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THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. "WEDNESDAY, MAT 18, 189a
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FEATURES OF TRADE.
Overproduction Is the Sole Cause of
Business Depression, Hence
PBODUCERS CURTAIL THE ODTPDT.
Till Edgar Thomson's Orders Are Sufficient
to Keep It Busy.
A CHICAGO VIEW OP THE TRADE OUTLOOK
Otfice or The DisrATcn,
rmsBCKo, Tuesday, May 17.
The daily output of steel rails at the Ed
car Thomson "Works, of Braddock, is close
to 1,400 tons. The capacity or these
works is now close to 1,800 tons and.
more than that amount was turned out a
jew weeks ago. The Edgar Thomson has
not or late been pushed to its capacity by
reason ot a combine among American steel
rail manufacturers, which, by agreement,
has curtailed the amount of products to a
certain limit.
The signs of the times a few months ago
pointed to an overproduction, and to pre
vent this the agreement to curtail produc
tions was entered into by the leading man
ufacturers. Orders at the Edgar Thomson
are so far sufficient to absorb the entire out
put or 1,400 tons daily, and sufficient orders
arc booked ahead to insure a demand for all
produced for some month's to como.
The present prico of steel rails ranjres
fiotu J30 00 to J30 75 per ton. The new im
provements in machinery introduced at the
Edgar Thomson Works last winter have re
duced the native cost of rails $1 25 per ton at
least. This means a gain of $1,750 per day on
the present output.
The Leather Outlook.
A representative of one of the Allegheny
tanneries in a recent interview had this to
say of trade in his line: "There lias been
little or no profit to the manufacturer of
leather the past few months. Margins were
never as close as they are nt this time. It
teems that there has been an overproduc
tion of leather, and the result is seen in
sharn competition to catch trade, which
means a downward drift in prices. For my
own part I am satisfied to come out even in
the present condition of markets.
"At the present price of hides I cannot
see how tanners can reap any profit for
their products. However, we are assured
that bottom has been reached, and that our
trade will showr.p better in the near future.
The fact that leading tanners of the country
have entered into a combination to curtail
production has already strengthened mar
kets in shoe leather lines, and nil signs
point to a curtailment in other lines. Man
ufacturers of leather have at last awakened
to the idea that overproduction has been
the cause oflow prices and narrow margins,
and are in search of a remedy for the de
pressed condition of trade."
American Tanner's Prosnects.
The following editorial from the Hide and
Zcather well shows up the situation in
leather lines:
"Large bodies moves slowly. For years
and years it has been apparent that too
much leather was beinz made. It accumu
lated, unless sold at constantly receding
prices. Once in a while an artificial "boom"
would be engineered, but afterbriet exist
ence, the old stagnation wsruld be more
mr.iked than ever. On Saturday. May 7, in
Xcw York City a number of prominent tan
ner? v ere pi esent eitner personally or by
pi oxv at a meeting to discus the wisdom of
retraining from soaking hides for not less
than CO davs. this period to begin not later
than July 1. On April 30 the tanners of
Call rornia were canea logewier anaagreea
to restrict production. On Thursday, May
12, many upper leather tanners and curriers
gathered in Boston and followed the de
cision of the New l'oik meeting. These
events are ominous and important. Tan
ners are a quiet, conservative body of men;
the slow processes of their business seem to
be reflected in their habits ot thought and
action.
What Will the Harvest Be.
"The leading auestion of to-day is, 'Will
the agreement be carried out! Will there
be unanimity? Will the accumulations of
leather be visibly decreased and kept in
healthy check;' The general impression
favors an answer in the affirmative. It is
true that some of the leading tanning firms
decline to promise to stop working-in hides.
But, it is also true, that these heavy-weights
have Seen curtailing production for a long
time. Then aeain, hundreds of tanners
absent from the recent trade conventions,
have tacitly acquiesced in the scheme to
close down the beam-houses for the term
specified and thereby do their share toward
clearing the atmospheie. The new move
ment tends to become national and to in
clude all kinds of leather, excepting
morocco.
"What will the harvest be: Already the
determination of the tanners has arrested
the usual summer advance In green-salted
hides. Already the manufacturers of shoes
and cut soles have awakened to the import
ance of the situation and are treating the
leather markets with more respect.
"The future is admittedly difficult to fore
cast. Meanwhile, good sense and cool Judg
ment will be extremely necessary, as better
times are in sight for the leather men, and
they should govern themselves accord
ingly." LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Receipts, Shipment! and Triers at East
Liberty and All Other Yards.
OrricE of Tnc DisrATcn, )
Pittsburg, Tuesday, May 17.
Cattle Keceipts, 190 hea : shipments, 1(0
.head; slow, shade off from yesterday's ptices.
No cattle shipped to Xcw York to-dav.
Hogs Receipt, 1,SW head; shipments, 1,100
head; market slow: all crudes, $1 75i 90; 1
car hogs shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep Receipts, LGOO head; shipments, 1,200
head; maiket active at yesterday's prices.
By Telegraph.
Chicago Cattle Receipts, 5,500 bead; ship
ments, 2,000 head: market slow to steadv;
fair to good steers. $3 904 20; others, $3 25
5 75; canners. $1 512 25: cows, $2 fciffiS 25.
Hogs Receipts, 27,000 head; shipments, 11,000
head; market -.teaclv to stronger; rough and
common, $2 754 20; mixed and packers,
$1 504 62: prima heavy and butchers'
B eight-, H WKi 70: light $4 W)4 70. Sheep
Receipts. 7,000 head; shipments, 2,500 head:
market active and steadv; Westerns, J5 053
6 25: clipped natives. $5 05JJ3 35; Texans.
$3 155 50; lambs, $5 C57 25; Jearlmgs, $5 50
6 10.
Kansas Cirr Cattle Receipts, 4,700 head;
shipments, 300 head; the market for steers
was dull and weak to 10c loner; cows and
feeders weak; dressed beer and shipping
steers, $3 201 00; cows and heifers. i 7J
4 JO; cows and feeders, $1 73Q3 15.
Hogs Receipts, 17.OC0 head: shipments,
900 head; market opened 5c lower, gained
the loss and closed strnnir; the extreme
rang of prices was $4 004 52: bulk ot sales
nt $4 30g4 32K. Sheep Receipts, 1,700 neail;
shipments, 5.000 head; the market was quiet
and weak,
w York Beeves Receipts, 208 head, all
for slaughterers direct; no trade; feeling
weak; dressed beef steady nt EJ?sc; ship
ments to-day, LOIS beeves and 2.UJ0 qnai ters
of beef. Calves Receipt-. 349 head; maiket
dull and lower; veals, 4 755 00. Suco Re
eclpts, l,3j head; maiket steady: clipped
i-herp. tl 5(5tt!: outhotn Iamb. $S 00
2.".. drr".rl tnmlou stcailv nt OUrJIIc;
rtirifnd ym lines firm at 10(2c. llis
ItiTpipt. 5,427 limd; consigned direct; mar
ket nominally steady at II XTJ 15.
itnnsl.. - Cattle Receipts. 1(0 loads
inrnuu, I sale; siiudy. Ilcgt Receipts,
12 loads thioiicli. K mlr; maiket teuih lor
cnml. dull nnd loner lor light: hrnvv. tl 80
4 5; packer ami medium 44 tsJ Hi; York
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CillHx-d lambs Clmlru to Inncj, (1 dijfij W.
(llnHimall- lloxs it, fond ilntimnil , ttninci
rmnnmi. ami I 'hi, 43 ftl 70; iMtikinir anil
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THE SHADOW OF' EUROPE
Proves More Potent In the Vheat Pit
Than tb.3 Shadow or "Western Kaln
Clonds, So Prices Go Down Corn and
Oats Both Higher.
CHICAGO Ponderous European statistics
and rumors of io:eign failures kept wheat
down to-day despite floods of rain in Amer
ica. Thatcereal closedKocndcrlastnisht's
quotation. Corn was strong nnd is Sc
higher for Mav and KS-0 for July. Oats
are up Vfc Provisions ero-dead.
The opening in the wheat pit was y,&AP
up, but prices soon declined He, then
rallied c, eased off c, and closed steady.
The stronger opening w as due to the general
rains, which more than offset lower prices
from Liverpool till the receiptor dispatches
reporting the world's shipments of wheat
nn.l flour for the last week as amounting to
7.600,000 bushels. There -.'as a Miarp break,
during which all the carlv buyers for a
scalping profit sold out. Following that
there was a lengthened period of extreme
dullness. Later there was a partial recov
ery on liberal export clearances. The re
covery was quicklv checkodby the posting
of the closing cables, which were even
weaker and lower than the early ones.
