THE PITTSBURG DESPATCH. EEIDAY, AUGUST- 5, 189a 11 VAHDERBILTSKOVEUP Upon Bumors of YanderMt Buying of St. Paul and Omaha. KOETHWESTEEN IS PKOMINENT. The Industrials Less Conspicuous in the Trading. LESS INTEREST IN THE GRANGERS New York, Aug. 4. The stock market to-day was active at first, but later it settled back into the old rat of dullness, and while the industrials were still prominent in the dealings they occupied a much less conspic uous place than for the last two days. The rumors cf Vanderbilt buying of Omaha made that stock again a leader, if not the leader of the market, and the stimulus was extended to all the Vanderbilt shares which have of late been entirely neglected. Northwestern being especially active and strong. These movements, however, were after aU but incidents In the market and tbe rest of the list acted as usual or late, dullness being tbe most prominent feature and fluctuations being of the hand-to-mouth order. The movement in tbo industrials gave evidence of having reached Its limit, at least for the present, though General Electric still had many friends and scored a handsome gain. The trading was almost entirely profes sional, and the room contingent was in clined to be bearish again, though there was little pressure of stocks except in realiza tion of the profits accrued during the late movement. The lately manifested tendency or tne foreigners to sell stocks on every rise Is again having its influence to re strict operations, and the failure of the railroad list to follow the indus trials to any marked extent gives tbe bears hope that the efforts to start a bull campaign will be discouraged by the lack of support given by those outside the Stock Exchange. There was a diminished amount of interest shown in both Atchison and the Grangers, and the fluctuations in those shares have dwindled down to tbe propor tions ot those in the general maiket, and this afternoon the withdrawal of the stimu lus from the industrial slocks tendered the market once more dull and lifeless. The market closed with a firm temper, though generally at small fractional losses as compared with last night's figures. Railroad bonds were very quiet and dis played no marked tendency in either direc tion, but most of tbe changes of note were advances. The total sales were only $1,117, 000. Government bonds were dull and steady. Close of the list: U. S. 4srg 116 : U.S. 4s coup 116 U.S. 4.Sreg 100 Pacific ts of '95 107 Louls'na stamped 4s. 91 Tenn. new set 6S....100H M. K. tT.Gen. Ss.. 4S Mutual Cnlon6s 110 . J. C. Int. Cert ..110 Northern Pac. lts..H65ii Northern Pac Sds..U3,i .sonnw'n insois..i3B& Xo'hw'n Deben.Ss..lOJ Tenn. new set 5s....l03.4 icnn. new set as.... jy Canada So. Ms lom St. L. A S. F. Gen. M. 6 :t.Pau! Consols.. 123 St. P.C. & P. lets... .118 Cen. Pacificists UV. Den. & K. G. lsts..-117't Den. & K. G. 4s Sih Erie Ms 105 M. K. T. Gen. 6s.. SOU T. I'. L.. G.TT. KCts. SIM T. P. K. G Tr. Hcts. 3 Union lac. ls'.s 1061 West Shore 103,S Mining shares closed as follows: Cliolor 45 Ophlr . 210 Crown Point 45IPlymoutli 90 Con. Cat. and Ya 320 Sierra Nevada 100 Deadwood loo standard 4Q Gonld Jt Curry 80iUnlon Consolidated.. 75 Hale Jfc Korcross 90'Yellow Jacket 45 Homcstake 1350llrou Sliver 60 Mexican lajOulcksilver 300 North Star 6WQulck6llver pref. 1800 Ontario 4200liiilwer 40 The total sales of stocks to-day were 522,664 shales, including Atchison. 26,000: Chicago Gas, 4,960; Erie, 6,660; Manhattan, 3,100; North western, 11,500: Northern Pacific preferred, 2.S00: Reading, 9,100; St- Paul, 16,800; St. Paul audOinaha,2S,900; Union Pacific, 1,500. Watson 4 Gibson to Oakley & Co.: "The stock market was irregular to-day but mod erately active. There is some talk of gold exports, of damage to crops from the beat, and a good many traders parted with their stocks. We are very Dullish on the market, despite the fact that most of our friends are either bearish or afraid to be really bullish. The market is either a purchase or a sale, and we do not believe in the principle of saving that If it goes off a little it is a purchase, or ir it goes up a little It is a sale. That is worse than no opinion at all, for it is an evasion, a post ponement of the qnestlon; the market is either a purchase now or ic is a sale. There is no middle ground. We wish to emnhaslze the statement, which is not a matter of bear-ay, but of -personal information, that there is literally no market in Loudon for American stocks; that it has gotten down to such a low state as to be a mere skeleton of its rormer propor tions. Tbe fact that somebody purchased 1,000 shares of Louisville and Nashville in the London Stock Exchange this morning vi as deemed an event of sufficient import ance to be telegraphed over. We grant that no bnll leeling exists in London for Ameri can speculative securities and that brokers there give out the most pessimistic and dis couragingexpressioas concerning the future but we wish to renew our prediction that they will buy our stocks very largely during the coming autumn. The following table shows tne prices or active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange, cor rected dally for The Pittsbcbo Dispatch bv Whitxey & stepheusox. oldest Pittsburg mem bers of New York Stock Exchange. 57 Fourth ave nue: Qos Close Aug. 3. Open High Low '?.K! ing. esc est. Did, Am. Cotton nil... . Am. Cotton Oil Dfd., 46 ?i 41 S3 45H 81 S 115H 39 46H 45 83 l(6'i 101 39 89 59 H 136 30S h 63 44 SIH 1KI 83 127W 81 H 51 J, 120 117J4 142 34 1S5S 13SM 16 49H 47 4 10J 83 KW Am. Surar R. Co.... 106M ioi H J06! 105H 10Ii4 3SH 89S4 59 -s Am. sugar K. Co. pfd mm J11UJ. iui. a o. a-... Canadian Pacific... Canada Southern.... Centralof N. Jersey. Central Pacific Chesapeake A Ohio.. C. AO., 1st pfd C. 0.. Idpid Chicago Gas Trust... C. Bur. A Qulncy.... C Mil. St. Paul.... C.,MH.St.P.. pre. C Kock L & P..... C. St. I"., M. A O.. C.St P.,M.AO..pfd C. & Northwestern. C. A Northw'n,pfd. C C C. A I Col Coal A Iron Col. A Hocking Val. Del., LacK. A West. Del. A llndson Den. A Rio Grande. . 1. AKloU.. pfd.... Dls. A Cattle F. Tr.. E. T.. Y. A Ga Illinois Central Lake Eric & West... L. E. AW., pfd Lake Shore AM. S.. Loui6vlile A .Nasn... Michigan Central.... Missouri Pacific Nat. Cordage Co.... Nat,CordagtCo..pfd National Lead Co. .. at Lead Co.. Dfd.. 4U "MM ma "iisii 130 ixa 137 1J 20' "&' 25H "ax 24 41 44 44 44 SIH Sl,S 102H 80V 1017a S3 81H 102S S3H 1U1 83, C33 81 H 54! VZl'A SV4 s:3 11 "ct" 34 ?! 