ra.. THE 'PITTSBUItG- DISPATCH THURSDAY FEBRITAR '2o. '1892- sS II LIGHT BUS OF CATTLE. live Stock in Lighter Supply Than IJsual at East Liberty, BUT SUFFICIENT FOR THE DEMAND. Cattle and Hosts Failed to Come Dp to the Prices of last Week. BHBEP STEADY AND LAMBS STRONG Orricn or The Dispatch, ) Pittsburg, Weoksday, February 21. At the East. Liberty yards there have been, all told, on sale this week not above TO carloads of cattle, against about 95 loads last week. About one-half of this week's offerings were from Chicacothe balance be ing; for the most part, from Ohio and Indi ana. There were no prime lieavy beeves on sale, and the proportion of good cattle was small Buyers did not appear in their usual force, and, in spite of the light run, markets were in their favor. There were no sales in carload lots above, fl QO, and when it is remembered that prime beeves are in good demand in Chicago, at 50c per c t and more above these figures, it is plain that there n ere no primes on sale at East Liberty. The grade of cattle that held up closest to last week's prices were those ii hich drovers cali light tidy butcher beeves. Common and low grades were sold at 15c to 25c per cwt below prices of a week ago, and at the decline all could not be sold. Fresh cows and veal calves were in light supply and last week's range was maintained. The run of hogs has been light this week. About 35 carloads lave been on sale against 40 loads for the corresponding period last- week. Markets opened firm on Monday at ?5 35 for tops. Since Monday the tide has turned downward and top price this morning v, as ?5 25, with less than a halt dozen loads on sale. The consumption of pork and in fact all meats have shown a decline of late. The offerings of sheep and lambs comprised almost 30 loads for the week against 35 loads last week. In general there was an advance of about 15c per cwt. A lew bunches of fancy lambs were sold at 7c, and top price of sheep was 6c per pound. A Live Mock Firm's Review. Following is report of the week's trans actions by Holmes, Brigss & Co.: We report 70 cars or cattle on sale Monday against 00 cars tame day last week. The quality was about the same as of late. No prime were offered. Buvers were out in small foice, and were very slow to make an offer, except for light handy grades. Such grades were generally steady at near last week's prices, while coarse and heavy zrades were hard to sell at 10 to 15 cents de cline with a lew loads shipped East in first hands. Wc quote good 1.100 to 1,500 at $1 50 to $1 65: good 1,200 to 1,300. $1 20 So $1 40: good 1.000 to 1,100, $3 80 to $1 00: rough fat, 1,300 to 1,100, ?1 00 to 1 20; cons and bulls, $2 CO to $3 50: stockers. IKO to S00, $2 00 to $3 00; tresh cows and springer, $20 to $50, per head. The fupply of boss on Monday was light. This with a fair demand, made an active market, and all sold early at 10 to 15 cents advance over closing prices of last week. Since Monday receipts have continue light and demand light at 5 to 10 cents off from Monday's prices. We quote select tops at $5 25 to J5 SO. Good mixed, $5 20 to $5 25. Best Yorker". $5 15 to :f5 20; common to fair Yorker., $1 50 to $5 10. Receipt of sheep and lambs were light on .Monday, and de mand good at 15 to 25 cnr higher than last week, and all sold early. Market closes Ann to-day at the advance. We quote prime weathers at $5 90 to f 0 2": good. $5 50 to $5 89; fair, $1 25 to $1 50; common, $. OJ to $1 00; lambs, 5J to 7 cents as to quality. Some or the Sale Reported. Reneker. Liukhorn & Co.: Cattle 7 head, F.OS0 lbs. $1 15: 19 head, 20,320 lb, $3 70: 7 head, H.010 lbs, $125; 7 calve, PS0 lbs, $G S5. Hogs 39 head, 7.OS0 lb, $5 35: IS head. 7,:.70 i. $5 15: 90 head, 19,710 lbs, $3 30. Sheep -19S head, lo.iSO lbs, $G 50. .John Ilesket & Co.: Cattle IS head, 22,000 lbs. $1 25: IS head, 21,700 lbs, $4 15: 17 head, 20. 070 His,, H 20: 19 head, 20,200 lb?, $3 90: 1 1 head, 11.410 lbs $3 S5. Hogs-4S head. 10,670 lbs. $5 25: 3t head, 3,900 lbs, $4 95; 70 head, 12.930 lb, $5 25. bheep 200 head, 18,960 lbs, $0 00: SO head, 7;0201bs. $5 SO: 12r head, 10,260 1Us7$5 35; 200 head. lS,S9Jb-. $6 Ml S. !1. Hedges & Co.: Cattle 7 head, 8,160 lb. $3 SO: 8 bead, 9,960 lbs, $4 10: 13 calves, 1,500 lb-, $0 jO: 4 rains, 510 lbs. $7 00. Hogs 1C2 head, SLOOOlb-s. $5 35: 07 bead, 11.010 lbs, $5 15; 4S head. 5 810 lbs, $3 10. Slinep 30 bead, 3,t60 lbs, fO 10: 11 head, 3,0UJ lbs, $6 75: 85 bead, f.,310 lbs, $5 15; CI head. 3,CK lbs. $5 65: 195 head, 13 30 lbV. $5 00; 119 bead, 37,0S01b. $5 0. William Holmes & Co: Cattle 21 head, SS.020 lbs, ?! 10: H head, 11,380 lbs, $3 GO: 10 head, 11,010 lbs. $3 5: 17 head, 23 ISO lbs. $4 : 31 calves 3,700 lb.-,Mfi0. Hogs 35 liead,ll,3S0 lbs, J5 20: 102 Head, 21,000 lbs, S3 35; OS head, 11,210 lbs, to 25: 31 be.id. 3,100 lbs, $190. Sheen 66 head, 5,000 lbs, $6 23: 22 head, l,SO0 lbs, $3 40. lalfcm Bro. A Hadden: Cattle 19 bead, 23,0 lbs, $4 05; 1 head, 3.400 lbs, $3 40. Calves 21 head, 2,560 lbs, $ii S3: 10 head, 1.070 lbs, $6 80; 12 head, 1,30.) lbs, i 90: 12 head, 1,480 lbs, $7 00. Ho;:- 30 head, 3,260 lbs. $5 00; 23 head, 4.260 lbs 55 10. Sheen M) head, 7,030 lbs, (6 75; 94 head, 5.9.S0 lbs, $3 50: 78 head, 6,170 lbs, $5 60; 75 head, 6 270 lb-, $0 60; 97 head, 5,830 lbs, S5 50. Drum. Dver & Co.: Cattle 11 head, 10.930 fts, $4 00; 7licad, 8,110 fts, $4 20: 22 head, 25,810 Id-., $4 05: 21 head, 21,500 B.s. $3 90: 19 bead. 23,210 as, $4 00: 22 head, 27,50 ft, $3 90; 5 calves. 6-0 Bs, $7 00. Hogs 2S head, 3,100 fts, $5 05. 28 head, 1,260 fis, $3 10: 13 head, 6.950 ft, $5 15; 51 head, 9 ! 60 fts, J5 30. Sbeep 10 head, 2,700 fts, $625: Vfl head, 8,230 fts, $6 73: 1D7 head, 17,5G as, $7 ui): w neau, o.iuo us, $d iw. Huff, Hazel ood A, lmhoff: Cattle 21 head, 25,160 lbs, $1 00; 8 head, 9,850 lbs $3 SO: 1 calves. 550 lbs, $6 ', 8 calves 850 lbs, $7 00. Hogs 13 head, 7.G40 lbs. $5 35; 57 head, 11,200 lbs, $5 35; 31 head, 5,170 lbs, $5 10; 14 bead, 8,200 lbs. $5 Is; 77 head, 11,530 lbs, $5 15: 3S head, 9 60 lbs, $5 30- Sheep 96 head, 7,800 lbs. $5 10: 75 head, 4,970 lbs. $r, 00: 112 head, 9120 lbs, $5 00: 34 head, 2,970 lbs, $7 00; 102 head, 13,550 lbs $3 65; 121 head, 7,830 lbs; $5 10: 216 head, 20,410 lbs, $G 10. McCall. Rowlen & Newburn: Cattle 19 head, 26,860 lbs, 54 CO: 15 head, 17,350 lbs, $1 00; 20 bead, 21,260 lbs, $3 70; 21 head. 26,690 lbs M 00: S head, 12,130 lbs, 54 70; IS head, 20,410 lbs, $3 90; 13 calves, 1,510 lbs $6 50; 19 calves, 2,30 lbs, $0 50. Hogs 143 head, 2S.120 lbs. $3 35; 70 head, 13.S10 Ib,s. S3 15; 68 head, 10.970 lbs $5 20. Sheep 187 head. 16,500 lbs $5 75: in head, 11,670 lbs$S10; 100 head, 7,070 lbs, $6 50: 101 head, 6,340 lbs, $6 23: 31 head, 2,140 lbs, $6 SO; 43 head, 3,500 lbs, $6 SO. By Telegraplu ChicagoCattle Receipts, 12,000 head; shipments, 4,000 head: market steady; good to choice steers, $1 M4 85; extra steers, $5 09; others, $3 604 50; leaders. $3 O0375; stockers, $1 802 50: cows, $1 552 70. Hogs Receipts. 25000 head; shipments 12,000 head; market -teadv and higher: rough and common, $1 401 CSfmixed, $i 70gt 80: prime heavy and batchers.' weights, $1 851 90: light, $1 ,.! 