I agjj? - --v - - - i - . -- ,. . ,a . -'. ' v ". 'H'-'-v ' - 'sag ff: HIE PITTSBUEG DISPATCH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER " .3, 1893. 11 r NO PANIC IN STOCKS rollwrs the Death vof Wall Street's Arch Manipulator. THE BEARS ASSAULT THE LIST, But After a Slight Wavering the Market v Moves Eteadilj Dpwsrd. A BTEOXG CLOSE ON THE ADTAXCES New York, Dec. 2. Considering the death of-the most active manipulator of campaigns in the stock market in the an nals of "Wall street, the Block exchange to day was singularly free from excitement. Not only were the fluctuations in prices comparatively small, but the volume of business transacted was less than that often transacted when there are no special events or influences to stimulate trading. It has been claimed all along by a certain con tingent of "Wall street speculators that tho death of Mr. Gould would throw the market into a state of panic, or that the markets for securities would at. least be vtolontly perturbed. Exactly the contrary occurred to-day. The market wavered for a time and the bears made sev eral attempts to get prices to a lower level, but on all iho reactions buying orders ap peared for large amounts and eacli decline was followed by higher quotatlpns than those previously current. Even the so called Gould stocks yielded but slightly. Missouri Pacific ran off lint Western Union, Manhattan, Uniou Pacific and Wnbiihh yielded only fractionally and quickly recovered. In the general list American sugar de clined 1, but as a rule the losses were small, anis was all tho more surprising be cause of the encaeement of $1,600,001) gold for shipment to Europoby to-niorrow'o steamer. It was learned subsequently that $200,000 had been withdrawn. During tho afternoon a much firmer Iceling prevailed, and as the day drew to a close speculation became al most buoyant. The market closed stronz ou the advance. The sales aggregated 365,071 listed and GI,76t unlisted share. Kallway bonds were generally firm. The Seles amounted to $1,203,000. It whs known a good while before the ODonimr of the market, and in time to tele graph the news alt over the country, that 11 r. Gould had passed away, aud at the opening tho interest centered in his stocks, especially Missouri Pacific There was lit tle stock for sale by commission houses, but It was surprising to see how very little stock came ou the market. It showed conclusively that the public at large did not hold any large quantity of stocks on speculation, but tliat the big people carry the bulk of the holdings. Missouri Pacific was the onlv weak stock of the group and this was sold dow non what appeared to be matched or ders. While the process of marking down Missouri Pacific was zoingon the bears were buying the general market, but were not able to accumulate any large amount. Dur ing the afternoon the shorts madeaheavy attack on the whole list, throwing over all the stocks they had previously bought, and made quite an impiessiou on prices, but de cided buying of New England closed prices at the best of the day. We understand that a deal between New England, Xovr York and .Northern is near being consummated. President McLeod and the Boston and Maine people are work ing hard to bring it about. The rise in New England was very sharp, but we think it will ultimately sell a good deal higher. Thcieisno reason in the world why the death of Mr. Gould should affect prices one way or the other; his affairs have been in the hands of his sons George and Eddie for some time, and tbey will no donbt adopt the same poller at their father. About $1,500,000 gold will go ont by to-morrow's steamer and we understand that some more will go next Tuesday. It looks to us as if a little further rally would set in, but Inasmuch as we will have toexpoitagood deal of gold this month, and as this will no doubt make higher rates for money, we ad vise our friends to sell on rallies and buy on ucciines. j. a. .uacne s. co. to uasiey a co. Government bonds closed as follows: TJ. b. 4s, reg V. s. 4s coup U. S. 4S. ree. ... ..114 AH Uutntl Union 6s.. .111 ltl'V N.J. Clot. Cert.. Northern rc. Hts..ll8'i Pacific Gaor5 103 ac 6aor'!o.. Northern Pac 2d..U3 Ijoulsiaim stamn4s.. OCU Northwest. Con...137 do. debentures 56.105 Missouri Cs 105 Tr.in. new setGs ltC Term newtetss 101 Tenn. new set 3s... 70S Canada bo. 2nds IOIJ4 Ceil. Pacific Hit l(n en. A It. O. lits...lir, bt. I.. 41. M. gen. 5s. Mtf s. l,. Jts.ir. gen. M.ics M, Paul Consols lt St, P.. C. 41. Ists..ll7 T. P. L.G.Tr. Rets.. 78K T. P. K. G.Tr.Hcu.. 28 Drn. B.G. 4 S UnlonPac lsts 107 West Shore 104i Eneznas : ira M. K. & T. gen. 6s.. 79 W.K.iT. gen. 5s.. K K. 4 U. W TSJi Close in mining shares:. Crown Point 99 PlTmonth.... SO Con. Cal. and Va.. SO sierra Nevada 1M Deadwcrbd 100 Standard 140 l.onldand Curry... 8) Union Con 120 Hale and Norcrois. 150 Yellow Jacket 80 Homcstake 13H) Iron silver 40 Mexican 14 Quiet bilver 300 North Mart 050 yiilckbllver prd....H0o Ontario 1600 Bulwert 25 Onhlr. 240 AsVed. The total sales of stocks to-day were 427, 000 shares, including Atchison, 1C 502; Chicago Ua-, 27,910; Erie, 10.450; Louisville and Nash ville. 8,337; Manhattan, 4,710: Missouri Pacific, 3I.1S5; .Northern Pacitic ureterred, 16,876: New England, 3L2S0; Kending. 93,100: Richmond Terminal, 3,910; St. Paul. 11,430; Western Union, 12,350; Union Pacific, 10,000. The following table shows the prices of active stocks on the ew York Stock Exchange, corrected dally for TUB PlTTSBnio DtSrAicH by Whitket AfcTrPHKSSOX. oldest Plttsbnrg members or the Iew York block Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue. Close Open High Low CIos- Dec Ing. est. est. lug. i, AmTcotton Oil 42! 4S 42M 43 42 Ain. CottonOllprd iO'i go Am. sugar Kefg. Co 110 10i 1CSS 1095 110! Am.Sug.Rerg. Cn.pd IMS lC5t KWji 102 102X Alch.Top.4S. P.... J4 SSH 34H 3..S ", llalllinore 4 Ohio... 835S mi 23H 9IH srifc Baltl. 4 Ohio Trust 92 92 Canadian Paclnc "JO . 90 Canada boulhern.... 55V l&'i 55 55?, J5)f Central ot New J.... 120 123i I2.S 127 12s3 Central Pacific IS 25 28 23 .... Clics. & Ohio 22 22.', 22X t2.V 2tW Chicago Gas Trust... S3 MS tih 94 D31? :.. Bur. 4 Qulucy.. nss so 9S4 9a ss4 C. Mil. 4bt. I'... 77 78S 77j 7S 77 C Mil. 4bt.P.pfd. lms 121 120J4 121 J20V C K. 1 4 P 79T4 81 791 80 79 ., fet. P., 4 O.... 47", 48 47 4;u C..SUP..M4 0. pfd 117 116 4 hl.4 Northwester. Ills 111 111H 112 iwt C4Nor'wetern pfd mo ...' CO:, a 41 60' ton GO w .fl Col. Coal 4 Iron 40 41 lOf 40 41U Col. 4 HocUng Val 274 iS'A 27X 18 3S Del.. Lack.4 West.. JMU IV! 161). ih iio Del. 4Hndson 130) lil 1S0X 130 12) Den. 4KIGramle. 16 lb iG 16 lev Den. 4K. G. ifd... 51V 52 51 H 5H, 51V I). 4C. F. Trust.'... CS MS 6J 63 t 63)J KT..Vl.te iH 4 4). 4 4? Illinois Central 101 101 Lake Erle4Wet ti ax In.4 West. pfd... 74' 75 74' 73 74? Lake Shore 4 M.S.. lM 130 Wa 130X I2asi l,ouiv!lle4Nash... ta 71 6J5)1 70J, G9? Manhattan 128 131H 123 l2W( 123H Michigan Central Iu5 ; Mobile 4 Ohio 34S a Missouri Pacific 55 55j 53 5o4 55C .National Cordage Co 13S 139 1375j 13ji 133 Nat.Cord,geCo..pfd 11J 111 113 112 H3 atlonal Lead Co... 47 7J 46 47", 47 Nat. Lead Co..prd.. 93 !j 93 93 !,2 93 New York. Centra!.. 