W THE ' F1TT5SJ3UJKG ' 'uiBFATUH, MONDAY1; ' .rJEBJRUAKT 8, '3S92. ASKING EATS GRASS. Not Nebuchadnezzar Alone, but All Who Degrade Their Gifts. TUB HADXESS OF A VICIOUS LIFE. How Ernn nd the Anicstlietics Debase Man's Shining Talents. FICKLE FOBTUXE AXD ITS LESSONS lfrraL tflegbam to the dispatch., Ueooklmt, Feb. 7. Dr. Talmage's text this morning w Daniel iv. 28: "All this same upon the King Xcbnchadnezzar. " Colonel Kan linon,.the Oriental traveler, says, that the exhumed bricks, not only of Ilabylon, but of 100 towns in an ares. oflOJ mile in length anil 30 in breadth, arc in scribed -nit h the name of Xebuchadnczzar. lie as a great warrior, and at tho glance of lil- sword nations prostrated themselves, lie mitt great king, and built a city rcser oir30 miles in circumference and 120 feet deep, and constructed a banging garden 400 lect square and 75 feet high, some say to please Amuhij, His wife, who liaa been born pinong the hills, and others say to get a pleasure ground fiee from tho mosquitoes, which afflict the levels. I think, from his character, the latter reason may have im pelled him as much as the former. When he conquered King Zodekiah, so as to have no moro trouble with him, he put his eyes out a most barbarous way of in capacitatine; an enemy. But Babylon was a frreat place, the houses surrounded by gar dens and the housetops were connected with each other by bridges; and one day Nebuchadnezzar walked ont on those suspension bridpes and showed, perhaps to a royal visitor, the vastness of his realm. Nebuchadnezzar's Terrible Tall. But, in an instant, all that splendor is gone from his vision, for a voice falls from the heavens, saying. "O. King Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: the kingdom is doparted from thee, and they shall drive thee from men and thy dwelling shall be with the beast of the field; they shall make thee to rat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most Hfcrh rulcth in the kingdonuof mqi and givoth it to whomsoever how ilL" One hour from the time ho made tho boast, he is on his wav to the fields a maniac, and rushing into the forests he becomes one of the beasts, and lsaftor awhile covered with eagles' leathers for protection from the rola, and bis nails grow to look like bird's claws in order that he mar dig the earth for roots and climb the trees for nuts. The mental disaster that seized him wa what the Greeks called Lyca'nthropy, by which a man imacines himself a beast and prefers to go out and mingle with brutes, lie who had been eating pomegranates and apricots off plates of gold inlaid with ame thyst and diamond, and drinking the richest n-iiies from the royal vats, now browsing on grass, and struck by the horn of the ox as he contends for a better tuft of the pastnrage, and instead of an oichestra on benches of ivory playing the national airs, now listen ing to the mean and bellow and grunt of tho beasts. This is not hard for me to believe, for the forms or dementia are innumerable. The Incongruity of the Picture. While walking from this Babylonian palace down to the pasture field, and from the past tiro field back to the palace, the first thing that impresses me is what an incongruous thing it is for a king to be eating grass. It is good for cattle, but not fit for man. And then for one to piefer it to a royal table toward whose bounty the orchards, and pad jlocks, and streams, and vineyards in all the earth might contribute what an amaze ment: And yet tho scene is as common as tmvlight. lVlieu I see a man of regal nature made to rule in realms of thought, capable of all moral elevation, besotting his faculties, at- : mptmg out of low- scnsuaities to satisly his immortal energies, coming down off of Li throne or power into brutalities, sac niicin;: his higher nature to his lower nature, stooniuir and stooning. coming down and coming down until all his influence lor good is gone. I cry out, "There is a king eat ing m-ass like an ox!" And there are tens ol thousands of such Ncbuchadnezzars. o there are queens who dedicate them srl cs to tho same humiliation. What power i.ii fcocTGod gave that woman. Jlcgnetism ot ivr-cnal pre-once. Influence more than imperial. By her intelligence, bv her tender ness by her charm of smile and manner, ca jnble of soothing so much sorrow, and re forming so much way w ardness, and wield ing so much elcvated"power, A A mean's Moral Debasement. Yet at the call of worldliness, coming ont of the throne room o; good influence, where ood uomd have her reign, coming down ever the ivory stairs of moral power, coming lown o.ud coining down until she has no more ou! than the dead bird transfixed in her millinery or the chinchilla that was slain to afford her warmth, or the kid that furnished her the nlovc, and finding her imly delight in flatteries of brainless men, ind midnight -chottische and debauched nvclletti-s. I sny "there is one who might harp been a queen unto God forever, yet eating -traw like an ox."' I look over the pasture-fields of folly and hd, and find many irrovcling wno ought to be erect, oh men and women go back to jour thionos! The next thought that presses into my mind f:om the contemplation of this in cident is that conviction is not conversion. iio is this inonaich that makes tho boast aliout Babylon? The very man who, under the rcve'a'-ion of dreams that Daniel made fiom heaven, deeply humbled himself, while benlesed that God is a God of Gods and a l-oru of Lords, yet, behold that the humb ling and arousing which he before felt did nit result m a radical change. Tncre is no mistake incre frequent than of supposing comiction a synonym forconvor s.oh. Conviction is merely a sight or sin; conversion is a view ot Pardon. Conviction is merely alarm: conversion is confidence. Conviction is di-satisfaction with depravity; conversion is a turning aw ay from it. Seriousness Doesn't Make a Christian There are multitudes who think that as oon as a man is serious he is fit lor profes sion o; ,-elig;on. What ifa man should only t lank seriously of being a merchant; would that make him a merchant? AVhatifamaa should only think seriously of being a law. ven would that make him a lawyer? What ii a man should only think soriously of being a Cluistian; would that make him a Christian? I-earn aKo from mv subject that pride is tin precuorof overthrow. Pride is a com mander well plumed and caparisoned, but it lesds foi th a dark and frowning host. "J'ndc g eth lieloro destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." The arrows irom the Almighty's quiver are apt to stiikc a man when on the wing. He Who Is Down Cannot FalL Again learn from the misfoitune of the king of Babylon what a terrible thine is the loss of rcasou. There is no calamity that can possibly bclall us in this world so great ts the derangement of intellect to have the oody of a man and yet to fall even be- lon the instinct of a bnitc. In this world of -ad sights, the saddct is the idiot's stare. In tins woild or awlul sounds, tho most f. fill is the maniac's iaugh. Ciirisfs heart w cnt out to those who were pileptic, falling into the file, or maniacs cutting themselves among tho tombs. We sie accustomed to be more graterul for pby-u-ul health than lor the proper working or oui mind. We are apt to take it for granted that the intellect which has served us so well w ill always be .'aithful. ". Wonderful Engine to Keep In Order. We forget that an engine with such tre mendous power, when tho wheels have such vastness of ciiple and such swiftness of mo ilou and the least impediment might put it jut ot gear, could ouly bo kept in proper balance by a Dh ine hand. Xo human power ;ould eugineer this train of immortal lacul les. How strange it is that our memory, on whose shoulders all the success and mis tortuncs and occurrences ot a liletime are ,ilace', should not ortener break down, and .ii-t tne scales of Judgment, which have jeen weighing so much and so long, should noi lose their adjustment, and that lancy, nlnch holds a dungeious wand, should not .onictinics maliciously wave it, bringing nto the heart forebodings