WWHBHS-hIPReM M . ? "BEARS CHANGE FROST iOn Good Reports About Railway Earnings and the Corn Crop, AKD EVERYTHING MOVES TIP Under the Lead of New England, Reading nnd the Industrials. EAILROAD BONDS ACTIVE AND HIGHER XewYoek, Oct. 4. Not,In months has the Hew York Stock Exchange presented such a sjene of activity and excitement as to-day. From the very opening to the close the dealings were animated. At times the market was positively buoyant and the orders executed for ont-of-town account were responsible to an unnsual extent for the strength that prevailed. There was a sharp upward turn in prices at the opening, owing to an attempt oh the part of a large bear interest to cover a line of shorts in the grangers. The Bock Island statement for September, which was made public to-day, together with reports that the bulk of the corn crop was safe beyond peradventure from frost, induced the bears to change front. The buying of Hew York and Hew Eng land was as pronounced as ever in the early part of the day. The reports connecting the company with the Boston and Maine and Beading were again put afloat. Tbey were denied bv persons in interest, bat after the close of business hours it developed that a deal had been consummated, at least according to those having Intimate relations with tbe Beading andSew England roads. According to these statements, the Sow England has neither been absorbed nor leaded, but lias mads a satisfactory traffic arrangement with the Reading and Boston and Maine which will mure to the benefit of all three companies. New England stock advanced 2J per cent to 4 but later dropped to U and closed at 45& Heading vas prominent and on enormous purchases bv Philadelphia houses supposed to have full knowledge ot the new alliance with the New England sold up to within a fraction of CO. Chicago Gas moved up 1. The local pool appears to be marking up the price chiefly ou the strength of the short interest created by the renewal of litigation against the com panv. General Electric jumped from 113 to 117 on the announcement that the United States Court of Appeals had affirmed the decision of the Ion er court iu the incan descent vacuum lamp bull) suit. Distilling and Cattle Feedinc and National Cordage were also higher on talk of enormous earn ing and a probable Increase in dividends on the last named. About 1 o'clock the list was buoyant, especially for Burlington and Qulncy, Bock Island, Northern 1'acltlc preferred and Beading. The sharp rise, however, brought out offerings to take profit. The ro6m was quick to perceive this, and piomptly took measures calculated to force additional liquidation. 'I he decline from the highest pointor the day -was rqual to 2 in Distill ing, 2 in New England, 1 in General Elec tric, 1 in Lake Shore and K and in the lemainder of tbe list. At the close the mar ket was steadier again at a lecoveryof Railroad bonds were in brisk request throughout and prices generally were higher. The Kichrnond Terminal issues continued to advance on the improved pros pects of the company. Noithern Pacific 5s declined 3 to 74 on the formal dissolution of the syndicate in the bonds. Government bonds wcio dnll and firm. Close of the list: U. S. 4s rcg 114'M- K. & T. Gen. 5s. 47 an. 4s coup u-hi Mutual union es.... 112 0(1. 100J Northern l'ac. lsts. licif Pacific Cs of 95 Louisiana sl'p'd 4s, . Tend, new sett. 6s. . do. do. 5s . fio. do. 3s. Ca.iadaSo. 2nds.... evn. Pacificists.... Den. 4 K. U. lts... ao. do 4 .... Erie 2nds II, K. & X. Gee. 4s. Hid. iu; 94 101 101 75V 102 103 119 84U 105 79s do. do. 2nds 114 Northw't'nConsols 138 do. deb'ts5 108 St. L.& I.M.Gen. 5s 834 Sf-L. &S.F. G.M. 109 St. Paul Consols... 127Jf b. P., C-SPac lsts 119 T. P. L.G.Tr. ltcts 85 IT. P. FG,Tr..Rcts 32 Onion l'ac. lsts.... 108T6 West Shore. 1025 Mining shares closed as follows: Cholor Crown Point Con. Cal. and Va., Deadwood Gould and Carrr.. TolOphlr. 90Plvmouth 350 bierra Nevada.. 1M, Standard 125U&lon Con 210 Yellow Jacket.. .. 2S5 .. 50 .. 180 .. 13) .. 130 .. 80 .. 60 .. 300 ..16C0 II ale and Norcfoss. Homes take... 31etlcan...... Norlh Mart.., Ontario........ 1400lron Silver ISO Quicksilver cw'tjuicksllrer pfd., 3300Bulwer. . 30 tAsked. Total sales Df stocks to-day were 549.400 share, including: Atchison, 14,S0O; Chicago Gas, 45,000; Erie, 7,000; Hocking Vallev, 5,400: Louisville nnd Nashville, 9,300; Missouri Pacific 7,300; Northwestern, 3 409; Northern Pacific prelerred. 30.500: New Enclund, 87,200; Heading, 102,730: Itiohmond aud West Point. JSS01; St. Paul, 25.800; Union Pacific, 8,000; Western Onion, 400. The following table shows the prices of active Etocks on the New York btock Exchange, cor rected dally for the PrrrsBuno Dispatch by Wliitnev A Stephenson, oldest Pittsburg members 01 New York btock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: CI os- Close Open High Low lng. Oct. lug. est. est. bid. 3. Am. Cotton Oil 45 45 45 4S3" 4A Am. Cotton Oil, pfd. &W 82H 81 82 8ii Am. buear K. Co.... 110'4 lllii log's 1W 110 Am.tu(rarK.Co..prd 103 103 102 102.1 102 Alcli.. Top. A. S. i. 33 29H 33H 3SJ6 3SH Canadian Paciac 86 864 Canadu bouthern.... 57 57M 57 57 5bJt Ceulral of New J.... 1S2 132 131 131 131 Central Pacific 29S4 29' 29 29 285( Chesapeake & Ohio.. 23 23H 23S 3'A 2ZH (.ill. lstpld 01 61 60)4 60S 60 C. iO Id pfd 40 41 Chicago Gas Trust .. 831$ 84K 3 t3 82SS C.Bur. .t Qulncy... 99'4 100 OIX 991 9s1 C. .Mil St. Paul.. 781 781 78 781 77 C , M 4 St. P.. prd. 122& 122 122 1221 122)4 C. Kock. L P 801 8J 80 81M 80 C. bt. P.. SI. A O... 5JM 53X 525s 52SJ S2& C.b. P.. f. AO.pfd 119 hi. & Northwestern 114K 115)4 1WA 1UH 114 Chi. A North.pld 141 141 C C . C. i 1 021 G31 62H 6IX 011 Col. Coal Jfc Iron 43', 431 421 V-H 425 .ol. A Hicklng Val. ?J)S 30 30 301 30J, Dil., Lack. & West' 1531 154 153.1 1531 1511 Del. A Hudson 135 136 135 1341 1331 Den. i. Klo Grande. 17 17 17 17 17)j D. AK.G. pld 50V 51 E0 501 49 Dls. AC, F. Trust... 59.1 59V STH 53! 59& l:. T.. Va. A Ga. 41 K.T..V. A G-. 1st pfd 32 Illinois Central 98 98 98 97 83 Lake Erie A West... 23 23 Lake Erie & W. pfd. 751 75 L. fc. AM.t 131H 1331 131M 1321 ia1 Louisville & Nash... 673 6s3a 07 C75i 67 Mich Central 107 107 107 JC7 101W SIobllcA Ohio 36 351 Mi.sourl Paclllc 621 62 eih TvationalCord'eCo. IS41 184 134M 1341 133 Nat. OlgeCo. pref. 120 1201 120 1201 11SS, National Lead Co... 44 451 41)4 44 441 Nat. Lead Co. pref. 94 94 911 New York Central.. 109 109X 109 lC9k 109 N. Y-. C. A St. L 161 13 N.Y".,C-Abt.L.lstpr .' 72 72 N.Y..CAst.L. idpr 335,' 321 H. Y.. L. E. & W... 25 25 256 23 251 N. Y. AN. E 441 461 441 451 '4 N. T.. O A W 184 18, lb 1S 161 Nor. A West, prerd 391 9V North American Co. 12?i 12 12 121 121 Northern Pacific.... 19 19X 19 18 1SH Nrth. Tac prerd. 51 52JS 605 51 50?- Ohio A Mississippi 19 Oregon Jnipr'vem'nt 22 21,1 PacTBcMall SOX 31 S0i 301 30H 1'eo., Dec. A Evans. 181 18V 181 181 181 I'lills- A Heading.... 361 SS 5S!4 -59 81 P.. C. O. A St. L.... 21.1 211 20)4 201 II PC.C.ASt.L..prd 60 591 Pullman Palace Car. 195V, 1931 1951 196 195 Kiel!. A W. P. T..... 91 10 S'A 9J 9 B. A W. P. T., pfd . 