103 loi'i 109 lie-, 109 N.T.. C.4SLL 15S 151V N.Y'.,C4t.L.,lpd 72 7; N.A..C4bt.L ,2pd 33 zzu N.Y..L.E.4 W..... 2318 24 2311 -44 24 N.Y..L.E 4W..pfd 65 65 54 65 53S4 N.Y.4N.E 40 43' 39 tfrf 40 N.Y..0.4W W4 IBM 184 lli let Norfolk 4 Western 10 low Norfolk 4 WesU.prd 39 3 38 39 gift North American (.0. 12 12t 12 12U i;w Northern Pacific i' i;u Northern Pacific, pi 4SJ, S 4S- 49 49 ohlo4Misslssltpl 20 3) Oregonlmprovemeni a Pacific Mail 27S 27 27X 27V 23 Phlla. 4 Heading. .. 52 54 M 63 54 P., C.C.4bU L.... 19 19 19 19 F..C. C. 4 St. L. pfd 60 CO 69H ft, - Pullman Palace Car. 196 196 Rich. 4 W. P. T.. S't 8J,' 8 8 $3 K.4W. P. T.. Pfd. 37 37 37 36 37 M.Paul4Duluth... 40 41 40 41 40 tt. Paul 4 l)n. prd 105 105 Texas Pacific 9 9 9 9 9 Union Pacific 35K 37 35V 36 36 Wabash 11 11 11 ' loi o& Wabash pfd 23 24 23 23 a? T estern Union 85 87 85 87..... M heeling 4 L. E.... 19V 20 ltv mi, W W. 4 L. E.. pfd.... 62 63 ea5 624 623 IMOCENTS SLAUGHTERED. The Boll Clique in Provisions In Complete Control of the Market. Chicago, Dec. t A slaughter of innocents was the feature on 'Change to-day. Pork, lard and ribs closed respectively S7J4C, 20o and 22Ko higher than last nlsht. Wheat and corn ruled easier, and each scored Jo de cline. m The provision market seems to have reached a condition when the bnll clique has complete control. The clique brokers bought May stuff and caused an advance, on which they sold freely for January. When I the market yielded under their selling and the selling by trade generally, they rnshpd in and bought May again, and frightened the other sellers to covering a loss in a hurry. This maneuver was repeated three times to day. The close was at top fl;-arcs. The small stock of provisions, the advnneo in hogs to the high point or the vear and thu lack ot nervo on the part of sellers of all product', made it easy lor the manipulators. Wheat started about steady and for n time held rather firm on some qood local buying, Esgloston, Schwartz, Dupoe. Kennet-IIop-kius and other prominent operators being well represented. But there seemed to bo little ontsido demand, on which tho strength was based, and the improvement was not hold. Fluctuations were confined to a range or Ja Corn wa weak In sympathy with wheat. Tho range was Xc and the close was at He recovery from tne lowest prices. In oats a number of buying orders held the market steady for a time: after they had been filled prices declined Jc, but regained lie oi it. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour nominal, sales practlpallv only at very low figures. No. 2 spring 71c; No. 3 spring, C26CC; No. 2 red 71Jc No. 2 corn, 4lc; No. 3 3jXc No. 2 outs. 30Kc: No. 2 whits, 35c; No. 3 do, 3S031e. No. 2 rvc, 47c No. 2 barley, 07c; No. 3. f. o. b., 45Q6SC; No. 4, f. o. h , 3550c No. 1 flaxseed, $1 08K Prime timothy seed, $1 96. Mess pork, per bill. $14 00. Lard, 9 62. Short lib side-, $8 203 33: slimilders, 7 37" H). short clear ides,$S658 CO. Whisky, $1 15. Suenrs 35c: granulated, 5c: standard ."A," " llecelpts FIour,11.0C0 barrels;wheat, 122.000 bushels; corn, 124.000 bushels: oats, 255,000 bushels: rye, 8.000 bushels: barley, 73,000 bushels. Shipments Flonr, 30,000 barrel: wheat, 49.0C0 bushels; corn, 37,000 bushels; oats, 148 000 bushels; rye, 3,000 bushels; barley, 54,000 bushels. On the Produce Ezchango to-day the bnt tei market was dull and lower; creamery, 2029c; dnlry. 20:6c Ejgs steady; strictly fresh, 2224c . i IUnge of the leading .features, furnished by John M. OaUer 4 Co., backers and brokers. No. 45 Mi th street: Open-I Hlgn. est. LOW. est. Clos ( lose. Dccl Articles. ing. ing. Wheat. December January May July Coax December...... January Mr- July Oats. Tecember January Mav POBK. December January May Lakd. December. .... January May SUOBT KIBS. December. January May 715 71 71 73 78V, n! 7IX 73 78V 78 43 43 47 43 30 12 73 73 73 78 7S 78 78. 78 .3 42 4! 41 41 43 41)4 41 43 47 7 47 47 M) 45 4B 47 Jl sH !0X 32 30 HI 32 36 13 90 15 40 15 45 9 35 930 9 10 8C5 8CS 8 10 31 85 13 90 15 S) 15 32 9 32 930 9C5 805 800 8 02 31 5H 14 03 15 57 15 70 955 9 55 922 8 05 825 820 14 00 13 75 15 25 15 32 57 15 70 9 5T 9 55 9 20 8 05 8 20 8 17 9 21 9 25 9 05 7 62 7 97 8 00 Car receipts for to-day: Wheit. 142: corn, 548: oats, 173. Estimates for to-morrow: Wheat, 155; corn, 190; oats, 180. GENERAL MARKETS. New York. Dec 2. Floub Receipts, 81,600 packages: exports, 900 barrels;, 7,700 sacks: more active, easier; sales, 15,700 barrels. 'Cokxmeal quiet and steady. Wheat Keceipts. 101.C03 bushels; exports, 89,000; sales, 790,009 bushels futures, S.000 bushels spot; spot null and lower, closing stead: No. 2, red, 77i477Ke, store and ele vator; TSeTSfc afloat; 7S79ic f. o. b.; No. 3 red, 7474c; ungraded 1 ed, 7377c: No. 1 Northern, 432fS4c; No. 2 Northern, 7980c; No. 2 Milwaukee, 75J76c; Na 3 spring, 7273c; options were very dull, irregular anu Ha lower, closing steadv: trnrtlng wholly local: No. 2 red December, 7677e. closing 7BJc: January, TiJQIic, closluiy 78c: May, 82t383 3-16C, closing 82JC Bte dull and weak. Barlet dull. Bablev malt quiet. Cobs Eecelnts, 213,000 bushels; siles, 290,000 bushels futures. 72,000 bushels spot; snot dull and easier: No. 2. 60Uc. . elevator; 5l?c, afloat; ungraded mixed, 4950tc; No. 3, 49c: sicntner mixed, 50c: ontions were dull. JQic lower and steady; December. 50K50c. closing at BOKc: Jsnnnr-, & ouc, closing at aic; juay, M'iMy, cms in at SSVc. Oats Uecelnts. 40.000 bnshels: sales. 110.- 0C0 bushels futures, 43,000 bushels spot: spot firmer and quiet: options dull mid ensier; uecemoer, sojc; cinmg nt Sfic;; .Tnnuary. S75ic. closing at 37?ic: Mav. 4O?0'i 0Kc, closing at40Xc:No.2 sprit white, Idfr iac: mixea western. 36KW33C; white do, 404Sc: Na 2 Chicago. S7Xc Hav quiet and firm. Hors dull and easy. Gboceries Coffee options opened barely steady, 1020 points down: closed firm, C10 points up. Silos. 37,500 lMgs, in cluding: December,16.15tf?16 30c; Januarv.lG 00 016 15c: February, 15.7515.)5c: March, 15.750 15 95c: Anril. 15 SOc: May, 15.60n 80c: Septem ber, 15.4515.65c; October, 15.i5 15.40c. Spot Rio quirt and steady; No. 7, 17c Sugar Raw, qniet and firm; refined, lairly ncttvo and firm. Molasses New Orleans, casyand dull. Rice in good demand and steady. Cotton sfed oil quiet and firm ; crude, 33c; yellow, 3738c Tallow quiet. . Kosix dull: offered frefely. Tcepektihe quiet and weak. Eggs flrmei: Western fresh, K29c; re ceipts 3,713 packages. Hide; dull and steady. Hoo rnoDucTS Pork qniet and firm; cnt meats inncttve and firm; middles dull: short clear, S3 70: lard quiet and higher; Western steam closed nt $10 25; sales, none; 'option sales, 750 tierces: December, $9 S7asked: Jan uary, $9 85; March, $9 53, closing at $9 65 asked. Dairy products Butter quiet and fairly steady. Cheese in moderate demand and firm. Minneapolis There was no snap to wheat to-day, and rrom the openine there was ap parent weakness. First prices were under last night's close about c, and tho market did not rise above them. December opened at67cand closed nt the same after sellintr at f 8c. Mav declined from the start, opened at 73c, closing at 7Sc, alter selling Uo lower. The cash market was lower nnd closed weaker than the opening. Clos-in-r prices: Decomber. 