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THE PITTSBURG DISPATGH. TUESDAY- AUGUST 16, 189
H
SUGAR MOVES UPWARD
And National Cordage Follows With
out Going Very Far.
COALERS ABE RATH IE ACTIVE,
But After Advancing Thej Loss More
Than "liey Gain.
THE GENERAL LIBT QUITE DULL
Kew York, Aug. 18. There was a
great deal less heard about silver in Wall
street to-day, but gold again occupied the
attention of those whose interests would be
best served by a decline in prices of securi
ties. An engagement of 51,000,000 was fol
lowed, not by the decline expected, but by
a renewal of the intense stagnation in
business as well as prices. The per
sistency of holders seems to be
extraordinary, when the adverse cir
cumstances which have affected the
market are taken into consideration, and
that continued liquidation for foreign ac-'
count, coupled with the renewed assaults of
the bear element, have failed to depress
prices more slight tractions at a time, offer
encouragement tb the bulls. A slight im
provement in the price of silver this morn
ing allowed the development of a firm
temper in the market despite the continued
pressure of the trading fraternity, and
while the dullness in the general list was
most intense the few movements made were
all toward higher prices.
Heading and Sugar monopolized most of the
attention, but the former "as inclined to
droop while the latter scored a net rise of
1J-8 per cent from the last price of Saturday.
Cordage sympathized, but failed to move as
much, and in railroad stocks the busi
ness done was too small to admit
of any movement of importance. Beading,
after a slight advance, lost more than the
gain, but while the other coalers were in
clined to follow its tactics the market was
in too narrow limits to develop any feature.
The market was dull, but most stocks were
higher than at Saturday's close.
Railroad bonds, owing to the comparative
weakness and animation in Beading issues,
were rather more largely traded in, the
total sales being $1,228,000, of which Head
ing deferred contributed 5145,000, the firsts
5171,000 and the thirds J150.000, while their
prices slowly Fagged off during most of the
session without making any marked de
clines. Government bonds were dull and steady.
Close of the list:
U. S. 4sreg 115K
U. S. 4i coop 115),
U. t. 4ks re 100
Pacific 6s of 85'.....107
Lonls'na stamped 4s. 9l
Tenn. new set w..... ICO1
Tenn. new set 5s. ... 100
Tenn. new set 3s 76
Canada So. Mat 103
On. Pacific ists ...106
Mutual Union 6s...lI0
N. J. C. Int. Cert.. .111
Northern Pac. lsts.I16a
Northern Pac 2dsM16
Northw-n consols.. .137H
No'hw'n Dehen. SsMIS
St.L. il.M Gen. 5s. UH
St. L. 48. F Gen.M.103H
St. Paul Consols IIS
St. P. CAP. Ists.. .118
T. P. L. O. Tt. Rets. T
T. P. R. G. Tr Kcts. 28
Den. A K. G. Ists ..1I7H
lien. A K. It. 45 83H
Erie Ids. 104U
M. K. & T. Gen. 6a. MM
II. K. A T. Gen. 5a.. 47)
Union Pac Ists' VXii
West Shore 103 ',
B. G. W SO
Bid. tAsked.
Mining shares closed as follows:
Cholor SO
Crown Point 85
Con. Cal. and Va..... 323
Deadwood 220
Could A Curry SO
Hale A Norcross 10G
Ontario
Ophlr
Plymouth. .....
42
210
standard 140
Yellow Jacket M
IronSIlyer o
Homestake
1400 Qulckslrrer 375
Mexican
125 yuicKsuverpra 1700
NorthStar 650 hulwer 23
The total sales of stocks to-day were 154,796
shares, including Atchison. 5,150; Erie, 10,000;
Manhattan, 2,500; Northern Pacific preferied,
8.500: Beading, 29,100; St. Paul. 12 900; Union
Pacific; 6,300: Western Union, 8,470.
"Watson & Gibson to Oakley & Co:
One million gold was taken to-day bat the
way it was heralded made it look like three
wUlIons. First it was reported that a house
would ship a million then the house an
nounced it as a tact, then it was published
they had actually tacen it out. It only re
mains now to publish the lact that it was
seen going to the steamer and lastly that
the steamer was seen leaving her docks.
It is well not to forget that this gold has
gone to gladden some heart that exchanged
merchandise or securities for this unpro
ductive metal. If Europe parts with all her
merchandise and securities and owned all
the gold in the world she might leel con
tented for awhile, but she wonld soon want
something more productive of income and
food than bags of gold.
The Consolidated Exchange to-day began
the receipt of Chicago Board of Trade grain
and provision quotations over a private
wire, and the members of this Exchange
propose to try the experiment of trading in
Chicago's favorite speculative commodi
ties. One thing seems to be evident in this mar
ket, and that is the hull attitude of the
Gonitis. Union Pacific which showed a
gross gain on June ol $393,000, showed a net
gain ot $535,000. Western Union is strong,
Manhattan is strong, and all the puts of the
Gould party nre "up and doing." Bears are
disappointed in the stubbornness of the
market, and bulls lnH narrow nes. West
ern Union went to 99 in the Stock Ex
change and to par in the Consolidated.
The following table shows the prices of active
stocks on the New York Mock Exchange, cor
rected dally for The Pittsburg Dispatch by
WHrriror A Stephen-son. oldest Pittsburg mem
bers of New Tork stock Exchange. 57 fourth are-nue:
CIos Close
Open High Low lug Aug.
ing. est. est. bid. 13.
Am. Cotton Oil 46K 46 4$ 46 M 40V
Am. Cotton Ollpfd.. BSH 82 82i 82H Wi
Am. Sugar K. Co.... 107X luSH 1U7)$ 108 107,'t
Am. Sugar K.Co.ofd 1014 101H 102 10IS 10IK
Atch. Top. A S. F... S? !8i 37S 38 37
Canadian Pacific... 884 88!j 88 88 88 St
Canada Southern.... 58)4 59 58 J8V 58V
Central of N.Jersey. 134X 1S4! 1S4 133X 1344
Central Pacific i sJ
Chesapeake 4 Ohio.. X 24 235( 23 24
C.AO.. lstpfd e:Q 63
Chicago Gas Trust.. 81 H 81 H 81 M 81M 8IK
C. Hur. A Qulncy... 10IS 102 1C1H 101"4 10IS
a. Mil. A St. Paul.. 82 82K 8i;$ 82X 82
C. KockLAP 80S MS 80 80J, 80
C St. P.. M. A O. 52V 53 5!j; KM S'H
Cbt.P..M.&0.ptC 120, K0
C. A Northwestern. 117 117H 118 117 IKK
C& Northw'n.prd. 143 143 143 U3'4 142S
a. C. a A 1 60, 66', 06 66 66
a. C. C. A I..pfd 98
Col. Coal A Iron ZZX 33)4 33 33 S2V
Col. A Hocking Val mi 34U
lie!.. Lack A West. ISC' 15C4 156! 156)4 158H
Del. A Hudson 136), mii 135Ji 135 13u)J
Den. A Elo Grande 16 16
D.lAltloG., prd 48 48
I)is A Cattle F.Tr 47 av
E.T.. V.A Ga. 4S ....
Illinois Central 93)f 100 9tJ 895f
Lake Erie A West... 25 25 2S 2s 255,
L. E. A W., prd..... 76 76 76 76 76
Lake Shore AM. S.. 134U 134H 134H 134 134 V
Louisville A Nash.... 69M K" 69K 69t (S
Mobile A Ohio 36 .
Missouri Pacific... S9H 59H SSH S9X ESH
National Cord. Co... 127H 1:8 177 127H VB
NaLCordage Oo ,pfd 117W 120S H7H 120)i
National Lead Co.... 3W 3934 39 394! 393
NaU Lead Co.. pfd.. 95H 95S 93W M 95
New rork Central... 113H HSJi 113)2 113 113
N. T.. C. A St. L 17 17X
N.Y C.ASt.L.Utpfd 72 72
N.Y.C.ASt.L..2dpfd 37U 37)
. Y.. L. E. A W... 27H 27H 274 27, 27V
N.T..L.E.AW., pfd 66 J 66 655 66 66
N.Y. AN. E XH 36V 35H 36H 36S
T", l9 19X "X "H "S
Norfolk A Western n 11a?
Norfolk AW. prd 4s5 43
North American Co. 13 13 13K 13H 134
Northern Pacific... 2014 20V 20H 20. 20
Northern Pac. pfd.. I5J4 fcH 65 S54
Oregon Imn'einent.. 23 23
Pacific Mall 334 33K J3U 3W 3J
Phila. A Reading.... 59J4 6S4 58 59 59,H
P., C. C. A fct. L 21 21
P..C.C.ASt.L.ptd 62 62
Pullman Palace Car. 106 196
JtlchinondAW.P.T. B 8 & &K s
Hlch.AW.P.T.pfd ....i! 4o3 4iS
St. PaulA Duluth 41
M. P. A Duluth pfd 103 104
SUP., Minn. A3ian .' Hi 115
Texas Pacific 9 9 9 8V 9!
