, Wn , , ' - ' THE' PITTSBURG) . PISPATOHT- TKURSDAT, -NOT.BMBEB . -17, 1892. BtV - , Q -- " - ' ". - " - t - .- "fK,' JSM-1. JWJW""i fc.'tJ . -' - ?" ! ' - ' . ' - . " '.- -, ",-,. t - j. - rp , BEAES ARE ACTIYE In Their Efforts at Depression and Are fairly Successful. PRESSURE AGAINST BEADING & Ii Greatest and the Stock's Weakness Causes Disappointment. BLIGHT BECOTERIES NEAR THE CLOSE KewTore, Nov. 16. Speculation att he Block Exchange was again less active. During the greater part of the day tee bears made active' efforts 'to depress prices, but met with less success than on yesterday, but few stocks having declined as much as a point BeadiDg, Chicago Gas, Sugar, Atchison, American Cotton Oil, Xew Eng land and Missouri Pacific all yielded about 1 per cent The greatest pressure was against Bead ing, the continued w eakness of which occa sions no little disappointment Missouri Pacific was depressed by reports that the company Intended to make a new issue or bonds In connoction with the construction of branch lines. The reports wero subse- Suently denied by Mr. George J. Gould, thorwise there were no new developments calculated to affect the market either way. The lowest Quotations as a rule were touched around deliory hour. From that time up to the close the market ruled toler ably firm, and the general lis: improved ii to 3i per cent from the lowest on compara tively light offerings. Anions the special ties Ohio Southern advanced 2Ji. The mar ket closed dull and tolerably firm Railway bonds i ere also less active, the sales amounting to $1,036,000. With the ex ception or the Reading issues, whioh de clined g, quotations were well main tained. The only stock which showed any back bone was Northern Pacific preferred. The earnings are improving greatly, and we understand that Mr. Villard has been a heavy buyer in the last week. The exchange mar ket is still very strong. We do not look for any gold shipments lor tho present at least, though some people arc prophesying that some gold will go out this month. We see no encouragement to buy stocks at present, and are believers in low prices. J. S. Bache Co. to Oakley & Co. The bad weather, absence of outside sup port and the Inclination of the trading ele ment to the bear siae of speculation gave an exceedingly unsteady tone to the market. Foreign support was pot extended and London is apparently indifferent to the American market as long as New York Itself shows so little disposition to go ahead. From Sproul & Co.'s letter. Mutual Union Cs ....110 X. J. C Int. Cert ..111 Northern Pac lsts..H7!4 do do 2ds..ll2 Nortuw'n Consols. .137 do debentures SS..1U5J4 St.L.AI.JI.Gcn.5s. S33 :t.l..Jts. F.Uen.M.lW at. Paul Contois 129V it. Paul, C.AP.lsts.ll" lex I'.LG.Ir, Kcts 81 Tex. P.K.G.Tr. Rets 27.S Government bonds were lower. Close of the list: U. S.4s reg 114V ao is coup 1141 uoisreg .....juu PaclBc 6s of '05 107 Loulb.'8taniDcd4s... 93 Missouri Cs 102 Tenn. new set. 6s ...101& ao ao 3S...101 do do 3s... 70", Canada So. Ms 101- Cen. Pacific His ....108 " Den. A R. G. lsts.. lis1 Den. Alt. G. 4s SI Union Pac. lsts 107 .rield tl West "-bore 10i?i M. K. &T. Gen. 6s. 76 H. G.W 79i JU. JL. & X'. Ixen. AS. 473) Mining shares closed as follows: Crown Point IK rlpnouth 50 Con. cal. &Va 300'Slerra Nevada 130 Dead wood luo.'Mandard 135 Gould 4 Curry. 90 Union Con iro Haiti Xorcross 16SlYellow Jacket 8C Homestakc 1300 Iron fellver. 40 Mexican HO (Julck Silver 300 North start oQulckMlver, pfd .1700 Ontarlot 3.1001 Bulwert. 18 Uphlr 270 t Asked. The total sales of stocks to-day were 2E2, C00 shares, including Atchison, 27,7.rO; Bur lington and Quincv, 3,500; Chicago Gas, 9,700; Distillers, 29,100; Erie, 2.700: Louisville and Nashville, 9,000; Missonrl Pacific, 8 300; New England. 6,800; Northern Pacific pre ferred, 8,100; Heading, 5S.600; Richmond Ter minal, B.300; Encic Wand, 3,200; St. Paul, 11,000; Sugar, 23,700; Union Pacific, 3,400. The following table shown the prices of active .,'.,.1 e .. .,... Vnw n,. C. ..... !. I cwita ..it liic ..c iui. oiui; XijicjinnKe, cor rected daily for The PirTsncnc Dispatch by WHiTNETJthTErnE.vsoN-. oldest Pittsburg mem bers of Aeir York block Exchange. 57 Fourth avc- llesays: "I would no more touch this pro duct at these prices than I would a rattle snake. We are killing a good many hogs. All of them are going into consumption as fresh meats; not one of them Is being cured and put in the cellar. There is a general sentiment that hog product at this range is not safe. And sitiment has a wonderful lot to do with deciding things, and it cer tainly is a fact that consumers are eating up tho old ports and the old meats at the low price rather than new meats at the high price." The high price of product has ap parently had its effect on hog receipts this week, the receipts for the first half being nearly double the numbnr recorded lait week tho totals being 95.83T as against 51,067. The large receipts tend to strengthen the nnsition of tha blr nackers. who ore en deavoring to weaken the hold of Cudaby and bis followers on the market. Freights were slow and rates remained steady at 2Jf.c for wheat and 2c lor corn to Buffalo. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, 71Jc; No. 3 spring wheat, 616.1c; No. 2 red, 712c. No. 2 corn. IHic. No. 2 oats. 31c: No. 2 white, f. o. b., 31K36c; No. 3 whito, 3ijf33c. No. 2 rye. 49o. No. 2 bar ley, fc364c; No. 8, 40c: No. 4. f. o. b.. S4 40c. No. 1 flaxseed, $1 08; prime timothy seed. $1 97. Mess pork, per barrel, $12 20 12 25. Lard,per 100 pounds.$9 12KS925; short ribs sides (fooe). $7 507 : my salted shoulders (boxed), $7 307 35. short clear sides (boxea), $7 757 SO. Whiskey, dis tillers' finished goods, per gallon, $1 15. Sugars, cut loaf unchanged. No. 3 corn, 40Wc t lour Receipts, 32,000 barrels; shipments, 19,000 barrels. Wheat Receipts, 253.000 bushels; shinments. 252,000 bushels. Corn Receipts, 219,000 bushels; shipments, 137,000 buMieK Oats Receipts, 333,000 bushels, shipments, 117,000 bushels. Rye Receipts, 9,000 bushels; shipments, 14,000 oushels. Bar leyReceipts, 128,000 bushels; shipments, 122,000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-day. the butter market was firm; creamery, 2131c: dairv, 2027c Eggs Arm; strictly fresh, 20 2iC. Range of the leading futures, furnished by John M. Oaltlrv Jfc Co , bankers and brokers. No. 45 Sixth street: CONTINUED DULLNESS And Weakness the Chief Features of tbe Local List. AIRBRAKE SELLS A POINT OFF And Kothing on the Eoard Shows a Ten dency to Advance. pronounced absurd to-day by a member of the board. Closing; Philadelphia Quotations. Bid. Asked. Pennnvlvinla 53 it Reading 2711-11 Buffalo? N. T. and Philadelphia.. 7 Lehigh Valley 57 Lehigh Navigation .-..53X Philadelphia and Erie.- te Northern Pacific, common 18'4 Northern Pacific preferred 51H fi3' 27M 53H 3.1 lS'A A KEy7 HOTEL. Open- nigh- i,ow- Clos- Close. Articles. ing. c:t. est. ing. St. 15 AVheat. November. 7m 71 December. S 7I!i 72K 7V4 KH 75 January 73 73'A 72 73J TiH May n 78i WA 78h 78i CORX. November. 0i 41!S 40H 41H 40 December 4154 41 40Ia 41T4 41 -May 40H 47Jl 46'5 47M 46Jf July 4Gh 4J 46,H 47J 46 OATS. November. 30 SOTS 30i! 30 S0'4 December. M 31 u ZV.i 3I,'i :il ilay 35.H )i S5.S, XH 3SH Pork. November 12 15 12 07 December. 12 tS 12 25 12 15 is 17 12 10 January 13 50 13 70 13 30 13 67 13 50 May 13 72 13 87 13 72 13 85 13 75 LARU. November. 8S7 900 887 900 8 05 December. 82! 827 820 825 8 12 January 787 7S5 7 87 795 757 May 7S2 8 00 7 92 7 9 7 92 Short Ribs. November. 