67Vc, yosterdav, GSJc: Mav, 733ic vcstenlav. 74c On track: No. 1 hard. 69Ke: No. 1 Northern. fiRViv v 2 Northern, nsK63Kc Receipts ot wheat hero were C42 cars, and at Duluth and Su perior373 cars. Baltimore Whett firm; No. 2 red. snot 000 bnshels. Corn steady: mixed spot and December, 19Vc bid; vear and January, IS'i 019c: February. S?ic bid: Mav, 51c; steamer mixed, 47c bid: receipts, 22,112 bushels. Oats quiet: No. 2 white Hnstern, 43e asked: No 2 mixed Western, SSX39c: Western, 38K 39c: receipts, 3,000 bushels. Rje dull, llay firm. Grain rielghts qniet. Cotton nominal. Provisions steady. Butter firm and steady; crcamerv. fancy, 31Q32c Eitgs active and scarce nt 272Sc Coffee steady: Ulo carcoes. fair, 18Kc: No. 2, 170 I7c New Orleans Sueur strong: open kettle) strictly prime, 2 13162c: good lair to prime, 22Jc; common to lair. 2 7-16 2 9 16c; centrilncnl plantation, crnnulated 17-16c; off do. t4lc: choice white, ic' off white, 34c; irood white, 33 ll-16c; choice yellow clsrifled, 3 11-1&3 J3-i6c' prime do, S 9-163Jc: off do, 3 5-lC3Kc seconds, 2J3Kc Molasses quiet: open kettle, choice. 3C3Ic; strictly prime, 2S23c good prime, 26i7c; prime,- 2125c: fair to good fair, 2023c: centrifugals, choice. ISc; strictly prime, 16o: prime to good prime 1215c; fair to cnod fair, 9llc; common to cood common, C7c; interior, 0c; syrup, 23 27c. Philadelphia Flour quiet. Whpat weak. No. 2 red in export eWator, 74c: Xo 2 red, December, 74K74c; January, 75& 7Gc; February, 7777c. Corn a shiiuo easier; steamer, in e-tpoi t olevator.lSHc; 2f o. 2 yellow, on dock. 19c; No. 2 liiuh mixed and veilow. In grain depot, 19c; No. 2 mixed. December, 4949c: Januaiy and February! 19J50c Oats steadv: No. 2 mixed.ohoice. 395c; No. S white, 4141Wc:No. 2 white, 43c: No. 2 white Decomber, iU413ic; January and February, UK415c. Butter scarce and firm: Pennsylvania prints, extra, 33c Egs firm; Pennsylvania firsts, 29c St. Louis Flour unchanged. Wheat Cash lower at 6SJe; options declined o early, but recovered later and closed about as yesterday: DecetnDer.6SJe8?4;e; January. 70c; May, 76c; July, 75Vc corn Cash lower at 3SUc: options followed wheat, ex cept for May, which closed Mia below yesterday; December, 383SKc: January. 3Sc; February. Wc: May, 4313c. Oats Cash higher at SlJjO; May lower MJiQ35o. Bye quiet at 47c Barley No sales. Uay unchanged. Bran lower at 60t263c Butter unchanged. Cornmeal quiet at $1 85. Kansas City Wheat weak and lower: No. Shard, 64X3640; No. 2 red, 67tBc Corn weaker and ltrwer; No. 2 mixed, 3Jfi34Wo: Na 2 white, 3434Wc Oats barely steauy: Na 2 mixed, 29V30c: No. 2 whito. 81032c Egw weak at 18019. Receipts Wheat, 77.000 bushels; corn, 11,000 bushels: oats, none. Shipments wheat, 77,000 bushels; corn 9,000 bushels; oats, none. Buffalo Wheat-No. 1 hard dult at 81K Na 1 Northern. 78Xa Na a tv ran r- 1N0.2.1SJ40. Receipts Wheat. 850.000 bush corn, 390.060 bushels. els. Shipments Wheat 198.000 bushels: MILLIE IS HIGHER And Switch and Signal and Airbrake Show Beturning Strength. TRACTIONS ARE DULL AND WEAK. The Market Quite Narrow' and theTolnmo of Trading Light. ALL THE LATE FINANCIAL NEWS Friday, Dec. 2. As was intimated in this column would likely be the case, Philadelphia Company recovered a fraction more of its late loss to-day. It opened quietly at 20 sales, ruled dull until the last board and then moved up to 20)4 sa'es tinder a good de mand, closing apparently quite strong at 2020X- While the stock appeared to be quite firm the street sentiment was un questionably somewhat unsettled, and will doubtless remain so until something official regarding that already famous compromise is known, together with something definite regarding the company's financial and phys ical condition and prospects. This will prob ably not be until the statement for the current quarter is issued. Regarding its financial condition, however, a gentleman connected with one of the wcsllnghouse companies stated to-day that the Philadelphia Com pany had not a dollar's wrorth or paper out standing. As illustrating Just how much tho street understands about tho exact terms of the compromise.one of the Brokers, at the last call, offered to bet that they were better than indicated by anv figures yet printed, and another expressed a desire to bet they were worse. Aside from Philadelphia Company the market was again quiet and comparatively featnroloss. There was a sale of Enterprise fidvlnirs Bank or Alleirhenv at 81. a small transaction in Standard Underground Cable at 75, and a little trading in Luster Mining company at aiB9i, wnicn, win umo firmness in Union SwitchAand Signal and Airbrake and continued quietude and wonk ness in the tractions, was all that developed worthy of special mention. Unlisted street railway securities were quoted as follows: P. & B. traction, U y4U: do 5s, 99 asked; Duqtiesno traction, 27 2: P., A. M. traction, 41 asked: Central traction 5s, 104 bid. IVestinghouse Electric The Westinghouse Electric and Manufac turing Company has, pursuant to its former announcement, fixed its prices for the new two-part lamps, the manufacture, sale and use of which does not infringe the Edison patents. The list price will be 35 cents for 25 and 20 candle power lamps, and 30 cents tor 16, 10 and 8 candle power .lamps. The discounts will be from 2 to 10 per cent, ac cording to the qnantity ordered at one time, nnd 10 per cent regularly to its central sta tions. The allowance for the delivery at Its factories or the glass parts of such lamps will be 10 cents each, so that the net price of the 16, 10 and 8 candle power lamps, which form nine-tenths of those used, will be 17 cents each, about half of the Edison prices and about SO per cent of the net prices of the Thomson-Houston Company for lamps of equal candle power lamps. Tue net prices for the 20 and 25 candle power lamps will be 21 cents. It is esti mated that the saving to a central station bv the return ortlieglass parts of the lamps and the low prices of the new lamps will equal nearly 1 per cent dividend on its capi tal stock. Boston advices say the second preferred was unusually active Thursday, and scored a net advance ot three points. The princi pal buyers were Messrs. Clark, Ward ft Co. and Cuarles Head & Co., who seem to have unlimited buying orders. Tho talk in well informed circles is that the com pany is earning 12 per cent on the second and first preierred stock, and predictions are confidently made that 7 per cent will be paid on the former next year. The point now is that the second preferred is going to 59. The Garrison alley works are running day and night and the .Allogheny works are busily engaged on the World's Fair con tract. December Disbursements. The amounts to be disburse! this month 'on account of Interest and dividends seem small, says the Stockholder, when compared with tho9e or the previous month, yet thoy aggregate $28,109,4(1, being but sllzhtly cteat or than the Docember disbursements or last year. Of the total, f 18,247,137 is pay able an account of interest disbursements and $9,862,301 on account of dividend pay ments. The December disbursements of the character Indicated and the amounts on which payments are to bo made compare as follows:' 1SSS. 1891. 