SPSSSEBSI fffl THE PITTSBUEG DISPATCH, SUKDAY NOVEMBER 2T, 1892. tt MONEY AND STOCKS. Revival of Gold Exports the Finan cial Feature of the Week. ANOTHER GOOD BANK STATEHENT. Ceuns tnd Features of the Market for Local Securities. ALL THE LATEST FISAXCIAL KEWS Saturday, Xor. 2a Money has ruled fairly easy for the season at all important points excepting Chicago, end the testimony of all whose opinions are entitled to consideration is to the ..-fleet that there will be nothing like tight money dur ing the remainder of the year, and that after iNew Year's idle funds will begin to pile up. The most important feature of the past week has been the revival of gold exports. The amount snipped this week was small, but pold shipments at this season are so unusual that the movement caused considerable un easiness. In their weekly letter on stocks and money Henry Clews & Co. say: "The one thin about which Wall street is more sensitive than any other is the export etgold, and that movement seems to be re turning UDon us. The foreign exchanges point ominously in that direction. The ex ports of home pro Suets are declining; no important amount of bills, is being made against exports ot securities; and Russia is drawing gold irom Loudon nt a rate which inclines the Bank of England to put the screws on borrowers and. tne pidlock on its Tsnits. These signs indicate the possibil ity of our beiug subjected to a moderate drain of pold. The importance ol this con tingency lies in the fact that so many peo ple exaggerate the importance of gold to the extent of ma in it the foundation and support of everything, whereas it is merely the tool by which we conduct a small portion ol oar business. Not on this. account, however, is it the less likely that the "vporr ol a lew millions of gold might briua about a filing movement in stocks. Clo-ciy 1 elated to this feeling stand the proceedings of the Monetary Con er encr, which liasulreadj opened Its proceed Incs and is likely to occupv the interested Stteniion of finnncieis the woild . ver for probabiv six weeks or luo months, such xpi essions of opinion as ha v reached us IromEnnnie within .lie lat few das aie certainly n'ot encouraging to an expectation ot anv carlv iiiipurtaat advantages to lcsult tram the confeience. 1 he .inly really com jietcnt ouition o the question Iree coinage anderaniigrreit'eui among several of the ledm- nut on- 1 peiuap- novvueie hoped lor exc-pt among a small enthusia-tic rainoiitv: but there can be little doubt that, it tlie con 'ei ence clo-es without leaving a Aooethat its ntnk u.a bring about valua. We alleviations at a later stage, the gati'er tois. will prove t have only sei ved the pur pose of in.iro distinctly revealing the dan gers that liana aiound th" derangement be tsrtentue metallic moneys. New York Bank Statement. Beaerves. increase 1 2,165,42; larntih. decrease .. l.VCSOO specie, decrease ...... LO.iIi.100 L, sai tenders, increase .....f. 4o.lJ0 iieposlta, tecra.c 172.900 t irenarUoi'. Increase ". 10.100 Amotral iKivel gal requirements.... .... 6,726,330 SanesUte last year 11, S3.; COO Hie Three Davs Grace Question. The action taken by the "tate ot Vermont in legally aboii-bnig the custom of "three 43avs of grace" on dra'ts and time loans has been a ma'ter ot c msiderable comment eruo'irtlie Huston bankets, say the "Xes Bnn-aa." Tuey are almost .unanimous in newtng this action as a good one, and hope fort- rmlnraction m Mas-achnetts Some, boweer, think that to abolish theiniee &iysoi grace on tmio loans would be too radical uiiane. but tliat it might weil be dime at first on sight dm t. An eflort was madlast veai by -mie of tue J-adin bank to liaiea nil! repoited ab disulng til cutnm. but it did nut meet with success iivtcci, the eCect oi Vermont's Taet law inav bo conta ions and there are mam Doston bihkeis who would pladfv take vart in anv movement of this fe.no Apronifc ent iankcashiersajs "Days e traces! ol nnprac ical value to either foot-tower oi iendei, and ate hardiy in keei fBa vvitli tne-e pi ogressive times Iftheie irei no inte est allowed it mlghtbeol some ln-neut to i e boriowi r. ut such is not the case- When t.,e lav vas lirst passed allon taia'davso itrace it is nece-sar, becin-e tlfii it -ometi'ie took as mucii as t iree 6yoaf er iho maiimty oi a note to deliver ttie nin-y to the liori'-wer, hut now in these advance fume wecan psy notes due in San i ,citen in o o i ou . Undomitediy all o tlie s at.-s ill cv-ntuully follow theuction ol Vermont.' LOCAL SECURITIES. TraUlrtgon "Change Daring the Past Week lU-Jldirs a Good Total D-spite the Holl tlav Gains and Losses IVlostlj Fractional, 11 itli Use Former In a Majority. The transactions on 'Caange lor the five business day3 o! the week ending to-day ag gregated T.,137 shares ol stock and 51,000 bands, gainst l,S12bhares ol stocks, 15,000 beads and ?10 wor.h ol scrip for the six days o! last vvtek. Brokers have com plained bitterly oi dullness, but the figures draw that a lair average volume of busi ness was completed at the regular daily calls. T ere was also considerable office trading uotablv m 1' & It traction, Paila 4eiihui, Air rake. El-c nc and sWucn an(j 6i ual. so that ttieienio'ia j was veiy little TO"d giouud for complain- The market, lowcTei.apucue I to I edul.erthan it leallj ras Tile closing quotations to-dav. com pared wit.i t o-c o i week ago show the Joitowui: tilnwiMlf cha.iges tne leading active eiiarcb: Asjnccj-Cttizens traction, J: La Soria Hisiti Uoinpanv, Ic; Lu-tr Mining Com poJiv, h- I limn S.mth and S go il tommon, J: do reiertcd, : l B. traction, i SierUnc l'hilauulpiiiacouipanv.i: Wheel inn la-, Piei-an Vailev Italian. J; Da sjuesne iia.ctIo:i. : Airbiake, 2C. Street Itiilways. Tho annual meeting of the Pittsburg and Citizens traction cjinpauies (ailed to de veloinnuch of anv thin.; to stimulate inter csiin tncbtree. railwavgroup Very little of wliattian-piredat t e meeting or the Pitts burg Ir.c-ion to npany was permitted to re ton tlie public, but it was stated that a ejuopsis was read winch showed a lew Miort m ,P00,0t)J pat.sei.gers cariied Htm about $10jOU0 gross earnings The nee'ingof toe Citizens Traction t ompany was no. qaitesuch a stnrchamber ses.ionas t. Pittsburg meeting was, for. besides per u.iiting it good man j ofiicial figuiestoget into the aewspapeis.aiesolution was passed authoiizing tne reports read to be printed ami sunt out to stockholders, which resolu tion originated with and v. as pressd to pu-sage bv .Mr. S S. Pinkt-tion. Mr. Pinker toti i" a p.-ettv heavj stockholder, and is not only in .v or oi turning on the light as lully ns pos .o e, but is or tlie imnression that the c mpinv should be a little more libera in t'o" in. terol tie dividend late, Theie jioiis iai at the meeting showed "that the to"al nun her r pass ngers carried 1 ' Mslem for the vear was ,W''a, tlmt tno gross receipts" from pas-(-!! . irafflc wete Slt712u4; other souices, jloS!. vvnicii, nith the cash on hand 1J50, 7b ,, tniuie a grand total of STIJfUiO. The io tl penning fxiensos wero shown to be trwlW. a d the net earnings 7,S34 The tn .e. ftn eo operating en en es to aioss nr p - w is5133 lor 'he entire s;, stem and 21 lor the cable line. This latter was q . tea tcve.dtion, as it tended-to disprove k oit-iei eitt d assertion that electric lines toulii be operated or loss than cable lines, 1 1 " last aniiu-il leportol tho Pleasant Val lev i .ilway Ounpanj showed that the in r e a re ot op''ratiiig expen-es tit i rims re eei.its was S", while inquiries during the p,-t few days developed the lact -t it noi.e of the electric lines v .i bring operated or anything like what. tin t mrt'i.s caoie line us operateu ior On in.' tin past year. It may be, as claimed, i r tho ncraimg expenses oi electric lines nr. - eaui being reduced owing to the lm- ii v t.ients gradually being maue in equip- iu i . it t at present it appears to cost less ' untie hie line than it docs an electric ' The figures piesented at the Citizens itir. i-'ioued that the company earned r -iv per cent