Union Pacific 3SJ 3a 33 38 r;
tVabash 10i u ,
Wabash pfd 24H 25 54 25 ....
Western Union 99, 99 991 99V 99M
M beejlng A L. E.. 30 39 3;i 2K 29K
WheellngAL.E.pfd 72H 72S 72! 71H 72
HaltlmorcAOhio.... 97 97a 97J. 97,H 97W
Wes.rJ.AM.Co.lBtp 94 94
OATS ARE STRONG,
Bat Corn and Wheat Droop and Provis
ions Follow Suit.
CniCAGO. Aug. 15. The markets to-day
were all reasonably active with the general
tendency of prices lower for the hole list.
The opening was weak all around, and after
some slight rallies all commodities sagged
to a lower range, oats being the exception
in the way of strength. There was
a narrow mnrfcet in wheat during
the whole session, although the trad
ing at times was spirited. Some In
fluential nens came ont on both sides of the
market, but not enough on either side to
carry the market out of the usual rut.
September is still the active option
butat times the trade drifted largely Into J
December. Early publio cables were dull
for spot and a quarter cent lower for futures
at Liverpool. Chicago had 150 ears above
the estimate, and there was a report that St.
Louts had 1,500,000 bushels blockaded on side
tracks. This latter, however, was quickly
contradicted, and then came reports that
wheat fields or Minnesota bad suffered from
wind and rain or Saturday night. On a large
visible increase and big estimates for to
morrow, September broke to 77Kc
. Corn was unsettled and weak in the early
trading, and later the market was held in
check by trading against privileges. The
market yielded under somewhat Detter crop
reports and a favorable weather mnp.
Oats exhibited weakness at the start, but
this condition onlv lasted 'for a short time,
the market gradually firming np on all
futures.
Considerable Interest was manifested in
the market for hog products, and the trading
in the aggregate was moderately active.
The features surrounding the market favored
higher prices, but the general feeling was
unsettled and nervous and prices irregular.
Becelpts of products were fairly liberal and
shipments quite large. At a slight advance
there was considerable pressure to sell,
especially of poik and ribs, and all the im
provement in price was lost. Lard was
active and the market exhibited rather
more steadiness than pork and ribs.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour,
steady and unchanged: No. 2 spring wheat,
775c; No. 3 spting wheat, 72c; No. 3 red.
kc. No. 2 corn, 53Kc No. 2 oats, 83
S3Jc; No. 2 white, 37fc: No. S white, 23)i&
33c. No. 2 rye, 65c No. 2 birley. 63c; No. 3,
nominal; No. 4. S840c. No. 1 flax, seed,
tl03Jf. Prime timothy seed, $1 38. Mess pork,
per barrel, $12 3512 37K- Lard per 100 lb.
$7 97K8 00. Short ribs sides (looose), $8 050
8 10. Urv salted shoulders (boxed); $7 20
7 30. Short clear sides (boxed), $3 2C8 25.
Whiskv. distillers' finished goods, per gal
lon, $1 "15. Susrars. cut loaf, unohanged.
Receipts Flour, 16,000 ban el,.: wheat. 811,
000 bushels; corn. 232,000 bushels: oats, 280,000
bnBhels; rye, 6,000 bushels; barley, 6,000
bushels.
Shipments Flour, 44,000 barrels: wheat,
341.000 bnshels: corn, 285,800 bushels; oats,
567,000 bushels; rye, L00O bushels; barley,
1.000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-dav. the
buttermnrket was urm:creaineries,2l24c;
dairy, 1520-; eggs firm nt ie16V.
Range ..f the leading futures, furnished by
John M. Oaklev & Co., bankers and brokers,
No. 45 Sixth street:
Open- High- Low- Clos- Close
Annexes. Ing. est. est. lug. Au. 13
Wheat.
August 771 78X1 77X 77K 78
September 78 78S 7!H T,H 78
October 78V 7SV -.8 78 78f
December 79 80S 79V 80 80)4
May 65S 85(i MS SS
Corn.
Annst 53H IZH S3X S.1H 53tf
September 52V 53H 52 52 H 53
October MH 52V 52X 62H 62
December 51H 51 51 51!i 51
Mat S3 53V HH U!4 63
OATS.
August 83V 33V 33V 33V 33
September 33 34 !4 Zi'i 33 34
October 34 34 34) 4)i 34X
December 35
May 37) 37)4 37 37 3IX
September 12 40 12 55 12 30 12 35 12 25
October 12 45 12 50 12 37 12 42 12 30
January 18 42 13 47 13 30 13 40 13 30
Lard.
September 800 800 792 797 790
October 797 800 795 797 790
January 732 732 722 730 727
short Ribs.
September 805 805 790 800 795
October. 797 797 785 795 7 92
January 0 92 6 92 685 687 685
Car receipts for to-day Wheat, 810: corn, 408:
oats, 331. Estimates fur to-morrow Wheat, 1,053;
corn, 610; oats, 400.
GENERAL MARKETS.
New York Flour Receipts, 28,800 pack
ages; exports, 4,600 barrels, 14.000 s:i( ks; dull
and Bteatiy; sales. 13,400: patents, $4 O04 65;
Minnesota clear, $3 003 50; straights, $3 45
4 15: patents. 54 155 10.
Wheat Receipts-, 36,000 bushels; exports,
366, 00 bushels: sales, 14,055,000 bushels fu
tures, 204,000 bushels spot. Spot more active
for export and prices easier: No. 2 red, 82e
in store and elevator: 83Vc afloat; 83MUe
fo. b.; No. 3 red, 797ic: ungraded red,
7284c: No. 1 Northern, S6VifiS6Kc; No. 1 hard.
1 9191Jc: No. 2 Northern, 80803ic; No. 2
unicago, o4HJ!JiC; -no. z junuauicee, kc;
No. 3 spring, SlJc; options dull, opening at
J-ig'.ic down 011 easier cables, advanced Li
3e on rain In the Northwest, liberal clear
ances and local covering, declined o on
Increase in visible and stocks in n,oie and
large receipts and closed weak at KffiKc un
der Saturdiiy; No. 2 red, August, biiS3c,
closing at 82Kc: September, 83S3)e, closing
at83c; Ocu.ber, Ay,Hc, cloning at84Vc:
December, 87c, closing at 870; May, Vfyi
93c, closing at 92c
Kte Dull and lower: Western, 6S7Ie.
stocks o: f:raln in store and afloat. August
13: Wheat, 1,692,949 busnels; corn, 636.690
bushels: oats. 718 806 bushels: rye. 27,046
bushels; bailey, 24,346 bushels; malt, 23,303
bushels; peas, 3,256 bushels.
IUrlet Malt Dull; State, 7075c; Canada,
95.-l 00.
Cons Receipts, 123000 bushels; exports,
24,000 bushels; sales, 210,000 bushels fututes;
34,000 bushels spot. Spot dull and lower; No.
2, 61c elevator, 62c afloat; ungraded mixed,
5bc; options very quiet, advanced early
Jic on hot tieather west, declined a
with the West and following wheat, cioxed
dull with August Jc down, otheri VXC
up; August, 60c; September. 5359c, clos
ing at 59c; October, 83ooo, closed
at 5Sc.
Oats Itecelpts.105.000 bushels: exports.1,000
bushels: sales, 120,000 busnels lutures; 111,000
bushels spot: spots dull, easier; options
quiet, weaker; August, SSH3$o, closing at
38Jc: September. 383SJio, closing at S8Xc;
October, SS39c, closing at 38c; Na 2
spot, white,4ig42c; mixed Western. 3810c;
white do. 4i45c; No. 2 Chicago, 39c.
Hat In good demand and firm.
Hora Firm ant in fair demand.
Gboceries Coffee Options opened steady
515 points up. closed firm 2025 points up:
sales, 27,250 hairs, including August, 13..0c;
September, 13.1513.25c; October, 13.15 13 25c:
November, 13.2013.25c; December, 13.20
13.30c; January, 13.20c; March, 13.2513 35c;
May, 13.30c; spot Rio firm and quiet 111 14c.
Sugar Itaw stead v and quiet; sales, 619 lihds
and 1,365 Muscovi,'96 test, ac 2 ll-16c: refined
s eady and In fair demand. Molasses-Foreign
firm: New Orleans steady. Rice in fair
demand and firm.
CoTTOS Seed Oil steady and dull.
Tallow More doing and steady.
