?JlFTWt TS-t?-Ts 'WS'Z. '- THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1892. 11 TALK OF T STREET. Matthew Marshall Discusses a Sumter of Very In teresting Matters. A WIDE EAUGE OF TOPICS, From Gould's Death to the Brussels Monetary Conference. HOW GREAT RICHES ARE GAINED. Ingenuitj and Hard Work Alwav Keces kary for Money-Making. THE AKTI-OPTION BILL AND ITS ECOPE fSPICIAI, TTLFGHAM TO TOE DISPATCH.1 ITew Yokk, Deo. 13. "Affairs in "Wall Btieet" is the topic of Matthew Marshall's letter for to-morrow's Sun. It is as follows: The temporary cessation of cold shipments last week encouraged speculation for a rise, or rather discouraged sales for a fall. As I have often pointed out, the prices of our securities are not necessarily dependent upon the quantity of gold in the country. The outflow of gold has not yet begun to offset, in nominal amount, the paper money injected into our currency by the issue of legal tendei notes against silver purchases under the act of July, 189a Hence, the quantity of currency afloat is steadily in creasing, and until the gold shipments ex ceed ihe increase prices ought not to falL Still, imagination is very powerful, and aided by the fear it produces of undefined impending disaster, leads to the most ir rational behavior. The decrease of $1,335, 200 in specie presumably gold reported in Saturday's bank statement, without gold shipments to account tor it, looks a little as if the metal was beginning to be hoarded, either in anticipation ot the prem ium which is expected to accrue upon it as soon as any considerable amonnt has been exported, or else to provide for the ap proaching January assessment of personal property. An Advantage Under the law. Under the law, as it stands, State, city and county taxes cannot be assessed upon actual coin orcoin certificates of the United States any more than upon Government bonds, and it mav be, theretore, that, since the bonds are difficult to get, some corpora tion and private persons are temporarily turning their bank balances into gold coin or cold certificates for the purpose of re ducing their assessments for personal taxes. The rise in "Western Union Telegraph slock, as well as in that of the Manhattan Elevated Railway Company, which took piace toward the end of the week, is note , worthy chiefly because of.the cause to which it is popularly ascribed. In these days of low rates ol interest and scarcity of good investments, it shonld not be difficult to understand why a stock paving 5 per cent, with a prospect of 6 per cent, shonld go to par, nor whj one which pays 6 with a prospect of 7 should go above 130. But this explanation is set aside in favor of one which ascribes the rise entirely to the fact that the control of the companies mentioned has, by Jay Gould's death, passed from his hands and that of his family into those of my esteemed friend, Jupiter Morgan. Mr. Morgan ought to be as much flattered by this preference of ability and integrity to Mr. Gould's as Mr. Gould's family and friends have reason to be pained, but such is fame. The Attacks on Gould's 'Wealth. The publication jn the newspapers, br the - way, -of the enormous amount of Mr. Gould's property accumulatioos has called forth anew the denunciations of that large class ot our fellow citizens who, having no talent for moneymakinc themselves, and not even being able to comprehend the nature and the 'workings of the talent in otRers, jump to the conclusion that the bare fact that a man possesses as much wealth as Mr. Gould is proof of his dishonesty. Approval of many of the transactions in which Mr. Gould made his great gains is impossible, but to say that they were dis honest, when judged either bylaw or by the prevailing rules of commercial moral ity, is equally contrary to the truth. He was no worse a man than thousands of others who do exactly as he did take every possible advantage and stick at noth ing not a crime according to law to accom plish their aims. The men with whom he dealt were as unscrupulous as he was, and once in awhile more skillful or more lucky, so that they brought him to the brink of ruin. Out of the jaws of defeat, however, he snatched safety if not victory, and he lived so to consolidate and fortify his wealth as to hold it securely until his