10 12.25;
May, 1L9012.00; June, 11.85; Jnlv, 11.V0; Sep
tember, 11.751I.85: October, 11 701L75: spot
Rio quiet and steady: Xo. 7, 13JJ13Jgc
Baltimore, Dec. 22. Coffee cteady; Rio
cargoes, fair, 17c; Xo. 7, 13Ji13c
The Drygoods Market.
Xew Tore, Dec 22. Business in drygoods
was about as yesterday. Bleached goods
continue to be distributed under the stimu
lus of lately revised prices, though there
were indications that the movement was
nearly exhausted. General demand covered
a wide variety of goods but in moderate
quantities. There was a somewhat firmer
tone. Print cloths hav.i an upward look.
Onyx Clocks.
Rich new designs just received, from S15
upward. Noble specimens Onyx pieces
that are marvels of beauty, at Hardy &
Hayes' Art Eooms, up stairs.
Hardy & Hates,
Jewelers,
529 Smithfield street
Three doors from City Hall.
Open every evening.
Unequaled Bargains!
The very nicest of plush embroidered
fancv men's slippers at 1 50 that are worth
52, at SI 50, at Stmen's, 78 Ohio street,AUe
gheny, Pa. Open evenings.
Sabbath Schools
Will find it to their interest to buy their
Christmas candy from E. Maginn, 913-915
Liberty street; 80 federal street, Alle
gheny. B. & B.
Surprising how many people are buying
of the new all wool French challis for
Christmas 150 styles for selection.)
Boggs & Buhl.
Lravo Tour Orde!
9
For pure wine or liquors for the holidays
now and avoid the rush.
The Tx H. Holmes Compant,
158 First avenue and 120 "Water street.
Great Reduction in Cloaks.
Allmarked down. Immense assortment
fur-trimmed and plush jackets, at Bosen
baum & Co.'s.
Mkk'S smoking jackets for Christmas.
Jos. Horke & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Albums! Fancy Goodsl Toilet Sets!
Christmas goods in great variety.
n. b. jjavis & Co., 96 Fifth ave.
Henry Terheyden,
The manufacturing jeweler, 630 Smithfield
street, and his corps ot genial clerks, are
waiting to make you happy while yon pur
chase some nice article for the one you love
best.
Look at the partial list from which you
can make vour selections:
"Watches. Onyx tables,
Gold and silver; Onyx clocks,
Clocks, Onyx lamps,
Iron, -wood and mar- Royal Worcester
ble; ware,
Diamonds, Royal Hungar'n ware,
Fine jewelry, Bonn ware and other
Silverware, fine makes,
Stick pins, Sleeve buttons,
Bronzes, , Carrara marble.
.A .very complete, rich and rare.stock.
Open every evening; .
THE PnTSBtTRG DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY,"
! THE TREND OF TRADE.
Greenfield ATenue Railway Almost
Beady for the Cars.
A ROW OP HOUSES IN NEHTHANDS.
Colonade Eow Will Give Place to a Business
Block Instead of a Hotel.
MANY NEW BNTKRPEISBS STARTED
The Greenfield avenue branch of the Sec
ond Avenue Passenger Railway is being
pushed forward as rapidly as possible.
Fifty men are now at work on it. It will
be completed and wired next week, and be
ready for operation early in January. This
extension of the rapid transit facilities has
already imparted a stronger tone to the
property in that locality.
A Landmark Doomed.
It ba been stated in this column that
Colonade Row on Federal street, Alle
gheny, would be demolished. It has been
decided to begin this work early next sea
son, and also that a fine business block will
be erected in its stead. It was intimated
some time ago that a hotel would be put on
the site, but this project has been aban
doned. The property was originally owned
by the late General Robinson, by whom the
house was built. The present owner is Mrs.
I). C. Martin. It was a very aristocratic
place in its prime.
Enterprise In Full Swing.
Encouraged by the easy position of the
money market enterprise is active and ag
gressive. For thj week ending December
11 290 corporations were established in the
United States, aggregating $110,561,900,
distributed as follows: Mercantile and
manufacturing companies, 113, $23,275,500;
banks (not national) and investment com
panies, 6, 5760,000; national banks (to De
cember 2), 4, 5330,000; gold, silver and
other mining and smelting companies, 29,
544,416,000; coal and iron companies, 6,
5465,000; light, heat, power and transporta
tion companies, 15, 519,460,000; building
and loan associations, 7, 55,500,000; irriga
tion companies, 3, 516,000; miscellaneous
companies, 107, $16,289,400.
Sale of a Row of Houses.
J. B. Larkin & Co. yesterday practically
closed a deal for a row of nouses in the
Fifth ward involving nearly $20,000. They
were not in a position to give particulars.
To Compete With Pittsburg.
The Konova bridge of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company, which is the
first crossing the Ohio river above Cincin
nati, was opened for traffic last week. This
road will open a new direct route from the
Northwest to the Atlantic seaboard at Nor
folk, and Konova will immediately com
pete with Pittsburg for her share of the
Southern coal traffic. Extensive coal tip
ples have been erected on the Ohio river,
and 50 miles of railroad penetrating the
newly opened West Virginia coal fields,
will be operated.
HeaTy Railroad Contracts.
The Pennsylvania railroad has let 5,000
new freight cars, to be equipped with air
brakes and Janney couplers. One thousand
of the cars will be built at the Altoona
shops, and the balance of the order has been
distributed in 500-car lots among various
railway equipment concerns. The cars are
to be delivered as fast as it is' possible to
build them.
Business News and Gossip.
Flans are underway for several fine stone
houses to be erected on Perrysvillo avenue
next season.
It is estimated that dividend and interest
disbursements next month will, aggregate
$100,000,000. "
The question of closing the Exchange
from 3 p. m. Thursday until Monday morn
ing will be settledno doubt affirmatively
to-morrow.
There will be a public sale of gravestones
at Wheeling on the 28th. Business is busi
ness. A building lot would be an acceptable
Christmas gift from a husband to his wife.
A light and power company has been in
corporated at Point Pleasant, W. Va.
The Methodist Protestant Church prop
erty, on Rebecca street. Allegheny, has been
sold for $10,000. It will be improved for busi
ness purposes.
