THE PITTKBTJBGr DISPATCH,
v
MLS ALL RULE WEAK
But the Industrials, With One Excep
tion, Were Quite Firm.
GOLD ENGAGED FOR EXPORT
ind Korthern Pacific's 1 ecreased Farninp
Affect Eailway Shares.
K AILWAT BONUS ACTITE AND IRREGULAR
New York, Nov. 23. The stock market
weak for the railways from start to fin
ish. In the early trading the transactions
were quite moderate, but as the afternoon
drew to a close the bears made a vigorous
attack all along the line, and the trading
was attended with considerable animation.
There was little in the news of the day to
affect jirices particularly one way or the
other, outside of the fact that the $600,000
gold will be shipped to Europe to-morrow.
Northern Pacific preferred was weaker on
the decrease in earnings for the third week
of November, and Pacific Mail by state
ments that the Panama Railroad Company
would shortly hare its own line of steamers.
The decline in prices was equal to 2 per
cent in Chicago and Eastern Illinois com
mon. 1 In Reading, 1J6 In Paclfio Mnll, St.
Paul and New England, ard Jf to 1 In the
other railways.
t The industrial croup was comparatively
firm, except for United State rubber com
mon, which sold down 2V to 40. American
Su::ar advanced on large purchases Irom
109& to 110 and reacted to 10 Tho net
losses in Chicago Gas and Distilling and
Cattle Feeding were merely fractional. Con
solidated Gas rose 3i to 1S8, but later re
ceded to 126, when It became known that
the quarterly dividend had not beon in
cieased. The directors declared the usual
li per cent. The market closed weak for
t lie railways and steady at some reaction
for the Industrials.
Railway bonds were, Jairly active. The
market was Irregular. Readings were no
ticeably weak. The Southwestern issues
were also easier. St. Louis Southern sec
onds, however, sold at 7 a rise of 7
points from the last previously reported
sale.
The bulls had been hoping for European
support cf prices, but. Instead of Europeans
buying, they turned up selling this
morning to the extent of 10.000 shares.
This was enough to take the starch ont of
the bulls, and the market was weak, and in
the afternoon quite demoralized. Six hun
dred thousand dollars In gold were with
drawn on Wednesday, and after weighing
the precious metal it was found to be o.
lieht weight, and It was thought that this
would keep the bankers from exporting
gold, but later in the afternoon it was stated
that, notwithstanding this, the stuff --would
go out by to-morrow's steamer.
Tho weakest of all stocks was Reading,
for reasons which we have stated so often
that we do not deem It necessary to repeat
them. The general list yielded quite easily,
and especially in the last hour the beats
made a fierce attack on values and closed
with the market looking decidedly ragged.
In all the confusion there was one strong
stock and that was American Sugar Com
pany, which was bought by Insiders. It
seems to be quite sute that the next divi
dend will be 3 percent. The company is
making a great deal of money.and unless the
market Is too weak this stock will see better
prices.
It is of course disappointing that gold
should go out at this season of the year, but
BtlU the bears have been very active to-day
in selling stocks, and a decided rally may
come at any time. J. S. Bache & Co. to Oak
lev & Co.
Government bonds were dull. Close of the
list:
U. S. 4s reg 114JS
Mutual Union 6s... .110
N. J. C. Int. Cert...lllW
Northern Pac lsu. USW
do do 2ds..li:
Northwestern Con.. 138V
do deb 5s ioaii
St. L. A I. M. Gen. 5s S3V,
S. LA sanF.Uen.M.109
!st. Paul Consols 129,"f
M. 1. C. & P. Ists..ll7
T. P. It. G. Tr. Kcts 81
T. P. R. Q. Tr. Rcis 27
Union Paclnclsts...lC7V
West Shore 104M
K. AG. V 79X
Q0 4S COUp 114,$
do 4$sreg 100!,
racific6of '95 107
l.oulsaua stamped 4s STJj
Missouri 6s 10i
uenn. new set 63 io:
do do 5s 101
do do 2s 76
Canada So. 2ds 101?,
i emrai racinc isu.. iva
Dn.JtB.ti. lsts....S
do do 4s 863
Erie Sds 106H
Ji. ji jt J. uen. lis.. M,t
do do 5s.. 47
The totaLsales of stocks to-dav wero 312..
OOu-shares, Including: Atchison, 5,900; Chl
ago Gas, 5,900: Erie, 18,400; Louisville and
Nashville, 6,300: Missouri Pacific, 7.100;
Northern Pacific, preferred, 9,630; Now Eng
land, 13,050; Reading, 87,600: Richmond Ter
minal, 4,900: St. Paul, 22,570; Union Pacific,
7,390; Western Union, 7,123.
The following table shows, the prices of active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange, cor
rected dallv for the The PiTTsnuito DisrATcnby
WniTSEYi STEPHEX'OX, oldest Pittsburg mem
bers ot New York Stock Exchange, 57 fourth avenue:
n
1 Close
Open High Low- Clos- Nov.
lng. est. est. lng. 23.
Am. Cotton OH 43J 43&I 423 42 43H'
Am. Cotton Oil. pfd 81 l!i
Am. Sugar Kefg. Co 109! HOtf 109K 109H 109
Am. Su.Refg.Co.rfd 102 ltcv 192 102S 1021;
Atch. Top. i. S. F.. 361 3SJ SCJ 38J 33S
Canadian Pacific.... 90 su I 90 WJ, S9'
Canada Southern.... 5ei 561 505, 5S! salt
Mitral of X. Jersey lH 12V,j lt6J 126), 12SK
Central Pacinc 8V 3H f-8 :
Chesapeake A Ohio. ZSh 23' 2J5 fiH 13S'
Chicago Gas Trmt.. 86 96T( ssk 9t!4 96
C Bur. A Oulncy... 10.14 100H' 99' 99a HW$
&. M. A St. Paul.... 77J 79yi 781 7H 79K
C..M.ASt.Paul.pfd 122S4 l"tj I22J41 122 IK
a. Rock I. A P 81 81 SO , 80 fcUi
C. St. P.M. A O.... 43 49 41 43 4SJ
U.,St-P. M.AO..pfd 1I9H U 1191 HS 11!)
C. A Northwestern.. 116 116 115b lHJi 115!,'
C. A N.W.. Pfd 142 141
C C.. C. Al 61 61 60 605, 61
Col. Coal A Iron . .. 41 41 $ 40H 401
Col. A Hocking Val. I7S "S "H 27S STV
Del.. Lack. Attest.. lilS lol;3 l.'.lj, l.il)) 1JH,
Del. A tiudson 132 132 IS 131 132
Den. A ltlo Grande 15 ISM
D. A K. Grande prd. 524 SJk 52 bin 5t
Dis. A C. F. Trust.. C7? 6774 67J 60S 67Jf
E.T. Va. A Ga 4V 4i
Illinois CcntraL 1P2! 102K 101S 101
Lake Erie A West... 24 14 24 23 ....
Lake E. A V. nfd... 77 77 76 76 7C
Lake Miore A 51. &.. 131 131 130'1 I3IS li'.i
Louisville A Nash... 7H 70H 69'i KSii 7oii
Mlrhlgan Central. 107!
Missouri Pacinc 53 58M 57?$ 57J 53'i
Manhattan 13S mu
Nat. Cordage Co iaK J39H 139 138 KJ
Nat. Cora. Co. pfd.. lit1 114t 114 1I4S 114
National Lead Co.... 41 444 44 44 41'i
Nau Leaa Co. pra... ssh m 93K 9 'MM
New York Central.. 110i 110, HO 110 1IU4
N.V.CJtSU'L 15V 151"
N.Y.C.At.L.lstpld 7; iz
N.Y.CAbt.L. 2dpfd 34 34 34 33 32W
N. V.. L. E. A W.... 24tJ 25 Wi 24!t 5
N.TT..L. E.A W.pfd 5SU 5S! 57 57;t 5S
S.V.4K.B. 43j 44 42S 42j 4)2
N. T., O. AW. !; 19S ISVl 13H 193
Norfolk A Western.. 10S 10C
Norfolk A West, pfd 40 40 40 S") 40
North American Co. 12?$ 12S. 12H 12V 12V
Northern Paciflc... 18 lS'f Is 175, ib
Northern Pacific pfd 50 50)4 50 50 5JH,
UbloA5Ilfslsslppi... 23 23 22 20 i
Pacific Mall 291J 29l 2SS 2!H 24
P.. Dec. A Erans.. 16S 16"4 16 wl I6v
Plllla, A liradlng.... 65) SSJj 637 5 5il
P.. C. C.AM. X. " 20 :oi
P..CC. ASL L,p"d CO (
Pullman Palace Car. 197 197
Richmond A W.P.T 9 9 8J1 83i 'I
K. A W. P. T. p'd 37 37
SI. Paul A Pulufh... 41i 41,4 41)i 40 42
St. Paul A Dul. p'd 105 U5
Texas Pacific S 9V
Union Pacinc SSH &ri 375, S! 3S
;! 11 H u i,' i,"
atiash, prcrd 25 25 214 24 23'i;
Western Union b3V ts'4 M'3 s&v gs!