80. Sheen Receipts, 7,000 head; shipments 3,500 head: maiket active: lambs lower: sheep steadv; ewes $3 75 4 50; mixed, $1 50SJ1 7j; wethers, $5 40G 25; AVesterns, $5 lOgi 00; lambs, $4 40G 50. . ." Yok Bcetes lleeeipts 2,413 head, including 4b cars for ale; market steady: native steers, $3 90fj4 73: bulls and cows, II 503 S2X: dressed beef steady at 6Siic per lb: mipments to-dav, 538 beeves: to morrow, 1,019 beeves and 30 sheep. Calves Receipts, 960 head: maiket steady veals, $3O0S50 per 100 lbs: Western calves $3 15. Sheen Receipts 5,017 head: market firm; sheep, $5 OCG 30: lambs, $G 50(i 75; dressed mutton, sieady, saioc per lb.; dressed lambs firm, 9llc. Hog Receipts, C91S- head, consigned dnect; nominally steady, $1 40g4 50 per 100 lbs. Buffalo Cattle Receipts, no loads through, 6 sale; market dull and unchanged no sale for good heavy steers. lies Re ceipts. 50 loads through. 15 ml. ,,.,..,. fully 5c lower on all grades but good pigs- 1 heavy grades, $3 055 10; packers and me dium, So 00Q.J 10. sheep and lamb- Re ceipts. 7 loads through, CO sale; market dull and 1520c lower: sheeji, extra fancy, $3 75a 6 00; good to choice, $5 403 63: lair to -ood $4 755-40; lambs, good to extra, native.$6 S5 7 10; fair to good, $G S3G 75. Cincinnati nogs in good demand; common and light, $3 504 SO; packing and butchers' $1 605 00; receiots, 4,000 head: shipments' 3,100 Jiead. Cattle steady; fair to choice butcher grades. 2 504 15; prime to choice shippers, $3 754 50: receipts, 747 head; ship ments, 90 head. Sheep in good demand common to choice. $3 505 75; extra fat wethers and yearlings $6 00: receipts 410 head: shipments none. Lambs in good de-. urnnd and strong; common to choice, $5 00 6 50 per 100 pounds. ht. Lonls Cattle Receipts, 2,270 head: ship ments, 561 head; market stronger; fair to good native steers, S3 201 50; fair to bandy Texan and Indians steers J3 D0jJ4 15. Hogs Receipts, 6.5S5 bead: shipments,' 2.635 head; market steady; fair to choice heavy, $4 60 I 80; mixed ordinary to good, $4 V04 70; light,- fair to best, $4 501 65. Sheep Re ceipts, 400 head; shipments, 100 head: market strong; lair to good muttons, $3 005 73. Kimm Citj Cattle Receipts, 3,200 head; shipments 2,200 head; heavy steers strong; lights weak: cows steady; feeders 10c lower: steers, S3 303 CO. Hogs Receipts, 9,100 head; shipments, 4,900 head; market active and strong; ranged $4 004 65: bulk, $4 454 50. Sheep Receipts 2.800 head; shipments none; market unchanged. QUIET BUT STRONG. Bradstreet's Shows a Decrease In the Visible Supply or TVbcat and Corn Cables En couraging All Grains and Hog Products IllCber BallUh Weather. CHICAGO Wheat showed considerable strength to-day, and closed at an advance of 5Jc Cable news was not encouraging, as Liverpool and London were both lower, "out the offerings were light, and the general out look for the wheat situation rn-the world at large was regarded as rather bullish. The decrease in the available supply, as reported Dy BradstrecVt, was large, amounting to 1,204,000 bushels last week, and was regarded as a strong factor, while there was also some talk of a co'd wave in the West. Strong feeling ruled throughout without any ex citement. The proposed measures for the suppres sion of puts and calls excited much discus sion, and possibly Interfered considerably witn tne regular Dusiness. uurins iuo u hour further reports of weatherunfavorable for the winter wheat crop made shorts un easy ad thev.proceeded to-covcr, lidding to the strength "of the market. May opened at 92J.c. advanced-gradnally to 93e, Weakened to 92c, rallied to 93c acain, held steady for a time, then went to 93Jc, weakened some and ctosedsreadyat93c, against 92'.fc 'at the close yesterday. Corn was more active and strong. The better tone in wheat helped it, and the re ceipts were also disappointing. Shorts were rathci nervous and covered a good deal, while there was more speoulative buying than usual and the export business con tinues good. SradstrceVs reported a decrease in the available supply of 225,000 bushels last week. May opened c higher at 41c, and with immaterial reactions advanced to and closed steady at 42Wc. Oats were quiet, but firm m sympathy with wheat and corn, and advanced 'o. Hog products were strong and higher, with a good demand and less offered lor sale. The opening was at yesterday's closing prices, ana the price advanced slowly most of the day, closing at the top. Pork shows an advance of Hc; lard, 7c, and ribs, 12Jc. The leading lutun-s ranp-d a? follows, as cor rected by John M. Oakley A Co.. 45 Sixth street, members of the Chicago Board of Trade: Open- High- Low- Clos- Akticles. ing. est. est. log. Wheat, Xo. February S S9V S 30V WJ 8 Mar...... 92,'t SS.-'i :; S3 Corn. Xo. 2. February 40", 4R 40S 41H !H.-rch 41 41 41 41; Mav. 41 42,S 41", 41! Oats. yo. 2. February 29 2)' 29 T9W Mar 31J4 31.4 St'i Sl)i IESS l'OF.K. February 11 315s II 0 It M' It SO Slay 11 57.S 1175 11 571 1175 Laud. February..., 6 474 6 M 6 47,4 6 SO May 605 6624 055 6 64" SIIOHT RlES. February 5 SO 590 50 590 Slav 5 924 6 024 5 924 6 02.4 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat, 90c; No. 3 spring wheat, 84 S5c: No. 2 red, 93K94c; No. 2 corn, lOJfc: No. 2 oats, 29c;" No. 2 white, SOVc; No. 3 white, 2930J4c: Xo. 2 rve, 85c; No. 2 parley. 5c; No. 3, 1. o. b., 3S55c: No. 4, 1". o. b., S544c; No. I flaxseed, 97Jc: prime timothy ,-eed, $1 20l 27. Mess pork, per barrel, $11 50. Lard, per 100 ft, $6 50. Short ribs sides, (loose) $5 S7J.J; dry salted should ers, (boxed) $1 75:5)5 50; short clear sides (boxed), $6 25. Whisky Distillers' fin ished goods, per gaL, $1 14. Sugars un changed. On the produce exchange to-davthe butter market it as unchanged. Eggs, log 16c. NEAT TO EK Flour steady arid moderately active Cornmeal dull. Wheat Spot market unsettled, quiet, closing stronger: No. 2 red. $1 031 07;"store and elevator, $1 07 1 u;s anoat, SL Oijim van: K0.3 red, $1 01 102: ungraded red, 93c$l 09K. No.1 Northern, 1 06JX1 09: No. 1 hard, $1 08il 09: No. 2 Northern, $1 0JJJ: options Xo. 2 red, FebmaiT $1 0G1 06V, closing at $1 0G; March, $1 05Vfl 06, closing at $1 051 05f: April, $1 03V1 06, closing at $1 05; Mav. $1 031 04, closing at $1 01: June, $1 01JJ m Oii. closing at $1 02: Julv. 995ic $i C0;, closing at $1 0S: August, 97Mflc, closing at 93Jc. Rye dull and lower; West ern, 96?ig9Sc. Eailev dull and irregular: No. 2 Milwaukee, 6S70c Coin Spot higher and firm; Xo. 2, 4&J49;c elevator, 50 SOJieaflo it; ungraded mixed, 47J5P4c: Xo. 3, 48Q48ic: steamer mixed, tS&iSJic: op tions, Februarv, 4849Jic, closing at 49c; March. 494P-!c, closing at 49ie; Aprd, 49J?30"c,- closing at 30c; Mav' 43 (ff4ic, closing at 49Jfc; July, 4949Jc. closing at 19Jic Oats Spot stronger, and moderate business; options dull and firmer; February, 32ic: March, 36c, closing at S6Uc: May, 37 2in37!4c, closing at 37Kc: No.-2 white, SSJibSVc; mixed Western, 3637Kc; No.2 white, 3741c; No. 2 Chicago afloat, 37"4 37Kc Hay easy and qniet. Hops weak and quiet. Tallow firm: city ($2 for pkgs), 4 ll-lC4c Eggs in fair demand and firmer: state and Pennsylvania, 19c; Ti cst ern, lSJc Hides steady and quiet. Pork quiet and steady. Cut meats quiet and steady; middles-dull; short clear, $6 70. Lard firmer and quiet: Western steam, $6 80; op tions February, $G 78. closing at $6 79: March, $6 SO asked; 3Iay, $0 90 bid; July, $7 04 bid. Butter in moderate demand and steady; Western dairv. 1823e; do creami-rv, 2130c; do factory, 1623c: Elgin, 3030c cheese in rair demand and firm: parr skims, 610Jc. PHILADELPHIA Flour firm but onlet AVheat market firm, but without important change: Ftcamer No. 2 led, in export ele vator, $1 01: No. 2 red, Februarv, $1 03Jfl 04; March. $1 C4l 04J; April. $1 03J1 04; Mav, $1 02Jil 03. Corn more firm: No. 3, in ex port elevator. 