H9 F77f3sja "..??Ta F3? ATr - ' t a , '-W Yh7 ' ''- "" ' " TSB PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 189a U A GENERAL ADVANCE. Industrials and Specialties Prom inent in the Movement. A REVIVAL IN B. T. A FEATURE. Jersey Cntral and Reading Show Activity and Strength. THE GOULD 6IIARES ALL RULE WEAK "Kerr York, Sept. 9. The stock, market vas again principally professional to-day. New England became less prominent in the market, though there was no light thrown on the intention of the management. St Paul gave no response whatever to the declaration of the dividend, and while it kept within the narrower limits during the entire dav, it was allowed to fall below 81 even in the face of the strength displayed by the other prominent stocks. The feeling on the coal shares was better and Jersey Central was again pushed up on light transactions while Reading still led the list in point of activity and gathered strength as the ilay wore away. One of the most prominent features of the day was the re vival of interest in Richmond and TVest Point, some activity in it being accom panied by a fractional advance, but like all other moements during the day, it was spasmodic and soon died away. Anions; the Industrial", Distiller?, General Electric, iad nnd Siiarwere rjatd most attention. all rising about 1 per cent, Dut later sinking Into the general dullness and stagnation. The opening was generally at lower fig ures than those of last evening, but there was no pressure to sell, even though foreign nonce were sellers and London quotations were lower, and while dullness and stagna tion early became the principal features of the genoral market, the strength or the leader soon Impartod a firm tone to the whole list. Among the specialties which pcored handsome gains were Evansville and Torre Haute, which rose from HO to 13L Minneapolis and St. Louis preferred and New York and Northern preferred. The Gould stocks wero prominent in the early dcalin.s tor strength, but later in the day all displayed eaknes. Western Union in particular. The close, considering the pressure, was quiet but firm with most, Blocks only slightly changed from last night. Railroad bonds were more animated, but there was if anything, less feature than usual of late, the animation of a lew issues being the only prominent feature. Government bonds w era dull and firm. Clote of the list: TT. S. 4ereff. 114 Mutual Union 6s...II0 N. J. a Int. Cert .110 Northern Pac Ut3..116V Northern Pac.2ds..ll5J Northwn Consols. .137 N'w'n Deb. 5 107 St.I.-AI. M.Gen Ss. 85 U. b. 4 conp 1'5X U. b. isreg 100 Pacific 6s of "95 107 Lnnls'naEti.mped4s. 91 uxnn. new set os iui Tfiin new&et5 100 Tcnn new set 3s 75) Canada So. 2d 101 , Cen.Paciflc lsts 105,S Den & K G. Ist5..117 Pen. A U. G. 4s 835 St,L.4 b.F.Gcn.iI..109 St. Paul Consols vstt S.P..C. & P.lsts ....US T.P.UG.Tr. Kcts... 84 T.P.R.G Tr. Hcts... S2)4 Union Pac lsts 106', rrleMs if Si.. K. S. T. Gen. 6s. SO 21., K. A T. Gen. 5s. 4TJ ' 'Bid. West Snore JIW4 Mining shares closed as follows: Cliolor KlPlvmouth. ...... Crown Point 50 sierra Nevada.. Xn. Cal. andVa..... 320 Standard Pcadwood 215 Union Con Gould and Cnrrr. .... 89 Ulow Jacket.. UaleandNorcro'ss.... lOO.Iron sllTcr. iTnmbetL win Quicksilver Mexican IS) QnlcUllver pref. 17C0 North star. 650 Humeri. 35 Ontario S9u0 Onhlr. 225 T asked. The total sales of stocks to-day were 192, 0S7 shares. Including: Atchison, 5,900; Erie, S 100: Missouri Pacific, 4,400; New England, 54,300: Readinrr, S4.500; Richmond and West Point, 7.900; St. Paul, 16.000; Texas Taciflc, 4,600; Western Union, 4,900. J 8. Bache & Co. to Oakley & Cat "The meeting of the directors of the Western Union will take place on Tuesday and as far as w e can learn there will bo no advance in the rate of dividend. There is a possibility, however, that a scrip dividend may be de clared. "The Reading employes held several con ference with President McLeod, or the Beading road, and the Heading promised not to discharge present employes because thoy belong to the labor organizations, but lie would not employ new one unless thoy were non-union men. The answer of the men is not known, but It ts thought not to be favorable. "No gold was engaged for shipment to-day for the reason that no quick boat sails to morrow." The following table shows the prices of active stocks on the ew York Stock Exchange, corrected dally ror THE Pittsbceo Di-fatch bv Whitney S. Stephenson, oldest Pittsburg members or New York stock Exchange.57 Fourth avenue: I Clos- Close Open High Low lng Sept. lug. csu est. bid. 8. Am. Cotton Oil Si 43 42S 43 425 Am. Cotton Oil, pfd 794 79S 79. 79 7B Am. Sug. Kefln. Co. Ill 1Y1H 1113S lux 111 A. s. Ii Co.. pfd.... 1044 IWi 104H Vii 1MJ Alcll.. T. & S. F .... 37M 37 37M 37S 37 Canadian PaciUc S7 SS Canada Southern.... 57 57 S6X MS 57 Central of N. J...... 129 133H 129 130'4 129X Chesapeake Jt Ohio. 23 23 23 23 22 H aiO.,2dpfd 42H 40 Chicago Gas Trust.. 7H SO 78K 79V 79 C, B. 4 Qulncy.... 99(J 83V 99S 99 99H C, -Mil. & St. Paul. 81H SIM 80 81S U, M A St. P.. pfd 125 126 C, KorkI.P 8IM SI 8I!4 81M 81 C Si. P.. M. & O.. 4!) 49 493s SOU 9 CSt.t'.,M.i0..pld 119 119 119 119 118 C..t Northwestern.. 114 115M 114S 115 115s C & Northwest, pfd 140 140 C a. C & I 62V 63X C2V 62V 62V C..C OH pfd 98 Col. Coal & lrnn 38 87M Col. & Hock. Val 32W 32 Del.. Lack. & W.... 151 155 IS35, 153 153 Del. Hudson IZI 121 131K 131 131 Den. i KloG 18 16 len. & Rio G., pfd. 4SH 4S5 4W H 4J Dls. A C. F. Trust... 49X 50Js 49X 50K 49 Illinois Central 98 9S Lake Erie AW 23 23 23 "3 22 Lake Erie W.. ptd wi ...... Lake Shore &M. a.. 1311. 131 131 131 13l Louisville A Nash... C7K 67 6M SI'i 67V Michigan Central 104 in Mobile i Ohio 38 355j 33 36U 37 Missouri Pacific 533, 61 59 COH 59V Nat. Cordage Co.... 131 131V 131. 131 131 Nat. Cor. Co.. pfd I'6 116 at. Lead Co 43 44 43 4 43 at. Lead Co., pfd. 94V Mi) 91V 93 944 N. Y. Cen 1B9V 110 109V 109 103 h.Y., L. EAW.... W 2S 26 M 26 X.Y.A.VE 35J 37 35V 37 35 N. Y.. O & W 1SH 18 ls 185, 18J, Norfolk & Vestern II 11 or.est.,pfd o o honh Amrr Co.... 13 13 13 13 12 orlhern Pacific... 19 19 19 19 19 J.or. Pac. pfd 55 5o,'s S5V 55 55 Pacific Mall ro 31 3)5,' 30 30 Peo., Dec. Jt Evans. 