158 139 1- 80 r-7 80 52H Mil I3JS 120H 117H 11S.H1 117Js "cr" 34!, 1S1H 13SJ,' 142 35ii 35X 157J 139 16 49 47M 4S 103S4 25 76 135 70 108 59 ' 124 113i 40 95 II3 ii 37)i 28 J, 67,S 36U 19 44 m a; 57 Wi as 31 18 67H 35s 35H I5S 133X 47 4 103)4 25 76M 135H 70X "6C" 1MM U3S 4054 S6K 113S 18H 48 4 103H 25 76 136 U 46V 4S 103K 25 76 135H 70 '&i 124 11334 40 955,' 113 134 70 107 61 124 invj' 40X 95 U3 " 72 37 ax 68), 3S 20 HE 21S M), 21 24 34 IS W 196 8 40H 42 108 38H 11 2RH 97X 30H 72H 97 71l CO 124H 113.H 41 96H New York Central.. N. Y.. C.ASt. L.... N Y.CASULlstpfd N Y. C A St. L..Idpfd N. Y.. L. E. A W.. N.Y..L.E.AW.,pfa 114 18X1 SS?i! 28 28 N. 1. i;.T- N. Y.. O. A W Norfolk A Western., Norfolk AW. prd. North American Co, .Northern Pacific... "37" 19 19 14 21H 58 '-i 21)4 14 21 H 5f4 21H 14H 21)4 KH 24 Northern 1'a'flc.pfd iinio x .Mississippi.. Oregon lmp'ement. JA 11 racwcaian Pec, Dec. A Evans.. Phlla. A Reading.... Pullman Palace Car. Richmond A W.P.T. 60 "Si 60X "ix 60M "3 MX ISO 8 40H 42 Rich. AW.P.T.. pfd fct. Paul A jiuiutn... fct. P. A D. pref .... St. P., Minn. A Man. Texas Pacific Union Pacific Wabash Wabash, pfd Western union Wheeling A L E. 104H 114 )i 38)4 114 115 114 9H 38 11 -26 S7H 30H 72H m 38V ! an 1IW 25 7 30H 72H 74 Ja Z5M 97H 3CW 97X 305, 72 7 WneellngAL.E..pfd 72h: jiaiumore a unio. 97 J 97 Ex-llTldenl. BROAD AND STRONG. Cereals and Provisions Kule Active on an Advancing Scale. Chicago, Aug. 4. The broadest and strong est trading for many weeks was witnessed to-day on the Board of Trade. Corn and oats were excited, the crop news develop ing a genuine scare. Wheat went up in sympathy, closing Jc higher than last night. Corn gained ljc, oats le and pork 20c The corn trade had a lively day. The mat ;et started with the trade nervous and prices up JJc or more over night on tbe hot weather and hot winds talk on tbe curb last night and this momlne. Some points in Kansas had a temperature of about 100 for a little time yesterday and the dis patches quickly raised the cry of damage to corn. Kansas City messages this morning said the situation is growing dally worse. Other stories were to the effect that corn was beading In many sections while only three feet high. The Price Current com ment was bearish, saying that the average was well maintained and the prospect gen erally encouraging. Tbe receipts were quite liberal at 350 cars, while tbe estimate for Friday was light at 275 cars. It was about midday that a batch of fresh dispatches from Atchison, Wichita, Leavenworth and other points were circulated saying that with the best of weather the orop will bo from one-half to three-fonrths of an aver age. When the late advance started there was a general scramble by the shorts. Tbe bull fever was not allayed, the close being at o from tbe top for the day. A heavy business was transacted in oats. The cause for the activity and advance was the liberal local and outside buying, parties who handle larse quantities being heavy buyers. Their purchases were based on the continued unfavorable tone of the crop re ports which aro coming In from this State, lowa, and in fact all the surplus oats States. The threshing returns are disaripolntlng, the yield per acre being 20 to 35 bushels and the weight 20 to 25 pounds per bushel. Wheat advanced in sympathy with the in creased strength in corn, oats and provis ions. The opening sales exhibited an im provement of JgC over yesterday's closing price, advanced a shade and then fell off about c, fluctuated within a limited range and then advanced 1c, closing firm. The situation in provisions is a surprise to many who regarded the advance which started in a few weeks ago as a temporary aflair. The shipments of meats, the reduc tion of stocks, the decrease in the move ment of hogs all continue beyond expecta tions. There was an advance from last night at the best prices of about 22o in pork, 12c in lard and 12Jc in short ribs. Freights were firm with a fair demand at 2o for wheat and 2c for corn to Buffalo. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm, prices unchanged; No. 2 Rprine wheat. 7?ic; NO. 2 red. TSVic: No. 2 white. 34c; No. 2 rye, 66c; No. 2 barley, 62e: No. 3, no sales; No. 4, r. o. u., uc; 10.1 uaxseea, $1 03K; prime timothy seed, $1 35; mess poik. per bbL, $12 60; lard, per 100 lbs., $7 65; short ribs sides, loose, $7 8007 90; dry salted shoulders, boxed, $7 0U7 25: short clear sides, boxed, $3 OiffiS 10; whisky, dis tillers' finished goods, per gal., f 1 15; sugars, out loaf", 4Jg5c; granulated, ; standard A. ic No. 3 corn, 49c On the Produce Exchange, to-day, tbe bat ter market was firm and prloes unchanged. Eggs strong and strictly fresh at 16c Articles. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls. 20,000 9 000 Wheat, bu 206,000 166.009 Corn, bu 301,000 266,000 Oats, bu 279,00! 158.000 Kye, bu 11.000 17,000 Barley, bu 8,000 3,000 Bange of the leading futures, furnished by John II. Oakley & Co., bankers and brokers, No. 45 Sixth street: Open-IHIgh-lLow. 1 Clos- ICIose Articles. ing. est. est. Ing. I Aug. 3 ft BEAT. August September ... December ..... Coax. August.... ..... September ..... October December May OATS. August September October December. May PORK. September.... Jauuiry Lard. September October Jauuary Short hibs. September October January 77 t 78 t 77 , 78 ZZH 78X 80 7H 81i 51 W 5t! 5H 49t iVi 33 JJ 34 34X "37 ji ZVt son 50 49 49) 49 50 S2H 32 33H "& 12 37 13 37 750 755 727 772 772 697 8W son 49 4" 48'a 4S) Kii 32 32 32 "35 12 37 MX 50 SIH 61 50 "sis S3 33 34k "S7 12 57 13 45 757 765 732 7 82 7 8!) 7 10 4?X 49 50 S2 23 33 "36 12 42 13 37 13 50 13 30 7 50 7 55 7 30 7 73 7 72 7 00 7 60 7 65 7 32 7 82 782 7 02 7 47 755 725 7 70 7 70 6 92 Car receipts for to-day: Wheat, 424 cars; corn, 350 cars; oats, 233 cars. Estimates for to-morrow: Wheat, 575 cars; corn, 275 cars; oats, 290 cars. GENERAL MARKETS. New York rtonR Eeceipts, 19,900 pack ages; exports, 1,500 barrels, 11,500 sacks; moderate demand, generally easy; sales, 2ilOO barrels. Wheat Receipts, 197,000 bushels; exports, 321.000 bushels; sales, 1,275,000 busbols futures, 78,000 bushels spot: spot firmer; dull; No. 2 red, 83&6S3Jic. store and ele vator, 84S4Jc Hfioat;S4ji85Jor. o.b.:No. 3 red, 80c: ungraded red, 7284c; No. 1 North ern 86&87Kc: No. 1 hard, 91?ic: No. 2 North ern, 82 9-16c; No. 2 Chicago, 86c: No. 2 Milwaukee, S4c; No. 3 spring, 80c; options opened firm at 4Hc advance on better French cables, liberal clearances, bad threshing at the West, and tho strength in corn declined c on foreign selling and local realizing tM vanced 5?c with the Wcstand shorts cov ering, closed firm at KK over yesterday; No. 2 red, August, 83 i-16fflS35c, closing at 93c. closinu at 93le. Hte steadv and quiet; sales 2,000 bushels Western at 73c delivered. Barley malt quiet. Cors Receipts. 18,000 bushels; exports, 54,000 bushels; sales, 260,000 bushels futures, 24,000 bushels spot; spots higher, scarce and quiet: No. 2. 60c in elevator; 61c afloat; ungraded mixed, 57653c: options ad vanced lKlc on better cables and hot winds in Kansas, shorts covering and follow ing tbe West: August, 5757c, closing at 575J;c: September, 55V56Jic, closing at 56Jc; October, 65Ji56c. closing at 56c. Oats Receipts, 85,000 bushels; exports, 11,000 bushels: sales, 300,000 bushels futures, 103,000 bushels spot: spot higher and fairly active: options fairly active and stronger; August, 383SJc, closing at SSJc; Septem ber. 3838c, closing at SSKc: October, 3SM? S9Jc, closing at 39c; spot. No. 2 white, 40 40c: mixed Western, 38S9c; wbite do, 39Kc: No. 2 Chicago, 39Ji39c Hat Firm and quiet. Hops Quiet and steady. Groceries Coffee Options steady and unchanged to 10 points up, closed steady to 5U up: sales, 10,250 l'ags, including Au gust, 12.45c; September, 12.50c: October, 12.50c; November, 12.50c; December,12 50 12.55c; spot Rio quiet and steady; No. 7, 13 13Kc Sugar Haw fair, quiet and steady; sales, 600 hhds: mu'eovado, b9 test at 2 ll-16c; refined steady and in fair demand. Mo lasses Foreign, nominal: New Orleans, steady and quiet. Rice firm and in fair de mand. Cottonseed On. dull and easy; yellow. 