The light stocks of corn here makes short
sellers very cautions, and holders of corn
aicnotin a hurry to let go. llnny shorts
put the price from &C to 52c on a few trades,
with bids of 31$c at the close. The situation
is serious, and with any further rainfall
over tho corn section a lively deal may be
expected. The Julyoption started out with
(c advance; was steadv for a time, but later
sold up Jc, reacted c, again sold up c.
changed some, and closed with n gain of
2Oftts ruled steady to firm, through sym
pathy with corn, but attracted little atten
tion. The heavy receipts of hogs were against
an improvement in tho price of provisions,
and the strength of corn was an influence
in the opposite direction. Neither longs nor
shorts were agitated, nor could thej- see any
Inducement to trade, and consequently very
littlo was aone. Prices were a small fraction
loner than on the day before.
The leading fntnrrs raneed as follows, as cor
rected by John 31. Oaklev 4 Co.. 4i Sixth street,
members of the Chicngo hoard of Trade:
I Opfn- High- Low- Clos-
Abtici.es. I iug. et. est. Ing.
Wheat. Xo. 2
Mar f m J Sti S 81S f 81!
June SI Hi SIS, SOI,, si
Julv , Sl.V 8l'i SOS! 803k'
CORX. SO. 2. i I
May 41 51 49 ilf
Jone 44 M'i 44 4!S
July sS' 4S', 43' 4S,H
Oats, Xo. 2. '
May 29, S'S SHi 3V
Jnne s 3i 21H
Julv 3A aS SH 29
Miss poke.
Mar K 9 67K !f.i 9 6TS'
July 9 TO 9 72S 9 70 9 7:",
September 9 S7.S 9 90 9 SiX 9 90
Lard.
Mav BIO 6 20 6 ITS' 6 ITi
Julv 6 1) 6 .10 6 27)4 C Sii
September 43 6 45 6 45 I 6 45
Short Rids.
Miy 5 80 5 82S 5S0 ' 5 85H
July ' 5 80 5 82S 5 80 5 S2S
freptfmbfr... ' 5 92)j 5 92S 5 9254 5 S2S
Cah quotations were as follows: Flonr steadv
and imenaiigediXo. 2 spring wheat. 8l!c; Xo. 3
spring wheat, 76c; Xu. 2 red. 8386c; No. 2
corn, ,6ffi50!4c: Xo. 2oats, :0c: Xo. 2 white, 339
33,:Xo. 3 white. 33332-i : Xo. 2 rve. T3c; Xo. 2
harley. cy$te; Xo. 3. f. o. b., 52(555c: Xo. 4. I. o.
b.. 454Sv: Xo. I flax seed, $104: prime ttmotny
seed. 1 26(31 30;Mespork, per bhl.. J9 659 97H;
lard, per 1(0 lbs., fi 15s ITS: short ribs sides,
(loose). 15 6023 Si's: drj salted shonlders (boxed).
f 2"-35 371-: short clear sides (boxedi. J6 J76 30;
whisky, illjllllcrs' flnlslied goods, per gal.. 51 14:
sugars, cutloaf. 5t5nc: granulated, 45tc; standard
A, 4Je: No. 3 new corn. 4VjC
On the Produce Kxchango to-dav the hutter
market was steady; fancv creamrrv. 18l19.1ic: fine
Western, !6&tSc: ordinary. 141c; flue dairies,
16lSc. Eggs firm at 14Sl4Vc.
NEW 1 OKK Flour weak and dull. Corn
meal steady and moderate trade. iVheat
Spot, weaker nnd quiet: No. 2 red, S3J96JJo
afloat, 95Je96JJc f. o. b.: ungraded led. S4J
96Jic: No. 1 Northern, t9JflOic: No. 1 bai d,
93c: No. 2 Northern, 85c; No. 2 Chicago, ftlc;
No. 2 lilwaukce, SSJ,c; No. 3 snring. S4c;
options No. 2 red. May, SS;S9.c, closing
nt 8$Kc: June, 89S9Kc, closiug at S9c; July,
89 9-1690 3-16c, closing - at SO-Kc; Au
gust, S9KS95c. closing at 89c; Sep
tembei. s'jyeic, closing at 89ic; Octo
ber, 90c: December, 91K92Jc, closing at 92c;
May, 1693, 95953c, closing at 95-JJc. Kye
quiet and steady Corn Spot firmer and
closed weaker; No. 2, 5253c elevator: 53
54c afloat; ungraded mixed, 51654c:
steamer mixed. 515;53c, options. May, bl
63c, closing at 52c: June, 5151c, clos
ing at 5"4c: Jul, 49JJ50e. closing at 49c;
August, 47ji50c, closing at 49-c; September,
505c, closing at 50c "Oats Soot stronger
and moderately active: options firmer and
dull: May. closing nt SJic: Jnne, 34JW35Jc,
closing at 35Jc: July, 34355c, closing at
3.c; August. 31c,closingat34c;snot.No.o
white, 404541c: laixed Western, 3537Kc:
white do, 3C42c Hav firm and in fair de
mand, llopsqu'et and easy. Talloweasler
but dull; city, 4JJC Eggs in modeiate de
mand and easy: Western, l!16c. Hides
steady and inactive. Pork quiet; extra
prime, $10 50011 00. Cut meats firm: pickled
bellies, 6b4c: middles quiet; short clear,
$6 40b 60. Lard steady and quiet: Western
steam closed at $6 60; options. May, $6 50:
Julv, $6 57 bid; August, $6 63 bid: September,
$6 70-bid. Butter firm and in good demand;
Western dairv. 1214c; do creamery, 1521c;
do factory, llI3c; Elgin, 21c Cheese in fair
demand and firm; part skims, 39Jic.
PHILADELPHIA Flour quiet but Arm;
springs dull; Western winter clear,- $4 15JJ
4 30; do do stf.iight, $4 40Q4 65; winter pat
ents, $1 G3t 90; Minnesota clear, (3 754 10;
do straight, $4 25434 50; do patent, 4 501 85.
Wheat dull and lower: Xo. 2 red, 93c:
No. 2 red, Mny, 9293c; June. 90-JJ
91c; July, 89?9?ic: August, 8989Jc.
Corn Prices advanced Ji'lc on all deliver
ies in export elevator; luturcs closed dull;
car lots dull and lower; No. 3 in export ele
vator, 4Sc; steamer in do, 50c; No. 2 yellow in
grain depot. 53c; No. 2 high mixed nnd yel
low in do", 53c: Xo. 2 spot in export elevator,
5151Kc:No.tMay,.W5lc:June,50'50c:
Jury and August, 4S50c Oats Spot quiet
anda shade weaker; tntures wholly nomi
nal; jno. 3 mixen. 3j$c: iso. 3 white, 36c;
No. 2 white, 3;K37Vc: No. 2 wliite. May,
June ana July, 8737c; August, 36ig37c.
Butter firm: Pennsylvania creamery extra,
21c; Pennsylvania print extra, 24Q27C. Eggs
scarce and firm; Pennsylvania nrsts, lGc.
Cheese firm: pait skims, 67Kc Provisions
Fair Jobbing demand and steady. Potk
Mess, new, $10 50 10 75: do fair family, $13 50
14 00; hams, smoked, $10 50!11 00.
HALTlMonE Wheat emv: No. 2 red.
spot, 9IDiJ-.fo: Mav. 9Jg9J-Xc; Juno, 89
89?c: July, SSJiCOc; steamer. No. 2 rod.
iiogliojic torn strong: mixed, spot.
; Jl:
Kje steady: No. 2, .3S5c. Hay quiet and
lower; good to choico timothy, $14 5015 50.
Provisions steady and quiet. Butter firm
and active.
NKW ORtEVXS-Sugar quiet but steadv;
open kettle choice, 3Kc; fully fair to prinie,
2Jc; good common to good fair, 2 13-163cj
common, il ll-lCc- inferior, 2Wc; ccnirl
fngal pilnif yellow claiilicd, 33 lJ-16c;
otr do, 3!fg3J.Tc: seconds, 2 B-lCita'ia Mo
Ihssos firm; centrirugal strictly prime, 19c;
good nrime, 15fJ17c: fair to prime, 1013c;
common to good common, 43c.
ST. LOUIS FJour unchanged. Wheat
No. 2 l ed cifili, 5c: May closed, 85c: July,
7JJ7flKc; August, 7SJc Corn, c:tn lower,
4SJ Jt; options hiclier; May closed 44c; July,
lc; September, 41c. Oats, cash lower, 32c;
ontlons better; -May, 32Jc: Julv, 29Jc
Provisions dull and very little done. Job
lots pork sold at $10 37'. Lard, J5 55S'i 00.
CINCINNATI Flour easy. Wheat dull and
lower; No. 2 red, 80c Corn easict; Xo. 2
mixed, 4S649c. Outs strong; No. 2 mixed, C3c
Kyofinn: No. 2, 83c Poik firm at $10 00
10 12. I-ird strong at 'i 05. Bulkmcats in
fairdemnnd at $5 SJQj 90. Itucnn steady nt
$0 WHJG Si. Butter steady. Ejgs barely
hteauy ut 13c. Lheese steady and quiet.
