SKI E.iS3K3l I- '.7fW fAYERY BULLISH TOM Prevails in Wall Street and Many Prices Move Upward. COAL STOCKS ARE PROMINENT. Burlington nd Wheeling and like Erie Also Conspicuously Strong. BROKERS AND RAILROAD MEN HOPEFUL Jew York, Sept 23. The feeling on the list this morning was more confident than for some time past Notwithstanding this leeling, however, there was a great re luctance to venture into the market, and the demand was not specially urgent except in a few stocks. The market, therefore, showed so indication of weakening except in the bond department, but even this was re garded as one of the most encouraging signs of the times. The desire to realize, which has been so marked of late on every little rise of im portance and has been accepted largely as a deterrent to new ventures on the bull side, was still prominent at the opening of the trading and a large number of stocks were lower than last night. There was no special pressure to bell, however, except in Louis ville and Nashville, and the continued cov ering by the shorts imparted a firm temper to the dealings. Reading, however, was quickly brougnt to the lront and later in tlie day the demand became more urgent, with the usual effect of expanding the vol ume of buiness in the stock while the quo tation advanced steadily. The other coal shares were advanced materially on, com paratively light transactions. Later in the day there was more general trading than we have seen for some time past, and many of the leading stocks, and even others, showed marked strength under the stimulus of the demand, Burlington and Wheeling and Lake Erie being most conspicuous. Brokers, by the events of the day, are bo ginning to have strong hopes again of a revival or outside interest in the market, especially as railroad men predict a better business this rail and that tonnage will be in excess of that or last year. The outlook for a heavy incrcae in passenger traffic, as the result of the World's fair, will soon De gin to influence prices. The market finally closed fairly active and firm at somo concession from the best prices. Government bonds weio dull and steady. Close of the list: U.S. 4sreg.... U. . 4s coun.. lUM'Mutual Union 6S....110 114 .-s. J. u. int. tsrt ..Hi't V. b. Is. 100 raclflcCsof'95..... 107 Louis'na stamped 4s. 89 Temn. new sct6 101 Ueuu. new set 5s 100 Tenn. new set &..... 74 ormem rac ists..H64 Northern Pac2ds..ll4 2ortlnv'n Consols. .1375$ N'w'n Deb. Ss 105 SUL. I. M.Geu. 5s 831$ M.L. y.F.Gen.M..100 St. Panl Consols 129 bt.P.,C. & P.lsts....ll9 T.P.UG.Tr. Bets... S3 T.l'.R.O.Tr. Bets... 31 Canada bo. Me 103S rn.l"acinc ists- iw l)cn. &. It. G. lsut..l Pen. A IS. G. 4s. S4 Erie Ms m4 M., K. Jt T, Gen. 6s. N 31., K. i T. Gen.5s..4oH Union Pac Ists 106 West Shore JOIH It. O. W. 1st 7 Bid. tAslcd. Mining shares closed as follows: Cholor. 100 Ophlr 323 tjrown roim jo Con Cnl. Va 340 Deadwood 115 Gould Curry. 140 llalei Norcross Mo Pirmoufh 50 blerra Nevada 260 Standard ISO Union Con 160 Yellow Jacket 100 Irou Silver . W Quicksilver. 30J ijulcksllvcr pfd. 1700 liulwer .30 Hoin estate 1400 Mexican IS5 North Star 650 Ontario 3310 The total sales of stocks to-day wore 440, Sfll shares, including: Atchison, 14,500; Dela ware, Lackawanna and Western, S.O0O: Erie, 8,900; Louisville and Nashville, 27.S00; Mis souri Pacific, 7,000; Northern Pacific pre ferred, 21,500; New England, 19,300; Beading, 197,800; Richmond and West Point. 6,900; St. Paul, 11,800: St. Paul and Omaha, 5,000; Union Pacific, 3,500. The following table shows the prices of active stocks on the .ew York btock Exchange, corrected daily for Tnr. Pittsburg Dispatch by Whitney A. Stephenson, oldest Pittsburg members of New York btock Exchange. 57 Fourth avenue: CIos-TJIose Open High Low lng Sept. Inc. est. est. bid. 2, Am. Cotton Oil 433f 44f 41Jf 44 43$ Am. Cotton Oil, pfd. 80 81 80 80Ji 80 Am. bug. Befln. Co. 10SM VOH 10HH 109 !o8i A. b. K. Co.. pfd KB 103 Atch..T. 4b. F 37 37Ji 37 XX 36 Canadian Pacific SS se Canada Southern.... 6S4 5754" 56$ 56H SS Central of N J 131,$ 133 lllii 132)4 WX Central Pacinc SS 2 Chesapeake A Ohio.. 22 S3), 22 W S C A 0. 1st pfd. CO 60 CIO 2d pfd 42 40 Cnicago Gas Trust... MX 82 81 H 81 H 8I C. B. AQulncy 90H SH 96H 974 86, C. Mil Abt. Paul.. 78S 78H 78S 78 78H Cj M. Ab. P.. pfd.. 12M4 126M K6X 12S 125 C, BoCkLAP 79 80' 7914 80 73 . C.. St. P.. M. AO... 5054 51H 50S4 51 SOU CSt.P..M.AO..pfd 118 USX 118,'i 119 118 C. A Northwestern.. 113"i 114 1133 1I4V, 113X CAN. pfd 142 142 c. c. c. a 1 6t eiK ei 6is ev Col. Coal A Iron 40M 40i, 40 40't, 391, Col. A Hock. Val.. . 32 32, 32 32)4 HH Del. Lack. A W 151 5S 1544 155 IbiH IlcL A Hudson 133 133V IKK 132 1315, I)en. ABIoG 151-. 154 I Is. A C. F. Trust... 54M 54)$ 531 53 54'fi T. T.. Va.G 5 5 S 4S Lake Erie AW 23K 314 Lakcrrle A W..pfd 75! 75 75 75!4 1M Lake Shore A M. b . VSH 130V 129)4 J30 129 Louisville .t Nash... G5!4 6R 6i C5 65 Jllchlgan Central.... 105 105) 103 105 104 Mobile iOlilo 37 37 Jlissouri Pacific 595, 0051 51 60H S9H Nau Cordage Co .. 132 13314 132! 133 132 Nat. Cor. Co., pfd.. 119M 12IS 11944 121 119K Nat. Lead Co 43! 41U 43Q 43", 42 Nat. Lead Co.. pfd.. 94'4 94V 91 94' 9J N. Y. ten 109)$ 110)4 109)4 1KS 105 N. Y".. a Abt. L.. 16 16)4 16 16, 15M N Y.C.Abt.L IstpM 72 72 N.Y.C Abt.L 2d pfd 33X 33 N. Y L. E. A... 23 20X 25H 25 26 N.Y-.L.F.AW.pfd 63 63K 63 63 t2 N Y. A N. E : 37U S4' 37 36 N.Y.. O. AW 18 15H 1, 18 IS), Norrolk A Western.. 9 9 9 9 9? Norfolk A West, pfd 37. 37 37), 37" XiH North Amcr Co... KM 125, 12H 121 12K Northern l'aclfic ... 18'i 1S'4 18)4 18 17 Northern Pac pfd.. 4aH 49J 4SH 48S 4j regon Imn 20 20 Pacific Mall 30 30J 30 30M 29 Peoria. Ilec. A Ev 18 19 PhlLABead. U4 S65j 56 67 56 P.. C..C.Abt.L.... 21 21 21 20 2uH P,C..C.Abt.L.pfd 58X 58M 5SX 58 58 Pullman Palace Car. 194 193 Itlcll. A W. P. T... . hH 9 SS 8K Blch. A W. P.T..pfd 40 43X 41 37 fcU Paul A Duluth... 40i 41 40 41 40M t-t.P.. M A 31 m'i 113X Texas Pacific 11V 11 11H 11H 11H Union Pacific 87J 3S, 37h 3S 35 M abash JOH jow Wahash. pfd 24 24H 23 24 24 Western Tinlon. 