itcF &"?. "s ' ' T. "Tsi tr '-- . v 'W- ; ' ... . J THE PlTltJBUKG DISPATCH, .WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17, 189a THE RISE IN SILVER Encourages Buying of Stocks and Many Score Substantial Gains. WESTERN DKION CROSSES PAR, Ind the Industrials and Specialties fcliowed Harked fctrength. GRANGERS JOIN THE UPWARD TURN New Tokk, Aug. 16. The rise in silver, which would seem to indicate that the late decline really had its origin in speculative operations, and the action of the Treasury in paying gold for silver notes, went a long "way toward encouraging huying of securi ties in the stock market to-day, but there was no new business in sight and the de mand from the shorts was sufficient to ad vance prices along the line, the offerings being unusually light in view of the facts mentioned. The return of confidence, how ever, was most marked and the strength de veloped in the market as the day wore away brought with it an increase in the amount of business done, which was re garded as a healthy sign, although few now predict either a broader or more active market until after the first of September. One of the features of the day was the crossing of par by "Western Union, which was predicted some time ago, but the deal ings presented lew points of interest and the movements among railroad shares were confined to the narrowest limits, except in the grangers, in which the covering of shorts, as usual, was most conspicuous. The industrials continued to absorb the greater part of the strength of the market and the Cordage stocks and General Elec tric were both conspicuous for the advances made, while Southern Cotton Oil lost a por tion of its late improvement. Among the specialties, Manhattan spurted rapidly on an increased business, arid To ledo, .Ann Arbor and North Jlichiean, among the low-priced shares, made a sub stantial gain. The general list, however, was as dull as usual, and. while sympathiz ing with advances in the leaders, was held within extremely narrow limits throughout the day. The "general list, apart from the stocks mentioned, presented no feature of note, but the firm temper kept things moving all through the session, and while most stocks are only slightlv higher than last evening the material gains in the leaders gave the tone to the whole market; The close was ac tive and strong at top figmes. Railroad bonds were less animated and failed to share in the strength of the snare list, neither activit nor movement marking the dealings. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern firsts rose Vi to 10 but the ac tive issues were held no mor than steady. Government bonds were dull and steady. Close of the list: V. S. 4srce 115'Mntual Union 6s 110 U. b. -4SCOUD 1156 N.J. C. Int. Cert. .111 u. s. -is reg- loo Pacific bs ot '95 107 Northern Pac lsts.116s Northern I'ac Mb. 114 Northw'n Consols.. .137 Xo'hw'n Debcn.5s.K9 St. L. AI.M.Gcn. Ss. 85 St, L AS. F Gen. 11107 bt. Paul Consols IXH t. P. C. P. lsts.. .118 Louis'na&tamped4s. 91 Jcr.n. new set bs..... 10.1 Tenn. new set 53.... inn Teiin. new set 3s..... 75H Canada so. Ms; ..1033 Cen. Paellic nts ...103 Den. 4 It. G. lsts. ..117 T P. L. G. Tr. Rets. SOW T. P. K. G. Tr Kcts.l08S4 Den. & It G. 4s 83V trie MS. 104 J Union Pac lsts 1C3X West Shore 80 M. K. T. Gen. 6S. M' M K.&T. Gen. 5s.. 4T Bid. tAsked.' Mining shares closed as follows: Con. Cal. andVa.... Dead wood Coold Currr Hale 3. Norcrosg 3S5 Sierra Nevada 105 215 tandard 17 . SSjCnlon Con 85 . 75IronMlver CO .1500 Quicksilver 3M . 650 Quicksilver pfd 17H Homes taVet .... North bur Ophlr. S3) bulwert 60 Plymouth 25 tAsked. The total sales of stocks to-day were 177,906 fthares. including Atchison. 10,500; Chicago Gn, 3,300: Erie, 5,600; Louisville and Nash ville, 2,150: Manhattan, 9.150; Northern Pa cific preferred, 3 300; Beading, 34,900; StPaul, 11350; Union Pacific, 4,700: Western Union, 15,182. Watson A Gibson to Oakley i Co.: "The most disappointed people in Wall street just now are the bears. Crop scares. Btrikes and the stalking ghost or sliver have been nsed by them for their own destrnction. These specters have frightened or reduced, them Into n short position in the market, and holders of stocks have hung so tenaci ously to them that thete has been no oppor tunity to cover except at a loss. "Compare, if you please, our wealth of re sources, our expanding trade and increas ing population, our progress,in every direc tion with Europe burdened with taxes, 1th standing armies, with trade embarrass ments and with a soil not fully able to sup port its population. We are enjoying w on derlul prosperity, with the largest bank de pobits and clearances, the largest visible supply of useful commodities, the largest railway traffic and the largest population ever known. This Is not Fourth of July rodomontade, it is business. The maiket leflected tome of thee facts at the close. Perhaps the bears reflected a little at the close, too." The following table shows the prices of aetire stocks on the New York btock Exchange, cor rected dallv for Thf. Pittsbcko Dispatch by Whitney A Stephexsov. oldest Pittsburg mem bers of N ew York block Exchange, 57 r ourth ave Clos Close ODen High Low lnjr Aug. leg est est. bid. 15. Am. Cotton Oil 47J1 47H 46j 47i 46K Am. Cotton Oil pfd.. ea SUH 82k s:!4 8y Am. Sugar K. Co... 1(H IU8K 1075 ltS 108 Am. Sugar K.Co.nrd 102 103S4 101S, 103t 101J4 Atcll. Toil. &S. F... 3SS SH SS4 2'i 33)4 Canadian Pacific 88 88 Canada boulhem.... 59 59J, 59 59 385j Central of N. Jersey. 134 135 134i 134 133'4 Chesapeake t Ohio.. 23K 23 134 a ay C 4.0, lstptd 63 , 63 63 63 61 Chicago Gas Trust.. 81 H S2'4 SIS 82 SI C. linr. A Qnlncy... 102 103!, lvm 113J 10iS C. Mil. St. Paul.. ISM 83 82X 821. tSU a, M.&M. p. prd raj CltokLtP 805 S13 80Ti 81 80i( C St. P.. JI. i. O. 534 SSH 53H S3 52 C bt.P..M AO pld 12IJ, C & Northwestern. 117J 117H IK'A H fc 117 C. & orthw'n.pfd 143) 143W a. C C. i. 1 66X 6G 665, 6bJ 66 Col. oil A Irun 33 33 33 K 33 Col Uocklng VI 34 34 34H 34S 34J DeL. Lack West. 157 157 157 1574 156 Del. & Hudson 136 135 Den. A Rio Grande 16 ifi D. <ioG.. Old 47J, 48 Ills i. Cattle f.lr... 47 47 VH 47K 47K E T.. V. Ga H 4H Illinois Central 100 1(10 100 10U 09 Lake Krlei West 24V 3 L E. A W.. pfd. 76 76 Lakebhore AM. S.. 135!, 135 135 135W 134 LoutsllleANah.... nx m 01 69H Baft Michigan eulral.... 100 109J4 109 109, Mobile A Ohio 17 36 Missouri Pacific... 59 59 59 595, Wu National t mil Co.. 1 7 K&X ISH 1V6 127?, "at,CordageC.,prd 121 123 121 122jf 120K National Iad Co.... 39Jj 40!f 39'4 40S 39. Nat, Lead Co.. pfd.. 95 95)4 94 95U S5U New York Central... 113 114 113 113ft N. T . C. A St. L 17 17 N.Y C.&St.L.Iitprd 72 72 N.Y.C.Abt.L..2dprd 34 37K N. Y.. 1- E. A W... SH 27M 27 27 S?g N.Y..L.E.AU., pfd R54 66 X. Y. AN.E S6V 37 30H 37 36 N. Y.. O. W 19, 19i KX 19H 19S Nonolk.t Western IIJ4 ill, NorfolkA'W. prd 43 43H! North American Co. 13s, 13 13H 13' 33H Northern Pacific... JSm 21 2ffM a 20 Northern Pac prd.. S5s, S6W SSH -Vi MH Oregon Imp'ement.. 23 234 23 23 Pacific Mall 33)i 33)f Pto., Dec A Evans 18 Phlla. A Beading.... 