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THE PITTSBTJRG DISPATC&, FRIDAY, AUGUST 06 1892.
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iLAIjIj IHlnPjI Drjil ilrjll.
JXUU iUAliXJA AUfl Afci-ll-l,
And Gold Continues to Pe Engaged
for Shipment Abroad,
A Wl AK STOCK MARKET RESULTING
A Drive it Reading on lipectalions of an
' Unfavorable Decision.
BAD CKOP HBP0RT8 HELP THE BEARS
New York, Aug. 2& The final declar
ing off of the switchmen's strike at Buffalo
stimulated a little bullish feeling among
the local traders in the stock market this
morning, but there was no widening of the
speculation. The withdrawal of funds from
this center to the interior has gone on at a
rapid rate since Saturday, and as a result
call money is distinctly dearer, in addition
to which it is now recognized that there is
practically no limit to the demands which
Europe may make upon us for gold, and
despite the material cheapening of exchange
rates, the outgo still continues, though not
in large amounts. Under these con
ditions the new demand which
sprang up a few days ago has
entirely disappeared and thestroncth of the
Gould shares, aided as they are by the re
recent decision, and the manipulation of
tho industrials fail to more than hold the
market steady and to-day tho upward move
ment was soon brought to an end. No press
ure to sell appeared.liowever.and the fluctu
ations were confined to narrowerllmit" than
usual of late, almost all the leading railroad
shares being restricted to a range of less
than 1 percent.
Beading, with very moderate transactions,
led in the dealings and New England and
the Grangers and the other coalers were
very quiet, developing no special feature of
interest. A drive was made at Heading in
the afternoon, however, " without material
result, and in the absence ot support Man
hattan was sold down something over 1 per
cent, bnt, with the exception of a drop of 1
percent in Distniert in the early trading,
there were no other weak spots developed.
The bituminous coal shares weie the special
strong points, both Tennessee and
Colorado Coal rising sharply in
the afternoon, bnt the limit of
the movement was soon reached. The
reiteration of the rumors that the decision
of the Chancellor of New Jersey would bo
unfavorable to the coal combination was
used to help the drive at Reading, nnd un
favorable crop reports aided in depressing
the seneral list, but on the whole thero was
nothing in the news of tho day which had
any material influence upon the course of
prices. Alter the late drive the market
settled down to extreme dullness, closing
dull and barely steady geneially at only
slight but irregular changes for the day.
Railroad bonds were quiet and displayed
the same Irregularity which marked the
trading in the blocks, but as usual ot late
the final changes were insignificant for all
but a few inaotive issues.
Government bonds were dull and easier.
Close of the list:
U. S. 4j reg 115
U. S. 4s coup 115',
Mutual Union 6s 110
N. J. a Int Cert. .1UM
.Northern Pae. lsU..118S
Northern Pac. MiMUK
Norlhw'nConsols. 118
No'hw'n Deben. Ss'.lOO
St.L..t I.M.Uen. 5s.. M
st-L.&S F.Uen.M.107
bt. Paul Consolst....I09
st. P.. C. i P. lsts..U8
U. s.'4tf s'reg- lra
Pacific 6s of '95 107
Louls'na stamped 4s 924f
renn. new set us jut
Tenn. new set 5s 100
Tenn. new set 8s 77
Canada So. 2d 103H
(.en. racmc ists iu
Den. & It. G. lsts...U7
T. P. L. G. It. Rets. 84
Den. & R. G. 4s 834
T.P. K. G.Tr. Kcts. 31
Me zus 1W
M., K, Jt T. Gen. 6s. 80J
M., K. 4T.Gen.Ss. 47i
Union Pac lsts..
.1051$
West Shore...
.ll
. 79J4
R.JtG.W
Bid. tAsked.
Mining shares closed as follows:
Crown Point
Con. Cat. and Va.
Dead wood... ......
Gould Jt Curry....
Male Jc Norcross..
Hoincstakc
srOphlr
ao'i'lymsntht
2KbIerra Nevada.
35 standard ...
.... 35 Union Con
...14(0 1 ellow Jacket..
Independence! 10
Mexican 90
North Start 650
Ontario 3300
Iron ilvcr..
Quicksilver .
Quicksilver prd 1703
Hulwcr 25
tAsked.
The total sales of stocks to-day were 216,734
share, inoiuding Atchison, .11,700; Erie,
7,370; Louisville and Nushville, 5.700; Man
hattan, 3,667: Missouri Pacific, 6,100; New
Enuiand, 10,400; Keadlng, 55,300; St Paul,
4,300; Union Pacific, 6,400.
The followluK table iho the prices of active
stocks on the JCew Tork Stock Exchange, cor
rected dallv for The PiTTEBUito Dispatch by
Whitney &. Stephkxsox. uldet Pittsburg mem
bcnofNew York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue:
Clos- Close
Open High Low In? Aug:,
lag. eU est. bid. 24.
Am. Cotton Oil 47 47 46M 48)4 46
Am. Cotton Oilpfd. 82 824 82M 82 82
Am. Sugar R. Co... 114), 115?6 1144 114K U35i,
Am. SugirK.Co.pM 107 107 105 105K 106H
Atch.. Top. & fe. F.. 39S 40 39 39' Wt,
Canadian Pacific r SSfc &H
Cai.atii Southern.... 5it W S9)4 Sa'A 59 H
Central. .rN. Jersey 135 135)4 134 1?.4H 135X
Central I'aciflc 2S1 I9'j
Chesapeake 3: Ohio. 24H 249i 23K 23K 24)4
C.&O. lstpfd 63 dii
C. JtO,2d pfd 41i 43
ChlcaKO Has Trust.. 83 83 82 82!( 823S
C B.&Q 102 102M! 10IM 101)4 lOlii
a.Mii. &st. Paul... & fay, 82S ax 8:
C. Bock I. & P S3H 82S 8: 8CX
C.,St.P..M. & 0 53i 53S 53 625j 83
C. A Northwestern.. 117)4 U4 UJX 7 117H
C.. C, C i 1 60) G6H 66,'t 66 06)4
a, C. C. A I. pfd S8 S3
Col. Coal A Iron 38 39.H 3S 3SH 37S
Ct.l. A HoctlDB- Val 34S 34
Del.. Lack. A West. 153 VX 157)4 157,S 157
Del. A Hudson 13SH 138): 133)4 138 :ZS'A
Den. A Klo Grande 16 16
D. ARoG.,prd.. 49 49 48)f 4SW Wi
DIs. A Cattle F, Tr.. 51 SI 50 49' 50!
E.T. Va. AGa 4t
Illinois Central 99 1 99U 99 S 99 99U
LakeErleA West... HH 24) 24 24 24
1 r. AW., prd 75ij 7544 764 754 75K
Lake Shore A M.S.. 135 135)4 135 134t) 185)4
Lontsvllle A Nash... El 69i 6SH 6S4 69)4
Mobile A Ohio 35"i S54
Missouri PaclUc 62f 63 62M 62M 62JJ
National Cord. Co.. 130j 131i J80)i 13044 13JU
Nat.CordageCo..pfd 122! 122J, V2M 121H 122W
National Lead Co.... 46)4 46), 45)4 4i!4 45
Nat. Lead Co.. pfd.. $ 0J3 98kt 98 9SK
New Tork Central.. 1125 113 1125 112(4 u;w
n. t., a st. l. i7x nS
N.Y.C.ASt.L,lstpfd 72 72
N.Y.C.ASt.L.2d pfd 35 34)4
N. t. L. E. A W.... 28)4 2S! 27 27i 273?
N.Y..L.EA W..pfd 66)4 66)4 66 66 65
N. Y. AN. E 31H 31 30" Sljj 31"4
N. Y.. O. A W 19H 19H 19X 1SH Wi
Norfolk AW., pfd... 434 life
North American Co. 13Jj Uii ffli 18S 14
Northern Pacific... 20"!; 20 205 20V 20
Northern Pac. pfd.. 56X 56H 55 15 56)4
OhlnA iiisslsslppl 21 a
Oregon Itnp'ement. 22!4 3
Pacific Mall 834 33)4 33)j 33)i 33)4
Peo.. Dec A Evans ". J8V4 18K
Phlla. A Reading.... 59 59J4 88H 58 S8
P.. C. C. A St. L. 21 21
P..C.,C.ASt.L., pfd 63 63 62 62fc 63
Pullman Palacs Car. 193 198 197H 197 196
Richmond A W.P.T. 8H 8i BU 8 8K
SUPaulADuluth ?. 41 41
bt. P. ADuiuth pfd 103 103
St. P..MIn. A Man..- llo 115
Texas Pacific UK 11 1IX UK ll"?