13 IS 18 IS 17 1'hll. &I!ead 55 55 MH 55 55 P.. C. C. A St L.... 20 20 20Js 20, 20 P..C..C &St-L..pfd 63)4 63M 63X 59 63 Pullman Palace Car. 182 192 Hch. iU.P. T..... 9 9 9 9J SV ltich.i W.P.T.,pfd $3 37 St. Paul i Duluth 41 41 St. P. & 1).. pfd , 103 103 St. P.. M. 51 113 113 113 113 11 Texas Pacific n 12 11 UH Union Pacific 3S 38X 3a 38 33 Wabash 1V 10V Wabash, prd 24 24 24 24 24 Miern Union 97& 98 96S 97 971$ ). il. E 25 25 2)V 24' 24V W. AL.E., Dfd 66 66 65 65" C5 Ji.HO S5H 95X Wj UH 95 EVERYTHING CLOSES HIGHER Excepting Corn, Which Declines on the Ahsonce'of Jack Frost. Chicago, Sept. 9. It was almost stagnation to-d.".y on the Board of Trade. The general leeling seemed to be that while the cholera shadow is hanzing over the market there can be little activity and no material Im provement. Wheat closed witli about Jfo gain; corn with JjC los; oats ate about Kc higher and provisions moved up several points. Wheat, which was strengthened aflittle by heavy exports, the falling off in the local receipts and the small uronortion which graded contract, was extremely slow all thtough the session. The traders seemed to be absorbed watching the progress ot tho cholera. There was a iflport irom the North w eit that farmers were storing their wheat rather than sell at present prices. Corn ti as weak and lower early, mainly on the absence of frost last night and re. ports that the crop was maturing rapidly and would soon be out of danger. Tlifa led to tree selling of long corn and short sellers were nretty active for a time, causing a net hos in price o Jc Oats sympathized strongly with corn, fol lowing that cereal closely all day. Theio was a fairlv good trade In provis ions without any violent action in prices. Compared with last nisrht pork is 17Jc liLrlier, lard I Irom 2c to Soup, and rius irom 7jc to 10c There was a good demand for vessel room, and not many vo'es offered. Uateswere firmer ut 2)o lor wheat and 22c lor corn to ISuffalo. Gush quotations were as fallows: Flour steady 2nd unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, TSKc: No. 3 spring wheat, 6566K: No. 3 red, TSXc No. 2 corn, 47c No. i oats. S3c; No. 2 white. 34Ji35c; No. 3 white, S2Ji33Kc No. 2 rye. 56Kc No. 2 barley, 6465o; No, 3, f. o. b., 064c: No. 4, f. O. b., 4050c No. 1 flaxseed, $1 06K. Prime timothy seed, tl 66. Mess pork, perliarrol, $10 2010 24 Lard; per 10D pounds, $7 45. Short rib sides (Iooso), 17 757F0( drv salted shoulders (boxed). $6 907 00; short clear sides (boxed), $8 00 8 05. Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gallon, $1 15. Sugars Cut loar, unchanged; granulated, unchanged. No. 3 corn, 46c Receipts Flour, 16,000 barrels; wheat. 803, 000 bushels; corn. 400,000 bushels; oats, 831,000 bushels; rye. 17,000 bushels; barley, 34,000 bushels. . . ,. Shipments Flour, 30,000 barrels; wheat, 198,000 bushels; corn. 321,000 bushels; oats, 162 000 bushels; rye, 8,000 bushels; barley.23,000 bushels. ' . . , On the Produce Exchange to-day the but ter market was quiet; fancy creamery, 23 24c; fine Western, 22c; ordinary, 16lSc; fine dairies, 2022c Eggs firm; strictly fresh, 18 '18Kc Bangeof tbe leading futures, furnished bvJobn M. Oakley & Co,, bankers and brokers. No. 45 Sixth street: ' Open- Hlgh-ILow- C1oj- Closo Abttci.es ing. esi. rsfc. iun. --v(.- WnEAT. September . October...... December.... May Coeji. September. October..., November, December May OATS. September, October..., November. December. May PORK. September, uciouer.. ....... Januarv Lard. September October. January ShoktRibs. September October January s .. ..- n-Amv IThait 9Vt. rtn Kin. oat, 249. Estimates for to-morrow Wheat, 3SS; corn, 53S; outs. 335. GENERAL MARKETS. Now York Flour Receipts, 26,200 pack ages: exports, 11,400 barrels; quiet and steady; sales, 10,000 barrels. Corxmeal more active, and steady. Wheat Receipts, 423 000 bushels; exports, 218,000 bushels; sales, 992,000 bnshels futures; 68,000 bnshels spot; spots moderately active andflrmeRNo. 2 red. 737Sc store and elevator; 7979c afloat; 7tijiS0Kc f. o. b.; No. 3 red, 74Jc: ungraded led, 7032c: No. 1 Northern, 85c; No. 2 do, 7S?ic; No. 1 hard, SSJc: No. 2 Chicago, 82JJc; No. 2 Mil waukee, !7Sfc; No. 3 spring, 7C3.e. Options were very dull; speculators waittug for the Government report dne to-morrow; opening weak and declining iie on reports of now cases of cholera lu the navy: u eak cables and foreign selling; ndvancedWo on large clearances, higher West and local covering, closing firm at Jic advance; No. 2 red, September, 78Jc: October. 79 5-1679 15-lSc; November, 80kg$lc, closing at 8ilo; Do comher, 82 9-16s3Kc, closing at 830; May, 8S5s83Jc, closing at 8Jic Km Dull and nominal. Barlet iiAXT Nominal. Coes Receipts, 47.C00 bushels; exports, 5, 000 bushels; sales, 605,000 bushels futures, 44, 000 bushels spot; spots dull and steady; No. 2, Mc elevator; 5M afloat; un graded mixed, 535Sic; ontions were dull, declining early $! and advanced JJio as following wheat, closing steadv at ytfga below yesterday; September. B5J55Jc, clos ing at ESJic; October, 8455tic, closing at 55c: November. E5ii5Se, closing at BSJc; December, 55J56ic, closing at 65Jc; Mav, 56K57Kc, closing at 56c Oats Receipts, 14L00J bushels; exports. ii,7Ui ousneis; sales, Z75,ow Dusnols futures, 148,000 Dushels spot: spot fairly active,; mixed loner: options moderately active and Irreg ular; September, 373Se, closing at Z"o; October, SS3S3c, closing at 33Jc; Novem ber. 39S39Je, elosins at 394c; December, 33V lOJc, closing at 40c: snot No. 2 white, 39 4uc; mixed Western, 381S9ic: white do,39 45c: No. 2 Chicago, SsJ33), new and old. Hat quiet and steady. Hors dull and steady. GrtocEitiEfcCoffee options opened steadv 5 to 10 points higher: closed steady 15 points np. Sales. 24,200 hags, including September, 13S513 90c; Ootober, 13 65QI 14.70c; November. 13 50; December, 13.40 13 45c; January, 13.S513.40c; Spot Rio firmer and in better demand: No. 7, 15c Sugar Haw, firmer and in fair demand; sales, 500 tons MuBcovado 89 test at 3c; refined firmer and in better domanu. Molasses Foreign nominal; New Orleans steady and quiet. Bice in fair demand and steady. Cotton seed oil firm and quiet; crude, 2S29c Tallow firm and quiet. ' Eosik firmer; common $1 25l 30. Turu-Ei-TINE higher and quiet at 2329c Eggs in fair demand; choice firm; reoeipts, 5,300 packages. Hides quiet and steady. Hog Pbodccts Pork active and firm. Cut meats steady; middles dull; short clear, 8,554; Western steam closed at $7 70: sales, 200 tierces at $7 657 75; ODtion Rales 500 tieices; October, $7 0, closed at $7 72 a9ked. Daibt PnoDucTS Butter firm and in fair demand. Cheese firm and in fair demand; Philadelphia Flour very dull, prices weak. Wheat opened a shade lower, bnt subse quently luled firm with a lair Inquiry from No trading in options: mlces wholly nomi nal; local carlots weak and unsettled; No. 2 mixed, on track, 56c: No. 2 mixed, Septem ber. 5454Kc; October. 