TEE FECTHBURG DISPATCH," WEDNESDAY ATJGtfST 10; 1892.'
II
A LITTLE KECOYERY.
Snorts Cover a Few Lines and Prices
Bead Fractionally.
CROP REPORTS THE HALN FACTOR.
Burlington, Rock Island, Atchison, Si Paul
and Omaha Improve.
A DULL CLOSE AT THE BEST PEICES
New York, Aug. 9. The stock market
to-day attain sank into the most oppressive
dullness and except for the Grangers and
industrials almost absolute stagnation
marked the trading from opening to close.
The dealings in the stocks mentioned, how
ever, gave tone and character to the whole
market and under a moderate demand from
the shorts, with very moderate offerings,
prices were brought up somewhat from
the depression of the previous day.
Crop reports are at present the only
thing which has any influence upon the
making ot prices and the efforts to recoup
short stocks through the circulation of re
ports of serious damage to the corn crop,
especially in Kansas, have been the means
ot making all the interest there is in the
market. The expectation of the Govern
ment crop report to-morrow is that there
will be shown no such condition or affairs as
the alarmist reports indicate, but the circu
lators of these stories are already beginning
to hedge by saying the corn crop in Kansas
ha9 been damaged 20 per cent In the !ast
week, the Government report covering the
situation only to the first ot the month.
The demand flora the shorts made the
stocks which were weak yesterday the
strongest to-day, and Burllugton, especially
at the best price, showed a sain 01 some
thing over 1 per cent. Bock Island and
Atchison followed, hut the improvement in
St. Paul and Omaha was confined to Insignifi
cant amounts. There was at no time any
pressure to sell, nnd in the afternoon, while
the dullness became most oppressive, there
was no setback to prices and the gains
among the leaders assumed material propor
tions. The market finally closed dull but
firm at or near highest prices.
Railroad bonds were also affected by the
lack of interest and on sales of only $924,000
tneie were few changes or features of note.
The Minneapolis & St. Louis bonds were
conspicuous for sharp sains over the. last
sales, but where theie were no exceptional
circumstances to exert an Influence the
changes were in all cases insignificant.
Government bonds were dull and steady.
Close of the list:
U. S. 4sreg US Mutual Union 6s 110K
U.S. 4scoup 116 N. J. O. Int. Cert.. .111
C. S. 4Ss2s. 100 Northern Pac. lsts.,117
Pacific 6s or '95 107 Northern Pac 2ds'..lll
Louls'na stamped 4s. S1'4 Xorthw'n Consols. ..133
Iciin. new set 6s no No'hw'n I)eben.5s..l09
Tenn. new$et5s'....lW) M.L.4 l.M.Gn.5s.. 81V
Tcnn. new set 3s..... 73'f St.l, & b.F.Gcn.jr.106
Canada So. 2ds 103 St. Paul Consols 12)
t en. Pacific lsta 105 t. P.. C & P. lsts..HS
Den. & K, G. lsts....U7 T. P. L. G. Tr. Rets. 80S
Den. tlwG. 4s SS T. P. It. G. Tr. Rets. JS
Krie2ds 105', Dnlon Pac lsts IOC?
M. K. T. Gen. 6s.. 80 West Shore 103S
M. K. AT. Gen. is.. 48X K. G. W SOX
Bid.
Mining shares closed as follows:
Cholor SVOphir. S5
Crown Point 43 Pi month 25
Con. Cat. & Va. 340 Slerru evada. 115
Deadwood 200 standard HO
Gould Curry. 100 Union Consolidated.. 95
Hale & Norcrcss 9c Yellow Jacket 50
Homestake 140? Iron bilver 60
Independence 55 Quicksilver 350
Mexican 13a Quicksilver, pfd 1750
Xorth star 650 jjulwer j.... 40
Ontario Eton
Tbe total sales of stocks to-dav were 154.-
740 shares, including: Atchison, 2,223; Erie,
4,240; Northern Pacific preferred, 2,500; Read
ing, 11,200; St. Paul, 21,400: St. Paul and
Omaha, 5,300; Union Pacific, 2,100.
Watson & Gibson to Oakley & Co.: "The
heat here made it very uncomfortable and
traders had Tery little energy, but the mar
ket acted well and we have not abated our
confidence in it. We think that lead and
cotton oil stocks will get a fresh rise, as they
have steadied themselves after recent liqui
dation. Everybody who wanted a sure thing
sold Chicago, Burlington & Quinoy stock,
and the result is a large short interest, a
premium on tbe certificates and a rally of 1
per cent to-day."
From Sproul & Co.'s market letter: "Al
though Cotton Oil lags behind in a fashion
which suggests that the people in charge
consider it as high as the aotual perform
ance of the property will Justify. Just what
its condition is is of course a mystery. It is
Indeed one of the most crying necessities of
the market that the inanagementof thee in-'
dustrial ex-trusts should be forced to adopt
a franker policy in regard to making known
the financial performance or their corpora
tions. The coal stocks were a little more ac
tive, though Philadelphia sent dispatches to
the effect that the Reading earnings are not
likely to show any startling improvement
at present." . f
Tbe following table shows the prices of active
stocks on the New York stork Exchange, cor
rected dallv for TnE llTTsnuno Dim-atch i lv
Whitxet k stephexsox. oldest rittstuirg mem
bers of 'ew York Stock Lxchange, 57 Fourth av
enue: Clo
Close
Aug
8.
Open
High
Low
lug
ing.
est.
est.
hid.
Am. Cotton Oil
Am. Cotton OH pfd.
Am. Sugar K. Co....
Am. Sugar IJ.Co.pfd
4J
46H
45
v.H
45K
8IH
100H
MX
38 s
ta'A
59
136
29)4
24H
63
43-i
S2
821,
k:
tux
107
106i
107 H
VXii
iuit
38 "3
"si"
101
Aicu. Top. x a. ...
3S,S
394
3&
59
I3i!
29
24!
63
Canadian Tactile.
Canada Southern..
"59
59'
Central of N.Jersey.
central racinc
Chesapeake 4 Ohio.
C. 4 O. 1st prd
C. to. Sdprer.
C.ilc-acotias Trust..
C. Bur. & Onlnr-v...
24S,'
h3
44!
24S
63 I
O 1
44 H
44
81 V
100
82H
53H:
eis
102
Wi
54S
IS
117
"go J
014
lHOSi
81S
IC13,
82V
lJOH
31
leo
82?
126
79 H
53V
121S
117-
143
66
31
313(
157
138.
16
48
47S(
4".
io:s
135
70V
3HH
IS
lZi'i
113
39H
W
113
C Mil. A St. Faul..
82
"791f
u.- .11. s. si. r. prei.
C Hock I. AT
0)4
C. St. P. M. & O....
.?,
53
C St.P.M.JtO., pfl
is
iri
1J
t. i .oruinesiern..
H7
n-.H,
1I7.S
C A.N.. prcr.
C. C. C. A I .
Col. Coal A Iron
Col. Jt Hocking Val.
Del.. Lack. A West.
lel. A Hudson
lien. A Rlu Grande..
D. AH. ., pref.....
1. A C. F. Trust
ET.Va.4Gs
Illinois Ontral......
Lake Krle A West...
Lake Erie AW., pfd.
Lake Shore A M. S..
Louisville and Nash.
Mobile A Ohio
Missouri Pacific
66!i
34
"W4
143
C6X
33
3
35
157
35K
156
13S)i
48
3'H
157i
lSSJs
"48 'i
'
156
1SJM
"48'
473,
1M!
16
45 ,
47.H
i
102
77)
1344
KH
4?4
.-i
77
135
J3o
70
"wiJ
MY,
70M
"58"
7o;j
"sis
121.
114
70S
38
59
126
National Cordage Co
I
114
i:ci4
114'.
a&l cora. ixi., pm.
National Lead Co ..
at. Lead Co., pfd.
.New York Central..
X. Y.. a A St. L....
U44
3
4J
Si
303
ito
ua
mil
113k
1I3
1I3M
113
17
72
IS
urtC
e&'t
Z3.
191j
"h
43
14
21
57)4
21
3M
34".
18
60)4
ISC
9
41
43
103
111U
8
3b
11
96)J
29 3
72
V.H
!.Y.,C.A!5t.L.,IstD
N.Y.C..ASt.L.,2lp
72
38
2b5i
CS
36V
1914
.
43
14
i. 1., L.. L. ...
N.Y.,L.K.AW.,prd
. Y. A N. E.
N. Y.. O. A W
Norfolk A Western..
Norfolk A West.,ptd
orth American Co.