Wheeling A L.E. 22J, 22U I1H 21S 22
Wheeling A I..E. p'd (4! 64)j C4's 63 63
Baltimore A Ohio.... SC 96,s so !W 9cji
CAP. Trust 1 8tj m
PRICES WHIRLED UPWARD
On the Chicago Board by a Storm Through
out tlm AVest.
Chicago, Nov. 25. The sleet throughout
tho West whirled prices up to-day, particu
Inrly for grain. Wheat advanced 1c, corn
lc and oats c. Provisions opened easier,
but closed very firm at some advance.
While tho earlier sales or wheat were close
to the last prices ofWcdnesday tho demand
soon became bri-k and thero was a steady
advance. The market got most of its
strength Irom the liberal clearances
which wore reported from New York
over 500,000 bushels for Wednesday
and leports of storms of snow and
sleet in the Northwest, which wero ex
pected to: cut off deliveries there.
Late cables were also a shade firmer and
good buying orders were on tho market for
New York operators. Tho local crowd had
apparently sold short on tho decided weak
ness which ruled on Wednesday, and, on tho
first display or strength, made vizorous
efforts to cover. Townrd the cldse tho mar
ket cased off on free re.illzingxsales. The
opening was about JiK higher than the
closing figures of Weilnffldav.nnd prices ad
vanced Jc, recededJc, and closed steady.
As whput developed strength corn kopt in
close sympathy and Improved. The receipts
were extremely light only 103 cars and
shorts were quick to take alarm.
Xn oats thero was a bettor trade and n
rmor feeling, the latter being attributed to
the strength and advance In wheat and corn
and also to better buying for May.
The provision market was dull and feat
ureless all forenoon, but with such bullish
ness In wheat and corn it did not require the
buying of great quantities to induce the
market to come around again in favor of the
workers for higher prices. The lowest
pricos of the day were inado at the opening.
January pork started 12c off since Wednes
day, recovered that lost and made besides a
gain of 7c. January lard opened at a de
cline of irom 5c to 7VJC. after which it ad
vanced nntll Sc'hlgher, than It closed on
Wednesdav. Ribs, from an early loos -of
7X- gained In the end 5e over Wednesday's
closing prices. There was good buying of
January lard, said to be on foreign account.
Cash quotations wero as follows: Flour
dull and nominally unchanged. No. 2
spring wheat, 72c: Sa 3 spring wheat, Gl
63c: No. 1 red, 72c: Jfo. 2 corn, 42JaC: No.
3, ilKo: No. 2 oats 31c: No. 2 white, 35Uc;
No. 3 white. 32X34Kc; No. 2 rve. 49?c:
No. 2 barlev, C7c: No. 8 f. o. b.. 436Sc; No. 1
f. o. b.. C955c: No. 1 flaxseed, $1 08; prime
timothy oed, $1 06: mess pork,perbbl,$12 90
13 00: lard, per 100 lbs, $9 50; short ribs sidc,
loose. $7 7 B0: dry salted shoulders, boxed,
$7 257 37: short clear side", boxed, $7 93
8 05: whiskv. distillers' finished goods, per
gallon, $1 15; sugars, cut loaf, unchanged.
Receipts Flour. 27 000 barrels: wheat, 93,000
bushels; corn. 89,(00 bushels; oats, 147.000
bushels; rye, 110,000 bushels; barley, 83,000
bushels.
Shipments Flour, 37,000 barrels: wheat,
255.000 bushels; corn, 254,000 bushels; oat,
176,000 bushels; rye, 42,000; barley, 63,000
bushels.
On the Prodnce Exchange, to-day, the
butter market was steadv at an advance;
creamery. l930c: dairy, 1827c; eggs steady;
stflctly fresh, 2223c.
Range or the leading features;" furnlihed by John
SI. Oakley A Co., bankers and brokers. So. 45
bixth street:
Open- High- Low- Clos- Close.
Abticles. lng. C6 1. eat log. Nv.23
TViteat.
November 72 71
December 7I 72K 71,S KH JlSf
January. 73 72H
May 7SX 78H 78 79 78
July 78 7S 78 7iH 77i
C'ORX.
November ,KH 41S
December 41 K 42 4IK 42H 41 X
January 42H 43 4JI4, 43 42S
May 0H 475, 4SJtf 47 46M
July 47f 48 47J4. 48 47
OATS.
Norembi-r 81 8054.
December Sl! 314 SI "H Mi
January 32H 32t KH 324 82
May..... 26 SOU 35ft 36X 35
tors.
NoTcmbcr 12 85 12 85
December. 12 85 12 85 12 85 12 65 l: 85
January 14 35 14 00 14 35 14 57 14 47
May 14 50 14 70 14 50 14 67 14 55
L.ARD.
November. 930 950 9 40 9 40 9 CO
December 9 75 8 90 8 75 8 90 8 0
January 8 70 8 80 8 67 8 80 8 75
May 8 47 860 847 800 8 52
Shout Ribs.
November. 73 750 7 750 7 45
January 7 4i 755 7 42 755 747
May 750 7C5 7 50 765 7 52
Car receipts for to-day: 'Wheat. 120: corn, 1(5;
oats, 132. Estimates for to-morrow: Wheat, ZX;
corn, 22; oats, 275.
GENERAL MARKETS.
New Yokk, Nov. 25. Ftotnt Receipts, 61
500 packages; exports, 6,800 barrels; 32,700
sacks; quiet and steadier; sales, 10,000' bar
rels. Cornmeal dull and steady.
Wheat Eeceirjts, 120,000 bushels: exports,
427,000 bushels; sales, 1,240,000 bushels fu
tures, 24,000 bushels spot. Spots were Jlc
liluher with the options, advance checking
business, ana closing Arm; No. 2 red, Gc
In store and elevator, 77Ko afloat, 7879c
f. o. b.; No. 3 red, 72Jc: ungradod red,
7277c;No. 1 Northern, 84S4Ks: No. 2 North
ern, 80S0c; No. 2 Milwaukee, 767CJic; No.
3 spring, 7373c: options closed moder
ately active, and Ko higher and firm, ad
vancing early ijs on firmer cables,
lighter receipts, firmer West, liberal clear
ances, foreign buying and shorts covering:
reacting Ho onicalizing: May and Decem
ber mmt active; No. 2 red, December. 76
77 5-16c, closing at 77Hc; Jannarv, 77Ji
78Jc. closing at 78c; May, S3QS4. l-16c,
clumr at83c
ilYE weak mid dull.
Barley dull.
Baulky Malt dull.
Cons Receipts. 185,000 bushels: exports,
81,000 bnsbels; sales, 385,000 bushels futures,
48,000 bushels spot: snot dull and firmer:
No. 2, 50Vc elevator; 510 afloat; unuraaed
mixed, 5152c: options advanced c on
firmer cables, higher West and loliowiug
wheat with shorts coverlne, closing strong
and moderately active; May and Decembor
most active: December. 5051c, closing at
50c: Jannarv, !Qbv. closing at 51Mc;
May. 5'?:e53Kc.closin.r at S3Uc.
Oats Receipts, 111,000 bushels: exports,
9.000 bushels; sales, 315,000 bushels futures,
81,000 bushels spot. Spot dull and firmer:
options firmer and moderatolractive; Slav
ana January most active: December, S5Ji
36c, closing at 36c: January, 3737c, closmir
at37c; May, 4041c, clpsing at 41c; No. 2
spot, white, 4142c: mixed Western, 35G)
37Kc; white do, 4546Kc; No. 2 Chicago, 3ok
37c.
Hay qniet and Ann.
Uors dul! and weak.
Groceries Coffee options opened steady
and unchmiced to SO points hitriier; closed
steady 2553 points up: sales, 60,750 bags, in
cluding: November, 16.75IG.93e; December.