59 59.b &8S Si'A S9 P., C C. A bt, L 21 21 P..CC.Abt.L.pld 62 62 Pullman Palace Car. I&6J4 196 KIchmondA V.P.T. 8M 8 8H Kit SK Eich.AW.P.T.pfd 40)4 40)4 feu PaulA Dulutn 41 41 bt. P. A Duluth pfd 103 103 St. P., Minn. A Man. 115)4 U5H 1154 115H 115 Texas Pacific 9 8V Union Pacific 2&H 33H 3Sf U 3S1J Wabash 10 104 Wabash pfd 2S4 25)4 2"4 26)4 2554 Western Union OSh 100 H 99H 100 !, M'l.tC.lngAL. E.... 30; 305, jy -9J4 344 AVhllngAL.E.pfd 7I!4 71H 71J 71 71H Baltimore A Ohio.... 97)4 9JH 97 97H 97)s W.U. AM. Co 1st pfd 84 94 GRAIN EASIER. On Generally Bearish N w Blzber Frleed Hog; Advance Product. 1 Chicago, Aug. 16. The grain markets on the Board of Trade were easier to-day. The fluctuations were confined to a narrow range and closed near the lowest figures. Provisions, on the other hand, were fairly active and stronger, and after fluctuating within a very moderate range closed at abont the top. Jhe newi of the day in grains was not par ticularly significant, but most of It was bear ish and sufficed to make all of the leading cereals heavv. In the wheat it weaker cables caused the market to open a point lower. This was supplemented by cables showing an increase or 2,000,000 bushels in the English visible supply and a more favorable shoing as to the Russian crop. Sew York and St Loa.is were free sellers and there was little support from local or outside points. In addition to this, there werfl continued heavy receipts at win ter wheat points, and the weather was clear and warm, with a high temperature con fined mostly to the Dakotas. The reison given for the noted decline of 54Kd at Liverpool was that the American wheat snpply exceeds the demand. Moreover, En glish weather was reported better, with an Improvement in the condition of the crop, which wns renorted at 65 000,000 bushels, against 78,000,000 bushels in 189L The French crop is estimated jit 2SS.000,O00 bushels, and the Knsslan crop wTis officially given as 280, 000,000 bushels. About the only grain of cumrort tor the bears was a deorease of 784,000 bushels in the amount of ocean pass age, beptember opened c lower at 77Kci pradnally weakened to 77c, and closed at 77Hc, a loss of JJo compared with yesterday's close. There was not much activity in the corn crowd. Slany of the big longs had previous ly sold out and the market lacked snap. Good weather ad favoraole crop reports tended to check.5r upward movement and the eakni ss in wheat gave it a sympathetic downward tendency, except near the open ing. September opened c lower at 82c, sold up to 62e, selling down to and closing at52c Oats were fairly active, but like wheat and. corn were weak and closed at the bottom at 33Jc tor September, a loss ot JJc. Piovisions were hizher on the light re ceipts and poor qualitv of hogs and the ad vance or 1015o in the valne of good lots. September pork opened 5o higher at $12 40, sold between $12 32K antl $12 5 and closed at the top. Lard was especially strong on the advance in price at Liverpool and the half fatted quality of the receipts. It opened 'Kc higher at $8 05 and closed at SS 12J. La'ke" freights slow on basis of 2c for corn to Buffalo. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, dnll and unchanged: No. 2 spring wheat, TrKSTTK'o-Sspiing wheat, 6S71c; No. 2 red. 77k77Vc. No. 2 corn, 52Jc, No. 2 oats, X.c; N. 2 hite. S636Kc: No. 3 white, 33 35)2c. No. 2 rye. 64Jc No. 2 barley. 63cj No, 3, f. o. b. 50 SSc: No. 4,f. o. b.,37S7Ja No. 1 flax seed, $103. Prime timothy seed, $10. Mess pork, per barrel, $12 37K12 40. Lard per 100 lbs, $s 108 15. Short ribs sides (loose), $S 10 (J3 20. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), $7 200 7 30. snort Clear sines luoxeaj, $a augis aa. Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal lon, $1 15. Sugars, cut loar, unchanged; granulated, unchanged; standard "A," un changed. Receipts Flour, 19,000 barrels: wheat, 389. 009 bushels; corn. 211,000 bushels: oats, 320 000 bushels; rye, 12,000 bushels; barley, 3,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 12,000 barrels: wheat, 124 000 bushels: corn, 184,000 bushels; oats, 147,000 bushels; rye, 2,000 bushels; barley, 1.000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-dai the butter market was firm: creameries, 212ic; dairy, 1520c; eggs, 1616. ltange of the leading future', furnished by John M. Oakley & Co., bankers and brokers. No. 45 Sixth street: Opear High- Low- t'los- Close Articles. lng. est. est. Idr. Au. is HVheaT August .' S 77!4$ 78m 77 $ 77 $ 77 September 7lh 77. 77 77! 77H October 78 784 775T 77 78 December. 793 S0H 79 79 80 May S3 3 8434 84,'s 85 CORN. August 523S K. 52 62H 535, September 52H S'-H 52Vj 634 &2H October 52 62'4 5I? 5IH "MX December 503, 51 50V 60V Sl!i Mav 53, 53J4 52. 52& 5354 Oats. August !2 S3"4 beptember 33'i 34 S3 32S 33 O-tober -34 Wi SO, 33h X December May 37 37 36? 35?, 37 September !240 12 4-5 12 32 12 45 12 35 October 12 50 12 55 12 40 12 52 12.42 January 13 50 13 47 13 37 13 42.13 40 Lard. September 80S 8 12 800 8 12 797 October 8 02 8 12 8 02 8 12 7 97 January 730 735 730 735 730 SHORT RIBS. September 805 8 10 800 8 10 800 October. 800 800 792 795 7 95 January 690 6 95 685 687 687 Car receipts for to-day Wheat, 934: corn. 527: oats. 428. Estimates for to-morrow Wheat, 650; corn, 300; oats. 217. GENERAL MARKETS. New York Flour Receipts, 50,100 pack ages; exports, 800 barrels, 10.800 sacks; dull and weak on low grades: steady on high grades; sales, 24,500 barrels. Wheat Receipts, 463,000 bushels: exports, 148.X0 bushels: sales, 3,740,000 buhels fu tures, 101,000 bushels spot. Spot moderately active and easier, closing steady; No. 2 red, 82e in store and elevator: 82S3c afloat; 82 83c f o. b.: No. S red, 7?c: ungraded red, 75S4e:No. 1 Northern, 8585c: No. 1 hard, 90K9OJc: No. 2 Northern, 80Cs80tc; No. 2 Chicago, 85STc: No. 2 Milwaukee, 83c: No. 3 spring, 80805ic; options were more active: c lower on large receipts, free selling tor Western account, lower cables, increase in the English visible, lavorable crop news and a lull average crop reported by Uussia: the close was weak; No. S red, Aupust, l682c closing at 82c; September, 8.V83Jfe. "closing at S2c: October. 85 84c, closing nt 83Jfc: December, 8687k(. closing at S63c; May, 91J92ic, closing at 91Vc Kte Dnll and steady. Barley Malt Nominal. Cork Receipts, 89,000 bushels; exports, 200 bushels: sales, 250,030 bushels ("mutes, 79.000 bushels spot. Soot dnll and steady:No. 2. 61c elevator, 62c afloat; ungraded mixed, 5758c: options wete very dull; HK loner on easier cables and better ctop weather: August, eoc, closing at toe, Septem ber. 5S59c, closing at 59c; October, 5S 5cc. Closing at 58c Oats Receipts, 40 950 bushels: exports, 6 845 bushels: sales, 340,000 busnels futures, 81,000 bushels snot: spot dull, inegular; options moderateh active and weaken August. 37JJ S7Jc, closing at 37Jc: September. 37Jf SS'4o, closing nt 37Jfc; October, SSK33 7-16l-, closing at 3Sc; No. 2 spot, white,4142c; mixed Western, iS10c; white do, 4045c; No. 2 Chicago, 3S38Jc Hat Finn anu in fair demand. Hors In demand and firm. Groceries Coffee Options opened barely steady and unchanged to 15 points down, closed steady, 02u points down: sales, 16, 000 bags, including August, 13.25c; Septem ber. 13.25c; October. 13.15c: December. 