J imiiii.j il i .i.i,y.. M- .-mmmwctwui wnniiiBaBBBBKrMHOB rjWfiWlBMEpiiBW THE- PIITSETJKG DISPATCH, SATURDAY, MARCH 1 1892. 11 IRON TRADE BEYIEW. Sales of Bessemer and Steel Billets Were Very Heavy, but PRICES ABE BOWS TO BED EOCK. A Large Xnmler of Fnrnace3 Decide to Go Cut of Blast, WMPBODFCnOX SHOULD BECUSTAILED Office of The Dispatch, Pittseckg. Fridav, 3Iarch 11. ( E.w Ii;ox asd Steel Trade still con tinues in a very unsettled condition. Val ues show no improvement, but at the same time sales of certain descriptions show that leading dealers, who are considered well posted, are contracting for liberal supplies to be delivered during the next three months. Thus their faith that prices have touched bottom is confirmed bv their works. JSessemer pig at $14 o014 75; steel slab', J23 0023 25; grey forge, 13 0013 25, is certain to prove a valuable investment The prices quoted are the lowest for good ma terial we have ever reported. The contin ued large butput in all sections of the coun try, and the fact that many of the furnaces blowing are not sufficiently strong finan cially to store up current production until the demand improves, tend to keep the market in its present depressed condition. Certain furnaces in this district have reached a point where they will hold their iron lor better prices, but others are dis posed to offer special inducements to effect tales. Ths Right Tiling to Do. It is currently reported that a determina tion has been reached on the part of a num ber of Northern furnaces to go out ol blast uutil the demand shows some signs of im provement- This seems to be the only course open to restore the equilibrium be tween supply and. demand. It is a matter of history that stocks have been accumu lating lor months past, which fact tends to hold uack buyers trom placing large orders for luture delivery unless at eitremely low prices. A well-informed retired iron merchant says: "There are indications that bottom prices have been reached, and, while there is not much chance of immediate reaction, it w ill be some satisfaction to leel that the worst is known. This opinion is based on the knowledge of certain large transactions at foures not to be given for publication. In other words, the parties interested are unwilling to have the actual figures men tioned,, as the sales are not likely to be duplicated and might, therefore, be mis leading." From the jrahoning and Shenango Val leys word comes that quite a number of owners have determined to blow out until trade improves; other sections will no doubt follow. The Southern furnaces are very generally in blast, and, as they are not Ending a ready maitet lor their product, considerable unsold stocks are beingcarried. A moderate curtailment of the output is being made in most directions, chiefly in the "West and South, but there is plenty of iron at low prices how low will depend on circumstances. Be-srxner Sales at low Prices. InON Ore Three lots of Bessemer ore sold since our la.t report at 12i15 cents per ton below last year's prices, which is equal to 47J450 cents per ton less than sales made early this year. NeWSteel "Kails Market steady, no sales of large amounts since our last; de mand light. In the East the demand is slow and unsatisfactory, but makers still leel that there will be plenty of business before the summer is far advanced; one sale of 20,000 tons by the Lackawanna for use on the Huntington roads. Prices steady at the mills at ?30. The market for steel billets and slabs is weak witli liberal transactions at low figures. Muck bar dull; prices weak but not lower. Old material very dull; the low prices of raw iron generally has caused scrap to be neilected. The Latest Market shows no change in values. The sales of billets continue un usually large at prices that were current last week. The bottom for this description teems to have been reached. Bessemer sales show up well. Grey force neglected; sales restricted and prices unchanged. Old iron and steel rails are dull, prices beine nominal. While the general outlook is no better than list week it is certainly no worse. COKX-SVEI.TZD LAKE AJTD JfATTVE OBES. T.OOOions Bessemer, June. July. Aueust.$14 To cash 5,000 tms Bessemer. Starch, April, May, June 14 50 cash 3,000 ions Be'semer. March, ApriLMay. 14 60 cash 2.3(Wiou!ra fore,3iarch,April.Maj-. 13 00 cash 2,5wtoi's ie-ciner. next three months. 15 00 cash 2,5(0 ions Bessemer 14 CO cash J.n tons prar forge 13 00 cash 1.0UU tons Be-scini r 14 T5 cash l.uotonipras force n 09 rash 1.H00 tons prar lorgc 14 GO cash l.fOitous Kray fore 13 00 cash l,t.tons pray forpe... 13 00 cash tOOtons frrav forpe ......... 13 00 cash (ftltons JJseiner.3iarch. April. Hay. 14 50 cash 4UU toils pray lorpc 13 00 cash CK)tonssra lorpe.... 1- 00 cash ...... 14 75 cash 13 00 cash 14 75 cash 15 00 cash 13 CO cash 12 Su cash 14 75 cash 15 50 cash 14 50 cash 17 00 cash 14 25 cash II 25 cash 14 25 cash 14 25 cash 17 00 cash &001ons Kesscroer.. .............. u...... SnOTon- pray Jorpe.. ........ ............. 50it tons Bessemer...... ........... ....... 4C0 ton Bessemer. ........... ........... 100 ton prar forpe... ................ hw tons mottled and white JO tons o. ifouudry.. . ............... IWttons Xo. 1 louudfy I'O ton. Xo. 2 foundry. 1(0 tons No. 1 Silvery 2itons Xo. Cloundrr 25 tons Xo. 2 foundry 2Stons o. 2 roundry 25lor No. 2 foundry..... ............. 23 tons Xo. 2 Silvery STEEL SLABS AXD BILLXTS. 10.CO) ton steel billets, June. July, Au pust and September.. ...... . . $23 5 cash oiM.!iousMeei unlets, .apra, jnay ana June ....... S.Ot:onb .teel billets, uext3 months.. 3.000 ton- steel billets and slabs. April. 23 00 cash 23 00 cash Maraud June 23 00 1,100 tons steel slabs 23 00 3.CO.I tor. steel slabs 23 00 TOO tons steel billets at mill 23 2i a.0 tons steel billets 23 00 i.'LCK BAIL. l.tmotonsncufil. April, May. Junc....$U so l.OWltons luutral. 25 50 cash cash cash cash cash cash cash cash cash cash TO tons neutral, April. May. June.... 2i 50 :wi tons neutral. April. Mar. 25 50 250tou neutral. 25 00 ESELF 1EOX. 550 tons narrow grooved $ 1 57" 4 m 40C tons wide prooicd 160 4m SJO teas sheared Iron 1 S5H 4m FLSRO JIAXCASESS. 201 tons SO percent delivered $32 80 cash JW tons, if) per cent comestic 63 00 cash STEEt, BLOOMS, BEAMS, EULASD C. ENDS. 1.1C0 tons bloom and rail ends. 500 tons steel bloom ends..... $17 25 kcash 17 50 cash STriL wirtE hods. BOO tens Ariencan iires atmlll $32 23 cash 500 tons American fires at mill S3 00 cash CIIAECOAL. 125 tons warm hlasU... 100 tons cold bU-i , 100 tons warm blast.... 75 tone cold blast 50 tons cold blast , ...$1S 50 cash .. a i casn .. 18 50 cash .. 26 50 .. 2G50 cash cash SCUAP MATERIAL. yotons Xc. 1 railroad w. scrap, net.. ..$19 50 cash 1W luni iei Bfjiiii,;. Krun9...... 100 tons coil rprlngs. gross 100 tons iron aales. net 50 tons iron axles, net ... .1 uu casn ... ID 00 cash .. 24 00 cash ... 24 CO cash OLD lltON' AJ.D STEEL BAILS. 