on i.ts capital, but it must icjien. bored that a good deal of money " pent on improvements and extensions it en n as charged to expense acconnt and at I oat of fie earnings. In the trading Inthls class o( stocks P. A traction, Dnqnesne and Citizens tractions ere most prominent. The formsr was stronz throughout, Dnqnesne was rather weak and Citizens, arter a little deollne, ad vanced and closed at the highest of the week on n Rood cain. The others wero cen erally weak, Pleaant Valley closinic to-day the rnkest member of the group. borne ot the Pleasant Valley people are pettinjr somewhat uneasy over the delay In Anally closing up the deal In the Northslde lines, and It was intimated to-day that if the delay continued much longer a number of them might grow disgruntled enough to combine and place some formidable obstacles in the way or the deal. "If I knew or anything likely to pre vent the deal, or ir the moguls would only sav that tho scheme was off." rather sig nificantly remarked a gentleman who has favored and worked lor the consolidation all along, "I would step in and load up with Pleasant Vallev, as I regard it the best stock of the two. I "have an idea, however, that the directors of the two companies will tret together during the coming week and formally close up the deal and agree upon its going into effect the first of January next," , it " oiir! tlmt it costs more to stot) an eleo- ! trie car than it does to stop a cable car. Few passengers who make it a habit of sU naling the raotorman of an electric car have any idea of Just what it oosts to stop a car. Figures show that the oust of running a lona car per mile averages 16 cents. At a nine-mile rate we have a cost of 1M cent per hour. This equals 2.1 cents per minute, considering the average time lost at each etootobeas low as U seconds, audit will thus be seen that it costs Just 06cent for every top made. With short 19-foot cars, taking tho same average speed, with the cost of operating per car mil nt 12 cents, the cost per stop la 0 3 cent. On many roads there is no rule as to stations, the cars stopping wherever it Is necessary to take on passenger. With most large cable systems, ho ever, cars stop only at street crossings. It may not have been the question of economv of lime that es tablished this rule; but when it is con sidered that the average nassenier takes no trouble vvhatover to accommodate himself tostieet car economy, electric laiiway man agers should carefully consider Just what it costs when car's are made to s.op every few -.ar.ls, and should adopt some plan that will save this waste without great inconvenience to the public Gas Shares. Philadelphia Company continued weak, closina at the lowest to-day. Wheeling Gas was also weak, but the others were steady to firm, notably Peoples Pipeage. Phillie was weak, mainly because of reports of a shortage of eas In certain sections of the city. The company officials contended, houevpr, that they had an abundance or gas, and intimated that deicctive nouse and sei v ce pipes, or some wrong easily righted, was responsible lor ti.e icports. Indeed, an instance ot the wrong re erred to by the company camo under the writer's observa tion during tne week. A gentleman living in the Sixili ward ha i two grates fixed up lor the burntogo gas in stoves. Both grates were closed uo with sheet iron Ironts, and connection with tne pipe inside the grate and the stove was made with a rubber hose, the supply In the stove being i ovulated by a valve attached ihoieio. The supply in boih stoves had been very meagerever since cold weather set in, and the gentleman Joined the contingent crying no gas Alter suffering and berating the company awhile he con cluded to call in a plumber and make a thor ough examination before discarding cas lor coal. Tne plumber soon discovered whtitnas wiong. The gas had not been fullv turned on mslde the grates when the liontswere put in. Moral examine your hdu-e pipes, valves, etc Theie continues to be considerable talk to the effect that the Piuhook field is steadily tailing, but the Philadelphia Company's resources have been quite seveiely tested this week and they have appeared to be ample. Industrials. The decline in Airbrake has been the leature o. the group. A few shares wero pres-eJ for silo when support was laok ing. and the decline followed. So far as can be learned, Aubrake is all right and more likely to advance in the nearfutnre than de cline. The close to-day was lalrly firm at lii asked, with repot t nf the sale of a small lot ou the stieet at 13.. All the others were steady to firm excepting Electric, which mled lower at about S637. Lustre Mining Company helu firm through out on moderato purchases lor both the long and short account. Close of the Market, Transactions at the last call of the week to-day ere as folio ws: OS CALL. OOsha-es Philadelphia Company losharcs l'lnladdptilaCompiny 40 shares I'nuadelplila Company I5slta es Lustre Vilaing Company 10 shares Lustre Mining Company...... JOeharcs Lustre Mining f'ompany , It) share Lustre atlalag Company. ax 9V Sit AFTEK CALX.. 40 shares Phi adelphla Company.r 21 Total bales, 153 shares. Closing bids and offeis: bank stocks. Par. Bid. Asked. Exchange National Bank 50 84,S F.rsi National lOo .... ISO Iron anu Glass Dollar Savings. 100 .... 175 Liberty National i3anc 100 110 .... Mer. & Manuiactnrers N. Bit. 50 71s .... Mononganela National Bank... ICO 13) .... Odd Fellows' havings Bank.... 60 .... 72 Second National Bank K INSUltAS.CE STOCKS. Allemanula 60 .... 60 Armenia 100 .... 75 1 ltizens 50 32 lluinlioldt 50 .... 63 Mononganela .... 50 40 .... estern Insurance Co 50 .... 40 NATLttAI. OAS STOCX3. Kitt tuning Cora. Nat.Gaa.Co.. 50 10$ 1'coie's Natural Gas and P.Co 25 .... 1514 Pe lisvlranlaGasCo 50 10 It Philadelphia Co 50 II Wheeling Gas Co 5J .... ISM PASSO.GER K'T STOCKS. CentralTractlon 5.1 X 30 Citizens Traction 50 C2H f3 Pittsburg Traction. ... 50 69 Pleasant Valley 25 2v$ 24 second Avenue 60 60 55 RAILROAD STOCKS, Chartiers Railway 60 .... 65 I'ltlsliurg. Yoangst'n and A... 50 .... ,4SVf Pittsburg and Castle Sh'n 50 ... 10 Pittsburg. Wheeling & Kj.... 50 .... 65 COAL STOCKS. N. V. AC Gas Coal Co 50 80 61 BRIDGE STOCKS. Hind street 69 .... 44 Northslde Bridge Co 50 . 50 j Union. ........f....... ........... 25 .... 16 MINING STOCKS. La N'orta Mining Co.......... Luster Mining Co 25 ,. 10 lSe H ELECTRIC LIGHT STOCKS. Wcstlnghouse 50 MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. Mononganela Water Co t. I'nlon switch and blgnalCo . t'nlon s Itch and S. Co. pref. t estinghouse Airbrake Co... Sta'idaid Underground C Co., n, s.. Glass Comptnv, com ..., U. b. Glass Company, pfd 3 .... 50 V'H 19V 50 SS AO'A 5J .... 1X1 100 - 75 76 100 65 C7K 100 .... 116 SPECIAL MARKET LETTERS. The Situation In Local Securities Outlined by a Brokerage House, and the Wall Street Correspondent of a rittsburg rirm Sends in the Usual Grist, The following is A. J. Lawrence & Ca's regular weekly letter The market has rally Justified the observa tion made last week, namely: "The indica tions at present are that prices may go lower before they advance,' and we are still of the opinion then expressed that "our friends will make money by keeping close watch on the better class or securities and making purchases on a scale down." Daring the week we have been frequently asked w nether, in this view of tho situation, It would not be good policy to sell now and buy in again at a lower level. In a.broader maiket this course might prov profitable; hut the fact' is our market is so nariow that it is impossible to execute otdeis with any degree or,satisfaction. An example ol this was given Cry Citizens trac tion. A block or the stock was pre-sing on the market, and so long as it remained un sold, buyers held alool. The moment It was disposed ol, liowev er, the lact was devel oped that theiewere numerous ordeis to buy, and Uieie was an immediate and sub stantial advance. Airbrake -s another ex ample It has declined to 133. Two weeks ago It