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11
maasKEsmsssmssgammat
1EADDJG IN DEHAJJD
And Xew England and Distillers Are
Prominent in the Buying.
COLORADO COAL THE WEAK SPOT.
Clique Manipulation Sustaining the Upward
Movement.
EAILROAD BONDS ACTITB AND STEONG
New York, Sept 29. There is littla in
the situation to warrant any extended up
ward movement other than the manipula
tion of the cliques, and with the near
approach of the election there seems to be
less and less disposition on the part of out
side operators to take any venture on either
side of the market Only four stocks showed
anv animation at the opening to-day,
which, however, was made generally at
slightly higher figures than those of last
evening, and only one of thefh, Reading,
continued active. Realizations and short
sales in the early dealings sufficed to put
the entire list on a lower plane, but some
supporting orders and a little new buying
sufficed to put the short sellers to flight and
the losses were quickly recovered with
something in addition. The buying was
most prominent in Reading, New England
and Distillers, wlillo the evidence that the
movement in Colorado Coal has culminated
appealed early in the day and realization
later lorced the stock off over 1 per cent.
The strength ot the leaders dragged the
rest of the list with them, and prices wer3
maintained above the level of the opening
Urines throucbout file day, even though the
realizations in the last hour caused somo
concession. The market finally closed quiet
but still firm at Insignificant changes Irom
last night's figures lor most stocks, Colo
rado Coal being the only prominent excep
tion, with a loss of 1 per cent.
Railroad bonds were still in demand, but
the selling was equal In volume, except In a
Jew issues, such as Louisville. New Albany
and Chicago consols, Louisville, St. Louis
and Texas lsts and Kichmond and West
FointSs, ulilcli nere specially strong. The
tradlnsr reached $1,321,000.
Government bonds were dull and steady.
Close of the Hot:
IT. S. 4srcg JI3K
Mutual Union 6s 112
X. J. C. Int.Cert....niJ4
Northern Pac. Ists..ll6?
Northern Pac. Ids ..114
Northn-'n Consols.. .13s
U. S. 4s coup 114-4
u. ?. 4jsrijr nil
Pacific ts or 95 ior
Loas'na slaniiied 4s. !'3
Tcnn. hot et 6s ....I0li
Tenn. now 6el5s ....101
Ttnu. new set 3s .... 75
Canada t-o. 2ds 101
Cen. 1'aciBc lsts ,...lus
1 en. K. G. lsts.... 116V
Den. JtlS. G. 4s 84
Eric 2 is mii
N'w'n Deb. 5s It's
St.L.&l.M.s:en.5s.. 55
St.L.fcS.F.en.M..108
St. Paul Consols 129
St. P.. C. & P. 1SU..119
T. P. L. G. Tr. Rets SJM
T. P. It. G. Tr. licts 31S
Union Pac lsts.,
.105K
M.. K. AT. gen. 6s. is:
West Shore
...ICCfi
Jl., K. & T. gen. 5s . 46
Jllning shares closed as follows:
Cholor
Crown Point...,
Deadwood ..
IMIOphlr ,
150 Plymouth
.. 33
.. 50
.. 233
,. 123
.. 160
.. 125
. 60
,. 3O0
.1700
. 30
,... 250 Ierra Nevada...
Con. Coi. AVa 451
could & Curry........ 175
Kale & Norcross 30
llomestake 1400
standard
Union Con
Yellow Jacket..,
Iron Silver.
Mexican ....
North Star..
220 Ouick&llver
KiOjQalcksllver pfd..
Ontario KJOCIBulwer .
The total sales of stocks to-dav were 209,
490 sl.ates, including Atchison, 4,525; Chicago
Gas, 6.SS0: Erie. 13,305: Louisville and Nnsh
ville, 3,816: Northern Pacific, pieferred, 4.0S5;
New timland, 18.975: P.cading, 74.SO0-, Rich
mond and West Point. 3,005; St. Paul, 9,275;
St. Paul and Omaha, 5,320.
The Spcyer syndicate, which has been
naMvlnir tlin tnni'tvl f'onMl A n My, it rt olfr
of $3,750,000. to-uay considered the tender of I
the llolllus Committee to pay tne loan made
by the syndicate, with interest, on orbetore
October 8, and the syndicate decided to ac
cept the temler. Tue idea prevails that the
Ilollins Committee and the Clyde party have
eiimo together, and that the Richmond
Terminal Company will aive the Ilollins
syndicate its treasury holdings ot Georgia
Central siock in exchange lor Richmond
Tetminal 5 per cent bonds.
The following table sIiovts the prices of active
stocks on the New York Mock Excnanpe. corrected
dally for'lun PiTTsBfRO DisrATCH by Whitney
A Mephenson, oldest Pittsburg members of New
'York Mock Exchange. 57 Fourth avenue:
Clos- Close
Open Hlcrh; Low lnp Sept.
ltir. est. est. bid 27.
1 1
Am. Cotton oil... . 41 44,'i 44 44J! 4i
V.nrtonOil. pfd 1 8041 8OI4
Am. s.ip. Rcfin. Co. 110H "OS 103i 103i U0!
A. S. K. Co.. pfd.... 103 103U 103 103i 103
Atch.. T. A S. F 37,'i Si 3754 S7, S75
Canadian Pacitlc... s7 87 87 8ii! SS1
Canada hoiitbern 5S)j 66vi
Central of N. J 130i 132 IE01 1S14 130
Central Paeiac. S 28
Cbesapeake A Ohio.. ,23 r3 -23 23 23W
Chicago Gas TrusU.. 82Jj SZM SIM 81S 81
C. li. A ynincy. .... 97S 97 S7S K7H 97J
C, Jill. Jt t. Paul'. 77 TT'-jl 77'i 77h 79.'
C Rock I. A P..... 79M 79?4 78i, 79 80
CSt. P.. Jl. AO... 52', 53 52 52M 5:
C.St.P..M.AO..prd 119!ii HS'i 119S 119 119
C. A Northwestern.. 114)ij 114,"i 114s 114!j 111
C. i North., pfd 141 J41
CO.C.11 625,' 62S 62S, 62.' C2
Col. Coal A Iron -43 43 4I 41)5 423(
CoL A Iloct. Val.... Sl 32'i 32 31M
lel.. Lack. A W .... 154'4 1541 I54H 154 153V
Del. A Hudson 133 13o? 133 132TJ IS2W
Den. AltioC; 155. 15V
Den. A Rio G pfd 47K 47S
l)K A C. F. Trust... 54V S5H hlH hi 54M
E.T.V..AGa V,
Illinois Central 97 97W
Lake Erie (I W 24 24 23JJ 22k 231
Like Erie A W.. pfd Toll 75
Lake Shore.'. M. S.. 130,Ti 130"i IWi 1304 330J
Louisville A Nash... uyi 63 63.4 66 66'i
Slicli. Central 105
Jllssourl Parlflc 61 6Ii 60 61 61
Nat. Cordage Co 134 134V, 1:314 133i( 133V
Nat. Cor. Co.. pld.. 120 120J 13) 120M lilt
Nat. Lead Co 4I'; 44', 44J, 44H 4V4
Nat. Lead Co.. pfd.. B4'g 94'j 91)$ 94 9P
N. Y. len no), no)i 110 I09V 110 "
. Y.. C. ASt.L iSTf I5!X
N.'i.CASt.L.lstnfd 72 72
N.1.C.ASt.L.2dl)fd 32" 32i
N. Y.. L. E. A W.... 25j 25 J5; 25)4 25.4
N. Y..L.E.A W. pid C3 63 82 62 63
N.Y. AN. K 3S3, SS4 3$M S3S 3S
N. A".. O. A W 18l 131 igaj 18?1J );,
Norlolk A West. prd. S7 38 37)) 33
North Atncr. Co 12)j 12
Northern Pacific .... 18' 18U 18 18' 18H
Northcni Pac. pfd .. i3h 0)i 43 49', 491(
Ohio A Mississippi Isi( jsQ
Orepon Imp.. .. 22 22
Pacific ilail 3f)ii 30M 30 3' 30
rcoria. Dec. & Ev 1V J8
PhlUAliead 57'4 53 XX S7 58M
1 ., C. C. A M. L .1 20 2..S
l;..C,,C.ASUL.pf.l. 59" 53
l'ullman Palace Car. 193 195 195 194 194
ltieli. A W. P. T ... 81J 9)i 8S SS, 8S
St. P.. M. AM 114 114 114 113U U3S
Texas Pacific 11 11 11V lis? n
Tlt.ion Pacific Saii Z3H 3SH SSV4 SS'
abash lu'i jesj
Walnsh pfd 24 24S; 23J 24 24 S
extern Union 95 HiH 94 95)g 9j'
WheelinjrA L. E.... 2i? 20 20M 25 25T
".sue, pid es$ esji
lialtimore A Ohio... S35i 93 93X 935
IV. E.A.M.C0. assent 77 79K
W.E.AM.Co..lstpf 101 ....
Ex. dividend.
HOG PRODUCTS BOOMING.