Union Pacific 393a 40)4 39 39 S95j
Wabash.. H u
J abash pfd 25, 26)4 25 25 25
Western Union 99 99 9834 9S5 9
Wheeling A L. E.... USWi & 28; 27 27H
Wheellnc AL.E.pfd 70 70 70 69)4 row
Baltimore A Ohio.... 97 87 Kj 97 9734
PROVISIONS PANICKY.
i
Tbe Cholera Scare Breaks Priors, bnt Some
of tho Irfs fs Recovered Grain De
clines, bnt losses Are Folly Restored.
Chicago, Aug. 25. There was a panic in
provisions on the Board of Trade this morn
ing owing to the cholera scare in Europe,
and prices went down -as if the route were
greased, dragging grains down with them,
but later in tho day a fooling of greater con
fidence was developed ahd a decided reac
tion in every thing resulted.
Wheat opened steady, l'he settlement; of
the strike at Buffalo, reports that farmers'
deliveries of winter wheat wero falling off
and the Cincinnati Price Current's statoment
that the returns from tlueshers continue
very disappointing, and that the condition
of spring wheat had deteriorated during the
last week, were strengthening pieces of
news, bnt wero more than offset by the re
ported spiead of cholera in Europe and the
wak cables and tho broak in provisions.
This first was the most important factor in
tho bear Interest, and was used to the ut
most. New Tork flooded this market with
the most sensational and panicky dis
patches, saying that steamers were refusing
to load wheat for any of the infected ports,
ana that the business stagnation abroad has
caused the suspension of many grain mer
chants. The Impression soon prevailed that
It might be impossible to sell our wheat
abroad, and there was a partial panic among
holders. Ilately Bros', wired their corre
spondents in Hamburg if the situation 'was
rs bad as represented in tbe papers, and. the
answer was: "Cholera not severe; no dan
ger." This, with the fact that weak holders
were soon baled out, partially restored
confidence, and the early loss was recov
ered. Corn was more or less affected by tbe pre
vailing demoralization, but did t'Ot break its
much a wheat ot provisions and recovered ,
I all tlie loss and more. Good rains were re-
iportodlnmanyor tbe corn Statos, Later
thero was more confidence: the trade began
I to argue that rains, after all, might not be
I so beneficial as was at first supposed; wheat
and nog -products were snowing signs 01
strength and prices advanced.
O its were iairly active and weak early,
bat soon nnd a partial recovery.
Hoi products were nervous, unsettled and
decidedly panicky ror a time. The recent
strength in provisions was based largely on
the increased European demands, conse
q'lently the cholera news from Europe pro
duced consternation and there was free
liquidation, stop orders and vicious raiding.
The'Iatter was through brokersand was sup
poscd to bo forheaccount of a heavy packer
who, it is said, has all of his product sold in
advance at high prices. September pork
opened 5c lower at $10 95, touched $10 97K,
broke to $10 SO without n stop, reaoted slowly
and closed steady at $10 55, a loss of 45o com
pared with the closing price of yesterdav.
September lard opened at $7 45 against $7 62
yesterday at the close, declined fnrther to
$7 40. but rallied sharply to $7 67M and
clo-ed at $7 65. Short ribs opened 5o lower
at $7 70, s-old down to $7 55, rallied and closed
at $7 72K , "
Cash quotations wore as follows: Flour
dnll and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat,
75X75Jc: No. 3 spring wheat, 6568c; No. 2
ied,757ac.No.2corii. 520. No. 2oats,S4K
f34Jc; No. 2 white, S637c; No. 3 white, 83o.
o. 2 rye, 62a No. 2 barley, 63c;
No. 3 f. o. b., 5258c; No. 4, f. o. b., 36Q10c
No. 1 flaxseed, $1 OS. Prime timothy seed,
$1 531 55. Mess pork, per barrel, $10 50
10 b2. Lard,per 1C0 pounds. $7 657 70.
Short ribs sides (loose), $7 75Q7 85; dry
salted shoulders (boxed), $0 907 00; short
clear sides (boxed), $7 95S CO. Whlskv,
distlllera' finished goods, per gallon, $1 15.
Sugars Cutloaf unchanged; granulated
unchanged; standard A unchanged.
Kecelpt8 Flour, 18,000 barrels: wheat, 125.
000 bushels; corn, 263,000 bushels: oats, 270,000
bushels; rye, 13,000 bushels; barley, 4,000
bushels.
Shipments Flour, 15.000 barrels: wheat,
292 000 bushels: corn, 35.000 bushels; oats,
176,000 buhels; rye, 8,000 bushels; barley,
1,000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the but
ter market was quiet; creameries, 1725c;
dairies, 1G22. Eggs, r7KI8c
Range of the leading futures, furnished by John
M. OaUcv & Co., bankers and brokers. No. 45
Sixth street:
Close
Au.24
7S
75
76X
78
S3"
SIM
61K
MM
52
SI'S
34X
34 J4
'37K
11 00
11 07
12 50
7 62
7 62
7 05
7 80
7 60
6 47
Car receipts for to-day 'Wheat. 557: com, 371;
oats, 238. Estimates for to-morrow Wheat, 579;
corn, 370: oats, 270.
GENERAL MARKETS.
Kpw Tork Floue Becetpts, 18,100 pack
ages; exports, 1.400 barrels, 12,500 sacks; dnll
and weak; absence of demand. Sales, 9,700
barrels.
Cork meal dnll.
Wheat Receipts, 466,000 bushels; exports,
1S7.000 bushels. Sales 2,045,000 bushels fu
tures, 192,000 bushels spot.'- Spot opened
weaker, closed firmer, moderately active;
No. 2 Ted, 80KS0c; store and ele
vator, 81Jf31c utlo.it; 8482o f. a b.;
No. 3 red, 77Kc; ungraded led. 77Slc; No.
1 Northern, 85:S6c: No. 1 hard, 9!c; No.
2 Northern, 80c; No. 2 Chicago, 84c;
No. 2 Milwaukee. 80c; No. S spring, 78c.
Options were "airly active, irregular, closing
firmer,, declined early $c on easier
cables, foreign selling, unsettled weather
abroad, liberal receipts and on the cholera
scare, advance KJc on nn Favorable crop
reports and local coveting. The close was $&
Ko over yesterday. No. 2 red August, 80
80c, closing 80c: September. 80801-16c,
closing 81c; October, 819.1682c, closing
82c; November. S3S3c, closing eWc;
iecHmiier,e4y-ibt$so7-i6c,ci03ing to?8c; amy,
as.
IK90c closing 90c.
Rye anil.
Barley Malt dull.
Cons Receipts 33.G00 bnshels; exports
25,000 bushel"; sales 530,000 bnshels (ntures,
05,000 bnflhels ftpot: npot dall and easier;
No. 2, 63c elevator, 64Kc afloat; un
graded mixed, 5765c: options were quiet,
opening j!c down, with cables easier, ad
Yanced(jjj with the West and wheat,
closed firm 5fXc over yesterday; Septem
ber, 58Ji594o. closing at 5Jc; October,
57g5Sc, closing ntWJgc: December, 57
67?c, Closing at 57Mc: ilay, 58Jc.
Oats Receipts 137,100 bushels; exports,
SCO bushels; sales 395,000 bushels futures,
83,000 bushels spot; spot quiet and easier; op
tions moderately active ana nrmer; August.
S39t4c, closing at 3So; September, 38V
39Vic closing at 39Jc; October, 3SJ39c,
closing at 39Jc; December, 4O40Uc, closing
at 40Kc; spot pt ices. No. 3, 2Ske; No. 3 white,
41Kc; No. 2, 3939Kc: No. 2 white, 4242c;
mixed Western S9(FS40c; white do,4147Mc;
No. 2 Chicago, 39?i40c
Hay firm and quiet.
Hops quiet and weak; Pacific coast, 20
24c
Groceries Coffee Options opened steady
5 points up to 5 down, closed steady 515
points down; sales, 13,750 bags. Including
Auatist, 13.80c; September. 13.70c; October,
13.4513.50e; November. 13.30c; December,13.30
tS'io.4uc; juurcn, is louiic; spot mo nrmer
nnd more active: No. 7, 1414c Sugar,
raw firm and quiet; refined talrly active and
firm: low grades Je lower: No. 8, 34c;
No. 9. 3?i3c; No. 10, 3 11-163 13-lGc; No. 11,
33JJc: No. 12. 3 9-163 11-I6C: No. 13, Zi
Zz. Molasses, foieign, nominal: New
Orleans steady and quiet. Bico firm and
quiet.
Cottotjseed Oil quiotandUflrm,
Tallow firm and quiet; city ($2 for pack
ages), 1 5-lOc.
Rosin quiet and steady; strained, common
to cood, $1 20l 27K-
Turpentine dull und stendv.
Eogs quiet and easy; Western prime, 20
VMc: receipts, 5,130 packages.