and hallucina jo.is the most appalling. How many fine intellects are being de- .troyed by anodynes and anaesthetics, which eie eit en by Providence for occasional ie in alleviation of pain or Insomnia, but v being employed continuously after iwhilc cap: .re and destroy. Chloral, co siii.f, bromide or potassium, opium, and hole shelves of seductive etceteras that lelp turn Ncbuchadnezzars into imbecility r madness. Do not trifle with opiates th.it jenntub tho brain. If you cannot live with mt thcpeipetual and enslaving use of them, rou had better die. Better die a sane man v than live a fool. But mm is the canse of more insanity than anything else. There Is nothing like rum to put'a man, like Nebu chadnezzar, down on all fours. Fortune an Uncertain Thing. Again, learn Jiow quickly turns the wheel of fortune, from how high up to how far down went Xobuchadnczzar. Those now in places or position and power, even though they should live, will, in a rew years, be dis regarded, while some, who, this day are ob scure and poverty stricken, will ride up on the shoulders ot the people to take their turn at admiration and the spoils of office. Oh, how quickly the wheel turns! Ballot boxes are the stepson which men come down as often as they go up. Of those who were a few years ago successful in the accnmnlation of property, how few have not met with reverses of fortune, while many of those who then were straitened in circum stances now hold the bonds nndthe bank keys of the nation and win the most bows on tho exchanze. Of all fickle people in the world Fortune is the most fickle. Anchor your soul in God. From Christ's love gather your joy. Tneu come sorrow or gladness, success or defeat, riches .or pov erty, honor or disgrace, health or sickness, lire or death, time or eternity, all are yours and ye are Christ's and Christ is God's. Learn also from mv subject the' comforting truth tliat afflictions are arrested as soon as they haro accomplished their mission. For sevon years did Nebuchadnezzer dwell among tho boasts or the field, but, at the ex piration or that time, his reason returned, and, as soon sis with nroper humility he ac knowledged tho God of heaven, he was brought back to his palace. How Human Vanity Is Corrected. God sees how much our pridp is and he sends iust enough adversity to humble it. He sees just how wordly minded we are and pulls us Just hard enough to detach us from onr follies. Ho sees how hard onr heart is and smites j ust hard enough to break it. The defeats and sorrows of life have sometimes been the greatest advantage It was because Dante failed as a statesman that he gave up politics, and wrote his immortal "Divina Commedia." It was a violent thunder storm that first set Martin Luther seriously think ing, and the thunder of this world's disaster has started many a reformation. Again, learn from my subject that con nected with the most distressing judgments or God there arc disnlavs or Divine inercv. God might justly have left Nebuchadnezzar in the field, Dut infinite compassion brought him back to the palace. No sooner was Kdon blasted than a blessing follow cd on tho heels of the curse promising the coining of one who would destroy sin and make the whole world a paradise. The deluge descends, but not until Noah had invited the people into the ark. The Lord utters tho admonition: "Tho wages of sin is death," but exhaustless mercy responds: "Deliver him irom going down to the pit for I have found a ransom." Hide thee quick in the rock, Christ Jesus. Let not this insignificant "Now"absoib theo more than the gicat hereafter. 'A Personal Testimonial for Religion. Take this goodly religion which has dono so much for me that I can commend it to alL Without it I should have gone the whole downward'eareor. Stolid and phleg matic natures going astray do not go so far, but natures liko mino sanguine, intense, emotional, optimistic, social to the last de gree, and echoing to all tho heights and depths of mirth, if they get off track, they go with one wild leap to hell. As to the re straining power ot this religion upon a mercurial temperament, I testify This is not abstraction or somcthinggotten from books. I speak of what I know. Go out and ask all who have tried this religion and ask them how it works. Out of this au dience I could gather 1,0011 men and women who could tell you a thrilling story as to w hat religion has done lor them. Yea, if times or persecution should come as of old, and they may come, there are 1,000 here who would for Christ's sake as cheertully walk into the furnace of fire as though it were an arborof thyme and honeysuckle.and face the lions as though they were lambs frisking on the hillside, and trade down into the deep waters which are to submerge them as hap pily as ever at Narragansett Beach they took the surf at a summer bathing. Come up and Join those on the way to a Palace. What an absurd thing lor a king to be eat ing grass. Instead of living on the poor fod der that the w orld affords come up and sit among the princes of God at tho royal ban quet, and hear the bands play. "Eat, O iriends! Drink, O beloved:" Hero is a crown: wear it. nere is a sceptre; sway it. Here is a throne; mount it. Tnis is your hour; imnrove'it. SATURDAY BOILED DOWN. ALL THE WORLD'S VARIED DOINGS OF A VHtV BUST DAT. .Happenings in the Two Cities and Nearby Towns and Throughout tho Civilized World News to Satisfy Every Taste In SO Large Pages. The world moves on Saturday, the samo as on every other day. To chronicle its do ings the Sunday newspaper is necessary. Those who fail to read it missed, among other items cf intelligence, the following: Loca1. Johnny Kane was kidnaped from Woods' Run The State will be sued for tho killiug at Dixmont of J. J. McFee by O. A. Williams Two iron w orkers settle a quarrel by a prize fight.. . The It. & O. will improve the P. A, W Brown's mill was damaged by fire ''t. Anne's Church at Mlllvale was dam aged by fire Miss Katherine Shaw died at a Pittsburg Club reception Taxpayers who offer property cheap to assessors are taken at their word Tho Manchester car strike was on the eve of settlement Adams Express messengers are beinr dis charged by wholesale Ward nominations were made Principal Andrews is a candi date for Superintendent of .City Schools.... Sonthside people still protest against Schen levl'arfc taxation. ...A new merit system was adopted in tho Pittsburg postofiice There is a demand for rree baths Sev eral divorce caes were tried Brennen pro poses points lor a ballot Two arrests for passing counterfeit money were made. General. A critical operation was performed unon Adjutant General McClelland and ho may die.. ..Harrison and Cleveland will be the probable Presidental nominees Cleveland may assist ex-Governor Campbell's Presi dental aspirations.. ..Now Y'ork Democrats protest against tho "snap" convention Leonards, the Republican nominee for Governor of Louisiana, reluses to co-operate with his Central Committee Hill carries many New Y'ork -county conventions Kid naper Sontherland is on trial The House Committee on Coinage decided to introduce a free coinage hill.. .Circulars of instruc tions about polling places were mailed from Harrisburg.... Five grip sufferers in West ern New Y'ork committed suicide.... A new star has been discovered.. ..Deer Island con victs gambled and held prizefights A man asked to have hi alimony reduced because tho McKlnley law made htm poor Fitzsimmons' child is to have moral training.. ..Cincinnati is to have vestibuled electiic trains. ...Carnegie will take a Western trip A crank haunts In spector Byrnes Matches were found scat tered through a cotton cargo Editor Mellon, of Beaver, blames Hensel and Kerr for his libel sult....Kcno heirs claim Pattor- son Heights on an ancient patent There are overdrafts or $13,030 from Chicora's broken bank.. ..Boards of Trade continued their fight against the anti-Option bill.... War Department officers are worried about Garza World's Fair Congressional mana gers are resting on their oars Charges of corruption wore made against customs officials An Indian tribe hibernates in winter.... Evidence was taken in the Over man court martini. Toreign. More revelations of boodling coma from Canada German party lines are tightly drawn on tho education bill Germany is woiked up over petty tyrannj- in tho aimy Tory whips are drmnming up votes.... Prince George is to be Dnke of London.... Workmen are busy saviujr the Eider Rare African peaches sell for 50c each in London England has the most foolish strike on record The trial of Mrs. Osborne, in Lpndon, is bringing out public sympathy.... Northern Fpaiu is devastated by floods. ...Englishmen tulnk they see a Yankee trick concealed In the World's Fair A bogus English claim agency has been victimizing many Ameri cans. SICK HEADACHE. SICK HEADACHE. SICK HEADACHE. Carter's Little Liver Pills. '-Carter's Little Liver P11U. 