Northern Pacific...
Northern Pa'flc, pld
OJilo A Mississippi..
Oregon lmpr'eirent.
Pacific Mall-.T. ....
Peo.. Dec. A Evans.
Pliila. A Kcadlng...
Pullman Palace Car
Richmond AW.P T.
Ricn. AW.P.T..pfd!
St. PaulAllulutlu..:
St. P. A Duluth. pfd
23H
28
28K
36 h
3SU
19
18
it'4
21 X
57.H
11
2!!
57M
2K
57?,
21
24
33H
18'j
60J4
34 1;
lbfci
t3
"sit
33H
It's
CO
m
Cfi4
196
40 V
42"
103
114U
8i
SS'i
10i,
"'
901,
3
7
97
ou i'.,3iinn. jejuan,
Texafc Pacific
!
8T
38.S
STJi
Z.H
T23!
97S,
Union Pacific
Wabash ..............
Wabash, pfd.........
M'csteru Union......
Wheeling L. E....
WheelingAL F-.pfd
BaltlraoreA Ohio...
33
30
72
30S
72V
975,
BEARS HAVE A TURN.
News and Other Influences Reversed and
I'ric s SInmp.
Chicago, Aug. 9. It was the bulls' turn
to be In trouble to day. Testerday all
was strength and confidence In prices and
the bears were in a perspiration; to- say the
feeling was the very reverse and the bulls
who hung to their holdings so firmly and
the bears who were so anxious to cover
their shorts yesterday were one at the
opening this morning, in their mutual
desii e to sell. The crop conditions had en
tirely changed over night. The crop-killers
of yesterday had come to the conclusion
that at least a little wheat would be gar
nered from the fields of the Dakotas and
Minnesota; while a few scattering showers
in Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska, with a
very considerable stretch of cloudy weather
over other parts of the corn belt, led to a
less pessimistic view of the situation as to
that cereal. Then heavy selling around the
opening by Cudahy caused a decline in hog
products, thereby making weakness the
prevailing tone all over the trading floor.
Aside from tbe weather conditions and the
sympathetic weakness brought over from
the otner pits, the principal factors affect
ing the value of -wheat were the following:
Weakening cable advices, Including a cor
rection in the report of last week's ship
ments from India, making the amount much
larger, and favorable weather In Great
Britain; then, while exports were rather
free, the amount on ocean passage showed
an increase of over 2,000,000 bushels. To add
to these bearish items, New York was a free
seller m this market, and local longs who
had good profits in sight as the result of
yesterday's advance were anxious to release
and put out their holdings freely. There
were some reactions after the price had sons
down sharply, caused by shorts taking the
opportunity to cover the lines put out yes
terday near the top; but the general tone of
the market throughout the session was one
,of weakness, and the close was easy at a loss
'of 1 Jc, compared with that of yesterday.
The corn pit was crammed with a wildly
excited crowd, who were as eager to sell as
they had been to buy yesterday. They all
wanted to seize their profits at the same
time before they disappeared fromviow,
and very naturally prices slid off with great
agility.
Oats followed wheat and com, the close
showing a loss of ljc
Provisions wen less conlstently weak
than grains. September pork opened 15c
Ion er on heavier receipts of hogs than wete
anticipated and a decline of 5c in their
value. Pork closed slow at $13 00, a loss or
30c; lard is 15c off and ribs a like amount.
Lake freights easy on the basts of 2c for
corn to Buffalo.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
firm anil unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat,'
TStfc; No. S spring wheat, 72c; No. 2 red,
782c; No. 2 corn, 53fc: No. 2 oats. S3U33c;
No. 2 white. 35Jic; No. 3 white,S4J35J4c; j,a
2rye,65c; No. 2 brlev,62c:No. St.n. li,5Uc;No.
4. f. o. !., 40c; No. 1 flax seed, $1 94; prime
timothv seeil, $1 37; mess pork, per bbl,
$12 9513 00; lard, per 100 lbs, $7 90S 00; short
ribs sides loose. $8 058 10; dry salted shoul
ders, boxed. $7 257 50: short clear sides,
boxed, $8 20S 23; . hisky, distillers' finished
goods, per gal, $1 15; sugars, cut loar, un
changed. Articles. Receipts. Shipments.
Flnnr, bhls 22.000 13.000
Wheat, bu 307 000 403.000
Corn, bn 180 000 108,000
Oats, bu 245,003 336,000
Rye, bu 7.000 2,000
Barley, bu 3,000 1,000
On the Produce Exchange, to-day, the but
ter market was strong; fancy creamery, 23
24c Eggs, 16o.
Range ofthe leading futures fnrnlshed by John
jr. Oakley & Co., bankers and brokers. No. 45
Mxth street:
Open- High- Low- Clos- Close
Aeticlk. lng. est. est. lag. Aug.8
Wheat.
Aug 79 79H 785 7854 79K
Sept 7954 79M 7SS, f 78! 79
Oct 79K 7S 79S 79
Dec 82 82 80), 81 8y
CORN.
Aug MH 55'j 53' 53X KH
Sept MM H 6ZH 53H M't,
Oct 54 51 52H 52V 50s
Dec MH 52 ;i 51 S3H
May 55M 55Ji 53)4 S3h 55K
OATS.
Aug 33X 23H 33 33 3454
Sept M( 35 33H 33 35
Oct 34,' S5M 34 34Sl 35J4
Dec
May 3774 33.S S7X J7J4 38H
Sept .. 13 20 IS 22 12 65 13 02 13 32
Oct 13 00 13 20 12 S5 1,100 13 30
Jan 13 65 13 97 13 75 13 37 11 10
Lard.
Sept 8 12 8 12 7 90 8 00 8 12
Oct 8 07 8 12 7!5 8 00 8 5
Jan 760 760 747 7 52 765
short Ribs.
Sept 8 05 8 12 7 95 8 05 8 17
Oct 807 8 10 787 800 8 12
Jan 725 725 702 7 12 7 SO
Carreceipts for to-day: Wheat, 824; corn,
501: oats. 275. Estimates for to-morrow:
Wheat, 512; corn, 210: oats, 140.
GENERAL MARKET&
New York Flouh Receipts, 33,400 pack
ages: expoits, 12,800 barrels, 28,000 sacks;
less active and gcnerallv easv: sales 29.700
barrels.
Wheat Receipts, 304,000 bnohels; exports,
299,000 bushels: sales, 2,160,000 bushels
futures, 301,000 bushels spot. Spot
fairly active easier, closing steady.
No. 2 red, 83Jc in store and elevator;
S4c afloat; 8485Kc T. o. h.; No. 3 red,
80J4C; ungraded red, TOfJSlc; No. 1 Northern,
870870; No 1 hard, 92Jic; No. 2
Korthern, 81c; No. 2 Chicago. 86c;
No. 2 Milwaukee, 84c; No. 3 spring,
80c: options were moderately active, de
clining mc on increase in amount on
passage foreign selling, increase in English
visible, large receipts West, and more favor
able weather reports, advanced SQiP on
local covering and closed at ,io
under yesterday; No. 2 red, August, 83Jf
84Kc, closing at 83c: September, 81 1-1WS
84c, closing at 84tc; October, 83
80c, closing at 83c; November. 87c;
December, 83 S-1689e, closing at 88Jc; May,
93V93Ko. closing at ftJKc
Rye Firm and quiet; Western, 7375c
Cablet Malt dull.
Cork Receipts. 82,905 bushels; .exports,
18.593 bushels; sales, 1,250,000 bushelfuturct.
9,000 bushels spot. Spot dull, lower and
weak: No. 2, 61c elevator, 63c afloat; ungraded
mixed, 5563c; options were less active and
?i15c lower on better crop reports, large
receipts, increased amount in passage and
InnnL ranll.ini. nlnctnw wwilr, A ...... a 11 m
62Jfe, closing at 61Jc; September. G960j5c,
closing at 59Jc: October, 58Jf60)c, clos-in-.'
at 5Sc; December, 5SJi58ic, closing at
5a'c
Ovrs Receipts, 24.6C9 bushels; exports.
2,430 bushels; ale, 285,000 bushels futures.
inegnlar and weik: ontion weaker inrt
falrlv active; August, 38JJc: September. SSK
395jc, closing at 3SJfe: October, 3939j5c,
clo.mgat 39c; Mav, 42Jj13io, closing at
42Jc; spot No. 2 -i hite, 4ic: mixed Western,
39K41c: white Western, 4147c; Na 2 Chi
cago, 40;405.c
Hat steady and quiet.
Hops dull nnd steady.