16 60BilG80c; Januarr, 16.4u16.G0c; February,
16.3516.40c; March. iai016.3Jc; April. 16.00
18.15c: May, 16.00IG.20e; Julv. 16O016.15c;
September. 15.70c: October, 15.70c. Spot Rio
dull and firmer; No. 7, lijHiJjC. Sugar
Raw quiet and firmer: fair refining, 2 15-16c;
centrifugal, 3c; refined quiot and un
changed. Molasses Foreign nominal; Now
Orleans quiet and easy; open kettle, new,
good to choice, 303Sc.
Cottoseed Oil steady and dull.
Tallow quiet and steady.
Rosix dull andsteadv.
TmtPEXTiNE quiet and steady.
Egos quiet; lancy firm; receipts, 8,651 pack
ages. Hiofs qniet and steady.
Hog Products Pork quiet and firm: cut
meats firm and In talr demand; middles
dull; short clear. November, $S 60. Laid
quiet and lower; Western stepm closed nt
$10 r010 12K: ale. none; November, $10 15
uMieu: ueceinuer.a 13; January, $9 12 bid.
Daiuy Products Butter quiet and rather
easy; Western factory, 1518c. Cheo'e In
good demand and Arm; part skims, 3Sc
Philadelphia Flour quiet. Wheat Arm,
and while tnere was no important change
in near deliveries, futuies beyond December
advanced rc under stronger reports Irom
the West; No. 2 red in export elevator, 73Uc;
No. 2 red, November. 73ji73Jc: Decembr r,
73y71Kc; Januar.', 776c; February, 77
7sc corn opened firm under light offer
lug!., but shippers had lew orders and local
trade demand very moderate; steamer In
grain depot, 17c; do In export elevator, 47c;
No. 2 yellow for local trade. 49c: No. 2 mixed
in export elevator, 4SJ4S-yc: No. 2 mixed
November, and Deceinl-r, 4sj(C48Jc: Janu
ary and February. 4SJi49c. "oau Carlots
dull and prices favored buyers: tuturesquiet
mid unchanged; No. 3 white. 4lc; No. 2 white,
4iJic: do clipped choice, 44c. Esgs scarce
anil Arm; Pennsylvania Arsts, 28c'
New Orleans Sugar Arm: Open kettle
strictly prime, 2Jc; prime, 2c; fully fair,
2 U-16c; common to good mir, 22c;
centrifugals plantation graniilatcu, 4Uc;
off do, 4K4I-lSc; choico white, 4;c: oil
white, 3K4c; gruv white. 3Jj;j H-lGc:
choice yt-iKiw, clanAed, 33 11-ltls; prime
do. 3)3 9-16c: offdn, 35 lo3 7-10c; seconds,
-M'i'yic- 51olasses steady; open kettle.fancy,
35c: cnoicn. 31g3ic: strictlv prime. 29c; good
prime. 272Sc: prime, 2526c: fair to good
lair. 2224c: centrifturnls, strictly prime, 1G
17c: good prime, 1215c; fair to good talr,
9llc; common to good common, 67c; in
ferior, 5c.
St. Louis Flour dull and unchanged.
Wheat opened e higher, eased off again,
then rallied and advanced and closed JJjo
above Wednesday: cash, CSc: Noveiuuor,
6$Kc; December. tSc; January, 70c: Mav,
7i.JJa Coin followed wheat and closed Jla
above Wednesday; cash, 39Jfc; November,
3!fiJ-j; December and year, 37&c; January.
SSic; May. 43c Oats higher: cash. 31o
bin; 31ay, 35X Ryu firmer nt 47Kc- Barley
Arm, but all bales on private terms. Bran
scarce and Arm; 61c hid east truck. Hay
dull and unchanged. Flaxseed quiet nt $1 07.
Cornmeal quiet at $1 85.
Minneapolis Wheat took a favorable turn
for holders, and the shorts were numerous;
Decomberopened at CTJc and closed nt 67Jo
after sellinir at GSc: May opened at 1ZH and
closed at74c. There was a good business
in the casli market and good wneat sold
promptly: the principal sales of No. 1 North
em wereat6Soana No. 2 Northern at 63e.
Receipts of wneat here for two days were
1,039 cars and at Duluth and Superior ono
day 512 cars. Close: May, 74c; November,
C7Kc; December, 67Jc On track: No. 1
naru, loftc; ro. 1 Aoriuom, 6Sic; Ko. 2
Northern, C364c
Tolelo Wheat active. Arm: cash and
November, 73Kc; December, 74Kc; May,
90jc. Corn dun; cash, 43c; Mav, 47c. Oats
quiet; cash, 35c Rye dull; cash, 55c Clover
Msed active, ciii.li, October, November iinrt
December, f7 TtU; January. $7 81U; Febru
ary, $7 90. Receipts Flour, 1,125 barrels:
wheat, 37,209 bushels: corn, 5,158 bushels;
oats, 650 bushels; cloverscod. 1.006 bag.
Shipments Flour, 3,253 barrels; wheat, 41,700
bushels; corn, 2,150 bushels; oats. 400 bushels;
rye, L100 bushels; cioverseed, 400 hags.
Kansas City Wheat higher; No. 2 hard,
C404fc: No. 2 rod, GSi6Xc Corn Armer,
hui. prices dirt not inmrove: No. 2 mixed,
33S3c; Np. 2 nhlte, 31,0350. Oats Ann;
No. t mixed, 2S29c: No. 2 white. S03la
Es quiet. Receipis Wheat, 97.000 bush
els: corn, none; o.us, none. Shipments
Wheat, 89,000 bushels; corn, none: oats. 1&
000 bushels, a ' "
GAS SHARES WEAKER
And Tractions Steady to Firm Tinder
the Lead of P. fc B.
TRADING IS VERY- MODERATE
ind the Market Was Never Before Quite Fo
Narrow.
L0C1L AND GENEEATi FINANCIAL NEWS
Eridat, Nov. 25.
Trading in local securities on 'Change.to
day was very moderate, the day's transac
tions aggregating only 305 shares. Of this
amount Pittsburg and Birmingham traction
furnished abont five-sixths,and Philadelphia
Company and Pittsburg, Youngstown and
Ashtabula Bailroad the remainder. P. &
B. traction and Philadelphia Company were
the only two stocks in which anything like
real interest was manifested, with the
former in demand and strong and the latter
weak and lower nnder a little pressure
to sell, especially at the last
board. P. & B. continued to sell
mystery on, but the weakness and
decline in Philadelphia Company was
doubtless due mainly to the recent reports
of a shortage of gas in various portions of
the city. In the Common Pleas No. 2 this
morning the jury in tho case of Barbara
Belch versus the company, an action for
damages for personal Injuries, returned a
verdict In favor or the plaintiff in the sum
or $12,000, and it may be that this helped to
depress the stock at the final call. It sold
down to 21J4 on call, closed at 2121& sold
at 21 alter call and was then
quoted at 2021. P. & B. traction
sold at WU, at which range
it closed, but su jsequently it was qnoted at
2424J. A small lot of Pittsburg, Youngs
tovm and Ashtabula Railroad Bold at 45;
Citizens traction was fractionally higher:
SIV was bid for Pittsburg and Western new
4s. but otherwise nothing worthy of special
mention developed.
Westipghouse Electric second prorerred
closed offered nt 37K-
The flnal board n notations on the unlisted
street railway stocks were as follows: P. &
B. traction, 24Jf24; Duqnone traction,
27X028; P., A. & M. traction, 43X84.
Gold Exports.
America is the only iree market for gold
in the world at the present time. The
knowledge of this fact and the further
knowledge that Russia and other conti
nental countries desire to accumulate gold,
even at a slight loss. Justifies tho fear which
the advance in exchange rates has excited
about the outflow of gold from this coun
try. TJnles3 the conditions which now con
trol the situation quickly change a circum
stance not probable or unless Europe
soon becomes a buyer of American securi
ties on a large scale, it is quite plain that
more gold will bo drawn from the United
States at an early date. The balance or
trade is against this country, and when the
difference is not offset by purchases of
securities, it is useless to conjure no delicate
theories about why gold should not to
abroad. Its movement is controlled by the
Inexorable law of debtor and creditor, and
If the conditions between Ameilcaand the
foreign merchants and bankers are such
that we owe tnem a balance, coin must be
sent in settlement. The shipment of gold
for the settlement may be delayed by bank
ing forms, but as stated above, unless
Europe buys American securities, specie
will have to bo surrendered to foreign coun
tries. Financial Notes.
S. S. Pirfkerton sold Hill & Co. 100 P. & B.
traction at 24 and the latter sold Kuhn
Bros. 150 at 24.
Robinson Bros, sold Fhillia to Bill & Co.
and J. B. Barbour.
W. R. Thompson & Co. bought P., Y. & A,
from S. S. Plnkerton.