was in excellent demand at ISi to 13H. But the street got the impression that there Plight be a consideiable "wad" yet to come out, and is waiting to. see how low It can be sold. The same tiling happened a month ago. when the Drico declined to 126 on pres sure to sell and rallied to 136 on compara tively light buying. We cite these two in stances to show that while values may go lower, tbereSs no assurance that the seller will be able to get his stock back at such a concession as will make the operation worth the tron'"le. The. decline cf a dollar per share in Phila delphia Gas was one or the prominent feat ures ot the week. Of itself tne decline was insignificant, hut It excited remark, first be cause the stock is more widely distributed than any other or our specialties, and sec ond, because its course is supposed to indi cate the condition of the natural gas busi ness generally. We want to reiterate onr opinion that Philadelphia Company Is n surchase on Its present enormous set earnings, and we venture tho prediction that other developments la ths niw future wllljustlfy this position. A year ago this month, when the stock was quoted at HCjJ and 12, we foreshadowed the resumption o? dividends. We have no offloial authority for tho statement now, bnt we believe that lor the coming fiscal year the company will increase the rate to 6 per cent, and on that basis the stock will net 11 per cent on $25. A word as to onr money maiket. Just now the mills and factories ate running full, and a resumption of operations in additional departments of the Carnegie Steel Company has taken place. This activity has increased the demand for discount from manu facturers who quite naturally have the call over stockbrokers who frequently represent more transient borrowers in securing ac commodation at banks. This demand has slightly and, we believe, temporarily, en hanced the rate for money and there has been sumo calling of S per cent funds to pnt out at 6 per cent. This action has provoked very drastic ciiticismfrom certain quarters, but it is not at all general. In lact, the bank officer who would neglect to charge the lull legal rate when the conditions Justified it would be very nroperly subject to criticism on the part oi the stockholders whose servant he is. From all we can learn there will be ample tunils to meet all the wants of business and early In the new year there will be a more generous surplus ior the use of stock dealers, ir, in the meantime, there be any forced liquidations, it will be the investor's opportunity to secure bargains. Opinions From Wall Street, J. S. Bache & Co. to Oakley & Co.i "The most important item in speculation this week has been the question of gold ex DOTts; $600,000 in gol 1 were withdrawn from the Treasury on Wednesday, but arter weighing some or it was found to be light weighted, and it was at first thought that this would nostpone shipments for a little time: but during the alternoon the exchange market became strorger again, and the gold was shippedby to-day's steamer. The fact that we are shioping gold as the end or N'o- vember naturally arouses a greataleal of ap prehension, and the boars aie onthealeit, mid doing all in tholr power to improve their position in the market, and they have been able to work nn finite a nervous :eel- ,Ing, and same has been reflected in the stock; marker, it is useless to uweu upon the causes which Jiave led to these ship ments; the inci eased imports, the decrease in tne money value or exports brought about by the low price of grain, aie all Well known. The gi eat trouble has been the in security ieit on account oi tne silver uui, and the chances now are that before the year la over the bill v ill be i epealed. "The silver conference, which is now on in Brussels, is really ot no gieat impor tance, as nothing w ill come of it; it was sim ulv a matter of politeness on the nart of other nations in accepting the invitation of this countiy, and we think that when Con gress meets in December the apparent all ure oj the conference and the shipments of gold will show to the people at Washington the urgent need lor the repeal or the bill. It Is, of couse, impossible to say how large th s gold movement will be. Some bankurstell u that it may reach ten millions, but this will depend a -Teat deal on the movement oi securities; besides, we think the imports will tall off considerably, as people will buy but sparingly on the other side until the tariff policy ot the incoming administration is well understood. "The we.i kes t stock in our market has been Beading. The investigations which are go ing on now have shown conclusively that thiscoiporationis a virtual monopoly and lor this reason it may tare badly. "The rise in cotton has improved the feel ing in the South. From the advices reoeived business has taken a very lavorable turn down theie, and we think that, the uloom which has been hanging over the South for two or three years has atlast been lifted and that the boom which the West has had ior the last few years will now be confined to the Southern part or this country. Iron is improving anu prices are fiotn $2 to $3 better than a month ago. We are bulls on tue South and all Southern securities. "The market to-uay was one of continuous bear manipulation and it must be said that they weie successful in dislodging some stock; still, tho short Interest is so large that we think a tally near at band. Thedld.stale rumor about the severe illness or Mr. Gould was attain Ireely cuculated, but found few 'lelieveis. The street is beatish and the snort interest in the room and outside is heavy. e there foie advise our Inends to buy slocks for the rally." Financial Notes. Westinghouse Electrio second preferred closed.at 37J asked and the scrip was quoted at 9-K9i- P. & ii. traction closed at 24 bid, Du quesne traction at 27023 and P.,, A. & M. traction at 4JU. Mollis & Brown wero the sellers of Phillie to-day and Sproul & Co., J. B. Barbour and Fied Rinebart weie the buyois. Kuhn Bros, sold Luster and Hill & Co, bought. In pietty well Informed circles it is said the Pittsburg traction, Duquesne traction and P. & B. traction companies will pay dividends in January. Tlie not earning ot Chicago Gas ror Octo ber increa-el $51,000. A Chicago distiller figures that the profits or the Distillers' Trust on the basis or cu--rent prices lor its products are at the rate or $20,000 dailv. After the five distilleries re cently put chased have been taken in bv the rust eainmjs will increase, he spys, to$25, 090 a day. This is at the rate of over $9,000, 0t,0 per y nr. or considerably over 20 per cent on the total capital stock ol too Dis tilleis' company. 1 he directors orthe Jfew York. Lake Erie and Western will meet next Tuesday to take action on the dividend on the preferred stock. Rumor has it that 3 per cent will be distributed. The point is made, however, that the Erie has spent a great deal of money this j ear In preparations for World's Fair traffic, and that on this account the directors may resolve to pass the dividend or declare n dividend less than the figure men tinned above Holders or the certificates or the National Cordage Company, the value of whose stock in the open market is now based on the pre sumption that.the concern has an absolute and lasting monopoly, cannot tail to con template with alarm tberaptdgrowth of op position, which must in time, by competi tion, make serious inroads into the profits available lor dividends. As is well known, the company was organized on the "trust" finnciple or destroying all competition, and ess than a year ago the manipulators or tue stock were pioclaiming to the world that the trust would absolutely control the man ulacture of every dollai's worth or coidnge products, because arrangements h id been made with the loreigii and Amoiican inan ulaciutctsot machinery the result or which would pievent outside people irom obtain ing the required machinery lor new plants. fcThe imports of specie at the porto; New Tork lor the week ere $371 