aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa "ISUTTHrT1 WlUX I ,l1l7l',y.'l-J!Bti,ji!fcMfr'jBSgMBgBMBiBiMHMBBBMMBMBiMMBBBBHMMiWMMMMBBil . ' ""'" THE FTXTSBlTCtG- DISPATCH, ""J , SUNDAY,. ''fEBBTJART 14, 1892. " ' . . . .. 19 1 . . . ' M FTTTSBTJItG- K5fe Contributions for this department should reach The DisrATCH office by noon Saturday. These columns are open to all secret organ izations, but news, and news only, will be printed. Space Is too valuable to be given up to tne discipline of delinquent members, notices of meetings, praise of Individual lodges, advertiiement of orders or mere personal puffs. I. O. O. F. Next Eaturdav nicht Mechanics' Lodge, Ko. 9, will confer the third degree. All mem bers are earnestly requested to attend. Xext Tuosdav nicht K. A. Lamberton En campment wiil meet at its hall, on Sixth avenue, and have some work; also nomina tion of officers. Stokes Lodge No. 798, of Mount Washing ton, at its last meeting conferred the second decree on one candidate, elected one and re ceived two applications. Next Friday night Pittsburg Lodge No. S3 will confer ill second decree. Business of Importance connected 'with the new laws relating to dues and benefits will come be fore tfce lodge. Lat Wednesdav evening Vougblogheny Lodgc No. SCI. of ilcKeesport. was aroused bv a visit from Fat Grand Patriarch Ed C. Drane, Mho entertained the members with some lemarks on the good of the order. Next Tuesday evening Pittsburg Encamp ment No. 2 will meet at its hall, 99 Kiftn avenue, to confer the Golden Rule and the Eoval Purple decree with its decree 'taff, after which the nomination of officers will take place. All patriarchs aie requested to be present. Last evening Mechanics' Lodge No. 9 con feiredthe first and second degrees on five candidate Next Wednesday evening. February 17, the degree staff of Mechanics' Lodge will confer the seconddegree on 23 candidites of B. Z. Brashear Lodge No. 102, Eouthside. Next Wednesday evening the different Dibtrict Deputies," accompanied by somo par grand officers and other able "speakers, will pav Yougtiioghenv Lodge No. 364, or fc Keepo"rt, a fiatemal visit District Deputy Grand Master Cleon Gicquelais. of the Southeastern d strict, means to have an un usuallv large meeting, and aceordlnely has Botifled at leat ten looces along the Monon gnbeia and Toughiogheny Valleys of the proposed visit. " The Third Battalion. Third Regiment of r.itnarrh Militant, of Pennsylvania, has decided to confer the decoration of chivalry Tuesday. April 2G. at the new Auditorium on Penn aXenne. Ii ! the seventy-second an piverv.ryof the Independent Order of Odd Fellows." The deiree will be conferred by Major General James B. Nicholson, Com mander of the Second Army Corps or Patri archs Militant, assisted by Colonel W. Ed irard Marsh, cf Corrv; also Grand Materof Philadelphia, Lieutenant Colonel S. W. Jef fries; Major . II Buff, Captain W. H. Mur phv, of Canton Pittsburg, No. IS: Captain II. Ackrrnian, Canton Altoona, No. 24; Captain H E. Long, and Canton Allegheny, io. 32, C . Means. It will be the first time the de gree of chlvalrv has been conferred In this section of the S'ate. The degree w ill be con ferred bv General Nicholson upon chevaliers recommended by cantons and upon Daugh ters of Kebekah recommended. By lodges of the Daughters of Rebekan, nil of whom shall be chosen because of their excellence of diameter, military ability and other honor able qualities. General Nicholson will have charge of the degi ecs, and has appointed Colonel S W. Jeffries, of Pittsbnrg, as his special aid. Each Canton and Rebekah de gree lodge will receive a letterof instruction from the General explaining all in regard to the degree at the proper time. Jr. O. V. A. 31. IlUldalr Council 235 and Pleasant Valley Council SCO will turn out together with a band on the 2M. An important meeting of the officers of ChierMarhal Kerr's staff and aidR will bo held at the headquarters, COS Smithfield street, Pittsburg, Tuesday evening, Febru ary 16. Sons of Liberty Council No. 452 will be pre sented by the lady friends of the memDers with a fine Mlk flag next Wednesday even ing, at the council room, 77 Sixth avenue. The meeting will be public after 5:15 o'clock. Fort Titt Council No. 220 had Its monthly entertainment last Monday night, after which ice cream and cake were served. Rev. J.I. Fulton was the orator or the evening, and was followed by W. G. Griffiths and others. The scholars of the North Braddock, Brad dock boiough and Copeland public schools, w ho took part in the anniversKrv entertain ment ot Braddock Council, Jr. O. TJ. A. II, or Braddock, veie banqueted by Braddock Council Thursday. Fifty councils will participate in the Washington's Birthday celebration at Mc KeeEport. Several beautiful and costly arches will be erected on Walnut street. Filth avenue and Market strretnnd nearly all business meu will suspend Dusiness on that day. Private residences along the line of maich will be beautifully deconiteM. T. II. Verner is Chief Marshal and W.E.Thomp son Adjutant General. The Knights Templar. . The Committee of Arrangements of Pitts burg Commu:dery No. I, K. T., for the pil grimage to Philadelphia May 4 and 25 are woraing hai d, and the prospect Us that this will be the most pleasant and successful for the participants that has jet been under taken. The committee has completed ar rangements with the Hotel Lafayette for the entertainment of the Sir Knights and their lad'es, and the large parlors of the hotel have been secured :or headquarters. The decoiations for headquarters will be in eh-irge of the Floral Exchange, Chestnut stieet, Philadelphia, which will make them of the most arractlvo character. The Athletic Bind, which furnished the music to the commandcry at the 1837 conclave ot the Grand Commandery, in Philadelphia, also when the commandery attendeil the jnennial Conclave of the Grand Encampment iu Washington City in I6S9, lus been secured for this pilgrimage. It is intended to visit on the return trip Forties Monro, Vorfolk, Richmond, Ficd erieksburg aud Washington City. Over 100 members havo sent in their names for thli pilgrimage. They w 111 bo accompanied by about bO if their l,idie. The drill corps of Pittsburg Commandery No. 1, will give its Fourth and last reception of the season February 26, at new Turner Hall. Forbes street. The regular weekly drill oi the corps will bo held at the hall on that evening instead of their headquarters. Sons or St. George. Keystone No. 14 has three candidates for the third next meeting, and still they come The Select Commander and degree staff visitedTurtle Creek Saturday evening, and met with a grand zeception. Company A, First Regiment, A. O. K. of M. C, turned out in full torce for drill last Thuisday evening at Patterson Hall. Lincoln Standard Lodge No. 43 is once more in the swim. There was quite a large number present Wednesday night, when War Horse Ben Woodhall turned up with battleaxand spear leady for the frav, and quite a lively meeting resulted. District Deputy John GUI, who had Just returned lrom instituting a now lodge at South Fork, spoke. President J. H. fchaw, on behalf of the lodge, presented Past President John Wootton with a bcautitul Past President's badge. A:ter the usual business was trans acted speeihes were made by a number or old vets, and songs and recitations termi nated a very pleasant evening. Hello Central No. 42, look out lor your laurels! Improved Order of Heptasophs. Dnqucsne Conclave had four initiates at the last meeting. Altoona Conclave will initiate 40 new mem bers to-morrow night. It is gratifying to observe from the soml annual reports mat most of the subordinate