The Clique in Eibs Again Mark Up Prices
Materially Corn Leads a Downward
Movement in the Cereals on Generally
Bearish Influences.
Chicago, Sept.29. An epidemic of liquida
tion seized the grain nits to-day. H02 prod
ucts, on the contrary, in the hands ot clever
manipulators seemed possessed of fairy
like buoyancy. Corn and oats led tho pro
cession of cereals toward lower prices, tho
brilliant weather and unexpected asgrega
tion of loaded cars arriving from tho fields
being the chief bugaboos for the bears.
Wheat, compared with yesterday's closing
price, is Jc lower for December and o
lower for May. Corn declined lo for Octo
ber and lje for May. Oats fell lc. October
ribs are 57jC higher.
Everyday of such weather as is now pre
vailing insures tho safety from frost damage
ot many additional millions of bushels or
the maturing corn, and that lact, together
with nn excess of 49 cars over the estimates
in the local teccipt, caused much weakness
in that market. The estimate of the Iowa
crop by tho Cincinnati Prict Vurrrnt, placin
the probable vleld nt 220,000.000 bushels
against 175.WO.OOO bushels, us claimed by the.
Stato iititiioriiim in their recent report, was
nlsnirrmind ujjon which the beurs based n
lin)c. Lines of lon corn camo out In con
siderable volume, and commission houses
bad numerous railing older of small lots
which augmented the dmp In prices that
caught successive batches or mop ln or
ders. The greatest decline) occurred after
the publication r the, rsilmairs lor to-mor.
rod, which are placed at uu cars.
The bottom slid out ! -:is. Kerelrer
and longs sold lralj- and shorts bought.
The rlosri was about at the bottom.
Tim wheat market was Influenced rnnsld
rinhlv by tho weakness In corn and oats,
tallies also wm woaksTMiid buying limits
ill asiMirtnrs wars Isilueeil about o mr
bushel I'lsillnlions rla lor Sll'illinr lllisntl
liieiesso III l)ivslliltiiiiily nti wvnk,
1'Iib slliisllou In liiovlsloiis serins sliiiplr
rati Iml. Tun msl imwarful Intatasis In Ihs
liadn raipiMianllr Itarril imalint sseh
tiljinr, sml nsliln fiom seuUioti nslurai
sunailluiii Uvvr a ll aUd bnad instksl,
The Interest was chiefly In short ribs a week
ago. Since then the operations In lard and
pork have attracted general notice. The
interest In the products was Intensified to
day by the advance estimates being made
on the stocks of provisions. Tne figures
were bullish. The Cudahy-Wright combina
tion bought November and January ribs to
day and marked the October bid up to still
higher figures. The Cudhays also bought
lard for October, that option going to-day
for the first time over $800. Armdur brokers
continued to buy October pork. A sale of
600,000 pounds of cash ribs, Norton-Worth-ington
to Cndhay at f 10. was triven out to
day. The stuff was from Kansas City. Trices
were advanced all round, but extreme fig
ures were not maintained on pork and lard.
In pork, near deliveries went up 2535e,
while January rnlcd from 7K lower to 15c
higher. Lard advanced 5?Jfc. Ribs were
sent up 5055c skyward for October onscant
trading.
There was a fair business in char tore at o
for wheat, and So for corn to Buffalo.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet and prices shaded a trrfle in some in
stances: No. 2 spring wheat. 73c: No. 3 spring
wheat, 6367c: No. 2 red. 73c: No. 2 corn, 44Vic;
No. 2 oats, 31c; No. 2 white, f. o. b 8lW
34c; No. S white, SlK32c: No. 2 rye. 57c:
No. 2 barley. 63c: No. 3, 57c: No. 4 f. o. b, 30
54c: No. 1 flaxseed, $1 0S1 09; prime timothy
seed, $1 63. Mess pork, per barrel, $11 10
11 15; lard, per 100 pounds, $S 05: short ribs
sides (loose), $7 627 65; dry salted should
ers (boxed), $6 S06 90; short clear sides
(boxed), $7 95S 00. Whisky, distillers'
finished goods, per gallon, $1 15. Sugar Cut
loaf, S5c; granulated, 5Jc; standard A,
5Ke. No. 3 corn, 43e.
Receipts Flour -.5,000 barrels; wheat, 500,
000 bushels; com. 445,000 bushels; oats, 291,000
bushels: rye, 19,000 bushels; barley, 93,000
bushels.
Shipments Flour, 34.000 barrels: wheat,
420,000 bushels: corn, 594,000 bushels; oats,
143.000 bushels; rye, 5,000 bushels; barley,
23,000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the but
ter market was steady at a decline; cream
ery, extras, 2324c: creamerv, firsts, 1921c;
ordinary, 1618 : dairies, 1522c Eggs quiet;
strictly Jresli, 1819c.
Range or the leading lutures, furnished by John
M. Oakley & Co., bankers and brokers. No. 45
Sixth street:
Open- High- Loir- CIos- Close
ARTICLES. W. est. est. lng. Sen.2S
WHEAT.
September S 73'f ? 73S $ 73 S 73 S 73f
October 73', 73H 73V4 73 74
December 76?, 76'i 75J 76 76H
May 8I!4 81.H 81 SIX 811
CORN".
September 45 45H 44S4 41H 45K
Oclobcr 4.i 4-'.' 44'4 44 451.
November. 4656 4f.V 44 U tBH
December 46!i KM Wi 44& MX
May 49 4 H t!H Mil
OATS.
September 31 31H 31M 31 32S
October 3: 3IS 31S 31 KS
November. 3254 S-'V 32'i 32S 33W
December X!H 33H 33.'i S34 33
Way 30Ji 3Sh 35M S5; 36
October .. 10 92 11 20 10 82 11 07 10 90
November. 10 95 11 07 10 90 11 00 10 92
Januarv. 12 27 12 35 12 20 12 27 12 25
Lard.
October 802 807 800 802 797
November 7 47 750 745 750 7 40
Januarv. 700 707 695 707 6 97
Short Ribs.
October 995 10 50 995 10 50 995
November. 6 90 700 6 90 7 00 6 90
January. 6 4) 645 635 6 40 637
Car receipts for to-day Wheat, 4S7: corn, 599;
oats, 302. Estimates for to-morrow Wheat, 550;
corn, 700; oats, 340.
GENERAL MARKETS.
New Tork Floub Ecceipts, 28,000 pack
ages; exports, 1.8C0 barrels and 23,500 sacks;
quiet; cenerally easv; free offerings; sales,
11,203 barrels.
Wheat Receipts, 397,000 bushels; exports,
37,000 bushels: sales, 955,000 bushels futures:
96,000 bushels spot; spots dull and lower;
weak: No. 2 red, "SJjfc in store and elevator;
7SVR79o afloat: 80c I. o. b.: No. 3 red. 73c:
ungraded red, 717Sc; No. 1 North
ern, SigSlKc; No. 1 nard, none: No 2 North
ern, 75g)i53c: No. 2 Chicago, S3JJS4c; No.
2 Milwaukee, 78795c: No. 3 spring, none;
options were dull, KJio lower, and weak;
decline due to foreign selling, continued
free receipts, light clearances, longs realiz
ing and with the weakness in corn, closing
heavy. December and May most active. No.
2 red October, 7879 3-16c, closing at 7SJc;
November. SOJc; December, SlJ82c, Clos
ing at 81Jc; May, STJiQSSJc, closing at
8750.
Ktk steady and quiet.
Bahlxv quiet.
Baelet malt dull and steady.
Cons Receipts, 56.000 bushels exports,
1,000 bushels: sales, S9O.O0O bushels; tutures,
182,000 bushels spot; fpot more active for
export, weaker; No. 2, 5232c elevator;
5353Jc afloat; ungraded mixed, 8153c;
options were dull and Ha lower on le-
porcs 01 nne weatner, large receipts ana
selling for Western accounts, closing weak:
December and November most active; Sep
tember, 52c; October, SlJJ52c, closing,
51&C: November, iS253jc, cloiimj 52c;
December. 6S."4c, closing, 53Jc; May,
54VMc, closing, Mc.
Oats Keceipts, 84,000 bnshels; exports,
S1.9S7 bushels; sales, 460,000 bushels futures;
9t 000 bnshels spot; spots quiet and easier;
options ialrly active and weaker: November
and necember most active; September, 36c:
Oetobor, 36i36c, closing. 36ic: November,
37JQi37;-Be, closing. 37c: No. 2 white spot,
SSgSSic: mixed Western, 36i38c; whito do,
3SBI6c, No 2 Chicago, 37K3Sic
Hay quiet and weak.
Hors in better demand and firmer.
GnocERiES Coffee Options opened firm
10 to 20 points higher: closed barely steady
and unchanged to 10 points up. Sales,
26,000 bags, including September, 14.75c;
October. 14.4514.C0; November, 14.40c: De
cember. 14.23 14.35c; Jarruarv, 14.23ffiU.30c;
February, 14.25c; March, H.2014.25c; May,
14.1014.20c; spot ilio quiet and steady: No. 7,
1515c Sucar Haw fairly active and
firm: sales, 1.100 hogsheads and 2,000 tons
Muscovado, 893 test, at 3c: 1 ofined quiet: low
grades easy. No. 6, 44c; N o. 5, 4 7-16
4 9-lGc. Molasses Foreign nominal; New
Orleans dull and steady. Bice active and
firm.