Hides steady and qtitot.
floo Products Pork dull nndnomlnal. Cut
nts neglected; middles dull; short clear,
$8 07. Lard opened lower: closed steady;
Western steam closed at $S 00; sales, 500
tierces at $7 S5S 00. Option sales, 1,000 tierces:
September, $7 807 90, closed at $7 95; 600
tierces October at $7 90, closed at $7 92; option
1,000 tierces September at $7 877 90, closed
hi $7 35; 500 tierces October at 7 90, closed at
$7 92.
Dairy Products Butter in light demand;
about steady. Cheese quiet and easyT
rhllndfiphia Flour weak. Wheat weak;
closed firmer but quiet; stedmer No. 2 rod,
in export elevator, 74c; No. 2 red. spot
and Ausust, 76c: No. 2 red, August, 7S7fi&c;
September, 76J76e; October, 78K783c;
November,S0s0Kc. Corn Futures wholly
nominal; local carlots dull and lower; un
graded mixed, in elevator, 54c; No. 2 for
local trade, 59ffi60c; No. 2 September,-66jhfc;
No. 2 mixed August, 5757Kc; September,
5G?5CJi)C; October, o65C&c; November, 50
56c. Oats Carlots barely steady; futures
be ond thl month weak and lower; old No.
2 mixed, 39ci new No. 3 white, S9c; old do,
41c: do do on track, 41Cc; old No. 2 white,
430; No. 2 white, October, 40Xc: No. 2 white,
August. 4213c; September, 39K10c; Octo
ber, 40iOKc; November, 4041c. Pro
visions firm and fain Jobbing demand.
DavIt Ifaoa ..nn All RHftK Tift. ., .. ..11-.
$17 50: hams, smoked, 14015c Butter dull-
and weaker; Pennsylvania creamery, extra.
24c: extra -prinr, 2S31c Eggs scarce and
firm: Pennsylvania firsts . 21c
Minneapolis There were abont BO ears of
new received here yesterday, as reported by
the inspector, and a good deal of this found
its way on to the lloor. Old wheat 1b in very
good demand and It sold readily to-day at
880c. New wheat sold under this on No 1
Noithern grade about 2c and 4c For No
2 new wheat sold as high ns 68c, and from
that dow n on quite a range. Low grade was
very slow and liberal concessions had to bo
made in order to close out offerings. Sep
tember wheat opened at 72Jc and advanced
to a olose at 72Jc: Decenioer opened and
closed :it75c Receipts of wheat here were 205
cars and at Dulutii and Superior 35 cars.
Close: August, 72Jc; September, 72Jc; Do
cemhor, 75c. On track: No. 1 hard, 9Kc;
old August, 74c: old September, 74jic; new
No. INortherii, 73c
St. E,oul Flour slow and unchanged.
Wheat opened lower and broke ll?c,
then rallied, became firm, and closed same
a3 yesterday; cash lower at 70Jc; August,
"0c: September, 71Ho; October, 72Jo; De
cember, 75Vc Corn sharply declined early,
but recovered and closed Kc above yestei'
day: cash lower at 470: September closed
ntSSJc; Octobor, 4Sc; December and year,
46c: amy, 49c O.its Cash, lower: closing
at 32c: options higher; August. 32e; Sep
tember, 33JJS3Kc; May, S7c Bye nominal
at 60c Bran firm at 61c on East track.
Flaxseed higher at OSc Cornmeal steadv at
$2 402 45. Whisky stuadv at )1 10 for
finished goods.
Buff-io Wheat No. 1 hard, 87&C; No. 1
Northern, 2!4c: No. 2 red. 81c Corn No. 2, 56c
Receipts Wheat, 496 000 bushels; corn, 17,000
bushels. Shipments Wheat, 75,000 bnshels;
oom, 40,000 bushels.
Open- nigh- Low- Clos-.
Ap.tici.es. lng. est. est. lng
Wheat.
August $ .... .... $ .... $ "5
ptember. 75? -&H 74X 75S
October. 7SH 76!4 75 76j
Deci-mber. 78K 73X 77)4 78
May 8SX 84 83 83J
Coax.
August 51 82 - 51H 52
September. 515, 52S 61H 62)4
October. 81Jj 52 51H 524
December 50M 515S MH 61!
May. 62 53 &Vi 5SX
Oats. .
Augujt 34 34H 34 34)4
September. 34H 34"4 333K ZtH
October. SI" MH 34 3Vi
December, 35
May 37 37)s 37 37H
Pork.
September. 10 90 10 97 10 30 10 55
October 1103 1105 10 40 10 62
January. 12 37 12 42 12 02 12 20
Lahd.
beptember. 7 45 7 65 7 40 7 65
October 7 52 7 72 7 40 7 67
January 685 7 02 680 700
Short Bibs.
September 7 70 7 73 7 57 7 70
October 7 50 7 55 7 35 7 82
January 645 845 630 637
ICTIYEND STRONG.
Westinghoase Electric Continues to
Lead the List Upward.
OHLY A FEW SHARES HESITATE
To Follow the Leader and None
iuything Like Weakness.
Ehoir
FRESH GOSSIP ON THE HESS WELL
Thursday, Aug. 25.
Activity and advancing values continue
to be the chief features of the market for
local securities. Trading was active to-day
in the stocks that have been advancing of
late, and only Philadelphia Company failed
to score a gain over the closing figures of
the previous day. At one time the latter
looked as if it was about to recover the loss
sustained by yesterday's reaction, but too
much stock came out and the close was un
settled at about Wednesday's final quota
tions. In all the other gassers a firm tone
was apparent, and in Electric and Switch
and Signal farther gains were established,
thsft in the former being little short
of sensational. Underground Cable' was
stronger, but the demand was not quite so
forceful. Street railway shares cut quite a
figure in the market. A little effort was
made to bull P. A B. Traotlon.but It was too
freely offered bv a house that everyone
knew could unload barrels of it, if so dis
posed, to encourage muoh buying, and it
closed barely steady a fraction below tho
best prioo of the day. Pleasant Valley was
moderately active, hut It, too, closed below
its best price. There was one transaction in
P., A. & M. Traction, but tho othors
were more or less neglected, Du
quesno Traotion. failing to seoure
mention until just after the last call, when
it was offered at 29? without drawing out a
bid.
Nothing but bull talk was heard all day,
and higher prices were predicted for neaily
everything. In such times the wiso man
will go slow and keen a sharp lookout for re
actions. The advances in some of tho shares
have nndoubtedlv been manipulated to a
certain extent. Prices have gone up too
rapidly and are sure to have a sharp break.
At present, however, the market looks to be
a buy for a further rise.
Course of the Market.
Trading on 'Change to-day covered Switch
and Signal, Electtio second preferred, Phila
delphia Company, Pleasant Valley Hallway,
P. & B. Traction, P., A. & 21. Traotion and
People's Pipeage. Union Switch and Signal
was stronger and higher at 18J18 sales
and a olose at 181S with trading mod
erate. Philadelphia Company was aotlve
from 23 up to 23J4 and back to 23, with the
close at 2223. Pleasau t Valley Hallway
sold at 2'i. closing fractionally bo
lcw these figures. Westinghousn Electric
second preferred opened np at 37 sales,
moved up to 38 sales at the second
call to 38 bid at the third, sold at 3S after
the close, and the final Quotations were 330)
3S. The East oon trolled the market. Prices,
however, did not get as high here as in Bos
ton, where sales were reported at 39 The
Boston close was but little better than our
own. P. Jt B. Traction was well taken at
2B until near the close, when support was
lucking nnd a barely steady olose was made
at 2626K. P.. A. & M. Traotion sold at
44U and Pipeage at 16.
mere i
was no fresh cossln of conseauence
affecting anything on the list. The directors
oi me nctsourg ana mrminznam Traction
hold their regular meeting, but it was said
that nothing but routine business was trans
acted, which is equivalent to saying that no
action was taken on tbe dividend matter.
In the shares that did not figure in the
trading. Underground Cable and Airbrake:
Chartiers Valley Gas maintained its ad
vanced position under a fair demand, and
Brldgewater Gas, Allegheny Heating Com
pany and Wheeling Gas were somewhat
firmer in sympathy with tbe general list.
The market as a whole was. aotlve and
strong, closing at 'the best excepting in
Philadelphia Company and P. & B. Traction.
Electrio second preferred did not olose at
the top, bnt its net gain for the day was a
large one.
Philadelphia Company.
"I notice The Dispatch is inclined to be a
little conservative on Philadelphia Com
pany." said a gentleman on Fourth avenne
this morning. "That may be all right. I was
a bear once myself, but conditions have
changed. I do not believe the Philadelphia
Company is going to be short of gas th3 fall
and winter, notwithstanding they.will sup
ply a greator number of manufacturing es
tablishments than they did last winter. I
Fin my faith in the Plnhook field,
live In- Oakmont borough. Last
summer, that is the summer of 1891, the
pressure in the boronsh main averaged two
ounces. After the striking of the Hess well
tne pressure ran up to 70 pounds, a. regula
tor was put In Just outside the borough
limits and the pressure decreased to 15
pounds in the borough. On the other side
of the regulator the pressure is still 75
Sounds. Superintendent Miller tells me the
less well has more than doubled in pressure
since it was struck. Indeed, no one knows
how big a well it is. It was tested the other
day and showed a pressure of 262
pounds in ten seconds. Think of
it. A minute pressure of 250 pounds
shows a first class well. What would tho
Haas well show if it was tested a minute.