54'4c; November, 64K543.Jc; December, 5iij4Jc Oats Firm fot carlots of No. 2 whites which were scarce, but other grades plentiful and prices fa vored buyeie; futures beyond this month Kc lower; new No. 2 mixed, 36c; No. 3 w lute, 37Jc; old No. 2 white, 42c; No. 2 white, September, 3340Vc; October, 40K10Jc; November, 40iJ41c; December, 4l41Xc Eggs quiet and steady; Pennsylvania firsts, 24c Minneapolis The wheat market was life less to-day and narrow. The millers would not buy wheat at yesterday's prices, and elevators could not afford to, so that the only way out of the dilemma was for the holders to let go their wheat at reduced flames. A good deal of new No. 1 Northern was sold tor 71KC, but very littlei No. 3 reached 70c, whlcu was the piice two or three days ago. There was consldeiable low-grade wheat on the floor, and It sold slowly. Receipts of wheat hero were 385 airs, and at Duluth and Superior 203 cars. Close: Mav, 78c; September, 70Jic: De cember, 7JJic On track: No. 1 hard, 76c; No. 1 Northern, 71c: No. 2 Northern, 6567c; old September, 72c Tnlrdn Wheat dull and Arm; No. 2 cash and September, 76c; Ootober, 76c: Mav, 83c Corn dull and steady; No 2 cash, 48c: October, 4SKc: No. 3 yellow, 48c Oats quiet; cash, 33c Rye dull; cash, 59c. Clover teed dull; prime cash, $5 90: October, $5 75; November, $5 73; No. 2, $3 65 Receipts Flour, 778 bariels; wheat, 177,693 Dushels; corn, 15,673 bushels; oats, 3,181 bushels; rye, 4,854 bushel': cloverseed, 251 bushels. Ship mentsFlour, 3,135 burieis; wheat, 253,600 bushels; corn, 26,200bushels; oats, 1,533 bush els. Mi!vrtuke Flour steady. Wheat steady: Decomber, 72Jic; No. 2 bpring, 70c; No. 1 Northern, 76c Corn firm: No. 3, 4646Jc Oats steady; No. 2 white, 3535Ljc; N o. 3 J o, Sift 33c Barler firm; September, 63c; sample, 3Sb4c Rye higher; No. 1, 61c Provisions quiet. Pork, October, $10 25 Lard, October, $7 45. Receipts Flour. 3,600 barrels; wheat. 86,400 bushels; barlev, 19,700 bushels. Ship mentsFlour, 15,100 bands; wheat, none; barley, 5.700 bushels. Baltimore Wheat dnll; spot, 74c; the month, 73Jc bid; October, 76c; December, 79e: steamer No. 2 red, 70e bid. Corn dnll; 3 S6K37Jc Provisions steady. Mess pork, $13 5'.i4 00. Butter Cieimery, 2525c Eggs nrm at I3g20c Coffee firm; Rio. lair, lVAc; No. 7, 15c ' Kansas rityWheat steady to lower; No. 2 hard, old, 58c; new, 60Jc; No. 3 led, 64665c. Corn steady end in (all demand: No. 2 mixed, 40K41c; No. 2 white,4S8kc. Oats weak and sold lowen No. 2 mixed, 2627e: No.2 white, 30J31c Eggs mote active and firmer ac uSc Jiereipts Wheat, 43,000 bushels: corn, 6,000 bushels: oats, 1,000 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 59,000 bushels; corn, 6,000 bushels; outs, none. Olnclnnnil Flour quiet. Wheat easy;No. 2 red, 7i71Ke: lecoipts, 1,600 bushels; ship ments, lb uOj bushels. Corn steady: No. 2 mixed, 50c Oats slow; No. 2 mixed, 84c Bye nominal; No 2, 67c Pork nominal; held at $10 50. Lard quiet at $7 12U. Bulkmeats steaciy at $7 50. Bacon quiet at $8 909 00. Whisky steady; sales, 92s barrels at $1 15. Butter firm. Sugar firm. Eggs firm at 15K& Frnrla Corn steady and scarce; No. 2, 48c: No. 3, 4Gc: No. 4, 44Xc Oats steady: No. 2 white, 3SKS5c: No. 3 white, 32a82Kc Bye nominal: No 2. 56c: IVnisky firm; wine, $1 15; spirits. $1 17. Receipts Corn, 20,000 bushels; outs, 65,000 bnshels: rye, 1,000 bushels: barley, none. Shipments Corn, 12,000 bushels; oats, 63 000 bushels; rye, none; barley, 1,000 bushels. liuffAin Wheat No. 1 hard, 85Xc; No. 1 Northern, 82fc; No. 2red.78Hc Corn No, 2, 82c Receipts Wheat, 250.000 bushels; corn; 102,000 bnshels. Shipments Wheat, 500,000 bushels: corn, 30,000 bushels. Lnndnr Sugar Cuba centrifusrals. 06 test, 1513 3d per cwt; do Uascovado, I fair refining, 1313d 31 . I 73 I 73 W lH . . 74 74 74 74 4 . 7 763? 76 70 76g . 87 82 S1V 8W 47 47 46 47 47 I 4S 43$ 47i 47 4s au iu 4S 4S 48V 48 4S 47V ?H 61 50 00? Bin S3V 84 M S H $ 34 33)i 33 333 84 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 ...... 37J4 37, 37 37 37 10 20 10 00 10 15 10 25 10 07 10 25 10 07 1187 1217 1187 12 11 1195 7 40 7 40 7 45 7 47 7 37 7 45 7 42 6 87 692 685 6 87 682 7 80 7 80 775 787 772 7 80 772 622 630 622 J 630 620 STOCKS ARE ACTIYE And Contlnned Buoyancy Is Shown by the Leaders of the List GOOD GAINS ARE ESTABLISHED In Electric, Airbrake and Union Switch and MgnaL THE TRACTIONS GENERALLY STKONQ FlUDAV, Sept a Trading at the local stock calls was much more active to-day, the transactions aggre gating 795 shares, against 250 yesterday. It was also better distributed, covering nearly all the usually active shares, and the gen eral tone of the, market was stronger and more buoyant, though in only two or three stocks was any gain of consequence established. The movement embraced Philadelphia Com pany, Central Traction, Pleasant Valley Railway, Luster Mining Company, Du quesne Traction, Westinghouie Airbrake, "Westinghouse Electric second preferred, Union Switch and Signal and P. & B. Traction. The specially strong points were Airbrake, Electric sec ond preferred and Union Switch and Sig nal, which gained yi, 1 and respectively over yesterday's closing bids. The sympa thy with these stocks, however, was gen eral and slight gains wore scored bv Du quesne Traction, Central Traction, Pleas ant Valley Railway, Eleotrlo Unasscnted and Luster and La Noria. The Inquiry all mound was better and foreshadowed better prices. The tone in Wall streot was moderately bullish, which may have had some influence here, and as no gold was engaged to-day for shlnment Saturdav a contfnuanoe of this tone during the closing sessions of the week is probable Coarse of the Market. Philadelphia Company sold at 2323, closing firm at 23423K; Central Traotion, sold at 29, closing steady at 829: a small lot of Pleasant Valley sold at 25, and the stock closed at 2525X; Lu&ter Mining Company sold at 99K, the last call being 10j shares at 9, and -the close was at 995& Duqnesne Traction sold at 29V, closing at 29W29 Airbrake sold at 1S5K. closing at 135Ji140; Westinghouse Electiio second preferred was higher at $7 sales and 37 bid; Union Switch and Signal sold at 1SJ& seller-30-days, closing at 18Jj;10 regu lar, and P. & B. Traction sold at 25$, closing at25JfS23. In t.ie inactive shares few features de veloped. Electric unassented was higher in sympathy with the new stock; Citizens' Traction was firmer without being any higher; La Noria was higher; Chartiers'val ley Gas was firmer, and the other minor gaspers were generally steady to strong. Electric second preferred closed in Boston at 38 sales and bid. The inquiry for Philadelphia Company and Duquesne at the close was exception ally good. Financial Notes. P & B. Traction closed at 226, Duquesne Traction at 2929 and P., A. & 11. Traction at 43JJ bid. Kulin Bros, sold Luster to Hill & Co. and Rlneharc Bea Bros. & Co. sold Electric second pre ferred to Morris & Brown and A. J. Law rence & Co. Morris & Brown sold Airbrake to Caro th ere. At tho last call 107K was hid for Citizens' Traction 5s and 105 tor Pittsburg Traction 5s. The gross earnings of the Pittsbuw Duqnssne system for the month of August were $63,952. The amount of silver offered for sale to the Treasury Department to-day was $795,000 ounces and the