It is quite likely that the Investment Com
pany, of Philadelphia, and the Finance Com
pany, of Pennsylvania, will be consolidated.
Wharton Barker is engineering the deal.
Four permits for the erection of new
buildings were issued .yesterday, aggregat
ing $3,055.
The Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
has declared a semi-annual dividend of 4
5er cent on the prelerred stock, payable
anuary 15.
Th rain yesterday had no perceptible
effect on Christmas shopping. The streets
were as full of business as ever.
Citizens' Traction 5's were wanted yester
day at 10 offered at 107. At the last call
185 was bid for Birmingham Traction.
Mustln pumped considerable life into the
proceedings at the afternoon stock board.
Ue is in advance of the market.
The decline in Distillers and Cattle
Feeders' Trust is Slid to be due to the sell
ing by a Western director, who concluded
he bad more than he wanted.
Movements in Realty.
Peter Shields sold two houses and lots in
Senator Flinn's Greenfleid avenue plan, one
for $2,100 and tho other for $3,703. The lots
are 30 and 36 feet front by 90 In depth.
Black & Baiid sold for L. C. Phipps a
leasehold property consisting of two frame
dwellings adjoining the West Penn Hos
pital, with lot 40x93 fegt, renting for $18 per
month, for $200.
A. Z. Bvers & Co. sold for W. A. Black,
Esq., to Mrs-Nan Emerich lot No. 62 in his
plan, Tenth ward, Allegheny City, having a
frontage of 20 feet 011 Virginia avenue and
extending through 230 feet to Sheridan ave
nue, for $550.
The Burrell ImprovementCompany report
the following sale of lot at Kensington:
Henry B. Kustk, lot 115, blocks. $332 50: Will
iam H. Whitzell, lot 59, block a JSSO, Roberu
N. Block and John A. Painter, lot HI, block
6, $575; James Goldman, lot 45, block 3, $680;
John Wainer, 10 teet north of 78 and 10 icet
feouth of lot 79, block 8, $325 81: Andrew
Wainer, 20 feet north side of lot 79, block 8,
$325 4; Ruben J. Davis, east soutii half lot
19, block 8, $350 63: Mrs. Mary M. Rowland,
north half lot 12, block9, $371 S3: John Paske
vitch and Andrew Paskevitcb, south half
lot J7, block 8, $350 63.1
MONETARY SIIUATI0H.-
A Better Call for Discounts No Prospect
or Higher Rates.
With some increase in the demand for
funds from commercial sources, the position
of the local money market yesterday was
that of ease and confidence. Holiday trad
ing was active, ai shown by the beavy de
positing. There ws little deviation from
the customary 6 per cent interest rate.
Bank clearings weie $2,049,919 10 and bal
ances, $(08,537 20.
A ca'hiersaid this: "There is nothing in
sight to cause apprehension of a change in
the tendency of the market for some time.
There will no doubt be more activity at the
end of the year, but funds are so abundant
that anything like a squeeze Is impossible.
The banks have a large reserve, and it is
well distributed. With these conditions
there is no prospect of higher rates in the
near future."
At New York yesterday money on call was
easy, ranging from 2U to 4 per cent;lnst loan,
3: closed offered at 21f per cent. Prime mer-
fcantile paper, 4JJ6. sterling exebango quiet
anu steady at $ si4 ror w-aay Dills and,$t 84
lor demand.
Closinx Bond Quotations.
U. S. 4s reg...
do 4s coup...
do 2s reg ...
...llfiV
...IWi
.. 100
N.J.Cent.Int.Certs.lIOJf
aorthem Pae. lsts. 118
do do 2ds.ll2H
Northwest. Consols137)4
do debentures As.lOl
uoas ,
Pacific 6s nr 'ns IC9
L ODlslana stamped 4s87M
Orecon Trcutb. Ss
miNuuiiD,
Tenn. new set, 6s.. .105
do do ts. .101
do do 3s. 70
Canada So. 2d 100W
St. L. & Iron M.
Gen. St, M
St. L. & ban. Fran.
(ien.M '1(17
St, Paul Consols 128U
t.P. V. A Pic. lsts116),
Tex. Pac. L. G. Tr.
Cen. Pacific lsts 108t
uen. ca. u.sls....iio
do do 4s 81
Den. R. G. West
lsts
Erie 2d ......103
M. K. AT. Gen. 4s. 79!
do do 6s 45h
Mutual Union ...101
Kcts 83W
Tex. Pac. R. G. Tr.
KCtS. SOU
Union Pac. lsts....1084
West Shore 103M
B. G. West 79V
"Bank Clearing. . ... -
St.. Loris Clearing, $l,l&0.045; balance,
(566,976. Money 78 per cent. Exchange on
New York sold to oar.
Chicago New York Exchange 12K d,s
count. Money 6 per cent. Bank clearings,
$14,954,33L
MEMrnis New York Exchange selling at
par. Clearings, $612,829; balance". $153,216.
.New Orleahs Clearings, $2..40,121.
-NEW.YORK-Bank clearings.15J,419,S78; bal
ances, $7.41U44
BoSTpir Bank clearings, $16,097,443: bal
ances, $2,105,209. Rate for monef34 per
cent. Exchange on New York, 510o dis
count. -
PniLAPZLFRiA Bank clearings, $12,412,916;
balances, $1,641,034. Money 4 per cent.
Baltimore Bank clearings, $2,465,251: bal
ances, $401,059; rate 6 per cent.
HOME SECURITIES.
BUSINESS AND VALUES ON A STRICTLY
CHRISTMAS 'BASIS.
Little Disposition to Trade With a Lone
Holiday In Sight Philadelphia Was and
Luster Lead the Procession Allegheny
Valley Railroad In Disfavor.
Business nt the Stock Exchange yesterday
was as good as could be expected, with the
Christmas holiday in sight. There was
nothing to complain of except the difficulty
of filling orders, showing that holders are
not demoralized.
There were few price changes, and none
possessed importar-co or significance. Phil
adelphia Gas firmed up a little, but tho
general tone of the tractions was weaker.
Duquesno was offered down to VM at the
last call. Allegheny Valley Railway dropped
back to 10 cents. Common stock is in bad
repute. Lusrer advanced a fraction. Switch
and Signal and Alrbiake were steady.