death. labor and In(jenulty Get Credit. Much of this wealth was actually created by his own labor and ingenuity, and in most cases not onlv was nobody the poorer for his operations, but the country as a whole was richer. To take an unproductive piece of railroad or telegranh property, and bring it into a condition of comparative efficiency and productivity, is an injurr to none and a benefit to all. This is what Mr. Gould did in the case of the Manhattan Kail road Company and the Western Union Telegraph Company, and nobody lost the millions he thus made. I think I have already mentioned on a previous occasion but it will do no harm to repeat the remark here that the popular estimate of the number of men in this coun try who are anything like as rich as Mr. Gould was, and of the aggregate amount of wealth which they possess, is excessive beyond all reason. Out of the 60,000, 000 of onr population, 11,000,000 are voters that is, males ot mature age. One of our city newspapers recently canvassed the entire country to make np a list of citizens who possessed f LCOO.000 and upwara, and the number It dis covered, including many whom I happen to know have nothing like $1,000,000, was only about 4,000." The proportion In the country or men owning SLOOo.OOO is therefore only 4000 to 11,000,000, or I in 2,730, and when it comes to the owners of $11', 000. 000 and up ward the number Is vastly less. Jlillionaires Few and Tar Between. In point or fact, not only are millionaires and multi-millionaires few and far between, and the wealth which they possess in the aggregate a small fraction of that of the world, butftbose who at the closo or their lives have accumulated oven moderate lor tunes are also few, compared with those who have done little more than get a living for themselves and their families. This proves that, as I say, the talent for ranking money, even on a small scale, is not widely diffused, while that for making it on a large scale is as rare as a genius for music, painting, poetry or war. It is not surprising. therefore, that the mass o men snonld be puzzled to explain to themselves the pro cess bv which men like Gould accumulate millions, but to sav that it is one of robbery is shooting wide of the mark. Interest in the International monetary Conference becomes more and more languid as its proceedings drag on without shaping anv definite project upon which to take a vote. In fact, nothing approaching unanim ity can be discovered in a sufficient num ber of the delegates to enable a forecast to be made of their ultimate action. Ei-metal-lism Is not seriously proposed, even by the American members, and both the Ilotlis chlld and the JJorltz Levy schemes have been rejected without even a debate. No Determination Tet Anticipated. The opinion which has from the first gen erally prevailed in this city, that the con ference will break up without achieving any practical result, Is as decided as ever, and the conviction that this country roust dis pose of the silver question without the aid and oonnsel of Europe is taking hold or many who have hitherto fought against tr. In anticipation of the failure of the con ference, Benator Hill, of this State, has Intro duced Into the United States Senate a bill for repenting so much of the act of July, 1893, as reqnires the purchaso by the Gov ernment of 1,600,000 ounces of silver and the issue of legal tender notes to pay for it. A bill to tlie name effect lias been introduced In the House of Kepresentatlves by Mr. Williams, ot Massachusetts. To compensate In some measure for the stoppage of currency expansion, which would follow a cessation of note Issuesjunder the act or July, 1890. Mr. Harter. or Ohio, has again Introduced his bill for enlarging the circulation of the national Danks and for reviving that of State banks by relieving It or the 10 per cent tax which now suppresses it. In the opinion or those best qualified to Jndge, neither of these measures will be passed by the present Congress, but will be left totho consideration of Its successor. The Anti-Option Bill's Chances. In spite ot the demonstration recently furnished by the upward course or the cot ton market or the benefits to producers of what is called dealing in options, but which is really only buying and