42 44 411 41 40,1 bU Paul A Duluth.... ili 43)s 41)4 4J1 41 M. P. A Duluth. pld 103 103 Bt. P.. XHn. A Jlan.. 114 1131 Texas PaciSc 12ki 12,1 12J "121 12 Union PacflC..., S31 391 391 39,1 391 Wabasl 11 111 11 111 10's Walia.ll, JlM 24i 25 24 241 245, Western Union 9,11 97 901 90)i 9tk' Wheeling AL. E.... 26 27 261 26 251 W. A L. E., pfd 691 70 031 67H 68)4 It. AO 933, 94 931 93 W. E. A M. Co.. As 72 76?f Ex-dlvidend. A BULGE Ef WHEAT. Corn. Oats Fork and Lard Also Bnle Somexvliat Higher. Chicago. Oct. 4L A cent bulge in wheat sustained to the finish was the feature on 'Change to-day. Corn gained Jc October poi k and lard are up 12Jc The presumably cornered October ribs were stationary at last night's figures. - Decidedly more life was manifested in wheat than for some time past. The open ing was about Jc higher than the closing figures or yestciday, ruled strong and prices were advanced about a more, closing Pteady within 14c of top prices. Tho impiovement was attributed to stronger English cables and to the decrease in the quantity of wheat and flour on ocean pasa-e as reported by JJeerbohm. Local reoclpts wero under the estimate. Tho io- celpts, too, in the Northwest showed, some let np and operators expect a still greater falling (iff in the movement in that section, Keport" from abroad said that the thresh ings in England were very disappointing. The wheat was of poor quality and English millers were In great need of dry foreign -wheat. It was also reported on the floor that William Dunn had worked a canto for Europe at Is advance on former quotations. The amount of wheat and flour on passage showed a decrease during the week of 508, 000 bushels. Corn -was stronger and higher, the receipts falling considerably below the estimates. Tbe shipping demand remains active and the out-lnspeotion continues heavy, 440.000 bushels being reported to-day. Another reason' for the strength was lound tn the strong tone which ruled in the wheat and provision markets. The Liverpool masket was quoted & lower, but it was said that stotks there and in other British ports are light, and that there is a likelihood of agood export demand this winter. The dry weather is reported as already affecting pas tures in the west, and this would mean a more liberal feeding of corn to stock. East ern markets are said to be poorly supplied with corn and there is a good demand from that source, as is evidenced by the liberal daily shipments from hero. Oats followed corn pretty closely through out the session, and was finally quoted at from Ho to c above recent figures. The nrovfslon market onened with only a light trade, and that was the condition of the market throughout the session. Firm ness should perhaps be added to the day's market characteristics. The cliques In com mand of the ribs and lard deals still main tained their ascendancy and prevented any trading, except of the character which is usually described as having a string to It. Freights were steady at the recent ad vance. A good business was done at 2c for wheat and 2c for corn to Buffalo. Cash Quotations were as follows! Flour ouiet and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat. 7SJ673Vcs No. 3 spring wheat, 6? 63c; No. 2 red. 78735c: No. 2 corn. 44K"i No.2 oats, 81$c; No. 2 white, S3c; No.3 white, 29S0c; No. 2 rye. 55Vc: No. 2 barley, 62gl63c; No.3, f.o. b., 4460c: No. 4, f. o. b., 3S50c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1 071 03: prime timothv seed, '$1 57; mess pork, per barrel, $11 00 11 05; lard, per 100 lbs , $8 35; short ribs sides (loose), $7 7010 15: dry salted Bboulders (boxed),$7 107 20; short clear sides (boxed), $7 958 00; whlky, distillers' finished goods, per gallon, $1 15; sugars, out loaf, un changed: granulated unchanged; standard "A" unchanged; No. 3 corn, 43Jc Becelpts Flour, 20,000 bairels; wheat, 459,000 bushols; corn, 632.000 bushels; oats, 6S3.000 bushels; rye, 27,000 bushels; barley, 22,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 6,000 barrels; wheat, 109,000 bushels; corn, 322,000 bushels: oats, 295 000 bushels; rye, 3,000 bushels; barley, 67,000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-day the but ter market was quiet and easier; creamery, 1924e: dalrv,.1622c Eggs steady: Btrictly fresh, 1919fc. Range of the leading features, furnished by JobwT; M. Oakley & Co., bankers and brokers. No. t'l Bixtu street: Open- Hlgb-I Low. Clos-1 Close Articles. ing. est. est. lng. Oct. 3 WlIEAT. October December. ... May COBS. October December.. . May OATS. October , November..... May Pork. Octoler , January .... ., Laud. October Jannarv SHORT BIBS, Ortnhpr I? 73 ?6 73 76 73H 72f 75 603 43K 44) 4754 SI 32! 35 Vb VB$ 81M SIX 82 44 445 45'4 43H 31 W 36H 44 m A 443S 47 sm 32JS1 45 484 ZIH S1H 47 31 32 &b 10S5 1105 10 95 1100 1212)4" 10 87 1197 12 02) 12 12 12 024 7 30 6 97 8 40 7 02 830 6 97 10 15 6 27)4 835 8 20 6 97 7C2s 10 15 6$:!- 10 20 10 20 10 15 January ( 6 27X 635 6 27 GENERAL MARKETS. New Tork Flour, Receipts, 53,000 pack ages: gxports,13,300 barrels; 15,600 sacks;mar ket dull and -neak; sales, 6,300 barrels. Cork Meal Quiet and steady. Wheat Receipts, 311,000 bushels; exports, 2?9,000 bushels: sales, 940,000 bushels futures; 41,000 bushels spotjflrmer, dnll; No. 2 red,76Vo store and elevator: 79Kc afloat; 80Jio f. o. b; No.3 red. 72Va73c;ungiaded 'red, 72J(S!80c; No. 1 Northern. 85Wc; No. 2Northern, TSJc; Na 2 Chicago, Ec; 5o. 2 Milwaukee, 7lc. Options wero dull; o higher and firm; options steady at Jc advance on a decrease lnamonnton pas-sage, advanced JJoon shorts covering and n lth the strength at the West. No. 2 led October, 78791-16c: closing, 79c: Dcember, 81 7-16S2c; closing, 2c: Jay, giS9yc, closing, 8Sc. . Rte Steady and quiet. Harlet Dnll. Barley Malt Dull and steady. Cork Receipts, 125.000 bushels; exports, 109.000 bushels; sales, 700,000 bushels futures, 97,000 bushels spot; spot firmer and moder ately active; No. 2, 6151Kc elevator: 52 o-iac ancat; ungraded mixed, MJi&Mc. Options wero very slow, rather irrezulnr with Chlcaro. closing Arm at iz advnnce; October, 5151Je, closing at51s;No7ember, 51 15-1652Jc, closing at 52Jic; December, o- id-loogc, closing at oatc. Oats Receipts, 207,000 bushels; exports, 300 bu; sales, 155,000 bushels futures, 135,000 bush elss pot. Snot quiet and firmer. Options steadier and dull: October. 3636o, clos ing at36JaC; November, 37375c, closing at 37Kc; December. 383Sc, closing 3SJJC: No. 2 wlilte, S939Vc; mixed Western, 3638c; white do, 3946c: No. 2 Chicago, 37c. IIat quiet and easy: good to choice, 75 85c ( Hops quiet and arm. Groceries Coffee Options opened barely steady nt 10 to 20 points ilown, closed steady at 20 to SO down; sales. 25.750 bags, including October, 14 45 14 50c; November, 14.40H 45c; December, H 3514.45c; Januarv. 14.35(S14.45c; March, 14.C014.40c: May, 14.10i4.20c; August, 14.10c. Spot Rio steady and quiet; No. 7 1B0. Sugar, raw a shade lower, closing firm: sales, 1.723 hogsheads Muscovado, S3 test.at 3c and 782 bags centrifugals, 96 test, at 3c; tefined quiet and steady. Molasses, New Orleans dull and steady. Rice in fair demand and Arm. Cottonseed Oil steady and quiet. Tallow steady and quiet. Eosix dull and steady. TurpeiiTike qniet and steady. Egos dull and weak, Western prime, 21i 21Jc; do poor, per case, $4 004 50; receipts, 7,809 packages. Hoo Products Pork firm and quiet. Cut meats strong: pickled bellies, 8J9c; do shoulders, 67c Middles quiet and firmer; short clear, $S 35 for October. Lard higher and dull; Western steam closed at $3 65 nominal; sale-", S50 tierces at $3 55: option sales, 250 tiei ces October at $8 50 asked; November, $7 77, closing at $7 79 bid; De cember. $7 32 bid; January, $7 30 bid. Dairt Products Butter quiet and steady; Western creamerv, 1824c; Elgin, 24K Cheese quiet and steady. Philadelphia Flour slow. Wheat firm; No. 2 red, October, 75$f76c; November, 77M 773c; December, 79793c; January, 81Kc Corn, options quiet and firm with light offer ings; local carlots steady: demand very moderate; Na 3 mixed in grain aepot, 50a; Na 2 high mixed In grain depot, 52c: Na 2 mlxcd.October, 50c: November, 50j51c; December, 505OVc; January, 49J50c. Oats, carl ots Arm, tnough quiet; futures dull and unchanged: No. 2 mixed, S636Jc; No. 3 white, S6J37c; No. 2 white; 39Jc Butter Arm for flue goodb; Pennsvlvania creamerv extra, 25c; Pennsylvania print extra, 2831c. Eggs Arm nudlngood demand: Pennsylvania Arsts, 22K23c. Toledo Wlieat dull and ArmeRNo. 