conclaves have fcnug balances to their gen eral lunds. ' Pittsburg Conclave is making preparations for a boom this spring. It has long been the banner conclave of Allegheny county, but McKecspoit is after its laurels. ' , The Golden Eagles. ' . The ladles Interested in Independent - Castle, ot Braddock, gavo the members of that ordera delightful reception In the hall lntheStoke's building, Braddock avenue. ! Monday evening. It was on the leap year plan, the ladles securing muslo for dancing, providing supper and taking care of all other arrangements with the exception of the addresses, which were made by Mr. William H. F.ichoi, J. P.,Dold and Rev. Chailes Relnewald. Knights of rythlas. There are 46,003 Knights of Pythias In the State or Pennsylvania. The total number in the United States and Canada is over 400, 000. Considerable Interest is already being taken in the forthcoming meeting- of the Grand Lodge in Pittsburg the latter part of August. Leader Lodge No. 342,had one pace andtwo esquires last Monday night. To-morrow evening there will be two knights to add to the Leader's already large list of members. James S. Beans, ex-Street Commissioner of Steubenville and ex-Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of Ohio, died at that, place yesterda'y of consumption. He was 45 years old. Knights of the Mystic Chain. All castles In Allegheny county are doing extremely good w ork. Grand View Castle is receiving aid finan cially and otherwise from several of the Pittsburg castles, having lost all its furni ture by fire in the McKee block. It is hope'd all Sir Knigets will attend serv ices at St. James' P. E. Church to-day (Feb ruary 14) at 2:30 p. M. Rev. William Thomp son will preach. Sir Knights visiting the citv are invited to meet at Keystone Castle Ball, Twenty-sixth and Penn. Order or TontL In Christen Lodge each night when fifteen members are present there is a drawing and the lucky member has his dues lemitted for three months. Brother Fred Emmel was the lucky one at the last meeting. Christen Lodge, No. 343, has installed tne following officers: Deputy Supreme Presl dent,Philip Schlender; Officiating President, Adam Weitzel; Vice President, William J. Cook; Chaplain, William Qutnlan; Secretary, George B. Acker, Jr.; Treasurer, John W. Christen: Marshal, William Cramer; Guard, Michael Ladles; Sentinel, Ludvig Ladies. Order Golden Chain. Merchants Lodge's present membership is 450, and the outlook is good for 500 soon. It initiated 66 during last year. Pittsburg Lodge No. 92 had one to initiate and one application at its last meeting. Ad ditional initiator' work is promised lor the next meeting. A delegation from Pittsburg Lodge S3 will pay a (internal visit to Patterson Lodge No. (4 at its hall, 101 Fourth avenue, Tuesday evening. No. 92 intends following this by viits toother lodges in the district, and aks the co-operation of the other lodges. Daughters of Liberty. Rosebud Council No. 14,of Mingo Junction, was rcinstituted February 6. It was insti tuted InSt June under very promising cir cumstances, but acting contrary to the laws had to surrender Its charter. One sister has ever been loyal and through her efforts the council has once again started with the best of feeling. Deputy E. W. Still, or Star Coun cil No. 6, of Steubenville, and his able team did the work in fine style. Mrs. Annie E. Wilhelon has been Appointed Corresponding Secretary for the council and will be glad to hear from any D. of L. friends. Select Knights of America. P. C. DavidZugsmithofNo. Lis reported as no better at this writing. Pittsburg Legion No. ), Is in a very flour ishing condition, and receiving applications for membership at every meeting. General Mead Legion No. 14 will hold a literary and musical entertainment and Sound social in the near future and is mak lg every effort to have It a grand affair. 1 TJnlon Veteran Legion. Costradb S. A, McClellawq, Q. M., of No. 8, was ill last week but recovered sufficiently .to be present Thursday night. Comt.ade Dk. R. W. Miller, of No. 6, so long afflicted, was not so well last week, but his ft lends yet have hopo for him. National CojtJiASDsr. Palmer has notified tho Colonels of Nos. 1 andC of his Intended official visitation on February 22, when a full attendance is desired. Coxrade Captain Teoxtsox, of No. fl, of Thompson's Battery fame, though quite ill, attended tho funeral of Comrade McCelland. Comrade Thompson has a warm feeling for old "Battery B," of which McClelland was" Captain. Thursday being the birthday anniversary of Comrade Newton Ktchey, of Post 83, at the invitation of his wife a number ot his com rades and their ladies assembled at his resi dence, on Franklin street, to celebrate the event. It was a successful surprise. The following- lucky pensioners are re ported for the past week from the office of J. HI Stevenson & Co: Ebenezer Matthews, Watson Gibson, O. M. Head, Henry Slocum, Hugh Warren, Joseph Fmdley, William Mulvcblll. John R. Sk'illen, Samuel S. Smith, William G. Harris, Mrs. Katie V. Beck, Mrs. Susannah Moorhead. The open meeting of No. 1 and the illus trated lecture on Europe. Asia and Africa by Comrade Graham was a decided success. Comrade John n. Kerr's address on the "Prc-entation of Markers." representing the Fifth, Fourteenth and Cavalry corps was happy. No. l's armory bids fair to be one of the most attractive for war souvenirs In the land. Comrade Parkinson's remarks and the resolutions of No. I to the memory or Adjutant General McClelland were elo quent and appropriate tributes to a charter member of No. 1. Agjutant Chalmer's minute, which followed, to the memory of Comrade Captain Robert A. Loomis, who died on Sunday previous, was also an.appro prlate and touching memorial to a most worthy comrade. A rather serious conflict between the old and new soldiers was threatened Just as Comrade McClelland's funeral column started. Brigadier General Wylie sent a stall officer to Colonel McKenna In command of Nos. land 6 and a detachment of Cooper's Battery of veterans, ordering his command not to join the column until the carrinres had passed. Colonel McKenna blandly re turned compliments to General Wylie de clining to be thus summarily assigned to Undertaker Sampson, and directed Adju tant Chalmers to assign the post of honor to the survivors of Cooper's Battery, and to follow immediately alter the caison carry ing the body of General McClelland and in advance or all the carriages. The order was accordingly obeyed, and much wonder was expressed at General Wylie'a directions for a different arrangement. Sons of Veterans. Joinf Ellis is expected in town in March. Baexrbtoww and M. Morris are -growing rapidly. Davis Camp has a new motto, i. e.,"Q,nality, Not Quantity. Jcdoe Advocate Woo is busy gTlndlng out justice to all. Perchkekt Cavt is booming. Captain Louis Fald is a good worker Brother A. TJ. Lianrn is the youngest J ns tlce or the peace in the State. Union Dxtekdxrs' Dat, February M, was fittingly and universally observed. Nevi Camp haa the nsnal number or ap plications and a muster on hand. If yon have the blues goto Camp 9. If you don't get cured yours Is a hopeless case. Some of the boys who were at the fair of Post 4L G. A. R., are still singing "Oh, What a Diflerence in the Morning." The County Association is getting ready, for earnest work. Brother John A. Wood is the right man In tho right place. Davis CAMr is talking about the guards. Past Commander II. A. Davis is going West in the near future. He need not sing "Will They illss Me When I'm Gonet" for the long laies tell a tale. James L Asdersok Is the author of "A Plea for Justice.'" It relates to a misunder standing concerning Commander