I'.osin quiet andsteadv.
TuKPEMTiHE firmer at 2829tc.
MB8-u?uv receipts, nrmer;
3.155 packages.
receipts,
Hides steadv and quiet.
Hoo Products Pork quiet and firm; old
mess, $13 0013 50: new mess, $13 7514 25;
extra prime, $12 751S CO. Cut meats quiet
and weak: pickled shoulders, 6J7c; do
hams, llji12; SinPS, 1,000 pickled- shoul
ders at 6c and 1,000 pickled hams at llc
for light averages: middles dull: short
clear, $8 70. Lard steady and dull; Western
steam closed at $8 30: SOO tierces at $8 3
Option sales, none; September closed at
$3 30; October.at $8 268 27.
Daiet Products Butter quiet and firm:
Elgin, 23c, Cheese in light demand and
steady.
S. Iola Flour weak and dull; patents,
$3 7063 80rextra lancy, $3 403 50: others un
changed. Wheat opened weak, sold off Jc,
recovered, turned weak, let Jc, revived
and closed H below Satm day's; No. 3
n(t
o-mutoya
closing at 775c bid. Corn was weak with
wheat at the opening, easing off Jc more,
rallied o with wheat, fell back and closed
c below Saturday's close; No. 2 cash un
changed at 49c; August, 49c and nominal; Sen-
temoer, tD(E$47fec. ciosiu
asked; October, 4U49JJc,
closing at 49U495o
S495ic closing nt 49(?c
asked; May, 49c bid. Oats followed wheat
and corn in fluctuations; No. 2 cash, steadv
at S3Kc: August, 34c bid; September, 32K
33c, closing at 3Jc; May, 36J.c bid. Rye
steady: No. 2 this side, 60c. Barley, no
trading. Hay in good demand at unchanged
prices. Flaxseed steady at 97c Timothy
seed at $1 251 35 Bran, 65c at mill. Corn
meal firm at 2 602 65. Bagging, $LTc
Philadelphia Flour quiet and Arm. Wheat
sluggish, weak, on Increasing wet tern re
ceipts and dull and unsatisfactory cables
No. 2 red spot in elevator, 80Jc; No. 2 white,
August. 80J480Kc: September, 80J81c; Octo
ber, 8z82jc; November 8383c. Corn op
tions dull and prices wholly nominal; car
lots shade easier: No. 2 mixed and high mixed
in grain depot, 53c; No. 2 mixed, August, 6W
59c: September, 5757Kc; October, 57c;
N o vember, 5757jc OatB, carloats firm and
in fair demand; options dull; firm nt un
changed prices: old No. 2 mixed, 39f c; No. 3
white, 40c; choice, do. do., 40Jc; Ni-. i white,
dead storage, 4-Jic: do. do. regular. 42Jc: No.
2 white, Au---ust. ll42c: September, 40aHKc:
October, 404OXc; November, 4041c. Uutter
Prints in lair request, firm; Pennsylvania
creamery extra, i4c; do. print da 2728c.
Eggs strong, fine fresh scarce and in good
demand; Pennsylvania firsts, 18c Cheese
quiet and rather weak. Part skims, 612c:
mil skims, lKKc
Mlnnenpolli The sentiment In this
market was rather more bullish as affecting
the Northwest. It is pretty generally be
lieved here that there has been a good deal
of damage and that this must be taken from
estimates made two weeks ago. Opinions
vary as to the extent or damage, as there Is
such a medley or storm, poor seeding, late
seeding and short acreago to consider. The
market was very- dull to-day. Wheat is
coming into the winter wheat market at a
lively rate and with no export demand to
attract attention, it ie easv to see how thia
serves to affect largely the dafnage report f
iiuui iud .luihuwQiu ouptemuor openeu
at 7iHc It remained nearly stationary
throughout the session. Close: August,
74Kc; September, 74);c: October, 75Jfc;
December. 76c: im track, No. 1 hard, 81jjc;
No. 1 Northern, 79Jic: No. 2 Northern. 70Qioc;
old August, 76Jcj old September, 76io.
NO SNAP IN STOCKS,
But an Average Volume of Business
Is Completed at Fair Prices.
A FEW SHARES SHOW WEAKNESS
Ind an Fqual Number Show a Disposition
to Mots Upward.
LOCAL AND GENERAL FINANCIAL NEWS
MONDAT, Aug. 15.
The market for local securities opened
the new week with a lack of snap apparent,
there being no rush in any direction, but,
as will be noticed by the record, sales were
about up to the late average and the lack of
spirit failed to exercise much of a depress
ing influence. Indeed, so far from being
depressed the market was strong, some of
the Bhares which closed the past week
on a reaction 'showing a recovering tend
ency. Principal among these was Phila
delphia Company, which closed at 20
20 Saturday. It opened at 20)4 aaUs un
der a good demand, held around this figure
all day and closed strong at 20H20K
The character of the demand was the same
as last week, when reports that insiders were
baying were circulated. People's Pipeage,
in which something akin to weakness de
veloped at the close ol last week, was still
without support, and drooped to 15 sales
and a cloe at UI5H. Peoplo's Natural
Gas was stronger and higher, at 25 bid, how
over, and the other members or the group
-neie higher. In the street railway
bhares veiy little life developed. A
small lot of' P. & B. traotlon
sold at 26V. and the close was steady
at 26J26K against 2626V Saturday. Pleas-J
ant Vallev Hallway ana Citizens' Traction
were strong at 2526 and 61Ji62V respec
tlvelv and the oturs weie neglected. Du-
quesne Traction bonds sold at 100 and 100
was bid for more. Union Switch was with
out positive tendency. It was offered at 1S'
at tne last can, out ivjfc was tne nest diu.
It friends say it may react further but
urn ennflilnnt it will ultimatelv be hitfher.
Atter Philadelphia Company, the active and
strong point was ivestingnouse iiiocino
second orelerred. It wai well supported at
29, though it closed at 2929. A Boston
telegram received.near the close read as fol
lows: "29?i bid for 500 shares Electric second
pre (erred. 100 offered at 30; nothing doing in
Philadelphia Company."
Airbrake was nominal nt- 128130, and Un
derground Cable at 6971. Westlnghone
Electric nnassented was steady at 1719.
and Lnsterwvs a little better at910. The
remainder of the list was featuieless.
After the close 17 was bid for Union
Switch and Signal, with 50 shares offei ed at
18, and 20 was bid for 300 shares Philadel
phia Company.
Wrstinchonse Electric
The work of installing the electric light
ing apparatus at the World's Fair Is being
pushed with vigor. The generators being
constructed for this work have been de
signed to run motors of what is known as
the "multiphase system." employing two
separate currents, one of which is at its
maximum effect while the other is at zero.
This invention was made by Nicola Tesla
and has pioved to be the solution of the
question 01 long distance power trans
mission. The generators for the World's
Fair will, therefore, not only be the
largest ever made In this country, but also
of unique construction, and especially
adapted to illustrate the laclllty with which
power can be transmitted cheaply and econ
omically over enormous distances. The ex
position authorities will provide engines of
6,000 horse power to drive six of these ma
chine, and the Westlnghouse Company will
provide four machines with the Westing
house compound engines of 1,000 horse power
each, the shafts of the dvnamos and engines
(being directly connected. The designs tor
tnese engines ana dynamos nave Deen com
pleted and indicate the massive character of
the plant and the beautifnl mechanical
shape into which it has been brought.
Beuarding the company's earning power,
Mr. Westlnghouse is reported as saying that
the Westlnghouse Electric Company is do
ing a business 01 Detween si,8wuju ana
$2,000,000 net lor the year. Net earnings of
$2,000,000 would pay all fixed charges. 7 per
cent on the preferred, 7 per cent on the
common, and leave a balance of $1,261,000.
Thut Oil Deal.
One of the oleaginous oracln had the fol
lowing to say to-day about that reported
deal between the Standard and the Boths
chiids: "About three years ago the Stand
ard made a big mistake The Nobel
brothers sent agents over here at that
time with a proposition to divide
up the European and Asiatic trades in
about the proportion then controlled
by the Americans and the Russians. The
Standard was on its dignity, however, and
scornfully refued to treat with them. On
their return to Europe the Nobels went to
work and secuted the Rothschilds to
bank their business, since which time
they have made rapid inroads
upon the markets enjoyed for so
long by the Standard. Becoming alarmed
the latter sent agents over to treat with the
Bothschllde about a year ago, hut the great
bankers. In turn, scornfully refused to treat
with them, saying they did business only
wlthprincipais. xnen louowea the tripor Mr.