Cottonseed oil dull and steady.
Tallow weak.
Kosiif steady and more active.
TuurEXTiSE dull and steady.
Eggs quiet and heavy; receipts, 8,025 pack
ages. Hides quiet and steady.
Hon rRopucTS Pork firmer: old mess,
$11 50U 75; new mess, $12 2512 50. Cut meats
strong: pickled shoulders, 6c; middles
.quiet; short clear, October, $$ 00. Lard strong
er, moderate demand; Western steam closed
at $8 32K: sales, 350 tierces at $8 3008 37k;
option sules. 2,000 tierces: October, $8 2a,
closing at $8 35 asked; November, $7 667 73,
closing $7 75 bid; December, $730 bid; Janu
arv, $7 32 bid.
Daibt rBDCCTS Butter quiet and eay;
Western creamery. 1825c; Elgin, 25c Cheese
irregular; part skims, 38e.
St. Louis Flour unchanged. Wheat
opened loner and continued to decline dur
ing the whole session and closed 3ic un
der yesterday; cash and September, GS?c;
Octoner, 03c; December, 72&c; May, 78jc
Corn under unfavorable advices and gener
ally lower prices followed wheat and fin
ished lo below -yesterday: cash, 42c:
October closed at 41J415c; December,
40c; year, 40Jc; May, 44c Oats lower
ail through, closing le below yesterday:
cash and September, 293ic; October, 29
29?;c May. 34c. Bran active at 60jC on east
track, llav steady: timothy, good, $13 50;
prairie, $6 509 00. Flaxseed higher at $1 05.
Cornmeal quiet at $2 102 15.
Fliiladelpliia Flour quiet. Wheat lower,
closing barely steady: No. 2 red, September,
75K075?ic; October, 7575c; November,
7!y2&T!ic; December, 7979?ic Corn
Options dull and weaken local carlotsvery
dull: No. 2 mixed, SeptemDer and October,
51Ji52e; November and December, 5252Vc.
Oats weak; No. 2 mixed, 3Gc; No. 3 white,
37c; No. 2 white, 40c; No. 2 white, Septem
ber, 4040c; Octoner, 3St538c: Novem
ber, SS39c; December, 393yjc Butter dull
and weaker; Pennsylvania creamery, extra,
2424Kc; Pennsylvania print, extra, 2932o.
Eggs fdrce and firm; Pennsylvania firsts.
2222KC
Toledo Wheat dull and lower; No. 2
cash and,Septcmber, 74c; October,74c; De
cember, TTKc; May, t2Kc Corn dull and
steady; Na 2 cash, October, 46c; May, 49c
Oats quiet: cash, 33c Eye dull; No. 2 cash,
5Sc; No. 3,'58Jc Cloverseed steady: prime
cash, October and November,"$0 40; Decem
ber. $6 45. Eoceipts Flour, 70 barrels; wheat,
80.671 bushels; corn, 40.000 bushels: oats,
5,000 bushels: rve, 6,286 busliols; cloverseed,
423 bushels. Shipment? Flour, 2.2S7 barrels,;
wheat, 00,500 bushels; corn, 400 bushels: rve,
COO bushels.
Milwaukee Flour steady and quiet.
Wheat weak: December. 71Hc; No. 2 spring,
69c; No. 1 Northern, 76c Corn lower: No. 3,
4c Oats lower: No. 2 white. 3434c; No.
8 uo, 32033c Barley quiet; September, 68c;
sample, 42(j62c Bye- quiet; No. 1. 61c Pro
visions steady. Pork October. $11 05.
Lard October, $8 05. Receipts Flour, 4.W0
barrels; whent, 70,500 bushels; UHrley,
73,700 bushels, bh'nments Flour, 12,100 bar
rels: wheat, 1,100 bushels; barloy, 80,500
bushols.
MliinrapoUs Tliero was a big slump la
ririccs 10-day all along the line. The open
ngni d closing prices on all futures were re
st octlrely tho hlghe.t and lowest prloes of
tfii. dsy; December opened nt 7:).4'onnil cloiod
at 7l,'oi May oenad at 78,',o and closed at
774e tli cash market was wnnkar In sym
liailiy Willi futmesi closet lay, 77Jfoi heiv
i iu her, JIHei December, 7l"4'ejim tisflk, No.
I ImnI, T3 1 .So. 1 N()rlhoni,Ciau7ci old i.
irinltfr, TlJio,
llnmtln-Wliaat-Nal hard,H)fMaWci No.
INorihetn, 7st,Hai No. 1 red, Jw. No. I
iMirn,6H(e. lteeuipi-Wliel,.oeg bushilsi
com, IKimm busbals. Hlilpiiianta vVlitat.
WU.UW buihslii turn, H,two buitick
A MISSING BOOMLET.
The Activity of Wednesday Succeeded
by Comparative Quietude.
SOME SHARES CONTINUE STRONG
inci Eome, Notably Electric Second Pre
ferred, fc'ajr a Little.
LOCAL AND GENERAL FINANCIAL KEWS
Thursday, Sept 29.
The'boomlet which developed'in the local
stock market yesterday either collapsed en
tirely after the close of business or was side
tracked for recuperation, as there was no
trace of it on 'Change to-day. Fair trading,
coupled with continued strength in Borne of
the leading shares, characterized the mar
ket, but the snap and eagerness of the pre
vious day were conspicuous by their ab
sence. Philadelphia Company and Pleai
ant Valley Kailway showed a little im
provement in tone and price, and Westing
house Electric second preferred, Under
ground Cable and Switch and Signal exhib
ited a reactionary tendency, but otherwise
no noteworthy changes were established.
Philadelphia Company, like all others, did
not cut so much of a figure in the trading
as on Wednesday, but it lead tue demand
and closed at the top point of tho day, which
was fractionally above Wednesday's final
quotations. Nothing fresh came out on tho
stock asido from a littlo favorable gossip as
to tho character of the lorthcoming state
ment to stockholders, which will reach them
Saturday, and the movement may be con
sidered as the result of the news and xossId
already published and n disposition to dis
count a very good showing. The stock has
reached a pretty good investment basis,
however, and it is possible that a portion or
the inquiry was lor investment account.
Westiughouse Electric second preferred
was not traded in. There was little or no
local demand for It and tho Eastern market
for the stock was weak and lower, the clos
ing bid on tho NeuYorkStock Exchange be
ing 3S bid, against 39 bid Wednesday. A
small lot of the first preferred sold at 50 at
the first call and the unassented was sus
tained at 24 bid. The close of the secoud
preferred hero was at 3939.
Pleasant Valley railway was one of the
strongest stocks or the list, selling at 25
and closing at 25253 under a persistent
and general demanu. 1'., A. & 31. traction
stood at 44 bid at one time, but the best bid
at the last call was 44. At these prices P., A.
& M. is the cheapest stock, particularly since
it is good for a dividend next month. Speak
ing of the latter to-day an insider said: "It
will ko to par by the fiist or next April, nnd
possibly by the first ot next January. There
is no organized opposition to the absorp
tion of the Pleasant Valley by the P.,
A. & JL, and the buying of Pleasant Valley
may tuereioro ue considered as an oviuenco
of laith in P., A. & M., as the more P. V. one
holds the more P., A. & M. will bo received
when the deal Is finally concluded."
In the other tractions Citizens' and Cen
tial were firm, though the closing bids
showed slight fractional declines. In Du
quesne and P. & B., which are more or less
controlled by manipulation, there was no
trading and they were a little less firm than
on the preceding days ot the week.
The Movements on 'Change.
The items traded in were Westingbouse
Electric scrip, Westingbouse Electric first
preferred, Luster Mining Company, Pleas
ant Valley Hallway, P. & B. traction 5s, Cen
tral traction, Underground Cable, Philadel
phia Company, Citizens' traction, and Lus
ter Mining Company. Electric scrip sold at
92, and closed at 92 bid; Elec
tric first preferred sold in a small
way at 50; Luster sold on call nt 8J
andat SJinner the close. Pleasant Valley
sold at 2525J6, closing at 25;j25; P. & li.
traction 5s sold at 102: Central traction sold
at 29, closing at 28g29: Underground
Cablo sold at 77, closing at 77J77: Phila
delphia Company sold at 22j422, closing at
22;i22: Citizens' traction bold at 03, clos
ing at 6-4C4.
Unllsteu street railway securities closed
as follow!.: P. & B. traction, 2526; do 5i,
102 asked; Duquesne traction, 829; do
5s, 101ipljf ; P., A. & M. traction, 44 bid: do
59, 105 uid.
At the last call 103 was bid for Allegheny
County Light Company 6s, offered at 105.
Westing-house Electric scrip closed at 92
95 per cent.
Allegheny Valley railway preferred was
offered at 15 at the last call. At the first call
13 was bid.