airount purchased 100,000 ounces at $08354 to .8338. B. F. Arensbergwas the chief buyer of Duquesne Traction and Lawrence & Co. the principal sellers. Carothers sold Central Traction to Ramsey and Rinchart and La.wrence & Co. sold Ait biake to Carothers. Lawrence & Co. and Ramsey sold Philadel phia Company and Long and Caster bought. Chicago streot railway shaies are booming again. As a result of yesterday's opeiations the shares or the West Side made a net train of 16 points, closing at 206 bid, against 190 at the closo the pievlous day, and North aide closed at 255 bid, against 246 at the 'close of the previous day. The gross earnings or the North Chicago Traction Company for Au gust wele $-246,132, a gain or $25,838 over the corresponding month last year. The Westvlew Land Company, of West moreland county, capital $2,000, was char teied to-day. At auction in Philadelphia yesterday $2,OC0 Panhandle 7s sold at 115. Salesand Final Prions. Transactions on 'Change were as follows: FIRST CALL. SO shares Philadelphia Comrany 23 CO thares Philadelphia Company ,. iZ'4 15 shares Central Traction 2a W shares Central Traction 29 S shares Pleasant Valley Railway iiii AFTER CALL. 15 shares Central Traction 29 SECOND CALL. 25 shares Luster Mining Company 9 AFTEE CALL. 205 shares Duqnesne Traction THIRD CALL. 20 shares Westinghouse Airbrake 25 share Luster Mining Company 20 shares Luster Mining Company 100 shares Luster Mining Company 100 shares Westinghouse Electric 2d ofil... 100 shares Westinghouse Electric 2d pfd .. 10 shares Switch and Signal, seller 30 10 shares Phlladelnlna Comnanv 2! 37H 37 'i 13 234 10 shares P. & U. Traction 25S( Total sales, 795. Closing bids and offers: 1st call. 3d call. SdcaU. Bid I Ask STOCKS. Bid Ask Bid Ask First Nat. Bank.... People's Ins......... Western Ins. Co.... Alleg. Healing Co., ChartlersV.GasCo. V. N. O. & V. Co... Phllaaclphla Co.... Wheeling Gas Co... Central'! ractlon.... 40 is" 16' 23U 20 ii" CO 25 ii'ii He 40 is" is 46" ii" IS 23 -0 20 C2 25K 61 ii 10 ISC 934 ei" 19 140 75 12!4 15.H 23X UX 15 23 2)i 20 29X iiii S3JS 614 m .Pitts. Trac. Co pleasant valley Pitts. & Cas. blian. Pitts.. Wlicel.&Ky. Hidalgo Mining Co. La Noria Min. Co.. Lnster Min. Co Westinghouse Union Htorage Co... U. S. &S. Co est. Airbrake Co. Standard U. C. Co.. 25 !4 25H 15c' BJ, 12c 59" 17K 13C 14C u 19 59 im 135X IRK isli I34V I3SV4 1.13 77 80 MONETARY. Discount rates are steady atE6per cent, with most of the business passing at 6. Some of the banks are pretty well loaned up, but money is quoted in big supply by all fami liar with the situation. Eastern exchange and currency trado even as a rule, though here and there the latter commands a prem ium of 50c per $1,000. New Tokk, Sept- a Money on call firmer; last loan, 5 per edit; closed offered at B. Primo mercantile paper, 46 per cent. Sterling exchange quiet but steady at $4 86 for 60-day bills and $4 8SJ for demand. Bos-row, Sept. 9. Cleat ing house balances, $1.735130. Call Ivans, 6 per cent; time loans, 6 per cent. 'Clearing; House, Figures. Pittsburg Exchanges f?,33o.307'c9 Balances 513,512 40 Same dy last week: Exchanges $2,439,580 18 Balances 399,730 30 New Tore, Sept. a Bant clearings, $102, 733.148: balances $5,114,360. . Boston, Sept. a Bank clearirrcs, $14,465,735; nalances. $1,735,130. Monev, 6 per cent. Exchange on New York, 1720c discount, Philadelphia, Sept. 9. Bank clearings to day. $10,706,946; balances, $1,439,074. Money, 34 per cent. Baltimokb, Sept, 9. Bank clearings to-day wero $2,016,923; balances, $338,578. Bate. 0 per cent. CnioAoo, Sept. a Bank clearings, $17. 083,778. .Money firm at 48 per cent. New Toik exchange, C070o discount. Sterling exchange dull and unchanged. St. Loots, Sept. 9 Bank clearings, $4,356, CS8: balances, $641,899. Money quiet at67 per cent. Exchange on New York par to 25c discount. New Otxeabs, Sept. 9. Clearings, $820 892; New York exchange commercial, 60c; bank, 50c per $1,000 premium. Mem this, Tk.. Sept. 9 Clearings, $206, 354: balances, 73, 143. Now York exchange selling mt $1 50. Foreign Financial. Paris, Sept 9. Three per cent rentes 100', 35 centimes for tho account. Lohcos, Sept. 9. Amount of bullion with drawn from the Bank of England on balance to-day, 40,000. Londok, 4 r. if., close Consols, money, 96 15-10; do account, 97: New York. Penn sylvania and Ohio lsts, 32: Canadian Paolflo, 90J$: Erie, 26; do 2ds, lOfr&r Illinois Central, lOOJf; Mexicanordinary, iS'i; St. Paul com mon, 83: New York Central, 112; Pennsyl vania, 65: Reading, 28: Mexican Central, new 4s, 68J; bar silver, 38Jd; money, K per cent; Rato of discount lu tire open mar Ket for both short and three-mouths' bills, per cent. Bar Silver. New York, Sept. a iSpeeial. Bar silver In London, SSUd per onnco. New York deal ers' price for silver 83Jc per onuce. , Closing Philadelphia Quotations. Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania, M 54K Beading 27 11-15 27M Buffalo, N.Y. and Philadelphia.. 7V 7H Lehigh Valley 59$ 69)4 Lehigh Navigation 53 54 Philadelphia and Erie 31 Northern Pacific common 19V 19 Northern Pacific preferred 55 55X Boston Stocks Closing Prices. Atch. ATon 37H Calumet i Hecla... Catalna Franklin Kearsarce ,.2S0' . 13 . 12 . 10ii ,. 29. . 10 .155 .20 . 6Sf . 17M .205 . 17 . 6" .67 . 9 lioston & Albany.. ..as Boston AMatne 173. CbL.Bur. A Qnlncy. 93- Eastern B. R?Cs 122."i Osceolt Santa Fo Copper.... Tamarack ntcnourgu. K si Little Bock Ft. S.. S3 Mass. Central 16 Mex. Cen. common. 15 Annlston Land Co. Boston Land Co.... West End Land Co, N. Y. &M. England S7X Old Colony 1SJ Rutland common.... 8K Wis. Cen. common. I5,S Bell Telephone, l.amson Store S Centennial Mining, N.E.Tel B. &B. copper Aiiouez at. uo.tnewj w Atlantic 9 Bost. and Mont 32 Electrio Stocks. BoSTOW.Sept 9. Special The latest elec tric stock quotations today wero: , Bid. Asked. Boston E. L. Co 1UH 117 General Electric MH 114 General Electric pfd 119 Westlngnonse Electric Company 24 pfd 33 33 Westlnghonse Electrio Compauylst pfd 51X .... D. E. Wks 7 Fort Wayne Electric Wk UK 13 Fort Wayne Electric fA) 8i Thompson-Houston Trust (C) S Tliompson-Houstoa Trust (D) 8 8 T.E.E.W 10 AN EAST END DEAL Ten Modern Dwellings to Bo Erected In the Avondals Place Plan, Between Negley and Stanton Avennes Current Gossip, Permits anl Late Sales.' Friday, Septembers. Another large sale of East End realty was closed to-day, Mr. Edwin Powell sell ing to a syndicate of local capitalists ten lots in the Avondale Place plan, located between Negley and Stanton avenues, at a price showing that the propesty has nearly doubled in value in a year. The lots front on Homer and Avondale streets, two thoroughiares laid off last spring by Mr. Powell. Four of the lots fronting on Homer street weto sold for $70 per foot front, and six having a frontage