95 MS S3'4 SC 93U L.K.. 16 27 20Xi V,)i 2S W.A L. E., pfd..... Co a 65, 67 7S B. AO 9Vj HM St 94 93 C0RX CLOSES LOWER And tho Other Cereals Bule Barely Steady Provisions rinner. Chicago, Sept. 23. Wheat opened quiet at about yesterday's closing figures and held tolerably steady for a time, though finally developing considerable weakness and selling off Jc below yesterday's close. Tho bullish feeling which was so rampant yes terday was a good deal softened, although early cables shon ea considerable strengtn and some advance in English markets. The receipts in the Northwest were larger than expected 373 cars and there was nothing of a bullish nature in the way of crop in formation. The most nervous sliorts seemed to have covered on tho excitement yester day, and there was little demand from that interest, while the offerings were more liberal. The advices had the effect of bringing out a good deal of long wheat which showed a good profit to the holders, which they were apparently anxious to secure. There was also more disposition on the part of the bear element to sell short. With these liberal offerings, and only a modeiate demand, the market soon grew weak. At the bottom there was good buying on better cables and a tally of Jc Then in the afternoon the contingent ucgan to sell and prices broke Jc, closing weak at nearly bottom figures. Corn was lower and influenced entirely by the continued fine weather. The cold -nuve which was feared yesterday is no longer in sight, and tho crop is so rapidly reaching maturity that it begins to look as though one could not do much harm if It should come. The effect of this was to bring a large amount of long corn on the market, as well as to encouraco short selling, with consequent loner prices. Oats were quiet within a narrow range and closed slightly under yesterday's final figures. H02 products were quiet, but ribs gave another evidence of the ease with which th ev could be manipulated by going up to ts 80 for October, having closed yesterday at $3 25. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Fteadr and unchanged; No. 2 Miring wheat, 73f;c: No. 3 spring1 wheat, C0G3c; No. 2 red, 7Sc: No. Scorn, 45c: No. 1 oats. 3233c: No. 2 white, 34c; No. 3 white, 3J33c; No. 2 rye. 57Uc; No. 2 barley, 65C6c; No. 3 f. o. b, C3c; No. 4 f. o.b. 4152c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1 09; prime timothy seed, $1 0. Mess pork, per barrel, $10 20310 5; laid, per 100 uounds, 17 40: short ribs sides (loose!, 7 45; dry salted shoulders (boxed). W 80S 90; short clear sides (boxed), $7 807 95. Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gallon, $115. Sugar Cut loaf, unchanged; granulated, un changed: standard A, unchanged. EeCeipts Flonr. 11,000 barrels; wheat, 389, 000 bushels; corn. 349,000 bushels; oats, 305,000 bushels: rye, 25,000 bushels; barley, 81,000 bushels. . , Shipments Flour, 25.000 barrels: wheat, 81,000 bushels; corn, 363,000 bushels; oats, 203,000 bushels; rye, 8,000 bushels; barley, 26, 000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange tc-day the but ter market was weaken creamery, 162tc; dairy. 1522c Eggs lSJi 19c Bange or the leading lutures. furnished by John M. Oakley A Co., bankers and brokers. No. 45 Sixth street: Open-IHlgh-I Low-I Clos-lClose lng. est. est. lng. Sen.22 ABTICLES. wmtAT. September .... October December May Coav. September October November. December May OATS. September October November...... December May PORK. September October January. Lard. September October Januarv. SuortBibs. September ..... October ntsi I " I 1. 74X V4 77 82X 45 45 46H 48 V 49 33 33X 33 34 26Ji 76 81 ' 45 46W 46 49X 32 33 33 34 36V 82X 1K 45V 4bH 46 49 S2V X2 33 33 36K in 2n 10 15 10 15 1187 10 22 10 10 1185 10 20 12 00 1192 7 40 7 40 6 82 875 8 75 620 737 737 683 825 825 6 17 7 42 685 8 75 875 622 7 35 677 860 830 6 15 January.. -i. ..-- . j.. Tin.Aat AA nrn. K13 oata. 306. Estimates for tomorrow Wheal; ais; corn, 575; oats, SIS. GENERAL MARKETS. New York Ftotm Kecelpts. 27,900 pack ages; exports, 8,900 barrels, 19.800 sacks; less active and steady; sales, 16,000 barrels. COK5MKAX dull and steady. Wheat Kecelpts, 327.050 bushels: exports 08,000 bushels; sales, 1,130,000 bushels rntures. 96,000 bushels spot; spots dull, lower-and closing 9teKdy:No.2red,7979iic lnstorennd elevator, 79J479c afloat: 7930e, f. o. b.: No. 3 red, 73: uneraded red, 7381c; No. 1 Northern, b3c; No. 1 hard, 8Sc: No. 2 Northern b0 No. 2 Chicago. 84Wc:Na 2 Milwaukee 7Sc; No. 3 spring, 7&c. Options were very dull and irregular, closing heavy, opening firm at advance on firmer cables and foreign buying, declined K?i0 with the West and free realizing: ivo. 2 red September, 7Sc;October, 7979c, clos ing at 79?c; November, 81Slc, closing at 81c; December, 82 7-16S3Jc, closing at 8JKc: May, 8SV(89c, closing at SSJJc 11ye firm and quiet. Barley malt nominal. Corx Kecelpts, 116,000 bushels; oxports, 41.000 bushels; sales, 5:5,000 bushels futures, 95,000 bushels spot; spot quiet and easier, closing steady; No. 2, 53c elevator, 52jo afloat; ungraded mixed, 5353c; options very dull, ie lower, as folfowing the West and on realizing; September, 53Q53J4C, closing nt53e; October, 5253Jc, Closing at 53c; November, 63Jj;53Jgc, closing at 53'c; December, 5451;c, closing at 54Jc; Mav, 56KC- Oats Kecelpts, 118,650 bushels; exports, 9 263 busbeis; sales, 340,000 bushels futures, 123.000 bushels snot: snot Arm and moder ately active: options dull, lower and weak; September, 36Ji37c,cl09ing at S6Jc; October. 3737Kc, closing at 37Vc; November, 3S 38c, closing at 3SJc; December. S939?c, closing at 39Kc: No. 2 white. 3839c: mixed Western, S6JSKc; white do, 3Si46Kc; No. 2 Chicago, 3S3Sc. Hat quiet and easy; shipping, C065c; good to choice, 758jc Hops dull and steady: State, common to choice, lS22c; Pacific coast, 172'2c. Groceries Coffee options opent d steady, unchanged to 20 points up, closed steady 15 up to 10 down; sales. 40,000 bags, including September, 14.75ll.93c; October, 14.40 11 55c; November, 14.3014.40c: December, 14.2014.30c: January, 14.1014 30c; March, 14.10 14.25c: May, 14.0514.20c: July. 1405: spot Klo quiet and steadv; No. 7, 15J15Jc Sugar Kaw quiet and firm, refined, firm and fairly active. Molasses Foreign nominal: New Orleans quiet. Rice Good demand and firm. Cottosseed oil in fair demand and steady. TxLLOwqulet and steady; citv ($2forpkgs), 4 9-16c. Kosik dull and steady. TtntPEsniTE dull and easy at 2929tc Egqs dull and steady; receipts, S,811 pack ages. Hides dull and steady. Hog products Pork firm, quiet. Cutmeats firmer, in demand; pickled bellies, 88?c. Sales, 6,000 pounds pickled bellies at 8K S?c, and 3,000 pickled hams at 10ille. Middles firm; quiet; short clear $9 50. Lard dull and firm; Western xteam, closed at$7 SO. Sales 600 tierces at $7 757 SO. Options sales, 250 tlorces; September closed at $7 80, nom inal; October at $7179 asked; Novemberat $7,29 asked; December at $7 07; January at $7 16 asked. St. Louis Flour firm and unchanged. Wheat opened with a broader market, but dullness soon set In, followed by weakness, the market closing c off on fine weather and heavy receipts: No. 2 cash higher at 69c: Seotomber, 6?Jo asked; October, 70c aked; December, 7.l73c, closing at 73 7SKcbid; May. 7f3i8Jc, closing at 79K 79?2c asked. Corn woak on improving crop prospects closing at Ykifi off; No. 2 cash 42c; September, 42c bid; October, 425o asked;Docember,42c:year,42c oId;May,45c OatB dull amleasien No. 2 cash, higher at 30c; September, 29c nominal; October, 30c nominal; May, 35c asked. Bye higher; No. 2, 53c east side. Barley In improved de mand at 565Sc. Hay firm and unchanged. Bran higher at 60s at mill. Flaxseed higher at $1 05. 