7 15 7 15 7 15 7 25 January 692 705 6 92 703 690 ilay 7 12 7 20 7 12 7 20 7 10 LOCAL AND GENERAL FINANCIAL NEWS Car receipts for to-day: 'Wheat, 140; corn, 197; oats, 128. Estimates for to-morrow: Wheat, 170; corn, 132; oab, 133. GENERAL MARKETS. Opett Ing. Am. Cotton Otl Am. Cotton OH l)W Am. bngar Itcfg. Co Am. tng. itig (o.pa Atcli. Top. &S. F... Canadian Pacific. ... Canada Southern ... Central of N . Jersev Central Pacific . uncsapcake .vumo. Chicago Gas Trust., a. Bur. & Oulncy.. a. M. &U Paul... a. M. A St. P.. pfa. C. Rocfcl. AP C. St. P., 51. & O... C.SU P. SI. JtCpfd. C. & Northwestern.. C North., pfd C. C C 1 Col. Coal &. Iron... -. DeL. Lack, ii West. De'aware Hudson n..t Itlo Granlc.pfai ji. i; r. 'lrust.... K. T. Va.& Ga K.T..Va.& Ga.Idpfd Illinois Central Lake Erie & V .. pfd 1. &. & alien. z Louisville & Nash... Michigan Central... Missouri Paciflc... Manhattan. .......... N ational Cordage Co jsat. U. to., pia National Lead Co... Nat. Lead Co . pta.. N. Y., L. E. & V... N.Y..L.E.JtW.,pfd N. Y. AN. K N. Y.. O. W Norfolk & Western.. N- W.. pfd North Anier. Co.... Northern Paciflc... Northern l'ac.pfd.. Pacific Mall Peo., Dec i Erans. PhiL A Heading..... P.. C. C. iht. L.... P.. C..C.&St,L.pfd run. 1 ai. uar.. ...... K. W. P. T It. i W. 1. T.. nfd. Bt. Paul Dnluth... M. P. ADuluth.prd. bt. P. Minn. & Man. Texas aclfic TTnlon Padfiet Wabash Wabash. rfd. "Western TJnlo "Wheeling iL. E.... W. & I.. K., pfd B. & O High est. Low est. 44M Si's llfe6 101 H 89 57U 12 3,' 'jia' 7s 1K 80 122 S3 50V US'. no; 'a" 39X1 152 ' !! 5h?; 66,'i 101- 103 78 122 V ri 00 132 134W 1I4H 441, 91H 2CS 4-.S MX, S5' KSH 101 S -SSH u S7W l-3 231, 97 1U1 SUH 122V S3 51 U9 llCia 63" 152 M2H 51', MS i 107?i JUlBi i7 125 J,' '23"4 9SJ I02t sax laii 8- 50 's 119H IJ5?s "es 39 a 1513) 13254, 53', , 65 V Clos ing. 10's 103 78 13:5s "tis 132 134 '.4 115 9-S 201,1 4o'.4 io 102"$ .?. 44-4 844, 107V 101! Z7H SWi 57! 125V 28 23 80!i IS1. S24 1154 141 lSl'S 1ZIH CSV 4V; Close Nov 15. go iox 101 ssx 845,' 5T4 126V 23 23H 97H 103 80S,' 123 ' 5o5i 119H 115V Ul C3 S3 152 132 H'i 4 102Y 77 132'! 132J4, 132H 70V I 7UI 71J-J 5911 54,1 60?, "IJsl 134 1 134!i a, nft Wi' 26', 62 IS 134'V lllSl 435,1 93 20'S C2"i 41!, 19J.I 12'il Kti IZ 51! 31 16 9 40 42S' inx 94. 39 j "20" S81j 20H 62V 96 V 515, 51?, 31 21 16 16H 55!, 55T, 41 40 3'A Hi" 'Hi' 9M 9H 40 4J "26" "MK 93V 98 21J, 21', OtX C2V 96 V 97i 4I4 "ios' 40', lZ'i 18H; 411 301 16'4 S5, CO 193 I'-i 41 105 112 91 ji 26 K 93H 20"n 2J, 97 93 SI'S 62,1 41 1H 10K 40 12Jf 1ST, 611 :' 161 53 IDS ns; 29 42, 1G5 113V 9K 39V 11 2S 9SV 217k 6?; 9SJi EVERYTHING HIGHER. A Fight on Between the Packers and the Bull Clique. Chicago, Nov. 10. Ignoring completely European Influences, nil the markets to-day went serenely upward. Compared with last nisht's figures -wheat this evenins is a higher, corn lc bieher, oats Jc up, and the provision list made jcood advances also. Receipts wore smaller locally than expect ed by about 83 cars, there was pood bnyin not much wob for sale and shorts seemed to consider it prudent to cover. The believers in higher-priced wheat got a good deal of enconrageruent In the steady decrease in the interior deliveries as a pretty sure Indi cation that the vlsiblo lias about reaebed the turning point. However, firadstree't reported an increase in the available supply lust week or 2.774,000 bushels east ot tho Kockies and S55,WW tmshels increase on tho Pacific coast, a toUl increuse or 3,030,000 bushels. Corn -was influenced chiefly by the better feeling in wneat ana lioerai covering by shorts. Receipts wero abont 25 cars more than had been estimated, but had little effect on val ues as tbe buying was good all through the session. Oats were quiet but firm; tbe local receipts were only 12S cars, and tho market also telt the effect or the firmness in the other pits. Hog products were strong and higher. A very pretty fisht is apparently on in the "provision market between the large pack ers of hog products and the clique of specu lators who ran the October corner in ribs. The' clique in order to carry their deal thronzli without a break wero torced to take large nuartlities or product during the clos ing days of the deal rrom the packers -who ' loaded the clique up at fancy prices with all the stuff tney could put together. The re sult wa a large accumulation or old product In tbe hands or the clique. Cudaby and his associates have been -persistent bulls of late, apparently for the purpose of strength ening 'prices so as to permit the unloading of old product, while the big patkers have been decided bears. Armour announces himself emphatically as a bear.- New- Tork Flour Receipts. 30,000 pack ages; exports, 8,800 barrels, 9,700 sacks; dull and easv: sales, 8,000 barrels: low extras, $2 002 ;"5; lair to lancy, $2 753 80; patents, $3 854 20; Minnesota clear. $2 503 00; straights, $3 50( SO: patents, ?i 201 80; rye mixtures, $3 W)3 75. ConxMEAL Steady and dull. Wheat Receipts, 2S4 000 bushels; exports, 215,000 bushols; sales, 935,000 bushels futures. 18,000 snot; spot very dull and urmer: No. 2 red. 76S7Gic: anoat- 771.4 unsradei 83Jc; No. 2 Northern, 74J"3Sc; options were ami ana c nigner on iiguter receipts, large clearances, Increase east of the Rockies smaller than expected, with shorts covering and closing firm: No. 2 red December, 76J 76J6C, closing 76c: Januarv, Tii&l&Mc, closinsr 78Vc: Marcn, 80Slc, closing 81c; May. S3S3Jc, closing 83c Rye uull. Haeley dull. Barley 51 alt quiet. Cous Receipts, 31,000 bushels; exports, 100.O0O bushels; sales, 385.000 bushels futures and 165,000 bushels spot: soot more active and firmer: No. 2, 5050c elevHtor, 5051c afloat; ungraded mixed 5051?c; options weie dull and Ic higher on the decrease east of the Rockies: small receipts and shorts covering, closing flrra; December, 5OJ50o, closing at 60c; January, B05g SIc. closing at OIKc; May, 62J53jc, closing at 53fc. Oats Receipts, 111.000 bushels; exports. S. 000 tmshels; sales, 35J.OO0 bushels futures, 120,000 bushels spot; spot fairly active ond firmer: optujns.qulet nnd.fi rrnen Decem ber. 36V36c, closing at 36J;c; Jantiarv. 37K37kc, .closinc at 37Jd; May, '40 40jje, closing at 40e: No. 2 white spot, 39fc; mixed Western 3637Kc; -white do, 39(j 16c: No. 2 Chicago, 3oJc. Hay quiet and steady. Hops quiet and weak. (jRoceries Coffee options dpened steady 10 points dowu to 5 points up, and closed strong 5Q30 up; sales, 15,000 bags, including December. 15.TOli815.90c: January. 15.60 15 70c; March, 15.C015.33c; May, 13.1515.30c; Sep tember, 15.00. Spot Rio more active and firmer; No. 7, 16Ja Sugar Raw dull; re fined dull but steady. Molasses New Or leans firm and in lair demand. Rice steady and fairly active. CoTToxsnxD Oil firm and quiet; crude, 2Sc uia; yeuow,33c asked. Rosix quiet and steady. Tcrpe:tihe dull and easier at 3131o. Eoos quiet; fancy firm; receipts, 8,622 packages. hides dun and steady. lloa Products Pork Arm and In fair de mand. Cut meats quiet and steady; mid dles quiet. Lard firm and quiet; Western steam closed at $9 75: sales, none: options sales 2,000 tierces; November, $9 439 0, closing 59 50; December, $8 75 bid; Janu arv, $3 35 hid; February, $S 30 bid. Dairy Products Butter auiet; fancy firmer: Western dairy, 1622c;"do creamer ies, 203Ic; Elgin, 3131Kc Cheese fair and demand firm; part skims, 37c. St Louis Flour steady but slow. Wheat opened better and finally sold Ke higher, closing that much above yestercay: cash, 67J& November, 67Kc; Deceinbrr, GS?c; Jan uary, 70Jc;May. 70c;July, 76c. Corn Cash lower at 39c; options very dull for early, but later became firm and closed ii c iibove yesterday: November, SOJc; De cember and year, 38c; Slay, 4Sc. Oats higher and firm, but slow; casluna Novem ber, 31c; May, 35c Rve dull at 47c. Barley quiet; Minnesota, 455bc; Nebraska, C2c. Bran firm at 5Cc Hay unchanged. Flaxseed steady at $1 03. Cornmeal quiet at $1 99. Philadelphia Flour quiet; prices firmly held on desirable trade brands. Wheat quiet; closed firm; No. 2 red, November. 