40S, against $931,153 in 1891 and $353,158 in ,1830. Ot last week's impoits, $312,196 was in gold and $53, 212 in silver. At the sub-treasury it is stated that for the present the apportionment or oiders ior gold will be as follows: Double eagles, 45 per cent; eagles, 15 per cent; half eagles, 4u per cent. At the tiin.t of the last shipments the Sropoitions urnished to shippers were: onble eagles, 40 per cent; eagles, 40 per cent; hnlfiagles, 20 per cent- Ihe financial complications of tho Colum bus, Lima and Milwaukee Railroad under construction havo been settled by the sale of the road. Reports differ as to the pur chaser, the Baltimore and Ohio and John Bockaleller being named. MONETARY. Discount rates have been quoted at Sg6 per cent all week in Pittsburg, with funds in good supply and the demand somewhat broader. io discrimination has been re ported as yet, which is one of the first signs here that money is tightening. New York. Nov. 26. Money on call easy at 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 829. Sterling exchange firm, with actual busi ness at $4 85VX for 60-day bankers' bills, and H S7K ror demand. Boston, Nov. 26. Call loans, 45; time loans, 56. Clearing House Figures. Pittsburg Exchanges to-day., Balances to-dav. . . .. ,.t 2,701.007 80 344,270 IS Same day last week: Exchanges Balances J 637,817 43 470,630 81 Thefiguies for the past two weeks com pare as follows: " " " Exchanges this weec (5 days) 114,308,746 07 r.ilmcca tills week (5 days) 2,0.17.231 54 Exchanges last week.. t 15,!73.7uG 07 Balances last vvecg J. 2.537,709 3 For t le week or 1S91 corresponding with this week the exchanges were $12,246,103 ST. Total exchanges to date this year, $690, 547,820 51; samn time last j ear, $616,276,126 SO: gam to date, $74,271,402 21. New York, Nov. 16 Bank clearings, $188, 822,007; balances. $6,541,143. For the week, clearings, $7&i,8b9,G;4; balances, $31,062,351 Boston. Nov. 2t Bank clearings, $17,. 393,409; balances, $2,339,298. Money, 3i per cent. Exchange on New York, par to So discount. For the week, exchanges, J90,SoO, 433: balances, $10,457 440. Chicago, Nov. 26 Bank clearings to-day, $17,721,116: for the week, $91,017,633: tor the corresponding week last year, $83,432,332. New Yore exehanse, 70 o premium. Money firm at 67 per cent. Sterling exchange qttiot; $4 8Sli 60-day bills; -H U for sight drafts. St. Louis, Nov. M Bank clearings to-day, $4,708,888; balances, $504,740. Clearances this week. $22,933,177: balances. $158.001. Corre. sponding week last year, $10,788,780; balances. mmtiw meamanf huu ,wna, balances, $3,220,321. Money quiet at 8 per cent. Exchange on NewYork, C0Q"5o pre mium. Philadelphia, Nov. SB. Bank clearings today, $12,750,680; balancev$l,810,901. For the week, clearings, $66,952,183: balances, $10,137, 268. Money, 5 per cent. . Baxttkorx, Nov. 26. Bank clearings, $2, 10S.741; balances, $432,99. Rate, 8 per cent. New Orleans, Nov. 28. Clearings, $2,841, 77. New York Exchange, commercial, $1 50 per $1000 discount; bank par. Foreign FlnanelaL Paris, Not. 28. Three per cent rentes, 99r 67Jo ror the account. . London, Nov. 26. Anrount of bullion with drawn Irom the Bank or England on balance to-day, JE21.000. Berlin, Nov. 26 The statement or the Im perial Bank of Germany shows an increase in specie of 15,040,000 marks. London, Nov. 26.-2 P. K. close Consols money, and account, 979-16; : New York Pennsylvania and Ohio lsts, 82J: Canadian Pacific, 92: Erie, 26 2nds, 105$: Illinois Central, 104&; Mexican ordinary, 2ZJJ. $1,300 PER FRONT FOOT. The Property 47 Liberty Street Sold for Over 830,000 Another Large Business Block Will Be Erected An Increase of 8100 Per Foot in a Few Weeks. Saturday, Nov. 28. The important transaction referred to in this column yesterday as having been con summated was the sale of the property Ko. 427 Liberty street, consisting of a .three storybrick dwelling and a lot 23 feet 2 inches by 115 feet through to Exchange alley, for $30, 170 S3, or about $1,300 per loot front. The sale was, made by Black & Baird for Mrs. Mary B. Foster, and M easts. Laird & itay, the well known shoe meichants, weie the pur chasers. This property adjoins the piece which was sold by the samefitmto Messts. Chaddock & Owens a lew dnyibefote the election for $1,200 per foot front," and is ex actly similar to it in every lespect. There lore, the iast sale shows an increase in value or $100 per front root in that very short space or time. xnese two sales are very important, mainly because two elegant business blocks will be elected and occupied by the pui cliasers. The building to be elected by Laird & Ray will be a six-story warehouse, and work will be commenced on it at once. As has been mentioned in this column be foie, the plans lor the Chaddock & Owens building are completed and woik on their new house will likely be started next week, pioDably Monday. A ileal Estate Exchange. Bepresentatives of nearly every real estate house in the city were present at a meeting in the Chamber ol Commerce rooms this afternoon to consider the ques tion of organizing a Real Estate Exchange on a substantial basis. Oue of the great drawbacks to the leal estate business of Pittsburg within recent years has been the lack oi unity among those who do the woik, petty Jealousies which moved them to pull m diflerent directions when united action would have been productive oi good for all. But a change has come over the leal estate men, as was demonstrated nt to-day's gathering. There was a geneial agi eement among those present as to the necessity ior such an organization as that ptoposed, and also as to the pieliuiiuaiies. I'ue discussion was lull and comprehensive, and about all the giound wo.k for the or ganization was comple.ed. An adjourned meeting will be held at the samo place on Tuesday afteruoon at 2 o'clock to fiuish it up. Mr. Olin B. Rich, a prominent real estate operator ot Buffalo, N. Y., and a meinbei oi the national oigamzatiou, oame to Pittsuurgexpiessly to attend this meet ing, but was called home unexpectedly yes teiday morning. He will return lor Tues day's m etiug, however, and t-ive his aid in periecting the organization. i Current Gossip. Tho sale or tho 12 acres ol land on Morning side avenue rot $36,500, particulars or which were published in this column on Thursday last, was made by J. H. .Coleman & Co.. of the East End, who sold the property lor W. U. Lyne to diaries Scliwan. The Fl th Avenue Market House is to be sold. Mr. E. M. Blgelow, Chiet of the Depart ment ol Public Works, having so decided. Mr. Bigelow says he can setl the property ror $100,000, and will iv e $30,000 ror the High School site and $50,000 to the National Guard. Another large acreage deal on Perrysville avenuelias been closed. J. C Alles, the real estate bioker. to-dav purchased a tiact con taining about 40 act es. The particulars or the deal Mr. Aline refused to divulge, as it is very likely that the property will again be sold at a very nice ptufit. Building Permits. The following peimits were issued to-day: J. M. Gaitside, two two-stoiy irame dwelling-, Edwin street; cost, $5,200 lor both. Jacob Killlan. a two-slory fratnp dwelling. No. 12J Susquehanna "tioet: cost, $1,350. John McLaughlin, a two-story frame dwel ling, Bates street, near Wllmot street: cost, $S00. Reported by the Brokers. Baxter, Thompson & Co. sold thiough the agency of Garber & Co. lots Nos, 369, 370, 371, 372 and 373, Villa Park plan, Binshton sta tion, being a total irontage or 250 teet on Fiankstowp avenue by 180 .eet to a 20-root alley, foi $4,000; also sold a lot 22x100 on west side of Kirk patrick street. Thirteenth ward, in Much place plan, to P. Cone for $300, J. C Alles & Co. sold to Henry Ackerman a lot 32x140 feet, situated on Stanton avenue, for $3,200 cash. Peter Shields sold in William Flinn's Greenfield avenue plan, Twenty-third ward, an eight-room Irame house with mansaid and all modern conveniences, witn a lot S6r 90 feet to an alley, located on Greenfield ave nue and Hoosac stieet, for $4 500. S. A Dickie & Co. sold lot Dr. J.C Lemmer two lots on Bennett stieet, each 33x135 leet, lor $l,850;also sold tor Messrs. 