At the first call Electric scilp brought 90.
Sales at the second call were 300 Allegheny
Vallov Railroad at 10c. 50 Philadelphia Uas
at 13, and 40 Luster at 9. Third call, 150
Philadelphia Gas at 13, and 200 Luster at
9. Before call 50 sharps of Philadelphia
Gas were picked up at 13. Bids and offers
were:
PIBST 1 SECOSD THIBD
EXCnANOE CALL. CALL. CALL.
STOCKS. B A B A B A
German N. B 325
Second N. B 247 250
Armenia Ins 87
Char. V. G. Co.. 6 8 7 7 7 1
People's N.G.iP :. 7 8
Phlfa. Co 13J4 n 13!i 13 13 UH
Ft. Pitt In. P. Co 20
Central Traction. iOH.... 20H
Citizens1 Trct'n 60 ''eoJi MX 60Sj .... 60l
Pltt. Traction.. V 4K .... 49U .... 43
PleasantVslley 23 SH 3 .... 3
Allegheny Valley .... 10 10 .... 10 ....
Chartlers Ry..... S3
Pltts.JtW.. pref. 18
LsNorlaM. Co.. 28 30 2S 30 28 30
Luster M. Co.... 9U 0ft 0,H 9H 9X 9K
KedCload M. Co .... 3
E. E. Electric 50
Westlng.Elect'c. UH MX :... 12
Mon.AVatcrCo 26X.... $....
Union S. & S. Co 10H 10V 10K 1034 10K 10M
West. Air B. Co 101 101
West. B.Co.,Llm 70
Standard U.C.Co 60
THE GOULDS TURN BULLS.
MISSOURI PACIFIC LEADS IN A STRONG
SHARE MARKET.
Every Stock but Richmond and West
Point Buoyant Monday's Realizing
Sales Retard the Advance in the Morn
ing Vanderbllts, Grangers and Special
ties Join In.
New York, Dec. 22. The stock market
was again, decidedly strong to-day. While
tho amount of business done was main
tained at the largest figures, the result of
the day's operations being to lift the entire
list, many of the active shares and
several of the less prominent stocks -were
advanced heavily. The day was marked by
a renewal of the late buying for inside ac
count in many of the leading groups of
stocks, the Goulds being specially conspicu
ous for strength, the effect was enhanced
by their late sluggishness in the face
of the general strength of the market.
The parties who are in control of those
pioporties were credited with en
tertaining a much more bullish feeling on
.the market than of late, and rumors of ne
gotiations looking- to the sale of the Treas
ury assets of the Missouri Pacific in order to
wipe out the floating debt and so open the
way for a resumption of dividends were cir
culated with some effect yesterday.
Tile realizing. sales of yesterday, had their
effect this morning in- sales apparently
largely for European account, bnt this move
ment was of comparatively short duration
and the offerings were quickly absorbed,
-when the whole market gathered strength
and the upward movementthehinaugnrated
lasted till the closo ot business.
There was fresh bullish talk from the
Grand Central depot and New York Central
for a time led the advance, w hen it reached
nearly to the best price of the year. The
buying by the West was mos; noticeable,
and the Grangers were again very promi
nent in the dealings, and among the low
priced shares Omaha was theleader in point
of advance. The Richmond and West Point
securities weie more or less prominent in
the inarke'. than for a few days past, but the
common stock and the bonds were active.
while the stock showed some weakness after
its substantial position of yesterday. The
Cotton Oil stocks were again strong and
reached the best prices since the reorganiza
tion, notwithstanding the denial of the
rumor of a dividend on the preferred at an
early date.
The general list opened down on the heavy
pressure to sell, and while most stacks
yielded small fractions, Delaware and Hud
son lost 1 per cent. The market was held
well, however, and evidences of support in
tho leading shares early became apparent.
Tho whole list gradually gatheied strength,
and before noon. the upward movement was
In full swing, with Missouri Pacific easily
the leader. The Vanderhilts, Grangers and
specialties Joined in, and the last to show
the effects of the new buying were the Vill-
ards. Northern Pacific preferred becoming
tne special feature 01 tne marKet in tue last
hour.
Everything but Richmond and West Point
shared in the movement, and the marke;
finally closed active and strong at the high
est prices of the day. The final gains are
generally for substantial amounts, and
Missouri Pacific is up 3j: Chicago Gas.
Northern Pacific preterred. 1; Burlington,
ll Cotton Oil, VS, and New England and
Union Pacific, each 1 per cent.
The total sales of stocks to-day were 385,
068 snares, including: Atchison, 17,180; Chi
cago Gas, 1,055, Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, 8,350: Erie, 10,810; Louisville and
Nashville, 3,500; Missouri-Pacific, 43,930;
Northwestern, 4,185; North American, 6,771:
New York Central, 3,580: Northern Pacific,
preferred, 27,430; Reading, 5 825; Richmond
and West Point, 25,561; St. .Paul, 39,509; 8t.
Paul and Omaha, 9 380; Union Pacific, 11,235;
Western Union, 4,991.
Railroad bonds were still largely traded in
at advancing prices, but the upward move
ment was not quite so pronounced as that of
yesterday. Tne marked gains were many
and substantial. The sales reached $3,014,000,
out of which $315,000 were in Richmond and
West Point 6s, $215,000 in Northern Pacific 5s,
and $167,000 in Atchison incomes. Chicago
and East Illinois 6s rose 2 to 122.
The following table shows the prices of active
ttsrtra en the Mew York Stock Exchange vesterdav.
Corrected dally for The Dispatch by Whitney '&
bTEPHES60JT, oldest Pittsburg members of the
Jew York Stock Excnangc, 67 Fourth avenue.
Open
High
est.
Low
est.
Clos-
Si
ing.
American Cotton Oil.......
American Cotton Oil pfd..
Am. Sugar Keilnlng Co....
Am. Sugar Reflnlnp Co. pfd
32J4
6154
Wi
32J4
34
63
833,
91 S"
44,
90'
6JJ4
112
33
265
ma
33
673f
108X
81),
KZM
S9
U'A
IIS
1155,
l4iW
7054
3 IK
30 "4
13SJ4
tail
17
45
tVi
U4
so t
MS
44 id
MM
6.1H
84
MX
At cli.. Top. . r
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Southern
Centralor .New Jersey....