1S92. Bonds Interest.... Stocks Dividends . Total tS33.4CV.455 (850.952,238 6'S.819,128 . 14.972.327 , 18,351,225 18.247. 1J7 3r.609.Ba '437,157.208 449.730.704 . 8.22S,7V1 9.757.5M 9.SB2,S04 . 21,201,182 28,108,, 01 28.1W.441 This amount will be augmonted by the payments on account of State and city dis bursements and a few trust and industrial corporations which do not report their dis lmi semen ts for cither of these accounts. Tho amount to be disbursed may be saiely counted as reaching the total of $30,000,000. Financial Notes. . Bill & Ca,Lawrence & Co. and MoCntcheon were the principal sellers or Philadelphia Company. II. M. Long also sold early, but his purchases later largely exceeded his early sales. Hill & Co. also bought during the closing moments ot the last call and were responsible for the strong close. Kuhn Bros, sold jjuster to Hill 4 Co.'and the latter bought Enterprise Savings Bank from H. M. Long. s J. B. Barbour and R. J. Stoney, Jr., wero on the buying side or Phlllie. After the close Citizens traction Was o' fered at 62 and Luster at 9. During tno last call Rliieburt offered to bet Luster would sell up 6 before dou n .", nnd II. M. Long offered 2 to 1 that Ualou Sn itch and Mzn&l would win its case against tho Johnson Comnanv. The Central District Printing and Tele graph Company gives notice to holders of dividend scrip issued by the company and dated Febtuary 1, 1882, and July 15f 1682. that the scrip w ill be redeemed on the 31sl inst., and that Interest -will cease on and alter that date The Imports of drygoods at tho port of New lorkTorthe week were $1,665,197 and the amount mafkflted $1,673,063. The Alleghenv Foundry Company, of Alle gheny, capital $20,000, was granted a charter to-day. Tho Incorporators are U. A. An drews, W. J.' Hitohcoclc, J. E. McCroery, Frank Hitchcock and Elliott Rodgers. An Associated Press dispatch from New Tork says: The Fidelity Insurance Trust and Safe Deposit Company will distribute through the Central Trust Company, of New York, on and after December 21 to the hold-eis-of certificates In tho stocks of the Chi cago Gas Company of record December 10, 1 per cent. The transfer books close De cember 10 and reopen December 22. Saturday's European steamers will take out $1,600,000 cold us lollows: Ileldelbach, Ickelheimet & Co., $600,000, and Lazard Frercs and Ladenburg, Thalman & Co., $500,000 each. At auction in Philadelphia yesterday $3,003 P., C, C. & St. I is sold at 101. MONETARY. The local money market remains steady to firm at 56 per cent with business chiefly at the outside rate. Eastern exchange and currency are trading even. Newyobk. Dec. 2. Money on call easy, ranging from 6 to 5 per cent; last loan at 5 per cent and closing offered at 5 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5fi. Sterling ex change was firm, with nctn.il business in bankers' bills at $4 85K61 853 for 60 days and $1 SSJi for demand. Bostoh, Dec 2. Clearing house balances, $2,247,323; rate, 6 per cent; call loans, 6XQ7H per cent; time loans, 56K per cent; Clearing House Figures. Pittsburg Exchanges to-day..... $2, 125, Ma 48 Balances to-day 359,91s 24 Sams' day last week: Exchanges .". $2,940,697 27 Balances 512,770 17 New York, Deo. 2. Clearings," $19,H7,138; balances, $7,011,167. Bostos, Dec 2. Bank clearings, $20,581,312; balances, $2,217,323. Money 6 per oeut. Ex chnnge on New York par to So discount. Baltimore. Dec 2. Clearings, $3,989,175; balances, $217,387. Monev 6 percent. Nxw Orleahs, Dec i Clearings, $2,965, 023. New York exohange Commercial, $1 50 per $1,000 discount! bank, par. Memphis, Dec 2. Clearings, $559,076; bal ances, $146,971. New Tork exchange at par. Cbicaoo, Dec 8. Bank Clearings to-day, $23,115,603. New York exchange, 25o pre mium. Sterling exchange dull; 60-day bills. $4 8 demand, $1 68. Money steady at BKtfper oent. f : philadiuhia, Die 1 Toe bank cleartizs to-day were $16 899,953 and balances, $3,374, 69. Money 5 pur cent. St. Louis. Dec. 2. Bank clearings, $6,717. '504; balaucas, $955,286. Money quiet at 67 percent. Exchange on New York 25o dis count. Sales and Closing Quotations. Following were tho transactions recorded on the Exchange sales board to-day: FIRST CALL. 10 shares Philadelphia Company 20 shares Philadelphia Company 20H 20H AFTEK CALL 5 shares Philadelphia Company. 20a SECOND CALL. 50 shares Enterprise Savings Bank 81 TIItBD CALL. 100 shares Philadelphia Company 20K 100 shares Philadelphia Company 2034. 10 shares Philadelphia Company 20)j 10 shares Philadelphia Company 20)4 1U shares Philadelphia Company 20 6 shares Standard Underground Cable & 10 shares Luster Mlnlne Company ii 10 shares Luster Mining Company 9 ATTEB CALL. 13 shares Luster Mlnlnar Company V,i 10 shares Luster Mining Company, 9f Total sales, 835 shares. Closing bids and oilers: ltt call. tdcaU. sacaii. STOCKS. . " . . 1 . Bid Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask M. i. M. Nat.Bank UH W4 Ti 7X Western Insurance 43 .... 40 .... 40 West End Gas 4 20 , ChartlersVaUOas.. 9H 1'H 9.K 11.1 P. N. G.JtP. Co 15J Penna. GasCo 11 Philadelphia Co.... i0 20 M 20.S 20M 20if Wheeling Gas Co 18 18 Central Traction.... 2SJS S?K .... 20 .... 29S Citizens Traction... 62 f&h 62 .... 62 B2 Pittsburg Traction. 58 59 53 .... 58 53 Pleasant Valley.... 21'4 25 .... 25 24 24X Second Avenue 50 .... 50 .... -Chanters Railway CS '.... 65 ... 65 Pitts., Y. A Ash.... -45 48 45 48 45 48 Pitts. & Castle S 10 .... to .... 10 N. Y. C. G. C.Co 60 51 50 51 50 51 UulonlSrldge IS Luster Mining Co.. 9 9X i)j ) 9K Monongahela Wat. 29 31 .... 31 .... 31 U.S. AS. Co I8! 19 18H .... ISM 19 U.S. AS. Co.. pfd.. 87H 40 West. Airbrake Co. 130 132 1SI Standard I). C. Co 75 76 75 76 Closing Philadelphia Quotations. nid. Pennsylvania 63J4, Reading 27 Buffalo. N.Y. 4 Philadelphia Lehigh Valley 57 Lehigh Navigation 53 Philadelphia & Erie Northern Paclnc. common 17M Northern Paclnc, preferred 49J Asked. i-VA 171-W 57T- 32i 18 49J4 Electrlo Stocks. Bosroa; Dec 2. flpeciat The closing quotations of electric stocks to-day were: Bid. Ased Boston Electric Light Co Edison Electric Illuminating.. General Electric , General Electric pref. Westlnjrhouse, second pfd Westlnjrhonse, first pfd Detroit Electric Works Ft. Wayne Electric t. Wavne Electric (A) T. H. Tr. (D) ...: , in 118 , 132 . 112 135 113 118 33 50 5 13 8 8 3V, 49 12S Boston Stocks Closing Pries. Atchison ftTopeKa.. 3! Catalpa... Franklin . 19 wuewu Ain.. .... Ai. do Maine 174U O.. Bur. & Qulucy.. 99u FltchhurR R. it. pfd. 80S Flint & Fere M. pfd. 70 Mass. Central 164 Mex. Ccn. com 12 N.Y. N. Eng 43 N. Y. N. E. 7S....1I9 Old Colony 180 W's. Cen. com...... 15M AllouezM. Co. (new) 05 Atlantic 10!4 Boston & Mont 34)i Calumet & Hecla ....2W 14 13 Eearsarge, Osceola TiU Quincy 145 bantaFe Copper..... 