mii, mm -mihh i .--L.I11..I.U .i-iu-imi,, j - m - l- MT- -- -1 - ,IJ' 'HU'BiaiiMMggWfiWKWBTBBya'r5fff!r -j iTFnr "5" 9B'T'SV ;P f" -THE JHttSBTJELG 'DISPAtOBi;' ' "THURSDAY; 'DEOEMBERr"'S, ' T893L n BEARS WORK HAD But Meet "With Success Only in Missouri Pacific and -Atchison. HISKYlND, SUGAR LEAD The List Again and Their Course Is Quite Influential. PAEDRIDGE OH THE SHORT SIDE Of Whirtj, Which Ii Said to Be Earning $25,000 Per Day. IHPOETAKT DEALINGS IN EEADING rsrroixx. txxjegkax to the dispatch.1 Ketv York, Dec. 7. During the greater part of the day the stock market was dull and irreguler. Efforts were niade to de . press prices, but oot much was accom plished by them except in Missouri Pacific and Atchison, both of which yielded ma terially under moderate pressure. In the last hour the tone of the mar ket ' changed suddenly and prices advanced sharply. At the same time the trading became more animated. This znorement was generally ascribed to a more hopeful feeling because of the introduction in Congress of several measures tor the re peal of the Sherman silver act of 1890. As a matter fact, the rally was due to the over sold condition of the market rather than to any change In the condition of the affecting values. Distilling and Cattle Feeding and Sugar defining were much more extensively traded in than any other shares, and their course exerted a ilecided influence upon the limited speculation. The transactions in the last-named were less than half as large as yesterday, when the enormous dealings indicated jt culmination of the decline. The best information obtainable regarding the recent flurry in this stock is that a certain interest in a bnll pool lormed not long ago attempted to anticipate their associates in accumulating stock. The market for Dlstillln? did not reflect in a decided way the benefits which iriendJ of the company claim it will derive from an increased tax on spirits, as recommended by tho Secretary of the Treasury in his re port. A constant warfare appears to be waned in this stock. A Chicago operator with a well known record for plung ing in the markets at that cen ter is currently reported to be the chief operator on the short side of Dis tilling and his ventures are said to be very large. Those who aie identified with the enterprise profess to be nndistnrbed by sellim; oi this character and assert that the net earnings of the Company are no tr ap proximately $25,000 a day, or abont $750,000 per month, which is largely in excess of dividend requirements, even at the rate of 6 per cent per annum. In ihf railway snare list the most Import ant dealings wore' in Heading, wuich was stiong tnronghout, nnd closed fractionally liizher than yesterdav. A slight improve ment in the anthracite trade Is reported, bnt the most encouraging development re garding the anthracite carrying roads is the turn that litigation against tbem has taken. Minor movements were those in Missouri Pacific. Atchison, XewEnglandand Chicago Gas. The last moved in unison with the other industrials. Outside of the stocks that have been named the trading was very light and prices reflected the constantly changing views of professional traders, or sympathy with the few stocks that were active. CBT ASSOCIATED PRESS. New Tore, Dec. 7. Naturally arter the activity and recent sharp decline in Ameri can Sugar Refining, speculative interest at therpening of business this morning n.itn rally centered largely in that stock. It -was soon made evident that the heavy liquida tions were abont completed and that a new party stood ready to absorb any fresh offer ings that might come in. Tile street irit much relieved over this tnrn or affairs and as the day advanced a more confident feel ing took possession ot the list. The various reports from Europe in re gard to the International Monetary Confer ence and from Washington concerning the silver measures introduced in Congress to day failed to have any decided influence on the stock market, and, for that matter, on silver certificates, whioh fluctuated within a ran-e of per cent, the extremes having been 82 and SSJ. The Improvement in the sharo list was equal to halt or one per cent. Railway bonds were Arm. The sales were $1,187,000. The following table shows the prices of active stocks on the New Yort. StocK Exchange, corrected dally Tor Till Pittsbuhg DlSFATcn by Whitney Stephenson, oldest iMttsbnrg members or leir York Stock Exchange. 57 Fourth avenue: Close Open nigh Low Clos- Dec lng. est. est. lng. 6. Am. Cotton Oil 3S V 42), 43 Am. Cotton OIL pfd. NH. S05 RuV a Am. Sugar Refg Co. 106", 107 106' 107X 1(0 Am. Su.Befg. Co.pld 101 102 vnH 101, 101W Atcb.. Top. & S. F- 35 a 33' 34H 311, 35 Baltimore 4 Ohio.... 9i 94's mjj 9I' 945j B. A O. Trust 9.1 ...... Canadian Pacific K)$ ssjf Canada t-onthern .. 55V 555i 55X S5V4, 5SX Central of . Jersey 123(4 125k Central Pacific. z& : Chesapeake A Olllo . 2ZH 2IV 22.' S. 2; Chicago Gas Trust .. S3 !3a 93 93H 92V C. Hur. A tjulncy . ffi'4 93- S9H 9S' - sen, a. M. AbU Paul.... 7S; T6 78 784 78i C. M. ASt-PauLprd 13 jjj C, Kock 1. & P 82 SV 82 82 82J4 C. St. P. M. & O.... 4SJ 48K 4SH 48V ('..St. P.M.AO..prcf 11914 1,S 1WS 119 C A Northwestern.. 111 u:ti 111 112! lilj. C.A North..p-ef..... 141 HI 141 ...... c. c. a A 1 to tos 60 eon wi Col Coal A Iron. .. 401 40 40 40 aow CoLA Hocking Vat.. 27'g 29 s C9 z;& Del.. Lack. A West. 151k IW 151 151V lol Del. A Hudson VS. ltl 132"i 182 132J Den. A Klo Grande. IS 16 16 16tf 16 D. AK.G., pref..... Wi 51 till 51- 61Ji It. A C. F. Trust.... 67? 65'i 67) 67 67W E. T. Va. A G1...1 4 .. Illinois Central IMS 100S 100 I(XH 99), l.akeFrirA West... 23 23 22 2! 23 L. E. A W pref. 74 UX Lake Shore A M. S.. IS 130 129!,' ISO 1292 Louisville A Nash... 7H 71 7j 7I 7o3 ManbatUn 130X 130V I30S, 130k ISOk Mobile A Ohio 34 34 Missouri Pacific.... 55H 55'4 54J SI'S 55k National Cord. Co.. 138W 138 13s4 138H I3S! N at. Cord. Co., pref 113 nj National Lead Co.. 461, 47 46 46K 453, at. Lead Co.. pref. 9JM Sin Sli 92k 9j New York Central.. 1C 110 103H 109K lone N. Y-. C. A St. L lii, i5k N.Y.CASUL. lprel 72 72 N.Y.C.A8UL.2pref 33 33 '. Y. L. U. A W... 24S Wi 24 24Ji 2IW N.Y.L.E.AW. pref 54 S'4 SI 55 55 N. Y. A H. Kj. ' 42H 43H 42! 4; N.Y.. O. AW 18S 18H 183 18S 18, Norfolk A Western 10k; 10X Norfolk A West, pref 373, 3314 North American Co 12k; 12)4 12 12 Northern Pacific .... 1794 17H 175 17H 17 North'n Pacific pref 4SS 49H 48 49!4 4ik Pacific Mall Sk. 28 2S Z! SS V'.. D. AE 16k 16k Phila. A Kcadlnr.... SiH 56 64V 55 54!, P.. C. C. A St. L 134 )9k P.,a,at8t.L pref 59k 59 J'allman Palace Car 198 198 198 193 197 Richmond A W.P.T. 8! 8! 8 7X 8 R. A W. P. T. pref.. 3t, S3), 31i 3 36 Et. Paul A Dnluth. 40k fct. Paul A D. prel 105 Texas Pacific 9)4 9V 914 SU 9k Union-Pacific 36X 37H 3bX 36 36 Wanash 11 11 11 11 ItHj W abash prer. 54! 24! 24 24k. 24W Western Union 88 89 H tsv, 8914 gg2 Wheeling A L. E.... 204 HH, 2H 2015 201 Wheel 'g A L.E. pref C3 63X 63X 62) 623( Government bonds were dull and steady, Close ot tne list: U. S. 4 ree 113 Mutual Union 6s 111k N.J. C. Int Cert... .Ill), Northern Pac. lsts. ,118V, do do 2ds'. 113 Northwestern Con.,137', 0 debentures SS...105), bt.L.A L 31. gen. 5s. 83K SUL.AS. F.nen.M..109k M. Paul Consols 130 do 4a COUD..........114 do H 100 Pacific 6s of '95 1054 Louisiana stamped 4s96?j Missouri as... .. ....ju Tenn. new set. 6s. ...102 do do 5s 101 An do zs ........CS Canada So. 2ds.....lom St.P..C.A P. 1st!... .117 T. P. L.G. Tr.Kcts.. 7T!t T. P. B.G. Tr.Rcts.. 27 Cen. Padflo Istt 10s Den.A R.U.1SU 116 dodo 4s. ... ... 