30Kc Tallow firm and quiet. Rosin steady and more active; strained: common to good, $1 201 27; sales, 2,000 bbls. Turpentine dnll and weak at 28VEJ29. Egos unsettled and quiet; receipts, 5,221- pacKases. Hides steadv and quiet. Hoo Products Pork dull and firm; old mess, $12 7501325; cutmeats dull and steady. Middles steady and dull. Lard again higher and quiet; Westerns steam closed at $7 85; bales, 695 tierces at $7 757 82 Option sales, 750 tierces; September, $78 0SS7 84, closing at $7 ; 500 tierces October, $7 80. closing at $7 87. Dairy Products Butter, light receipts; firm; creamery, 1723c Cheese fairly active and firmer; part skims, 2X6Uc. . St. Louis Flonr exceedinglv dull and un changed. Wheat opened liHc higher, but with little life to the market; prices eased off Jc, but export buying and corn's strength set tbe tide the other way, and the close was strong lc up: No. s red cash lower at 73c; August. 7374c, closing at 74c bid; September, 7i"5Kc closing at 75K75Jo bid; December, 7cH79c, closing it 79i?c bid. Corn was bulled on hot wind in Kan sas, advancing lc; No. leash higher at 47Jc; August, 473c and nominal; Septem ber, 46K7Jge, closing at flUc asked. Oats strong on bad crop news and the boom in corn; No. 2 cash, 31c bid: August, 3132?c, closing at 32o bid; September. 85f32c, closing at 32c Rye No. 2 cash, August and September, 60c Barley No market. Bran advnncingt62c at mill. Hav Demand active and prices firm and unchanged. Philadelphia Flour quiet. Wheat Cash options quiet and steady: No. 2 red August 82Vi82Jsc; September, t-2S2c; October. 83JiS4c; November, 84Ji85c Corn-Options hunen carlots slow but firm; ungraded, 56 57c; No. 2 yellow In grain depot, 62e; No. 2 mixed, August, 5656yc: September, Octo ber and November. 55j53Jc Oats strong No. 2 mixed, 37c: No. 3 wnite, STVfc: No 2 white August, 390c; Seotember. 39Vi 39c; October and November, 40Jii0c. Eggs firm; Pennsylvania firsts, 17c Cincinnati Flour weak. Wheat stronger; No. 2 red, 75Vc; receipts, 19,435 bushels; ship ments, 15,805 bushels. Corn scarce and strong; No. 2 mixed. 64c Oats in good de mand and stronger: No. 2 mixed, 34c Rye steady: No. 2, 6560c Pork stronger at$12e2K. Lard nominal. Bulkmeats high er. $8,253 37K- Bacon strong at 8990c Whisky stead-. Arm; sales on basis of $1 15. Butter firm. Sugar stronger. Eggs stronger at lie Cheese firm. To'edo-Wheat firm: No. a cash, EOc: An cnst,8qc; September, SOJgc; October, 81Kc: December, 83Jc Corn dull and steady; No. 2 cash, 50c Oats firm: No. 2 cash, 33Kc Bye steady; August, 67c; September, 67c Cloverseed dull and steady; prime cash. USSL ?oto.b". $5 32ji. Receipts-Wheat, 181,959 bushels; corn, 400 bushels: rye, 835 bushels. Shipments Flour. 1.150 bushels; wheat, 172,000 bushels; corn, 1,100 bushels. Peoria Corn quiet; No.3, 44(5c: No. 4. 42 43c Oats fcteady; No. 2 white, 333iS3Vc: No. 3 white, 32K33c Rye dull. Wnlaky firm; wines, tl i5; spirits, $1 17. Receipts Corn, 8,000 bushels: oats. 22,000 bushels; rye, 6,000 bushelr; barley, none. Shipments Corn, 4.C00 bushels: oats, 32,000 bushels: rye. none: barley, l.COO bushels. STOCKS STILL STRONG And the Volume of Trading Keeps Up to Good Proportions. MORE GAINS ARE ESTABLISHED. X Sharp Advance in Airbrake in the Final Dealings. LOCAL AND GENERAL FINANCIAL GOSSIP Thursday, August 4. Tbe boomlet in local securities that ma terialized during the closing days of July seems to be developing into a full-grown boom. There is no lack of orders In the hands of the brokers, and they are steadily coming in from day to day in all sizes, de spite the continued upward tendenoy of values. The trading on 'Change to-day cov ered Duquesne Traction stock and bonds, F. & B. Traction stock and bonds, Philadelphia Company, Central Traction, TJ. S. Glass, Luster Mining Company, Westinghouse Airbrake and Westinghouse Electrio pre ferred. Duquesne Traction bonds sold at J0( and P. & B. Traction bonds at 101, and the demand was ap parently undiminished at the close. Duquesne Traction firmly maintained its hold around 28, and P. & B. Trac tion was a shade firmer at 26 sales and bid, though 100 shares were offered at 26 after the close Central Traction sold up to 30, but It was not maintained at that notch, closing at 2930 with Indications of soon being fixed firmly above the paid-in line. In the other tractions very few noteworthy features developed, though the entire group may be said to have presented a strong front. The demand for street railway securities continues excellent and the general senti ment conservatively bullish. Philadelphia Company sold at 1919J, closing at 1920, which figures show u slightly advanced posi tion as compared with the previous close Peoples Natural Gas again ad vanced a lull point In tbe bid ding. Peoples Pipeage was fractionally higher and Manufacturers' Gas moved up a little, all of which may be accepted as re flecting tbe opinion entertained of the gas roup by the general public They are un oubtedly gaining a little all the time, and It is possible that, one of these days, the sharp upward move will occur that so mauy have been so long and anx iously awaiting. It sometimes happens, however, that what nearly everybody Is looking for fails to come. TJ. S. Glass fully held its own.selling at 71 and closing slightly below. The demand has subsided some what, but very lew expect to see much of a reaction, if any. Just after tbe last call there was a little trading In Airbrake, Pittsburg and Birming ham traction and Westinghouse Eleotrlo preferred, the first and last named selling above recent quotations. Atrbiake, whicn bad been steadily gaining strengtn during tbe past week, showed symptoms of advanc ing during the last call, and they broke out immediately after in a sale at 127K and a good bid thereafter for n round lot. P. & B. traction sold at the same price as on call, 263, and 25 shares ot Electrio prelerred changed hands at 46. In the shares which did not figure In the trading, Westinghouse Electric (old) was lower at XiQlTfi; but Switch and Signal. Luster and oue ur two others sympathized more or less with tbe leading active and strong shares. The close of the market was strong at about the best prices of the day, and the tone was unmistakably bullish. Nearly everything on the list is good enough in trinsically to go higher, but It will do no one any barm to keep an eye out for natural reactions. Blonongahela Water Registered. The Beard of Directors of the above com pany have appointed the Safe Deposit and Trust Company, of Pittsburg, to act as regis trar and transfer agent of the stock of this company. On and after this date all certifl catea will be issued by said company, signed by the President and Secretary of this com pany, as heretofore; also, countersigned and registered by The Safe Deposit and Tiust Company. Stockholders should send their names and address to the Safe Deposit and Trust Company, stating the number of shares owned and also the num ber of shares lor which certificates or memorandums are held. On September 1 next, or as soon thereafter as possible, cer tificates or other evidence of other owner ship of stock should be presented, so that new certificates may be issned for the same. It Is the desire of the board of directors that all outstanding reeeipts and memor andums for stock shall be surrendered and canceled, and that tho regular certificate of the company be issned in lieu thereof. Chartlers Valley Gas. . Tbo statement of the Chartlers Valley Gas Company for the quarter ending June 30, 1E92, compared with the statement of the like quarter last year, follows: 1832. 