'Melvln & Smith to George A. .Morrow a lot on Kelly street. 30xTi5 feet, ror $150 John K. Ewing Co. sold ror $2,600 cash, the property on the corner or Pai k view av enue and Lanark stieet. Twelfth ward, Alle gheny, 'or George W. Rape, to Frederick W. File, being a two-story irame liouto ol six rooms, hall and attic, with a lot 175xlOO feet. Piper & Clark sold for Tlieo. Weiss to Adam! M. Goodwin, two lots situated on Hastings street. East End, each hiving a frontage Oi ubout2feet, ior $1,200. W. M. Pollock sold rot- Pro!. 1). A. McClen ahan to Win. Neison lot No. 52 in the North side Land Association plan, Avalon, front ing 35 teet on Harrison avenue by a depth of 105 leet to a 15-Ioot alley, lor $150. M. F. Hippie & Co. sold ror James Evans, of McKeesport, to Harry T. Rose, .or $3 300, a two storv trame dwelling, with a lot J0xl0J leet, situate on the north side of Dearborn street. Nineteenth ward: also, for H. E. stefller to I. A. Dv e, for $b00 cash, a lot 20x100 feet, situate ou the south side of Adelaide street. Thirteenth ward. Moore & Kelly sold lor Zacharlah Poe to Mis. Caroline Schade, a lot on Bennett street' Brushton, having a irontage ot 60 feet and extending back 135 feet to an alley, for $1,5 0; also sold rof Mrs. C. McFarran to Frank H. Speer four lots in Homewood. ror $3,00J: also, sold tor L. A. Hoke to C. Ffei deost a lot near the city line, Brushton, for $900. A.' Z. Bvers Co. sold for Kobt. W. Bissell, Esq., lot No. 117 in the Ma) field plan. Tenth ward, Allegheny, fronting 10 leet on Perrys vllle avenue and extending through 110 feet to a 20 root alley, ror $1,100. Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold for the Bellevne Land Company five lots in their plan of Sunnyside, Bellevue, being Nos. 117, 143, 149, lSJaud 151, rrontlng250 feet on Orchard ave nue by 160 leet deep to an alley, ror $3,750. The purchaser contemplates improving the property at once. The Burn 11 and Kensington Improvement Companies report the following sale of lots at Kensimrton: Charles Colteryohn, Pitts burg, lots 807. 808, 809, block 23. for $1,759 50 cash: lots 208 209, 210, block 26, ror $1,7T.) 50 cash; lots 79u, 791, 792, block 23, ror $1,759 50 cash: lots 69, 70,71.72,73 and 74, block6, or $4,975 cash: John Litscbge, Pittsburg, lots 54, 55, 56, 57, 53, 59, block 7. Ior $1,973 c ish; John Mcln-osh, .Pittsburg, lot 3'U, block 25, Ior $732 9S: Lawrence Bryan, Allenpnrt. Pa., lot 72. block 14, Tor $722 50 cash; William G. Helner, Kittanning, Pa,, lots 1184. 1185, 1186, 1187, 1188, U9, 1190, 1191, 1192, 1193, 1194. block 30, lor $6,806 25 cash; J. B. and Charles Heinz, Pittsburg, lot 57, block 14, for $722 50. The Week's Record, The record for the week, compared with that of the preceding week, shows a de crease in all the items, both in number nnd amount of money involved. One very en couraging feature, however, is the fact that mortgage payments are still keeping up," as only a small decline in number and value is witnessed this week. Following is the summary: Wt end's- Week end'g mats. ov. a. Nov. l. Real estate transrm.... 178 $505, CM 250 $847,201 Building permit tl 150,173 47 285,810 Mortores. S3 183,834 St 278,911 PukHim money mort gages 69 m.777 II IU.1IS B. AL. A mortrares.. 46 74,033 $1 W.711 Mortgafte payment,.... 169 33a, on 110 $92,124 JcejtmtnU.L. .......... 1J4 $10. lK 14t,U3 BEARS IN CONTROL . Gold Exports and Talk of More Next Week Help Them Depress Prices A Good Bank Statement Checks the BeeUne and Causes a Partial Recovery. Hew Yobk, Nov. 26. The stock market, as on several past days, was under the con trol of the bear forces. Beading and New England were the special objects of attack and declined from 61 to 53X and from i2 to 41i, respectively. The losses otherwise were fractional. The ship ment of $600,000 gold, and the talk about additional exports' of the yel low metal next week, were used with some efieet against the market Rnmors that Jay Gould was seriously ill also in duced raids on certain stocks. Toward the close a steady reeling prevailed, owing chiefly to the favorable character or the bank statement, nnd a p.utlal recovery ensued. Tho net changes for the day in a majority of railway shares were H?iPor cent. The maiket closed steady. Railway bonds were irregular. The sales amounted to $414,000. Reading, Atohiion, Green Bav and Oiegon Improvement issues declined -i tol per cent. Government bonds closed as follows: U. S. 4s reg H4W do 4s coup HI1! Mutual Union 6s. ...110 N. J. O. Int. Cert...lU! Northern Pac. lsts I18M do do 2di..mx Northwestern Con. .138 do deb 5s 103!i St. L. & I. M.Gen 6s ffili & L. JanF.Uen.M.100 St. I'aul Consols i29j 3t. P.. C. JtP. IStS. .118 T. P. L. G. Tr. Kcts 8t r P. K. G. Tr. Rets 27 Union Pacific lsts..,107fc West Shore 104 R. &G. Wr. 79 ao .sreg luuk) PacilicOsor '95 107 Loiilsaua stamped 4s 94j Missouri 6s lOia lenn. new set 6s ;t- do do 5s 101 do do .is 76 Canada So. Id 1017t ( cntral Pacific lsts.. IDS Den.Jtlt. O. lsts.... 116 do do 4s 86 Erie 2ds 1C8! M. K. if. Gen. r,s.. 81 do do 5s.. i7'4 Mining shares closed as followsi Crown Point Con. Cal. and Va. Deadwood Gould and Curry.. lia e and Norcross, llomestake Mexican 90 iPlvmouth 60 255 siern evaaa lio 100 Standard 150 Union Con 110 Yellow Jacket 75 Iron Sliver 40 Quick Silver 200 Quick Silver pfd... .1000 Bulwer 10 1J0 I3t . 15 .tejo .iw . 250 North btar... Ontario Ophlr tAsked. The total sales of stocks to-day were 179, 000 shares, including: Atchison, 8.310; Eiie, 3450; Louisville and Nashville, 2,800; Mis soutl Pacific. 4.CO0: New England, 20,260; Northern Pacific, preferred, 6,010; Reading, 51,700: St. Paul, 5,220; Union Pacific, 5,220; Western Union, 2,272. The following table shows the prices of active stocks on the New York Stock Exchange, cor rected dailv for the The Pittsburg Dispatch by Whitney A Stephenson, oldest Pittsburg mem bers ot New York Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: Close Open High Low- Clos- Nov. Ing. est. est. Ing. 25. Am. Cotton OH 43 43 42 42 42 Am. Cotton OIL prd. 81 81 81 80'i . 81 Am. Sugar Refg. Co 1U9H U0H 109 10 lOS'S Am. Su.llifg.Co.pfd 102M 1K 1W! 102Vi 102!, Atch. Top. 4. S. F.. X SBH 36 36' sRi Canadian Pacific 89VJ fcOJt Canada Southern.... 6t,H -56M 56H 56 66J4 1 inlralofN. Jersey 1M 126 Ml 12b 126Si Chesapeake & Ohio. 2 75 '23 21'i 22J, ?li Chit-ago Gas Trust.. 90S, SGX 96'1 9614 9tt!4 C.Bttr. i. Outlier... 89 100 99 99J. 99-U C. M. S. St. Paul.... 78X 78 78 7SH 7SM CM. St. Paul.pfd 121 UZH 12IH 121 122 C, Itockl. ft P '80V, 805, 80 80 C St. P. M. &0.... 4S$ 43,sj 43J 4S1 48 C.,s,t.P. M.ft()..pfd 118 1184 a ft Northwestern.. 11 W 115 115 1I5J4 116)4 C. & N. W.. pfd MH UZH 1KH 142 142 C O . C. ft 1 60t 605,' Col. Coal ft Iron . .. 40M 40M 40 40) 1OH Col ft Hocking Val. 271. 27'$ 27H 2;l Del.. Lack, fttt est.. 151 15IK 151 150 131), Del. S, udsou 131s 131 Den ft Rio Grande. 16 16 18 1, lolf I). . It. Grande pfd. 52 62 il 51S 51 sj Dis. ft C. F. Trust.. S7H 67W 67U 67 66 E. T. Va. ft G 4? 41 454 4m 4 Illinois Central 101 ', 101 ! 101 M 101 '4 101 Lake Erie ft Wist... aH IS 23V 231 Lake E. ft W. Pfd. . 76 75 76 755, 76 Lake Shore ft M. S.. 13Js ISOtf 130 129,31, 130K Luulsvil eft Nash... 6H 701 t&H 70 M'i Michigan Central 107 107k Mobile ft Oulo 31 34 33 Missouri Pacific &7X 5i S!H 67M 67M Manhattan 12'i 129 Nat, Cordage Co 133H 13SV 1375 137)4 l-H Nat. Cord. Co. pfd.. 113h U!i U3X 1U! IWi National Lead (o 41'4 44 Nat. Lean Co. pfd... 94 94 93f V3 91 New York Central.. 10911 lOHJf 10")), luo 110 N. Y. C. ft St. L 10 16 16, ISH 15f N.Y.C.ftSt.L Istpld ." 73 72 N.Y.C.ftt L. 2d prd 32S 33 N. Y L. E. ftV.... 21 24'j 24V$ 245, 24 N.Y..L. E. ft W.pfd 57 577, 57 57 57), A Y. ft N. E 42H 42', 41H 415, 42 N. Y., O. &W loH 18's 18N 18i im Norfolk A Western I0S Norfolk ft West, pfd SH 39S 39! 29!4 394 North American Co. 12)4 125, 12H 12i, 12M Northern Pacific... 18 18" 17H 175 177, Northern Pacific pfd 50 50! 49 60 60 Ohio ft Mississippi... 