THE PITTSBURG' DISPATCH, EEODAT, DECEMBER 25, 1891.
11
METAL MARKETS DULL
Few Striking Features in the Holiday
Demand, Here or Abroad.
LITTLE BUSINESS IN BILLETS.
LiTelj Interest in Soft Steel Makers' Meet
, ings at Pitlslmrg.
A EOUXD FOKEIGX ORDER FOR BEAMS
TFrrCTAI. TELEGRAM TO TIIE DISPATCH. 1
New Yoke, Dec 24. The Iron Age, in its
review of the metal markets for the week
will say to morrow:
American Pis Some Southern sellers have
again become urgent, hut hare been press
in the market more particularly on lower
grades, -which nro not larselr taken in this
section. At Btrminjrham, Al.i., larse blocks
of firay forsrc have TJeen sold on the bails of
$0 50. We quote Northern brands $16 750
$18 00 for "No. 1; $16 0016 50 tor No. 2. and
$14 0014 50 for rray forge. Southern iron
solltat$160nl700for No.l; $15 I51600for
Xa 2, and $13 73H 50 for gray forge.
Spiesclisen and Ferro Manganese The
market haa been very dull. Foreign 80 per
cent ferro is quoted at $62 00C2 50 tide
water, while spiegelisen is nominally $20 75)
27 00.
Billets and Rods Little business is re
ported in domestic billets by sellers in this
market. Considerable interest is taken in
the outcome of the meetings among soft
steel makers beine held in Pittsburg. It is
understood that the first meeting last week
was attended only by a few producers, and
that some makers declined to take part, but
theie was a free interchange of opinion
w hich led to the conviction that prices have
been crowded altogether too low. It i re
ported that there ha already been a stiffen
ing in tho West, which has been reflectedby
slightly hizher prices in the East. It is
prettvVell known now that the low prices
lor ft steel brought us good man v buyers,
notably in the West, and that in the aggre
irate a very heavy amount of business has
been booked for the llrst quarter of next
year. In foreign bille.s we mav note that
there have been offerings at $30 75.
VI Ire Rods Selling Well Out West
Wire rods are dull in tho East at $36 5037
tidewater, whilcabeavybusinessis reported
from the Wen at an advance above the low
et price reached. The Western trade was
particularly demoralized by the expectation
that the large mills building would become
sellers at an early date. It turns out now
that in one case they did not care to meet
the market, and that in another there bad
been de'ay in completing the machinery.
stcei iiiu tastem maKers oi steel rails
report little new business, and are at the
trusent time more keenly interested in the
light rail trade, in which thero is close com-
V
iciiiion ana some irreguiaritj-. some o; me
I1"etern mills do not make the differences
in the different sections which Eastern mills
adhere to fairly veil. Other works croud
the market on the very light sections. In
the Pittsburg district there has been qnltc a
lively demand lately for mine rails, due to
the resumption of work in the mines ot that
section w hich has followed the exhaustion
of natural gas.
A Good rorelgo Order For Reams.
Manufactured Iron and Steel Tho princi
pal item of interest is that another round
order for beams has gone abroad. For the
Jirst three tiers of the building in question
tucto was not time to wait lor foreign
beams, so that 300 tons "were placed with a
neighboring mill. The balance of the re
quirement. 700 tons, will be foreign. Plates
are still veiling at low figures and bars are
being offered at close figures. We quote:
Angles, LlOfWOc: sheared plates, L852 25c:
tees. 2.-t0-2.75c, and beams and channels. 3 lc
on rirck. S:cel plate ere L902.1C for tank.
2 152.30c lor shell, 2.400)2 65c lor flange. 2.C0
i75j (or marine ami S(i?3.;5c for firebox on
ielc. Bars arc L7L9i: on dock. Scrap
axles are quotable at 22.20c delivered.
Steel axles, 2.22c and link-, and pins2.1
223c; steol hoop-., J.032.05c delivered.
ilerp'iint Steel We quote hot-rolled shaft
ing 1.9."2.10e;' machinerv. 2.0oil5c: tire,
2.102.25.-, and toe calk, 2.15-2.25s delivered.
The Features in Foreign Markets
The foreign markets by cables, are re
Tien ed as lollows: Scotch warrants have
receded to 47s on sales of a few small lots,
and the market Is stfil fltt. Cleveland
warrants have advanced to 33s 3d, however,
and hematite to 49s, wllh a fair business
done, chiefly in the foim of purchases
against late short sales. Stock in watrant
stores now amount to .".OO.OCO tons Scotch and
154 COO tms Cleveland.
Tin plate lound a brisk sale early in the
week, but the market has since become
quiet. High trrade temes met with ycry fair
demand,and several makersare now booked
three month- ahead on that class of product.
Besvemer cokes of odd sizes were the most
tctive, however, and a number of forward
contracts were secured at 12s Gd at South
Wales against 12- 2d for ordinary 14 by 20.
Charcoals ai e virtually nujlccted.
Pig tin advanced to 91 Tor prompts
earlv in the week, but subsequently receded
XI dcpite modern straits shipments under
the influence ot fiee sales ot foteign owned
metal. At the decline there was a lair
amount of quiet buying.
Copper has been steadier and merchant
bar prompts sold an to 45 pounds lots under
the influence of better purchases by con
sumers and freer speculative buving of
futures, some holders have realized on the
advance but the market has the support of
the leading firms, llccent sales of furnace
material include 2,3'jO tons Montana matte at
9 fan advance ot 3 1), and 500 tons ditto on
pri ate terms.
The Metal Markets.
New York, Dec 21. Pig iron unchanged.
Copper firmer; lake, December, 10.35. Lead
nominal; domesrc, $4 25. Tinactivc;straits.
$19 65.
HICCOUGHING HIS LIFE AWAY.
Tecullar Fatal Ending of tho Cold Con
tracted by a Contractor.
Danbukv, Conk., Dec. 24. Special
The death ot Iticliard H. Baldwin, a mem
ber of the Danburv Building Company, is
hourly expected. He is hiccoughing his
life away, and every spasm leaves him
weaker and weaker, with little strength to
rally irom the attacks. He was first seized
with a fit of hiccoughs last Saturday after
noon, and soon grew so ill that he had to be
taken home. Dr. Brown was summoned
and applied the usual remedies, but thev
had no effect. Drs. Watson and May were
called in Monday, but their efforts proved
unavailing. Dr. Clark was then summoned
and he tried everything known to medical
science, bat still the attacks continued.
To-day the patient is failing tast. He
can take no nourishment, and the only
respite lie has from the hiccoughs is during
short naps. As soon as he awakens the
spasms begin again. Last week Mr. Bald
win had a slight attack of the mumps, which
kept him indoors a day or two. On Satur
day he was overseeing his men building the
new Disciples' Church and took cold when
the hiccoughs began.
FIELD TO BE MADE TO EAT.
Ills Jailers Won't Permit Him to Starve
Himself to Death.
New YOKK, Dec. 24. Special. The
finding at "White Plains, in a civil proceed
ing, that Edward M. Feld is insane, has no
effect upon the criminal proceedings against
him, except as it may be used a- evidence.
If his insanity is his defense to the criminal
proceeding a general .sessions jury must be
convinced of it.
Young Field had very few visitors to-day
in Ludlow Street Jail, and continued to re
fuse nourishment. An effort may be made
to-morrow to force him to eat something.
BABDSLET3 BK0KESS KOI INDICTED.
The Philadelphia Grand Jury Ignores the
II1II Against Glendennlng Jt Co.
Philadelphia, Dec. 24. The grand
jury to-day-ignored the bill of indictment
charging Eobert Glendcnning and George
A. Hulni, tiading as Glendenning & Co.,
bankers and brokers, with aiding and abet
ting ex-Citv Treasurer John Bardsley in
the embezzlement of 51,000,000 Irom the
citv of Philadelphia.
The indictment charged that the money
was placed in the hands of Glcndenniug &
Co. by Bardsley to invest in stocks.
BOLLS' MERRY CHRISTMAS.
The Grain Markets Very Dull, but Tending
Cpward Strong Cables and Humors or
a Coming Cold Snap tho Features Pro
visions Up.
CHIC.4GO. Wheat displayed moro
strength to-day. Cables were about steady
and firm at tho start, with domestic mar
kets tending upward, and there -was less
disposition to sell. The liberal engagements
atNewYorfc yesterday, the rumors of the
advancing cold wave, and later the strong
and higher cables from the Continent,
started shorts to covering and developed
some Investment buying on the theory that
It had been going one way long enough.