500 tons mixed lengths steel rails $16 75 cash 500 ton old iron rails 22 uo cash 300 tons tted rails, mixed 1700 cash KO IMPSOVDHEKT Iff THE SOUTH, Though Mnch Is Hoped for From tho Most General shutdown. Bikmi:ohax, Ala., March 11. Special The iron market continues without change at the following nominal quotations: Xo. 1 loundry. $12; Xo. 2 foundry, $11; Xo. 3 foun dry. $10; grey forge, $9. The demand has not perceptibly improVed.though sales continuo to be made sufficient to check somewhat the recent rapid accumulation of stocks. The district may be said to be in a waiting and expectant irame of mind caused by double news fioin tho Xorth and East. Much is ex pected irom tho reports ot furnaces closing don 11, and iron masters express more confidence that production will be checked betoie it gets to the point of closing down jicre. The reports fiom Xew York that the rliree largest companies are engaged in per lectlng details of a consolidation alreadv agteod upon, are Interpreted to mean that Jic costol pioductiou is still further to be lowered to meet the necessity of the situa tion. The consolidated company will own 17 furnaces, more than 200,000 acres of coal and iron lands and over 20 miles of railroad in this county, the coal mines now producing about 8,000 tons per day. It will also own lour furnaces, large coal mines and about SO.000 acres or mineral lands in East Jenness. The consolidation has its origin in the low prices now prevailing. The shipment of iron to San Francisco via New Tork City i3 attracting some attention here, 3,000 tons being now on route. The coal trade is being revived and. an im petus given to new openings by the exten sion ol trade with points around the Gulf of Hexico. The Mobile Transportation Com pany and the E. T. V. & G. Railroad have just closed a contract for deli very by the lat ter of 1,000 tons a day for one year at Mo bile for shipment to Tamvjico and other Mexican ports. GOOD DEMAND AT CINCINNATI, Bat the Low Trices Haven't Left 21 cell to Bra;; About. Cnrcrx;rATi, March 11 Special Eogers, Brown A Co., say: News of low prices and "bear" talk of all kinds have been current features during the past week, .Ready credence is given to stories of extraordinary concessions in prices. Nearly all of these, however, prove to be without foundation. Oners for 10,000 tons ot gray forgo at $9 at Birmingham have been refused by the lead ing companies within three or four days. At the same time, rumors are numerous of sales even below this figure. No. 3 foundry has held at SD 75 at Bit mingham, grav fonreat J3 23, and Xo. 2 soft at $10 to $9 75. Xo. 1 foundrr of certain brands has been offered at $11 50 or less. Best brands, however, are held at $12. There is not much Of this grado made. The demand on the whole has been liberal, notwithstanding the hand-to-mouth policy of buyers. This indicates that con sumption is on a larger scale than some have been led to believe. Eastern dispatches have spoken confidentially of a proposed consolidation of the Miree largest Ala bama companies, namtff, Tennessee, CX, L JtHE. Co., Sloss Iron and Stefi 1 Company and Debardeleben Coal and Iron Company. Latest advices are that if the details are satisfactorily perfected such consolidation of interests will taka place. It would be a beneficial move in some particulars, such as reduction of expenses of general manage ment, better control of competition, etc. It is not probable, however, that it would have any material bearing upon the general situ ation. Any premature advance in Southern prices would only stimulate further life in competitors in other districts that will have to stop if the present hard contest con tinues. There are further reports of blowing out of furnaces in "different district-. These changes are slow to go into effect, but there is no doubt that from this time on there will be a steady curtailment of output. The general situation looks more hopeful. Money continues easy. General trade is slowly reviving. The belief is gaining ground that hard pan has been reached, and many indications point to a larger buyinz movement in the next 00 days than has been seen jor montus past. HO CHANGE AT CHICAGO. The Only llope Is in a Heavy Decrease of Production. Chicago, March 11. lSpecial Eogers, Brown & Merwin say: The Chicago market remains in practically the same condition as a week ago. Thero has been no improve ment whatever in the was' f prices, and the demand is of the same sort described in our lat report. Here and there lurnaccs are found willing to make additional conces sions for the quick delivery in order to turn their stocks ot metal into cash. Buying in Erogress is simply lor small lots. Even large uyers are contracting lor little but an im mediate supply. The only source from which relief can come is a heavy decrease in production. Al ready a number of Xorthern and Southern stacks are talking of blowtng out, and they are certain of taking definite action in this direction soon. Lake Superior charcoals are quiet; there is practically no demand for metal of this class, prices remaining $17 Chicago. SOME ACTIVITY AT ST. I0UIS. There Isn't Enough. Though, to Prevent a Discouraging Foelins. St. Lotus, March 1L Special Bogers, Brown & Meacham say: The pig iron market during the past week has been quite active. Sale3 were made during the past week of 3,000 tons Lake Superior charcoal iron at about $IS cash St. Louis, for delivery run ning through balance of the year. This price was based on water delivery to Chi cago. Southern coke irons have been quite active and sales are reported as having been made at less than $10 50 Birmingham lor Xo. 2 foundry. Ohio softeners are in better demand and prices are firmer than on Southern iron. Several of the Southern furnaces are com plaining of the extremely low prices, and state that tliev will blow out unless the market improves w ithin the next SO days. Lowest Prices Ever In Philadelphia. PmLAPELrniA. March 11. Special Rog ers, Brown & Co. say: Boyers of pig iron have found this week that there is a bottom price for pig Iron. Some offers have been made at 50 cents to $1 per ton below the. lowest limit ever reaenca on soutnern irons, but such offers, instead of further demor alizing the trial ket, have reallv helped to strengthen it. It is inevitable that produc tion must and is being curtailed, and that in itself 13 a solution of the question of prices. They must go one way or the other, hut it is safe to say they will not lurther recede. The Metal Markets. Xew Toisk, March 11. Pig iron quiet and easy: American, $lo 7517 75. and nulet: lake. $10 75 hid. Copper firm Lead dull and firm; domestic, H 22. Tin stron; and quiet; atraiis, ?i du($13 do. THE MAE&ET BASSET. Vegetables or All Kinds Slow, end Poultry and Eggs Lower. Tegetobles of all kinds are quiet and urices aie lower than they have been for years at this time. A year ago potatoes and onions were as much per bushel as they now ate per barrel. At the Diamond market stalls trade is reported slow for the week. Bough weather has proved the unfavorable factor or markets lor the past few days. Eggs have been in large supply all the week, and prices are lower than at any time this season. Poultry 13 also in better supply than it wa? a week ago, and markets show a downward drift. The advent ot Lent brings an Improvement in demand for ocean prod ucts, but the improvement brings no better prices. As it is, our dealers are not anxious for trade, as they claim that prices are on the advance at spnrccs or supply, with no corresponding advance here. Florists report quiet trade, with a decline in prices, as our quotations will reveal. Following are latest retail prices of mar ket basket materials: Meats Best ruts or tenderloin steaks, 25c per lb: sirloin. lS20c: standding rib roast, 1820c! chuck roasts, 12c: corned beef, S10c per b:sprinc lamb. 15c: leg of mutton, llcror hlndqnarter and Sc for lorenuarter: loin of mutton. 15c: lamb chom. 20e; stewing pieces. 6c per ft; veal roasts, 12W315C per tb. an' 1U cutlets. 2uc. Pork chops, 12Hc and steaks. 10c Vi;OETA"BLES AXPFP-UIT- -Cabbages, 5ai0c:pota- toes. 15c per half peck: sweet potatoes, 20ffi)25c per half peck: green beans, 35c a quarter peck: wax beans, 25c a quarter peck; pic pumpkins, 1525c: onions. 25c a half peck; bananas, 20c a dozen; carrots. 5c a bunch; lemons. 2025c per dozen; oranzes, 1535c; lettuce, 10c per bunch. 3 bunches lor25c; beets. 3 bunches for 10c; cucnmbers.20ra25c apiece; celery, 5e a bunch: cauliflower. 153&55C apiece; anples. 1520c a hair peck; tomatoes. 35c a quart box; Spanish onions. 5c apiece; Malajra grapes, 2b25c a pound: beets, 10c a bunch, 3 tor Bcttek xsr Eggs Good creamery. 3233c per Jb; fancv brands. 3530c; choice country rolls, 25 2Tc; good cooking butter, 17c; fresh eggs, 10i;c per dozen. POCLTBV Live chickens. 7500c a pair: live turkeys, 1213cperlb; live ducks, 7SS5c a pair; dressed chickens. 15 to IScper ft: ducks. 17 to 18c per lb; turkeys, 16 to 18c. FISH Following are the articles in this line on the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 10 to 15c: Cal ifornia salmon, 35 to 40c per pound; white hsh. 12K to 15c: herring, 4 pounds ror 25c: Spanish mackerel, 20c per pound ;hlueflsh, 15c: halibut. 