Central Pacific..! A..
Chesapeake and Ohio
C. & O., lit pfd
C. & O.. Sd pfd
Chicago Gas Trust
C, Bur. Ji: Qttincy.
C MIL St. Paul........
C.! MIL St. Paul. prd...
CI Kock. IP
C. bt. P.M. AD..........
C, bt. P. M. O.. pfd...
C. Northwestern
C. Northwestern, pfd..
C, C, C. A I......
C. C C. L. pfd
Col. Coal and Iron
Col. Hocking Val
Del.. Lack. AWest....7
Del. Hudson
Den. A Rio Grande ,
Den. & Rio Grande, pfd...
E. T., Va. Ga
E. T., Va. A Ga.. 2d pfd..,
Illinois Central
Lake Krid West..........
Lake Erie West pfd... '
Lakebhore A M. S
LonlsTllle & Nashville.....
Michigan Central
Mobile A Ohio
Missouri Pacific... ,
National Cordage C0..1...
Nationat Lead Trust ,
New York Central ,..,
N.-Y.. C. ASt. L...........
N.Y..C. &St. L., lstpfd.,
N. Y.. C St. L. 2d pffl..
N.Y..X.E.& W..........
N..Y., L. E. AW., pfd...l
N.Y, AN. K .....
n.y.. o. a w;
Norfolk A Wettern
Norfolk Western, pfd.:.
North American Co.'....-.'.,
44
O0H
GLii,
113
113
li
.UK
213
60 Ji
JOH
67
103K
8I
26'ij:
53 Ji
K1J4
39
66
107
K53
1U7
80
80M
"S3
mi
107H
"89
43
108
40t
107?i
11W
IIoS
1407s
7i;
115J4
!,
140JJ
7U
7U
stH
"341,
31
:m!4
1384
31h
1.J8K
135
VZSH
I7K
17
45
46
'it
108
46
103S4
21?,
COS
1:4:4
82Ji
'43Si
107!,'
21 S4
09
1.-4H
81
103U
21
693?
124
SUi
108
43
m
034
18
1173,
if
79
43
324
73X
39
20V
17
5214
18
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ii $
8l
"ii
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ltt
68K
93
W
llfi
2o;
-3!j
18'
18
118!,
116H
M'A
.TJ'4
rai
7V4
40
20V
SSU
73
7S
K
S3K
20 ;
u4
'KM
Aortnern raciac.
MH
25
24M
DECEMBER "23, 1891.
NorthernPaclflc pfd
i iregon- Improvement. ... ,
Pacific Mall ,
Pco Dec., Evans
Philadelphia A Heading.,
P., C, C. ASt. L
P.. C. C. AStL.. pfd..
Pullman Palace Car
Richmond & W. P. T....
fS TOM 68),
MS TOM 2H
314 37 H
2ij4 aw nH
38)4 33 38
"i "'bYh "si
lSo'4 18i!4 185
13H UH 13!,
M' 57 MM
48 45X
'iivi 'iu'i 'iivi
Kh 12 12S
41 4I! 4
14X UH 14
Stii 31 M 30
81 'li 82M
36M 3SS4 354
7tH 76 76
SSlq 59), 68
Richmond A W. P. T. pfrt
sl. f aui s. iiuiuin
St. Paul A Duluth, pfd
St. Pan I. Minn. A Man....
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
Wabash ,
Wabash, POL;
Western Union
Wheeling A L. E
Wheeling &L. E.. pfd
Dls. A-CattleF. Trust.."....
Boston Stocks Closing Prices.
Atch. A Top 44X
Boston A Albany.. .,1839,
Boston A Maine 1F3V
Chi., Bur.A Qnlncy.lOsK
Pitchburg R. It 80
Flint PereM 27J4
Flint PereM. pfd 87
K.C. St. J. AC.B7J.120
Little Bock & Ft. S. 90
Maas. Central 16
Atlxntlc 10
Boston A Mont 37
Calnmet llecla 2S0X
Franklin
14
10
Kcarsarce
Osceola ,
Santa Fe Copper...,
Tamarack
Annlston Land Co
sail Diego Land Co
.-.25
. 25
.155
. 30
. 18
. 17
.201
17 .
,'. io2
Mex. Cen. com H
M. Y. AN. E. 40
N. Y. A N. E. 7s.. ..ia
Old Colony 167
Bntland pref. 70
Wis. Central, com.. 18U
west .na L,ana uo
Bell Telephone......
Lamson btore S....,
water rower
f'entennialMln. Co.,
N.E. Telep. ATeleg,
U. AB. ConDer
51
15
SOX
Wis. Central nrcf.... 40
Allouez Mln.. new.. Hi
Thomson-Honston ..
Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nlshedby Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 87
Fourth avenue, members of the New York Stock
Exchange:
Bid. Asked.
PennsjWania Railroad HH MV
Reading Ballroad 19H 19 7-16
Buffalo, N. Y. and Phlla 9
Lehigh Valley 4HH 60
Northern Pacific 254 2594
Northern Pacific, preferred 70H 7044
Lehigh Navigation 49),
Electric Stocks.
Bostojt, Dec. 22. SpectoZ. The latest elec
tric stock quotations I o-day weie:
Bid. Asked.
Thomson-Houston Electric Co 60 Zl $50 62
Thomson-Houston E. Co., pref. 26 00 26 25
Ft. Wayne Electric Co 12 2 12 37M
Thomson-Houston Sec. (Series D)... 7 00 7 25
West'honse Assented Trust Receipts 12 62! 13 00
Detroit Electrical Works 9 37i 9 50
Mining Stock Quotation.
New Yokk. Dec. 22. Alice, 130: Best and
Belcher, 185; Consolidated California and
Virginia, 380: Deadwood, 185: Horn Buyer,
3S0; Homestake. 10.73; Iron Silver, 150; Mexi
can, 165: Ontario. 42.00; Ophir. 250; Plymouth,
250; Savage, 130; Sierra Nevada, 150; Stand
ard. 320; Union Consolidated, 130; Yellow
Jacket, 190.
Bar Silver Quotations.
New York. Dec. 22. ISpecial. 'Bar silver
in London, 43a per onnce: New York deal
ers' price for silvor, 0495c per ounce.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Becelpts, Shipments and Prices at East
Liberty and All Other Stock Yards.