Archibald to Paris, as The Dispatch stated
last week, and the visit of two foreigners
at 26 Broadway. New York shortly after his
return, was probably to close up some agree
ment that Mr. Archbold succeeded in mak
ing with the Rothschilds. Of course whether
an agreement was made, or the nature of it,
is not known, but the necessity for
for some understanding between the
Standard and the Rothschilds has
been apparent for two years, and that it has
been reached seems quite probable Tbey
could not ccxnbine their Interests, owing
not onlv to the inequality of the two oils
but the distance between the two producing
sections. The Russians can make as good
refined from their crude as the Standard
can, but the Standatd can make a good deal
more first-class refined oil from a given
amount of American crude than the Rus
sians can from the same quantity of
Russian oil. If the Russians made the same
grade of refined the Standard does the lat
ter could undersell them in-overy market or
the world and make muoh larger pioflts
than at present. II they have agreed, they
havo agreed on a division of the markets
and to sell at a scale of prices for each oil to
be regulated by production and consump
tion. Whatever the agreement, It will prob
ably come ont only through the trado devel
opments of the future."
Financial Motes.
The earnings of the Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburg Railroad for the first week of
August were $63,599, against $60,223 for the
same week last year, an increase of $3,375.
Unlisted street railway securitlet closed
as follows: P. & B. traction. i6J26:
Duquesne traction, 29S0: do. is, ltx. blu.
In a little talk on gas companies to-day
Mr. Fred Fisher stated, that at a time when
oil was selling at 75o per barrel 'the Wheel
ing Gas Companr could have sold its plant,
leases, etc, for $500,000. He also said that if
Wheeling Gas stock was not one of the best
purchases on the list then there was no use
buying anything.
A Philadelphia paper says the chances are
that a gigantic corporation will be formed
tinder an act passed by the last New York
Legislature that will buy a controlling In
terest in all of the anthracite companies,
and that will offer to buy all the stock out
standing at corresponding prices. As soon
as that Is done, and the ownership is con
centrated under one neaa, it will make no
difference whether there aro leases or not.
The control is now practically under the
Vanderbilts, but the corporate form will
probably be adopted as soon as the legal
questions involved have been settled by
court decisions in New Jersey and Pennsyl
vania. As some $500,000,000 worth of property
is involved the undertaking would. Indeed,
be gigantic.
Lawrence & Co. and -H. M. Long bought
Philadelphia Company and Electric 2d pre
ferred, the sellers being Morris & Brown,.
Sprout & Co., J. J. Campbell and Fred Rtne
hart. Hill ft Co. sold P. ft B. Traction to Kulm
Bros.. People's Pipeage to Morris & Brown
and Duquesne bonds to Rea Bros.
R. J. Stoney, Jr., sold an odd lot of Pleas
ant Valley to H. M. Long.
There was a conference between the P. V.
and the P., A. M. people this afternoon,
and it was stated that the deal would be dis
posed of Tuesday or Wednesday.
It is said a movement is on foot to secure
the organization of a new bank for the West
End, and that a number of business men are
can v-aslnz for support for the project.
Some people think the silver difficulty
worse for England than the Ilarlng failure.
There is one benefit likely to accrue from
the fall In sliver. It may force a solution of
the silver currency pi oblem, and the greater
iud mil ue uiuro imperative uoes decisive
action beoome. Ana until the solution Is
reached it is useless to talk of spculatlve
booms or business booms or any sort. Cur
rency problems ai e vital Issues, and, pend
ing action thereon, conservatism will rnle
in all directions. Crop issues are minor
issues. Silver is the great issue. Baton
JBerald.
Insiders in sugar tell their friends the bull
movement has barely began, and that the
stook will sell at 160 before they get through
bnilding it on this movement. Some of
dividend of 2K per cent and an extra divi
dend in cash or scrip may be declared this
fall.
The pool that is bulling sugar common is
composed of "Jim" Keene and "Deaoon"
White, of New.York, and four or five Boston
men. The aggregate wealth of this crowd
is $15,000,000 or $16,000,000. They expect to
put the stock to 125
The clique In Western, Union is still talk
ing par and 110 for the stock and a 10 per
cent stock dividend. The clique will prob
ably view the market from the .outside as
soon as the declaration of the dividend la
assured.
The New Tork Evening PotCt financial
cablegram savs: Americans were depressed
to-day by the'swltchmen's strike at Buffalo,
pnoes closing weak
Kales anil Final Prices.
Transactions on 'Change were as follows:
first CAt.L.
25 shares Philadelphia Company lOtf
50 shares Philadelphia Company 20)4
jivrrn call.
UsharaP. & B. Traotlon 26M
SECOND CALL.
5 shares Westlnghouse Electric, 2d pfd 29
100 shares Westlnghnute Electric. 2d pfd.... .... 2h
8 shares Pleasant Vallor Railway 25
THIRD CALL.
100 shares Westlnghouse Electric, 2d pfd 29
150 shares PeoDle's ripeage 15
11.000 Duquesne Traction 5s 100X
10 shares Philadelphia. Company 20K
I AFTER CALL.
100 shares Philade plila Company 20)f
Total sales. 556 shares stock and $1,000 bonds.
Closing bids and offers:
Ut eaU. I id call. Sd-caU.
STOCKS. .1. . , .
Bid Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask
Bxchan-e Nat. nk ... S4)4
Iron City Nat. Bk 85 80 85 80 S
Tradesmen's Nat 250
Citizens' Insur 33 .... 33 .........
Western Insurance 40 :
ChartiersV. Gas Co 9 12K .... 12X .... 12M
People's N. Q. Co J5 .... 25
r.N.G.iP.Co 14 .... 14 KH
Philadelphia Co.... 20X 20 2H 20$ 20). Z0H
Wheeling Gas Co... 19H 10 .... 19 .... 197.
Central Traction... 29 30 29V 30 .... 30
Cltlrens'Tractlon.. 615 C2 61 62 6I 62H
Pittsburg Traction. 57 69 57 59 57 59
Pleasant Valley ... 25H 26M 15). 26 25)4 28
Pitts.. Y. AA.R.R. 44 .... 44 .... 44 ....
Pitts.. W. & Kr 51)4 .... 51)4 .... 51).
N. Y. C. G. C. Co 50" .... 50X ....
Luster Mining Co.. 9 .... 8H 9 9 10
Wesl'use Elec. Co. KH 18 17 19 17 19
Unlnn Storage Oo 60 .... 60
II. 5. AS. Co 17J I8M 17K 18X 17 18),
U. S. ft b. Co. pfd 40 .... 40 34 411
West. A. Brake Co 130 128 130 .... 130
West. Brake Co.. It. 92
Standard U. C. Co.. 73X 75J,- 73X 7SH
U. 8. O. Co.. com 71 69 71
MONETARY.
Indications of an early increase in the de
mand for money are noted, but at present
the market is still ruling quiet and easy at
56 per cent. Eastern exchange and cur
lency are quoted at par.
New York, Aug. 15. Money on call easy,
l'anglng Irom 1K2 percent: last loan 2 per
cent; closed offered at 2. Prime mercantile
paper, 35. Sterling exchange quiet and
steady at $4 86& for 60-day bills and $4 88 for
demand.
P.0ST0X, Mass., Aug. 15. Balances, $1,526,
149. Rate, 4. Call loans, 46; time loans.
Clearing House Figures.
Pittsburg
Exchanges to-day $2,282,760 57
Balances to-day 762,579 72
Same day last weekt
Exchanges $2,423,215 38
Balances 626.969 08
New York, Aug. 15. Bank clearings to
dav. $6S,159,752: balance, $4,336,182.
BosTorr, Aug. 15. Bank clo.irlnps to-day,
$12,036,006; balances, $1,526,119. Rate for
money 4 per cent. Exchange on New York
1517o discount.
Philadelphia, Aug. 15. Bank clearings to
dav, $6,936,124: balances, $1,151,105. Money
2KS per cent.
Baltimore, Aug. 15. Bank clearings to
day. $2,076,334; balances, $254,803. Money 6 per
cent.
CnrcTKifATi, Aug. 15. Bank clearings to
day, $2,367,300. Interest, S6 per cent. New
York exebarge nominally 25c discount.
St. Louis, Aug. 15. Bank clearings to-day,
$3,600,240; balances, 4379,911. Money quiet at
67 per cent. Exchange on New York 50c
discount.
New Orleaxh, La., Aug. 15. Clearings,
$1,019 045. New York exchange Commercial,
60c; bank, $1 50 per $1,000 premium.
Chicago, Aug. 15. Money unchanged. New
York exchange, 10 per cent discount. Ster
ling exchange quiet. Clearings to-day, $15,
930,720. RarSllTnr.
New York. Aug. 15. .Bar silver in London
Kd higher at 38Jd per ounce. New York
dealers' price for silver, Jc lower at 83)0 per
ounce.
"T .1 I
Foreign Flnancla'.