13.15 13 25c: Match, 13.25c; May, 13.20 13.25c; spot Rio Qull.but steady. Sugar Raw Arm and in fair demand; refined firmer and in fair de mand. Molasses F01 eign nominal: New Orleans steady and quiet. Bice firm and moderately active. COTTON Seed Oil dull and steady. Tallow dull and steady; fair demand. nosiif steady and quiet. Turpentine quiet and easy at 2829c Eggs In light supply of good, and firm; Western prime, 1920c; receipts, 9,376 packages. Hides stcadv and in fair demand. Hoo Products Pork steady and quiet. Cut meats dull, but steadv: sales, 1,000 pickled shoulders ut 6c. Middles quiet. Lard quiet, but higher; Western steam closed at $8 45. Option sales, 2,500 tiot ces September at $8 Si gS 45, closing ut$S45; 500 tierces October at 3 30 closed at $8 43. Dairt Products Butter quiet and gen erallv firm; Western, 419c; do creamer-, 1724c: do factory 1417c; Elgin, 230 24c Cheese steady, out dulL St. LouiR Flour slow and unchanged. Wheat opened heavy on bearish crop and foreign advices and closed weak, Kc be low vesterdny: No. 2 red, cash, lower at 72K: August, 72K72c closing at 72Kc; September, 73Kw73c closing at 73Kc asked: December, 77K77c. closing at 77io asked. Com. on flue weather, weak cables and domestic markets, was easier, gave way slowly, closing c below yesterday: No. 2 cah lower at 48c; August, 4Sc bid; September," 8JCi4c, closing at 48c bid: October, IS 49c, closing at 48c; May, 49c nominal. Oats weak, fed with corn and wheat, but there was a good demand at the decline; No. 2 cash, 33Jc; August, 33Ji31o, closing at oepttniner, Jiyjiftoc, Closing at 32V1C bid: May. S5c asked. lay, cabkeu. itye higher at 61c. Bailev o trade. Bran firm: 63o at mill. Ha v firm at previous nrices. Cornmeal firm at$2 602 65. Bagging, 6K7Jc ' I'lilh delphin Flour quiet. Wheat op tions weak and lower: cash wheat dull and lower; No. 2 rei. August. 79V795c; Septem ber, S0Sc;"Octouer, 81K82c; November. 82JeS3c Corn options w holly nominal: car lots qnlet; ungraded in elevator, 56c; So. 2 mixed, 5SJ59c: September, OctoberandNo vember,57c Oats Carlots Ann and steady: futures beyond tnis month dnll and lower; V.. 9 .!.(. 9Q1AMIA. . ,- iy. ,T. October, 40Jc;November,'40c Eggs strong; Pennsylvania firsts, 18c Minneapolis There was not much of in terest i.i the wheat market to-day and busi ness dragged. The news was of an indiffer ent nature and on the whole fa vol ed the bears. The cash market was not as strong as it has been ruling. No. 1 Northern sold on a range from 77c to 80c, and principally midway between the two points. Low grades were vry slow and sold at low prices. The demand i rather light on all grades. Close: August. 74Jic; September, 74c; December, 76Kc: on track. No. 1 hard, 80jc: No. 1 North em, 78Jc: No. 2 Northern, 7i74c; old Sep tember, 76c Toledo Wheat steady and lower; No. 3 cash, August and September, 7SJfc; Oc tober, 79Jc: December, 81Jc Corn dull; No. 2 cash aha August, 52c; September, 52c Bye dull; cash and August, 87c Oats quiet; cash, 34c Cloverseed steady: prime, cash, $7 00; October and November, $5 M. STOCKS LESS BUOYANT And the Volume of Trading Seems to Be Tapering Off. THE GASSEES SHOW STRENGTH ind a Majority of the Other Active Shares ire Barely Steady. AM0THER BIG P1NOO0K GAS TTELL Tuesday, Aug. 16. The volume of business in' local securities seems to be taperine off a little and the strength of the leaders to be a little less pronounced.' This is due almost entirely to the realization f profits, which in variably takes something off -values and keeps fresh buyers from com ing into the - market. It cannot be said, however, that the intrinsic value of anything on the list has been lessened. The same arguments that were nsed on. the upturn are, while temporarily shorn of their potency, just as well based as ever. Noth ing of an unfavorable character has occurred with respect to the condition and prospects of any of onr leading corporations. No fresh de pressing factors of a general character And a local reflection, and It would seem, there fore, as if the advice of professional tipsters, to "buy on the breaks," was good enough, in this instance, to follow. Tbo market to-day, besides boing com paratively slow, was narrow, only five shares figurine in the trading on 'Change. These were Pleasant Valley Bailway. Union Switch and SlgnHl, P. & B. Traotlon, IT. S. Glass and Philadelphia Company, and only in Union Switch and Signal and Philadelphia Company was there anything approaching activity. Switch and Signal opened with a sale atl7, sold down to 17Ji and closed at 17 Y! after looking font while as if it was destined to close below 17. There is a sus picion entertained by some ofthestieet people that the realizing sales are about over.and that after a little rest the stock will again move upward. A gentleman supposed to be thoroughly conversant with the affairs of the company rematked to-day that it was earning a dividend on tne preierred. i-niia-delphia Company ws firmer. It was rather fieely offered at the second call from t a source that absoibed several hundred shares considerably below 20 some weeks since, but the offerings weie well taken and the stock closed on a fractional gain. More favorable develop ments have recently occurred on the Pin hook anticlinal, near where the com pany has a number of farms under lease. The rapidity with which such developments are materializing, together with the general expectation of an increase in the dividend rate next quarter, are not only operating to prevent a decline in the stock but are creating considerable lespect for it in the minds of those who have heretofore been instrumental, through word and action, in preventing a rise. Even the chronic bears are now talking 25 for it in the near future. At the current price it is nearly a 9 per centunvestment. In the street railway shares little note worthy transpired. A small lot of Pleasant Valley sold at 25 and one of P. & B. Trac tion at 26. the closings being 25J6K and 2626 respectively. There was a little inquiiy for .Citizens' Traction, but the bid ding and offering on the others weie more for the purpose or seeing the figures on the hoard than with a view of executing orders. In the remainder of the list the features were a less buoyant tone in Air Brake and U. S. Glass the latter selling at 69K and closing at jSH bid; steadiness in Under ground Cable, firmness in the Electric stocks and a further advance In People's Natural Gas to 25 bid. The close was ir regular, with the demand indifferent ex cepting in Philadelphia Company and Elec tric second preferred. More Natural Gas Another big gasser has been brought In in the Pinbook region. The Pennsylvania Salt Company was reported to-day as having brought in a well on the Steele larm in Alle gheny township, 8 miles hack from the Al legheny river, that showed a rock pressure of 1,400 pounds. Inquiry at the office of the Philadelphia Company developed the fact that the report was well founded. Manager Brown said they had received no offlotal report regarding the well, as to tne exact location, etc., dui that it had been sent in to them as being on the 8teele farm in Allegheny town ship, back ot Chartiers station, on thevAlle gbeny Valley Railroad, and as having shown a minute pressure of 400 pounds. "The well," said Manager Brown, "is in the Murraysvllle