Orncs or Pittsburg Dispatch, 1
Tuesday; Dec 22.
Cattle Receipts, 160 head; shipments. 110
head; market, fairly active at yesterday's
advance; no cattle shipped to New York to
day. Hogs Receipts, 1,450 head; shipments.
1.400 head; market fair: Philadelphia!!. $3 95
4 00: best Yorkers and mixed, $3 803 90;
common to fair Yoiters, $3 633 75; three
cars hogs shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep Receipts, 1,000 head: shipments, 600
head; market strong at yesterday's prices.
By Telegraph.
New York Beeves Receipts, 1,330 head,
all for exporters and slaughterers; no trades;
feeling dull: dressed beef steady at 69c
per pound: shipments to-day. 770 beeves; to
morrow, 1,018 beeves and 2,300 quarters of
beef. Calves Receipts, 57S head; choice
veals firmer; veals, $6 00S 50 per 100
pounds; grassers, $2 503 25; Western calves,
$2 5003 00. Sheep Receipts, 1.730 head:
market steady; sheep. $3 255 75 per 100
pounds; lambs. $5 506 50: dressed mutton
steady at 7Scper pound: dressed lambs
firm at 869c. Hogs Receipts, 10,480 head,
consigned direct; market nominally steady
at $3 604 00 per 100 pounds.
Chicago Cattle Receipts, 7,500 head: ship
ments, 2,500 head; market strong to high
er; common and medium natives, $3 751 75;
dthers,$2 203 60; stockers.$2 002 65; Texans,
$2 80; cows, $.!2 8.Hoe-, Receipts,35,000 head:
shipments, 81,000 head; market active and
10c higher, closing steady; rough and com
mon, $3 653 75; good mixed, $3 80(23 85; prime
heavy, $3 904 05; light. $i 603 80. Sheep
ReceiptS4,000 head; shipments, 2.000 head
market active: best -grades 10.'0c higher;
other grades steady: native ewes, $3 0OJ8
4 23; mixed., $4 254 75; wethers, $5 005 65;
Westerns, $4 004 85; lambs, $4 006 00.
liiilrklo Cattle Receipts, 31 loads
through, 15 sale; maiket dull and 1520c
lowerforheavv:heavv export steers, $4 65
4 75; light, $3 253 40. Hogs Receipts, 26
loads througo, 11 sale: dull and lower;
heavy grades. $3 954 00; good medium
weights. $3 S53 90. sheep and lambs Re
ceipts, 2 loads through, 15 sale: fully 23c
lower for top grades; sheep, Christmas, $5 25
5 50; extra fancy, $4 855 10: good to
choice, $4 50t 75; Iambs, good to extra na
tive, $5 555 65; common to fair, 4)5 255 50.
Omaha Cattle Receipts, 1.S00 head; the
general cattle market was weak at vetcr-
uays aeenne: common to fancy, $2 755 75:
westerns, $2 B03 50. Hogs Receipts, 10,000
head; business opened up brisk, with prices
510o higher than yesterdav there was
practically no shipping demand; local houses
bought freely and the pens were cleared: the
bulk sold at $3 553 60, against $3 453 50
yesterday: light, $3 453 55; heavy, $3 55
3 70; mixed, $3 553 60. Sheep Receipts, 1,400
head;good stuff sold readily atsteady prices;
natives, $3 755 00: Westerns, $3 504 75.
Kansas City Cattle Receipts, 3.C00 head:
shipments, 7,800 head; market strong; good
Steer. $4 7505 25: lancv, $5 505 75: cows,
$3 453 65; stockers and feedeis, $2 2503 25.
Hogs Receipts, 16,000 head: shipments, 600"
head; market active and 510c up, closing
medium: bulk. $3 55fB3 75: all irrades. $3 00.3)
3 85. Sheep Receipts, 800 head; shipments,
none; market unchanged.
St. Louis Cattle Receipts, 1,555 head;
market steady to strong; good handv
natives, $i5: fair to good butchers', $2 90
4 00; corn ted Texans, $3 0003 75. Hogs Re
ceipts, 33,765 head; market 5o higher; fair to
fancy heavy, $3 703 85: mixed, $3 303 75;
light fair to best, $3 453 65. Sheep Re
ceipts, 1,550 bend; market strong; fair to
choice, $3 505 15.
Cincinnati Hog in fair demand and firm:
common and light, $3 153 65; packing and
butchers', $3 603.85; receipts, 5,618 head;
shipments, 1,100 head. Cattle firm; receipts,
300 head; shipments, 240 head. Sheep strong;
receipts, S80 head; shipments, 460 head.
Lambs in good demand and higher; common
to choice, $4 005 25 per 100 pounds.
Wool Markets.
Philadelphia Wool is in improved de
mand and prices unchanged.
New York Wool quiet and easy; do
mestic fleece, 3033c; pulled, 2633c; Texas,
I624c.
St.' Louis Wool Receipts, 300 pounds;
shipments, 8,400pounds; market quiet,steady
and unchanged.
Boston The demand for wool has been
steady and the sales liavo been up to lair
proportions, although mostly in small lots.
Good Ohio X 'ells at 2S28Xc; X and above
at 29c; XX and XX and above at 30ffl31c: No
1 at 3535c: Michigan X sells at 2627c; No1
1 at 3135c; combing and delaine fleeces
have been quiet at previous prices: un
washed combing wools have been steady at
2526c for one-quarter blood and 2728o for
ttneeeights blood; territory wools have
been in,tair demand, fine selling at 5960c;
fine medium, 555Sc; melium, 5051e. There
has "been no business of consequence in
Texas, Calilornia or Oregon wools. Pulled
wools have been in steady demand; sales of
clioice super at 4042c; fair to good supei-s
at augiioc; xexas ana Australian wools cava
been firm and in steady demand; foreign
carpet wooUfhave been dull.
The Metal Markets.
New Yoke, Dec 22. Pig Iron in moderate
demand and unchanged. Copper dull; lake,
December, 810 25. Lead nominal: domestic,
$4 30. Tin quiet and steady; straits, $19 85.
Turpcntino and Itosim
"New York Rosin quiet and steady.