When tbe guage was put on and it showed a
pressure of 262 pounds .in ten seconds Mr.
Miller ordered tbe test stopped for fear of
latal results. The main into which the well
empties itself is n&t big enough to carry tho
gas off, notwithstanding it supplies Parnas
sus, Tarentnm, Springdale, Armonrville,
Oakmont and Verona, and !a good portion of
the East End. Fully 15 per cent of
the gas is wasted at the well,
because the main Is not ,big
enough to take care of it. It is the greatest
well ever struck. The Plnbook field is the
greatest field ever struck, and the Phila
elphia Company owns and controls the
cream of it. That's why I have changed
from a bear to a bull on Philadelphia Com
pany." . Financial Notes.
Unlisted street railway securities closed as
follows: P.. A. & M. Traction, UUX; P.&
JJ. Traction, 26JB26Ji: do 5s, 101 bid; Du
quesne Traction, 29 asked.
Westingbouse Electric scrip closed at 90
95. If tbe scrip is not worth par the second
preferred is not worth 10 cents.
H. M. Long boutrht 150 shares Pleasant Val
ley Railway at 25 nnd 60 shares Union
Switch aud Signal at 18. ' '
The natural gas lines were completed and
fires lighted In the great Chambers Glass
Works at Kensington this moraine It will
take about ten days' timo to drv ont the fut
naces nnd regenerators to get them working
properly. Cullct will then be filled in and
the tanks put in readiness for blowing bv
the time set for the fall rosnmption of work
in the window glass factories.
Chartered to-day: Tho Eclipse Bloyclo Com
pany, or Beaver Fallstapltal, $200,000; El
wood Steel Company, ol Lawrence oonnty,
capital, $100,000; Keystope Bicycle Company,
of Scran ton capital. $1,000: Enterprise Pow
der Manufacturing Company, of Scranton,
capital, $125,000.
Morris & Brown were the buyers of Elec
tric, and Carothers, Kubn Bros., Caster,
Stovey. Lawrence & Co. and Iilnehart were
s fillers
Messrs. Pinkerton, Kuhn Bros., W. B.
Thompson & Co., Campbe.Il and Rinohnrt
sold Philadelphia Company, and Morris &
Brown, Lawrence & Co., Watt ana Bea Bros,
were buyers.
The buying and selling of P. & B. Traction
was pretty well distributed, but the bulk of
the stock sold was thought to nave been dis
tributed around from one quarter.
Hill & Co. sold Switoh and Signal and Boa
Bros, and Long bought.
Caster sold P., A. & H. Traction to Law
rence & Co. ,
"Deacon" White was in Boston onbuslness
connected with Sugar and Oordage, and not
with Westingbouse Electric.
A Philadelphia speolal says that so great
is the demand for refined sugar by con
sumers that the American Sugar Refining
Company will put the Enlght Refining Com
pany, which has been closed since it passed
into possession of the American, in opera
tion at once.
The reirnlar "monthlv dividend of $50,000.
1 being 2 per cent, or 10 cents per share, has
oeen ueciarea oy me aireciors oi tne .En
terprise Mining Company, payable Septem
ber 5. Transfer books will be closed Sep
tember 1 and reopened September 6.
Up to last year exports of gold in August
were exceptions to the general rule govern
ing gold shipments, but this business has
changed completely within two years, and
no matter what the rate oi exchange may be
gold exports are possible. L. Von Hoffmann
says: "I have been a seller of sight sterling
at 4.83. yet we are again going to ship gold to
Austria, for the reason that it Is willing to
gay an increased premium for our gold,
old ceased going to Germany last year
when exchange touched 4.8, and I think
they will stop at about tnat point this
season."
James R. Eeene Is quoted ns saying that
there is no danger to industrial stooks, be
cause the earnings were so enormous that
people who know all abont the financial
matters would under no oiiouuuutnou tall
at prevailing prlcss, or considerably higher
prlcos.
It is said that at the next annual meeting
of the Pennsvlvania President Robert may
be elven the title of Chairman of tho Board
. 2L5tSS?S5?-V5B2,n Thomp90n 8n0-
Sales and Closing Prions.
Transactions on 'Cbnnge were as follows:
PIBST CALL.
CO shares Union Switch and Signal VH
10 6hares Union Switch and Signal 8,
60 shares M'esllngliouse Klectrfc 2d pfd 87)j
13 shares Westlnglrouse Electric 2d pfd 37M
SECOJTD CALL.
100 shares Philadelphia Company 23
25.sharei Philadelphia Company W-i
25 shares Philadelphia Company 23W
5 shares Philadelphia Company 23u
100 sharevl'hlladelphia Company 23H
CO shares Philadelphia Company ... 71!i
25 shares Philadelphia Comphny. 23H
100 shares Pleasant Valley 25J'
10 shares Pleasant Valley 25 S
4 shares Pleasant Valley. 25J4
20 shares WestlnghousfEIectrlc 2d pfd 38
10 shares Westlnjrliouse Electric 2d pfd 33
20 shares Westlnftlionse Electric 2d pfd 38
CO snares Westlnghotise Electric 2d pfd 38
.10 sharps P. 4 B. Traction 20H
10 shares P. B. Traction 28H
10 shares P. A B. Traction 2(1)3
15 shares P. & B, Traction 20)j
BETWEEN CALLS.
25 shares P. & B. Traction 2SJ4
10 shares Union Switch and Signal 18)1
50 shares P. &B. Traction 2S)
THIRD CALL.
25 shares P. 4B. Traction 20W
15 shares P. & B. Traction 20H
iu snares r. &. v. iraoiion -ma
10 shares P. AB. Traction.
26K
60 shares Philadelphia Company
28 shares Philadelphia Compiny
25 6hares Philadelphia Company
25 shares Philadelphia Company
15 shares Union Switch and Signal
AFTER CALL.
80 shares P., A. AM. Traction ,
8 shares Union Switch and Signal ,
11 shares Westlnghouse Electric 2d pfd.,
80 shares Westlnghnuse Electric 2d pfd.,
20 shares People's Pipeage
23
23
23
23
iss'
...44
... 18V
.. nn
.. 38M
.. 16
Total sales, 1,132 shares,
offers:
Closing bids and
1st call, id call. 3d call.
STOCKS. . . . .
- Bid Ask Bid L Ask Bid Ask
Citizens' Nat. Bk 68
F.N.B., Pitts 182
Tradesmen's N. Bk .... 250
Armenia Insurance 75
Humboldt b3
Western Insur.Co 40 .... 40 .... 40
Allegheny 11. Co 75
Brldgewater 33 28 84
ChartlersV. Gas Co 12 13 12)4 1254 12 12V
P. N. G. A P. Co... 16 16M 16 16 16 lag
Philadelphia Co.... 23 23 23 23 22 23)4
Wheeling Gas Co 20 .... 50 .... 20
Central Traction... 29 .... 29 30 29 30
Citizens' Traction 62)4 61 62)4
Pleasant Valley 25 23 2 23)4 25
Pitts., Y. AA.It.Il. M .... 44 50 44 ....
P. V.ACR.R.CO .... 45
Pitts.. W. A Ky 81 .... 51 .... 61
La Norla MIn. Co 10c 25c 10c 25o
Luster Mining Co.. 9 11 9 .... 9 12
U.S. A 8. CO 18 13 18 18 18 18
US.AS.Co.pfd 33 40
West'g'ee Airbrake 132 .... 181 .... J3? ....
Standard U. C. Co 76t 78M 77)4 78
MONETARY.
Discount notes remain unchanged at 56
per cent on call and titno loans, with the
supply of funds abundant and the demand
fair and improving. Eastern exchange and
currency are trading even, though they are
not as well balanced as for somo time past.
New Tork, Aug. 25. Money on call easy as
2-K per cent; last loan, 2; closed offered
at -Ac. Prime mercantile paper, 45.
Sterling exchange quiet at $4 86 ior 60-day
bills and $4 87 for.demand,
1 Clearing House Figures.
Plttsbnre
Exchanges to-day
Balances to-day
Same day last weefcl
Exchanges
Balances
..12,028.970 73
., 438, 451 62
..12.337,301 60
.. 625,844 18
New York, Aust. 25. Bank clearings, $101,
517,678: balances $4,647,145.
Boston, Aug. 25. Bank clearings, $11,585,
704; balances, $1,5(9,602. Money 3 per cent.
Exchange on New Tork 1012 cents.
Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 25. Bank clear
ings, $10,949,557: balances, $1,779,374. Money
2KS per cent.
BALTiMORE,Aug. 25. Bank clearings, $1,792,
842; balances, $239,996. Rate 6 per cent.
St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 25. Bank Clearings,
$3,555,426! balances, $133,462. Money quiet at
67per cent. Exchange on New Tork, 50c
dls.count.
Chicago, Ang. 25. Money steady and un
changed. Bank clearings, $14,370,923. New
Tork exchange, 70c discount. Sterling ex
change dull and unchanged.
Cincinnati, Aug. 25. Money, 3J;6 per cent
New Tork exchange, 65o discount. Clear,
ings, $1,674,250..
, - .IJar Silver.
New York, Aug7 25. ISpectaLJ Bar silver
in London 1-16M higher at 38 l-16d per oz.
New Tork dealers' price for silver Ha higher
at S3c per oz.
Foreign Financial.
London, Aug. 25. The bullion in the Bank
of England Increased 275,030 during the
past week. The proportion of the Bank of
England's reserve to liability, which lust
week was 48.19 per oent, is now 50.19 per
cent. The amount of bullion gone into the
bank on balance to-day, 30.000.
Paris, Aug. 25 The weekly statement of
the Bank of France shows an increase of 2,
475,000 francs gold and 225,000 francs silver.
London, 'Aug. 25. 1 p. m. Close Consols,
monev, 97 3-16; do account, 97 3-16; N. T. P. 4
O.. 33; Canadian Pacific; 91; Erie, 28; do
seconds, 107: Illinois Central. 101; Mexi
can, 25; St. Paul common S4?: New Tork
Central, 11 Pennsylvania, 55: Beading,
30; Mexican Central, new 4s, 69; bar sil
ver, 88 l-16d; money, j per cent. Rate of
discount in open market for short bills and
three-months' bills, 11 1-16 per cent.
Paris, Ang. 25. Three per cent rentes
99f 98o for aocouut.
Closing Philadelphia Quotations.
Bid. Asked.
Pennsylvania 646 5444
Reading 28 23
Ruffaio. N. Y. A Philadelphia 8 8)4
Lehigh Valley 6034 61
l.ehlgh Navigation 34 51
Philadelphia and Erie .'. 30
Northern PaclBccom 2044 21
Northern Pacific pref 55 56
Boston Stocks Closing Prices.
Atch. ATopeka 39
Boston A, Albany.. ..209
C. B. A (J 101
Eastern KR. 6s.. ..122
FltchbnrgK. R to3
Flint A PcreM., pM 73
Kan.C.St.l.AC.B.7sl22
Little Rock A Ft. S.. 92
Mas6. Central 16
Mex. Cen. com 1S14
N. Y. AN.Eng 31
Old Colony 183
Wis. Cen.com 1634
Allouei! M, Co. (new) 90
Atlantic 10
Boston A Hont 36
Calumet A Uecla....293
Franklin 12
Eearsarge 11
Osceola 31
Santa Fe Copper..... 10
Tamarack 165
Annlston Land Co.. 20
Boston Land Co..... 5
West End Land Co.. 18
Belt Telephone 206
Centennial Mining.. 7
i.amson store s
N.K. Tel
B. A B. Copper
17
53
. 94
Ulectrlc Stocks.
Boston, Aug.25. Special. The latest elec
trio stook quotations to-day were :
Bid. Asked.
Boston Electric Light Co 114 117
Edison Electric 111. 120
General Klectrlc Co 117 117
General Electric Co.. pfd 11914 119
Westtnghouse Electric 38 39
Westingbouse Electric, pfd 62 63
Ft. w.t; : i2& is
Ft.W. E. (A) 8 8X
T. H. Tr. (C) 9
T. H.Tr. (D) 7 8
General Markets.
Tolorin Wheat hizher: No. 2 cash. 73o: Au-
gus
Dec
st. 78Ko; September, WAo; October, 7tftc;
ecembor. 80c. Corn dull; No. 2 cash, 5Jc.
Oats auiet: cash. 33c Bye dull: cash, 64c
Clover seodj prime and October, $5 65; No
vember, $5 60. Receipts Flour, 350 barrels:
wheat, 270,668 bushels; corn. 8,180 bushels:
oats, 2,310 bushels: rye, L72 bushels. Ship
ments Flour, 2,637 baTels; wheat. 211,000
bushels; corn, 10,000 bushels; oats, 1,000 bush
ols; rye, 600 bushels.
Baltlmor- Wheat weak; SDOt and the
month, 75Jic: September, 76c; October,
77&c; December, 81o; steamer. 7070c
Corn weak: spot and the month, 57c; Sep
tember, 56c; October. 66c bid; vear, SJJio
bid; t steamer mixed, 53c bid. Oats very
firm; No. 2 white Western, 43c Bye dull;
No. 71c Provisions firm; mess pork, $14 50.
Laid, refined, $9 50. Butter firm and active:
cieamery, 24.!5c. Einrs firm at 1820c
Coffee firm; Rio fair. 17c: No. 7, UilXo.
Milwaukee Flour quiet. Wheat firm:
September, 71Jgb; No. 2 spring; 72c; No. 1
Northern, EOo. Corn quiet; No. 3, 51c
Oats quiet: No. 2 white, 36c; No. 3 do,
34433c Bnrley quiet; September, 63c;
sample, 4063c Rye quiet: No. 1, 64c.
Provisions weak. Pork September, $10 55.
Lard September, $7 70. Receipts Flour,
(,800 barrels; wheat, 106,200 bushels: barley,
7,700 bushels. Shipments Flour, 4,800 bar
rels: wheat and barley, none.
Cincinnati Flour dnll. Wheat in fair
demand; No. 2 red, 74c; receipts, 12,800
bnsnelB;shlpmenrs,2O,5O0bushols. Corn firm;
No. 2 mixed, A051o. Oats steady; No.
2 mixed, 31c. Rvo dull; No. 2. 63c Fork
weak, lower, $11 25. Lard dnll, $7 60. Bnlk
meats easier, $7 757 87J. Bacon weaker,
$9 05Q9 15. Whisky steady; sales 800 bar
els, $1 15. Butter firm. Sngar firmer: Eggs
firm at 14c Cheese steady.
Kansas City Wheat lower: No. 2 hard,
old, 53c; new, 6161C; No. 2 red, 650660.
Corn weak and lower; No. 2 mixed, 47c; No.
2 white, 6151o. Oats in demand and
Strom?; No. i mixed, 2SQ28XC: Not 2 white,
old, 31032c. Receipts Wheat, 40,000 busbels;
corn, none: oats. none. Shinmonts-Wbeat.
34.000 bushels; corn, 8,000 busoels; oius, 4,000
Duiuels,
NEW BUSINESS BLOCKS
For Fifth Avenne Beyond the Court House
Several Will Soon Be Commenced
Desirable Acreage Bather Scarce Cur
rent Qosstp and Sales.
The erection of another new business
block on Fifth avenue will be commenced
shortly. The two-story brick -buildings
now occupying the Hartley property on
Fifth avenue, near High street, which were
partly1 destroyed a short time ago by fire,
will be torn down and a large brick struc
ture erected in their stead. The exact
height of the building has not as yet been
definitely agreed upon, but Mr. F. B. Hart
ley, the owner of the property, says he will
not erect a building on the premises con
taining less than five stories.
- Other buildings on the same scale in the
same vicinity are likely to be commenced at
any time, as plans and specifications are be
ing prepared for them and it is understood
that arrangements aro almost completed
with contractors for their erection.
Acreage Becoming Scarce.
Scarcity of desirable acreage has become a
very conspicuous tact in realty circles with
in a short while. Said a well-known agent
to-day: "In the Eighteenth ward, where
acreage was so plentiful not a great while
ago, but little, if any, can be had at the pres
ent time" "It would be a very easy matter to
ncoount for the scarcity of property in this
line bv citing the many plans of lots that
have been laid off within a very "short time,"
said another prdmlnent agent. Property in
acreage is becoming less plentiful in all sec
tionsthat is, desirable, well-located tracts
that could be improved for a reasonable sum
of money."
Items or Gossip.
Property owners are very firm in their
views of values as yery few concessions are
being made by sellers. There is plenty or
ready cash on tbe market and many cash
sales are being closed. Realty is in great
demand and property is bringing its full
value in every instance.
Many small houses are belncr erected in
various parts of the city, tho majority of
wuiuu eun ue reaonea oy tne eiectno or
cable cars irom the heart of the olty in a
very short time.
The hints of an agent on the value of small
Improvements, particularly to store prop
erty, which were given in this column, were
heartily endorsod all along the line. One of
the agents said: "Ibaveanutnberof business
properties in my bands for rental which
need repairing and brightening up, but tbe
owners lefuse to make the improvements. I
am satisfied if tl.oy were made the proper
ties could be rented much easier and for a
little more money than Is now being paid. I
know it pays to keep property in good
shape."