'Carter's Little Liver Pills. '-Carter's Little Liver Pllli. SICK HEADACHE ce4-10-MWF6n FEATURES OF TRADE. Produce Prices Ranging Practically the Same as a Week Ago, WITH EGGS AS THE EXCEPTION. Boot and Shoe Trade Firm as Viewed From a Boston Standpoint. GBEAT INCREASE OF LITE STOCK Office or The Dispatch, . PlTTSBCisa, Saturday, February 6. In the produce lilie the principal event of the past week has been the sharp advance in eggs. An unusual scarcity in this line is. reported from all trade centers. Two wcek ago fresh eggs were slow at 2tc per dozen, and now there are not enough to meet de mand at 3oe per dozen. In dairy product lines there have been no new developments the past week, with the exception of a slight advanco in choice grades of cheese. Pitts burs was about the last trade center of the country to fall into line in tho upward moyo ment of cheese. The reason for this was that our Jobbers were heavily stocked np he fore the rise at sonrces of supply. For the past few wcoks New Y'ork cheese could bo bought here at lower prices than at the fac tories. Vegetables and fruits are slow nt about the same prices as pro vailed a week ago: At this time last year potatoes and apples were worth more per bnshel than they are now per bar rel. With largo families this means iv sav ing of not less than 13 ncr week in the lino .of household necessities. The consumer has no room for grumbling this .season, hue the producer and middleman find little that is comforting in the situation. Very few produce and commission merchants are aole to more than meet expenses or late. A season of such plenty as the last season was, while satlsfactorv to the consumer, is the opposite to tho producer and middleman. In Grain and Groceries. In cereal lines wo note continued' heavy receipts and light demand, with a tendency toward lowet prices. Wheat, flour, oats and millfced have found a lower level in the past week, and hay is -barely steady at prices of last Saturday. Tho entire weoks sales on call nt tho Grain Exchange did not amount to over ten per cent of the actual receipts as bulletined. Unless there has been a large amount of private soiling, stocks in the hands of grain merchants must bo vcrv largo, since betwoen 000 and 700 carloads liave been received in the past two weeks. The reatnree of tho week in grocery lines has been the advance in p.ickage coffee, tho advance being 3-20 on standard brands. At tho riso markets are reported very strong. Hog products areonly in fair demand, and prices lor the week to como will stand as they have been for the week past. Increase of Live Stock. The United States is still on the Increase in both cattle and hog raising, says William Adams in tho Indiana Farmer. In 1873 there were 29,870,700 cattlo and 25,726,800 hogs, giv ing about 60 cattle and 56 hogs per 100 inhab itants to tho United States. In 1S90 we had 62 S01.907 cattle and 51,602,780 hogs, double the number of hogs in 15 years and nearly double the number of cattle, making 8iJ on cattle ami 82Ji hogs to every 100 of our population. A protcssor of mathematics says at this rato ot increase in 1312 w e will have as many cat tlo and hogs as wo have population, as It takes at least double this time for our popu lation to double, the outlook being plenty and to spare. In recalling our past record, we find some very interesting facts, namely: Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio in 1841 wero the leading hog States; now Iowa has as many hogs as those throe did then. Many Slates attained their zenith in hog raising many years ago. Frotwear at the Hnb. The Boston Herald has this to say of tho boot and shoe situation and outlook: Manu facturers or boots and shoes are getting rather more orders or late, and the market looks rather better, except that goods arc being made at low prices. But the explana tion is made that a good deal of the differ once between prices this year" and a year ngo is the result of what may be termed natural causes. Tiie raw material, leather, is lower than last yean besides, considerable progress is being made in machinery and the methods of making certain goods, nil of which enables the makers XO turn the goods out for less money. It is a featuro worthy of note that samples of shoes for next lall are being sold, and being sold at less prices than a year ago. The trade is here and demanding these samples, and though it is early, yet the samples must be made. In the face of the lower prices made on boots, the jobbers are demanding that shoes also be mado lor less money than last year, and tho samples sold thus far have been sold generally 'on a lower basis of prices. The position of the leather market is expected to help the manufacturers oufon these lower prices for boots and shoes. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Receipts, Shipments and Prices at Fast Liberty and AH Other Tards. Office of The DisrATCH, Pittseuro, Satuhdat, February C. Cattle Receipts, C93 head: shipments, 523 head; market nothing doing; all through consignments; 3 cars cattle shipped to New Y'ork to-day. Hogs Receipts, 2,700 head; shipments, 3,000 head; market slow, prices ranging at $4 65 5 00; 3 cars of hogs shipped to New Y'ork to dav. Sheep Receipts. L100 head; shipments, COO head; market slow; prices unchanged. Ey Telegraph. Chicago Cattle Keceipts, 1,000 head; shlDments, 500 head; market steady: natives. $3 63Q1 50; stockcrs, $1 532 CO; cons, $1 3C S2 35. Hogs Keceipts, J3.0C0 head; ship ments, 7,100 hend: mmket active and 510c hurlier; rough and common, $t 2o4 45; mixed and packers, $4 C54 75: prime ho-ivy and butchers' weights. $4 80 S3; light, $4 GO I 73; pigs, $4 004 40. Sheep Keceipts, 2 500 nead: shipments none: market active and a shade higher; ewes, $3 OOifJi 05; mixed, $4 504 75; wethers, $4 905 4u; Westerns, $5 0045? 30; led Texans, SI 501 80; Iambs, $1 00g) 30. Buflalo Cattlo Kaceipts, 130 carloads through, 2 on sale; strong and firm; sale of good stable fed cows, $3 00; good fancy heif ers, $443. Hogs Rcceipts.3jcarloads through, 16 on sale: maiket 5l0c higher: Jieavy grades, 4 S35 00: packers and medium, Jl 83Q4 00: do. Yorkers pood to best, $4 85g) 4 00. sheep and lamlis Keceipts 1 carload through, 15 on sale; ' market strong and active: sheen extra fancy, $3 007 50; good to choice, ?5 25go 40; fair to goo.i. $4 005 00; lambs good to extra native, J6 50G 75; fail to good do. in 00C 25; Canada common to extra, 6 G38 75. Kansas CltV Cattle Keceipts, 3,000 head; shipments, 000 head: market fairly active, price steadv to strong; good to choice steers, $4 6.'4 90; medium to sood;(4 00 4 50: common to medium, $3.103 Ou: cowh, Jl 40Q1 00; stockers and feeders, $3 503 03. Hogs Keceipts, 700 head; shipments, 5,000 head: maiket active, gencrallv higher; bulk, $4 i3t 45; extreme range, 3 S54"50 Sheep Keceiptc, S.CJO head; shipments, 2,900; mar ket quiet and unchanged. Cincinnati Hogs stronger; common and light, $325t 33; packing and butchers, $4 5!) (ft b); leceipu, 2,100 head; shipments, 1,200 head. Cattle barely steady and unchanged; reie p"s, 303 head; shipments, 200 head. Sheep in fair demand; receipts, 230head;shipineuts, 200 head. Lambs in light demand: common and light, ?4 00ti 00 per 100 pounds. " St. Louis Cattle Keceipts very light; shipments, SOO head; no hiaiket on account of scatcity of available grades. Hogs Ke ceipts. 