Among the securities listed on the New
York Stock Exohange yesterday were $1,
500,010 additional shares common stock of
the Pittsburg and Western. The voting
trnst certificates of the Pittsburg and West
ern will be stricken from the list on Decem
ber 19. and only stock certificates will be a
delivery on and after that date.
Tho General Electric Company denied the
rumor that It is backing tho Chicago and St.
Louis 100-miles-an-hour railway scheme.
A churter was issued to-day to tho North
Avenue Stair Company, of Allegheny, to
make hardwood lurnlture, etc.; capital, $14,
000. David M. White, of McKeesport is. the
treasurer.
The animal report of the Boston and Maine
Railroad has been upproved by the Board-of
Directors, and Is now in the hands of the
press for distribution to the stockholders.
In general the figures show an Increase of
nearly $1,000,000 in gross earnings, and 11 satis
factory gain in net earnings for tho year.
Figured on the basis of this year's net earn
ings the road lias earned and conld pay a 10
percent dividend on its capital stock and
then havo a surplus remaining of nearly
$6J.O0O.
A prominent sngar interest in Bos
ton says that while ho does not antici
pate that the American Sngar Refining Com
pany will advance Its present rate of divi
dend. It may declare an extra 1 per cent to
make the total dividends 10 per cent for the
entire year. The first two quarterf os pres
ent year dividends were at the rate of only
8 per cent.
The annual meeting of the Monongahela
Insurance Company will be held Tuesday,
December 6, at 12 Jr.
Sales and Final Quotations.
Tho following transactions were recorded
on tho exchange sales board to-day:
riBST CALL.
103 shares P. A B. traction 24X
6ECO.ND CALL.
5 shares r.. Y. AA 45
150bbaresP. AB, traction 247a
THIRD CALL.
10 shares Philadelphia Company 21M
AFTER CALL.
40 shares Philadelphia Company 21
Total sales, 305 shares. Closing bids and
offers:
1st call. Id call. 3d cau.
STOCKS. . . . . ,
Ilia Ask Old Ask Bid Ask
First Nat. Bank IS)
M. A. 51. Nat.llank 74,4 .... 74(J .... 74$ 75S
Odd Fellows Saving 72
Enterprises. Ilk SO
Allcraanma Ins 50 .... 53
Armenia Ins 75 .... ....
Humboldtlns 65 cs
Peoples Ins 25
Western Insurance 40 .... 40 .... 40
ClisrtlersVal.Gas.. 10)4 .... 10,S .... VX ....
P. N. G. AP. Co 15K
Philadelphia Co.... 21! 21 21)4 IIS 21 ZUi
Wheeling Gas Co 18 .... 18 .... is.1
Central Traction.... 29H SO 29'4 30 29 J
CltlzensTractlon... 01J1 .... 62 .... my, 03
Pittsburg Traction 59 .... 53 .... 59
Pleasant Valley 25tf 24S 25 .... 25
Second Avenue 60 55 50 55
Chartlcrs Railway. 65 .... 65
Pitts.. Y. A Ash 48,S '47 . 484 .... mi
Pitts. A Castle S 10 .... 10 10
P., Wheeling A Kv 53 55 .... 55
N. Y. AC. U. C.CO 50 51 50 51 50 51
Hand Street 44 40 43
Nnrthslde HndgeCo .... 50 .... 50
Hidalgo Mill. Co 64
LaNorla MlnlnzCo 10c .... 13o 200 15c ....
Luster Mining Co 9V 9l 9K 94 iH
Enterprise Miu. Co. 3J4 4 34 4
U.S. AS. Co 19J," 20 lJi 19 19) KH
U. S. AS. Co..pfd 38 40 38 40 3S 40M
West. Atrbraxe Co. I32 t33 .... I33K
Standard U. C. Co. 75 76 ;a
U. a. G. Co.. com C74 .... 07)4
U. S. G. Co.. pfd... 116 -
Philadelphia Quotations.
Bid.
Pennsylvania S3H
Reading 1.27
Buffalo. New York A Philadelphia T
Lehigh Valley K?i
Lehigh Navigation
Philadelphia and Eric 32
Northern Pacific common is
Northern Pacltic preferred 50 ,-
Asked.
33
57
63
33
18
MX
Boston Stocks Closing Prices.
Atchison A Topeka. 38J41
Eearsarge lav
Osceola sou
Uulncr 14.1
Uoston A AiDany....zu
Koaton A Maine 175
CIil. Bur. A Qulncy. 99$
Santa Je Copper.... 5
Tamarack 165
Fltcliburgic. It, pro. &
IMnt A I'rreMnfd. 09
Annlston Land Co... 25
Hoston Land Co su
Mass. Central 164
Mexican cen. com.. 13
N. Y. A N. England. 42
Wis. Central com... MM
AllouezMln.Co.new 90
Atlantic U7i
Boston A Mont 35)
Calumet A Hecla....290
Franklin 14
West End Land Co.. 18.4
Bell Telephone 20J
i.a-nson atore s 15
Water Power si.ir.
Centennial Mining.. 8
N. E. T.AT.
. 58
B. A B. Copper...
13
Electric Stocks.
Bostojt, Nov. 25. Soeefaf. The closing
quotations of electric stocks to-day were:
Did. AsVo.l
uosion .iecinc uompany.
General Electric Company.
General Llectrlc Company, pfd,
We&tlngliouse, second pfd
Westlnghouse, first prd.
Tz. Wayne Electric .-.
Ft. Wayne Electric (A)
T.-n.Tr. (D) ;
T.-ii.u, Elec. Weld
, 115
113
, 112
, 117
36
494
13
7V
7
112
117M
50
J3t
8
8
u
MONETARY.
Discount rates remain unchanged at ES
per cent, with funds in ample snpply and
the demand moderately active. Eastern ex
change is still scarce, but trading for cur
rency is generally at par.
New York, Nor. 25. Money on call easy
at 1 to 4, last loan at 4, closed offered at
4. Prime mercantile paper, 5S per cent.
Sterling exohange strong, with actual busi
ness at $4 8ii for 60-day bills, and $4 87
for domand.
BosToif, Nov. 25. Clearing house balances,
$2,107,63:-, rate, 34; call loans, 45 per
cent; time loans, 56 per cent.
Clearing; Uouge Figures.
Pittsburg
Exchanges to-day
Balances to-day.
Same day last week:
2,940.697 27
512,770 17
Exchanges.
Balances....
. $2,659,924 77
593,541 49
New York, Nov. 25. Bank clearings, $157,
472,2S8; balances, $6,391,427.
Boston, Nov. 25 Bank clearings, $18,
659,811; balances, $2, 107.68L Money, 3U4 per
cent. Exchange on New York, 10c discount
to par.
Philadelphia, Nov. 25. Bank clearings.
$14,416,318; balances, $11,665,822. Money, 5 per
cent.
Baltimore, Jfov. 25. Bank clearings, $2,
753,046; balances, $361,835. Rate, 6 per cent.
CiilOAQO, Not. 25 Bank clearings, $20,982,
5(8. New York exchange, 5060c premium.
Sterling exchange dull' but Arm; 60-day bills,
$4 85: demand, $4 88. Money active at 6
per cent.
CiircrewATi, O., Nov. 25. Money. S6 per
cent. New York exchange, 2530c pre
mium. Clearings, $2,716,550.
St. Louis,'Nov. 25 Bank clearings, $4,510,
446; balances, $513 003. Money quiet at 68
per cent. Exchange on New York, 75c
premium.
Memphis, Text?., Nov. 25. Clearings, $635,
660: balances, $121,853. Now York exchange
selling at par.
Bar Sliver.
Niw York, Nov. 25. Special. Bar sliver
in London Jd lower at 38d per ounce.
New York dealers' price for silver, X lower,
at 5c per ounce.
SOME GOOD DEALS
In Realty Have. Been Closed Lately, bnt
Are Being Withheld for the Present.
From Publication A New Town to Bo
Built Late Sales and Gossip.
Friday, Nov. 25.
A few important transactions were closed
to-day, hut they are not in shape for publi
cation. It is very likely, however, that
the most important of these deals will be
made public to-morrow. One ol the trans
actions referred to is the sale of a piece of
realty on Liberty street, which shows an
Increase in value of 10 per cent In about two
weeks. The property Is located near Fifth
street and was sold by Black & Baird. A
large warehouse will be erected on ths prem
ises by the purchasers.
Another good-sized sale in the Morning
side district Is also reported. It is said that
a tract of 14 acres on Morningside avenue
has changed hands at a price approximating
$40,000.
Current Gossip.