In Chief Lcland J. Webb. He is known as squ.ire and impartial and his ruling in this case is regarded as law. The Tool killer has not been doing his work satiractorily In Philadelphia.. A certain iron manufacturer had a man discharged who was going to join the order. The boys are in full force lu Philadelphia and they have their man now and he has his job. General Lodge Notes. Lorena LoAce. K. of P., will confer the am plified third rank on next Wednesday night, in its hall at No.23 Federal street.AUegheny. Fossibly they will confer the first and sec ond ranks the same evening. All Knights are Invited to be present. Pride or Hand in Hand Council No. 1, Daughters of America, will entertain its trlends at the Mlllvale Opsro, House Friday evening. The Committee of Arrangement have left nothing nndone that would add to the comfort and pleasure of this occasion. All members of the Jr. 0. U. A. M. are es pecially invited to attend. mmmtiMfcv' - i I i. i. r - -am TRADE OF THE WEEK. Seasonable Activity Ecported, With . No Calamity Rumors. LIVELY MOVEMENTS' IN EEALTY. Four Handsome East End Residences Change Bands at Good Trices. AIT ACREAGE DEAL ON THE NOfeTHSIDE General trade during the week was on a satisfactory basis. There was no radical" improvement in any direction, excepting speculation, but there were no unfavorable developments and no lost ground. It is worthy of note that business men generally have very little fault to find with the situa tion. There are grumblers, but they are so from habit. Taking the country through business is as active as is usually witnessed at this season. In Pittsburg it Is better. The early part of February is always dull in mercantile circles. The winter trade is nearly over and it is too early for the spring movement. A change will come in due time. The signs are favorable. Residence Property in Demand. Quite a demand has sprung up for high class East End residence property, which was dull at the beginning ot the year. Con siderable of H comes from outsiders. Yes terday M. IT. Hippie & Co. sold for John P. McCrea to A. C. Beeson a fine brick house and lot 60x140, on Kebecca street, at a figure said to be close to S12.000. Black & Baird disposed of two of the Stewart dwellings in If egley Place, fronting on Hay street, lots 40x156, for 510,000 each. It was reported that a 'Wood street merchant had purchased a place on South Highland avenue for about 25,000, but it could not be verified. Rapid Transit Materializing. Insiders say that about all the stock of the Grandview Avenue Traction Company, on the Southside, has been disposed of, and that work will begin on the road as soon as the season opens. It is expected that the cars will be running inside of a year. Prop erty in the district which the road will tra verse, the Thirty-second and Thirty-filth wards, is looking up in view of improved transit. There i? very little acreage on the market, the most of it haying been plotted. The Popular Will Respected. Citizens along Perrysville avenue have been for some time agitating for through, cars and a 6-cent rate. They held a meeting a day or two ago and formulated resolutions making this request of the Pleasant Valley Traction Company.- Rumor has it that the company conceded both points, and that un broken transit will soon begin at 5 cents for the entire distance. The gaining of this point will encourage the leaders of the movement to widen and otherwise improve the avenue. Sale of the Hawkins Property Of several deals in Allegheny realty dur ing the week, the most important, perhaps, was the purchase by Iajor A. J. Pente cost of three acres belonging to Hon. Will iam G. Hawkins, on Marshall avenue, Tenth ward, adjoining the residence property of Thomas M. Marshall, Sr., for fG,500, or nearly ?2,200 an acre. This slightly raises the standard of value in that quarter. This ground will be plotted and put on the mar ket at once. Perrysville Avenue Improvements. Among other improvements to be made in the "Watson Circle, Perrysville avenue, ia the spring are two high-class dwellings by Mrs. James E. Crow, widow of the late chief of the Allegheny Fire Department, and A. D. Armstrong, Chief Clerk to the 1 Department of Public Works, Allegheny. The residence of David Hunter, a prominent Xorthsider, in the same place, is about finished. He will occupy it March L Al together, Acording to present plans, CO houses or more will be erected on-this ave nue north of Charles street, this season. Another Reoord Breaker. A Fifth avenue merchant closed a deal yesterday through the agency of Baxter, Thompson & Co. for a lot on the southeast corner of Fifth avenue and Chestnut street, for which he paid 510,000. He will improve it With a" fine building in the spring. The consideration is the highest ever paid for property in that locality, showing that values are hardening as the population in creases. Sales at Claviville. John M. Carson hai sold his farm of 150 acres to John Cunningham, Jr., for $15, 000, possession to be given March L J. L. Milligan has sold his store room to G. L. Headley, of Bristoria, Pa., terms private. James Piatt has sold his residence on "Wayne street to David "Winters, of Donegal township. Business News and Gossip. The Tractions were leaders in local apeen lation last week. There is plenty of the stock to go ronnd. A $30,000 dicker in eighteenth ward. East End. acreage was broken off during tde week by the refusal of a tenant, who has a one-year lease on a small part of it, to give immediate possession. The Norfolk and Western Railroad has Just secured 5-!,coa,000 In New York for push ing tho work on its Ohio extension inoro rapidly. B. J. William", of Baltensperger & Will iams, will soon begin the erection of three houses on Southern avenue, Mt. Washing-, ton. He is finishing four on Stanton avenue. East End. The Journal of Finance says: "In Boston there is some talk or the Westinghonse eom panv entering the Thomson-Houston-Edison consolidation. There is excellent authority, however, for stating that nothing whatever looking in that direction has as yet been done, but it is imposble to say whether it will come Into the big consolidation one of these days or not." Thirty-throe permits for the erection of 43 Duildings and additions wero issued last week, the cost of all being estimated at $75, 876. None weie of special magnitude A Z. Byers & Co. report an unusual de mand for houses in Allegheny. They havo Just had all of the 38 built by Herbert De Puy placed in their hands. There will bo 90 of these houses. They are lu the Sixth waid. Brokers say the reaction In Reading and other coal stocks was only natural and the only surprising thing about it is that it did not'eome sooner. A $1,000,000 company has been incorporated in AjUiu'.t nie. JIJ., Ill ULUI iu fciuiucr JZ.J1U3, and a $1000,000 company to purchase and de velop oil and mineral lands. Street railway bonds improved in both de mand and price during tho week. Sales on and off 'Change, so far as reported, reached 150,000. Movements In Realty. W. C. 8tewart sold for Josiah Cohen to James J. Flannery, the undertaker, a lot 00x175 feet, on the west side of Dithridge stieet, Tor $J,0pj cash. The purchases is hav ing plans prepared for a dwelling that will equal anvthiug on thestreet. The adjoining lot, 50x175 feet, was sold to Willimn E. How ley tor $6,250 cash. This lot will also be handsomely improved. J. II. Coleman & Co. sold ten lots in Glen mar pirk, at Haysville station, to J. C. Dick for $2,000. J. C. Dick has just closed three large deals on East End property, which will be reported later, one oi these Is for a busi ness house; the other will be impioved for residence purposes. The