Lokdow, Aug. 15, 1 T. ir. Close Consols,
money, 97; do account, 97: New
rorir, Pennsylvania ana unio ists, 33K;
Canadian Pacific, 90Ji: Erie, 28V; do 2ds,
107; Illinois Central. 10 Mexican ordi
nary, 24; St. Paul common, 84: New York
Central, 115; Pennsylvania, 64; Reading,
34 Mexican Central, new 4s, 70j. Bar silver,
38. Money, K percent. Rate of discount
in the -open market' for short and three
months' bills, 1 per cent.
Electric Stocks.
Boston, Aug. 15. The closing quotations
of electric stocks were:
Bid. Assed.
n.K.Hl f l..t.l. .. ..M .(W.
Detroit Electric Works 7X
xi. ir. r.. i,u lilt 13
Ft. W. E. Co.. serlesA 7V s
T.H. Tr., series C 8$ 9
Closing Philadelphia Quotations.
Bid. Asked.
Pennsylvania .-.. 54)4 HH
Reading 29 9-19 29
nunaio, . x. a jruiiaueipuu..... 799
Lehigh Valley 60)4
Lehigh Navigation 53
Philadelphia & Erie....'
Northern Pacific com VOH
Northern Pacific prcf. 55
6S
MS
,31H
20'
Boston Stocks Cloning Prices.
Atoh. & Topcka 3SX
Boston A Albany.. ..205
Boston ft Maine 178
C, B. &Q 102
K.C.,St.J AC. B. 7s.l23)4
Mass. Central 10
Mex. Cen. com 1SH
N.Y. AN.Eng 36H
N. Y, A N. . ng. 7s. .1:1
Old Colony 183
Wis. Cen. com 17
Allouez M.Co. (new) 90
Atlantic 9'A
Boston & Mont 37
Calumet ft HecIa....3G0
Franklin 12i
Kearsarge 11)3
Osceola 31
Santa Fe Copper.... I2)
tamarack 165
Anniston Land Co... 25
west end
Belle Telephone
Lamson Store S.....
Water Power
( entennlal Mining
M. E. Tel ,
B. B. Copper....
. 18
204
, 18
. 2H
. 7)4
, 56
. m
1 Geneifal markets.
Milwaukee Flour quiet. Wheat quiet;
September, 74c: No. 2 spring on track,
cash, 75c; No. 1 Northern, 83c Corn steady:
No. 3 on track cash, 51c Oats firm; No. 2
white on track. 36c; No. 3 do. 35Kc. Barley
quiet; September, 64c: sample, 6u64c. Rye
quiet: No. 1 in store, 68c. Provisions firm.
Pork September $12 40. Lard September,
$8 09. Receipts Flour, 5,000 barrels; wheat,
74,300 bushels; barley, 4,200 bushels. Ship-ments-rFlonr,
18,600 barreU; wheat and bar
ley, none. 1
Toledo Wheat weak and lower; No. 2
cash, August and September, 79Jc; De
cember. 82c Corn dull and steady: No. 2
cash, 62c. Oati dull; cash, 34c Rye steady:
cash, 82o. Clovereeed active and steady;
prime ciith, $7 00; October, $6 10; November,
$6 05. Receipts Flour, 1 barrels; wheat,
168,990 bushels; corn, 10,670 bushels; oats, 3,062
bushels; rye, 3,120 bUBhelx. Shipments
Flour, 13 480 barrels; wheat, 278,000 bushels;
corn, 1,628 bushels: rye, 400 bushels.
Baltimore Whcat'dull: No. 2 red spot and
the month, 800; led September and Octo
ber, 8lo. Corn; mixed spot, 67c: the month,
57c; September, 66Jc Oats firmer; No. 2
white Western, 42c; No. 2 mixed Western.
39c Hay firm. Grain Irelghts dull: steam
to Liverpool per ounel, 3d. Provisions
steady. Mess pork, $14 50. Lard, refined,
9c Butter firm; cieamery, 24c. Eigs ac
tive at 16c Coftee firm; Rio lair at 17c No.
7, 13&C
Cincinnati Flour slow and easy.. Wheat
higher; No. 2 ted, 76c; receipts, 13,990 busheis;
shipments, 27,830 bushels. Corn weaker; No.
2 mixed, 61c. Oats weaker; No. 2 mixed,
SsWc Bye firm, Na, 2 67c. Fork quiet but
fli 111 at $12 75. Lard dull at $3 87K- Bulk
meats strong at $8 5008 62. Bacou stiong
at $9 23. Whisky firm; sales, 970 ban els, $1 15.
Butter weak. Sugar firm. Eggs firm.
Cheese steady.
Kansas citT Wheat weak and lower; No.
2 hard, old, 6364c; new, 6465c; No. 2
red. 6769c corn hiuher; No. 2 mixed, 44
Kc: N. 2 white, 5252Kc Oats steadv: No.
2 mixed, 27K28e; o- white, old, 3U31c.
Receipts Wheat. 43,000 bushels; corn, 3,000
bushels; oat, 1,000 'bushels. Shipments
Wheat, 65,000 bnshels; oorn, LOW bushels;
oats, 8,000 bushels. ' '
rtotEtlo Wheat Na 1 hard, 91c; Xa
1 Northern, 84Kc; No. 2 red, 81c No. a corn,
57c. Receipts Wheat, 1,100,000 basbels;
corn, 120,000 bushels. Shipments Wheat,
400,000 bushels; corn, 65,000 bushels.
New Orleans Rice in fair demand: or
dinary to good, 3J4c. Sugar firmer:
centrifugal, prime yehow clarified. Slid
3 10-iec; on uo. awa a-iooi seconds,
8 9 16c
New York Metal Market.
New York, Aug. 15. Pig iron dull; Amer
ican, $13 50 15 00. Copper dull: lake, $1150
11 60. Lead dull; domestic, $3 954 15. Tin
dull; straits, $20 4520 6a
ANOTHER NEW PLAN
TTEAE SCHENLEY PARK BEING PRE
PARED FOB THE MARKET.
Ten Acres on Squirrel Hill Change Hands
for 823,00 0 Plenty of Money for ' Good
-Mortgages Building Permits,. Gossip
. and late Sales. '
One of the many deals reported in this
Column as being under way has just been
consummated by IraM. Burchfield,who sold
the Lewis Nunnemaker property on Squir
rel Hill, comprising ten acres, for $23,000.
This traet of land Is beautifully located,
being a very level piece of ground, and
overlooking Bchenley Park. Nego
tiations for the sale of it have
been going on for some time past
but through the absence from the city of a
gentleman interested the deal could not be
closed until his return on Saturday last, on
which day the sale was closed, the final pa
pers passlngyesterday.The names of the pur
chasers are withheld for the present by Mr.
Burcbileld for various reasons. The prop
erty will be laid off into a plan of about 100
lots, and will be on the market within
a very short tlme,as work will be commenced
on the same in a few days. Mr. Burchfleld
says that he Is at the present time negotiat
ing for the sale of another traot containing
a nnmber of acres, which will doubtless be
closed up within a few days.
Mortgages In Demand,
"There is an abundance of monej' for in
vestment in good mortgages," said one of
the leading agents yesterday, "with the rates
generally 56 per cent, according to the
location and class or property. Lenders gen
erally demand 6 per cent, particularly on
realty away from the heart of the city, but
there has been money loaned on downtown
business property at even a lower rate than
S per cent. Some time ago outside lenders
were otlerlng 44 per cent money on gilt
edge mortgages, out I believe they have
been out of the market for several weeks."
Bnilding Permits.
The following building permits were issued
yesterday: T. Griffln.a frame two-story dwell
ing, Wandless avenue, corner Wylie avenue;
cost, $1,000; also a brick three-story dwelling,
corner Wylie and Wandless avenues; cost,
$3,000. Michael Donahue, a frame two-story
dwelling, Caroline street: cost, $1,000.
Thomas and John Brown, three connected
brick two-story dwellings, Webster avenue,
near Perry street: cost, $3 600 for all. Henry
Scbeussler, a brick two-story dwelling, Sher
idan avenue, near Hoeveler avenue; cost,
$4,000. James Flood, a brick two-story
dwelling, South Negley avenue, near
Arabella avenue; cost, $8,000. George
G. Junker, a brick two-story ad
dition to dwelling, 567 Fifth avenue: cost,
$1,820. B. Dangerfield, a brick two-story
dwelling. Bayard avenue, between Neville
and Bidwell avenues: cost, $7,500. J. A.