5 Tamarack 158 Annlston Land Co.. 25 Boston Land Co 5K W. End Land Co.... 18 Bell Te enhone 208 I. unison Store S 15 Water Power 2 Centennial M 8 N. E. T 58 B. &B. Co 12 Bar Silver. New Yobk. Dec. 2. Special. Bar sliver In London, 39d per ounce. Now York dealers' price for assay bars, 85c per ounce. Foreign Financial. " London; Dec 2. Amount or bullion with drawn from the bank of England on bal ance , to-day, .15,000. Rosin, American strained, 4s, 3d per cwt. Fabis, Dec 2. Three per cent rentes, 92 f 12c for the account. London, Dec. 2.-4 r. v. Close Consols for money fti; do account, 95-New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio flisto, 2s- Canadian Pacific, SH; Erie. 29: Erie seconds, 10U Illinois Central, 103i: Mexican ordinary, 22Vf; St. Paul common, 79; Pennsylvania. 54tJ; Reading, 27; Mexican Central, new 4, 6SJJ; bar silver, 39il; money 2 percent; rate or discount in open market for both short and threo months bills, 22. $200,000 FOR 186 ACRES. The Irvln Property, Adjoining Mill vale, Secured by an Bastern Syndicate The Land Will Be' Improved Other Trans actions Building Permits and Gossip. Fkiday, Dec 2. One of the largest deals in acreage prop erty that hns occurred in this vicinity for quite a while was practically closed to-day. For some time past a party of Eastern cap italists have been negotiating, through Messrs. Lamb & Dixon, with Mrs. Irvin for the purchase of that large tract of land which bounds tho borough of Millvale on the north, containing 186 acres, but not until to-day wei e they successful. Messrs. Lamb & Dixon to-day secured an option on tho property until April 1, 1893, which virtuall? means the sale of the realty, as this option was merely ob tained so that the pioperty could be held until the Intending put chasers complete the formation of a land company, which is being organized expressly for the purpose or pur- cnasintr tins lanu. tor speculative purposos. f hicli will bo but n few days, as Mr. Lamb, or the lirm 01 Lamu s, mxon, nas received word from the syndicate that its represen tative Will be in the city next week to make arrangements for Improving the pronerty, and to hnve the final papers passed.' Tho consideration will be $200,000. Current Gossip. A meeting of the commlttoo appointed to prepare a plan of organization aud draft constitution and by-laws for the contem plated Real Estate Exchange was held yes terday afternoon at 1 o'clock in the Fidelity Title and Trust Company building. The fol lowing gentlemen composo the committee: Samuel W. Black, Chairman; Alexander Leggate, D. P. Black and Thomas Llseett, Tho committee expects to complete its work within a week, and will then call a meeting of the body. It is rumored that the Wabash and Read ins Railroads, which. It is said, ar to ex tend their lines to Pittsburg, have pur chased several pieces of property in tho vicinity of Socond avenue and Try streets, upon which sites they will erect dopots. Building Permits. The following permits were issued to-day: Edward Krobbs, a two-story brick dwolflng, 'Firth nvenue, near Neville street; cost,$9,000. Edward Krebbs,a one-story brick and frame stable, rear Fifth avenue, near Nevillo street; cost, $900. John Becker, a one-story frame stable, Twenty-filth street, near Larklns alley; cost, $50. Thomas L. Duff, a two-story trotno dwelling, Wlneblddle ave- ,. . n w I In nnhln nlfant, na ftflTR 1ln. 11UO, UCA1, ju,j"-'. o.i..i, winh faA & 1U9 Greb, a two-story frame dwelling. Fitch' street, near uaupuin stieet; cost, $330. Reports From the Agents. W. A. Ilcrron & Sons sold on Liberty street, near. Seventeenth street, a lot 24x100 feet to Spring alley, with two small brick "houses thereon, one in front and one in rear, for $4,500. 8. H. Coleman & Co. sold for L O. MoMInn' to George Lashley a lot on Dauphin street. Nineteenth ward, 22x100 feet, for $850 cash. Black & Balrd sold two more lots in the D. H. Barrplan at Hoinewood, being Nos. 48 and 19, fronting together CO teet on Sirsquc hanna street, by 100 in depth to Cassina alley, to a II. Siodle. for $1,000 cash. John li. Ewlng & Co. sold a lot 20x100 on James street, Turd ward, Allegheny, for Thomas Mcllwain to John Murdock, for $1,150 cash. George Schmidt sold for Mrs Annie Born a lot 21x80 feet on Forward avenue, to Richard Davis, for $300 cash. " James W. Drape & Ca report the follow ing sales: A omall house and several acres of ground in O'Hnratownship forapricoap proxlmating $900; a residence property In. the Twentieth ward, near Firth avenue, for 18,800; an acreage pie oe or property adjoining Ferrys'vtHei avenue, Allegheny, for $13,000; a lot in Mansfield ror $500 cash: collateral in terests In two properties in McEeesport of $3,000 and $1,000, und two collateral Interests In Allegheny property of $2,600 nnd $9,500 respectively. Turpentine. Wilmington Spirits or tnrpentlno firm at 27KC- 'Rosin dull; strained, $1 00; good strained, $1 OS. Tur quiet at $1 05; crude turpentine quiet; hard, $1 00; yellow dip andvirgln, $170 Wool. Philadelphia, Dec 2. Wool dull; prices nominal and without change HiwYobx, Dec. 8 Wool ouiet and firm: domestJofloece, 25935:; .pulled,- 20ic Texas, i2lo. i"i' POULTRY UNUSUALLY CHEAP. Held Stock Excessive and Moving Very Slowly at Buyers' Prices and Fresh Keceipts Meet With Slow Sale at Re duced Quotations, FbidAy, Dec 2. -The bright weather to-day broughl out l an unusually large number of buyers from city and nearby points, and distant aeaiers in this market were fairly well represented by mail, but trading was rather slow than otherwise and no fresh features of conse quence came to the surface. The most no tioeaWe thing, perhaps, was the demoraliza tion of the poultry markets. Keceipts of fresh stock were larjfe, and with held stock practically unsalable, the market was slow and prices low. On this subject the head of a leadjnz commission house talked as fol lows; "There were signsor.a littlo Improve ment yesterday, but thoy have entirely dis appeared. Held stock is not moving, even at buyers'.prldes, and ot course this fact hurts the market for fresh receipts. IT ship pers would only hold off for a few days and f:lvo us a chance to clean up n littlo I be love we would then be ablo to do better for them." Old stock sold to-day at almost any prieo anyone was willlmr to pay chickens, l8cper lb; turkeys, 78c, nnd other de scriptions proportionately low. Thu quota tions given undor the regular heading aro considerably above these figures, but they are for fresh, attractive receipts. Grain, Flour ana Feed. Sales on call at fho Grain and Flontf Ex change to-day: One car winter wheat bran, five days, $11 25; two cars No. 2 whito oats, December, 39c; one car sample oats, in ele vator, lie Bids and offers: 6FOT. Bid. Asked. No. 2 white oats t .. $42 Extra No. 3 white oats .1 39 41 F1TE DATS. New No. 2 yellow slielled corn.... 47M Old high mixed shelled corn 4:,4 Old No. 2 yellow shelled corn 4S)i 4SK 60 60K 48 53 U 41 14 50 IB 00 14 00 13 25 13 50 48 (0 41 15 00 19 CO 14 00 L. E.- ncwnign nnxea aneueu curu 40), Old No. 2 rellow ear corn. , No. 2 white oats. 40 Extra No. 3 white oats.. Winter wheat bran 14 C5 Winter wheat bran sacked 15 CO No. 1 timothy hay 13 VI No 2 timothy hay 12 Kii Cluverhay 13 IX TEN DATS. No. 2 yellow shelled corn 47M Mixed ear corn No. 2 white oats 3)!4 Winter wheat bran 14 00 No. 1 white middlings, sacaed.... 