MIl.WADKm-Flourqiiiet. Wheat easier;
July, 7fl?ic; No. 2 spring, slfiMc: No 1 North
ern, !-7c. Corn quiet: Xo. 3, 464J47C Oats
firm; No. 2 white, 03c; No. 3 do, 3c Barley
quiet; No. 2. 54Jjc; sample, Sijj'.'iTc Ryo
lowci; No. 1, 7i',c Provisions quiet. Pork
July, J9 7u. Unl-Jlily, 0 45J.
KAXh S rl IY- Wheat was very dull and
prices nominally stnulv: No. 3 hnrd,
t2G7Sc: No. 2 red, Ti-679c. Corn very
tiong; Xo. I inixud, 42c uldj Xo. 2 white,
4Je. Onti stioiK, No. 2 mixed, 31c;
Xo. 2 white, 32,'jC K.gs ncllvn and ationg at
no. jiiiiirr, lair mppiy, izywy
liL'I.ITII Whrut No 1 iinril, eaah, (C.tc;
Mas', ri: Ju.ie. M,c; J'lly, M.c: Nii, 1
Xmihrin cash, 5i.c; any, tij.c; June, hlj.'cj
July. HJ;,ct.So.a NnitliPincli, 75'ii1: No. .t,
71c; irliiied. C'c: on track. No. 2 hard, Sic:
Nn. l.Noitlit'iii. i(o
MIM". I'lU.IK-Wheal -Mnr. .ini-nliiL-
fta lil'jlK'si. M'llK'vst, UK-: riming, K)c: Julv,
irlllli, HI'.Cl liluhcal, fU'4C! lliwcll, NlJiJI
M.'jo: cIiiihi,-, nii, on iiiick, t. 1 Imju,
Mil Xu. I Nuriwmn niri Nu . Tuifslo.
till. f.im II..J.I dull nnd iMilyi No, J
rns4l.pt ji May, VMin June, iwiiri July, i)ici
Aiilin, r'(r linn Unll hum slrmlyi Xis 1
rH. i, July, 14V iiliu caili, lie,
ll)ii quirli Nu. I iu.ii. foci No, 3, Inc.
Wto lUliy 4ek, n rt h Ctorla.
1 ln ) Chill, tl riM for OutorU.
Wh iIhi Iwram lln, li rlun( to CVwiof U.
WU4I iht liJ UilMlra, the f t( Itwoi CMtorii
1 MITflSIDE DEAL.
The Kesidence of W.G. Park, Eidge
Avenue, Changes Ownership.
BUILDING PLANS MATERIALIZE.
Mr. Warm-castle Planning- for the Disposi
tion of the Mmick Acres.
FEATURES OP MO'NEY ASD SPECULATION
An important transaction in Horthside
real estate was consummated a few days
ago, but did not leak out until yesterday.
.Mr. -W. G. Park, of Park Bros & Co., sold
his fine residence, No. 233 ftidge avenue,
lo Miss Matilda Denny for 550.000, or a
little more. The exact figures could not be
ascertained. It consists of a lot 72x200
feet, and an elegant brick mansion standing
back in the midst of beautiful environ
ments, the whole constituting an ideal
home. It will be occupied by the pur
chaser, trho resides on Penn avenue, this
city. It is understood Mr. Park -will take
up his residence in the East -End.
ISuIldlng Schemes Materializing.
Building is quite active in the "Wilkins
burg district, which includes Brushton and
Park Place. Massena Bros. & "Whitmore
have contracted to furnish lumber for a
large number of .houses, among them the
following: Mrs. Laufman, "Wilkinsburg,
frame dwelling; Mrs. Storer, TVilkinshurg,
frame dwelling; Mrs. Biso, Park Place,
frame dwelling; Wright & "Walter, machine
shop, Wilkinsburg; Brushton public school,
Daniel English, contractor; Mr. Zol
linger, Brushton, brick residence; Mr.
Mnrrer, Brushton, store, James Kelly,
contractor; "William Robison. Brushton,
frame residence: "William McKee, Brush-
ton, frame residence; "William Quinlin,
Brushton, frame residence. All of these
houses are of a good class, costing from
?2,000 to 55,000 each. The "Wilkinsburg
contractors are "W. C. "Wilkins and Johnson
& Bobiion.
Will Be Subdivided.
The Ximick property at "Wilkinsburg,
purchased last week by ex-Collector Warm
castle, is being prepared for subdivision as
speedily as possible. Surveys are about
completed. There will be in the neighbor
hood of 220 lots, which will bp put on the
market early next month by C T. Beeck
man and C. K. Chamberlin, late cashier of
the Internal Ecvenue Department, through
whom, it is understood, Mr. Warmcastle
made the purchase Yesterday an offer of
S50 a front foot was made for two tiers of
lots on the Wood street front, and refused.
Yesterday's Buildlns Permits.
Nine permits were taken out yesterday
for 11 improvements, the estimated cost of
all being 512,690. The largest are: E. C.
Haas, two frame dwellings, on Walnut
street, Twentieth ward, 54,400; John
Oydotski, frame dwelling, on Hancock
street, Thirteenth ward, S1.4C0; Terence
Burns, frame dwelling, on Winterburn ave
nue. Twenty-third ward, 52,500; William
McNallv, two brick dwellings, on Boma
street, Twenty-third ward, 52,985.
Specls.1 Features of Trade.
Lots in the Riverside plan, adjoining Ken
sington, are going off satisfactorily. Sloan
A Co., are the agents.
The tax levy of Edgewood has been fixed
at 3 mills. This will raise about $3,400,
which, with a surplus from last year, will be
sufflciont for borough purposes for the en
suing 12 months.
Mr. C. L. Keno has completed plans for a
Queen Anne pressed brick, stone trimmed
lesidence on North Highland avenue, near
Callowhill street, adjolninc; S. Hamilton's.
Fare from the city to Schenley Park via
the Greenfield avenne branch ot the Second
Avenue Passenster Railway is 5 cents not
10, as stated in somo quarters.
A. Legate & Son have occuDtcd their new
office. No. 62 Fourth avenue. It is as bright
nnd cheerful as a private parlor.
Mr. R. H. Sloan, for many years In the real
estate business on Fouith avenue, left last
night for Denver, Col., where he will perma
nently locate. Before coinjr hft cave a fare
well dinner at Newell's to a few of his inti
mate friends.
Samuel V. Black & Co. are "shining up"
their buildine. No. 99 Fourth avenue, out
side and Inside. They will soon have as
handsome quarters as any in the city.
A. C. Overholt has acquired 6S acres of
land and substantial improvements in
North Versailles township, for which he
pnid$0,520.
The statement of the Manchester Traction
people was unsatisfactory. It did not tell
enough.
Additional Points In Bealty.
Sloan & Co. are about closing the sale of a
farm of 150 acres or mora In Columbiana
county, Ohio, to a l'ittsburjt lumber dealer.
The college property on Eighth street Is
now offered in lots of 50x100 feet, which
makes it desirable for business houses. This
ground is so desirably located, nnd is offered
at such a low price, that it should attract
quick buvers.
V. H. Heselbarth sold for W. A. Nicolson
to Joseph Killmeyer four acres with a six
room dwelling on Steubenville pike, Char
tiers township, for $650: also two lots in the
Thomas Herriott plan to Milton Carroll tor
$650: also two lots in River View Place plan
to David XT'. Espy for $450.
Baxter, Thompson A Co. sold lot No. 20,
Brushton Place plan, Brushton, fronting SO
feet on Meade street by 140 feet to a 20-foot
allev, to John M. McKinney for $1,000.
John It Ewing & Co. sold nnother lot 40x
110, on Marshall avenue. Tenth ward, Alle
gheny, in tho Mayfleld subdlvision.for $1,600.
.Larkin & Kennedy sold lots 120 and 121 in
the Blair Land Company plan, Blair Station,
to L. M. Wilson for $750.
C. T. Becckmar. sold for the Larimer Land
Imniovemcnt Company to Mrs. K. D. Hope,
of Knoxvillo, tluee lots In the Grand View
plan at Larimer station, Pennsylvania rail
road, for 1630.
J.J1 Glass sold for Dr. Joseph Bell to
James C Dick two frame houses of six rooms
each, situated on River avenue, near Col
lins avenue, for $3,000.
. A. Herron & bons gold four lots on
Madison avenue, Thirteenth ward, for $1,900
cash, purchaser to pay for street impiove
ments, sewering and taxes: also sold a lot
20x100 feet on Walnut street, in tho O'llaia
plan, for $800 cash.
Black & B.iird sold for the Alta Land Com-
Kmy, In their plan of lots on Duquesne
eights, lots Nos. 4u5 nnd 408 to B. F. Ballard
for $50, lots Nos. 392 and 393, in tho same plan,
to J. W. Ileghtower lor $150, and lot No. 363
to M. W. Sheohnn. for $50.
Itced B. Coyle & Co. sold lots Nos. 1(5 nnd
147 on tho corner of Ingleside avenue and
Park Wav, In their Glemnawr Tark plan,
H-iysville, each 30x110 foot, for $300.
