THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY, MAT 25, 189a THE TRADE OUTLOOK. Business in Rails Furnishes No Com fort to Manufacturers. GENERAL HARDWARE STILL SLOW. Increasing Demand for Steel Fails at the Edgar Thomson. WHT TAN'NEKS CURTAIL PRODUCTS Orricx. or The Dispatcb, ) PirrbBCBO, Tuesdat, May 24. JTever in the history of the trade have nails been so low in price as they are at this time. The jobbing price of cut steel nails is Si 55 per keg, rates to average 35c above J base. At these rates it is generally con ceded that the manufacturer is selling at cost or less. Certain it is that there is noth ing in the cut nail trade to the manufacturer at present prices. No doubt many of the mills keep running for the reason that it is more expensive to stop than run, even though there should be a slight loss. The question with the Wheeling mills is whether the loss would be greater to stop or continue producing at a small loss. Pitts burs nail makers have Ion; ago discovered that there was nothing in the business, and have di cried their mills to the production ot their specialties. So far as can be learned there has not been a cnt nail manufactured in Pittsburg for several vears past. Wire nails liavo or lato joined tho downward niovoment, and sales aio reported at$l 05 per keg, a reduction or 25c per keg fiom prices of a year ago. It is .evident that tho canaeirv of nail mills throughout the West has been Inci eased far beyond tho demand, and that products must be- curtailed before there can be living pioflts. Ilnrd ware 1 rad- Backward. The same influences i hlch have been at work to retard the occupation of gardeners and farmers have been at work in delaying the trade in such hatdward goods as are in most demand at this season of the year. The gardener. ason is fully three weeks behind tneavemgo time on account of cool, wet weather. By reason of the backward spring tliu demand for refrigerators, ice cream fruezers, fly screens and haying tools lias been coiiiptrativcly light o lar. "A few hot days will without donbt be agrcatlicln t trade in these lines. A multitude of rteo ple are earnestly longing lor blight, gun tIiiny days. A few sucn days would very much stimulate trade, and enable trades men to make up for time lost by reason of the unseasonable weather of the past few weeks. Ralls n Itraddock. Within the past week orders have been received at the Edgar Thomson Work, which will-require the entire output for the next four months. For some weeks previous to these orders being received trade was slack and the mill and furnaces were not pushed to their capacity. The increased product in the past week has been equal to 100 tons of steel rails daily. The average dailv output is now above 1.500 tons of rails, and can be increased to 1,8.0 tons if the de mand should Justify. More than that aim unt has already been turned out in a day since the late improvements in machin ery. Tho late orders have been particularly for light mils. Prices of rails range from tOO (X) to $30 75 per ton. The cost of produc tion has been reduced not less than $1 25 per ton, in the past si: months by reason of improved machinery. 11 by Tanner Curtnll. The following from SratUtreeVe furnishes reasons why leather manufacturers are dis posed to reduce products: Ten years ago the bt.ot and slice trade of New England was one of the most prosperous, but excessive competition has made It less so. Not only have the margins of profit in this industry been reduced, but the same is true of dependent Industries. The Increase in tlie number of shoe factories called lor more leather, and the lanrer demand for leather necessitated more tanneries. Two years ago tliemaikets were filled with boots and shoes which had to be sold in many instances at a sacrifice. This revealed to the manufactur ers tho relative condition of production and requirements. Then camo tho general stagnation in business, and manufacture! s li.ive acted conservatively ever since both in buying leatherand making goods. Leather tlien began to pile up rapidly. Prices de clined, but dealers could not dispose of slocks. Prices have gone lower and lower, nntil they are now said to be "below tho cost of production." Hides have declined, and while foreign bides are lower now than in 40 years, relatively they are higher than sole leather. Good Buenos Avres hides fcold a year ago at about ISJc They are now quoted at 12c. The decline has been le.s than le perpound. The following taDle.whicn gives tlie prices of hemlock sole leather on May 1 and a year ago, will show how leather made trom these hides has de clined: At Boston. Light, first selection.... Middle, first selection. Ileary. first selection... LlrJit, seconds , Middle, seconds......... l.esvy. seconds Damaged, all weights., May I. 1892, MayLlSSl. i;&lS4c 18 (mil) IS &Wi 15 16 16 !CH I6"sSl7 K'llglo The labor co"t of tanning and the materi als used are about the same as they were a year ago. Stocks of sole leather in the New York and Boston markets Slav 1 were estimated at over 2,000,000 sides, and tanneries w ere full of leather with a further accumulation apparently inevitable. TliB Wool Markets. Philadelphia Wool quiet; prices steady, without change. New York Wool fairlv active and steady domestic fleece, 2Cj35c: pulled, -'Og'Hc; Texas, I722c St. Louis Wool, leccipts, 187,000 pounds; shipments, none. The market presents no new features except that movement is in creasing; medium and coarse wools are In good demand, bur both light and heavy fine are slow: medium ranges, 183c: braid and coarse, 155220c; light fine, 1519c; heavy fine, 1317c; bury, 26c loss Boston There Is little change to note In the wool market. Trade has been fair, when the reduced condition of the stocks is con sidered, and transactions mostly in small lois. Prices are steady Ohio and Pennsyl vania fleeces sell at 27c Tor X and art 2S23c for XX and XX and above. Michigan X is firm at 526c. Xo. 1 combing wools aio bellini slowly at S537c Ohio flue delaine atJK33c Michigan lino delaine at 21)j0c. Unwashed combing wools are in demand at 25g28c 'or one-quaitor and threc-eigliths blood. Territory wools aro in steady le qr.estat5S53c. clean, tor tine, 535c for line moaiuui ana aojj33c for medium. Now spring Texas and lulitornta ate ariiving, but are held at extreme prices. Pulled wools are in gool demand, with sales of choice supers at 340c. fair to good supers at 3 gSSc and extra at 2"30c. Australian wools continue to sell well, carpet wools arc in steady demand. The Turpentine MarkMs. New Yor.K Rosin dull and steady, pentme dull and easy at S0J31Jc Tnr Salcs, iou UU1S. Wilvikotox SpiritR of turpentine dull at Stic. It-jsin flim; strained, 95c; good strained, $1 00. Tar steady at $1 35. Crude turpentine steady; hard. $1 00; yellow dip, $2 00: virgin, $2 00. Savaxxah Turpentine firm at 2Sc bid. Kosin steady at $1 051 10. CnAnLisTos Turpentine steady at 2Sc. Rosin firm; good strained, $10. The Con co Markets. New Ions, May 21. Coffee options opened barely steady and unchanged to 20 points down, closed barely steady 2025c points down. Sales, 20,(.00 bags, including jlav, 12.'45 12 70c; June, ll.9512.10c: July, lI.8bQll.90c: August, lL.75fJll.S3e: September, lL7tll.y0c; October, li.7511.85c; December, lL70c; 1-ebruary, 1165c: Match, lL75c ispot Rio dull and cas.u No. 7, 13c BALTiMonE,"May 24. Coffee steady; Rio car goes fair, 16Xc The Metal Markets. New Tore. May 14. Pig iron quiet; American. S14 75Q16 25. Copper quiet: lake, $11 9512 00. Leuil uull: domestic, S4 22K i 27K- Tin steady at J21 3021 SO. Worthy or Note. , AL"?H"T Geseral Hospital. Max Klein's Silver Age Whisky has been used exclusively In this institution for med icinal purposes witli good results. Mwr i K. Tilpeslet, Superintendent. 