2 cash, 74c; October, 71KC; December, 77Jc; May, 82c Corn dull and steady; No. 2 cash, 44c; No. 3, 44c Oats dull; cash, 32c Rve dull; cash. 55c Cloverseed active and steady: prime, cash, October and November, $6 30; December, $6 35; January, $6 42: March, $6 55. Receipts Flour, 246 barrels: wheat, 197.244 bushels: corn, 419,072 bushels; oats, 1,972 bushels; rye, 9,539 bushels; clover seed, 678 bushels. Shipments Flour, 2,209 barrels; wheat, J22.1C3 bushels; corn, 21,600 bushels; oats, 400 bnshels; rve, 2,492 bushels; cloveiseed, 600 bushels. St. Louis Flo ur unchanged. Wheat opened firm and advanced steadily, closing J gJ6c above yestei day: cash , 69c: October ciosed 69c; December, TSJc; Mav. 79c. Corn fol low ed wheat and closed Jlc above yester day: cash and October, 4Jc: December, 41f 41Vic: vear, 40c; May, 43c. Oats higher; cast, 80c asked: October, 30c; Mav, S5c Rye quiet at 680 bid. Barley qniet; Iowa sold at C0c Bran quiet 60c on east track. Hay unchanged. Flaxseed, ?1 04. Cornmeal qniet at $2 102 15. Kansas Cltj- Wheat in demand and firmer to higher; No. 2 hard, old.Wc; new,WK61(Cc: No. 2 red. 63J64c Corn weak ancf lower; No. 2 mixed. Hl&i1c: No. 2 white, 40c Oats weak: No. 2 mixed0 26 2PVcr. No. 2 white, 28K30c Eggs Arm at 16c. Receipts Wheit, 149,000 bnsbels: corn, 9.000 bnshels: oats. 44.000 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 60,opo bushels; corn, 14,000 bushels; oats, 2,000 bushels. aillwaukee Flour quiet. Wheat firmer; Decemler,71Jc; No. 2 spring.76c; Na 1 North ern, 7Sc Coin quiet: No. 3, 44c Oats steady; Na 2 white, 33J34c; No. 3 white, 3132a Barley quiet; October, 61c: sample, 40gie0c llyo steady; Na L 63c Receipts Flour, 11.0C0 bairols; wheat, 96,000 bushels; Darley, 97,000 bushels. Shipments Flour. 14,000 bar rels: wheat, 9.000 bnshels; barley, 24,000 bushels. Cincinnati-Flonr slow nnd easy. Wheat etiong; No. 2 red, 74c:. receipts, 6,010 bnshels: shipments, 5,625 bushels. . Corn stronger: Na 2 mixed, 46c Oats stronger: No. 2 mixed, SSJfc Rye stronger; No. 2, 61c Pork firm ac til 00. Lard scarce and firm at J7 75. . Bnlkmeats strong. Whisky steady? sales, 9J3 barrels at $1 13. Butter weak, Egs weak nt 16c Sugar loner. Cheese steady and una. iiacuD una at 9tf wk - I SOME HEAVY TRADING In K umber of tbe leading Shares -of the Local List. P. & B. TRACTION MOST PROMINENT, Followed by Philadelphia Company and Electric Second Preferred. THE MTTEE WEAKENS AT THE CLOSE Tuesday, Oct 4. Tbe calm was succeeded by a storm, Tbe dullness yesterday was followed by marked animation to-day. Activity characterized tbe market, both on and off 'Change, but, as -was the case yesterday, there were about as many weak points as strong ones, though the majority of changes were declines. The shares most prominent in the trading were Philadelphia Company, P. & R. traction, 'Westinghouse Electric first and sesond preferred and Pleasant Valley Eailway. lhe feature of. the day, perhaps, was presented by P. & B. traction. One broker alone sold ISO shares of the stock on 'Change and ' con siderable of it changed hands in the street and office transactions, the price not only holding its own but advancing and closing above 23. A little talk was heard about pairing orders, eto , but the buying orders executed were very evidently for inside ao count, the stock being wantod for voting purposes at the approaching annual meeting of the company. A good deal of this buying, it was said, was for the account of the Phila delphia clique ", Philadelphia Company was rather freely offered, but it was well absorbed and the stock closed Arm at about the opening price. There wero sales after the close at 22U,which was the official closing bid, but it did not look as if it would go much, if any, below that price. Electric closed weak and lower under the inAuence of the action of the Court of Ap peals of New York in sustaining the Circuit Court's decision in the case of the Edison Electric Light Company against the United States Electric Light Com pany, one of the Westinghouse Elec tric's leased companies, and if tho stock should sag further, as seems probable, Philadelphia Comnanv mav svmnathizo 'with it to a certain extent. Electric closed weakest in the Easr. Pleasant Vallev Railwnv closed looking n. little soft, presumably because of tho Max well verdict against the company, but H. M. Long bid 25 lor 500 shares despite the verdict. During the last call, and after bidding 26 for a small lot of P. & a. traction, W. I. Mns tin, of George B. Hill &. Ca, offered 500 shares of that stock at 26. During the day he also offered all the Philadelphia Company the crowd wouldtake at 22J, and A J. Lawrence uiu ii4 ior ow snai es. " The market's Movements. V Westinghouse Electric second preferred sold at 38 at the first and second calls, and was offered down to 38 at the last Doard, with Slii ia- The closing bid on the New York Stock Exchange was 36. The first sale of Philadelphia Company was at 22. This was followed bv a number at 22Ji and tho close was at 22K22J, with sales at 22J after the close. Central traction sold at 29. which was the only quotation made. The initial transaction in P. & B. traction was 600 shares at 26, Carothers to Spronl & Co. At the third call the same seller dis posed of 250 shares more at2fnnd the stock closed looking strong at 26W.&J. Pleasant Vallev Railway sold at 25 and closed at 2512d- Electric scrip sold at 93 per cent and the first preferred at 60. Among the shares not traded in United States Glass was steady to firm, Airbrake was qnotod at 13S140 ex-dividend; Electrio unassented was off to 23 bid. Citizens' trac tion was strong at C3CSi, with a sale off 'Change at 63; People's Natural Gas was hishor at 28 bid. Luster was barely steady at 8SH Dnquesne traction was all but completely neglected and others were feat ureless. ' Unlisted street railway securities closed as follows: P. '& R. traction, 26)2n)4; P., A. & M. traction, 44U45: Dnquesne traction, 2929Ji! do. 5s. 101 bid. Allegheny Valley preferred was offered at 14 and American Brake at 60. TVestinghouse Electric A telegram from New York states that the United States Court of Appeals in the case of tbe Edison Electric Light Company against the United States Electric Light Company.for an infringement of a patent on the incandescent vacuum lamp bulb ana for damages and royalties, had affirmed the decision of the lower court, which was in favor of tbe Edison Company. The United States Company being leased by the West inghouse Electric Company, tbe decision affects the latter, as it had been operating under thepitent for the infringement of which the leased company stands convicted. The decision was known on 'Change this afternoons but, while