General Electric
There are between 3,500 nnd 3,600 stock
holders of the General Electric Company,
the bulk or them ot record upon the Boston
transler books and the majority preferred
shareholders, says a Boston paper. They
quite outnumber tlie speculators who are try
ing to bear the stock on the theory that Dr.
Siemens and his German associates, having
declined to be bought off, will establish an
opposition electrical company in tho United
States. These same bears appear to be
great bulls on Westingbouse stocks, and,
singular to relate, they havo been debating
upon the advantages of competition in the
electrical field. The logic of speculation is
sometimes peculiar.
The Keadlng Problem.
The great problem of the Keadlng still re1
mains to be solved, says the New York
JEtienm Pot!, nnd its solution will make up
pne of the most interesting financial experi
ments of the day. Is it possible that pro
duction should continue at its present profit
able rate, in view of the coal market's gen
eral condition? Reading's own officers con
cede that they have in stock and overhang
ing the market an unprecedented quanity of
mined coal; the trade advices are unanimous
in their story of thoroughly supplied re
tailers. Certainly a situation or this kind
must have one or two results increase in
consumption, which could hardly accom
pany higher prices, or ultimate decrease in
production. That the Heading interests
understand this was indicated by the re
fusal of the coal sales agents to-day to put up
October prices, notwithstanding the many
assurances previously given of such an ad
vance. Financial Notes.
W. B. Lawrence, of Dick Bros. &Lawrence,
New York brokers, the correspondents of
Sjroul & Co., was in the city to-day.
There was a sale of 25 shares Philadelphia
Company after the close at 22.
According to an afternoon paper the turn
ing into the main or the Philadelphia Com
pany's Howe farm well No. 1 caused an in
crease in the pressure here to 4 pounds.
Chartered to-day: The Beaver Falls Im
provement Company, capital .stock $30,000;
the Gouldsboro Ico Company, of Wavne
county, capital stock $10,000.
The Amorican Fire Insurance Lloyds has
Just been organized by Messrs. Beccher,
Schenck & Co., of Now York. One hundred
business men of the United States have
made Individual deposits of $5,000, creating
an Initial Innd of $500,0u0,. which has been
deposited In trust companies and banks for
tho protection of policy holders.
A General Electric man says "the facili
ties of the WestliiRhouse Company must be
tremendous, as it now finds a pront-aocoi d
ing to the newspapers of $300,000 In its
$393,000 World's Fair.contract." The General
Electric man is sarcastic, but ho nhould con
sider that the Westiughouse people will bo"
able to sell the World's Fair electric machin
ery and supplies for a good round sum of
money after tho Fair is over.
Official notice has been given that tho
Nickel Plato will net meet the $5 round trip
rate between Chicago and Buffalo made by
its competitors to punish it lor makine a
$7 CO rate lor the National Convention of
Beal Estate Dealers. The Nickel Plate docs
not dure to make a lower rate than $5, and
it knows that at equal rates it cannot com
pete with the Michigan Central and Lake
, Shore.
"The statement of the Chicngo, Milwaukee
and St. Paul road lor the month of August
shows gross earnings to the amount of $2,
760,011, an increase as compared with the
corresoonding month ia-t year or $393,005.
The net earnings were $830,862, an increase
of $175,908.
The Maitway and Northwest Railroader in its
forthcoming issue will say: Our returns
show that during tbe nine months from Jan
uary lto Septembers there have beon 3,950
miles ol main trnolc laid on 200 different lines
in tbe United States, while a large amount
of grading has been dono on which the rails
urn yet to go down. There are In sluht over
1,500 tulles of road on which track is ex
pectod to bo laid bolore the und of tho rear,
ao that we foel safe in repeating the estimate
made three months auo that tho track Iny
lng of 1892 will uggreguto not far from 4,000
miles.
Surveys are being pushed by the Pennsyl
vania Hull road Company for a number of
brunch lines in the Allegheny Mountain bi
tuminous rtfjlon. Tno company will extend
Its Una to the lllurtmkrr district whoru It Is
estimated there. Is a OTU, 000,000 ton Uopoilt of
llltllllllll'lUSOIISl.
The leading nrrns or Philadelphia In the
Eiar trade hare issued n circular annouiic
ftii ailrahveur tarn cents par pound on
idrlad psyir, linens etc. They Hire a
Ilia rtason tor thti the embargo of the
United States on rags and the marked in
crease in the cost of chemicals.
Hill & Co. were the sellers or Philadelphia
Company and J. B. Barbour the buyer. Hill
& Co. als'o sold Citizens traction to Whitney
'& Stephenson, nnd Luster to Kuhn Bros.
McCutcheon sold Pleasant Valley toSproul
&Co.
Central traction was sold by Carothers
to Stoney and Lawrenoe & Co.
Sproul & Co. bousns Underground Cable
from Lawrence & Co.
" The first of October is close at hand, says
the New York Tribune, and thero are no
signs or a flurry in the mqney market. The
continued contraction in loans by city banks
has revived discussion of the subject, but it
is generally believed that there can be no
financial disturbance at present. It must
be remembered, however, that in case or a
sudden stringency the Federal Treasury
would be unable to afford substantial relief.
While the Treasury has gained cold thronnh
the Western demand for curroncv, the free
gold whlh it holdsamounts only to $16,842,918,
an increase of only $2,500,000 since the be
ginning of the present fiscal year. In the
same time it has lost in actual specie $15,
282,880. In case of a scarcity of money, relief
could be had only from London, where capi
tal lias accumulated to an unusual extent.
Sales and Closing Quotations.
Transactions on 'Change were as follows:
FIRST CALL.
fl42Westlnrhonse Electric scrip VOi
5 shares Wcstlnchouse Electric 1st pfd.. 50)j
50 shares Luster Mining Company. 8&
BECO-SD CALL.
100 shares rieasant Valley Hallway 25
$2,000 P. B. traction 5s WSi
30 shares Central traction 29
M shires Central traction 59
10 shares Standard Underground Cable.... 77h
AFTER CALL.
100 shares Philadelphia Company '
THIRD CALL.
24 shares Citizens traction 63
100 shares Philadelphia Company 12.H
ATTEB CALL.
20 shares Luster Mining Company IX
Total sales, 4G9 shares stock, $142 scrip
and $2,000 bonds. Closing bids and offers:
let call. 3d call. SdcalL
STOCKS. r - ' ' " " -
Bia Ask Bid Ask Bidl Ask
Exchangee N. Hank. 85
First Nat. II. Pitts IS1J4
Fidelity T. &T. Co 130
German Nat. Bank 3a .... SS
M. &.M. Nat. Bk... 70 70 ....
Odd Fellows S. Bk 72 .... 72 .... 71i
fcecond Nat. Ilk 265 3 0
Third Nat. Bk 125 131
Tradesmens N. Bk 250 250
Armenia Ins 75 .... 75
Citizens1 Insur 31
Humboldt 63 .... 65 .... 65
Peoples Ins ! .... 23
Teutonia 52
Western Ins. Co 40 .... 4)
"West End Gas 6 ....
Allefr. Heating Co.. 76 .... 78 .... 76 ....
Brlrigewater 23
CliaitlcrsV.GasCo. 12 .... KH .... 12 YH
Manufact. Gas Co.. 27J4 .... 27 .... 271 ....
P. N. G. A P. Co 15?8 laH 15S4 15
Philadelphia Co.... MM iT-H &h ZW ZiH 233
WhcellceGasCo... 18 20 18M 20 . 18,1 20
Kt. Pitt I. P. Co 20
CentralTraction.... 29 29 29 29K ?8& 2K
Citizens rraction... ma 64 GW 64 63X
Plttsbunr Traction. 58 .... 58, 61 68 .j..
Pieasant Valley 25JS 25S ViH 25K 25 25(
Chartlers Hallway. .... 65 6
ritts. & Cas. Shan 15 .... 15 .... 13
Pitts. June. E. B Z&H 36-i
N. Y. & C. G. C. Co .... 62 .... 52 .... 53
Hidalgo Min. Co.... 6j j..
LusterMln. Co $H 8i 9
Euterprl-cJIln.Co. 4 .... 4 4,1
Wcstinghouse K.Co 21 .... 24
Monon. Water Co 33 30K 23
U.S. AS. Co 1854 19 18 19 IS 18
U. S. & S. Co.. prd. S2 38 .... 40 32 38
SUnd'dU. Cable Co 77 TiH 77 71H 77 Vi
U.S.GlassCo.,com. 65,1
Ex-dlvideud.
MONETARY.
Thero is no change in conditions locally.
Money is in good supply and the demand is
fair and gradually increasing, with rates
quoted at 56 per cent. Eastern exchange
and currency are trading oven.
New York, Sept. 29. Monoy on call firm
at 45 per cent, last loan at 4 per cent;
closed offered at i per cent. Prime mer
cantile paper, 46 per cent. Sterling ex
change quiet but steady at $4 85 lor 60-day
bills and $4 87V for demand.
Boston, Mass., Sept. 29. Call loans, 45
per cent; time loans, 56 per cent.
Clearing House Figures.