73 73J,c; December, 7474Kc: January, 76i TtXc: February, 7s7Sftc. Corn Options ruled steady and closed dull; now No. 2 yel low, in grain depot. 51c: new steamer for local trade. !S49c; new No. 3, 48c; No. 2 mixed November, December, January and February, 4SJi49c Oats Carlots firm and quiet; futures, nominal; No. 8 mixed, 41c; No. 3 whito, 41Kc; No. 2 white, 43Mc: No. 2 white, November, 0U41Uc; December, 39KiOJic; January, 39K0!c Toledo Wheat dull. Aim; No. 2 cash and November, 72Jc: Doceinber, 73c; Mav, 7950. Corn dull, steady: No. 2 cash, 43c; No. 3, 43c; Slay, 46Jc. Oats quiet; cash, 35a Rye dull; cash, 64c Cloverseed active, steady: prime cash, November and Decem ber, 7 75; Januarv, $7 80; March, $7 85; Receipts Flour, 150 barrels; wheat, 33,556 bushels; corn, 4,220 bushels; cloverseed. 3S6 buihels. Shipments Flour, 700 barrels; wheat, 700 bushels; corn, 1,600 bushels; rye, 1,200 bushels; cloverseed, 514 bushels. Minneapolis There was a steady market to-day on a slightly lower range' than yes terday; tho market opened at the lowest price and closed at the highest; there was only a fair demand for cash wheat; No. 1 Northern wont at G9Vi69c; No. 2's leading price was 67c; receipts ot wheat hero were 473 cars, and at Duluth and Superior, 67 cars. Close: May, 74Jc; November, 6Sc: Decem ber, Jc On track: No. 1 hard, 71c; No. 1 Northern, 63c; No. 2 Northern, 6365c Cincinnati Flour easy. Wheat active and easier: No. 2 red, 72c: receipts, 2,000 bushels: shipments, 200 bushels, corn- In fair de mand and strong: No. 2 mixed, 45c. Oats scarce and strong; No. 2 mixed. S5e. Bye quiet at 6556c Pork firm at $12 50. Lard stronger uc $8 75. Bulk meats steady at 90 w. uhcou Mcauy u. j. iv uisKy steady sales, 1,121 barrels . Butter steady and firm Eggs steady at 22c Sugar steady. Cheese steady and firm. Milwaukee Flour quiet. Wheat quiet December, 66c; No. 2 spring, 68c; No i Northern, 73Kc Corn quiet: No. 3. 61c Oats firmer; No. 2 white, 35c; No. 3 do, 3334c Barley quiet; Novemner, 62c; sample, 63c Rye quiet; No. L 50c Provisions Pork dull. Lard. 17 92. Receipts Flour, 11 000 barreU: wheat, 47,000 bushels: barley, 191,000 bushels. Shipments Flout, 20,000 barrels; -wheat, 31,000 bushels: barley, 1,000 bushels. Kansas City Wheat irregular; No. 2 hard. 635X64Kc; No. 2 red, 65Uc. Corn weak and lower: a 3 mixed, 33J3lc; No. 2 white, 3S39c. Osts in demand and higher; No 2 mixed, 2S28Jc: No. 2 white, 30c. Eg"s steady at 21c Receipts Wheat, 93,000 bush els: corn, nomt oats, none. Shipments Wheat 69,000 bushels: oats, none. Buffalo Wheat No.l Northern, 77Jc: No. 2 red, 75Xc Corn No. 2, 48c Receipts Wheat, 260,000 bushels: corn, 14.000 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 176,000 bushels. "Wednesday, Nov. 16. The market for local securities to-day presented few new pegs on which to hang fresh comment. There was no special in terest manifested in anything, and while the market was lacking in tendency of a positive character it was generally weak. There was a disposition in some quarters to attribute the condition of affairs to the uncertainty and uusettled feeling created by the result of the election, particularly with respect to Pittsburg's leading industries, but in others it was ascribed as much to activity in mercantile and manufacturing cir cles as to any fear of the fu ture. "When merchants and manufacturers are actively engaged in their own lines they have little time to devote to securities in a trading way, but when they have leisure by reason of comparative quietude in their blanches of business thoy generally make tilings pretty lively, one way or the other, in stocks heio and elsewhere. One thing is certain, and that is the local market pre sents some excellent opportunities. Nearly all prices are very low. They must soon at tract the nublic. nnd when buving com mences it is likely to be fairly -well prolonged. This will cause higher prices, with the usual reactions; professionals will havo chances to get in and out frequently, and tbe market will be active enough to suit the most exacting. This changed condition of things is likely to be biought about at any time, though it must be said that there are no signs of any change at the moment. There was a little trading in street railway bonds and Philadelphia Company early in tho day, and small transactions in Luster Mining Company, Electric scrip and Air brake later. The latter sold at 135 and closed at 136 asked, against sales at 136 the previous day; Philadelphia Company was about steady at tho decline; Electric scrip was lower, and Luster sold at 9, closing at iwrJli- Aiie icatures oi tne ounu transac tions wore a sale of Union Passenger Rail way 5s at 102 and or Citizens traction 5s at 1C6. Tho sales and bids and offers tell tho story of the day. In tho regular bond list the following quo tations were established: Allegheny Valley Railway 7-303, 1I0 bid; Junction railway 6s, 117 bid: Citizens traction 5s, 106 bid; Pitts Burg traction 5s 1C4 bid; Point bridge second mortgage 6s, 100102. The unlisted street railway securities closed as lollows: P. & B. traction, 24 24; do 5s, 99100; Duquesne traction, 27 2S: do 5s, 102 asked; 1'., A. & SL traction, 43J; do 5s, 1022J bid. Electric -was iigain neglected. The second preferred closed at 38 asked. Hard to Get Airbrake Transferred. Brokers wero complaining bitterly to-day about tbe difficulty in gotting Airbrake stock transferred. One of them stated that be had been three days trying to get a small lot of the stock transferred, and he had not yet succeeded. There seem to be a few screws looso somewhere, or the complaints would not bo so general. Some time ago a well-signed petition was presented to tho company asking for a better transfer serv ice, but it only had a temporary effect. What tho company should do is to have its stock registered and transferred by one of the local companies making u specialty or such business. The cost is merely nominal, and such action would save the company, the biokurs and the pub lic considerable annoyance. The apparent ly loose and lazy methods now in vogue hamper business materially. Lookinc: at SIcCandless, Wo regret very much to be obliged, says the New York Bulletin, to announce our in ability, so far, to persuade President Mo Candiess, of the Pittsburg Board of Fire Un derwriters, to present his view3 upon the advisability of placing Pittsburg upon a co insurance basis. In reply to a request from the Bulletin, Mr. McCandless says, in a cour teous note: "I would be glad to reDlv in full, bat am unwilling to do this tor pub lication." No matter which position ne might take we are sure company managers would be glad to hear .from .one who has their respect in no small degree. It is to be hoped that tho diplomatic President of the Pittsburg Board will change bis mind re garding the stating or bis opinions. Mean while, Mr. McCandless, agency underwriters arc lboking at you. Sales and Closing Quotations. Transactions recorded on tho Exchange sales board to-day were as follows: FIRST CALL. Electrlo Stocks. Boston, Nov. 16. The closing quotations or electric stocks to-aay were: Bid. Boston Electric Light Co 112 G. E. Co . 