Electriosoftenod under its Influence, it was thought to have been discounted more or less by the drop from close to 40. What the full effect will be remaius to be seen in tho course of tho stock following a perfect understanding of the decision and to what extent the company will suffer by it. Tho pop ular impression seems to be that the West inghouse Company will be compelled to pay a largo sum of money in the way of royalty lor past operations under the patent; but one of the officials of the company, while declining to talk much about the matter until he bad read the decision, volunteered the statement that the Westinghouse Com pany would not be hurt by it." The decision of to-day urobaftlv settles the matter, as, according to our understanding of it, the case Js not one that can be carried to the United States Supreme Court. The Court of Appeals, which rendered the de cision to-day, is the new court that was or ganized for the purpose of relieving tho Supremo Court as much as possible of ques tions affecting patents and patent infringe ments, and its action, as a rule, is final. The suit was first brought in 18S5, and on July 17, 1S9L Judge Wallace, of the United States Circuit Court, decided that the Edison Company was entitled to the patent on the incandescent lamp. An 'appeal was taiten ana uuugo Wallace was sustained this morning in every particular. The patent has six years to run, and the decision, according to the attornoys of the Edison Company, is worth millions to that corpora tion. Talking on this subject late this afternoon a gentleman well np In Electric affairs, said: "Tho Westinghouse Electrio people will not cry over the matter. The new Invention of the company, which has been hinted at lately, is nothing more nor less than a new lamp, which, it is said, will revolutionize the electric lighting business." A Victory for Westingliouse. A special 'from Harrisburg to The Dis patch says: It appears from a comparison or the records here with the decisions rendered in Pittsburg yesterday by the Su pieme Court that the general result is a very important victory for the Westing. house,- companies. In the case ot the West inghouse Airbrake Company the Stato claimed $39,783 40 tax on capital stock for 1889; $44 841 15 for the year 1890, and $52,314 67 for 189L M. E. Olmsted, of this city, attor-. ney for the company, appealed from these claims to the Dauphin county court, which reduced them to $9,520 88, $18,182 67 and $14, 379 8, respectively, a total reduction of aDOUt $w,uuu, ana tne supreme court has ap proved theaction of the Dauphin county court. In the case of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company the claim of the State was $16,793 67, tax on stock for 1890, whioh, upon appeal, was reduced by the Dauphin county court to $1,439 14, but is no w Increased by the Supreme Com t to $6,661 S9, the company still saving about $10,000, and .It is prouaule that the ruling will rttTeot Its future taxes to tbe extent of about that amount each year. Tho September Fire Loss. The fire loss of tbe United States and Can ada for the month of September shows a marked reduction (rom the sum charged against the same month of the year 1891. The September total this year was $7,879,800, as against $10,658,200 in September, 1891. and $6,943,700 In eptember,'1890. The following statistics will exhibit the losses durln the first nine months of 1890, 1891 aud 1S92: 1890. 1891. 1892. January 9,179.300 $11,230,900 812.564.900 February 7.387.025 9,226.500 11.914.000 March 8,463,300 12,5),750 KL&liOOO April 8,285.520 11.309,000 lllSKsOO May , 8,838.100 10,680.895 9I485.0Q0 June 5.C53.000 8.587.025 9.265.550 July.... 'iS-500 9.692,200 11,530,000 August.. 9,009.100 9,055,100 iaiU300 September 6,943.700 10,658.200 7.879,800 Total $89,487.54587960.670 194.992.350 Condition of the Treasury. The operations of the Treasuiy Depart, ment for the first quarter of the new fiscal year have been moro favorable than had been expected. The net nvailable balance is reported at the close ofi September as $81,895,000, compared with $26,892,000. at ' .,- 3C j-.. ,.j. .,? - tbe end of June; while the net gold fund is $119,395,000, compared with (114,342,000 on June 3a The Increased balances have removed all tracer of anxiety as to the condition of the Treasury for some months to come, and leave little room for doubt or its ability to meet the obligations imposed by the appro priations for tbe current fiscal year. Tbe showing made for the month of September is also better than had been anticipated: tho customs revenues being larger by $3,000,000 than those of the same month last year, despite the restrictions on Imports inci dental to the precautions against cholera. A statement Issued by the 'Treasury De partment to-day shows that during the month of September there was a net decrease of $3,206,601 in circulation and a net decrease of $5,377,639 in money and bullion In the Treasury. The circulation per capita October 1, is statedat $24 23. -Financial Notes. Off 'Change A. A. Adams sold 4o shares Citizens Traction at 63. Assistant Secretary Nettleton said to-day that out of an issue of 4,090 $10,000 legal tender notes there is but one note now out standing, and that there are but three $,000 notes outstanding out of a total issue of $20,000,000. , N The City Deposit Bank has declared a semi-annual dividend of 5 por cent, payable on-demand. James Carothers was the seller of P. & B. traction, and Sprout & Ca, Kulin Bros, and Hill & Co. "were the buyers. The former took 600 shares in one lot. Mr. Carothers also sold Central traotion to Lawrenoe & Co. J. J. Campbell was the ohlef seller or Phil adelphia Company. H. M. Long and B F. Arensberg also sold. The buying was pretty well distributed. Lawrenoe & Co. sold Electric second pre ferred and the buying was done by Sproul A Co., J. B. Barbour and Carothers. Morris & Brown, Hill & Co. ana J. T. Patterson sold Electric first preferred and J. D. Bailey and Thompson & Co. bought. Ramsey was the buyer of Pleasant Valley and Sproul.& Ca, Euhn .Bros, and Stouey were the sellers, j The plan to establish a joint sales agency or of the pioduct of bituminous coal companies Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania and West Vir-, glnia is making good proTress. The roads interested are the Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio, Toledo and Ohio Central, Hocking vauey, coiuuidus, anawnee ana uocuing, and the Wheoling and Lake Erie. The new association would have been completed had it not beenfor the opposition in the anthra cite trade, bnt the close ofthe flgnt will find the new association ready for bnsinoss. George C Magoun, who has returned from Europe, says a decidedly better feeling pre vails in London Anancial circles without any apparent activity. During the summer liquidation was going on in certain building and deposit banks. This liquidation Is abont over, as is also the cholera scare. A great many prominent financiers have not yet returned from their holidays. Foreign holders express decided confidence as to the condition and prospects of the Atchison Company. It is stated that the lead company has over $1,000,000 cash, more than $7,600,000 worth of supplies on hand and bills receiv able, and this, with its real estate, machinery patents, etc, make its total present cash value near $26,000,000. With the $15,000,000 preferred at par, and the $15,000,000 common at 60, tbe whole valuation of the property would only be $24,000,000, with a capacity to earn interest ou its fnll $30,000,000 capital. Sales and Closing Prices. Transactions on 'Change were as follows: first call. 15 shares Westinghouse Electric 2d pfd .... 