selling commodi ties for future delivery, the advocates of the anti-option law are reported as deter mined to push It through Congress at that session. It Is difficult for anyone familiar with bus iness methods in this great commercial cen ter to comprehend the dense misconcep tions of the rustic mind on the suDjcct, but when a man like Senator Washburn, of Minnesota, gravely a-serts that the present low price of wheat is due entirely to the dealings in futures of the Chicago Produce Exchange, one does not Know what to ex pect. Apart from possible action by Congress in regard to finance and trade, nothing threatens Immediate injury to the business of tho country. Talk of the silver men about an Impending financial crash In case the Brussels conference comes to nothing is mere bluster. A continued depreciation of silver will undoubtedly be bad lor those who have Investments In obligations payable In silver currency and a further apprecia tion of cold will make the buidcn or cold debts heavier upon those who owe them. Conversely, raising the value or stiver would be good lor some, and HUferty to pay in silver debts contracted In cold would be good tor others. But in any event, there will, as "Jack Cade" say, always ba cakes and ale, and ginger will be hot in the mouth. - CHICAGO 'CHANGE. Cereals Rule Firmer and the Clique Snp- port Provisions. Chicago, Dec 10. Wheat to-day only maintained the price it closed at yesterday, although averaging above that during the most of the session. Cotmwas in good de mand and closed c higher. Ptovlsions, in a small way, weio again egged on by the clique. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet and unchanged. Ho. 2 sprint; wheat, lic; So. 3 spring wheat, C3GGc No. 2 red, 72&c: No. 2 corn, Jfc; No. 2 oats, 30KC: No. 2 w ulte. 33c on track; .'a 3 white, 32H32Jc; No. 2 rye, 47c: No. 2 barley. 61c: No. 3 f. o. u., 33tC7c: No. i r. o. b., 3350c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1 U61 09; prime timotiiy seed, $2 00: mess pork, per bol, $14 45ffil4 50; lard, per 100 lbs, $9 G7; short rh, sides (loose), 18 1008 20; dry salted shoulders (boxed). $7 S1K&J 60; short clear sides (boxed), SS 508 55. whis ky, distillers' finished good', per gal., $1 25. Sugars unchanged. No. 3 corn, 38 1 6c Range of tne leading features, furnished by John M. Oakley A Co., bankers and brokers. No. 45 feixth street: Open- Blgn- uow- Ulos- Close. Articles. lag. est. est. lag. Dec. 9 Wheat. December 75S 72W KX , 1iM January n 7J" 73X 73S 73 May 79 79i 784 7854 78K July 77 77J. T1H 77j H CORN. December. 413 42M 41ft ! 41K January 43 434 43 43 ml Mav 47 474 47 47't 47 July 47 47S 47K t!H 475$ OATS. December 30, S0H 304 SO-i SOS January ZlH SIM 31.4 314 31H May 334 35 .5 35k U,4 I'OEK. December. 14 40 14 45 14 40 14 41 14 35 January 15 8) 15 70 15 60 15 05 15 66 May 15 65 15 80 15 60 15 75 15 05 Laud. December. 955 ACS 955 9 63 9 55 January 9 00 9 70 0 57 9 67 9 57 May 892 9 10 892 9C5 892 Short Kibs. January 807 817 807 8 15 807 May 8 07 I 8 17 8 07 I 8 15 8 10 Car receipts for to-day: 'Wheat. 145: corn. 176: oats, 173. Estimates for to-morrow: Wheat, 150; corn, ISO; uts, 140. MONETARY. Money has ruled steady to firm all week at 5Sper cent, with most business at 6 per cent, and to-day a strong 6 per cent market wls quoted. The President of .one of the. leading national banks said: "Honey Is rather tight at 6 per cent; there is nothing doing at S per cent; merchants and manu facturers are soiling enormous quantities of goods on time and taking notes, and we have to take care of them. The situation will probably ease up a little later on." Eastern exchange and currency are quoted at par to-' dav. KewYouk, Dec 10 Money on call eas vat 3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, ISG. Sterling exchange firm, with actual business in bankers' I1III1 at $4 85?it31 86 lor 60 days, and $1 S7f4 S3 tor deniaiiu. Bostox, Mass., Dec 10. Call loans at E; time loans, 3& Clearing Honse Figures. Pittsburg Exchanges to-day 12,523,220 20 Balances to-day 393,28 82 Same day last week: Exchanges t2,S4S12 73 Balances 443,309 21 Tho Azures for the past two weeks com pare as lollows: Exchanges this week 515.033.513 07 fiaiances mis weeK 2.612,185 7S Kxclianges last week 14.506.196 83 Balaucesiast week 