44c: steamer, in do, 47Ji4Sc; No. 2. afloat, 4SJie; No. 2 spot,i in elevator. 4sfc; No. 2 mixed. Februarv and March, 4S white, 37Wc: Xo. 2 white, Fel ATnrr-h STIfiinTa- y,t! SSlXrfloflir,,. Xf.,.. -jji s SSJic Provisions stcadv, with a lair jobbing trade. Pork Mess, new. $13 00; family, $14 00 li 50; hams, smoked, 10llc. Eggs Quiet and steady; Pennsylvania Ursts, lt19c KALTI5IORE Wheat firmer; No. a red spot and February, $1 03J March and May, tl 03Jil 01; steamer No. 2 red, $1 00. Corn firmer: mixed spot, Februarv and March, 1919Jc: April and May, 490: steamer mixed, 47175c. Oats steady, but quiet; Xo. 2 white Western, 38c; No. 2 mixed West ern. 3Gc. Rye quiet and lower: No. 2, 96c bin. nay firm; good to choice tim othy, $13 0014 00. Provisions steady. But ter steady, better feeling; receipts light: creamery, fancy, 290Ge: do, fair to choice, 26 2Sc; do, imitation, 2125c; ladle fancy, -24c: for good to choice. 2022c; rolls, fine, 22c: do, fair to good, 19J21e; store packed, 1518c Eggs unsettled, 17c. XEW ORLTi4X Sugar steady; open ket tle prime, 2 15-lC3c; good fair to fully fair, 2?i2c: fair. 2e; good common, VAa com mon, 2'2Jc. Centrifugals, oft " white. 3 13-G3Jc: choice vellow clarified, S 3 11-lbc; prime do, 3J3 9-16c:off do, 3t 37-16C: seconds, 2'i3Jc Molasses dull; open kettle fermenting, 1522c; centrilugals, striotly prime, 19c; good prime, 1317c; fair to prime, 1013c; common to good common, 69c. sT. LOOT1: Flour unchanged. Wheat- sales. Barley quiet: sample lots Minnesota, 56c. Bntter better: creamery, 2428c; dairy, 15-25c Eggs quiet at 14c. Provisions firmer. Pork. $11 Gili lor new, $9 25 for old. Lard. $C 256 :. CINCINNATI Flour in good demand and strong. Wheat steady; No 2 red, 9737J.c Corn ttrougen No. 2 mixed, 41c Oats firmer; No.2 mixed, 32J33c Rye strong; No. 2, 92c Pork easier at $11 50. Lard in fair demand at $5 33. Bulk meats firm at $5 85)5 87. Bacon in fair demand at $3 87. Butter steady. Eggs in good demand at 34c Cheese quiet. 3I1LAVATJKKE Flour quiet. Wheat firm; No. 2 spring, 90c; No. INorthcrn. 93c May, OOlic Corn quiet. No. 3, 3738&c; Oats quiet: No. 2 white, 3I31Jc; No 3 do, 30SOc Barlev quiet; No. 2, 52Kc; sam ple on track, 385S;c" Bye easier; No. 1, 86c Provisions firm. Pork, $11 75. Lard, $6 60. DULTJTIJ WheatNo. 1 hard, cash, STiic; February, ETKc; May, 92fc; No. 1 Northern, cash, 85c: February. 8Gc; Mav. 91o bid; No. 2 Northern, cash. 79c: No. 3. 73Je; rejected, 61c On track, No. 1 hard, 89c; No. 1 North ern, SSc. KANSAS CITY Wheat higher: No. 2 hard cash, 77o bid. Corn lower: No. 2 cash, 33c. bid: February. 33c bid. Oats lower; No. 2 cash, 2Sc bid; February. 30c asked. Butter scarce and firm. Eggs firm at 13Jc - SlINNKArOLlS Wheat No. 1 Northern, February, 6?c; May opening 'at S!; highest, 8S4c; lowest, 870: closing, 8SJc On track. No. 1 hard, -S9c; No. 1 Northern, 88c; No, 2 Northern, S2Slc. Toledo A'heat active and higher: No.2 cash and February, S6JCc; May, 9SKc; July, 92!4c Corn dull; No. -3 cash, 4Kc Oats quiet; cash, 32c Rye'dull; cash 8c Metal Markett. New Youk, Jeb. 23 Pie Iron dull and steady: American, $15 7317 75. Copper quiet and weak; lake, $10 6010 65. Lead quiet an d firm: domestic, $4 20, Tin dull and weak; Straits, $19 60. Ac area, casn. shc; May olosed 95ii953c: July. Sh58Sj;c Corn-No. 2 ca-11, 36W 36ic: Maich, 3G3c: May, 38K38iic. Oat highen Xo. 2 cash. SOc: Mav. Slc. KvRXn OF THE NOKTHSIDE. Movements in Real Estate and Con templated Improvements. THE EEV1YAL ON PEM AVENUE. HcKeesport Business Property Hicher Than That in Allegheny City. FE1TDKES OF MONET AND SPECDLATIOX Eeal estate is almost as active on the Xorthside as it is in' Pittsburg, and the characteristics of the market arc much the same. Every citizen has a large fnnd of confidence in the continued expansion of the city, with its attendant growth-of popu lation and business, and if not already a property owner, is trying his best to be come one. Eealty is the principal topic of conversation now that comparative quiet has fallen upon the political situation. Mr. J. K. Ewing, who knows a thing or two in realty, in the course of conversation yester day, mentioned some interesting events, actual and prospective. He said: "We have more business than we can con veniently handle,and to-day put on another salesman. The demand for dwellings, both to purchase and rent, is unprecedented. Many strangers are coming in. Business houses are almost in as good request as dwellings There is very little of it on the market, the most of it being owned by estates Nearly everything on Federal street is -tied up-in this way. The most active quarter of the city just now is the Tenth ward, along the line of the Perrys ville avenue electric road. "We have sold fine houses here in the last -month, two of them yesterday. The inquiry, for building lots in this district is very active. Building operations in this ward this year will be on a large scale. "We will finish plotting and putm the market about March 1 the Mc Naugher tract, about 20 acres California Avenue Improvements "Work is still suspended on California avenue, but the assurance that it will be opened as lar down as Bellevue the coming summer is keeping realty prominently in the foreground. .Deals, are in progress for several acreage properties, with a view to subdivision. The completion of this ave nue will open up a territory which will favorably compare with the famous East End, with the advantage of much lower prices quite an item to home-seekers" Elsewhere it was learned that a stock company has been formed, composed of leading citizens, for the purpose of buying ground on one of the principal avenues and erecting a six or seven story apartment house. The site has been selected. Nego tiations are in a forward state for 250 feet near North avenue, with the object of erect ing thereon ten handsome dwellings The building 120 .Federal street, occupied by D. & S. Weetz, will, the coming season, be re placed with a handsome five-story modern structure. This property is owned by the Davis estate. Movements on Penn Avenue. j?enn avenue has, within a short time, sprung into prominence as one of the live liest of the downtown thoroughfares This nearly everybody knows The large in crease of business and consequently greater demand for floor room on other streets and avenues are forcing people on to" Penn, where larger lots,can be procured. Among those who have or will locate on this street are Arbuthnot, Stephenson & Co., W. H. Kecch, M. Oppenheimer, Harvey Childs, Jr., and Boggs & Buhl. Henry Phippi, Jr., will erect a large nine-story business block, 73 feet front by 110 deep, near Garrison alley, and Levi Wade and W. H. Keech will build nearly opposite. Each of these structures will be eight stories high.. The latest about the Government property is that a syndicate.of Liberty street business men will buy it at the coming public sale, with a view to the erection of mercantile houses for their own use. . ZtlcKeesport I,and Values. The statement may not be generally credited, hut it is a fact nevertheless, that the best business property in McKeesport is higher than the best business property in Allegheny City. For instance, Black & Baird are offering 60 Jeet front on Fifth avenue, McKeesport, at ?2,250 a foot, and it is considered by