1891. Interest and dijcountt t 7,479 M 110,242 18 Taes. 7,mio 143 S7 73 49 697 21 311 50 21151 19.503 98 75.7J7 20 53,233 22 Legal expenses.... General expenses. Officers' salaries.. Agents' expenses. 34127 800 01 vamiKCS Total expenses 8,620 8 Gross receipts 71.619 5 Net receipts 62,993 7 The net earnings for the six months ended June 30, 1892, weie $149,630, against $149,395 for the first six months of 1S91. Chicago Gas' Elval. A special meeting of the stockholders of the Mutual. Fuel Gas Company, of Chicago, has been called for August 29 for tbe pur pose of voting on a proposition to Increase the capital stock to $5,000,000. At present the capital stock is $500,000 and 10 per cent is being earned on it. The Intention is to ex tend mams all over the Southside and ulti mately over tbe entire city of Chicago. The stockholders of the company are the wealth iest men in the West and inclnde snch names as L. Z. Loiter, J. J. MitchelLPresidcnt of the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, and others of a similar caliber. President Bogue says the stockholders have decided not to sell out at any price and the bulk of the stock has been placed in trust to prevent any interest In imical to the nollcy of cheap gas for Chicago from securing control. The Mutual com pany charges 60 cents per 1,000 for gas, against $1 25 by the Chicago Gas Company. General Electric. A movement has been started in Gsneral Electrio which its promotors say will take it to a high place. An Insider says: "The company owns patents for almost every conceivable present use of electric power, and is steadily advancing in their 'greater perfection and wider application, I am speaking close up to the book figures of the company, when I tell you that the com pany will show, for tho present year, not less than $5,250,100 01 net earnings, and probably $5,500,000. ' The company has issued $30,000,000 of stock, and holds $20,000,000 in its treasury. These earnings will be equal to paying not only the lull 8 per cent divi dend for this year on tbe outstanding stock, but will pay the same dividend for next year also, and leave a cash surplus besides. All this for a corporation whose business cannot even standstill with good manage ment, but mnst broaden out and expand every year." Financial Notes. Unlisted street railway securities closed as follows: P. & B. Traction, 26Ji26; do 5s,101Q101K: Duquesne Traction, 2828X; do 5s, 100K1K: P.. A & M. Traotion, 1W bid. After the close 126 was bid for Airbrake, 46 for Westinghouse electric pieferred, and Pittsburg and Mexican tin was nominal at 34 asked. Andrew Caster sold $5,000 St, Louis, Van dalia andTerre Haute second mortgage 7s at 110. Chartlers Valley Gas -was Inquired for niter 'Change at UK Andrew Custer says be believes Airbrake i going to 150, and Fred Rlnehart believes P. & B.Traction will see 35 before Christmas. "If wo only had a little more 'midsummer dullness,' " remarked Rlnehart significantly, "we could manage to get along very well." The biggest bears on Reading are reported to be Mr. A. J. Cassatt, tbe horte breeder, and Pennsylvania Railroad people. It is from this source that the borrowing demand for stock is supposed most largely to come, and that they are heavily short of it. Tbe talk on National Lead preferred is very confident. The directors of the com pany and their friends, are buying It lor higher prices.) For the fourth week of July Wheeling and Lake Erie shows an Increase of $2,310 and for tbe month $20,6(1. The Flrsf Nntlonal Bank, of Chicago, the largest in that city, of which Lyman D. Gage Is president, proposes to increase its capital, now $3,000,00p, to $6,000,000, which will give It the larzebt capital in the country. It has $3,100,000 surplus and about $30,000,000 de posits. James Carothers bought the Airbrake after tbe close at 127 from Rlnehart. Sproul 4 Co. bought Pittsburg and Birm ingham Traotion after tbe close, and Charlie Kuhn and 'Norman Robertson sold. Enbn was a buyer on call. Morris & Brown sold Electrio preferred to Sproul 4 Co. Andrew Casterand W. R. Thompson Co. bought the traction bonds, and Messrs. Mustln, Carothers and Patterson sold. Hill A Co. bought Central Traction and Long sold. Long, Hilt & Co. and Caster sold Philadelphia Company, and Rea Bros. & Co. bought. The TJ. S. Glass passed from Euhn tr Hill 4 Co. Morris & Brown and J. J. Campbell were sellers of Pittsburg and Birmingham Trac tion. Charlie Kuhn offered 100 P. & B. Traction after the last call at 2 Pleasant Valley Railway dropped out of the quotations to-day to a certain extent. "It will be lively enough pretty soon," said Henry Long. "Myself and a few others are picking np a little every now and then and laying it away lor that stock dividend." As the Boston Newt Bureau sees it: "There is no mistaking the strength or the market, nor the strong buying which characterizes it. It is not a sentiment oreated merely for the purpose of manipulating prices to un load upon, but is based on two good crops and the strong position of railroad proper ties, the result of economical operations and cessation of construction." A private dispatch says: "The Enterprise Mining Company has struck a now vein in Jnmbo mine, which assays 6 onnces of gold and 612 ounces of silver to the ton. Tbe En terprise output for July will run near $100 000." The friends of Luster say some more good news has recently come to hand from the mines. "Underground Cable Is one of the best stocks on the list," remarked a broker this afternoon. "It has a small capital, no bonds and no floating debt, and is doing a good business. lam surpised there is not more inquiry for it." Sales and Final Prices. Transactions on 'Change were as follows: FIR6T CALL. 3,000 Duquesne traction 5s. $3.000 Duquesne tractions 10 shares Duquesne traction 10 shares Philadelphia Company..... 100 shares P, & B. traction SICOMD CALL. 10 shares Central traction .', Sshares Central traction 75 shares Philadelphia Company.. 20 shares Philadelphia Company., to shares Philadelphia Cotipany., 28 shares U. S. Glass 100 shares P. XB. traction 200 shares Luster, seller 60 AFTER CALL. 5 shares Philadelphia Company. . THIRD CALL. 30 shares Central traction $3,000 Duquesne traction 5s , 12.000P. & B. traction 5s .... MX i 30 . 100)f lOVi AFTER CALL. 10 shares Westinghouse Airbrake 127X 10 shares P.iB. traction ai SsharesP. i B. traction MS 25 shares Weatlnghouse Electric preferred.... 46)j Total sales, 711 shares stock and $11,000 bonds. Closing bids and offers: .... 100K ,... 100 .... 28 .... 19X .... 26)4 .... 30 ,. SO .... 19V .... 19X ,... m .... 71 .... 2SK .... SK 1( call. 2d call, sdcall. stocks. . . , , , , Bid Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask Ex. Nat Bank MX 7. ....' Fourth Nat. Bank 124 Freehold Bk 95 Iron City .Nat. Bk 85 .... 85 .... 85 Tradesmen's N.Ek. ....252 Citizens' Insur 83 33 Western Insur 40 .... 40 Brldjrewater 26ft 12 Chartler V. Gas Co. HM 12 Manufacturers' Gas 23M 28 People's N. Gas Co. 22 .... 22 P. N. G. A P. Co. .. 13 .... 13 Philadelphia Co.... WH WW 19jJ 1 19ft 20 Wheeling Gas Co 19 Central Traction... SO 30JS 29S 30 Z 30X Citizens' Traction.. 61'A 62 61J4 62 61 62 PIttsbnrg Traction 69 59 Pleasant Valley. 25 Pitts. Castle S 6)4 Pitts. Junction R.K 34K 36 .... 