2.169.003 60 For the week of 1SD1 corresponding with last week the exchanges aggregated $12,70, 300 OS. Total exchanges to date. 1E91 S720.687 538 48; same time last rear, $641,192,872 6S: gain this year to date, $79,494,665 c8. Nsw York, Dec 10. r,ank clearings, $127, 1C2.9J3; balances. $4,671,257. For the eek Clearings, $7S9 915.487: balances, ?35,225,S06. Boston, Dec la Bank clearlmrs, $17,671, 597; balances. $1,648,317. Money 5 per cent. Exchange on New York 12) discount to par. For the week Exchanges, $100,939,035: bal ances. $10,491,171. Philadelphia, Dec 10. CIparings, $11,329, 319; balances $1,619,683. For the week Clearing, $72,655,833; balances, $10,293,398. Money i per cent. Baltimore, Dec 10 Bank clearings were $2,801,740; ualances, $555,006. Money 6 per cent. St. Louis. Mo., Dec. 10. Bank clearings to $4,263,438; balances, $431,488. Clearings this week, $28,828,298; l)Hlnnce. $2,678,727. Clear ings last week, $23,377527: balances, $3,237,391. Clenrlnirt for correspomttnz week Inst vear, $27 004.C63: balances, $3,495,049. Money quiet at 67 per cent. Exhange on New York par to lie (ill-count, Chicago, Dec 10. Bank clearintrg to-day. $18,012,431; for tho week, $115,850,061: for the corresponding week laxt vear, $97.220 597. New York exchange, 60c premium. Sterling exchange dull; 60-day bills, H 85: demand, $4. 18. Money easy at 56 per cent. New York 31-tal Market, Nxw York, Dec la Plsr Iron quiet and steady: American, $13 00$15 50. Copper firm; lake, $12 2a Lead quiet; domestic. $3 75. Tin firm; straits, $19 M. Wealthy Contractor Missing. New Yobk. Dec 11. Albert De Lenr, a wealthy contractor, of Milwaukee, "Wis., has been missing since Sunday, December . He came to this city about two weeks ago and stopped at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where he left an unpaid board bill ana his lnggage. The missing man's wife came to this city on Saturday in quest of her bus band. She states he took about $200 with him when he? left home, and that once be fore he disappeared and was found in an in saue asylum. Mr. J. P. Biaize, an extensive real estate dealer in Des Moines, Iowa, narrowly escaped one of the severest attacks of pneumonia while in the northern part of that state during a recent blizzard, says the Saturday Seviev. Mr. Biaize had occasion to drive several miles during the storm and was- so thoroughly uucuiumm naa unauie 10 get warm, and inside of an hour after his return he was threatened with a severe case of pneumonia or lung fever. Mr. Biaize sent to the nearest drug store and got a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, of which he had often heard, and took a number of large doses. He says the effect was wonderful and in a short time he was breathing qqite easily. He kept on taking the medicine and the next day was able to come to Des Moines. Mr. Biaize regards "" WUAC AO BU11J1JT JYOHUeHUl. .1 ACTIVE AND HIGHER. Tho Upward Movement in the Gould Shares Continues. TRUSTS PROMINENTLY STRONG. Atchison the Only Keally Weak rolnt in the Eailwaj List. A BROADEKING MARKET IS EXPECTED rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! KewYoek, Dec 10. The stock market made the best showing for a half holiday that it has in a long time. The dealings were on a scale that would have easily run np to half a million shares had it been a full business day. The Gould stocks were unquestionably the feature of the market. Western Union, on transactions exceeding 55,000 shares, closed 4 per cent higher than yesterday, though at a fractional recession from the best price. A point and a half was added to the value of Missouri Pacific, -while Manhattan Railway retained all of its advance, closing with a net gain of 3 per cent. It seems to be a foregone conclusion that the present head of the Gould family will welcome the co-operation in -the man agement of those properties of other inter ests of recognized power and influence. The explanation of the present advance in Man hattan Railway and Western Union will probably be fonnd in doe time to be an increase m the holdings of both stocks by the Vanderbllt and Morgan interests. The effective buying of Western Union the last two days has certainly not been for specula tive account. Altogether the character and prospect of the Gould