A. Z. Bvors & Co. sold tor A. M. Hcssler to
William. Parker, lot No. 161, in tho Northslde
Land Association plan, borough of West
Bellevur, Pittsburg. Ft. Wayne & Chicago
Railroad, fronting 35 feet on Clovelund ave
nue, for illO cash.
HOME SECURITIES.
TRADERS FOLLOWING THE EX45IPLK
Or MR. MXCAVtBEK.
Holding OR to Await tho Result of the
Reaction Selling Orders and No Sup
port Canse n Shurp Ureak In Philadel
phia Gas Slock.
The caily calls wero distinguished for
nothing oiccpt extreme caution on the part
of trader, induced by tho tcnctlouary
tendency of the market the previous duy.
Trading was practically restricted to tho
Tractions, at about former prices, excopt
iiiriiiiiiiiuiii, wmi.il it us fractionally
stronger.
Tho event of tho afternoon session was a
limp bicnk In I'lilladolphln Gun, amount
ing to niuiily ft a alinio. Morris Jt llrown
liuil mlllng oidor. and, thorn hatng un sup
jMirl, u lump eimin.l. Tho real cause of the
dcolina was stated by a brokor to be a
iioiiiio on Ilia part of Kantorn holders lo
Mill nnd swllrii over to the Tractions ni
inoinUlngu Inriirr flolil mid grontcr prollts.
ItliilrinfiMili'l Cabin was olloioil clown.
Thorn hhio no nllior noteworthy iraluros.
unlet at iltsl ctl r JJ lllriiilnham
Tiuollnit ill 7K. I'l HixnclicitiT Tractlnn ut
41k Allcr cull, M lliiiiniiKi tnirimullniuit
Hit hroiiml cull, 10 n Him nt I'lli, a ut MJf,
10 iUnelir.ini-Tmoiluiiul 4itf. ininl rmi.
T l'iill.niiiiiilit (lu it l!i,.o nt IK, 100 al
U)illilUI l)lf
Muni iUiilftltii lor llm ilnr nu unlisted
TiHCIIinis wmnl Mnnrlimli-r, 44'f hlrt.nfreird
HKi lu.iif in-, Wi bio, ntii-n.ii m, iiirin.
liiuaiii, V bid. U, , UUm, piniurieil,
could have been sold at 110. and Citizens
Traction 5s at 10 Bids and ofTers at each
call were:
riRST SXCOSD THIHD
EXCHAXQK CALL. CALL. CALL.
STOCKS. B. A. B. A. g. A.
AllcRhcny N. IJ 66
CominerclalN.B S3
Flnt N. IJ.. rg 175 1S2 ITS 1S2
Fourth Nst. Bk, 125
IrnCltrN.B 83 S6
Liberty N. Bank 105Ji
Mert'le Trust Co .... 103
Mon. Nat, Bank 134
Second Nit. B... 263 .... 203 .... 203 ....
People's Insur. 23
Allegheny G. Co. 44 '.
Allrihenr H.Co 65 8o
C. V.GCo 11H
Mai.uftct. O. Co 26 265f....
P. N. G. & P. Co 114 12 11 12 11 12 ,
Plll!J.lp.lU Co. 15V 19 18M 10 Wil 1TV
Wtc-ilnif Cm Co ai'4 .... 20!.
Central Traction 2K 30 29 SOW .... 30
CltUcns' Trac... 62 621j .... 62V
Pletsant Valley. 24V 25X 2LT 25J, 24TJ 2yi
P.. V. & A. 39 41 Sa 41
Pltts.J. R. R. Co .... 32
P., W. AKy 60 51J 50 51K
N.T. C.O.fl.C 50 M ....
I.nitrrMln. Co. 9 10 9H 9H .... W
U.S. AS. Co.... 163 1C4 IT 16M ....
A. B. C IU'4.... H4 ....
W. B. Co., Llm 9S 95
S. U. G. & Co 75 .'... 74
U. S. G1a. com 61 69 CI 62 61 62
JAY GOULD IS BEARISH.
ALL, STOCKS IN WHICH HE IS INTER
ESTED ARE LOWER.
Grangers Slneelsh, but Hold Up Well In the
Face of the Discouraging Conditions In
the West Omaha the Brichteat Feature
Bonds Lively.
New Youk, May 17. The stock market to
day suffered somewhat from sales by Lon
don, which encouraged further sales for tho
short account on the part of the local bear
clement, bnt as a rule the general list con
tinued to display a rising tendency and a
few material gains were seen. Union Pacific
and Northern Pacific preferred wore the
weak points during the afternoon, but the
latter rallied fully, while the former rose
only a slight fraction. These weak spots
were due entirely to manipulation, as thero
is nothing in tho situation to justify any fur
ther decline In either or them, and the gen
erally improved outlook for the crops is re
flected in the strength displayed by the rest
of tho market, though Chicago Gas was
raided down at one time.
The movements, therefore, wero very
irregular among the leaders, bnt the conces
sions, except in the few Instances mention
ed, were insignificant. The final collapse of
the Richmond and West Point reorganiza
tion scheme seemed to have no influence on
the market whatever. The improvement in
the Omaha stocks was not lesponded to by
Northwestern, and the other Grangers, as a
rule, were rather sluggish. The low-priced
shares were also left without any redeeming
feature to save them from utter stagnation,
other than a rather sharp rise In the
Susquehanna and Western stocks.
The opening of the market was made on a
very moderate volume of business and at
irregular changes from last night's figures,
though declines were in a majority. Tho
few leading stocks monopolized " all the
interest taken on the dealings, and the
strictly professional characterof the market
was never more apparent than to-day.
There was a great deal of selling of Western
stocks by the traders, on the theory that
floods would adversely affect earnings; but
the singular fact that all the material losses
wero in the Gould stocks, brought ont the
theory that Mr. Gould was in favor of lower
figures, and, so far as the Gould shares had
influence, lower prices were established.
The one blight spot in the market was the
Omaha stocks, which were advanced and
held, though Sugar recovered a part of its
late loss. Tho market closed quiet, but
rather heavy, after a fractional rally in tho
last few minutes' trading. The trading
reached 226,371 listed and 14,812 unlisted
shares.
The total sales of stock to-dav were 241,183
shares including: Atchison, 17,200; Chicago
Gas, 24 450; Erie. 6,500; Hocking Valley, 3,200;
Louisville nnd Nashville, 4G5: Missouri Pa
cific, 6 700; Northwestern, 3,700; Northern Pa
cific, 16,910; New England, 5,300; Reading, 10,
800; Richmond and West Point, 4,800; St.
Paul, 9,380: St. Paul and Omaha, 10,575; Union
Pacific, 51,080.
Railroad bonds were again more animated,
with the usual firm temper and the usual
slight changes in quotations for the active
issues. The sales reached $1,913,000, or which
$130,000 were Atchison incomes, but no other
leatuio of note was seen.
The following table shows the prices of active
stocks on the New Tork Stock Exchange vester
dav. Corrected dally for THE Dispatch by Whit
e't & bTEFHEXSOX, oldest Plttburg members of
tl.c New York 'icock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue.
I Clos-
Open Mich Low- lng
ln. est. est. bid.
Am. Cotton Oil 31, , 3i 375
Am. Cotton Oil pfd .. 79J 79 79J 781
Am. buicar Redoing Co.... 91J4 921s 91J4 ni
Am.SuparRefinlnKCo..prd ...... ..... 93X
Atch.. Top- 8- P- M M M 35
Baltimore Ohio S&H 98. 98 98X
Baltimore Ohio Trnst.i 95
Canadian Pacific 89!
CanaJa bouthern 60M 6954 60 Wi
Central of New Jersey 13774
Central Pacific x(
Chesapeake and Ohio 23 23 2214 22H
C. 40.. 1st pfd 61-k
0. &0 2d pfd 42H
Chicago Gas Trust 79,"S 80H 78?i 78J,
C. Bur. & Quincy 105H 1051, 105 105!
C. Mil. A St. Paul 78S 78V 78V 78K
C. Mil. 4-St. Paul. pfd... 12M HH 124V4 UV4
C, Itock I. & P 8!1 S2M 811 81V
C, St. P., M. 0 49V .1111 X iOi
C St. P.. M. & O., pfd... 120 122 120 120
C. & Northwestern 120! 120W 119J 1I9K
C. C, C. & 1 68 fc8 6TJI 6T?a
Col. Coal A Iron 3
Col. & Hocking. Vat 88 33 3T1 38
Del.. Lace. A Western.... 158 153 137V4 157.