Also, with a three days' holiday coming:
-with the uncertainties as to developments
during that time, and with good profits in
sight, shorts saw the wisdom of covering
their sales and proceeded to do so.
The calls last night were so close to the
market that almost tho first thing this
morning they wore passed and there was
considerable hustling to buy against them,
which was another help to firm prices. Lato
Berlin cables were firm and showed an ad
vance of 2 marks In wheat. Trade, as
rule, was dnll and of quite a holiday char
acter. During the last hour the market
cased off somp, with trade very dull. May
opened at 96c; advanced to 97-o, and
closed at.95?c
Corn was strong and higher. The pres
sure of the long corn on tho maTket seems
to be over for the present, and shorts wore
more generallv disposed to cover and take
in profits There was also a feeling on tho
part of speculators that about all the break
which could be expected had taken place,
and that purchases for an up turn were in
order. During the closing hour trade was
very slack, and prices reacted somewhat.
January opened at 41c, sold up to 42aC,
and closed at 4lc.
Oats was quiet, firm and without feature.
The receipts of hogs were moderate, with
prices fairly well maintained, and the re
cent decline induced increasing buying
orders, with the result that the market was
firm during most of the day and a somewhat
higher range of prices was reached.
The leading futures ranged as follows, as cor
rected bv John M. Oakley & Co., 45 Sixth street,
members of the Chicago Board of Trade.
Open- High- Low- Clos-
AnriCLES. ing. est. est. lng.
Wheat. o. 2.
December. $ 90V Sl MH t V
January SI'S s:H 91 Q
May 96'i 97 MM 96X
CORN", NO. 2.
December 41 4I.' 41 41K
January.. 41S 4i 41M 41'
May 41 1H 41 42H
Oats. xo. 2.
December 3!ii 3!W Sl!i 32!
January 31 S 31 'i 31 b 31 '
Mav 325s 3 S1H 32'i
Mess iobk.
December. 7 60 7K 7 00 7 6IV:
January .- 10 30 10 4) 10 30 10 37,"3
May. 10 83 11 KM 10 83 10 93
Laud.
December. 5 97J 6 00 5 97.W 6 fO
January 6 05 6 0S 6 00 6 03
May 6 37H 6 42M 6 37 6 40
MIOUT Rin.
December 5 05 5 10 5 05 5 10
January 5 iVi S3 tllX 5 a
May 5 55 5 65 5 53 5 CO
Cash quotations were as follows: Flonir
barely steady. No. 2 spring wheat, 90
S0c: No. 3 spring nheat, 631c; Xo. 2
.v.r Q11S...X-.. O ..... IllU V-n .1 ... 31 ....
Xo.2whit-.3233Kc: jca 3 white, 313y?c;
.o.srye.oijse; jo. a nariey, o;ie;-o. a, i.o. u..
:"j54c: So. 47 f. o. h., 313c:- Xo. 1 flaxseed,
91e; prime titr.othv seed, $1 23. Mess pork,
per barrel. $7 6iJ77J. Lard,per 100 Ih,$6 02
S 05. Short ribMdos (loose). 5 105 20; dry
salted shoulders (botcd), H Siy.Qi 50; short
clear sides (boxed), $3 455 50. " hlsky, dis
tillers' -finished goods, per gallon, "jl 13.
Sugars unchanged.
On tho Produce Exchange to-day the but
ter market wns unchanged. Esgs, 23i4c
NHW TOKK. Flour quiet Cornmcal
qniet. Wheat Spot market quiet and
stronger: Xo. 2 i-ed. $1 0S1 ft$;. in store
and elevator: $1 07.1 OS afloat; $1 0G
1 03 f. o. b.; N"o. 3 red, l 021 02f: ungraded
red, S9c$l L9i Xo. 1 Northern, $1 08X1 09;
Xo. 1 hard, l 12K1 12; Xo. 2 Net hern,
$1 03Jil OIK: Xo. 3 curing. $1 001 (X.
Options Xo. 2 red, December. 4105U13,
closingnt S100K; 7anuarv,$l 06Jfi!l 06)S, clos
ing at $1 0T.K: February, $107?1 07, clos
ing at $1 (,7?g: March, $10SHfo8, closing
at $1 0 April, $1 0SK1 , closing at
$1 0SJ May, $1 071 C8Vf. clos
ing at $1 0S: Jnne, $1 0ol 06J
closing at $1 00. Bailey dull, steady.
Corn Spot maiket weaker. lo active; Xo.
2, J4K54j;c, elevator: 55K5G3$c afloat;
ungraded mixed. 40J36Vic: o. 3 'nhlte,
50c; steamer mixed, a3jJ55Ve; options
December, 54Je, closing at 530: January,
52ff53Wc, closing at 52,"c: Fcbrnarv.
n?j32c, closing at &!Kc; March, 51
52JAc closinsat 52Jc: May, 5151Kc,
closing at51Jc Oats Spot market firmer,
option quIet,nnnenI)eeeinber,3TJg40e clos
ingnt 40e;Jaiiuary,39J(SS9Jc, elosuigat39Jic;
Mav.39c, closing at&Xc; spot No. 2 white.
4040c: mived. Western, 3941Uc; white
do, 40f3c: No. 2 Chicago, 4141,"c. Hay
quiet and Arm. Hops fairly nctivH and firm:
Mate common to choice, 1522c; Pacific
coast, 15g22e. Tallow steady. Eggs quiet;
Western, 2627c. Pork quiet; cut meats
easy:,middles quiet and dull short clenr.$5 90.
Lard weak and dull: Western te:nn, $6 37:
options, January. S 346 3D. closing at $8 38
bid: February. 6 41: March, $6 54, closing
at ?G 55; May, $6 6S bul. Buttcrtcadv: West
ern dairy, 104522c; do cre-imerv, " 193')c;
do factory, 1420: Elgin, 29J630s. Cheese
firm w ith fair inquiry.
1'HILADfc.r.VHIA Flour dull and un
changed. Wheat advanced JJc under
sttonger reports irom other grain centers;
choice ungraded Western in grain depot,
$ 1 03; Nn.2 red, December, $1 011 0': Janu
ary. $1 D-'XSBl 03: Febraarv, $1 0!1 04)
Marrh, $1 ool 06. Corn options advanced
KKC under hpeculative buving to cover
hlioi ts and closed stcadv: gord inquirv for
spot lot- to fill freights; No. 3, in export ele
vator, 49Kc; Xo. 2 yellow, in srain depot.
5!Kc: No. 2 spot, in elevator. 51"rfWc: Xo. 2
mixed. December, 5IK(?54Jc: Jauuarv,
52ia?; February. 523z;c; March, 52
52V4C Oats quiet, but lirni; futures wliollv
nominal; No. 3 white 41c; do choice, 41Vi
41 No. 2 white, 4242c: No. 1 white, 44c.
No. 2 white. December; 41042s: January and
February. 40llc; Mai ch, 45c. Butter steady,
butfliiml'ennsvlvania print, extra. 333Bc.
Eggs steady; Pennsylvania firsts, 27c.
SEW OKtEAN-s Sugar firm; open kettle,
fully fair to prime, 2 9162 5-Sc; good com
mon to goocl fair, 2Vi2 7-16c; centiitncal,
off white, 3 7-lG3 9-16c: giav do, 3 5-163;c;
choice vellow clarified, 3Kc: prime do,
3 3-163 5-16c; off do, 3 1-I6g3 3-16c: seconds,
2V3c Molasses Open"kettle quiet: strictlv
prune, 31c; good prime, 2i!29c: prime, 26
27c; good common to good fair, 2325c;
Icrmenting, 35s below above grades; cen
trifugal steady: strictly prime, 18tf?19c; good
prime, 1517c; fair to prime, 10llc: com
mon to good common, 6ffi9c. Syrup, 2425c.
B X,T'iaiORK Wheat strong: Xo. 2 red
spot, 1 041 C4VJ: December, Jl 041 04Vi;
Jannary,$l 04JiI 05: Februarv.SI 06VI 06K;
May. 1 OSJ; steamer Xo. 2 red, 90;99c
Corn steady; mixed spot, 5555kjc; year,
54i55c: January. 5353Wc; February,
S2kHJ(Je; March,5151c; steamer mixed.
51olJic Oat quiet and steadv: Xo. 2 white
Western, 40Uc; Xo. 2 mIxed,"do 39c. Eyo
firm; Xo. 2, 93c bid. Hav teady: good to
choice timothy, $12 5014 00. Provisions
dull. Butter firm. Eggs firm at 2526c
ST. I.OOIS Flour firmer, but unchanged.