2,200 head: shipments, 2,!rj0heail: mar ket 5g)10c higher: fair. to prime heavy. $4 50 4 75; mixed, ordinary to good, $4 20Q1 6J. Sheep Receipts none; shipments none: mar ket lor lair to choice, $3 73 3 6J. turpentine JMniksts. "New Y'ork Kosin dull and easy; strained, common to good, $1 32K1 37J. Turpentine dull and steady at 345352. Wilmisqtos Spirits of turpentine firm at SOc Kosin firm; strained, $1 00; good strained, $1 05. Tkrflnu at $1 40. Crude tur pentinesteady; hard, $1 00; yellow dip, $190: virgin, SI SO. Savaxkah Turpentlno steady at 31 Vc Kosin firm at $1 Oul 0i. Chabllstos Turpentine steadv at 31c. Kosin firm; good strained, $1 00. The Coffeo -Markets. New York, Fob. 6. Coffee options openert steady, 520 points dow u: closed steadv, 10 down to 5 up; sales, 20,003 bags, including; rcoruary, ia.iuejia.3uc; JlaiCll, 12.80l3.05c: April, 12.t0c; May. 12.5J12.70c: Jnne, U45c; Mav. 12.201 September. 12.2012.afe. December, 12.00; snot Kio Quiet and steHBv: No. 7. JtsfDHVe. Kaltimoiik. Feb. 6. Coltoe strong; Kio car goes, lair, 17jc; No. 7, 14)c. saturiay's produce markets CHICAGO Wheat was extremely nervous Saturday, and though it averaged higher much higher at times it closed a shado under, yesterday's last figures. Tho news was generally bullish, though some items calculated to affect buyers both for-and against higher-prices wero declared to Do in accurate or untrue, and there wore sus picions that the news factory was in opera tion. The market was in such a nervous condition that It responded rapidly to such influences. There is understood to bo a large short interest and the steady upward turn for the past few days has created somo alarm. There was more disposition on tho partof tho shorts to cover, and even somo of the most stalwart bears were proceeding with more caution. At the start there was a good deal or nejvous strength lelt over from yesterday and this was lelnrorced by the bull news. The leading futures ranged as follows. s cor rected by John M. Oakley Sc Co., AS Sixlli street. members of the Chicago Board ofTradc: jitTiriFs Pcn- mh- hov" V,os" autici.es. g- (yjj. est- ing. 1 . Wheat, No. 2. .- . . ., February t 68'i (OH t S7K S7H May...... SKi S3) 91?, 81K Conx. No. 2. February 42 42 40TS -tOiS March 42 41, 411f 41V Mat" 43 43 iVi 42X Oats. No. 2. February BIN Z'4 2) 29 Mar SIX 32 31 31,1 Mess 1'obk. February 1175' 11 7TK 11 62J4 1175 . May is 00 13 02 11 90 U 97,S Lard. February 611 6 i 6 4J 6 43 May 8 07," 6 70 6 63 6 67'$ sIiort Ribs. February 5 60 5 25 5 75 5 S2'4 May 6 05 6 10 6 00 6 074 Cash quotations were as follows: Flfcur firm. No. 2 spring wheat, S7Jc: No. 3 spring wheat, 8183e; No. 3 red, 91c; No. 2 corn, lOJic; No. 2 oats, 20c: No. 2 white, 82c: No. 3 white. Sljfc; No. 2 rye, 7Xc: No. 2 barley, 563Sc: No. 3. f. o. b., 4557c; No. 4, f. o. b.. Si5Jc; No. 1 flaxseed, 9596c; primo timothy seed,$l 231 30. Moss pork, per bbl, $8 50. Lard, per 100 lbs. $8 45. Short ribs sides (loose), ." P2K5 S3: dry salted shoulders (boxed) H 62k4 75; short clear sides (boxed), $0 050 10. w hlskv, distillers' finished goods, per gal, $1 H. Suirars unchanged. On the Produce Exchange to-day the but ter market was easier: fancy creamery, 28 29c; fine 'Western, 2527c; ordinary, 21 24c; selected dairies, 24ij-6c; ordinary. Q 23c. Egg,2728c NEW YORK Flour steadier, more de mand. Cornmcal quiet and steady; yellow Western, $2 733 10. Wheat Spot market higher, quiet and unspttled: No. 2 red. $1 OS store and elevator; $1 051 05Ji Afloat; $1 MX 107J4 f. " b.; No. 3 red," $1 0 ungraded reu, yiccfsi ui; jno. i aortnern, si UDjit 1 05; No. 1 hard ru, ?i vj 0!1 03; No. 2North- crn. si OlVi: ontions. Ao. 2 red. Februarv. Jl 031 oiVi: closing. $1 01J: March. $1 04 1 04; closing. $1 04: April, SI Wl 04 closing.Sl 01K:Mav,$l 0201 OJJi; clnsing.Sl 03'4; .Tune, $1 O0Kl 0 closing at $1 V1X: July, 99ce$l 00, "closing at si 00. Rye firm and quiet; Western, 9:92e. Barlev dull and steady; No. 2 Milwaukee, 70071c Corn Spot market stronger and quiet: offerings light; No. 2, 5131Jo elevator: S2K52o afloat; ungraded mixed. 4753c; No. 3, 49e; steamer mixed, 53Ji30;.Ic: ontions, Febru arv, 5131j!c, closing at 51c: March, 50 51c. closing at 51Wc: Anril, 5151Jc, closing nt 31ic: Mav, S05O;Sc, closing at COJic; .Tune, 4949'4c, closing at 49lc: July, 49 49c, closing at 49c. Oats Receipts, 03,450 bushels; exports, 1,190 bushels; Biles, 30,000 bushels futures, 62,000 bushels spot; spot market firmer but quiet; op tions dull and irregular, closing steady; Fcbru.trv. 30c; March, :3c; Mav, 37Jc: spot No. 2 wlnto, SSJr?.83ic: mixed 1 estern, 3.1X37Jc: white lib, 37t2: No. 2 Chicago, 3"34c. Hhv- steadv; shipping, 05c: good to choice, 7590e. Hops quiet and weak: State, common to choice,20.:Gc; Pa cific coast, 1926c. Eggs Fresh, scarce and firmer; Western. 31j)32c. Pork quiet and steady; mess, S3 7510 75: extra prime, $9 50. Cut meats quiet and firm; pickled beilies, Gc; do shoulders, 5c: do hams, 9c Middles quiet and steady; short clear, $6 40. Lard firmer and quiet; Western steam, $6 80: op tions, Febrtumy, $B 77; March, $6 816 S3; May, $G 976 9i, closing $G 97fl 98. Butter in active and weak: Western dairy, 18fE23c: do creamery, 2231e; do factdry. 1024e: Elgin, 31&C. Cheeso'in fair demand and firm; part skims, OfBlOJie. ' 5T. LOlTl Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat No. 2 red, rash. 90J91c; Mav. K 91ic, closing at 029,-3iC: July. 884SSc, elo-ing at 88c, nominal. Corn No. 3, cash, 37K37c; Fcbmarv, 37Jc. closing at 37Xc nskod: March, 37?c: May, 3839Je. closing nt 3Sjc.' Oats No. 2 cash higher, 31c; May, 31XewrVc. closing at 319jC31Jc asked. Kvo dull; No. 3, 71c; No. 2, 78c bid. Barley dull: Minnesota, 55c. Butter steady and un changed. Eggs sharnlv lower and vory un settled nt 24c. Provisions Holders firm and asking higher prices, bnt buyers not tnking bold, consequently little doing. Pork, ol'd, $9 25; new, $11 C2X. Xard, S6 15. PHILADELPHIA Flour quiet but firm. Wheat higher and closed firm; umrraded. in grain depot. SI 01; No. 2. red do,$l 02X1 OS: ..to. a. rca, roornarv. si ijsqii iovi: juarcn ana April, $1 ,03Jfl Ofti: May. $1 02Jil 0.V4. Corn strong: No. 4, mixed, m grain depot, 4Sc; No. 3, mixed, in grain depot. 49c: No. 2. yel low, track and grain depot. 51X:No. 2, mixed, February, March, Apr! and May, fiOV(J30Xc Oats in carlots firm: No. 2, mixed, S6o6c; No. 3. white, SSc; do. clipped. 39c: No. 2. white, 39.Jc: No. 2,whito. February, 3SX4?39c; March, Apiilnnd May, 3S3SXc Eg"s" scarce and firm; Pennsylvania firsts, 310321. SEW ORLEANS Sngar quiet and stendv: open kettle, prime to strictly prime. 2J 2 15-lCo; good, fair to fully fair, S 11-1G2 l.'5-liio: Jalr. 2c; good common, 2Xc: common, 2 2c; centrifugals off w hlte, 3c: choice vel- iow, ciannou, a;B.i 11-ioc: prime, io. 3K4S 3 0-lGc; off do, 3&3c; seconds, 2J43tJc. Molasses, open kettle, no sound goods offer ing: fermenting, 15g20c: centrifugals, strictly prime, 19c: good prime, 15 17c; fair to prime, lCI3c; common to good common, C9c. BALTIMORE Wheat strong: No. 2 red, spot and Fehruarv, $1 02J1 03: March, $1 OSKgsl 0.1K: May, $1 03X1 03-. Corn strong; mixed spot antt Febi u.iry, 50351c; March, 505!)c; April, 5031r; ste.imer, mixed. 48iais-Xc. Oats firm; No. 2 white Western, aG39c: Xo. 2 mixed, do .1737Xc Rvc Demand more active; No. 2. 8SXSV. Hay Timothy, $13 50I5 00. Provisions steady, active and unchanged. Rutter steady. Eggs scarce and firm at 272Sc. CINCINNATI Flour firm. Wheat strong No. 2 red.93J.93Xc Corn stronger; No. 2 mixed, 42c. Oats In good demand; No. 2 mixed. 32X-3e. Rye firmer; No. 2, 88S9c. Porkflrm."$ll 75. Lard firm; strong, $C 3iyu Bulk meats firmer, S3 87Xt CO. Bacon quiet. $7 00. Butter barely steady. Eg .s firm at 26c Cheese strong. MILWAUKEE Flour quiet. Wheat ac tive; May, SSJsC; No. 2 spring.E6c: No. I North ern, 92c Corn higher; No. 3, 3SS9c Outs firm; No. 2 white, 32Jc; No. 3 do. 313lkc. Barley No. 2. ojjic: sample, 3560c. Rye higher: No. 1, SOc Provisions quiet Pork May, $11 92. Lard-May, $8 C7X nULCTK Wlieat No. 1 hard cash, S6e: Northpin. No. 2 A,tntiiciji. iisu, ? -w. ,. lift, tvji-uieu, u;t;. on tracK, jo. 1 nam, eic; .tu, 1 ortiiern,t4c MINNEAPOLIS Wheat February, clos ing at S4Xc: May, opening, STVc. highest, 88;c, low est, 85;;c, closine-nt S0c; on track. No. 1 hard, yti-.