Bolldlng Permits.
The following bulldlngpermlts were issued
to-day: John Lindsay, a frame two-story
dwelling. Dearborn street, near Evaline
street; cost, $1,680. Daniel Bobanan, a brick
two-story dwelling, Collins avenne, near
Station avenue; cost, $5,000. St. Stephen's
congregation, a brick two-story dwelling,
Second avenue, near.Elizabeth street; cost,
$3,935. Louis Lelstuer, a frame two story
dwelling, Elver avenue, near Collins avenue;
cost, $600. William Shrom, a frame one and
one-half story stable, Atlantic avenue, near
Harriett street; cost, $350. Mrs. W. M.
Hawortb, a brick two-story dwelling, Web
ster avenue, between Junilla and Watt
streets; cost, $1,500. Miss Su-an Brown, two
frame two-story dwellings, Rosetta street,
near Evaline street; cost, $1,400 for both.
Latest Beports From, tho Agents.
Seed B. Covle & Co. sold to J. A. Gar
roway a lot fronting 35 feet on Penn avenne.
East End, and extending back 125 feet, hav
ing erected thereon a brick dwelling or ten
rooms. Also a lot to the same gentleman,
fronting 70 feet on Shakespeare street and
extending back 60 feet, having erected
thereon a frame dwelling, for$12,000.
Black k Batrd sold to Mrs. C. A. Berrv lots
Nos. 386 und 887 In the Alta Land Company's
Slan of lots, Duquesne Heights, for $120; to
irs. Cora McKee, lots Nos. 381 and 382 in the
same plan for $120.
C. H. Love sold two mora lots In the Hun
ter plan at Wllklnsburg. No. 46 to Ross
Sheaman lor $350 and No. 63 to W.N. Ken
nedy lor $350, which makes over 40 lots sold
in this plan this month.
John K. Ewlne & Co. sold to It. H. Lam
bert a lot 29x123, on Leland avenne, being
lot No. 52 in Mayfleld plan, Tenth ward,
Allegheny, for $650.
Kelly & Rogers sold in the William Balrd
uuroDo plan oi lots: To J. 1. A. Mccormick,
lots No. 254; William Abercromble, lots Nos.
235. 256, 299, 300, 301; Henry J. P. Dlehl, lots
Nos. 317, 318: Louis Kraus, lots Nos. 342, 343,
344; C. H. Schmidts, lot No. 253: Panl Boer,
lots Nos. No. 176. 177: Fred. Bri.-ht, lots Nos.
178, 179, 180, 181, 182. Also sold lots to Donald
Sloaue, James B. Tintsman and John E.
Heinman.
Charles Soraers & Co. sold to well-known
business men, who will improve the same by
erection thereon of lesidences to be occu
pied by themselves, three more lots, Nos. 19,
20 und 21. at .$1,400 each, in the Williams plan
ui iois, .nineteenm wara. ruis reuuees tne
number oi lots remaining unsold in this plan
to nine, and these at tho low prices now cur
rent are likely to be disposed of within a
very short time.
The Burrell and Kensington Improvement
Companies report tho following sale of lots
at Kensington, tbe new manufacturing city
on the Allegheny Valley Railway: Nicholas
Schwartz. Pittsburg, lot 70, block 26, ror $525:
Samuel Hawks, Kensington, lot 1318, block
SO, for $531 25; Atlev J. Wilson, Kensington,
lot 93, block 5, for $787 50; Paul Dzurik and
Steve Radaohy, Kensington, lot 52, block 14,
for $637 6a
COFFEE UP AGAIN.
Another Half-Cent Added to Values of All
Grades of Kosted Higher Prices Prob
able Drift of the Markets Currant Crop
Gossip.
Thubsday, Aug. 25.
Boasted coffees were advanced another
c per lb in this market to-day and the
market was quoted strong at the advance.
rThe green bean has appreciated 2c per lb
in value of late and roasted only lc, which
would seem to indicate that roasted is
bound to be higher. The visible supply
statement shows more coSee now than a
year ago, but the cold weather and labor
troubles in Brazil have been the means of
strengthening the market.
Sugars continue firm and active, and some
in tno initio preaicc a strong maricec on the
basis or 5c for granulated within the coming
week.
Wheat and flour are barely steadv; corn
and hay are weak, and oats and feed are
drifting upward. '
Dairy products are firmly held under ex
pectations of higher prices; eggs are ad
vancing and poultry is somewhat lower.
Three tomato cannets in Southern New
Jersey have instructed tholr sales agents to
book no more orders for new tomatoes,
owing to unfavorable prospects for supply
or raw material. It is reported also that
soma Delaware canners are becoming nerft
ous over the outlook in their locality. If,
however, there docs not prove to be enough
tomatoes to go around, the 1S92 season will
bo a rotnarkablo exception to the rule.
Brazil coffee in stock and afloat:
Total stock In New York
Total stock In Baltimore
Total stock In New Orleans....'.
218, 730
. 34,337
. 4,345
Total stock In United States 285,412
Afloat from Rio per steam to August 23 139.000
Afloat from Klo per sail to August 23 7,010
Afloat from Saut03 per steam and sail to
Augusts 20.000
Afloat from Victoria to August 1 4,010
Total 455.412
Same time last year 352,038
Tbe weekly Iowa weather crop bulletin
says that the deficiency in rainfall and the
cool nights have checked tbe rapid growth
of corn, although this crop is reported as
having mado material advancement and
with occasional light showers und a contin
uation of warm, sunshiny weather until Sep
tember 20, the crops will bo assured, al
though the total yield will fall considerably
below the average of previous years. Oats
will not come up to the average, as reports
show tills crop to be light in quantity and
poor in quality.
Pretty nearly the whole speculative trade
of Chicago Is coing on the assumption now
that the statement of the world's supply to
be issued by the Vienna Congress next Mon
day will be bearish.
A Minneapolis letter from ono of the most
prominent wheat arowers of the Northwest
says that there will be no wheat for export
liom tho Northwest extept in the shape of
flour. Tho ilnto-sown wheat Is in'poor shape
to stand frost, and there are grave fears for
the saicty or that part of the crop that got a
late starE. Some of the now wheat from the
Southern part of the spring wheat belt that
has been received at Minneapolis is of poor
quality.
t Grain, Floor and Feed.
Salos on call at the' Grain and Flonr Ex
change to-day: Ono car extra No. 3 white oats, J
spot, SSo: one car feeding pralrio hay, five
days, $3 37. Bids and offers:
SPOT.
Bid.
No. 2 white oats 40
Extra No. 3 white oats 37
FITS DATS,
Ntw No. J red wheat 71
Asked.
42
40
M
Old No. 2 red wbeat. 83
No. 2 yellow shelled' corn 53 68
High mixed shelled corn 54 S
No. 2 yellow ear corn 7 58
Old No. 2 white oats. 40V 42
New No. 2 white oats 33 40
Kltra No. 3 white oats.... 38 !S4
Brown middlings $1S 50 $13 CO
new nv. a umuinr nay......... la ou jf jt
Feeding prairie; hay 8 37 8 60
TEN DATS.
New No. 2red wlleat 78 78
No. 2. yellow shelled corn Mtf wji
No. 2 yellow ear corn 57 sa
Old No. 2 white oats 41 42
New No. 2 white oau 38 39
No. 2 white middlings 17 75 18 CO
New No. 1 timothy hay 13 50 IS 73
Winter wheat bran 15 23 in 00
Receipts .bulletined: Via the P., C, C. &
St. L. 2 cars corn, 1 car rye, 3 cars oatt 2
cars wheat, 1 car hay; via the P., Ft. W. &
C 0 cars oats, 3 cars corn, 7 cars hay, 2 vart
middlings, 1 car feed, 5 cars flour. Total, 36
cars.
ItANOE OF THE MARKET.
The following quotations for grain, feed, hay
and straw ore for carlots on track. Dealers charge
a small advance from store. 1
Wheat Ho. 2 red 84
No. 3 red 79
CORN No. 2 yellow ear S9
High-mixed ear 58i
jiixea ear. aj
No. 2 yellow shelled 66(
niKn-mixett aiieuea.. .................. oa
Mixed shelled J 53
Oats No. 1 white : 42
No. 2 white .'. 41
KxtraNo. 3 white 40J-
Mixed 38
BTE-No 1 Western .-. 71
No. z western 69 70
Flocr (Jobbers prices) Fancy brands, $5 0u
5 23: standard winter patents, fi 855 00: spring
patents, f 4 8J3 00; straight winter, (4 sreU 73;
clear winter, $4 234 50; XXX bakers, $4 C03M 23;
.rye. 4O04 25.
M1LLPKED No. 1 white middlings. 119 0Q21 00:
No. 2 white middlings. $17 S01S SO; winter wheat
bran. $15 ocxais 25; brown mladlinxs. $17 0C18 00;
chop. $19 C023 CO,
HAT No. 1 timothy, $13 75(S14 00: No. 2tlmothr.