5CK HEABACHE.,,, Urer 8ICK HKALACHECarttr,, UUe Uw SICK HEADACHKClrttr,,LltUe LlTpuU blCK HlLtL)ACHECartt.,lIJttl!LlTermfc deo-4-jtwri ,10 okokc ..1HS17 ..1CH&17 ..14 (g.15 ..It 16 ..1432l5 ..lyjSlS WEATHER STILL BEARISH. AH the Cereals T"p Elevators Have Nearly a Corner on Wheat Thi Amonnt on Ocean rassajjn Largely Decreased Oats Firm Provisions St-ndy. CHICAGO Wheatand com to-night, com pared with last evening, wero c higher; oats, ic, and pork, 15c. One of the features or the day was a sharp advance in the premium for May whoat. A considerable short interest has developed in that month, but tho elevators seem to own nearly all the wheat, and aro not anxious to part with It. Besides the showers, the best bull itom in wheat was the decrease of the amount on ocean passage by l.IGO.OOO bushels. Tho de crease was duo to thohnrryincof wheat into France to escape the Increased duties June 1. Tho opening was z up, and prices further advanced c: then receded and in the last ten minutes shot up c, but cloed stoadv Jc from the top. Tho Mark Lane Express was credited with saying there Is a pronounced opinion that thcro will boa short-crop of wheat. The advance near tho close was on a iu-Ii of shorts to cover. It was a weather market in corn. Basilicas was of a lighter order than for several days pat and traders were not attempting more thon a scalp on the changes. Many well rosted bears expiessed the belief that what ever shortago there Is will be met with delivery in due timo. In spite of tho heavier receipts, the trade lelt bullish because or local rains, Tho offerings soon ceased and prices wero bid upatthosamo time that wheat advanced. Ihoro was some realizing on the bulge and best prices dH not hold. There -was but little done in Mav. A few lots changed hands eatly at 62c and later 61c was bid. The oats market finned up to-day with corn and fluctunted with that ceroal. May, which was wanted bv short-, opened on an advance or K' !lt 31fc, and climbe.l up steadily to 33c, subscquontl j- declining to 3SC Tho steadiness of provisions, in the face of a liberal run o'live hogs at the yards, was somewhat of a surprise. The development of strength in cereals was responsible. There was no business from outside. The leading futures ranged as follows, as cor rected by John M. OaklcvA Co.. 45 Sixth street, members of the Chicago board ofTrade: Open. UK. High est. Low est. Clos ing. AnntXES. WIIEIT. XO. 2 May June July Cons. No. i. May June July Oats, Xo. 2. May J'ine Juli- Mess Pork. May July September Lard. May July September Siiokt Ribs. May Julv September ( ra 83'' 5 6-V, (3'i 83 63 K1 81",, KH til (3 4S 3.1U 62 47H 47 ' 45 31 S zH 31 10 fO ID Hi 10 20 6. "J) 6 40 3.1 31'' SIS 1(I074 JO I2'i 10 I7,'S 6 31 640 6 55 6 07S 6 !7's 6 17" 3." 31 H 10 10 10 15 10 30 6M4 0 42S 6 57,)s errs cor1 6 174 9 87S 10 021 JO 17.S 6 2741 6 374 0) 600 r, 01 G 10 tKi h 17 "j 6 10 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm and nominally unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, S3ffi83Kc; No. 3 spring -., ooiUfOjytjt; aiu. o imp iik b., 85!?fic; No. 2 red, SSJ rn. 4SSJGlc Xo. 2 oats. 33c: wneat, j. o. 89c No. 2 corn No. 2 white. 3535Xc: No. 3 white. 3lffi35c. N6. 2 rye, 78c No. i barley. 6052c: No. 3, r. o. l , 506Jc; No. 4, no sales. No. 1 flax seed, $107; primo timothy seed, $1 S9I 34. MessDork. per barrel. $10 0510 07f- l-trd, per 100 pounds, $6 276 30. short rib sides, (loose), $6 05ffi6 07U: ury salted shoulders, (boxed), 2."MJ5 37K: short clear sides, (boxed), to 17j-6 30. Whiskv, distillers' finished goods, per gal on. $1 It. Suiars Cntloaf, 555c; granulated, 4Xc; standard A, ic. No. 3 now corn, 43c. On the Produce Exchaugo to-day, tho but ter market was w eak; lancy creamerv, 18c; fine Western, 17SII8C: ordlmrv 1617c: line dairies, lCc; ordinary, 1315c Egs firm at 14Kc NEiV TOBK Flour Irregular, held firmly and quiet. Corn meal higher and moder ately active: yellow Western, $2 85S3 10. Wheat Spot higher and moderately active; No. 2 ted, 97K99o afloat, 9;M99Kc f.o. b.; ungraded red, 8Ko$l 00; No. 1 Northern, 91K92Kc: No. 2 Noithern. 87c: No. 2 Chi cago, 9ijfc: No. 2 Milwaukee," E9Jic; No. 3 snrlng. bSJgc; options No. 2 red. Mav, 90 91c. closing tit 91c: June. 905i91.c, closing at 91Kc; Jul v. 90)92 13-16?, closing at 0ITc; August. 90a91Je, closing at 9i;c; Septem ber. 90J91c, closing nt OOJJc; October, 91ic: December. 9 i9&i. closinir at 9";c; May, 1893, 9797JsC, closing at 97Kc Rye firmer and quiet; Western, 8185c. Corn Spots higher, settee and dull; No. 2. 6062e in elnvntor, C3c afloat; ungraded mixed, 58S60?: steAmer mixed. S960c: op tions. May, 59QG20. closing at 62c; June, KlO'K-. closing at 54c; Jnlv, SJ!-,5:jic, closing at 52Jic: Auzust, SIJ (SSiJic. closing at 52Jc; September, 51?452Kc, closing at 52c. Oats spots hiiher. quiet and scarce: options firmer and dull; Mav. STJiC37c, closing nt 37c; June, 36;e: July, 3536)c closing nt 363e: August, 355ic: No. 2 white, 40$t0Hc: mixed Western, :i83SK white do, 3737Kc Hay qniet and easy; shipping, 7580c; good to choice. 8595c flops quiet and firm; Stnte. common to choice, 2T30c: Pacific coast, 234B 2Sc Tallow easier,quietat411-iflc. Pork quiet and steady. Hides dull and steady. Cut meats firm. Middles quiet. Lard steady: Western steam, $6 60: options May, $8 62 hid: Juno. $6 (3 asked: Julv, $6 67; August, $s 73 bid: September, $6 0 bid. Butter stesdv and moderately active: Western dairy, 12 15?: do creamery, 1621c; do factory, 11 3c. Cheese in moderate demand; part sliimt, Sg9c PltlL DELPHIAFlour steady but quiet. Wheat firm and higher: ungraded In grain depot, 94c; No. 2 red, May and June, 93 93Kc: July 9191c: August. 9091c. Corn Offerings lignt and speculation bullish and prices ot options advanced K5ic; local car- lots dull: carlots in export eievator, 53e lor No. 3. .MJjc for steamer, .ViKVc for No. 2: No. 2, flr-t half of June, KPc: No. 2 mixed May, 8ft55Kc: June, 5353j,e; Julv and Au gust, 515Ji.-. Oats steady; No. 3 white, 39e: No. 2 while. 40e: No. 1 white. 41Jfc; No. 2 w hlto May. June and July, 3T'f40c: August, 3S39. Butter quiet and weak: Pennsylva nia creamerv. extra, 20c; Pennsylvania p- Int, extra, 2326c Eggs steady and quiet; Pennsylvania lusts, 17c ST. trtui' Flonr very firm for best grades: other kinds dull. Wheat-No. 2 red, cash 87Jfc;May closed at88c: June.SJKc: Julv, 8iS2Vic: August, 80c bid. Corn No. 2, cusii, loujmc-: .nay ciosea at 43c: June, 43ic bid: Juiy, 4Sfc: September, 42c Oats quiet; No. s, cash. 33c; May,33e asked: July, 31Kc. Lard qniet for common. Butter loner; creamery, 1517c; dairy, 1215c. Pro visions steady and better lor meats. Pork. $10 75. EV ORLEANS Sugar steady; open kettle, choice, 3fc; fully fair to prime, 3Jc: good common to good Jalr, 2 13-lC3c: com mon, 22 lMOc; Interior. ?Kc: reiitnfuznl prime yollow clarified. 