Burrell Improvement Company re ports the lollowmg sale of lots at Kensing ton: Joseph Imhof, Braddock, lots 25 and 26 and north half 24. block 9, for$l,7C3 75; James Pickles, Jeannette, Pa., lot 3, block IS, lor $701 25; William n. George, Brick Cluicli. Armstrong county. Pa., north 10 feet lot S3 and south 10 feet lot 57, blocks, for $:50 W; Mrs. Mnrv McHugh. Pittsburg, lot-19. block 9, for $630; Amos B. Schantz, iiuquesne, I'a., lot 6, block 2, for $680: William H. McClarren, Jr., Bennett l'ostofllce, Allegheny county, lot 51, block 14, for $701 25; Michael Trunik, Kensington, Pa., north lu leet of lot 84 and south 10 leet or lot 85, block 8. for $.; Will lain H. Spencer, Pittsburg, south Tialf lot C9, block 7, for $350: William Ralter and Jac-oo D-mfenuach, Pittsburg, lot 67, block 2. for $630: William Voe-htly, Pittsburg, lotslSand 19. block 17, for $1,750. James J. Waldron sold bonse and lot for M. and M. Newell, No. 7 Nixon street. Sixth ward, Allegheny, to Mary J. Rafferty, for $3,250 cash. - Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold lots Nds. 61 to.65. inclusive, in their Glenmawr Park plan, at Haysville, Pittsbnrg, Fort Wayne and Chi cago Railway, fronting 150 feet on Rlverview avenue by 110 feet on Ferndale avenue, for (800 cash. 'i .ffil lttJteaaflaa'lltil ilfllil itjWaMfojitiMj m r ii t&vMmt HOME SECURITIES. SPECULATION REACHES HIGH WATER MARK OF THE TEAR. Nearly Nine Thousand .Shares and 345,000 Bonds Change Hands Ups and Downs of Prices Good Finish, but at Slight Concessions From Best. Business on 'Change last week was the best of the year In point of sales, but full values were sustained in only a few cases. Losses, however, were not serious. They were merely the leactions which always attend quick bulges halts called when the pace is rapid, to give time for reflection and reorganization to meet the new conditions. Final prices as compared with those of the previous Saturday show these results: Pipe age gained Philadelphia Gas, ; Pleasant Valley, ; Electric, J: Switch and Signal, Airbrake, 2: Underground Cable. 2: Central Traction lost; Junction 'Railroad, U; Citi zens' and Pittsburg Traction and Luster closed tbe same. Final figures, with one or two exceptions, wore practically lower than the oest of the week, due to the withdrawal ofbuying orders as partofa plan to force concssions. The position of the market Is so strong on Its merits, and money so plenti ful, that the bears have a very small handle to work, and the Impression they have made cannot, it is believed, be more than tem porary. ' Sales yesterday were 585 shares, as follows! 225 Pleasant Valley at235, 60 Manchester Traction at 39, 100 Electric at 14, SO Switch ned Signal at hii. 90 at 19. Alter call: 100 "Electric at 14.. Sales for the week were B,vtv snares oi stocic ana siiw Donas,againsb 8,116 shares of stock and J3,000 bonds the previous week. Sales or Pleasant valley reached 2,410 shares, and of Birmingham Traction L106. ' At the end ot the session the unlisted trac tions stood: Dnquesne, 22 bid, offered at 24; Birmingham, 22rDld, offered at 23: Man chester, 40 bid. With the exception of Man chester, these quotations are lower than those of a week ago. Manchester improved about $1 a share. Final bids and offers for the week follow: EXCHANGE STOCK. Bid. Asked. Plttrtmrf Pet. Stock and Metal Ex. ...$400 BAK STOCKS. Bid. Art!. Keystone Bank of Pittsburg 32 Liberty Nntlonal Bank 101 Pittsburg National Bank of Commerce BOO Third National Bank 128H NATURAL OAS STOCKS. Bid. Asked. People's Natural Gas and P. Co 7K BH Philadelphia Co 14 VH Wheeling Gas Co th INCLINI IT.ANIS Ft. Pitt Incline Plane Co Bid, 5 Asked. 20 FASSXNGIB SAILWAT STOCKS. Bid. Asked. .. M. 2S ,. 00.5 1 .60 M .. 23M 232 . 49 KH Central Traction , Citizens' Traction PlttsburgTracaon PleasantTalley ., Second Avenue.... BAII.B0AD STOCKS. Plttttrarj Junction B. R. Co Bid. Asked. ..28 30 . HINXNO BTOCXS. ' Bid. Luster Mining Co M m .& ASiea.- ILZCTBIO LIGHT STOCKS. Bid. Asked. WestmtJiouBe 14X JfI8CXX.I.AWXOUS STOCKS. Bid. Asked. 27K ... 13?i 20 .38 39 ...102 ..( 68 70 Monongahela Water Co . I Int.... tiI.Mk wA C(j....1 11. Union Switch and Signal Co. pref... tveBimgnonsc Airorace i;o Standard Underground Cable Co EVMING-UP DAY. THIS CLOSE OF A VERT EVENTFUL 1TEEK IN WALL STREET. Coal Stocks Expected to Settle Down to Their Normal Gait This Week Wheel ins Continues Its Reactionary Deollne, bat Afterward Recovers Shj&rply Sus quehanna's Boom. Nzw Yoek, Feb. 13. The stock market to day was nothlng.mpre than the final even-lng-up of a very active and eventful week, and while the local stocks still furnished rather more than their quota of transactions and the preponderance of Beading was even gieater than for the last few days, the mar ket was steadier and the changes in every thing but a few stocks insignificant. The feeling now is that the Coal stocks will settle down to a oasis where the dealings m them will bo mncn lighter than during the. week now ending. Tho general market opened firm at small advances oterlast night's figures, as a rule, but Bending was down 1 per cent, at5S; Lackawanna, at 159i. and JerseyCential, , ai i.;5. xuo iasc two raiiiea suarmy, hut Reading was fnrther forced off to 0Tj3f. This ended the decline, however, nnd it ral lied to 59, and after verv large transactions, closed steady. Jersey Central recoveied its loss and closed unchanged,but Lackawanna, after a f nil recovery, saggod away again and closed with a loss. m Among the ret of tho list, New England and Union Paclflo developed marked strength, the latter under the influence of foreign buying: but New England finally lost all of its improvement. In the .inactive shares Iowa Central continued its rapid rise on rumor of a dividend, but closed at a material concession from its best figures. Tho Susquehanna and Western stocks had a little boom, and tho preferred rose 4 per cent: but outside of these stocks the rest of the market displayed no feature and fluct uated within narrow times throughout the Besiou. The market finally closed active and firm generally at slight and irregular changes from last night's figures. Union Pacific, however, is np 1; Iowa Central preferred, IK. and Susqueii.tuna and Western pre ferred, 3Jf. per cent. The los Include LaCk awnnna and Reading export, i per cent. The total sales of stocks to-d.iy were 431, 237 shares, including: Atchison, 2,100; Chi cago Gas, 6,650; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 21,332; Delaware and Hudson, 2,744: Erie. 29.163: Louisville and Nashville, s.325: New Jersey Central, 3,F30; Northern Pacific piererred, 3,050; New England, 23,059: Read ing, 257,210; Richmond and West Point, 4 470: St. Paul, 5,100; Union Pacific, 12,753. In the railrood bond market the Reading issues still furnished about one-half the busi ness, and, while they fluctuated with less force than usual of late, and finally closed at insignificant changes, the rest of tho mar ket failed to develop any feature of note, and prices at tho close are about last night's figures. The total transactions were $2,330, 000, out ot which the Readings contributed $1,5:0,000. There were a lew material changes. Tl Pennsylvania Kicks. John M. Oakley & Co., received the follow ing: "To-day's stock market was affeoted by an Interview published in this morning's papers, with one of tbe directors of the Pennsylvania road, in which he predicts the State of Pennsylvania will successfully ia terfere to prevent the final consummation of the Beading consolidation. Doubt is al ways piejudicial to, confidence and the fresh doubt as to the legality of Reading's coup excited selling by timid people. Law is so ireiuuuuuusiy