of 40 feet on Avondalo sticet brought $60 per foot front, the total amount of the sale being $25,600. The property will bo improved at ouce by the erection of ten elegant brick and stone front honses by Mr. Anderson, the East End builder, who is a prominent member of the purchasing com- Jiany. The houses will be very fine dwell ngs, as tho specified cost for each nouso is from $5,000 to $S,000. Ground will be broken to-morrow (Saturday), showing that the purchasers intend to have the buildings completed a soon as possible. The prop erty will not be placed on the market for sale until every house is completed. This tract is known as the Mrs. Sargent tract, and was laid off in a plan of 100 lots sometime ago. the sale of which lias been very brisk. Very few vacant sites remain. Items of Gossip. John M. Schoonmaker is erecting nine elegant brick and stone dwellings on the property located on Euclid avenue, which was recently purohasod by him from Edwin Powell at a price approximating $10,000. James W. Drape & Co. report having ar ranged an important tranaction in manu facturing property in the city involving $73,. 000 cash.. ' The sale of the J. P. Witherow property at New Castle, advertised to be closed Sat urday, September 10. at 10 a. il, has been postponed for two weeks. Tho block of 12 lots situated on Bluff stieotnear Gist street and extending back to Tnstin stieet, which was sold ton manu facturing concern, the particulars of which havo been noted in'thls column, will bo im proved by the purchasers by the erection of a large tile works."-! Building Permits, The following permits .were Issued to-day: Oswald Werner, a brick one story dry cleaning house, Bryant street, between Highland and Negley avenues; coat, $2,775. Paul Ozelink, a framo two-story dwelling, McCandless avenue, above Stanton avenue; cost, $1,750. Mrs. Em ma E. Bartbereer. a brick additlon.'Pacific nvonue. near Harriet streot; cost, $1,350. D.J. Kennedy, administrator, a fiame two-story dwelling. Dallas avenue, near Kelly street; cost, $1,600. H. P. Seatbeck.thi eo name two story dwellings, Jackson streot, near Negley avenue; cost, $7,500 for all. J. R. Holland, two frame two-story dwellings, Breed's Hill, near Rebecca street; cost, $1,900. Beported by the Brokers. C. K. Chamberlln sold lot No. 68 in the Nimick Terrace plan, Wllkinsburg, 30x140 feet, for $750. Charles Somers & Co. sold for Clara H. Watklns to Lem Austrow, a vacant piece of ground containing one acre, more or less, situated in Sterritt township, Allegheny county, close to Wllkinsburg, and bounded bn two sides by Cole and Water streets, for $1,900. Black & Balrd sold to J. Llnnenbrink, of Rochester, Pa., lot No. 15 in J. Walter Hay's glan of Kenllworth place, fronting 22 feet on laiissa street by a depth of 100 feet, for $560. John K. Ewtng & Co. sold for John Calvert to Emma W. Rlohaidson a two-story frame house of five looms and hall, with a lot 25x 120 on Norwood avenue. Tenth ward, Alle gheny, for $1,800 cash. Poter Shields sold for the Sohenley Park Land Company lot No. 217. 25x160 icet to a 20 loot alley located on Stanley street, Twenty third ward, for $550. Reed B. Coyle & Co. report the sale of two mnro lots In the Highland place plan adjoin ing Highland Park, being lots Nos. 7 and 14, with a front of 60 feet on Negley avenue by 2C8 feet in depth to Pacific avenue, for $3,750. George Schmidt sold five more lots in his Eureka place nlan, Oakland, for a price ap proximating $2,375. These lots are in great uemann. W. C. Stewart sold for H. C. Bair a lot 60x 150 feet on Center avenne, in the Bair Grove plan, to Daniel Brady for $4,250 cash. This is the second lot sold In this plan during the S. A. Dickie sold for Dr.W. S. Taylor, to J. M. Schoonmukor.'a piece or ground fronting ISO feet on Penn avenue by 123' feet to an alley, and on Ross stieet 330x120 feet to an alley, for $14,000. It is reported that Mr. Schoonmnker proposes to improve this "property at once by the erection of a nutn bei of btick residences. W. A. llerron & Sons sold four lots on Scrapie street, Millvale borough (Bennett P. 00, each 24x120 leet, $2,700 for all. New York Metal Market. New York, SepU 9. Pig Iron inactive and s'teady; American, $13 0015 50. Copper weak; lake, $11 25 11 40. Lead steady; domestic, $4 l(Ji 12$. Tin steady; straits, $20 SOQ 20 40. ' Wool. Philadelphia, Sept. 9. Wool unchanged; prices firm. trw Yorfe Wool firm and In good de mand; domestic fleece, 2535c; pulled, 20Q 32c; Texas, 1521c. St. Louis, bept. 9. Wool Receipts, 4,00) pounds; shipments, 31,000 pounds. A lew lots of medium wool ate changing hands daily at a range of 8 to 22c: better grades, 20 22e. The lower grades of stock are dull and weak, and dealers are moro disposed to let go, but the demand is very II jht. Cotton. GALVESTOif, Sept. 9. Cotton easy: mid dling, 6U0; low middlinir, 6Jc; good ordi nary, 5j;c; receipts, 4,493 bales: sales, 606 bales; stnok, 37,593 bales; weekly net and gross receipts. 18.0S3 bales; exports coast wise, 4 495 bales; sales, 2,979 bales. New Okleaks, Sept. 9 Cotton irregnlar and easy: middling, 7c; low middling, ,60: good ordinary. 6c; net receipts, 1,288 bates; gross 1,295 bales; sales, 850 bales; stock, (U, 939 bales; weekly net receipts, 10,433 bales; gross, 10,715 bales; exports toGieac Britain, 2,750 bales; coastwise, 4,326 bales. New York, Sept. 9. Cotton closed easy; September, 7.00c; Ootober, 7.00c; Novemoer, 7.18c; December, 7S0c; January, 7.41c; Feb rnary, 7.52c; Match, 7.62c; April, 7.72c; May, 7.82o. Liverpool, Sept. 9. Cotton steady and In fair demand; middling, 4d; sales, 10.003 bales, of which 1,000 hairs uere for -speculation, and export, aud inclnded 9,000 bales Amer ican! futures closed quiet. HOMOE by BUI Nyo In TH1C DISPATCH 'to-morrow. CHEESE DRIFTING UPWARD. Ohio Makers Say Prices Are Going to Bo nigher An Easier Tone In Pngar Grain Steady and Provisions Weak Latest Crop Gossip No Badicat Changes In Prices. Fr.iDAY, Sept. a A good trade was experienced to-day in nearly all lines of merchandise, the move ment in country produce being especially good, as usual to Friday. There were no radical price changes, however, and no symptoms or indications of any excepting in cheese, 'which showed a stronger upward drift than was noted in the iut report. Advices were received by dealers from Ohio factories to hold stock firmly, as prices viere likely to be higher. Grain was a little steadier, groceries were steady, with a slightly easior tone In sugar, provisions-Were weak and others unohanged. )The market is glutted with fruit and prices wore never lower all round than at present. Refined sngar in matter of movement shows about former chaiactoristics, says a New York ITauer. There is some demand, but mainly of a porrunotory nature, as buyers may be