-: No," 1 Northern, 85c; No. 3 Northern, 80e82c TOLEDO Wheat active; No. 2 cash, 93Jc; Februarv, 93c; Mav. 9B)J. Corn active and steady; No. 2 cash, 40Xe; No. 3, 39Ji: No. 3, yellow, 40c. Oats quiet; cash, 32c Eye dull; cash, 83Xc THE WEEK IK OIL. Good Trading, but the Figures 'Assume a lower Level. Tho past week was one of the host for months in tne way of business, but the price underwent a radical decline, tho finish yes terday being nearly 4 cents below the open ing on Monday. The bearish infinences were fresh developments at McDonald and the unloading ot long oil by the Oil City crowd. Fluctuations aro shown In the fol lowing table: Open- High- Low- , lag. est. est. -Close. Monday cai eiii G3'i 63'f Tuesday 1 MS G3 eiH 6IJ, Wcdneolav 6m GIK Co 61 Thursday COM U' C0H 60' Friday Mll$ Cos 5d1 jatf fcaturuay 53J 00.', 59I MJf Clearances for the week wero 558.000 hnr. rels. The highest point touched was &'X and the lowest 59-X. There wore slight in creases in runs and shipments. Refined closr.d as follows: New Y'ork, 6.40c; London, 5 7-16d; Antw erp, WiU Tne Drygoods Market. New York, Feb. 6. Thero was again a fair Saturday trade in drygoods at first hands. Somo agonts reported decided improvement in the size of orders. Demand, however, continues irregnlar, though the condition of the mai ket does not disclose any correspond ing In egularitv in stocks, goods being gen erally in ratheV moderate supply. The Metal Markets. New Y'ork, Feb. 6. Pig iron dull and steady; American, $15 7SJ17 50. Cooper dull and weak; Lake. $10 70. Lead quiet and easy; domestic, H 12fg4 15. Tin quiet and steady; straits, $19 GO. THE HOME MARKETS. Fre3h ,Ec:gs Are Very Scarce and Prices Still Moving Upward. FANCY CREAMERY BUTTER FIRM. .Heavy Keceipts of Grain and Hay, and the HarMs ire Quiet. ME M0VEMEST OP GROCERIES SLOW Office op The Dispatch. Pittsbuko, Saturday, February 6. Cotjxtky Produce Jobbing Prices Fresh eggs are again advanced, as our quo tations will disclose. At an advance of 8c per dozen within the past two days supply Is short of demand. It has been many years sin co there was such a scarcity of eggs all over the land as right now. Cold storage stock is"practlcally out of tho market. Fine grades of creamery butter are In light sup ply and firm at quotations, while common grades are dull and slow. Keceipts or coun try butter are vory light of Lite and markets fi.ro firm. Choice cheese is active and firm at quotations. Poultry, vegetables and fruit aro qnlet with prices practlcaUy the same as they have been nil tho week. Ai'l'i.ER-Sl 30(3)1 75 per harrcl. Buttbh Creamery Elgin. S334c: Ohio brands 2S,3Sc; common country batter, 1718c: choice countrv roll. 223121c. Beaxs New York and Michigan pea. SI 9C2 00: mirrowrat. $2 1T2 2Ti; Lima beans. ISlcSlft; hand picked medium, $1 902 00. Hkeswax Choice, 3032c 16; low grades, 22 25c. ' BUCKWHEAT FlOUK New, VAttbi'tC ? lb. Cheese Ohio choice. Hi2c: New York cheese, lllh'c; Llinburecr, ligmJSctWlsconsin sweltzer, full cream, 13Ji14)c: Imported sweitzer, 2Masc. Cider Country cider, $3 E0GM CO barrel; sand rctlne'd, $6 ocgil SI: crab cider. 7 508 00 Craxuekbies Per box, $2 U)Z o0; per barrel. 7CO8 00. Eocs Strictly fresh nearby tock,32i5o: pickled cg(c, 25c per do7. Feathers Extra live geese, 5753c: No. 1, 4S E0c $ lb: mixed lots. 3!)40c. DitiEU Fruits Peaches, halves Sc: erapo ratcd apples. sfflBic; apricots. 9311c: blackberries, 5(aCc; rospberrkg. I8I5Jc; huckleberries, 7c: Cal ifornia peaches, 7kiiic r GAME-WIld turkes, SI 502 CO cachf mallard ducki. $1 30 per pair: teal ducks. $2 753 00 per dozen; pheasants. $1 25 per pair: qtialL $2 VI per dncn: squirrels, f 1 aM 25; rabbit?. 20iS25c pr pair: whole deer, 13ai3c lt; saddles. lsa-Olb. Honey New crop, while clover, lt)17c: Cali fornia honey, 1215e f, rh. MAl'LE SYRUI- 75!)c gallon. Maple sugak-icc h lb. PoutTRY AUvc-Chlckeas, 703750 a pair, large; BOSBTOc, medium: live tjirkevs. I0l2c ? Ib;ducs X5r0c a pair; dresed chickens. 12r13c V H; dressed turkeys, H15c H lb; dressed ducks, ISffiloc I'otatoes Carload lots. 3340e. on track; from store, 40loc a bushel: Southern sweets, I C01 73 a barrel; Jerseys, S3 003 25. Seeos Western r?clcancd medium clover, lob bing at 2): mammoth at $5 55: timothr. SI 4.1 for prime and SI 0 for choice: blue grass, 2 Wa-2 SO: orchard grass. SI 75; millet, $1 00: German, $1 15; Hungarian. SI JO; fine lawn, 25c lb; seed buck wheat. ?1 40l 51). Tallow Countrv, 4c; city rendered, 5c. Tbopioal rituiTS Lemons, fancy Messina, $1 0c)4 25; Florida oranges. $2 (032 50 a box: ba nanas, SI 505B1 75 firsts, $1 ocai 2a good secomh., per bunch: Malaga gripes, S3 0C9 Ou a half barrel; pineapples. 'jOfSSoe apiece. Vegetables Cabbage. S3 wai 00 a hundred; vellow Danver onions, S2 '50t2 60 a barrel; toma toes. S coa.1 25 aerate: eelefv. 2.i3:e per dozen; turnips, !0c(ffi?l CO a barrel; new Bermuda potatoes. ft 00 a barrel. Groceries. Tho movement in this line is slow. Coffees aro firm and sugars fairly steady. Canned goods are strong enough to ascend to a higher level before many days. Other sta ples continue along in the same old ruts, there being no change in the prico list for a w cek or two past. Orekn-Coffee Fancy. 2122c: choice Rio. 2003 2Wc: prime, 19'sc: low grade Kio. 17,'i18;iC: old Government Java. 2T29c: Maracaibo. 21HS122'i; Mcc!ia, 27V2j;4c: Santos. 21."i22,1c; Caracas,22j 23Sc: LaGuayrn. 2liiZ2Hc. Roasteii (In uapers) standard brands. 19 3-20c; high grades. 2213-2025 la-2Cc: old Government Jav.i, bnlK. 2-(5)30 3-20c; Miracalbo. 2Hia3J$c; Santo la'ss'-c: peab-rry, 25c: choice liio, 19,Se; prime l!Io, 19 3-20c; good Kio, 18lcc; ordinary, 16)$ 217'iC SnciR (whole) Cloves, 10r?12e: allspice, 10c; cassia. Sc; peppnr. lie: nutmeg. 7iaS0c. PEinoi.r.C5i (Jobbers' prlces)-H0 test, c;c: Ohio. 13). 7ic: headlight. 150 test. Tie; water white. !59'e; globe. Mgcllc: elaine. 15; carna dine, lie: rovallne, 14c; red oil. 10Kllc; purity, 14c: olelne. 14c. Mixers' Oil No. 1 winter, strained. SSCMOc per gal. ; summer. 3537c; lard oil. 52.".5e. syrdp Corn syriip. 2i28c: choice sngar syrup, 34(3.T5e; prime sugar syrup, S022c; strictly prime, 2aw-J0c. N. .0.- Molassfs Fancv new- rrop, 40'?42c; eholee, 4.1011c; old crop, 30S3ie; N. O. syrup, 44 to.; r Son K Bl-carb. In kegs, 33Vc: bl-carb, in Jis, Sc; bl-carb, assorted packages, 510c; sal soda, u kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c. G'an'ULES Star, full weight, 9c; stearlnc, per set. M(c: paralBne, II 12c. Hick Head Cirotlna, 66Vc: choice, SJgSKc; Louisiana, 5&5Kc. ST.tiun rcaru 4c; corn siarcn, wwiie; gloss stirch, 5V38WC I'onr.io.v- Fiilits Lnver raisins. S2 CO; London layer. S2 25: Muscatels. $1 75: Callforn a Mnscatcls. SI 401 CO: Valencia 5X5c: Oudara Valencia. 7(3 7)c: bultana, UOi3c: currants. 4-J4.'c: Turkey prunes. 4Vstf$5c: French prunes iQOc: cocoauuts. 100. 50 00: almonds, Lan., lb, 20c: do Ivlra.l7e; do shelled. SOc: walnuts, Isap., 133I!c: Wcilv Al liens, lie; S1115 rna figs, 12B13C; new-dates, JWjc; Brarllnnts. 7c; pecans. lS'SUc; citron, vllb, 2122c; lemon peel, 12c $ lb: oiangeK'el, I2c Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, GJiffiS'c; apples, evaporated, 7Sc: peaches, evaporated, parts!. 20i31'2Ic; peaches. Cahiorula. evaporated.nnpared, 5S(t'-'Kc; cherries pitted, 12c: cherries, imputed, 4e: raspncrrles.-fvaporatcd, 17lSc: blackberries, C4'ic: huckleberries, 7c. .suc.tns Cubes. iHc: powdcred.IVe: Jtrannlated, 4,4c:eonfectloners'.4laC: soft white. STiflMcx yellow. choice. 3HHi3r; yellow, good, 3Ji.i)$c; yellow, fair, 3M(ffi3'-e. Pickles Medtum, bbls (1.2C0), $1 25; medium, half bbls (CC0), S2 G5. SALT Ko. 1. bbl. SI 20: No. 1. extra. V. bbl, SI 10; dairy. V bbl. $1 20: coarse crystal. bbl tt 20: Higgins', Eureka. 4-bn sacks, $.: SO: Uiggiiis' Eureka, hi 14-Ib packets. $3 CO. Canned Goods Stnndard peaches I 7531 90; 2rts, SI 25HV1 T5; etra peaches. 