uui;cliaiu timt. wuen any 1 safely devine the result., "That the Reading officials have taken the highest legal action goes without saying, and that the consolidation will benefit the ccal producers and coal carriers may be ac cepted as a fact. Erie onglit to share hand somely, as it received 65 per cent of the In creased price of the coal tliat'it delivers in New York, and its not profits should gain quite largely lrom the new combination. The general market Is sensitive and nerv ous to a high dezree, and options are worth less. The market noxt week will bo nervous and irregular, and if it shows any special buoyancy wo fancy It may bo a sale." Watch Gold Exports. Henay Clews & Co. say: "The only menace at the moment is the probability of gold ex ports, the possibilities of, which operators must watch closely, as in the event of a few millions being taken from the Snb-Tieasury forshipment.it would seriously check the prevallingliull spirit." The Close, in Stocks. The following table shows the prices of active stocks on the New York Slock Exchange yester diy. Corrected daily for THE DisrATCH by Whitney A Siephexsox. oldest Pittsburg mem bers ol the New York Stock Exchange, 67 Fourth avenue. Clos ing bid. Open High Low lng. est. est. 31 3l 343 '" "si" "ivi "39 ji ') "ii" "UK "rolj "m'h 1KH 137 1.3)4 "H "ji " 80 80)4 79X "i7 "78' "ri'i "wji "i" "mm 43 43 48 . 'Hi" 'Hi" 'iieji 71 71 71 American Cotton Oil American Cotton Oil. pfd Am. SurarRennlns: Co 31V Ci S2H S2 391 83 C0J4 137 24X Ul 79j 107W 773 129X 0O3 4ft 113 lie' 7U4 Am.SugarRcfinlngCo.,pfd Atch., fon. &S. V Cauaulan Pacific , Canada Southern O ntral of New Jersey, Chi-sapaake & Onlo.... :. to., ntpM C.iO., 2d pfd Chicago lias Trust...., C. Bur. & Oulncy.... C, Mil. St: Paul. C, Mil. ft St. Paul. C, Bock I. &P C. St. P. M. 40... pfd. O.. bt. P. M. ft O.. nfd ' 0. ftNortawestern...,., &,&,& L....--.. M S7! 31 159 131)4 J"H 7K 7H 106S 21 72 VG.Y, 76. 3i; 62 3i VH 20X llih ism 74 40 2 " 50H 21)4 UH ItH 63 S 2154 27 37 bSH 28 65 185 16H 74 44 U2M 11 4634 13 29X S6X 77H U0H 159), 161 153i Ji 134 1X1 mi nn -,m 715 75H 33 S3 30 93)4- 92 'ioli .national Ljeaa Trust. , NewYork Central N. Y., C. 4 St. L N. Y.. O. St, L. 1st pfd, N. N C. St. L., 2d pfd, N. Y.. L. E. &W ... N.T.. L. E. A W.. pfd.. N. Y. AN. E N. Y., O. & W orth American Co , Northern Pacific Northern Pacific. pM Ohio A Mississippi Oregon Improvement Pacific Mail Philadelphia A Beading.., P., C, C A St. L. ......... P.. C. 0. A St. L.. pfd.... Pullman Palace Car Richmond A W. P. T Blclimond ft W. P.T.,pfd.. St. Paul A Duluth.. ....... St. Paul. Minn. A Man Texas Paclflo Union Pacific Wabash ;. Wabash, prd Western Union....... Wheeling ft I,. E...: Wheeling A L. E-pfd DIs.'A Cattle Fd. Trust.... 20$ lit 82K !?. 745. 50K 3i 16 245, 01 21X 17 2X 62Ji 21i 17 1A M 57)4 IBM 74K 1CH 743, ioh 46)4 11 47M 10 45 29K 8.1)4 m 7854 CO), 29h S6H 37H 78X 51 29 38M Philadelphia Storks, Cloftng quotations of Philadelphia stocks fur nished by Whitney ft Stephenson, brokers. o. 67 Fourth avenue, member, of New York Stock .exenange-. Pennsylvania Railroad. Beading Railroad Buffalo. N. Y. & Phils. Lehlcta Yaller Northern Pacific Northern Pacific pref.., i.eniirii jsancrailon. Philadelphia A Erie Boston Stocks Closing Prloes. Atch. A Topeka 3SJ4 Boalon A Albany.. ..20IH do iMalno 104 Chi. Bur. A Qnlncy.lKK Eastern R. R. 6s 123 Fltchburg R. R KHJ Flint A Pero. pfd.... 75)4 Mass. Cent-al 161 Mex. Central, com.. 19$ N. Y. A N. England. S0V Old Colony 16J4 Wis. Central. Com.. 18) Allouez M. C. (new) 1 Atlantis 83 Boston A Mon 32X Calumet A Hecla. Franklin Kearsarge Ucceola Niifta Fe CooDer. .at 10 Tamarack 147 Anniston Land jo.. sm Boston Land Co ti?4 West End Land Co. 19!i Beu ieiepnone.... I.amson fetore Co.. .209 15 6K SO 14W 603 Cent. Mining ix, .b. r B. A B. CocDer.... Thomson-Houston Boston Electrlo Stocks. Boston, Feb. 13. Special. Tho latest eleo trlo stock quotations to-day were: Bid. Asked. Ft. Wayne ElcctrlcCo 13 11 T. H. securities (series A) 7)4 Eastern Electric Cable Co. pref. .104 Thomson-Houston Electric Co, v... SO Thomson-Houston Electric Co. pref.... IS W. E. Co - UK IU 110 61 29 15 Bar Silver Quotations. JTcw YoaicFeb. 13. Special. Bar silver in London, 41f d per ounce. New York dealers' price for silver, 99ie per ounce. AX THE BAHK3. The Week's Statements Show an Ample 5npply of Funds. Clearings fell off about SLOOO.OOO from the previous week, but were $500,000 or so in ex cess of the same time last year. Bad weather was detrimental to many lines or activity, but results, all things considered, were satisfactory. It-would be folly to ex pect a boom at the close of the winter sea son and before spring opens. Merchants and manufacturers were alittlomore urgent for accommodations. Tho supply of funds was ample for all purposes. There was no change in tho Interest rate, which ruled at 6 percent at bank and something less out side The Clearing House report summar izes results as follows: Satnrdiy's exchanges 2,155,110 14 Saturday's balances - 474,200 51 Week's exchanges 12,77,782 81 Week's balances 2,'360,8a 01 Previous w eek's exchanges 13.733.413 15 Week's exchanges, 1891 12.210.133 55 Wall streot was not affected In any way by tho bank statement, the abundance of money diverting all interest from the docu ment. The figures show these changes from, the previous week: Eeservo, increase", $212, 400: loans, increase, $57037,700; specie.increase, $913,300; legal tonders, increase, 5817,900; de posit?, lncreas", $G,h5,200; circulation, in crease, $16,400; amount abovo legal require--ment, $3J.614,415. At New York yesterday money on oall was eaiv. with no loans: closed offered at 2. Prime mercantile paper 35X- Sterling exchange quiet bnt steady at $4S5Ji for 60 day bills and $4 : on demand. Closing Bond Quotations. V. S. 4ireg 116" TI. S. 4s coup llb5 II.. K. AT. Gen. 6s. 43? Mutual Union Cs 108 N . J. C. Int. Ort...ll2K Northern Pac. Ists..ll6) Northern Pac. 2ds. .114)4 Northwestern cons. .137 Northw'n d'brs 5s..U.U Orczon A Trans. 6s.. u. s. 44s reg. luo U. 4U'sconp Pacific 6s of '95 109 Louisiana stamp. 4s. 84 Missouri 6s Tenn.. new set. 6S...1C5 Tenn., new set, 59...1W) St j. AI.M. Ren. 5s 85K M.L.AS:inF.GenM..107)2 St. PaulConsol. 123 St P.. C. A P. lsts...H6 Tex. P. L.G.Tr.Rcts 73 Tenn.. new set. ss... 71 Canada So. 2ds 102K Cen. Pa.-ificlsts 10lj I)cn. Alt. li. Isls... .117 Den. ft 11. G. 4s 79 Den.AR.G.Wcstlsts Erle2ds 107 M., K. A T. Oen. Cs. 80)4 Tex. P. H.G.Tr.Rcts ) Union Pac. lsts 107)4 West Shore 303K R. G. West, lsts 77) Bank Clearings. JTbw- Toek Bank clearings, 178,9J7,92; balances, $6,595,459. For the week, clearings, $878,810,178; balances, $11,IS0.6S1. Pnil.Anxi.PHiA Bank clearings, $17,609,978; balances', $1,803,265. Clearings for the week ending to-day, $91,233,045; balances, $10,9,49,417. Money, & per cent. Baltimore Bank clearings, $2,748,643; bal ances. $375,C1L Rate, 6 per cent. Bostom Bank clearings. $1,271,617; bal ances, $1,851,303. Monev, per cent. Ex change on Now York. 15 cent discount. For the week, clearings, $82,103,016; balancee, $9, 953,948. For the corresponding week lat vesr, clearings, $90,343,518; balances, $10,215, 035. CnicAOO Money easy at 4K8 percent. Now York exchange, lOe piemium. Sterling exchange dull at $4 85K for CO-day bills and H 8 for sight drafts. Bank clearings for the day, $20,602,269: for the week. $76,970,71L Memphis New York exchange selling at par. Clearings, $6.i3,21S; balances, $369 389. New Ohleaks Clearings, $1,729,898. SB. TALUAGE'S WHISKERS. He Shaved Them Off Because Bis Artistio Sense Prompted It. "When I shaved off my whiskers," said Kev. T. Dc "Witt Talmage, "I considered only the consequences to myself, and