Groceries Coffee options opened firm and
unchanged to 5 points up, closed firm 515
up; sales, 31,500 bag-, including August,
12.70c: September, 12 6: 12 75c; October, 12 65
12 SOc: November. 12:70c; December, 12.75
11 SOc: January. 1180c: Februarv, 12.7512.80c;
March, 12 8012.85c; May, 12.7512.S0c; spot
Rio firmer and more active; No. 7, 13c
Sugar Raw firmer and more active; cen
trifugals 96 test, 3 2-16c; sales, 60 hogsheads
and 323 bags Muscovado. 89 test. 2 ll-16c;
3.4i0 bags centrifugals 96 test, 3 3-16c, and
519 baas molasses sugar 83 test, 2 7-16c; re
lined fairly active and firm. Holass.es
Foreign nominal; New Orleans, dull. Rice
strong but quiet.
cotto:? seed yiL quiet and about steady.
Taixow dull; city $2 00 forpkgs), 4 6-16
llosts steady and dull.
Turpehtine dull and weak.
Eggs lnlair demand and firm; receipts, 10,
495 packages.
Hides steady and dull.
Hog Products Pork more active and firm.
Cut meats quiet and easv. Pickled bellies,
8KS?ic; dohams,1212c Safes, 300 piokled
bam, 12 pounds, at 12c. Middles quiet and
steady. Lard lower and moderately active:
Western steam closed at $8 25; sales, 2.000
tierces at J8 25S 47. Option sales,250 tierces;
August, $8 35; 2,000 tierces September, $3 25
8 10. Dosing at a 25; 1,250 tieiues October at
$8 208 32, closing at $8 25; 250 tierces January
at 7 86.
Daikt Products Butter flrmpr, fair de
mand; creamery, 1724c; Elgin, 2323Jc
-t. ton's Flour steady and unchanged.
Wheat declined from the start of a flood of
bear news and lack or support rrom corn,
and the close was 1K1KC down; cash lower;
No. 2 red, 74u; August, 4!c. closing at 74c
nominal: September, 74575Jc, closing at
75c asked; October, 7bc nominal; December,
7b79c, closing at 78Jc. Corfl worked
downward, closing 2o below yesterday; No.
2 cash, 50c; August, 49fc bid; September,
40ii51Xc closing at l'Jc asked; October,
4950c, closing 49e bid. Oats declined ljic
In sjmpathy with corn; No. 2 cash, 324c;
August, 49Xc; September. 49K51c, closing
at 49Jc a-ked; October, 4950kc, closing 49c
bid. Rye, No. 2 bid, 61c. Uarley, no tiade.
Bran firmer, 63c at mill.
riii'udeiphlM Flonr quiet. Wheat market
weak and lower: steamer No. 2 red in ex
port elevator. 80Jc; No. 2 red August, 819
e 81c; September, 82kS2Vc: October, S3K
c; November, 8IKi4c Corn op
tions weaker and values largely nominal;
No. 2 mixed, August, 5959c; September,
5SJ(59c; October and November, 57K58c.
On t- 111 m but quiet: No. 3, 40fc; No. 2 nite,
42Kc; No. 2 white August, 4141Xo; Sep
tcuilmr, 4oiOJc; October and November,
40K41c Ergs Fine fresh stock firm and
wanted: poor grades dull; 1'ennsvlvnnla
firsts, 1717Kc
Ua tiinarr-Wheat weak; No. 2 rol, spot,
81c: August, 81Kc: September, 81Vc; Octo
ber, 82Jc. Corn uull: mixed spot, S8c asked;
August, 57Jic bid; September. 55o bid; Octo
ber, 57c. Oats firm; No. 2 white, Vi'ostern, 42c;
No. 2 mixed Western, 38c. Bye steadv; No. 3,
72JJc Hay quieter. Provisions steady, lies
poik, 14 50. Lard, 9c. Butter Asm and
active; creamery, fancy, 24c Eggs stcadr,
1414e. Coffee firm; Rio fair. 17c; No. 7,
13c
'loieilo Wheat active and easier; cash,
80c; An-just, 80: September, 80c; Decem
ber, cSc Corn steady; cash, 62Ko.
Oats dull; cash, 34Vc Rye quiet;
cash, 69Jc; SoptemDer, fisje. Cloverseed
dull, steady: cash, $7 00; October, $6 05. Re
ceipts Flour, 31 barrels; wheat, 344,105 bush
els; corn, 4,208 bushels: oats, 30,0 to bushels:
rye, 2,390 bushels. Shipments Flour, 1.414
barrels; wheat, 593,133 bushels; corn, 9,900
bushels; rye, 400 bushels.
Buffalo Wheat Na 1 hard, 92Vfc; Na 1
Northern. 86fe: Na3 red,83Wc; No. Scorn,
none offered. Receipts Wheat, 620,00-)
bushels; oorn, 800.000 bushels. Shipments
Wheat, 500,030 bnshsl-: enrn. 17.1000 linihsls.
GAS SHARES ADVANCE,
And So Do WeBtirjghouse Airbrake
and Duquesne Traction.
THE LIST GENERALLY STRONG.
P. A B. Traction the Only Etock Showing
Anything; Like Weakness.
LOCAL AND GENERAL FINANCIAL NOTES
Tuesday, Aug. 9.
The market for lockl securities opened
tame but strong to-day, ruled rather dull
during the greater portion of the day and
closed animated and generally buoyant. The
shares which figured in the trading on.
'Change were Citizens Traction. Dnquesne
Traction, Philadelphia Company "Wheeling
Gas, P. & R Traction, 'Westinghouse Elec
tric new common and People's Natural
Gas and Pipeage Company, all ruling strong
to buoyant with the exception of P. 8s B.
Traction, which was inclined to continue
the drooping tendency developed Monday.
Citizens' Traction sold at 62 and appeared
to be stronger, though the closing bid was
below the sale price. The opinion that the
stock was going up around 65 has been en
tertained in pretty well informed circles
for a fortnight past, but it does not seem
able to get above the 62 notch. In
other quarters it is thought the
stook is high enough for a 6 per
cent dividend payer. Dnquesne Traction
continued its upwaid drift, the demand
being quite as good and strong as ever. It
sold at 29 at the first call, at 30 at the third,
the highest point ever touched, and closed
with a firm look at 29J31. P. & B. Trac
tion was offered down to 26, at which price
a small transaction ocenrreu, closing at 26
26. After the close, however, Kuhn Bros.,
who have been making quotations on this
week, offered to trade In It either way at
26. P., A. & M. Traction was quoted at
4i14ji. Pittsburg Traotion was offered
doun to 58, and Pleasant Valley was about
steady at 525 at the close. There does
not appear to be m itch interest in the latter
either way, but there is a pretty good basis
for tbe statement that thoso who were most
prominent in the trading when the stock,
was active would like to see it freely offer
ing at par. There is also good ground lor
tne assertion tnat tbe deal between tne jr.
V. and P., A & M. will soon be closed up or
declared off.
In the gas shares, strength was the most
conspicuous feature. Philadelphia Company
moved up to 20J sales and bid; Pipeage sold
at 14Ji and closeu at 14 bid; Wheeling Oas sold
at 18 closing at 18 9. and Manufactur
er was bid up to Via without drawing out
any offeis to sell, x'here Is an excellent
demand for it and higher prices appear
probable. Tbe board ot directors met yester
day afternoon and declared the tegular
monthly dividend of one-half of one per
cent. The inquiry for Wheeling Gas was a
notable feature, a number of small lots
being bid for, Indicating, as it did, a better
feeling with regard to the company's con
dition and prospects. Mr. J. W. Craig, a dis
interested authority, says the company is in
good condition, and thtst it has a very
valuable oil property that Is likely almost
any day to yield a very handsome revenue.
At the present piiceof oil, however, the
comnauy's production does not cut a very
big figure In the way of swelling the annual
receipts.
Airbrake was again one of tho strongest
stocks on the list, being bid up to 129, with
none offered under 130, and the offer was
made by the broker who made the bid. Tbe
stock bulls very easily, there being little or
none ior sale at any price, apparently.
Union Switch and Signal gained a fraction
at 16 bid, and the other industrials usually
bid lor and offered were unchanged.
The Westinghouse Electric stocks were
strong, though the new common was rather
freely offered by a house with Boston con
nections. It was taken well, however, at
2 but it was still offered at 29 at the
close. The other items of the list were un
changed, with the exception of a drop to
250 in the price asked for Tradesmen's Na
tional Bank.
The close was generally steady to strong,
though signs of a reaction in some of the
shares that have been advancing of late
were not lacking.