113 r. E. Co. pfd lis -West. 1st nfd 37 W. A....' 49 Ft. W. Electric 12 Ft. W. Electric series A 7K T. H. Trost, series D 7 15-16 T. H. Trust, E. W 10 Asked. 115 113H IIS'4 3JH 50 12.1 s Boston Stocks Closing Prices. .37X11 2l 175 Atchison Topeka. Boston & Albany.. Boston & Maine.... C. B. & Qnlner 1028 FltchhurgIt.R..pfd 83 K.C.St.J.&C.li. 7s. 121 Mass. Central 16,1 Mex. Central, com. 14 N. Y. ft N. Eng.... 44,1 N. Y. &N. E. 7S....119 (Hd Colony 181 Wis. Cen., com 16V AUoufiM.Co.(new) 90 Atlantic 109 Boston & Montana.. 31 Oalumet&Heda.... 93 Catalpa 17K Franklin 14 Kea'sarge 12 Osceola. Qnlncv Santa Fe Conner.... Tamarack Annistou Land Co.. Boston Land Co.... West End Land Co. Bell '1 elenhonc Lamson Stores Water Power Centennial Mining. N. E. T. ST B. Ali. Copper 33'i 139 8 160 25 207 16 Vi 1h 59 10 MONETARY. There are no changes in local conditions to report. Money is) In fair supply and moderately active demand, with rates steady at 66 per cent. Eastern exchange and currency aro quoted at par. New York, Nov. 16. Money on call easy, ranging from S6 per cent, last loan at 3 and closing offered at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 56 per cent. Sterling exchange is strong, with actual business in bankers' bills at $1 84J for 60-day bills, and $4 86 for demand. Boston, Nov. 16. Clearing house balances, $l,849,b59. Rate. 4 per cent: call loans, 55 per cent; time loans, 5g6 per cent. Clearing House Figures, Pittsburg Exchanges to-day t2.572.4S9 64 Balances to-day. 530,079 90 Same day last week: Exchanges Balances , 2,121,970 53 456,845 06 New York, Nov. 16.-CIearings, $111,785,914; balances, $7,477,563. Boston, Nov. 16 Clearings, $19,297,594; balances, $1,849,659. Bloney, per cent. Ex change on New York, par to 10c discount per $1,000. Philadelphia. Nov 16. Clearings, $13,072, 779; balances, $1,760,442. Monev, 5 per cent. Baltimore, Nov. 16. Clearings, $2,8S1,563; balances, $332,597. Money, 6 per cent. Chicago, Nov. 16. Clearings $18,510,278; New York exchange 23c premium. Sterling exchange steady at $4 8l for 60-day bills, $4 86J lor sight diafts. Money easy at 6 per cent. St. Louis. Nov. 36. Clearings, $4 462,137; balances, $586,250. Sloney quiet at 7S per cent. Exchange on New York 90o premium. New Orleans, La., Nov. 16. Clearings, $2,617,405. New York exchange Commer cial, $1 60 per $1,000 discount: bank, par. Memphis, Tenn,, Nov. 16. Now York ex change selling at par. Clearings, $431,745; balances, $106,916. Cincinnati, O., Nov. 16. Money, 36 per cent. New York exchange, COo premium. Clearing, $2,857,059. Bar Silver. London. Nov. 16 ISpecla!. Bar silver In London, 3SJd per onnce. New York dealers' price for assay bars, 84c per ounco. Foreign Financial. London, Nov. 16. Amount of bullion with drawn from the Bank of England on balance .to-day, 26,000. Paris, Nov. 16. Three per cent rentes, 99r SO centimes for the account. London. Nov. 16. 4 r. m. Close Consols, money, 97 5-16; do account, 97: New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio firsts, 33; Canadian Paciflc, 91Jf: Erie, 27; Erio seconds. 27, ox interest; Illinois Central, 106; Stexican ordinary, 2 St. Paul common. 82; New York Central. lUi: Reading, 28K: Mexican Central new 4s, 70; bar silver, 3&Jd; money 11J per cent; rato or discount in the open market for short bills, 2 per cent; do three months, 2J per cent. 11,000 Union Passenger Railway 5s 102V 2.000 P. B. traction 5s loo J2.WP. ft B. traction 6s 99 $3,000 Citizens traction 5s 100 20 shares Philadelphia Company 214T. AFTER CALL. 100 shares Philadelphia Company 214f SECOND CALL. 10 shares Lustre Mining Company. 8'4 10 Westlnghouse Electric Scrip 92 TniRD CALL. lOshares Westlnghouse Airbrake 135 Total sales, 140 shares stock, $8,000 bonds and $10 scrip. Closing bids and offers: New York Metal Market. New York, Nov. 16. Pig iron fairly active; American, $13 0015 50. Copper firm: lake. $11 8011 90. Lend dull; domestic. $3 80 bid. Tin closed weak; strait?,-. $20 4020 50. Cotton. Galveston, Nov. 16. Cotton firm; mid dling, 8 13-16c; low middling, 8 7-16c; good ordinary, 715-16c; not and gross recoipts. 8,032 bale?; sales, 5,190 bales; spinners, 30 bales; stock, 176.160 bales. New Orleans, Nov. 16. Cotton steady; middling, 914c: low middling, 8Jc; good ordinary, 8e; net receipts, 5,155 bales; gross, 5,498 bales; exports to Great Britain, 21,900 bales; to France, 4,900 bales; coast wise, 2,833 bales; sales, 6.250 bales; stock, 177, 515 bales. "Will Be Erected Corner of Fifth and Mar. ray Bill 1 venues by East End Capitalists Building Permits Lata Soles and Gossip. Wednesday-, Nov. 16. It is very probable that a very fine hotel similar to the Kenmawr will occupy the property corner of Fifth and Murray Hill avenues in the near future. This tract con tains four acres and is owned, as are the 20 adjolningacres.by the Yoder,Land Company, and a large force "of men has been at work grading the property for the past week. The land which is at piesent about 20 feet above the level or the street will be graded down to abontj one-hair the distance, which will bo a very nice elevation. A tour-loot stonewall will be constructed along the easterly side of Murray Hill avenue, n distance or one-half mile, and along the Fifth avenue frontage of the property, a distance of 400 feet. It is expected that within six weeks the grading will have been completed. All. parties interested in this movement aro residents or the East End, and are having plans prepared ror the new structure, which will be otfirebrickandAmhersistone and will cost from $150,000 to $200,000. Tbe Yoder Land Company, owners of the ground, will figure most prominently 111 the move ment, having agreed to takq one-third of tho stock. Current Gossip. J. C. Alles & Co. have succeeded Alles Bros, & Co., tho former well-known real es- stato agents of Fourth avenue. W. C. Stewart to-day passed tho final pa pers to E. G. Ferguson, tho attorney, for ono or his (Mr. Stewart's) SInrray Hill avenuo bouses; consideration, $15,000. Tho Government property at Penn ave nue and Garrison alley was for the third ttmo offered for sale at the Chamber or Com merce at 11 o'clock to-day. The bidding started at $150,000 and bv $1,000 bids was in creased to $175,000. From this on bids or $500 ran It up to $205,500. After consultation with George H. Weeks. Quartermaster Gen eral U. S. A., Mr. Bailey announcod the limit or the Government was $225,000, and groperty must be sold nt public sale. No etter bid could be obtained, and tbe ham mer fell with no sale. Dr. Btngaman was the best bidder, and it is understood be repre sented a syndicate who proposed to erect a hotel had they purchased tho property. Building Permits. The following permits wero issued to-day: Miss Grace E. Murray, two two-story frame dwellings, Clybourn street, near Graham street; cost, $4,000 for both. Rebecca Cap Ian, a three-story brick dwelling, rear No. 77 Logan street; cost, $2,500. Anton Walgand, a two-story brick dwelling, Slary stieet; cost, $2,350. Charles Devlin, a two-story brick dwelling. Carbon alley, between Led lio and Cassatt streets: cost, $1,600. R. McElldowney, two two-story frame dwellings, Hill alley, botween Kirk patrick and Soho streets; cost, $1,800 for uoin. aiatmas uurknaruc, a two-story frame dwelling No. 39 McLain avenue; cost $2 000. Lindell Hallett, a two-story frame