Wheat Xo. 2 red, cash. 92Kc; December
closed 92c: January. 92Jc; Mav, 97Jc: July,
S2UTc Corn No. 2 dif-h. 37K037Uc: vear.
ZitQXific, c!oing at 37JrC; January cloed
37J4e: Slav. 39kc Oatsnnner; No. 2 cash,
31c: May, 32c bid. Barley nominal. Butter
dull, neglected. Eggs weaker at 22c. Pio
vlsions very dull. Pork, old, $8 75; new,
JU75.
CINCINNATI Flour quiet. Wheat dull:
Xo.2red, 93c Corn In light -demand; No. 2
mixed, 4-c Oats easier, No. 2mixed. 34Jc.
Bye stif.ng: Xo. 2, 95c. Tork nominal "at
$i 50g8 73. La-d quiet at S3 9305 95. Bulk
meats in light demand at $5 12525. Bacon
steady at $0 75. Butter heavy. Eggs heavy,
drooping at 20c Cheese firm.
BIIIAVACKKK Flour quiet. WlieatUnn;
May, 92c: y0m 2 spring, 87c: No. 1 North
ern, 32c Corn steady: No. 3, S9c Onts qniet;
No. 2 white, 33r: No. 3 white, 31K32c. Barley
easy: No. 2, Sb4c; sample on track, 3700c
Rye steady: No. 1. 87c. Provisions quiet.
Pork quiet; January, $10 37f- Lard-January,
$6 05.
MINNEAPOLIS-Wheat-No. 1 Northern
December closing to-day at (hHc; yesterday
n CM na Tonkin m. ? 7. n .
dav at mtzSliic:
On track Vn 1 llnrri !.-
No. 1 Northern,
84c.
88c: No. 2 Northern, 80
KANSAS CITT Wheat dull; cash higher;
options not quoted: cash, 77Jc bid. Corn
steady; No. S ! cash, ZiUc bid, l5Vc asked: De
cember, 35V usked: Januan-, 3ic bid. Oats
steady and qniet; No. 2 cash, 30s bid. 31o
asked; December, 30c bid; COJc asked. But
ter steady. "
DOLDTH Wheat No. 1 hard cash, 883c:
December, SJcr May. 89Kc bid: No. 1
Northern, December, 87Jc; Mav. P4We bid;
Xo. 2 Northern, cash. Sic; No. '3 Northern.
76c; sellers rejected, 62c.
TOL.KDO Wheat dull; No. 2 cash and
December, 05Jc; May, $1 01J. Corn active
and steadv: Xo. 2 cash, 41c. Oats quiet; No.
2 cixh. 33)c; Xo. 2 white, 35c Kye nominal:
No. 3, 87c.
A Mexican Railroad Horror.
Crnr of SIexico, Dec 24. A collision
occurred to-day near fcuernevaca, on the
Southern Railroad, resulting in the death of
13 persons.
OUT OF THE MARKET.
Old Lafayette Hall Withdrawn From
Sale, and Will Be Torn Down.
A FINE BUILDING PROJECTED
To Supersede the Cradle in Which the Be
pntlican Tarty Was Rocked.
BIG DEAL OK THE MORNIXGSIDE BOAD
The Lafayette Hall property has been
withdrawn from the market. It belongs to
the Tradesmen's National Bank. It was
purchased for the use of the bank before the
corner was acquired. After that the bank
put the Wood street fr6nt in the market at
$100,000. This price was offered by
Black & Baird early this week
and refused. The offer was made just
after a meeting of the Board of Directors, at
which it was decided to withdraw the prop
erty from sale. At this same meeting it
was agreed that the demands of the street
require a larger and more modern building,
and it was resolved to tear down the present
structure and supersede it with one more in
line with the times, and costing S300,00ffor
more. But this will not be done sooner
than a year from next April on account of
the leases.
The demolition of Lafayette Hall will re
move an interesting landmark. It has been
the scene of many important events, na
tional and municipal. It was there that
the Bepublican party was organized in 185G.
It is a pity that it cannot be preserved, but
the
spirit oi progress is so strong mat it
cannot be ubpeased without the sacrifice
Landmarks and associations count for little
in a progressive community like this.
Ten Acres Picked Up.
Mr. Joseph Loughrey, the "Wood street
merchant, has purchased, as an investment,
ten acres on the -Horningside road, Eight
eenth ward, at a price very close to 525,000,
or about 2,500 an acre. This' is the most
important deal that has occurred in that lo
cality ior several years.
All Quiet on Diamond Street.
There have been no sales of Diamond
street property for nearly two years. The
uncertainty in regard to the widening of
that thoroughfare deters buyers. The last
reported deal was at the rate of $1,350 a
foot. There has been some enhancement
since, but it is difficult to estimate in the
absence of transactions, without which all
quotations are nominal.
A Land Office Business.
As showing a lively movement in realty,
Black & Baird report their sales of down
town property during the last six weeks
foot up over $400,000. In the face of these
figures there is no roofli for fault-finding.
Experts Say It Was a Bargain.
The actual price paid by Boggs & Buhl
for the Herst property, on Penn avenue,
was'585,000, or a little over 51,400 a foot.
A NeWoiI Company.
George Given and "William Freudenber
ger have bought or leased four acres near
Oakdale, in the McDonald oil field, and are
forming a company to sink wells. About
all the stock has been taken.
Bushing the Work.
The big plant of the Pittsburg Brass
Company, on Locust street, Allegheny, is
assuming shape very fast. The walls are
up to the second story. It is expected the
building will be completed by April 1. It
will cost, with the ground, up'ward of 5100,
000. Against Tall Buildings.
The Underwriters Association of Chicago
has advanced the rate of insurance on high
buildings. This action, it is expected, will
put a check on the construction of sky
scrapers in that and other cities.
Business News and Gossip.
Penn avenue values are generally over
rated. Facts and guesses do not corre
spond. David Hemphill has sold to Thomas White
153 acres in West Deer township for $6,120.
A good authority on Cotton Oil, says there
will be no dividend on the preferred stock
be Tore next snmmer.
Permits for new buildings were taken out
yesterday by W. C. Bcortt, brick twoxtory
dwellinir, Sidney street, cost $3,600; by James
Egneiv Irame two story dwelling, Taylor
avenue, cost $1,900, and bv the Sharon estato,
one-story brick addition warehouse, Sev
enth street, cost $1,400.
Arrangements have been perfected for the
stiiking ot half-dollar, quarter-dollar and
ten-cent silver pieces of the new design at
the Philadelphia, San Francisco nnd New
Orleans mints, beginning January 2, 1892.
A Southside land companvhas seemed op
tions on seveial tracts on lit. Washington.
Property in that quarter is being absorbed
vervlat.
The St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Bail
road Company contemplates a trial of profit
sharing with employes of the roaa.
The news that Lnta ette Hall Is to be torn
down will be received with regret by many.
No building in the city is associated with so
ninny stirring events.
At the last call yesterday 83 was offered
for $10,000 Western Railroad i'e. At the
same time there was a bid of 5 cents a share
for 1,000 Allegheny Valley. Standard Plate
Glas was offered at 50.
The Exchange will be closed to-day and
to-morrow to give the brokers a chance to
enjoy Christmas and straighten 11 d.
The usual dividends have been declared
by the Monongahela Water and Uazelwood
Oil Companies.
Movements in Realty.
Euch Hill, owned by Senator Flinn, Is un
dergoing a complete transformation. Bax
ter, Thompson & Co. have it in charge.
Ira M. Burchfield is doing well with his
Oliver terrace plan In the Twentv-thlrd
itard. Quite a number of lots sold "during
tho summer and early fall have been im
proved, and others will be in the spting.
Black Baird sold to T. G. McUee for
John 6. Letterlee, a lot on the eastern side
of Branch street, Thirteenth ward, Alle
gheny City, being triangular in shape, with
a trontaie if 90 feet, for $2,000 spot cash.
A. Z. Byers 4 Co. sold lor James B. Cam
eron to William Gold, lot No. 1J7 In the
isonnsiae uinu .Association') plan in the
borough of West Bellevue,. Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago Bailway, fronting 35
feet on Fisk avenue nnd extending through
to Westside avenue, tor $500.
IS- GOOD F0KK.
Featureless Financiering, With Easy Honey
Markets In All Quarters.