Pittsburg
Exchanges to-day $2,144,883 74
balances to-day 255,042 52
Same day last week:
Exchanges
Balances
,..$2,5C1.2) 21
42932 So
New York, Sept. 29. Bank clearings, $100,
983,536; balances, $5,699,961.
Bostoit, Sept. 29. Bank clearings, $15;072,
053: balances, $2,150,962. Money, 4 per cent.
Exchance on New York 5lCo discount.
Philadelphia, Sept. 29. Bank clearintrs
to-day were $10,871,023; balances, $1,658,Cj7.
Money 4 per cent.
Baltimore. Sept. 29. Bank clearings to-day
were $1,999,299; balances, $308,098. Eate 6 per
cent.
St. Louis, Sept. 29. Bank cloarims, $3,3S0,
515: balances, $413,552. Money quiot at 67
per cent. Exchauce on New York, 25c dis
count. Memphis. Sept. 29. Now York exchange
selling at $1 60. Clearings, $240,876; balances,
$115,177.
CiHCiNifATT, Sept. 29. Money, 3C per cent.
New York exclnne, 15c discount to par.
Clearings, $2,076,850.
Foreign FinanclaL
LoitrxCT, Sept. 29. The bullion in tho Bank
of Encland decreased 271,000 during the
past week. The proportion or the Bank or
England's rcservo to liability, whicn last
week was 49.54 per cent, is now 49.16 per cent.
Paris, Sept. 29. Three per cent rentes, 99f
87 centimes for the.acconnt.
lhe weekly statement of the Bank of
France shows an increase of 2,075,000r in gold
and a decrease of 950,000rin silver.
Londo Sept. 29.-4 p. jr. Close Consols,
money, 97: do account, 97: Now York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio lsts, 31; Eric, 26;
do 2ds, 10S; Illinois Central, 99&; Mexican
ordinaiy, 22: St. Paul common, 79 ex
div; New York Central. 113J: Pennsvlvania,
56; Eeadimr, 29; Mexican Central, 6c
bar silver. 38d; money K per cent.
Eate of discou it in the oiien market ror
short bills, per. cent; do three months'
bills, 1 per cent.
Bar Silver.
New York. Sept. 29. tVnecfaJ.l Bar silver
in London 38d per oz; New York dealers'
price for silver, S3o per oz.
Electric Stocks.
Boston, Sept. 29. Special. Electric stocks
closed as follows:
Bid. Asked.
General Electric,
General Electric, pfd
Westinghonse Electric
WestlnRhnuje Electric, pfd..
Ilet. E. Wks
Fort Wayne r.lectric
Fort Wayne Electric (A)
Thomson-Houston Trust (D).
....1123i
1I3M
US
i
61
6
KH
S'A
8
.... 39!f
501
.... 6J4
.... 12,1
-... 8
.... 7
Boston Stocks Closing Prices.
Atihtfon&Topeka.. 3iH
Boston & Albany.. ..203
Boston & Maine 1T3H
Cnl. Bur. & Qnlncy. 9754
Eastern E. P.. Cs 122
FltchburgE.lt 84
Kan.C.St..I.&C.B.7s!2lH
Little Itock & Ft. S. 93
Mass. Central UH
Mex. Central com... 14,Si
N.Y. & H. England. 39
N.Y. A N. Eng. 7S..119
Old Colony ISO
Wis. Cen. common.. 15
AllouezM. Co.(uew) 75
Atlantic 94
Boston AMont SU.H
Calumet & Ilccla...
Catulia
Franklin
Kearsarge
Osceoli
Santa Fe Copper. ...
Tamarack
Annlslon Land Co.
Boston Lann Co....
San Diego Land Co.
West End Land Co.
Hell Telephone
Lamson Store S
Cent. Mining
N. E. Tei & Tel..,
B. AB. Copper
.277
. 15
. i:
. n
. 30
. 10
.117
. 21
. 6
. 14
. I7X
.202
. 17
. 7
. 60
. m
General Markets,
Dnlnth The market was quiet and feat
ureless. Prices w ere o to o off for cash
and September and May during the early
hours, while December opened unchanged
and eased off Jic before noon. Close: No. 1
hard, cash, September and October, 73c;
December, 76c; May, tfiVjc; No. 1 Northern,
cash. September and October, 71c: Decem
ber. 73c; May, 79-Jc;No. 2 Northern, cash,
66c: t-eptember and Octoner, G6c; Decem
ber, 63c; No. 3, 60c; rejected, 51c.
Baltimore Wheat quiet: No. 2 red spot,
September and October, 75Jc: December,
78c. Corn ensv; mixed spot, 53e; Septem
ber, 53c; October, 51c Oms dull and
easier; No.. 2 white Woiiern, 3838o. Eye
steady; No. 2, 63c. Hay dull. Grain ireuthts
firm; steam to Liverpool, 83d. Pro-vl-ions
firm. Butter steady and quiet;
creamery fancy, 25e. Esfss firm: Western,
2021c. Coffee steady; Bio, fair, 17c.
Cincinnati Flonr quiet. Wheat firm: Na
2 rod, 72c; receipts, 4,600 bushels; shipments,
3,600 bushels. Corn easy: No. 2 mixed, 4Sc.
Oats In good demand; Na 2 mixod, 3334c.
Eye firm; Na 2, Ola. Pork firm at ill 00.
Lard firmer at $7 C2. Bulk nients strong at
$7 75. Bacon strung at 19 5039 02. Whisky
nctlvoand firm; sales, 1,137 uarieis. Butter
steady. Sugar strong. Eggs weak ut 17o.
Cheese in good demand.
Kansas Cltr Whest lower) Nn. 2 hard, old,
60c; now, eiUgaiVci Ko. 2 red, OIQiUo. Corn
lower and netHei.No. 1 inlxod, 3K(038jct
Na 3 inlied, M20) Na I while, MW0S-lo.
Km rwady m loV. Ui'oelpu-Wlivitl, uV
000 bmlialM corn, 7,ouo. bushelsi on is, I.um
buhoj. hlpni9iits Wheat, 79,090 buihulil
corn, W,OeObUibeUiot,uoB.e,
A NEW PLAN
In Close Proximity to Highland Park
Placed on the Market Agents Pleased
With the Outlook A Largo Number of
Good Sales Keported.
Thursday, Sept. 29.
A new plan of lots located in the
Eighteenth ward, and comprising ten acres,
has been placed on the market by Skiving
ton, Pedder & Co. The plot contains 107
lots fronting on Morningside avenue, Chis
lett and Jancey streets, and are 25x100 feet
in size, extending back to a 20-foot alley.
The plan was placed on tho market yester
day, and already four lots have been sold,
which are noted elsewhere in this column.
The property is owned by Mr.II.E. Du Barry,
who intends to open up several now streets
through the plan, lay sidewalks, and" im
prove in general. The plot is in close prox
imity to Highland Park.
Current Gossip.
F.J. Euss is orectins a three-story brick
business house, on Stanton avenue, near
rankstown avenue.
Messrs. Skivington, Pedder & Co. closed
tne sale to-day of 65 acres, located within
tho city limits. The particulars of the deal
wilbe given in a few days.
Mr. Samuel Andrews has decided to allow
not'jing but brick or stono dwellings to be
eroo'ted in his Stratford Place plan, and will
sell nil lots subject to this restriction.
The realty mnrke't certainly presented a
very bright aspect to day. The majority of
me! agents expressed tnemseives as oeing
well pleased with the condition or affairs.
Some very important sales wero closed, as
will be noticed by a glance at the reports re
ceived from the brokers.
John P. Ober. the brewer, is erecting three
residences on his property, corner or Neglev
and Eural avenues. They will cost $10,000
each.
Building Permits.
A permit was taken out to-day by tho
Fourth Ward School Board for the erection
of a four-story brick schoolhouse, corner or
Duquesne way and Eighth stroet: cost, $75,
000; architect, F. J. Osterllng: builder, C.
A. Balph. Other permits issued wero: Lud
wlg Mugele, a three-story business house,
corner Forbes avenue and Moultrie street:
cost, $5,000. Also a two-story brick
stable-in rear of Forbes avenue and Moultrie
street; cost $1,000. Mrs. B. Cain a lour-story
frame store and dwelling. Bates street near
Second avenue; cost $2,000. English Luthorn
Church a one-story brick church, Sherman
stieet, corner Forty-Iourth street; cost $4,500.
William Woods, a two-story frame dwelllug,
Mathilda street, in Scuenley View plan of
lots; cost $350.
Jtcports From tho Agents.
Black & Baird sold to J. P. Urban, tbe
property on the southwest corner of Locust
and Fulton street, Allegheny, 48x130 leet,
with a small frame dwelling tberoon, for
$10,000. The purchaser will at once com
mence the erection of a fine business house,
to be occupied as a drug store.
S. A. Dickio & Co. report the sale of a va
cant property on Penn avenue, East End,
156x123 leet, to J. M. Schoonmaker for J.
S. Walters for $7,650. It is Mr. Schoon
maker's intention to build a number of brick
houses on the ground and on an adjoining
piece recently purchased through the same
firm from W. 3. Taylor.