many a bargain at that figure. The highest' rating on Federal street, Allegheny, is from 51,500 to $1,800. This is accounted for by Allegheny being largely a residence quarter of Pittsburg, while McKeesport is an autonomous city,, standing for itself, and haying its own busi ness center. business News and Gossip. The fine weather of yesterday was a great stimulus to trade. Street traffic was very heavy. O'Leary Bros, yesterday closed a contract With W. B. Scaife 4 Sons for the iron build ings for their glass works at Blair station. Thev will be1 almost a duplicate of those of the T. Campbell Company at the same place. jsaxter, xnompson x, uo. win soon Degln remodeling their new quartets, corner Fourth avenue and Grant street, prepara tory to removal April L George II. Bennett & Bro. will soon break ground for their eight-story building near the foot of Smithflcld street. At the last call yestei day Henry M. Long bid 23J for 500 Pleasant Valley without getting it. At the close of the afternoon call yester day prediction was made by Mustin, backed bv $100, that Citizens' Traction will sell at 65 before it drops to 60. The annual statement of the Equitable Lifo Insurance Company appears in the ad vertising department this morning. It shows an increase in the assets of $17,000,000, and over $1,000,000 added to the surplus. The business for tne year was $31,000,000 in 1 onnd numbers greater than that of the year be fore, but in spite of this the proportion of assets to liabilities is larger than evor be-- lore. Edw ard A. Woods is manager for this district. Six permits wero Issued yesterday for the erection of seven buildings and additions, aggregating $9,375. Tne one of most im portance involves a three-story warehouse ou Ann street, Sixth ward, to cost $1,000. C. E. Shirley is the owner. Anthracite coai shipments for January de creased 129,081 tons, and stocks at tidewater increased 153,000 tons. It is likely that less than $1,000 a foot front will buy the Smithfleld M. E. Church prop erty. The rating is not so high there as on Fifth or Fourth avenues or lower Smithfleld street. Movements in Realty. John F. Sweeny, formerly Burtt & Sweeny, sold for William R. and Edward G. Mooney, the well-known East End contractors, to F. A. Lowry a new modern nine-room Queen Anno brick containing all conveniences, situated on College avenue, near Ellsworth, on a lot floating on College 40 feet and ex tending back 110 feet to an elley, for $7,000. Black & Baird sold for George L. McCoy to William E. Howley a lot on the western side of Dithridge street, Shadysirte. being No. 19 in the Lloyd Circle plan, 50x170 feet, for $6,250 cash. John K. Ewing A Co. sold for William Ralston to Adam Bepler, the stock, fixtures and lease or the grocerv store, No. 40 South Diamond street, first ward, Allegheny, tor $3,800 cash. iCharles Somers sold to Anna Mary Robin son, lot No. 19, in the E. P. Jones plan, Thirteenth ward, fronting 20 feet on Soho street aud extending J00 feet in depth, for $650 cash. Baxter, Thomoson & Co.. 162 Fourth ave nue, sold to T. K. Steenson lot No. 235, Bank of Commerce addition plan, Brushton sta tion, fronting 40 feet on Kelly street by 137 feet to 20-foot alley, for $850. Baltensperger & Williams sold for the Kim estate two lots 25x100 on Grace street, Mt. Washington, Purchaser and terms pri vate M. F. Hippie ft Co. sold to Miss Mary E. Shannon for $2,400 a lot 24x100 feet, corner ot Oakland avenue and Pier street. Sold for W. H. Stevenson. A. Z. Bvei s ft Co. sold for Samnel McCain to L. D. Kurtz a fine new frame house of eight rooms, bath, laundry and all modern improvements, with lot 35x100, situated on Osgood street, Tenth ward, Allegheny City. Consideration $4,250. Peter Shields sold lot No. 212, 30x90 feet, located on Nantasket street, in . the Green field avenue plan. Twenty-third ward, for $450. The Burrell Improvement Comcany report the following sale of lots at Kensington, the new manufacturing city ou the A. V. R."R.t- airs. Julia orlngrs, Pittsburg, soutn nan lot 17, block 8; John Ponegis und Frank Rupszis, Pittsburg, lot 31. block 1; L. S. Strasser, 'Parnassus, Pa., lot 80. .block 13, for $525 cash; Mrs. Annie Luther, Pittsburg, lot 10, block 3, and lot 1, blockr4, for $1,800. HOME SECURITIES. ANOTHER EXTK. DIVIDEND BY THE AIRBRAKE! COMPANY, Showing That This Great Interest Occupies a Strong Position Tho General List Quiet, With No Material' 'Slumpj or Rallies Sales and Prices. The event of most Interest In stock circles yesterday was the announcement of an ex-! tra dividend of 5 por cent by the Westing house Airbrake Company. This shows good financial standing, and there must be busi ness to back it. The stock was quoted at 107 bid at the last call against 105 tb day be fore. In a general way trading was light and without noteworthy feature. Birmingham Traction improved its. position a little, but the others of thisgroup departed but little from former figures. Dnqnesne seemed to be out of the market. Thero was a report that $20,000 Birmingham Traction bonds had been picked up at par. Duqucsne Traction bonds were held around 98. Sales at first call were 42 Birmingham Traction at 24-100 at 24K, 15 Pleasant Val ley at 24. 50 Citizens' Traction at 61. Second Kill, 8 Pleasant Vallev at 24, 10 Citizens' Traction at 61, $1,000 Birmingham bond at oar. Third call, 150 Citizens' Traction at 61, 75 Pleasant Valley at 21. Bids and offers were : FIHST SKCOSD THIRD EXCHANGE CALL. OAXL. CALL. STOCKS. ii A B A B A P. F.S.,M.j:x. 430 4(3 . FlrstNat. B.YTg .... 183 1 Freehold Bank 82 Keystone B.of P. 82 Liberty Nat. Bk. 101 -.. M. M. N. Ilk. . CO Mong'h.Nat.B. 151 Oilil K. iNH. Bfc 75 Allegheny Ins 50 Citizens' Ins 30 BridgewaterGas. 26 33 25 31 Char.VaKGssCo 6 7 7 v V,i Manf. Gas Co 25 Peo'sN.G.JtP.C S ! 91 9 9 Philadelphia Co. 15 13) 15$ 15K lo.'i liH Wheeling Gas Co .... 19 .... 18, Ft.Plttln.P.Co 25 S'4 liH Central Traction. 28H' 29 2SH.... Citizens' Trac'n. ISOU 61 60X 61 60TS fil'lt PlttsburgTrac'n S31 .. 52 M'i Pleasant Valley.. 21 24't 24 !V,i 24 IV, hecond A.V 50?i 1 LaNorlaMln. Co .... 30 Luster Mln. Co.. 9 9' 9 9', 8 94 Wcstlnrh'e Elec. Ii 15J 15!i 1 Mon. Nay. Co... 61 6!) .... Mon. Water Co.. 23 .... 23 . .. 23 .... IT. S. &S. Co 13 20 19M 19,V U.S. &S. Co. pfd .... 33 .... Wetlngh'c.B. 105 109Ja' 106 U2.S 107 112 S. U. Cable Co... 69 OLD-FASHIONED DULLNESS. THE LETHARGY IN STOCKS AS TENSE AS LAST SUMMER. IN- Bojlng by Arbitrage Brokers, Neutralized by London Selling Some Activity Jn St. Paul and Northern Pacific AH Shares Are Lower Bonds Quiet. New York, Feb. 24. The stock market to day subsided into real, old-fashioned dull ness, and with but few exceptions the whole list was traded in within the narrowest limits, prices for the most part showing no decided tendency in either direction. There was a disposition to take advantage of the buying by arbitrage brokers yesterday to put up prices in the early dealings, bnt London to-day became a seller, especially of St. Paul. The opening of the market this morning reflected the lower London figures and the selling of the arbitrage brokers here: but prices in the general list stiffened up imme diately despite the substantial drop in Lack awanna to 159J. The upward movement reached no more than fractions and tho market then dropped into the most intense dullness, the equal of which has not been seen since last summer. Liquidations were more and