DeL A Hudson 1J( 144:' 143 143
Den. A Bio Grande 17
Den. A Rio Grande, pfd 50V
Distillers'-frC. F. Trust... 4T 47H 47Jf 4TK
E. T. Va. A Ga new A'4
Illinois Central 1031, 1033f 103M 103
LaVeKrlcA West 2iH
Lake Erie A West, pfd 77 71 77 76
Lake bnore A M. S 134M 13-lVa 1335f 133
Louisville A Nashville 76 76X 754 75
Mobile A Ohio 40 40 40 40
Missouri Pacific 68J, 58 56K 57Jf
National Cordage Co 109
National Cordage Co., pfd. 106X
National Lead Co 33 33 ZSH X$
National Lead Co., pfd si
National Lead Trust SO
New York Central 114X 114V4 114) 1WA
N. Y C. Abt. I 17
N. Y C. A St. L., 1st pfd 73V
N.Y..C.ASt. L.. 2dpfd SS
N. Y., L. K.AW 30X 30 29 29V
N. Y.. L. E. A W.. pfd.... 72 72J4 71 71
N. Y. A N. i? 39 39 3S, 38U
N.Y.. O. AW 19J, 19X 19 19
Norfolk A Western I2f
Norfolk A Western, pfd 8
North American Co 1JH 13H KH 12V
Northern Pacific 19U 19H 19V 194
Northern Paclfir, pfd 55 SIM 54M 55V
Ohio A Mississippi 20
Oregon Improvement T. 23
PaclflcMalf. js
Peo.. Dec. A Evalls 18'
PhllsMclphla A Reading... 59X 59V J9 69J6
F'g..Cln.. Chi. A St. L ...... 22
P'g.. Cln.. C. A St. L., pfd 61,S ' tan 61 61
Pullman Palaee Car I9fl
Richmond A W. P. T. Tr. 7 8 " 7 7V
RIchm'dAW.P.T.Tr. pfd. 4S .
bt. Paul A Dulnth a 46 4!! 46
St. Paul A Dulutli. pfd 107 107 107 106
St. Paul, Minn. A Man 113
Texas Pacille "104 10H 10 !J
Union Pacific 41 41V 38V 39J4
Wabash...; irj 117J nJi nT
Wabash, pfd 28Ji 2H 26H 28)4
Western Union 93 93 92H 935
Wheeling A Lake Erie 31V 324 31M 31V
Wheeling A L. E pfd 75 75,"4 74 74H
Boston Stocks
Closing Prices.
Atch. A Topcka 2
Boston A Albany.. ..205
Boston A Maine '.52
Chl Bur. AQnlncvl05V
Kastrru R. R. Os 123't
Pttchburg RR 90S
FllntAlfcre.M..pfd. 83
K.C.,t..I. A C.B.7S.122
Mass. Central 17tf
Mex Ccn., com ITH
N. Y. A N. Eng 33i
N. Y. A N. Eng. 7S.118H
Rutland com......... JS
ltutUnd pfd 70
Wis. Cent., com 16
Boston A Mont 44
Calumet A Hecla....270
franklin..
Kcrsage
Osceol.i
Santa Fe Cooner..
. 12
. 32
. KH
.168
Tamarack
uoston Land Co..
5V
San Diego Land Co. 16!
West End Land Co.. 197,
Bell Telephone 207H
Water Power 3
Centennial Mia. Co.. ll
N. E. Tel 52)t
Butte A B. Con U7i
AllouczMln.C, new .90,
Thorason-UoustonEI 6S
Atlantic 11
Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nlshed by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57
Fourth arenuc, members of New York stock 1
cbauge: Bid. Asked.
Pennsylvania Railroad & 65 14
Reading Railroad 2911-16....
Buffalo, New York A Philadelphia... 3'j 8,
Lehigh Valley MV W
rhlladelphlaA Erie..., 3a 37V
Northern Pacific, com lO.S' 19V
, TSoitnn Electric Stoclcs.
Boston, May 17. ISpeeial. The latest elec
tric itock quotations to-day were:
Bid. Asked.
Thomion-IIouiton Electric Co 61V ut
Thomson. lfpiuiton Electric Co. nrcf., 23' 30
T.. II. F, o. securities, series D 7'i VA
T. E. K. IV. Co 10 ..
Ft. W. K. Co l I2H
Kt. 1. E. Co. securities, series A 7'i 7S
W. K. C 20 29)4
W. li Co.. pruf !S 44H
notion r-i . 1 o ... .,. lis
Kdlson I
r.llL uo
.III
Hap HIlTfr Quotations.
New Toiik. May 17. rWWu.l n.ir illver
In Ixindon, (il Inwor at 40d per oz. New
YnrltdcalMi. prleo lor silver, J.o lower at
J7fo por in.
Mining stork Quotation.
Nw Ynnst. Mar JT Iloot A nolohtT.toJi
CoViollUauil Ullforula and Vlratnlo, luvt
Deadwood. 210; Eureka, 150; Hale Nor
cross, 120; Homestake, 1350: Horn Silver, 825;
Mexican. 200; Ophir, 300: Savage, 120; Sierra
Nevada, 125; Standard, 135; Union Consoli
dated, 125.
AS 10 MONEY.
Hope Sprlncs From Activity at Some or the
Financial Centers.
The money market moved in the custom
ary groove yesterday. Some bankers re
ported a better call for funds, but others
said there was no change. All of them had
more money than they could find use for.
At some of tho financial centers funds are
going Into circulation quite freely, and thero
is ground for hoping this will soon bo the
case here. Bates were easv at 6S. Bank
clearings were $2,508,813 77 and balances
$524,820 53.
At New York yesterday money on call was
easy at 1K2 per cent; last loan IK: closed
offered at IX- Prime mercantile paper, 35
per cent. Sterling exchange quiet but
steady at $4 S6K for 60 day bills, and $4 87J
for demand.
Closing Bond Quotations.
V. S. 4sreg 116
II. S. 43 coup 117
U. S.4sreg 100
Pacific 63 of '95 . ...1119
l.oulsana stamp. 4s. 8SX
Tenn. new set. 6s.. ..108
Tcnn. new set. 5s. ...103
Tcnn. new set. 3s,,.. 7iH
Canada bo. 2ds...102
Central Pac. 1sts...,10SH
Den. Alt. G.lats.... 115)1
Den. & K. G. 4s M
Erie2ds 109',,
M. K. T. Gen. 6., 621,1
M. K. A T. Gen. 5s.. 504
Mutual Union 6s....
N.J. V. Int. Cert...
Northern Pac. Uts.
Northern Pac 2ds.
Northwestern cons.
North'n debent. 5s.
S. L. A I. iI.Gen.5s,
St. L. iS.F.Gen.M,
St. Paul consols .....
St. p. a a p. it..
T. P. L.G. Tr. Kcts,
.I0SV
1111s
.118
.113!
,140
.105
, M
.110
,13
,119
, 81
. 31
.lOSJf
,105
T. P. K.G. Tr. Bets,
Union lac. ins
West Shore ,
Bank Clearings.
Niw York Bank clearings, $165,633,997;
balances, $7,794,275.
Boston Bank clearings, $16,461,958; bal
ances, $1,917,474; money IK Per cent. Ex
change onNew York, par to 8o discount.
Baltimore Bank clearings, $3,007,566; bal
ances, $407,377. Kate 6 per cent.
Philadelphia Bans clearings, $13,619,934;
balances, $11,820,739. Money 3 per cent.
Mixrnis New York exchange selling at
$1 60; clearings, $348,374; balances, $116,112.
New Orleans Bank clearings. $1,631,623.
St. Lodis Bank clearings, $3 670,873; bal
ances, $501,271. Money quiet at 46 per cent;
exchange on New York 90c premium.
Chicago Bank clearings, $17,189,965. Honey
dull at 36 per cent. New York exchange,
50c premium.
THE HOME MARKETS.
SUPPLY OF BUTTER IS IN EXCESS OF
DEMAND, AND PRICES DBOOP.
Poultry and Eg5 Tend Higher Shell Corn
Active at an Advance, and Other Cereals
Go Slow "Wheat and Mlllfeed Very
Quiet.
Office of The Dispatch, )
Pittsbubo, Tuesday, May 17.
Country Produce Jobbing Prices
At the Monday sales of creamery butter at
Elgin last week's prices were maintained,
and markets were active. Here supply is
more than equal to demand and prices are a
shade lower. The weakness of markets here
is due in large measure to large receipts of
Ohio creamery of low quality. The latter
sells for what it will bring, prices being 3
cents per pound below last week's prices.
Country butter is also a drag on the mar
ket, and prices are nominal. New cheese
is coming in more freely of late, and quality
of offerings shows improvement day by day.
The old stock of cheese is practically a thing
of the past Eggs are scarce and markets
are firm at a slight advance. There is very
little dressed poultry on the market, hut de
mand is light. Tomatoes and cucumbers aro
plenty and weaker. Tropical fruits are in
light supply as compared with last week,
and markets show an upward tendency.
Arri.ES 12 50ft&3 00 per barrel.
Butter Creamery Elgin, 22S23c: Ohio brands,
lG19c; common country butter, 1314c; choice
country rotl. 15I6c.
Beans New York and Michigan pea. $1 7S1 85;
marrowfat. $2 152 25: lima beans, 3J3Vc per
111: hand-picked medium, f 1 701 75.