52 CO: 10: pie peaches. S-Xinoc: micst corn. Si 25t ""; Hfd. Co corn, I'icOJl 05; red cheirics, Sl C0(?1 10; Lima beans, 51 :i5; soaked do. S5c; stringed do, 75asoc; marrowlat peas. SI 005a; 15; soaVcn pens C57oc: pineapples, SI 20l 31: llabama do. S2 00; damson plums, il Ifj; grecng-iges. 1 25; egg plums. 31 CO; ('all Tom ia apricots, 41 83S2 00: Caliioruia pear, S2 102 30: do greengages. ?! kr: do egg plmrs, I 85: extra white cherries, t- 752 85: raspberries, SI 1.7B1 25; strawberries, U5nati 10: gooseberries, 11 Onai 05; tomatoes. 87.5c: salmon, 1 lb cans, jl :xai M; blackberries. SOc; succotash, 2-Hi eaus, soaked, 10c: do green. 2-lb cans, SI 25fq)l 50; corn beef. 2-lb cans, Jl B51 70: 1-lb cans. Si 20; baked b-ans I 401 5; lobsters. 10-lb cans. SI 25; mack erel, 1-lb cans, boiled. SI 50; 6aruhlcs, domestic. M. S3 S54 00: Ms, 53 SO: sardines imported, lis, JU o012 CO; sardines. Imported. Hs SIS 03; sar dines, raitslkrd, S3 3J: sardines, spiced. 53 30. Flsll Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel. $24 00 per bbl: extra No. 1 do. mcss,S20 00: No. 2shoremack erel. 18 10: No. 2 lirgc mackerel. S17 00; Xo. 3 large mackerel, S15 50: No. 3 small mackerel, Jlo CO. Herrings-Split. S6 0; lake, 3 05 ( 100-Ib bbl. White flsh. Sfl CO t 10Mb hall bbl. I.ake trout. S5 50?! half bbl. Finnan haddles, 10c B lb. Ice land halibut, 12c 13' lb. Pickerel, hair bbl. Jl 00 quarter bbl. $1 W. Holland herring, 75e. Walkoff herring. 90c. Oatmeal 54 735 CO. Grain, Flour and Feed. - Sales on call at the Grain Exchange to-day as follows: 1 car mixed shell corn 43o; 1 car sample oats, 3Gc; 1 car samplo middlings, J15 73; 1 car No. 1 timothy, $12 35. Receipts as bulletined: 24 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayno and Chicago 3 cars of oats, 3 of flour, 1 ot wheat, 2 of bran. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis 3 cars of corn, 1 of oats, 1 of bran, 1 of hay. By Pittsburg and Lake Eric 3 cars hay, 3 of oats, 1 of barley, 1 malt. Receipts for the week ending Feb uary 5, 303 cars against 323 cars for the previ ous week. The cereal situation is as it has been all tho week in favor of buyers. Wheat, flour and mill leod are especially quiet. Following quotations are for carload lots on, track. Dealers charge an advance ou these prices fiom store: WHEAT No. 2 red, 079Sc; No. 3 red, 9394c. COKN-No. 2 yellow ear, 49i&49Jc: IiIkIi mixed ear. i'4moc: mlxel car, 46folS;c: No. 2 Yellow shell. 4at45Ui high mixed shelled, uy.4ic; 44se. mixed shelled, 4Hhc Oats- No. 1 oais. .itlaicx No. 2wh1te. 35'33c, extra No. 3 oats. SjOSS-jc: mixed oats. 34So3l.c. RYE No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 92&93cf No. A I V9t 111. JW-V. I!AllLEY-68(i)75c. FLOb'li Jobbing prices Fancy spring patents. S5 15(35 40; fancy winter patents. o lSffifsS: fancy straight winter, S4 755 to; Isncy straight spriuj. S5 2.-W1 50: clear winter, -I ic4 75: str-ilgnt XXXX tiakcrs", 4 735 CO. Rt e ilour, S5 rags 25. illLLFEED No. 1 white middlings. S19 ouaj) 00 per ton: No. 2 white middlings, 17 U)!S 00; brov 11 middlings. SIS C0tai7 111: winter wheat bran, S17 OC 17 50:'chop leed, 317 0020 0J. HAY Baled timotliv, choice, 13 Xli 73: No. 1. 12 S51S 50; No. 2, III 0C11 50: clover hay. til io 4I2 25; loose from wagon. $13 60915 00, according to quality; packing hav, 88 759 2,. Stkaw' Oats. 7 StXfia CO: wheat. S3 COOS 50; rve- 90 R(yi roi. Provision. At tho regular Saturday meeting of Pitts burg pork packers last week's prices were reaffirmed. Sngarcured hams, large Sugar cured hams, medium sugar cured hams, small bugar cured California bams Sugar cured b. bacon., Sngar cured skinned hams, large.... Sugar cured skinned bams, medium., Sugar cured shoulders Sugar cured boneless shoulders Sugar 'cured skinned shoulders Sugar cured baron shoulders... ioH 8 7H J Sugar cured dry-salt shoulders ." - J4 nngnr cured d. beef, rounds " Sugar cured d. beef, setts..., 9 Sugar cured d. beef, flats '4 llacon, clear sides, to lbs t llacon. clear bellies. 20 lbs 7S Dry salt clear sides, 3ulhsave'g Dry salt clear sides, iOtbsave'g 1-i Metsnork. heavy 13 CO Mess pork, family .. 13 0O Lard, rcftned In tierces 5'i Lard, retmed in one-half bbls " Lard. rcflnedln60-lblubs S'-n Lard, refined In 20-lb palls W Lard, rcflned In 50-Ib cans H T.nril mllniirt Ii. 9 .Ik ,. ..-,.. r.3 Lard, refined In 5-lb tin palls.... Lard, refined In 10-lb tin palls... :::: EXCITEMENT IN COALERS. TEESIDENTS OF THREE BIG COM PANIES IN CONFEKENCIS. Beading Leads In -Activity and Jersey Central In tho Advance The Even Tenor and Strength of tho General Share Market Is Not Affected. New York, Feb. 6. It was known to-day that the presidents of tho Jersey- Central, Reading and Lehigh Valloy weroin confer ence, and this fact, with the addition that a largo order to buy Reading had been placed in Philadelphia, a large portion of which was executed here and which was believe.d to bo buying for control, msdo tho coal stocks thu one feature of tho stock market to-day, and their enormous transactions and extremely rapid rise overshadowed the entire market without giving any of the -strength manifested by them to the rest of the list. The general market opened strong but quiet, and arter slight gains in sympathy with the Coalers, realizations and consider able short selling by bears who believe that the pace in the Coalers is altogether too fast, caused a full reaction, ' and the final changes in thcgeneral list are all for small fractions and general losses. Tho trading in Reading was something un precedented. Lackawanna was also ex tremely active, bnt its -transactions were far behind those of Reading. All the Coal ers, however, wefe unusually uctivo and strong, and Jersey Central took the lead in the upward movement, rising from 121 to to 12014 and losing only a fraction from its best prices. Lackawanna roso from 148 to 152, while Delaware and Hudson and Read ing were more moderate. Distillers' at one time showed a gain of 1 percent over last night's price, tint fallen to hold It, and tho other Industrials were qnlet and without feature Among tho rail road stocks Atchison and Louisville we: e inclined to weakness, but while with Erie and Western Union they were moro active their fluctuations were unimportant. The rest of the market was absolutely feature less, und, while after the first spurt price settled down slowly, tho final rally closed the market firm, with groat activity at in significant chanacs for the day in most stocks. Jersey Central, however, is np5J per cent; Lackawanna, Z: Reading, 1)i, and Delaware nnd Hudson, IJ5. The following table shows the prices or active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yester day. Corrected dailr for THE DisrATCH by Whitney & Stephenson, oldest Pittsburg mem bers of the New York stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: Low' est. C.OS- bid. American Cotton OH American Cotton Oil, pfd. Am. feuzar Refining Co... 65 81 S TSH lH C0'4 125i 3214 25 01 4-i 73li 1'7K 79H lSJi 9154 43 h HI 117 141 71V 35 31 151 H 12 17 M 7ii 1CS.S 22 72K 122H 74 37 Wi 93 108 lU7i 19 Aiii. Sugar Ki-llulng Oo.pfJ aicu.. topekn & a. r Canadian Pacific Canada bouthern Central of New Jersey. ... Central Pacific Chesapeake & Obio C. iti., 1st pfd C. AO.. 2d pfd Chicago Gas Trust C, Ilnr. AOnlney C, Mil. A M. Paul..'. C. Mil. Si. I'aulpref... '.. Rock I. A P..... C, St. P.M. & O C. St. P. M. & O. pref... C. A Northwestern 33 m" "iiri 7fi 107 79 !t 12M JI1 ia.'s H7J, C. A Northwestern, pfd... I-., t.., u. & 1 Col. Coal A Iron t.... Col. JfcllocklngVal Del., Lack. A West Del. A Hudson Denver A Kin G Den. A Kio Grande pref.. E. T Va. A Oa..; Illinois Central Lake Erie A West Lake Erie A West pref.... Lake shore A M. h Louisville A Nashville.... Mobile A Ohio Missouri Pacific National Cordace Co 7Ii 3 31H HS!- 12S 18 44 122, 95S 110H U4H National Cordage Co., pfd. iicn 1,1. k ieiurai,......., N. Y. C. Ast. 1 N. Y. C. A St. L. 1st pref. N. Y. C. 4 St. L. 2d pref.. N, Y., L. E. A W...:. N. Y.. L. E. AW., tfd.... 19 40 'i ai'i Open High lng. est. "39" "ii" 'i:i" 'faij "ih "25; l "7! "75'4 107W llS'-K 7H 7SH 125V 125? 