17 50 No. 1 timothy hay 13 25 Receints bulletined: Via the P. & 1 car flour; via the P. & W. 1 car corn, 1 car husks; via the P., C, C. & St. L. 3 cars hay, 2 cars bran, 1 car corn, 1 car middlinzs, 1 car feed; via the P., Ft. W. & C 8 carer nay, 1 car oats, 1 car straw, 2 cars corn, 1 car bran. Total, 21 cars. bangs of the mabket. (The following quotations for grain, feed, bay and straw are for carlots on track. . Dealers charge a small advance from store. Wheat No. 2red 78 Cobn-No. 2 yellow ear. si Hlgn mixea car. si; Mixed car....' 49 New No. liellowear 51 No. 2 yellow shelled...t 494i iugmnixeasneueu 4 Mixed shelled 47 New No 2 veilow shelled 43 New I1I2I1 mixed shelled corn 47!4i OATS -No. 1 white 1 41H& JSO. 2 Willie 4UjK Extra o. awmie i(i No. 3 SSHU Mixed 3U RTE-No. 1 Western 59 No2 Western..' 57 Flock (Jobbers' prices) Fancy Drands, $4 65 4 85: stannard winter patents. S4 504 7a: aprlnc; patents. $4 504 6-5: ttraUht winter, $4 OOaH 23; clear winter. S3 754 tO; XXX bakers, SJ 754 85; rye. $3 503 75. I he Exchange Price Currtnt quotes flour in car lots on track as follows: 1'atent winter $3 75(4 00 Patent spring 4 40&4 50 ntralght winter 3 Z53 50 Clear winter 3 0033 25 Low grades 2 OOtat 50 Rye floor 3 203 15 Spring bakers , 3 Z-m 50 Millfeed N o. 1 white middlings, sis 0O19 00: No. 2 white middlings. 118 tJ17 50: winter wheat bran, $14 25CAI4 10; brown middlings, $16 001S 50: chop, $18 C0Q.3 00. . IlAY-Cholce timothy, $14 2SI4 50: No. 1 tim othy, $13 7514 00; No. 2 timothy. $12 5013 00; mixed clover and timothy. $13 0OT413 50: nicking, S7 uo3 00: No. 1 reeding prairie, $10 (KI0 50; No. 2 do. 9 ri9 50; wagon I ray. $ia ool8 Co. Stkaw-Wheat, $6 00S 50; oats, fj 10(3)7 00; rye, P 0O37 50. Groceries. Ecoab Patent cut-loaf, 5We; cnbes. 5c: pow dered, 5c; granulated (standard). 4c; confec tioners A, 4 8-lOc; solt A, WUHii rancy yillow. 4Hc: fair yellow. 4,'tj4C:, common yellow, tJi CorPKE-'Koalted.ln packages-Standard brands, M 13 iOc: second grades, 223Jic: rancy grades. 27.Cc. Loose-Java, 37J8c: Moclia, 35I5t4e: Maracalbo, 29Hc: Peaberry. MSfB2)c;Sautos. 23i 29c: Caracas, Ai31c; Rio. 24H23c MOLASSES-ClicTIec. 34.S15c: rancy. 35X36e: ceiiliirugais. 2J9ic: new crop New Orleans. 4J 44c. STBUP-Corn syrup, 24src: sugar syrup, 2631c; f.-inc; flavors. 3.33c: blackstrap, H$:6ie. Kituirs Loudon layer 1 aisns. $2 50; California London layers, $2 H2 IS: California mnseatels. bags, 66Hc:bnxeil. si ljl 23: Valencia, 7!47tc: (indara Valencia, l'AH'iL; California sultanas, 11 (ailHc: currants, 4M5c: California Driines. 11 ,S lISc: French prunes, sft12:i Callfomla seedless raisins. 1-lh cartons. S3 00; citron, I819v; lemon peel. ll)IOKc. choice. 3h5c: Louisiana, 5t6c; Java. S'itSSHc; Japan. 50c. Oanxid Goods Standard peaches. $2 10(32 35; extra peaches, t: 452 50: seconds. 81 R-Vgil ul; pie peaches, $1 201 25: finest com, 11 4'1 50: Har tord coutitv corn. $1 0j1 19: llmi beans. $1 V I 23: soaked. 80S5c; early June peas, $1 151 25t marrow fat peas. SI 031 10; soaked, TB(3aoc: French pets, $11 50a00 yl ICO cans. or$l 4Cf 50 dozen; pineapples. $1 25(3)1 30; extra do. $240: Bahama do. c3 00: Damson plums. Eastern, tl 23; California pears, $2 25: i: do green gages, $ 75; do egg plums, tl 7o: do apricots, fl 902 K: do extia white cherries. $2 752 85; do white cherries. ;-lb cans. 81 G5: raspberries. $1 251 50: strawber ries, 81 lol 25: gooseberries. $1 1HS1 55; tomatoes. 95c(l CO: salmon.l-Ib. $1 3;?1 35; biackberrles,72 SOc: snccotasli. J-lti cans, soaked. 9ac: do standard. 2-lb cans, $1 251 60; corned beef. 2-lb cans. (I f.Voi 1 73: do u-ii. $13 00: roast ueer, :-id, 11 7-;cnippeu beef, 1-lb rails, $1 S52 10: baked beans, $1 251 S3: lobsters, l-lb..$2:5; mackerel, rresh, 1-lb. fl SO; broiled, $1 50: samlues, domestic, s, $3 83; 'A'. tS Si; H, mustnrd, $3 00: Imported. Hi. $.0 5u 12 50: Imported, lis, $18 oa):a 00; canned apples, 3-lb. Ma5c; gallons. $2 Ki do. Provisions. Large hams....: Medium hmall Tri-nmed California Shoulders, sugar-cured Itacon shoulders Dry salt shoulders lireakrast bacon hxtrado Clear bellies, smoked tr ear bellies, dry salt Dried beef, knuckles Rounds tets Flats Lard (reflned). tierces Tuba '1 wo 50-lb cases Lard (compound), tierces Half barrels....... Tnns Palls Two w-lb cases : Three-ib cases Five-lb cases Ten-lb cases Mess pore, heavy Mess pork, light . 13 . 12!4 . 12'4 . 1212 . o2 . OX 814 t'A . 12 11 10 0 13 . IS 10 9 . 10Jf . Ilk : A 8 7tf 8 . 7 1 , 18 50 . 17 50- Butter and Cheese. Butteb- Elgln creamery. ZLUQaVic: other brands. V031c; choice 10 fancy dairy nnd country roll, G2ac: falc.tit medium grades., l3:4c: low 12)s13c: Wisconsin sweltzer, in tubs. lj13;ic: umoerger, lU.ViJiic; uoio swiss, liisijc. Eggs and Poultry. Foos Strictly fresh-Pennsylvania and Ohio, 20 27c: special marks. 28c; storage stock, ZiViltC. PoCLTRV Lire Spring chickens. iOTttJOc per !alr: old chickens, &5C5o: dncks, G575c:gese. 1 0Ol 25: tnrkey. 39c per lb. Dressed Hilckcns. 8310c per lb; turkeys, J0lic; ducks, 10 12c; geese, 78i-. Berries, Fruits ajid Vegetables. Cranberries continno to be firmly held at $2 502 75 per box and $0 5J7 OOperbarrell Apples are steady at $-1 253 50 per barrel for fair to choice stock. Very few grapes oi the market and few arriving: small baskets Concord and Catawba are quotable at 130 15o. Florida drances more plentiful and prices easy at $2 5C2 75 per box: Jamaica do, $8 O0G 50 per barrel; lemons, $3 5004 50 per box: pineapple?, 1015o each by tho bar rel; bananas. $1 252 00 per buncu; Malaga grapes, $5 500 00 per keg. Cabbage is quotable at $5 5f 07 00 per 110, according to alze and condition: onions, $2 5002 75 per bbl for native and $1 2501 35 per box lor Spanish: turnips, $1 2501 75 per bbl: rutabagas, $1 00: boeft und parsnip, $2 0002 50; carrots, $1 501 75; -celery, 2565o per dozen. Potatoes are steady at 730SQo per bu from stare Sweets tiro easier at $3 50S 75 Tor Jersey nnd $2 5003 75 Baltimore. Game. Quail, $1 5001 75 per dozen: pheasants. $G 0000 5); prairie chickens, $5 5005 73; squir rels, $1 250L 75; venison, whole carcass, 130 Ho por lb; do,, saddles; 18020c; rabbits, 230 30o per pair. New York. Metal Market. New Tore. Dec a. Pig iron steady: Ameri can, $13 CO015BO. Copper firm; lake. $12 00 bids Lead easy and dulltdomestlc, $3 00 bid. Tin easyt straits, $40 09 bid. 9 77 3 53 B9 a: & to IA 51K 50 & 48 (5 4SK a 48 u 9 41 9 9 39 (3 00 & 58 THE MILLS ALL BUST. EYery.lhing Auout Steady to Firm and Prices Well Maintained. STEEL .BILLETS LESS ACTIY. Prices Hive Kot Ruled as I oiras an Alleged iuthoritj Quoted Them. CONSUUPTIOH EQUAL TO PRODUCTION Friday, Dec 2. Trade in raw iron and steel this weet somewhat dull has been reasonably satis factory in regard'to certain articles. Buy ing Jim been on a smalle.' scale, but con sumption 'is (be 'real test, and up to the present date there is but- little perceptible change from the weeks immediately pre ceding. The conditions snrropnding the iron trade at present are such as to give the warrant of solidity to " every symptom that counts