8SH Krli'2di 102 M.E.AT. gen. 6s.... 795, Union Pac lsu 108 West Shore IWk B. G. W 7 aoanu - " Mining shares closed as follows: Crown Point soiriymoutii ,.. 70 ... 125 ... 150 ... 1(0 .., 75 ... 40 ... 350 ..1800 ... 10 Con. CaL and Va. w.Merra Nevada.... Deadwood......!... ioul.l and Curry.. Hale A N'orerosc, Homesiakc... Mexican North Start Ontario 115 Mandard 70Unluu Con ......... .. ico eilow Jacket. Iron Sllrer Quicksilver. Quick silver, pref. jjuiwcr ..1$ .. 140 B50j ..17U0I Ophlr 20U Tbe total sales ot stocks to-day -were 301,- 000 shares, including Atohison, 10,582; Chicago Gas, 9.805; Erie, 6,430; Louisville and Nash ville, 3,100: Missouri Pacific, 19693; Northern Pacific preferred, 7.S26; New England. 9,400; Beading, 55,550: Richmond Terminal, S 150; St. Paul. a300: Union Pacific, 3,250; Western Union, 8,215. BLIZZARD TALK BULLISH. TVheat and Corn Gain a Little Under Its In fluence Provisions lower. Chicago, Dec 7. Big purchases of wheat mai ked the close of a weak day. Blizzard talk helped the rally, and the close was o higher than yesterday. Corn followed tho course ot wheat; and in the end gained Jc on yesterday's closing' price. Provisions were again easier. Pork is 17o lower, lard, 20o, and ribs, Hc lower. Except In tno last hour, wheat trading was exceedingly slack. Liberal operations in the Northwest; weak cables and reports ofenowin the West were the Influences to which an early decline was attributed. The subsequent advance was attributed to the rather larger clearances from the seaboard, tmA Bradstreei't report, which did not make the increase In stock as large as generally expected. Although Initial trades In corn were at a slight advance, the price soon sold offo on selling by some of the larger receiving and shipping concerns, the buying being con fined mainly to room operators. At the de cline the demand improved, and as the car lots for to-morrow 200 were comparatively light and advices that a storm West would interfere with the movement, the price rallied, recovering the early deoline, chinged some, ruled firm and closed with a KK galn Iu oats there was moderate pressure to sell, and May receded c On the decline tbej-e was fair covering of shorts. jrrovisious iouk a uig mmuic at vuo utt, and then relaxed into a comatose condi tion The bull clique seemed to have qnlt trying to run the market, and instead were engaged in an evening-up process. The close was within 5c of thebottom all around. The receipt of hogs continue to grow more satisfactory to tbe packers, and the indica tions on the prevailing high prices will bring the total for the month up to tbe largest figure for any December on record. The total this week to date is 10L920. The farmers are evidently letting go their hold ings, and the prevailing opinion is that tbe recefpts will increase very decidedly during tne next 30 days. There was a shrinkage of 5 to 10c in hog values to-day. The range be ing $3 10S6 10 I or light. These prices are considerably higher than at Omaha or Kansas City. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour easy but no juotaule change. No. 2 spring wheat, 71c: No. 3 do, 6366ic; No. 2 red. 71c: No. 2 corn, 41c; No. 2 oats. 3030ic; No. 3 whitef 34c: No. 8 white, S232$c; No. 2 rye, 46c: No. 2 barlev. 64c: No. 3 f. o. b., 4064c: No. 1 f. o. b., 3345c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1 OSKS1 SK; prime timothy seed, $1 94; mess pork, per bul, $14 25: lard, per 100 lbs, $9 50; bhort ribs, sides (loose), S3 10S 20; dry salted, shoulders (boxed). $7 507 75: short clear sides (boxed), $3 558 60. Whisky, distillers' flnisbed goods, per gal., $1 20. sugars, cut loaf, 53;Ic: granulated, 5c; stan dard A, 4c No. 3 corn, 37K37c Receipts Flour. 2).000 bartels: wheat, 177, 090 bushels; corn, 213,000 bushels: oats, 396,000: rye, 7,000 bushels: barley, 132,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 20 000 barrels; wneat, 33,000 bushels; corn. 60,000 bushels; oats, 174. O00 bushels; rye, 4,000 bushels; barlex, 64,000 biithels. On the Produce Exchange to-day tbe but ter market nas dull; creamery, 1929c: dairy. lS26c Eggs quiet; strictly fresh, 22J Q:tc. Range or the leading features.furn!shed by John M. Oaklev A Co., bankers and brokers, No. 45 blxth street: ( lose. Dec. 6 Articles. WlIEAT. December January May JulT CORX. December..... January May July Oats. December January May TOBK. December. .... January May I.AED. December. .... January May Short Kids. January May TIM 72H 78 , 77H 41K 46H 47 fO 31 15 55 15 67 9 70 9 75 900 8 22 S 17 Car receipts for to-day: Wheat. 184: corn, 237: oats, 200. Estimates for to-morrow: Wheat, 125; corn. 2u0; oats, 1S5. GENERAL MARKETS. New York KtbCB Receipts, 46,700 pack ages; exports, 4,000 barrels, 37,100 sacks; mar ket dull and generally weak: low grade win ter scarce andtflrm; sales, 10,200 barrels. Cornmeal dull and steady. Wheat Receipts, 17,000 bushels; exports, 110,000 bushels; sales, 1,500,000 bushels futures, 11,000 bushels spot: spot opened weaker, closed firmer, dull; No. 2 red, 7c. store and elevator, 78c afloat, 7SJ79io ,. a j,.. jo. 3 red, 73374Je; ungraded red, 7079c; No. 1 Northern, 83Jc: No. 2 Northern, 79)0; No. 2 Milwaukee. 75Jc; No. 3 spring, 7Jc; options were moderately active, irregular and un settled; opening weak and declining Hc on lower cables, increased receipts, light clearances, anti-option bill talk and an in crease east orthe Rockies; advanced o on lorelcn buying and shorts covering through firmer west, closed dull with early months JJc up, and late months nnchansed to a down: No. 2 red, December. 7676Jc, clo-lng at 76c: January, 77J77Kc. closing at 77,'Sc; jua y, tsQSjc, closing at sio. Rte dull and steaay. Bablet quiet. Barley Malt quiet and dull. Cons-Receipts, 166,030 bushels; exports, 81,000 bushels; sales, 480,000 bushels futures, 2u0,000 bushels pot; spot fairly active and steady; No. 2, 19JJ50c In elevaton 50a5(HiQ afloat; un-rndeu mixed, 50c; No. 3, 19c; steamer mixed, 50c; options opened weak and declined JQJic with wheat, reacted i, giion coveting and a decrease east of the Rockies, and closed steady at c advance, with trading dull: December, 4950c, clos ing at 60c; January, 50 5-I650JJi:. closing at SOJJc: Mny,52J52k:c,closing at 52JC; steamer mixed, Junuurj, 194c. Oats Receipts, 37.000 bushels; exports, 300 bushels: sales, 150,000 bushels futures; 70,000 bushels spot: spot qniet but steadv: options firmer nnd quiet; December. 36 3G;c, closln" at 36Jc; January, 37S7J4c, closing at 37Hc; May. 3939VXc, c1os.uk at 39c: spot No. 2 white. 4Uc; mixed West ern, 3638c; white do, 4013c; No. 2 Chicago, 37K37Xc Hay in fair demand and firm. II ofs quiet and weak. Groceries Coffee options opened firm, 20 25 points higher: closed steady 10 to 35 points up; sales. 36.500 bass, including: De cember. 16.1516.20c: January, 15 80Q15 95c; Februarv. 15 5015.75c: March. 