There was nothing new in the local money
market yesterday. A moderate call for
loans and good checking and depositing
weie the features. Bank clearings were
$2,469,414 84 and balances $255,885 10.
The New York Journal of Finance says:
"The money market remains easy: but the
banks have ceased to receive the large cash
remittances from the Interior prevailing for
some weeks past. Considering the Immense
forwardinas of grain irom the West, this is
not surprising: audit is not Impossible even
that, under such unusual circumstances.
New York might become dubtor to the
Wet; but the movement that wonld bring
that about would correspondingly Increase
our claims upon Enrope tor gold."
At New York yesterdav money on call was
eK3',rang!ngfrom2to 3 per cent: Inst loan,
2: closed offered at ii per cent. Prime mer
cantile paper, 4J6. sterling exchange auict
and steady at $4al for60-day bills and $4 833
for demand.
Closing Bond Quotations.
U.S. 4s reg 116!$
do 4 coup 117S
doZsreg IO0,4
N.J.Cent.Int.Cert.m
Northern Pac Ists.Iia'i
do do fd utu
U04S...
Pacific 0s of '93 '109
Louisiana stamped 4s 81
MIf-souri6s..
Tcim. nor set. 6s...l06'4
do do &s.tn2
Northwest. Consols. 136
ao debentures Sa.V&a
Orecon Trans, ss
St. L. & . iron M.
Gen. 5s.: S3
St. L. & ban. Fran.
Gen. 51. 109
St. Paul Consols 129V
"t.P. C Pac.lu.li5M
Tex. Pac. L. G. Tr.
Rets gji
Tex. Pac. R. G. Tr,
Rets..: 32X
Union Pac lsts 109
West S-hore Htm
do 1I0 3s. 71H
Canada So. 2d IW'Sj
Cen. Pacific sts...109H
Den. K.U.lsU....'lI6
do do 4s 81
Acn. K. i. 1VCSI
Jsts
Eric 2d 100
I. K. T. Gen. 4i. 79W
.4.. .fn Ka Af.l
It. U. West, ;9,
Mutual Union 6s...101)
'Bid. tasked.
Bank Clearings. ,
Boston Bank clearings, $15,455,893;
bal-
$2,147,725. Rate for monev, 1
Exchange on New York, 1025e
COltllL
New York Bank clcarings,tl25,6l8,823; bal
ances, $4,794,829.
Philadelphia Bank clearings, $11,232,291;
balances, $1 5S7.942. Money percent.
BALTrMORr Bank clearings, $2,245,545: bal
ances, $133,000; rate 6 per cent.
Chicaoo New York Exchange 2530c dis
connt. Money 6 per cent. Bank clearings,
$13,!8,839.-
St. Louis Clearings, $4,483,776: balances,
$331,872. Exchange on New York par and 25o
premium. Money 7 per cent.
Meothis New York exchange selling at
par. Clearings, $394,850: balances, $99,183.
New Obleabs Clearings, $2,087,940.
HOME. SECURITIES.
LUSTER
RECOTEUS NBARLY ALL OF
THE LOST GROUND.
Skillful Management Shown in the Quick
Bally Philadelphia Gas Yields a Little
Duquesne Still a Weak Feature Pipe
age Dividend Sales and Figure.
Influenced by the holidays, speculation
was rather tame yesterday. At the last call
Secretary Chaplin had some difficulty to
hold the "boys" to their work. Christmas
overshadowed business.
The feature of the day was a reaction in
Luster. It regained nearly all the loss of the
previous day. It was bid up to 8 at the
last call, with none in sight. A sale of 200
shares w as reported after call at 8J.J.
Philadelphia Gas finished fractionally
lower than the opening. The rest of the
Westtnghouse interests were steady. At
the afternoon board 16 was bid for Duquesno
Traction and Birmingham was offered at
ls. There was no change of note in the
rest of this group.
In speaking of the Pipeage dividend it
was intended to say it was not unexpected.
Tho company bad prepared for the October
dividend, but encountered an unforseen ob
stacle in the Heating company trouble.
Sales at first call jrere 100 Chartiers Gas at
7 and 10 Luster at 8. Second call, 100 Luster
at 1. Third call, 5 Philadelphia Gas at 13.
Bids and offers follow:
ances,
cent.
THIRD
CALL.
A " B
EXCHANGE
STOCKS.
German N. B...,
Safe Deposit Co..
Birmingham Ins,
People's In. Co..
Teutonia Ins
Char. V. G. Co..
7 .
8
IV i
people's N.a.ftl'
Phi a. Co
i
13
20
60
Ft. Pitt In. P. Co
Central Traction
Citizens' Tract'u
ruts. Traction:,
rieasant Valley..
47
'l"6
19
"3
Aucghcnv Valley
Pitts. W.. pref.
Hand St. l.rlrtjre.
I.aNoriaM. Co..
Luster M. Co ....
'is
30
8
Ked Cloud M. Co
E. E. Electric..,
Westinz.EIect'e.
KM 13
Monong. Nav.Co
juon. ater Co.
Union btor. Co
'27 '.'.'.'.
Union S. S. Co
10; iox
09K 101
west. Air B. Co.
West.B.Co,,LIm
Standard U.C. Co
60
CLOSED WITH A BOOM.
WALL
STREET'S CHRISTMAS STOCK-'
ING WELL FILLED.
A Short but Very Active Week Ends With
the Best Figures, Both' in Shares and
Bonds Now York Central Tnkes the
Lend Now.
New York, Dec. 24. The stock market
completed a short but active .week to-day
with the largest business of the week and a
strong tone throughout the list, with special
buoyancy In a fow stocks which were aided
by special causes.. The business was espe
cially large in view of the fact that London
had a holiday, but foreign houses were
liberal buyers, especially of Richmond and
West Point, and while a" great deal of tho
strength and activity was accredited in
some quarters to the covering of the shorts,
there was no lack of buying by insiders in
the more prominent shares, with a liberal
sprinkling of outside business as well.
In the early trading New York Central
became a leader in a substantial upward
movement, by which it attained the best
prices rearhod on the present advance, be
ing accelerated by further rumors in regard
to the size of the expected extra dividend
on the stock next week. Following this
lead camo marked aalns in Lackawanna,
Northern Pacific preferred. Union Pacific
and Atchison. Among the inactive shares
to come to the front were the Iowa Central
shares, Oregon Short Line, Pittsburg and
Western preferred and Omaha, all ot which
made most substantial gainB on unusually
large transactions.
In the aftornoon, however, heavy buying
of the Richmond and West Point securities
began, many of tho most influential foreign
houes bidding . for the stocks against
houses usually credited with repre
senting the insiders. The piefcired
shot np 2 per cent, bnt afterward
Inst all the gain, while the common
stock and the bonds closed at their highest
figures. The whole list, however, shared in
the improvement. After the first lewmin
utes there was no hesitation of any kind,
prices steadily appreciating tor all kinds of
securities. throughout the daj
Tne opening- was rather tume at Irregular
changes from -.last night's prices, but the
strength and activity In New York Central,
in addition to the character of the buying,
soon started the list on the upward march,
ana winie tne stoctcs mentioned ctme ior
ward and retired in turn, the strength of
tho market was never impaired for a mo
ment. Realizations were still plentiful, but
the demand was most urgent at all times,
nnd the afternoon saw none of the usual
dullness In comparison with the business of
tho forenoon. The close was active and
strong at the top figures, and gave promise
01 a continuation 01 cue movement on tne
reopening of the Exchange next Monday.
The final changes are all advances, though
In mot cases for fractional amounts only;
bnt Richmond and West Point Is up
New York Central IK. and Cotton Oil, North
ern Pacific preferred and Union Pacific each
1 per rent.
The total sales of stocks to-day were 407,
885 shares, including: Atchison, 32.9J7; Chi
cago Gas. 9.185; Delaware, Lackawana and
Western, 7,790: Erie, 38,579; Lake Shore, 4,576;
Louisville and Nashville, 6,200; Missouri Pa
cific, 7.310: Northwestern, 3,010; North Amer
ican, 8.165; New York Central, 22,230; North
ern Pacific preferred, 24.450; Rending, 11.120:
Richmond and West Point. 45,136: St. Paul,
14 900; St. Paul and Omaha, 6,200; Union Pa
cific. 22,855; Union Pacific, Deliver and Gulf,
3,003; Western Union, 12,183.