P. J. Edwards & Co. have commenced the
erection of a brick business block in the
Olivor Terrace plan, Second avenuo. Hazel
wood. Four brick dwellings will also he
erectea by Miss Jennie Adams. A great deal
of building is going on in this vicinity.
The corner stone of the Western Pennsyl
vania Institute for the Blind was laid at the
corner or Bellefleld and Bayard avenues
to-day. This will be a magnillcent building,
and will cost about $100,000. '
A company has been formed to establish a
new town in the vicinity of the works
of the new glass company at Corus
station on tho Allegheny Valley Railroad,
which purchased a lare tract of land at
that place, particulars of which wero pub
lished in this column. Forty acres of land
have been donated for the purpose by the
glass company.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
F. Fisher, two-story frame dwelling, Beltz
hoover avenue, near Climax street; cost,
$1,750. L. C. ilossenfrltz, a two-story framo
dwelling, Antie tarn street, near Bakerstreet;
cost, $700. Mrs. B. Hazer, a frame addition.
Sarah street, between Twenty-fifth and
Twenty-sixth streets: cost, $543.
Latest Sales Reported.
Ira M. Burchfleld sold through P. J. Ed
wards & Co. a lot on Lvtle street, Hazel
wood, 33x110 feoffor, $1,000.' The purchaser
will eioct a dnelllag on tho premises at
once.
Reed B. Coyle- & Co. sold through the
agency of John K. Ewlng& Co. for tho Fi
delity Title and Trust Company four lots in
the Watson place p'an, Tench ward, Alle
gheny, Nos. 224. 224f, 223 and 225K. each
Iron ting 50 leet on Natchez street hy lib feet
to Modoc street, for $700 each, or $2,80).
Black & Batrd sold another lot In the
Eureka Land Company plan, bolng No. 6,
ironting 21 leet on 1- razlcr street, near nil
mot street, Oakland, to A. Noidhclm. for
$800; also sold to Nicholas Burke lot No. 93 in
the Alia Lund Company's plan on Duquesne
Heights, ior$150,
John K. Ewing & Co. sold through Reed B.
Coyle 4 Co, for the Fidelity Title and Trust
Company, to Mrs. A. Brown, two lots, 507 25
feet each, on Natchez street, being lots Nos.
125 and 125 In the Watson Placo plan. Tenth
ward, Allegheny, for $1,400.
James W. Drape & Co. report the following
sales: Two houspsand lots in Allegheny for
$15,500; a property near tho city lor $3 000: a
hnnsennd grounds in Indiana township for
$1,300; a collateral Interest in u manufactur
ing and coal propertv of $75 000; a manufact
uring interest of $2,000, and four additional
lota In Sylacaugn, Ala.
GRAIN FIRM AND HIGHER
And Coffee on the Evo of Another Advance
Business Bather Moderate After the
Holiday Poultry Takes a Back Seat for
the Moment.
Friday, Nov. 25. .
Post Thanksgiving Day trade was rather
moderate in wholesale lines today, but
about the usual preparations for Saturday
were in progress, especially in groceries
and produce. Poultry was slow and easy,
as usual, with the most demand for chick
ens and ducks, but vegetables, fruit and
game had a good movement, the latter be
ing mostly taken by hotels and restaurants.
Grain was conlderably firmer and higher;
flour was reported firmer, and cofTeekwas
said to be on the eve of another advance.
Huinr was caBy and dried and evaporated
li ults wore very strong under an active de
mand. Grain, Flonr ana Feed.
Sales on call at the Grain and Flour Ex
change to-day: One car No. 2 yellow shelled
corn, spot, 50c; one car wheat straw, spot,
$6 50; two cars new No. 2.yellow ear corn,
five days, 4SXc: one car No. 1 timothy hay,
Ave da s, $14 00; live cars packing hay, Ave
days, $7 50; one car new No. 2 yellow ear
corn, ten days, 49c; one car extra No. 3 white
oats, ten days, 39c. Bids and offers:
EroT.
Bid.
.$ 49X
. 16 50
. o,4
Asked.
$ fo
IS to
!
No. 2 yellow shelled corn ,
No. 2 white middlings
No. 2 white oats...,
FIVE DAI s.
New No. 2 yellow shelled corn.... 49X
High mixed shelled corn 4S
,eHo, 2 yellow shelled corn.... 49,l
New No. 2 yellow ear corn 48s
No. 1 while oats 41
No. 2 white oats 40
Winter wheat bran, sacked 14 50
50
49
49
49
4i
41
15 50
14 00
650
14 09
14 00
14 00
12 75
13 25
7 5J
10 50
Whiter wheat Dran 13 00
Wheat straw
6 25
No. 1 timothy hay
Choice timothy hay
Clover hay
No 2tlmotliy hay....,
Clover and t moluy
Packing hay .-
No. 1 prairie hay
TBS- DATS.
Xf. 2 red wheat .
. 13 50
. 13 75
, 13 00
! j j'oi
iiow
, 7614 73
48 50
47tf 4JH
43 4 43
46 47
52 55
48Vf 4
S3 S9
14 50 15 5)
, ,.. 14 00
No. 2 Tellow shelled corn
lllglimlxed shelled corn
New No. 2yellow shelled corn..
New high m xcd shelled corn...
No. 2 yellow ear corn
'New No. 2 yellow earn.corn....
Extra No. 8 while oats
Winter wheat bran, sacked
No. 1 timothy hay
Receipts bulletined: Via the P. 4 W., 3
cars hay, 1 car bran: via the P. & I E.. 2
cars rye, 1 cats flour; via the P., c., C. A St.
L., 7 cars hay, 1 car oats; via the P., Ft. W.
& C 26 cars hay, 5 cars o its, 1 car straw, 1
car bran, 2 cars barley. Total 83 cars.
RAXOE OF TlIE MARKET.
rThe following quotations for grain, feed, hay
and straw are for carlots on track. Dealers cliarce
a small advance from store.
Wheat-No. 2 red
Corn No. 2ycllow ear..
High mlxedear.. .:.....
Mixed ear
::-"v
New No. 2 yellow ear
No. 2yelIow shelled
High mixed shelled
Mixed shelled
New No. 2 yellow shelled
New high mixed shelled corn. ,
70 (3 77
52 S3
61 51K
4J 0j 60
47 ( 48
4916 5'J
AH& 49
47 43
48 4J
47i 44
OATS-No. 1 white 41 (3 41K
No. 2 white 40 40),
ExtraNo. white 39 3914
No. 3 33 g 38H
Mixed 38 37
Ete No. 1 Western 59 8 01
No. 2 Western 67 53
Flour (Jobbers' prices) FancT brands, $4 CS
4 85; standard winter patent;. $4 5T4 75; iprlng
patents, 84 504 G5: straight winter. 14 OUaU Si;
clear winter, $3 751 00: XXX bakers, 3 753 85:
ye. $3 5031 75.
The Exchange Price Current quotes flour In car
lots on track as follows:
Patent winter $3 75(3)1 10
Patent sprlne 4 404 50
Straight winter 3 253 50
Clear winter 3 00(33 25
Low grades 2 00Q2 50
Ryeflour ., 3 23(33 50
Spring bakers .7 3 2V33 50
51ILLFEKD No. 1 white middlings. $13 00 i 9 00;
No. 2 white middlings. $16 0C17 00; winter wheat
bran, til 50(314 00: brown middlings, 815 501G 50;
chop. 818 C021 00.
HAT-Cliolrc timothy, $14 2514 50; No. 1. tim
othy, $13 751314 00; No. 2 tlmothr. 2 5013 00;
mixed clover and timothy. S13 0CI3 50: packing,
7 00S 00: No. 1 feeding prairie. $10 0C'.0 50; No.
2 do. $9 009 50: wagon hay, $16 9018 CO.
Stii aw- Wheat, $3 5C7 00: oats, IS 507 50; rye.
$7 CO37 50.
Groceries.
ErGAB Patent cnt-loaf, 5Mc; cubes, 5c; pow
dered, 5c: granulated (standard), Vic; confec
tioners A. 4 S-lOc; soft A 4X41fc; fancy yellow,
4Jc: fair yellow. 4K4Jc; common yellow, 3
4c.
COFFEE Roasted.ln packages Standard brands.
2313-20c: second grades, S2423)ic: fancy grades,
27)432Mc. Loose-Java. 37tJc: Santos. 2829c:
Maracalbo, 20Kc: Peabirry, 28429; Caracas. 304
31c; Hlo. 21s23c.
MoLASSES-Cliolce. S4,'435c: fancy. 35,"36c:
centrifugals, 2929Jc; new crop New Orleans, 45
46c.