Dnquesne Traction Again.
A friend of Duquesne takes exception to'
tbe figuring in this column on tbe combine's
receipts and the prospects of a dividend on
Duquesne. His first complaint is that the
bonds are not taken care of In the manner
outlined, his statement being that both
roads are allowed $75,000 for interest, and,
as the Pittsburg has only half the amount
of bonds to care for that the Duquesne has,
the former puts half of its interest in its
treasury. According to this statement,
theiefore, the Duquesne does not have to
pay tbe interest on its excess of bonds out
ot its share of the net. But even at that it
does not make so much difference. Taking
the assumed gross earnings of $803,000 for a
starter, and assuming that 50 por cent is
enough for operating expenses, we again
have 401.500 lor Intel est and dividend pur-po-ei.
subtract tioin this $150,000. w liicli is
the tola! amount allowed tor interest.
and we have $351,500. Of this sum
42 per cent, or $106,887 50. is
tuo Aiuquesncs net, or a little
inoro than 3 por cent on $3,000,000. Tbe dif
fetenee by tuis method is slight and not es
sential. The second complaint is as to the
estimate of earnings and the prospects. To
use the complainant's own words, "The com
bine is doing better than $2,200 per day and
$803,000 a year, and by the first of next Jan
uary I believe the dally average receipts
will bo (2,500. The four months to come
September, October, November and Decem
berwill be the best of the year. "A good
many of tne patrons of the lines are out of
town. They will be back doing tbe usual
amount ot riding over the lines next
month. Then the schools will be open and
the school children will bo good customers.
The exposition will be a great benefit to all
the street railways also, and their receipts
are always large in the holiday season. So
you sou the summer months are not the best
ones for the sticot railways." Now let us
take it lor granted that tbe daily average
earnings of the twosystems are $2,500. Then
let us assume that they cannot De operated
lor less than 60 per cent, which is nearer
correct than 50 per cent. We then have
$912,5C0 as the annual gross earnings, or $365,
000 after 60 per cent has been paid for opera
ting. Subtract from this the $150,000 allowed
for interest and there is left $215,000, 42 per
cent of which, the Dnqnesno's share, is f91,
375, or $1,373 more than 3 per cent on its
$3,000,000 capital.
A K. w Street Railway System.
A novel street railroad system is soon to
connect North Plalnfleld, N. J., with thi
electric street railway of Plalnfleld, N. J.
The rails on which the cars of the new
system will travel will be hollow and con
nected with an air compressor at the power
station. Tbe air within the rails will be
kept under a constant pressure of 2,000
pounds to the square Inch. All along the
rails will be valves, eight to each circumfer
ence of tho wheels, which will lit protuber
ances on tbe wheels which open tne valves
as tho car passes, and the .ennmressed air
within the rails will be bronght to act on the
periphery of the wheels Just back of the
point ot contact. This, the inventor claims,
will give the wheels a strong rotary motion.
Already rights of way through the'prlncipal
streets have been secured, and the road is to
bo in operation by October 1.
Financial Notes.
Unlisted street railway shares closed as
tollows: P., A. & M. traction, 44t44J Du
quesne traction, 2930; P. & B. traction,
2626K.
There was a little trading on tho street
after the close, in which Philadelphia Com
pany. Manufacturers Gas and Switch and
Signal figured, but no particulars were given.
Morris & Brown were the sellers of West
inghouse Electric new common and Messrs.
Stoney, Caruthers and Caster the buyers.
Manufactui era Gas was bid up by Dick
Blown, who also bought Pipeage, Wheeling
and Philadelphia Company.
W. R. Thompson & Co. were responsible
for the strength of Pliillio at the close.Dennv
Lvons bidding it np and taking 26 shares at
20jf. While this was being done some one
said something abont snorts covering.
Rea Bros., Snroul & Co., Carothers, A. J
Lawrence and Thompson & Co. sold Du
quesne Traction.
Hill & Co. bought Citizens' Traction at 02
from Lawrence & Co.
It is said the Duquesne Traction Company
Is about to equip us cars with the Westing
house motors. .The -Manchester will come
next and then the home company's ap
paratus will bo In use on all the
local lines. Those suits for infringement
evidently threw a new light on the value or
the Westinghouse) motors. A year or two
aco a friend expressed surprise In tbe
presence of Mr. Westlngnouse that the
street railways were not recognizing his ap
paratus. Mr. Westinghouse simply smiled
and said he was sorry to see thorn putting
money into equipment they would soon
have to dl'oaru for that manufactured by
his company. Mr. W. evidently knew what
he was talking about
Consolidation is becoming mneral In
manufacturing lines. Tbe tendency is to
aggregation of capital and reduction of
plant, and at tin same time to a reduction of
competition tp a minimum. The piano trade
is the latest to fall Into line, a syndicate
having just purchased the WeDer Piano
Company, which gives it control now or four
factories the Weber, Wheelock, Llnderman
and Stuyvesant.
The man who sells his stocks on Chicago
crop damage stories is sure to lose money.
Chicago is tbe headquarters for crop damage
liars..
The Government crop report due to-morrow
will determine- the course of prices so
far as tbe Granger stocks are concerned, for
several days. '
All the mines under control of the Wis
consin Central Railroad Company on the
Gogebic range, save the Ashland mine, have
been closed, due indirectly to the Homestead
strike. No ore will be shipped until the
matter Is settled.
Postal Telegraph stockhas gone up to 63 In
the outside market without attracting much
attention. It was selling at 25 last year.
The advance has been on very small trans
actions. "Deacon" White savs "Manhattan will pay
its board and sell at 150 before Christmas."
Sales and Final Prices.
Transactions on 'Change were as follows:
- jtbst call.
SO shares Citizens' traction. W
29 shares Dnquesne traction 29V
10 shires Duquesne traction 29V
15 shares Duquesne traction 29
ATTXH CALL.
25 shares Philadelphia Company....... SOX
SECOND CALL SO SALES.
AFTER CALL.
100 shares Wheeling Gas WH
TIUBD CALL.
10 shares Duquesne traction 30
20 shares Duquesne traction 30
10 shares P. i B. traction H
20shres Westlnghonse Electric (new) 29l
10 shares Westinghouse Electric (new) 29)4
lOOshares Westinghouse Electrlc(new) 29'
20 shares Westinghouse Electric (new) 29)4
13 shares Philadelphia Company. 20V
10 shares Philadelphia Company 203f
30 shares People's Pipeage Uii
Total sales, 450 shares. Closing bids and offers:
1st call.
id call.
Sd call.
STOCKS.
Bid
Ask
Bid
Ask
Bid
Ask
Citizens' Nat. Bank;
67
Ex. Nat. nank....
Iron City Nat. Bk.
8ii
85
Keystone Bk. orPg
Tradesmen's N. Bk
'ss
250
2i0
Western Ins. Co.
40
12
40
Charllers V. Gas Co
UK
Manufact's das Co,
r. N. G. A P. Co...
Fhllade'nhla Co....
2S
27X
14
2014
1SK
29S
27S
14
20V
14
20ft
21
19
21
20
19
30
'Wheeling Gas Co...
18
Central Traction...
Citizens' Traction..
Pittsburg Traction.
Pleasant Valley ...
Pitts. Castle S....
Pitts. Jnnc. K. R...
Pitts.. W. & Kv....
30H
30H
29
61V
ii"
i'iH
si"
9
17
164
u:4
63S
23K
6
Uii
52
10
18H
16
40
E8
25K
25J4
si"
"in
N. Y. & C. . C. Co
i.nster Mining co.
West'nse Elec. Co,
U.S. AS. Co
U. 8. A S. Co. pfd.,
West. A. Brake Co.
Standard TJ."C. Co..
U. S. U. Co., com.
9J4
'iJ4
10H
19
19
16V
40
'18
128
130
I?8
129
130
73X
7SX
71
73H
7554
71
MONETARY.
Discount rates remain unchanged at 56
percent, and the volume of business con
tinues to rnlo light. Eastern exchange and
currency are trading even.
New Tobhc, Aug. 9. Money on call easv,
ranging from 1 to 2 per cent; last loan. IK;
closing offered at 1. Prime mercantile
paper, Sj5. Sterling exchange quiet and
steady at $4 8b? for 60-day bills and $4 88 for
demand.
Boston, Aug. 9. Balances, $1,568 453; rate,
4; call loans, 44; time loans, 45.
Clearing Ilonso Figure.
Pittsburg
Exchanges to-day $2,334,312 80
Balances to-day 513,107 97
Same day last week:
Exchanges $2,401,447 49
Balances 420,337 87
New Tokk, Aug. 9. Bank clearings to-day,
$105,567,000: balance, $5,935,535.