1 imothy seed, unchanged. Clover oeeri, $5 1C5 35, Cornmeal steady at $2 25 2 35 on orders. Bagging, &iTia. Duluth The market was very active to day in cash and December wheats at stead ily strengthening prices. September started Jic lower, and there as considerable trad ing in the early hours. Cash No. 1 North ern sold briskly at 72c early, and later at 73c. Cash No. 2 Nortnern started at 67c and advanced Jc December No. 2 Northern changed hands from 74Jo to 74c, and De cember No. 2 Northern lemained at C9c Sep tember No. 1 Northern was active, selling earlvat 7272c Following are closing prices: No. 1 hara cash 74c: September, 74C; October, 74c; December. 76c: May, 83c; No. 1 Northern, cash, 72c ; September, 72Wc; Oc tober, 72c; December, 74c: May, 804c; No. 2 Northern, cash, G6c; September, 66Ke: Oc tober, 6G?c; Decembur, CSc; No. 3. 59c; re jected, 5oc; on track. No. 1 hard, 75!c; No. 1 Northern, 73c Philadelphia Flour steadier. Wheat steady; No 2 red in export elevator, 75?c; No. 2 red, September, 75t75c; October. 75J 76c; November. 77K'Mc; December, 79K 79JJ- Corn options weak: local car lots scarce, but met with little inquiry; car lots No. 2 for local trade, 5536c; No. 2 mixed, September, h1MS$lc; October, 5252Jic; Nuvember, C2Ji53c; December, 6252c. Oats Car lots dull and barely steady; lutures dull and lower; No. 3 mixed, 35c: No. 2 do. 36c; No. 3 white, S7Kc;-2 white, 31c; No. 2 white, September, 4040c: October, 3S?i 39c; November, 3939Jic; December, 39K 40c Butter, solid packed, steady; mints lower; Pennsylvania prints, extra, 2730c Eggs steady: Pennsylvania firsts, 22c Toledo Wheat active and lower; No. 2 cash and Sentember, 74c; October, 75Jc; December, 77K82c Corn dull: No. 2 cash, 47c Oats quiet; cash, 33c Kye dull; cash, 17c Clover seed active and higher; prime cash. $6 33: October, $0 40; December, $6 55 January. M C5. Kecelpts Flour, 771 barrels; wheat, U.C77 bushels; corn, 30,699 bushels; oats, L1W0 bushels; rye, 5.110 bushels; clover seed, 167 bushels. Shipments Flour, 3,450 barrels; whvat. 120,000 bushols: corn, 47,000 bushels; oats, 400 bushels; rye, 1,200 bushels. Milwaukee Flour quiet. Wheat easier; December, 71Jc: No. 2 spring, 70e: No. 1 Northern? 77c Corn quiet; No. 3. 45c Oats No. 2 white, 24i35c; No 3 do. 32K33c. Barley quiet: September, 65c; sample, 4ll C5c Kyestead:No L 63c. Provisions quiet. Pork, October, $10 20. Lard, October, $7 40 Keceipts Flour, 5,400 barrels; wheat, 42 500 bushels; harley. 60,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 4,300 barrels: wheat, 3,500 bushels: barley, 34,300 bushels. Cincinnati Flour steadv. Wheat in fair demand; No. 2 led, 70&671C; receipts, 10,600 bushels: shipments, 5.0OJ bushels. Corn easier and lower; No. 2 mixed, '50c. Oats easy; No. 2 mixed, 33c Kye quiet and firm; No. 2, 60c Pork easy at $10 25. Lard firm at $7 15. Bulk meats easy at $7 37K7 50. Bacon easier at $3 733 87K. Whisky stead) t sales, 1,069 barrels at $1 li Butter steady. Sugar steady and firm. Eggs firm at 17c Cheese strong. Baltimore Wheat firmer; No. 2 red spot and September. 75c; October, 76c: December, 79c Corn steady: mixed pot and Septem ber, 53e bid: October, 52Jc. Oats slow; No. 2 white Western, 3S39c Kye quiet and steady: No. 2, 64c Hay dull and steady. Provisions steady. Butter firmer; cream ery, fancy, 2526c E?gs active at 2021c Coffee firm; K10, fair 17Kc Kansas City-Wheat Vc higher; No. 2. hard, old, 60e; new, 61K62c; No. 2 red, 64 C5c Corn dull and lower; No. 2 mixed, 39rf S9fc; No. 2 white, 4747Kc Oats firm; No. a mixed, 2627c:No 2 v.hlto,29X31c Ke ceipts Wheat, 99,000 bushels; corn, 16,030 bnshels; oats, none. Shipments Wheat, 23. 000 bushels; corn, 5,000 bushels; oats, LOUO bushels. Buffalo Wheat No. 1 hard. S6c; No. 1 Northern, S3e; No. 2 red, 77J4c. Corn No. 2, oOc Receipts Wheat, 210,000 bushels; corn, iou.OOO bushels. 73. 1 m 7454 73 77)4 76X 8J)4 81 s 45 45 46 45!4 46K 46 4GJ, 46l 49 49M S3 32 33X 3244 33)4 33 34 33 37 364, THE" HTTSBiraG CONTINUED BUOYANCY Shown by a Number of the Leading Shares of the Local List. PHILADELPHIA CO. IS HIGHER And Citizens' Traction. Switch and Signal and Airbrake Are Firmer. LOCAL AND GENERAL FINANCIAL NEWS Fbidat, Sept 23. The bullish tone which developed in Wall street yesterday was continued to day. Stocks advanced under the lead of Beading and Pennsylvania, the rise in the latter, as well as in the former, being construed as meaning that peace had been patched up between the two great systems in conformity with the suggestions of the English stockholders of Pennsy. Other shares sympathized with the leader, and something approximating a genuine bull market was experienced. The pro fessional element is still most prominent In the trading, but, considering the compar ative ease of the money market, the cessa tion of gold exports and the elimination of other depressing factors, it would be a mat ter of very little surprise to many if the present movement proved to be the begin ning of the long-talked-of upward turn. On the Local Board. Trading was light and confined to three or four of the loading Items P. & B. trao tlon, Duquesne traction, Electrlo second preferred, Westlnghouse Machine Company and Metropolitan National Bank being tho only ones to figure In the trading on 'Change. There was a continuance of the improving tone noted yesterday, however, and a few shares moved up fractionally in response to considerable eagerness to buy. The demand for Philadelphia Company, Citizens' trac tion. Switch and Signal preferred and West lnghouse Airbrake was most pronounced, bnt, while they wore stronger, with Phila delphia Company higher, there was very little stock offering, and the bidding was fruitless so far as sains were concerned. The most persistent bidders for Philadelphia Company were those who sold most on tho recent downwaid turn, and the chief bidders for Citizens traction expressed themselves as perfectly willlne to take all that anybody would offer at 63. Several lots of Airbrake could have been sold at 140, but there was only ono small lot offering, and that at 141. Switch and Signal common was steady under a fair demand, and the preferred responded to rather a sharp in quiry with a material advance Others were unchanged but firm. P. & B. traction sold at 25, Metropolitan National Bank at 117, Westlnghouse Llectrlo second preferred at 37K, Duquesne traction at 29 and Westlnghouse Machine Company at 35. Westlnghouse Electric second preferred closed at 3737K and the unlisted street railway stocks ami bonds as follows: P., A. ft M. traction, 4IQ15: do 5s. 105106: P. & B. traction, 25J2- do 5s, 103L03Ji: Duquesno traction, 2S;29; do 3s, lOl&glOi IVestinghouse Machine Company. After the last call 25 shares Westlnghouse Machine Company sold at 33. The par value of the stock is 50, and tho capital stock is $500,000, having been scaled from $1,000,000. The floating indebtedness has been reduced to less than $20,000; the company is rushed vt ith business to such an extent that it can not keep abroast ot its orders, and it Is said to be earning more