and and not the -fifth sand, in whioh all the other Pinhook 'strikes have been made, and it is therefore a much more important development. We have a number of farms under lease in the vicinity of it, the Kenley, Artman, Klingensmlth, Armstrong and others, and are at present engaged in putting down a well on the Arm strong." SuperintendentBenney said the well was a big one and increased the valne of the company's leases, which are nearer the line than the one on which the new roarer was found. The Burrell and Kensington Improve ment Companies have drilled a well on the Stewart lurm, just back of the heart or Kensington, and struck a good flow of gas at 1,700 feet. Their intention is, nowever, to drill on to the sand in which the Pinkook wells have been found,the fifth sand. Railroad Earnings. The statement of the business of the Pitts burg, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Ball way Company, including the Little Miami Railroad, for July, 1892, as compared w ith the same month in 1891, shows: Increase In gross earnings 115.639 83 Increase in expenses 77,306 31 Decrease in net earnings $61,666 98 The seven months ori892, as compared with the same period of 1891, 'hows: Increase in gross earnings $S90,321 01 Increase la expenses 910,720 76 Decrease in net earnings $20,399 75 Following is a comparative statement of the earnings and expenses of the West Vir ginia central and Pittsburg Bailway system lor July: 1892, 1891. Decrease. Gross earnings (85.679 88 8o,970 19 30 33 Expenses 57,078 68 57.433 66 354 93 Net eirnlng $28,601 18 828.536 53 $64 65 Seven months of fiscal year: 1892. 1891. Decrease. Gross earnings., Expenses Net earnings., 8518,117 19 $633.412 68 $15,295 49 41U.SU 41 424,46'.: 1U 13,918 69J $207,273 7S!$208. 650 58 1 . $1,376 80 'Increase. Exports During Jnly. Cotton exports during Jnly aggregated 110,352 bales, valned at $4,465,913, against 93,158 bales, valued at $4,110,645 in Jnly, 1S9L For the last 11 month" cotton exports were valued at $251501,311 against $287,977,153 during the corresponding period ot the preceding year. Mineial oil evports during last month were valued at $2,999,981, against $4,177,350 in July, 1891: and lor the past seven months were $23,140,115, against $25178,530 during the seven months ending July 31, 189L Bread-tuff exports during last month w ere valned at $11,267,400, against $16,379 291 in Jnly, 1891; and for the last seven monihs were $112,203,207, against $81,729,598 for the seven months ending July 31, 1S91. Exports of the principal articles of provis ionsbeef, hog and dairv products last month ere valned at $12,265,286, against $10,532,545 in Jnly, 1891: nnd .lor the last seven months at $79,823,488. against $70,431, 176 during the seven months ending July 31, 189L v t Financial Notes. ' Unlisted street railway securities closed as follows: P. & B. traction, 2626; Du quesne traction, 2930; P., A. A M. traction, llTjid. John D. Bailey sold at auction this after noon 60 shares Pbceniz Brewing Company, full paid (100) and 10 shares (37K paid) at $7,500 for all. Westlnghouse Electric first preferred closed at 17VJ bid, and second preferred at 29 bid. Closing Boston quotations on the second pre f en ed were 2930. A. J. Lawrence & Co. ,md Sproul & Co. were the sellers of Philadelphia Company, and Messrs. 'Arensberg, Bea Bros, and Morris & Brown were the buyers. H. M. Long was the chief seller of Switch and Signal and the sales were "for the ac count," etc. Hill & Co. sold Glass to J. Carothers. Sproul ft Co., Caster, Knhn and Blnehart were buyers ot Union Switcb and Signal. Lawrence sold Pleasant Valley to Bea and Kuhn sold P. & B. to Sproul. The first annnal meeting of the stockhold ers'of the United Glass Company will be held this afternoon. The Philadelphia bank .statement of averages lor the past week, as compared with that of the previous week, shows an Increase In the item of loans of $992,000, in national bank notes of $8,000, in due from banks ot $211,000, In deposits of (107.000, and In circulation of $1,000. There was a deorease In the Item of. reserve of $1,081,000 and in dne to oanu oiiou,uw. -xne easiness at banc, as given by the Clearing House return, shows a decrease In clearings of $10,917,521 and In balances of $2,024,755. It was reported from Chicago yesterday that notices would be sent to stockholders of recotd of theSt. Paul road, asking tbem to vote on making the dividend 2 per cent. This is to give, the directors an indication of the stockholders' wishes at the forthcoming meeting. Henry Clews thinks the price of silver has touched bottom. ' Another ot Deacon White's predictions wns fulfilled to-day when Western Union crossed par, for the first time In ten years. The Deacon bought 1,700 shares at 100 and then bid 100K. Liberty National Bank touched 109 bid to-day. Fales and Final Prices. Transactions on 'Change were as follows: FIRST CALL. 10 shares Pleasant Valley Bailway 25H 10 shares Union 'witch and Signal WK 20 shares Union Switch and Signal XIH AFTER CALL. . 15 shares P. A B. Traction 10 shares Union Switch and Slroal 10 shares United States Glass ... 26 ... 17K ... 69JJ SECOND CALL. 60 shares Philadelphia Company., 203 so 2ti anarea PhlladelDhia Comnanr eipi SOshareaPhlladelnhiaCOTnnanv. 20: 250 shares PhlladelDhia Company 20 AFTER CALL. 10 shares Union Switch and Signal VH THIRD CALL NO SALS. Total sales, 125 shares. Closing bids and 1st call, id call. 3d call. BTOCES ' 1 - Bid Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask Iron City Nat. Bk.. 80 85 .... f. 80 S 'Citizens1 Insur 33 Western Insurance 40 40 .... Alletrhenr H. Co 25 .).. Chartiers V. Gas Co .... 1254 12J People's N. G. Co.. 255 .... 2554; .... 255J .... f. S. G. A P. Co... 14V 15' 14 15 14K .. Philadelphia Co.... 20X 2OT, 20 203 20 20,3 Wheeling Gas Co 19JJ .... 20 .... 20 Central Traction... 29 30 30 Citizens' Traction.. 615 C2 61), 62 6I 62 Pittsburg Traction. 57 59 57 69 57 59 Pleasant Valley ... 255, 28 25)4 28 V. 26 Chartiers Hallway. 44 44 .... Pitts.. W. ft Ky 5I tin N. Y. 4 C. G. C. Co S0K 50)4 .... Luster Mining Co.. 9 10 .... 10 9 West'uie Elec. Co. KM 19 .... 19 17K 1W u. s. &s. co wx nx 17 na 17 i7 West. A. Brake Co. 128 130 128 129), West. Brake Co., It. .... 92 Standard U. C. Co.. 73? 755 .... 75Ji 735s 75 U. 8. G. Co.. com. 69S4 .... 69)4 .... 69)4 MONETARY. Bates are steady at 56 per cent, with re ports of an improved demand. Eastern ex change and currency are trading even. New York, Aug. 16. Money on call easy, ranging from 1K2 per cent: last loan 2 per cent; closed offered at 2. Prime mercantile paper, 3' Sterling exchange quiet and steady atW 8fa for 60-day bills and $4 83 for demand. Washington, Aug. 16 The offers of silver to the Treasury Department to-day aggre gated 635,000 ounce. Th amount purchased was 285 ounces ut .8351 S355. , Clearing House Figures. Plttsburg- Exchanges to-day 2,223.655 78 Balances to-day 583,843 56 Same day last week: Exchanges 12,344.312 30 Balances 1 613.107 97 New Tore. Aug. 16. Bank clearings to day. $107,610,140: balance-. $5,722 312. Bosto!f, Aug. 16. Bank clenrinps to-day, $14,413,371; balances, $1,623,252. Rate for money 4 per cent. Exchange on New York 12K15c discount per $1 000. Philadelphia, Aug. 16 Bank clearings to dav. $11,551,295: balances, $1,726,403. Money 2K3 per cent. Chicago, Aug. 16. Money steady and un changed. Bank clearings to-day, $17,111,742. New York exchange. 