3KS-' ll-16c: off do, '4i3Mc; seconds, 2 9-183c. Molasses steady: centrifugals, strictly prime 19c; good prime, 1517c; fair to prime, 1013c; common to good common, 9c. CINTINNAT1 Flour steady. Wheat De mfind llvht? Kn. toil RfiS5)57 n..-n .,.(. No. 2 mixed, 4D49Kc. Oats strong anil higher: No. 2 mixed. 33Ji34Kc. Rye steady; No. 2, 81c Pork firm at $10 50. Lard in good demand nt $0 15. Bulkmeats firm at $S C06 12. Bacon in light, demand at $7 12. Buiter easier. Eggs, 1414c Cheese steady. KANSAS CITY Wheat about steady; No. 2 hard, 7374c; No. 2 red. 8081Kc Corn 12j lowei; No. 2 mixed, 4444c; No. 2 white, 48c Oat weak: No 2, nominal at 33c; No. 2 white, 3ic. live firm: No. 2, 69c ll'itter steady; creamery, H18c; dairy, 7 lie Eggs firm at 13c IIALTIMORK-Wheat firm: No. 2 red. spot, 93Q93c; the month, 9192c. Corn cteariv: mixed, spot, Bd52c; the month, r.2K52JJc Oats firm; N o. 2 hite Western S83c: Xo. 2 mixed, do, 3CJ6c. Pro visions steady and unchanged. Butter steady. MINNEAPOLIS AVlieat Close: May. opening, 8c; highest, 8;; lowest, SlJc; ;. 5' "'- ""'J "J:uill, oijc; closing, 82c; September opened at 80;: m.Micst. soc; lowest, 79c: closing, S0c: on tis,ek. No 1 hai d. 85c; No. 1 Nortlicni,82c; No. 2 Northern. 80i2c ixlLlt AUKEK Flour steady. Wheat higher; July, Sic: No. 1 Northern. 80S0Kc Corn steady. Outs un changed: No.2,34Jc-No 3, 33KMKc. Barley No 2, 35fe58e; sample, 42buc. Rye higher: No. 4, Slkc Provisions firmer, folic, flu ju. Lard, ib 40. DCLUTH Wheat No. 1 hard, cash, 8Sc; June.fCJJc: Julv, S7c; No. 1 Northern, cash, 83c:Mu..83Jc; June, E4Vi: July. 81: No. 2 Northern, cash, 77c; Ni. 3. "ijc 1 elected, 63e; on track No. 1 hard, bCc; No. 1 North ern, 64Jfc 1 0Ll.no Wheat firm: No. 2 cash 92Vic May, 92?Xc: June, 90c; July, SsSc; August, f5Jfc. Corn dull, steady; No. 2 cash and May, SOc Oats quiet; cash, 33c Rye dull; cash, 81c. The Drygocds Mnrket. New ToitE, May 24. The drygoods market was more quiet to-day, but interest in prepa rations for the fall season has not slackened, although the many sales made in that direc tion have satisfied a considerable constit uency for the present. Deliveries wero active. Cotton flannels are practically sold tor the season, and some price were 1 eported advanced. Medium blenched goods were in request by shlrtmakers. Tlie undertone of the market continues strong. POINTS IN REALTY. Seyeral Parcels of Suburban Prop erty Change Ownership. ACTIVITY IN PLEASANT VALLEY. A Retired Business Man Acquires an Fle gant Home in East Bellerne, BALE OF A WILKINSBURG LANDMARK Thomas Kenyon, the well-known Alle gheny City drygoods merchant, is building an elegant stone residence on North avenue, near Sandusky street, Allegheny City. The residence" which Mr. T. C. Jenkins Is build in? on Union avenue, Allegheny, will .cost $25,000. G Bickel it the architect. Bids are being taken. A Boom In Pleasant Valley. Max Sebnider, the well-known Alle gheny City hotel proprietor, is putting the finishing touches to 14 medium-sized dwell ings on Charles street, In the Pleasant Val ley district of the Northside, and will soon break ground for 14 more in the same locality. Building is unusually active in this quarter. Chester Hoag has just com pleted eight apartment houses on Charles street, and near by Mr. Froune is finishing four three-story brick dwellings. M. Z. Evans has just finished a large business Mock and apartment house on the corner ot Sarah and Taggart streets. A syndicate is negotiating for a block of tho McCreery property on the hill overlooking the valley, with a view to the erection of 20 or 30 houses costing Irom 53,000 to f4,000, to augment the supply of homes in that part oi the Northside. A Deal In WlLttlnrburg. One of the best business locations in "Wil kinsburg changed ownership yesterday. Hoflman & Baldrldge sold tnn southeast corner of Perm avenue and Wood street at a figure close to 511,000. The lot is 44x10a The house, a commodious brick dwelling, is one of the oldest in the borough. It was built 50 or 60 vears ago by a Mr. Carothers. Subsequently it passed into the possession ot J. W. Milligan, of Swissvale. The pur chaser will make no changjs in the prop erty beiore the expiration of the lease next April. The present structure will, how ever, sooner or later, be removed to make way for a high-class business house of some kind. L-asod for 834,000 a Toar. Black & Baird yesterday closed one of the roost important leases ot the year. Danziger& Co. re-leased through the above firm the property now occupied by them on Sixth and Penn, for five years, at an annual rental of 524,000, or a total of 1120,000. This is a considerable advance on the former price, showing that rents for central prop erty are going up. The property is owned by William E. Stanton, who resides in Pas adena, Cal. Summer Hotel nt Bllevu-. The old Watson homestead at East Belle vue has been leased for a summer hotel, and is being remodeled and enlarged for that purpose. A number of cottages are being built on the bluS on the hotel grounds and overlooking the Ohio river, which will be utilized as sleeping apart ments. This property is a landmark in that quarter. It was occupied for many years by the late A. JL Watson, liq. Sale rf Suburban Residence. An interesting deal in residential prop erty was consummated yesterday bv John K. Ewing & Co. They sold for Hugh M. Bole, well known in manufacturing circles, to John C. Elliott, a retired Allegheny City business man, a large double frame house and about an acre of ground on a corner of Grant aud Taylor avenues, East Bellevi'.e. The price was not stated, but it is understood to be pretty well up. Tho pnrchaser will improve the place and oc cupy it as a residence. Teatrrclny'g Itniidlne Permits. Ten permits were issued yesterday for 16 improvements, aggregating, according to estimates, 516,045. Those ot most value are: Charles Manning, six brick dwellings on Washington street. Seventh ward, $4,500; James Nesbit, two frame dwellings on Clarissa street. Thirteenth ward, $2,000; John Wevgand, brick dwelling on Mary street, Tw"enty-fonrth ward, 52,800; CM. Miller, frame dwelling on Fairmount street, Nineteenth ward, 52,000. Special Features or Trade. The weather was good yesterday and bus iness picked up considerably. The residence lately occupied by C. L. Cole, Esq., No. 215 Allegheny avenue, Allegheny City, will be offered at publlo sale this afternoon at 2 o'clock, by W. A. Hcrion & Sons. Chicago reports a decided Improvement in the demand for money on call, due to ac tivity In local stocks and bonds. Lots on the Sonthslde are snlllngas low as $25, showing that cheap property Is still In the market. Theie are good openings for summer ho tols in ncaily all quarters of the suburbs. A movement Is on loot to erect ouo at Haw kins. The Williamsburg M. E. Church is ap proaching completion. Ir will, It is ex pected, be ready for dedication the last Sunday in Juno. Tho demand for lots in the Oakland Place plan has been so great that Messrs. Morris & Aisbitt, tho agents, have prevailed upon Mr. A. II. Chillis, who owns the adjoining property, to subdivide it into lots, which will be nlaced In the market at onco. Ilenry M. Long sold yesterday 100 shares of Manchester Traction stock at 42. Additional Points in Realty. A vacant lot on South Negley avenue, near Ellwood, was sold yesterday for G. W. Knopf at the rate of nearly $100 