money than Westlng house Airbrake in eomnarison with the amount of money Invested. Tips are in cir culation to buy it for a big rise. Switch and Signal Preferred. In commenting upon the upward drift of the price of tho Union Switch and Signal Company's preferred stock to-day a well posted street man said: "The company's earnings are surprisingly large, and I am told the preferred stockholders will get a dividend in tho near future." Agentoman identified with the company, however, says that while it is undoubtedly earning a divi dend on the preferred, and something more besides, the earnings ore not likely to be ap plied to dividends for some time yet. They will bo used to 'cut down the Indebtedness. Those who ought to know say the company is earning 10 per cent net. Mining Shares. The Ked Cloud Mining Company has de clared the regular monthly dividend of 1 per Sent, or So per share, ana the Enterprise Mining Company has declared its regular monthly dividend of 2 per cent, or lOo per share. It is said on excellent authority that for the first 25 days of August the "runs" of the latter comoany panned out $75,000. or $25,000 more than sufficient to pay the divi dend. An official report of the condition and prospects of tho company will soon be made. As a rule the management of mining piopertios is much more economical and businesslike now than in days gone by, and in a general way the public is showing more interest in mining shares. Philadelphia Company. The talk on Philadelphia Company to-day was stiongly bullish. Where tho gas has been turned into furnaces at points where operations have been resumed after a sea son of idleness it has shown a pressure never experienced since some of the mills had to bo cut off the lines. At Mansfield the gaugo showed a pressure of 95 pounds yes terday. A leading broker said: "Philadel phia company is better worth 25 to-day than it ever was. "It has got more gas; it lias more patrons: it is getting a better price, and its receipts are larger thar. ever." Baltimore and Ohio. The statemont of the entire system 'east and west of the Ohio river for the month of August shows; 1S91. 1892. Decrease. FrnlngS 2.372,153 2,345.022 27,135 Expenses 1,607,335 1. M0, 432 73,156 Net 804.K3 July 1 to August 31 : Earning! 4,591.233 Expenses 3,022,8m $704,530 100,292 1,431,578 3.141,728 J59.657 118,860 Net tl.S63.367 (1.28D.850 278.517 'Increase. Foreign Financial. Loxdox, Sept. 23. Amount of bullion gone into the Bauk of England on balance to-day, 10,000. Paris, Sept. 23. The weekly. statement of the Bank of France shows an increase of 3,050,000 f 1 ancs gold and a decrease of 123,000 francs silver. London. Sept. 23. 4 p.m. Close Consols, money, 97; for the account, 97 1-16; New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio lsts,. 31: Canadian Pacido, 88; Erie, 26 do 2ds, 107; Illinois Central, 99; Mexican ordinary, 22: St. Paul common, 80; New Tork Central. 112; Penn sylvania, 55; Reading, 29; Mexican Cen tral, new 4i, 6S Kate of discount in the onen market for both short and three months' bills, 1 1-1CQ1K per cent. Financial Notes. H. M. Long sold 50 shares Philadelphia Company at 22 off 'Change and $1,003 Pleas ant Valley 5s at 102 flat - Fred Klnehart sold 50 shares Wheeling Gas atlSJJ. W. it. Thompson & Co. sold 198 shares Pittsburg, Wheeling and Kentucky Kallroad at 5 Pittsburg Brass Company was quoted on 'Change at 60 asked. Metric Metal at 100 asked, Natatonum at 100 asked and Electric scrip at 9095. The right-of-way is at present being secured for the Crescent Oil Pipe Line through Delaware and Chester counties to Marcus Hook. In cases where agreements could not be made with the property owners the Wayne Title and Trust Company has been laken as security. Philadelphia Stock holder. Carothers sold P. & B. traction and W. K. Thompson & Co , Hill ft Co., Whitney & Stephenson and Lawrence & Co. bought, J. B. Barbour sold Duquesne traction to Lawrence ft Co. and the latter sold Electric second preferred to the former. Hill & Co. also sold Electrio to Barbour. Whitney & Stephenson bought Westing house Machine Company from J. B. Bar bour. Sir J. Whittaker E11K ex-Mayor of Lon don, is on a tour through Canada and in tends to reach Boston on Tuesday next. His purpose Is to report upon the operations or tne electrical railroads in Boston, its suburban development and to discover good fields in America for the investment of English capital through the enhanced values resulting from this new means of communication. Allegheny Valley railroad preferred sold in Philadelphia Company yesterday at IS 14. Sales and Closing Quotations, a. Transactions on 'Change were as follows: itbst call. 10 shares P. & B. traction 25V 10 shares P. B. traction 234 25 shares P. 11. traction. Zttf 2 (hares Metropolitan National Ilank 117 BECOSD CALL. 100 shares Westlnghouse Electric 2d pfd Z7H THIRD CALL. SlhireiP. AB. traction...... JSJ( DISPATCH, ' SATURDAY, 100 shares Dnquesne traction S SO shares WestlnKbouse Electric 2d pfd. W5 AITXB CALL. 25 shares Westlnghouse Machine Co. 35 Total sales, 827 shares. Closing bids and offers: 1st call, ideatt. 3d call. STOCKS. " ' - ' ' ' Cla Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask First Nat.. Pitts.... 175 18IJ . "7 .... " Fidelity T. AT. Co ISO Liberty Nat. Ilk.... 09 Mouongabela N. B. 140 Second Nat. Bank.. 2S5 Armenia Ins 7S .... ... Citizens Insurance. SI 35 31 85 81 85 Humboldt 65 .... 65 .... & Peoples Ins..: 25 ..... Teutonla Western Ins. Co 40 .... 33 Alleg. Heating Co.. 76 .... 75 .... 76 .... Brldgewater 27H 36 CliaitlersV.GasCo 12H 12 125 12 Manufact. Gas Co 27 .... P. N. G. AP. Co... 15 UK 15M .... 15M 16 Philadelphia Coir.. 22J4 rjH 22 22J,' 22 22 Wheeling Gas Co 20 .... 19 .... 20 CentralTractlon.... 29 80 29 .... Cltliens Xractlon.. 82 03X 62 .... 63 64 Pittsburg Traction 61 .... .... Pleasant Vallej.... 25 25X 25X 25H 25 25 Second Avenue Pitts. Cas. Shan 16 .... 15 .... 15 N. Y. & C. G. C. Co .... MX .... KX Hand Street Bridge .... 41 .... 44 .... .... North.8.Brlgde 50 .... 50 .... 50 Point Bridge J2 Union Bridge 1J 15 13i 15 Hidalgo Mining Co 5H LaNorlaMln.XJo.. 12c 18c lie LusterMln.Co &X M 6M 9M S'A 8H Enterprise Mln. Co 4 h Westlnghouse E.CO 22 .... 22M .... 22 .... U. s: AS. Co 18)3 19 18H 18 18X .... TJ. S. A S. CO., pfd. .... 40 314 40 ....40 West. Airbrake Co. 140 .... 140 .... 140 141 Btend'dU. Cable Co 76J .... 76 .... 