for the better. The. heavy demand in nearly every department of the market, beginning with raw irorh, is still the lead ing factor. Actual orders are taking stock from furnaces about as fast as made and the hardening tendencies of prices continues. Bessemer pig is attracting attention for the demand furnished by the enor mous consumption of soft steel and for the better prices sellers are aUe to secure. The fact that most of the leading producers have largely contracted for their output until after the beglnnlrig or the year clears tho situation or any depressing effect which a slackened demand would otherwise have upon' prices. There is no expectation that there will be any appreciable increase in demand until after the advent of the now year, but there is no fear that tbe con sumption will not take care or all the out put at tho present rate of prodnctlon and thus prevont any further accumulation of stocks. It is a well known fact that during tbe past two months the sales have beer, of such magnitude as to absorb the production, and, in addition, to draw liberally on the unsold Iron on hand: but with tbe Increase in the number of active furnaces there Is a disposition on the part of buyers who have not contracted ahead to await the develop ments of tbe next lew weeks betoro pur chasing much in excess of what is actually needed to cover immediate requirements. Views of an Eastern Authority. A leading Eastern dealer says: "For the present tho iron trado will not consider it any hardship to bave a proposed new bar mill dropped at one point, a plate mill at another and blast furnaces still at other points, and the same -principle will doubt less apply to many other Interests beside those in iron and steel. Anything that was legitimately called for th"e months ago will doubtless be forthcomtns in due season, while veptures that have onlya speculative value are just as well to be left In the back ground. The manufacturing facilities in this country are already large enough to meet all possible requirements lor the next two or three years, so that it is no loss to the general community to have a breathing spell in the matter of extension." Beports from districts adjacent to Pitts burg continue favorable to furnncemeu who report trade in a very healthy condition. Many furnaces have ordors booked that will keep them employed for the next six months and others that extend to a still later period, the principal orders booked being for standard Bessemer. The Closing Features. The market closed steady with a fair de demand for most descriptions of manu factured Iron. While there is not much new business, tne mills are all busy and will be tbo remainder of the year, as most of them are sold ahead. The stoppage during July and August caused most of the mills to get behind a good deal; it will require some time to catch up. Pricus show no cbnnge. In soft stoel billets the quotations in one of the leading iron papers on steel uillets for thl3 and last week were very misleading. They have been very bearish on steel billets for some time back and bave stated that steel has been offered and sold in Pittsburg at $21 75 r. o. b. nt mllL . This price is $1 p?r ton below the lowest prices lately made and in tba present condition or the market cannot but haye a bad effect on new business. COKI-BMELTED LAKE AND NATIVE OH PCS. 2,500 tons Bessemer. January. Febrnary.$13 90 cash l.ow tons uessemer, ucceujuer. 1.500 tons Bessemer, December. Jan. 1. (XX) tons gray forge 1.0CO tons grav rorge. Decemoer. , l.oou tons on BesLiner 14 00 cash 14 to cash ... 12 50 cash .... 12 50 cash .... 13 CO cash ... 12 50 cash ...14 25 cash ... 20 U cash .... 14 25 cash ... 13 50 cash 1.000 tons gray forge. 1,000 tons Bessemer 700 tons low ptios-Bessemer 500 tons Bessemer, December. 500 tons off Bessemer 6C0 tons gray forge , 500 tons No. 2 foundry 500 tons gray forge , too tons gray rorge. . 1C0 tons .No. 1 foundry 100 tons gray forge ... 12 50 cash ... 12 50 ... 12 50 ... 12 50 ... 14 5" . 12 50 ... 15 CO cash cash cash cash cash cash cash casn casn SO tons Ho. 1 foundry., 50 tons No. 1 foundry.. 15 00 50 tons No. 2 sllverr 15 50 50 tons No. 1 fonndrv. all ore 14 75 25 tons No. 2 foundry 13 75 ca.h 2 tons Ho. 2 foundry 13 75 cash 25 tons No. 1 foundry 14 80 cash 25 tons extraralll 12 75 cash 25 tons No. 1 sllTerv..... J. 10 25 cash STEEL BLOOMS, SLAB! AND B LLETS. 2,000 tons billets, January, February. March, at'mlll 13 10 cash 1.500 tons billets and slabs, next three months at mill 23 00 cash 1,100 tons billets and slabs, December, January at inlll .... 23 25 casn 1,000 tons billets, first three months at mill ,..,. 3 25 cash 000 tons billets. December. 24 00 cash 40,1 tons billets. December 24 00 cash 3J0 tons billets, spot 24 50 cash 300 tons billets, January. February, at mill 22 75 cash 200 tons billets, prompt 2150 cash 200 Ions billets, December 24 00 cash SOU tons billets. December at mill...... 2X75 cash 2untons billets 3 75 cash 100 tons billets, spot 24 CO cash "" UCCKBAIt. 1,000 tons neutral 5(10 tons neutral 400 Ions neutral 8XELP IllOK. 500 tons wine grooved 450 tons narrow grooved 600 tons sheared iron ,.$24 G5 cash ,. 24 70 cash , 2( 75 cash ,.$ 1 CO 4 m ,. 1 57M 4 m, ,. 1 SO 4 m 6KELP STESL. 350 tons wide grooved $ 1 50 SHEET Bins. 350 tons sheet bars, at mill $29 59 STErL TVinE HODS. 475 tons 5 gange American at mill $31 50 , FEItBO UAXGAXXSE. 60 tons 85 per cent, foreign tut 85 BLOOMS, BEAMS, BAIL AXD C ENDS. 4m cash cash ca,h 5M tons billet ends , fOO tons bloom and beam end ...$ IS 00 cash ... IS 51 cuh ... 10 00 cash 5C0 tons Dloom and beam ends. , ECItAP MATEBIAL. 300 tons cast scran, gross SCO tons Mo. 1 K. B. W. scrap, net, iin tens cast scrap, gross 200 tons Iron axles, net 100 tons east scrap, gross 200 tons cast borings, gross , 100 tons cast scrap, gross , . 100 tons wrought turnings, nit .$11 85 cash . 1 W cash . 12 01 cash . 22 00 cash . II CO cash . 7 51 cash . 12 00 cash . 11 00 cash EFELTEUS. 150 to-s spelter, next three months.... 4 33 cash C1IABCOAL IBOXS- 51 tons No. 2 foundry $19 00 cash COtons cold blast 24 to cash 50 tons-cold blast 24 on cash 25 tons cold blast 2n 50 casn M toils cold blast 20 00 cash 25 tons wann blast 13 00 cash OLD IROf AND STEEL HAILS. LCOOtonsAmcricnnTs ..$20 00 cssh SIX tana American is. vonngstown.. 500 tons Americin Ts, Voungstown,. 5J0 tons American Ts SCO tons American Ts 350 tons American Ts xuo tons old steel rails 600 tons American Ts , CO tons mixed steel rails , suv casn . 20 73 cash . VS m cash . 