22 22 22 22 20 Pacific-Mall 2S 2S?$ M3, 28S 2S5$ Peo .Dee. ft Evans.. Wi 164 18's l&H 16) Phlla. 4 Reading.... 54)4 545, 53H 53t, 54 P.. C. C. ft St. L j :os 20 Pullman Palace Car. r.... , 196 197 lllclunond ft W.P.I 81i 87 854 S 85i R. &W. P. T. p'd 37 57 St. Paul ft Dulutll 40 40 St. Paul ft Dul. p'd lis 105 Texas Pacific 9 Union Pacific 377, 38)4 375, 39 377, v abash 11 11 Wabash, prerd 244 21 215, 21S 245, Wistern Union 67 875, 865) 87 86I Wheeling ft L. E.... 21H 21)4 21)4 Wi 2IH AMieilillgft I..E,p'd B21 63 Ualtimoreft Onio.... 96 98 95 955$ 9ti B. ft O. Tru3t 1 93 944 Philadelphia Quotations. Bid. Pennsylvania 53H Reading 28J Buffalo. New York ft Philadelphia 7 Lehigh Valley 57 Lehigh .Navigation 52 Philadelphia and Eric 82 Northern Pacific common 1754" Northern Pacific preferred.. M 60 Asked. 5.IM 27 1H mm" 18 60H Electrio Stocks. Boston. Nov. 26. 8 .ecial. The closing quotations of electric stocks to-day were: Bid. Asked. Boston Electric i.ignt General Electric Company , General I.lectrlc Company, pfd' Westinghouse, second ptd Westinghouse, first pid ...., Ft. Wayne Electric Ft, Wayne Electric (A) , T.-H. Tr. (D) r, T.-H.Eu. Lice. Weld 115 118 110 117 35 49 13 1R-V 60 13)i Boston Stocks Closing Prices. Atchison ftTopeka. 36! Franklin Boston ft Albany.. ..204(6 Keirsargs Boston ft .Maine 170 4 Osceola , CM. Bur. ft Qulncv. 9154 Qulncy , FitchhurgK. R. pid. t6 Sanla Fe Copper..., i" lntft fereSI. pid. 65 Tamarack Mexican Cen. com.. HW Anniston Land Co.., N. Y.ft N. England. 419 West End Land Co.. Old Colony 1804 Bell lelephone Wis. Central com... lo 1, vnson stores AllouezMI11.Co.11ew 90 Water Power Atlantic 11)4 Centennial Mining,, Boston ft Mont 35 N. K TTAT. . Calumet ftllecla....295 fll. ft B. Copper. . 145, , 13 , 385, .141 , 5 164 , 25 . 18X 209 , 154 Vi St, 68 115f DROOPING PRICES Mark the Close, of the Week's Trading on the Chicago Board. Chicago, III, Nov. 26. Drooping prices marked the close of the week. To-night, compared with last, wheat is Ktc lower and corn about 14 c, while provisions within half an hour or the close dropped a gain they had secured earlier. There was a little firmness in wheat at the start, due largely to brisk buying, but onM tho advance the selling became liberal, and there being little bullish news to support the market, the price gradually fell off. The receipts in the Northwest were, generous, and Prime reported the condition of the winter wheat as satisfactory. Tho offerings or December were unnsually heavy, and did ranch to cause the weaknesses the discount On May was at one time neatly 7 cents. C hanging December to May was carried on very extensively. The exports from both coa-ts eie again liberal, amounting to 3,465,000 bushels, again -t 3,911,000 bushels the pievlous week and 1 4,082,000 bushels lor the corresponding week laBt year. Thb avail able stocks In the United States and Canada were reported at 101,000,000. It was esti mated that the visible supply would show an inciease ot about 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 bushels. Initial trades in corn were at about yes terday s final figures, bnt it soon sold off a influenced some by the action or wheat. At the decline the demand improved and the car lots for Monday coming in light at 125 cars, prices reacted, recovering the early break, ohaugnd but little, ruled easy and closedjibout o lower. In oats theie was a little changing from December to January at 1c and to May at 5o. Prices lSad Jc rangi and the close was easy at y,c decline 11 om yesterdayi Pi o visions showed decided stiength for a time.. A rise of 1 shilling in lard in the Liverpool market started prices np here ror that staple, and the entire market responded to a local ad van oe of 5c per 100 pounds in hogs. During the latter part of tne session S rices declined on larger offerings and a re uoed demand. The estimated hog supply ror the ooming week favor only moderate offerings, in marked contrast with the enormous Tecelpti for the corresponding weekofl89L Freights were slow with vary little vessel room offered. Bates were fins, 8e being oald for corn to Buffalo. 1 lata tawMu. .'vara m mumwm dull; winter patents, $3 503 90; winter straights, $3203 40; spring patents, $3 75 04 10; spring mrai 'hts, $2 753 50. No. a spring wheat, 71J72c: No. 3 spring wheat, 6267c:No.Sred,71a72o: No. 2 corn, 42JiC( No. 8, 41c; No. 2 oats, SIVc: No. 2 white, 35c; No. 3 white, 3334Kc; No. 2 rye. 49c: No. 3 barley, 67c: No. A t. o. h.. 156Sc; No. 4 L a b.. 3555c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1 08I 08; prime timothy peed, $1 93: mess pork, perhbl, $13 00; lard, per 100 lbs. $9 2509 30: short ribs sides, loose, $7 40Q7 CO; dry salted shoulders, boxed, $7 257 37Jft short clear sides, boxed, $3 058 10: wnisky. distillers' finished goods, pergallon, $1 15; sugars, unchanged. Receipts Flodr,32 OOObarrels: wheat, 109,000 hnshels; corn, 75,(00 bushels; oats, 175 000 bushels: rye, 12,000 bushels; barley, 97,000 bushols. Shipments Flour, 11.000 barrels: wheat, 41.000 bushels: corn, 35 000 bu-hels; oats, 128,000 bushels; rye, 8,000; barley. 52.000 bushels. On the Prodnce Exchange, to-day. the butter mat ket was easier; creamery, 2029c: dairy, 1827c. Egs firm for strictly fiesh: strictly iresb, 22K23c. Range of the leading features, mrnlihedbyjohn M. Oakley A Co., bankers and brokers. No. 45 Sixth street: t Open- High- Low- Clos- Close. Articles. Ing. est. est. ing. Nv.25 WnBAT. November : TIH 72 December 72X 725, 71 72 72 January 73X 735, May 79 79 78 78'J 79 July 78 78)4 78 78), 78S CORN. November. 42H 425$ 42'i iZM 42H December. 42 42i 42), 2!4 42, January 43 431, 41H 41' 43s, May 475 I7si 47U 4754 47 July 47 477, 47? 477, 48 OATS. November. 3011 31 December 31) 3154 "J 3'X ai4 January 32'4 32, May 36X 3C?i 36 26 MS POBK. November. 13 00 12 85 December 12 95 13 02 129S .13 00 12 85 January 14 65 14 72 14 52 14 55 14 57 May 14 70 14 85 14 67 14 67 14 67 I.ARD. November. 9 40 940 980 930 940 December 860 890 880 S80 890 Jinuary 8 82 885 872 8 72 880 May 8 62 .8 C7 8 57 8 60 8 60 Short Bins. November. 730 730 730 730 750 January 7 52 7 60 7 62 7 82 7 55 tMay 7 62 7 70 7 61 7 62 7 65 Car receipts for to-day: Wheat, 239: corn, M0: oats. 277.. Estimates for to-morrow: Wheat, 135: corn, 125; oats, 130. OIL FIELD DEVELOPMEiNTS. The Woodland Oil Company's No. 3 Scott Doing 85 Barrels an Hour Two Gordon Sanders Near Friinrose Big Gasser In Forward Township. There were a number of quiet develop ments in the lower oil fields yesterday, but nothing of a startling character. The Woodland Oil Company drilled Us No. 2 on the Scott property for 20 minutes in, the morning, and for three hours after ward it- averaged 85 barrels an hour. The first hour after being agitated it put out 96 barrels. This is considered to be about the limit or its output, as 20 minutes' steady drilling when It is well in the sand should bring out its greatest possibilities. Knox Bios. & Co 's well, on the Scott, was reported to be making 40 barrels an hour. The Wheeling Gas company's No. 2, on the Kelso Tarni, which is Incited only a few hun dred feet east of tho Knox Bros.