STKUF Corn syrup, 2729c; sngarsvrnp. 2830c;
fancy flavors. 3133c; black strap, 1616sc.
Fruits London laver raisins, $2 5u; California
London layers, $2 102 13; California muscatels,
bags. 5rac: boxed.ti 15GJI 25: Valencla.7J47lic;
Ondara valeucla. 8M3Mc: Callrornla sultanas, 11
QUiie: currants. 4Jc: California prunes. 11,4
15c; French pruues, SHllc; California seedless
raisins. 1-lb cartons, S3 90; citron, 1819c; lemon
peel, lokailc.
RICE Fanev head Carolina. BUfSAWe. nrlmp to
choice, 63(f3Gc; Louisiana, 5j6c; Jars, kSHc;
Japan, 5V6c.
Canned Goons-Standard peaches. 12 152 25:
extra peaches. $2 452 50: seconds. $1 851 si pie
peaches. $1 201 25; nnest corn, fl 40l 50: Har
lord county corn, fl 05l 10: lima beans. $1 203
1 25; soaked, 8085c: early Jnne peas. 11 15&1 25:
marrowfat peas. $1 05l 10: soaked. 7580c- French
peas, f 11 5Q20 00 ft 10U cans, or II 40O2 50 ? dozen;
pineapples. $1 2531 30: extra do. $2 40: Bahama
do, $3 00; Damson plums. Eastern, $1 25; Cali
fornia pears, 12 252 35; do green cages, fl 73;
do egg plums, $1 75; do apricots, $1 902 25: do ex
tra white cherries. $2 75(42 83: do while cherries.
2-lh cans, $1 C5; raspberries, $1 '.1 59; strawDer
rles, 1 151 25; gooseberries. l vxql li: tomatoes.
95oU 10: salmon. 1-lb. $1 3T1 35; blackberrles.75
80c: succotash. 2-lb cans, soaked. 95c: do standard.
2-lb cans. $1 25 I 60: corned beef. 2-lb cans. $1 65
1 75: do. 14-lb. SI3 CO: roast beer. 2-lb, $1 75; chipped
beef. 1-lb cans, $1 a52 00; baked beans, $1 25(5)1 35;
lobsters. 1-lb, 52 25: mackerel, fresh. 1-lb. fl 90;
broiled. $1 50; sardines, domestic i, (3 85: ,H.
96 25; 1,6. mustard, $3 14: Imported, He. flO 53
12 50: Imported, lis, fis oo23 00; canned apples,
3-lb, 7J30c; gallons. f2 95ft 00.
Groceries.
Large hams f 12
Medium 12H
Small US
Trimmed KH
California B
Shoulders, sugar-cured 9
uacon snouiaers bh
Dry salt shoulders S'4
Breakfast bacou 12
Extra do 13
Clear bellies, smoked 10
Clear bellies, drv sslt 9
Dried beef, knuckles 13
Rounds 13
Sets 10
Flats 9
Lard (refined), tierces 10H
Tubs ; 11H
Two 50-lb cases 11X
Lard (compound), tierces 64
Half barrels i 7
Tubs.... 7
Palls 714
Two 50-lb cases 7
Three-lb cases. V
Flve-lb cases 7H
Ten-lb cases. "
t Batter and Cheese.,
BcTTEn-Elgin creamery. 326J4fct other
brands. 2S(l30c: choice to fancv dairy and country
roll. 2527c: fair to medium 'grades, Sia24c; low
grades. 1215c; cooking. 9llc; grease. 6Sc.
CHEESE Ohio, ll)5lTc: New York. 114
I2c: fancy Wisconsin Swiss Dlocks, 14015c; an
bricks, 1213c; Wisconsin sweitzcr, in tubs. 133
13,'ic; Umbergvr. 10,'tllc: Ohio Swiss, 12,S13c.
Eggs and Poultry.
EGGS-Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio, 26
27c: special marks, 28c: storage stock, 2223c.
roULTKV Llve-Spnng ch'ckens. 4050c per
fialr; old chickens. C5cc; docks, F065c; geese,
1 00(31 25: turkeys, I0llc per O. Dressed
:hlckens. 812c per lb; ducks, 14l5c: geese, 9
10c; turkeys, 1416c
Berries, Fruit and Vegetables.
Cranberries, $2 252 50 per box and $6 00
6 60 per bbl.
Apples, $2 504 00 ner bbl; Concord grape3
and quinces arc about out of the market;
season over: Catawba grapes, 23o per 8-lb
basket; small baskets, 11015c; Florida
oranges, $3 2.i3 50 per box; Jamaica
oranges, $6 00S 60 per bbl: lemons, $3 50
4 50 per box; pineapples, 10015c each by the
uoi; uanann, ii uvksi au per uuncu; juaiaga
grapes, $6 00S 50 per keg; Persian dates,
$4 004 25 per keg.
Cabbage continues to rnle Btrong at $1 50
175 per bbl and $7 008 50per 100; onions,
$2 252 50 per bbl for native and $1 1531 25
per box lor Spanish: beets and parsnips,
$2 252 50 per bbl: turnips, $1 251 50: rnra-imga-,
$1 00; carrots, $1 752 00: celery, 25
35s per dozen.
Potatoes, 7580c ner bushel from store:
Jersey sweets", $3 50l CO per bblj Baltimore
do, l 503 (10.
Gamo.
Quail, $1 501 75 per dozen; pheasants,
$6 507 00: prairie chickens, $6 C06 50;
duck, $2 604 00; squirrels, $1 75.! 00;
rabbits, 3040c per' pair; turkeys, 13 14c per
lb; venison, carcasses, 1314c; do saddles,
dressed, 2021c; do lu the skin, 1516c.
Miscellaneous.
BrcKWiiE at Floor -2K2$c per lb.
SEEDS-Cholcc reclcaned Western timothy. $2 00
2 18 per bu. : choice recltaned Western clover,
S3 00a 10; white clover. $12 CO: orchird grass.
31 85: millet. 91 V3A 50: blue srrass. S2 (2!
Beans New York mid Michigan psa Deans. 2 15
O2 20 per bu; hand-picked medium. $2 10 1 15;
Lima, 4404VC per lb; Pennsylvania and Ohio
beans, $1 7 5I 90 per bu.
ItEESWAX-Chofce vellow, 3c3."c: dark. S1:Sc.
CIDin New country, fS 5lo 50; crati, fi 608 CO
per bbl,
IIOSET New crop white clover. 20-321 c per lb;
buckwheat, 14lGc: strained honey. S'ic.
TALLOW-Couutry rough, 3,Slc per lb; city ren
dered. 4lc. '
FEvriiEKs-Extrallve geese, 58GOeper lb; No.
do. 4S50c: mixed. SJU'c.
NUTS-Chestnuts. fj 002 50 per bushel: peanuts,
green. 3S4Jcper pound; do roasted, fl 151 25
per bushel; hickory nuts. 75c(ffifl 00: shellbarks;
fl 00l 25; new walnuts. Ka.l'c: old do, 5055c;
butternuts, 5CWc for old and GCG5c for new,
Alberts, f9c per lb: almonds. Tarragona, 13c: do
iTlca. 6c: do paper shell, 25c: shelled almonds,
35c: Brazil nuU, 83Mc: French walnuts. 9c:
pecans. ICc: Naples walnuts, 13c; Grenoble wal-
nuia, 13tc.
PICKLEs-54 50(95 50 per barrel.
POFCOKX-3"S4Se per it,.
IIIDES-Ureen steer hides, trimmed, 75 lbs and
up. 7c: green .Meer hides, trimmed, 60 to 75 lbs. 7c:
green steer hides, trimmed, unrterColhs, 0c: green
cow hides, trimmed, all weights, 4c; Kreeii bull
hides, trimmed, all weights. 4c: green calf skins.
No. 1. tfc; green calf sMus. No. 2. 4c: green steer
hides, trimmed, side branded. 4:: green salt steers.
No. 1, COIbs and up. 7(37)tc: green salt steers. No.
1. GO lbs aim less. 44!4c: green salt cows. No. 1,
all weights. 44)4c: green salt calf. No. 1, 6 to 15
H"s. 5,S'ISc: green salt kin. No. 1. 15 to 25 lbs, 435c;
runner sk'p, No. I, lot" 15 lbs, 34c: No. Z hides,
lhc off: Ho. 2 calf. 2c off.
Wool.
PniLADELraiA, Nov. 25. Wool steady and
unchanged; market quiot
St. Louis, Nov. 25. Wool Receipts, 133,000
pounds; shipments, 89.000 pounds; market
very slow and prices entirely unchnnged.