40c discount. Sterling exchange dull and unchanged. Baltimore. Aug. 16. Bunk clearings to day. $2,399,203; balances, $289,437. Money 6 per cent. St. Louis, Aug. 16. Bank clearings to-day, $3 9S5,310ibalances, $591,575. Money qnlet at 67 per cent. Exchange on New York 50c discount. Cincinnati, Aug. 16. Bank clearings to day, $1 903,750. Interest. 36 percent. New York excharge. 50c discount. Memphis, Tens., Aug. 16. New York ex change selling at $1 50. Clearings, $253,379; balances, $92,605. Bar Si Ivr. New York. Ang. la Bar silver in London 3-17d higher at 38 5-16d per ounce. New York dealers' price for silver higher at 84Jc per ounce. Foreign Financial. Lokdov, Ang. 16. The amount of bullion gone into the Bank of England on balance to-dav is 11,000. Paris, Aug. 16. Three per cent rentes, 99f, 85c for the account. London, Aug. 16. Close Consols, 9711-16; do account. 97K: New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. S3U; Canadian Pacific, 90?i: Erie, 28J4: do 2ds, 107: Illinois Central. 101; St. Paul. 84; New YorkCentrai. 116; Pennsyl vania, 65; Beading. S0J Mexican Central Is, 69. Bar silver, 3SK- Money, Ji per cent. Rate of discount in tho open maiket for short and throe-months' bills, 1 per cent. Electric Stocks. Boston; Aug. 16. Closing prices of electric stocks: Bid. Asked. Edison Electric III 1193 vx General Electric Co 117 117H General Electric Co., pfd , 119)4 HOfc Detroit Electric Works V4 Ft. W. E. Co 1254 13 Ft. W. E. Co.. series A 1 8 T.H. Tr., series C 8 9 T. H. Tr., series D 8 t " Boston Stocks Closing Prices. Atch. & Topeka S9X Atlantic 9H Boston ft Mont 37k Calumet ft Hecla....3X) Franklin 125i Kearsarge 1154 Osceola 32 Boston ft Albany. ...7ns Boston ft Maine 1775 C., B. &Q 1U3' Fltclibnrg K. R 89 Little Rock ft Ft. S.. 92)4 mass, uentrai 17 Mex. Cen. com 16)4 N.Y. AN. Eng 37 N. Y. ft N. 1 ng. 7s. .121 Old Colony 182 Rutland pref. 72 Wis. Cen. com 1 AllonezM.Co. (new) 90 Santa Fe Copper.... 1254 lamaracK 1(S west End Land Co.. 1SU Bell Telephone 204 Water Power 2 13-16 Centennial Mining.. 7)4 N. E. Tel 60 B. JtB.Copper 9i Closing Philadelphia Quotations. Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania 54)$ MU Beading 29 11-16 291 Buffalo, N.-Y. ft Philadelphia 7 8 Lehigh Valley 60)4 60X Lehigh Navigation 535$ .... Philadelphia ft Erie 31 Northern Pacific com 21 215 Northern Pacific pref. 56X 56H New York Metal Market. New York, Aug. 16. Pig iron quiet; Amer ican, $13 5015 00. Copper dull: lake. $11 50 11 60. Lead ate idv: domestic, $1 004 05. Tin weak; straits, $20 4020 12. General Markets. Tlnluth This market ruled inactive with about equal demand for spot and future wheat. There was a slow decline from the opening and nothing was done to any ox tent In the afternoon. A good demand pre vailed early and large. transactions in cash No. 1 Northern delivered at mill were made at80c Some 25 cars changed hands early for the mills. The close was dull at fiom c lower.than yesterday. No. 1 hard casu nnd August, 82c: September, 81c: Decem ber, 82Jic; No. 1 Northern cash and August, 78c; beptember, 7SJc: December, 79e: No. 2 Northern cash, 72Kc; No. 3, 62Jc; 1 ejected, 52c: on tiack, No. 1 hard, 82c; No. 1 North ern, 80c ' ' Ttaltlmore Wheat weak; No. 2 red spot; 79K the month, 79Kc; September, 79c, October, 61lo asked. Corn dull and easy; spot, the month and September, 56Kc; Octo ber,57c asked. Oats flrm;No.2 white Western, ,1243c: No. 2 mixed Western, 3940o. Bye dull: No. 2. 72c nominally. Provisions steady. Mess pork, $lli50. Lard, refined, $9 25. Butter firm: cieamery, 24c Eigs firm and active at 16017c. Coflee Arm; Bio lair at 17c No. 7, UeilJic Kansas ntv Wheat active bnt weak and lo lower; No. 2 hard, old, 6263c: new. 63 6Wc: No. 2 red, 6668c Corn dull and Vm lower; No. 2 white, fil52c: No. 2 mixed, 44 44c. Oats weak: No. 2 white. 3131c: No. 2 mixed, 27K28c Butter Arm: cream ery,1323c;dalry,l520c. Ejgs strong atl4 15c. Receipts Wheat. 91.500 bushels: corn, 1,200 bushels: oats, 21 000 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 41,500 bushels; corn, .2,800 bushels; oats, none. Cincinnati Flour steady bnt quiet. Wheat steady and Arm; No. 2 red, 76o; receipts, 32,725 bushels; shipments, 10,500 bushels. Corn barely steady; No. 2 mixed, 51c. Oats easy; No. 2old mixed, SRKc Bye steady: No. 2, 67c Pork steady at $12 73. Lard dull and steady at $7 87K- Bulk meats Arm at $3 37K. Bacon easv at $9 60. Whisky quiet; sales, 592 barrels $1 15. Butter steadv. Sugar Arm. Eggs in fair demand at 12 12c Cheese steady. Milwaukee Flour quiet. Wheat easier; September, 73c: No. 2 spring 75c; No. 1 Northern, 82c t Corn quiet: No. 3. 51c. Oats steady; No. 2 white 36c; No. 3 do. 3535c. Barley quiet; SeptemOor, 65c: sample, SS60c Bye easier; No. 1, 67c Provisions liUher. Pork September $12 lli. Lard September, $8 12VX. Receipts Flour, 9,000 barrels; wheat, 99.100 bushels: barley, 6,600 bushels. Shipments Flour, 6,600 barrels; wheat, 1,100 bushels; barley, 2,100 bushels. BoffAlo Wheat No. 1 hard, 91Vc; Np. 1 Northern, 84c; No. S red, 81c No. 2 corn, 670. Receipts Wheat, 120,000 bushels; oorn, 120,000 bushels. Shipments Wheat. 800,000 buihoUi oorn, 14,000 bushels. MORE SMALL HOUSES Axe Needed and More Will Probab'y Be Erected A Good Field In Wbloh to Beap Handsome Profits Reports of the Building Inspector and the Agents. The demand for small houses and lots on which to build them is steadily increasing. "While a great deal of building is going on at the present time, the greater portion of the buildings being constructed are in the line of large and costly dwellings. "Though the sale of these residences does not decrease in the least," said a prominent agent to-day, "it occurs to me as very singular that some of the investors do not give this lact their attention. 'There are plenty of available spots," said the gentleman, "where a plan of lots conld be laid off and houses erected, which could, when completed, be sold at a fair profit, say prices ranging from $1,500 to $2 600, and in my opinion it would be an easv matter to find purchasers, judging from the inquiry I nave nad." "Houses sold nt from $1,600 to $2,600," said another well-known agent, who repot ts con-, sjderable inquiry, "would bring the ownership of a home within the reach of persons ot moderate means, and would, therefore, in my opinion. And prompt sale. I know of, in fact am inter ested In, aodeal that ii under way at the present time for the sale of a beautifnl tract of land that is not a great distance from either a cable or an electric line, and lam of the opinion that if tbe sale is consum mated the purchaser will take advantage of the opportunity offered to make a good profit liy building and niacins on the mar ket some medlnm-sized and medium-priced residence nroDertles. We need more of them. The demand is largely in excess of the supply, and wbereverr suoh conditions prevail tlieie are handsome profits to t made." Building Permits. , Thefollowingbulldlngpermits were issued to day: B, N. McCormlck. a two-story frame dwell ing, Bnsh street: cost, $900. Constantino