$12 0012 50; mixed clover and timothy, 12 50
13 GO: packing, $3 Km 00: No. 1 prairie, $3 00
9 00; wagon hay, $15 00(917 00.
Straw Wheat, $6 00, 50; oat, $7 507 75.
Groceries.
Another K has been added to roasted
coffee qnotatlons, as noted above, with which
exception the market, while firm, is un
changed. Sugars Patent cut-loaf. 654c: cubes. 5J4e; pow
dered, CMc: granulated (standard), 414c; confec
tioners A. 4c: soft A. 44c: rancy yellow, 4c;
fair velloTT, 44c; common yellow, 3i3c.
CoFTEE Boasted, In packages Standard brands,
2i3-20c; second grades, 1920c; fancy grades.
2328c. Loosa Java, 33c: Mocha, 34(S33c:
Santos, 2526c:Maracalbo. Z7c: Peaberry. 25
26c: Caracas. 29o: Rio, 22Zc.
Coffee.4ree2J O. G. Java. 232c: Tadang
Java, 292Dc: Mocha, 3132c: Peaberry. 2!(
22c; Santos. 22'J3c; Juaracalno. 2123c;
Caracas, 233:4c; golden Santos. 2122c; Klo,
19(aziXe.
OlL-Carbon. 116. 6c: headlight, 6c; water
white, 7c; Elaine. 13c: Ohio legal test, 6c;
miners winter white, 336; summer. 3132c.
MOLASSES New Orleans, fancv new crop, 40
41c: choice, 3738c: centrirugals. 29c.
STRPP Corn syrup, 2325c; sugar syrup, 2S29c:
fancy flavors, 31(32c.
FRUITS-London layer raisins, $2 50; California
London layers. II 90(3)2 10: California muscatels.
bags, 53c; boxed. $1 15ai 23: Valencia. 5
5c: Ondara Valencia, 7j7fc: California
sultanas, ftSllc: currants, 4c: California prunes.
9tai2c: French prunes. 74(3IUc: California
seedless ralilns. 1-Ib cartons. $3 73: citron, 19
20c: lemon peel, 10llc.
Rice Fancy head Carolina. 6'6c; prime to
choice, 5V6c; Louisiana, 56c; Java, 554ic;
Japan S4f96c.
CANNED GOODS-Standard peaches. $2 0032 10:
extra peaches, ft SI.Z 30: seconds, II 80 1 90: pie
peaches, $1 231 30: finest coru.il 4001 50: Harford
county corn, II 051 10; lima beans, II 20(41 23:
soaked. 8085c; early June peas. $1 15&1 23:
marrowfat peas, $1 05(3)1 15: soaked.7073r: French
peas. Ill 5022 00 ft 1 DO cans or II imi 50 ft doi. :
pineapples. 1 25l 30: extra do. 12 40: Bahama
do, 3 00: damson plums, t astern. $125: Cali
fornia pears. 2 12ia2 25; do green KH(res, -II 50;
do egg plums, $1 75; do apricots, fl SSOitO: do
extra white cherries. $2 752 85; do white
cherries, 2.1b cans. I 63; raspberries. $1 25(31 50:
strawberries, II 151 25; gooseberries, II 10(31 23;
tomatoes, 92395c: salmon, l-lh. $1 25(3)1 8C;
blackberries, 7$80c; succotash, 2-1 b cans, soaked.
OSc; do standard. 2-lb, $1 2K31 60: corned beef.
2-lb cans. $1 75l 80: do 14-1 b. $13 00; roast b-rf,
3-Ib. $1 75; chipped beef. Mb cans. 1 90 1 95;
baked Deans. II 1x31 30: lobste-s. I-lb. f2 S3; mack
erel, fresh, 1-lb. 95c: broiled. $1 50; sardines, do
mestic.' 4s, 4 00:s. 16 25:44s. mustard. 13 25:
Imported. Ms. $10 50(412 50; imported, s, 118 ro
23 00; canned apples, 3-lb, ?C75c; gallons. $i 75
300.
Provisions.
Large nams
Medium
Small
Trimmed
California
Shoulders, sugar-cured..
Dry salt
Roulettes
Breakfast bacon
Extra do
Clear, sides
Dry salt bides
Clear bellies, smoked....
Clear bellies, dry salt....
Pork, heavy
Lliht
Dried beef, knuckles.....
Rounds.....
Sets. ..,..... ..............
Flats
Lard (pure) tierces
Tubs
Two 50-lb cases... ,
Lard (refined) tierces....
Half barrels
Tubs
Palls
Two 50-lb cases
Three-lb cases....,'.
Flvc-lb cases ,
Ten-lb cases
$ 13
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Dnlry 1 rodncts.
Butter Choice Elgin creamery, 2930c: other
brands. :&27c: choice to fancy country roll, 21
24c: low erades. 133115c: conking, PftJlOc.
ClIEESE-Ohlo. new.lOJ410c; New York. 10
1094c: fine fall make, fancy new Wisconsin Swiss,
blocks. 1415c: do bricks, 10llc: Wisconsin
swrltzer. In tubs, 13)3c for new. l&16cfor old;
llmberger, Ullc; Ohio Swiss, 123 1 3c, as to
quality.
Eggs and Poultry.
Eoos Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio, 18
17c.
Pocltiit Spring chickens, 4050c per pair for
small and V,65c for laiyc; old chickens, 7030c;
ducks. 6o70c; geese, 75c$i 00. .
Misrellnneons.
Beans New crop New York and Michigan pea
beans. $1 952 05 per bushel: hand-picked medium,
$1 901 95 per Dushel:Llma, iew. 3S4.".Hc: Penn
svlvania and Ohio beans. $1 3C63I 85 per bushel.
Beeswax Choice yellow, ji35c: dark. 2530e.
Hoxet New crop white clover. 18:oc per
pound; buckwheat 12I5r
Tallow Country, 34c per pound; city, 4
Feathers Extra live geese. 5860cper pound:
No. 1 do. 4350c: mixed. 303140c.
Peahcts Green, 45c per pound; do roasted.
$1 251 33 per bushel.
Cider Sand refined. $0 506 75 per barrel: Penn
sylvania champagne cider, $ti 006 25; new country
cider, $4 wi 00.
Hides Green steer hides, trimmed, 75 lto and
up. 6c: green steer hides, trimmed. 60 to 73 lbs, 6c:
green steer hides, trimmed, under 60 lbs. 3Sc;green
cow hides, trimmed, all weights. 3c: green bull
hides, trimmed. all weight. 4c: green calf skins. No.
1. 5c; green calf skins, rio. 2. 2c: green steer hides,
trimmed, side branded. 4c:Breen cowhides, trimmed,
side branded, 2c : green salt steers. No. 1. 60 lhs and
nn, iigiitci green sail steers, .ao. 1, do id ana less,
44c: green salt cows. No. 1. all weights, 44'4c:
green salt bulls. No, 1, all weights, 4c: green salt
calf. No. 1. S15 lb. 5(ft6c: frrren salt kip. No. 1.
16:s lb. 45c: runner kip. N. 1. 162S lb. 34c:
No. 2 hides, Icoff; No. 2 calf; 2c off.
Fish.
The tendency of prices at the chief sources
of supply is upward, bnt as yet no change
has occurred bore. Firmness prevails, as follows:
Half Or.
Bbls bbls bbls Palls
ICOlh 1001b SO-lli 10-lb
ICS 00 $14 49 $ 7 40 ; 1 60
21 CO 13 40 690 150
3) 00 10 40 40 125
.18 00 9 40 4 90 1 10
15 50 8 15 4 27 1 Ol
10 50 5 50 S 00 75
Mackerel.
Palls
50-lb
Extra No. 1 mess..
Extra No. 1 shore.
$2 80
Z 13
1 7J
1 55
1 40
103
Kx. 0.2 large shore
Fx. .No. zmea.suou
No. 3 large. .T.
No. 3 small
Round herring
Hair bbls. 1001b..
Potomac herring
Barrels Hair btrrels
Holland herring
Kegs Lake herring
$2 90
400
23
50
221
iiairoDis, yum..
Quarter bbls, 301b..
1
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ails. IS lb.
65
33
ass
2 40
90
800
50
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Palls. :o lb
White flsh '
Half bbls. 70 lb
Quarter bbls, 30 lb
Pails 15 lb .:
Pails. 101b
Russian sardines
lalfbbls, 1001b ,
Kegs
Whole codfish
Larze. per lb
Medium, per lb
Bonele.s codflsli
!0-lb boxes..!a2-lb bricks, per lb,.
20-Ib bofcs, l;-ib bricks, choUc
Whole hake, per lb
Ilerrles, Fraltsand Vegetnb.