a foot front. The purchaser will begin the erection of a stono-front residence as soon as plans can bo got ready. Among transfers just recorded is the fol lowing: S. L. .Schoonmaker to George W. McClure.Carl Amslerand J. E. Umbstaetter, six lots on Ilays.Mellon and St. Clair streets. Nineteenth ward, 343 leet front on Hays stieet, 62ton St. Clair street. Consideration $63,802. Morris & Aisbitt sold lots 26 and 27 In the Piermore plan, Cm f ton, to Mr. O. P. Robert son, the nell-known attorney, who contem plates 01 ectlng thereon, at once, a bandsomo residence. W. A. Herron &. Sons sold lot No. 5 in King's plan on Herron, near Wylle avenue, 20 feet tront, street sewered and paved, for $750, seller to pay for streot Improvements. They also sold a manulacturing site on the West Penn Railroad nt Sumner Station, ad joining Shamsburg, lot 193x133 feot, for $3,100 cash. C. T. Beeckman sold for the Larimer Land Improvement Company, In the Grand View Place Plan, lots 42and 43 to Mrs. B. A. Berrln ger, and lot No.176 In the same plan to Walter Grav tor $200. W". E. Ilamnett & Co. sold lot No. 34, Miller Place, Swissvale, for $700. Gcort'o Schmidt sold for John Deemer a lot on Frazier street, 25x100 leet, belug No. 3 In Arthur's Plan, for $030.. Black & Baird sold through Burton Sn cency to James Ne-dJit lot No. J2 in the J. Walter Hay plan of Kcnilworth Place, Her ron Hill, for $550. J. E. Glass sold for J. C. Diet a slx-roomed house, with 11 lot 24 feet lront on Mononga hcla street, lor $3,500. HOME SECURITIES. MORE SELLERS THAN BUTERS CAUSE A SLIGHT REACTION. Tlireo Small Sales Comprise tho Day's Work A Iw Stock Hold Their Own and a Little More Better Feeling at the Clot. Dullness was the most conspicuous feature of the local stocK market yesterday. This was accompanied by more or less weakness at the early calls. ' Selling orders auDeared to predominate early, but against this pressure a few stocks, Including the unlisted tractions, held their owner made some headway. There was a firmer tone at the afternoon Besslon, some of the early sellers changing sides. One of the things most talked about -was the shortago of natural gas In the East End on Monday. This occurring at a scasou when consumption is light caused an un favorable impression. The stook was stronger yesterday, the close being half a point better than that of the day-be fore. The first annual report of the Luster Mining Company made its appearance yes terday. It gives a history of the plant and of the efforts to dovelop ft, and says "there have been no discouraging features, what ever, aside from the unavoidable delays in erecting the additional buildings, furnacos, flues, stack and machinery." The report made a good impression, under the Influence of which the stook advanced a big fraction and closed steady. There was only one sale at the first call, 5 Pleasant Valley at 23, and -none nt the sec ond. At the third call 45 shares of Birming ham Traction changed htlftds at 27, and 25 Philadelphia Gas at 18. ' . Final quotations on tne unlisted tractions were: Duqnesne, 28 bid, offered 28); Bir mingham, 274 bid, offered 27; Manonester, KM bid, offered tt. Bids and offers in detail lollow: riRST CALL. 6CCOSD CALL. B. A, T1IJHD CALL. B. A. EXCHANGE STOCKS. B. A. Freehold Bank... Key. Bk. of P.... Misonlc Bank... Enterprise Sv... Allegheny O. Co. Alltrheny H.Co. : .... i:::: 44 .. Rrldjtewatrr Gas r a. li. r. M. Philadelphia Co. 11 11V nil ish ... 20H M 61 29,S 57 "ESH 25X ) 65 39 .... 50 Wi SO .... "8M'"8', 'J7 17S 115 IS) 95 11M IS UK 1SX UK UK UX 1S.H '?" ct e:g !."! "25 "ss '.'.'.'. 50 51K 60 .... Sj 35 OH 9H "iv.i"iiH us ...-. .... M .... 180 7J 73)4 Wheeling Gas Co nsner un uo.... Central Traction Citizens' Trac... Phg. Tract. Co.. Pleasant Valley. Charllers Rr. ....I Plir.. Y. Asn.. Pbjr.. Wh. A Ky. 28 2" 02 1 s.. cu.u.i;. LaNoiiaMlnCo. l.tutrr Mining Co RedCloud Mlnlngl m TJ. 8. . UO Mestl.ig. A.B.C. Wetn.B.Co.Ltd P. P. G. Co Stand. TJ. C. Co. U, S. Glass Co... C 9. G. Co. pfd na 115 . 'iiH 7Z 61K 111 . 7S 62! n .... eiH.... THE POLICY OF BEARS IS TO PREVENT ANY RALLT OF CONSE QUENCE IN STOCKS. Even Bull Help to Drive Down Prices Pre paratory to Later Operations of Their Own Two Pnc'Dcs the Weakest on the lllarket Sugar Up. New 1 ork, May 24. The stock market to day was but little more than the remains of the speculation of the last two weeks, and though It started out with considerable ani mation It soon subsided Into the dullness usual during a period of waiting after the liquidation of speculative accounts. Tho strength of the last two days was entirely lacking, but except in two stocks, which were still under the hammer to some ex tent, the movements wore slight and the net result of the business insignificant. The situation in general remained unchanged. The features of the market to-day were the activity ana weakness in Northern Pacific pref., the successful drive at Missouri Pacific and the early strength in Sugar, which last was afterward almost ontttely neutralized. The Grangers, especially Rock Island and St. Paul, were still nromlnent In the trading. and each subsided into dullness late In the day after a material decllno In prices. On tiio other hand. New England was remark able lato in the day, for its strength in tho face of the downward tendency of tho lost of the list, but other weak spots weie de veloped, the chief of which was Rock Island, and It became the weak feature of the day. It seems to be the poltcv of the bears not to allow the market to rally at all, and It be gins to look as it some of the bulls were en couraging tno decline in order to obtain stocks at low prices before inaugurating the bull movement which Is rumored to be the plan of the Gould party. Advices from London, however, indicate a much better leollng theie, with a decided improvement In Argentines and Colonial securities, and, with tho spreading demand for Investments, English investors are at a loss to account for the dragging prices on this side. Some of the specialties which have of late una marxea advances joined tne uownwara movement late In the day. The pressure was maintained till the close, which, altera slight rally, was quiet and steady at close to the lowest prices of tho day. The total sales of stocks to-day wero 281,775 shares, including: Atchison, 12.2S5; Chicago Gas, 5 ooo; Erie, 14,340; Lake Shore, 4,820; Mis souri Paciflc, 13,465: Northwestern, 3,905; Northern Paciflc, preferred, 51,115; Reading, 17,160; St, Paul, 19,140; Union Pacific, 15,190; W heeling and Lake Erie, 4,800. Railroad bonds wero somewhat quieted down to-day, and tho demand showed a slacking off for the time being, lcnderlng tlm tnmner of the market rather heavier than usual of late, .wjthout any derillno of note. Flnctuatlons'were slight In all cases. The sales leached $1,899,000. The following tabic shows the prices of active stocks on the New York "toes Exchinge Tester day. Corrected dally for Tin DisrATcn by Whit jte't A Stkphissov, oldest Plttsbnrg members of tbe N ew York block Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue. Clos- Open High Low, lng lug. est. est. bid. 37H 'S7X 37 37 74', 744 74H 74H W14 97 955( 06 97 07 06j t6V W4 33 3:h 3i 7 S 97H 97N 94 gftl, "EJii "59 "&X 59' 13SV oO SZH 2Kf 22C 3X 42 89 SOH 79,S 79M 103H' 1U3X 102K 102H 7! 