Boston, Aug. 0. Bank clearings to-day,
$14,783,324: balances, $1,368,458. Bate for
money 4 per cent Exchange on New
York 1517c discount.
PMUDKLrniA', Pa., Aug. 9. Bank clear
ings to-day were $9,952,507; balances, $1,621,
42S Jtoney 2 tier cent.
CnicAoo, Aug. 9. Bank clearings to-dav,
$14,719,641. New York exchange dull at $487
for 6o-day bills and $48Ji for sight drafts.
Baltimore, Aug. 9. Bank clearings to-day
were $2,642,025; balances, $386,023. Money
6 per cent.
Memi-his, TEinr., Aug. 9. New York ex
change selling at $1 CO. Clearings, $321,446;
balances, $143,650.
St. Louis, Ma, Ang. 9 Bank clearings,
$3,919,736: balances. $372.S95i Monev Quiet at
67 per cent. Exchange on Now York, 25c
discount.
New Orleans, La Aug. 9. Clearings,
$1,242,485.
Bar Silver.
New York, Aug. 9. Bar silver In London,
S8Jd per ounce. New York dealers' price for
silver, 84c per ounce.
Foreign Financial.
Paris, Aug. 9. Three per cent rentes, 99r,
62c lor the account.
London, Aug. 9, 4 v. if. Close Consols
money, 93: do account, 96,15-16: New York,
Pennsylvania and'Ohlo lsts, 33: Canadian
Paolflc, 90 Erie, 29 do 2ds,J072; Illinois
Central, 10.K Mexican . ordinarv, 23: St. Paul
common, f4 New York Central, 115J4; Penn
sylvania, 58; Reading. 30; Mexican Central,
new. 4s. 70. Bar silver.TBJ. Money, JiPer
cent. Kate of discount In open market for
short and three months bills, per cent.
Boston, Stocks
-Closing Prices.
Boston A Mont 37
Calumet A Hecla....280
Frauklln 12)
Kearmirce 11
Atch: ATop
Boston A Albany..
Boston A Maine...
203
ISO
C, Bur. A Quincy.
Eastern R.R., 6s....
101
122 a
Oecola 32
Hanta Fe Copper 12,f
Tamarack 153
FltchburgB. R 89$
Flint SPereM. pfd. 71
K.C.St.J. AC.B.7S123
L. R Ft. S 92
Mex. Cen. com MX
N. T. AN. E S05
Ogd. A Lake C. com.183
AllonezM. Co., new 90
Atlantic '. 9)4
xvestfcnil r.and Co.. mv
oeii'ieiennonc
2C4
. 13
,. 2
. 7
. 66M
. 84
Lumson Store S
Water Power
Cent. Mining
K.E.Tel. A?Tel....
Bntte A B. Copper.
Electric Stocks.
Boston, Aug. 9. Special. The latest elea
trie stock quotations to-day weie:
Bid.
General Electric 111'
General Electric pfd 119 "
W. E 29
W. E. pfd , 46S
Detroit E. W 7
Ft. W. E 12K
Ft. W. E. fA) : 7,1
T. H. Tr. ((') 8
T. II. Tr. (D) 8
Boston E. L. Co 114
Asked.
13)
47"
V4
13
8
117
Closing Philadelphia Quotations.
Bid. Asked.
Pennsylvania , ,
Reading r.
Bnflalo. N. Y. A Philadelphia,...
Lehigh Valley
l.ehlgh Navigation
Philadelphia and Erie ,
Northern PacIOc, com
Northern Pacific, pfd
, S4V.
M
. 30t
. 8
. 61
. 54'
:$
5734
30 3-16
81
61 H
51 W
325?
21H
SlH
Drygooils.
New York, Ang. 9. Business in drygoods
seemed rather quiet in the absence of an im
portant oart of the Western mulls. Tlpmnnd
however, was relatively good and the gen
eral condition of tilings was unchanged, ex
cept that In print cloths and prints there is
a hardening tendency. To-day Allen's staple
checks and pink plaids were advanced by'tbe
shortening of discounts 2 per cent. The
general market is strong and well sold up.
General Markets.
Duluth Thero was a general slump this
morning dnrlng the early hours caused by
weaker cables and leports of rain in some of
the dry regions of the wheat conntry. The
demand was mainly for spot at lc lower
than yesterday's close. Close: No. 1 hard
cash. Angust nnd September. 82'Zcv Decem
ber, &1c: No. 1 Nortnorn cash, 79c; Augnst
and September, i9Vic: December, 80Jc: No. 3
Northern cash, 73c; No. 8, 63c; rejected, 55c;
on track. No. 1 hard, 83c; No. 1 Northern,
SIKc
Cincinnati Flour easy. Wheat strong: No.
2 red, 76c: receipts, 13,725 bushels; shipments.
10,500 oushels. Corn dull and lower: No. 2
mixed, 34o. Eye steady: No. 2, 68c. Poik neg
lected and nominal at $13 25. Lard weakand
lower at $7 87. Bulkmeuts steady at $3 C2K
Bacon firm at $9 25. Whisky qulot, but
steady; sales 791 barrels at $1 15. Butter high
er. Sugar steady. Eggs firm. Cheese firm.
Kansas city Wheat lower; No.2 hard, old,
6365c; new, 65fe67c; No. 2 rod, 6769c.
Corn, weak and lower: No. 2 mixed, 4545c;
Na 2 white, 5455c. Oats in fair dematid
and lower; No. 2 mixed, old, 27l28c: No.
2 white, old, 3132c Receipts Wheat.
24.000 bushels; corn, 3 000 bushels: oats, 7,000
bushels. Shipments Wheat, 39,000 bushels:
corn, 5,000; oats, 4 000 bnshels.
Mlnneapo If Wheat opened at a declihe
of $o, with first sales of September at 76Jc,
and then down to 75c. Cash wheat in ac
tivoUemand, nominal. Northern selling lc
higher than yesterday at 81c and closing the
same. Offerings very light, due to small re
ceipts. Na 1 Northern closed at fOc. Clos
ing:, September, 763fo: December, 77c.
Peorla-Corn firm; No. 8, 4748c; No. 4, 45c.
Oats active, Irregular; Na 2 white, 34S5cf
Na 8 white, 33X6340. Bye nominal. Whisky
UlUJ, nuicfc A A.H numbs. 1 XI. ABCCipiB I
Corn.lb.000 bushels; oats, tt.OOO bnshels; rye J
and barley, none. Shipments Corn, 5,0001
Dusneui vmtm, ,( ouinauji rya ana Datfer.
none. .nm.
KEEPING UP WELL
THEREILTVMAKKETIN GOOD SHAPE
FQBATJTCMN ACTIYITT.
Some of the Agents Say 'They Have About
All They Can Well Attend To August
Making a Good Kecord In the Building
Line .Late Transactions.
The realty market is keeping up through
the summer in an unusually brisk manner,
though little is expected from it, as a rule,
at this season of the year. A good deal of
business is being transacted at the present
time, a large number of deals being in vari
ous stages of negotiation. Said a promi
nent real estate agent yesterday: "I find
business more active at this season of the
year than at any time during my career.
Previous to this year I always witnessed a
lull in tbe market during the months of July
and August, but this year it has been less
marked than in any other within my recol
lection." Another well-known agent said:
"I certainly cannot complain. I am kept
very busy, so much so that I am unable to
take my annual trip to the seashore. Of
course, the business is not at Its height, but,
with me, it is very active for this season.r
Ira M. Burciifield remarks that, "Consider
ing the circumstances, I find that the mar
ket is doing verv well, indeed. Iantlclnata
Increased activity at a much earlier date
than in previous years."
An Increase In Building.
More building permits have been issued
since the first of Angust than during any
corresponding time for some years past.
Ninety-eight permits have been Issued since
the first of the month. The total number of
houses to be erected, as specified in these
permits, is about 150.
Building Permits.
The following permits were Issued yester
day: Fred Stolte,one-sory frame green house
on Smith street, Twenty-third ward; oost,
$150. Catherine Healy, three two-story frame
dwelling houses on Butberglen street, noar
Second avenue; cost, $3,000 fotall. John E.