Notwithstanding the demand for stocks,
that lor railroad bonds shows no signs of
abatement, and the largest business of the
season was done in that class of securities
also. The total transactions icached $1,078,
000, and out of this the Beading seconds con
iributed $SS7,C00, tho Northern Pacific 53
$347,000 and the Richmond and West Point 5s
$331,090. All the leading active bonds were
specially strong, in contrast to their habit of
late, but the important advances were more
numerous, even among the inactive issues,
than ft many days. We6t Point 6s rose 2K,
Oregon Navigation 6s, 2 to 112.
The following table shows the prices of active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchaneevestcrday.
Corrected dally for The Dispatch by Whitney &
STrEHEKSON, oldest Pittsburg members of tho
Slew YorL Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue.
Open
High
Low
est.
CIos-
ing.
esc,
American Cotton Oil
American Cotton Oil pfd.
Am nmr Reflnlntr Co
S3W
62
85S
1H
3'i
85U
2fci
63
85
92
40
103-!
813
123JJ
89)
41'i
lU5i
lib),
141S
70
:'4
140V
123S
18
45
eX
ioiii
21
6K
luoi
42'i
IKiJ
3'5
1U0M
18
U9
2W
IP
SI'S
9214
44
flih
2!i
34
28K
Am. Sugar Refining Co. pfd
1KU
U2i
Atch.. Top. fits. r.
Canadian southern
Central of Mew Jersey.....
Central Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio
C. id,, 1st prd
' C. O.. Id pfd
Chicago Gas Trust
C. Bur. & inlncy
C. Mil. A St. Paul
C, 3111. St. Paul, pfd....
C.;Rock. I&Pt
C.St. P.M. 4 0 ......
C. St. P. M. O.. pfd....
C. 4 Northwestern
C. ft Northwestern, pfd...
C. C. C. I -.
Col. Coal and Iron...,
Col. & Hocking Val
Del.. Lark. .tWtst
Del. & Hudson
Den. & Rio Grande J
Den. Rio Grande, pfd...
E. T., Va. & Ga
E. T., Va. Ga.. 2d pfd...
Illinois Central
Lake Eric West
Lake Erio & West, pfd
Lakct,hore& M. S
Louisville A Nashville
Michigan Central ,..
Mobile AOhlo
Missouri Pacific
.National Cordnge Co
Nat. Cordage Co.. pfd
National Lead Trust
New York Central
N. Y.. C. A St. L
N.Y..C. A ht. L.. 1st pfd..
N. Y.. C. A St. L. 2d pfd,.
N.Y., L. tz. A W
N. Y.. L. E. A W.( prd....
N.Y. AN. E. .....;
N. Y.. O. A W
Norfolk A Western
Norfolk A Western, pfd...
North American Co
4)
623
63 V
113
31
. 3i
IWKi
5S'
39M
63
60W
60
40
39K
63VI
1WH
131,
lraj,
81
123,
irax
81,4
123),
44 1(
10a 'i
111.4.
142 1(
88V
-KV
10SK
116$,
141M
71
31
3)',
1,04
123,
sail
42V
108..
1S8J,!
H1H
701
36)4 3!
HO
123
71
3?
30'4
141)3
1.4
OX
6it
ios's
21),
6SJ,
1
K!i
109)4
42)j
62
3
100
17
118
14
10S5J
21.'s
69
12.
103V
21
69 VJ
128
S2H
81
109J-I 109H
KH 42V
62',' t!H
83V 93M
KOti 1W
KJi
18
118
20H
80
44
iev
73J
40H
aw
ni9v
a 5
so
44
33 Hi
74'i
40M
214
20K
44
3254
f,73Ji
40
SOX
21 K
16V
63H'
Wi
1W
UH
PIBST SECOND
CALL. CALL.
A B A B
,. SS .... 325
.... 63
48tf....
30
69 ....
7'4 :
8 8V
13X 13S 13) 13,V
20 .... 3)
20 M"i 20J5
60'J.... 60M....
43
S3
10
19
43.... 41....
.... 30 23 30
jh '4 m 8
3
50
.... 12 UK VSbi
70 .... 70 ....
ZDi 2 27H 23
51 ....
iow 11 low 11
99X 101 XH 101
.... 70
60 63
MX
38
2l
9S
mi
181
11S4
57-
4SK
Richmond & W. P. T. pfd
oi. x mil A JJUIUIU
Rt. Paul iDuluth, pfd..
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
Wabash
Wabash, pfd
Western Union
Wheeling & h. E.
Wheeling & L. E., pfd, .
Dis. & Cattle F. Trust...
104
I3i
4(1
14
31K
84
37
77
50
Offered. tEx-dlvidend.
A MEEET MAEKBT.
Wall Street in a Christmas Humor
bnt
Business Not Neglected.
Cahn & Co. yesterday evening wired John
M. Oakley & Co.: "The European market
was n little lower, but trading was listit.
Prices to-day continued to advance, and a
broker who is identified with Mr. Cammack
bought a great deal of Northern Pacific
preferred and Beading In the afternoon
session. The new committee formed by Mr.
Olcott to finance the Richmond company, -j
was spoken of very favorably, as it is com
posed of very influential men and people, of
great financial resources. The committee,
of course, is formed In the Interest of the
stockholders, and some plan Is to be devised
so that they will not be assessed. This
seems at least for the moment to be a victory-for
the Brice-Thomas crowd against
tho Inman party. '
"It has been customary heretofore' to have
a frolic the day before Christmas, but the
brokers were too busy to-day to resort to play
and preferred to attend to their business.
New York Central was a very strong spot,
.but on the advance a block of 5,003 shares
was sold by a Vanderbllt broker. The mar
ket to-day was a Merry Christmas market.
Everybody was in a bappv frame of mind,
and bailing accidents it looks as If it would
continue so.
Boston Stocks Closing Prices. "-
Atch. & Top 437b
Calumet Jt Heels 255 .
Catalpa 13
Franklin......... 14
Kearsarge 10)t
Osceola 27H
santa Fe Conner 'A
Boston A Alhanv 198
Chi.. liar. Qnlncy.lOSK
Fltchbnrg R. R 7054
Flint Pere M 27Ss
Flint PereM. pfd 87
Little Rock Ft. S. 90
Mass. Central 1G
Mx. Ccn. com 22
N. Y. JtN. E. 40
N. Y. N. E. 7s....ia))
Old Colony. . 167
Rutland, 00m 3
Rutland nref. 68
Tamarack 153
Annlston Land Co.. 30
an Diego Land Co.. 16
West End Land Co.. 17&
Bell Telephone 204
Lanison Stores 17
Water Power". 3?
Centennial MI11. Co.. 11
N.E. Telep. &Tcleg. 51
B. & B. Copper. IS
Thomson-Houston., tlii
Wis. Central, com.
Allonez illn., new,
I0K
M!
Atlantic .
10-H
Boston &Mont 381,
Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing
nnotat ons of Phlladelnhla stocks.
fur-
nisnea uy ivniiner a biepuenson. oroKers. o. 0
Fourth avenue, members of the New York Stock
. . . . -,.. .. -.. .. . ... .
No. 57
ixcuangc:
Bid. Asked.
. 5.1K 57
Pennslranla Railroad
Reading Railroad
Buffalo, N. Y. and Phlla
Lehigh Valley
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific, preferred..
Lehigh Navigation
, iv 13-10 rj,fe
49
,49H
- Electric Stocks.
Bosroif, Dec. 24. Special. The latest elec
tric stock quotations to-day were:
Bid. Asked.
Eastern Electric Cable Co. pref..
Thomson-Houston Electric Co..,
Tliomson-IIouston E. Co., pref.,
Ft. Wavne Electric Co ..
Westlnghouse Electric Co ,
K. W. Co
Detroit Electrical Works
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific pfd....
Oregon Improvement....
Pacific Mall
Peo., Dec. A Evans
Philadelphia & Heading.
A Is (- & St L. .,
P.. C. C. & St. L.. pfd..
Pullman Palace Car
Richmond A W. P. T..
23 Hii 28
70-V Tii 70
27 27 tt'4
Wi Wi 37
2H4 2l 21M
WH 39 30X
28 28 28
Go esu a
'isU "u "ivi
57 60 57M
46 47 43
104 104?5 104
11V Vi "H
Wi 4iiVi 44
14 14H 14'i
31 '4 319)1 31!
84)4 8li( S3
37 37M 76
763 77"S; 7
59 B)X 59
$53 00
,.fi0 S7H 51 00
,. 26 CO 26 KH
,. 12 12 12 50
.. 12 75 13 S3
.. 15 00 15 00
. 8 75 1 9 00
Mining Stock Quotations.