7SX 77H 77 124K 124'4 124 124 81H S0H 77 78 50J 50S Mii 50 121 121 I 121 121 1I9X tt-'li 119 119 I GSM 63 67!g 2S 2SH 23'f , 236 37rf :n SC.H 30', lWfc 158 157.S 1573 143 143 142V, 142 IGtf 51 51 5(l4 50 m 43X '34 48 5-4 103 1C3H 10J 102 IMS 1331) 1KV 133 76 78! ;SH 753, 108X 108, 10SH 10S)i ...; 37 MH W4 55 55M 11IK 112 1HK HI! 107 !0S!4 107h 107 3ZH 3fS 3J11 ."3i S5J4 8iH SIX 85 i 114 W4 71) 33H 28 as- z-H 27X fi6S 6KH 4HH 655 3Ja 39 H KH 39U 19 19 IS.- 18 13 13 134 13H 184 lih ISM 18-ii 53 53)4 51a 51 34 18 GO'J COJi 69"i ta'i 22 63 63 63 62 190 196 1 19'!' 8)i 8 8 S 47H 44 105 1134 81, 9 8 S?i 404 40X S)H 39' II M'i 25V 24t 214 92"? 634 S1V 9..J4 32'4 31 32 3114 75,H 75 74H 74? Am. Cotton Oil Am. Cotton Oil, pfd. . Am. Surar Retlnlnff Co Am. Sugar Refining Co, pfd Airn.. lop. b. r ....... Baltimore Ohio Baltimore .t Ohio, trust... Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Central of New Jersey.... Central Paciflc Chesapeake and Ohio C. &0. 2dpld Chicago Gas Trust C, Dur Qalncy C. Mil. A St Pan! C Mil. St. Taul. pfd... C Bock LAP C, St. P., M. AO C , St. P.. M. A O.. pref . C. A Northwestern C C. C. Al Col. Coal A Iron Col. Allocking Val Del., Lack. A Western... Del. A Hudson Denver A KloGr-inde Den. A Rio Grande, pref . Distill, rs' &C. F. Trust.. E. T.. Va. AUa Illinois Central Lake shore A M. S LoutsrlllcA Nashville Michigan Central Mobile A Ohio Missouri 1'aclSc National Cordaze Co National Cordage Co., pfd nuiionai xeaa uo National Lead Co., pfd... New York Central , NXT.. C. iSt. L N. Y.. C. A St. L.. 1st dM. N. Y.. C. A St. I... in pfd. .N. I., 1.. K. A W N. Y.. L. E. A W., pfd.., N. Y. AN. E N. Y.. O. A W , North American Co Northern Paciflc, Northern Pacific, pfd raclflc Mall Peo.. Dec. A Evans 1'hlladulphla A Reading... P., t, d A St. L P.. J., C. A St. L.. pfd ... Pullman Talace Car Richmond A W. P. T.. tr. Rlclun'cl A W.P.T.,tr. ptd si. L'aui x minim St. Paul A Duluth, pM .... St. Panl, Minn. A Man.... Texas Pacific Union Paciflc Wahash Wabash, pfd Western Union Wheeling A L. E Wheeling A L. E..pfd. Boston Stock3 Closing Prlcps. Atch. ATopeka Sif Boston A Albany 205 Boston A Maine 161.4 Ch(.. Hur. A Qulncrl02'4 Kltchhurg K. It 91)4 Calumet A Uccla....274 rranltll'i 15 Keararge Vl4 osceola 32,4 Santa Fc Copper IS Tamarack 166 Boston Land Co 5,4 West End Land Co.. 20 Ucll Telephone 203 Lamson Stores 19 Water Power 3 Centennial Min. Co.. UK N. E. Tel..; S.) Bntte A B. Cop. 12 rhomson-HoustonEI U6 r unt rere & .1 Flint A rere M.. pfd. 834 Mass. Central., .,..174 .... 16K Mcx. Cen.. eon.. N. Y. AN. Eng.. Old Colony Rutland nfd . 39.4 .181 C9 15 Wis. Cen. rom, Allouez Mln. (new). l.uc Atlantic Boston A Mont. 114 43 Philadelphia Stocks. Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur nished by Whitney A Stephenson, brokers. No. 57 Fourth avenue, members of New York Stock Ex change: Pennsylvania Railroad Rending Railroad Buffalo, N. Y. APhlla Lehigh Valley Lehigh Navigation PhlUdelphla A Erie Northern Paciflc com Northern Paciflc, pref. Bid. Asl.cd, 51 55.4 30 3i.4 ..... 8 S'A 5 H B9 ....524 & S4 184 18 ....52 52H Boston Electric Stocks. ' Bostok, May 24. Sprcial. The latest elec tric stock quotations to-day were: Bid. Asked. Thomson-Houston Electric Co 61V 07 Thomsou-IIoustonJElectrlcCo.pref.... ".' 2k) T.-H. K. Co. securities, series D 7)1 7k' T. E. E. W. Co io 15 FI..W. E. Co 12K 13 Ft. W. E. Co. securities, scries A 7X 7.4 W. E. Co ! WU M W. E. Co., pref. 454 46 Detroit E. Co.. 7)4 Edison E. ill. Co. Boston E. L. Co. . .115 ' 115 Mining Stocjc Quotations. New York, May 24. Belcher, 140:Best Bel cher, 235; Consolidated California and Vlr Inla. 48v; Deadwood. 2J0; Eureka, 180:. Gould A Carry, ISO-Halo & Norcross.lSO; Homes take, 1350: Horn- Silver,- 320: Mexican, 100; Mt. Diablo, 105; Savace, 125; Sierra Nevada, 180; Standard, 135; Union Consolidated, 130. Bar Silver Quotations. New Yoiik, May 24 Special. Bar silver In London 40d per ounce. New York deal-, ers- price for silver 88c per : per ounce. THE MONETARY DEIFT. Latest Report From Foreign Centers Note an Improving Tendency. There was no pressure for money yester day from any source, but the demand was fair, and there was a better feeling than for some time, attributable, perhaps, to the change In the weather. Rates were easy at 56. Bank clearings were $3,818,871 Hand balances $005,612 31. These figures show that business is not only In good shape, but Is picking up.- Keports from foreign financial centers dis close a steadily improving tendency. This drift in transatlantic finances toward healthier conditions cannot fall to exerclso a benoflclal Influence on Investments In this country. Though slow and unconsplcuous, the improvement must be broad and funda mental In its later effects. At New York yesterday money on call was easy at 12 per cent; last loan, 1; closed offeredatI. Prime mercantile paper, 85 per cent. Sterling exchange qniet but stendy at $4 t6i for 60-day bills ana $4 87 for demand. Closing Bond Quotations. U. 8. 4sreg fl7! Mutual Union 6s....107? N. J. U. Int. Cert. .112 Northern Pac. lts..U8H Northern Pac 2ds..U3H Northwestern cons. .lM.'i North'n lebent.5s..l03 S. I.. A I. M.Gen.Ss. 84 K St. L. A S. F. Gen. MM09 u. a. 43 coup U7J4 U. S. 4Us reg 100 Pacific 6s of '!)" US Loulsana stamp. 4s. SSH Tenn.newset.6s 107 Tenn. new set. &S....10U3 Tenn. new sot. 33.... 72 Canada Sn. 2ds 102 Central Tao lsts'-.lWM Den.AR. G.lsts 115H Drn. R. G 4s S2X Eric Ms lD8i M. K. A T. Gen. As.. KH U. K. AT. Gen. 5s.. 60i Bid St. Paul consols 13u St. P. a AlMsts'...UJ, T. P. L.G. Tr. Kcts. MH T. P. K.G. Tt. Rets. 30H Union Pac.lsts' I08.H West snore 104 R. G. W. lets 81 Bank Clearings. New York Bank clearings, $148,792,338; balances, $8,483 672. Boston Bank clearings, $15,930,072; bal ances, $1,934,109: money 1 per cent; ex change on New York, par to So discount. Baltimore Bank clearings, $2,456,951, bal ances $331,131. Rate, 6 per cent. Philadelphia Clearings, $12,740,783; bal ances, $2,137,8?9. Money 3 por cent. St. Louis Bank clearings, $3,394,972; bal ances, $321,153. Money quiet and easy at 46 percent. Exchange on New York 90c pi e mlum. , New Obleahs Clearings, $1,152,888. Memphis New York exchange selling at $1 60. Clearings, $434030; balances, $145 375. Chicago Bank clearings, $14,240,6b5. Money in light demand at 35c, New York ex change firm, 70c premium bid, 73 asked. THE HOME MARKETS. BUTTER AND CHEE5E IN HOUNTIFBI. SUPPLY AND TENDING LOWER. Strawberries Scarce and Firm The Upward Movement of Corn and Oats Has Been Arrested The Grocery Trade Featnre- less. Ojtice of The Dispatch, ) PmsnuBO, Tuesdat, May 24. Country Produce Jobbing Pric At the Jlonday sales at Elgin creamery butter fell lc below prices of last week. A greater decline was generally anticipated by dealers, owing to the great abundance and extreme weakness of country butter. The enforcement of laws against oleo has, no doubt, had its effect in strengthening markets on choice creamery. Country but ter has only a nominal value in this mar ket. New cheese is in large supply and markets are easy. Sales nie reported a shade below our quotations, which have been reduced $c In the past few days. The egg maiket Is relatively lower in Pittsburg than In New York or Chicago. Prices here nre 2c lower than In New York and lc above Chicago. There were sales heie yesterday pt 15K per dozen, and yet choice stock can not now be laid down here from the West under 15c. Strawberries are scarco and higher than they have beon for a week past. Unseasonable weather has, no doubt, been tho cause of short supplies In this line. Choice tropical trnlts are ,in good request, with a tendency to higher prices. ArrLis 13 COJjXO) per barrel. BUTTKn Creamery Elgin. Z2.47323C: onlo brands. 