76 77 TJ. S. G. Co., com 65 MONETMY. The demand for money is gradually broad ening, but rates continue to be quoted at 56 per cent. A Fourth avenue broker re ported the negotiation of a good-sized call loan at S per cent, and said he was offered call money from two other sources at the same rate. Eastern exchange and currency are trading even. New York, Sept. 23. Money on call easy at 33 per cent; last loan 3, closed offered at By per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5 7)4 per cent. Sterling exchange, $4 85i lor 60-day bills and $4 87 for demand. Boston, Sept. 23. Call loans, 45K per cent; time loans, 5X6 per cent. Clearing House Figures. Pittsburg Exchanges to-day (2,3.'S,123 41 Balances to-day 437,947 81 Same day last weekt Exchanges 2,286,233 70 Balances 581,891 09 Niw York. Sept. 23. Clearings, $95,453,900; balances, $4,512,055. Boston, Sept. 23 Bank clearings, $13,326, 101; balances, $1,348,402. Money, 4K per cent. Exchange on New York, 815e discount. Baltimore, Sent. 23. Bank clearings to-day, $3,017,642; balances, $510,030. Kate, G per cent. Chicago, Sept. 23. Money firm and un changed. Bank clearings,, $15,227,053. New York exchange, 6060c discount. Sterling exchange dull at $4 85.V for CO-day bills anU $487 lor sight dratts. ' , St. Locis, Sept. 23. Bank clearings to day. $3,571,797; balances, $339,086. Money quiet at 67 per cent. Exchange ou New York, 60c discount. New Orleans, Sept. 23. Clearings, $870, 798. New York exchange Commercial, $1; bank, 50 cents per $1,000 discount to par. Memphis, Sept. 23. New Y'oric exchange selling at $1 50. Clearings, $273,877; balances, $81,559. Electric Stocks. Boston, Sept. 23. Specta!. Electric stock quotations to-day were as follows: Bid. Asked. General Electric 114H U4i Westlnghouse Electric S7H SIX Westlnghouse Electric pfd 49K 50 net. r.. as 03 Fort Wayne Electrlo 12'i Thomson-Houston Trnst (D) i 12 8 Closing Philadelphia Quotations. Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania. 5 55M Reading 29 29 1-16 Buffalo. New York A Phllaaelphla IK 8 Lehigh Valley 59 WX Lehigh Navigation 536 .... Northern Pacific common 17 'a 18 Northern 1'acllic preferred 43fe 48 A DEAL OUT FLFTH AVENUE. A Good Frico for Business Property Near Van Braam Street Dickers for Other Properties Beyond the Hump in Prog ress Gos&lp, Permits, Etc Fbidat, Sept 23. Another deal which has been pending for some time was closed to-day. The parties interested request that their names be with held from publication, but the exact loca tion of the property and the particnlars of the deal are given. The realty Is located on Fifth avenue, near the loot of Van Braam street. It has a frontage of 60 feet and is 90 feet in depth, having three three-story brick storerooms and dwellings erected thereon, and tho con sideration was $24,000, or $400 per foot front, which, though showing an increase in valuos in the vicinity, is considered by the real es tate agents who were spoken to respecting the sale, and parties who aro posted on values in this locality, as a bargain for the purchaser. Several other deals for property in tho neighborhood aro on and some very valua ble property Just cast of the Court House Is likely to change hands iu the near future, as but from 6 to 8 per cent difference lies be tween the owners and the Intending pur chasers. Current Gossip. A local agent is negotiating for and ex pects to close tho sale of a tract of 1,300 acres of coal land located in Westmoreland county. Tho intending purchasers are East orn parties. A deal involving $30,000 which has been, like others, side-tracked for several weeks Sast, has been taken up again, and Mr. Ira . Blrchfield, the agent, expects to close the sale soon, and likowiso another involving over $60,000, the early part of next week. The property is located iu tho Squlirel Ulll dis trict. Tho Pittsburg and West End Kallway Com pany will commeuce the erection of ono of their power houses for the electric lino in a few days. The building will be located on Carson street at the end of tho Point bridge. It will be a three-story brick and iron structure, and will cost $30,000. A permit was grantod the company to-day by the Building Inspector. Building Permits. The following permits were issued to-day: The Pittsburg and West End Kailway Com pany a brick and Iron thiee-story power house, Carson street, south end of Point bridge. Cost, $30,000. Frank Kogler, a brick two-storv addition. No. 1730 Carson street. Cost. $2,450. Nelson Nozzollllo.a frame two story dwelling, Lang avenue near Kelly street. Cost, $2,000. Thomas Evans ft Co., a frame one-story shed. Seventeenth street. Cost, $300. Thomas O'Hara, a frame one and one-half story stable, Juno street. Cost, $300. Beported by the Brokers. George W. Ache sold lot No. 50 In the Avondale Place plan, fronting 40 feet on Homer, street by 120 feet in depth to a 20-foot alley, for $2,800. Morris ft Aisbltt sold lot No. SO In the Oak land Place plan, to J. C. McComb, fronting 24 feet 011 Frazier street by 110 feet in depth, for $900. Liggott Bros, sold to L G. Beam a lot 40x150 feet on College avenue. Twentieth ward, for $2. 400. Also sold a lot 40x150 on College ave nue to John S. Lee for $2,200. W. A. Herron 4 Sons sold lot No. 94 In the Wilklns estate, third plan, being 52x120 feet on Savannah street, Edgewood, adjacent to the Wilklnsbnrg boundary line, for $650; also sold a lot 20x108 feet on Wlneblddle avenue, near Dauphin street, for $650. Peter Shields sold lot No. 200 in William Fllnn's plan. Twenty-third ward, having a frontage of 36 leet on Greenfield avenue and a depth of MO feet toa 20-foot alley, for $L500. James W. Drape & Co. report the sale of a collateral interest in a property abovo 8harpsburg of $8,000; also the sale of a prop erty at Sheridan for $1,500, two Ihousen and lots in the suburbs for $3,200, and a lot near Gross street. East End, tor $2,000. The property corner of East and Third streets, Allegheny, was withdrawn on a bid of $9,700. Larkln & Kennedy purohased from Mr. James C. Dick a two-story frame house at Sheridan station, with a lot 40x120 feet, for $1,200 cash. S. A. Dickie ft Co. sold to B. Morgan four lots, each 50x120 feet, on DeKay street, Twenty-second ward, lor a price approxi mating $4,500. The purchaser has already commenced the erection of two handsome frame residences on the property. John K. Ewlntr ft Co. sold for F. G. Ronr kaste to Jacob W. Miller a lot 20x100 feet on Sheridan avenue, being lot No. 71 id the Frederick G. BohrLaste plan, Tenth ward, Allegheny, for $300 on monthly payments. George Schmidt sold a lot corner of Look out and Miami avenue, 20x95 feet and being No. 145 in his Eureka Plucu plan, Oakland, to Miss 8. A. Bailey for $523. E. T. Scbaffncr sold lots Nos. 164 and 165, on Birmingham uvenue. In the Sonth View plan lor the Birmingham Land Improve ment Company, for $930 cash. SIJ3 SEPTEMBER?