Beeswax Choice, 3334c per ft: low grades, 22
.c.
Cheese Ohio choice. ll12c:new Ohio cheese.
10Kllc: New York cheese, 12l2Kc: llmburger.
13U4c: Wisconsin sweltier. full cream, 13i
Uhc; imported sweltzer. 262r,!$c.
(Tideb Countrv elder, $5 00s 50 per barrel; sand
refined. J5 59517 00: crab elder. $7 508 00.
CRAsntnBiEs Per box, fl 251 50; per barrel,
5 006 00.
Lggs Strictly fresh. 1516c: goose eggs, 40c?
dozen; duck eggs, 2325c.
FrATBins Lxtra live geese, 5758c; No. 1, 48
500 id: mixea 1013, muoc.
isiais.s
furnln TMnehen. ItSSC
Hoxkt New crop, white clover, 16I7c; Cali
fornia honey, 1215c fl ft.
Maple Sykch New. R.v?70c ? gallon.
Mafle SUGAn-58c ? lb.
Poultry Allve-Chlckens. C0cJl 00 per pair;
live turkeys. 1213c ? ft: ducks, 6.V575C a pair:
111 e geese, 90cl 00 a pair; dressed chickens, 15
16c$ ft: dressed turkeys, 1618c fl ft; dressed
ducks. ISiaitc ft.
Potatoes Carload lots, on track, 3540c: from
atore. 4550c a bushel: Jersey sweets, 2 503 50 per
barrel: new. $3 0010 00 per barrel.
Seeds Western recleanea medlnm clover.Job
blngat$7 75: mammoth, $7 85: tlmothr. $1 70 for
prime anil SI 75 for choice; blue grass, $2 632 80:
orchard grass II 50: millet. (1 15: German. 1 30;
Hungarian. 11 10; ane lawn, 23c $ ft: seed buck
wheat, Jl 401 50.
STBAWDtHKIis-13 O03 50 a crate, 1518c per
box.
Tallow Countrv. 4c: city rendered. 4!ic
Tropical Frdits Lemons, fancy Messina, $3 50
3 75: Florida oranges, 33 003 50abox:3Icsslnas,
$3 504 00; blood oranges. $5 00; bananas, $1 75
2 00 firsts, II 251 50 seconds; Persian dates. 4Sc
per pound; lajer llgs, 1214o per pound; pineap
ple. 8l0c apiece.
Vegetables Cabbage. Marvland, $2 252 50 a
barrel crate ;MoblIe.U 0U3 25a2-barrel cratc;green
onions, 20c a dozen; yellow Danver.tl 7S200 a bar
rel: new Bermuda onion, $2 50 a box: new Florida
tomatoes; $2 503 0 a bushel crate: Bermuda pota
toes. S3 0i8 Vl a barrel: spinach. It 001 25 a bar
rel: new beets. 4045c a dozen ; asparagus, 40e a
a bunch: kale. 1 00 a barrel; radishes. 2513350 per
dozen: parsnips, (2 00(3)2 "5: new peas, (1 ,S a half
barrel: green beans, (2 502 75; cucumbers, 75c
(1 00 per dozen.
Groceries.
The price list In this line has undergone
no changes in the past week or two. De
mand is good and volume of trade is large.
Sugars are reported steady, coffees weak,
and canned goods very dull.
Oreen Coffee Fancy. 2IM22$c; cholre Bio,
2I22c; prime, 19c: low grade, l7(allSc; old Gov
ernment Java. 27(3l29c: Maracalbo. 21J2Kc: Mocha,
2829c; Santos, 2iJ22,c; Caracas, SJ21c; La
Guayra. Ili2,'iC.
Boasted On papers) Standard brands. 19.15c;
higher grades, 22,!2flc: old Government Java,
bulk, Sl'-gCTci-Maricilbo. 2224c: bantos, 19M
25c; peaberrv, 26Mc: choice Rio, tlH'c: prime Rio,
JOKc; good Rio, 19,Sc; ordlnarr, 1718c.
Spices (whole) Cloves, 1012c: allspice, 10c;
cassia, 8c: pepper, 12c: nutmeg, 703Oc.
Petroleum (Jobbersjiprlces) 1100 test. 6c; Ohio,
150. 7$c: headlight. 150 test, 6Sc: water white.
73c: globe. lv$144c: elalne. 13c; carnidlne, lie;
roiallnc, 14c; redoil, lO.SOUc; purity, 14c; olelne,
21c.
MlN'ERR' OIL No. 1 winter strained. 39U0cper
gal.: summer. Si37c; lard. 5255c.
SYRCT Corn syrup, 2427c: choice sngarsyrnp.
3vac; prime sugar syrup, 30332c; strictly prime.
11 unricsvs leaner nAV nrrtn JVnUTi..
choice, 4041c: old crop, 3638c: N. O. syrup, 44
UK.
bODA Bl-carb. In kegs, Sii(3e; bicarb. In Ms,
5Vc: bl-carb, assorted packages, SMSOc; sal soda.
In kegs, lVc; do. granulated. 2c.
Cadles Star, full weight, 9c; stearlne, per set.
8Uc; paramne. ll12c.
ItiCE Head Carolina, 6i6Vc; choice, 55f6Mc:
Louisiana, 55Vc
Starch Pearl, 3?ic; corn starch, iXi'Ac; gloss
starch. 58Vc
Foreion Fiiuit Layer raisins. $2 00: London
layers, 2 S: .Muscatels,!! 75: California Mascatels,
11 401 60: Valencia, 55Sc: Ondara Valencia, 6
6Kc:sultina. 8lc; currants. 3'?3Vc: Turkey
prunes, 4H5c; French prunes, Srtiidc; cocoa
nuts, t& lOu, SO 00: almonds, Lan., 9 lb. 20c: do
I vlca, 17c; du shelled, 50c: walnuts. Nap., 13l4c;
Sicily Alberts, lie: Smyrna figs, I213c; new dates,
5); Brazil nuts, 7c; pecans. 13l4c: citron! ft,
IlCic; lemon peel, 10c ? ft: orange peel, 12c.
sugars Cubes, 4sc; powdered, 4'c: granulated,
4$c; confectioners'. 4,4c: soft white, 4;.44c; yel
low, choice. 3T(a4;sc; yellow, good, 353c: yel
low. air. 3X3Vc.
PfrKLES Medium bbls (1,205), $1 00; medium,
half Mils (610), 2 50.
Salt No, 1. perbbl, 11 20; No. 1 extra, per half
lib), f 1 10: dairy, perbbl. SI 20: coar?e crystal, per
bM. 31 20; Hlgglns' Eureka, 4-bu sacks. $2 80; Hig
glns' Eureka, 16 14-Ib packets, S3 00.
CANNED OOOLiS standard peaches. 81 751 90:
2ds, $1 30I 40; extra peaches, $2 0O2 10: Aie
peaches, 85(($90c: finest corn, $1 2S1 50; Hfd. Co.
corn. $1 UU41 10: red cherries, $1 001 10: lima
beans, II 35: soaked do. 85c: stringed do, 8085c.
marrowfat peas. 9Uc-f$tl 10: soaked peas, Oo75c;
pineapples, (t J)I 30: Bahama do, 32 00: damson
nltnns. tl no rrreen raees. 31 85: esrsr Plums, tl 00:
California apricots, 1 7-i2 00: California pears,
tiin2 3i; ao green gages, (185: doeggplnms,
tl t5: extra white cherries. $2 6VS2 85: raspberries,
1 15 1 25; strawberries. 5c81 10; gooseberries,
II 0xl 05; tomatoes, Ot-a.c; salmon, 1-ft cans,
tl :u(l 0; blackberries, 70c: succotath. 2-ft cans,
soakeit. tKic; do green. 2-ft cans, tl 251 70; corn
licef. 3-lb cans tl 651 70; 1-ft cans, (1 20; baked
lwans, II 40l .V5: lobsters. 1-ft cans, $2 25: mack-
I'rei, i-iD cns, Dou"a, fl ou;8.iraincs, iKinicsui., 545.
13 8.13 95, Si. (0 25; sardines. Imported, M. (1 SO
iqn w; famine!, importea, ;s, tj 1
liiustnnl, (3 13: sardines, spiced, (3 15.
I 00; sardines.
a.tliu.. . ..luiurD, .iiviu, f iv.
Tlftlt Extra Nn. 1 bloater maekereL 124 00 per
bbl: ejtra.No. ldomrss, 20 00; No. 2 shore mack
erel, lis M: No, 2 large mackerel, lis CO: No. t
large mackerel, 116 AO; No. 3 small mackerel, f 10 00.
Herrlng-Spllt. $3 50: lake. 13 75 per 100 ft bbl.
White nsh. 17 50 per 10O-ft half bbl. Lake trout,
l1 40 per half hhl. Finnan haddlet, 10u per ft Ice
laml rmllhul. I2r per ft. Pickerel, half bbls. $1 CO:
quarter bhls, f I 00. Holland herring, 75c, Walkoff
herring, sne,
UATMIAL-II 7C(JI 75.
nrnln, Flonrnnil Feait.