Ka rademer, a frame twi-story dwelling, 121 Sycamore street; cot, $985. Mrs. Lydia E. Harper, nine brick two-story dwellings, Bed ford, avenue, between Fulton and Gum streets; cosr, $17,625, for all. Joseph Nesblt, a frame two-siory dwelling, Clarissa street, near Madison avenue; cost. $1,000. J. E. Cole, a brick two-story dwelling, Erin street, between Wylio and Webstor avenues; cost, $1,000. Mrs. Agnes McKown, a brick two story dwelling, Amelia street, near Shady avenue, cost $4,000. John Mooney, a brick two-story dwelling, Augusta street, between Shaler and Sneetbriar streets, cost $1900. P. M. Shannon, a two-story brick and stone dwelling, Moorewood street, between Fifth and Ellsworth avenues, cost 920,000. W. B. Black, a frame two-story dwelling, Wauen street, near Rebecca street, cost $975. Harry Powell, a frame two-story dwelling, Wauen street, cost $1,000. Brpnrts From the Agents. E. T. Schaflner, the Hill Top leal estate agent, sold lot No. 210 in the South Yiew plan, to J. A. Griffith, for $150. Alsolold lot No. 211 in the same plan to Ira T. Peregrine, for $160, and reports good demand for lots in tbeSotith View plan. M. F. Hippie & Co. sold to S. H. McKee, for Alfred H. Jeremy.a lot in the Comlngo plan, having a fiontage of 60 feet on the west side of Dithridge street and extending hack 170 feet to J3eliefield avenue, for $3,600. Black & Baird sold for E. H. Woods, to John K. Brown, lot No. 69 in the Herron Hill plan of lots, fronting 25 feet on the weste rly side of Webster avenue, by a depth of 98 feet to Kernnk alley, for $575. John K. Ewing & Co. sold for John Miller, to C F. Ray at auction, Monday evening, a new frame House of four rooms with a lot 21x100, on fllaginn avenue. Tenth .ward, Alle gheny, for $1,600, on monthly payments. D. Behen & Son sold for C. A. Fngan and wife, to Charles M. Kroha, a lot 20x100 feet on Cypress street. Twentieth ward, tor $575. ChftilesSomers & Co. sold to V.E. Zeu mer lot No. 1 in the Swan plan, Tenth ward, Allegheny, fronting 25 feet on Broadway and extending back 230 feet, for $100. THE MAYOR TAKES A LOOK Along the Streets Occupied? by the Whole salers, to See If the Pavements Are Overcrowded With Merchandise Bis Honor Makes Few Complaints Mar kets Featureless. Tuesday, Ang. 16. Mayor Gourley was along Liberty street to-day, as well as other thoroughfares occu pied by the wholesalers, for the purpose of ascertaining from his own observation the actual basis for the complaints of over- I crowded pavements. He made a thorough inspection, particularly of the portions of Liberty street occupied by the produce commission men, but in very lew instances, according to the commission men, did he find the pavements so obstructed by mer chandise that pedestrians could not easily pass along, even two or th'ree abi east. "The street," as a rule, is blockaded more at this season than any other, owing to tbe fact that supplies of perishable stun are so heavy. A large percentage 01 this stuff must be kept out of doors in order to keep losses from decay down to a minimum, but the dealers at least a majority of them take pains to keep the footway as little obstructed as pos sible. When there are many buyers about examining snpplies, attended by salesmen, it does not require many packages on tbe sti eet to give It an ovei crowded appearance. Wholesalers claim they should be allowed a reasonable part of the pavement. At tbe same time they declare those who take up so much of it as to interfere with travel should be compelled to more closely observe the ordinances governing such matteis. The markets to-day were rather more active than yesterday, but special feat ures weie lacking. Grain was some what easier, particularly corn; piovisions were also droopy on account of the down watd tendency in the price of hogs; gro ceries and dairy products were strong at the recent advances and others were unchanged. Grain, Floor and Feed. 'Sales on call at the Grain and Flour Ex change to-day: One car No. 2 white oats, five days, 10c; one car No. 2 yellow ear corn, ten days, 59c Bids and offers: sfot. Bid. Winter wheat bran f. $14 50 JSo. 2 white oats No. 1 yellow shelled corn 57 No. 2 yellow shelled corn FIVE DATS. 2o. 2 red wheat 84 No. 2 vellow shelled Mixed shelled corn No. 2ellowear corn 59)j Ho. 2 wbite oats 40 No. 1 timothy hay 14 00 New No. 1 timothy hay 13 50 Packing hay 8 00 f TEH DATS. High mixed shelled coru No. 2 yellow ear corn 59 No. 2 white oata 3sX Mixed oats 34 New No. 1 timothy hay 13 00 Asked. 115 50 40 59 57 85 CO 56 tj 62 41 15 CO 14 00 900 57 & 41 33 14 CO Receipts bulletined: Via the B. & O. 1 car oats, 1 car hay; via the P. A W. 1 car wheat;'via the P. & L. E. 1 car flour, 1 car bran; via the P., C, C. & St. L. 3 cars hay, 9 cars corn, 5 cars oats: via the P., Ft. W. & C 2 cars oats, 1 car corn, I car rye, 1 car hay, 1 car wheat, 1 car malt, 5 cars flour. Total, 31 cars. BANQE OF TIIE MARKET. The following quotations for grain, feed, hay and straw are for carlots on track. Dealers charge a small advance from store: Wheat No. 2 red No. 3 red CORK No. 2 yellow ear..., High-mixed ear Mixed ear No. 2 yellow shelled High-mixed shelled Mixed shelled Oats No. 1 white No. 2 white Extra No. 3 white Mixed , Bye No. 1 Ohio aadPenn., new. No. 2 Western, new 85. 88 Flour flabbem' nrleesl Fancv brands. 5 25; standard winter patents, J4 855 00; spring patents. $4 8o5 OOt straight winter, ft 50(34 75; clear winter, ft 2i4 SO; XXX bakers, $4 004 25; rye. ft 00(94 25. MILLFEED No. 1 white middlings, $19 0020 00; No. 2 white middlings, 115 50I7 50: winter wheat bran, 114 50(314 75; brown middlings, $19 0017 00; chop, 19 00a23 00. .HAT No. 1 timothy, f 14 0014 50: No. 2 timothy. $12 0C12 50; mixed clorer and timothy, f 12 S0 13 50) packing, $8 50(39 00: No. 1. prairie, to 00 9 50: wagon hay. f 15 0017 00. bTRAW Wheat, f6 O06 50; oat, $7 50(37 75. . Groceries. , Corn syrups have been advanced lo at sources of supply, but no change nas oc curred here as yet. Sugar, coffee and canned goods continue strong at tbe late advances. SCOARS Patent cut-loaf. 6)ic: cubes, 5)4c: pow dered. 5c; granulated (standard). 4ttc; confec tioners A, 4e: soft A. 4!44Xc: fancy yellow, 4c; fair yellow, IK3Sc; common yellow, 3KSXc. COFFEE-Roasted, in packages Standard brands, 19 13-20c; second grades, 185al)ic: f-incy grades, ttXVHc Loose-Java, 33c: Mocha. 44.T5c: baiitos. ):2Sc: Maracalbo. 27c; Feaberry, i5 aic: Caracas, 21c; uio, SHisac. Coffee-Okeen y. G. Java, S031c: Paddang Java. 285429)4c; Moclia, 3l32c; Peaberry. 24)4 24),c: Santos. 22)2l)c:Maracalbo,21)l23c:Cara cas, 24)i25c; golden Santos, 21)i22)ic; Bio, 19 2U4C On. Carbon, lis. 6c: headlight, tXc: water white. 7Mc; Elaine, U5se: Ohio legal teat. tMct miners winter whit. iSAafoi summtr, IHsMSo, MOLASSSS-Nsw Orlunl, fancy SSW crop, 4M lie; ebolos, rjueai esatrUtif all, M. 79 80, eo & eo)i tm& 59 57 a 58 56)i 57 Mjiia 54 54 & 55 435a 41 39)4(5 40 38) 39 37 38 72 73 S5 00O STEUT Corn svrnp, 232Jc; sugar syrup, 2829c; fancy flavors, 3l02c. Fruits London layer raisins, $2 50; California London layers. II 6Ca2 10: California muscatels, bars. 685)ic: boxed.il I&31 25: new Valencia, S'i ie; new Ondara Valencia. IXQlHc: California nltanas. 