-' 24, -1892, STAPLES FLRMLY HELD And Some of Them Show an Advancing Tendency Coffee Higher Holders of Kaw Sugar Demand an Advance In Price Before Selling Fruits and Vege tables "Weak. FbidAY, Sept. 21 Trade was moderately active along the wholesale mercantile line to-day, but there were no price changes in the staples ex cepting an advance in coffee, and note worthy features were lacking. Grain con-, tinnes rather easy; provisions are dull and weak; dairy products are firm; eggs are showing an advancing tendency, fruits and vegetables are cheap; coffee Is a trifle stiongerand'Sugar is steady. The demand Tor flour is better, an d it will continue to im prove as the season advances. Regarding the sugar situation Willett ft Gray's daily sugar report says of raws: The market is steady and quiet in absence of stock; Holders generally want an advance before selling. Supplies of cane sugars are getting shorter and new crop cane sugars now promise much delay. Cables from Domerara say: "No sugars available until middle of October." Cable from Brazil says: "New crop delayed by wet weather and will not be available for shipment earlier than Novem ber or December." Beet sugars are virtually impracticable; Cuba crop Is not available until January. All grades of roasted coffee were advanced Ko per pound to-day, and the market was quoted strong at the advance. Grain, Flour and Feed. On call at the Grain and Flour Exchange to-day one car sample middlings, spot, sold at $17 50; no other transactions. Bids and offers: SFOT. Bid, Asked. Brown middlings 16 00 18 25 Winter wheat bran 16 00 LlKhtmlxed oata 3SX High mixed shelled corn .... 64 FIVE DAYS. No. 2 yellow ear corn 55 58 Winter wheat bran 15 25 18 00 No. 1 timothy hay 13 75 15 00 No. 2 timothy hay 12 00 13 00 Packing hay 7 50 8 50 Wheat straw 8 50 6 73 TEN DAYS. No. 2 red wheat 74 "8 No. 2 yellow shelled corn blX 55 No. 2 yellow ear corn hi'4 57 No. 2 white oats S7H ZSX Winter wheat bran 15 liX 16 00 No. 1 timothy hay 13 SIX 14 25 Kecelpts bulletined: Via the P. ft W. 3 cars hay, 1 car wheat; via tho B. ft O. 3 cars hay; via the P., C, C. & St. L. 8 cars hay, 4 cars corrf, 2 cars oats; via the P., Ft. W. & C 5 cars hay, 3 cars-oats, 2 cars bran, 1 car straw, 1 car shortS) 1 car malt, 2 cars flour. Total, 30 cars. BAXQE OF THE 3IARKET. tThe following quotations for grain, feed, hay and straw are for car lots on track. Dealers charge a small advance from store. Wheat No. 2 red 74 75 No. 3 red .t 70 71 Corn No. 2yellowear ss 56 High mixed ear 54H 55 Mixed car 62 63 No. 2 yellow shelled 54 a WC High mixed shelled 53 53)$ Mixed shelled....i 51 52 OATS-No. 1 white 33140 39 No. 2white SIX 33 Extra No. 3 white 35i(3 37 Mixed 35 36 Bye-No. 1 Western 66 a 07 No. 2 Western 65 3 66 Flour (Jobbers' prices)! ancy brands. 4 75 5 00: standard v Inter patents. $4 735 00; spring patents. 4 855 CO: straight winter. 4 254 60: clear winter, 4 004 25; XXX bakers, 3 754 CO; rve, 3 5C3 75. The Exchange price current quotes flour in car lots on track as follows: Patentwlnter S4 50(3)1 CO Patentsprlng 4 504 63 Straight winter 4 104 25 Clear 3 50(33 70 Low grades 2 2503 00 itye nour.. a oouj 00 spring bakers 3 503 7a MILLFEED-Ho. 1 white middlings, 819 O021 CO: No. 2 white middlings. 17 003)18 00; winter wheat bran, 15 2V315 75; brown middlings, 16 5017 50; chop, 19 0023 00. Hay-No. 1 tlmothv. 13 5013 75;No. 2tlmothy. til 5012 50; mixed clover and timothy. 12 50 13 00; packing. 8 003)3 50; No. 1 prairie, 9 0u9 50; wagon hay. 14 0016 00. SlBAW-Wheat, 3 756 00; oat, 6 256 50. Groceries. SCGAns-Patent cut-loaf. 6Kc; cubes. BMc; pow dered. 5c; granulated (standard), 5.3)c: con fectioners A. 5.20c; soft A. 5.10c: fancy yellow. 4fiic: fair yellow, 4H(5)lHc; common yellow, 4M C'OFFEE Roasted. In packages Standard brands. 21 3-20c; second grades, 2021c: fancy grades, 2429c. Loose Java. 34c: Mocha. 35)36c: Santos. 2G20)o: Maracalbo. VX"i Peabcrry, 26 28Hc: Caracas. 29,4c; Klo, 232iiC. COFFEE-Green O. G. Java, 2929Kc: Padang Java, 2823ic: Mocha. 3131Jc: Peaberry, 21 22c; Santos, 22f323$jc: Maracalbo. 21423c: Car acas, 23321c; golden Santos, 21X&XC; Klo, 19 21Sc. Oil Cimon. 116, 6e: headlight, 6Kc: water white. IXc: Elaine. HHc: Ohio legal test. 6)4c; miner; whiter-white, 3236c: summer, 3132c. MOLASSES-Cholce, S838c; fancy, !9,S40c: centrifugals, 303IO. Sybuf Corn syrup, 2729c; sugar syrup, 3031ci fancy flavors. 3235c. Fruits London layer raisins, 2 50; California London layers, 1 O02 10: California muscatels, bags, 55ic; boxed, (1 1S1 25; Valencia, Km 6Mc;Ondara Valencia, 7H7c: California sul tanas, lO.WSHlc; currants. 4!4lSK!,c; California Drunes. 9l2c: French prunes, 810Kc: Califor nia seedless raisins, 1-Ib cartons, (3 75; citron, 20 21c: lemon peel, 11I14C. KlCE Fancy head Carolina. 65f8c; prime to choice, 5X6c; Louisiana. 6Cc: Java, 555(c: Japan. 544f6c. CANNED GOODS Standard peaches, 2 052 15; extra peaches. 2 SSi 50: seconds, $1 952 ou: pie peaches, 1 30 1 35: finest corn, 1 4C1 50; Uar- zora couniy corn, 31 ibqxu ju: lima oeans, i pineapples. I 251 30; extra do, 2 40: Bahama do, 3 00: damson plums. Eastern, 1 25: Cali fornia pears. 2 252 35; do green gages, 1 75; do egg plums. 1 75: do apricots, (1 9u2 10; do extra white cherries, (2 752 85; do white cherries. 2-It) cans, 1 63: raspberries, t 251 50; straw berries, 1 1531 25: gooseberries, 1 lfel 25: toina toes,9597J$c; salmon. 1-lb. 1 261 SO: blackber ries, 7080c: succotash, 2-1 b cans, soaked, 95c: do standard 2-lb cans, 1 251 60: corned beef, 2-lb cans. 1 75(5)1 80; do. 14-lb. 13 09: roast beef, 2-lb. 1 75; chipped beef. 1-lb cans, (1 901 95; baked beans, 125(3150: lobsters, 1-lb. 82 25; mackerel, fresh. 1-lb. $1 00: broiled, 1 50; sardines, domestic, Ks. $4 00: He. ts 25: lit, mustard. 3 25: Imported. J4s, fio 5012 50: imported. H. 3180023 00; canned apples, 3-lb, 7075c; gallons, 2 903 00. Provisions. Hogs are firmly held and look as if they wero going to bo higher, but product is weak and price 1 will probably bo leduced at Sat urday's meeting ot the dealers. Large hams $ UK Medium 12 bmaU IV, ( Trimmed 12H Shoulders, sugar-cured S'-t llacon shoulders 8'4 Dry salt shoulders h Breakfast bacon WX Extra do 11H Clear sides, smoked 934 dear bellies, smoked 9H Pork, heavy 13 00 Light IS CO Dried beef, knuckles 13 Bounds 13 Setts 10 Flats 9 Lard (pure), tierces 8M Tubs 9 Two 50-lb cases 9 Lard (rctlned), tierces 6 Half barrels 64 Tubs X Palis ;, CK Two 50-lb cases , 6 Three-lb cases 7 Flve-lb caes Oi Ten-lb cases . 6H Dairy Products. Butter Elgin creamery,29)i29c: other brands. 2C27C: choice to fancv cuuntry roll, 2325c: fair to medium grades. 1620c; low grades, 1215c; cooking. 10llc; grease, 68c. CliEE8s-Olilo.l04103c: New York. IDcH4fc: fancy Wisconsin Swiss, blocks, 1415c: do bricks, 10UHc; Wisconsin sweltzer. In tubs. 1313Jjc; llmburger, 10)a)ll)c: Ohio Swiss, 1213c. Eggs and Poultry. EOGS-Strlctly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio, 20 21c: storage stock, I8l9c. PoULiitY LJve Spring chickens. 4555c per pair for small to medium sized and 60tf65c for extra larp-o: oldchlckeus. 709Cc: ducks. '7&380C; geese, 75cJl 00. Dressed-Chlckens, 14lCc ; ducks, lCglWc. Berries, Fruits and Vegetables. Supplies in these lines were fairly heavy to-day,but the demand was active and prices were maintained excepting in instances where concessions were necessary to move largo lots. Cranberries wore sold at $2 732 88 per bushel box and huckleberries at $1 001 10 per pill. Fruits wore quoted as follows, the quota tions being for sound, fjfesh stock: Apples, $1500300 per bbl: pearii3 507 00 per bbl. $1752 75pep keg; pedbhes, $100150 per ciate, 2575c per basket: damson plums, 75e$100 per b-isket; Lombard, 6370c: Ger man prune, 7583c: grape. 