Tur-
pentine quiecana nrtn ac tuio.
WiLiiKGTOir Snirits of turpentine firm
at 30c. Rosin Arm; strained. $1 20; good
strained, 1 25. Tnr steady at $1 23. Crude
turpentine firm; hard, $1 00; yellow dip.81 90;
virgin, $1 DO.
Savassah Turpentine firm at 310 hid.
Rosin Arm at $1 251 30.
Charlestow Turpentine steady at 31c.
Rosin Arm; good strained, $1 22K-
Db. Bull's Cough Syrup is sold every
where, and it always cures coughs and colds.
25c.
SICK HEADACHECarter,, UMe LlrtT pnlg.
SICK HEADACHECarttr,gIutreLlTerPUU
SICK HEADACHECarttr,JltUe Liver PlUi.
SICK HJSDACHECtrUr,f Tjttie Liver Pills.
THE MARKETS. QUIET.
Country Produce lsJLbundant, but
the Movement Is Slow.
POULTRY ALONE SHOWS STRENGTH
large Receipts of Cereals, and the Usual
Holiday Dullness.
A REDUCTION IN BOASTED COFFEE
Omci ot PrrrsBuno Dispatch, )
Tetbdat, Dec. 22.
Country Produce (Jobbing Prices)
The steady drizzling rains of Tuesday proved
adverse to trade in this line. Markets are
amply supplied with everything' in fruit
and vegetable lines, with the exception of
poultry. Of the latter there is plenty
pointed in this direction, and there are no
fears of a famine. In the meantime prices
are a shade higher, as our quotations will
disclose. At the Monday sales at Elgin
prices of last week were maintained. Coun
try butter continues to be a drug on the
market, and prices of -low grade stuff are
merely nominal. There is still a plethora
of Florida oranges, with markets in favor of
the bnyer. Other tropical fruits are fairly
steady, and choice bananas are very firm.
ArFI.ES 1 5C2 00 per barrel.
1IUTTER Creamery Elgin. 3132c: Ohio branas.
2830c; common country butter, 13'J0c: choice
countrr roll. 2022c.
BEANS New York and Michigan pea. fl 801 00;
marrowfat. $2 152 25: Lima beans, 44$c 1d;
hand picked medium, 51 a02 00.
BEESWAX-Choice. 323oc? lb; low grades, 233
25e.
Buckwheat Flour New, ru23i fb.
Cheese Ohio cheese. lilH-c: .New York
cheese. llKl2c:Llmbnrger.l2UMc: Wisconsin.
Sweltzer, fall cream, 13Vllc; imported bweltzer.
23264c.
CmEK-Conntry elder. $3 505 00 ? barrel; sand
rettned. (6 S07 00.
Craxbesbies Per box, fi 002 10; per barrel.
7 Kl8 CO.
Egos Strictly fresh nearby stock, 273c; can
dled eggs. 212Sc: cold storage eggs. 2122c.
FEATUEBS-Extra live geese, 575Sc; No. 1, 48
50c ? IB; mixed lots, J9K0c.
Dried FBDiTSPcaenes. halves, 6'c: evapor
ated apples, 8Sc; apricots. r10c: blickberrles. 6
06).c: raspberries. 1717Hc; ariedgrapes.4!-Hfc;
uncklcberrles. 7M8c-
Game Wild tnrkevs. S1502 00 each: mallard
ducks, ft 00(35 CO per dozen: till duels, t2 7SS3 00
per dozen: pheasants, $ 73(8y 00: quail, II 251 50:
squlrrcls,31 coai 50: rabblU.3tva.rv-per pair: whole
deer, 13(3loc ?llb: saddles, isaaoc? IX
Hoxey !eiTrrop white clover, 18c J California
boney. IlS)!5c ft lb.
Maple bYiicr 75!X)e gallon.
SlAPLE SUOAB 10c f( lb.
Popltbt Allve-Chlckens. 60C5e apalr. large:
301350c, medium: live tnrkevs, 1213c?(1d: (locks.
6060c a pair; dressed chickens. 1415c 9 lb:
dressed turkey, 1617c ?! lb; dressed ducks, 1415c
?ib.
Potatoes Carload lots, 3'xSHOc on track: from
store. 4345c a bushel: Southern sweets, 91 5C173
a barrel; Jerseys, 3 00.! 25.
Seeds Western recleaned medium clover Job
bing at 5 20: mammoth, ": timothy, 81 5 for
prime, and (I 50 for choicest; blue grass, 92 65280;
orchard grass, $1 75: millet, 91 CO: German, 91 l'i;
Hungarian. 81 10; fine lawn. 25c per lb; seed buck
wheat 81 4xai 50.
TALLOW Countnr, 4e; city rendered. 5c.
Tbofical Fruits Lemons, 91 0034 50: Florida
oranges. 81 7o2 00 a box; bananas.l 75(32 00 firsts.
81 Sil 50 good seconds, per bunch: Malaga grapes.
S5 5010C0 a half barrel; new layer tigs, 1416c
per lb.
Vegetables Cabbage. 83 00(3100 a hundred;
yellow Danvcr onions. 82 002 25 a barrel; toma
toes, $2 00 per bushel; celery, 2530c per dozen:
turnips, 0Cc$l to a barrel.
Groceries.
Contrary to general prognostications,
package coffee has followed sugarinadown
ward movement. Our' quotations are re
duced K uer pound. Sugars are qniet at
the reduction already noted.
Obeex Coffee Fancy. 2l22c: choice Bio. 20
50.c; prime. WKc: low grade Rio. 17;418c:
old Government Jiva. 27J0c: 31aiacalbo, 21S
!2.!ic: Mocha, 27M2S,'c; Santos! 18M22)4c: Cara
cas. 25ia23)c: I.a Guavra. 21j22'.c.
Roasted (in papers) stancUrrt brands. 19Uc:
high grades; 23325c: old Government Java. bulk.
23g(330Kc; Maracaibo, 122c: bantos. I921c:
pcalierry, 25)4c; choice Rio. 20c; prime Klo, 19,Sc;
good Rio, 19c; ordinary, 1718c.
Sfice (whole)-Clovcs. waiic: allspice, 10c;
cassia. 8c: pepper, lie: nutmeg. 70(3SOc.