more numerous, however, as the day wore along, and these sales finally In duced further selling for tho short account, which was specially .prominent in Chicago Gas, and that stock broke badly in the last hour, reaching 76J after selling at 78. Great-activityprevailed forthe time being in St. Paul and Northern Pacific preferred, while, the amonntjif business .done in the rest of the list was large. Prices declined stea'dily under tho pressure, and the lowest prices of the day was retched in almost every case. No rally ocenrred, although there was evidence of considerable covering in the last few minutes, and the market closed active and weak at aDont the lowest figures of the day. The final changes are all losses, but generally for small amounts, while Chicago Gas lost 2; Lackawanna, Northern Pacific preferred and Reading, each lji; Union Pacific, 1, and Rock Island, 5t. Paul, Louisville an'd Nashville, Missouri Pacific and Wheeling nnd Lake Erie pre ferred, each 1 per cent. The total sales of stocks to-day were 321, "184 shares, including: Atchison, 10,395: Chi cago Gas, 30,500; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 19.510; Erie, 8,650; Louisville and Nashville, 4,700; Northern Pacific preferred, 12,925; New England, 13,007: Reading, 31,700; Richmond and West Point, 4.S0M; St. Paul, 22,357; Union Pacific, 8,733. Railroad bonds were quiet and still irreg ular in their movements, with little feature of a special nature and few marked move ments. The total transactions were only $1,695,000, but these weie distributed over a large number of issues. ITe following table shows the prices of active slocks on the NewYorkijtockExchaujfeycsterday. Correcte'd dally forTHE DisrATCU by Wiiitxey & Stepiiexson,. oldest Plttsbnrg members of the New York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: CIos- of! Open lug. High Low est. est Am. Cotton Oil Am. Cotton Oil, pfd Am. Supar Refining Co. 343 C6 S3,'f 34' C6 34K 65)4 82J4 "mi 31)4 60)4 82 92)f mi m 60 133 30 8$ 89 '4 Am.SugarRefiniugCO.,pul Atcn., Top. ft S. F Canadian i-acinc, Cauda Southern Central of New Jersey .., Central Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio...., C. &0 1st pfd , C. ft O.. 2d pfd. Chicago Gjs Trust. C Bur.&Qulncy C, Mil. ft St. Paul....-..., V., Mil. ft St. Paul, pfd.., C, Rock I. &P C, St. P.M. ft O C, St. P. M. ft O.. pfd.., C. ft Northwestern C..C, C. ft I C, C. C. ft I. pfd Co). Coal ft Iron Col. ft Hocklne Val Del., Lack, ft Wcst..K" Del. ft Hudson. Den. ft Rio Grande,pfd.. E.T., Va. ft Ga Illinois Central T.-ilcp "Krleft Western ..... 89 Ml 60 i3s; uji RW 138X1 139 25 24K 24)4 i evi 61X 61J4I Dl-4 424 76)4 103S, 77i 1261f 8S 46 113 116 70 06)4 6'8 30 J 158)4 131)4 4s;, to?4 23H' 765( VSM 74'4 106)4 33 61 Hi VSi 1I3J4 1SJ 3i?i 72)i 49)4 20)i 14 49X 15 23H 67 25 36)4" 19 Ui 67 28 6.1 188 15 73 43)a 103 112 lOtf 4SS 13 29 KHi X!H 76)4 49 H 33M S3 11M IS'i 1047s 7S' 12754 78 76'J 1U.1 79 127; iuj.4 Tin 127J4 B'l g34 47 'iicli 47i 1163 116), 70)4 71 il 31!i 31JS 160 '4! 31 160' "49 ' J58 "49; "-ii' 'ioY 26 76 105)4 2554 105S 77 a La: Erie & Western, pfd. 7b 123 123 74 122)4 74). Louisville ft Nashville. Michigan Central Mobile & Ohio 1 Missouri Pacific National Coi-daze Co 74 6: 62J4 61 04 9414 National Cordage Co., pfd. Jill 114 109 'iii' 1W .National ijeuciLaisi New York Central.... ... N. Y C. &M. L N. Y., C. ft St. I.., 1st pfd N. Y L, E.ftW , N. Y..L..E. W.,prcf..., N.Y. &N.-K j...., N. Y.. O. AW .Norfolk ft Western ., Norfolk A Western, pfd.., North American Co Northern Pacific Northern Pacific, pfd Oregon Improvement Pacific Mail 4 , Peo.. Dec. A Evans Philadelphia A Reading.., P., C.C.&St.I. P.. O..C. ftbt. L.. pfd...., Pullman Palace Car Richmond ft W. P. T HSM 18?f 1W 72 id 325J 'six 50 ,;0'. 492)' 20)4 49) 15V 23 67 "5774 -1J i "49 16 24 M "37" '58Jj 0K ic; 3H, Wit "37" "53.V 13 78 loH 75 Richmond ft W. P. T., nfd 76 m. 1'aui jci'uiuiu , St. Paul Duluth, pfd... St. Paul., Minn, A Man.. Texas Pacific ..., Union 1'aclfic , Wabash Wabash, pfd Western Union , Wheeling AL. E Wheeling ft L. E. j)fd Ills, ft Cattle Frt. Trust..., National Lead Co National Lead Co., pfd.... Ex-dlv. U2H 105 88 37 77 49)4 34 112 10'4 47 2) 8SX 34 7714 43A 31)4 112),' 0'4 453,' "29!4 S7M 375 76), 49i 34!4 Boston Stocks- Atch. ft Topeka 38: Boston ft Albany. ...:) do Maine 163 Chi. Bur. ft Qulncy.103 Eastern It R. 6s.. ...123 FltchmrrgR. R 86H FUntft Pere M. pfd.. '80 Mass. Central mi Mex. Central, com.. 19 N. Y. ft N. England, 49 Old Colony 170 Wis. Central, com. r 18 AilonezM, C. (new). 1 Atlantic j... 9 Boston ft 3Ioat 33 Closing Prices. Calumet ft Uecla 2-' Franklin ....?...-.. II Kearsage lOJf Osceola ; Si Santa Fe Copper .(...22)4 Tamarack ,?.... .150 Boston Land Co eC San Diego LandCo..l7) wcsircuu i.auu Co.. 183& BellTclephone.i....2H4 I.amson Store S. .... !S) ueoi. aiming.... s'.i 1 i. ,. x. B. B. t)onner , 01 II 58 Thomson- Houston.. Boston Electric Stocks. ...,f BostAV, Feb.-,24.-rSpecfa2.1 The'atest'eleclrie stock quotations to-day were: ' . 1 . . .. ,,ra Asked.. Boston Electric Light Co 105 ill ... 57S .... 13K ... 28)4 .... 12.'! o 15 Philadelphia Stocks. ninnlnrr quotations of Philadelphia stocks. fur- nlshcd by Whitney & Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue, members of New York Stock Ex change. ' Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania TlAnrnjiil 5S 55). Reading Railroad 28 15-16 28 15-16 Buffalo. N. Y. 4Phlla 9JI 9 inign valley 58 Northern Pacific 23K Northern Pacific, pref. B7.' I.ehlgh Navigation 53; Philadelphia & Erie 37 Z35jj G7U 53'J 37)1 Mining Stock Quotations. New York, Fob. 24. Adams Consolidated, 125; Aspen, 300; Best ft Belcher, 190;' Chol lar, 120: Consolidated California and Vir ginia, 410; Dendwood, 190; Eureka Consoli dated, 133; Gould Curry. 120; Hale ftNorcross, 150; Homestnke, 1,150: Hon) Silver, 375; Mod ican, 160: Ontario. 4.100; Oph'r, 225: Ply mouth, 175: Savage, 100; Sierra JX ovada, 100; Standard, 120; Union Consolidated, 125. Bar Silver Quotations. New York, Feb. 21. Special Ear silver in London. 41 M6($lllitl per ounce. New -York dealers' price for silver, 909nic per ounce. HOME MOSEY. A Bank Official Sees Many Infallible Signs of Improvement. Yesterday brought no material change In the local monetary situation. There was a fair demand for loans.andmore lhah enough funds to meet it. The usual 6 -per cent rate was maintained. Bank clearing weie $3,013, 166 8.) and balances $421,828 52. A cashier said: "I see signs of improve ment. Business is picking up. Old activi tiesaie being strengthened,newones started. Confidence is gaining strength. The coun try Is so affluent that gold shipments alarm none but speculators. I still believe the year will birvery prosperous." At New Yorkyesteiuay money on call was easy at 1 to 2 percent, last loan 2, closing offered at 2. Prime mercantile paper 3JJ 5Jc. Sterling exchange quiet but steady at $4 S5K for 60-day bills, and $1 83 for demand. Closing Bond Quotations. U. S. 4sreg U. S. 4s coup.... "U.S. 2s.......... U. S. 4SSCOT1H.. .116H .116 .100 M.. K. AT. Gen. 5s. ViV, Mutual Union 63....107J4 N.J. C. Int. Cert.. .112 Northern Pac. lsts..U7 Northern Pac. 2ds.lHi; Northwestern eons,.137H N'urthw'n d'brs 5S.10754 Pacific ts of "95 VO Loulsana stamp. 4s.. 8o,S Missouri 6s Tenn. new set. 6s. ...105 Tenn. new set. 5s.. .100 Tenn. new set. 3s.... 70 Canada So. eds 104 "Cen. Pacific lsts... .103 Den. A R. Grists.. ..m'4 Den. ft It. G. 4s WX Den. ftR. G. Westls EncMs... 