New York, Nov. 25. Wool quiet and Arm;
domestic fleece, 2535c; pulled, 20035c;
Toxas, I521c.
General Markets.
Cincinnati Flour In fair demand. Wheat
firm and quiot; No. 2 rod, 71e: lecelpts. 2,500
bushels; shipments 4 000 bushels. Corn lu
good demandant! steady: No. 2 mixed, 44c.
Oats firm; No. 2 mixed, 31c. Rve eay:
No. 2, 53c. Pork firm at $13 00. Lnrd easier
at$9 37K- Rulk ments easier nt $7 758 00.
Racon in' light demand at $9 37J3 50.
Whisky active and firm: sales, 1,328 barrels
on a bais of $1 15. llutter easy. Sugar
steady. Eggs slow at 22c. Cheese "firm.
Milwaukee Flour quiot. Wheat firmer:
Slay, 72fc: No. 2 spring, 0;c: No. I Northern,
74c. Corn firm: No. t, 42c. Oats steady;
No. 2 Mliit". 35e: No. 3 do, 33Q34c. Bar
ley easier; Novembor. 65c; siimpit, 366lc
Rye quiot; No. 1, 5IJi Receipts Flour.
7,0i barrels; wheat, 19,100 bushels: barley,
S5,000 bushels. Shipment Flour, 43,000 b:ir
lels: wheat, 11,000 bushels; burloj, 48,000
bushels.
Duluth The whpat market was firm
and steadily advancing to-day. Close No.
1 hnril cnih anil November 72Jc; December,
72JJc; May, 79c: No. 1 Northi-rn cash mid
November, 69e: Decnmbor. Ulc: May, 76s
seller: No. 2 Northern ensh and December
63Kc: No. 3, 60c: rejected, 50c.
Hnltiuiorc Wheat strong: No. 2 red, spot
7272J;c; November, 73c: December, 73&c:
Jaiiiiai-v, 73'". Corn strong: mixed, spot ami
November, 4Uc bid: Junuaiy, 4Sc: Jlay, $51c
hid.. O.its steady: Mo. 2 white iVesteru, 43c
nked. live quiot: No. 2, 01c asked. Hay firm.
Other articles unchanged.
Bufdlo Wheat No. 1 hard, K2c; No. 1
Northern, 77c; No. 2 red. J7c. Corn No. 2,
4Sc. Recoipis Wheat, 600.000 bushels; corn.
749,000 busiiels. Shipment Wheat, 130,0v0
bushels; corn, 300,00.) bushels.
Wht cough and annoy the wholo audience
when Or. Bull's Cough tiyrup Will atop ltt
BESSEMER PIG FIRM
And All Other Grades Are Steady
Under a Fair Demand.
STEEL BILLETS DDLL BDT FIRM.
Structural Iron and Scrap In Good De
mand and Firm.
SIGNS OP A BIG BUSINESS KFIT TEAR
Friday, Nov. 25.
The wide publication of the facts anentthe
improvement in the iron trade has induced
buyers to examine their ground carefully
with the result that many pig iron con
sumers have made provisions for all the
iron they will need for some time. There
is still a large consumption nncovered, how
ever, and on many purchases the price will
bo raised. It is difficult to persuade many
in the trade that the tendency of prices can
be changed from downward to upward, and
these continue to buy in limited amounts
only, preferring to take the chances of the
market. Southern furnacemen say they
have no unsold iron either at their works or
at the North, and that the output of the
furnaces is sold up lor several months in tho
new year.
Improvement Bound to Come.
At Chicago the -mills on plate and struct
ural material have been booking heavy
orders and specifications are in sight lor
still larger business. Tho present condi
tions prevailing in the iron business are
certainly very encouraging because they
demonstrate that the progress toward im
provement is too well set on its way and too
strong to hold back or be irnstrated by mere
sentimental influences. An admonition to
proceed discreetly, which means slowly and
cautiously, ha undoubtedly been adminis
tered, bnt this is not discouraging; on tho
contrary. It should be considered assuring,
because it implies that ttte tendency toward
an Improvement of conditions has not only
sufficient warrant tn merit confidence, but
alio strength to develope Into a season of
very fair prosperity, IX it is handled temper
ately. The Situation in the Valleys.
Reports from the iron men of the She
nango and Venango valleys continue very
favorable for iron and steol workers; in fact,
most of them are well sold up, their sales
extending several months Into the new
year. Bessemer is beyond doubt the fav
orable metal at present; the Valley sales
alone, within'a short time, exceed 30,000
tons for delivery the next six month, the
rates being f. o. b- at turnace $13 7513 80,
which Is equal to 14 S514 40 in Pittsburg.
Johnstown has been n very liberal pur
chaser, The reports from all points show a
healthy condition of affairs and all signs
point to a heavy business the coming; year.
Temper of tho MarkeL
Prices rule Arm for Standard iron, there
being no let down in prices. The late heavy
sales of Bessemer pig In the Shenango and
llnhonlng Valleys, some or them extending
over the first nine months in 1S93, show con
fidence that prices will be maintained. This,
no doubt, strengthened the market here;
hence the advance noted a week ago has
been maintained. Thursday beinga holiday
checked operation to a certain extent; still,
taken as u whole, there is no reason for com
plaint. Gray forgo wits in fair demand and
prices were unchanged. Soft steel billets
sun aitracteu a lair amount oi attention.
Structural iron was firm and unchnnged.
Scrap iron was In fair demand at current
rates, other descriptions ruled about as they
closed last week. Sales of the week wero as
follows:
COKX-SIIELTED LAKE AND NATIVE ORES.
3,000 tons Bessemer. January. February.$I4 15 cssh
Z.UM ions uessemer, uecemner.
1,500 ton gray forge. Decern Dcr ,
1,110 tons hesseiner, Dec, Jan., Feb..,
1,000 tons gray forge. January
1,000 tons Bessemer, December ,
800 tons Bessemer, spot
500tous Bessemer, prompt
500 tons gray forge -
500 tons Bessemer
500tons gray torge
. 500tons gray forge, Dec
SUOtous .No. 2 foundry, all ore
300 tons No. 2 foundry
300 tons No. 1 foundry, all ore
'loo tons Bessemer, spot
100 tons No. 1 foundry
50 tons open mill
14 10 cash
12 50 cash
14 C5 cash
12 60 cash
14 CO cash
14 2) cash
14 15 cash
1.150 cash
14 10 casli
12 50 cash
12 50 cash
14 35 cash
13 50 cash
15 S cash
14 25 cash
14 50 cash
13 00 cash
BILLETS AXD SLABS.
25,000 tons steel billets, January Feb
ruary, muck at mill 3 65 cash
2, COO tons blllctsand slabs, January, Feb
ruary 24 20 cash
1,000 tons billets and slabs. January 21 25 cash
1.0J0 tons billets, December, at mill 24 00 cash
500 tons billets, first three months,
1893, at mill 23 65 cash
500 tons billets, December 24 00 cash
11UCK u.u:.
BOO tons neutral, December. January,
February. $24 85 easn
500 tons neutral, December, January,
Feoruary. .'. 24 85 cash
5C0 tons neutral, December 24 75 rash
500 tons neutral, next three months.. 21 75 cash
II10X 8KELP.
750 tons wine grooved $ 1 61 4 m
650 tons narrow grooved 160 4 m
550 tons sheared Iron 180 4 m
STIIL SKZLP.
750 tons wide grooved $ 1 55 4 m
SHEET BABS.
800 tons sheet bars, at mill $3100 cash
BILLET AMD BLOOMS EXPS.
5S0 tons billet and bloom ends $ 16 75
cash
cash
cash
,uu Sons billet and bloom end.,
500 tons billet and bloom ends..
IS 50
IS 00
FEn.RO MAXGAVESt
CO tons 81 ner cent, foreign delivery.. $S2 50 cash
STEEL WIRE RODS.
COO tons 5 gange American at mill $32 15 cash
CHARCOAL.
100 tons cold Mast tX 50 rash
150 tons warm blast 13 50 casn
iro tons No. 2 foundry 19 u cash
60 tons cold blast .
, as oo
, is oo
, 30 00
cash
50 tons warm blast....,
20 tons C. H. extra ....
cash
cash
OLD IRON" AXD STEEL KAILS.
630 tons old Q rails -. ,
150 tons short steel rails -
100 tons Iron rails
50 tons mixed steel rails
, 22 51
. HI 00
, 20 00
, 15 50
cash
cash
cash
cash
SCRAP MATERIAL.