3SM HO shares Philadelphia Company 22 100 shares Philadelphia Company 22!4 100 shares Philadelphia Company. 22'4 20 shares Philadelphia Company 22M 130 shares Phlladeinnla Company 22M 50 shares Central traction 29 500 shares P. & B. traction 26 10 shares Pleasant Valley railway 5g AFTER CALL. 20 shares Westinghouse Electric, 1st pfd 50 SECOND CALL. 40 shares Pleasant Valley Hallway ?53 35 shares Pleasant Valley Hallway S5H 25 shares Pleasant Valley Hallway 23)2 6 shares P. & B. traction .... 26W $50 Westinghouse Electric scrip ti3 10 shares Westinghouse Electric, 2d pfd. .. 33 60 shares Westinghouse Electric, 2d pfd... tsn 30 shares Westinghouse Electric 2d pfd... 33 Jj 1 iliare Westinghouse Electric, 2d pfd.... 33 BETWEEN CALLS. 30 shares Westinghouse Klectrlc 1st pfd.... 50i THIRD CALL 80 shares Philadelphia Company , 2214 200 shares P. & B. traction 204 50 shares P. & B, traction 2t 10 shares Westinghouse Electric 1st cfd, ou;4 AFTEB CALL. 50 shares Philadelphia Company. 50 shares Philadelphia Company Total sales, 1,721 shares stock scrip. .Closing bids and offers: 22 22X $50 V" and Ut call. 2d call. 3d call. stocks. , . . . , , Bla Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask M. & M. N. Bank. .. 70,'i .... 70 .... 705 TTTT Odd Kellows'.S. Bk 72"i .... 72H .... 72M Citizens' Ins.Co.... 31K 35 32 .... Humboldt ,. 65 .... 65 .... 65 Western Ins. Co ,,,40 ..... 40 .... 40 ChartlersV. Q.Co.. 12 13 J2 .... 12 .... People's N. Gas Co 28 .... 23)2 .... Peop's N.G.&P.Co. 15! .... 15 I5M 15 UH Philadelphia Co.... 22)4 22 22M VH 22 22K .Wheeling Gas Co... 19 20 .... 20 19 20 CentralTractlon.... 28 20 Citizens Traction 64 ....... 63 614( Pittsburg Traction. 58 CO 58 ....68 Pleasant Valley 253 25J 25)4 25) 25'4 25s Pitts. i Cas. Shan 12 .... 12 .... 12 Pitts. June. B. B... 35 33H .... P.. Wheeling &Kt. 52 .... 52 .... 52 N.T. & O. G. C. Co. 50 52- 50 "52 Luster Mining Co.. 8 8H 8X 8J SH 8H Enterprise M. Co... 4 4)i Westinghouse 23) 25 iZii 25 23 24)1 alonou. Water Co 23 Union S. AS. Co... J8 18 18 18 18 Unions. AS. Co. prd S3 40 West. AlrbrakeCo 136 140 U.S.GlassCo.,com. Coii i 67)j U. 3. Glass Co.. pfd 112)$ .... M2SJ .... 112 116 Ex-dividend. MONETARY. The local money mat ket continues moder ately active and Arm at 66 per cent. East ern exchange and currency are trading even. , The Comptroller of tho Currency to-day called for a report. of the condition of the national banks at tbe close of business Fri day, Soptember SO. New Yoke, Oct. 4. Money on call firm at 4s por cent; last loan at 4 per oent, closed ottered at 4 per cent. Prime meicahtlle paper, 46 per cent. Sterling exchange firmer at $4 85j for 60-day bills aud $4 86 for demand. Clearing House Figures. Pittsburg Exchanges to-day... $ 2,485,932 00 balances to-day 447,853 63 Same day last week: Exchanges $ 2,(00.727 63 Balances 377,912 35 New Toek, Oct. 4. Bank dealings, $136, 607,908: balances, $9,168 845. ' Boston. Oct. 4 Clearings, $20,686,665; bal ances, $1,853,213. Money. 56 per cent. Ex change on New York, 1317c discount. Philadelphia, Oct. 4. Clearings to-day wero $16,260,148; balances, $2,052,213. Money 1 per cent. Baltimore, Oct. 4. Bank clearings to-day were $2,759,543; balances, $367,218. Money, 6 per cent. New Obleaks, Oct. 4. Clearings, $2,335,549. St. Louis, Oct. 4. Bank clearings, $4,502,362; balances, $3i9,212. Monev quiet, 67 per cent. Exchange on New York, 90c discount. Memphis. Oct. 4. New York exchange sell ing at $1 60. Clearings, $336,002; balances, $91,221. Chicago, Oct. 4. Bank clearings, $19,665, 215. New York exchange sold at 70 cents discount. Money strong, generally 6 per cent. Sterling exchange dull; $t 85 for 60-day bills, $4 86K for sight drafts. Bar Silver. New Yoek, Oct. 4 IBpecialA Bar silver in London, 88 4-16d per ounce. Hew York deal ers' price for silver, Keeper ounce. Closing PhUadelphia Quotations. Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania 55t 65M Reading 29S 29 9-13 Buffalo, N.Y.& Philadelphia... V,i 8 Lehigh Valley 58i 59 Lehigh "-.aThratlon biii Philadelphia & Erie 32 Northern Pacific common 13 iai Northern Pacific, preferred 51J, 5i Electric Stocks. Bostok, Oct. 4. 6'pecfal The latest quo tations of electric stocks to-day wore: Bid. General Electric 115 W. E 37 W. E.. nfd Det-E. Wks... Fort Wayne Electric T. H. Trust (D) T. E. E. W Boston Stocks Closing Prices. AtCh&Top 39K Jatalpa. 13 Franklin UH Eearsarge 10 Osceola. 31 Santa Fe Copper..... 10 Tamarack 155 Anmston Land Co. . 23 Boston Land Co..... 3 3au Diego Land Co.. 14 West End Land Co.. 17W Dell Telephone.. ..... 200)? Centennial Mining., ilk N. E, , Tel. &Tel 61Jti u. &b. copper i isoston Amany ....an Boston M1n 180 Cln. Bur. A Uulncj. S9J4. Eastern K. It. 6s 122 AlnRft Central 17 Mex. Cen. com ...... 14k N. Y. &N.Kng....J 45J4 . Y. &H. ling. 7S..I2U "Id Colony 183 Wis. Cen. com. 15 Allonez Ttf.Cn. (new) 75 Atlantic 9K Boston 6 siont,....., Calumet 4 Hecia. ... .5SW Asked. 116k S7K 48U Ki 5t 12'5 12 7J 8 10 BIG DEAL ON PENN AVENUE 'Vnder Way Which ilay Besult In a New Theater for the East End Government Property 17111 Be Offered Again at Pub 11c Outcry Gossip and Latest Sales. , v Tuesday, Oct 4. It was reported to-day that the sale of the property Bituated on the corner of Penn and Negley avenues would be closed in a few days. The agents who are1 engineering the deal say that tbe sale will reach the point of settlement before the close of the present week. The property has a frontage on Penn avenue of 200 feet by 123 leet in depth, and the price asked, and whioh will In all probability be paid, is $40,000. The intending purchasers are several local capitalists who are interested in oneof ourleadingtheaters, ana they have intimated that their inten tion is to erect a magnificent playhouse on the premises. The names or the parties in terested could not be ascertained, but the particulars of the deal will be given as soon as publicity is warranted. Items of Gossip. By order of the Government the property on the corner of Penn avenne and Garrison alloy will be offered for sale once more at public outcry at the Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday morning, November 16. C. G. Weaver, Esq., who recently pur chasbed a lot fronting 108 feet on Marshall avenue, near Perrysvilla avenne, has com menced tbe erection of a handsome dwelling on the premises. One of Pittsburg's prominent capitalists to-day expressed his Intention of Investing $200,000 in city property, and notified a prom inent broker to this effect. One of the city hotels is likely to change, hands soon. -A conference between the owner and intending purchasers will be held in the office of a well-known real estate agent to-morrow (Wednesday) morning at 11 o'clock. Building Permits. ' The following permits were issued to-day: J. L. Tritschler, a three-story business and dwelling honse, Na 1210 Carson street, cost 55,600. F. J. Kellenberger, a brick addition, 08 Fulton street, cost $3,000. 