20c:rockbass, 25c; lake trout, 12,c- lobsters. 20e: green sea turtle. 20 to 25c; oysters, Xew York counts. $1 75 per gal lon: tmelts."20c a pound: sliad. $100 to $1 each; scallops. 20c a pound; Mackinaw trout, 12J$c per pound; frogs. $2 00 a dozen; clams, $150 a gallon. Flowees La France. $1 50 per dozen; Duchess or Albany, $1 50 per dozen; Mennets. $1 50 per dozen: Brides. $1 50 per dozen; white and yellow roses, tl 50 per dozen: bostes, $1 50 per dozen: Senator Wootten roses. $1 60a dozen; Bennetts, $1 50 pr dozen: hyacinths. 50c per dozen: Illy of theval lev. 75c 'per dozen: orchids. 75c to $1 00 each; violets. $1 50 a hundred: carnations, 50c per dozen; freezla, 50c per dozen: lilac 50c a spray: tulips. 75c-Tw-rin7in. narrlKKiis-TSf ner dozen: Candldualllles. -t5c per dozen; Calla lilies, $2 60 per dozen: daffo dils. uc per uozen. The Coffee Markets. Xew Yoek, March 11 Coffee opened steady and unchanged to 5 points up, closed steady and unchanged to 10 points up: sales, 13,250 bags, including March, 13.5o13.60c; April, 12 93lS.O0c; May, 12.70c; June, 12.40ft 12.45e: July, 12.35c; August, 12.30c; September, 12.1512.20c- Spot Bio dull and steady. Baltimore, March 11 Coffee steady; Eio cargoes, lair, 17c: x0. 7, 121C Xew Oexeaxs, March 11. Loflee Bio, or dinary to lair, 1517?c. . ON A STRONG BASIS. Pittsburg in No Danger of a Eetro grado Movement in Any Line. EEALTY PULL OP GOOD POINTS. Talk of an Important Transaction in the Highland Park District. FEATURES OF MONET AHD SPECULATION There is talk of a deal of considerable magnitude in the vicinity of Highland Park. It involves several acres and about $40,000 directly, and a still larger sum pros pectively for building improvements. A gentleman prominent in business affairs is at the head of the' scheme. He stated yester day that negotiations were 'promising, but not far enough along to permit of the pub lication ot details. He added: "There is a good demand for first-class dwellings in that quarter, which we will fill to some extent if we succeed in getting the ground we are after." ' Xo Breakers in Sight. A survey of the material position of Pittsburg discover! many good features. Evidences of substantial progress may be found on every band. These aro seen not alone in her manufacturing activities, for which she is renowned, but in her commer cial development. Pittsburg has within a few years come into prominence as a dis tributing center for drygoods, groceries, lumber and many other staples. The high character of the buildings recently erected, as compared with those of an early period, is another demonstration of progress and the avalit courier ot better things to come in this line. Pittsburg's shoddy days are past, never to return. Any reference to Pittsburg's material in terests would be defective if itf did not in clude real estate, the greatest and most in teresting of them aQ. This market, al though by reason of bad weather not so ac tive as expected; possesses many encourag ing features. The demand for good invest ments was never better. There would, of course, be more sales if owners had less ex alted ideas of values. Business at present is confined largely to central property and residence sites. There are a number of in teresting deals pending on Penn avenue, Grant and Smithfield streets, which rein force the statement that investors are abroad. There is a good inquiry for acre age, but it is hard to find within a reasona ble distance of the business center. Confidence in Pittsburg's future is strong and enduring, The city has not yet reached the mnch-talked-of excessive house build ing point, and as trust companies and other financial institutions have an abundance of money which they always prefer to invest at home, the probability is that there will ue more Duiiaing mis vear man last, sen ator Flinn will soon break ground for 65 houses. Another capitalist has purchased a site tor 60, and another for 20. These will give the season a good sendoff. Small Crowd and Xo Bids. The Government property on Penn ave nue and Garrison alley was again put under the hammer yesterday by John D. Bailey, but with even a worse result than on the two'former occasions. There was no bid of over $50,000, and it was not entertained. Deputy Quartermaster General Weeks said after adjournment: "If we c;et an offer of $250,000 before 4 o'clock it will be consid ered." Brokers thought the Government made a mistake in refusing to sell in par cels and in prescribing too rigid conditions, making it practically a spot cash sale. This failure to sell practically retires the prop erty from the market. It cannot be dis posed of at private sale, and it is doubtful if the Government will again put it under the hammer for some years. The only bad result likely to follow will be in retarding the development of the quarter of the city' where the property is situated. , Business News arid Gossip. There were no bids for the Government property -yesterday. The Liberty street syndicate failed to materialize. There is considerable hustling for bottom acreage in the vicinity of Blair. A new railroad scheme is said to be involved in the movement. A charter has been granted to the VTHkes barre and Eastern Railroad Company.which is to run from Wilkesbarre to Stroudsburg. Louis Moody has sold to James Gayley 40x 129 feet on Brad Jock avenue, Braddock,with a good dwelling, for $5 600. The failure to sell the Government prop ertv will retard improvement on that part of Penn avenue. This is to be regretted. Whether It should be Bentlevsville or Bentleyville, referring, to a town in Wash ington county, has been for some time a much mooted question, some people insist ing upon leaving the "s" out, spelling it Bentleyville. It has been decided by the Xational Board of Geographic Nomenclature and Orthography that the name shall be spelled Bentlevsville. The new Board of Directors of tho Union Switch and Signal Company organized yester day by the election of the following officers: President, George. TVestinghouse; General Manager, E. H. Goodman; Executive Com mittee, A. M. Byers, Thomas Boddand James H. Willock. Tho West End is still displaying great in terest in rapid transit development, and offers of substantial help exceed expect ations. The letting of the contract for the bridge over Jack's run is an important step toward the completion of California avenue. M. L. and E. B. Jenkins have sold their stock and retired trom the Exchange. Movements In Realty. A. Z. Byers & Co. sold a lot in the North side Land Association's plan at West Bcllo vne, for Mrs. K. Johnston, to William Gold, being No. 40. fronting S5 feet on Harrison avenue and extending through 105 feet to a 15-foot alley, .for $160 cash. James W. Drape & Co. sold a block of eight houses and lots'in Lawrence ville at a figure approximating 8,15,000; also a lot on Copeland street, East End, for $1,100; also six acres of ground near Sharpsburg for S2.850: also 14 lots in Munhall Terrace nlan at prices irom mai hj uu eacn: aiso a cot lateral Intel est in two properties citv of $5,500. near tho S. A. Dickie & Co. sold for E. B. Baker to T. C. Hosack a lot on the corner of Bennett street and Park avenue, Brusbton, 40x135 feet, for $900; also sold to L. M. Pepper a lot 25x60 feet on Fletcher street. Twenty-first wara, ior swou. Larkin & Kennedy sold to J. IT. Hargravo for the Blair Land Company two lots in their plan at Blair station for $825. Black & Balrd sold to G. 1). Simen a new two-story and mansard frame dwelling, with all modern conveniences, being No. 5825 Ellsworth avenue, East End, with lot 20x100 feet, for $5,500. Peter Shields sold lot No. 185, 30x90 'feet, Coleman street, Greenfield avenue plan, Twenty-third ward, for $495. Charles Somers sold to George Piper a new frame house of 11 rooms, on lot 40x125 feet, fcltuated on Summerlea street, near Holden street. Twentieth ward, city, tho property of Mrs. Isabella Smeigb, for $6,5:0. Thomas McCaffrey sold for Eliza Watson to Dr. T. B. Patterson, 3706 ana 3703 Penn avenue, 40x130, with" three-story brick