dwelling, Haliett street, near Jumlla street; cost,$2,000. Nat Wilkinson, a two-story lramo dwelling, Flavel street, near Millwood avenue; cost, $250. John Murdy, a two-story frame dwell ing, Flavel street, near Millwood avenue; cost $200. Late Transactions. W. A. Cole sold for J. H. Wiso to I. H Aaron a two-story pi essed brick bouse of ten rooms and bathroom, with all modern conveniences, situated on the corner of South Thirteenth street and Virgin alley, on a lot 25x70 reet, ror $5,000. J. C. Roilly sold ror James D. Callery & Co. to James A Henderson four lots In the Cal lery plan, at the junction of Bedford and Webster avenues, for a price approximating $4,000. Sir. Henderson will soon commence the erection of au elegant home on this property. J. 11. Coleman Co. havo sold rorB. H. Peabodv a lot on SIcCullv street.Nineteenth ward, 43x180 feet, for $3,575. The pui chaser will erect a 12-room brick dwelling Black & Baird sold to Maggie A Russell a small fiame dwelling on the easterly side of Murtland avenue, corner of the Ponniylvn ma Railroad, East End, on lot 23x120 feet, for $1,850. Reed is. Coyle & Co. sold for the Fidelity Title and Trust Company lot No. 220J in tho Watson Place plan. Tenth ward, Alle gheny, fronting 50 leet on Natchez St., by 25 feet deep, for$S00. McCune & Coulter report sale of lot No. 29 In their Dean Park plan to James Hamilton, and lot No. SO In same plan to Martha P. Moreland, for $650 each. John K. Ewing & Co. sold for B. A. Elliott to John Pickley a" lot 24x115 on Rosedale Terrace, Tenth ward, AlleJienv, being lot No. 36, In tho Elliott's plan, lor $450 cash. 4 85; itindird winter patents, $4 501 75: soring patents, fi 6034 i strala-ht winter. 14 CCSK 25: clear winter. 3 7534 00; XX& bakers. S3 753 85; rye. $3 50& 75. The Exchange Price Current quotes' flour In car lota on track, as follows: Patent winter $3 7M4C0 Patent spring 4 40(34 60 Straight winter 3 25g3 50 Clear winter 3 0033 25 Low grades 2 0ttm2 5O Rye flour....: ....-. 3 25(43 50 bprb.g bakers 253 50 MlLLrtlD-No. I white middlings. $13 0019 00; No. 2 white middlings, $1C 1017 00: winter wheat bran. $13 50314 00; brown mlddllnzs. $15 001S 03; chop, $18 W$2l 00. llAT-Choice timothy. Ill 2514 50; No. 1 tlm othr. 13 7514 00: No. 2 timothy. $12J013 00: m xed clover and timothy. $13 0iI3 50; packing, 7 0CS 00: No. 1 feeding prairie, av 50(310 00; No. 2 do. 3 S0y 00; wagon hay. $15 OC17 00. Straw-Wheat, 10 507 00; oats, $5 507 a0; rye, P007 50. Groceries. SnoAR Patent cnt-Ioaf. 5lfc; cubes, Stfc: pow- dered. sc; granulated (standard). 475c; confec tioners A, .4c:-ott A. 4K4Jc: iaucr yellow. 4!c: fair yehow, 4iiiic; common yellow, Z 4c. Coffee Roasted, in packages-Standardbrasds. 22 13-200: second erades. 21!a22Kc: fancy erodes. 2SJlJ2c. Loose-Java. 3537c: Santos, 27$28c: Maracalbo, MXc: Peaberrr, Z7S3c; Caracas, Z9 TOc; Bl. 23Sc .., A MOLASSES-Choice, 34H33c: fancy. 33s33f; centrifugals, 2929ic: new crop New Orleans. 43 46c. Strcp Corn STrnp,2527c: sngarsrrup. 2S30c; fancy flavors. 3I33c: blackstrap. 1031S.Sc t RUITS-London larer raisins. S2 1.0: California London layers, S2 102 15: California muscatels, bags. 5)4Sc: boxed, f 1 15(31 25: VaIencIa.7J474C; Ondara Valencia. 8)ia8Kc: California snlunas, llll,Sc; currants. 4H)c: California prunes. ll&15c; French prunes, 8,Stlc; California seed less raisins. 1-lh-cartons, II 90; citron, 18l9c; lemon peel. 10illc. Rice-Fancy head Carolina. 6K6Mc: prime to choice, 5D(35c; Louisiana, 5K6:; Java. &5Jc; Japan, 5!(6c. Oils Cartjon, 110. 6c: headlight. 6Hc; water white. 7c: Elaine, ISc: Ohio legal tet. 64c; miners winter white. Si40o; summer. 3233c. Caknkd Goods Standard peaches, $2 1532 2a; extra peaches. Si 4332 50; seconds. $1 ST31 95: pie peaches. $1 2531 30; finest corn. II 401 50: Har ford county corn, $1 0531 10: lima beans. SI 203 1 25; soaked, 60S5c: early June peas. $1 151 25; marrowrat peas. $1 0531 16: soaked. 7880c: French peas. $11 5020 00 ? 100" cans, or tl 40fii2 50 ? dozen ; pineapples, tl 25(1$! 30: extra do. $2 40; Bahama do. $3 00; Damson plums. Eastern, $1 25; Cali fornia pears. $2 2532 3i; do green gages, tl 75: do egg plums. $1 76: do apricots. II 8032 10: do extra white cherries, 2 75(285; do white cherries. 2-io cms. $1 63; raspberries. $1 2531 50: strawber ries, 11 151 25; gooseberries. SI 101 25: tomatoes. 95etl Ou: salmon.l-lb. tl 3031 35: blackberrles.753 80c: succotash. 2-Ib cans, soaked. 95c; do stand ard, 2-lb cans, f 1 2331 6u; corned beef, 2-lb cans, tl C531 75: do, ll-tt. $13 00: roast beef. 2-lb. 1 75; chipped beef. 1-lb cans. SI 9332 00; baked beans, t 2531 35: lobsters. 1-lb. $2 25: mackerel, fresh. 1-lb, 11 90; trolled, $1 50: sardines, domestic s, 4 00; Ks, SS 25: Hi. mustard, $3 S: imported, !-4s. 110 5012 50; Imported. s, $18 t023 00; canned apples, 3-lb. 75380c; gallons, $2 9533 00. 950 3403 3 4 25. 3 3 7$ 103359 '5(3 3 00 KK3 2M I533M D3400 0(3 3 01 50T4 3 2I 0C312CO 003330 00315 00 120 loads, against 100 loads last Monday. Tha market opened active and stronger on good grades, and common and medium grades weie about steady at last week's prices, Tuesday's receipts were 9 loads and tho market was steady at Monday's quotations. Tbe close today was rather unsatisfactory, and as next week Is what the cattle men, call "turkey week," the chances are that next Monday's market will be slow at best. Quotations: extra, 1.450 to1,eiX lb 14 75 Prime, 1.300 to 1.499 lb 4 35 Uood. 1.20O to 1.3C0 lb 3 90a Jiay, l.UuUloi.KuiD 3 4C( jar. low to 1.100 10 3 : J air. 900IOJ.OUOU) Common. TOO to 900 lb 2 A Rough half fat. 1.0CO to 1,30010 2! Common to rood fat oxen zt Common to good fat balls 1 503 3 03 common 10 gooa iat cows 1 Bologna cows, per head 5 Heifers. 700 to 1,0001b 2 Fresh cowa andspringers IS BOOS. Monday's receipts were 40 double-deck loads, with tbe market steady to firm as follows: Best Philadelphia Jllxed Fliiladelphlas Best Yorkers Pigs and common Yorkers Tuesday's receipts were 15 9033 00 5 753 85 5 6035 70 5 235M ll?ht and thB market was firm at Monday's prices. To day's market was stead)', but tho top pries was 13c off from Monday at $3 90. SHEET. Receipts Monday were 25 double-deck load: market slow on all grades at a decline ofl5(g25c nor cwt. Tuesday's receipts, 15 double-deck loads; market very slow and 15c lower than Monday. Tho close to-day was heavy at tho decline. Quotations: ..$4 5034 75 ..3 8534 23 . 2 73)3 80 .. 2 0033 00 .. 1 0C32 00 .. 3 005 00 : Provisions. Large hams $ ilf Medium a Small H14 Trimmed 12 California si Shoulders, sugar-cured 9 Breakfast bacon 11 Extra do 12 Clear bellies, smoKed l'l Clear bellies, drysalt 9 Pork. heaTy 10 50 Light 17 5 Dried beef, knuckles 13 Bounds It Sets 10 Flats Lard (reOned), tierces 8',. Tabs 8H Two 50-Ib cases 8J5 Lard (compound), tierces C'4 Hair barrels e1 Tubs es Pills 6H Two 50-lb cases S Tnree-lb cases 7H Flvc-lb cases 7Ji Ten-lb cases 7 lit call. Set call. 3d caa. STOCKS. . , . , , Bid Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask SL A. JI. Nat.Bank 17777 77777 "t4J 77777 Western Insurance. 33 40 40 Con. Gas Co., Ilium 47 Pittsburg Gas Co.lli 74 Brldgewater 23 ChartlersYal.Gas.. It' 12 10!$ 12 10K 12 Penna. Gas Co 10 11 11) 11 ....7 Philadelphia Co.... 21JJ 212, 21M 21K 2l 22 Wheeling Gas Co... 17 174 18 Central lractlon 79 29Js 29K 29 Citizens' Traction.. 61H 62 02) 61H 62. Pittsburg Traction 59 5J 59 Pleasant Valley.... 25 25 15 23i 255s Second A-enne 50 55 Pitts.. Y.&Ash 50 60 Pitts. & Castle S 10 10 N. Y. &C. G. C.Co 60 50 Hand Street 44 Northslde HndgeCo 50 Luster Mining Co 8 9! &H 9' Enterprise Mln. Co. 3H 4W 3K 4!4 U.S.