NewYobk, Dec. 24. Alice, 135; Chollar.
160; Consolidated California and Virginia,
400; Deadwood, 195 Homestake. 11.00; Horn
Silver, 385: Iron Silver, 150: Mexican, 130:
Outaiio, 43.00; Ophir. 32.50; Plvmouth. 250;
Savage, 125: Sierra Nevada, 150; Standard,
120; Union Consolidated, 140.
Bar Silver Quotations.
New York, Dec. 25. SpecfaZ. Bar silver
in London, 43Jd per onnce; New Tork deal
ers' price for silver, 94Jc per ounce.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Receipts, Shipments And Prices at East
Liberty and AH Other Stock Yards. '
Ol-FICE OT PlTTSBUnO DISPATCH,
TbursdaT, Dec. 24. (
Cattle Receipts, 777 head:'shipments. 736
head; market, nothing doing; all through
consignments; no cattle shipped to New
York to-day. -
Hogs Receipts, 2,000 head; shipments.
1,000 head; mat ket firm: Philadelphias. $3 95
4 00: best Yorker and mixed. $3 S03,90;
common to fair Yorkers, $3 653 75; eight
cars hogs shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep Receipts, 1,000- head: shipments,
1.C00 head; market fair at unchanged prices.
By Telegraph
New Tork Beeves Eeceipts, 429 head,
all for exporters and slaughterers direct; no
trad"; feeling dull; dressed beef steady nt
69c per pound; shipments to-day, 370
be-ves. Calves Receipt, 250 head; market
steady: veals, $5 003 50 per 100 pounds
Western calves $2 SO. Sheep Receipts, 2,302
head: maiket firm: sheep. $3 005 03 per 1,10
pounds; lambs. $5 50Q6 80: dressed mutton
steady at 7(8c per pound: dresed Iambs
firm at 89K5- Hogs Receipts, 7,333 head,
consigned direct; market nominally steady
at S3 C04 03 per 100 pounds.
Chicago Cattle Receipts, LOOOhead: ship
ments, 3,0C0 head; market active and higher;
prime steer, $5 50(38 00; good to choice. $1 00
5 25; othei.$2 6503 73: stacker, $2 003 03;
cows,$l 253 CO. Hogs Receipts, 31,000 head;
shipments, 8,000 head; market steadv to
strong; rough and common, $S 503 60;
mixed and packers, $3 6503 80r prime heavy
nnd heavy butcher weights, $3 803 90; light,
$3 403 70. Sheep Receipts. 3,000 head;
suipmenis, -jou nean: muriict stenuv;
native ewes. $3 004 25; mixed; $4 25(34 75:
wother, $1 7'5 CO; Westerns, $4 754 fc5;
lamhs, $3 003 75.
ItnflUIo Cittle Receipts, 119 loads
through, no sale: nothing doing; feeling
weak. Hogs Receipts, 59 load through, 40
sale: fairlv active but lower; sale"!,
Y'orkers, $3 80: good mediums, $3 85:
choice, $3 904 10. Sheep and lambs Re
ceipts, 1 load throngh, 15 ale: market firmer;
most of the offerings Canada lambs: best
Canadas, $6 40Q6 50 best Western, $6 00(8
6 25- lair to good, $5 856 25; Western sheep,
$1 505 25; common to fair, $3 754 25; all
sold.
Cincinnati Hogs steady, common and
light. $3 153 70; packing and butchers',
$3 603 85; receipts, 2,570 head; shipments,
i,ku iieau. uirue steaoyi receipts, jbo neau;
shipments, 175 head. Sheep stronger; com
mon to choice, $2 50t 0; extra fat wcthors
and yearling". $4 755 00; receipts, 90 head;
shipments, S70 head. Lambs steady; com
mon to choice, $4 005 25 per 100 pounds.
Kansas City Cattle Receipts, 1,800 head;
shipments, 1,700 head; market strong and
lOo higher; good steer, $4 9505 40: fancv,
$5 655 90: cows, $3 603 80; stockers and
feeders, $2 453 00. Hogs Receipts, 7,500
head; shipment, 600 head; market steady
at yesterdav's close; all grades, $3 503 75;
bulk, $3 0C3 83. Sheep Receipts, 500 head;
shipments, 100 head; market stead)'.
St. Louis Cattle Receipts, 400 head;
shipments, 300 head: market-strong; lair
to choice native. $4 005 50: Texan and
Indian steers, $2 304 00. Hogs Receipts,
3,200 head; shipments, 2,800 head; market
slow; fair to choice heavy, $3 703 80; mixed,
$3 00013 60: light fair to best. $3 iO&i 60.
Sheep Receipts, 703 head; market steady;
fair to fancy, $4 C04 50.
'Omaha Cattle Receipts, 700 head; the
market was uneven and slow; common to
lanoy steers, $2 755 75: Westerns, $2 50
3 73. Hogs Receipts, 5,300 head; market
opened dull and wo-ik. but closed firmer nnd
steady; liaht. $3 35Q3 50; heavv, $3 503 60;
mixed, $3 503 05. Sheep Receipts,12J head;
market slow; natives, $3 5C5 0-J; Westerns,
$3 2504 75. ""
The Coffao Markets.
New" Your, Dee. 24 Coffee options opened
steady and unclaimed to 30 points down;
closed steady, 20 up , to 5 down:
sale 25250 bags, including December, 1135
12.45: January, 12.05312.25: Februa it. 11.80
11.95; March, 1I.01L85; May, 1L45QIL60;
July, 11.5001 1.01: September, 1L45II.55:
October. ILSoSlLoO; spot Rio dull, lower: No.
7, 1313Kc.
Baltimore; Dec. 23. Coffee firm; Bio
cargoes, fair, 17c; No.?, 13c.
Wool Markets.
ST. Lotns Wool Receipts, 19,800 pounds;
shipments, 117,000 pounds; firmer but quiet
and unchanged.
New Kork Wool quiet and easy; do
mestic fleece, '3038c; pulled, 2633c; Texas,
Flro'and Thieves ""
Visit when least expected. You can have
perfect protection for papers and valuables
in the safe deposit vaults of the Farmers'
Deposit National Bank, CO Fourth avenue.
Boxes' rented at 6 and upward. Separate
tbgBtnients for women. - KWT
POULTRY PLENTIFUL
Eeceipts in This Line Sufficient for
Christmas Demands,
WITH PEIOES SLIGHTLY LOWEE.
At the Grain Exchange Christmas Joy
V Ewanipcd Trade. '
QUOTATIONS ON HIDES AND LEATHER
OrriCE ot PrrrSBtmo Dispatch, )
TnnnsDAT, Dec. 24-
fJouNTBY Produce (Jobbing Prices)
Poultry receipts proved larger than was
generally anticipated, and the prophecy
made in this column a few days ago that the
Christmas turkey would not he so costly as
the Thanksgiving one has proved true.
There was a large quantity of tainted stock
on sale nnd for this price3 were nominal.
Choice stock was steady at our quotations.
Storage eggs are a sliode weaker than they
were at the beginning of the week. Cream
ery butter of high grade is no more than
steady, and all low grades, together with
country roll butter, are a drug on' the mar
ket. The unfavorable element of trade all
the week has been the miserable state of
the weather. Frosty, clear weather would
have been a great advantage to trade.
APPLI.S ft 502 00 per barrel.
Rutteh Creamery Elgin. 3132c: Ohio brands.
2930c: common country butter, 1820c; choice
country roll. 20c.
Deans New York and Michhran pea. II 902 CO;
marrowfat. $2 15132 25: Lima beans, 44)c ft lb;
band picked medium, $1 WC3ft 00.
BEESWAX-Cholce, S235e ? IB; low grades, 22
25c.
Buckwheat Flour New, 2K2K? lb.
Cheese Ohio cheese, liailsc; .New York
cheese, HK12c:Llmburger.l2)413)$'c; Wisconsin,
bweltzer, .lull cream, 13W3)14c: Imported bwcitzcr.
24326KC
Ciijlr Country elder. $3 505 00 1? barrel: sand
refined, $6 509)7 00.
Cranberbies Per box, $2 0C2 50; per barrel,
rwssoo.
Egos Strictly fresh nearby stock, 27c; can
dled eggs. 232lc; cold storage eggs, 2122c,
r e ATiiEKS Extra live zcese, B71
7&3Sc; No. 1. 4S
cue $ m: mixea lots, sohuc.