15 15 15.25c; April, 151015.15c: Mnv. 15.2515.10c; July, 15.15c: September, 13.1015.15c; October, 15.00c, spot Rio quiet and steady; No. 7, 17c Suar. raw firm and in moderate demand: sales, 276 bags centrifugals, 96 test, 3c; 112 basis molasses suyar, 83 test, 2c: refined fairly active and firm. Molassec New Or leans, moderate demand, steady; open ket tle, new, good to choice 25Q37& Rice in good demand and steady. Cotton Seed Oil firmer and wanted; crnde, 35S7c: yellow, 10c Tallow quiet and steady; city ($2 for packagesi, 1 15.165c Rosin dull and weak. Tcrpehtike weak. Eoos dull; fancy steady; receipts, 3,619 packages. Hides dnll and steady. Hoo Products Pork qniet and steadv at $14 75. Cut meats dull and firmer; middles dull. Lard quiet and weaker; Western steam closed at tlO 00: sales, 500 tierce- at (10 00: option sales.none; December, $9 90 asked; January, $9 90 asked. Dairy Products Butter In moderate de mand vnd steady; factory, KQlSc Cheese In fair demand and firm. Milwaukee Flour quiet. Wheat steady: Mar, 72c; No. 2 spring, 67c: No. 1 (Northern, 7273c Corn qniet: No. 3, 10c Oats steady; No. 2 white, 34$35c; No. 3 do, 32K03JWc Barley quiet; No. 2, 61Kc; sample, 3555c Rye quiet; No. 1, 50c. .Provisions steady. l'ork, January, $ 15 05. Lard. January, S9 55. Receipts Flour, 6.300 barrels: wheat, 32.500 bushels: barley, 55,100 bushels. Ship mentsFlour, 7,000 oarrels; wheat, 12,200 bushels; barley, 22,500 tmsbels. Minneapolis Tho cash wheat market was weak and fully a cent lower than at the opening of tbe week. No. 1 Northern sold generally at 6Qa No. 2 Northern went gen erally at 5859c Receipts were 711 cars here and 530 at Drluth and Superior. Close: May, 73c; December, 67c; on track, No.lhard.67jMi No. 1 Northern, 6S&C: No. S Northern, 58b0o. Kansas City Wheat unchanged; No. 3 hard, 6t6t$c: No. 2 red, 66j4;c Corn weak; No. 2 mixed. 33tJ33Kc: No. 2 white. SS 33Jc Oats weak; No. 2 mixed, 2fJi30W:; No. 2 white. 3J32c. Egcs quiet at 1801'Jc Receipts Wheat, 04,000 bushels; c6rn, 11 000 hnsbels; oats, none Shipments Wheat, 19, tOO bushels; corn, 3,000 bushels; oats, none. BrtfTalo Wheat No. 1 hard, 82o; No. 1 Northern, TSJie: No. 2 red, 76c Corn No. 2. lc Receipts Wheat, 66,100 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 190,000 bushels; corn, 50,000 bushels. - Open- HIgn- Low. Clos ing, est. est. lng. 71H 71 7I5 71H 72S 5 n n 78J4 78 78 H na 77.', T.H 77H 4IX 4H,' 4I li ii 42S 4235 46i, 47 4Sj tB 46 47 46S t!H 29 30 ax SO 31 31! 31 31H 35 33 iAH Hi M as 15 62 15-70 15 W 15 67 15 50 15 62 15 50 15 57 955 955 9 45 947 9 55 9 60 9 52 9 55 892 895 887 890 8 05 8 17 8 07 S 10 8 12 8 12 8 05 8 05 PHILLIE DOTO AGAIN. The Stock Declines Close to Twenty and Closes Bather Eeavj. DUQUESNE A LITTLE STRONGER, And P. & B. Continues to Show a position to Droop. DIs- NO-OTHER CHANGES OP CONSEQUENCE "Wednesday, Dec 7. Another downward turn in Philadelphia Company was "the big feature of tbe local stock market to-day. Trie stock opened oS at 20 sales, and under continued pressure to sell by Morris & Brown it declined to 20J sales and closed looking rather weak at 2020i with-an offer to sell at 20 by the same firm after call. At the noon call, when the stock was offerings at 20 "W. L JIustin, of George B. Hill & Co., bid 20 for 600 shares, which prob ably had the effect of steadying the market, as thereafter it was noticeable that those on the selling side showed a dis position to keep above the 20-mark in their offers to sell. "I am unable to offer anv ex planation of tbe weakness ot the stock," said Mr. Mnstin, arter 'Change, "excepting that it was forced on an unwilling marker. Evidently considerable of tbe selling was for Eastern account, but whether tt was short selling, or the hammering of sold out bulls, is hard to say. If Eastern holders really desired to get rid of their holdings, they "chose an inopportune time to do so, as they knew, or should have kuo-vn, that the market here was not a cool one W OUII UU. .&1101L ia)C30UMIMD9 aiBV, wonld undoubtedly have accepted my bid or CO for 500 shares, which was only J awav from their offer at tbe time." buoli would seem to be the case, as sellers usually do not stop for n paltry fraction when determined to sell, particularly when an opportunity to market a block of 500 shares presents ltseir. Looking at it in this light, the inference is that the selling was for acconnt of sold-out bullB, who did not care to lose anv more siock tnan necessary to conserve tneir enus. Another theory was that the operations were for the account of a clique who took the short side at 23, followed the market down to 19, at which point they covered a few of their lines, and then commenced to put out fresh ones on the reaction to 2L And still nnother theory suggested tnat the selling was due to firm money In the East: but Boston was reported as doing nothing whatever in the stock, and that was the only point in the East where money rnled at all tight. The only gossiD current was to the effect that a recent series of tests had demonstrated that the pleasure In the company's mains had declined somewhat, and it was suggested, also, that this was responsible for the selling. The eossln was not confirmed, and it was probably not the influential factor, as, ir it had been, the selling would have been general instead of being confined to one bouse. Tbe movement, like those for some time past, bad all the earmarks of speculation pure and simple. Various developments and conditions have made the stock more of a gamble this fall than ever, and it is likely to continue to be a favorite with the speculators until its in vestment character becomes more pro nounced and more generally recognized. Iherewereno other movements worthy of extended comment. Duquesne traction was stronger at 26 sales and Did; People's Plpeage sold at is and M. & M. National bank at 75. P. & U. traction was weaker; mining shares were steady to firm, and oth ers were unchanged. La Noria Mining Company was higher at 1620c, bnt the demand was narrow and' spiritless. In explanation of what looked like strength ot the stock it was said that the Motollna people having gone to the end of their string and surrendered the plant to tbe La Noria company, a syndicate proposed to buy up La Noria stock, secure control of the plant, pay off the indebtedness and take rip the diilli, picks, shovels and wheelbarrows where the Motollna people laid them down. Where the working capital and the money to discbarge the Indebtedness is to come from was not stated. The unlisted street railway securities closed as follows: Duquesne traction, 26J 27: do 5s, 100 and Interest asked; P. & B. trac tion, 2JK24Ji; do 5s, 100 asked; P. A. & M. traction, tl asked. Alter the close 50 shares Westinghouse Electric second preferred were offered nt 35 and 100 shares first preferred at SI; 23 wad bid for P. & B. traction. Financial Notes. The buyers or Phlllie to-day were Hill & Co., J. J. Campbell, Lawrence & Co. and J. S. McEelvy. Kulin Bros, sold Dnquesne traction to J. B. Barbour, Jr. Whitney & Stephenson bought Plpeage from H. M. Long and sold M. & M. National Bank to Sproul & Co. W. R. Thompson & Co. sold 178 shares M. & M. National Bank at 175. A sale or Free bold Bank was also reported at 107, the high est point ever touched, and one of Second National Bank at 230. It is said that during the last six months the latter bank's earn ings have been at the rate of 11 per cent per annum. A charter was granted to-day to the West End Electric Light Company, of Pittsbure, to supply that portion of Pittsburg lying south or the Ohio and Monongahela rivers and west or tbe FIttsburtr and Castle shan non Incline; capital, $5,000. The lncorpoia- tors are i,van Jones, T. tr. HorsnDerucr, w. C. Gundelfinger, James Fox and A. C. Robert son. The directors of