91 fe 91 49 49,'i 'iii'H 'iiiii w; 37 3lj 3I 149s 152 123 1ZX IS IS 49V 49 7 7H "OH "727, 120 121 74 74 " enf "02 V !6 'M'i . Ill's 111 114H ,115 K'A mi Arte "31" 7t, 72U 47 47M ivi in "ihi "fori "37Jf "37 ' 71 71 M 47 47!j via ml H5i 50 ic;i i6X i B7'4 25: 37M 37 20; '3'i 45j 28 ..,.. Ml Mi uy, i4S 7HJ 4V,'. i 103 113" lll 45 45Jj IVi 13 30 29'f S7 k7! 37 37 77 78M 49,' 49,'s -ft. 1 , . E N. Y.. O. AW...'. Norfolk A Western Norfolk A Western, prd.., North American Co.. Northern Paelllc Northern Pacific, pfd Oregon Improvement Pacific Mail Peo.. Dec. A Evans Philadelphia A Reading.... P.. C, C. St. L P.. C. V. ASr. I,.. ptd.... Pulman Palace Car. Richmond & W. P. T Richmond A W. P. T. pfd. St. Paul A Dnlntll ... St. PanlADiilutli. pfd St. Paul. Minn. A Man Texas Pacific I'nlnu Pacific Wabash Waba'h, pfd Western Union Wheeling A L. E Wheeling A L. 1:., pni DIs. A Cattle Fd. Trust.... 431 46 lH 45Ji 14i 45,'4 4'!, 13'4 3, 4fi'4" l!i 39' S7U 37J, 78's' Philadelplita Stocks. Closing qnotatlons of Philadelphia stocks firr nlslicd by Whltner ft Stephenson. Brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue, members of the New York stock r-xcuauire; nid. Asked. 5i :h" 2R1,' 7i 50 Pennsylvania Railroad 55'i Itesdlnit Rallroid 22'i Bulf-ilo, N. Y. APhlla 8M Lehigh Valler 55 Northern Pacific 2F.f Northern Pacific, preferred 67'3 Lehigh Navigation 49)i EeMon Stocks Closing Fries. Atch. A Toneka 33X Bostou Albany. ...201 lo Maine 102 fill. Bur. A Oulncy.l'JS Eastern R. R. Bs 122S, FitchbnrgR. R S5 I'lintAPereM 25 Mass. Ccnt-al 16 Mex. Central, com.. 20 N. Y. AN. England. 47M do 7s 1201 Old Colony 100'. Wis..CcntraI, com.. 18'a Allouez M. C. (new) 1 " Atlantic 9 Boston A Mon.., Calurr-etA Hecla, Franklin Kearaarge Oaccol.i 32H S5 . ny Wi , 23S Santa Fe Copper.... A Tamarack I Auniston Land Co.. Z Hostoa Land Co 6V West'End Land Co. 14 Hell Telenhone. 200 Cent. Mining , N. E. T , B. A Ii. Copper T homson-HoDSton . 8 50 14 Mining Stock Qnotatlons. New Y'ork. Feb. 6. Alice, 120; Aspen, 300; Bet & Uclcher, 310; Chollar, 120: Crown Point, 130: Consolidated California and Vir ginia, 687; Deadtvood, 195: Gould ACurrv, 165; Halo A Norcro3s, ISO: Homestakc, 125; Horn Silver, 350; Iron Silver, 125: Mexican, 2j0; Ontario, 4-200: Onhir, 320; Plymouth, 100; Suviv-te, 135: Sierra Nevada, 165: Union Con solidated, 150; Yellow Jacket, 100. Boston Electric Stocks. Boston, Feb. 7. Special. Tho latest elee trio stock quotations yesterday were: Bid. Eastern E. C. Co. pref. 101 Asked. m Thomson-Houston Electric Co Thomson-Honstou Electric Co. pref. Ft. Wavne EltctrlcCo , W. E. Co European W. Co sV 58if 15 . 23!-i , 13V , 1K .12.', HOME SECURITIES AND MONEY. A Busy Week Brought to a Contusion With Encouraging Snap. The boom in local stocks received a strong forward impulse during the week. Business was not only active, hut it covered a com paratively wide ranee of interests. Almost everything in the actlyo list was marked dp, and in nearly every case tho advance was held to the Inst. Closine prices of the active stocks as com parod.with those of tho previous Saturday show these changes .Membership stock ad vanced $15, Airbrake, 2: Underground Cable, 1: Central Traction, 2; Pittsburg Traction, 14; New York and Cleveland Gas Coal, l; Switch and Signal, 2J. I'hiladejpbia Gas broke during tho week, hut rallied and fin ished the tamo as the close a week ago. Luster lost ground in the unlisted depart ment. Birmingham and Duquesne were in teresting features, each of them materially When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Chfldrenshe gaTe them CastorU improving its position. Dnquesne stock was notably scarce, and Birmingham was offered vory sparingly at tho last moment. At tho close of tho call Dnquesne was wanted at 22f. offered at 24: Birmingham at 23J. of fered at 23&.and Manchester at 3, offered at 39. Theso prices aro all higher than a week ago. After call 19V was bid for Switch and Signal, and 14L for 'Philadelphia Gas on account, xor under tho new rule. For new Electric common 24 was bid. Sales Saturday were 1,110 shares as foi- Vallev at 23V. 10 Central Traction, s. o. 30, at 2 50 Underground Cablo at 67, 25 Man chcsternt39. After call 75 Birmingham nt 23, 21 Citizens' Traction at IX, 20 Switch and Signal at 10K- Local monetary matters were quiet during the week. With an abundant snpply of funds, the demand for lonns and discounts was below the desires of bankers, but results were so good thev conld find no cause for complaint. The Clearing House ruport fol lows: Stturday's exchanges Saturday's balances Week's exchanges , Week's balances Previous week's exohanges.. Week's exchanges 1801 .$ 2,070.325 73 49-1.532 53 .. 13.735,413 15 . 2,655,327 81! .. U.31S.710 53 . 15,481.670 79 St. liris Wool Receipts, 3,400 pounds; shipments, C5.0C0 pounds; quiet and un changed. C0ALE3S IN COUNCIL. The P.esnlt Will Bo an Increase of 2,000,000 Tons In the Anthracite Output. Philadelphia, Feb. 7. Reading Kail road officials claim that one result of the conference of coal producers in New York yesterday was an agreement which increases the Reading quota of the anthracite pro duction irom 21.6 per cent to 25 per cent of the- entire output. This means an additional amount mined of 2,000,000 tons per annum, and, basing their estimate on the recent increase in price of 25 cents per ton, the Reading peo- Sle are sanguine in expectations of divi ends. The rumor of a deal by which the anthra cite men combine to market their coal through a single agency, is discredited as an illegal proceeding. Costly doesn't mean good any more than rich nicaus honest. Salvation Oil is cheap and good. It only costs 25 cents. " WORTH A GUINEA A 302." Sleepy. If a man is drowsy J 1 -in the day tunc Rafter a g o o d 1 n i jj h t ' s sleep, ( there's indiges- 7 tion and stomach Y disorder. FILLS by rcmovinir the waste matter fshich is clog-s ing the system, -win 1 enre all Slllou- and J , Jfervoas disorders, and will quickly re- 'I Here Sick Headache. ii ui an uru?gi5i5 run: o ccnis a OC-T. i New York Depot, 365 Canal St. 33 5 We do not knowvSy1 Scott's Emulsion of cod-liver oil is so useful iri those simple but varied conditions which you know as " having a cough." We cannot explain it : we only know the fact from experience. It may be due to the com bination of tonic effects of cod-liver oil and the hypo phosphites ; it may be partly due to the glycerine. There are many effects in medical practice the causes of which appear to be plain, but h6w those causes produce those effects we do not know at all. Scott & Bowke, Chemists, 13a South 5th Avenue. New York. Your druggist keeps Scotts Emulsion of cod-livey oil all druggists everywhere do. $1. 4S A LAUNDRY SOAP, PURE AND SANITARY. BEST SOB General Household Use JAPAHESS pILE CURB A cure for Piles. External, Internal. Mind, Blccd lns and Itchlnc Chronic, Recent or Hereditary. Tills remeiiv has positively neter been known to fall. 51 a bo v. fl for $5. by mall. A guarantee jrtven with siv boxes, when purchased at one time, to re fund the S5 If not cured, issued bv KMII, G. STOCKY, IJnurirlst. Wholesale and Retail Agnt. .A os. 401 ami i,ui I'enn avc.. corner v, yne ave. and Fclton st.. ritt-hnrjr. l'a. Use SUICKV 1-S"-IV' lllarrnces ,tl.nmp iTir. .-n, rt. BROKERS FINANCIAL. Whitney cc Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. apXKB PEOPLE? Capita'. SAVIXGS BAXK. SI FOURTH avkn-ite: $300,000. Surplus and undivided 1 nuts, $111 kw :iu . McK. LLOYD. EDWARD E. DUFF. 4fiesident. Sec. Treas. per cent interest allowed on timo de posits, ociUU-o ESTABLISHED li4. ' John M. Oakley & Co., BANKERS AND BROKERS. 