1619c; common country butter. 13014c; choice country ro'L Itfi)16c. BEASfS New York and Michigan pea. 1 753)1 85: marrowfat, (2 152 2: lima beans, JXgSVc per lb: hand-picked medium. 41 7C1 75. Beeswax Choice, 3334c per lb: low grades, 22 25c. Cheese New Ohio cheese, 10c: New York cheese, lie: Umburjter. 13;3)134c: Wisconsin sweitzer, full cream, 13,414tc; imported sweltier, 262r.J4c. Cmrjn Country elder, 15 CO"; 50 per barrel; sand refined. 50517 00: crab elder. 17 503 00. Egos Strictly fresh. 15416c: goose eggs, 40c per dozen: duck eggs. SXpfSc. Fkatiiebs Extra lire geese. 5758c; No. 1, 48 60cp lb: mixed lots. 2X535c. DnUD Fnrrrs Peache6, halves. 5Js,'c: evapora ted apples, 77,4c: apricots, 9llc: blackberries, 5 6c: raspberries, IRffllS'ic; huckleberries, 7c; Cali fornia peaches, 79)c. Hoxev New crop, white clover, 1617c; Cali fornia honey. lftlSc ? lb. Maple Syiutf Sen, 6va70c " gallon. Maple sugar 5ffl)3c R lb. Poultry Alire Chickens, S0c3l 00 per pair: lire tnrkeTS, 12M1 "fl lb: ducks, (i75c a pair: live ecese, 9t)c(a4I 00 a pair: dressed chickens, 15(3 lCc ? lb: dressed turkeys, 1618c t lb; dressed ducks. I.X316C f lb. Potatoes Carload lots, on track, 3-"4oc: from store. 4550c a bushel : Jersey sweets, 2 E03 50 per barrel: new, 3 0010 CO per barrel. Seeds "W cstern recleaned medium clover. Job bing at f7 75: mammoth. $7 : timothy. II 70 for prime, and $1 75 fur choice; blue grass, fl 6j? 80; orchard grass fl 50; mll'et, SI 15: German, SI 30; Hungarian. 1 10. line lawn, 25c per lb; seed buck wheat, (ft 40I 50. Strawberries 3 253 50 a crate. 1520c per box. Tallow Country, 4c; city rendered. 44c. Tropic LFRUiTS-Lemons. fancv Mcsslna.$3 50 (S3 75: Florida oranges, fi 003.1 50a box; Messlnas. f4 0X3)125; blood oranges, A0O; bananas, $1 7 2 m firsts. SI !JKul .Sbseconds: Persian dates. AMttfiSe. I per pound; layer figs. 12llc per pound; pineap ples, ofliiA: nyirct:. VEGtTARLKO- Cabbage. Maryland, $2 2VS2 0 a barrel crate: Mobile. 13 003 25 a 2-barrcl rrate: green onions, 20c a dozen: yellow Denver, tl 75 2 CO aharrel: new Bermuda onions, 32 50 a box; new Florida tomatoes, $2 &03 00 a hushcl crate. Bermuda potatoes. dOU barrel; spinach, tl 001 23 n barrel: new beets. 4045c a dozen; asparzgus. 40c a bunch; kale, 91 00 a barrel: rad ishes, "535c per dozen: parsnips, t2 C02 25: new peas. Jl 75 a half barrel: green beans, (2 502 75; cucumbers, 7530c per dozen. Groceries. Tho movement in this line Is free, but the prlco list stands unchanged. For the past ten days there has been no change worthy of mention. Corn syrup bids fair to advance ataneailyday by reason of higher-priced corn. Greek Coffer Fancy. 2l4224c:holce Rio, 211322c: prime, 10c: low grade, 17WI8C: old Gov ernment Java.27(329c: Maracalbo,21224e: Mocha. 232c: Santos. 214g'2'c: Caracas, 2324.4c: La Guayra. 2l4322,4e Boaited (In pipers) Standard brands, 19.15c; higher grades. 224'3"6c: old (lovernment Java, bulk. SUflSMaciMaracalbo. 23S24C1 Santos. 19S25c: peabcrry, 26kc: choice Rio, 214c; prime Rio, :fl).4c; good Rio, 19Hc: ordinary, 17le. Spices (whole) Cloyes. io12c: allspice. lCc; cassia. 8c: pepper, 12c; nutmeg. 7&3S0C. PETnOLEUJi(lohbcrs'prlces)-lI0o test, 6c: Ohio, 150. 74c: headlight. 15u Jest, 64c: water white, 7,4'SSc. globe. 14fflil4c: elslnc. 13c;rarnadlne, lie; royallne, 14c; red oil, 10,4Ilc: purity, 14c: olelnc, 21 e. Miners' Oil No. 1 winter, stralned,3 940cper gallon: summer, SSQUc. lard, 5251c. Biitur v orn sjrup, .itqiivc: cnoice sugar STrup, SK338c: prime sugar syrup, 3Df932c: strictly prime, 28fi30c. N. O. Molasses Fancy new crop. 4042r: choice, 'OgHic: old crop, 333Sc; N. O. syrup, 44 50c. SODA Bi-carb, In kegs, 3,43Vc: bl.carb. In Ms. 5fc; bl-carb, assorted packages, 54Cc; sal soda. In kegs, lic; do granulated, 2c. Candles star, lull weight. 9c:stcarlne, per set. 8"fc: parafllne. ll12i-. - UiCE H Head Orullua. 6!(35Vc choice, 56!(c: Louisiana, aftg-i STAKCH Pearl, starch. 5KQi!c. 3Hc; corn starch, 5.V6Xc; gloss Foreign Fbuit Layer raisins, (ICO: London lasers. 2 25: Muscatels 41 75: California Muscatel. 1 fl 401 COi Valencia. 5"c: Ondara Valencia. C ntc: sultan 1. aoMc; curranis. a'tptAci lurKey prunes. 4i'5i5,ic; French prunes, 91ic: cocoa nuts. "8 ion. t6 00: almonds. I, an.. "B lb; 20c: do Ivlea. 17c: do shclleil. Mc: walnnt. Nap.. 13I4c; Sicily albert", lie: Mnvrnaflgs, 1213c; new dnt-s, oisc; llrazll nuts, 6c: pecans. I1i4c: citron,"!) lb, 21i2c: lemon peel. I0c?l lb: irango peel. 12c. feUGAlis Cubes. 4bc; powdered, 4c: granulated, AHc; confectioners', 4!4c: soft white, 4'ii"tc; yel low, choice. Vi'iWic: yellow, good, ZiUac: yel low, fair. SXia-lKc. 11CKLES Mcnlmn bbls (1,200), Jl 00: medium, half ubls (C001, 51 SALT No. 1 per bbl. fl 20: No. 1 extra, per hal bhl, ft 10; dairy, per bbl. fl 20: coarse crystal, per bbl, fl 20: Higalns' Knreka. 4-bu sacks, il 80: Illr glns' Eureka. Id 14-Ib packets, $.1 00. Cakxed fioous-Standanl peaches, fl 7VSl K); 2ds. f 1 301 40; extra peaches, CO2 10: pie peaches. SODOc: Inest corn, fl 23I 5n; Hfd. Co. corn, fl ifXtHl 10. red cherries, f 1 00l 10: lima beans, fl 35: soaked do. 85c: strlngedilo. 80raA5c. marrowfat peas. WJcCil 10: soaked peas. GX375c; pineapples, fl 2031 30: Bahama do, tl OOt damson plums, fl CO; greuu gages, f 1 85': cjrg plums, f 1 00; California apricots, f 1 7X$2 00: California peart, S2 10ta2 3): do green gages, fl 85: do egg plums, fl ff : extra white cherries, 2 fOfdfJ 85; raspberries, tl 1531 21; strawberries, V5cfl 10: goosi berries, fl Oucl 05; tomatoes. 90r3&.je; salmon. 1-lb rmns, fl 5W31 so: blackberries, 70c: succotash. 2-16 cans, soaked, wci do green, 2-Ibcans, 1115(31601 corn beef, a-lb cans, fl 64l 70s 1-lb cans, Jl an; tiaked bean, fl 4Cl Mi lobsters, l-ft cans, tl 29; raack- ereL 1-ft cans, boiled. $1 50: sardines, domestic. Ms. $3 S&33 95: Ms, S3 25: sardines, liiported. Hs, fl 501 eo: sordine.", Imported. H', (3 00: sardines. musura. jj is; sardines, spicea. u is. I- Fisil-Eitra No. 1 bloater mackerel. $24 00 per Dot: extra No. 1 do mess, 13) 00: Mo. 2 snore mack erel, 19 60: No. 2 large mackerel. $18 00: No. 3 large mackerel. $15 50; No. 3 small mackerel. til) 00. Herrlng-Snllt, 3 50; lake, 13 75 per lOO-lb bbl. White Bsh, J7 Joper 100-16 half bbl. Lake trout. $8 51 per half bbl. Finnan haddles, 10c per B. Ice land hallbnt, 12c per lb. Pickerel, half tibls. U 00: quarter bbis, II 60. Holland hcrrlujr. 