the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Traction Company held another meeting to-day, presumably to con sider the closing details of the North side deal, but, as usual, "nothing was done." General Alger, President of the Detroit, Bar Ridge and Alpena Railroad, says his company will pay the Interest on its bonds, notwithstanding tbe statement by Drexel, Morgan & Co. Pleasant Valley consolidated 5s are quoted atHHXbld. J. S. Bacbe & Co. to Oakley & Co.: About 1 o'clock it became known tnat Senator Hill had Introduced a bill in the Senate for the repeal of tlie Sherman law of 1890, and on this tbe traders bid up prices, and made some of the shorts cover. Still there are a great many people who say that it is impos sible to repeal this measure, and this will probably be tho most important factor in speculation lor some time to come. It is more Important by far than all the railroad earnings, as It Is a foregone conclusion that unless something is done to stop the coinage of silver within tho next year, gold will probably be sought after and a premium may be paid on It. The Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad asks sealed proposals for the sale to the sinking fund ol $33,000 or Its general mortgage bonds at not exceeding par and accrued interest. A membership in the New York Consoli dated Stock and Petroleum Exchange, all assessments paid, sold at $160 at auction yes terday. It is a wise recommendation the President again makes that Congress should legislate lor the protection ot railroad employes against the dangers incident to the old and Inadequate methods of braking and coupling which 'are still In use upon freight trains, and the recommendation ouht to be a pretty good bull card on Westinghouse Air brake. . Tbe Treasury Department to-day pur chased 771,000 ounces of sliver at $0.6320 .8360. MONETARY. Discount rates continue to be quoted at 56 per cenf, but the market is not quite as favorable as some classes of borrowers would like to sen It, the disposition on the part of most lenders being to adhere rather closely to the outside rate.. Eastern ex change Is In light supply, and currency abundant. Nktv York. Dec 7. Money on call easy, ranging from 1 to 1 per cent; last loan at i per cent, closing offered at 1 percent. Prime mercantile paper, 5J(. Sterling exchange is firm, with actuitl business in bankers' bills at $1 851 85 for 60 days And $1 88 for demand. Clearing House Figures. Pittsburg Exchanges to-day Balances to-day ... . $2,787,143 27 376,630 49 Samo day last week: Exchanges -.... $2,259,608 08 Balances - 334,831 It Nxw Tobk, Dec 7. Clearings, 1S9,698,5J; balances, $6,326,891. Bostox, Dec 7. Clearlnes, $18,119,386; bal ances, $1,627,929. Money 67 Der cent. Ex change on New York 8 to Lc discount. Baltimore. Dec 7. Clearings, $3,511,036; bal ances, $356,867. Bate 6 per cent. PniLADZLraiA, Dec 7. The bank clearings to-day weie $13,809,031; balances, $1,393,149. Money 5 per cent. Chicaqo, Dec 7. Bank clearings to-day, $18,619,633. New York exohange, 25o pre mium. Sterling exchange dull; 60-day bills. $1 85X: demand, $1 SSK. Money firm at 56 Tier cent. St. Louis, Ma, Dec 7. Bank clearings,! fidPjwmi, iniKuuBB, vvv,mis juuuey iuiot as 67 per cent. Exchange on New York 25c disoount to par. CnrcinvATi, O., Dec. 7. Money 38 per cent. New York exchange, 25o premium. Clearings, $2,411,650. New Orleans, La., Dec, 7. Clearings, $2,481,783. New York exchange Commercial, $1 50 per $1,000 disoount: bank, par. Memphis, Tesw- Dec 7. Clearings, $519,152; balances, $129,215. New York exchange selling at par. Sales and Closing Quotations. Following were the transactions on the Exchange tales board o-day: TIRST CALLNO SALES. - BETWEEN CALLS. 100 shares Philadelphia Company S0 60 shares Duquesne traction 28ft second call. 5 shares Philadelphia Company 20H SI shares Philadelphia Company 20K 100 shares Philadelphia Company 20 100 shares Philadelphia Company 20) 100 shares Philadelphia Company..! ViH loo shares Phllade phla Company 20M 25 shares Philadelphia Company i 2H 6 shares Philadelphia Company 20; THIRD call. 5 shares People's Plpeage I5J 23 shares M. A 51. National btnk 75 Total sales. 632 shares. Clpslng bids and offers: 1st calL id COM. sacau STOCKS. Bin Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask izili "'.'. 75" 76" 35 ..... ".'.'.'. "io" 9 11 26" 20 17M 18 G2-' '.'.'.'. 58 b0 24JS 23 ... fi5 45 43 .... W 50 51 16c 20c 9 9i is" 2)" ... 40 127 130 74X 76 BANK STOCKS. T. N. Bank, Pitts. 180 Freehold Hank. 106 120 KldeUtvT. AT. Co.. Keystone Hank.. Pg 82 iiiuertv a at. name.. M. A. M. Nat. Bank liU liT 33 32 75X Monon. Nat. Bank, INSURANCE. Cltv Citizens Humboldt Western Insurance. NATURAL OAS. 40 Chartlers Val.Qas.. 9)4 9 Penna. Gas Co .... Philadelphia Co... Wheeling tias Co.. TRACTIONS. Central Traction..., Citizens Traction. . Pittsburg Traction Pleasant Vallev.... Second Avenue"...., RAILROAD. Chartlers Railway. Pitts.. Y.Ash..., Pitts. 4 CastleS.... COL. 11 MX 20 20 17X J8 235i .... 2 58 .... Wi 23 50 50 13 23M 24s N. Y. AC. G. C.Co MINING. La Noria MlnlngCo 20c 9 20c 9 x.usier lining Co.. MISCELLANEOUS. Mononrsheta Wat. U. S. AS. Co TJ. S. AS. Co..prij., West. Airbrake Co. 31 19 40 1T0 18 I7K 127 127 Standard U. C. Co. 'ih Closing Philadelphia Quotations. Bid Afced. Kennsylranla 53W &ZTi Beading 2713-16 Luffalo. New Yort A Philadelphia. 6 Lehlsh Valley T.....58 Pehlgh Navigation &34 Philadelphia and Krle 32! Northern Pacific common 17H Northern Pacific preferred 49)4 Z77i 5SK 33" 17 49M Electric Stocks. Boston, Dec 7. Special. Closing quota tions or electric stocks to-day were: Bid. Asked. Boston Electric Light Co 114 118 General Electric lnM 114 General Electric pfd 115)j 116 Edison Klectrlc (111) 135 140 'Westinghouse second pfd 34 35 Westinghouse first pfd. 49 50 Fort W ayne Flectric 125 13 Port Wayne Electric (A) Iht 8 'J homson-Houston Trust (D) 7,'a Tbomion-IIouston (EEW) 7H 10 Boston Stocks Closing Prices. Atch. & Topeka 34 Boston A Albany.... 200 Boston A Maine 172 Chi.. Bur. A Qulncy. B9 Fltchburg R. R.pM. 834 Mass. Central 16 Mex. Cen.. com 10V N. T. A N. England. 43 Old Colony 180 Wis. Cen., common. 15,M Allouez SI. Co. (new) 90 Atlantic 10 Boston A Mont. 34 Calumet A Hecla ....290 Franklin 13 Kearsarge 12 Osceola , 3651, 112 ' ymncy. antar eCoDDer. 5 Tamarack 160 Anniston Land Co... 25 Boston Land Co 5! San Diego Land Co.. 11 West End Land Co.. 18 Bell Telephone 207K Lamson Stores 15 Water Power 21-16 Centennial 7h N. E. Tel. A T. .... 58 B. A B. Copper 1U Thomson-Houston ..114 Bar Silver. New York, Dec. 7. Special. Bar stiver In London rfd lower at 3Su per ounce. New York dealers' price lor silver ljo lower at 83o per ounce. Foreign Financial. Paris. Dec 7. Three per cent rentes, 99f 80c tor tbe account. Havana, Deo. 7. Spanish gold, 2.51K2-5 New York Metal Market, New.York. Dec. 7. Pig iron in moderate demand: American. $13 0015 50. Copper Arm; lake. $12 10. Lead dull; domestic, $3 75. Tin weaker; straits, $19 15. ' General Markets. New Orleans Rice steady: ordinary to good, 23c. Sugar active and strong: open kettle, cliuice, 3c; strictly prime, 3 13-163c; good fair to prime, 22Jic; common to lair, 2 7-163 9-16c; ccntrliugal plantation granu lated, 1 7-16c; choice white, iiic: off white, 364c: jtray white, SJ3Jic; choice yellow clarified, 3313-16c: prime do, 33 ll-16c; off do, 3(d3Kc: seconds, 2 3vc Molasses active and strong: open kettle, c'nnice, S03Ic; strictlv nrlme, 2S29c: good prime, 26i7c: prime, 2125o: good common to fair, 2030c: centn:u;ial, choice, 18c; strictly prime, 16c; prime to good prime, 12 15c; fair to crood fair, 9llc; common to good common, 67c. St. Louis Flour slow and unchanged. Wheat went off early, hut recovered Liter and closed firm and a shade above yester day; cash closed lower 67?c: December, 6Sc; January and .May, 75i7oc; July, 75Jc Corn Cash lower at 37Jic; options tollowed wheat pretty closely and closed 14H above yesterday: Decomber, 37c: January, 3SJc: Februarv, 39c: May, 42c. Oats higner; cash, 3233c; Aiav, S4Jc. Uj e dull and lower; 46Ko sellers. Barlev quiet; Nebraska. 