38 3tH 36 Pitts., Wheel. Ky. 50M 51!f 50 51 50H 51& N.Y. C. G. C. Co MX .... 50i .... Hand Street Bridge 46 .... 48 Luster Mining Co.. 9 10 9,4 10 U Enterprise M. Co... 4 5 W'st'useElecCo 18 17N 17 17X 17X Monon. Nav. Co. .. 65 Monon. Water Co.. 30 Union 8. 1 S. Co... 1BX 16K .... 16H 16)4 16 U. B. AS. Co., pfd 40 .... West. A. Brako Co. 125X 127 128 ....126 130 West. Brake Co. L 99 Standard U. C. Co 7SJ .... 75X U. S. G. Co..com... 70X 71H 70W 71 MONETARY. Brokers are cutting somewhat of a figure in the loan market, but business on all ac counts is moderate and the situation is easy at 56 per cent. Eastern exchange and currency are trading even. Nkw York. Ausr. 4. Money on call easy at J2 per cent. Last loan, closed offered at . Prime mercantile paper, 345K. Sterling exchange quiet but steady at $4 67 for 60 day bills and $4 45SJ for demand. Bostoit, Ausr. 4. Balances, $1,652,949; rate for money, 1W2 per cent.; call loans, 44K; time loans, 4)115. Clearing House Figures. Pittsburg Exchanges to-day. $2, 653, 903 25 Balances to-day 693,035 10 Same day last week: Exchanres 12.231,930 71 Balances 421,900 02 New York, Aug. 4. Bank clearings, $97, 899,044; balances, $6,315 S20. Bostoit, Aug. 4. Bank clearings, $15, 703,190; balances, $1,652,949. MonevlK2per cent. Exchange on Now York, 1VMYl cents discount. Philadelphia, Aug. 4 Bank clearings, $13,495,054; balances, $2,002,057. Money 2 per cent. CaiCAQO.Aug. 4. Bank clearings, $15,321, 411. New York exchange at par to lOo dis count. Foreign exchange dull and un chbuged. Money firmer at 45K per cent, St. Louis, Aug. 4. Bank clearings, $4,022. 593. Money quiet at57 per cent. Exchange on New York, 50c discount. Baltimore, Aug. 4. Bank clearings to-day were $2,300,200; balances, $328,041. Bate 6 per cent. Memphis, Tenit., Aug. 4. Now York ex change selling at $1 60.' New Orleahs, La., Aug. 4. Clearings, $1, U 1,813. Bar Silver. New York, Aug. 4. Bar silver in London, 39d per oz. New York dealers' price for silver, 85o per oz. Xorelcn Financial. Lokdoit, Aug. 4. The bullion in the Bank of England decreased 62,000 during the past week. The pioprtlon of the Bank of Eng land's reserve to tbe liability which lost week was 44.56 per cent is now 44.70 per cent. Amount of bullion gone into tho Bank of England on balance to-day, 5,000. Paris, Aug. 4. The weekly statement of the Bank or France shows an increase of 8,825.000 francs gold and 1,825,000 francs silver. Paris, Aug. 4. Three per cent rentes, 98f 15c tor the account, Loudott. Aug. 4. Close Consuls,v96 for money: 96 15-16 for the September account; New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio firsts, S4JS; Canadian Paciflo, 90: Erie, 29; do soc onds, 108; Illinois Central, St. Paul common, 65: Mexican Central fours, 46 Closing Philadelphia Quotations. Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania 64 55 Keaillng 30 3-16 30'V Buffalo, N. Y. & Philadelphia. ... 8 s2 Lehlxh Valley 81K 6ljj Lehigh Navigation 54H MX Philadelphia & Erie 32 32? NorthernPacIflc.com 21l 21H Northern Pacific, pref. , 57Jt 58 Boston Stoous Closing Prices. Atch.&Topeka 39M Catalpa, Huron .295 . J2tf .. 11 . 32 . 10 .1551$ . 16H .204 .'66 Boston & AiDany....zu5 Boston Jt Maine 182X Osceola.. Pewabic (new) Tamarack Annlstou Land Co.. v.. a. su im Fltchburr R. B. 89 Mex. Cen., com. N. Y. AN. E.... Old Colony Rutland, pref Wis. Cen. pfd.... Atlantic Boston & Mont. . . Calumet Jt llecla . 15 pcuxeiepnone Latnson stores Water Power ,182 72 , 85 Centennial Mining. N. E. Tel. 4 Tel.... B. &B. Copper v! Electric Stocks. Bostox, Aug. -4. Special The electric stock quotations to-day were: Bid. General Electric Light Co 113 General Electric Co., pfd USX W. E. Co 28 Do nreferred 45V latest Asked. 113)4. 120 23 46 r t. w c. jv... .............. ........... i&; 12)4 Ft. W. E. Co., securities, series A. T. H. Tr, securities, series D T. E.E.W. Co Edison E. 111. Co VI 7H . 10 .118 wZ Drygoods. New York, Aug. 4. There was a moderate demand for drygoods to-day at first hands. Airents report no change in prices or In the direction of demand. The market presents a very strong front, jjot only as regards values.but in the matter of collections, which are good, money returns being quickly made and much discounting being indulged in. The Southern buyers in the market talk as though they would make purobases for lall larger than they nave in the past two or three seasons, and taken as a whole the market is In excellent shape. Db Witt's Little Early Risers. No griping, no pain, no nausea: easy pill to take. LANDS AND HOUSES. MOKE TALK OF ACTIVITY IN THE OUT LYING SECTIONS. Flans In the Suburbs Continue to Find Favor With the People A New Eight Story Building for.-FIrst Avenue Latest Sales The realty market is pnrsning the even tenor of its way, picking up a little activ ity and strength now and then and promis ing good things for the future. Talking about the outlook in the suburban districts an agent said yesterday: "There has been a good deal done in the way of singing the praises of the suburbs, but it is still being done and not being overdone. All the va rious plans that have been placed on the market since the Introduction of rapid transit have been successes. Lots in the plans not yet filled are being more or less eagerly sought after and the filans now in embryo will doubt ess meet with an encouraging recep tion when they are ready for public inspec tion." The Scbenley Park plan Is 'one of tho recent notable successes. In this plan alone over 100 bouses have been erected during the past year. The sale or lots in the plan Is still active, and many new bouses are going up. "The Schenley Park plan," says one of its projectors, "must be seen to be ap preciated.'' A Flattering Offer Refused. The owners of the Logan property, on the corner of Negley and Hampton avenues, comprising five acres, have refused an offer of $45,000 for the same. They are now debat ing whether to sell in acreage or divide into lots. This property Is adjacent td that re cently purchased by Mr. John Fite. The latter gentleman Is asking $100 per foot front for his holdings. Property is being steadily Improved in this section, and values are ex pected to enhance materially in the next two or three years. Building Permits and Building, Only one permit was issned yesterday, and that was for a two-story stone dwelling on Center avenue, corner of Negley avenue. Mr. J. H. Gailey is the gentleman for whom the house will be erected, at an estimated cost of $18,000. It will be remembered that one day last week the eastern wall of tbe building occu pied by the Pennsylvania Tube Works on First avenue, below Smitbfleld street, col lapsed as the result of being undermined by some men at work on the next lot excavat ing a cellar for the building George H. Ben nett proposes to erect. Since the collapse Mr. Joshua Rhodes, the owner of the prop erty, has decided to put up a handsome eight-story building on the site. There Is considerable activity in tbe build ing line out Crafton way. In the West End also, and along the south shore of tbe Ohio river, down toward McEee's Rocks, a num ber of building schemes are in the first stages. The work on the reconstruction of the West End road into an electric line is having a good effect. Current Sales. Captain Chamberland sold two lots in the Warmcastle clan of lots for $2,000. Tbe pur chaser intends