75c. Walkoff herring, 00c. OATMEAL 14 704 75. Grain, Flour and Feed. There was but one sale on Tuesday's call at the Grain Exchange, namely, a carload of No. 1 white oats, 3lc, S days. Receipts as bulletined, 41 cars. By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Hallway 1 car of wheat, 3 of oats, 1 of corn, 2 of hay, 2 of flour. By Pitts burg, Cincinnati and St. Louis 1 car of malt, 15 of corn, 7 of oats, 1 of wheat, 1 of flour. By Baltimore and Ohio 1 car of bran, 2 of hay, 1 of middlings.. By Plttsbnrg and Late Erie 2 cars of flour. Bv Pittsburg and Western 1 car or wheat. The upward move ment of corn and oats has come to a pause undorthe lnfluenco of large receipts, and prices are now a shade below the highest point reached a day or two ago. A staying bull movement in cereal lines is hardly pos sible, following such a prolific season as tho last was. Good prloes at once bring tho stuff to market. Hay is in light receipt and demand is also light, with markets quiet. Mlllfeed Is dull and in lavor of buyers. Following are prices for carloads on track. Dealers charge an ndvance from store: Wheat-No. I red, 9434iic: Xo. 3 red. 9031c. Cobn No. 2 yellow ear. .'..WWc; hlgn mixed ear, 51H52c: mixed car, DUwAc; No. 2 yellow shelled, S3SVlc; high mixed shelled, 5353;,c; mixed shelled. 52o2.c. Oats No. 1 oats. "3SMVc: No. 2 white, 37(3 37Uc; extra No. 3 oats. 3S)$37c: mixed oats. Ziii 36c. Rye No I Pennsylvania and Ohio. 8586c; No. 2 Western, S33S1C. FLOUa Jobbing prices Fancv spring patents, $4 8S5 00: fancy winter pitentfj $4 So5 CO; fancy straight winter. 14 WaU 75: fancy straleht snrlnr. $4 M4 75: cjear winter. $4 254 50; straight XXXX bakers,' $4 2S4 50. Rye flour, W 7V55 00. Millfked No. 1 white middlings. $17 003,7 50 per ton; No. 2 white middlings, 15 0016 00: brown middlings, $15 roi; 51; winter wheatbraa. $15 5055) 15 75: chop feed. $15 C01G 00. Hat Baled timothy, choice. $14 00314 23: No. 1 $13 7514 00; No. 2, 112 7513 00; loose from wagon. $15 00(3)17 00. according to quality; prairie hay. $9 30 10 00: packing hav. S8 739 00. Straw Oats, $7 257 50; wheat, S7 0C7 25; rye. $0 0038 25. Provisions. Sugar cored bams, large. Sugar enred hiins, medium Sugar cured bams, small Sugar cured California bams Sugar cared b. bacon Sugar cured skinned hams, large..... Sugar cured skinned hams, medium. Sugar cured shoulders Sugar cured boneless shoulders Sugar cured skinned shoulders Sugar cured bacon shoulders Sngar cured dry-salt shoulders , Sugar cured beef, rounds Sugar cured beef, sets , Sugarcured beef, flats... , Bacoq. clear sides. 30 lbs Bacon, c' ear bellies. 20 Ihs 10 10' 10f 7M H IOI4 10W 64 84 1H 8M 6 12 9 8 8f Dry salt clear sides. 30 lbs average.. ? Mess pork, heavy 13 50 Messnork. fnmllv , 13 SO i.ard, refined. In tierces Lard, refined. In one-half barrels.. Lard, refined. In 60-tbtubs Lard, refined. In 20-lb palls Lard, refined. In 60-lb tin cans Lard, refined, in "-ft tin palls l.ard, refined. In 6-Ib tin palls Lard, refined. In 10-lb tin palls 5 54 64 5H 6 6! Ui LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Receipts, Shipments and Prices at East Liberty and All Other Yards. Office of The Dispatch. ) PiTTSBrRO, Tuesdat, May 21. Cattle Receipts, 945 head; shipments, 1,365 head; market stendy at yesterday's' prices: no cattlo shipped to New Y'ork to-day. Hogs Receipts, 1,700 head: shipment". 1.400 head; market firm: all grades, $0 005 15; 2 cars of hogs, shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 2,800 head; shipments, none; market strong at yesterday's prices. By Telegraph. New York Beeves Receipts, 219 head, all for slaughterers: no trade: feeling weak; dressed beef stendy at 7j7?c per ft; ship ments to-'day, 1,492 beevea: to-morrow, 7,500 quarters of beet. Calves Receipts, 224 head; market flrm;veals, (4 505 50 per 100 lbs; but termilk and mixed calves, $3 25S 40. Sheep Receipts, 2,898 head; market steady for sheep, lower for Southern lambs; sheep, $5 C06 25 per 100 Ihs: lambs. $9 009 50; dressed mutton, 1012c per ft; dressed vearllntrs. KtiiUc: uiessed lambs. 15fi)18c. Hogs Receipts, 4,852 head, consigned dliect; nominally steady at $5 005 60 per 100 Rs. Clilcag" Cattle Receipts, 8,000 head; ship ments, 2,500 head; market Mow, 10c lower; choicest primo steers, $4 251 75: others, $3 8001 10; feeders, $3 25J 73: stockcrs, S2 75 :i 25; cows steady. Hogs Receipts, 2S.0C0 head: shipments, 7,500 head: market fairlv active, 10c lowoi; rough and common, $2 75 3 45; packers and mixed, $1 5"4 75; prime heavv andbutchers' weights, U 754 85;light, $1 504 75. Sheep Receipts, 5 000 head; ship ments, 2,500 head; market active and steady; natives and N Westerns, clipped, $5 106 15; Tcxans, $3 255 25; yearlings, $5 10gG 35; lambs, $S 007 CO. Kansas Cltv Cattle Receipts. 4.C00 head; shipments, 1.5J0 head; the market for steers wasmtlotnnd 510c lower; cows steady at $1 753 49: Mockers and feeders steady at $2 753 25 Hogs Receipts, 100,000 head; shipments, 1.4'jO lienil; market 610e, gener ally 5c lower; all grades, S4 154 60; bulk, $4 450)4 524. Sheep Receipts, 2,500 head; shipments, 2 400 head; good muttons were in demand. 150120c higher than last week: com mon and stock sheep were neglected; mut tons, $4 sue$5 co; cnoice o su. KtXnuls Cattle Receipts,I,390; shipments, none; market strong: lair to good native steers, $3 )0?4 25; Tcxans and Indians, all kinds, $2 70j3 50. Hogs Receipts, 2,390 head; shipments, none; market steady; lair to prime butchers' $4 60l 80; mixed or dinary to good, 4 204 05: light lair to best, 4 504 75. Sheep Receipts, 2,050; ship ments, 100; maiket steady: good clipped na tives, $5 00: good clipped Texans, average 80 pounds, $1 63. Cincinnati Hogs strong; common and light, $3 75g4 80; packing and butchers, $4 60JJ4 83. Receipts, 2,460 head; ship ments, 2,560 head. Cattle steady ar. $2 25 4 25; receipts. 35 head: shipments, 470 head. Mieep firm at $3 50g5 50; receipts, 950 head: shipments, 1,930 head. Lambs strong, hi'rlier; common to choice spring, $1 50 7 75 per 100 lbs. Bofr.ilo Cattle Receipts, 7 loads through. 1 sale: steady, all sold. Hogs Re oelpts, lGloadx tluough, 21 sale. MarKet lOo to 15n lower; light grades lowest; heavy, $5 00 5 05; packers' and medium, $3 05. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 1 load through, 1 sale. Sheep quiet; nominally unchanged; lamln lower. Choice to tnncy wethers, $5 505 75. Lambs, clipped to fancy, $7 50; lair to good. $6 507 50. Omaha Cattle Receipts, 4 600 head; mar Ket.actlvo and steady; com.iion to fancv steers, $3 004 50: Western, J2 5003 50. Hogs Receipts. 8,600 head: market active to lower; lijrut.tt 404 60; heavy. $1 504 62K; mixed, $4 451 5. Sheep Receipt:), 49J; market Arm; natives, $4 50S 10; W esterns, 7 auQie w; janiDS, $1 ujiao au. ACTOB ECANLAN BETTER. Stlll, the Merry Sljlts Aroon Will Never Bo Himself Again. New Yoke, Slay 24. The circulated rumor that William J. Scanlan, the veteran actor and popular Irish comedian, who has been confined in Iiloomingdale Asylum since last December stiflenng. from paresis, is much worse, has proved to be un lounded. His doctor said to-day: "His case instead of being much worse, is, on the contrary, very much improved. When he first came here he was very ir ritable, and sought the seclusion of his own room. At times he has hallucinations, and thinks that evil voices are speaking to him; but he has never become so violent that much force was needed to control him. Of late, however, he has been more quiet and more coherent in his speech. He seems to be quite lond 0! me, and only tbe other day I had a long conversation with him. "He spoke of the parts he had taken in the many plays during his professional career, and said that the one which probably suited him best was 'Alyles Aroon. How does lie employ his time? He plays a great deal on the piano 'and on his concer tina, but so lar we nave been unable to 'get him to sing. He has composed three or tour new songs and has started to write words lor one of them." In the weakness following the grip, as an invigorator and strength giver, there is no nicer, safer or more eflectual medicine than Dr. D. Jay lie's Tonic Vermifuge. Its dose for a grown person is only irom one to two tcaspoontuls, and when mixed with a little cold water and sweetened, is pleasant to the taste; while iu little cost places it within the reach of everyone. As a worm medicine for children it is unequaled. Small bottles 35 eenti and double size 60 cent eiob. Bay of your druggist. my 9, 23 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorl. When she wsaa Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. Wfcsn she had Children, she gave them Carter 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 grata solicited. myl7-4g-D BROKERS FINANCIAL. ESTABLISHED 18S4. John M. Oakley & Co., BANKERS AND BROKERS. 