Knbn, a two-story brick and frame' dwelling
house, Mporewood avenue, corner Walling--ford
avenue; cost, $5,200. Miss Jennie
Loomls, a two-story brick and frame dwell
ing house. College avenue, near Howe
street; cost, $4,950. O. M. Hartzeli, a
two-story brick and frame dwelling house,
College avenue, near Howe street; oost,
$6,548. Mrs. Ella Block, a two-story brick
dwelling. Hay street, near Stanley avenue;
cost, $4,800. J. W. Frey, three two-story brick
dwelling houses, Arch street, near cassett
avenue, cost, $3,OG0 for all. Charles Spies, a
two-story Irame dwelling house, Larimer
avenue, near Dairy street; cost, $1,400.
Robert McGunnezle, six two-story frame
dwelling houses. Dean street, near Larimer
avenue: cost, $6,000 for all. Mrs. Catherine
Fisher, a two-story frame dwelling house.
River avenue,near Collins avenue; cost,$l,650.
George W. Ackerly, a two-story frame dwell
ing house, Adelphia street, near Morningslde
avenue; cost, $1,500. :
Fresh From the Agencies.
C Beringer, the well-known agent, is lying
at his home in a precarious condition, the
result of a paralytic stroke received by him
Saturday last at his residence, Ben Avon.
The physicians report his recovery as very
doubtful.
Black & Baird sold to Eva D. Harris lot No.
385, in the Alta Laud Company's plan of lots
on Duquesne Heights, for $60; also to Mary
.A. Sproul, lot No. 311, for $105.
John K. Ewing & Co. sold for Laurence A.
Thompson to William J.Harrigananew two
story Irame house of five rooms, with lot
16x100, on Virginia avenue. Tenth ward,
Allegheny, for $1,650.
Morris & Aisbitt sold to Mrs. Emma Y.
Lewis, three lots, 50x125 feet each, in the
Piermore place plan, at Crafton, for $1,800
cash.
Peter Shields sold lot S3, in the Shenley
Park plan, fronting 25 teet on Gertrude
street,and extending back 130 fee t,to a 20-foot
alley, Tor $550. Also lot No. 157, 30x90 feet, on
Coleman street, in the Greenfield avenue
plan. Twenty-third ward, tor $030.
W. A. Herron & Sons sold lot 31x100 feet,
on Bellefonte street, near Fifth avenue,
Shauyslde, lor $60 per foot. The purchaser
will impiove same at once with a good
house.
A Z. Bycrs & Co. sold for William A.
Black, to Robert F. Bartley, lqt No. 116. in
his plan, Tenth ward, Allegheny, fronting
20 feet on Howard avenue, and extending
through 1C0 Icet to East Hud avenue, for $200
cash.
Tne Burrell and Kensington Improve
ment Companie report tbe following sales
of lots at Kensington, the new manufacturing
city on the Allegheny Valley Railway:
DIonysius Nil!, Pittsburg, lots 695. 696 and 697,
block 19, for $l,t00; Mrs. Mary Dichl, Kensing
ton, lot 851, block 23, for $198 66: Harry S.
Snrls, Beaver, Pa., lot 903, block "i, lor $552 50;
August Wilmes, Pittsburg, lots 329 and 330,
block 25, for $1,755; Man- E. Lowry, Beltz
hoover borough, lot 1,485, block 29, for $637 60.
CREAMERY BUTTER ADVANCED.
A Sharp Upward Turn In Elgin and Other
Makes Cheese Drifting Upward Grain
Stroneer and Flour and Feed Sympa
thizing Continued Bullish Talk on
Canned Goods.
Tuesday, Aug. 9.
Elgin creamery butter ha taken a sharp
upward turn. At the meeting of the board
yesterday sales were made at 24c, which
means a strong 28c market here, an advance
of 3c per pound over quotations ruling yes
terday. One of the leading handlers of
Elgin creamery in this market cleaned up
late consignments to-day at 28c, so that this
figure may be considered the market at pres
ent. The indications point to still higher
prices. As a rule, the makers of choice
creameries do not turn out as much butter
during August as In other months, and pro
duction has been pretty well sold ahead. It
seems to be impossible to get this class of
goods In sufficient quantities to meet
the demand promptly, whloh is inva
riably active during this month, to the detri
ment of other grades of butter. Ohio cream
eries are not sending much product to mar
ker, as it will not stand the weather, and
country maKes are in very meager demand.
Cheese, particularly Ohio, continues to
tend upward, and, , as usual on a rising mar
ket, the demand is limited to actual re
qiilrements. It will improve, however, as
the trade becomes accustomed to the ad
vanced range of prices. Bevised quotations
follow:
BUTTER-Cliolce Elgin creamery, 27J23c: other
brands. 2325c: choice to fjney country rolI,18
20c; low grades, U15c; cooking. fX3U0c.
CI1EE6E Ohio, new. 9fc10c; New York, 10(3
103c: fine fall make, fancy new Wisconsin StiIs.
blocks. ll14Kc; do. bricks. 10 lie: Wisconsin
swelt7er, in tuns. 1313c for new. I!i16cfor old;
Ihnburger, 10llc; Ohio Swiss, 12,'-(313c as to
quality.
Eggs and Poultry.
The local egg market continues weak de
spite strong and advancing outside markets.
The bulk of the arrivals, it is said, are more
or less heated. Poultry is firm as quoted:
Egos Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio,
15H16c; cold storage stock. 14il5c.
Poultbv Spring chickens. 4050c per pair for
small, and 5S70c for large: old chickens, 75cljW;
oucki, 7075c; geese. 75c$l 00.
Grain, Flonr nnd Feed.
Sales on call at tbe Grain and Flour Ex
change this morning: One car sample mixed
oats, spot, S7Kc; one car No. 2 white oats,
spot, 40c; one car No. 2 white oats, the year,
85JJc.
1 he market was stronger and higher on
grain and millfeed nnd barely steady on
hay. Flour is looking up as a result ot the
advancing tendenoy of wheat. Millers in
the West noted a slight advance.
Bids and offers on call:
spot.
Bid.
..$ s;
... 3!'i
... 14 75
Asked.
$ 41
38
15 00
Extra No. 3 white oats
Mixed oats
Winter wheat bran..
FIVE DATS.
No, 2 red wheat,
No. 2 yellow shelled corn
High mixed shelled corn
0. 2 white oats
Winter wheat bran
No. 1 timothy hay
No. 2 timothy hay
TO
62
60
40
15 00
14 75
14 0
53
sail
14 60
12 65
TEX PATS. ,
No. 2red wheat 80 90
No. 1 yellow shetlcd corn &SV 61
High mixed shelled corn 57M t9
No.2 whltcoats 4 4(1
No. 1 white middlings, sacked 20 00 22 UO
No. 2 white middlings, bulk 1 75 17 50
No. 1 timothy hay 13 75 14 74
No. J feeding prairie hay 8 M 9 50
High mixed ear corn 54S 62
New No. 2 white oats 37) 40
Receipts bulletined Via the P. i L. E., 1
car barley: via tho P. & W, 2 cars wheat, 1
car hay; via the P., Ft. W. C, 2 cars corn,
S cars hav, 1 car malt, 1 oar flour; via the
P., C, C. & St. L., 2 cars straw, 1 car corn, 1
car middlings, 1 taffeed, 1 car hay. Total,
17 cars. ,
RANOE Or THE MARKET.
(The foliowlrg quotations for grain, fted, hay
and straw ara for csrlots on track, Osalcrt trT
Umul serines from storeij
Wheat No. t re,. ,- sj as
No. 3 red ,' 79 80
Cort No. 2yellowear. 61 & 614
High-mixed ear 59 (9 59)2
Jilixeu ear... .......... 0
No. 2 yellow shelled &8
High-mixed shelled 57
Mixed shelled 5S
OATS No. 1 white
jo.zirniK Z3.
Extra No. 3 white as'
Mixed 37
Bye-No. 1 Ohio and Penn., new 72
No. 2 Western, new 71
FLOUR doDDers1 nrlcesl Fanev hrand.s.
5 25: standard winter patents. 1M 855 00: spring
patents, $4 835 03: straight winter. tH 50544 75:
dear winter. 4 25134 50; XXX' bakers. $4 0034 25;
rye. 14 251 50.
Miluked No. 1 white middlings, $18 OK320 00:
No. 2 white middlings. $16 0C17 to: winter wheat
bran, $15 00(313 S3; brown middlings, $15 00(316 00:
chop. $18 0021 00. .".
HAT No. 1 tlmothy.r$14 0014 50; No. 2 timothy.
$12 0O13 00: mixed clover and timothv, $12 503
13 50: packing. $8 509 00; No. 1 prairie, (9 00(39 50:
wagon hay.115 9018 00.
STBAW Wheat, $6 606 75; oat, $7 50(37 73.
Groceries.