yet I Eoon discovered that I had by those few slashes of the blade put all the pictorial newspapers and other periodicals of the country to burdensome and unexpected ex pense." "I may not be beautiful.but I prefer to be illustrated just as I am without the adden dum of a single eyeglass, whisker, mus tache, or wrinkle. Therefore, by presenting to the world an un-embellished face, I hope that, eventually, my friends, the artists', will relinquish the hopeless efforts of trying to make me handsome. "My artistic nature,aided by the reflection of my mirror, prompted me to sacrifice what remained of my whiskers when they ceased to perform any sanitary service and when my face became too stout to need hirsute decoration. "When I was a young man I was so thin that I availed myself of a beard in order to cast a perceptible shadow." HEAT AT THE EQUAT0H. The Popular Idea or the Weather In the Torrid Zono Is Wrorfe. "Couldn't be hotter ai the equator," is a common hot-weather expression; a common way ot giving the idea of intense heat. That is a mistake. It "couhxbe hotter" in Pitts burg than in Equatorial Africa, irf the in terior, and it often is. The nights in the torrid zone frequently are cold. Travelers sleep, right over the equator, under a quilt and a pair ot blankets. The author of "The Greatest Thing in the "World" says that dur ing his hottest month in Central Africa the thermometer never registered above 96. He gives the reason, and with one who knows physical geography there is no ques tion abont it The interior of Equatorial Africans nqt low land, not a steaming jungle as is commonly supposed; the land rues as you go in from the coast, plateau on pla teau, until it is lrom three to five thousand leet above the tea level, and we all know that every ,300 feet of ascent the thermome ter falls a degree, C. C. C. I. pfd Col. Coil & Iron Col. & Hocfclnx Valley Del., Lact&Westcrn Del. & Hudson Den. & lflo Grande Den. Klo Grande, pfd... E. T.. Vj.AGa Illinois Central Lake trie ,t West .... Lake Erie & West., pfd.... Lake Shore & M. S !.. Louisville & Nashville Mobile .tOhlo Missouri Pacific National Cordage Co National Cordage Co., nfd. Bid. Asked. 2S3 29 3-I 9J 9! .r....60J eog ".'...'.'.".".'eo) 697 ...". 33 S3 THE PRODUCERS' WAIL. Production oi Wells ia Falling Off Rapidly at McDonald. GAS IS BECOMING EXHAUSTED. ictlvety Around Independence and Wells About Completed. LIGHT WELL IX THE li'CUKDT POOL There were few developments in the Mc Donald oil field yesterday which would attract the operator. Many of them were complaining about the great drop in the production of their -trells. One company, the Oakdale, was reported by one of its members to have lost 500 bar rels in the 34 hours ending at noon yester day simply through a decline in the output of their well: Others claimed to have suf fered a corresponding decrease, notably Jennings, GuITey & Co. Their No. 6 on the Herron larm which started ofXat'65 barrels an hour last week, is not flowing a barrel, and has not been for several days. Wells are dropping offall over the field. It is pretty generally conceded that the backbone is gone, aud only the opening of an entirely new pool will prevent the field from sinking into oblivion. There are a great many wells fishing In the sand at the present time. These delays, it is asserted, are caused by a lack of suf ficient gas to throw out the sand.. Instead of being forced to the surface it caves around the tools, which are held in the hole. Before tbe gas was exhausted fishing Jobs In the sand were comparatively few, and no difficulty was experienced in getting to the bottom of It. The Oakdale Oil Company is fishing in Nos. 6 and 8 Wallace and No. 8 Sturgeon. Mankedlck Well Reported Big. Itrwas reported yesterday that the Willow Grove Oil Company's well, on the Manke dlck larm back of Willow Grove, was drilled deeper and was making IS barrels an hour. The report conld not be confirmed at a late hour last evening. It had been making from 150 to 175 barrels a day. Stitford, Clark Co.'s well, on the Fara day lot at Willow Grove, was reported to be doing from 650 to 700 barrels a day from the Gordon sand. Phillips & Co. have started to build a rig for their No. 1 on the'Shieh farm at Mo Curdy. Greenlee & Forst's No. 8 on the Wade farm was just on top of the sand yesterday after noon. It Is located south of McDonald sta tion. Learn & Burson win not drill tholr well on the postoffice lot at Willow Grove into the Gordon sand until to-morrow. Guffey, Murphy & Galey's No. 4, on the McConnell heirs' property, Is through the Gordon sand and no good iu that formation. The same parties have started Nos. 1, 2 and 3 on the Glenn farm, located near the rail road, between Oakdale and Willow Grove. Backus A Co.'s No. 3, on the Henry Shaffer farm, in southwest McCurdy, Is In the sand and filled np 1,800 feet with oil. Good Gasser Near Parnassus. The West Penn Gas Company has Just fin ished up a big gas well on the Anderson farm, in Westmoreland county, and seven miles east of Parnassus. ' A rig is being built for tho Versailles No. S on the Forger farm at McKeesport. Chambers & McEee's No. 1 on the Leonard farm, three miles north of Jeannette is down 400 feet; No. 2 is rigging up and a rig is being built for No. 3. Russell & McMullen are down 1000 feet in their No. 5 on the Wettengel farm. No. 6 is rigging up; a rig is being Duilt for No. 7. and a location made for No. 8. Patterson & Jones' No. 5 on the Shaffer farm is delayed bv a lost bit. It is down 500 feet. They are fishing for a Bet of broken jars in their No. S Kelso at 800 feet. Their No. 6 Shaffer is being rigged up, and a rig is being built for No. 8 McCurdy. The same parties have Just finished a rig for No. 2 Finch, west of McCurdy. Work at Independence. iKDEFEirnaNcx There is considerable drill ing going on around here notwithstanding the fact that that nothing big has yet been struck. Fritz & Samuels have secured a block of 600 acres northeast of the town and are building a rig on the Leggett Bros, farm near the coal mine', a quarter of a mile from the village. They will locate their No. 2 on the Stewart farm half a mUo northeast, early next week. . Forst & Greenlee have completed a rig on the Beall Knot farm and will commence spudding next week. Carr Bros.' well on the Beall farm is through the Gordon and fourth sands. They got an excellent quality of both and some oil in the Gordon. Davis & Co. are drilling at 2,000 leet in their No. 1 McConnell. They are delayed at present by a heavy vein of salt water. Mellon, Wilson & Co.'s well on the Boles farm is drilling at 1,000 feet. It is the first well started in tBis vicinity and is located throe-quarters of a mile southeast of the town. Reported Consolidation Denied. There was a report current yesterday that W. L. Mellon's pipe line and the Producers' pipe line had been consolidated. The re port started from the fact that a line has Just been laid from Mellon's nam p station at Cora opolis to the Producers' tanks at the same place. Mr. Mellon said last evening that tbe rumor was without foundation and that the lino had been laid at Coraoplis for trans ferring somo oil which he had bought from tho Producers', as the latter had no tank cars and no means of shipping It. Mr. Mel lon owns about 200 tank cars and has 60 leased. The receipts of the Producers' Pipe Line for January were 19,468. Stock same, ship ments none. Production and the Gunge. The production yesterday morning was resorted to have gone up 500 barrels, or to S0.CO0. Tho hourly gauges yesterday were as follows: Jennings, Guffey Ca's-Ne. 3 Matthews, 23: Herron No. 2. 