46SIXTH ST. Direct private wire to New York and Chi cago. Member New Yortc, Chicago and Pitts burg Exchanges. Local securities bought find sold for casl or earried on liberal margins. Investments made at our dlsoretlon and dividends paid quarterly. Interest paid on balanoa (sines 1S33). Money to loan on call. Information books on all market mallsl on application. fe7 Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. P30-35 MEDICAL. DOCTOR WHiTTSER fl WffiN AVENUE. 1'lTToBUKG. P 1. As old residents know and hack Mies n: Pittsburg paper3 prove, is tho oldest cstab. llsbed and most prominent physician in tlie clty.devoting speoialattention to all chronla r'ro-NO FEE UNTIL CURED sponsible fiirpirjliQ ami mental dl-j-p e r s oin 1 1 1 II V U U O eases, iihysloal de cay, nervous debility, lack of enorgv. ambi tion and hope, imptiro t memory, disordered sight, self distrust, buslifulnes-, dizziness, sleeolessness, pimples, eruptions, impover ished blood, tailing powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, unfitting tho person for business, viciety anal marriage, permanently, safely and orlvately rtiBLOOD AND SKIN?Ksr eruptions, blotches.falllng hair,honef,nains. glandular swellings, ulcerations ot tint tongue, mouth, throat, ulcers, old sore, are cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated froml inm A nv kldnev and the system. UnllMAn I ibladder d rangement?, weak back, gravel, catarrhal discharges, inflammation and otherpalnfnl symptoms receive searching tresmeai, Drnmptrellef and real cures. Dr. Vhlttler'a life-long extensive experi ence Insures scientific, and reliable tieat ment on common sense principles. Consulta tion free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated ai If here. Offloe hours, 9 a. v. to 1 r. it Sunday, 10 a. 3C. to 1 r. m. only. DB WHITTiEI-,8Iil'enn avenue, Pittsburg, Pa ook's conos HOI COMPOUND. A recent discovery by an old physician. Successfully used monthly by thousandsof ladles. Js the only perfectly safe and reliable medicine discovered. Beware cf unprincipled drnr glsts who offer Inferior medi cines In place of this. Ask for f-nwi. n?;v nrvr CnwpotrvD. take no nbstl- tute, orlnclosenaad" cents In postage In letter anTwe -rill snd, sealed, bv return malL i'ull sealed particulars In olaln envelope, to ladles only, stamps Address POND LILJ COMPANY. "p No. 3 Fisher Block. Detroit. Mich. Sold la Pittsburg by Jos. I'limino A Sox, lit Marketstreet. de!7-51-eodnk WEST'S AIN Treatment, a guaranteed specific for flrste-rls. Dizziness. Convulsions. Fits. Mcrvous Neuralgia. Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by the uss of alcohol or tobacco. Wakefulness. Mental De pression. Softening of tbe Brain resulting In In sanity, decay and death. Premature Old Age. Uott of Power In either ser. Involuntary Losses anl Spermatorrhea caused by orer-exertlon of th brain, self-abuse or over-indulgence. Each box contains one month's treatment. 1.00 a box. r six for 55.00, by mail. WJ GUAIJANTEE SIX DOXEsj To cure any case. With each order received fa? six boxes we will send the purchaser our written, guarantee to refund the money If the treatment does not cure. Guarantees Issued only by EMU, O. STOCKY. Druggist. Sole Agent. Nos. 2101 and 1701 Penn avenue, corner Wylle avenue and Fultoa street, Pittsburg. Pa. Use Stu cky's Dlarrho; Jk Cramp Cure, 25 and 50 eta. Ja-182-eoda for LOST "VIGOR use THE FRENCH NErWEAND BRAIH RESTORER OORIyE Bold with a Written Guarantee to cure Loss Manhood, Nervous Debility. Loss ot Brain Power. Vmvulslons, Impotency. Emissions, etc. Restores pe Vigor of Youth: and gives full Manlv Power. Price by mall. 1.00. or for J500. A Written f'aaranlee is given with every (5.00 order. Sold by all druggist. For sealed instructions, -now tbt. wiEAK can bv. vADs rtrono." address VIGORINE "aF.IUCINE CO., Cincinnati. O. SOLO BT W. ( aARTS3I-F, Cor. 5th A ap27-87-MW WEAl IVIC.I,TnTTT, ATTENTlOa IH CALLED TO TUX .... --. ORAT " -ua-Krtv bray sbpecrhc Medians FLYQU S.U.EEE.R n"5 yous UeblutrAV ealtness of Bod V tum umTm&DilMlnd. Soermatorrhea. ana Impotency. and all diseases that arise from over lnuuigence ana seu-aouse. a x.ou ui jicwurj a Power. Dlmhess of Vision. Premature Old Aga, and many other diseases that lead to Insanity or Conspsptlon and an early grays, writs for oar "Aaftrejs'ariAY MEDICINE CO.,.Bnnalo. N. T. Tlie Specific Medicine Is sold hy alldrngxlsu atU per package, or six packages for f5. or seat by mall en receipt of money. i!p" RlliRANTFF and with every "-- w t--" y.M.n M Ji JJ. fem order a cure or money refunded; jfOn account of counterfeits we bare adopte the Yellow Wrapper, the only genuine. Sold lu Pittsburg by S. S. HOLLAND, cor. Sralthncld an Liberty sta. le'B-91-irwi'eoia VIGOR OF MEN' Easily, Qnlckly. Permanently KESTORBU, WEAKNESS, NERVOUSNESS. DEBILITY, and all the train of evils, the results of over work, sickness, worry, etc. Pull strength, development, and tone guaranteed In all cases. Simple, natural methods. Irameal ate Improvement scon. Failure Impossible. 2,000 references. Book, explanation and proofs mailed (sealed) free. Address ERIE MEDICAL CO., DDTFAIO, N. Y. 110-44 DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS in all cases rs. quiring Rclenttflc and conn lentlal treatment. Dr. S. K. Lake, M. K. C. P. S.. is the old est nnd most experienced spe. ctallstin the city. Consult Hon free and strictly confl- dential. Offlce hours, 9 to 4 and 7 to !r. JC; 2 to 4 r. K. Consult tbom person. Sundays, ally or write. Doctors lake, cor. i'onnfc and Fourth st.. Pittsburg, Pa. Je3-73-Bsrk Manhood Restored! "fEK.I!EED," tho wonderful remedy Is sold with a trrtttrri Guarantee to cure all nervous diseases, sneta as WcakMemory.Los of Brain Power, lies acho. Wakorulnesi Iist Manhood, Night. ly Emissions. Nervous, ness. Lassitude, all drftlna and ln nr now- bstobx axo Artnt rstxo. er of the Generative orrans in either sex caused by over exertion, youthful errors, or excessive use of tobacco, opium or stimulant wh'cn toon lead to Infirmity. Consumption and Insanity. Put up con venient tc carry In vest pocket. SI per packayo by mall; 6 fort"). WllhovcrySSorJerwoitlveaiontfns marante to cvrrorrtftmd the money, circular free. Adilrre Jfer-vn f-rcil c i:hlea:n. 111. ForlIa vl'lttsburs b J: Fls.uiij 4 OS, UXUgKlSM, liu tXLA U MMSIfl St. -Mtwo-irtn I (flfiph DR. E. C. 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