PETP.0LECM (Jobbers' prices) "H0 test. 6'-4c;
Ohio. 120. 7,Sc: headlight. 150. 7'ic: water white,
09)?e: globe, l-KftH'ic: elalne. 15c; earnadlnc. lie:
royaline, 14c; red oil, 10,llc; purity, 14c; olelue,
lie.
MISEBS Oil No. 1 winter, strained, 4244e per
gal.: summer, 3V337c; Ian! oil, 3558c.
Sybct Corn syrup. 2630c: choice sugar syrup,
3C33Sc; prime sugar syrup, 30332c; strictly prime.
S. O. Molasses Fancv new crop. llo42e:
choice, 40Uc; old crop, 363Sc: N. O. syrup; 44
SOc.
Soda Bl-carb. In kegs. 3Sf3.Tc: bl-carb, in Js,
53c: bt-carb, assorted packages, 5j6c; sal soda.
In kegs, lfc; do granulated, 2c.
Candles Star, full weight, 9c; etearlne, per
set. 8Kc: parafflne. Ul2c.
RICE-Head Carolina, 6J4Sc; choice, 536c;
Louisiana, 5V(5c.
Starch -Pearl, 4c; corn starch, 66&c: gloss
starch. a37e.
FoBEiONFBUirs LaTer raisins. $2 00: London
layers. 82 25: Muscatels. 81 To: California Muscatel'.
81 60(31 75; Valencli. 77Jc: Ondan Valencia. 8
8Jc; Sultana, lfSl'jc; currants, 4!35c; Turkey
prunes, 66'e: French prunes, 89,'$r: Salonlca
prunes. In 2-15 packages, 9e; cocoanuts. f ICO. Jfi 00,
almonds, Lan.. t lb, 20c: do Itlca. 17c: do shelled,
SOc; walnuts. Nap. 1314c: SIcIIt Alberts, 13c;
Smyrna figs. 13&14c: new dates, 54asc; Brazil nuts,
7c: pecans, 15l7c; citron. $ lb, 23:c: lemon peel,
12e V lb: orange peel, 12c.
Dried Fruits Apples, sliced. 6."s3Mc: apples,
evaporated, OtSOc: peaches, evaporated, pared, 20
(321c: peaches. California, evaporated, una red. 13
(316c: cherries, pitted. 15c: cherries, unpittcd. 8c:
raspberries, evaporated, lS19c; blackberries, 6
7c; huckleberries. 8c.
sugars Cubes. 4?j'c: powdered. 43fc: granu
latel. 4J4c: conrectloners'. 434Se: soft white,
MSHHc: yellow, choice. ZHGajiai yellow, good,
3iHe: yellow, fair. 333)c.
Pickles Medium, bblo (1,200), 84 75c: medium,
half bbls (600), S2 85.
SALT No. 1 a bbl. 91 20: No. 1 extra. nhl. SI 10;
dairy. $ bbl. 91 20; coarse crystal. ? bbl. 8120: lllg
glns' F.nreka. 4-tra sacks, $2 80; Higgins Eureka,
16 14-lb packets. 83 CO.
Canned Goods Standard peaches. II 75(31 90;
2ds. 81 2C(31 3i; extra peache. f2 OX!f2 10; plo
peaches. !)0c; finest corn. S12VSl50:'Ilrd. Co.
corn,85c(351 00; red cherries, 91 1 0'Sl 10; Lima beans,
91 10; soaked do. 83c: stringed do. S5S70r; marrow
fat pea. 91 OCK51 15; sulked peas, 6,1;03; pineap
ples. 91 2X31 30; Bahama do. 82 00; damson plums.
81 00: greengages. 81 25: egg plums. 81 00: California
apricots, 8175(3190; California pears, 821032 23; do
creengaecs. 81 80:
do egg plums, 91 8J; extra
white cherries. 82 75: raspberries,9l 051 10:straw.
berries, 95r(3Jl 10: gooseberries. 91 00(31 05:
tomatoes. 83-t,c; salmon. 1-lb cans, 81 30(31 89;
blackberries. 8(c: succotash. 2-Ibcans. soaked. 90c;
do green. 2-lb cans, $1 25'31 SOteorn beef, 2-lb cans.
81 65(31 70: 1-lb cans. $1 30: baked beans 91 40'
1 55; lobsters, 1-lb cans. 91 25: mackerel. I-lb cans,
boiled. 91 50: sardines, domestic. Ms. 83 8o(34 CO:
4s. 93 50: sardines. Imported. J4S. $l 50(312 50: sar
dines. Imported. Us. 818 00: sardines,' mustard,
83 30: sardines, spiced, 83 50.
FISH Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel. 824 00 per
bbl; extra No. 1 do mtfi, 820 00: No. 2 shore mack
erel, ,818 00: No. 2 large mackerel. SIS 60; No. 3
large mackerel, 914 00; No. Ssraall mackerel. 91000.
Herring-Spilt. 88 50: lake. 83 05 per loO-lb bbL
White fish, 84 75 per 100 lb half bbl. Lake trout,
85 SO per half bbl. Finnan baddies. 10c per lb. Ice
land halibut. 12c per lb. Pickerel.- half bbl. 84 00:
Suarter bbl. 81 60. Holland herring, 75c. Walkoff
erring. 90c
OATMEAL $4 905 00.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Sales on call at the Grain Exchange; One
car No. 2 red wheat, $1, 5 days; 1 car No. 2
timothy hay, $10 59, 5 days: 1 car wheat straw,
$6, 10 days; 1 car 3 y. e. corn, 49c, 10 days. Re
ceipts as bulletined, 39 cars, as follows: By
Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway,
1 car of wheat, 4 of corn, 3 or feed. 7 of oats, 8
of flour, 1 of straw, 2 of hay. By Pittsburg,
Cincinnati and St. Lonis, 7 cars of corn, 3 of
hay, 1 of middlings, 2 of millfeed. The situa
tion in cereal lines has undergone little 'or
no change since our last report. Markets
nre characterized by, weakness, and little
improvement can be expected until the
holiday season is over. This is always a
quiet season for the trade, and as receipts
have been very large tho past weet, the
qmetness is more pronounced than in ordi
nary years.