dwell ing, lor $3,000; for Bobert Liddel to E. S. Dougherty, Xo. 222 Thirty-ninth, street, 20x 100, with two-story brick dwelling, lor $3,000 cash; for James M. Hughes to John Zeigler, on Butler street, near Thirty-filth, 40x100, with frame dwellings, $6,500: for Charles ltnn nette, Xo. 270 Main street, 2exl20x37, brick dwelling, $7,500, to Mr. Aiken: for J. Harper to A. Kennelly, Butler street extension, Nineteenth ward, $725. W. E. Hamnett & Co., of Wilkinsburg, sold a lot 2x120 East End avenue, Twenty-second ward, tor $850. HOME SECURITIES. OLD FAVORITES COMING INTO FKOMI XEXCE AGAIN. Pipeage Scores an Advance and Birming ham Traction Recover From Its Attack or Weakness Wheeling Oas the Only Weak Spot In the List The market, as a whole, displayed con siderable strength yesterday, which was cumulative, advances being gradual and last prices generally the best. Sales were a little over 1,100 shares. Best features were Citizens' Traction, Birmingham Traotlon, Pipeage, Philadelphia Gas, Airbrake and Pleasant Valley; 00 shares of tho latter sold at the last call at 124. The advance In Philadelphia Gas was said to be based on good prospects of con tracts with a number of manufacturing firms. The weakest spot was Wheeling Gas, 600 shares of which were offered at the last call at 21, against sales at 22 the day before and at 23 on Wednesdav, when It leached hlgli wator mark. The Kelso well is a small one. Luster and Switch and Signal fell back alittle. Sales at first call were 6 Citizens' Traction at 6 35 Birmingham at 27f, 4 Chartiers Gas at 8, 37 Luster at 93. Second call, 130 Philadelphia Gas at 18. $5,000 Birmingham bonds at 100J, 55 Pipeage at 10 20 Switch and Signal at 1 20 at 18, 34 Manchester at 3ifti. Third call, 10 Philadelphia Gas at 18'. lOatlSX, 50 Citizens' Traction at 63, 200 Pleasant Valley at 24, 300 at 24, 25 Electric at 1 140 Birmingham at 27, 2tf Manchester at S9j, 10 Switch and Signal at 17. Birmingham Traction and Pipeage were both stronger after call. Manchester was quoted a shade weaker. Duquesne was offered at 2 Outside sales reported in cluded 400 shares United States Glass, com mon.at 67, A. A. Adams selling to W. Beck. Bids and offers follow: Third Call. B A Exchange STOCKS. Iron City X.Bfc.. 85!... 1044... 60.1, ., 131 .... Liberty sat. UK. M. & M. X. Bk. Mon. Xat. Ilk.... P.Xa.lik.orCom It. E. L. T. Co. Armenia Ins .... German Am. Ins. Teutonla Ins Westerning Brldirewater Gas. ... 77 50)f.... 57 .... 42 23 .... 8!l... CharVal. Gas.Co P. X.G. 4 P. Co. Philadelphia Co: Wheel. Gas Co.. 1't. Pitt In. Co... Central Traction. Citizn'sTraction. Pitts. Traction.. Pleasant Valley.. P. .Tnnc. R. K.Co p. &W.R.R. prd N.Y.& C.G.CC. Point Bridge LaXorlaMin.Co. LnsterMln. Co,. Westlngli'e Elec Mon. Nav. Co... Union Storage Co U. Sw. & Sig. Co. Westlngh'e A.B. W'stg'heB..Llm )0 11 ! 1SK is,'i 21 '28 C4 '25 '20M 51 12 32 10 63X 59 , 2i 9 61 isy 19 112 80 COALERS BOB UP AGAIN OX ACCOUNT OF THE NEW JEKSET LEGISLATURE'S ACTION. St. Panl Settles Back to Its Normal Con ditionSugar and Distillers' Almost as Strong as Beading Richmond and West Point to the Front. New York, March 11. The St. Paul matter in tho stock market to-day gave way to a renewal of the excitement in the Coal stocks, and while the general list was styi very quiet, even to dullness, the amount of business done during tho day, by reason of the new activity .in the Coal chares, was very material. The interest in the St. Paul dividend seemed to have been well ex hausted by the time the Board opened this morning, and while St. Paul opened down per cent at 77, it'rallied partly and showed a steadily dwindling volume of business at practically unchanged price3. The passage of the bill in the New Jersey Legislature to legalize the compact between the coal companies, however, became the cause of a new movement among those stocks, and their old activity was renewed anu tneir prices mouureu quite in cue 01a style. The only other feature of note In the market, and one which is, regarded with quite as much favor by those who look for a new upward movement based on real values, was the renewed animation in the Indus trials, which were both prominent in the dealings and almost as strong as t lie Coalers. Sugar and Distillers', however, monopolized this new movement, while Cordage, Chicago Gas and others were kept quiet with the gen eral railroad list. j Among the low priced shares, only Buffalo, Bochcster and Pittsburg showed any signs of Hie, and tbey soon subsided in the face of the more attractive security mentioned. There was some buying of Erie, apparently for London account, and New England dis played some activity and strength, but none of the other railroad stocks showed any ani mation throughout the day. The opening of the general market was at lower figures and St. Paul was down per cent at 77, but rallied quietly and after ward reached even bettor prices. The rest of the market soon developed strength, though it was not until toward noon that the meaning of the action of the New Jersey Legislature was seen, and then there was a scramble for tho Coalers. Reading rose to 59, Lackawanna to 163, Jersey Central to 43), and Delaware and Hudson to 141. There were rumors later of negotiations be tween the SugarlTrust and other ontside re fineries, and these created a demand for that stock, which sent the common up to 93Ji and the preferred up to 97, while Distillers' kept pace for some time with the upward movement. The excitement died out of the Coalers toward 2 v. M. and realizing sales on the ad vance sagged prices off a little for some time, out lavoraDie aeveiopments in iticn mond & West Point made the securities of that road the leaturo in the last few minutes' trading, and while the market was stiffened up again the close was nctive and firm to strong at or near the best prices of the day. The final changes are in almost all cases ad vances and the important ones comprise: Beading 4, Delaware and Hudson 2, Sugar 2, Lackawanna 2J, Distillers' and Lake snore i;s- The total sales of stocks to-day were 531,343 shares, including Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 14.740: Delaware and Hudson, 6.115; Erie, 13,825: Northwestern. 3,300; New Jersey Central. 6 865: Xew England, 13,175; Beading, 263,140: Richmond and West Point, 11,620: St. Paul, 37,000. Railwav bonds were auiet except for a few I issues, including the Readings and the Bich- monuunu. ficsv uiuu,iviiu biicsu weie tuo strong features of the day. Of the Beading issues the seconds rose 3 to 66, and the thirds 2U to 58, while the Bichmond and West Point 6s are np 2 at 96. The rest of the market was without interest through the day, though a firm temper marked the trad ing at all times. The following table shows tlws price of active stocks on the .N ew York Stock Exchange yesterda r. Corrected dally for Tnic DisrATCII by WmTNET'Jfc STEPHEXSOX, oldest Pittsburg members of the Xew York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: Clos- Open High Low ing. cat. est. Am, cotton Oil Am. CoUonOil. pfd , Am. Hurnr Keflnine Co.. 351 94"? 38 S6 35& 35K 70 925 39 625 143 30 2S; 61 427 753 107 78 127 89 48 117 12C54 143K 71ft 37 31 162H 14054 18 53 ft 106 25 0.W 97M 39X mi 61 139 Am. Sugar BefintnrCo., pfd Atcn.. xop. o. 1 Canada Southern Central of Xew Jersey.... Central Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio......... C. AO., 1st pfd u. & O., 2d pfd Plilnn-nn.BTFIiet 62 139 '25 43 li'i B2 143X "25'j tax 43 76 107 23 6l 425, 75X 106 I f Riip rititnpv JOGH 7754 127 89,'i c Mil', ftfct. Paul 78'ji 1273 S9X 43! 77 O., Mil. A St. ram, piu... V Rock LAP C.St. P.. M. &O O.. St. P. M. A O., pfd... C. & Xorthwcstcrn C. & Northwestern pfd... C. C. C. Jfc I Col. CoalA Iron Col. & Hocking Valley... Del., Lack. & West Del. A Hudson Den. A Rio Grande Den. A Bio Grande, pfd.. E. !'., Va. AGa E.T.. Va. A Ga.,2d pfd..., Illinois Central Lake Erie A Western Lake Erie A Western, pfd, Lake Shore A M. S Louisville A Nashville Michigan Central Missouri Pacific National Cordage Co Xational Cordage Co., pfd, Xew York Central X. Y., C. ASt. L X. Y., L. E. A W X. Y., L. E. & W.. pfd.. N.Y. AN. E N. Y., O.AW Xorfolk A Western Xorfolk AWestcrn, pfd.... Xorth American Co Xorthern Pacific Xorthern pacific pfd.'