improving the same at an early date. Heed B. Coyle reports the sale of another lot in the Sunnyside plan of lots, at Belle vue, Pittsburg, Ft, Wayne & Chicago Ball way, Deing lot No. 8, with a frontage of 50 feet on Bayne avenue by 150 in depth, for $900. John K. Ewing & Co. sold for Mrs. Mary W. D. Watson to a well-known Federal street business man, five lots, 50x150 feet each, on Cedar street, overlooking the Ohio river, in the Watson plan of lots, in East Bellovue, for $4,000 cash. Black'& Balrd sold to James Nesbit five lots in J. Walter Hay's plan of lots, Eenil worth place, Herron Hill, for $2,850. . W. A. Herron & Sons sold a lot on Third avenue, between Market and Liberty streets, 40x84 leet lor $14,000. The buildings erected theron will, as soon as the present leases expire, be improved by the purchaser. Charles Somers & Co. sold for .W. H. Will iams to George Guderman, lots Nos. 19 and 20, each 40x100 foet, in the Williams plan or lots, situated in the Nineteenth ward. city, for $1,400 cash. Joseph P. Rankin & Co. sold the farm of J. R. Smith, located oue mile from Sewlck ley. Tbe larm contains 27 aores, with good improvements: price, $10,250; also sold part of the McKown property at Osborn station to the borough ot Sewlokley, containing about two acres; price, $2,000; also sold the stone house property, corner Academy ave nue and Beaver street, belonging to the Way family, to an East End gentleman; lot 133x 253 feet; terms and price not given; also sold a house and lot, 60x145 feet, on Frederick avenue, Sewickley, for Mr. Henry W. Baltz to Mrs. Margaret S. Neviu: price, $5, 250 cash; also sold tbe property of James Fitzsimmons, Esq., located on Finley street. East End, lot 47x200 feet, for a price approximating $8,000. The larm of F. X. Woog, late proprietor of the Hotel Eiffel, who failed a short time ago, was sold by the Sheriff yesterday. It con tains 46 acres with a frontage of over 2,000 feet on tne Perrysville road, and is one or the finest larms on the road. G. W. Schmidt, of Fifth avenue, was the purchaser; terms private. The Burrell and Kensington Improvement companies report the following sale or lots at Kensington, the new manufacturing city on tbe Allegheny Valley Railway: Thomas McCabe, Pittsburg, lot 25, block 9, lor $600 cash; Union Supply Company. Limited, Ken sington, lots 342, 343, 344 and 345, block 25, lor $3,125 cash; Peter Leyens. Kensington, north 20 leet of lot 85, block 8. for $300; Philip A. Knckert, Beaver Falls, Pa., lot 24 and five feet of lot 25, block 5, for $1,450: Mrs. Mar garet A. Owens, Allegheny, not th half of lot 3, block 8, for $350; Charles W. Shaffer, Shan nondale, lot 83, block 13, for $595; Mrs. Elizabeth Riley, Allegheny, lot 72, block 13, for $595: Mrs. Margaret Kelly, Sharpsburg, lot 151, block 26, for $640; Miss Sophia Meyer, Pittsburg, lots 214 and 215, block 26, for $1,293 50. Denniston, Elderkin & Co., Limited, re- Eort the following sales: For William B. inhart to Alexander K. Stevenson, a double brick dwelling 01' ten rooms, situate on Shakespeare street, being lots numbered 16 and 17, Orchard additional plan to East Lib eity, for $6,500; for W. H. Denniston to Abso lem Borrows, two lots in tho Twenty-first ward, being lots Nos. 7 and 8, Bauss plan, having a frontage of 40 feet on Frankscowu avenue, for $1,500; for W. L. Paine to S. D. Kerns, house and lot on Murtland avenue, being lot 80 in Mellon's Glazier plan, said lot having a frontage of 25 feet and extends back preserving the same width 135 feet, having erected thereon a five-room frame house, price $2,000; for Jamos McClutcheon to Annie M. Wlllmen, house and lot on Frankstown avenue, being lot No. 33 In Mel lon's Station plan, tbe lot has a frontage of 20 feet on Frankstown avenue and extends back 100 feet to an alley, price $4,300. GRAIN A LITTLE FIRMER. In All Other Respects the Home Markets Are Unchanged Dairy Products Firm, With Cheese Likely to Be Higher A Few More Crop Reports. Thursday, Aug. 4. The mercantile features noted for some time past are still prominent dullness among the grain and feed and produce com mission men and activity in groceries and hog products and no new ones have devel oped. There is a firmer tone in grain, how ever, and something of a disposition to do business is becoming manifest. Wheat is rather irregularly quoted, A representa tive of Marshall, Kennedy & Co. slated this morning that his firm were paying all the way from 75c to 82o for new No. 2 red wheat and from 82c to 87c for old No. S red, the price depending almost wholly upon the test by weight. The ruling quotations on 'Change for old No. 2 red are 8485c Ear corn is tending upward on account of light receipts, A few cars might sell at the outside price, but any receipts of conse quence would quickly send the price off. Shelled corn is somewhat firmer, and oats, while firm, are little better than nominal. Feed Is steady and liny baiely so. Following are a few more crop returns -received by John Hood: Miami county, O. Wheat doing fairly well: somo good wheat and some poor. Seneca county, O. Wheat not very good; will test aDout 58 pounds; consldeiable old wheat here yet. Oats crop Is good. Hay fair. Madison county, O. Wheat fair. Oats crop good. W ells county, Ind. Wheat crop is being marketed quite lively; good crop in bushels, but the quality is poor. The best grade we can get is 58 pounds. Grand Rapids, Mich. Wheat from some sections seems very good, testing 53 to GO pounds.and some as high as 61 and 62 pounds. Oats a short crop. Grain, Flour and Feed. Sales on call at tho Grain and Flour Ex change to-day: Oue car samplo oats, spot, 32Jc: one car sample oats, spot, 33o: one car No. a white oats, tho year, S4&o; five oars No. 2 white oats, tbe year, 34c Bids and offers: SPOT. Bid. Asked. No. 2 white oats $ 37)4 $ 33K JTVZ DATS. No. 2 red wheat 84 87 No. 2 yellow shelled corn ii 59 No. 2 yellow ear corn 69 63 No. 1 white oau 37 39 Winter wheat bran 14 25 14 75 No. 1 timothy hay 14 25 15 00 No, 2 timothy hay 12 00 13 50 TEX DATS. No. 1 red wheat 8 89 No. 2 yellow shelled corn KM 68 High mixed shelled corn MX 57 No. 2 yellow ear corn &82 63 No. 2 white oats 3;! 39 Winter wheat bran 14 25 15 00 Chop corn IS 00 18 00 No. 1 timothy hay 14 25 15 CO Receipts bulletined: Via the P. & L. E. 1 car hay,2 cars flour; via the P. & W. 1 car hay.l car wheat; via the P.,CC & St. L. 2 cars oats, 8 cars hay; via the P., Ft, W. & C. 2 cars wheat 1 car oats, 2 cars hay, 6 cars flour. Total, 26 cars. BANOE 07 TBE MABIET. rrhe following quotations for grain, feed, hay and straw are for car lots on track. Dealers charge a small advance from store:! Wheat No. 2 red 84 (a 85 No. 3 red 79 a SO Cork No. 2 yellow ear 60 (4 MX jiikij-ui,j.cu ca..,.,...H oawca ay Mixed ear 56 (3 57 jno. syenow sneiiea. ........... ........ 07 High-mixed shelled 5) Mixed shelled S3 Oats No. 1 white 33 No. 2 white 37 Extra No. 3 white ZV.H juixea... 34 Rra No. 1 Ohio and Penn., new 73 No. 2 Western, new 73 FLOITB (Jobbers' prices) Fancy brands, 5 25: standard winter patents, $4 855 00; patents, $4 85(35 00: straight winter. $4 clear winter, i 254 50; XXX bakers, H rye. 94 ;ugrt ou. MILLFEBD No. 1 white middlings, $16 5017 60; No. 2 white middlings. $15 0C15 50; winter wheal bran, $14 25QI4 73; brown middlings. $14 so15 50; chop, $17 0OS21 00. HAT No. 1 tlmothv. 