107H M., K. ft T. Gen. 6s. SIs Oregon Trans. 6a.... "t. 1,. A I. M. Gen. 6S.85V St.L.&SanF.GenM.lu7 tSt. Paul Consols... .VX'.i -t. P., C. .fcP. lftt..U7 Tex.P.L.G. Tr. Rets 81 Tex. P.R.G.Tr.Kcts 31 Union Pac. Ists 106'i WcstShorc 10374 R. G. Wtstlsts 77J Bid. tAsked. Bank Clearings. Chicago Money easy nt 46 percent. Bank clearings, $17,313,2S& Nev York ex change, 5 cents discount. New Orleans Clearings, $3,291,237. Memphis Clearings, $938,160; balances. $349, 111). New York exchange selling at par. New York Bank clearings, $178,645,681; bal ances, $5,974,609. Bostost Bank clearings. $16,608,566; bal ances, $2,055,997. Money lk2J per cent; ex change on London, 1217c discount. Philadelphia Bank clearings, $17,631,2-29; balances, $2,118,2s'9. Money 3 per cent. Baltimore Bank clearings $3,233, 185; bal ances, $390,214. Rate, 6 per cent. St. Louis Rank clearings, $4,635,249: bal ances, $555.162. Money, 67 per cent Ex change on New York, 50 cents premium. Turpentine Markets. New York Rosin steady and qniet. Tur pentine quiet and firm at 4040a WiLMiKQTOJf Spirits of turpentine firm at 37c; rosin firm; stiained. $1 10; good strained, $1 15; tar steady at $1 30; crude turpentine steady; hard, $1; yellow dip, $1 90; virgin, $190. Savanhah Turpentine firm at 28c; rosin strong at $1 251 30. Charlestqs Turpentine steady at37Jc; r03in firm; good strained, $1 20. The Coffee Markets. New YonK,Feb.24. Coffee Options opened barely steady and unchanged to 10 down; closed steady to 10 points up to 20 down; sales, 18,000 bags, including February. 14.15 14.20; March,' 13.4013. 43c: April, 13.0013.10c; May, 12.8012.95c: June, 12.60c: Angus;;, 12.35; September, 12.2012.30c: December,11.90. Spot Rio quiet and steady; No. 7, 1415c. Baltimokk, Feb. 24. Coffee steady; Rio car goes, fair, 17Kc; No. 715ci -- The Drygoods Market. New Yore, Feb. 21. The demand for dry goods at the hands of agents improves. Fine brown and bleached goods, wide sheetings, dress goods, dress cottons and other special ties are in good demand and geneially sold ahead. The market was unchanged in tone and prices continue steady to firm. The Jobbing trade was better. The "Wool Markets. St. Louis Wool Receipts, 2,000 pounds: shipments, 160,000 pounds; market quiet and unchanged. t LATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Uruguay is thought to be on the eve of a revolution. The Portuguese Senate has passed the "economy" bills. Mexico's new deep water harbor at Tam pico is pronounced a success. Tho woolen mill strike at Jacksonville, 111., has been ended by a compromise. Anembroidery factory in Munich pays Its women employes only 5 cents a day. The pastures of Arizona re drying up, live stock are dying and rain or snow is needed badly. The British steamer Bonavista, from St. Johns, N. F., tor Newport News, isaslioie ou Willoughby Spit. Chicago Democrats are sore over the division of admission tickets to their National Convention. Judge Bell at Montrose, Cal., refuses to enjoin the State froni-selllngthonewmtniug lands as school land at Creede. Tho President and other officers of the BankMf Corrientes, in the Argentine, have been jailed for embezzling 9C0.000 pezos. Leslie Stephen, the English author, pro poses that a monument to James Russell Lowell be elected in Westminster Abbey. The Prohibition National Committee has notified St. Louis she must put up $2,500 or lose the convention. Cincinnati is anxious to get the plum at that price. The Norwegian Government demands independence of "Sweden in foreign affairs. Tho King has decided adversely and trouble is in sight, as the Ministry was elected on the independence issue. The Michigan Republican State Conven tion has decided to put a full Presidental electoral ticket in' the field this fall, and in ease it is not legally recognized to appeal to the State Supreme Court for a mandamus. General Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Com mander In Chief of the English forces in India, whose elevation to the peeiage was announced in December, has been gazetted as Baron Roberts of Candaharand the City of Waterford. General Roberts led the Can. dahar relief army of 9,000 picked men in the Afghan War, 1879-80. Joseph Levo, Vfrbo murdered Miss Ida Kipp at Cincinnati a few months ago, was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to life im prisonment. Abont midnight Levo was noti fied "by two guards at the jail to get up and dress lor his removal to the penitentiary. When outside of his cell Levo rctused to be taken, dead or alive, and made a dash for liberty, but was overtaken, and after a des perate struggle with the Jail qfllcial3 he was overpowered aud-put in irons. At the meeting of tho National League Edmund Leamy said that tho Nationalists wero now sure that Mr. Gladstone know what kiud of home rulo was necessary for- iieianu. Aifcuougu some 01 tne irisu mem bers of Parliament had declared their readi ness to take whatever the Liberals gave, none dared to say they would ultimately take less than provided for in Mr. Parnell's programme. Though tne Parnellites wero m the minority against the McCarthyites, it was Parnell's voice that tho English Liberals listened to. IW2HTY. YEABS FOE SLYE. He Still Protests That Hedpeth Had No Share In the Glendale Bobbery. St. Louis, Pcb. 2i A. D. Slye, the self-convicted Glendale train robber, ap peared to-day in court at Clayton, to re ceive sentence from Judge Edwards. "With out ceremony his doom was pronouncod 20 years in the penitentiary. Hedspeth was to have been arraigned to day, but was too ill to apocar, and so was left in his cell undisturbed. Slye has all along denied that Hedspeth was one of the gang, but admits that Francis, the robber-killed at Lamar, Mo., was one of the Glendale gang. Hedspeth feels sure that he will be ableto prove an alibi. T.H. E. Co FtiW. E. Co Thomson-Houston E. Co. pfd . AV. E. Co European V. Co Detroit Electric Works THE HOME MiREETS. Eggs Still a Gluti and Prices Are lower Here Than Westward. TROPICAL FEDITS ON THE GAIN. 'Supply of Cereals Exceeds Demand, and Buyers Bavo the Field. GROCERIES QUIET AND UNCHANGED Office of The DisrATCH, 1 Pittsburg, Wednesday, February 21. Country Pkoducb (Jobbing Trices) The market here is still glutted with eggs, and prices are qnce more reduced. At St. Louis, which is ordinarily the cheapest egg market of the country, prices yesterday were a shade higher than here. It is many a year since eggs were as low on the eve of Lent, and reaction which will send prices upward is likely to appear before the week is out. Choice creamery buffer and high grade cheese are still firm, and future changes will, no doubt, be upward. Florida oranges are in good demand, and choice fruit sells readily at outside quotations. Slessinas are dull and slow, the quality of late arrivals being below standard. Bananas are in light receipt this week, and fancy bnnchesare bringing better prices. Lemons are also firm at a shade higher prices than have obtained of late. APPLES SI 502 00 per barrel. BPTTEn Crcamerv Elgin. 33333c: Ohio brands. 28!30c; common country butter, 1718c; choice country roll, 2325c. Beans New York and Michigan pea. $1 no2 00: marrowfat, 8215(32 25: Lima bcaus, 4,'4e ?lb: hand picked medium. $1 851 90. Beeswax Choice. 