.... Oregon Improvement Pacific Mail Peo.. Dec. A Evans 127H 89 48 43 JJ 'l20" "iioji "tin lM "ii'i 37'A 'ici" 139 18 53 " 106 7154 37,'S 37,"4 161 139 18V "iili 106)4 28s 76 lZKi 75J6 113 62 94 H '163 143'i lt 53 "i?H 1064 26H 7654 133U 75 26 76 7654 135X 76 1KH 62 95 104 U754; "33 76 4954 20 14 50'i 15 23 66 20 384 20 58 23 189 1454 OB,' 43 11 46 3 88 34 75 47 32 81 134J4 7S 112 6l 94 62 93, lt93 JUitt 103 117 117 117WI 20) 23X 7 43H 20X "mi 3354 7W J6M 4S4 SO 203 16X 16 15? "eei "66Ji MX 55H "ei" "2& 5S4 18 V 14 20?i 55 isj" 13 'iih 46 'io" 87 33M Philadelphia A Heading.. P.. C.rC. A St. L Pullman Palace Car. ISO 13 67k Richmond A W. P. T. Richmond A W. P. T. St. Paul Dulutb pfd Texas l'acinc Union Pacific Wabash , Wabash, pfd Western Union Wheeling A L. E , Wheeling A L. E.. pfd. Dls. A Cattle Fd. Trust, National Lead Co National Lead Co., pfd. Ex.-dlv. HJi 11 "4314 82 'vs'ii S3 33 75H 46 31 82 Philadelphia Stoats. ctoElnsr nnotatlona of Philadelphia Blocks. fur- nlshcd by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue, members ofXewYork stock Ex- cnange. First Secojtd Call. call. BAB A 8554 ;;;. v." mi 'jh 80 ;;;.' " "";".' iom 11 10M ny, ISii 18H 1S4 184 20 22 .... 22 5 23 .... 10 "63"63M '"'. '.''.'. ' '.'.'.'. "ii '.'." "is si 20 20X .... 31 "ffl '.'.'.'. "ffl "35 94' 10 91,' 10 16W.... Utf 17 69 "i8V'20 isjj "i9 .... "ox Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania Ballroad 54 55 Beading Railroad 29 5-18 29 Buffalo. N. Y. A Phlla 7.. 8 9 Lehigh Valley. 57M 67 Northern Pacific 23 23 Northern Pacific, pref. 67 6754 55), 39S Boston Stocks Closing Fricet. Atch. & To ineca. , S9 Calumet A Heels., Franklin..'. Kearsarge Usccola ;-anta Fo CoDDCr.. .2C5 .12! . 13 . 29) ..32), .160 . 6 . 17 Boston & Albany, 208M do Maine 1S7H t;m.. cur. Auuincy.iif Eastern R. RTSs 123 Fitclihurg B. R 87f TamaracK Boston Land Co... San Diego L. Co. .. im a rere m. pra. TJ)i Mass. Central 16 Mex. Central, com.. 20W west cno. li. io.. 19 n. I. M. England. ta Old Colony 172 Kntland, com 4 Wis. Central, com... 18J AllouezM. C. (new). 1 Atlantic 10 Boston Mont 39 Bell Telephone 202 Lamson StoreS.. IVi 51 15 58 Water rower Central Mining N. E.T. & T B. & B. Copper Thomson-Houston . Boston Electric Stocks. BoSTON.March 11 lSpedal.1-The latest electric stock quotations to-day were: Jiu. ACJ&eu. Ft. W. F Co Ft. W. Tr. securities (series A).... T. H. E. Co , Do preferred T. II. Tr. securities (series C) T. H. do (series D) "..... Thomson-Houston Int'l E. Co. pfd Do W. Co T. H. European E. W. Co W. E. l:n 12! 12V V,i 5SX zr 9 7 60" . 23 :. .102 .. 55 ,. 12 . 27 W. A ssented Trust receipts 16'if Edison Elec. Illnmin'g Co 112 Boston Electric Light Co 105 115 111 Mining Stock Quotations. New York, March 1L Best & Belcher, 200; Chollar, 100: Consolidated Virginia, 425; Dead- wood T., 190: Eureka Consolidated, 190; Gould & Curry. 115: Hale & Norcross, 105; Home stake, 1325; Horn Silver, 370; Mexican. 170; Ontario. 4200; Ophir. 270: Plymouth, 175; Po tosi, 100; Savage, 140; Sierra Nevada, 150; Standard, 130: Union Consolidated, 135; Yel low Jacket, 100. Bar Silver Quotations. New York, Sfarchll. Special Bar silver in London, 41 6-16d per ounce. New York dealers' price for silver, 90o per ounce. THE M05ETABY TENDENCY. Some or the Financial Centers Report a 1 Stronger Marker. The local money market occupied practi cally the same position yesterday as pre viously noted. Demand was limited to actual wants, supply was abundant and the rate unchanged. Bank clearings were $2,193, 141 54, and balances $404,569 38. Chicago and Xew York report an improve ment in the demand, showing a better dis position in business lines. At the latter place lenders are not so anxious to place funds as a week or two ago, and rates show a hardening tendency. Some are disposed to attribute the change to gold exports, but this is not a sufficient explanation,since the outflow has been small and no impression made upon the stock of idle capital. The true reason is that business in most lines is rallying and its demands are more urgent. At New York yesterday money on call was easy at lj to 2 per cent; last loan 2, closed offered at 2. Prime merchantiie paper, 45 per cent. Sterling quiet, but firm at 4S5 lor CO day bills and 4S7 for demand. Closing Bond Quotations. U. S. 4sreg 116 U.S. 4s coup 117 U. S. 49 reg 100 U. S. 4,'iscoup Pacific 6s of '95 103 M., K. &T. Gen.Ss. 51 Blutnal Union Os'.-IOT X. J. C. Int. Cert...H15 Xorthern Pac. lsts.,118 Northern Tac. 2ds..ll2!4 Northwestern cons'.lSDi Xorthw'n d'brsos'107 Louisiana stamp. 4s. SSH Missouri 6s Tenn. new set. As. ...105 Tenn. new set. 5st...l01!$ Tenn. new set. 3s.... 70 Canada So. 2d 101 Cen. Pacific lsts'....106 Den. & It. G. lsts....H7U Den. &R. G. 4s 81 Den. & It.G. West Is Erie 2nds I07Jt M.. K. JtT. Gen. 6s. SO Bid. tAsked. Oregon 4 Trans. 6s.. bt. L. &I.M. Gen.Ss. S5VC St.L.ASanF.Gen.M'loS St. Paul Consols.. ..120 st. p.. a p. istst.120 Tex. P.C.G. Tr.Rcts 83 Tex. P.R.G.Tr,Rcts S3H Union Pac. lstsl.....07 West Shore 103K R; G. WestlsU...!.. 79M Bank Clearings. Chicago Money 45 per cenon call, easy, and 56 per cent on time loans. Bank clear ing", $13,848,226. New York exchange, 60360c discount. New Okleass Clearings, $2,132,328. New York exchange, commercial. 50c per $1,000 preminm: bank, $1 50 per $1,000 premium. St. Louis Bank clearings, $3,552.7:6: bal ance, $390,614. Exchange on Xew York, 25o premium. Money, 67 per cent. Xew York Bank clearings, $U3,502,869; bal ances, $6,561,480. Boston Bank clearings, $15,549,278: bal ances, $1,463,018. Monoy,2 per cent. Exchange on Xew York, 812o discount. Philadelphia Bank clearings, $10,644,272; balances, $1,654 441. Money, 3 per cent. BALTOionE Bank clearings, $2,338,349; bal ances, $266,265. Rate, 6 per cent. - Memphis New York exchange selling at par. Clearings, $720,358; balances, $332,491. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Receipts, Shipments and Prices at East Liberty and Other Stock Yards. Office of The Dispatch, 1 Pittsburg, Fbidat, March 1L Cattle Receipts. 1,544 head; shipments, L239 head; market slow at unchanged prices. No cattle sbipped to Xew York to-day. Hogs Receipts, 3,800 head; shipments, 3,150 head; market steady: all grades. $5 10Q5 30. 11 cars of hogs shipped to New York to-dav. Sheep Receipts, 1.5G0 head; shipments, 700 head;market slow aud unchanged. By Telegraph. Xew York Beeves Beceipts, 2,618 head; including 20 cars for sale; tho market was steady; native steers, $3 754 75 per 100 ponnds; Texans, $3 50f bulls and cows, $2 00 j ou; uresseu ueei Fteauy, doc per pounu; shipments to-day, 600 beeves and 1.2S4 quar ters of beef. Calves Receipts, 148 head; mar ket steady; veals, $6 007 50 per 100 pounds; Sheep Beceipts, 2,117 head; sheep Arm; lambs dull and weak: sheep $3 C0S 62 per 100 pound: iambs, $6 507 25; dressed mutton steady at E10cperpound;dressedlambsslow at 9llc. Hogs Beceipts, 2,163 head, con signed direct, nominally steady, $4 9Q5 50 per 100 pounds. Chicago Cattle Eeceiptq, 7,500 head; shipments, 3,000 lu-ad; market steadv: choice steers. $t 60490: others, $3 234 50; stockers, $2 653 25; cows, $2 252 80. Hogs Beceipts, 14.CO0 heacjt shipments, 10,000 head: market active; rougn,$4 154 75; good mixed, $4 804 90: prime heavy and butchers' weights, $4 955 05: light, 4 853 00. Sheep Receipts, 7,000 head; shipments, 2,500 head; market active and steady: ewes. $3 65t 90; mixed, $5 005 50; wethers, $5 25G 00; West ern", $5 155 65; yearlings, $5 605 80; lambs, $5 506 75. St Louis Cattle Beceipts, 840 head; shipments, 2,815 head; market steady at tho decline: fair to good native steers. S3 MS 4 60: fair to good Indian and Texas steers, $2 253 70. . Hogs Beceipts, 3,390 head; ship ments, 8,615 head: market higher; fair to prime heavy, tl 754 90; mixed, ordinary to good, $4 301 80; light, fair to best, $4'65 4 85. Sheep Receipts, 295 head; shipments, 1,100 head: market strong; fair to