3lo per lb; 45 lb basket". 1215c; ?10 lb, 252Sc; quinces, 75c$l 00 Der one-half bushel bas ket: lemons, $550S0O per box: bananas, $100175perbuncu; oranges, $6 007 0O per box. Vegetables continued abundant and easy as follows: Onions, $2 502 75 per barrel, 90c $1 00 per bushel; Spanisn onions, $1 231 60 per box; caDbage, $1 231 75 per barrel, $5 00 7 00 per 100: turnips, $2 C02 23 per barrel; carrots, $2 002 23; celery, 2i30c. Potatoes wuio higher at $2 753 00 per bar rel, and 90cl CO per bushel from store. Su eets wero quoted nt $2 002 23 for Jersey, and $2 502 75 for Baltimore. Bar Silver. New York, Sept. 23. Sperto. Bar sliver In London, 3S per onnoeu Now York dealers' pnee lor silver, cVJJo per ounce. ,ji PRICES ARE BETTER. Many Articles Are Higher and the Tendency Is Still Upward. GENERAL DEMAND INCREASING. Eessemer, Skelp Iron and Structural Irou In the Lead. 0OTL00K ALL ABOUND MORE FAY0BABLE Fbiday, Sept 23. Conclusive evidence is not wanting that the consumption ot pig iron has overtaken production, and this condition has'brought about a more hopeful feeling in the trade. In this vicinity prices are more firmly held than for some weeks, together with a much larger inquiry, and, while the quotations are on a very low level, there is not the cutting now there has been for some time past. While this is so, conSumers are not disposed to buy largely, and the orders are therefore limited in quantity. Still.the stooks at furnaces are not large and are steadily decreasing and the current output seems to be all taken, so that large orders could hardly be filled. One thing is evident, iron and steel men will do well to content tnern telvos with moderate profits, for the day for large profits has been retired for an in definite period. This is the era for the growth ofgreatestablishments that produce on a large scale and look for profit to the quantity produced. This polioy restrains advances of prices and virtually places the control or business In the hands of the large producers. An Eastern Opinion. A well informed Eastern dealer has this to say: "As a rule the market is more favor able to sellers than to buyers. Those who are in the market with orders find that the leading producers are firm in their prices and less anxious .to make concessions than they were some time ago. In the West a marked success In production is noted. Not withstanding that the tone of the market Is better, that tne consumption is now ap parently larger and in excess of production, and that prices are favorable to the con sumer, many buyers continue to confine their purchases to such material as they actually require; others, however, contract for the pig iron necessary to cover their orders for finished product.1' The new steel rail market is dull. At a meeting held In New York the manufact urers decided to continue the present agree ment in regard to output. Prices for stan dard sections remain at $30 f. o. b. at works. Sales, 3,000 tons for a Southern road at the figures named. Improvement In Pig Iron. The New York Metal Report on tho situa tion: "'There Is a perceptible improvement in the pig Iron market. At tho office of the Thomas Iron Company we learn that the de mand is considerably better and the book ing of orders a much mote frequent occur rence. The management does not look for any advance in prices In the near future. They say that the consumption is in excess of the demand, a condition that has not been operative in many months, and that if It continues a better state of affairs will be brought about. They will advance prices just as soon as tbero is something to base it on." Southern pig iron has advanced 50 cents in the Eastern markots. A Firm Temper at the Close. Tho market closed firm for most descrip tions of stuff. The demand for Bessemer was larger than tho proceeding week with sales for prompt delivery at $14. Mill iron steady; sales at $12 5012 75. Skelp Iron sales show an advance: demand improving. Muck bar steady with more inquiry. Scrap ma terial firm and tonding upward. Structural material firm; demand active. Old iron rails scarce. The mills generally are well sup plied with orders and are making full time. KON OBI BEFUBLIC SPECULAR. 3,000 tons specular 5 25 cash COKE-SMELTED LAKE AOT NATIVE OKE. 3.000 tons mill Iron, late delivery at val- leyfurnace 1200 cash 2, COO tons Bessemer, October, Novem ber , 13 85 cash 2,000 tons Bessemer, prompt 13 91 cash 1,800 tons gray forge 12 50 cash 1,500 tons Bessemer, city furnace 14 00 cash 1,500 tons Bessemer, city furnace 14 00 cash 1,000 tons Bessemer 13 90 cash 1,000 tons gray forge 12 50 cash 1,000 tons gray Jorge 12 50 cash 1.C00 tons gray forge 12 50 cash SCO tons Bessemer, city furnace 14 Ou cash 500 tons gray forge 12 60 cash COO tons gray forge 12 5U cash 500 tons grar forge 12 50 cash 500 tons gray forge 12 50 cash 600 tons gray forge 12 60 cash 300 tons white Iron 12 00 cash 250 tons gray forge 12 75 cash 200 tons gray forge 12 50 cash 100 tons No. 1 foundry, all ore 15 CO cash 100 tons sllverv No. 1 16 50 cash 10O tons gray forge 12 75 cash 100 tons No. 1 foundry, all ore. .T. 15 00 cash 75 tons mottled 13 00 cash 60 tons No. 1 foundry 14 75 cash 60 tons No. 2 foundry 13 75 cash 60 Ions No. 2 foundry, all ore 14 50 cash 60 tons No. 2 foundry, all ore 14 50 cash 23 tons No. 2 foundry 13 75 cash 23 tons No. 2 foundry 13 73 cash STEEL SLABS, BLOOMS AJTD BILLETS. 2,600 tons billets, October and Novem ber 23 50 cash 1,500 tons billets, October. November, and December 23 50 cash 1,000 tons billets, October and Novem ber 23 50 cash l.OOOtonsbllleUat mill, October 23 50 cash 1,00a tons billets at mill, October. 23 50 cash 1,000 tons billets, October. 23 73 cash 590 tons slabs, large, prompt 24 75 cash 500 tons billets, prompt....'. 24 75 cash 200 tons billets, prompt 24 75 caih 200 tons billets, late delivery 23 00 cash skelf raox, 750 tons wide grooved 1 S7X 4 m 650 tons narrow grooved 165 4m 800 tons sheared iron 1 SIX 4 in SKELP STEEL. SCO tons wide grooved 1 50 4m BLOOMS. BEAMS, BAIL AND C ENDS. 1,000 tons blooms and rail ends. 17 00 cash LOCO tons rail and crup ends 17 CO cash 600 tons bloom and beam ends 17 00 cash FERnO MANGANESE. 125 tons, 80 percent, domestic (61 00 cash STEEL WIBE BODS. TOO tons 5 gauge American $32 00 cash SHEET BARS. 200 tons sheet bars. September. 30 00 cash CHARCOAL. 100 tons No. 2 foundry 19 50 cash 10O tons cold blast 26 CO cash 75 tons No. 1 foundry 20 00 cash 60 tons No. 2 foundry 19 00 cash 50 tons hot blast 17 50 cash 50 tons Foundry L. 8 19 00 cash 25 tons Kxtra Foundry No. 1 30 00 cash 25 tons No. 1 Foundry 21 00 cash SCRAP MATERIAL. 