25; Herron No. 4, CO; Guffey & Queen's Nos. 1 and 2 Wetmore, 60; No. 1, Samuel Wetmore, 100; Devonian Oil Company's Nos. 1 and 2 Boyce, 50; Oakdale Oil Companv's No. 2 Morgan heirs, 25; Nos. 2 and 3 Baldwin, 65; Nos. 1 and 2 Wallace. 40; production, 30,000; stock in the field, 61,000.. Tho runs or the Southwest Pennsvlvania Plpo Lino Company from McDonald" Thurs day were 27,315: outsido of McDonald, 11,910; National Transit, shipments, 10.452. Buck eyo runs, 37,815: shipments, 46,176. Macks burg runs, 1,094. southern Pipe Line shipments, 16,837. New York Transit Com pany shipments, 46,449 barrels. Eureka runs, 2,044. THE WEEK IS Oil. Many Slumps and Bailies Make Calcula tion! Extremely Difficult. The market was erratic all through, at times selling down, and then unexpectedly turning the other way. Yesterday, in spite of cold -weather and Oil City shorts cover ing, it reacted to the highest point of the week, but subsequently fell back. Out siders talked oil and kept posted, but re fased to act. This attitude, in view of activity in other speculative commodities, is the strangest feature of tbe situation. Oil at present prices involves very little hazard. Fluctuations are shown in the fotjowlng tame: Open High est, Low est. ing. Close. Monday. Tuesday Wednesday.. Thursday.... Vriday Saturday ro cox 6o;,- Wi Wi 60 COK 503 bO Tiie week's clearances weio abont 100,000 barrels. Small increases weie noted in daily averages of runs and shipments, liennod declined at London and was marked up at Antwerp. Finnl quotations were: New York, 6.t0c; London, 6Jd; Antwerp, l(?.f. The outlook lor this week Is involved iu un certainty, owing to the attitude of the He Donald field. The prospects for much bet ter prices i not encouraging. On. Citt. Fob. 12. National Transit Certifi cates opened at tOc: highest, 60c; lowest, 60c: closed. 60c. Sales, 55,000 barrels; clear ances, 62,000 barrels. Hkadfobd, Feb. 12. National Transit Cer tificates opened at C0c; closed at 60c; highest, 60JJc: lowest, 60c. New Yoiu, Feb. 13. Petroleum opened firm but after the first sales became dull and remained so until the close. Pennsyl vania oil March options . Opening, 60Jc; highest, 60c; lowest, 63c; cloinsr, Boo. Lima oil No' sales. Total sales, 15,000 bar rels. BICE HEADACHS ""-Carter's Little Liver rm. SICK HEADACHE '-Carter's Little Liver Puis. SICK HEADACHE '-Carter's Little LItw Pills. SICK HEADACHE -Carter's Ltttl Liver Puis. A STRONG DAY ON 'CHANGE. ' The Anti-Option Bill Bugaboo Ceases to Frighten.Graln Speculators fb Any Largo Extent Wheat Bullish Jlost or tbo Day, Willi One Spell of Weakness. CHICAGO The wheat market was rather strong most of the day; then was mostly bullish, and. the buying was at times quite sharp, though largely profe'ssionaL Tho anti-option bill was less of a factor in the trading than it has been for several days past. For a time the market maintained it self stubbornly. May selling Trom 9O?i091Jc, and held for a considerable time at 90c and 91c. Offerings were readily absorbed, but finally the price began to yield. This was tbe sig nal for some of tbe early buyers to begin unloading, and the weakness increased. Then the crowd began to suspect that New York had been bulling the market to get a hard "no: to sell on, and the trade began to show nervousness, nnd on the'free offerings gradually sold off to 9JKc During the las: hour, however, there was a reaction and May closed strong at 91Jc. Corn was quiet and weak. The demand was rather slussish. and as some large lots were thrown on the market, prices yielded some. May opened Jc higher at '42s in sympathy with the strenirth in wheat and becanse of an advance of d at Liverpool, and worked slowlv down "to 41Jc, assisted by large estimated receipts for Monday, but rallied in the last hour with wheat aud closed steady at 42pc. Oats dull and easy, closing with a loss of Me. Hog products opened firm in sympathy with wheat, and advanced slightlv: then weakened some, and closed withslichtgains on pork and lard, but with ribs unchanged. The leading futures ranged as follows, as cor rected by John 31. Oaklev ft Co., 45 Sixth street, members of the Chicago Board of Trade: Open- Hljrh- Low- CIos- Articlxs. lng. est. esta lng. Whbat, No. 2. February 1 87H 7 $ 8714$ 875 Mar tijf 9l! SK 91H Conr. No. 2. February VH 40X 40?, 40J March 415 41ft . i, ay. May .. 42H KH 41J, 42), Oats. No. 2. February Z4 SH a 29 May 3i 31X 31.H 31,4 Mfss Pork. February II 72M 1175 1165 II 72)4 May 12 02)4 12 05 1193 12 02 Lard. February 660 665 650 6 65 Mav C67.S 6 72.S 6 67 6 72X Short Ribs. February 6 5 92 5 85 5 gTV May 6 05 C 12)4 6 05 6 7)i Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull and steady; No. 2 sprlnc wheat, 875ic; No. 3spilng wheat, 80jc; No. 2 red, 90J2: No. 2 corn, 40c: No. 2 oats. 2929Vc: No. 2 white, f. o. b., 31Ji32Kc: No. 3 white, 3132$c: No. 2 rye. 82c; No. 2 barley. 56$Wl-: No. 3, f. o. b., 4257c; No. 4, f. o. b., 3752c. No. 1 flaxseed, 95c; prime timothy seed, $1 25Q1 29. Mess pork, per barrel, $3 60. Lard, per 100 Jht. $6 55 6 67JJ. Short rib sides (looe) $5 STJi; dry salted shoulders (boxed), $5 005 25 Sugars unchanged. On the Produce .Exchange to day the butter market was lower: fancy creamery, 28g29c; fine Western, 2827c; ordinary, 2225c; selected dairies, 23Q26c; ordinary, 1821e. Eggs, 22Q23c. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Kecelpts and Shipments at East Liberty and All Other Stock Tarda. Office or Tnx Dispatch, 1 Pcttshthq, SaturDjAT, February IS. Catttx Receipts, 1,302 head; shipments, 1,071 head; market nothing doing; all through consignments; no cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hoos Receipts, 3,000 head; shipments. 4,600 head; market fair; all grades, $5 20QS 35; 9 cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Shxzp Receipts, 1,000 head; shipments, 1,200 head; market nothing doing to-day; nothing on sal. XAZUTQ CABS OF C0EHS. Cans of the Little Fiends and tho Barest Ways to Get Bid of Them. rwRiTTXx tor the dispatch. I If a portion of thf skin either on the toes or soles of the feet become greatly thickened and then penetrates into the true skin beneath, causing great pain and annoy ance on walking, it is called a corn. Corns are commonly known ancT spoken of as hard and soft; hard corns are those situated on the most exposed surface of the foot, where the skin is apt to get dry and hard. The soft corns come where the skin is always In a moistened condition generally between the toes. These annoying growths are brought on by wearing badly fitting shoes. ' Stockings and socks, when too large, will wrinkle after the shoe is on, causing pressure npon the skin, the result of which in a few davs may be a corn. What are ths best remedies for Jheir relief? First, the shoes must be made npon a firoper last, to fit the foot, and of soft tather. The feet should be washed daily, pouring into the basin a tablespoonful of ammonia. Pare acetic acid applied to ths surfaces frequently, will generally be found to disperse them. The parts around the corn should be covered with oil or soap when the acid is applied, to prevent injury of the surrounding skin from cauterization. "When the use of a knife is brought into play for the removal of much thickened skin or corns, let me here warn yon: OTever use the knife before it has been placed in a dish of boiling water for five minutes, in order thoroughly to disinfect it from any poisonous substance there may be on ft from" previous use. Another point: Never cut the corns nnless the feet previously hare been thoroughly washed with soap and hot water. Many a man has lost his life from blood poisoning, due to the negleot of these important rules. Makiet Tempest, M. D. C0STIVENESS u If not relieved by judicious and timely treatment, is liable to result in chronio constipation. As an aperient that may be used with perfect safety and satis faction, AVer's" Pills are unsurpassed Unlike most cathartics, these pills, while they relax and cleanse, exert a tonic influence on the stoihach, liver, and bowels, causing theso organs to per form their functions with healthy regu larity and comfort. 