compelled to take up odd parcels, and business in the aggregated slow and unsatisfactory. , Several New York State cannora report that corn Is backward in their vicinity, and that the pack this season is unlikely to be equal to previous calculations. Grain, Flonr and Feed. Sales on call at the Grain and Flour Ex change to-day: Four cars winter wheat bran, sacked, ten days, $16 37 Bids and offers: SPOT. Bid. Asked. No. 2 white oats 33 40 No. 2 mixed oats 331 MK Extra No. 3 white oats Zlii Oat bran $ 9 00 $12 50 Brown middlings 16 50 17 00 High mixea shelled corn 53 55)j TIVE days. ' No. 2 yellow shelled corn 54 57K Hle;h mixed shelled corn 53$ i-V4 No. 2 yellow ear corn 55 68 High mixed ear corn 56 No. 2 white oats 37 33)4 Old No. 1 white oats 39)4 41 Winter wheat bran 15 50 16 00 Brown middlings.: 17 00 18 00 No. 1 timothy hay 13 50 14 00 ' TEN SATS. No. 2 red wheat 73 75 No. 2 hard wheat 80 S3 No. 2 yellow shelled com 64 50 High mixed shelled corn S3H 54 N o. 2 yellow ear corn 56 53 Winter wheat bran 11 37)i 16 00 Wlnterwheat bran, sacked 16 7tf 16 50 No. 1 timothy hay 13 50 14 GO Receipts bulletined: Via the P., Ft. W, & C 7caitsoats, 5 cars hay, 1 car straw. 2 corn, 1 car malt, 2 cars flour: via tho P. Ss W. 2 cars hay, 1 car wheat; via tho P. & L. . 1 car bay, 1 car oats. Total, 23 cars. BAKOE OP TOE MARKET. The following quotations for grain, feed, hay and straw are for carlots on track. Dealers charge a small advance from store, 1 WHEAT-No. 2 red 73 75 ConN No. 2 yellow ear 57 67)4 . HlKh-mixed ear 55,S 58 Mixed ear 54 (3 55 No. 2 yellow shelled M,H 55 High-mixed shelled 64 (5 64i Mixed shelled 53 (3 M Oats No. 1 white 39 394 No. 2 whiter 38 33i Extra No. 3 white 37 (3 i Mixed 35 3i 33 RYE No. 1 Western 68 69 No.2Westcm 67 63 FLOCB (Jobbers prices) Fancy brands, $5 00 5 25; standard winter patents, $4 7o5 00: spring patents. Si "55 00: straight winter. $4 254 60; clear winter. $4 C04 25; AXA bakers, $4 0C4 25; rye. 3 754 00. MILLFEED-No. 1 white middlings. $19 00(3)21 00: No. 2 white middlings, $17 50(318 50; winter wheat bran, J15 00-310 00; brown middlings, J 17 O018 00; chop, $19 0023 00. Hay No. 1 timothy. $13 0013 25: No. 2 timothy, $11 50312 00: mixed clover and tlmotbv. $12 00 12 Sti; packing, $3 0CV33 50; No. 1 prairie, $9 009 50; waron hav. 813 00015 00. bTBAW Wheat, $5 75 00; oat, $6 500 75. Groceries. Scoabs Patent cnt-loaf. 61c: cubes. 5Vc; pow dered, 63c; granulated (standard), 5)4c: confec tioners A. 5)c: soft A. 4goc; fancy yellow. Hc; fair yellow, 44Xc; common yellow, 4 Coftex Roasted, in packages Standard brands. 20 3-20c; second grades, lS2Uc; fancv arades. Z3 I80 Loose Java. 33c: Mocha. 34$35c: bantos, a28ct Maracaibo. 27c; Peabcrry, 25)23jc; Car acas. 29c; Rio. 22)3S3c. v.urmE-UHiifis-u. jr. uara, cj-uc; i auaiiK OIL Carbon. 118. 6c: beadilrht. tc: water white, "He: Elaine. ISHex Ohio legal test.b)4c; min ers winter white. S333dc; summer. 3!3c. Molasses New Orleans, fancy new crop, 403 41c; choice. 3738c: centrifugals. J930c. SYitur Corn syrup'. i5ijc: sugar syrnp, 28 30c: fancy flavors. 3132c. Fruits London liver raisins. $2 50: California London layers, $1 90(&2 10: California muscatels bags, 55)Jc; boxed, 1 1J31 25: Valencia, 5!, 51fc; Ondara Valencia, 7h7bc: California sul tanas, Efflllc: currants, 4Mc; ( allfornla prunes, 9li I2c; French prunes, &10c: California seed less raisins, I-tb cartons, $3 75; citron. 19S0c; lemon peil. llll)c. RlCE-Fancv head Carolina. 6)4(M)4e: nrlmeto aholce, 5it(36c; Louisiana, C6c; Java, 5W5ic: Janan. 56c. Caused Goods Standard peaches. K 00T32 10; extra peaches. $2 S52 50: secouds. $1 t)0l 95; pl6 peaches. 1 80l 35: anest corn. $1 4:l 50: Har ford county corn. $1 05(31 10; lima beans $1 20 1 0; soaiteu. wia-ic: marrowiai peas t peas. Jll 50322 00 pineapples, $1 2ol SO: extra do, 2 40: Bahama do. $3 1,0 : dainon plums. Eastern, II 25: Cali fornia pears, $2 12!42 25: do green gages, $1 50; do egg plums, SI 75; do apricots, $1 So2 00: do extra while cherries. 2 752 85: do white cherries. 2-Ib cans. $1 85; raspberries, II 25! 60; strawberries, fl 161 25; gooseberries, fl lti 25; tomatoes. l)2'35c: salmon, 1-11j.?1 251 81: black berries, 7C80c; succotash. 2-lb cans, soaked. 95c: do standard. 2-lb, $1 J5l 60: corned beef, 2-lb cans. $1 75l 80; do, H-lti. (13 00: roast beef, 2-lb. 1175; chipped beef. 1-Ib cans, (1903195; baked beans, $1 25 1 50: lobsters, 1-lb, (2 35: mackerel, fresh, l-lb, 9oc: broiled.. (1 50: sardines, domestic, Ms, U 00: Ss. $8 25; &s. mustard. S3 25: imported, Ms, (10 W21Z M: Imported. js. J1S ro-523 00; canned apples. 3-lb, 7075c; gallons, $2 853 00. Dairy Products. Butter Choice Elgin creamery, 28S)c: other brands, 2527c; choice to fancy country roll. 23 25c; medium grades, 1818c; low grades. 1215c: cooking. 910c. CIIEESE-Oiilo, 10M10Hc:NewYork,10aiOXc: fancT new Wisconsin Swiss, blocks, 14l3c; do bricks, VKlle; Wisconsin sweitzer. In tubs. 13&) 13Hc fornew. 15S16c for old; llmocrger, 10llc; umo owiss, lgiidc. Egcsi and Poultrr. gqs Strictly fresh Pennsylrania and Ohio 13 I9c: held stock. 15!6c. POULTRY Spring chickens. 45r$55c per pair for small to medium sized andG5c$70c for extra large: old chickens, 70(3 90c; ducks, fio75c; geese, 75c(q $100. Berries, Fruits aud Vegetables. The supply of berries was limited, the de mand friti- and prices Aim at 75S0c per basket and $1 101 35 per pall for huckle berries, 8590o per pail for elderberries and 10c per quart lor blackberries. Bartlett peais were In excessive supply and easier nt $3 0C1 75 per barrel and 73c $1 00 per Half bushel basket. Other varieties were quoted ns follows: Bern re d'AnJou, $4 505 03 per barrel; slckel, $3 503 75, 75 83o per half bu-uicl basket: Sheldou, $3 BO'S 4 00; Flemish Bennty, $4 O0i 50. Peaches were quoted at $2 O02 5J per bushel and 50c $1 50 per basket. Quotations on plums: Damson and German prunes $1 251 33 per pall; green gages and Lombards, $2 0002 25 per bushel. Grapes wero abundant and un changed at Sio per pound for Concordsand Wordens ana 53c for other vnriolie. Apples were slow on the basis of $2 252 50 for ohoice packed stock. Lemons, J6 003 50 per box; bananas, $1 252 00 par bunch. Watermelons aud canteloupes moved a little more freely, owing to the higher tem perature, but quotations were unchanged as follows: Watermelon, $8 O0Q15 00 per 100; cantelonpos, $2 033 25 per ban el. Flrmnes9 in vegetables still prevailed as follows! Onions, red, $3 0003 25 per barrel; yellow, $3 253 50; cabbage, $1 752 00; celery, 2535o por dozen. The supply of potatoes was larger and the market easy at $1 00! 