30c lb; low grades, Z2 25c. BUCKWHEAT Floue New. 2'42Kc i lb. Cheese Ohio choice. It(ai2c: New York cheese, 12firc: Limtrarser, 13l3c: Wisconsin swetter, lull cream, 13KH,Sc ; Imported swcltzer, :aa2c4c. t IDEE-Country cider, $3 5aa."i C0J barrel; sand refined. (3 C0Sx 50: crab cider, 57 508 00. CnASBEBKiES-1'er box, f! C02 SO; per barrel. S7 008 00. Eggs btrictlv Iresh nearby stock. 16c. Feathers Extra live geese, 57j8c; No. 1, 4&9 50c 1? lb: mixed lots. 3940c. Dried Fisorrs Pt aches, halves, Sc: evapo rated apples, S0c: apricots, 9llc; blackberries, 5S6c; raspberries, lsiac; huckleberries, 7c; Cal ifornia peaches, 72UjC Hoxey New crop, white clover, lG17c; Cali fornia honev. 12f5il jc lb. Mafle Stbcp 75S1S0C ip gallon. Maple Sugar 10c 9 lb. Poultry Alive Chickens. 708Oc a pair, large, C&370C, medium; live turkeys, ll(S12c IB; docks,. t033c a pair: live geese. 1 25 a pair: d reweil chickens, 121313c : dressed turkeys; 17 18c lb: dressed ducks, 1516c 'tf lb. Potatoes Carload lots, on track. S!40c:from store. 4045c a bushel: Southern sweets, 1 50l 75 a barrel; Jerseys, S3 O03 23. " Seeds Western recleaned medium clover. Job bing at IS 25; mammoth at $6 40; timothy, tl 50 for prime and $1 55 for choice: blue grass, S2 6o2 80; orchard grass, SI 75; millet. II W: German, it 25; Hungarian, 11 10; nneiawn, sc fi m; seeo. duck wheat. 51 4031 50. Tallow Country. 4c: city rendered, 5c. Tropical Fruits Lemons, fancv, Messina. $3 75t 00; Florida oranges S2 002 50 a box: Valencia oranges. S4 004 oO a box: bananas. SI fiO (Sll 75, lirsts, SI 001 25 good seconds, per bunch; Malaga grapes, S3 (WSJ10 00 a half ba rrel ; pineapples, 1520c apiece: Persian dates, 4.'oc per Qound; larer flgs, 1214c per ponnd. Vegetables Cabbage, $3 00(31 00 a hundred; yellow Danver onions. 2 232 50 a barrel; toma toes, f 1 0033 23 a crate; celery. 2330c per dozen; turnips, 90c$.l 00 a barrel; new Bermuda potatoes. fo tu a oarrei. Groceries. The movement in this line is reported slow, with no essential change In prices. Coffee and canned goods are the firm factors of trade in grocery lines. Green Coffee Fancy, 2223c: choice Rio, 21K !2c; prime. 20c; low grade, Rio, 1819ctold Government Java, 2729c; Maracalbo. 2I22Kc; Mocha. 2823c: Santos. 2IJ4224C; Caracas, 23 24,c:LaUuayra. 21Jf22,'$c. Roasted (in papers) Standard brands. 19.65c; high grades. 23. 40OiMc: old Government Java, bulk, SlM33c; Slaracalbo. 232ic: Santos. 19! 25c; peaberrv. 26jc: choice Rio, 21lc; prime Rio, 20J4c; good Rio. lSc: ordlnarv. 17lSe. SriCfcS (whole) Cloves. 10Kc: allspice, 10c; cassia. Sc; pepper, lie: nutmeg. 70S0c. Petroleum (Jobbers' pjlces) 110 test, 6c; Ohio, 120. 7Mc: htadlleht. 150 test. 6!$c; water white, 7j8c; globe, 14ft!4S$c: clalne. 13c:carna dlne, lie: rovallne, lie: red oil, 105iic; purity, 14c: olelne, 12c. Miners' Oil No. 1 winter, strained, 39tg40cper gal. : summer, 3537c; laul oil, 52.mc. ?yrup Corn svrup, 2528c: choice sugar syrup, 343-c;. prime sugar a) rup,' 332c; strictly prime. 2S(3!30C- S. 6. Molaesis Fancy new crop, 4042c; choice. 4041c: old crop, 3638q; N. O. syrup, 4450c. soda Bl-carb. in kegs. 3K3Ji'c: bl-carb. in Hs, 5?4c; bi-carb. assorted packages, 536c; sal soda, In kegs, 184C; do granulated. 2c Candies btar. full weight, 9c; stcarine, per set. 8Vc: paraGlre. ll12c. Rice Head Carolina, CHQCmc; choice, 5J,'GMc; Lioulslana, 5fi$5c. Starch Pearl, 4c; corn starch, 5US'Ac; gloss starch. 5,'fi36Vc. roBEiGN Fruits Layer raisins, S2 00; London lavers, S2Si: Muscatels, 51 75; California Muscatels, $1 401 60; Valencia, 5Jf(36c: Ondara Valencia, 6)4 7c; Sultana. SiaiJc; currants, 3V4Jc: Turkey pri.nes.4S53-c; French prunes,S(2i9&c: cocoanuta, fe 100, (0 00: almonds, Lan., 9 lb, ae: do Ivica. 17c; do shelled, 50c; walnuts. Nap., 1314c; Sicily fil berts, lie: Smyrna figs, I2r31.sc; new dates, 5fi.5Xe: Brazil nuts, 7c; pecans. 1314e; citron. If lb. 2122c; lemon peel. 10c lb: orange peel, 12c. Ubied Fruits Apples, sliced. 6,i8scn apples, evaporated, 68c: peaches, evaporated, pared. 1820c; peaches, California, evaporated, unpared, 8(2!2C: cherries, pitted, 12c: cherries, unplttcd, 6c: raspberries, evaporated. 1718: blackDerrles, 44c; huckleberries. 7c. Sugars Cubes. 4Ha powdered. 4Vc; granulated. 4Xc; confectioners', 4c: soft white, S'SOUc; yel low, choice. avrSyc: yellow, good, 3sl&c: yel low, fair. 3?3Kc. Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200), si 25: medium, half bbls (600). S2G3. SALT No. lbbl. 120: No. 1, extra, iflbbl, tl 10; dalrv, tbbl, it 20: coarse crvstal, per bbl. 1 M: Illgglns' Euresa. 4-hn sacks, 12 iO; Illggins' Kurcka, 16 11-lb packets. $3 CO. CANNED Goods standard peaches, tl 7S1 90; 2ds. Jl 33(31 10: extra peaches, J2 005J2 10: pie peacher. 8,v390c: finest corn, si 23l 50: Hfd. Co. corn, $1 005)1 10; red cherries, tt 0931 10: Lima beans. SI 35: soaked do. 85c: stringed do, SOfflaSc: marrowlat peas. OOOSI 10: soaked peas. 6075c; pineapples. Jl 201 :,0; Bahama do. 2 0): damson plums, tl 00: greengages, tl So; egg plums, tl 00: California apricots, tt 852 a); California pears, t2 1032 30; do greengages, tl 85: do egg plums, tl 85: extra white cherries, t2 752 85; raspberries, tl 15gll 25: strawberries. S5cl 10; gooseberries. St 00(5)1 05: tomatoes, 90(SS5c; salmon. 1-fb cans. J131S180: blackberries. Sue; succotash. 2-lb cans, soaked, 90c: do green. 2-lb cans, 1 25(1 50: corn beer, 2-lb cms. tt C5l 70: 1-lb cans, tl 20; baked beans, tl 40l 55; Iobsters.l-lb cans,S2 25; mack erel. 1-lb cans, boiled, tl 50; sardines, domestic, Js.-t4 ooai 10: Ks, 53 50; sardines, imported Us, ?1 5012 b0: sardine. Imported "is, $18 00; sar dines, mustard, S3 40: sardines, spiced. (3 50. FISH Extra lo. 1 bloater mackerel, $M, 00 per bbl; extra No. 1 do. mess, tl) 00; No. 2 shore mack erel, t!8 00; No. 2 large mackerel. tl7 00; No. 3 large mackerel, $1550: No. 3 small mackerel, J10 00. Herrlngs-Spllt, 50 50: lake, S3 05 3 10Mb bbl. White fish. 16 00 11 100-lb half bbl. Lake trout, S5 50S half bbl. Finnan baddies, 10c 1 lb. Ice land nallbnt 12c f. lb. Pickerel, half bbl, 4 0O: quarter bbl. Jl CO. Holland herring. 75c. Walkoff herring. 00c. OATMEALJl 755 00. Grain, Flour and Feed. There were no sales on call at the Grain Exchange to-day. Receipts as bulletined, 31 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway 3 cars of corn, 3 of oats, 1 of rye, 5 of hay, 1 of malt, G or flour. By Plttsbnrg, Cincinnati and St. Lotii"; 1 car of flour, 7 of hay, 2 of corn, 1 of inillfeed. .By Plttsbnrg and Lake Erie 2 cars of flour. Jiy Pittsburg and Western 1 car of bay, 1 of middlings. The cereal situation remains as it has been .for weeks past, in favor of the buyer. Sup ply in most lines exceeds demand. Fancy spring patent flour is a shade higher at sources of supply, and jobbers who sell at present quotations will be forced to advance prices when it becomes necessary to replen ish stock. Following quotations are for carload lots on track. Dealers charge au advance ou these prices from store: Wheat No. 2 red, 99c to Jl 00; N o. 3 red. 9tc to CORN No. 2 yellow ear. 47!c; high mixed ear. 48J5I7c; mlved car, 45W48c: No. 2 jellow shell, 4545c: high mixed shelled, H4i.J2C; mixed shelled, 43H44c. Oats No. 1 oats. .i-(337c: No. 2 white, 35)3Gc; extra No. 3 oats, 3535!c: mixed oats, 3Ka.T-IWc. RYE No. 1 Pennsylvania and Obro, 909fc; No. 1 western, 3(3wsc. J $5 stral 15 lvas XTrxTC Millfked No. 1 white middlings. SI8 0Ub)00 per ton; No. 2 white middlings, J16I0317 00; brown middlings, H6 0017 00: winter wheat bran, S17 00 17 50: chop feed. tl7 00CO 00. Hat llaled timothy, choice, $13 0013 25; No. 1. St20Oa12 25rNo. 2, fll COU 2: clover hay. fll 50 1200: loose from wagon. $13 C0315 00. according to quality; packing hay. $3 759 50. S-KA Oats, $7 50ia)dC0; wheat, 3 0O6 50; rye, $yoo7W. Provisions. Sugar cured hams, large '. $ 9'4 Sugar cured hams, medium 92tf Sugar cured hams, small 10 Sugar cured California hams .' 