Dried Frditr Peaches, halves, SJc: evapor
ated apples, 89c; apricots, f10c: blackberries. 6
6Uc: raspberries. 1717)ic; arledgrapes,4!IJiC;
hncXlehciTles. 7asc.
Game Wild turkejs. J1502 00 each: mallard
ducks, M 00JU 00 per dozen: teal ducks, K 7.V33 00
per dozen: pheasants, $5 TUpfi 00: quail. SI 2j1 50:
squirrel.?) (Oftl 50: rabblts,3rS35-per pair: whole
deer, 1315c "3 lb: saddles. 1820c fi lb.
Honey Iewcrop white clover, 18c; California
hoiey. laai.jc lb.
Maple STnup-7o!)0c ft gallon.
Maple buoAB ioc s lb.
Poultry Alive Chickens. eoSUBe a pair, large:
30ii$30c, medium: llvetnrkevs, 12I3c? lb: ducks.
5060c a pair; dressed rlilckens. 14 15c ? lb;
dn-seed turkeys, lS17c? lb; dressed ducks, 1415c
?lb.
Potatoes Carload lots, 3"i40c on track: from
store. 4045c a bushel: Southern sweets, I150175
a barrel; Jerseys, $3 0O3 3.
Seeds Western reclcaned medium clover Job
bing at $5 20: mammoth, $5 55: timothy, $145 for
prime, and it 50 for choicest; blue grass, S2 $52 80;
orchard grass, fl 7i: millet, $1 CO: German, $1 13;
Hungarian. $1 10; fine lawn. 25c per lb; seed buck
wheat $1 40(91 SO.
Tallow Country, 4c; city rendered. 5c.
Tropical Fruits Lemons, $4 COgM 50: Florida
oranges. $1 73(32 00 a, box: bananas. $1 7-V32 00 firsts,
tl 25(&1 50 good seconds. per buncb : Malaga graoea,
', 50(10 00 a half barrel; new layer figs, 1416c
per lb.
VEGETABLES-Cabbage. $3 C0S4 CO a hundred;
yellow Danver onions, $2 002 25 a barrel; toma
toes. 52 CO per bushel; celery, 253t)c per dozen;
turnips, 9Ccl 10 a barrel.
Groceries.
No new features have developed In this
department since our last report. Sugars
are quiet since the decline, and profits to
the jobber are reduced to a minimum. The
drop in package coffee, already noted,
ii oved a surprise to most dealers, as there
lad been a general expectation of an up
ward movement.
Greek Coffee Fancy. 2I22c: choice Rio. 20
20.c: prime, WWc: low grade Rio. 17HlBie:
old Government Jiva. 2729c; Maracalbo. 1
nic; Mocha, 27J$28Vc: Santos. 182Jc: Cara
cas. 22W314c: LaGuavra. 21fez2.Sc.
ROA6TED (In papers) Standard brands. 19Mc;
nign grades: ,2auc: uki uovernment Java. nunc.
SJj(330.!ic; Maracalbo, 22311c; Santos. 1924c;
peaberry, 2iKc: choJceRlo. 20c; prime Rio, 19)Sc;
good Rio, 19c: onlinarv, 17lSc.
SPICES (whole)-CIovcs. 1315c: allspice, 10c;
cassia. 8c: pepner, lie: nutmeg. 70,30c.
l'ETROr.ECM (Jobbers' prices) 110 test. fl'-c:
Ohio. ia. 7)ic: neadllght. 130. 7,'Cc: water white,
99).c; globe. 1414)c: elalne. 15c; carnadlne. lie:
royaline, 14c; red oil, 10)llc; purity, 14c;olelne,
lie.
JIIXERS OIL No. 1 winter, strained, 4244c per
gal.: summer, 3VS37c; lard oil, 5,i,8c.
Syrcp Com syrup. 2630c: choice sugar svrnp,
SiavBc; prime sugar syrup, 30332c; strictly prime.
2S330C.
N. O. Molasses Fancv new crop. 4042c:
choice, 4041c; old crop, 3G33c; N. O. syrup, 44
60e.
Soda Bl-carb. In kegs. 335fc: bl-carh, in S's.
51c: bi-carb, assorted packages, 5?f6c; sal soda,
in kegs, life: do granulated. 2c.
Caxdles Star, full weight, 9c; stcarlne, per
set. 8c: paraffinc. llt:c.
RICE-Ilead ('--irolina, ejigs'ccholcc, 5J(6c;
Louisiana, SWOofrc. '
Starch -Pearl. 4c; corn starch, 05)ic: gloss
starch. 6ffi57r.
Foreigx FRUITS Laver raisins. $2 00; London
layers. $2 15: Muscatels. $1 75: California Muscatels.
SI 001 75; Valencia. 7.7,'c; Ondari Valcuela. 8
8'c; Sultana, lrrai'ic: currant), 4,ia5c; Tur!ey"
prunes. COc: French prunes, S9);e: Salonlca
prunes. In 2-D packiges. 9c; cocoanuts. 100. $5 CO,
almonds. Lan.. lb, 20c: do Ivlca. 17c: do shelled.
50c; walnuts, ap, 1314c: Slcllv filberts. 13c;
Smvrn figs. 13(14c: new dati s, o'Gc; Brazil nats,
7e; peraiis, 15l7c; citron," 1 lb, S3-lc: lemon peel,
12c f lb: orange peel. 12c.
Dried Fruits Apples', sliced. 6Jj8Se: apples,
evaporated, CO'c: peaches, evaporated, pared, 20
21c; peaches, California, evaporated, unp'red. 13
&16c; cherries, pitted, 15c: cherries, nnpltted. 8e:
raspberries, evanorated, 1819c; blackberries, 6'4
7c: huckleberrlea. 8c.
Sugars Cubes. 4Vc; powdered, 4Kc: granu-late-i.
45c: confectioners'. 4ffll)4c: soft white.
444c; jellow. choice. 3)!37ic: yellow, good.
3iSc: yellow, fair, S-ic.
Pickles Miflliim. bbls (1,200), $4 75c; medium,
half bbls (600). 2 8".
Salt No. 1 51 hbl. 1 20: No. I evlra.'a nhl. SI in-
dilry, p hbl, $1 20: coarse crystal. ? bhl. $1 20; Big
gins Eureka. 4-hu sacks, $2 80; Higgins' Eureka,
13 14-lb packets. S3 CO.
Canned GoODS-Standarrl peaches. St TMl 90:
2ds. $1 20S1. 3i: extra peaclie. K mZ 10; pie
reaches. OVOOc: finest corn. SI 2VS1 oO: Hfd. Co.
corn.Siciasi 00: red chernes.si 101 10: Lima beans.
SI 10; soaked do. 85c: stringed do. 6-V($7ir: marrow
fat Dca. tt ooiail 15: soaked neas. tttdr.az: nlnean-
-rile. $12S13: Bahama do. F2 00; damson pluto.
1 1 w: grcengace?, $i -; egg piums, si iv: 1 aiuorma
apricots, Jl 1U3A 90; California Dears, $2 in2 25: do
greengages. $1 85: do egg plums, fl So; extra
white cherries. S3 75: raspberrles,tl 05J1 10: straw
berries. Moffljl 10: gooseberries, $1 00(31 OS;
tomatocs;-8)!i5c: salmon. 1-lh cans, tl 3001 80:
blackberries. 8Cc; succotash. 2-lb cans, soaked, 90c;
do green. 2-lb cans, ft 251 50: corn beef. 2-lb cans.
fl 651 70; 1-lb cans. 130: baked beans, fl 4055
1 5: lobsters. 1-Ib cans, SI 23: mackerel, 1-lb cans,
boiled, fl 50: sardines, domestic. Hi. $3 SV7H CO:
Ms. (3 50: sardines. Imported. Hu $11 50(312 50: sar
dines. Imported, )is, fl3 CO: sardines, mustard.
$3 30: sardines, spiced, S3 50. ,
FISH Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel. $24 00 per
bbl; extra No. 1 do mess, $20 00: No. 2 shore mack
erel, $18 03: Xo. 2 large mackerel, f IS 5.1; No. 3
large mackerel, f!4 OO; No. 3 small mackerel. $1000.
Herrlng-Spllt SO 50: lake. S3 C". per ICO-lb bbl.
White fish. 4 75 per 100-lb half bbl. Lake trout.
S 550 per half hbl. Finnan baddies. 10c per lb. Ice
land halibut. 12c per lb. ilckereu n.ilfbbl. S4 00:
PlckereL
quarter bbl. f 1 60.