25" per barrel irom storo for Bnrbauk aud Jer-fv Rose. Jersey sweets were quoted at $3 U03 25, aud Balti moi o do. at $2 252 50; do cuiU and seconds. $1 502 00. Stlscc!lancon. Seed Choice recleaned Western timothy, $1 85 por bushel: choice reeleantd Western rloyer, S7 90; while clover, $13 CO; orchard grass, $1 00; millet, $1-C1 CO. M BlANS-Ncw York and Michigan pea beans $2 05 2 10 per bushel; hand-p'eked medium. $1 9ol 95 per bushel: Lima, Siax Pennsylrania and Ohio beans, (1 80(31 85 per bushel. BEEsWAX-Cholce yellow. 3435c: dark. 2530c. Honey New crop white clorcr. I220c per pound; buckwheat, 1215c. Tallow Country, 3;i&ic per pound; city, 4 FEATHEns-Extra live geese. SSffiGOc per pound; No. I do. 4850c; mixed. iOQrfOc. Peanuts -Green. 45c per pound; do roasted. (1 2&91 35 per bushel. CiDEU-Sand retined, $8 5036 75 per barrel; Penn sylvania champign" elder. (6 25fS 50; new country elder. $4 W,i 00; crab elder. t"5o3 00. Hides (liecn steer hides, trimmed. 75 lhs and up, 6c: green steer hides, trimmed, GO to 75 lbs, 6c: green steer hides, trimmed, underto lbs, 3)4c: green cow hides, trimmed, all weights, 3c; green bull hides, trimmed, all weights, .c; green calf skips. No. L 5c: green calf skins. No. 2, 2c: green steer hides, trimmed, sldo branded, 4c; green cow hides, trimmed, side branded, Cc: green salt steers, o. 1. 60 lbs and up, 7(37U(c: green salt steers. No. 1, 60 lbs and less. 4($4)c: green salt cows. No. 1. all weights, 44Kc: green salt hull",. No. 1, alt weights. 454c: green salt calf. No. 1. S to 15 lbs, 1 (36c; green salt kip. No. 1, 16 to 25 lbs, 4(36c: mu Ser kfp, No. 1, 10 u S3 lbs, 3(941)1 No, 2 bides, 14 off; No. S calf, Jo off. W THE IROtf TRADE. The Volume of Business Increasing and Prices Looking Up. ANOTHER BIG LIST OP SALES. Scrap Iron Is Firmer and Old Iron Sails Are Iligher. PIG A-BOUT UNCHAKGED IH PRICES Fbtday, Sept- 9. The sales for some time past have shown up remarkably well. The mills that have been idle, undergoing repairs and adjusting the scale of wages, are gradually starting up and will soon be running steadily with or without the scale. The demand for Bessemer, st;el billets and gray forge has been large. Sales the past two weeks amount to 114,435 tons. Values are prac tically unchanged, prompt delivery com manding the top figures; later deliveries are sold at various prices, according to circum stances and the views of -dealers. As usual, the largest demand was for standard de scriptions. The Outlook Bright. Producers will have to start out this fall with considerable dead weight in tho sharje of accumulated stocks against them, bnt the outlook is certainly encouraging, there be ing increased inquiries, a good deal of busi ness actually in band and more In prospect. Taking all things into consideration, there fore, the trade has good reason for feeling cheerful. althomh It is perhaps too much to expect that the improvement will continue without reaction. The curtail ment of production since the 1st of July caused a shortage In finished material, which, of course, will bo overcome as the mills get to work, although with such a good start it Is quite probaDle that full activity will be maintained to the close of the year unless something unexpected occurs. There have been some good-sized orders, and some buyers who boneht a few weeks ago express a willingness to duplicate their orders upon the same terms, hut the leading producers are llrmly adhering to present prices for de liveries during the next few. weeks, and are not disposed to accept orders excepting at full pricos. Temper of tho Mnrket. There Is considerable inquiry for most de scriptions of building material. Scrap iron advanced during the week, with increased sales. Old iron and steel rails are on the up grade, with offerings light. Iu new steel rails the demand is principally for limited amounts at unchanged prices. The amount of raw iron and steel required to complete the new buildings now under contract Is enormous, and in general the volume of business present and prospective is largely in excess of midsummer expectations. COKE-C1IELTED LAKE AND KATIVZ ORE. 4,000 tons Bessemer. September to Janu ary 113 85 cash 2, COO tons Bessemer, October, Novem ber 13 85 cash 2,000 tons Bessemer, city furnace 14 00 cash 2,000 tons gray rorge. No. 1 12 75 cash 1,600 tons gray forge 12 50 cash 1, COH tons Bessemer. October 13 85 cash 1,000 tons gray forge. October. Novem ber 1250 cash 1.0C0 tons gray forge, September. 500 tons giay forge. September.. 12 50 cash 12 V) cash ouo ions gray xorxe... 12 U cosh 12 50 cash 14 00 cash 12 50 cash 12 50 cash 13 90 cash 15 no cash 500 tons mill iron 500 tons Bessemer 500 tons gray forge 300 tons gray forge OX) tons Bessemer , 100 tons No. 1 foundry all In. 100 tons gray forge 12 70 cash 100 tons No. lsllerv IS 50 cash 100 tons gray forge 12 75 cash ISOtons No. 2 silvery (5 50 cash 25 tons No. 1 silvery 16 50 cash STEEL SLABS AND BILLETS. 2, COO tons billets and slabs, October, November (3 50 cash 1,000 tons billets, at works 24 50 cash I.CU0 tons billets, September 24 10 cash 1,000 tons billets, at works 24 3 cash 700 tons billets. October 24 00 cash 500 tons slabs and billets. October and v ovember. 23 50 cash 501 tons billets. September. 24 25 cash 600 tons billets, at works 23 7) cash 6CC tons billets. September, delivered.. 25 00 cisti 600 tons billets, prompt 24 50 cash 200 tons billet. September, October and .November, at worts 24 "3 cash 100 tons billets, atworks 23 25 cash 100 tons billets, prompt 24 50 cash STUCK BAB. 2,000 tons neutral, October. November and December $3 00 cash l.tOOtons neutral, September to No vember 25 00 cash 1.000 tons neutral, prompt 24 75 cash l.OCOtons neutral. Octoter, Novem ber and December 24 &i cash SCO tons neutral. September 24 50 rash 3fO tons neutral, prompt, 24 75 cash 200 tons neutral, September 24 75 cash mow SKELP. 750 tons sheared Iron $ 1 &" 4m 600 tons narrow grooved 160 4m 350 tons wlue grooved 1 6ZH 4 m STEEL EKELP. 250 tons wide grooved $ 1 50 4 m SHEET BAttS. COOtons sheet bars. October (30 50 cash BLOOM AND BILLET ENDS. 1,000 tons bloom and bll'et ends ..$10 50 cash 500 tons bloom and billet ends 16 50 cash STEEL WIBE BODS. 850 tons 5 gauge American, at mill $32 25 cash rcryto manganese. 100 tons. 80 per cent foreign, at sea board $58 50 cash CHARCOAL IEOKS- JCOtons 150 tons 150 tons 10O tons 50 tons 25 tons 25 tons 25 tons 25 tons cold blast., cold blr.st.. cold blast., coldtolast.. ...$26 5u ... 26 50 ... 26 50 ... 2S0O cash cash cash cash cash cash cash cash cash cold blast .. 2S00 cold blast 26 50 No. 2 foundry 19 00 No. 1 foundry 20 00 No. 2 foundry 19 00 ECBAF. No. 1 K. R. W. scrap, net....$i.1 75 Iron car axles, net 24 00 No. 1 machinery, cast, gross. 12 10 No. IK. R. cast, gross 12 2 200 tons 200 tons 200 tons 125 tons cash cash eash cash cash cash cash cash cash cash rive 10O tons No. 1 R. K. W. scrap, net.... 15 80 No. IB. K. W. scrap, net 16 00 coll springs. gros I8 60 letf springs, gross 20 00 No. 1 It. K. cast, gross 12 CO cast borings, gross 8 00 SALES OP BAW 1BON, ACOUST, TEABS. . 