&S.Co 20 20 19 U. S. &S. Co., nfd.. 33 39Ji 33 S9Jf 40 West. Airbrake Co 138 133 U. S. G. Co.. com.. 6G Financial Notes. Hill & Co. and S. Fritz sold Phlllle to Carothers and Campbell. R. Thompson & Co. bought Union Pas- Drj-goods. New York, Nov. 16 There was continued activity in cotton goods, all descriptions or staples participating and the market oing higher. Goods to-day are very scarce, par ticularly tho most desirable makes. Bleached goods, heavy browns andcoloied cottons disclose a tendoncy to a new ad vance. Agents advanced Anchor 4-4 bleached shirting to 8J-Jc: Hill's Semper Idem to 7Jic and Blackstone 4-4 bleached sbirtlnz to 7j-fe- Mot all Southern sheetin"3 ana anus are jc to o higher. In other ar ticles business wns moderate. Jobbers wero having a fair packago trade in domestics nnd a good price business in silks and dress goods. Holiday articles wero in demand. W. senger Railway and Citizens' traction bonds from J. D. Bailey. They also bought P. & B. 5s at par and sold them at 99. Whitney & Stephenson sold Airbrake to Lawrence & Co. ICuhn Bros, sold Luster to Hill & Co. It is stated that the Colorado Coal and Iron Company has just sold $650,000 of Its bonds at 95, secured upon purchase land notes. The company had u floating debt of over $500,000. The Diebold-Mosler-Damon Company, which has just filed articles of incorporation at tne New Jersey Secretaryorstate's office, has a capital stock or $3,000,000, divided Into 69,000 shares: They are partially held an fol lows: Moses Mosier, or Hamilton, O., 6 000 W. W. Clark, of Canton, O., 1.000: George L. Damon, Of Boston. 1,000; Edward F. C. Young, ot Jersey City, 10,0u0; Francis B. Bowen, of East Orange, 10,000. The business is to con sist ot tne manufacture and sab3 of fiio and burglar proof sares, vaults, eto. The prin cipal offices will bo at New York City and Cincinnati. , M. C Berkley. orPhlillpsburg, Pa., and his associates have filed an application for authority to organize the Flist National Bank of Phlflipsburg. The Directors of the Exchange to-day unanimously -granted the use or the board room to the Pittsburg Bankers and Bank Clerks' Association for their annual meeting next Monday evening. The OntarioSIlverMining Company to-day passed its regular monthly diyidend and the stock declined ten points from yesterday. If tbe sbzns do not fail one or two of the other companies in which Plttsburgers are inter ested will follow the Ontario's lead. In preparation for tho annual meeting of .tbe company on the second Monday in Jan uary the management or the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Is sending out blank Sroxies to be filled up by those of the stock o'.Uers who may be unable to attend. The blanks are in the usual 'form. There are about 2,500 stockholders, and the average number or shares held by each is 320. The largest holder Is understood to be a promi nent firm of stock brokers, who. It is said, hold 80,000 shaies. The real owners are un known. Tbe published report that the Reading management might paythe maturing inter- General Markets. Baltimore Wheat steadv: No. 2 red spot, 72K72c; November, 72i72Jc; December, 73j73c; January, 75e)75;ic: May, 81 Sijtfc: sieamer No. 2 red, 07c uid. Receipts, 55.434 bushels; stock, 2,336,JG7 bu3hels; sale, 19J.OC0 bushels. Corn qniot; mixed spot, 4S 18c; November, 4SI8.Kc; year, 47174c; January, 4G47c; Feuruaiy, 40c bid; Mav, 49c bid; steamer mixed, 45c bid. Receipts, 7,600 bushols; stocky 335,500 bushels; sales, 7,000 bushels. Oats stcnuy; No. 2 white AVeitern, 40K12c; No. 2 mixed Western. 33 S3Kc- Receipts, 1,003 bushels: stock, 117, 600 bushels. Rye quiet; No. 2, 60c. Receipts, 4,102 bushels: stock, S2.000 bimhels. Hay firm; good to choice timothy, $1115. Egs firm; nearby, 2627c: Western. 2526c. Collee firm; Rio cargoes, fair, lSJic; No. 7, 16K 16c. New Orleans Rice steady: ordinary to good, 3tc. Smrar Open kettle steady; fully lair, 2 9-I62c; good fair, 2Kc; good, common to fair, SjSac; common, 2c; con- tniuxui uuuvc uuuaieauv: mnnutLion irrnnn. lated, 4 9.10c, offered at iiSHc; choice white, 41 1-lSc, offeroa at3JjJ3 li-lGc: gray dn, 3 7-lt.S 9-lfic; choice veirnw, clarified, 3 7-163Cc: prime do, SJ3 5-lCc, offered at 3 l-163Jic; seconds, 2i3c. Molasses steady; open kettln, fancy, S435c: choice, 32c: nrictly prime, 31c; prime togood prime, 2029c; good common to good fair, 2.'26c; centrifugal, strictly prime, 18c; good prime, 18c; fair to good fair, ll12c; good common, 9c; syrup, 2831c. Duluth Trading was confined mainly to cash and May wheat: Decomber opened i.a higher than yesterday: the market ruled steady up to the close, which was firm at c advance over yesterday.. Cloie: No. 1 hard, cash and November, 73Jc; December, 73c; Slay, 79c; No. 1 Northern, cash, November ami December, 69c; May. 76c; No. 2 North ern, cash, 64c; December, C4c. SIX BUCKEYE TEAGEDIE3. Just Half of Them Caused by tho Result of the Election Last Week. Toledo, Nov. 16. SptAaL A most unusal wave of murder, suicide and accident swept over Northwestern Ohio yesterday. It began last night with the fatal stabbing at Bryan of Elmer Vanbuskirk. He was discussing the election with a blind man and a crippled man in Barbeck's saloon. The assailants are tramps and are now in jaiL At Attica this afternoon Peter Bees ler, a rich old farmer, cut his head nearly ofl with a razor. He had been brooding over the election. In Toledo, Bert Barr hanged himself through despondency. At Hicksville, a 15-year-old boy named Eolla Buchercui his throat with a razor because, being a mute, he could never learn to speak. At Nevada, a wreck on the Pittsburg, Fort "Wayne and Chicago ltailroad last night, wrecked one engine and five mail cars, badly injured a brakesman, a fireman and three mail clerks and killed a tramp. At Balursviile, a cannon used in the 'Demo cratic jollification last night exnloded.tear ine both lees off an unknown man .ml t-ill- est on tbe preference bonds In serin instead inc Mr. Thorn R"Fnn? vrhn ... i..i.i- ... of cash, using the latter for betterments, was ( a window a square away. """""6 TRADE IS LARGE, Running Ahead of Former Tears and a Con tinued Brisk Movement Is Expected Farmers Prospering and Railroads Mak ing Plenty of Money Revised Prices. "Wednesday, Nov. 16. General trade continues to show a marked improvement over lormer years and a brisk movement is expected from wholesale hands until the quietude natural to the closing days of a year sets in. The farmers are get ting good prices for their hogs, the supply of which seems to be quite limited, but prices for grain are ruling extremely low. Wheat was firmed up late last week on the Government crop report for November. Ac cording to this repoit the yield of wheat will not exceed 500,000,000 bushels, which is a falling off of 19,000,000 bushels from the previous estimate. The corn crop figures Indicated a yield of 1,630,000,000 bushels, or about 30,000,000 bushels less than Indicated a month ago. Farmers havo been in a great hurry to market their grain, and tbe on or mons and rapidly increasing stocks at the primary markets have onabled "bear" spec ulators to put down prices. Cattle valnes aro beginning to do better now that tho re ceipts fiom tho ranges aro tailing off. The season for leceiving Western range cattlo is nearly over. Montana and Dakota cattle have sold from 75c to $1 per lOOpounds lower than a year ago, while lVyomings have real ized nearly us much. Cattle are