'J. G. Eoksteln, a two-story frame dwelling, O'Hara street;, near Ellsworth avenne, cost $5,000. John Clinton, a two-story frame store and dwell ing, Penn avenue, between Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth streets, cost $1,800. M. E. Black, a two-Story frame dwelling. Wanen street, near Bebecca street, cost $975. The Latest Sales. Charles Schwan sold to John Braun lots Nos. 27 and 30, in the Highland Park plan, having a frontage of 100 feet on Stanton avenne, for $3,000. A. Z. Byers & Co. sold for John A. Both a new frame house of three rooms, hall, etc., with a lot 25x100 feet, on Jlclntyre street, Tenth ward, Allegheny, for $1,400. Samnel W. Black & Co. sold a lot 50x160 feet, on the east side of Jonett street, 60 feet from the entrance to Highland park, for $50 per front foot. Lai km & Kennedy sold for the Blair Land Company, Blair station, to Gnstave Bndah, Six lots, being Nos. 91, 92, 93, 94, 360 and 36L for $2,80). Black & Baird sold to John'E. Morrison lot No. 438 in Pittsburg Land and Bnildlng Com; pany's plan of Schenley View Place,having a 1 rentage or -20 teet on Mathilda street by a depth or 107 leet, for $.500. George Schmidt sold another lot on Look out nvenue, 20x131 feet, to an alley, beflng lot no. 148 in nit liuroxft piace pian, uamana, to Peter McGratb for $600 cash. Morris & Aisbitt sold lots Nos. 24 and 25 in the Oakland place plan, 21x100 feet each, for $1,500. W. A. Hcrron & Sons sold a lot on Arabella street, East End, 20x100 feet with a frame dwelling of four rdoms for $1,400, on tne easy payment plan. Also sold a lot 20x100 feet on Daunbin street, near Evaline street, for $600 cash. NO CHANGE IN CREAMERY. Sales Made on the Elgin Butter Board at Last "Week's Prices Grain Generally Easier and Flour Firmer Sugar Easy at the Decline Bovised Quotations. Tuesday, Oct 4. Sales of creamery butter were made on the Elgin butter board yesterday at last week's prices, and in consequence present quotations here will remain nnchanged this week. Frodnctidn is running ahead of consumption, it is 'said, but it is being bought up and held in storage for an ad vance that is expected a little later on, which explains the steadiness with which prices are holding. Well-known makers of country butter are finding a free outlet at good prices. Cheeso is holding its own, but the market does not appear to be quite so firm as a week or so ago. Eggs ana poultry are uavmg a rree move ment, with the latter showing a stiffening tendency despite liberal receipts. Live chiokens still have tbe call. Sugar Is reported easy at the deoline, with whioh exception grocery staples nro ruling strong, with rice, molasses and sirups more active. t Tho first Jamaica oranges of the season put in an appearance to-day at $3 per barrel. Corn touched a lower point on 'Change to day and the traln market generally was weak. Flour, however, was reported in good demand and it was stated that winter wheat patents could not be purcbasednow at the prices prevalent last week. supplies oi grapes to-aay were rue ueayi est of the season. Kecsipts now are mainly from the grape' growing sections of New York State. The crop of potatoes this season Is esti mated at 177,000,000 bushels against 225,000,000 bushels the year before and 135,C0O,0oO bush els In 1890. Michigan is going to have a bet ter crop than was generally expected early in the season. There will be a lair crop of late potatoes in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, the quality of which, however, is still uncertain. In many portions of the country anew Olass of dealers representing the Farmers' Alliance has come into existence, and is tak ing.much of tho trade from those formerly engaged in distribution. There is quite a scarcity of peaches in the market at present, and but poor prospects for much fruit alter this time. Michigan is the only section in the West that can be looked to now lor supplies. Imports of woolens, linens, silks and raw Silk have been greater than last year, and this increase still continues, notwithstand ing increased duties. The apple supply in some sections ap pears to have exceeded early estimates. Evaporated stock Is consequently offered at somewhat modified prices. Grain, Flour and Feed. Sales on call at tho Grain and Flour Ex change to-day: One car No. 2 yellow shelled corn, spof, 51c: one car No. 1 timothy hay, five days, $13 25: two cars No. 1 timothy hay, ten davs, $13 0; rive cars Na 2 white oats, tho year, 37c. Bius and offers: BPOT. Bid. ..$15 CO .. 37 .. 51 .. SO Asked. $15 50 SSK 61 51 16 60 Winter wheat bran , No. 2 white oats No. 2 yellow shelled corn.., High mixed shelled corn.. Winter wheat Dran FIVE DATS. No. i yellow shelled corn 505$ No. 2 white oats .' 37 52 13 50 12 50 es.o NO. 1 umoiny nay a j No. 2 timothy hay 12 01 White straw 6 CO TEN DATS. No. 2 yellow ear corn '63 " 55 No. 2 white oats 37 K 33 No. 1 timothy hay 13 12)3 13 50 Receipts bulletined: Via tho P., C, C. & St. L. 13 cars hay, 3 cars oats, 1-car middlings, 1 car corn; vU tho P.,Ft. W. & C 2 cars oats, 10 cars bay, 1 car flonr; via the B. & O. 1 car oats, 1 car hay; via the P. & L. E. 2 cars ryo, 1 car flour. Total, 35 cais. HAKOE OF THE MARKET. CTho 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 73 Conu No. 2 yellow ear S3 High mixed ear. 52 Mixed car 50 No. 2 yellow shelled 50 nign mixeu sneiieu.... Mixed shelled Oats No. 1 white No. 2 white.! Fxtra No. 3 white No.3. Sllxed Eye -No. 1 Western No. -2 Western Flour flobbers' nncesl Fancv brands. $1 7559 5 00: standard winter patents, $4 755 CO: spring patents, $4 85(95 00: straight winter, $4 254 50: clear wlnter.M 0ll 25: XXX bakers, $3 75&H 00; rye. f3 60O3 75. The Exchange Price Current quotes flour in car lots on track as follows: Patent winter. $4 5034 60 Patentsprlng 4 co4 65 Straight winter 4 104 25 Clear - 3 60m 70 Low grades !.. 2 253 oo Kyefluur , 3 8033 8.1 Spring bakers. ...:, 3 5e3 75 Millfekd No. 1. white middlings $18 CO.!0 00: No. 2 white middlings, $18 501J17 50; winter wheat bran, $15 25(315 5"; brown middlings, $16 0016 50; chop. $18 00(3-2 CO. HAT-Cholce timothy, (II 50I8 75; No. 1 tim othy, $18 ocia II: No. 2 timotny. III 0C12 63 1 mixed clover and timotny, 13 00l3 5jj packing, fa 76 t63 52s a si a si 48 O 49 BSH 39 87Jt 38 37 0t 37M 35J 36 31 fS 35 66 (3- 67 65 a m .'f -x- jr'p fr--e rf-"- tr. V'SS t 7 599s oo: Reals prune, f3 WW oo; wagon nay, $16 0118 00. - " ' STRAW-Wheat. (5 75 00; oat, 253650. Groceries. Sugars Patent cot-loaf. OMc: cubes, 5c; pow dered. 6?ic; granulated (standard), 6Xo: con fectioners A, ic; soft A, 44c: fancy yellow, 4Mc: fair yellow, ih&ifie; common yellow. W Coffee Boasted. In packages Standard brands, 21 3-20c; second grades. 20(321c,; fancy grades, 24i 29c. Loose-Java, 33c: Mocha. 3434gc: Santos, 2626Hc; Maracalbo. 26Kc; Peaberry. as26)ict Caracas, 28K.C; Bio. S325jc. Coffee Green O. G. Java, 29J4330C; Fading Java. 28H29c; Mocha. 3030c; Peaberry, 21 22c; Santos. 22!23Mc; Maracalbo, 21M23c; Cara cas. 2324c; golden Sant05, 21J42yic; Bio, 19 2lHc. OiL-Carbon, 116, 6c: headlight, 7c: water white, 7Kc: Elaine. 13Mc; Ohio legal test. 6Mc; miners winter white, 323Sc: sammer, 3132c. Molasses Choice, 3S3jc; ' fancy, 4041c; centrifugals, 3C31c. SYRUP Corn syrup, 2fl2Sc; sugar syrup. S031c; fancy flavors, 32935c. Fruits London layer raisins. $2 50: California London layers, $1 902 10; California mnscatels, bags. 55Uc; boxed, fl I5l 25; Valencia, 5MMc; Ondark, Valencia. 7J4C37KC; California sultanas, 10Hllc; currants, 4l44Hc; Collfornla prunes. 