9AUc: currants, 3)4c: California prunes, 8,412)4c: French prunes, 7X104c: California seedless raisins, 1-tb cartons, S3 75; citron, 19)i 20c: lemon peel. 1l)i12c. RICE Fancy head Carolina. 6K6Vc: prime to choice, 6654c; Louisiana, 5f6c; Java, toXc; Japan, 536c. Ca.tkkd Goons standard peaches. $1 9032 05; extra pcacnes. 12 cs2 so: seconds, ft 8091 90: pie peaches, fl 25r30; dnest corn. $1 4C1 50: Harford county corn. 1 30 1 35; lima beans, fl 2Tt 25: soaked. 8085c: early June peas. II 1W1 25; marrowfat peas, t 051 15; soaked,7t75c: French peas, 113 6022f?l 110 cans or II 752 50 t doi. ; pineapples. 1 231 30. extra do $2 40; Bahama do. $3; damson plums, eastern. $1 25: Cali fornia pears, 2 12(32 25: do green gages, fl 50; do gg plums, I 7U: do aprlcnU, l 852 00: do extra white cherries. 12 752 85: do white cherries. 2-lb cans. II 65; raspberries. It 25(31 50: strawberries. $1 1501 25: gooseberries, fl lCf$l 25; tomatoes, f 1 0031 10 i salmon, 1-1D..H 23I 95; blackberries. 759oc; succotash. 2-lb cans, soaked. 95c; do standard. 2-lb. fl 251 SO; corned beef, 2-lb cans, fl 751 80; do 14-lb. fit 00; roast beef. 2-lb, fl 75: chipped beef. 1-lb cans, fl 9o2 00: baaed beans. SI 25(31 CO: lobsters. 1-lb. fl 35: mack erel, fresh. 1-lb, 95c: broiled, fl 50; sardines, do mestic, h: $4 00: H. SS 25: Ms. mustard. 3 25: im ported, X, 110 5012 50: imported. )fs. fisco23 00; canned apples, 3-lb, 7075c; gallons, 2 702-75. Dairy Products. At the meeting of the Elgin Butter Board yesterday sales were made on the basis of last week's prices; consequently there will be no change here this week. The market is strong, bowever, goods are scare, and higher prices are probable. Cheese continues Arm, with the demand improving. Butter Choice Elgin creamery, 2S29c: other brands. 23(3) 25c; choice to fancy country roll, 17 ISc: low grades. 1215c; cooking. 010c. CBEESE-Ohlo, new, 10(310Mc:New Irork. 10)4(3) 10)4c: line fall make, fancy new Wisconsin Swiss blocks, 14)415e; do. bricks. 105llc: Wisconsin sweltzer. in tubs, 1313Mcfor new, 15(S16c for old: llmherger, 10Uc; Ohio Swiss, 12)t13c, as to quality. ' Eggs and Poultry. Eggs continue dull and weak and chickens steady at quotations. Tho egg market Is slowly cleaning up and expectations of im proved prices in the near future are general. ECGS -Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio, 15 10c; cold storage stock. 1414(C Poultry-Spring chickens. 4050c per pIr for small and 5iO,0c lor large: old chickens, 75cl 00; ducks, 7080c; geese, 75cl 00. Berrlef, Vegetables and Frnlta. Blackberries sold to-day at 10llc per quart and 80b5c per pall; huckleberries, 90c per basket and $1 101 25 per pall. Apples were in larger supply and some what easier at $2 001 00 per bbl, 50 63c per 14 bu. basket anil 2533c per peck basket. Peaches were quoted at $2 602 75 per bu. and 60e$l 60 perbasket,accordlng to size or package and quality of fruit. Plnms, gages and Orleans damsons,; $2 603 50 per bu. California Bartlett pears, $3 253 50 per box; do peaches, $1 S0l'75per case and uo plums at $2 002 SO. Lemons were quoted at $6 CO 6 50 per box (3003) for good to choice, and ancv were held at $7 O07 50. Bananas. $1 602 00 for firsts and 75cfl 00 for sec onds. Grapes sold at 1050e for r10 lb. baskets Ives and Concorus, nnd 30J5c for 45lD baskets Niagaras and Martha". Vegetables were dull at 6075c per bus. for tomatoes, 75ctl 00 per bbl. lor cabbage, $2 602 75 for onions, 2030c per doz. for celery and 75c$l 00 for egg plants. Watermelons ranged from $20 to $35 per 100 and canteloupes nt $1 753 50 per bbl., and $1 6Cl 75 per crate. Potatoes were, dull at $2 0C2 25 per bbl. from store and $1 752 Ou on track; yellow sweets, H 501 75. Fish. Half Qr. Bbl bbls bbl Palls 2001b HO lb 50-lb 50-ib 128 ffl $14 40 $7 40 $2 30 28 00 13 40 6 90 215 20 00 10 40 5 40 1 70 18 Ot 9 40 4 90 1 55 15 50 8 15 4 27 1 40 10 50 550 300 103 Palls 10-ID Mackerel. Extra No. 1 mess Extra No. 1 shore II GO 150 120 110 100 75 Ex. No. I large shore Kx. No. 2 tnecl. shore 14 o. ai.-.rge No. 3 mall Bound hcrlng Half bbls. 1001b $2 90 Potomac herriug Barrels 4 C.1 Half barrels a, 2 25 Holland herring Kegs 80 Lake herring Half bbls. ;01b 2 20 Quarter bbls, 30 lb 1 25 Palls, 151b 65 Palls, 10 lb 55 White Ash Half bbls. 70 lb 5 00 Quarter bbls. 30 lb 7 2 40- Palls, 15 lb 120 Palls. 10 lb 90 Kusslan sardines Half bbls, 100 lb 8 00 , Kegs 50 Whole codfish Large, per lb.. Medium, per lb ( Boneless codfish 1 20-lb boxes. Iia2-lb bricks per lb. 5,5H 20-lb boxes, l2-lb bricks, choice SM Whole hake per lb Provisions. t Large hams Medium Small 13 14 un 9 9 1H 10 II 12)4 10 ' a 9 1100 16 50 Trimmed California Shoulders, sugar-cured Dry salt Roulettes , Breakrast bacon Extra dn Clear sides Dry salt sides Clear bellies, smoked... Clear bellies, dry salt.. Pork, heavy Light , Dried beef, knuckles..., Rounds seta.. Flats 10S Lard. Dure, tierces 8!4 84 8 6)4 Tubs Two 50-lb cases Lard, refined, tierces, Hair barrels , Tubs Palls Two 50-lb cases Three-lb cases Flve-Ib cases Ten-lb cases 6 61, 64 5a 7), 7 6 LIVE STOCK. Hogs Active and Cattle and Sbeep Slow at the Central Tarda. East Libertt, Pa., Aug. 16. Cattle Receipts, 220 head; shipments, 160 head; 'market slow at yesterday's prices. No cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts. 1,000 head: shipments, 700 bead; market active; good mixed and Phlla delphias, $5 90QS 00: enrnfed Yorkers, $5 75 6 85;grassers, $5 105 50. Four cars hogs ship ped to New York to-day. Sheep Ilecelpts, 1 800 head; shipments, 700 head; market slow at yesterday's prices. iBy Associated Press. Chicago The Evrnmg Journal reports: Cattle Receipts, lO.OOOhcad; shipments, 1,000 head; market slow, uteidy and 10c Inner; best natives, $1 905 15: others, $3 7501 65; Westerns, $3 3004 20; Texans, $2 103 25. Hogs Receipts, 9,000 head: shipments, 1,000 head: market opened brisk nnd lOo higher, closed lOo lower than opening: rough pack ers, $5 605 60; good mixed, $5 755 80: prime heavy and butchers' weights, $3 956 00; prime light, $5 855 90. Sheep Receipts, 4,000 head: shipments, 2,000 head: market active and steady; natives, $3 505 75; Tex ans, $1 251 60; Westerns, $1 90; lambs, $3 50 6 25. New York Beeves Receipts 587 head, all for exporters and slaughterers; no ttrnde; feeling Arm. Dressed beef steadv, 748)c per pound. Shipments to-dav. 830 beeves: to-morrow, 978 beeves and 1,580 quarters of beef. Calves Receipts 293 beau. Market Arm. Veals, $7008 00 per 100 pounds: grassers and Westerns, $3 601 50; buttermilk calves, $1 001 60. 1 Sheep Receipts 3,623 bead. Market steady. Sheen, $1 255 60 per 100 pounds: lambs, $5 256 75. Dressed mutton, dnll. 81G0 per pound; dressed lambs steady, 912c. Hogs Receipts 2.649 liead. Including two cars for sale. Market steady, $5 253 65 per 100 pounds. Kansas Cirv Cattle Receipts. 