Following are the latest New York ad
vices on canned goods:
Standard Jersey tomatoes realized as much
as 970 on the spot. That price, however,
Is nil exceptional one thus far.
There were further offers of California
prunes, in bags, at9cf. a b. coast for COs to
90s, and 9o was a common asking price.
A carload of new pack Delaware corn was
sold, to arrive, at a stiff prico, and resales are
said to have been made at or very near $1 10,
prompt delivery.
Eastern buyers still go slow about buying
new evaporated apricots, although ovldence
is stronger that the supply is quite as short
as previously represented.
Apple cores nnd skins, 1891 season goods,
were sold at PXe f. o. b . Interior market, and
2c here was said to have been offered for 1892
stock for future delivery.
Baltimore reports note quite heavy sales
last week of new pack corn, fnture delivery,
for Western account, Including some blocks
taken by Western packers, presumably for
their labels
A Baltimore circular of a late date says:
"Canned oysters are attracting a great deal
or attention. It is very evident tnat the
gacking of oysters this tail and winter will
e llgb comparatively speaking.owlng to the
depleted condition of the oyster beds."
Sugars continue strong and active and
others unchanged. Current quotations:
buoABS Patent cat-loaf. 6c: cubes. 5c: pow
dered, 6c; granulated (standard). 4Hc: confec
tioners A. 4Xc: soft A. 4i4Hc: fancy yellow.
4c: fair yellow, 3J(8,ic; common vellow, 3U
35c.
Coffee Boasted. In packages Standard brands.
19 3-aw: second grades, 17V19c: fanev grades. 22
27c. Loose Java, 33c: Mocha, 3431c: Santos,
2334c: Maracalbo. 26'ic; Peaberry, 2o:Sc; Car
acas. MMciI'.lo. rM,Uc.
Corrnz-GnEEN O. G. Java, 30ra3lc; Paddang
Java, 23)29$c; Mocha,. 3I32c: Peaberry. 2IJ
iiiic: Santos, 22j.3Kc: Maracalbo.2i;ac;t'ara
cas, 21iMc; golden Santos, 2l4ffi)ic; Rio, IS
21!ic
OIL Carbon, 116. 6c; headlight, S!4c: water
white, 7J4c; Ela!ne.l3c:OhIo legal test,6c; miners
winter test, 3236c; summer, 31(33Jc.
MOLASSES New Orleans, fanev new crop, 40
41c; choice, 3738c; centrifugals, 29c.
&YBUF Com sjrrup, 2325c; sugar syrup, 2829c:
fancy flavors, 3132c.
Fbuits London Layer raisins. $2 50; California
London layers. $1 80(32 10: California muscatels,
bags, ajWJic: boxed, fi 151 25: new Valencia, 5!4
5c: new Ondara Valencia. 7,7Jfc: California
sultanas, 9llc; currants. 3Hc; Calllomla prunes,
8HlVid Trench prunes, 7.'t(3104c: California
seedless raisins, lib cartons, $3 73: citron, 19j
20c; lemon peel, ll)12c.
RICE Fancy head Carolina. 6Ha6Vc: prime to
choice, tZ$Ric; Louisiana, 5)$Sc; Vara, 54j5(c;
Japan, 550c.
CAKXED GOODS Standard neachea. 11 9o 05:
exira peaencs.
peacnes, ai z
county corn.
soaked. 80335c: early June was. !1 13(311 25:
marrowfat peas. (1 05I 15: soaked, 701375c: French
peas, $13 6ttj522 00 fl lwcans or $1 7&2 50 ?t doz. :
pineapples. $1 1ol 25: extra do. $2 40; Bahama
ao. 9j; aamson piums. eastern. 91 z: Cali
fornia pears. $2 12Ji2 23: do. green gages. $1 50:
do. egg plums, $1 70: do. apricots, Jl 6532 00: do.
extra white cherries. 2 733H 83; do white
cherries, 2-lb cans. $1 70: raspberries, $1 25(31 50;
strawberries. $1 151 25: gooseberries, $1 OOffll S;
tomatoes. $1 031 10: salmon. 1 lb. $1 2jI 95;
blackberries. 7&M90C: snccota6h. 2-lb cans, soaked,
95c; do standard. 21b. (1 251 60; corned beef, 2-lb
cans. $1 75(31 80: do 14 lb. $13 00; roast beef, 21b.
$1 75: chipped beer, l-lb cans. $1 90192 00: baked
beans, $1 2ol 50: lobsters, 1 lb, 52 35; mackerel,
fresh. 1 lb. 95c: brol'ed. $1 50: sardines, domestic,
Hs, 4 00: !4s, JS-23: 5s. mustard. 13 25: Imported.
Xs. $10 cofti: 50; lmported.s. $18 0CO23 00; canned
apples, 3 lb, 7075c; gallons, $2 702 75.
Berrlns, Frnlts and Vegetables.
A few blackberries were on the market
to-day at 910c per quart and huckleberries
sold nt$l 001 25 per basket and pail.
Apples were quoted at $2 505 60 per bar
rel and 5060c per, half-bushel basket,
peaches at $2252"5 per bushel-crate and
5C60c per peck basket, green gage plums at
$2 503 CO per bushel, California plums at
$2 252 75 per case, do Bartlett pears at $3 50
per box and do peaches at $1 Weill 75 per
case. Lemons were higher at $6 004jl7-00 per
box. It Is said late arrivals in New York
were in bad shape and that stocks are 'light.
Grapes sold nt 5060c per ten-pound basket,
Ives and Concords being the only varieties
on the market. Bananas were hold at 75;
$1 00 Tor seconds and $1 502 m forflrsti.
Watermelons sold at $2o30 per 100 for the
variety that has been 011 the market during
the past week. Late this afternoon, how
ever, a carload of "Jumbo" Indiana melons
arrived consigned to Bulger,' Wilbert & Co.,
and were held at $4050 per 100. It was
stated they were the largest melons ever re
ceived In Plttsbnr?. Anne Arnndel cante
lonpes sold at$i 504 00 per btrrel for lair
to choice, and $1 5J1 75 per crate.
Vegetables ere slow. Tomatoes were
quoted at 4050c per half-bushel basket,
cabbage at $1 V01 25 per barrel, celery at
2025c per dozen. Onions at $2 754S3 00 per
barrel, and eg? plants at $1 C01 23 per
dozen. Cucumbers sold at 50c per half
bushel basket.
Jeis-ey lose potatoes were generally
quoted at $2 50 por barrel from store, and
choice yellow sweets nt $4 755 CO.
At auction in New York j estei day eight
cars fresh California frnit were sold. Bart
lett pears brought $1 S03 18, early and Into
Crawford, Crawford Cling, Foster, 'stumps
of the world, Susquehanna and Tnscan
Cling peaches $1 102 25. Brndshaw, Japan,
Washington, Egg, Columbia, Quackenbush
and purple Dnane plums $1 (SQi 25,German,
Gross. Japnn, Fellenburg and Barry prunes
$1 954 12K-
Provisions.
Large hams
Medlnm
Small
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Shoulders, sugar-cured
Drytalt
Roulettes ,
llreakfast bacon ,
Extra do ,
Sides, dry salt cleir, 20-lb av
Clear bellies, smoked
Clear bellies, dry salt
Pork, heavy
Light
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Bounds
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Flats
Lard. pure, tierces
Tubs
Two 50-lb cases
Lard, refined, tierces
Hair barrels
Tubs ,
Pails
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Three-lb rases
Fire-lb cases ,
Ten-lb cases
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Outlook for Mackerel.
The mackerel catch is again looking a lit
tle dubious. It Is true that the total of
mackerel landed for the week, about 7,000
barrels, is the largest of any week since the
reason openod, ays the Boston Herald. But
it must bo borne in mind that these mack
erel wore largely caught nearly a week ago,
while th'e latest reports from the fishermen
say that they have been getting but few
mackerel for two or three days. The reports
also suggest that tbe mackerel "have gone
down," at least they are not to be found.
This disappearance of mackerel, Just at the
time when the outlook was the most
hopeful for several seasons, is dis
appointing to the fishermen and
to the trade, and it has nlso influ
enced tho market toward higher prices,
which nrices have actually been realized.
The total catch ofiuackoiel landed by the
New England fleet up to date has been 22.991
barrels; nme time a vear ago, 11,116 barrels;
same time in 1820, 4,113 barrels; In 1889. 3,225
barrels; In 1888, 12.564 barrels. SInco J aim-,
ary 1. 1892, the total importations of mack0
crel now amount to 32.067 barrels; same tim 2
in 1891, 15,642 bariels; sxtno time in 1S90, 21,38,.
barrels, s tmo time in 189, 11,807 ban els: sanij
time in 1888, 15,253 barrels; same time in 188
13,556 barrels.