520 6.c: Minnesota, 5559c. Bran quiet at fiOo on East track. Hay firm; prairie, $S 0010 00, the latter for lancy: timothy, $10 00I3 00. Flaxseed quiet at $1 06. Cornmeal quiet at $1 85. Baltimore Whent qniet and eay: No. 2 red, spot. 7373c: December, 7S)73jic; January, 71745ic: May, 80S0c: steamer No. 2 red, &ktec; recelnts, 11,771 bushels; shipments, 211,270 bushels. Corn dull and loner; mixed, snot 18K8Jc: vear, 18jc; January, 1848c: Febiuarv, 18c bid; Way, 50c bid: steamer mixed, 16Ko bid: receipts, 5,317 bushels: shipments, 35,570 buohels. Oats steady; No 2 white Western, 1212c! No. 2 mixed. 3S3Sc; receipts, l.OuO bushels; stock, '79,015 bushols Bye steadv. Grain freights lull and 'easv. Cotton firm: mid dlings, !c Provisions steady. Butter steady. EKgs firm. Cheese quiet. Philadelphia--Flour firm with but little doinu-. Wheat Options weak; spot closed steadier: export demand Usht: nnirradecl. In elevator, 72c; steamer No. 2 1 eel, in export elevator. 73KC: No. 2 red. December, 2? 77K( 71c: January. 7575c: February, ra 77jjc: aiarcn, myfjyic. worn inactive ana steady with lisht ollurlngs; No. 2 mixed De cember, 1949Jic: January? 494J19Kc; Febru ary, 1919c. Oats Carlots weak; futures wholly nominal; No.3 white, 10c; No. 2 white, HLj12c; No. 2 white, December. 10J4llc; January. 39J40c: February. 10Viuc Eggs Aim; Pennsylvania firsts, 29J0u. Cincinnati Flonr steady. Wheat moderate and demand barely steady; No. 2 red, 70c; receipts, 2,500 bushels; shipments, 3 300 bush els. Corn quiet; No. 2 mixed, 12Kc Oats steady; No. 2 mixed, 35c Bye dull and lower; No. 2, 52c , Pork in light demand and higher at $11 37k- Lard steady at $9 50. iiulkmeats firm at $8 75. Bacon firm at $3 75 09 87K. Whisky steady and firm: sales, 969 barrels at $1 20. Butter heavy and droop ing. Eggs easier. Sugar firm. Cheese in moderato demand and firm. Toledo Wheat dull and steady; No. ? cash and December, 71c: May, 79.lc. Corn dull; No. 2 cash, 43c; May, 46c Oats quiet; cash, 33c. Rye dull; cash, 52c Cloverseed easier; prime, cash and December, $7 50; Jnnnary. $7 57: Febiuarv, $7 65; March, $7 67. Receipts Flour, 125 barrels; wheat, 18,917 bushels; corn, 9,719 bushels: oats, 600 bushels: rye, 1,318 bushels: cloverseed. 111 bass. Shipments Flour. 753 barrels, wheat, 1,600 bushels; corn, 1,000 bushels; lye. L20O bushels; cloverseed, 261 bags. SECURE desirable boarders by a cent-a-word ad In THE DISPATCH. HISS MABSDEN AND HES MISSION. Busslan Newspapers Accuse Her of Exag gerating the Ravages of Leprosy. Sx. PETEKSBtJBO, Dec 7. Russiannews papers accuse Miss Kate Marsden.of the Bed Cross Sooietvwho it attempting to raise funds for th? relief of lepers in Siberia,ofex- j aggeration in her accounts of the ravages of leprosv in that part of tbe Empire. The' papers state that instead of 10,000 lepeis dying annually in the province of Yakootsk, in Eastern Siberia, there are only about 100 persons suffering with the disease in the whole province. Kleih's Duqueshe, Barley Malt and Eye Whisky is excellent for cold. Ask your dealer for It, OVER $12,000 PER ACRE Paid for a Slice of Property on Shady Lane The Largest Price Ever Paid for Realty In the Squirrel Hill District A SJSO,000 Deal Closed Gossip and Sales. Wednesday, Dec. 7. To-day was a very busy one in realty circles, and some very important transac tions were consummated. In tbe Squirrel Hill district a piece of property containing Vyi acres sold for a price close to 16,000, which is the largest amount that has yet been paid for realty in this neighborhood. Tbe ground is situated at the corner of Sbady lane and Linden avenue, having a frontage or 120 lee t on Shady lane by 110 feet In depth, extending through to Dennlston avenue, and having a frontage on either side or this thoroughfare of 120 feet; 30 feet of the land lies on the eastern side ot Dennlston avenue. Mr. S. J. Fleming sold the property through M. F. Hippie & Co. for N. S. Snyder, Esq. Though this sale was the only one of im portance m shape ror publication, It was not the largest transaction of the day, as a busi ness property situated on Diamond street, near the Market Honse, was sold, the con sideration being $50,000. or nearly $2,000 per loot front, tbe property having a frontage Of about 26 feet. Items of Gossip. "" William M. Lair.!, the shoe merchant, has purchased a piece of property on LIDerty street in close proximity to the realty re cently purchased by Mes3rs. Laird & Bay and Chaddock & Owens. It is said that Mr. Laird will also tjrect a large business house. It is probable that Thomas M. Marshall, Esq.. will rell 10 acres or his land, adjoining the Watson tract, to Allegheny City for park purposes. Tne officials are negotiating for the purchase of-the property, and if the deal goes through there will be an entrance to the contemplated park on Marshall avenue. 'November's Bnildlng Record. Captain Spatt, tun Chief Clerk In the office of the Building Inspector, completed a re port to-day of tbe buildings erected In the city and their cost during November. Tne total number was 231 and the cost $808196. There were 108 brick, 169 frame, 1 iron clad and 3 iron. A num ber of business houses, and shops were built, but the great majority of the build ings were dwelling houses. The greatest number was In the Nineteenth ward, where 65 houses were built at a cost or $200,173. in the Fourteenth ward there were 20 houses built, costing $143,100, and In tbe Twentieth ward 36 houses, costing $123,303. The small est number was In the Twenty-eighth ward, where but one bduse was put up at a cost of only $300. Building Permits. The following permits were issued to-day: Mrs. Barbara Durkln, a two-story frame dwelling, Indiana street, Twenty-first ward, to cost $1,500. Michael Collins, three-story frame house on Minnesota street, Twenty third ward; cost, $600. John Ort, two-story frame dwelling on Elgin street. Eighteenth ward; cost, $2,200. George McKnight, two story frame dwelling on Keystone street, Eighteenth ward; cost, $900. Mrs. A. M. Swyers, two-itory brick dwelling 011 Boquet street, Fourtesnth ward; cost, $5 000. C. H. Chance, four two-story brick duellings on Juliet street, TouiteentU ward; cost, $3,000. Reported by the Brokers. Black & BalrdsoSl for H. S. Benner to Mar garet B. Kuhn a property on the southerly side of 'Wlnslow street, between Park and Larimer avenues. East End, having twb two-story frame dwellings fronting on Win slow street and three two-story frames on the'alley, with a lot 40x151 feet, for $6, 25a John K. Ewlng & Co. sold through the office of Beed B. Coyle & Co. for the Fidelity Title and Trust Company two lots, 60x125 each, on Natchez street, being lots Nos. 2J4 and 221i in the Watson plan, Tenth ward. .miegueny, ior$l,4W James W. Drape & Co. sold a house