114 25(314 7S: No. tlmothv. mi 04310 mi; mixen ciorer anu umoiar, su . .A.a a. . - "i ' Z ,'" " "I . .!' .i." -.- A 13 59: sacking-. 18 5009 00: No. 1 nralrie. wagon hay, lis C018 00 STBAW Wheat, $6 507 00; oat, $7 507 75. Groceries. There are no price changes or fresh feat ures to note. Sugars and canned goods con tinue to be most conspicuous. BUOAes Patent cut-loaf. 5c: cubes, 5s; pow dered, 5c; granulated (standard). 45i c; confec tioners A, 4Jic; soft A, 4M4Xc; fancy yellow, 4)c: falryellow. 3K(34c: common yellow. 3Ji3Xc. CoFr2 Boasted, In packages Standard brands. 19 3-a)c: second grades, 17!419c; fancy grades. 22 27c. Loose Java. 33c: Mocha. 33)j34c: Santos, 2325$c: Maracaluo. 28c; Peaberry. 2523c; Car acas. 2S)4C:Rlo, 2224c. Come Ubken O. G. Java, 301531c: Paddang Java, 23J29)ic: Mocha. 3132c: Peaberry. 24H1 24)4c; Santoi. 22)$23)ic: Maracalbo, 21K3c; Caracas, 2425c; golden Santos. 21K22c; Klo, 1921Jc OIL-Carbon. 116, 6c; headlight. 6Xe; water white, 7c: Elain 13c: Ohio legal test. 6fcc; miners winter white, 3236c; summer. 3I3Sc. Molasses New Orleans, fancy new crop, 40 41c: choice. 37aasc: centrifugals. 29c. STBUP Com svrup. 2425c: sugar syrup, 28c; fancy flavors, 3132c FECIT8 London la er raisins. $2 50; California London layers, $1 902 10; allfornia muscatels, bag;, 55)4c: boxed. $1 151 25: new Valencia, 5 5c: new undara Valencla.7)f7i(c: California sul tanas, 9llc: currents, 3$c: California prunes, SX I2Xc: French prunes, 7.&(3104c: California seed less raisins. 1 lb cartons, $375; citron, 19)t(320c; lemon peel. ll)12c Bice Fancy head Carolina. C6c; prime to choice, 64Mc; Louisiana, 5j6c; Java, i!j55c; Japan. 5K6c. Canned Goods Standard peaches, tl 902 03; extra peaches. $2 HOi 50; seconds. $1 8.(3)1 9k: pie peachea,$l 2S1 30: finest corn, t 40 1 60: Harford county corn, $1 20 I 25; lima beans, tl 3131 25; soaked, 8085c; early June peas, ft 15ril 25; marrowfat peas, $1 0501 13; soaked, 70r$7oc: French peas. 10 5022 1 100 cans or $1 50S 50 9 doz; Slneapples, SI 151 25; extra do. $2 40: ahama do, $3; damson plums, eastern. $1 25; California pears. $2 12)4225; do green gages, jl 50: do egg plums, $1 70: do apricots, fl &B.2 00: do extra white cherries. $2 752 85: do white cherries. 2-lb cans. $1 70: raspberries, $1 25 1 50: strawberries, $1 15(31 25: gooseberries, tl 00 (31 25: tomatoes. i OoM 10; salmon. 1 lb. tl 25 1 95; blackberries. 7590c: succotash. 2-lb cans, soaked, 95c; do standard. 2 lb, tl 251 60: corned beef. 2-lb cans, fl 70l 75: do 14 lb. Ill 00: roast beef, 2 lb, tl 75: chlpned beef, 1-lb cans. $1 903 2 00: baked beans, tl 251 SO; lobsters. 1 lb, t2 3o; mackerel, fresh. 1 lb, 95c: broiled, $1 50: sardines, domestic, M. $4 00: Hs. $6 25; H: mustard, t3 2.': Imported, Hs. $10 0012 50; imported, X. $18 00 33 00; canned apples, 3 lb, 7075c; gallons, 2 70 275. Ahilry Product. Butter is Arm at the advance and cheese, it is thought, will go a little higher before any reaction sets in. The demand is excel lent and stocks are lighter than usual at this season. BDTTIIt -Choice Elgin creamery. 24K25c: oiher brands. 2023c: choice to fancy country roll. 1616c; low grades and cooking, 9I2c: grease. 56c. Cheese Ohio new, 9,V39Mc; New York, io lOMc: One fall make, fancy new Wisconsin Swiss blocks, 14i4Hc; do. bricks, 10llc: Wisconsin sweltzer. In tuns. 1313cfor new, 15ai6c forold; Umbnrger, 10llc; Ohio bwlss, 12I3c, as to quality. Fggs and Poultry. Some of the dealers were quoting eggs as high as 16c to-day, but most business was at our quotations. Chickens aro jn fair de mand and supply at the range given. EGOS Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio, 11X 18c: cold storage stock, Uiil!ic. POCT.TRT Spring chickens, Mt3M5c for smalland 607Oc for large: old chickens, 8090c; ducks, 60 65c: geese, 5565c. Berries, Frntts nnd Vegetables. Blackberries sold at 8llc per quart to day, according to condition, and huckle berries at $1 001 25 per basket and pall; no other kinds on tbe market. Apples were quoted at $2 004 50 per bbl. for common to fancy, peaches at $2 252 50 per crate and 3560o for small baskets; pears. Bell and Heath. 51 C0i 50 per bbl and $1 50 175 per bu. box. Cat Horn la. peaches sold at $1 501 75 per case, do plums at $3 003 50, and do Harllett pears at $2 753 00. Lemons were good stock at $4 506 00: banana at $1 252 50 and pineapples were slow sale at $1 C01 -5 per dozen. Watermelons were higher, extra larre being held at $40 per 100; medium to large, $18 32. Anne Arundel cantcloupes sold at $4 50 lor choice, the range being $2 O0$4 50. Tomatoes were hard to sell nr anv price. Quotations: V bu. baskets, 4075c; 4-basket cases, 4060c; bu. cases, $1 001 25. Cabbage wni quoted at $1 O0l 25 per bbl, onions at $2 753 00 per bbl and 7590o per box, cu cumbers ut 50060c per -bu. basket, celery at 2030c and eg plants at 76cQ$125 per dozen, according to size. The demand con tinues very light, despite the lower prices. Potatoes contlnned Arm at $2 352 50 per bbl. for Jersey Rose and $2 152 25 for East ern Rose. Yellow sweets, firsts, were held at $4 7505 00, with Baltimore advices qnot Ing $4 25, and seconds were held at $3 50 3 75. Miscellaneous. Beans New crop New York and Michigan pea beans. $1 952 00 per Dushel; hand-picked medium, tl 851 90 per Dushel; Lima, new. 3S3Kc; Penn sylvania and Ohio beans, tl 701 75 per bushel. Beeswax Choice yellow. 3335c: dark. 25?8c. Honet New crop white clover, 1713c per pound; buckwheat. 1215c. Tallow Country, 3,H4c per pound; city, 4 4ic. FEATIIEns Extra live geese. 5560c per pound; No. I do. 455oc: mixed. 3035c. Peanuts Green, 45c per pound; do roasted, 11 zvai 35 ner bushel. ClDER-Sand refined, tc 50(36 75 per barrel; Penn sylvania champagne elder. $3.O03 25. Hides Following Is the scale adopted by the local tanners: Green steer hides, trimmed. 75 lbs and up, 6: green steer hides, trimmed. 60 to 75 lbs. 6: green steer hides, trimmed, under 60 lbs. 3X'. green cowhides, trimmed, all welghts.3M: green ull hides, trimmed, all weights. 4; green calf skins. No. 1. 5; green calfskins. No. 2. 3: green steer hides, trimmed, side branded, 4; green cow hides, trimmed, side branded, 2. Cotton. New Yobk, Aug. 4 Cotton futures closed steady; Rales, 83,700 bales: August. 7.22c; Sep tember, 7.25c; October. 7.36c; November, 7.47c; December, 7.57; January, 7.68c; February, 7.77c; April, 7.93c. New Orleans, Aug. 4. Cotton easv: mid dling, 7HC: low mlddling,6c; good ordinary, 6Jc; not receipts, 670 bales; gloss receipts, 736 bales; exports to the continent, 0,122 bales: sales, 1,200 bales: stock, 771 bales. Galveston. Auc 4. Cotton easv; middling, TJJc; low middling, 6c: good ordinary, 6c: net and gross receipts, 118bales, including 60 bales new crop; exports coastwise, 303 bales; sales, 142 bales; spinners, IIS bales; stock, 16 846 bales. Liverpool, Aug. 4. Cotton steadv with fair demand; middling, 4d; sales, 10,000 bales, of which 1,000 were for -pecnlation and export and Included 8,900 American. New Tork Metal Market. New Yobk, Aug. 4. Pig iron dull and weak; American, $13 515 00. Copper steady; lake. $11 5011 65. Lead easy; do- mntle. S3 05O1 10. Tin nfj-nrt v Straits -?0 SS 20 75. SICK HEAD ACHE-c,, j. , Uw pmj SICK HEADACHE-Clrter,lLutjeLlTerp1UA SICK HEADACHE-Catter,, L,tUe Ura plU SICK HEADACHE-,, LltUa Ujm riUfc 4-4'MWTiU m 67i if 54 3 36 Ka a 74 73 , $500 A SHAEP ADVAHCE IB UK The Only Feature or the Metal Market Abroad Just