Clark, a frame one-story storeroom, Llbertv
avenue, corner Edmund street; cost, $700
Jones i, Lnughlins,a one-story,ironclad chain
factory, below Carson street, between
Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth streets;
cost, $600. J. W. Bradshaw, a two-story
tramo dwelling. Juno street, near Sylvan
avenue; cost, $1,600 for both. Mrs. Jane
Baird, two brick two-story dwellings. Craig
street, near Fillmore avenue: cost, $9,600 lor
both. Jacob P. Durant, a brick two-story
dwelling, Monastery avenue; cost, $2,859.
Fred Balbach, a frame one-story storeroom,
Brerefon avenue, near Thirty-third street:
cost, $300.
Current Sales and Gossip.
S. J. Fleming sold a brtok house of four
rooin, with a lot 24x55 feet, on Granville
street, Eleventh ward, to W. L. Munn; terms
private; nlso, six lots on Saline avenue,
22x180, In the Park Terrace plan, for $1,200.
John K. Ewing & Ca sold for Robert New
ell, to Henry A. Vorp, a two-story frame
house of four rooms and attlo, with a lot
fronting 15 feet on Lemont street, and ex
tending through to Morrison avenue 101
feet. Second ward, Allegheny, for $1,750.
Blaok & Baird 9old to Robert C. Sproul
lot No. 810 in the Alta Land Company's plan,
on Duquesne Heights, for $105; also sold for
Jennie L. Smith, to Charlei P. D. Ehren
traut, lot No. 132 in the Alta Land Com
pany's plan, tor $140.
The sale of a vacant lot on Fifth avenne,
the exact locality of which is withheld for
the present, was consummaledyeiterday.the
price paid for the same being $18,0C0. The
particulars of this and several other trans
action In the same vicinity will be in shape
for publication In a few days.
Charles Somers & Co. sold for Messrs.
Hnberman & Schaub, In their Grace Park
plan. West End, to John Glltsch, lot No. 16,
25x100 feet, for $500.
A. Z. Byeis Si Co. sold for Prof. W. H.
Slack to T. Murphy lot Na'31 in his plan,
Eleventh waid, Allegheny, fronting 20 feet
on Shady avenue and extending through 112
feet to an alley, for $55 '.
F. B. Tomb sold to William Brlnker a
house and lot on Holland street, Wilkins
burg. lor $3,900. 'Also sold to J. M. Keim a
lot on Franklin avenue, Edgewood, lor $875.
The Burrell and Kensington Improve
ment Companies report the lollowingaalesof
lots at Kensington, the new manufacturing
city on the Allezheny Valley Railway: Ad
diewN. Jackson, Plttsbure, lot 70, block 13,
for $593; Jonxthan A. Whltsell.Jr., Saltsburg,
lot 1396. block SO. $613 75; John Kiebler, Alle
gheny, lot 1491, block 29. $563 56: Mrs. Maggie
Stadterman, ManaflekU lot 549, block 24,
$626 15; John Klimoneiiz. Eiikland, west
hall lot 21, block 12, for $325; Peter Wehner,
Kensington, 5 feet or lot 22. and all of lot 23,
block 5, tor $1,450; George Keedel. Konsin -ton,
10 ieet of lot 21, and all of lot 22, block fi,
for $1,450. Josoph Senbright, Pittsburg, lot
227, block 26, for $615 75; Stephen McCartney,
Plttsbuig, lot 349, block 25, for $387 60; Harrv
E. Albert, Nohlcstuwn, Pa., lots 913 and 914,
block SO, lor $1,275.
SUGAR HIGHER EAST.
The Refiners Advance All Grades 1-lCc
Pr Pound Oalry 1'rodacts and Bread
stufls Continue to Show Strength New
Catch Mackerel on the Market.
Monday, Aug. 15.
The local merchandise markets were firm
to-day, though generally quiet Breadstuff's
and feed showed increased strength; agents
ot eastern refiners reported another advance
of l-16e on all refined sugars, with raws in a
better position; advices from Elgin noted a
situation justifying higher prices for choice
creamery butter; Ohio cheese was quoted a
little firmer at the last advance; new catch
mackerel were on the market, with a fair
opening demand, and provisions exhibited a
softening tendency, which was about the
extent of the leatnres. Collections wero re
ported easv by some and slow by others.
A' Panhandle official, who has just finished
making a pretty thorough Inquiry, says the
best grade and yield of wheat is south of the
Panhandle and west of Cincinnati.
Moore & Brady, or Baltimore, one or the
best authorities, advise H. W. Dnnlap, the
merchandise broker or this city, as fol
lows: "In reference to your inquiry as to
peaches, will say that as yet we have not
packed a peach, and it Is not likely we will
paok any; the peach orop here is a total fail
ure. We may get a lew late peaches in Sep
tember, but we do not think it advisable for
your market to depend on Baltimore for
peaches this season."
The easier tone of the hog market to-day
is not calculated to strengthen provisions.
The Boston Journal savs supplies of wool
are too heavy and lecelpts too liberal to
1ustirypredictionsof higher prices lor the
nearluiure. Ir also says there never was
a better assortment of domestic wool of
feted to manuiacturers than at present.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
No sales occurred on call at the Grain and
Flour Exchange this morning. There was
evidence ot increased firmness, however,
partlcnlarly.lninill feed, though bids wore
somewhat lower than those made during the
closing davs of last week. Tho principal
bids ana oners wero as ionows:
Receipts bulletined: Via the P. & W. 2
oars corn, 3 cars hay, 1 car wheat; via- tho B
& O.e cars hay; via the P., C, C. & St. L. 3
cars wheat, 2 cars cqrn, 4 cars oats: via the
P., Ft. W. & C 5 cars corn, 6 cars wheat, 2
cars rye, 6 cars hay, 1 car oats, 1 car feed, 1
car bran, 3 cars flour. Total, 46 cars.
SPOT.
Bid. Asked.
High mixed shelled com 9 Mii $58
N o. 2 yellow shelled corn 64 58,
.No. 2 white, oats 40
nvx PATS.
High mixed shelled corn 55 87i
No. 2 yellow ear corn 60S, 62
No. 2 white oats, f. 1. e -I0) 42
No. 2 w bite oats, on track S!))4 40SJ
Winter wheat bran 14 25 13 50
Brown middlings 17 0U 18 00
No. 1 timothy hay 14 00 15 in
New No. 1 timothy hay 13 50 14 00
Packing hay 8 00 9 CO
TX3T DATS.
New NO. 2 white oats .-. 33 40
No. 1 timothy hay 14 00 14 75
IUMOE OF THE MARKET.
rThe following quotations for grain, feed, hay
and straw are fur earlots on track. Dealers charge
a small advance from store:
Whkat No. 2red 85 3
No. J red 79 SO
Cobs No. t T'llow ear toWs el ,
Ulgh-mixed ear.. ........, (9 0 WH
Mixed ear... 67
a 58
a 55
57
a 53
41
a 40
No. 2 yellow shelled 7,Si
High-mixed shelled Mti
Mixed shelled T. 55 1
Oats-No. 1 white 4W
No. 2 white 39)ii
juctra .no. 3 wniw 33;
Mixed 27
Rte No. 1 Ohio and Penn., new 72
No. 2 Western, new 71
FLOCK (Jobbers' prices) Fancy brands.
0 m Buuiuaru nuiier patents, S4 ec(43 w;
patents. $4 85(35 09: straight winter. $4
clear winter, fi 254 50; XXX bakers, $4
rj-e, S4 oow as.
JlnXTEED No. 1 white middlings. $19 0C20 00:
No. 2 white middlings, 110 50(317 50: winter wheat
bran, 114 60S14 73; brown middlings, lis 0017 CO;
chop. $19 O023 00. --
Hat No. 1 timothy. $14 0C14 50: No. 2tlmothy.
112 00012 50: mixed clover and timothy. $12 503
13 60: packing; $3 M9 00: No., 1. prairie, $9 Co
9 50: wagon hay. $15 00(317 CO.
bTBAW Wheat, $6 0C SOoat. $7 607 73.
Groceries.
Firmness is the feature at the advances In
coffee and sugar reported, in this column
last Saturday, and dealers report a fair
demand. The latest notes from New York
are as follows:
Beflned sugars have found favor at tho
late advance, and a further addition to value
is thought to be quite likely. .
Purchases or dried California lima beans
have been unimportant the past few days,
but former prices are firmly adhered to on
spot goods and stock in transit.
Late highest prices lor spot parcels of
choice brands of New York State gallon
canned apples are adhered to, and on con
tracts for now pack anything under $2 40
seems to be the exception.
The slight reaction that has taken place
latterly in prices for spot parcels of canned
tomatoes and corn fails to stimulate pur
chases. Evidently Jobbers are inclined to
go slow until the market lor 1892 pack goods
is more clearly defined.
Choice quality new crop evaporated apri
cots, in sacks, were quoted at 12o f. o. b.