Mrs. Louisa Hatry sold to J. P. Thompson
the residence property located onAinner
street, recently purchased by her, for $8,500.
II. S. A. Stewart sold to Thomas Evans,
ono of his Mr. Stewart's) Hay street dwell
ings, for $9,000.
W. C. Stewart sold for Jacob Hochberg, a
lot 100x200 feet on Forbes street, near Schen
loy Park entrance, Sor$9,000. The purchaser
is a prominent Pittsburg merchant,
Peter Shields sold in William Flinn's
Greenfield avenue plan a five-room framo
house with modern improvements, located
on lot No. 11, 34x110 feet on Lydla street.
Twenty-third ward, for $2,600.
Joseph P. llankin & Co. placed a $20,000
mortgage on Biaddock property at 5 4-10 per
cent tor five years; also sold a mrmut Enon,
Pa., of 125 acres, known as the William Har
baugh property, lor$7,50u, and sold tluj Ken
nedy property, Beaver stieot, Sewickfoy, for
$4,500 cash.
Scott & McMillen sold for William Bake
well, E?q., the residenco property No. J63
Chartiers street, Fifth ward, Allegheny, to
Mr. George W. Gibson, consisting of a'two
story and mansard pressed brick dwelling
or nine rooms, with a lot 25x100 reet. Mr.
Gibson will occupy the premises as a resi
dence. Sale is reported for the Bellevno Land
Company in their "tunny Side" plan, Belle
vue, of lots No. 156 and 157, situate on the
corner of Kodgers and Urchard avenues, lor
$1,625 cash.
John K. Ewing & Co. sold to Edward S.
Grecawalt lot No. 72, in the Frederick G.
ltohrkaste plan, situato in the Tenth ward,
Allegheny, lor $3C0 cash.
E. T. Schaffner, the Hilltop' real estate
agent, sold three more lots in the South
View plan for the Birmingham Land and
Improvement Company, fronting 151 leet on
Huys avenue, to H. W. Eiler, Esq., of the
Southsidv, for $1,200, who will erect a new
builoing on the ptopurty in the spring.
Skivington, Pedder & Co. sold lour more
lots in the II. E. Da Barry's plan. Eighteenth
ward, lor $3,000; also sold for Samuel An
drews, in his Strsittord place plan. Twen
tieth ward, lot No. 32, naving a frontage of
50 feet on Stratlotd avenue, lor $4,000. The
purchaser will erect a handsome dwelling
on the property.
A. GoedUel sold to Armstead Ford a house
on Evil street, with a lot 21x85 leet, .or$L6t0.
D.ivles & Van Uorder sold three lots in the.
Du Barry plan, Morningside aveuuc, for $750
each.
W. A, Herron & Sons sold a lot 26x130 feet
on Claybouine, near Aiken uveuue, Snady
side, lor $1,000. The puichaser will put a
modern dwelling theieon at once.
The llurrell and Kensington Improvement
Companies report the following sales or lots
ut Kensington: Wm. J. Leahv, Lock Haven,
Pa., lots 259 and 260. block "26, $1,989; Jesse
Logan, Youiiustown, Pa., lot 698, block 19,
$6i6 25; Elizab.-th Voile, Pittsburg, lot 1,335,
block 50, $701 25; Gci.r.jo Nichols, Pittsburg,
lot "P," block 8, $2,759.
CORN AND SUGAR EASIER
And Wheat, Coffee and Flour Firmer
Other Staples About Unchanged A
Good Business in Progress New Kales
Itcgurding; the Grading ot Grain.
Tiiuksday, Sept. 29.
The local wholesale merchandise markets
were comparatively featureless to-day,
though a lair business was reported in
nearly all lines, considering the time of
month. Staples were generally unchanged,
but corn and sugar were slightly easier and
wheat, coffee and flour firmer.
The State Board of Kailway and Ware
house Commissioners, on the recommenda
tion of the Chicago Board of Trade, has pro
mulgated the following rules, to become
effective, unless cause is shown hy they
should not, at the next meeting' of the
Board: The wotd "new" shall be inserted in
each certificato of inspection ot a newly
harvested crop or oat3 until August 15; of
rye until September 1; of wheat until No
vember 1, and of barley until May 1 of each
year. This change shall be construed as
establishing new grades, for tho timo speci
fied, to conform to the existing grades of
grain in all particulars, excepting tho dis
tinctions betneen the new and old crops,
and shall apply to grain inspecto.l from
store for two months after tne times re-re-pectively
abovu specified. Northern
wheat must be Northern grown spring
wheat, sound and well cleaned, and must
contain not less tl.nu 50 por cent ot the hard
varieties of spring wheat.
In view ot the action of tho interested
rail roads in agreeing to restore rates on pro-J
visions and grain produces between Chicago
and the seaboard, to tuku effect October 10,
the lake and rail lines have decided to follow
the advance with tho usual differential be
low the all-in.il rates.and will abolish all com
modity rates now in existence.
Advices on the broom corn crop indicate
an ncrenge in Illinuit lully 15 per cent larger
than last year,' and also an increased yield
per acre. Quality of crop in this Stato is
very fine, with tne exception that some is
red tipped. The Western crop is also largor
than a years ago, but hero tho quality is not
as satisfactory.
A farmer writing frotn North Dakota says
rye will undoubtedly prove u vnlaablo crop
in North Dakota for various reasons. It id
ono of the ino4thatdy and prolific of small
grains, flourishing on poor soils, and valua
ole as a follower anor wheat. It also has
tho merit of early maturity, and may bo
sowed with safety after the wheat has all
been planted. It is not so liable to injury
from Irost and other enemies as wheat, nor
is It so susceptible to hot winds and drought.
As to tlio piuflt of a crop of rye, wlilnh is
tho inula thing niter all, It has beon for
mouths only a low cents below the price of
No. 2 wheat in tho Milwaukee and Chicago
markets.
Grain, Flour and Food.
Bales on call at thoUmlnnnd Flour Ex
ohango to dnyt One car feeding prutrla hay,
five days, $8 00; two cars whout straw, firo
days, to 00; una car suinnlo middlings, tun
day,IOU Bids und oltois;
iroT.
11M.
Aiit.l.
No, twblleeau .m,i, .,,,
Mrtr
No. 2 yellow ear corn
High mixed sbelled corn
FIVE DATS.
No. 2yellow shelled corn
High mixed shell corn
High mixed car corn
No. 2 yellow ear corn
No. 2 white oats
No. 1 Trhlte oats
Winter wheat bran $15
Winter wneat bran, sacked 15
No. 2 white middlings, sacked 17
Choice tlmotlivhay .-14
No. 1 timothy bar 13
Feeding prairie hay 8
Wheat straw 6
54f 57
.. 52Jf
M 53S
50 63
60 56
54S4 55
37 39
38,1 40
a $15 50
50 16 50
60 19 50
00 15 CO
SO 14 00
25 900
00 625
TES DATS.
No. 2 yellow shelled corn 53,1
No. 2 yellow ear corn 531 57
Nn. 1 white oats 33,1 40
No. 2 white oats 37,1 39
No. 1 timothy hay $13 50 fll 00
Receipts bulletined Via the P. & L. E.
4 cars hay; via the P., C, C. &St.L Scars
corn, 2 cars oato, 11 cars hay, 5 cars bran, 1
car straw, 2 cars wheat. 1 car middlings: via
tho P.. Ft. W. & C. 4 cars oats. 13 cars. hav.
1 car leed, 1 car rye, I cars flour. Total, 57,
IIANOE OP THE MARKET.
The following quotations for grain, feed, hay
ana straw are forsr lots on track. Dealers charge
a small advance from store.
Wheat No. 2red 75 78
No. 3 red 70 (at 71
Cons No. 2 yellow ear. 55 (3) 55!
High mixed ear 54 54M
Mixed ear 62 5J
No. 2 yellow shelled 53 f 535
High mixed shelled SV(3) K
Mixed shelled 51 52
Oats No. l white 39 a 39S
No. 2 white 38ta 3dX
Extra No. 3 white 37 S 37
No. 3 35(3 36
Mixed 34 35
BTE-No.l western 66 H 67
No.2 Western 65 60
FLOUR. (lobberst prices) Fancy brands. $4 75
5 00: standard winter patents. $4 755 00: spring
patents. 14 85fi35 00: straight winter. $4 25(24 50:
clear winter. $4 004 25: XXX baKers. $3 75g4 10;
rye. $3 50(3)3 75.
The Exchange Price Current quotes flour in car
lots on track as follows:
Patent winter $4 504 60
Patentspnng 4 5a4 6
Stralgnt winter 4 KOI 25
Clear 3 5r33 70
Low grades 2 25I 00
Eye flonr 3 81433 35
Spring bikers 3 50(33 75
Millfeed-No. 1 while middlings. (19 (021 00:
No. 2 white middlings. Si" tf?U3 w.: winter wheat
bran, S15 -J.y7.15 75: brown middlings, JIG 50(3)17 50;
chop, S19 003 00.