-well, was near tho top of the sand last evening, but they did not expect to get it drilled in be fore to-morrow. There wero a couple of little Gordon sand wells developed yesterday near Primrose, two mile west of McDonald. They both be long to Smith & o. The No. 1 on the Mc Burney property is good for 60 barrels a day, and No. 1 on the Deblnnder is in the sand and will makeabontan 80-bnrrel well. Greenlee & Hartman's No. 2 on the Potter farm, south or the Meise pool, was reported to be in the fifth sand two bits with he bole standing lull ot oil. Some Wells Dne To-Morrow. . Jennings & Co.'s No. 1 Sproul, near Oak dale, should be in the firth sand to-morrow, but their No. 10 Bell will not get the pay for a conplo of weeks at least. Tho Foiest Oil Compiny's No. 3, on the Sturacon farm, just cast of Oakdalp, was on top or the flth sand last night. They will drill it In to-morrow. Their No. 2, on the Stirling tartn, is drilling in the fourth sand. J. M. Guffey & Co. have just finished put ting the last casing into their No. 0 on the Shane larin. which is located in tne lower end or the Melso district. Tlie Foiest Oil Company is only 19 feotin the firth sand in its well on the A. P. Clever larin. in the eastern McCuidv pool. They have encountered very hard drilling and have made only six reet in about as many days. Iheir No. 10 on the W. C. Jlerrun faim, notth or Noblestown, is. down 1,400 feet. . Greenloe & Forst will drill In their No. 1 on the Rough faim at Chartiers to-morrow. Their No. I is just through the 100-foot. Getting New Work Started. Down around the big Scott farm wells, southwest of McDonald, the now work which wn3 decided upon as a result of these wells Is iust being started. Knox Bios. & uo.' commenced to spud yes terday in their No. 3 on the Scott farm. The Woodland Oil Company had rigs up lor Nos 3 and 4 on its Scott lease, but 5 ester day thev were taking down No. 4 nnd mov ing it to the Berry larm, which joins Knox Bros. lc Co.'s Scott lease on the south and west. It also adjoins the Geoige farm, on which the Wheeling Gas Company has started to spud, and the Reed larm, on which a well was drilled about a year ago, joins it on the south and west. The Wood land will be spudding in its No. 3 Scott to morrow. A Tremendous Gas WelL John A. Snee struclfan enormous gas well Thanksgiving morning on the Brls Wall farm in Forward township, Allegheny county, and one mile from Mononganela City. He tapped the voin at 2,760 reet and the pro-sure is so great that no attempt has yet been made to guage it or get it under control. The roar ot the escaping gas can be heaid a great distance and many claim that it is a bigger gasser than the ramous Hone farm well, which was struck a few months ago in this territory, but has since then been almost exhausted. The arnegie Company will get the gas from the Wall well. The Philadelphia Company is also drilling on the Wall rami. The Gauges Yesterday. The production of McDonald was 19,500 yesterday, the same as the day before; Woodland Oil Company's No. 2 Scott 85 per hour; Knox&CosNo. 2 Scott, 40 per hour; stock in field, 46,000. Theiuns ftom the Slstersville field were 12,973 barrels on Tnday. Buns and Shipments Friday. The runs or the National Transit Company weie 29,225; shipments, 22,759; Southwest runs from McDouald were 13,6-6; outside of McDonald, 7,608; total, 21,293; Buckeye Pipe "Line iuiis fiom the Macksburg field, 5,059; shipments, 333; Buckeye runs ol Lima oil, not in: shipments, 66,221; Euieka Pipe Line runs, 15,001; shipments, not in; Southern Pipe Line snipineuts, 14,580; New York Transit shipments, 43,307. The runs of the Western and Atlantic Pipe Lines on Friday weie 4,190. The ship ments were 4,595. Tue Fiiday inns of the W. L. Mellon lines were 7,518 banels; shipments, 7,588; receipts ftom other lines, none; total receipts, 7,518. The runs of the Tidewater Pipe Line on Wednesday were 5,072; on Thursday, 2,238; total, 96,331: average, 4.016. Shipments, 26.C82; total, 205,3o3: average, 8,557. The Tidewater runs Friday were 4,159; total for the month, 100,840; dally aveiage, 4,031. The OU market. - Range of the December option: Oponln g, 52KL" highest, 52Jc; lowest, 51Kc; closing, SlMc. Refined oil Now York, 5.70c; London, ii 4d: Antwerp, 13f. OILC1TV, Nov. 26. National Tinnsit certifi cates opened at 52Jc; highest, 52c; lowe-t, 6134c: closed, 51c. aulos, 15,000 ban els; clear-ant-tia 131,(i0ubariels;shlpmeuts,115,2'23barrels; ruus, 87,0t9 barrels. Rare old and very fine rye whisky at Max Klein's. - Four-flt linen oollars and cuffs, 2100 fine, go to-morrow at 7 cents for coll air, 11 cens lor CUffS. SAI.LER, Corner Stnithfleld and Diamond streets. Brass Iront. Perfect action and pen Set health result rom the use oi Do Witt's Little Early Risers. A perfect little pilL Very small; very sure When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria The movement to secure the National En campment of 1894 for Pittsburg was given a good start at the special meeting of the Grand Army Day Committee In Municipal Hali yesterday afternoon. After the roll call of the posts, which showed a large ma jority in lavor of trying to bring the en campment here, the comrades discussed the matter thoroughly. The tenor or the re marks was that an earnest effort should be made to interest tho citizens or Pltt3burg and vicinity in ihe project. Comrade H. H. Bengnugn moved that a committee ot five1 be appointed to draft a plan or procedure to secure the interest of the citizens or Fittsbnrg in bringing the encampment or 1894 to this city. The motion was adopted. Chairman McFarland or the General Committee will be the chairman of this committee. It was shown at the meet ing that not 'less than $1,000,000 wonld oe brought into the city by tho host that would be drawn by the encampment. The matter will bo presented to the citizens in some effective way and the result will detent ine whether ornot tho invitation will be given to the encampment. Fifteen posts were repiescnted at yesterday's meet ing. The committee adjourned to meet at the call of the chair. Old Thirteenth, Attention! At tho reunion of the One Hundred and Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, held in Allegheny City, August 17 last, the original flag of the old Thirteenth Regi ment was presented to the association by Mr. Stuart, now or L03 Angeles, CaL, and a son or the late Chaplain Stuart, or the old Thirteenth and One Hun dred and Second Regiments, who has been Its custodian since the close of the war. As quite a number or the members of this regiment are comrades of Colonel John W. Patterson Post No. 151 by resolution the flag was given into the care of the post ror sale keeping. The trustees were instructed to get a proper case ror is, so that its tattered folds might be seen to the best advantage. That work is now complete. In order to show the surviving comrades of the old Thirteenth who reside in this vicinity the pride the post takes in being the custodian of this war worn relic, they Invite them to visit iheir hall next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, when an informal reception will be held in honor of the survivors of the reg iment. The Andersonvlllo Stockade. The proposition for the purohase of the Andersonvlllo stockade was disposed of by the Executive Committee of the National Ccncll or Administration in Indianapolis. It was resolved to not accent the proposi tion. The malutenanco or the stockade wonld probably havo cost the Grand Army $10,000 per year. This is an indorsement or the action or the Pennsylvania Department at its encampment In Pittsburg last Febru ary, when it wns decided to oppose the An dersonvllle stookade proposition. Another result or the Indiana meeting, which will be heard with pleasure by the comaades, is that the Grant cottage at Mt. McGiegor has been taken off the hands of the national oignnization by New York par ties, and the heavy expense or its mainte nance will no longer fall upon the Grand Army. An important New Itnle. An important new rule was adopted at the meeting or the Executive Committee or the National Council or- Administration in Indianapolis. It was decided that all appli cations ror free quarters during the National Encampment must he made through the department adjutant- generals. By this met hod an official record of the location of each man will be kept, which will be of valtio in many ways. National headquarters will be in the Den nlston House in Indianapolis during the encampment. Pennsylvania's headquarters will be in the same hotel. Soldiers' Orphans' Schools. The Soldiers' Orphans' School Commission of Pennsylvania will hold an important meeting in Harrisburg December 15. At that time a report will be made by the sub committee sent to visit manual training schools in Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Massachusetts and NewYork. The report will embody tho ideas or the sub-commltteo gained thiough