desirable muttons, $4 206 25. Buffalo Cattle Receipts, 129 loads through; 1 load sale; market steady. Hogs Beceipts, 83 loads through; 10 loads sale; mar ket 5c lower; heavy grades, $5 2005 25; pack ers and medium, 15 205 25. Sheep" and lambs Beceipts, 11 loads through; 12 loads sale; market steady and firm; sheep, extra fancy, $5 75G 10: good to choice, $5 40 5 60; fail- to good, $5 C05 25: lamb. good to extra. $G 757 00; lair to good, $6 2506 60. Kansas Cltv Cattle Receipts, 3,300 head; shipments, 700 head: market Generally steady: steers, $3 504 30: cows, $1 G03 25; stockers and feeders, $3 253 50. Hogs Beceipts, 8,900 bead: shipments, 2,200 bead; market steadv to 5c lower; extreme range, $4 204 75; bulk, $4 60 1 70. Sheep Beceipts, 700 head: shipments, 4,500 head; market un changed. , Cincinnati Hogs steady; common and light, $3 504 85; packing and butchers', $4 65 5 00; receipts, 1,870 head; shipments, 620 head. Cattle steadv: receipts, 200 head; shipments, 80 head. Sheep strong; receipts, 17 head; shipments, none. Lambs Arm: com mon to choice, $4 756 50 per 100 pounds. The Drygoods Market. New YoBK.March 1L Business in drygoods was again better at first bands, with con tinued activity in the jobbing bouses. Local jobbers are not buying a great deal yet, but a good volume of orders for all descriptions of goods comes from Western centers of trade. This is made up principally of one to ten-case orders, but sometimes they aro larger. There is good inquiry for goods in large lots, though merchants have not en tered upon any general operations for the new season. Prints were rather . more active, including fancies, indigo blues and shirtings. Fine goods of all kinds are sold np and scarce for. prompt delivery. The market la unchanged and steady. Turpentine Markets. WiLjcntoTON Spirits of turpentine steadv at 34c. Rosin firm; strained, $1 15; good strained, $120. Tar $130. Crude turpentine steady; hard, $1 00; yellow dip, 11 90; virgin, Savawnah Turpentine firm at 321c. Bosin Arm at $1 37K1 . Charleston Turpentine steady at 31c. Bosin firm; good strained, SI 25$. New York Bosin quiet and steady; strained, common to good, $1 37K I 45. Tur pentine quiet and steady at S63oa Lelilh Navigation 59 Philadelphia & Erie 33J4 THE HOME MARKETS. New Haple Syrup Coming in Freely and Prices Going Down. FMJITS AND VEGETABLES QUIET. Cereals Still in Favor of the Bayer, and Bay Firm and Higher. SUGABS STEONG, AND COFFEES WEAK Office of The Dispatch, t ) Pittsbukg, Friday, March 11. 5 Country Produce Jobbing prices Beceipts of eggs have fallen off in quantity the past day or two, and markets are a shade firmer. Dairy products are barely steady at quotations. Fruits and vegetables give no signs pf improvement. Markets are as they have been all this year, very slow. Potatoes, onions, cabbage and apples bare not been so low for years at this time of the year. As compared with last March, prices .are now less than one-half. A year ago there was activity at the high prices, and now there is dullness at low rates. As the spring advances prospects for a boom in vegetable lines diminish. New maple syrup is coming in freely, and prices are lower than thev have been for years at this early stage. The low price of sugar has had not a little to do with weakness of markets in this line. Apples $1 752 50 per barrel. Butter Creamery Eigin.32Sic:Ouiobrnds. 28 ac: common country butter,l7l8c; choice coun try roll. 2325c. Beans New York and Michigan pea. $1 S5l 90; marrowfat, $2 152 25: Lima beans 3,3Xc lb; hand picked medium, SI SO?! 90. Beeswax Choice. 30gKc 9 lb ; low grades, 22 2oo. Buckwheat flour New. 2WS12K0 ?t n. Cheese Ohio choice, llXlic; Xew York cheese, iaai2)sc: Llmburger. I3'3l31ie: Wisconsin sweitzcr. full cream, 13llc; imported sweitzer, 2S25)ic. CIDEB Country clder,S3 505 00 per barrel: sand, refined, $3 0038 50: crab elder. $7 sogvs 00. Cbanbeekies Per box, f 1 255)1 50; per barrel. $5 0OI3S 00. EOCS Strictly fresh. 14315c. Featheks Extra live rcese, 5753c; No. J, 483 50c 3 lb; mixed lots. 3940c. Dried Fbuits Peaches, halves. SKc; evapo rated apples, 7(330 ; apricots. 9llc: blackberries, 56c: raspberries, 1818c; huckleberries, 7c; Cali fornia peaches. 75c. HONET New crop, white' clover, 1617c; Cali fornia honey. 12I5c $ lb. Maple SYRUr Xew. 80QS5C 3 gallon. Maple sugae-73c lb. Onion bets Yellow Erie, ts 006 50; Jersey, 15 50(36 00. - Poultbt Alive- Chickens. 90ajl CO a pair; live turkeys. 13f315Sc lb: ducks, 80Sk: a pair: live feese, SI 001 10 a pair: dressed chickens, 1416c I lb: dressed turkeys, 1617c t lb; dressed ducks, l&aiCcSft. Potators Carload lots, on track. 5x340c; from store. 434oc a bushel: .lerseys, $2 753 00. Seeds Western recleanea medium ciover. Job bing at $3 25; mammoth at $3 40: timothy, tl 55 Tor prime and $160 for choice; blue grass, $2 K2 80; orchard grass. $1 75: millet, $1 CO: German, $1 15; Hungarian, $1 10; line lawn, 2Sc ft: seed buck wheat, $1 401 50. Tallow Country, 4c: city rendered, 5c. Tropical Fbuits Lemons. fancy.Messlna,$3 75 (34 00; Florida oranges, S273! do a box; bananas, II 752 00 firsts, SI 26t 50 good seconds. per bunch; Malagagrapes, J10 00313 60a half barrel: Persian dates. 4K3c per pound; layer figs, 1214c per pound. VEGETABLES-Cabbage $4 005 00 a hundred; vellowDanver onions, S2 252i0a barrel: toma- roes, yj cutoo w a nox: ceicry, 2)(g)30c,per aozen; turnips, C0c(g41 00 a barrel; Bermuda potatoes, $.1 S07 50 a barrel; spinach, 12 002 50 a barrel; half, $1 251 50; new beets, 7590: a dozen. Groceries. The sugar market is very firm, owing to a slight advance in the East, and, while job bers here continue to sell at the old rates, it is only a question of a day or two until our quotations must be raised. Other staples are moving slowly, and, though prices are down to hard pan, the future promises no rise in them. Green Coffee Fancy, 2223c; choice Rio, 21'22c; prime. 20c; low grade Rio. 1819c: old Government Java, 2729c: Maracalbo. 2122jc; Mocha. 2829c; Santos. 21M22)4c: Caracas, 234 2454c; La Guavra. 21522c. Roasted (In papers) Standard brands, 10.65c; high grade. 23.4026,1Jc; old Government Java, bulk. 31ic33c: Maracalbo, 2224c: Santos. 19' 25c; peabcrrr. 265c; choice Rio. 214c: prime Rio, 205c; good Bio. 19c; ordlnarv. 1713c. Spices (whole) Cloves. KXtjIZc: allspice, 10c: cassia, 8c: pepper. lie: nutmeg, 7080c. Petboledm (Jobbers' prires) 110" test. 6c; Ohio, 120. 7c: headlight, 150 test, 6c; water white 7,tSc: globe 1414Mc: elalne. 13c: carna dine, lie: royaline, 14c: red oil, 1054llc; purity, lc: oleine, 12c. JIiners' OIL No. 1 winter strained, 3940c per gal.; summer. 3537c; lard. 5253c. SYKur Cornsjrup, 255323c: choice surar syrup, 3-K5pc; prime sugar syrup, 3032c; strictly prime, N. 6. MOLASSES Fancy new crop. 4042c; choice, 4041c, old crop, 3C3Sc; N. O. syrnp, 4J50c, Sopa Bi-carb. in kegs, 3M(33Kc. bl-carb, in ,Ws, 5J(c: bi-carb. assorted packages, 56c;tal soda. In kegs, l&c; do granulated. 2c. Canples Star, full weight, 9c; stearlne. per set, 8Kc: parafflne, ll12c. KiCE-Heart Carolina, 656,c: choice, 56Jc: Louisiana, &oloc. Starch Pearl, 4c; corn starch, 565c; gloss starch. 5K(5Vc Foreign Fbcits Layer raisins, $2 00: London layers, (2 25: Musc-itels. SI 73: California Muscatels, SI 403)1 60: Valencia. 5V(36c: Ondara Valencia. 64 7c: Sultana. 813c; currants 345c: Turkey prunes, 4s(gjofcc: rencn prunes. 6(gjye:cocoanuts, ? 100, J5 00; ahnonds. Lan., ? lb. UK:: do Ivlca,17e: ao sneiieci. sue: walnuts, nap.. rHc: blcuy ill. c: Sicily fll atcs. 5a5'4c: lb,a22c; Dens. lie: Smyrna tigs. 12Cal3c; new dates. jirazu nuts, 7c; pecans. I3G$I4c: citron, ff lemon Deel. 10c $ ft: orause neel. 12c. Dried Fruits Apples, sliced, 6"3c: apples, evaporated. 68c: peaches, evaporated, pared. 18GS20c: peaches. Calllomla. evaporated, nnpared, 89c: cherries, pitted, 12c: cherries, nnpltted, 6c: raspberries, evaporated, 17l8c; blackberries, 44!$c; huckleberries. 7c. Suoabs Cubes, 4c: powdered'ic; trranulated, 4c: confectioners', 4c; soft white. 4(34c; yel low, choice. 33c: yellow, good, 335(c; yel low, fair, 3X(5Hc. Pickles Medium, bbls (1,200), 81 25; medium, half bbls (600), S2 65. . Salt Xo. 1 bhl, 4.1 20; Xo. 1 extra. 