Pacific coast and choice evaporated peaohes
at 12c there. The Eastern trade are still in
different buyers.
Current quotations:
SCOAns Patent cut-loaf, eke; cubes, 5c
dercd, 5o; granulated (standard. 4Hc; confec
tioners A. 4c: sort A. 4M4Hc: fancy Yellow. 4c;
fair yellow, a3c; common vellow, 3)i3Vc.
COFFEE-Roasted. In packajtes-fetandard brands,
19 13-20c; second graaes. 18),(319)c: fiucy grades.
22)427)iC. Louse Java. 33)jc: Jloclia. WKQl'Jc:
bantos. 25)jaic: Maracalbo. 27c; reaberrr. -2iW3i
28Kc: Caracas. 3c: Klo. 22)15c.
Coffee-Ohees O. O. Java. 3031c: Paddang
Java. 283)ic: Mocha, 3132c: Feaberry. 24)4(3
2Hn : Santos. 22)a23Mc; Maracalbo. 21J,(3'.2c: Cara
cas, 2ijj25c; golden Santos, 2D422)ic; Rio, 19
21J4C.
OIL-Carbon, 116, 6c; headlight, 634c: water
white. 7Mc; Elaine. 13c; Ohio legal test. OXc;
miners' winter wblte. 323Gc: snmmer. 3132c.
Molasses New Orleans, fancy new crop. 403
41c; choice. J738c: centrifugals. 29c.
Strut Corn sTrun, 2425c; sugar syrup. 2329c:
fancy flavors, 3l32c.
FRurrs-London layer raisins, $2 50; California
London layers. $1 902 10: California muscatels,
bazs. BS54c: boxed, $1 15(31 25: new Valencia. iU
5Vc: new Undara Valencia. 7i(?7Vc: California
sultanas. 9llc: currants, 34c: California prunes.
8,H12)4c: French prunes, 7WaiOSc; California
seedless raisins, 1-lb cartons, $3 75; citron. ISM
20c: lemon peel. lDiilic.
Kici-Fancy head Carolina. 6H6Kc: prime to
choice, 6Xc; Louisiana, 5)Cc; Java. 5i5Vc;
Japan, 5i6c.
Oassid Goons-tandard peaches. $1 9032 06;
extra peaencs. 12 332 50; seconds. SI 801 90: pie
peaches, f 1 251 30: flnest corn, f 1 -ttl SO; Harford
county com. SI 3U1 S5; lima beans. St 20511 25;
soaked. 80S5c; early June peas, it 15(31 25:
marrowfat was. $1 05t 15; soaked.7575c: French
peas. $13 5022 00 $ luocans or $1 732 50 doz. :
pineapples, $1 251 30. extra do $2 40; Bahama
do. $3; damson plums, eastern, $1 23; Cali
fornia pears. 2 12Ha2 25: do green gages. $1 50:
do gg plums, $1 7u; do apricots. $1 852 00: do
extra white cherries. $2 7232 85: do white
cherries. 2-lb cans. II C5: raspberrle. i 25(31 50;
strawberries. $1 15(31 25: gooseberries. $1 1031 25:
tomatoes. $1 0031 10: salmon. 1-lb. $1 25(31 95;
blackberries, 759uc; succotash. 2-lb cans, soaked.
95c: do standard. 2-lb. $1 2ol TO; corned beef.
2- b cans. $1 75(31 80; do I4-lb. $13 00; roast beef.
j-iu, ti ,.; cinpnen oeer, 1-10 cans. 11 sosaz 00:
baked beans. Jl 25(31 60: lobsters. I-lh. $.! 35: mack
erel, rrcsh. 1-lb. 95c: broiled. II 50: sardines, do
mestic. s, $4 00: Ms. $6 25: M: mustard. S3 25; Im
ported. Xs. 110 50(312 50: Imported. Jfs. 1S 001323 00;
canned apples, 3-lb, 7075c; gallons, 2 70(33 75.
Dairy Products.
A telegram rrom Elgin this morningstated
that while there might not be any change in
butter this week owing to the sharp advance
last week, the demand was snch that it ap
peared to be an easy matter to force prices
a little. Production is light and Chicago Is
atter all that Is made.
Bcttee Choice Elgin creamery, 28(329c: other
brands. 2325c; choice to fancy country roll, 17
ISc: low grades. 13315c; cooking. 9fflloc.
Citeese-OIiIo, new. 1010Xc:New Trork. 10X
10)$c: fine fall make, fancy new Wisconsin Swiss
blocks, 1431oc: do. bricks. 10HlIc: Wisconsin
sweltzer. In lui-s, 13U)4c ror new; 15(31ISc for old;
llmberger, 10llc; Ohio SwHs, 12',13c, as to
quality.
Egs antl Pon'try.
There is no change to note in eggs, the de
mand continuing Hunt, stocks heavy and
the market weak. Chickens are In good de
mand as quoted, with receipts liberal.
EGOS -Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio, 15
16c: cold storage stock. n!4Sc.
PotlLTRT-Sprlng chickens. 4050c per plr for
small and 5370c lor large: old chickens, 75cU 00;
ducks, 7076crgeese, 73cfl 00.
Berrle, Fruits and Vegetable.
Huckleberries were in nig supply to-day
and slow at 90c$l 00 per basket and $1 00
1 25 per basket. mc sherries sold at 10llc
per quart and 75S3c per pall.
Fruits were in good supply with the ex
ception or peaches, but the market was dull
ai r-llows: Apples, $2 004 50 per barrel and
5C75c per hair bushel; peaches, $2 002 25
Ser bushel; plums gages and Orleans,
am sons $2 003 00 per bushel: lemons, $5 50
7 00: bananas, 41 5u2 00 for firsts and 75c
81 00 for seconds: Laltiornla Bartlett pears,
$3 003 25 per box; do plums, $2 253 50 per
case.
Watermelons were quoted at $2530 per 100
for medium to large and $.15 for x r.i larte.
Cantelonpes were easier at $2 003 50 per
barrel and $1 251 60 per crate.
Vegetable, wero dull and lower as follows:
Tomatoes, 65c$l 00 per bushel: rabbaue.
75c$l 00 per barrel; celery, 2030c: cnoum
bers, 4050o per f bushel: onion, $2 502 75
per barrel: egg plants, 75cI 00 per dozen.
Potatoes were dull and neakat $1 752 00
per barrel for Jersey rose on track and
$2 002 25 from store. Sweets were lower at
$4 254 75.
Fish.
New catch mackerel, lake and rlver fish
are on the market, and tiea era report the
demand quite up to expectations though
light, as nsual at this season. 1'ilcei .ollow:
Via ai
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004 25;
Half F'th
Bbls bbls bbls Palls Palls
MACKEREL. IX) lb HO lb 50-11) 50- b 10-lb
Extra No. 1 mess.... 23 00 14 40 87 40 92 30 81 60
Extra No. 1 shore.... 26 00 13 40 6 90 2 15 I 50
Et. No. 2 large shore 20 00 10 s0 5 40 170 120
Kx. No. 2med. shore 18 0) 9 40 4 10 155 110
No. Slarge 1.150 $15 4 27 HO 100
No. 3 small 10 50 5 50 3 00 1 C5 78
Round berlng
Half bbls. 1031b
Potomac herring
Barrels Half barrels
nolland herring
Kegs
Lake herring
Half bbls. 701b
Quarter bbls. 30 lb.,
Palls. 151b
Pails. 101b
White llsh
Halfbbls. 70 lb
Quarter bbls. 30 lb..
Palls, 151b
Palls, 101b.-.
Russian sardines
Half bbls. 100 lb
Kegs
Whole codflsh
400
2 -J
220
13
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2 40
120
no
800
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Large, per 10....
Medium. Der lb 6
Boneless codfish
20-lb boxes. 1132-lb bricks ffer lb. 5"45)f
20-lb boxes, 2-lb bricks, choice s,S
Whole hake per lb 4
The. Vlslb r ripply.
Chicago, Aug. 15.-The visible snpply of
grain statement lssned to-day snows the fol
lowing changes: Wheat, increase, 2.174,000
bnshels; corn, decrease, 460,000 bushels: oats,
increase, 461,000 bushels.
MisuKAroLis, Minx., Aug. 15. The Earth
wcttern Hitter reports wheat ln private ele
vators of Minneapolis at 924JM0 bushels-69,-000
bushels less than last Monnay. The total
stock at Minneapolis and Duluth is 7.855,066
nusneis, a decrease or i.sw.om dusuois. xne
Market Record estimates the wheat in coun
tty elevators or Minnesota nnd the two
Dakotasat 745,600 bushels, a shrinkage for
the week of 220 103. The nggrezate stock of
the Northwest is thus made 8,600,766 bushels,
or 1.5:3,634 bushels less than ln?t Monday. A
year ago the aggregate stock was 5,773,000
bushels.