Hat No. 1 timothy. 813 60gll4 CO: No. 2tImothv.
112 0C12 50; mixed clover ..ind timothy. 313 WA
13 50: packing, (7 SCfas 00: feeding prairie, 3 5C
9 00: wagon hay. (17 ft310 ).
Straw Wheat, S5 753 CO; oat, 6 236 50.
Groceries.
SUGARS Patent cut-loaf. 6,'c; cubes, Stfc; pow
dered. 5)c: granulated (standard), 5.30c: con
fectioners A. 5.20c: soft A, 5.10c; fancy yellow,
4,rsC; fair yellow, 4J4S)4,Vc: common yellow, 4
4c.
COFFEE Koastcd. in packages Standard hranrts.
21 3-20c: second grades, 2C21c: fancr grades. 2tl
S9c. Loose Java. 33c: ilocha. 3t.M53C:utos,
26)26)c; Maracatbo. --7.se: Peaberry, 2SXic;
Caracas, 27c; Kio. 2325c.
Coffee OreenO. G. Java. 29,VSi30c: Padang
Java, 2S)iac: Mocha, 3434,Sc; Peauerry. 2IIB
22c; Santos. 22,'4(a3Xc; 3Iaracalbo. 21,H23c; Car
acas. 235$24c; golden Santos. 21Ji2yic; ltlo. la
21)4 c.
OIL Carbon, 116, 6c: headlight, 7c; water
white. 7Kc; Elaine. I3ic: Ohio legal test. 6)4c;
miners winter white, 33a.16c: summer, 3132c.
Molasses Choice, 3638)$c; fancy, 3940c;
centrifugals. 3C.;lc.
STRUP Corn svrup, 272)c; sugar syrup, 3031c;
fancr flavors, 3C35c.
FntTITS Louden larcr raisins. $2 50: California
London layers. 1 902 10; California muscatels,
bags, 55.c boxed, if 15,55 1 25: Valencia, 5!t(S5Hc:
Ondara Valencia, 7M7,Sc: California sultanas,
10,Sllc; currants. 4MtHc: California prunes. 9S
lx: French prunes, sffllOXJc: California seedless
raisins. 1-lb cartons. 3 75; citron. 20S)21c; lemon
peel. llU.4c.
1IICE Fancy head Carolina. 6!4(ffi6Kc: prime to
cnoice. ofSc; Louisiana, S6c; Java, 55fc:
Japan. 5Mc.
Casxed Uoods Standard peaches. J2 05O3 10:
extra peaches. 2 352 50: seconds. ! 9-ia; 00; pie
peaches. SI 3C1 35; linest corn, 51 40l 50; llar
lord countv corn, ?1 05(1)1 10; lima b.-an3, (I 20
fl 25: soaked, 80S5c: early June peas. SI 151 la;
mirrowf.it peas. 1 05(31 10: soaked. 75(5)e: French
peas, ill 5022 (X ? 100 cans or SI -t32 50 dozen:
pineapples, SI 25l 30: extra do. 52 to; liahaina
do. S3 00: damson plums. Eastern, SI 25: Cali
fornia pears. 82 -J5g2 35; do green gages. $1 75;
do egg plums. SI 75: do apricots. Si 9X3)2 10: do
extra white cherries. S273235: do white cherries.
2-lb cans. St 65: raspberries, Jl 25ffll 50: straw
berries. SI 151 K: gooseberries, St 10(31 25: toma
toes, mmiXc; salmon, 1-lb. Jt 25l SO: blackber
ries, 7C30c: succotash. 2-lb cans, soaked, Soc; do
standard. 2-lb cans. SI ZVSi 60: corned beef, 2-B
cans. SI 7.V3I 80: do. M-fl, J13 CO: roast beef. 2-lb.
SI 73: chipped beef, 1-lb cans. Jl nyS2 CO; bake I
beans, Jl 25(31 50: lobsters. 1-tt), $2 25; mackerel,
fresh. 1-lb. Jl 00: broiled. Jl SO: sardines, domestic.
Ms, ?4 10: Ms, J3 25: &s. mustard. $3 2i; Imported.
iii, I050312 50: Imported. Ks. J180U323 00; canned
apples, 3-Ib, 7075c; gallons, J2 9W33 00.
Provisions.
Large hams
Medium
Small
Trimmed
Shoulders, sugar-cured....
ltacou shoulders
Dry salt shoulders ,
Breakfast bacon
Extra do
Clear sides, smoked
Clear bellies, smoked
Pork, heavy,
Light
Dried beef, knuckles ,
Hounds
Sets
Flats
Lard (pure), tierces
Tubs
Two50-lb cases
T.ard (refined), tierces
Half barrels
Tubs
Pails
Two 50-lb cases
Tlirce-lb cases
Fivc-lb cases
Ten-lb cases
S 115.'
12
12H
12H
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Dairy Products.
HCTTER Elgin creamery. 28!$29c: other brands,
2627c: choice to fancy country roll. 231325c: fair
to medium grades, 16320c: low grades, 12315c;
cooking. 11(31 lc: grease. 68c.
CiiEESE-Ohio. lMaSUKic: New York. HiSllc:
fancy Wisconsin Swiss, blocks, I415c: do bricks.
lKSIlc: Wisconsin swelt7er. In tubs. 1313c;
limburger, liailMc: Ohio Swiss. 125I3C
Eggs and Poultry.
EGGS Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Oh!o,20
21c: storage stock, 18(310c.
POULTRY Live Spring chickens. 45a.-oc per
pair for smalt to medium sized and 63fiSc lor extra
large: old chickens. 70S0e: ducks. 70.380c: geese,
7ori3M 00. Dressed Chickens, 1416c lb; ducks,
1C17C
Berries, Fr-nlts and Vegetables.
Cranberries were quoted to-day at. $2 75
3 00 per box for Cape Cod and $2 502 75 for
Jersey. A few huckleberries were on sale
at $1 25 per pail and 6570c per basket.
With the exception of peaches fruit was In
good supply and a noted a3 follows: Apples,
$2 50JJ3 OOperbbl. for good to cholco and
$1 502 25 for common to fair stock; quinces.
75S5c per half-bushel basket; peaches, $1 23
i 50 per crnte and 5075c per basket; Cali
lornia peaches, $1 25(1 50 per case; pears,
$2 2C2 75 per ken, 50 752 per baske": plum'.
Damson and Get man prune, 7385c per
basket: Lombatd, CBfi!C5c;ginpes were firmer
at 12015c for 4 and 5-lb. baskets and 23023s
for b and 10-lb. basket: loinons, $5 25i 75
per box: bananas, $1 002 00 per bunch.
Cabbage was reported a littlo better stock,
bntpricK wete unchanged at $1 25QI 50 per
bl! and$67 per 100: onions wero easier at
$2 75ffi2 So per bbl and S5Q90C per bu; turnips.
$2 ml 25 per bbl and $1 2.'.Ql 35 per Jfbbl
bask--:; carrots, Jl 752 00 per bol; Celery,
2(g35c per dozen: tomatoes, 7075c perbu.
Enriianknnd Ro-e potntne. were qnoted
at $2 252 50 per bbl and S085c per bn. Jer
sey S- eets, ft 7J3 00 per bbl; Baltimore do.,
$2 252 50.
Fish.
Hair I Or.
mackerel. Bbls bbis bbis Palls Palls
2?0 lb I0O lb 50-Id I0-Ib 20-Ib
Extra No. 1 mess.... M 00 $14 4o'j 7 40 J 1 CO 1 IS
Extra No. I shore.... 26 Oi 13 40 9u 150 113
Kx. No. 2 large shore 20 00 M 40 5 40 12 1 70
Ex. No.2med. snore 18 00 9 40 4 90 111) 155
No. 3 large 15 30 8 111 4 27 100 140
No. 3 small 10 M 5 50 3 OJ 75 1 65
Hound Herring
Halrhbls. loo lb
Potomac herring
Ilarrcls
Half barrels
Holland herring
Kegs
Lake herring
lUUbbls. 70 H
Quarter bbls, S01D
palls, 15 lb
PalU.loIb
White llsh-
llalfbbls. 701b
Quarter bb:s, 301b
Ialls. 13 lb
Palls. 10 lb
llusslan sardines
Hairbuls, 1001b
Kegs
Whole codfish
Large, per lb
Medium, per lb
Boneless codfish
2ii-lh boxes, l(32-lb bricks, per lb ,
20-lb boxes, l:-lb bricks, choice....,
J2 90
400
225
50
20
lis
65
50
500
2 40
125
90
800
50
6 (30X
8 Sh
New York 3Ietal Market.
New York, Sept. 29. Pis iron quiet and
steady: American, J13 O0Q15 5a Copper dull;
lake. $10 OOfail 05. Lead steadv: domestic,
$4 00S4 05. Till firm: straits, $20 3020 40.
SICK nRADACHB-carte,., Lmia UTer rnll
BiCK HKADACHK-a,,.,,,., iMe LlT(!r nllJ.
SICK HEADACIir.-ClirtFr.( Little Liver Pills.