nnd lot on Pase street, Allegheny, for $5,100: also sold a house and lot near Brlnton station, for $1,875. L J. Wilson sold lot No. 1 In the Wilson Slan, Hawkins station, 50x159, to Thomas J. ell, for $950. also sold lot No. 6 In same plan. 62x167, to Benjamin A. Maggini, for $1,125. Mr. Maggini will erect a house on his property at once. E. T. Schaffner sold for the Birmingham Land Improvement Company lots Nos. 80 and 156 in their plan of South View. These lots front 50 feet on Birmingham avenue and run back 150 feet to Baldwin way. Price paid $600; sold to John Blchter. A SATISFACTORY TRADE In Nearly All Lines of Merchandise, With Collections UnUTormly Easy Staples Generally Firmly Held Current Gossip and Revised Prices. Wednesday, Dec. 7. A generally satisfactory condition of af fairs prevails in mercantile circles. Collec tions are almost uniformly easy, and mer chants state that sales oi drygoods, grocer ies, provisions, clothing and holiday spe cialties are quite as large as is usually witnessed in early December, if not larger. Prices for most staples hold steady to firm. Cotton goods are exceptionally firm in sym pathy with the remarkable advance that has recently taken place in the raw mate rial, and sugar and coffee are held firmly. The advance In the prico of cotton has been a great boom to the South; has stimulated every department of industry and trndo.and cannot fail to aid greatly in the develop ment of tbe wonderful natural resources of that favored portion of the country. Now that the baibwire manufacturers have forme 4 a trust, this article may be expected to sell at higher prices. The plants of the companies in the combine have an aggre gate capacity or 90,000 net tons of wire rods per annum, 275,000 tons of plain wires, 120,000 tons of barb wire, and 5,000 kegs of nails dally. Several attempts have been made by prominent operators within tbe past week, says a Chicago paper, to advance the price or wheat, but this is a most difficult matter in the lace of the continued enormous re ceipts at primary markets. The farmers seem to be in a treat hurry to sell their wheat, and tho already immense stocks In warehouses are being rapidly lncreaseu, the receipts at Minneapolis and Duluth being especially beavy. The ruling prices lor wheat aie 'Phenomenally low, and corn is also very cheap, but hog products are scarce and unusually high. Compared wltli one year ago the preont supply ot "contract" mesi pork Is 160,273 barrels b-ss equal to 30, 451,87i pounds; cil lard 21,951 tierces less, and of meats 43.0S9.000 pounds less There is a large shortage in the hog "crop," and hogs are rapidly rising In value. Game, poultry, potatoes and some de scriptions ot vegetables were quoted hlsher in this market to day, but the mild weather was given as a'depresslng factor. Somoof the dealers reported sales of potatoes as high as 90c per bmhel from store, but the general rane was 80S5c Cranberries continue to drift upward. It is said the remainder of the crop Is con trolled by a syndicate. Dairy products and eggs are firmly held, bnt priees remain unchanged. One of tbe merchandise brokers reported coffee as showing a leactionary tendency. He believes, bowever, that roasted coffee will ultimately be higher. Grain, Flour andTFeed. Sales on call at the Grain and Flonr Ex change to-day: One car No. 2 yellow shelled corn, spot, 17c; one car winter wheat bran, spot, $11 50; one car No. 1 feeding prairie bay, .five days, $10 00: one car do, five days, $10 25; one car mixed oats, five days, 35c; one car No. 2 white oats, five days, 10c: one car No. 2 white oats, ten days, 39Kc; two cars Nd. 2 white oats, December, 38j'c; one car do, December, 3&c Bids and offers: SPOT. Bid. Asked. New No. 2 yellow shelled corn $ 47 iTi No. 2 white oats (Michigan) C 40 li Io. 3 red wheat 74 riVE DAYS. No. 2 red wheat $ .... 73 No. 2 yellow ear corn 50 52 7o. 2 white oats 39j 41 Winter wheat bran, sacked 16 00 WJntcrwheat bran, bulk 14 25 14 oo No. 1 timothy bay 13 25 18 75 Clover and timothy hay . .... 13 00 No, 1 feeding prairie hay 10 00 No. 2 feeding prairie bay 9 50 Packing bay 7 SO 7 75 TEX DAIS. No. 2 yellow shelled corn I 404 43 No. 2ellowear coru 494 52 No. 2 white oats....... 19 tOK Receipts bulletined: Via the B. & O. 1 car oats. 1 ear wheat, 1 car ha : via the 1'., C, 0. & St. L. 6 cars corn, 1 cats oats, 10 car hay, 2 cars bran; via the I'., Ft. W. C 9 cars bay, 3 cars oats, 1 car shorts, 1 cur rye. To tal, 39 cars. rCAUOK Ot THE MARKET. (Hie following quotations for grain, feed, bay and straw are for carlou ou track. Dealers charge a small advance Irom store. J Wheat No. 2red 76 a 77 No. 3 red .-. 73 (3 71 Cook No. 2 yellow ear 48,4 49 High mixed ear 47 (3 43 Mixed ear. 45 No. 2 yellow shelled 48! mgniLixea sneuea 11. Mlied shelled 45 .new no. 2 yenow aaeueu.. ........ j New high mixed shelled corn 46 Oats No. 1 white. 41 No. 2 white 40 Extra No. 3 white 39 No. 3 i 38 Mixed 35 Bye-No. 1 Western 56 No. 2 Western , 67 LOUR (Jobbers prices) Fancy brands, $1 4o 85: standard winter patents, tt 504 75: spring patents. $1 5C4 : straight winter. S4 004 25: clea winter, S3 754 00; XXX bakers, f3 7v3 55: rye. $3 soan 75. The Exchange Price Current quotes flour In car Iota on track as follows: Patent winter $3 75! Patent spring 4 Straight winter 3 Clear winter. 3 Low grades..... 2 live flonr. 3 Snrlnir hakpm 3 33 ailLLFEKD .No. i wni'p miaaungs. us imoik iu; No 2 white middlings. $16 5017 50: winter wheat bran, 114 23(314 50; brown middlings, flS 0016 60; Chop. $18 0023 00. HAY-Cholce timothy, 114 00I4 25; No. t tim othy, I3 2SI3 75: No. 2 Jlmothv. $12 0012 50: mixed clover and timothy, $12 5013 00; packing. 7 0C8 00: No. 1 feeding prairie. $10 0u10 60: No. 2 do. 9 00(39 50: wagon hay. $15 00I7 00. STRAW-Wueat, $8 006 60; oats, $ 607 00; rye, $7 oo7 so. Groceries. SUGAR-Patent cnt-loar. 5Kc; cubes. 5cr pow dered, 5c; granulated (standard), 4c: confection ers A. 48-l0c: soft A. 4h4Jc: lancy yellow. 4Jc: fair yellow. 4.'i4'4c: common yellow. 37b(34c Coffee Roasteu.ln packages Standard brands, 23 13-20c: second grades. 22H(a23)4c: fancy grades, 27H32Hc; Loose-Java, 3738c: Mocha. 33ft36c; Maracalbn, c: Peaberry. 2aK(32)c; Santos, 2 29c: Caracas, 31)32c:KIo, 24H28c MOLASSES-Cholce. 3333Hc: fancy. 34JS33c: centrirugals. 23J$20c; new crop New Orleans, a 44c. STROP Corn syrup, 230230: sugar syrup. 2030c; fancy flavors, 3!33c; black strap, 1617c. Fruits London laver raisins. $2 50; California London layers, $2 10rS2 15: California muscatels, bags, s6)jc: boxed.tr 151 25; Valencla.7H7Hc; Ondara Valencia, 8lf38hc: California sultanas, 11 llkc: currants, 4?5c: California prunes. 11U 15c: French prunes. 8Hi:c: California seedless raisins. 1-lb cartons, $3 90; citron, 18I9c: lemon peel. Ul0;c. KICE-Fncy head Carolina, 6!6;c; prime to choice, 55Cc; Lonlslana, 6i6c; Java, 5)soHc; Japan. 5V6c Canned UOODS-standard peaches. S2 1032 35; extra neaches. 12 4.V3I2 50: seconds. 31 85(31 &: pie peaches, tl 2031 25; Unest corn, $1 4C1 50; liar ford county corn, tl 051 10: lima beans, ft 20(9 1 25: soaked, 8085c: early June peas, $1 1531 25; marrowfat peas. Jl 031 10; soaked. T$vx: French pe is. til 5020 00 fl lou cans, or tl 4Cl 50 f dozen: pineapples, tl 251 30; extra do. $2 4U: Bahama do. $1 00: Damson plums. Eastern, tl 25; California pears, $2 252 35; do green gages, tt 75: do egg Dlums, $1 73; do apricots. $2 102 25; do extra while cherries, $2 752 85: dn white cherries. 