9 bh!, fl 10: dalrv. fbbl. tl 20; coarse crystal, rlbbl.fi 20; Hlgglus' Eureka. 4-bu sacks, 82 80: Hlgglns' Eu reka. 16 14-lb packets, S3 00. Canned Goods Standard peaches. $1 7501 90: 2ds. 1 30(31 40; extra peaches, 2 H2 10: pie peaches, 85ffi90c: finest corn, f I 25ai 50: Hfd. Co. com. tl col 10: red cherries, tl OOCSi 10: Lima beans, fl 35: soaked do. 83c; stringed do, 8035c: marrowlat peas, !0c81 10; soaked peas, 6075e; pineapples, f 1 201 30: Bahama do. 82 00: damson plums, fl 00; green gages, fl 85: egg plums, fl 00; California apricots, f 1 852 CO: California pears, S2 102 10: do greengages, fl 85; do egg plums, tl 85: extra white cherries, f 2 752 85: raspberries, SI lofnll 25: strawberries. 95cl 10; gooseberries, fl 001 C5: tomatoes. 9093c; salmon, 1-Ib cans, fl 3urd)l 80; blackberries. SOc; succotash. 2-tbcans, E04kcd. 00c: do green. 2-It) cans, fl 251 50; corn beef. 2-!b cans, f I 65(31 70: 1-lb cans, tl 20: baked beans; fl 4015S; lobsters. 1-lb cans, f2 25; mack erel. 1-lb cans, boiled. 81 50: sardines, domestic 54s, 81 004 10; Hi, 53 50; sardines, imported, 51 s. at augji cu: saruines, importea, s, sig uu; sar dines, mustard. S3 40: sardines, spiced. S3 50. FISH Extra Xo. bloater mackerel. S2i00perbbl; extra Xo. 1 do, mess, f20 00; Xo, 2 shore mackerel, fl8 00; No. 2 large mackerel. fl7 CO; No. 3 large mackerel. 815 50: Xo. 3 small mackerel, f 10 CO. Iler-rlngs-SpIlt. Si 50; lake, f3 05 100-Ib bbl. White fish. Jfl OOBlOO-lb half bbl. Lake trout, fs 50 r half bhl. Finnan haddles, 10c 9 lb. Iceland hali but. 12c 5 lb. Pickerel, half bbL f I CO; quarter bbl. tI60. Holland herring. 75c. Walkoff her ring. 90c. OATJIEAL-tl 7o5 CO. Grain, Flour and Feed. Sales on call at the Grain Exchange to day: One car 2 y. ear corn, 46c, spot; 1 car packing hay, $9. Beceipts as bulletined, 27 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Bail way 4 cars of flour, 1 of barley, 5 of hay, 2 of oats. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis 2 cars of oats, 2 of corn, 2 of bran. 2 of hay, 2 of flour. By Baltimore and Ohio 2 cars of hay- By Pittsburg and Lake Erie 1 car of flour. By Pittsburg and Western 1 car of hay, 1 or wheat. At the regular call to-day tho re was little animation in cereal lines. The situation was as it has been all the month, in favor of buyers. Ear corn has found a lower level, as our quotations will disclose. Hav is very flrmy at the advance already noted. Following quotations are for carload lots on track. Dealers charge an advance on these prices from store: WHEAT Xo. .2 red, 99c to 51 00; Xo. 3 red, 94c to 95c. Corn Xo. 2 yellow ear, 46fS4654'c: high mixed ear. 45546c: mixed ear, 4445c; Xo. 2vclIow shelled, 4iH554c: high mixed shelied,445.'45:mlxed shelled, 4V&4454C " OATS-Xo. I oats. 36(5)360: No. 2 white. 35J4 36c: extra Xo. 3oats.35J553C; mixed oats.54($34sc RVE Xo. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 9293c; Ao. 1 Western. 8S90c. FLOUR-Jobblng prices Fancv spring patents, fl 235 50: fancy winter patents. $5 2S5 5o; fancy straleht winter. f5 005 2n; fancv straight spring. S5 15(35 40: clear winter. f4 755C0; straight XXXX bakers', ?1 504 85. Rye flour, $4 755 00. Millfeed Xo. 1 white middlings. fl9 0019 50 per ton; o.2wMto middlings, fi750lsO0: brown middlings, f 17 00 17 50: winter wheat bran, f 17 25(5) 17 73: chop feed. flS 0018 TO. H av Baled timothv. choice. 114 00314 50: Xo. 1. f!3 W313 SO: Xo. 2. fit 5012 50: clover bay. f!2 00 itnt" -j.-,? inn.tR irom wirnn. si I tiM? 25 loose from waron. fl4 00(316 00, according to nnalltv: nacklntr hav. S3 orralO So. STRAW-Oats, r 0037 50; wheat, f6 006 50; f7 007 25. rye. Provisions. Sugar enred hams, largo Sugar cured haras, medium Sugar cured hams, small Siigarcured Callrorala hams Sugar enred b. bacon Sugar cured skinned bams, large...., Sugar enred skinned hams, medium.. Sugar cured shoulders Sugar cured boneless shoulders Sugar cured skinned shoulders , Sngar cared bacon shoulder. ... 10 10 10 654 8 Sugar cured drv-salt shoulders Sagar cured d.beef. rounds....... .. Sugar enred. beef, setts Sngar cared, beef, fiats Bacon, clear sides, 301b - Bacon, clear bellies. 'Jrtbs Dry salt clear sides, S3lbs avo'g..... Dry bait clear sides. 20!b3 ave'g..... Mess pork, heavy. Mess pork, familv Lard, refined In 0-rces Lard, refined in one-hair bols Lard, refined in 60-lb tubs Lard, refined In 20-lb palls Lard, refined In 50-lb tin cans. Lard, refined In 3-lb tin palls Lard, refined In S-Ib tin palls Lard, refined in 10- tin palls 9 7 Vi 13 00 13 00 3 St SICK CEREAL MARKETS. Wheat Touches the Lowest Point of the Seaso'n A Government Estimate of Heavy Reserves In Warmers Hands Corn and Oats follow Suit. CHICAGO Everything dealt in on tho Board of Trade was weak and lower to-lay, and wheat touched the lowest point yet recorded to last year's crop. Two days ago the May future went down to 87)c, tho lowest figure up to that time; to-day It struck 87c. Tho Government estimate, Issued yesterday afternoon after tho close of the board, showing extremely heavy re servos of wheat and corn still in farmers' hands, bad a bearish effect on these cereals, ard hog products were affected sympatheti cally; but the chief bearish feature was a report that the anti-option bill in Congress would come up for action Monday. In ad dition to this the weather gave promise of decided improvement. Cablea were weaker. There were heavy selling orders here at the start. On the break there was some freo covering by shorts, and on all the hard spots short tellers were gptting out all they could and tho longs were nnloadine. May opened ytc lower, at 88e, fluctuated for a time between S8iSS83c, then broke to Slc. rallied to 68)c, when the selling be came more urgent, and during the last hour the price touched 87ic, wq nervous and ir regular near the close, but closed steady at 87c. Corn was very weak. In addition to the depressing influence of the Government es timate, futures In Liverpool were CL lower, and holders sola vigorously. It opened only He off, but the market was sick from the start, declining throughout the session till near the close, when it reacted a point, clos ing with a loss of c. Oats active hut weak, chiefly in sympathy with the break in wheat and corn, and closed with a loss of He Hog products opened rather strong on ac count of tho light receipts of and hiih prices for hogs, bat the weakness in grains and some heavy soiling by longs caused a decline in prices till near tho close, when there was a slight reaction. Pork shows a loss of 17Kc compared with yesterday. Lard is 5c lower, and ribs are off a liko amount. The leading futures ranged as follows, as correct ed by Jonn M. Oaklev A Co.. 45 Sixth street, mem bers of the Chicago Board of Trade: Open- Hlxh- Low- Clos- Aeticles. Ing. est. est. lng. Wheat, No. 2. March f SG'i f 86" f 8554 J 85V May. 83.5 S8X 8754 87 COSN, XO. 2. March 40 40 39 S9 May 41 41 40r$ 41 June 40V 40JJ 40 40 OATS, XO. 2. March 29 29 29 29 May 30i 30! 297J 30 MESS POEK. Bl.irch 10 925$ 10 925s' 10 65 10 7JK May 1110 1110 10 32 10 90 Lard. March 635 63S 6 2754' 630 May 6 42i 6 42$ 6 35 6 37.54" Short Ribs. March 5 35 s 85 5 75 Si May 5 90 5 90 5 80 5 825$ Cash quotations were as follows: Flour weaker, but not qnotably lower; Xo. 2 spring wheat, 85c; No. 3 spring wheat,S7c; No. 2 red, 90c; No. 2 corn,39c; No. 2 oat, 29c; No. 2 white, f.o.b.. 31K32Mc; Xo. 3 white, f. o. b., 3032c; No. 2 rvefe No. 2 barlev. 56c; No. 3, f. o. b., 4658c: Xo. 4, f. o. b., 3745c; Xo. 1 flaxseed, 97J93c; prime timothy seed, $1 261 31; me9s uork, per bbl., $10 70 10 72; lard, per ICO as", $6 32 short rib sides, loose, $5 755 77K; lry salted shoulders, boxed, $4 755 50; short clear sides, boxed, $6 25; whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gallon, $1 13. Sugars unchanged. On tho Stock Exchange to-dav the butter market was lower; fancy creamery, 272Sc; line Westcrn.26c: ordinary. 2024c: selected dairies, 2325c; ordinary, 1921c. Eggs, 13 13Xc XEW YORK Flour Heavy. 