Now. New Yoitk, Aug. 4. Special The Iron Age will to-morrow review the foreign metal markets by cable from London as follows: Scotch warrants have declined about 5d from tbe highest point reached last week. The speculation that developed at that time was followed by realizations that offset the) influenco of better trade demand. Cleveland warrants dropped even more, having touched 38s 6d, and were traded in sparingly at the decline. Hematites eased off 66! on moderate dealings. Connals stocks show a further decrease, and now inclnde 411,000 tons Scotch ana 23,000 tons Cleveland. Latest quotations on warrants were 41s lid for Scotch, 38s 6d for Cleveland, and 60s for hematite. Pig tin has advanced sharply under re newed speculative buying. Purchases on American account are again referred to as instrumental in cansing the rise. In this market outsiders manifest but little active in terest. Straits shipments last month wer 2,805 tons, LIVE STOCK. movements and Prices at East Liberty and Other Points. EastLibebtt, Pa., Aug. 4. Cattle Receipts, 504 head; shipments, 483 bead; market steady and unchanged! no cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hoos Receipts, 1,700 head: shipments, L60O head; market firm on good and slow on common; cornfed, $6 856 10; gratsers, $5 40 5 80; 9 cars or hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 1,100 head, shipments, 800 head; market slow at unchanged prices. (.By Associated Press. Chicago The Evening Journal reports! Cattle Receipts, 12,000 head: shipments, 4,000 head; market active and steady to a trifle higher: prime to extra steers, $55 15; good to ohoice, $4 504 95; others, $3 75 4 25; Texans. $1 953 10; rancers, $3 253 95; cows, $2 603 SO. Hogs Receipts, 15,000 head; shipments, 10,000 head; market active and So higher; rough packers. $5255 75; Srime mixed and packers, $5 85590; prime eavy and butchers weights, $5 95605;' light, $5 256. Sheep Receipts, 6,000 head; shipments, 2,030 bead: market active and steady; natives, $3 500500: Texans, $4 254 50; westerns, $4 60; lambs, $3 506 75. New Tork Beeves Kecelpts, 654 bead, all for export; no tradinz: feeling firm; dressed beef steady at 7i8Jic per pound; shipments to-day, 1,156 beeves. Calves Receipts, 744 head; market a shade firmer; veals, $5 004J7 10 per 100 pounds: buttermilk calves, $3 353 75. Sheep Receipts. 6,163 head: market firm; sheen, $3 753 37 per 100 pounds; lambs, $5 C07 25; dressed mut ton steady at 8llc perpound; dressedlambs Ann nt 912c. Hogs Receipts. 3,183 head, including 5 cars for sale; market dull at $5 506 20 per 100 pounds. Kansas Cltv Cattle Receipts, 2,500 head; shipments, 2,800 head; market active, strong and generally 10c higher; steers, $2 354 65; cows, $1 252 75; Texans, $2 102 50; s look ers and .feeders, $2 60. Hogs Receipts, 5,000 head; shipments. 2,000 bead; market opened 510c higher, lost advance, but closed steady; all grades, $5 255 80; bulk, $5 60 5 72. Sheep Kecelpts, 1,700 head; ship ments, 300 head; good muttons were strong, others lower; muttons. $5 00; lambs, $5 60. Cincinnati Hogs heavy: common and light. $4 335 70; packing and butchers', $5 405 85; receipts, 4,305 head; shipments, 1,093 head. Cattle Demand light and heavy; receipts,635 head; shipments,610 head. Sheep strong at $3 U05 25; receipts, 7,755 head; ship ments, 6,370 head. Lambs strong: common to choice spring, $3 506 50 per 100 lbs. Buffalo Cattle Receipts, S3 loads through 2 sale; very dull, nothing doing. Hogs Recelpts.60 loads through, 23 sale; extremely dull, and 5c lower for good grades; heavy and corn fed, 59c. Sheep and Inmbs Re ceipts, 20 loads through, 6 sale; strong with light receipts; choice to fancy wethers, $523. General Markets. Minneapolis Toward the close wheat ran np 1c, causing a strong feeling and an ad vance to 75c; tho closing was strong at 75Jic; September, 77JsC December; In cash wheat choice samples of No. 1 Northern were in fair demand; No. 1 Northern closed at 78Kc. Close August, 75c; September, 75c; December, 77c. On track No. 1 bard. 80oi No. 1 Northern, 7Bc; No. 2 North ern, 7075c; old September, 76c Milwaukee Flour steady. Wheat firm; September, 75c: No. 2 spring, 76c: No. 1 Northern, 83c. Corn steady: No. 3, 4849c. Oats quiet: No. 2 white. 34c: No. 3 do. 33 S3c Barley quiet; No. 2, 37c; sample ou track, 6062c. Rve quiet: No. 1, in store, 68Kc Receipts Flour, 4.930 barrels; t heat, 25,500 bushels; barley, 1,400 bushels. Ship mentsFlour, 20,257 barrels; wheat, 1,650 bushels; barley, none. Kxnsa City Wheat active and firm: No. 3 hard. old. 61G3Xc; new. C466c; No. 2 red, 6763c. Corn firm but quiet: No. 2 white, 5i52c; No. 2 mixed, 42K43c. 'Oats more active and firmer: No. white, old, 30c; new, 20c: new mixed, 2Sc Receipts Wheat. 42,000 bushels; corn, 5,000 bushels: oat 8, 700 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 31,000 bushels; corn, 5,000 busuols; oats, 5,000 bush els. Ilaltlmore Wheat easy; No. 2 red, spot, 82S2Jc; August, 81c; September, 81c. Coin dull; mixed, spot and August. 55c bid; Sentember, 54c bid. Oats firmer; No. 2 white Western, 33c; No. 2 mixed da, 35c. Rye firm; No. 2, 72c. Hay steady. Grain freights steady. Cotton nominal at "JgO Provisions steady. Moss pork, $13 50. Butter firm; creamery, 23c Eirgs steady at 14c Coffee firm; Rio fair at 17c. Duiuth The market was rather dull throughout; the close was firm and fairly active at KQKc above 3 esterday. Close No. 1 hard, cash and Angu-.t, MUu: Septem ber, 81c: Detemher, 82c; No. I Northern, cash and August, 79c: September. 79c; De cember, 85c; No. 3 Northern, cash, 72Jc; No. 3, 63c: rejected, 5lc On track No. 1 bard, tfic; No. 1 Northern, 80c Buffalo Wheat No. 1 hard wheat, 91c; No. 1 Northern, 85Jc: No. 2 red, S2c No. 2 corn, 54c. Receipts Wheat, 510,000 bushels; corn. 100,000 bushel". Shipments Wheat, 400,000 bushels; corn, 83,000 bushels. Woo!. Boston, Aug. 4. Wool market active and firm; sales, 4,295,000 pounds: Ohlofleeces sell ing freely at 27c lorZ, 2S293 for X and above: Michigan X fleeces In steady demand at Z26c; No. 1 wool ut 3233c for Ohio and 303;c for Michigan; No. 1 combing wool selling at 3436c: Ohio fine delaine, 3233c; Michigan flue delaine, 2930c; unwashed combing in demand at 2528c; large sales of Territory wool, including Montana, at 1922c. and Utah and Wyoming at 1621c: spring Texas in fair demand at 1820c, and California at 1519c; unwashed and unmer chantable fleeces sell freely at 1723c; pulled wool steady and In good demand; Australians active, selling at 3240c; foreign carpet wool in better reqnest. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Caster ESTABLISHED 1867. CHOICE TIMOTHT HAY A SPECIALITT DANIEL M'CAFFREY. Hay, Grain and Commission, 233 AND 240 FIFTH AVENUE, PITTSBURG. PA. Consignments of and orders for grain solicited? myl7-46-p UROKEBS FINANCIAL. ESTABLISHED 1884. John M. Oakley & Co., BANKERS AND BROKERS, 45 SIXTH ST. Direct private wire to New York and Chi cago. Member New York, Chicago and Pitts, burg Exchanges. Local securltlei bought and sold for casr or carried on liberal margins. Investments made at our discretion and dividends paid quarterly. Interest paid on balance (sines 1885). Money to loan on calL Information books on all markets mailed on application. fe7 Whitney & Stephensoh 57 Fourth Avenue apSO-35 r3&&&4?i; '" IMltSMl
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