Following quotations are for carloid lots on
track. Dealers charge an advance on these prices
from store:
Wheat No. 2 red. 81 00(31 01: No. 3 red. 9Si397c
CORN
. . I. . " .AA.-t - '.- -. 7,
io. i yeiiow ear. nq;w;c; nign mixea
ear, 48,SOc:ml
ixea ear, 48tSMc; xo.l shi
hell corn.
JAS. M. SCHOONMAKEB,
President.
JA& McCTJTCHEON,
Vice President.
UNION ICE M'F'6 COMPANY.
Pure Ice made from distilled water for sale at wholesale only.
UNION STORAGE COMPANY,
Transfer Agent, General, Cold, Bonded and Yard Storage.
3H ACRES YARD STORAGE.
5 WAREHOUSES, containing 2,300,000 cubic feet of storage space.
Railroad siding to each warehouse. Brick warehouse for exclusive storage of
oil. Separate rooms for storage of household goods. Lowest insurance rates.
PRINCIPAL OFFICES
Corner SECOND and
11
Sl-iWc: No. 2 yellow shelled. 52K33c: high mixed
shelled. 51Sj52c; mixed shelled. 5i5Ic
Oats No. 1 oats. 39J4(340c: No. 3 white. 39
394c; extra No. 3 oats, 3333c; mixed oats, 33
36c.
Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania ahd Ohio. 9537c; No.
1 Western, 94aa,5c.
HABLEY-6W.J75C. i
Flour Jobbing prices Fancy soring patent.
' W91 - . A. . . -.... s mr in. r .m
it -xW if, laiiur
snrtng.
ralrhtXXXX
Dakers'. 84 755 00. Kye Hour, 85 355 50.
Millfeed-No. 1 wbite middlings. 922 5Cf323 00 V
ton; No. 2 white middlings. 820 00(321 00: brown
middlings. 918 00(319 CO: winter wheat bran, 918 80
(318 5U; chop feed. s:i OOffitr. CO.
HAY Baled timothy, choice. 912 50(313 00; No. 1.
911 73(512 00; No. 2. 810 5010 75: clover hay. 910 CO
(310 5u: loose from wagon. 912 00(315 00. according;
to quality; packing hav, 910 00(310 25.
Straw Oats, Sa 60(38 75: wheat, 86 00(33 S;rrs,
3 00(38 50.
Provisions.
Sugar cured hams, large f 9
Sugar cured hams, medium 954J
Sugar cured hams, small 9V
bugar cured California hams 7'i
Suzarcuredb. bacon . 9
Sugar ctirensklnued hams, larg
Sugar cured skinned hams, meal
e....,
lnm.,
Sugar cured shoulders 614
Sugar cured boneless shoulders 8f4
Sugar cured Bklnned shoulders 7H
Sugar cured bacon shoulders 6)4
Sugar cured dry salt shoulders H
Sugar cured d. beef rounds 1-
Sug.tr cured d. beef setts 5
bugarcuredd. beef flats..... OHO
Bacon clear sides, 30 IBs 6 0i
Bacon clear bellies, ailbs o
Dry salt clear sides, 30 lbs ave'g Wi
Dry salt clear sides. 10 tbs ave'g H
Mespork. heavy 12
Me?spurk, family 12 6754
Lard, reflued In tierces 44
Lard, refined In one-half bbls ..M 74
ura, renitca tn goiq mos.,
Lard, refined In 20-!b palls. , 674
Lard, refined In 50-tb cans..
Lard, refined In 3-R tlu pills..
Lard, refined in 5-tb tin pails.,
Lard, refined In 10-lb tin palls.,
6'4
Evektbody likes "Squeezers" playing
cards. Ask for Triton brand, double enam
eled. All dealers.
Teck and four-in-hand scarfs for Christ
mas presents at James H. Aiken & Co.'s,
100 Fiith avenue.
BKOKEKS FINANCIAL-
Whitney & Stephenson,
57 Fourth Avenue.
apawa
DCflDIC'C SAVINGS BANK,
itUrLt D 81 FOURTH AVENUE.
capital, $300,000. Surplus, $31,670 29. "
D. McK. LLOYD. EDWARD E. DUPF.
4 President. Asst, Sec. Treas.
per cent Interest allowed on time de
posits. oc24-6t-D
John M. OaMey & Co,
BANKERS AND BROKERS.
Stocks, Bonds. Grain, Petroleum.
Private wire to New Tork and ChicagY
ii 8IXT1I ST.. Pittsburz.
There is nothing in a phy
sician's life that gives him
more satisfaction than seeing
the prompt effect of Scott's
Emulsion of cod-liver oil in
bringing back plumpness and
color to thin and pale chil
dren. "Poor baby!" Everybody
sees the sad picture. No one
but the physician appreciates
.it He knows what dangers
threaten thin children.
Let us send you a book
about thinness.
Scott & Bownx, Chemists, 13 j South 5th Arenas,
New York.
Your druggist keeps Scott's Emulsion of cod-lmr
oil all druggists everywhere do. $:.
U
t
HORSE
BLANKET
IS THE STRONGEST.
Hone Genuine without Horse stamped inside.
Price of6 lb. Shaped Blanket, $4.50
" 8 lb. - 5.50
lik to see the 100 other eVa styles at prices to
salt everybody. Sold by all dealers.
WM.AYRES&SONS.PH1LADF' -'"
se-643-w
I Koelilers JusMinientHonse,
m W SlXth St. 2d Floor,
I I BEN'S & BOYS'
CLOTHING ON-CREDIT,
(Ready-Mado & to Order. )
Ladies7 Cloaks & Jackets
Watches & Jewelry,
ON
INSTALLMENTS.
AT
Cash Prices-Without Security
TERMS: On s-third of the amount purchased
must do paid down; tne oaiance in small
weeKlr or mental; payments, ijusiuess
transacted strictlv eoirfidenti.iT. Orw
V-.rriLT- o i (r -T7 v v- -r
uiuy, irom o a. itu uu v r. xo- catur-
lusui 11 p.m.
SH
:aa,'',t ti itB i
n.n.LPVIS SOLICITOR.
M3I-5TH.AVE. WEXT.LEADER PITTS.
SAJITJEL BAILEY, Jr.,
Secretary and Treasurer
LIBERTY AVENUES.
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