300 tons soft steel, gross 13 00 cash 250 tons No. 1 W. It. K. scrap, net.... 16 00 cash 250 tons cast borings, gross.: 8 00 cash 200 tons railway springs, gross 18 00 cash 100 tons cast scrap, gross 12 00 cash 50 tons car axles. Iron, net 23 00 cash MUCK BAR. 2,000 tons neutral 824 90 cash 1,000 tons neutral, next three months. .. 25 00 cash 6CO tons neutral 24 75 cash 5O0 tons neutral 24 75 cash 10O tons neutral 24 75 cash OLD IRON AND STEEL BAILS. 600 tons old steel rails 13 43 cash Firmness at Chicago, Chicago, Sept, 23. Special. Rogers, Brown & Meacbam say: A good buying movement, with inquiries on the increase, and a greater degree of firmness in price on the part of sellers. Is the situation at this point. Among the leading Southern manu facturers offers aro now being declined which were leadily accepted last month, and a marked degree or firmness exists. This applies not only to mill grades, but also to foundry iron, and there are numer ous indications pointing to the fact that the market has turned. Prominent buyers, however, are refusing to pay anything in the way of an advance and continue to maintain they will be able to purchase at the old figures within the next 30 to CO days. Heavy consumption is still a marked feat ure, and nearly all melters of iron are busy. A Change for the Better. St. Louis, Sept. 23. SceciaL Rogers, Brown & Meacham say: If there is any per ceptible change to noto in the local market it is decidedly for the better. Iron has been sold on a declining market since the begin ning of 1891, but it is safe to say that it has finally reached bottom and Is now turning slowly In the other dlreotlon. There is very llttlo gray forge that could be bought under $3 60 Birmingham and No. 2 foundry Is being held at $9 50 Birmingham, fnrnaces declining orders at less prices. Consumption la heavier than usual at this time of the year, and stocks of iron at the Southern furnaces aro comparatively limited. Good Beports From Alabama. BraxiNOBAM, Ala., Sept. 13, Snieiat. Without much apparent mioa tttora U a IE better feeling among iron men. Scrap Iron has recently gone up $1 per ton, and the in quiries for pig are more numerous. Thera has been no advance in the price, however, which continues at the lowest figures ever touched, the quotations being merely nom inal. Production continues at normal fig ures, though a slight improvement in price would cause a considerable Increase in the output, New York Metal JIarket. New York, Sept. 23. Pig iron quiet and steady; American, $13 0013 50. Copper quiet; lake. $11 0011 10. Leaa steady; domestic, $4 004 07K- Tin quiet and unchanged; straits, $20 1520 20. Boston Stocks Closing Prices. Atchison & Topeka. 37H Calnmet & Hecla....277 Catalpa 15 Kranklln 12X Kearsarge 10 Osceoia 29!4 Santa Fe Copper.... 10 Tamarack 150 Annlston Land Co.. 21 Rnstnn Land Co 5 Dosron je AiDany....a4 Boston & Maine. ....175 Chi. Bur. Qulncy. 97X Eastern B. R, Ca 122j Fltchburtr R. B. pfd. 8414 Mass. Central is Mex. Central com... 13 N. Y. A N. England 37H N. Y. AN. Eng. 73.119 Old Colony 181 Wis. Cen. common. 15 AllouezM. Co. (new) 75 Atlantic 954 Boston & Mont 30M San Diego Land Co.. 13H west txa LAiiaco.. 17 Bell Telephone 201 Cent. Mining i' JN. b BJK B. B. Copper...... 1 LIVE STOCK. The Strength of Hogs Is Still the Feature of the markets. East Liberty, Pa., Sept. 23. Cattle Beceipts,l,000 bead; shipments, 800 head; nothing doing; all through consign ments; no cattle shipped to New York to day. IIoos Receipts, 3,450 head; shipments. 3 250 head; market active: Philadelphias. $5 65 5 75; mixed, $5 50S 60: corn Yorkers, $5 3Q5 45; giassers, $3 005 25; 14 cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Kecelpts, 400 head; shipments, 00 head; market steady and unchanged. By Associated Press. New York Beeves Becelpts. 1,907 head, including 39 cars for sale; market slow but steady; native steers. $3 004 95 per 100 pounds; Texans and Colorados at $3 00433: bulls and cows. $? 003 10; dressed beef steady at 78c per pound.. Shipments to-morrow 5,860 quarters of beef. Calves Receipts, 212 head; market steady; veals. $5 008 00 per 100 pounds: grassers, $2 25 2 50. Sheep and lambs Receipt, 5,943 head; market active and a shade firmer; sheep $4 005 25 per 100 pounds: lambs $5 256 75: uressed mutton steady at 79o Ser pound: dressed lambs firm at 9lo;c. :ogs Receipts, 3,533 head, including 2 cars for sale; market steady at $3 405 80 per 100 pounds. Chicago The Evening Journal reports: Cattle Keceipts, 10,000 head: .shipments, 2, 000 bead: market slow and prices weak; good to prime natlve,$4 733 20; no extra on sale; others. $3954 25: Texans. $2 532 93; rangers, $3 233 85: cows. $2 2523 75. Hogs Receipts. "20,000 head: shipments, 9,000 head; market slow ana sioo lower; rougn ana common, $4 905 10; mixed and packers, $3 155 30; ?rime heavy and butchers' weights, $a 50 CO; light, $4 903545. Sheep Receipts. 4,000 heud; shipment". L200 head; market steadv; natives, $3 505 25; Westerns, $4 104 25; lambs, $3 505 75. Cincinnati Hogs stronger nt $1 255 55; re ceipts, 3,300 head: shipments, J.2U0 head. Cattle active at $1 04 CO; receipts, 500 he id: shipments, 400 head. Sheep firm at $2 75-? 3 00; receipts, 1,000 head: shipments, 730 bead. Lambs strong at $3 505 23 per 100 pounds. Buffalo Cattle Receipts, 3 cars sale; feeling easy. Hogs Receipts, 21 cars sale; opened at fair demand but closed at yester day's prices. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 12 'cars natives, mostly lambs; prices un changed. "W00L Philadelphia, Sept. 23-Wool quiet; prices steady and unchanged.' New York, Sept. 23. Wool fairly active, firm; domestic fleece, 2535c; pulled, 2023c London, Sept. 23. At the wool sales to-day 14,301 bales of avorage quality were offered. The attendance was large and the com petition brisk for good cross breds and merinos. Inferior grades were not In de mand. Cotton. Galveston, Sept. 23. Cotton firm; mid-dllng,73-16c: low middling, 0 ll-16c: good ordi nary, 63-16c;net andgross receipts,7,930 bales; exports coastwise, 3,842 bale; sales, 2.17a bales; spinners, 5 bales; stock, 66,782 bales. Weekly Net and gross receipts, 41,896 bales: exports to Great Britain. 17,596 bales; to France, 5,245 bales; coastwise, 7,332 bales; sales, 4,921 bales; spinners, 155 bales. New Orleans, Sept. 23. Cotton firm: middling, 73-16c; low middling, 6c; good ordinary, 6c; net receipts, 1,789 bales: gross 2,236 bales; exports to Great Britain, 3,470 bales; to the continent, 403 bales: sales, 3,200 bales; stock. 6S.496 bales. Weekly Net re ceipts, 10,994 bales; gross. 17,031 bales; ex ports to Great Britain, 3.470 bales; to tho continent. 403 bales; coastwise, 3,013 bales; sales, li COO bales. SUnneapolis Grain Market, Minneapolis The wheat market was more unsettled to-day, but the range of prices was narrow. Late In the day there was con siderable weakness owing to free selling of wbent by Eastern holders: December opened at 73c: highest, 73K73c; lowest. 72fc; closing, 72Kc. 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