New York Metal Market.
New Yobk, Aug. 9. Pig Iron dull and
quiet; American, $13 80Q15 00. Copper easy;
lake, $11 50 11 60. Lead steady: domestic,
$4 054 10. -x in steady; Straits, $20 4520 5a
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Movements and Friers at East Liberty and'
Other Points.
East Libertt, Pa., Ang. 9.
CATTLE Becelpts,.2W head; shipments, 221.
head; market unchanged from yesterday's.
prices; 5 cars cattle shipped to New York;
to-day.
II oas Beceipts, 1,300 head; shipments,
1,000 head; market slow; cornfeo, $5 SdJ
6 10: grnasers, $5 505 75: 6 cars bogs shipped
to New York to-day. ,
Shezp Receipts, 1,900 head; shipments, 80S:
head; market firm at yesterday's prices.
By Associated Press.
Chicago The Evening Journal reports: Cat
tie -Beceipts, 9,000 bead: market slow and,
10015c lower; best steers, $4 85J5 00; fair to
good, $4 254 75: others. $3 853 95: rangerV
$3 404 25; stockers, $2 753 25: cows, $2 50(j
3 05. Hogs Receipts, 14,000 head;shipments,
2,000 head; market opened steady and closed
6c lower; rough and common, $5 50Q5 75;'
mixed and packers, $5 8503 05: prime heavy
and butchers' weights, $6 006 20; light,,
$5 506 15. Sheep Receipts. 5,000 heads
shipments, 2,000 head; market steadv on,1
sheep, on lambs stronger; natives $3 505 75;'
Toxans. $3 87K4 25; Westerns, $4 90; lambsJ
$3 506 73, .
New York Beeves Receipts, 818 head, alt
for exporters and slaughterers; no .trading?)
feeling weak; drossed beer steady, 78ai
per pound; shipments to-dnv, 683 beeves: to
morrow.670 beeves and 7,040 quarters of beef.
Calves Rccoints,195 head; market very dull;
veals, $6 00Q6 75 per 100 pounds. 8heep and
lambs Receipts, 5,721 head; market slow
but steadv: heep, $4 255 25 per 100 pounds;
lambs, $5 707 25; dressed mutton steady, 8Q
lie per pound: dressed lambs weak. 912o
Hogs Receipts. 3,419 head, including 5 cars,
for sale; market higher at $5 756 20 pe
100 pounds.
Kansas City Cattle Recelnls. 6.000 beadr
shipments, 2.200 bead; the market was
steady generally: native cows steady to 104
15c lower: steers, $2 734 35;cows,$l 632 35;
Texas steers, $2 302 85; stockers and feeders.
$2 303-50. Hogs Reccipts,9,700 head; ship
ments, 'none; market opened s'eady and
closed 10c lowenall grades, $5 56 05: bulk.
$57o582K. Sheep-3tecelpts, 2 000 head; ship'
ments, 400 head; the market was steady!
lambs, $5 505 GO; muttons, $4 654 75.
St. Louis Catile Receipts, 7.200 head!
shipments, 800 headdlmarket 10c lower; rnw
tlve steers, $3 00 00; handy Texan and
Indian steer-", $2 25115; canners, $1004
2 10. Hogs Receipts, 4,300 head: shipments,
600 head: market steady: heavy, $5 856 lOi
mixed, $5 7006 00; light. $5 806 00. Sheep-.
Receipts, 3,300 bead; shipments. 1.600 head;
market easier; sales ranged at $3 005 00.
Bnflalo Cattle Receiots,41 loads through,
3 sale; market steady; sales of good but coarse
fat steers at $1 40: cows and heifers, $2 73.
Hogs Receints, 5 loads through, 5 sale;
markot steady. Sheep and Lambs Re
ceipts, 13 loads through, 3 sale; market
quiet, only a few sold; choice wethers, $3 50
good sheep, $4 75; lambs, best spring, $6 25.
Cincinnati nogs stronger; common and
light. $4 754 SO; packing and butchers',
$4 50S 00; receipts, 1,775 head: shipments,
1,820 bead. Cattle barely steady; receipts,
245 head; shipments, 320 head. Sheep steady
at $3 005 25; receipts, 7,210 head; shipments,
4,705 head. Lambs strong; common to choice
spring, $4 005 75 per 100 &s.
Wool.
Phtlapelphia, Aug. 9. Wool firm; demand
fair in most grade. Ohio, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia IX and above, 2S30c;
X. 2628c; medium, S334c: coarse,
3233c; New York, Michigan. Indiana,
und Weotern line or X nnd XX. 2526c; medi
um, 3233c; coarse. 3233c; fine washed
delaine X and XX. 2S3.fc: medium Washed
combing and delaine 3i36c; coarse do do
do, 3334c; Canada washed combing, 3234c:
tnb nashpri, choice, S6J8c; fair, 3536c;
coarse, 3334c: medium unwashed combine:
and delaine, 2527Kc: coarse dodo uo,24Q
26c; Montana, lb21c; Territorial, 1321c
New Yoiik, Ang. 9. Wool fairly firm: do
mestic fleece, 253Sc: pulled, 2032c; Texas,
1521c
Boston, Aug. 9. The wool market Is un
changed. Trade holds up well und tbe mar
ket is firm. Ohio, and Pennsylvania fleeces
sell at 27c for X and 2829c for XX and
above. Michigan X sells at 2.':6o. No. 1
combing wool Is steady at 3436c. Ohio fine
delaine at 32S3c. Michigan lino delaine at
2930c. Unwashed combing in demand at
25$2Sc for one-quarter and three-eighths
blood. Territory in good demand and sell
ing on a basis ot 5c for fine. 5557c forfina
medium and D053c for medium. Texas,
California and Oi e.'on steady. Pulled wools
in good demind, 3338c for super, 2230c for ,
extra. Australian wools active; firm. Car-'
pet wool steady.
Cotton."
New Yobe, Aug. 9 Cotton futures closed
quiet and steady; sales, 92,000 bales; August,
7.11c; Septnmber, 7.14c; October, 7.25c;
November, 734c; December, 7.44: January,
7.54c; February, 7.61c; March, 7.73; April,
7.Bic.
Galvestox, Aug. 9. Cotton steady; mid
dling,6 15 16c: low middling,6 7-16c: good ordin
ary, 6 l-16c. Net andgross receipt, t7ftles, in
cluding 46 of new crop; sales, 618 bales;
stock, 17,220 bales.
New Ouleaks, Aug. 9. Cotton dull;
middling, 7 1-ISc; low middling, 6 9-16c;
good ordinary, 6 l-16c; net and gross receipts,
267 bales: sales, ZOO bales; stock, 72,943 bales.
St. Louis, Aug. 9. Cotton quiet; middling,
7J-Jc: sales, 400 bales; shipments, 300 bales;
stock, 50,500 bales.
Liverpool, Aug. 9. Business mods
erate at easier prices; American middling,'
4d; sales, 6,000 bales, of which 500 were foAj
speculation and export, and Included 5,309
American.
SHE WOULD BE A JOCKEY.
A Missouri Girl Determined to Open An
other Vocation for Her Sex.
Chicago, Aug. 9. Frances MilfonJ
would like to be a jockey. She is from
Missouri aud knows how to handle a horse.
She is visiting Chicago and will not return
to St. Joseph unless she fails to secure a
position with some owner of fast horses.
Miss Milfred is a brown haired, slim young
lady of pleasant feature.
"In the first place, my weight is all
right," said she. "I weigh just 110, and
could train down if necessary. With me it
is a serious matter. I want to do something
to make a living, and I believe I would
.make a good jockey. Ever since I can re
member, I have been accustomed to hand
ling horses. Four years ago 1 as counted
the best rider in St. Joe, and once I won
race at a county iair."
"Do you see any reason why a young
ladv should not be a jockey?"
"2Jo. My tolks object, of course, but if X
don't succeed here I am going East and trV
it"
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 Castacifs
ESTABLISH EC 1867.
CHOICE TIMOTHY HAY A SPECIALrTT
DANIEL M'CAFFREY.
Hay, Grain and Commission,
238 AND 240 FIFTH AVENUE,
PITTSBURG, PA
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BANKERS AND BROKEES,
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cago. Member New York, Cbicago and Pitts
burs Exchanges.
Local securities bought and sold for cash,
or carried on liberal margins.
Investments made at our discretion and
dividends paid quarterly.
Interest paid on balance (since 1885).
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