entering w inter quartors in good flesh, while feed is abundant all over tho rangos. Tho railroads are making a incut deal of money, the de mand for freight cars being In excess of tho supply. Tho New York Fruit Trade Journal, writing ot tne apple situation under date of Canon daigua, November 12, says: Many leading houses or Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Kansas City, etc.. have their renresontatlves heie, and for the present the Atlantic Coast cities ate. not able to pull on Western New York. Prices prevailing lor fruit f. o. b. rnngo from $2 35 to $2 50 for mixed cars of Bald wins mostly, and few mixed varieties. Kings are strong at $3 00 to $3 23 per barrel. Greenings at $2 50 to $2 75. The enormous amount of fruit going West does not seem to slacken the demand, and orders pour in daily on the prominent shippers here rrom points in Texas, and such far West points as Ogden, Utah, and Albuquerque, N. 3L Tho stock around tho country is very thor oughly brought up, so that a falling off of demand ln-the West will not cause any de cline in present f. o. b. prices. If the weather continues mild tho prices of Thanksgiving turkeys will rule high, as not so many will be dressed for market as If a low temperature pievailed. Butter and Cheese. BfTTicn Elgin creamery. 33H35Jc: other brands. 2931c; choice to fancy dairy and country roll. 25'.7r: fair to medium grades. lS(22c; low grades. 12l"c: cooling. 9llc: grease, s3c Cheese Ohio. Ulljlc: New York, ll4(ailfc: fancy Wisconsin Swiss blocks, ll15c: do bricks. 12HI3c; Wisconsin sweitzer. In tubs. 1313c; llmberger. lo;3llc: Ohio Swiss, 12)12c Eggs and Poultry. Egos Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohlo,24 25c: special m&rks. 26c; storage stock, 22iw23c. PouLTnv Live Spring chickens. 3u50c per pair; old chickens, 5-tjoc: ducks. 5ott5c; geese. 75C3JI 00: tnrkeys. !2l3cperlb. Dressed Chick ens. 1215c per lb; ducks, 1516c; geese, U12c; turkeys, 1618c. Prime. 95 to 110 lb.... Good. 83 to 90 lb Fair. 70 to M) lb Common, 65 to 70 lb.. Culls Lambs. ...... ......., CALVES. Veal calves S4 5o8 50 Grass calves 2 00(33 00 SALES. Following are some of the transactions completed Monday, yesterday and to-day: Reneker. l.lnkhorn A Co. sold 9 head of cattle, weighing 9. COO lb., at U 35; 15 head. 15.700 lb.. $3 431 23 head. 21.35) lb.. 3 10:12 hpad.-13.640 lb.. 50 7 head. 6.470 lb.. $3 00:22 head, 18,910 lb.. 1280; 20 head, 25,400 lb.. 1 15: 12 head, lz.233 lb., S3 25: 14 head, H.Mb lb., $3 25: 18 head, 15,450 lb.. S3 05: 13 head. 9.170 lb.. 2 15. IIogs-85 head. 13.790 lh.. 15 (S5:52 bead. 10. .WO lb.. 15 M: 114 head. 19,900 lb.. $5 80; 117 head, 10 080 lb.. 15 05; 58 nead. 10.170 lb.. S5 85. Miecp-59 head. 4,43u lb.. (3 15; TJ head. 5.3M lb.. $3 25; 114 head. 7.800 lb.. 1225. McC'all. Bowlen Kewbern sold 11 head of cat tle, weighing 12. 4C0 lb. at 53 55: 21 head, 21.370 ID. $125::ohead. H.4S0 lh. $3 80: 24 head. 20.700 lb, 2 80: 19 head, 18.800 lb. 75: 25 head, a 430 lb, $2 80; 4U head. 48,600 lb, S3 55: 19head.2i.ua lb. J4(B:18head. 23.670 lb. $4 05; 21 head. 23,920 lb. $3 75: 18 head. 24.150 lb, SI 25. Rogs-83 head. 15.680 lb, $5 CO: 30 head, 4.3.0 1b, $5 65: 72head. -u.v. .. wj; - iicau. ,.,i.m iu, ouj; ia ucao. 18.340 ll. jr. 7!. bhecp 3 head, 1.26 1b, head, 2,4b0 lb. $ 25; 44 head. 2,760 lb. iioau, ja.,.juu. z 3. S3 90: 28 $4 65:3.3 Berries, Fruits and Vegetables. The supply of cranberries is larger,but the market is steady at $2 002 25 per box under expectations of an increased demand ror the Thanksgiving trade. Apples are selling at $2 504 00 per bbl, the outside price ror nicely packed Golden Gates; quinces are scarce and firm at $3 001 SO per bbl and 3550o per basket, and so are pears at $2 O03 00 per keg. Concord grapes are growing scarce and tbe market Is firm at 13Q 24c for 8-lb basket; catawbas and Niarrarn are quoted at 3035c: Florida oranges, $3 25 3 50 per box; Jamaica do., $S 00S 50 per bar rel: lemons, $4 005 00 per box; bananas, $1 001 60 per bunch: pineapples,1015c each by the bnl; Malaga grapes,$6 0u6 50 per keg; Persian dates, $1 004 25 per case. Vegetables are aoundant and easy as fol lows: Cabbage, $1 25 1 50 per bbl and $5 50 3 50 per 100; onion", $3 252 50 per bbl for yellow Dan vers and$l 1501 25 per box for Spanish; turnips, $1 25l 75 per bbl; ruta bagas, $1 001 10: carrots, $1 501 75: beets and parsnips, $2 002 25; celory, 2535c per dozen. Potatoes steady at 75c per bushel for choice from stores. Jersey sweets, $3 75 00; Baltimore ao, 12 753 ou. Game. Quail, $2 0002 25 per dozen and In good sup ply; pheasants, $7 007 50 per dozen; prairie Chickens, $6 006 50; woodcock. $5 005 50; dncks, $3 005 00; squirrels, $1 251 GO; rab bits, 3540o per. pain turkeys, 1516c per pound; venison, 1415c per lb, wnolo car cass, and 2122c for saddles. Fish. HalflQr. MACKEEEL. Bbls. bbls bbls Palls Palls 200 lb 10O lb 50 lb 151b 101b Kvtramcss bloaters.. $10 00 $20 40 110 40 3 3 20 f 2 20 Ktra No. 1 bloaters. SS 00 17 9" 9 15 2 8.1 195 Extra No. 1 mess.... 32 00 16 '01 8 40 2 60 1 80 Bxtra No. 1 shore.... 23 CO 14 40 7 40 2 30 1 60 Med. o, lmes 24 00 12 40 6 4 2 03 140 Mod. No. 1 shore .... 21 00 10 90 5 65 1 75 1 25 Ex.No. 2 shore, mess. 22 00 II 40 5 90 135 130 Ex. No. 2 shore large 20 CO 10 40 5 40 17u 120 Ex. IMo. med. shore. 18 00 9 40 1 4 93 153 110 Mo. 2 medium 13 to 7 901 4 li 133 93 No.3Iarge 14 00 74 3 9c 133 so Grain, Flour and Feed. On call at the Gialn and Flour Exchange to-day ono car No. 2 timothy hay, five days, sold at $12 50. Bids and offers: SPOT. Bid. Asked. .$16 00 18 50 .23 39 . 16 00 13 25 . 13 50 . 12 50 45X 13 50 43 SDK 18 50 14 00 14 00 12 75 50 40 14 CO No. 2 white middlings 0.2 white oats FIVE PATS. No. 2 yellow shelled com 43 No. 3 white oats No. 2 white middlings j... Winter wheat bran No. 1 timothy hay No. 2 timothy hay TEX DATS. nigh mixed shelled corn ao. 1 wnue oats No. 1 timothy hay Receipts bulletined: Via the P.. C., C. A St. L. 4 cars hay, 2 cars corn; via tho P., Ft. W. & C 8 cars hay, 1 car husks; via tho B. & O. 2 cars hav: via the P. & W. 1 car hay; Via tbe P. & I.. . 1 car flour. A-aZ OF THE JIAKXKT.- CTbe following quotations ror grain, feed, hay and straw are for car lots on track. Dealers charge a small advance from storci WlIEAT-No. 2 red Cons No. 2yellowear High mixed ear Mixed ear New No. Syellowear No. 2 yellow shelled High mixed shelled Mixed shelled New No. 2 yellow shelled , Oats-Mo. 1 white No. 2whlte Extra No. 3 white 37 no. J. w Mixed.'. 84 Rte-No. 1 Western W No. 2 Western -. 37 riotm (Jobbers' prices)-7snc7 triads, i 639 475 2 75 165 450 2 25 603 250 1 25 65 50 . 500 250 135 10J SCO 50 as 7SJia 78 52 53 51 if 31X 49 & 50 45 & 48. 45M 43 4l,'i 45 41 41 44S 45 39 (3 33S' 33 (3 381 S7ii & 35 & 60 & U Ronnd herring w Barrels, 200 lbs Half barrels, 100 Ids Quarter bbls . Po tomac herring Barrels Half barrels Holland herring Kegs Lake herring Half barrels. 701b Quarter b irrels, 30 lb palls, 15 lb Pails. 101b White Ash Hair barrels. 70 lb Ouarter barrels, so lb Palls. 151b , Palls, 10 lb Russian sardines Hair barrels, 1001b ICegs Whole codflsli Large, per lb , Medium , Boneless codfish 20-lb boxes. l2-lh bricks, perlb 6S7 30-lb boxes, l2-lb bricks, choice 73 Miscellaneous. Buckwheat Fi.or;K-2;(82Jc perlb. Seeps Choice recleaned western timothy. $2 05 2 10 per bu; choice recteaned Western clover. tn 10: white clover. $11 50: orchard grass, 11 85; millet, tl 451 50: blue grass. (2 002 23. Beans New York and Michigan pea beans. $2 15 12 20 per bu: hand-picked medium. $2 102 15: Lima. 4V3HVc per lb; Pennsylvania and Ohio beans, tl 75(3)1 UOperbu. IIEESWAX-Cholce yellow. 