2-Ib cans, tt f5: raspberries, tl 25131 50: strawber ries, tl 1V31 25; gooseoerrles, tl iol 25: tomatoes, 9oel 00: salmon. 1-lb. tl 2C0I1 3a; blackberries, 75S0c: succotash, 2-lb cans, soaked, 95c; do stand ard. 2-lb cans, tl 251 60; corned beef, 2-lb cans, tl 65(31 75; do 14-lb. $13 00; roast beef, 2-lb. $1 75; chipped beef. 1-lb cans, $1 85(32 00; baked beans, tl 25&1 35: lobsters. 1-lb, t2 25: mackerel, fresh. 1-lb. tl 90: broiled. 11 50; sirdlnes. domestic. Ms. $3 85; Us. ti 25; H. mustard. $3 Imported. 'As, $10 50(31.! 50: Imported. s. 13 on23 10; canned apples, 3-lb, 8CSSc; gallons, $2 t3ft.l 10. (3 4S m 49 TVSt 4 a 4a 5 46? a 41s 6 40.S 133 16 a so 53 Provisions. Medium t 12' Small 12S' Trimmed M California 8K Shoulders, sugar-cured sy Bacon shoulders.. &H Dry salt shoulders 8I4 Breakfast bacon 12 ExtradX) 13 Clear bellies, smoked 10 Clear bellies, dry salt 9 Dried beef, knuckles 13 Bounds 13 Sets io Flats 9 Lard (refined), tierces. 11 Tubs IV i TwoSO-lb cases UK Lard (compound), tierces 7H Halt barrels 1H Tubs 8' TwoGO-lb case's 1H Three-lD cases 8 Flve-lb cases 77s Ten-lb cases h Mess pork, heavy 16 50 Mess pork, light. 17 50 Batter and Cheese. Butter Klein creamerv. 32X(334Hc: other brands. 29(331c: choice to fancy dairy and country roll. 2G23c: fair to medlnm grades. isi724c; low grades. 1216c: cooking. 9(3ttc: greae. 6(38c. CIIEKSE-Ohlo. HMSlUic: New York, U4((312c; fancy Wisconsin &wlss blocks, 14(315e; do bncas. 12H(3I3c; Wisconsin aweltzer. In tubs, I313c; llmberger. llllc; Ohio Swiss, 12(313c. Eggs and Poultry. EGGS Strictly fresh Pennsylvania, and Ohio, 6 (327c: special marks. 23c: storage stock. 22025c. Poultry Live Spring chickens, 403j0c per pair: old chickens, 5560c: ducks, 5aG0c: geese, tl 25(31 33; turkeys, 10311c per m. Dressed -Chickens. ll(312c per B: turkeys, 1315c; ducks, 12(3 14c; geese. llllc. Berries, Fruit and Vegetables. Cranberries are firmly held nt $2 502 75 per box for Cape Cod and $2 753 00 for Jer sey. Apples, $2 253 50 per bhl for fair to choice stock; Concord and Catawba grapes, $2S30 per 100 8-lb baskets; smaller baskets, $1520; Florida oranges, $2 753 25 per box: Jamaica do, $6 006 50 per bbl: lemons, $3 601 50 per box; bananas $1 252 00 per bunch: pine apples, 815c each by tbe bbl: Malaga grapes $3 507-00 per keg. Cabbage, $5 507 00 per 100: turnips, $1 50 1 75 per bbl; beets, $2 00(1)2 25: parsnips, $2 25.! 75: rutabagas. $1 151 25; carrots, $1 E01 75: onions, $2 502 75 per bbl lor native and $1 251 35 per box for Spanish; celery, 2510c nor dozen. Potatoes 8085c ner hu for choice stock and from s'ore; 7075c on track; Jersey sweets, $3 751 00 per bhl: seconds, $2 50 2 75: Baltimore sweeti, $2 753 00; seconds, $2 002 25. Game. Venison, whole carcass. 12 He per lb: do. saddle, 1820c: iu dl, $1 752 oq, per dozen: squirrels, 1'5C1 75: Mallard ducks, $1 50ffi5 00; pheasants, $7 503 00; prairie chickens, $7 007 50; rabbits, 3035cperpair. Fish. I Half Or. Mackerel. Bbls. bbis lib's. Palls Palls 2001b 100 lb 50 1b 151b 10 lb Extra mess bloaters. $K oo $20 4P SI0 40 t 20 t 2 20 Extra No. 1 bloaters. 3 oo 17 so 9 15 2(3 115 Extra No 1 me-.s JZ U) 16 40 840 2 CO ISO ixtra No. 1 shore. .. 28 00 14 40 7 40 2 JO J 60 Med. No. 1 mesa.... 24 00 12 40 6 40 2 00 140 Med. No. 1 shore... 21 00 11! 90 5 Co in 125 Ex.No.2shoremess. 2200 1140 5U0 IS 13n Ex. No 2 shore large 20 00 10 40 5 40 1 70 1 20 Ex. No. imrd. shore 18 OO 9 40 4 60 1 55 , 1 10 No. 2medlu-n 15 00 7 00 4 15 138 95 No. 3 large 14 00 740 390 123 90 Round herring. Barrels. 201 lbs $ 4 50 Hairbarrels. I001bs...f. 2 50 Quarter bbls. 50 lbs 1 Co Potomac herring Barrels 4 50 Halfliarrels 2 25 Botltind herring Kegs 50CO Lake herring Hair barrels. 70 lb 2 50 Suarter barrels, 351b 1 25 ..alls 151b K Valid, lulu 50 "White fish Hairbarrels. 701b 5 OO Quarter nirrcls, 351b 2 50 Palls, 151b 135 Palls, re lb.. i 100 Russian sardines Hairbarrels. 100 lb 8 00 Kegs 50 Whole codflsh Large, per lb. 4 5'i(3' Medium 67 Boneless codfish 20-lb boxes. l(a2-lb bricks, per lb (M7 IO-IIi boves. l(52-lb bricks, chol:e 7i8 Smoked bloaters (Golden), 50 In box 'JO Smoked bloaters (Eastuort). 100 In box... 90 Miscellaneous. y BU KwnEATFLOUR-22hcpcrlb. BKAXS New York and Michigan pea beans. t2 15 (32 50 per bu. ; hand-picked medium. $2 1032 15; Lima, 4H4Hc per lb; Pennsylvania and Ohio beans, tl 7531 90 per bu. BEEsWAX-Choice yellow. 32313c: dark. 2623c. CIiiEB New country, $4 5u(3t 50: crab. $8 008 50 per bbl. Hone New crop white clover. 20O21C per lb; buckwhent, 14 311c; strained honey, k39c Tal ow Country rough, 34c per lb; city ren dered. 44Sc . Featiihus Extra Ilvelgecse. 58(j0c per lb; No.2 do. 4330c: mixed. 3040c. NUTS-tht'Stnuts. $j U)250 per bushel, peanuts, green. 3(34lc per lb; no roasted. Jl 15l 25 per bushel: bicaury nuts, tl 001 23: shellbarks, Jl 25 1 50: new walnuts, 0o75c: old do. 50(355c: butter nuts. ACi3i5c for old and ft367c fur new: rllberts. Vz per lb: almonds, larragoua, ISc: do Irlca, 16c: do paper sueii. oc: sneuea aimouas, 3c: israzu nub, S(3SSc; French walnuts. Sc; pecans. 10c; Naples wal.iuts. 13r; Grenoble walnut,, 13 'jc. Pickles S4 6035 50 perbarrel. PorcOKS-syl'icper lb. HIDES -Green steer hides, trimmed. 75 lbs and up. 7c: green steer bides trimmed. 60 to 75 lbs. 7c; green steer Hides, trimmed, under 60 lbs. 6e; green tow hides, trimmed, all weights. 4c; green bull hides, trimmed, all weights, 4c: green calf skins. No. 1, Cc; green calf skills. No. 2, 4c; green steer hides, trimmed, side branded. 4c: green alt stiers. No. 1. 60 lbs and up. 7(37,4 c: green salt cows. No. 1, all weights, 44e: green salt calf. No. 1. e to 15 lbs. 546c: green salt kip. No. 1, 15 to 3 lbs. 4(35c; ruauer skip. No. I, 10 to 15 lbs. 33 4cr No. 2 hides, lfrc off; No 2 calf. 2c off. DANIEL M'CAFFREY., CHOICE TIMOTHY HAY. Car Lots a Specialty. 233 AND 2W FIFTH AVENUE, se9-n PITTSBURG. Whitney & Stephenson. 57 Fourth Avenue; 030-53 LIVE STOCK, Hogs Role Higher and Medium Grades oi Cattle and Sheep Lover. WnnrxaDAY, December 7 Receipts at the Central droveyards tln week have been heavy, compared with last week, and wlcn one or two exceptions tbe markets have favored buyers. The excep tions were bogs, which advanced In sym pathy with ontslde markets and good grades of cattle and sheep, which held steady to firm at about last week's prices. CATTLE. The supply on sale Monday waa 110 loads against 105 loads last Monday. Tbe market ruled steady on best grades while common and medium grades, of which most of tbe receipts consisted, were slow at a decline of 10 to 13c per cwt. Tuesday's, receipts were) seven loads and the market was slow at Monday's prices. The close to-day was steady on good and heavy on common and medlnm grades. Quotations: Extra. 1.4.W to 1.600 lb ..i4 85(3 5 1$ Prime, 1,0 to 1.400 lb 1 60 4 7S good. 1.200 to L300 lb 4 2513 4 40 Tidy, 1.050 to 1.150 lb 3 5C3 4 0O Fair. 1.000 to 1.100 lb 3 25ffl50 Fair. 900 to 1.000 lb 2 750 3 W Common. 700 to 900 lb. 2 60(3 2 70 Rough half fat. 1.000 to 1,3001b 2 8S(3 3 CO Common to good fat oxen 2 0oa 4 01 Common to good fat bulls 1 60(3 3 00 Common to good fat cows 1 503 3 2$ Heifers. 700 to 1.0001b. 2 25(3 3 611 Bologna cows, per head 5 00(312 00 Fresh cows andspringers 16 00(345 00 noas. Forty-five double-deck loads were on sals Monday, and, with an excellent demand and stronger markets East and West, activity was the rule at an advance of 10Q15c per cwt as follows: Best Phtladelpnlas is 2356 30 Mixed (Philadelphia s 1536 31 Best Yorkers 6 Cflras 10 Common Workers 5 83(35 ai Kongl 4 533 7j Tuesday's receipts were Hzht, and the market active and 10c higher than Monday.. To-day tops were quoted at $6 10. Receipts Monday were 27 double-deck loads. 