Saloton Tuotday's call at tho drain Ex
Change! One car sample oati, 5o, D0t 1
car sample oats, 34c, B. A O. Becelnts as
bulletined, 20 cars. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati
and St. Louis Railway 2 cars of oats, 2 of
bran, 3 of malt, 1 of flour, 3 or corn, 1 of
wheat. By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chi
cago 1 car of middlings, 2 or Hour, 5 of hay.
Shell corn is a scarce commodity in this
market and prices are moving upward, as
our quotations will disclose. Ear and shell
corn, which have heen far apart in value for
weeks past, are now selling at about the
samo prices. Oats are quiet and millteed Is
quieter. Wheat has found a lower level, as
was foretold In this column a week or more
ago. At the reduction there is little or no
margin of profit to manufacturers' of flour.
Hay Is dull and slow, with markets favora
ble to buyers.
Following prices aio for carload lots on
track. Dealers cbargo an advance from
store:
WniAT No. 2 red. 0IK95c: No. 3 red, 9091c.
Corn No. 2 vellow ear. 5031c; high mixed ear.
4949Wc: mixed ear. 47.'4c;No. 2 vellow shelled.
50(33c: ' high mixed shelled, 5050c; mixed
sneiiea. 4tiH8c.
Oats No. 1 oats. SSKi
:37c: No. 2 white. 36
&35c; mixed oats, 34
3fl!fc; extra No. 3 oats, Mj
Kye No. 1 Pennsylvania and Ohio, 8788c; No.
2 Western, 8587c.
Flocti Jobbing prices Fancy spring patents.
tr. oy, w; iQt;y
a.riKiit winier,
S4 ZOdA 75.rlen.r
bakers'. 84 "JiSA 50. Rre flour. U 1Va 00.
-Millfeed-No. 1 white rolrtdllngs.tI7 0017 50
per ton; No. 2 white middlings. $15 09I6 00;
brown middlings, 115 S016 00: winter wheat bran.
tl6 00I6 25: chop feed. 15 onI6 00.
Hay Baled tlmothr. choice. I4 2514 5": No. I.
(14 0014 25: No. 2, (13 00!3 25: clover hay. (12 00
12 5o loose from wagon. (16 0018 on. according
to qualltv; prairie hay, 33 5O10 00; packing bay,
STRAW-Oats, (7 007 25; wheat, (6 757 CO; rye,
$7 007 25.
Provisions.
Sugar cured hams, large
Sugar cured hams, medium
Sugarcnred ham, small,
Sugar cured California hams
Sugar cured b. bacon
Sugarcnred skinned hams, large
Sugar cured skinned hams, medium..
Sugar cured shoulders
Sugar cured boneless shoulders
Sugarcnred skinned shoulders
Sugar cured bacon shoulders
Sugar cured dry-salt shoulders
Sugar cured beef, rounds
Sugar cured beef, sets
Sugarcnred beef, flats
Bacon, clear sides. 30 lbs
Bacon, clear bellies. 20 lbs
Dry salt clear sides, 30 lbs average ...
Dry salt clear sides, 20 lbs average...
Mess pork, heavy.
Mess pork, family
Lard, refined. In tierces
Lard, refined. In one-half barrels....,
Lard, refined, lneo-lbtnbs
Lard, refined, 1n20-lb palls
Lard, refined, In50-lb tin cans
Lard, refined. In 3-lb tin palls
Lard, refined. In J-Ib tin palls
Lard, refined. In 1Mb tin palls
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LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
There Is danger of hostilities between
settlers and "sooners" In Oklahoma.
Republicans carried everything in the
municipal election at Cumberland, Md.
Four prisoners sawed their way out of
prison at Crawfordsville, Ind.. Monday
night.
Residents of Normal Park, in Chicago,
hare petitioned the City Council to drive out
Teed and his angels.
Dr. Emll and Herman Krb, of Appleton,
Wis., bare fallen heirs to fortunes of $L350,
000 each oy the death of an English relative.
The residence of Hon. J. S. Cannon, one
of the finest in Muscatine, Iowa, was raided
by burglars Monday evening. The whole
family wero held up.
Rlngling's circus train was wrecked near
Concordia, Kan., yesterday morning, bv a
culvert giving way. Four men were killed,
five badly Injured, and 20 head ot live stocK
were drowned.
A battle was fought between union and
non-union ore vessel trimmers at Eseanaba,
Mich., Monday. Two men were shot and
dangerously wounded. The union men, who
made the attack, fled. No arrests.
Tho authorities or Leavenworth, Kan.,
are taking steps to charge Dr. Kceley a
license for a dram " shop on the ground that
he gives whisky to patients undergoing
treatment. It is said that Dr. Keeley will
light the case.
Colonel Batcbelder, the historian of
Gettysburg, is seeking to make the dedica
tion of that high water mark monument at
Gettysburg; an occasion for a general re
union of distinguished veterans, which may
never ocour again.
In addition to George L. Taylor, who is
now in Springfield jail, charged with the
murder of Deputy Sheriff Williams, in con
nection with the lynching at Taney county.
Mo , eight or ten men have been arrested by
Sheriffs Cook and Gibson.
P. D. Higgs, editor of the Cbariottstown
(Prince Edward's Island) Guardian, who
has Just returned from Honolulu, expresses
the opinion that in less than a year fioin
the present time the Stars and Stripes will
be floating over the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Riotous Mexican students, enemies of
Diaz, attacked a worklngmen's meeting, but
the latter made short work of their assail
ants. Afterward the students tried to seize
the cathedral towers to ring the bells. Tho
Are brigade turned out and played water
upon them until the students fled.
Grand Lodge No. 2, Independent Order
of B'Nai B'Brith, now in session in fjlcve
land, has decided to send a memorial to Con
giess urging that Russia be compelled to ob
serve strictly the treaty rights of American
Hebrews within her borders. After a long
and heated discussion an effort to reduce
the representation In the Grand Lodge was
defeated.
Governor Markham, of California, has
offered a reward of $500 for the arrest of the
man who some time ago flred upon tho San
Andres stage, killing a young lady passenger
ana wountung ine unver. xne uovernor
has also offeied a similar reward for the ar
rest of the men who robbed the Redding
stage on Saturday evening and killed Mes
senger Montgomery.
In Juarez, Mex., Monday, sentence wns
passed upon the Ave men convicted of mur
dering Aucheto, Mayor of Ascension, Mex,
during the political riot last June. Forty
one were acquitted, but Juan Mnstro. Ber
nardo Durano.DlsldeiroChanvez and Julian
Perez were sentenced to be shot, and Se
voco Rudio was sentenced to 13 years hard
labor.
Nelson Packard, Martin Woodward and
an old fisherman named BeimhofT, were
drowned lu the Blue river at Crete, Neb.,
Monday. BeimhofT was rowing across the
river and his boat was caught in the current
and carried over the dam. Packard and
Woodward were In a mill and Jumped Into a
boat below the dam and tried to assist him,
but their boat was caught In an eddy and
dashed to plecos.
Ignatius Donnelly, author of the famous
"Cryptogram," was defeated in a Chicago
court Monday. On tho strength of an antic
ipated large sale, Mr. Donnelly, about Ave
years ago, secured a loan from it- S. Peale &
Co., publishers, of $4,000. The book -was not
the success that was expected and the result
was that Peale A Co. were $4,000 out. They
began suit for the amount and Interest, and
Judge Blodgett entered judgment against
Donnelly lor $5,203 72.
Turpentine Markets.
.SAVAifSAB Turpentine firm at 29c. Bosin
quiet at $1 101 15.
New Youk Rosin quiet and steady. Tur
pentine quiet and steady, v
Charleston Turpentine steady at 2Sc.
Bosin Arm; good strained, $1 00.
WiLMnfOTOX Spirits of turpentine steady
at 28c. Kosin Arm; strained, $1 00;. good,
$1 05. Tar steady at $1 35. Crude turpentine
Arm; hard, $1 00; yellow dip and virgin, $2 15.
The Coffee .Markets. .
New Youk, May 17. Options opened
Arm, 1025 points up and closed steady 1020
points up; sales, 19,500 hags, including Mav,
12.5012.60c; June, 12.0512.15c; Julv, 12.00
12.10c; August, 12.00c; September, ll.9512.10c;
October, 12.00 12.05c; November, 12.00c; De
cember, 11.95012 05c; spot Bia more active
and Arm; No. 7. 13K-
Baltimore, May 17. Coffee Arm," Bio car
goes fair at lCc
The Drjgooda Market.
New York, May 17. Business in drygoods
disclosed nioro progress in plain cottons for
account of the fall trade, with a continued
fair demand tor cotton flannels, wool flan
nels, damasks, lace curtains nnd comfort
ables. There is a growing feeling that many
staple cottons arc scarce, and the wonder is
what is going to be done about it. The tone
is better and confidence increases. Print
cloths aro on a boom. They advanced to
day 1-loc.