20 W cah , 20 75 cash , 18 00 20 50 cash cash cash 15 35 Sales Confined to Small Lots. St. Loo'ib, Dec. 2. Special. RogerS,Brown & Meuoham say: The sales or Jron during tho past two weeks have been confined mostly to small lots excepting two sales Of I.CC0 tons Lake Superior Iron. Buyers in this territory are all pretty Well filled until the first of January, and do not contemplate buying for next year's de livery until after tho first. Southern fur naces are still maintaining prices and com plain that they cannot seCuro cars to ship orders already booked. - Behind on Old Orders. -Philadelphia, Dec- 2. Special. Rogers,. Brown & Co. say: The demand lor pig Iron is not quite as heavy as it was a few weeks ago, that is, scalar us new business is con cerned'. Furnaces are belllnd on old orders, owing to enr shortage and irelght blockades, and numerous foundries who usually carry a. moderate supply or Iron have found them selves entirely out of iron. Orders should be placed at least t weeks In advance of actual requirement. LIVE STOCK. Hogs and Sheep Higher at the Ixcal Tarda and Cattle Firm. East Libestt, Pa., Dec 2. Cattle Receipts, 540 head; shipments, 510 head. Market firm at unchanged prices; no cattle shipped to New Tork to-day. JJoos Beceiptf, 3,000 head; shipments, 2,200 bead. Market firm: Philadelphia?, $8 050 6 10;. mixed, $5 90S 00: Yorkers, $5 7505 So. Ten cars hogs snipped to New York to day. Shzip Receipt', 400 head: shipments,, none Market active and strong and t shade higher on good sheep and lambs. By Associated Press. New Tork Beeves Receipts, 3,319 heads inclndlnsr 73 can ror sale: market very dnll and 20040c per 100 lbs lower; native steer. $3 6005 00 per 100 lb: very choice. $5 500 C CO- Colorados, $3 8C03 SO; bulls and cows. $1 003 00; dressed beef slow at;809o per lb; shipments to-day, 33U beeves and 1,500 quarters of beef: to-morrow, 751 beeves and G.2S0 quarters of beef. Calves Receipts, 99 head; market firm: veals, $5 C03 29 per 100 j : stra-iser. s- avgt o. sneep Receipts, 4.855 head; sbeep stendy; lambs firm: 'beep, $3 CO04 75 per 100 lb: Iamb. $3 2506 25; dressed mutton steady at 708c per lb; dressed lamns firm at 809c Hogs Re ceipts, 2,900 head,conslgned direct; nom inally steady at-$5 40S lOper 100 lbs. Chicago The Evening Journal reports' Cattle Receipts. 9,500 head; shipments. 4,400 bead; market active and strong: choice to extra native's, '$5 0006 10; others. $2 8504 80; stockers, $1 75$3 25: cows, $1 0003 00. Hogs Receipts, 25.000 bead; shipments, 8,500 bead: market 10c higher; rough and common, $5 60 05 75: packinir and shlpplng,$5 8O0S 10: fancy heavy. $ 1506 25; butchnrs' and medium, $5 8506 00; lUht, $3 5005 85. Sheep-Receipts. 6,000 head: shipments, 1,000 head, mar ket strong on best srndes: others dull; wethers, $3 756 00; Westerns. $t 1004 75: Texans, $t 2004 70; lambs, $3 8005 75. Kansas Cltv Cattle receipts. 4,403 head; shipments, 1.700 head; the market for good steers was 10015c higher, others dull and steady. Corn strong; good fancy strong and others dull. Representative sales Dressed beef and shipping steers, $3 3505 00; cows, $18004 CO; stockers and feeders not quoted. Hogs Receipts. 9.400 bead; shipments, 40C head; the market for good hogs was strong and 5c higher; common, steady; closing strong; all grade. $1 755 90; bulk, $5 650 5a"i. Sheep HecelptF, 5X1 lietd; shipments, 3,700 head; tho market was unchanged; mut ons. $4 50. Lambs, $5 ,50. Bnffiilo -Cat tie Receipts, 186 loads through. 3 bale: onened steady and firm. Uos Receipts, 42 'loads through, 50 sale; opnncd netive and higher; heavv cornfed. $6 fugs 15: packers and medium, $6 0006 05. Sheep and lambs Receipts. 9 loads through, IS sale: sheep opened steadv: lambs dull and lower; choice to fanev wether. $4 9003 10: fair xo i-ood sheep, $1 2301 75; Canada do. $4 5005 25. Lamb, native, choice to fancv, $3 C05 90; do ralr to good fair, $5 0005 50: Cincinnati Hosts strong at $5000310; re ceipts, 4.000 head; shipment. 1.210 head. Cattle slow and weak at $1 7304 65; re ceipt, 590 head: shipments, COO head. Sheep steady at $2 5C( 75; receipts, 500 head: shipments, 400 head. Lambs steady at $3 SO 05 00. WHEN PEOPLE DESIRE A good room they Invariably read the To Let Boom Columns of THE DISPATCH. Drygoods. New Tonic, Dec 2. Demand for drygoods wns more moderate to-day; with the many cottons taken this week buyer have bo come fairly well supplied and the market sold further ahead than ever before. Prices will probably continue to advance in a way to even up the market, but the opinion be gins to obtain that the movement of natives ha nearly reached it climax. Ac any rate a halt is not improbable. There was no specially new feature to-day. Business in woolen fabrics was fair and interest in that direction is expected to increase. Cotton. Galveston, Tex., Dee. 2. Cotton easyt middlings, 9Kc: low middlings, 9c: cood ordinary. &: net and gross receints, 6 091 bales; exports to Great Britain, 6,363 bales; to France, 6,193 Dales: to the continent, 5.777 bales; sales. 295 Dales: spinners, 202 bales: stocks. 143 ,046 bales. Weekly nee and gross receipts. 9.700 bales; exDorts to Great Britain, 50,489 bales: to France, 6,193 bales: to the continent, 17, 369 bales; coastwise, 4,731 bales: sales. 4,963 bales: spirmers, 336 bales. New Orlka33, Dee. 2. Cotton easy; middling!), 9 7-lGc: low middlings, 91-16c: ?;ood ordinary. 8 9-16c; not receipts, 15,725 ales: grn9, 16,021 bale; exports to Great Britain, 372 bale; to France. 526 bales; to the continent, 733 bales; coastwise. 1,400 bates; sales, 3,500 bales: stock. 225.277 bales. Weekly net receipts, 83,309 bales: gross, 85 -767 bales: exports to Great Britain, 18,167 bales; to France, 23,032 bales: to the conti nent, 12 bales. General Markets. Toledo Wheat dull and firm: No. 2 cash and December. 74c; May, SOc Corn steady; cash, 43c; May, 47J4C Oats quiet; cash, 34c Ryo dull: cash, Mc. Cloverseed active: cash nnd December, $7 60; February, $7 70; March, $7 75. Receipts Flour, 186 barrels: whear, 25,203 bushel.-; corn, 11,910 bnsaels: oats. 1,224 bushels: rye, 3 531 bushels; cloverseed. 702 baits. Shipments Flour. 2,025 barrels; wheat, 1,000 bnshels: corn, 2.500 bushels; oats, 400 bushels; rye, COO bushels; cloverseed, 650 bags. Peoria Corn active and strong; No. 2, 42Jie: No. 3. 41Jc; No. 4, 40Jc Oats active and steady; No. 2 white, 34435c; No. 3 white, 3333Kc Bye scarce: No. 2, 51051KC Whisky firm; wines. $1 15- spirits, $1 17. Re ceipts Wheat, 1.153 bushels; corn, 33,159 bushels; oats, 63 810 bushels: rye, 1,200 bnshels; barley, 7,000 buhels- Shipments Wheat, 1,100 bushels; corn, 12,350 bushels: oats, 50,600 bushels; rye, none: barley, 13.300 bushels. Milwaukee Flour quiet Wheat steady, May,72c; No. 2 spring, G6c: No. 1 Northern, 72c. Coin qniet: No. 3.42c. Oat. steady; No; 2 white, 35c: No. 3 do, 33U34c Barley quiet. Na 2, 66c; sample. 38059c. Rye lower; No; 1, 53o. Receipts Flour, 1,800 barrels; wheat. 23,000 bushels; barley, 41,800 Dusbels. Ship mentsFlour, 2,100 barrels: wheat, 2,800 bushels; barley, 123,000 bushels. Cincinnati Flour easy. Wheat steady at ?0c; receipts, 3,500 bushels: shipments, 500 bnshels. Corn easy at 43c Oats easier at Coic. Ryo steady at Sic .Pure firm ac $14 25. Lard quiet nt $9 50. Bulk meats stronger at $3 373 r0. Bacon higher at $95009 62. Whisky Sale. 1,639 barrels at $115. Butter slow and heavy. JJgs steady, bugar steady. Cheese steady. TO EXPEL SCROFULA from the system, take AVER'S Sarsapariila the standard Tblood-purifier and tonic. It ures utners will cure you. DANIEL M'CAFFREY. CHOICE TIMOTHY HAY. Car Lots a Specialty. 38 AND 240 FIFTH -AVENUE, se9-D PITTS TtTTTCft. 15KOKEBS FINANCIAL. 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