45 SIXTH ST. Direct private wire to New "York and Chi caco. Meinuor New YorK, Chicnsro and Titts burp; Exchanges. Only Pittsbnrg membar Chicago Board of Trade. Local securities bought and sold for cash or carried on liberal margins. Investments madent our discretion and dividends paid quarterly. Interest paid, on balance (since 1SS3). Money to loan 011 call. Information books' on all markets mailed on application. ie7 S rA fe-'"2f 5 :ssi W " 3IED2CAL. CT 814 PE-- AVENUE, 1'IXTSUOKG. PA. As old residents know and back fllea of Pittsburc papers prove, is the oldest estab lished and most prominent physician in tho -city.devotimr special attention toall chrouio SSTS.N0 FEE UNTIL CURED sponsiblo (VrnrilQ and mental dlv persons IMC-M V UUO eases, phynical de cay, nervous debility, lack of enenry, ambi tion and hope, impaired memory, disordered sisht. self distrust, bashfulnes--, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, impover ished hlood, lulling powers. orRanlc weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consmnptlon, unflttiiiir the person for business, society and marriage, perinancntl v, safely and privately icnuread..BL00D AND SKINJSS? eruptions, biotchcs.fallln; hair,bones,pains, glandular swellings, ulcerations of the tongue, mouth, throat, ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated fror.il Dill A DV kidnev and the system. UnllNAn I (bladder de rangements, weak back, grav el, catarrhal discharges, inflammation and otherpaintnl symptoms receive searching treament, prompt relief and real cures. Dr. Whittler's life-long extensivo experi ence insures scientific and reliable treat ment on common senso principles. Consdl ca tion free. Patients at a distanco as carefnll v treated asif here. Office hours, 9 a. ti. to 8 p.m. Sunday, 10a. is. to I p. at. only. UK. tVlJITTIEK, 8111'enn avenue, Pittsburg, Fa. ja843-Dsuwk MANHOOD RESTORED. "SANATIVO." tt Umha-i,I UMrt.h f 33 s 9 Remedy, Is sold with a nilllDli vuu,if.-n to core all Nervous Dis eases, each as Weak Memory, Loss of Brain Power, Headache, tvakefolnes. Lost Man hood, Nervousness, Las sitnde, all drains acd loss of power of tta Generative Orpins In either sex. caused by Before & After Use, Photographed from life. over-eiertion, youthful Indiscretions, or the excessivt ase of tobacco, opium, or stimnlantt, which ultimately ted to Infirmity, Consumption and Insanity- Put up in conveniznt form to carry In the vest pociet. 'Price tl a packase . or 6 for S5. With every S3 order we jrive a written cuarantee to cure or refund tho money, sent by mail to any address. Circular fres in plain envelope. 3Iendon this paper. Address, KADP.ID CHEMICAL CO, Branch Office for U.S. A. S53 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO, ILL. FOR SALE IN PITTSBURGH, PA, BY Jos. Fleming & Son, 410 Market St. Duquesne Pharmacy, 518 Smithfield St. A. J. Kactcher. 59 Federal St., Allegheny City. WEAK IVi Eft .1 1 MirTi... 1 1 1 ,. TT" ATrENTIOS IS CALLED TO THE met MJURL TRICS w bray's bpecific Piled icina IFXOU SUFFER J.S to iw rob ilitvrtVeaK es of BodT lamTJuata. otutsjh ami Mind, snennatorrhea. anil lmpotcncy, and alt diseases that arise from ovef lnoalyence and self-abnse, as Loss of 31 era or j and IoiTer. Dimness of Vision. Prcmatnr Old Age. and many other diseases thatled to Insanity or Consumption and an early glare, irrite for our pamphlet. Address GnAT3IEDICINE CO., nnffalo, N. T. The Specific Medicine s sold by all drajulsU at$l per package, or ai packages Tor 5 or sent by mall andlSirWEUARANTEE, onler a cure or money rcfundt u. -SSTOn account of connterMts ire hare adopted the Yellow "Wrapper, the only genuine. Sold in rittsburg by S. S. HOLLAND, cor. Smlthflcld and Liberty sis. JtS-!tt-uwreog& WOOD'S PHOSPHODINE Tlie Great rin;lish Remedy. Fromptlv and permanent ly cures all forms ofnerv-y ous weakness, emissions.' spermatorrhea, impotency aud all effrcts of abuse or excesses. Been prescribed over 33 years in thousands of cases; Is the only relia ble and honest medietas known. AsX drag-gists for jjarore ana Alter, wood's i-iiosphodink: it he offers some worthless medicine In place of this, leave his dishonest store. Inclose price la letter, and we will send by return malL Price, one pack age, it: fix, S3. One will please, six wlU cure. Pamphlet In plain sealed envelope, 2 stamps. Ad dress THE WOOD CHEMICAL CO., 131 Wood ward avenne. Detroit Mich. Sold la Pltlsbargby Jos. Flemlsc i: SOS, 412 Market street. dclT-Sl-codwk LOSTMANHOOD RESTORED bWMSlt NEKVINi; The (treat Span. Idli liemedv, is sold WITff A, ITRI TTK V GUAKANTEH to cure all nerv ons d tseases, such las Weaic Slemorv ux-fcoiiKAXD ATTER U31SG. t,oss oi lira in rowers Wakefulness, Lost 3Ianliood. .Nightly Emissions. Nervousness. Lassitude, all drains and loss of power of the Generative Organs in either sex cansed by overexertion, youthful errors, or excessive use ot tobacco, opium or stimulants. SI per package bv mall: for$.-.. With ev.ry , onler we GIVE A WniTTEN GUARANTEE TO CCKEorREFUND MONUY. bpanish Medicine Co., Md rid. Spain, and Detroit. Mich. -For sale by JOS. FLEMING A fcON. l'lttsburR-. ie-2S-MTTS DR. rVlOTT'S PENNYROYAL PILLS, A remedy used for many years by an old physician with great success. It is a per lcctly safe and reliable remedy and is suc cessfully used as a monthly corrective bv thousands of ladies. Beware of imitations. Ask for Dr. Mott's Tennyroyal Female 1'ilU and take no other, or enclose fl and wa will mail you a box secnrely sealed in plain pa per. Trice $1 per box, six for $5. Di:. MOTT'S CHEM. CO., Cleveland, O. Sold at wholesale and retail by Jos. Flemlnj & Son. nttsbnrs. Pa. de31-TTS Manhood Restored "XEirVE 8EED3," the wocderf cl remedy. is sold with a written guarantee to cure all hervous diseases, such as Weak M emory. Less of Brain Power, Ilea ache. Wakefulness, L6st Manhood, Nlcht. ly Emissions, Ner7ons. ness, Lzssitade, all drains and loss of now- BSTOllE XSO AFTER CSXX G. er ot the Generative organs in cither sex caused by over exertion, youthful errors, or excessive use of tobacco, opium or stimulants which soon lead to Inllrmity. Consumption and Insanity. Put up con venient to carry In vest pocket. SI per package by mail; 6 for 55. With every fi order wo give atertMen euarcn t'f to cu re or refu rid ttit monev. Clrcu lar fee e. A' ps ?," ..." r hi---'., m. For sale in Pittsburg by J03. Fleming k Son, Druggists, 110 and 413 iiarket st. no&50-MWT VIGOR OF MEN Easily, Onickly, Permanently KESTOREIX, WKAKNE5S. NEP.TOUSXESS, DEBILITT. and all the train or evils, the results of over work, sickness, worry, etc Full strength, development, and tone guaranteed in all cases. Simple, natural methods. Immen ate improvement seen. Failure impossible. 2,000 references. Book, explanations and proofs mailed (sealed) free. Address EEIE MEDICAL CO., BDFFALO, If. T. JelO-43 DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS in all cases re quiring scientific and con II dentiaf treatment. Sr. S. K. Lake, M. E. C. P. 8., is tho old est and most experienced spe cialist in the city. Consulta tion free and strictly confi dential. Office hours, 9 to aim I to a t. jc; Snndar1. 2 tol t.i. Consnlt them person ailv r write. Docross Lake, cor. Penn av. aniiVor.rt'i sf.. Iittlnrr. l'a. Jc3-72-Dvrfc Rapidly, Thoroughly, Perfectly Cured by tho xncs: Scientific and Suacessfai ilethods of Trent men: aver tnown or perfected. Canno: foil units ti ca 1 mtoc1 human aid. Improvement teen from the sdrL Saflsrerom I?r7trasness. Dablllty, Weife cr OntLv veloped Or:an. Impotencx. rror3 of Xoutfu Erccaei Worry io ttoxougUiy, pemmnentlj' coxed by t2ili tretznenc Don t brood Tcryonr cocdltlon nor sire p ia ncapair. ji as show Toa what Medical Science mod UooorsblM frsatnicnf can do. 'Send Tor Oar New Book with explanation, catlowe meats and references. The Angelos Medical Institute Co. CANTON, O. Ja7-37-eod Mnterlnp Irom Lot Power. .Nervous lie blllll.I.t Manhood. E(e. We will sejm you a Talcxblc iiook iseiietti iree of charge, conia'.nin z i ii n pari iuijij ir -y'i '" pcriiinncnteiire. Address: KAN HATL jltU.CO.. M OI1t (Street. St. LouU, Mo. UC20-13J Eo2c7las fm rjiaifiu: cueets ox afa-aift BUtfiaUtiToutnfaierron early dcciy.srastlniTrcasness, lost maanood. etc, 1 will send a valuable treatise (seahx.') tatahilnz rou particulars lor homo cure, FI5KB ot ccirse. AfplenJM mcillcat wore, should bo rc4 tyorry man who If n'rrons an'l t'jbjIitatciL AdJroj. Proi, S". H. FOIVLIiK. Hoodus, Coea. Uel-U-D3UWU W Y&Jl I La S3 5. S3, &M, M Jim WEAKNESS of HEN m m 3 1 -o3 ..
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