The Metal Market.
New York, May 17. Pis iron quiet and
steadv: American, $H 754J16 25. Copper
quiet: lake, $11 95012 00. Lead dull: domes
tic, $4 22WQ 27K- 'ri steady; Straits, $20 75
620 00.
SICK HKADACnEClrltr,i Lmie Liver Pint.
sick HKADAcneCarter,$ LIttle LlTer puiu
BICK HEADACHE.,;,,,,,., ,, Lirr.uiu
SICK lIBADACIIEo,rter'a Little, Liver Pills.
d40t-XWria
The TTool Markets.
Bostox The wool market is steady with a
fair demand from manufacturers. Trans
actions are mostly in small lots as stocks
are modorace. Ohio and Pennsylvania
fleeces sell at 27c for X and2829o for XX and
XX and above. Michigan X sells at 25c.
Combing and delaine fleeces are quiet and
Ann. Territory wools aro in steady ueiiand
ut535Sc. clean, for Ane: 5355c for Ane me
dium, and 5053o for medium. Texas, Cali
fornia nnd Oregon wools aro In small stock
with sales at abont previous prices. Polled
wools are active and Arm, choice supers
selling nt 3?40c and extras at 222Sc. Aus
tralian wools 111 e in good demand and Arm.
Foreign carpet wools are steady.
Philadelphia Wool qntet and steady)
stocks light; Ohio, Pennsylvania nnd West
Virginia XX and above, 28ig30e; X, 26ia28cr
medium, 3335c: coarse. 3435c: New lork,
Michigan, Indiana and Western Ane or XX,
2526c; medium, 3334c; coarse, 33K34cj
flno washed delaine X and XX, 2&34c;
medium washed combln? and delaine, 36
33c: coarse do do do, 34K35c: Canada do do,
3133c; tub-washed choice, S637c; fair, 35
36c; coarse, 3233c: medium unwashed comb
ing and delainr. 264327c: coarse do do do, 26
27c; Montana, 1622c; Territorial, 13c.
St. Louis Wool Receipts, 194,000 pounds;
shipments, 103,000 pounds. There Is a better
feeling and more nctivity in tbe market,
and the grades most in demand, medium
and coarse, are taken pretty freely at previ
ous quotations. Eastern manufacturers are
manifesting more disposition to talco hold,
and Texas and Territory Ane wool promise
to attract attention soon. Prices are un
changed. New York Wool steady and fairly active;
domestic Aeece, 2633c; pulled, 2032o;
Texas, 1722c.
V- WORTHA GUINEA A BOX."
LoyorcBwiLna lasieiess ana aoiuoie coaxing, s
f3fc-, BEEChWS
:! iiggEii pills
UtSJ'MBT-lBP are a marvsllona
' ?tCS- r AntldoUfor,'Wkf
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' t tr2fcfc-V " rjver.
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, 1 also to be especially (Scacions and remtdial (
' I by FEMALE SCFFEKEHS.
1 Of all drurelsta. Pries 25 cent a box. 4
' I New York Depot, 3C5 Canal St. t
ESTABLISHED 1867.
CHOICE TIMOTHY HAY A SPECIALITY.
DANIEL M'CAFFREY.
Hay, Grain and Commission,
238 AND 240 FIFTH AVENUE,
PITTSBURG, PA.
Consignments of and orders for grain
solicited. mvl7-46-p
BROKERS FINANCIAL.
' iSTABLlSHED ISM.
John M. Oakley & Co.,
BANKERS AND BICOEEItS.
40 SIXTH ST.
Direct orivate wire to New York and CVtt.
caeo. Member New York, Chicago and Pitts
burg Exchange.
Local securities houghtand sold for casa
or carried on liberal margins.
Investments made at our discretion and
dividends paid quarterly.
Interest naid on balance (sines 1333).
Money to loan on call.
Information books on all markets mailed
on application. Ie7
WHiTifEY & Stephenson,
57 Fourth Avenue.
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MEDICAL.
WOOD'S PHOSPHODINE,
The Great Enclish Itemed;.
Prom ptly an permanent,
ly cures all forms of nerv
ous weakness, emissions,
spermatorrhea, lmpotency
and all effects of abuse or
excesses. Been prescribed
over 35 years in. thousands
or cases: Is the only reli
able and honest medicine
known Ask drnrsists for
.Moro ana av- wood's i'dosfhoddie: it
he offers some worthless medicine la place of this,
leave his dishonest store. Inclose price In letter,
and we will send bv return mall. Price, one pack
age. Siaslv, 15. One will please, six will cure
Pamphlet In plain sealed envelope. 2 sumps. Md
dressTUE WOOD CHEMICAL CO., 131 Wood
ward avenne. Detroit. Mich, bold in Pittsburg by
Jos. Fleming A Sox, 412 Market street.
del7-51-eodwk
tJAPANESB
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A core fer Piles. External, Internal. Blind. Bleed-
lnr and Itchlnsr. Chronic Beoent or Hereditary.
Thl
his remedy has positively neTer Been Known to
fall.
11 a box. a for 13. by mall. A ruarautee Klven
with six boxes, when purchased at one time, to ro-
fund the S3 If not cured. Issued hv EMU, O.
STUCK.Y. Drurelst. Wholesale and Retail Arent.
Nos. 1401 and 1701 Penn ave comer Wylie ave.
and Fclton St.. Pittsburg. Pa. Use Stueky
Diarrhoea A Cramp Cure. 25 and 50 cts. Jat-92-eo.l
FORJL.OS1? -VIG-OIfcuw
THE FRENCH NERVEAND BRAIN RESTORER
VIGORINE
Sold with a TTrlttrn Guaraatee to core Loss
Manhood, Nervous Debility. Lcr of Brain Power,
"Vpnvulsions, lmpotency. Emissions, etc. Restores
je Vigor ol Youth; and gives full Manlv Power
Price by mall. 11.00, or 6 for ?500. A Writ I em
Kaarnntee is given with every 15.00 order.
Sold by all druggist. For sealed Instructions.
"HOW TBK WEAK CAN BJC KATXC STRONG." Address
VIGORINE MEDICINE CO., Cincinnati, o.
SOLO BY W.P MARISOl.F.Cor. 6th & Pe. "
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' YOTJTt ATTENTION
IS CALLED TO THX
OMat INQLISH p.rxxxrr,
TIlCtMur,ntI
Gray's Specific Medicine
iiTyjou-Su.F:F.ERff;
Ta BHrvous Debility. Weakness or Body
snatTHQM. ami Tnaand Mind, spermatorrnea, ana
lmpotency, and all diseases that arise from over
lnaulf ence and self-abuse, as Loss of Memory and
Power. Dimness of Vision. Premature Old Age,
and many other diseases that lead to Insanity or
Consumption and an early rrave. write far oar
pamphlet.
Address GRAT MEDICINE CO., Buffalo. W. T.
The Specific Medicine Is sold by all druggists at It
per package, or six packages for s. or scat by mall
order a cure or money refunded.
49On account of counterfeits we have adopted
tbe Yellow wrapper, me only genuine, sola 11a
Pittsburg by 3. S. HOLLAND, cor. SmlthBeld ansl
Liberty su.
S2S-S1-MWTM1B
VIGOR OF MEN
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WEAKNESS, NERVOUSNESS, DEBILITT.
and all the train of evils, tho results of over
work, sickness, worry, etc. Full strength,
development, and tone guaranteed in all
cases. Simple, natural methods. Immedi
ate improvement seen. Failure impossible.
2,000 references. Book, explanations and
proofs mailed (sealed) free. Address
EK1E MEDICAL CO., IJCFFALO, N. T.
jeim
Manhood Restored!
'NEKVEBEEDsV'
the wonderful remedy.
Is sold with a written
gtuirantee to cure all
nervous diseases, such
as Wear Jlemory. Loss
of Brain Power, Heath
ache.. Wakefulness.
Lost Manhood, Night.
ly Emissions, Nervous,
ness. Lassitude, all
drains and loss of now.
BITOKX A-tD ATTIK USIXO.
er of the Generative organs In either sex caused by
over exertion, youthful errors, or excessive use ot
tobacco, opium or stimulants which toon lead to
Infirmity. Consumption anil Insanity. Pntnpcon-
'I
Tor sale in Pittsburg by Jos. Fleming 4
Son, Drue'jjuu, ill) and 41 Market at.
noS-50-nry
DOCTORS LAKE
SPECIALISTS in all cases re
qnirln; scientific und confi
dential treatment. Dr. S. K.
Lake, M. R. O. P. S., Is the old
est nnd most experioncedspe
clnllstln the city. Consulta
tion free and strictly confi
dential. Offtco hours. 9 to 4 and 7 to 8 r. M.I
6unday. 2 to 4 r. m. Consult them parson
ally, or write. Doctors Lake, cor. Penn a
and fourth (., PI tuburr, l'o. J e3--tvrlt
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