the-e visits us they might be applied to the orphan schools 01 Penn sylvania, It is the intention to continue the soldiers' orphans' schools for the benefit o all orphans, whether children or soldiers ornot, tne prelerence being given to those whose lathers were soldiers. The Department Encampment. Expected opposition to the candidacy of Comrade Thomas G. Sample, of Post 128, for Department Commander, has not yet ma terialized, and there will likely be none. Colonol Gelse, or Lebanon, is prominently mentioned lor Senior Vice Department Commander, and Comrade Calvin, of Hunt ingdon county, has a first-class chance for being the next Junior Vice Department Commander. The time of the Department Encampment has been postponed till February 28 to March inclusive on account or local reasons at Lebanon. "Post Elections. Elections will De held this week as follows: By Post 157, Thnrsday night: Post9 155, 238 and 206 Friday night, and Posts 128, 162 and 480, Saturday night. Post Gossip. Post 88 will nominate officers next Tues day night. Nominations will he In order in Post's to morrow night. Comrade Washington Dowttet, of Post 206, wa3 laid to rest Friday. Past Commander Gerwio was a visitor of Post 88 Tuesday evening. ' Dr. David B. Sturgeon was mustered into Post 3 last Monday evening. Tost 83 had one reinstatement and two propositions last Tuesday evening. Post 157 did not meet last Thnrsday, tho members being too busy eating turkey. Comrade W. A. Caut-beli, of Post 88, is qnlie low, but shows wondenul vitality. At Post 3's meetirg Monday night. Com rade Poerstol was reported still confined to hed- Post206 hail an enjoyable time on Thanks giving Day. The dinner aud entertainment were a grand success. Nominations were made last week by Post 151 Tuesday nlcht. Posts 123. 1C2 and 4S0 last 'nlglir. Post 206 Friday night and Post 213 Tuesday num. Ameetino of the Washington Infantry Veteran Corps will be held tt the Washing ton Infantrv ArmorynextTuesdavcvening. Special business 01 importance is 011 the tapis. Memorial services will be held by Post 162 Situr 'ay evening, December 17, in memory of the comrades who have died In the pa-it year. The exercises will take place in the post room beginning at 7.30 o'clock. The comrades and friends of General J. B. SweitzerPost, No. 4S0, may count on a very enjoyable time at the first annnal reception of the post, in Turner Hall, Butler street, near Forty-seventh, Thursday evening, De cember 15. Post 88 bad quite an Interesting meeting Tuesday night. A number of the enmradr s discussed the question of membership in the G. A. R., qualifications necessary to the privilege and the obligations resting on membeis. The relier fund of Colonel William IL Moody W. R. C., No. 23, will be netted a very satisfactory snm by the dramatic, mu sical ana literary entertainment given in Grand Army Hall, Mt. Washington, Thurs day and Friday evenings. Comrade C. B, Shapler as Sen Bolt distinguished himself, and the balance of the cast did very welh Dr. Simpson, Miss Julia Gardner, Miss Alice Xober and Mr. Johnson ana his Jubilee ling era participated In a very enjoyablt musical and literary programme. The members of Chapman Circle. Ladles of G. AB-, held a surprise party on tbelf Presldont, Mrs. M. J. Turner, at her home, 271 Lacock street, Tuesday evening. Mrs. Turner had been Invited to a neighbor's house on a pretense of business. In her ab sence about 60 members or her circle tooK possession or her home. Mrs. Turner was presented with a hnndsome design or was fl.jwers the shape ora star, with ths Inscrip tion "L. or G. A. R." in the center. The large company present had a very enjoyable evening. SECRET SOCIETY NOTES. Improved Order Heptasophs. There will be no assessment next month. The ertertainment given by J. K. Moor head Conclave Thanksgiving Eve was large ly attended. Nine assessments in 1E91 and ten assess. ments Ior 189-2 is a record unequaled by any slstororganization. . Supreme Archon 9. A. Will returned ye. ter ay Irom Washington. D. C, where he had been attending the annual mooting of the Fraternal Congress. J. K. Moor head Conclave will give its an. nual entertainment next Wednesday even, ing at Central Turner Hall, Forbes trees. A larg number Is expected Invitations are extended to all Hspta sophs to the fourth anniversary of Sharps burg Conclave No. 87 at Forsalth Hall, Sbarpsburg, Monday, November 23. The supreme officers visiting Pittsburg will be at the Duquesne Hotel Thursday atternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock, and will bs glad to shake bands with Hep callers. Supreme Treasurer Gnstavus Brown. 8o preme Organizer John W.Cruettand Brother F. P. Thomas, or Baltimore, will be in the city Thursday and Friday. A banquet will be tendered them Thursday night, Thangsgiving Day, 1892, wijl long be re membered by the Heptasophs or Allegheny county as a day well spent. Supreme Organ izer John W. Cruetr, Supreme Treasurer Gust.ivus Biowu, Supreme Secretary Dr.. Edwin Enreckson and J. F. Thomas, pub lisher of the Adroctte, arrived in the city Thanksgiving morning. They were met by a delegation ot Heptasophs and escorted to the Duquesne Hotel, where during the day most 01 the prominentmembersof the order called on them. In the evening a banquet was tendored them in the large cafe of thp hotel. Addresses were made by tho visiting brothers and by the members from this city and McKeesport. The Orders at Braddock. Goddess of Liberty Council, Daughters of Liberty, or Braddock, held a very interest ing meeting on Monday evening. Deputy National Councilor Bell, of Turtle Creek, headed a party of 25 members from Maria Frazier Council, of Tnrtle Creek, that at tended. Two candidates were admitted. Mononganela Council No. 123, Jr. O. D. A. M., of Binddnck, tho oldest council in the Monongahela Valley, is beginning to infuse new life into its meetings and is having a largely Increased attendance each meeting night.' Tuesday evening an Initiating corps was oriranizid in the lodge with the follow in.r officers: Junior Past Councilor, David. McKIm: Councilor, W. N. Wilson: Vice Councillor, H. E. Guiuio; Warden, M. F. Michael; Conductor.Joe L. Campbell; Senti nel, Cal Hntzen; Captain, W. J. Vance; Cor poral, Harry H. Bair. The guard is made up ot John W. Hanna.Joseph Phillips, William Elkins, John Harrison, Robert C Hunter, W. 3. Reed, Robert McKIm, G. C. Kllno, L. II. Dean, John Thomas, Charles Dougherty, John F. McCune and Andrew Thomson. There are but a very few regular initiating teams among the Jr. O. tr. A. AL councils of Western Penn sylvania, Balnbridge Council talcing the lead. Monongahela Council expects to have a team eqnal to any. On Tuesday nlghs next the council will start out with a series of debates. The first will be on the follow ing question: "Resolved, That All .Ameri can Citizens Should Be Admitted "to On Order." The affirmative side wjll be Prof. A. H. List, Rev. F. V. Brown and Harry E. Gttimo. The negativo will b composed of W.J. Vance, John W. Hanna and W. N. Wilson. J Junior Order 'of American Mechanics. During the month or October, State Vice Councilor Kerr visited 15 councils, presented two flags to public schools and traveled 42J miles in doing the same. State Vice Councilor W. T. Kerr Visited True American Council. 190, or Homestead, on Tuesday evening and was given a hearty reception by the members, who turned out out in rorco. X, Wednesday evening State VloeCouncIlor W. T. Kerr visited Valley Forgo Council, No. 361. accompanied by 23 members of Sons or ' Liberty Council, No. 452. and representatives from several other councils. The next new State Council will probably be organized in -Missouri. There are already enough councils in that State to form a State body, and the National organizer is now periecting the arrangements. Arlington Conncil, No. 433, presented a flag to tho Twenty-seventh ward pnbllo school Thanksgiving alternoon. State Vice Councilor W.T. Kerr made the presenta tion address. 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