9K !2c: French prunes, SS)10Kc: California seedless raisins, l-ib cartons, $3 75: citron, 2021c: lemon peel. lOJijailc, i -s Rice Fancy head Carolina, 646Mc; prime to choice, 536ci Louisiana. 5,H6c; Java, 5)9Kc; Japan. 5i6c. Canned OooDS-Standard peaches. $2 05210: extra peaches, J2 35(3)250: seconds, tl 9.V3J 00; pie peaches, $1 30 1 33: finest corn, tl 40(31 50; Har ford county corn. II 051 10: Uma beans, fl 20 II 25; soaked. 8C95c: early June peas. $1 161 25; marrowfat peas, tl 051 10; soaked, 75330c: French peas. III 503) 00 ?l 100 cans orl 405 SOB dozen: pineapples, 1 251 30; extra do, $2 40: Bahama do. 3 00; damson plums. Eastern, $1 29; Cali fornia pears. $2 2332 35; do green gages, 11 73; do egg plums, fti 75: do apricots, 1 902 10; do extra white cherries. 2 7S1 5; do white cherries, 2-lbcans. $1 63; raspberries. 112544150: strawber ries, ii io l a: gooseberries. $1 1031 25: tomatoes. 95a7ic: salmon. 1-lb. 1 25131 80: blackberries. 70 gwuc: succotash. :-Ib cans, soased. S5c; do stand ard, 2-lb cans, $1 2x31 60; corned beef, 2-Ib cans. I175180; do 14-lb, 13 00: roast beef. 2-lb. 175; chipped beef, 1-lb cans, $1 95(32 00; baked beans, II 2501 50; lobsters, 1-lb, 2 23: mackerel, fresh. I-lb. fl 00: broiled, 1 50; sardines domestic W, $4 00: Hs. 6 a; s, mustard. 13 25: Imported. Ms, $10 3012 50: Imported, b, 'tis UU32300; canned apples, 8-lb. 7075c; gallons, 290 00. Dairy Products. Butteb Elgin creamery,25)i29c: other brands, 26(cu27c: Choice to tvnpv i-nnntrv roll. 23rt315X" fair to medium grides. lC20c: low grades, 12(5)1547. CHEESE-Ohlo, 10K10Jic: New York. HllHe; fancy Wisconsin Swiss, blocks, 1415c; do bricks, HH12c: Wisconsin swelizer. In tubs, 1313;c; Ilmburger, llll)jc: Ohio Swiss, 1313)c. Eggs and Poultry. Some of the commission bouses reported that they could get 21o for eggs more readily now than a few days ago.bnt the majority of reports noted a 20c market for strictly fresh. Egos Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio, 20 21c: storage stock, 18!9c. Poultry Live Coring chickens. 4555c per pair for small to medium sized and 60S5c for extra large; old chickens. 70380c: ducks. . 601965c: geese. 73cl 00. Dressed Chickens, 1416c per lb I duels, 1617c: turkeys, 1718c Provisions. Urge hams $ nii Medium.... UH small 12 Trimmed j. , 12W Shoulders, sugar-cured 8k Bacon shoulders 84 Dry salt shoulders .-. 74 Breakfast bacon 1014 Extra do UH Clear sides, smoked 9H Clear bellies, smoked 9Ji Pork, heavy,; 13 00 Light 15 00 Dried beef, knuckles .. u Bounds .". 13 Sets 10 Flats 9 Lard (pure), tierces 8 Tubs 9 Two 50-fb cases '. bJi Lard (refined), tierces 6 Half barrels H Tubs 6& Pails e Two 50-Ib cases b'4 Three-lb cases. 7 Flve-tb cases 6 Ten-lb cases, 6J( Berries, Fruits and Vegetables. Trade was slow in thi3 line to-day and prices were abont unchanged. Cranberries were held at $2 252 50 per box for Jersey, and $2 502 75 for Capo Cod in boxes and $3 003 60 in barrels. Fruits were firmly held. Quotations: Ap ples, $2 603 00 per barrel for good to choice and $1 502 00 for common to fair; choice peaches, $3 233 50 per crate; nthor grades, $2 763 00; laigo baskets, $1 762 00. small, do, 75ctl 00; Duchess pears. $5 003 60 per barrel; Flemish Beanty. $6 006 50; otuer varieties In kegs, $2 502 75, In barrels, $4 50 6 50. Damson plums, 75t0c per basket; quinces, $4 005 60 per barrel, 4050c per peck basket and 75cSl 50 per bushel: grapes 43-pound baskets 10 12c. and 2225c in 8 10-pound baskets; lemons, $3 005 50 per box; bananas, $1 002 CO per bunch. A few Jamaica oranges in barrels were offering at $8 00. Cabbage continued In scant supply, but F rices remained about unchanged ac $1 25 75 per bbl and $57lper 100; onions, $2 60 2 75 per bbl; Spanish onions. $1 251 35 per box; carrots and turnips, $2 002 25: celery, 25i0c per dozen: tomatoes, 70gtf5c per bo. Potatoes were easier at 7075c per bu for choice from store. Sweets, $2 25-2 60 per bbl for Jersey and $1 502 00 lor Baltimore. Fish. Half Or. MACKEBEL. Bbls bbls bbls Palis Palls 200 lb 100 lb 50-Ib 15-Ib 10-lb Extra mess bloaters. $40 00 $23 40 $10 40 3 20 8 2 20 Extra No.l bloaters. 35 00 17 90 9 15 2 S3 1 95 Extra No. 1 mess.... 32 00 16 40 8 40 2 60 1 80 Extra No. 1 shore,.. 23 CO 14 40 7 40 2 30 ICO Tiled. No. 1 mess 24 00 12 40 640 200 140 Med. No. 1 shore.... 21 03 10 90 6 65 1 75 1 25 Ex. No. 2 shore mess 2200 1140 690 185 ISO Er. No..2shorelarge 20 00 10 40 5 40 170 120 Ex. No. 2med. shore 18 00 9 40 4 80 1 55 1 10 No. imeil 15(0 7 90 4 15 133 95 No. 3 large 14 00 7 40 390 125 90 Bound herein-; Halt bbls, no lb $ Potomac herring Barrels Hall barrels , Holland herring Lake herring Half bbls, 70 lb.. 300 450 225 50 220 125 65 50 500 2 40 1 25 90 8 CO 50 .7 8 uuarter iidis, so m. Pails, 15 ft !.. Palls, 1016 White flsh Hairbbls, 701b Quarter bbls. 30 lb.. Palls, 1516 Palls. 101b Bnsslan sardine1 Hair bbls, 100 ft Kegs Whole codfish - Large, per ft Medium Boneless codfish V 20-lb boxes, 1582-lb bricks, per lb 6 (i8- 20-ft boxes, 1'.MQ bricks, choice , 8 &h Miscellaneous. Buckwheat Floub Mew. stance per pound. Seeds Choice recleanert Western timothy. $1 93 per bushel; choice recleaned Western clover, $7 50; white clorer, $12 00; orchard grass, $1 90; millet, fl 503)1 60. BEAifs New York and Michigan pea beans, $210 2 15 per bushel: hand-picked medium, $2 002 05 Eer bushel: Lima. "(gKKc: Pennsylvania ana Ohio eans. $1 90O1 95 per ousliel. Beeswax Choice yellow. 3035c; dark. f530c. HONEY New crop white Sover. 2021c per pound: buckwheat, i215c; strained honey, f10c. Tallow Country, 3(34c per pound; city, 4 Feathebs Extra live geese. 5S60c per pound: No. 1 do, 48iu50e: mixed, 3C40c. NCTS -Chestnuts. Kl-c per pound: $6 006 50 per bushel: peanuts, green, 45c per pound; ao roasted, $1 151 30 per bushel. CIDER-Sancl refined, $6 506 75 per barrel: Penn-STl-ran a champagne elder, $3 25(216 50: new country cider. $4 005 50: crab elder, $7 508 00. Pickles J 50(35 50 per barrel. Porcoic 45c per lb. Hides Green steer bides, trimmed. 75 lbs and up. 6c; green steer hides, trimmed, 60 to 75 lbs. 6c; green steer hides, trimmed, under 60 lb, 3ic; green cow hides, trimmed, all weights, 3)c: green nil bides, trimmed, all weights, 4c; green calf skins. No. 1. 5c: green calf skins. No. 2, 2c: green steer hides, trimmed, side branded. 4c; green salt steers. No. 1, CO lbs and up. 7(37!4'c; green salt steers. No. I, 60 lbs and less. 44!c: green salt cows. No. 1, all weights, Wc; green salt-calf, No. 1, 8 to 15 lbs, 54Sc: green salt kip. No. 1. 