30(aj.T5c: dark. 2va23c. CIDMt Seiv country, $5 503 50; crab, $7 59(8 00 per bbl. Honey New crop white clover, aS):ic per lb; buckwheat. 14l6c: strained honer. 8c. Tallow Country rough. 3H4c per lb: city ren dered. 4a4!-c. Featheiis Extra live geese, 5360cperlb; So. 1 do. 480.70c: mixed. 3Ginc. Nirrs-Chestnuts, 53 6CI CO per bushel: peanuts, green, 3'4(ciAic ver pound; do. masted, fl 151 25 per bushel: hickory nuts, $1 00l 25: shellbarki. $1 25l 50: new walnuts, 6C65c; old do. SOCfflooc; butternuts. 5053c fur old and G063c lor new: filberts. 9c per lb; almonds. Tarragona. ISc: do, lvaca. 16c: do, paper shell, 25c: shelled almonds. 35c; Braiil nuts, 83ic: French walnuts. 9c: pecans. 10c: Naples wainuts, 13c; Grenoble wal nuts, 13c. PlCKXaS-34 50135 30 ner barrel. ForrOBX-3H4!4s per lb. HiPES-Ureeii steer hides, trimmed. 75 lbs and up. 7c: green steer hides, trimmed, 60 to 75 lbs. 7c: green steel hides, trimmed, under aj lbs, 6c: green cow hides, trimmed, all weights. 4e: green bull hlo.es, trimmed, all weights, 4c; green calf skins. No. 1, 6c; green calfskins. No, 2. 4c: green steer hides, trimmed, side branded. 4c. green salt steers. No. 1. 60 lbs ana up 7754"c: green salt steers. No. J. 60 lbs and less. 44Hc: greea salt cows. No. 1. all weights. 44c; green salt calf. No. 1.8 to 15 lbs. 56c: green salt kip. tto, 1. 15 to 25 lbs. 45c; runner skip. No. 1, 10 to is lbs. 34c: No. 2 hides. Vie off; No. 2 calf. Scoff. JohnHesket&Cn. sold 32 head of cattle weigh ing 43.220 lb at 84 75: 61 head. 83,670 lb. 4 60: 17 head. 22.9201b. $4 15; II head. 14. 120 lb. $3 85: 19 head. 34. -OW lb, J3 60: 4,1 head. 52.810 IS, $3 25: 71 head. 72,410 lb. S3 00: 49 head. 48,5501b. $2 75;56 head. 48.500 ID. $2 50: 25 bulls. 29.540 lb. $2 15. Hoars 13 head. W.rflO lb, SS 00: 53 head. 12.460 lh. (5 95: 104 head. 18.820 lb. J 90; 222 head, 43,6601b, $5 8U: 255 head. 36,100 lb. $ 65. Sheep-22 head. 2.2501b, $4 73; 147 head. 12. 310 lb. $4 15; lis head. 10.110 lb. $4 00; 229 head. 20.000 lb. ?t 75; 101 head. 7.6701b. $2 S5. H llllain Holmes Co. sold 20 head of cattle weighing 22.250 lb, at $3 50; 15 head. 18.1201b. $3 70: 24 head. 21.200 In, 2 5:42 head. 43.410 lb, 3 75:22 head, 23,670 lb. $3 5U. Hogs-62 head. 6.890 lb. 15 53: 37 head. 6.250 lb. $5 80; 31 head. CttO lb. 35 90; 133 head. 28.540 lb, $5 90:224 head. 52,070 lb. $5 90: 172 nead. 21,300 11), $5 50. Sheep 189 head. 14,1701b, $3 23; 32 head, 2.039 lb. $4 87K: 90 head, 7.610 lb. $3 00: 133 be.ii!. 11,370 lb. $3 25. Lafferty Bros. X Hadden sold 20 head of cattle. weighing 23.3101b. at (4 00: 16 head, 19.350 lb. $1 CO; 35 head. 40.220 lb, $3 30. Hogs-65 bead. 11.871) lb. $3 70: 70 head. 12,210 lb. $5 85: 86 head. 15,850 lb, 80: 44 head, S.780 lb. 15 50. Sheep-109 head. 10,310 lb. $4 40:26 head. 1,680 lb, $5 00: i5 head. 6,330 lb, $2 90; 91 head, 5,820 lb, $4 00; 37 bead, 3,110 lb, 3 70. Drum. Dyer & Co. sold 15 head of cattle, weigh ing 1C.6M lb. at (3 00: 21 head. 20.120 lb. $3 00:27 head, 22,900 lb. S3 15: 25 head. 24.220 lb. $3 25. Hogs -63 head. 8,770 lb. $5 70: 33 head. 6.440 lb. 15 90; 198 head. 24.030 lb, $5 60: 143 nead. 23.840 lb. $5 75: 100 head. 12. MO lb. $5 70:89head.l5.8001b. 15 90. Sheen -29 head. 2.07010. $2 50:203 head. 20. 730 lb. $4 90; 62 head. 5.570 lb. $4 50: 40 head, 2,590 lb. $4 65. Huff. Hszelwood&lmhoff sold 19 head ot cattle, weighing 28.000 lb. at $4 35: 17 head. 15.300 lb. $2 65: 12 head. 11,9701b. $3 00: 17 head. 17,740 lb, $2 35; 23 head. 2P.090 lb. S3 90: 22 head. 25,890ib, $3 25. Hogs 39 head, 9,000 lb, $5 40: 67 head. Ii. 460 lb. 5 90: 178 head. 2C.e201o. $5 7u; 56 head. 10,000 lb. $5 60; 30 head. 7,330 lb, $6 00. bheep-21 head. 1.2S0 lb. $4 00: 59 head, 4.550 ib. $3 00; 56 head, 3.720 lb. $4 75; 21 bead, 1.3301b, $4 62S': 90 head, 6,040 lb. $4 90: 108 head. 8,780 lb, $2 75; 133 head, 10,580 ID, 12 65; 100 head, 5,410 lb. $4 23. S. B. fledges Co. sold 20 head of cattle, weigh ing 22. 7C0 lb. at 13 70; 17 bead. 18.450 lb, $3 75; 14 head. 18,300 lb, $4 30. Hogs-79 head. 14,370 lb, $5 65:47 head, 8.430 lb. $5 80; 88 head. 11.1001b. $5 53; 31 head, 6.29.1 lb, $5 90; 12 head. 2.540 lb, S3 CO. Sheep 44 head, 3,320 lb. $2 75; 215 head, 14. 5601b. $4 00: 42 head. 2,550 lb. $4 25: 35 head. 2,200 lb, $5 CO; 105 head, 7.480 lb. $5 CO; 80 head, 6,310 Id, $4 40; 65 head, 7,580 lb, $4 90. CBy Associated Press. Chicago The ventng Journal reportst Cattle Receipts, 18.C00 bead; shipments, 3,900 head: market dull and lower, except lor best natives: prime to extra natives, $5 0005 90: others. 12 600)4 SO: Texan. 00 3 SO; Westerns, $3 004 25; stockers, $1 75 3 10; cows, $1 00-2 75. Hogs Receipts, S0, 000 head: shipment", 7,550 h?ad: market So lower; rough and common. $S 105 35; pack ing and shippinir, $5 335 55: prime heavy nnd butchers, $5 505 70; sorted light, $5 50 5 CO; light mixed, H 755 45. Sheep Re ceipts, 9,000 bead; shipments, 2.200 bead; lambs lower; sheep steadv; natives. $3 75 5 25; WesternB, $3 85; 65; Texans, $3 853 60: lambs. $3 755 50. Nbw TVirlr TtaAvAo .PAtf lm , A including 78 cars for sale: market opened steady and closed dull at 15c per 100 pounds lower; native steers, $3 255 10 per 100 pounds: bulls and cows, $1 001 15; dressed beef steady, 7Sc perlb. Shipments to day, 3,661 quarters or beer: to-morrow, 2S5 beeves. Calves The receipts were 1,036 head: market steady: veals, $3 007 75 per 100 pounds: grassers $3 232 75; Western calves, $3 103 G. Sheep and lambs steady; choice lambs firm; sheep, $3 005 00 per 100 pounds; lambs. $4 505 S5: dressed mutton steady at 6Sc per pound: dressed lambs dull at 7 8$c. Hogs Receipts. 8,634 head, includ ing 2 cars ror sale: market weak at $5 400 6 00 per 100 lbs. Buffalo Cattle Receipts, 751oads through, 1 sale: steady for good and slow for common lots. Hogs Receipts, 75 loads through, 30 sale; easier for good and lower for pigs; Yorkers, $5 65. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 7 loads tnrougb, 23 soles; very dull: flno wool stock almost unsalable: choice weth ers, $4 23; lair sheep, $4 73; lambs, native, choice $3 25; Canada common, $3 10. Cincinnati Hogs weaker at $4 503 63; re ceipts 8,000 head; shipments, 2,293 head. Cat tle easier at $1 23434 65; receipts, 1,263 head; shipments, 12 head. Sheep steady at 3 500 4 75; receipts, 1.SS0 head: shipments, 160 bead. Lambs steady at $3 505 23. LIVE STOCK. Hogs Off a Little, Cattle Steady and Sheep Continue to Decline. WrmrESDAv; Nov. 18. The run of stock at the Central drove yards this week bas been comparatively heavy, but with the exception of sheep, which mled weak and lower, no change of consequence in prices" occurred. CATTLB. Tha supply on isle Monday coniUtsd of two US DEBILITY cured by the use of Sarsaparilla Tones the system, makes the weak strong. Cures Others will cure you. DANIEL M'CAFFREY. CHOICE TIMOTHY HAY. Car Lots a Specialty. 233 AND 240 FIFTH AVENUE, seO-p PITT3BTJRO. UBOKERS FINANCIAL. KSTABLliiHKD ISO. John M. Oakley & Co., BANKERS AND BROKERS, 45 SIXTH ST. Direct private wire to Now Tork and Cat cago. Jtember New York, Chicago and PltH burg Exohanges. Local securities bought and sold for csJi or carried on liberal margins. Investments made, at our discretion and dividends paid quarterly. Interest paid on balance (since 1833.) Money to lean on call. Information books on all markets mailed on application. f87 Whitney & Stephenson, 57 Fourth Avenue. P80-J3 1 TZ&iii "if.
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