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Bilious ness, Dizziness, Palpitation nnd Impure Blood, which in turn causes pimples, boils, blotches, tnmors, scrofula and similar dis eases, thus-atTccting the entire system. We guarantee Burdock Blood Bitters, ir faith fully used according to directions, to cure Dyspepsia and Constipation and all diseases springing from them, and will refund the money to any person not satisfied after using the whole or part of the first bottle. FOSTER, JIlLBUKJr & CO., febl-rrssu Buffalo, X. T. ABOOKIBRTREMlLLlnn rnrr QME TREATMENT VYIin lYIEPIGAU ELECTRICITr Torall CrniOITIC. OBQAinO asj jnaVOTIS DIBEA8E3 ia both sexS 5,'Z iJ.'!ili'i r" ! . A4S3 CHEMICAL CO., MUtfAUML, VU Cured by t Hi PERU Miir&L When Baby was sick, we cave her Castor!. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoris, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. I when she had Children, she gave them Castoria BROKERS FIX ANCIAX. Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue: apSO-Si FAHNESTOCK & GO., 2 Vall Street, New York, Snpply selected Investment bonds for cash or in exchange for Tnarkettblo secnritles. Execute commission orders for Investors at the Stock Exchange or in the open mar ket. Furnish information, respecting bonds. Ja7-41-TT3u ESTABLISHED ISSi. John M. Oakley 8s Co., BANKERS AND BROKERS. 45 SIXTH ST. Direct private wire to New York and Chi cago. MemLerNew York, Chicago and Pitts burg Exchanges. Only Pittsbnrg member Chicago Board of Trade. Local securities bought and sold for cash or carried on liberal margins. Investments made at our discretion and dividends paid quarterly. Interest Daid on balance (since 1835). Money to loan oa call. Information books on all markets mailed on application. fe7 3IEDICAL. 814 f.N.- A-iSXlE.Piri3lJjl.O. P.. As old residents know and back flies of Pittsbnrg papers prove, is the oldest estab lished and most prominent physician in the clty.devoting special attention to all chronio 5Ssn.N0 FEE UNTIL CURED sponsible irnnilO and mental dls persons IWUM VUUo eases, physical de car, nervous debility, lack of energy, ambi tion and hope, impaired memory, disordered sight, self distrust, bashfulness, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, impover ished nlood, failing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, unfitting the person for business, society nnd marriage, permanentlv, safely and privately icnuread.iBL00D AND SKINS5ST eruptions, blotches.falling bair.bones.pains, glandular swellings, ulcerations of the tongne, mouth, throat, ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from) Dij A DV kidney and the system. UnllMnn I ihladder de rangements, weak back, graVel. catarrhal discharges, inflammation and other painful symptoms receive searching treament, pronmt relief and real cures. Dr.Whittier's life-long extensive experi ence insures scientific and reliable treat ment on common sense principles. Consulta tion free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as if here. Office hours, 9 a. v. to 3 p. Ji. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 1 p. Jf. only. DR. TVniTTIEB, 814 Penn avenue, Pittbnrg. Pa. JaS-49-Dsuwk WOOD'S PHOSPHODINE The Great -English Kemedy. Prompter and permanssfe l ly cures all farms of nrr -ous weakness, emissions. spermatorrhea, nnpoteney and all effects of abase or excesses. Besa prescribe! orer 35 years la thousands of cases; is the only relia ble and honest medietas known. Ask imgziMt ff Wood'3 PaosrnoDCTit It he offers soma worthless medicine la place of this, leave Ms dishonest store. Inclose one apd we will send bv return mall. Price, one pacx- e,Sl: sir. SS. One will please, six will cure, imnhlet In tilaln sealed envelODe. 2 stamtM. Ad Pa dress THE WOOD CHEMICAL CO., MI Wood. ward avenue, Detroit. Mich. Sold lnpltaiurx Jos. ixinrso aox, uzjuxrzei sireer. del"-51 VIGOR OF MEN Easily, Quickly, Permanently TJZSTOTEEEs, WEAKNESS. NERVOUSNESS, DEBTLXTT, and all the train of evils, tho results oi over work, sickness, worry, etc Full strength, development, and tone guaranteed rn all cases. Simple, natural methods. Immod ate improvement seen. Failure Impossible, 2,000 references. Book, explanations ana proofs mailed (sealed) free. Address Ttk MEDICAL CO STXxTFAIiO. K. T. JeKMS WEAKNESS of MEN Rapidly, Thoroughly. Perfectly Cured by tho most Sdentlflo and Saecgasful Joathodscr fttst meat ever known or perfected. Cannot &n natoas tac ease i DeTBd bomta aid. Impressment s-a trota tba rkftt, Snfferer rrem Uervonimess. Debility, Weak or trade veiopea urcans. xmpoxencx. frrora ox ionui. i imsiia Worry JSta, tnorouglily. pcminyntTy oared bj t&ll troAtrsexit. Don't brood rrr joar eondltlen nr ftr vp ia 4nK U AS show 70a -whl Medic! Salsaeo and Honjrbl Tnatmtal eta do. Send for Oor ffe Botk Wi expl&natfsnv&4n menu and reitreaeea. The Angelos Medical Institute Co. . CANTON, O. JsTflT-eod CURB' A core for Files. External. Internal. Blind. Blee inr and Itching. Chronic. Keoent or HertdrUIJV This remedy has joslely aeTer beea knwn tt fall, ft a box. S for $5. by mall. A ruarairtee p rat with six boxes, when purchased at one Ume,to re. fund the S If not sured. Issued brEMp. S. STUCKY, urutrjnst, uoi-wuc j "p Nos. J401 and B01 Penn ave.. corner Wvlle are. ml Prlton st. Pittsburg. Pa. use B' tockr Diarrhcca St Cramp Cure. S and 50 eta. Jal-S-e4 TO ftiENl t,.v.. - niuiMv. --M f or th -ff eeta of self-abase EarlTEicessea,Enils!ion,NerrousDbUltr,Lo8ofSaxel Power. ImpotencyAo. SoErfatlsourfatthlnourspeisag ire will send one (nil month' medietas suit waoH ralUibie Information CIEKK. Address ,"t. 31. Co., 835 ilroailwaT. XeTtOTorlb rovll-Msn WEAK MEH SSS Etc. We will send you a valuable book (scaled) lref ofcharre contalnlngfnllparttcaIarsforaspeeaTaa SernentCTrSA&essrsAVMATEOillUS.CO,, Jos OUre street. St. Loul3, JIo. deOO-ltt TO WEAK MEN gnfffHg &0BB wo ejzeocs ei joatami errari early decay; wasting weakness, lost znaancod, eta, ISlsend aTaluaSle trcSUse (g-aled) tahil3i full particulars for home e, FREE ofcliaijs. Asnlendld medical work; should be read by trrvrf inan wbo Is nsrrous and debilitated. Address, prof, F. C. FOWLElt, Hoodua, Coaa uel-M-DSuwk DR. SAXDEV'S LECTRIC BELT With Electro-Magnetic Suspensory I Latest Patents! Best Improvements! Will cure without medicine all Weakness re sulting from over-taxation of brain, nerve forces excesses or indiscretion, as exhaus tion, nervous debillty,sleeplessnes,languor, rheumatism, kidney, liver and bladder, com plaints, lame back, lumbago, sciatica, gen eral ill-health, etc. Thii Electrlo Bolt con tains wonderful improvements over all other, and gives a current that 1 Instantly felt by wearer or we forfeit $5,000, and will cure all of the anove diseases or no pay. Thousands have been cured by this marvel ousinvention afterall otherre'mo'lles failed, and wo give hundreds of testimonials in this and evcrv other State. Onr Powerfnl IMPROVED ELECTRIO SUSPENSORY.the greatest boon everonered wak men, RLE with ALL BELTS. Health and vigorous strength GUARANTEED in 63 to 90 days. Send for Illustrated pamphlets, mailed, sealed, free. Address, SADES LLECTHIC CO.. faU-UsVmsa Ko.S19Broadway,Kew Yes. DOCTOR WHITTIER Ffr"fWw25i. 'P A -.-frr. rJM- - f,--.M -w
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