'A be market rnled about steady on best grades of sheep nnd Iambs, but common and medium crades were slow and 10 to 25c lower. Tuesday's receipts, 7 double-deck loaus; maxKet very Slow at quotations. Prime. 95 to lip lb t 750.5 ia Good. 85 toMlb 4 003J jj Fair. 75 to 80 lb. 2 7oa3 50 Common. 65 to 70 lb 2 00(32 50 Culls 5001 ra Lambs 3 5036 00 CALVES. Veal calves 34 S0(3S 60 Grass calves 2 00(33 00 SALE3. Following area portion of the transactions of Monday, Tuesday and to-day: Willi am Holmes & Co. sold 13 head or cattle, weighing 17.830 lb. at 13 31; 20 head. 23.410 lb. $3 75: 20 bead. 2a 790 lb. $3 5V. 22 head. 22.1401b. $3 05:42 head. 44,8-10 lb. M85: 18 head. 20.2Klb. t325. Hogs 786 bead. 10S.290 lb. $5 SO; 77 head. 14,200 lo, $6 20: 77 head. 15.S80 lb. $5 -.5: 30 head. 7,870 lb. $6 15. sheen 95head. 6.1P1 lb. $31)0. Lafferty Bros. 3r Hadden sold 13 head of cattle, weighing 18 030 lb. at J4 80: 17 head. 24.790 lb. 14 73: 8head,7.6."0lli. $3 25. Hogs IS head. 6,1401b. $6 Oo. Sheep 24 heart, 1,87) lb. t2 45: 172 head. 14.510 lb. 4 20; 152 head, 11.970 lb. 3 00; 36 head. 1,910 lb, 160. Reneker. Lln'.horn & Co.. sold 21 head or cattle, weighing 23.5U0 bat $4: 19 head, 25,400 lb, t4 65: 13 head, 14.4601'.. J3 23: 25. head. 23.680 lb. 13 85; II head. 12,6101b. JJ: II head. 10.6201b, 2 75: 16 head. 15. 46) lb. S3 30: 20 head. 17.38U lb, t2 90; 22 head. 19.9001b. .: 10; 19 head. 20.600 lb, 13 70. Hogs-52 head. 9,620 lb. tl 10: 30 head. 5,970 lb. $6 25: 31 head. 6.5101b, $0 20: 31 head. 5.530 rb. S 25. Sheep-3l head. 1,7.101b. $4 75:31 liend. 2,9901b. 14 70; 71 bead. 6, 720 lb. $4 SO: 45 he.ul. 3, i50 lb, ?3. JlcCalU Bnwien & Newbern sold 23 head of Mttte weighing 23.830 lb. at $.125: 15 head. 18.8901b. $3 20: 11 head. 10.410 lb. $2 75; 18 head. 25,500 lb, $4 80; 17 head, 19.100 lb. $3 61: 11 head. 12.3301b. f 3 45: 10 heart. 8,050 lb. 42 85: 28 head.27.060 lb. $3 15: 26 head. 21.0601b. 12 75: 10 heifers. S. 070 lb. t2 95. Hogs-20 head. 3,77010. 5 90:20 head. L770Ib. $6 10: 18head. 3,290 lb. $6 00; 19 bead. 4,050 lb. 5 35; 125 head. 25, 090 lb, $6 35: 56 head. 10.050 lb. fR 20. Sheep-30 head. 2,650 lb. t2 25; 46 head. 3. 710 lh.t3 60 HO head. 8,210 lb, S3 65: 30 head. 2.9C0 lb $4 83: 105 heart. 9.1901b. '4 40: 109 head. 9.8401b. $4 75. Huff, Hazelwood & Imhoffsold 15 head of cattle, weighing 11.800 lb. at $2 25: 17 head. 20,730 lb, $4 30; 13 held. 13.210 lb. tl CO: 9cows. 9,30010. tl 85. Hor 18 hend. 3.730 lb. fr, 25: 41 head. 6,790 lb, 6 10: 9S bead, 15.8011 lb, tr, 15: 96 head. 14,650 lb. $6 CO; 53 head, 8. 560 lb. $6 03 Sheep 57 heart. 4, 540 lb, 3 35: 2S heart, 1.630 lb. $4 75: 71 head. 6,130 lb, S3 80; 113 bead. 7,0701b. t4 75: 43 head. 2,4601b. $4 30; 89 bead. 6.45.1 lb. $5 50; 69 bead. 7.210 lb. $4 23; 40 head, 3,170 lb, $5 25. .fuhn Hesket & Co. sold 33 head of cattle, weigh ing 45.840 lb. at J4 63: 16 head, 21.0501b. t 55: 19 head 26.100 lb. WW: 26 bead. 29.440 lb, S3 73; 39 bead. 39. 5-0 lb $3 50; 58 bead. 61.270 lb. 13 25; 27 head, 25.700 lb, $3 10; 23 head. 21.090 lb, $2 83; 23 head. 21.000 lb. $2 73: 21 bulls. 24.8M lb, 12 30; 4 oxen. 6.8C0 lb. 4 10; 16 oxen. 21,8001b, $3 65; 25 fresh cows. ta per head. Hogs 79 head, 16,950 lb, 6 r: G b ad, 45, 190 lb. St, 2D: 363 bead. 69,970 lb. 15 15: H6had. 24.810 lb. jr. 10: 93 head, 15.460 lb. J 00: 47 hcid. 9,(30 lb. $6 30. Sheep 204 head. 17.650 111. S4 3.i: 62 head. 2.990 lb. 34 09: 120 head. 10.6601b, $3 65; 15C bead. 9.740 lb. tS 25; 119 bead, 9,670 lb, V 10: 109 head, 7.220 lb, 12 23. S. B. Hedges Co. sold 9 bead or cattle, weigh ing 9, OOT In. at $1 12S: 16 head. 17.500 In. $3 73: 20 bead. 25.240 lb. J4 in; 7 head. 6.070 lb. $3 10. nogs 23 heart. 5.321 lb $5 90:32 head. 6.U50 lb. $6 33: 82 held. 15.250 lb. J6 20: 37 held. 7.260 lb. t6(K;81 hea . ia5J) Ita. $5 90: 11 he-id. 4,320 lh. t5 95:27 head. 5.9401b $6 23. bheep-58 head. 43,201b. 375: 78head,5,W,. lh. f! 50: 30 he-id. 2.200 lb, $5 25: 20 head, l.MTOIh. . 35: II head. 45101b, $5 75: 52 head, 7.0U0 lb, HIi:i head. 7,840 lb. !6 Ou. fBT ASSOCIATED rrtESS.l Chicago Cattle Receipts, 22,000 head; shipments 5,000 head: market 1015c lower; Chritma- beeves, $5 75JG 40: good to choice. $1 755 25: other. $2 751 50: stockers,$l 50 03 10; cow. $1 rr3 60. Hogs Becelpts, 10,000 heid; shipments, 8,500 head: market 10c lower: rongh and common, $5 5 5 85: packlnir anil mixed, $5 906 20: prime heavy. $6 ."ige 10; butchers', $6 20$6 30; llcht, $5 756 10; skips and pigs, $1 505 80. Sheep Receipts, 8,000 head; shipments, 1,000 heid: sheep weak: lnmb strong; native. $1 005 30; Westerns, $1 251 73; Texans,$3 10 1 60; lambs, $3 756 OO. New York Beeves Receipts, 1,653 head, including fil ear lor sale; market dnll; na tive steers $3 IWJ5 30 per 100 pounds: bulls and cows, $1 003 00: dressed beef steadv nt F9Kc per pound; shipments to-dav, 3500 beeves; tomorrow, 309 beeves. Calves Re ceipts, 1,041 head: market weak: veals, $5 00 8 20 per 100 pounds; ensfors, $2 0002 40; Western culves, $3 2563 55. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 9.545 head; sheep firm; lambs dnll; sheep, $3 OOQj 25 per 100 pounds: lambs. $5 006 33. H.0,53 Receipts, 8.1S1 head, cnnil.-ned direct; nominally Ann at $5 906 35 per 100 pounds. Kansas City Caitle Receipts, 5,100 head; shipments, 2 900 head: the market waa dull: choice steers nnd cows were steady, others were ueak to 10c lower; feeders and Texas steers steady: reuresentatlve pales of ur"sen d"ii ana snipping steers. 3 t3i ro: cows, $1 503 20: stockers and feeders. $i 15 3 10. Bo4! Rtceipti-, 10,100 head;sbipment, 1,303 head: i-cmd hogs opened strong to higher :im! closed weak: common nogs were steady, clnsing 5I0c lower: all grades, $1 25 g6 10; bulk. $5 956 10. Sheep Receipts, 2,200 head; -liipiuunts, 100 head: tbe market was quiet and steady. .Muttons, $1 004 25. BafCiio Cattle Recelpts.112 loads thronsh, 2 sale; steady for good grades. Bogs Re ceipts 30 loads through, IS sale: good grades firmer: heavy cornfed. $6 306 40: packers and medium. $6 206 30. Sheep and lambs Receipt-, 16 loads through, 18 sale; opened steadv and firm; choice to fancy wethers, $5 u(i5 50: Jiiir. to pond sheep, $1 5004 85: Camilla sheep, $1 505 25; lambs, native, cholco to fancy, $5 7S6 00-;Io, fair to good, $5 255 65: Canada, common, $5 755 95. Cincinnati Hogs easier at $5 256 35; re ceipts, 5,100 head; shipments, 1,100 head. Cuttle steady at $125165: receipts, 125 head; shipments, S3 head. &ueep easier at $2 50 500; receipts 1,300 head; shipments, 200 head. Lambs barmy steady at $1005 25. TO EXPEL SCROFULA from the system, take AVER'S Sarsaparilla the standard blood-purifier and tonic. It Cures Others will cure you. UKOKEUS FINANCIAL. hSTACHSUED 1884. John M. Oakley & Co., UAMtEliS AXD BROKERS." 45 SIXTH ST. Direct private wire to New York and Chi cago. Member New-York, Chlcage and Piss i burg Exchanges. Local eecuritiei bought and sold for casl or carried on liberal margins. Investments made at our discretion and dividends paid quarterly. Interest paid on balance (since 1S35.1 Honey to lean on call. Intormatlon books on all markets mallei on application. tal
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