515c lower and quiet; low extra. $3 153 75; winter wheat low grades, $3 lSgl 75; lair to fancy, f3 854 C3; patents, $1 405 15: Minnesota clear, $4 004 65; rye mixtures, $4 004 CO. Cornmeal dulL Wheat Snot unsettled, dull and lower; No. 2 red. $1 011 03, in storo and elevator; $1 031 05. afloat; $1 C38 1 0G. f. n. b.: No. 3 red, 98c; ungraded red, 92c$l 05K:Xo. 1 Northern. ?1011 02; Xo. 1 hard, si 031 05J: Xo. 2 Northern. 9697c; options, Xo. 2 red, Marcb, $1 00J 01 01, closing at $1 00; April, SI OOJOj 1 OIJi, closing at $1 00; May. 9899c, closing at 98c: June, 97JS98c, closing at 97Kc; July, 9697Ke, closing at 96JJO; August, 9494Uc, closing at 94Jc. Rvo dull and weaker; W estern, 95Q99c. Barley dull and steady. Corn Spot market lower and moderately active; No. 2, 485049o, elevator; 49i50c afloat; ungraded mixed, 48Vf051i4c; No. 3, 33c; steamer mixed, 48iS0c; options, March. 4849c, closing at 48c: April, 49495c, clos ing at 49c: May, 48K49c, closing at 48JjJc: June, 47ii47c, closing at 47j;c: July, 474SJc, closing at 47c; September, 493.. Oats Spot dull and weaker: options dull and easier; March, 36c; April, 36Jic; May, 36K03oc, closing at 36Jc; spot No. 2 white, 383S!c; mixed Western. 3636c: white do, 3842c. Hay firm and quiet. Hops easy and quiet Tallow quiet and steady. Eggs flrmer and active; West ern, 5c. Pork qniet. uutmeats quiet and steady. Middles quiet: short clear, $6 50. Lard lower and dull; Western steam. $6 65 bid. Options March, $6 65: May, t6 69Q6 72; July, $6 84, closing at $6 82. Butter about steady and in better demand; Western dairv, 1720c; do creamery, 2029c: do factory, 17 22c; Elgin, 29c. Cheese quiet and steady; part skims, 610c. PHILADELPHIA Flour weak. Wheat weak: No. 2 red In do. $1 02; No. 2 red March and April, $1 011 0 May, 93Q99c; June, 9797a Corn weaker: No. 1 mixed, on track and in grain depot, 47c; No. S, in ex- Sort elevator, 4646)c: steamer, in do, 47c; o. 2 mixed, in elevator, 4SJc; No. 2 mixed and high mixed, in elevator, 51c: No. 2, in export elevator, 4348ie; No. 2 mixed, March, 48K48Jc: April, 4S48c; May, 47&Q4SJic: June. 4647Kc Oats No. 3 white, 36c: Xo. 2 white, 37c; choice do. on track, 37c; No. 2 white, March. 3637c; April, S7K37Jic; May and June, 37H38c. Eggs steady; Pennsylvania firsts, 14c BALTIMORE Wheat weak; No. 2 Ted, spot, March, $1 011 02; April, $1 01 asked; May. 99!99Jc; June, 9893Jc; stcamer,No.2 red, 9SV&93c. Corn easy: mixed spot and Marcb,"49i845Uc; April, 48Q49c; May, 4SJQ 48c; June, 48Jc asked; steamer, mixed, 47, ?47c. Oats quiet and steady; No. 2 white Western. 26Vfi)37c: No. 2 mixed Western. 3435c. Rve steady to firm: No. 2, 96c. Hay steadv to firm; good to choice timothy, $13 50 15 00. Provisions steady. Butter steady. jggs nrm at isc. ST. LODIS Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat No. 2 red cash, 90c; May closed at 89J09Oc: July, 83c. Corn No. 2 cash and March, S7Kc: May, 3737Kc Onta lower; No. 2 cash, 3050Jc: Mav, 3o30Kc Byo scarce and held at 93c. Barley quiet; small sales of Minnesota at 50c. Butter firm; creamery. 2529c; dairy. 1525c Eggs weak nt 12c. Provisions dull and easy. Pork $11 12K011 25 for new; $9 25 for old. Lard dull at $6 20Q6 25. NEW ORLEANS Sugar active and strong; open kettle, prime to strictly prime, 3c; fully fair, 3 ll-16c: fair to good lair. 3c; cen trifugals, prime yellow, olarifled, 3 13-lCc; off do, 3K3e; seconds, 23Vo. Molasses Open, kettle: no sound goods offering; for menting, 522c; centrifugals, strictly prime, 19c; good prime, 1517c; fair to prime, 10g13c; common to good common, 6g9o. KANSAS CITT AVheat dull; nothing doing; no bids: No. 2 hard quoted at 77c; No. 2 red wheat quoted nominally at 84c. Coin steady: Xo. 2 cash, 34c bid; Marcb, 33c bid; No. 2 mixed, Sic; No. 2 white, 34c Oats easier: No. 2 cash, 27Kc bid; Xo. 2 white, 2929Kc: No. 2 mixed, 232Sc. Eggs firm and in strong demand at 10c MrLWATJKEir Flour neglected. Wheat Don't Be Deceived, Especially when your general welfare may be at stake. If anyone offers you Johann HofFs Malt Extract and "Johann HofFs" signature is not on the neck of the bottle, do not take it under any circumstances. Eisner & Mendelson Co., Sole Agents and Im porters of Mineral Waters, 6 Barclay street, New York. s lower; May, 84?85,c: X"o. 2 spring, SKfi Vn 1 Vnrthovn Rv Horn 49c Oats Mod erate supply; No. 2 white. 3lCfc; No. Sdo, f SOe. Barloy easier; No. 2, ale; sample, aJ4W 59c. Eve depressed: No. L 85KC Provision steady. Pork May, $10 i Lard Hay, $035. CINCINNATI Flour firm. Wheat Iteady. No. 3 red, 94Kc. Corn firm: No. 2 mixd, 43c; Oats steady; No. 2 mixed, 32c. Eye quiet; No. 2, S9c. Pork quiet at $11 35. Lard dull as $6 25. Bulk meats quiet at $5 S3. Bacon, steadv at $6 E0. Butter strong lor creamery. Eggs flrmer at 12c. Cheese Arm. ' l OTJLTJTn Wheat No. 1 hard, cash, S3c March. 83c; May, 87c; No. 1 Northern, cash, 8IUc; May, fc6o bid: No. 2 Xortlletn, cash, 74c; No. 3 Northern, 69Jo; rejetfeed, 59c bid: on track, No. 1 hard, S4c; Xb. 1 Northern, SSc J TOLEDO Wheat active and lower; Xb. 9 cash and March, 93c; May. 93Jc: JAly, BSUc. Corn dull and lower: No. 2 cash, tier No. 3. 40c; No. 4, 3Sc Oats quiet; cash, SEc 3 I'.-a 4nll. oialf 7r 1 411 A.JW tu.., ..,, ww. I MINNEAPOLIS Wheat No. 1 Norther! May, opening, 84c; highest, 84J4C; Iowelt, 2c: closing, tc: on trace, no. i nar 8t)?c: Xo. 1 Northern, SSJic No. 2 Norther 7StJeUC. TVool Markets. St. loma-Wool Receipts. 54.000 pounds,? ' shipments, 53,000 pounds. Market verydulKi and unchanged. i - New Yokk Wool ste.adv, quiet; domestic fleece, 3036c; pulled, 2633c; Texas, 16g2lc. Philadelphia Wool quiet; prices nominal and without change. $tfpptffas 02H3 lVJOY Both the method and results wnea Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acta gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys item effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrnp of Figs 13 the only remedy of it3 kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only firom the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c and $1 bottles Dy all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAU UUISVIUE. Kt. HEW Y0JUC. r. THE NEXT MORNING I FEEL BRIGHT AND NEW AND MY COMPLEXION IS BETTER. Ky doctor says It sets gently on the stomach. Uv-v and kidneys, and Is a pleasant laxative. This drinK Is made from herbs, and Is prepared foruse u easily as tea. It Is called LAfiLFS MEMGIHE AU druggists sell it at 50c and $1.00 per packaxe. Buy one to-day. Lane's Family Mcdlcluc move the bowels each day. In order to be healthy, tali JsiKoesiary. de23-43-TWThs OPEN YOUR EYES Whenyou ask'for a bottle of Wolff's Acme Blacking see that you get the genuine. The real article made by us cannot be bought for less than 20c. a bottle. It is good material and worth its price. There are imitations offered claiming to be "Just as good" for less money. Don't buy them. If the "Just as good" has any merit it ought to sell without invokingthe aid of comparison with our Acme Blacking. WOIiPP & EAHDOIiPH,iPliiIaclelnhIi. PIK-RON is the name, of a psiiitwbich. does work that no other paintean do. Glass painted with it looks like colored glass. A 10a bottle of Pac-Eon will decorate. amarket basket fullofglassware. All retailers sell it DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS ta aU causes n aulrinir tcientiflo and oonn enrtjrl treatment. Dr. S. K. Lake, 1L K. C. P. S., i th old est and most experienced spe cialist in tho city. ConaultftJ tion free and strictly confl- denti&L Office hours. 9 to 4 and 7 to 8 r. icsi Sunday?, 2 to 4 r. x. Consult them person ally, or write. Doctor? Laxi, car. Peon . and Fourth t pi-MVmt. P-. JeS-TMwrfc BROKERS K1XANOIAX. Whitney & Stephenson; 57 Fourth Avenue. aiJMi IP SAVINGS BAXK. G SI FOUETH. AVENUE. Ditai. $300,000. Surplus and undivided rotita.$UL830.iL .MoK. LLOYD. EDWAKDE.DDTT. 4 President. " Sec. Tret, per cent interest allowed on time de posits. QC34-M-D ESTABLISHED 1381. John M. Oakley & Co., BANKERS AND BROKEE3. a SIXTH ST. Direct private wire to New Tort andCh catro. Siember New Yorr, Chicago and Pitts bare Exchanges. 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