10.000 head: shlpments,5,000head; the market for good J biiiuiw nu Bbcuuy, nun um ui,iigio uunauu 10 150 lower: dressed beer and shipping steers, $3 601 50: cows and heifers, $1 35 2 40: Texans and Indians, $2 1003 00; stockers and feeders, $2 602 60. Hogs Receipts, 6,700 bead; shipments, 300 bead; the market was steady and 60 higher: prices ranged from $1 73 to $5 80; bulk of sales, $3 655 70. Sheep Receipts, 1,100 head: shipments, none;' market steady and 510c higher: muttons, $1 251 80; lambs, $5 255 75. Cincinnati Hogs strong: common and light. $1 005 67;packlng and butchers', $5 25; 05 85; recelpts,'2.500 head; shipments, 1.301 head. Cattle In fair demand; strong at $1 75 l 60: receipts, 260 head; shipments, 390 head. Sheep steady at $3 003 95: receipts, 6,550 head: shipments, 2,600 head. Lambs in good demand: common to choice spring, $3 6066 90 per 100 lbs. Bnlttlo Cattle Receipts, none through; 8ICK. HEADACHE-,, ume UTer pmj SICK HEADACHE-cjipn HICK HEADACHE-,,, L,tUe L,r p SICK HEADACHI-cter,tI,tUeLlTerPull 7 sale; market steady: no very good here. Hogs Receipts, 290 loads through, 7 salej market strong for good com fed: slow for srassers; heavy comfed, $6 60. Sheep and lambs Becelnts, none through, 8 sale; market steady for goodeasier for lambs; choice wethers,$5 00; good sheep,$l 00; lambs, native, best, $5 655 75. St. Lonls Cattle Becelpts, 1,500 headship ments. 300 head; fair to choice native steers, $3 251 85: common to medium Texans, $1 20 3 IX hozs receipts; .',4uu neaa; snin ments, 500 head; market higher; heavy. $5 75 5 90; mixed. $5 505 80: light, $5 6503 85. Sheep Receipts, 2,500 head; shipments. 900 head; market strong; choice natives, $5 23. Won ? New ToRK,Ang. 16. Wool In good demand. Arm; domi-stie fleece, 2535c; pulled, 2032c; Texas, 1521c. Philadelphia, Ang. 16. Wool qnlet. prices steady: Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Vir ginia XX and above, 2830c; X,2628c: me dium, 333tc; coarse, 3233c; New York; Michigan. Indiana and Western line or X and XX. 25 26c: medium, 3233c; coarse, 31Q 33c: medium washed combine and delaine, 3436c; coarse dn, 3331c: Canada do, 32033c; tnt washed choice, 3638c: fair, 3536c; coarse, 3331c; medlnm unwashed combing and delaine. 2527c; coarse do. 2425c; Montana, 1622Kc; Territorial, 1321c. Bostox, Aug. 16. The demand for wool-has been good and the sales have been large. The market rules Arm, and previona nrices are quoted. Oiiio and Pennsrlvanla Aeeces sell at 27c for X, 2?29j for XX and XX and nbovp.and 34c for No.L Michigan X steady at 2525Kc: No. 1, 3132c No. 1 combing wool Arm at 35337c. Onto Ann delaine, 3233c Michigan fine delaine, 2930c. In unwashed combing wool sales have been made at 25 27c ror one-quarter and three-eighths blood. Territory wool active and prices Arm. sales being mostly at 6860c clean for Ane, 65357a tor Ane medinm and 6053o for medium. Texas and California wools are selling at unchanged prices. Pulled wool is in de mand, supers selling mostly at 3333cana extras at 2223c Australian wools Arm and active. Carpet wools in steady demand. Cotton. New York. Aug. 16. Hubbard, Price & Co. say: The total receipts of new cotton up to date are 912 bales, against2.9211astyear; total receipts or both new and old at the ports for the first three days of this week are 1,718 bales, against 9,676 for the same time last, year. The market opened Arm at 6 points improvement, and bad gained a further 5 points by 1 o'clock. Silver has again im proved slightlv. This, too. Is an encouraging feature. The Southern markets are easier in tono.and Norfolk 1 1-lGc lower for spot cot ton. New Orleans, Aug. 16. Cotton steady; middling, 6 15-16c: low middling. 6 7-16c; good ordinary, 5 16-16c Net and gross receipts, 279 bales. Exports coastwise, 675 bales. Sales, 900 bales. Stock, 68,186 bales. Galvestow, Aug. IB. Cotton steady; mid dling, 6c; low middling, fic; good ordi nary, 5Uc. Net and gross recemts, 212 bales, including 190 new crop. Sales, 3 bales. Stock, 16,175 bales. v THIED C0BPS BETJNIOH". Great Efforts Being Made to Insure the ruccrss of the Gathering. An address has been issued to members of the Third Army Corps by Messrs. Frank Blaisdell, T. W. Lord and TV. H. Doolittle, a committee appointed by members of the corps in Washington, D. C The address was in accordance with the reqnest of the Executive Committee having in charge the G. A. K. encampment in Washington in September. The members of the Third Corps are nrged to unite with their com rades and secure a successful reunion. General Sickles and other generals of the corps aro expected to be presenj. The reception committee in Washington has made arrangements for the reunions of corps, division, brigade and regimental as sociations, and has secured for them the White .Lot to be known as Grand Army Place, located south of the White House grounds. Tents for each organization lo hold meetings and rennions will be erected. Flags will denote the location of each or ganization and registers for members will be fonnd at brigade headquarters. All members of the Third Corps are urged to go. WILD STEERS ON BROADWAY. A Dozen Cltli-n" and Policemen 'Badly Hnrt In Lower Part ofthe CItr. New York, Ang. 16. Six steers broke away from a drove at Haggerty's cattle yards at First avenue and Forty-fifth street this afternoon, and for several hours ran wildly about the lower part of the city. One of the animals, which suddenly made its appearance on Broadway, gored Edward McGovern, 19 years old, through the breast, causing fatal injuries. It also tossed and knocked down several persons, two police men among the number. Another of the steers took possession of the Atlantic and Pacific tea store at Sixth avenue and Forty-eighth street. After wrecking tbe place the animal proceeded to Carmine and Blocker streets, where it was shot dead. Nearly a dozen, people were hurt before the other steers were killed. John Keynolds, a cowboy who had charge of the beasts, was arrested and held to await the result ot McGovern's injuries. FOUGHT TILL THEY DIED. Four Men Engage in a Doable Duel TVltb. Revolvers syid Knives. San Antonio, Tex., Aug. 16. News has been received here from Jlacaune, this county, to the effect that a bloody and san guinary tragedy occurred there to-day. The People's party were holding a convention and a quarrel over politics occurred between Caleb Garret and John Peoples on one side and Davis and Burton Brown on the other. When the convention adjourned the battle began. All lour men were armed with pistols and bowie knives. Simultaneously they began tiring and when their pistols were empty they closed in with their knives and iought in the most desperate manner. After they fell to the ground they kept on slashing one another until two were, dead and others so badly injured that they cannot recover. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castor!. When she was a Child, she cried for Castor!. When she became Miss, she clung to Castori. When she had Children, she gave them Castcris) ESTABLISHED 1867. CHOICE TIMOTHY HAT A SPECIALITT DANIEL M'CAFFREY. - Hay, Grain and Commission, 238 AND 240 FIFTH AVENUE, ' ' PITTSBURG, PJL Consignments of solicited. and orders for grain myl7-46-p JJBOKKBS FINANCIAL. ESTABLISHED 18S4. John M. Oakley & Co., BANKERS AND BROKERS; 15 SIXTH ST. Direct private wire to New Tork and Chi cago. Member New Tork, Chloago 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. 1 Interest paid on balance (since 1883). Money to loan on calL Information books on all markets mailed le7 uu uiitivnwM. Whitney & Stephenson; 57 Fourth ivvenut, A. "- .j,. -im ' X. -: tei 32
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