16 to 25 lbs, 45c; runner kip No. 1, 10 to 25 lbs, 34c:No. 2 hlttes, 14C on; jm o. z cair, zc on. New York Metal Market New York, Oot. 4. Pig iron quiet and steady; American, $13 0C15 50. Copper steadier; lake, $11 1511 30. Lead dull; do mestic. $4 OOg-i 05. Tin closed weak; straits, $20 3C20 40. Cotton. New Orleans Oct. 4. Cotton steady: middling, 79-16c; low middling, 7c; good ordinary, 6c; net receipts, 8,905 bales; gross receipts, 10,387 bales; sales, 3,450 bales; stock, 93.026 bales. Galveston, Oct. 1 Cotton firm; middling, 71-16c; low middling, 71-16c; good ordi nary, 6 9-16c; net and gross receipts, 9,415 bales; exports to France, 4,700 bales; coast wise, 3,070 bales- sales, 1,138 bates; stocrk, 90 981balot- Livebpool, Oct. 4. Cotton Arm with a fair demand; middling, 4 6-16d: sales, 14,000 bales, ot which 2,000 bales were for speculation and export: futures Closed steady. When Baby was sick, wo gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, sho clung to Castoria. When the had Children, she gave them Castoria LIVE STOCK. Cattle and Sheep lower at the Central Yards and Sogs Strang. . East Liberty, Pa., Oct. 4. Cattle Receipts, 208 head; shipments, 740 head; market very dull at a shade off from yesterday's prices; no cattle shipped to "New York to-day. Boos Receipts, 1,650 head: shipments, 930 head; market active; Philadelphia, $5 etxS 5 90; mixed, $5 705 80: best Yorkers, $5 603 6 65; common to fair. $5 265 40. Six cars hogs shipped to New York to-day. Sheep Recelpts.2,400 bead: sbipments,3,0OO head; market very dnil at a shade off for sheep and a quarter on lambs from yester day's prices. I By Associated Press. Chicago The Evening Journal reports: Cattle Uecelpts, 10,000 head; shipments, 3,600 head; market slow and steady; choice na tives, $5 005 60: medium and goods $4 000 4 80; others, $2 853 75; Texans. $2 102 63; Westerns, $2 703 SO: stockers, $1 7O0J 75; 'cows, $1 002 40. Hogs Receipts, 18.C00 head; shipments, 8,500" head; market, best grades, steady to strong, others weak; rough and common, $4 905 10; packing and mixed, $5 165 36 prime heavy and butchers' weights, 5 465 70: light, $5 15Q 5 60; skips and pigs, $4 255 00. Sheep Re ceipts, 8,000 bead; shipments, 1,300 head; market active and stronger; natives, $3 50 5 00; Westerns, $4 104 63; Texans, $3 C0 Now York Beeves Becelpts, 222 head, all for exporters and slaughterers: no trade: feeling steady; dressed beef dull, 78c per pound: shipments to-day, 428 beeves and 1,-iuu quarters or Deer; to-morrow, 150 beeves and 5,6b0 quarters of b?ef; calves, -receipts, 676 head; market steady; veals. $6 507 60 per 100 pounds; grassers, $2 002 25. Sheep and Iambs Receipts, 1,882 head: sheep steady; lambs firm: sheep, $4 004 60 per 100 pounc's: Iambs, $6 256 25; dressed mutton steady, 79c per pound: dressed lambs firm. 8Jiloc. Hogs Receipts, 3,831 bead, Includ ing two cars for sale; market steady. $5 306 00 per 100 pounds. Kansas City Cattle Receipts, 10,000 head; shipments, 6,000 head; the market was more active and steady to strong lor good and weak to lowerfor others throughout; dressed beef and shipping steers, $3 504 55; cows, $1 502 60 ; Texas and Indian steers, $1 65 2 SO; stockers nnd feeders, $2 233 10. Hogs Becelpts. 9,000 bead: shipments. 5,000 head; tbe market was active and steady, Clos ing 6c lower; all grades, $5 005 35; bulk, $5 I05 35. Sheep Receipts, 1,000 head: shipments, none;the market was steady fot muttons; lambs about 10c higher; muttons. $3 50; Iambs, $5 50. St. Louis Cattle Receipts, 6,200 head; shipments, 1,400 bead; m-irket active; fairto obolco native steers, $3 253 45; fair to good Texas and Indian steers, $2, 203 25. Hogs Receipts, 6,300 head; shipments, 800 head: market strong; heavv, $5 20Q3 50; packing. $5 105 40; light, $5 165 45. Sueep Receipts, 3,893 head; shipments, none: market firm; native muttons, $3 604 75; Texas do, $3 00 4 00. Buffalo Cattle Receipts, 25 loads through, 44 sales; slow but steady. Hogs Receipt', 18 loads through, 4 safes; active and higher for all grades: heavy corn fed, $5 906 00. Sheep and lambs Receipts,noue through, 15 sale?, including 12 Canada lambs: slow and weaker; choice wethers, $4 15; lambs, native choice to fancy, $3 O0 5 65. Cincinnati Hogs stronger at $4 505 70; re ceipts, 3,200 head: shipments, 285 head. Cattle Darely steady at $2 50t 50; receipts, 675 heid; shipments, 830 head. Sheep easy at $3 005 00; receipts, 2,015 head: shipments, 265 head. Lambs steady at $5 003 60. Information for IronMCen. The following table of sales of raw Iron and steel for tbe past six months will be Valuable for reference. It is compiled from the sales published weekly in The Dispatch. Taking the labor troubles into consideration they show up fairly well, being only 293,983 tons less than the same time In 1891, during which occurred tbe largest volume ot sales on record for any previous year. The sales of six months, 1S93, exceed all previous veara except last year. Had It not been for the misunderstanding between capital and la bor the present year would unquestionably have beaten all previous records: Weekly sales of raw iron, six months, past five years: Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. 1838. 1889. 1890. 1891. 1S92. April 4 15.230 13.500 17.250 19,025 26,659 April 11 1J,8o6 16,773 19.500 28,325 25,725 April 13 17.530 15,065 18.625 41.423 28.723 April 25 17.600 9,765 20,975 40,975 25,050 Slay 2 23,660 19,515 27,225 58.491 35.775 May9 18,635 26.000 26,403 3'79.j 35.035 May 16 16,250 35,450 31,035 37,193 27,510 Mav23 19,100 39,065 46,135 67.325 89,775 May30 14.735 23.123 35.820 53,325 40. HI J June 6 16.730 20,130 57,585 60.130 S5.2CO June 13 21,670 12.850 48,075 60,381 35.400 June 20 13,900 31,973 32.835 73,283 29.760 June 27 -C6.940 60,965 41,145 72.831 39.250 July 7 14.410 22,475 23,950 61.705 21.080 JulrH 20,590 28,735 26,950 55.825 29,63 July21 40,350 40,225 22,355 50,965 33,265 July28 22,7-5 51.125 29.755 29.145 20,575 AugU3t 4 27,925 45,805 13,430 31.455 23.305 August 11 30,9."5 45.275 42.250 28.b9I 33.125 August 18 35,175 63,223 34.820 15,023 23.500 August 25, 31.275 40,380 45,555 26,4'0 52,100 September 1. .. 26,270 58,665 35,610 54,820 62,275 Septembers. : 43,000 27,920 57,850 37.812 40,150 Septemberl?.. 29,14" 36,083 44.IM 56,910 35,250 beptemher22.. 32,600 31,270 43,500 51.233 43.273 September 23.. 19.CO0 60,630 23.440 48,250 41,550 Totals 642.540 675.013 873,295 1.137.247 890,259 Foreign Financial. Lo:nxir, Oct. 4. Amount or bullion with drawn from the Bank of England to-day. .50,000. Paris, Oct. 4. Three per cent rentes, 99f 67 centimes for the account. "Wool. Phtladelpia, Oct. 4. Wool In improved demand at unchanged prices. New York, Oct. 4. Wool in jrood demand and firm: domestic fleece, 2535c; pulled, 2032c: Texas, 1521c St. Locis, Oct. 4. Wool Receipts, 90,000 pounds; shipments, 126,000 pounds; market unchanged; bright wools in fair demand and steady, but lower grades demand very slow. London, Oct. 4. At, tho wool sales to-day 14,575 hales of average quality were offered. There was a large attendance. The com petition was active for scoured, crossbreds and greasy merino. There was little de mand for faulty parcels. General Markets. Minneapolis There was good buying for some time until wants were supplied, tbeu there was a break, but the continued receipt of bull news from various sources led to buying, ana tho market advanced to a strong close. December made a net advanoe on the session of about c; May did a little better than that; Decfmber opened at 71KS ijiaiiuciincuut iiyopy aner selling up to 71i71Kc; May opened at 77J77c, sold to TTJic and closed at that figure. The cash market was slow; No. 1 Northern wns tha only line that received' anything like prompt attention. Keceipts of wheat here 392 cars, and at Duluth and Superior294 cars. Baltimore Wheat Arm; No. 2 red spot and October, 74Jc: December, 78c Corn steady; mixed spot, 6353c: October, 504c Oats Arm; No. 2 white Western, 38SXc. Rve steady and firm; No. 2, 64c bid. Hay easiee at $14 75Q15 60. Grain freights quiet and unchanged. Provisions firm. Butter steady; oreamerv fancy, 25c Eggs quiet; Western, 20c. Coffee Rio, fair, 17c; No. 7, 15c Buffalo Wheat No. 1 hard, 80K843e: Na 1 Northern. 75Jc: No. 2 red, 79c; No. 2 corn, 49c Receipts Wheat, 650,000 bushels: corn, 150.000 bushels. Shipments Wheat. 233,000 bushels; corn. 230.000 bushels. 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