7 Sugar cured b. bacon : .- ! Sugar cured skinned hams, large 10 Sugar cured skinned harm,, medium lo.'s gugar cured shoulders. 7 ugar cured boneless shoulders S Sugar cured skinned shoulders 7I Sugarcured bacon shoulders,.- 6 Sugar cured dry-salt shoulders. 6! Sugar cured, beef, rounds :.'. 12 Sugar cured, beef. etts 9 Sugarciired, beef, flats 7S4 Bacon, clcarstdes, 30fbs 7) BacoD,' clear bellies, 201bs i PLOUK joouiug prices xancy spring puurnis, 255 50: fancy winter patcnu, $5 255 50; fancy ght winter. $5O05:5; fancy straight spring. 40: clear winter, $1 j55 00: straight bakers' SI 50(34 75. Rve flour. SI 75(35 00. Dry salt clear sides. Wltoave'g .""....." ,61 Dry salt clear sides, ZOtbJave'g .". ' "i Mess pork, heavy..... 13 00 Mess pork, family y 13 CO Lard, reflned la tierces hz4 Lard, refined In one-half bbls 8K Lara, refined la 60-lb tubs., 5". Lard, refined lu 20-lb palfa 5H Lard, retlnea in 50-Ib cans.. 6 Lard, refined in 3-Ib tin palls 6 Lard, refined In 5-Iti tin palls 6jf Lard, refined In 10-lb tin palls BEOKKRS-ITNANCIAL. Whitney cc Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. apJO-33 PFllPIE'S SAVINGS BANK, 81 FOURTH AVENUE. Capital. $300,003. prnfit, $11L830 aL ft.McK. LLOYD. Surplus and undivided EDWARD E. DUFF. Sec Treaa. 4i President. per cent interest allowed on time de posits. OC24-64-D FAHNESTOCK & CO., 2 Wall Street, New York, - Supply selected investment bonds for cash or in exchange for marketable securities. Execute commission orders for investors at the Stock.Lxchauge or in the open mar Furnish information respecting bonds. ja741--rrsa ESTABLISHED lSSi John M. Oakley & Co., BANKERS AND BROKERS. 45 SIXTH ST. Direct private wire to New Yorfc and Chi cago. Member New Yorlc, Chicago and Pitts burg Exchanges. Only Pittsburg 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 paid on balance (since 1SS3). Money to loan on call. Information books on all markets mailed on application. fe7 steamers and excursions S'""teajKhiptic1cets "to" and" from all parts of Europe, drafts, money or ders, cable. transfers and foreign coin at low est New York rates. MAS SCHAMBEUG A CO., No. 627 Smithfleld St., Pittsburg, Pa. E tablisbed in 1S60. selO-Trs ROTTERDAM ,LINE, For Rotterdam, Paris and London, S. S.Spaarnd am. Saturday, February 27. 4:30 A. M., from Pier, foot of Fifth street. Hoboken. First cabin H to $55; second cabin S36- Reduced excursion tickets. For illustrated guide and passage apply to John J. McConnlck. 639 Smithfleld street, Louis Moeser. 616 smithfleld street. Max Schamberg & Co.. 527 fcmlthfield street. felS-r TOURS TO EUROPE Under the management of ED WIN JONES, of 462 Putnam avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., $325 and upward. All expenses; first-class. Sail ing June and July. SEHL FOR IITNERARIES. fel63-TTS AMERICAN LINE. Sailing every Wednesday from Philadelphia and Liverpool. Passenger accommodations for all classes unsurpassed. Tickets sold to ana from Great Britain and Ireland, Nor way, Sweden, Denmark, etc. INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION CO., General agents, 305 Walnut St., Philadelphia. Full information can bo had of J. J. MC CORMICK, 639 Smithfleld street. LOUIS MOESER, 016 Smithfleld street. mh8-41-TTS -lUNARD LINE NEW YORK AND L1VER V 1 POOL VIA QUEENSTOWN-From Pier 40 '-North River. Fast express malt service. Etruria. Feb. 27, 5 a. m. Etrurla. Mch. 23. 3 p. m. Auranla. Mch. 5. 11 a. m. Anranta,Apr. 2, 9:30a.m. Umbrla, Mch. 12. 5 a. m. Umbrla, April 9, 3p.m. Servla. Mch. 19, 9 a. m. Scrvla. April IK, S a. m. Cabin passage. t60 and upward, according to lo cation; second cabin, t5- Stccrage tickets to and from all parts of Europe at very low rates. ' For freight and passage apply to the companr's office. 4 Bowling Green. New York. VEKN'oN H. BKOWN&CO., General Agents, or CHARLES P. SMITH. Third av. and Wood St., Agent for Plttj burg. Pa. Ie2:-D w HITE STAR LINU- ForOiiep.nstowii and T.lTrnftAl. Royal and united States Mall Steamers. Majestic, Mar. 2. 8:30am Malestic.Mar.30. 7t10ara uermanic, aiar. . apm Teutonic. Mar. 16. s am Germanic, Ap. 6, 2pm Teutonic Apr. 13. 5 pm Britannic. Apr. 20, noon UBrl tannic. Mar.25, 1:50pm From White Star dock, foot of West Tenth St.. New York. Second cabin on these steamers. Saloon rates, f50 ana upward, becond cabin, t35 and S40. Excur sion tickets on favorable terms, steerage, from the old country, $25 from New York. t20. White Star drafts payable on demand in all the principal banks throughout Great Britain. Applv to JOHN .7. MCCORMICK. 639 and 401 Smithfleld St.. Pittsburg. orH. 3IA1TLAND KERSEY. Gen eral Agent, 29 Broadway, New York. ja2S-D Norddeutscher Lloyd Steamship Company. Fast Line of Express Steamers New York to Southampton (London). Bremen. SPRING SAILINGS. ISC Eras. Sat.. April 1 Trave. Tues.. May 21 Havel, Tues.. April 5 Ems., Sat.. May 24 Saale, Sat., April 9 Havel. Tues., May 31 Lahu. Elbe. Spree, Aller. Trave, 1 ucs., .Apru 1- ?aaic. cai.. wi une 1 Sat., April 16 Lahn. Tues.. June 7 Tues., April 19 fclbe. Sat.. June 11 bat.. April 23 spree. Tues.. June 14 Tues., April 2S Aller. Sat.. June H Sat.. April 30 Trave. Tues.. June 21 Ems. HaveL Tues.. Mav 3 Ems. - Sat.. June 2 Saale, Sat.. May 7 Hare!. Tues., June 24 Lahn, Tues, May 10 Saale, Sat.. Jnlv 2 Elbe. Sat.. May 14 Lahn, Tues.. Julv 5 Spree, Tues.. 3ray 17 Elbe. Sat.. Jnly 9 Allr, Sat,, May 21 Spree. Tues.. Jnly 12 Time from New Yorlc to Southampton, 7S$ days. From Southampton to Bremen, 24 or 30nours. From Southampton to London, by Southwestern Railway Co.. 2J$ honn. Trains every hour in the summer season. Railway carriages for London await passengers In Southampton Docks on arrival of exprcso steamers from New York. These steamers arc well known tor their speed, comfort and excellent cuis'ne. MAX SCHAMBKRG 4 CO.. 527 -Smithfleld St., LOUISMOSER, 616 Smithfleld St., J. F. ERNY. Casnler German Savtngs and Dep. Bank, Agents for Pittsburg. Ia23-D ONE CENT A DOSE Noboy likes being sick yet many are willing to be rather than face a heavy doc tor's bill. Bnt what':) the nse of suffering at all when relief and cure maybe purchased at the rate of one cant a dose, by using Bur dock Blood Bitters a medcine that is guar anteed to cure or relieve all diseases ot the stomach, liver and bowels. Two great sources of disease are Dyspepsia and Con stipation. They cause Headache, Billious ness, Dizziriess, Palpitation and Ipmpure Blood, which in turn causes piuiples. boils, blotches, tumors, scrofula and similar dis eases, thus affecting the entire system. We guarantee Burdock' Blood Bitters, ir faith fully used according to directions, to cure Dyspepsia and Const! patn and all diseases springing from them, and will refund the money to any person not satisfied after using the whole or part or the first bottle. FOSTER, M1LBURN & CO., fehl-TTSSU ' Buffalo, N. Y. A LAUNDRY SOAP, PURE AND SANITARY. BE3T SOS fitnira! Hsusshtld Usi. J. 0. FLOWER,. IDexL-tal Office, Ja7-TTs 3
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