KICK UsUDAClllie-c,,,,, Ulllt ur nm.
iiMO-Mwrta
LIVESTOCK.
Cattle Slow, Hogs Finn and Sheep Steady all
the Central Yards.
East Liberty, Pa., Sept. 29.
Cattle Receipts, 630 head: shipments,
540 head; market slow ana unchanged. Na
cattle shipped to New York to-day.
Iloos Receipts. 2,900 head; shipments, 2.401)
head; market firm: Fhiladelphias, $5 70Q
5 SO; mixed, $5 655 70; best Yorkers, $5 50
6 CO: common to lair, $5 255 40; grassers.
$4 905 20. Seven cars hogs shipped to Nevr
York to-day.
Spxep Eoceipts, 200 head: shipments,
500 head; market fair atyesterday's prices.
By Associated Press.!
Chicago The Evning Journal reports?
Cattle Heceipts, 17,000 head; shipments, 4,500
head: good natives in demand, others neej
lect'd; best natives. $3j005 50: others, $2 73
4 73; Texans, $1 852 SO; Westerns, $2 60
4 05: stockcrs, $2 C03 60: cows. $1 002 60.
Hosrs Receipts. 23,000 head; shipments, 7.50Q
head; market 5415c lower; rough and com.
mon, $4 903 10; packers $5 205 30; prima:
heavy and butchers' weishts, $5 455 65j
light. $5 25Q5 53: skipi and pizs, $4 255 00.
Sheep Receipts, 10,000 head; shipments,
1,300 head; market dull; natives, $3 754 75;
Westerns. $3 804 35: fed Texans, $4 150
1 25; Iambs, $3 505 55.
New York Beeves Ueceipts, 676 head,
all for export; no trade: leelinjr weak;
dressed beef steady at 7Sc per lb: ship
ments to-day, 950 beeves: to-morrow, 243
beeves. Calves ReceiDts, 441 head: markets
steadv; vcals,$5 OOlfJS 23 per .00 lbs: crrnssers
$2 502 62J; Western calves, $3 OOigi 00.'
Sheep and Iambs Heceipts, 9,364 head;
sheep steadv: lambs is per lb lower; sheep
sold nt $4 00Q5 40 per 100 lbs: lambs all
$5 006 50; dres-ed mntton stpadr at 79Kq
per lb: dressed Iambi weak at 910c. Hoga
Receipts, 5,830 head, incltniin 2 cars for
sale; murket steady at $5 0T6 00 per 100 lbs..
Kansas City Cattle Receipts, 8,800 heads
shipments, 4,800 head; good cattle were
steady: others almost unsalable; dressed,
beef and shipping steers. ?3 25i 00; cows,
51 453 20: Texas and Indian steers, $2 13j
stockers and feeders, $2 0U3 55. Hogs Re
colpt", 6,000 head: shipments, 1,300 head; mar
ket was strong to 5c burlier, closing with tho
mitn lost: all crades, $3 OPJJ5 35: bulk, $5 10,
5 25. Sheep Receipts, 3,30u head;shlpments;,
300 head. Tho market was dull and steady'
lambs, $3 25.
Buffalo-Cattle-Recelpts. 123 loads through,
2 sale: market slow and lower: rood fat cows,
52 15: Iieifets at $3 00Q2 15. Ilw-Receipts,
67 loads through, 12 sale: market excited
and hichen heavy grades cornfed, $5 70
5 75. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 9 loads
thromrh, 19 sale; market slow for sheep,
firmer for lambs; choice to fancy wethers,
$4 905 25; lambs, native, cholco" to lancy,'
$5 5'Jft'o 75.
Cincinnati Hogs stronjer at $4 405 60: re
ceipts, 2,150 head: shipments, 1,400 head,
Cattle steadv at SI 504 75: receipts, 870 head;
shipment?, 500 head. Sheop strong at $3 00
3 00; receipts, 660 head; shipments, COJ
head. Lambs strong at $4 005 50.
I0WEE PEICES EXPECTED
For Bessemer Pig Iron and Steel Billet
in the Piftsburs District.
New York, Sept. 29. Special. The Jrcn
Ag- says: The Lake Superior ore trade re'
mains in tbe condition which has character-,
lzed it for some time and in many respects
is tbe key to the situation in the West, mak
ing sellers of Bessemer piir and of billets
content to look into the future of low prices
with somo complacency. Tiio firmer atti
tude of some of the Southern furnaces has
caused consumers in the West, and notably
in Cincinnati, to take advantage of offers at
tbe old flsures by other lurnacoq. Our Cin
cinnati correspondent reports sales a2gre
gating60,0C0 tons, the cast-iron pipe makers
having lieen prominent buyers.
There have been quite a numberof large)
sales or Bessemer pis in the Piitsburz dis.
trict, with the conviction growing that $13 75
is now top notch, from which concessions
are readily available. For steel billets $22 50
is now an open price in the district, nc
which somo considerable sales arc ronoried.
Buyers expect to do better, and some of
them are still holding off, their position be
ins Justified by the reports of offers at $22 00.
The weakening in the billets has been re
flected in wlro rods, of which a large blocls'
has been sold in Pittsburg at $30 50. Tho
large wrought iron pipe contracts'
placed some weeks since in Pittsburg
have had their effect upon the muck bar
and skelp markets. East as well as West, tha
Pittsburg mills having slipped into tho
Eastern markets with overflow orders. Somo
good plate orders have been given out, bus
the capacity of the Eastern mills Is so lnrso
that they are apain active competitors in'
the Western markets. Bars are inclined to
be weak in all tho leading markets. There,
is little better feolim: in old material.
The metal markets display little that ia
or.couragiui;. Copper is drawing, tin is
easing off. lead is qniet, spelter is tending'
downward and tin plates continue dull.
Growling Again.
A London paper comments unfavorably
upon the silence of Fresldent-Roberts.of tb.9
Pennsylvania Railroad, when In London.'
English stockholders had hoped to interro
gate htm npon questions of policy, but!
hoped in vain, and now tbe paper finds that:
under Pennsylvania law no individual can
act as a proxy lor more than three persons,
and it concludes that it will be necessary to
cnarter tho combined White Star and,
Cunard fleets in order to convey holders of
English stock of the Pennsylvania road to'
Philadelphia to get the vote recorded. Tho
London stockholders need not be to thaC,
expense comments the Boston Herald, lot'
dummies can be hired to use the proxies aC
50 cents per capita on this side of the ocean.
Nor should Enzlish stockholders take It to
heart that an American railroad president;,
declines to put himself in position to ba
catechised. In the United Status the obli
gation of railway managers to shareholders
rests very ihrhtly upon official shoulders
The shareholder here is supposed to acceps
whatever is told to him once a year in tha
annual report, to subscribe liberally to new
Usue3 ot securities and ask no questions.
Cotton.
New York, Sept. 29. Cotton strongj
middling uplands, 7c: middling Orleans,
7 11-lGc: sales, 500 bales. Futures closed bare
ly steuuy: sales, 192,500 bales; Sentember,'
nominal; October, 7.5ic: November, 7.61c: Do-;
cember, 7.74c; January, 7.86c; February, 7.9Sc;
JIaich, 8.09c; April, 8.19c; 51uy, 8.29c: June.
8.59c.
Galvestojt, Sept. 29. Cotton steady; mid.
dling, 7J-aC; low niiudlimr, 7c; ood ordi
nary, (c; net and gross leceipts, 7,3s3 bales;
exports" to th continent, 4,478 bales; sales.!
1,282 bales; spinners, 35 bales; stock, 79,873
bales.
New Orleans. Sept. 29. Cotton easy and!
irregular; middlinir, 7 7- 13c: low middling, 7c
good ordinary, 6c: net receipts, 2,565 bales
gross receipts, 3,716 bales; export-, to the con
tinent, 1,150 bates, sales, 2,709 bales; stock.
71,062 bales.
Closing Philadelphia Quotations-
Eld. Asked
Pennsylvania 555f 65 '
Reading 2aJ, 28 1J-14
HulTalo, New York Philadelphia.. 7) 8
Lehigh Valley 5J SOU
Lehigh Navigation '-SJi 54
Philadelphia and Erie 3u 31
Northern PaclHc common I9S 18
Northern Pacific preferred M 50
When Baby was sick, wo gave hor Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Cajtoria
DANIEL M'CAFFREY.
CHOICE TIMOTHY HAY.
Car Lots a Specialty.
233 AND 240 FIFTH AVENUE,
se9-D PITTSTIURO.
ItKOKEKS FINANCIAL.
ESTABLISHED 18S4.
John M. Qakley & Co.,
BANKERS AND BROKERS,
45 SIXTH ST.
Direct prlvato wire to New York and Chi
cnga. Member New York, Chicago and Pitts
bun: Exchanges.
Local securities bought and sold for CASb.
or carried on liberal margins.
Investment;. made at our discretion and.
dividends paid quarterly.
Interest paid on balanco (since lSSS.)
Honey to loan on call.
Inlurmatlon books on all markets mailed,'
on application. le7
Whitney & Stephenson,
57 Fourth Avenua
p0-