Blackberries were qnoted at 75cJl 00 per
pall to-day, huckleberries at 7o8Jc per
basket and $1 00l 23 per pall,' and elder
berries at 5065c per pait
Peaches were again abundant and rather
slow, but prices were about the same ns
yesterday $2 003 00 per bushel, and 50c
$1 25 per batket, according to size and
quality of fruit. Bartlett pears sold at $2 00
fl 50 per bushel, damson plums at $3 50
00, green gnges at $3 002 25, and Cali
fornia plums at $1 752 50 per case. Apples
were dull at $1 503 00 per barrel; few inney
on sale. Lemons were quoted at $6 0007 00
per box, bananas at $1 601 73 per buncn for
firsts and grapes at 53c per 15 for Ives nnd
Concords, andSQIOc for f.mcy varietios.
Watermelons contlnnod easy nt $10020
per 109, Anne Arundel canteloupes at $1 50.
8 60 per barrel and Jenney Llnds at $2 003 00.
Jeraev roso potatoes were steady to firm
at $1 752 00 per barrel on track and $2 00.
I S3 from store.. Joney iwotts, $4 00(1 501
Southern, Htvoft 80.
A LITTLE MIXED.
Spot Material Setrcs In All Section! of the
, Conntry.
New York. Aug. 25. fecial. The Iron
Age will say: The situation in ths iron and
steel trade throughout the country is in a
somewhat mixed condition. With every in
dividual concern influenced by its own set .
of conditions, one fact comes out clearly,
and that is that it will take a longer tima
than was generally expected to cover de
layed requirements of consumers, and to
fill up to a normal amount the depleted
stocks of Jobbers, mills and consumers.
Spot material is i-tlll scarce in nearly all
parts of the conntry, and much better prices
are obtained lor it than ror future delivery.
Thure ha been a little more activity in ora
in Cleveland, where Gogebic non-Bessemer
ore has sold down to ', 40.
In pig Iron there are indications of an im
provement in Philadelphia, but Chicago
and Cincinnati continue to reflect the
hoavy pressure upon tho market of largo
accumulated stooks. Soft steel billets aro
still scarce for immediate delivery and as
yet little has been done for future delivery,
the best-price offered being $22 73 at Pitts
burg. Steel rails remain llleless. The esti
mate recently made that the mills bad on
August 1 about 175,000 tons of orders on hand,
proves to have been correct. In finished
iron and steol, notably in plates and struct
ural material, the market is very active, par
ticularly in the West.
IE0N WABBANWACTirE
Abroad and Frieas Are Advanced on a Re
duction in Stocks.
(BT CABLE TO THE IF.OX AGE.
Lospox, Aug. 23. Quite a large businesa
has been done in 8cotch iron warrants,
about 1,500 tons changing hands on Monday "
alone, and the prices moved up to 423 4d.
Covering of "short" accounts was conspic
uous as a factor, but the announcement of a
reduction to 389,000 tons in stocks was not
without effect, Cleveland warrants ad
vanced to 40s 3.1, although traded In to a
very moderate extent. Only 16,000 tons of
Cleveland pig remain iu stock.
Pig tin sold down to a low as .93 and
moved back to .94. Tin plate market has
remained quiet. Rather more inquiry from
Russia Is reported, but tbe American de
mand continues very slow, and disappoint
ment in that connection has an unfavorab la
bearing upon the trade.
.New Tork 31 era 1 Market.
New York. Aug. 25. Pig iron steady and
quiet; American, $UiC0lJ50. Copper dnll:
lake, $11 50012 60. Lead Ilrm; domestic, $4 05
413. Tin steady; straits, $20 402O 50.
LIVE STOCK.
Dullness and Weakness Prevail at the Cen
tral Drore Yards.
East Liberty, Ang. 25.
Cattle Receipts, 832 head; shipments,
882 head; nothing doing; all through con
signments; no cattle shipped to New York
to-day.
Hogs Receipts, LS50 head; shipment,
1,100: market dull; corn-fed, $5 75Q
5 0: Yorkers, $5 6005 70; grassers, $5 255 5u;
three cars hogs shipped to New York
to-day.
Sheet Receipts, 800 head; shipments,
1,000; market dull at about yesterday's
prices.
By Asociatcd Press.
Chicago The Evening Journal reports: Cat
tleReceipts, 14,000 head; shipments, 4,000
bead; market active and steady to strong;
good to extra steers. $4 855 CO; others. $3 Si
5 50: Texans, $2 45? 5; 1 angers, $3 054 20;
stnekers, $2 502 60: cows nnd heifers, $2 500
2 80. Uozs Receipts, 25,000 head: shipments,
6,000 head; market slow and 10Q25c lower;
rough heavy, $4 755 10; good mixed, $5 20
5 40; prime heavy and butchers' weiirhts,
$3 505 CO; light, $5 005 SO; grassers, $4 25
4 75. Sheep Receipts, 5,000 head; shipments,
1,200 head: market active: sheep strong;
lambs higher: natives, $3 505 75; Texans,
$3 90t 75; Westerns, $4 404 t0; lambs, $3 50
675.
New York Beeves No fresh arrivals;
market feeling weak; dressed beef dull as
79c per pound; shipments to-day, 570 beeves
and 55 sheep. Calves Receipts, 560 headr
market Kc per pound lower: veals, $5 00
7 50 per 100 pounds; grnssers, $2 00422 50;
buttermilk calves. $2 563 CO. Sheep Re
ceipts, 4 842 head; sheep dull; lambs 0 lower;
sheep, $4 O05 10 per 100 pounds; lambs, $5 CO
08 50; dressed mutton steady at 910Ko per
pound: dreed Iambs weak at 10llc.
llos Receipts, 3,551 head, including 2 cars
lor sale; market weak ut $5 90S 30 per 100
pounds.
Kaunas Cltr Cattle Receipts, 5,300 head;
shipments, 4,200 In-ad; the market was
steadv: steer:-. 33 25&t 50: cows. $1 8502 90-
Texas and lndi 111 Mteer. $2 102 80; stock
era and feeders. $2 252 65. Hogs Receipts, '
5,7C0 head; shipments. 1,300 head; the market
was 10c lower for aood hogs and 1020c lower
for common tocir: closing weak; all grades,
$4 005 35; bulk, $5 205 27K- Sheep-Receipts.
900 head: shipments, 800 head; tba
market was vt-rv null and abont steady;
muttons, $4 OOigi 85; lambs, $5 255 40.
St. Lami-i attie Receipts, 3,700 head;
shipments, 2,900 head; market steady; fair to
chlce natiVM steT', $3 23t 75: Texas and
Indians, $2 K'J 23: canners, $1 102 3a Hogs
Receipts, 2.O..0 head: shipments, 2,100
h.-ad: market Ion er and hf-avv at $5 405 55;
packing, $4 9005 45; light, $5 405 50. Sheep
Receipt", 2,000 head; shipments, 600 bead;
market strong; best native muttons, $5 12;
general quotations, $3 004 75.
Ilnffi o Cattle Recoipts.lOC cars through;
13 cars ale; market steady at yesterday's
price Hog's Receipts, 25 cars through: 30
cars sale; market dull and very slow, prices
nominally quotable; heavy grades cornfed,
$5 c55 9u. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 16
cars through; 17 cars sale; market very dull
and lower lor all kinds; choice wethers,
$4 75; native lam Da. best, $5 7506 25.
ClnclnnH! Hoirsdtill, easier: common and
llcht, $4 003 50; pack lng and butchers', $5 00
5 65; receipts, :,(i0O head: shipments, 1,800
head. Cnttlo dull at $1 754 60: receipts. 300
head; shlnmnuts. -iSO head. Sheep barely
steady at $2 755 00: receipts, 3,500 head;
shipments, 2,000 head. Lambs in moderate
demand and lnwei: common to choice, $3 50
6 50 per 100 pounds.
Cotton.
Oalvestoit, Ang. 25. Cotton quiet; mid
dling, 6c; low middling, &c; good or
dinary, 5c; net aud gross receipts, 443
bnles, all new crop; exports coastwise, 624
bale''; sales, 123 l ales; stock, 7,464 bales.
New urleam), Amr. 25. Cotton dull;
middling, 7c: low middling, 6c; good ordi
nary, 6c; net Rtid gross rccefpts, 574 bales;
sales, 150 bales: stock, 63.439 bale'.
Liverpool, An.-. 25. Cotton steady with a
fair demand: middling. 315-16d; sales, 10,000
bales, of which I 009 were for snecnlation and
export and Included 9,200 American. Futures
closed steady.
Orygoods.
New York, Aug. 25. There was rather
more activity in the drygoods market in ac
cordance niththe termination of tbe labor
troubles. No m.irked change was notice
able In any quarter. There were mora
buyers for woolen prints.
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When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
ESTABLISHED 1837. ,
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Local securities bought and sold for cash,
or carried on liberal margins.
Investments made at our discretion and
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