CV tons cast scrap, gross $12 00
500 tons No. 1 It. B. W. scrap, net.... 1", oo
cash
cash
cash
cash
450 tons No 1 R. It. v. scrap, net..
2X1 tons cast scrap, gross
MO tons charcoal cast scrap, gross...
I0O tons No. 1 R. K. W. scrap, net..
201 tons Iron axles, net
150 tons cast scrap, gross
150 ions scrap turnings, net
lfo tens old Iron axles, net ,
103 tons It. K. scrap, net
ICO tons cast scrap, gross
1(0 Ions leaf springs, gross
75 tons'coli springs, gross
IS CO
II 91
IS CO rash
1(1 00 easll
14 00 cash
1210
10(10
22 50
14 75
cah
cash
cash
cash
cash
II 50
21 00 cssh
13 (K) cash
Bayers Evincing Timidity.
CrscrxjtATi, Nov. 25. Special. Rogers,
Rrown & Co. say: Business has gone on In a
somewhat hesitating way during the past
week. Tho volume has been fairly satisfac
tory, but buyers aro evincing a tlmiditv
that is natural, perhap, under tho circum
stances. The tonaepcy everywhere is
toward a conservative course, and this may
not do altogether nn evil. It fs notlrable
that on current contracts iron fs being
taken even faster than specified deliveries.
This seems to Indicate that in actual con
sumption there Is no nbatemment. As to
the future, all seem content to take care of
the present and keen In cood shape for com
ing events. It Is not likely there will be
mnch new blast furnaco construction and
some benefit mav result from that. As to
prices, there has been no change since last
leport. Southern furnaces nio holding to
regular figures almost without exception.
Thus inr during November tho stocks of the
Toiino"cn Coal. Iron nnd Railroad Company
have been reduced -8 000 tons, nnd would
have, beon reduced 3,000 tons more if "uffl
cicut car supply could have been obtained.
No Change' In Chicago.
CniCAOO, Nov. 25. Special. Rogers,
Brown & Jlerwln say: Thore havn been no
changos of moment during the past week.
Business na4 been broken np by the Thanks
giving holiday, but the totnl amount of
sales has liren good lor this season of tho
year. Buyers are now largely beginning to
postpone further purchasing until after
taking tho yearly Inventories on January 1,
but inquiries nre activo notwithstanding.
Prices remain virtually unclaimed, but
thero is greater firmness on tho part of lead
ing Southern ltirnuces, thntuh here and
there small furnaces are found disposed to
cut ruling prices a lew cunts par ton in
order to effect siiles: tills does not indicate
genoral weakness, but merely individual
needs and conditions.
New York Metal Market.
New Youk, Nov. 25. Pig iron quiet and
stendy: American, $13 0015 50. Copper
strong; lake. $11 90 bid. Louduull: domestic,
$3 73 bid. Tin closed easier; straits, $20 15
bid.
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs Hlghrr at the Central Tardf and
Cattle and Sheep Unchanged.
East Libebtt, Pa., Not. 25.
Cattle Receipts, 1,460 bead; shipments, SCO
bead; market steady to strong; at unchanged
prices from tho first of tho week; no cattle
shipped to New York to-day.
Hogs Receipts. 4,500 head; shipments, 3,000
head: market opened nctlve and closed slow;
Philadelphia.. $S 00S 10; mixed, $5 9005 95;
Yorkers. $5 805 90; nine cars hogs shipped
to New York to-day.
Sheep Beceipts, 600 head; shipments,
200 head; market steady and unchanged.
By Associated Press.
New Tork Beeves Beceipts for two day.
2,420 head, including 43 cars for sale: market
active and steady; native steers, $3 404 73
per 100 pound; bulls and cows, $1 003 80;
dressed beef steady at 7K9o per pound:
shipments to-morrow. 1,878 beeves and 8,299
quarters of beef. Calvos Uecelpts lor two
davs, 415 head; market steady; veals. $5 OOj
8 00 per 100 pounds; grassers, $2 37K$2 50;
Sheep and lambs Receipts for two days,
14.853 head: sheep steady: lambs o per
pound lower: sheer,$3 004 SO per 100 pounds;
lambs, $5 376 25: dressed mutton steady
nt7Sc per pound: dressed lambs weak at
7K9c flogs Receipts for two days, 7,11
hend. consigned direct: nominally steady a
$5 40S 10 per 100 pounds.
Chicago The Evening JburnaWreports:
Cattle Receipts, 19.000 head; shipments, 5.100
head:ranrket 1015c hlirhen best natives,
$5 255 65; others, il 8005 15: Texans. $2 30Q
2 65; stnekers, $1 806 12; cows, $1 0OQ3 85.
Hogs Receipts, 47,000 head; shipments, 11.
000 head: market opened 10c lower, closed 20o
lower: rough and common, $5 405 55: pack
ers and mixed, S5 605 70: prime neavv and
butchers , $5 705 80: light. $5 405 70. Sheeo
Receipts. 7.000 head: shipments, 1.100 head:
market active and strong; natives, $4 OXIQ
5 50; Westerns, $4 004 83; lambs, $3 75Q5 75.
Kansas City Cattle Receipts, 7,000 head;
shipments, 6,700 head; the market was steady
to strong; representative snle: dressed beof
and shipping steers, $3 254 10;-cows. $1 79
2 90; Texas and Indian steers, $2 352 65;
stockers and feeders, $2 10-3 20. Hogs Re
ceipts, 15.400 head; shipments. 4,500 head;,,
the market was 'teady, closing weak; all
grades. $5 00125 60; bulk, $5 4505 55. Sheep
Receipts, 1,000 head: shipments, 1,800 headi
the market was steady for uood sheep and
weak for others; muttons, $3 354 05: lambs,
$5 50.
Buffalo Cattle Receipts, 125 loads
through, 3 sale: strong for good handy cat
tle, steady forcommon. Hogs Receipts, 86
loads throngn, 50 sale; steady; heavy grades
enrnfed. $5 90. Sheen and lambs Recelots.
9 loads through, 32 sale: slow and lower for
lambs; good sheep and wethers strong;choics
wethers, $4 75; lambs, native, choice. $5 25.
Cincinnati Ilcijs easier at $5 C05 93: re
ceipts, 9,600 head: shipments, 5.700 head.
Cattle firm at $1 504 65; receipts. 840 head:
shipments, 680 head. Sheep steady at $2 50
1 75; receipts, 1,200 bead; shipments. 200
head. Limbs In light demand and firm, at
$3 505 00.
Cotton.
Galvestos, Tex, Nov. 25. Cotton steadyt
middllnv, 9Jc: low middling, 9c; good
ordinary, 8c; net and gross receipts, 7,289
bales; sales, 1,642 bales; stock, 172,472 bales;
weekly net and gross receipts, 56,020 bales;
exports to Great Britain, S7,8S3 bales; to
France, 7,140 bales: to the continent, 3,949
bales; coastwise. 3,976 bales; sales, 9,470 bales;
spinners, 161 hales.
New Okleaxs. La., Nov. 25. Cotton steady;
middling, 9c; low mlddlimr. 9c: good
ordinary, 9c; not receipts, 10,149 bales: gross,
10,334 bales; exports to France,. 173 bales;
coastwise, 13,114 bale": sales, 6,400 bales;
stock. 202.338 bale; weekly net receipts, 73,
166 bales; gros, 76,836 bales: exports to Great
Britain, 19,159 bales: to France, 11,591 bales;
to the continent, 13,627 bales; coastwise, 24,600
bales:sflles49,753 bales.
Nit? York, Nov. 25. Cotton Futures
closed steady: sales, 556,900 bales; Decem
ber, 9.S49.85c: January, a90Q9.91c; Feb
ruary. lao31004c: March. 10.1710 18c; April,
10.2910.30c; May. ia4010.41c: June. 10.JGO
15.51c; July, 10.3310.60c: August. 10.6510.67o.
TJrygoodg.
New York, Nov. 25. The demand for cot
ton continues in excess of the willingness
of manufacturers to sell. With cotton ac
10c and likely to go mnch higher, agents do
not know what price to put on goods. Ths
following changes wore made to-dayt At
lantic wide sheetings advanced 2o; all
denims of Bliss, Fabian & Co. advanced lo
to o in addition to the 5 per cent advance &
few days ago; Economy checks, Jc a yard;
Gloucester staple prints and grays, 5 per
cent.- Leading bleached shirtings are likely
to advance again. Print cloths are at 4a, ac
which price manufacturers refuse to sell.
Woolen fabrics were qniet, with a good.
Initial business in overcoatings.
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