10O tons ICO tons 10O tons 100 tons ICO tons WEEKLY 1888 1839 1890 1891 I 1S92 Aug. 4 t 27.925 ( 45,805 $ H.4W $ 31.455 $ 23. OS Aug. 11 30.955 45.275 42.250 28.631 33,73 Aug. 18.... 18.100 35,175 6i22 15,125 23. MO Aug. 25.... 31.23 411.330 40,555 20, 4) 52.100 Sept. 2 26.270 M.GCS 35,610 54.320 62.273 Total (131,425 J225.300 (200.090 (155,991 1194,965 No Material Changs at Chicago. . Chicago, Sept. 0 Special The pig Iron matket in this district remains practically the same as reported last week. A good amount of business In Northern and South ern cokes, is being transacted, with the usual concessions to large cash purchasers by fur naces with plonty of iron on hand. Lake Su perior clmrcouls are quiet, prices remaining unchanged. Business seems good in all lines of iron manufacturing, und consumption of pi? iron Is very heavy. , No Improvement at St. Louis. St. Louis, Sept. 9 fecial. Rogers, Brown & Aleacham say: No Improvement for Infants and Children. "Castorlntjco well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior to any prescription known to me." E. A. Ascnxn, II. D., Ill So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. "Th-5 use of Castorta fa so universal and . ,- m tvaII imnwn rhir. it seems a. work I ot supererogation to endorse it. r e w are tne Intelligent families who do not keep Castori " .. .. jl .. . 1 within easy reacnv- CUblos Mirtts, D.D , New York City. Lata Pastor Bloocnngdalo Reformed Church. Tns Cbtuub in thn nutrlrnt ifcrmi" in aaIab ni-nrfcMP Trrtn J Is ridiculously low, and the qnestioBjJsyen are now weigning is, can iron ueciina further without the furnaces giving way under the pressure? Those who are in the negative are taking advantage of the pres ent market, and covering their require ments for several months to come. LIVE STOCK. Dullness tho Cnler Featnra at the Central Drove Tarda. East Liberty, Pa., Sept. 9. Cattle Receipts. 1,633 head: shipments, 1,386 bead: nothing doing; all through con signments; three cars cattle shipped to New York to-day. Hoos Receipts, 1,700 head: shipments, 1,600 head; market steady; Phlladelohiss, $5 500 S 60: trood corn Yorkers, $5 23435 43: grassers, $4 755 10; four cars nogs snipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 600 bead; shipments, 400 head; market dull and unchanged. By Associated Press. Kewlork-Beeves Receipts, J.533 bead, Including 27 cars for sale: roarhet slow and a shade easier; common to medium grades, native steers, $3 404 75 per 100 pounds: bulls) and cows, $2 153 85; dressed beef steady at 9c per pound; shipments to-day, 300 quarters of beef; to-morrow, SOO beeves and 5,340 quar ters of beer. Calves Receipts, 330 head; mar ket steady; veals, $5 003 00 per 100 pound; grassers and buttermilk calves, $3 003 50. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 4,322 head; sheep sieadv: lambs Jc per pound lower: heep, $3 505 00 per 100 pounds: lambs, $5 006 25; dressed mutton steady at 79c perpound; dressed lambs weak at 910a Hoes Re ceipts, 2,813 head, consigned direct; nominal ly steady $5255 63 per 100 pounds. Chicago Tne Evening Journal reports: Cattle Receipts, 9,000 held: shipments, 5,200 head: market, best erades strong: common dull; best native, $5 0O5 50: others, $2 75 4 90: Texans. $2 252 83; Easterns. $2 654 00; stockers, $1 75 i 73; cows, $1 002 SO Hogs Receipts. 20,0u0 head; shipments, 9,500 bead; market light and neglected: heavy closed 10c higher: rough and common, $4 8T,5 15; packing and.raixed. $5 205 40: prime hfavy and butchers', $5 4533 70; light, $5 0054O. Sheep Receipts, 5,000 head; shipments. 900 head: sheep lower: lambs firm; wethers, (3 50 J CO; Westei ns, $3 90i 35; fed Texans, $3 90 ( 25; lambs, $3 00Q6 00. Kinsr.g city Cattle Receipts 2,600 head; shipments 2,300 head. Mnrket more active and strong to 10o higher generally; steers, $3 404 50; cows, $1 252 25; Texas and In dian steers, $2 003 40: stockers and feeder, $2 2003 23. Hogs Receipts 4 200 head: ship ments, 600 bead; market active, opening 5S3 10c higher and closing lOQISc higher; all erades, $4 13" 25; bulk. $3 00515 Sheep Receipts 800 bead: shipments, 600 head; nmrkot quiet and 510c lower; muttons, $4 23 t 75; Iambs, $5 35. Buffilo Cattle Receipts,149loadsthrougn, 3 sate: nothing doing, llojo Receipts, 48 loads through, 46 sale: dull at 15:0c lower: heavy grades, corn-fed. $4 505 50. Sheen and lambs Receipts, 16 loads throuzb, 23 sale: very dnll; tendency lower: cholc wethers, $4 50Q5 75; goo'l sheep, $3 904 40; lambs, native best, $5 505 S3; a few fancy at $6. . GOOD ADVICE. "My boy, I am going to buy yon something which the doctor advised me to give you. He "said si thin child is always delicate; nobody worries about a plump one. I will give you Johann Hoff's Malt Extract to build you up. I know it will do it, and then only will I buy you the stone blocks to build houses with. You need strength first to become a man before you build houses." Dr. Fricke, a well-known practitioner ol Philadelphia, writes: "I have tried Johann Hoff's Malt Extract not only on myself but also on a great number of my patients with marked success in cases of convalescence, impaired digestioq, for mothers while nursing, for children, and in general debility, and have found it to be an excellent remedy for building up the system. In my own case of impaired digestion it has benefited me more than all other remedial agents which I have used." Be sure to obtain the "Gen uine," which must have the signature of "Johann HorT" on the neck of every bottle. Eisner & Mendelson Co., Sole Agents and Importers of Mineral Waters, 6 Barclay street, New York. s DANIEL M'CAFFREY. CHOICE TIMOTHY HAY. Car Lots a Specialty. 238 AND 240 FIFTH A VENUE, SC9-D PITTSBTJRQ. UKOKEKS FINANCIAL. ESTABLISHED 1884. John M. Oakley & Co., BANKERS AND BROKERS, 45 SIXTH ST. Direct private wire to New York and CM cago. JiemberNew York, Chicago and Pitts burg Exchanges. Local securities bought and sold for cash, or carried on liberal margins. Investments made at our discretion and dividends paid quarterly. Interest paid on balance (since 1835). Money to loan on call. Information books on all markets mallei on application. ie7 Whitney & Stephensou 57 Fourth Avenue; a pa5 Oastorls cures Colic, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea. Eructation, Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes di gestion, Without injurious medication. For several years I have recommended' your ' Castoria. ' and shall always continue to .4. a a ., lnim.MWMUlJ V.LU.1 results." Enwnf F. Pahdeb, M. Vn " Too 17310X0?," IMth Street and 7th Ave, New York Otj. Cosouxr, 77 Uubsat Stszxt, Ks-tr Yobs. wS r ' - - ' -' I" ' . .. . ' 1 H ) -l
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