Drygoods.
New Tore; Ang. 15. Business in drygoods
opened with an improved demand at the
bands of both agents and Jobbers. Prints
were specially active and there was a good
request for staple cottons, dress goods and
flannels. The tone or the market was strong
with goods of the print cloth grade firmer.
Edwards cambrics wcreadvanced Jcayard.
This is the tendency on low grades and the
Influence Is widening. The jobbing trade
was fairly active in prints and other special
ties and promise a good general trade. Busi
ness clothing woolens was steady, but the
market is in better position than anticipated.
Cotton.
New Tonic, Aug. 15. Cotton futures closed
quiet and steady; sales, 102,600 bales; August,
b.97c: September, 6.96c: October, 7.66c: No
vember, 7.15c: December, 726c: January,
7.36.-; February, 7.45c; March, 7.55c.
NEW Oiileaxs, Aug. 15. Cotton quiet: mid
dling, 6 15-16c: low middling, 6 7-16C; good
ordinary, 6 15-lSo. Net and gross receipts,
444 bales. Sales, 100. Stook, 68,682.
HOGS LOWER
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And Cattle and Sheep About Steady at th
Local Tarda,
MONDAY Aug. 18L
The markets at the local yards were not
very brisk this morning and prices were)
either barely steady or a shade lower. The)
run of cattle at the Central Drove yards wai
considerably larger than last week, the con-s
sequence being .that buyers endeavored to)
establish a decline. So far as could be)
learned, however, their efforts were not sue
cessful, but the market appeared to to s
little easier despite the fact that It was gen
erally reported steady. IIo.'S were lowee
and sheep were unchanged. At the Island,
about die same condition of affairs pre vailed
as at the Central yards.
East Liberty.
Cattle Receipts. 100 load, against 85 lasS
Monday. A goodly number of fair fleshed
cattle were among the offerings, but prime)
cornfed beeves and exporters were in light
supply. The proportion of medium and
common grades was about the same as
usual, and the demand for such was slow.
No Bales were heard of above $4 75, thougb;
the market was qnoted steady at last week'l
price'). Some of the early sales were as fol
lows:
Drum, Dyer A Co , sold 18 head, weighing
23,540 lb., at $4 30; 18 head, 13,07.) lb., at t2 90t
11 bead, 11,310 lb., $3 50: 1 bull. 9-iO lb., $2 00.
EeneRer, Llnkhorn & Co. td 40 head, 43,
910 lb., at $4 00: 16 head, 12.880 lb., at $3 00; 9
bulls. 2,370 lb.. 82 25: 2 cows, 1,890 lb., $2 25.
Huff, Hazel wood & Imlinff oId 16 head.
19.570 lb., at 4 2W3 head. 3 520 lb., $3 4a
S. B. Hedges 4 Co. sold 15 ln-nd, 19,950 lb
at $1 80; 21 head. 24,020 IK, $4 10: 1 Jersey bull!
L100 lb., $2 00; 1 cow. 1.310 lb., $3 75
Lafferty Brn. & Hadden sold It head,
14,300 lb., at $3 80.
John Hesket & Co. sold 17 head, 20,700 lb.,
$i 17K; 13 head, 16.000 ID., $3 70; 4 he-id, 4,420
11).. at $4 13: 2 cows, 1,730 lb., S3 50: 1 bull,
1270 lb.. $3 00.
William Holmes & Co. sold 11 head. 1,220
lb. average, at 34 30; 3 iresh cows at $30 pes
hear! : 8 do nt $35 per head.
Hooa Hecelpts.22 double-deck loads: mar
ket slow and lower; corn hogs, $3 656 00
pigs and grassers, $5 255 50.
Sheep Heceipts. 20 double-deck loads;
Extra. 9i to 100 11), $5305 50: good, 85 to 90 lb,
$4 805 10: fair, 70 to 80 lb, $3 254 23: com
mon, $1 002 50: prime vearllnss, $3 003 50;
fnir do, $3 0J4 00; spring lambs, 46c per
pound.
Heir's Island.
Cattle Receipts, 321 head, against 228 last
and 263 the prcvlons week; market slow bn6
steady at last week's prices. Best cornfed,
$5 255 50; medium weights, $4 254 73: light
welguto, $3 2S410: grass cattlr. $2 756)4 00;
bulls, dry cows and betfer, $1 753 OO. Fresli
cows, common to trood, $2030; extra, $3540,
Calve, veals, 56Vc: heavy grass calves,
$3W035O.
mieep The run was a big one and the de
mand indifferent, but prices were main
tained at about last week's range. Aged and
yearling wethers brought $4 005 00, with a
sale of one extra lot of yearling wethers as
$5 25: mixed en es nnd wethers, $3 004 00:
spring Iambs, 46c perB. Receipls. 1,229
head; la-t week, 1.16'i; previons week, 996.
Hoo3-The supnlv was light but the mar
ket wasea!erat$6 0C6 05 forselccted corn
fed and $5 255 75 for grasers; roughs and
pin?, $4 0)5 00. Receipts, 92 head; last week,
253; previous week, 143.
Woods Kan.
Cattle Receipts, 108 head from Chicago
and 54 from Ohio; Cliica-os sold at $4 005 00)
and Ohlos at $4 235 25.
Sheep Iiec-ints, 268 head; sheep, $5 OOijJ
5 50; lamb", 57c.
Hoos Receipts, 40 head; all sold at $6 00.
lEv Associated Press.
New Tork Beeves Receipts Iot two days
were 4,C0 head, including 74 car loads for
sale. Market active, lCc per 100 pounds
higher for choice; steady for common to
medium. Native steers $3 655 35 per 100;
Texans and Colorados,$2 904 50. Bulls.oows,
$2 00i 45. Dressed beef, 7i48c per pound.
Shipments. P30 beeves. Calves Receipts tor
two days 2.391 head. Market active, KPer
100 higher. Veals, $6 008 00 per 100 pounds:
grassers,$3 373 50: buttermilk calves. $3 50
4 00.
Sheep Receipts for two days, 21,505 head.
Sheop steadv, lambs Vc per pound lower.
Sheen, $4 005 85 per lOu pounds; lambs, $5 25
7 25. Dressed mutton, steady, 8llo per
pound: dressed lambs dull. 912c.
Hogs Receipts for two diyi, 5,312 head,
including three cars for sale. Market easier
at $3 256 10 per 100 pounds.
ChicHgn The Evening Jovrna' reports I
Cattle Receipts, 19,000 head; shipments, 4,500
head: market steidy: choice to extra natives,
U 905 15; others, $3 60 1 85; steers, $2 509
3 50: ranker?, $3 304 60; primp natives, cows,
$3 754 00. Hog;, Receipts, 6,000 bead: mar
Ret Irregular: rnngh packnr, $3 355 50; good
mixed, $5 635 75: prime heavy anu butchers'
weights, $5 805 85: light weights, $5 85.
Sheep Receipts, 9,000 head: shipments. 2,000
head; market steady; natives, $3 503 53;
Westerns, $4 TJgi 90; lambs, $3 5U6 30.
Kansas c Ity Cnttle Receipts, 7,100 head;
shipments, 2,600 head; the market lor good
steers as steady, and others 1015c lower,
all urndes jelling at $2 40$4 20: cows steady
nt $2 10J 25; "tockers and' feeders steady at
$2 152 70: Texas and Indian xteer. 1015o
lower, $2 053 10. Hogs Receipts, l.SOO
head; shipments, 1.800; the market was 5
10c, mostly 10c higher; all grades, $4 455 85;
bulk, $5 50Q5 60. Sheep Receipts, 400 head;
shipments, l.bOO head. The market was
steady.
TtnfT-iIo Cattle Receipts, 225 loads:
sale. 100 through; market about steady for
good grades; common, shade lowen"tockers.
steady at $2 503 Oil. Hers Receipts, 80
loads through, 136 salo: market about!
steady for cornfed; grasers and common
shade lower: heavy cornfed. $6 05. Sheep
and lambs Receipts, 47 loads through, 45
sale: market low er for both; choice wethers,
$5 00; good sheep, $4 50; Canada1-, $4 75; lambs,
best native, $650.
Clneinn-'l Hogs strong: common andr
light. $4 C0" 65; packing and butchers. $5 25
3 85; receipts. 3,620 head; shipments, 1.30C
nead. Cattle strong: receipts, 1,570 head:
whlpments, 900 head. Sheep strong ut $3 OO
5 25: receipts. 5,425 head: shipments. 6.475
uead.
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HAIR VICOR
Keeps the scalp
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The Best
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Restores hair
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Lowell, Mass.
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