Holland herring.
Walkoff
u
erring. 90c.
UATUEAL S4 905 00.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
There was but one sale on call at the Grain
Exchange to-day, namely a car of sample
oats, 37c, B. & O. Receipts, as bulletined. 50
cars, as follows: By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne
and Chicago Rail nay: 3 cars of oats, 1 of
corn and rye, 3 of corn, 2 of straw, 5 of hay,
8 of flour, 1 of wheat. By Pittsburg, Cin
cinnati and St. Louis: 11 cars of corn, 3 of
hay, 1 of middlings, 1 of corn and wheat, 3
or oats. By Baltimore and -Ohio: 1 car or
oats, I of rye, 2 of hay. By Pittsburg and
Lake Erie: 1 car of oats, 1 of corn. By
Pittsburg and Western: 2 cars of hay, 1 of
wheat. Tho member of tho Exchange were
evidently merry over the approach of
Christmas, and business was a secondary
I consideration. There was mucu more or
j corn-pelting by the brethren than of corn
ucnuu!$, unit miri ;i vcij puuiiiuttii iuc ,..-
change adjourned for Christmas.
Following quotations -arc for carload lots on
JAS. 3L SCHOOKMAKEK,
President.
JAB. McCUTCHEON,
Vice President.
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,
3X 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 LIBERTY AVENUES.
track. Dealers charge an advance on tbese prices)
from store:
1 WHEAT-No. 2 red. fl 001 01 : No. 3 red. 9Sffl97c.
I CORX No. 2 yellow car. -emaHei high mixed
J ear. 43549c: mixed ear. 4848Hc: So. 1 shell corn.
' MSffljlc: o. 2 Tellow shelled. 52'a53c: high mixed
shelled, 51 !52c: mixed shelled. 5o51c.
OATS No. 1 oats. 39S40e: No. 2 white, aaa
ZHc; extra No. 3 oaU. 3ag33Kc: mixed oad, 33
033c.
Rye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, &397c; No.
1 W-stern. 9105.
JIAKLEY 6Sa75c.
FLOUR Jiihblog prices Fancy sprlngpatents,
$3 50(5 75: fancy winter patents. $5 25(35 SO: fancy
straight winter, 85 005 25: fancv straight snrtny.
Si 25rt5 50: clir winter, fl 6."K?5 00:tralilitSXXX
akers'. $4 75 00. Rre flour. $5 235 SO.
3IILLFEED No. 1 wh'lte middlings. S22 5023 C0T
ton: No. 2 white .middlings. S20 0021 CO: brown
middlings. SIS 0OS19 CO: winter wheat bran, f IS CO
H 50; chop feed. f21 OOTir. CO.
Hay Baled timothv. choice, f 12 50(313 CO; No. 1.
til 7512 CO: No. 1. tlO 5010 75: clover hay. flO 09
10 50: loose from wagon. SI2 O'IS 00. according
to quality: nacklog bav. $10 COffllu 25.
STRAW-Oats, $3 508 75: wheat, $6 CCa 25; rye,
Provisions.
Sugar cured hams, large
Sugar cured hams, inedlnm..,. ,
Sugarcured hams, small.. .... ,
Sugar cured California hams
Sugar cured b. bacon
Sugarcured skinned hams, large....,
Sugarcured skinned hams, medium.,
Sugar cured shoulders
Sugar cured bonelew shoulders ,
Sugarcured skinned shoulders ,
Sugarcured bacon shoulders ,
Sugar cured dry salt shoulders
Sugar cared d. beef rounds
Sugar cured d. beef setts
Sngarcnrcd d. beef fiats
Bacon clear sides, 30 lbs
Bacon clear hplllp rtfh
Dry salt clear sides. 30 lbs ave'g..
Dry salt clear sides. 20 IBs ave'g..
Mess pork, heavy II 00
Mespork. famllv 12 00
Lard, refined In tierces S!
Lard, n-flned In one-half bbls 5H
Lard, refined in 6C-Ib tubs .
Lard, refined In SO-lb palls 6i
Lard, refined In 50-tb cans 5'I
Lard, refined In 3-fb tin palls '
Lard, refined in 5-lb tin palls 64
Lard, refined In 10-B tin palls )
Harness Leather.
There is an Improved tone to markets for
lightweight leather, and heavy weights are
still firm, with demand active for stock as
fast as it is produced. There has been at no
time any accumulation of the latter, nnd
now thero promises to be a. demand suf
ficient to absorb the accumulated stock of
llghtweigbt leather.
Following are theprices of harnes leather
as established by the Allegheny tanners:
No. 1 trace, 38c per ft; B tnice, 36c per B;
No. 1 extra heavy, 100 Bs and over, 38c per
B; B extra lieavv, 3Io per B; No. 2 extra
heavy, 29a per B; "No. 1 heavy, 130 to 160 fis,
32s per B; B heavy, 303 per B: No. 2 heavy,
28c per B: black line, 29c per ft; No. 1 oak col
lar leather, 13c; B rak collar leather, lie.
Oak sole and belting leather bi as it was a,
week ago. Prices are as follows: -
Oak belting butts, prime quality STo
Xovcrwelghts. 3ibsand up 2So
A overweights, 21 lbs and up 21c
B overweights, 20 Ibs-and np 24o
C overweights. 20 lbs and un 220
Middle weights, 13 to MS Bs.lc less than above.
Bides and Calfskins.
Buffs and calfskins are a shade firmer
than tbey were a week ago, and steers are
weaker, but prices are practically the same.
Our tanners are stocked up well and
their needs are light at present. The
number of hides and calfskins In the
bands of our city dealers is unnsnally small.
Pelts are promptly taken as fast as they
come to the front, and prices are steady.
Following is the revied list of prices
which dealers and tanners pay for stock de
livered here:
No. 1 green salted steers, 60 lbs and over.
No. 1 green salted cows, all weights .
No. 1 green salted hides. 40 to 60 lbs
No. 1 green salted hides, 2 to 46 lbs
No. 1 green nalted bnlu
No. 1 green salted calfskins
So. 1 green salted veal kips, apiece
No. 1 green salted runner kips
sheepskins, late take off, apiece
Tallow, prime
Reduction for No. 2 stock. 1V cent per lb
on steers and light hides; 1 cent on bull and,
2 cents on calfskins.
Turpentine and Rosin.
New York Rosin steady and quiet,
pontine quiet and firm at 3334Xc.
Tnr.
Savannah Turpentine firm at
33HC
Eosin firm at $1 2K1 32i-
Wilmixotos Spirits of turpentine firm,
at 31Jc. Rosiii firm; strained, $1 20; good
strained, $1 25. Tnr steadv at $1 25. Crude
turpentine firm; bard, $1 00; yellow dip,$l 30
virgin, $1 90.
Charleston- Turpentine steady at 32c
Rosin firm; sood strained, $1 27JX.
SICK HEADACHECarler,s L,tte tlTer pmj
SICK HEADACHE"
'-Carter's Little Liver Plus.
; Carter's Little Liver Pills.
SICK HEADACHE.
SICK HEADACHE
-Carter's Little Liver Pills.
de4-40-liwrsa
The stomach can deal with
a drop when it cannot deal
with a spoonful.
Scott's Emulsion is cod
liver oil broken up into drops
invisibly small ; each separate
drop is wrapped in glycerine
so that the taste is lost.
This is why Scott's Emul
sion is the easy and effectual
form of cod-liver oil.
Hypophosphites of lime
and soda combine in tonic ef
fect with the half-digested oil.
Let us send you a book on
it; free.
Scorrft Bowse, Chemists, til South 5th Avenoe,
New York.
Your drusgkt keeps Scott's Emulsion of cod-liver
oil all druggists everywhere do. $t.
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BKOKERS FINANCIAL.
Whitney & Stephenson,
57 Fourth Avenue.
apJMS
IP SAVINGS BANK,
H 81 FOURTH AVENUE.
iaDital. $300,000. Surplus. $3LG70 29.
D. McK. LLOYD. EDWARD E. DUFF.
4 President. Asst. Sec. Treat,
per cent interest allowed on time de
posits. OC24-64-D
John M. Oakley & Co,
BANKERS AND BROKERS..
Stocks, Bonds. Grain, Petroleum.
Private wirs to New York and ChlCagta
45 SIXTH ST.. I'ltt-bnrg.
SAMUEL BAILEY, Jr.,
, Secretary and Treasurer
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