stocks appear to have undergone a change during the last week or ten days, and in consequence1 the market for securities geneially leflects a distinct Improvement. As a group the industrial stocks were sec ond only to the Gould stocks In imnortance. The sharp advance in Sugar Refining and Distilling and Cattle, feeding yesterday ap peared to invite a good deal of realizing, particularly at the opening. Distilling re covered from the effects or It belore the close, but Sugar Refining did not closo frac tionally lower. Accoidlng to official state ments the business of the Distilling Com pany is now upon a more profitable basis than over be. ore Chicago Gas became aetivo to-dav, and surpassed, so far as activ ity was concerned, tho two industrials al ready mentioned, but the larger volume or trading resulted in slightly lower prices. The other industrials were comparatively neglected. In the railway list tho heaviest transac tions were In Atchison, and that stock showed no disposition tx recover from the decline that has been in progie$s all the week. It is the only stock on the list that close materially lower than last (Saturday. Bock Island was strong throughout, but did not fluctuate widely. While the closing was strong, with the market evidently headed in the direction of higher prices next week, its course may be chanced by shipments ot specie on Tuesday. There has been no special change In foreign exchange. TRADERS ARE BULLISH. Higher Prices Predicted for Sugar and Distilling and Cattle Feeding. Dow, Jones & Co., one of the leading houses in "Wall street, furnish the follow ing exclusively for The Dispatch: The trading in the Gould stocks cul minated in a 1 ush to buy Wo3tem Union this morning, all yesterday's rumors as to Gould's buying, squeezing of shorts and Vanderbilt control being current in the room. The most probable view is that there is a coalition of some kind between Gould and the Drcxel-Morgan inter ests, although nothing has as yet developed. The talk among tho bull leaders who seem to be In complete control is that Western Union is worth par and will be a steady 6 per cent stock. The rapid advance in this stock sent tho boars in Missouri Pacific flocking to cover, especially as theie was gieat activity in Distillers at an ad vance. After the first hour the trading cen tered almost entirely in the Gould stocks and the dullness in the general listaroused some comment. Attempts had been mado In the first hour to awaken activity in rail way shares, but it failed altogether and the same llstlessness so conspicuous of late characteiizcd the dealings in them. The comparative weakness in Sugar lent color to the idea that 'Mr. b. V. White is un loading his stock, and It is asserted by traders that at no time of lata has bugar been a real bull maiket, as overy advance has brought out considerable stock and been followrd by-decided weakness. Never theless, the Keene and Ilavemeyer Interests say that the stock will sell much higher, aud the Idea apnears to be that the market is being let alone while there is unloading going on with a view to a subsequent ad vance. The room Is talking 75 for DIstlllcisnext week. President Greonhut says that the Dustness hns never been so large before. An official flsures that the recent advance in spirits means $10,000,000 Increase per annum to the company. London opinions predict a gold premium here unless the Sherman act Is repealed, and hint that President Harrison Is leaving the stiver question tor Cleveland to deal with. Gold shipments next Tuesday will possllily not be as heavy as expected; if any is shipped it will be by German houses. Lazard Freres will not ship. Atchison has reduced Its bills payable $2 750,000 out of re venue, since June 39. Tho temper of the traders was very bull ish after hours in expectation of broadening markets next week. The following table shows Ihe prices of active stocks 011 the New York StocK Kxcliange.corrected daily for The Pittsbukq Dispatch by Whitney & Stephenson, oldest Pittsburg members of New York stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: Close Open High Low Clos- Dec. ing. est. est. lng. 9. Am. Cotton Oil 43 43J 43 4354 43X Am. Cotton OH. p"d. SI 81 81 81 " Am. bugar Kefg. Co. 110 l.aTt ICSI4 H9Ji llo Am. Su. Itefg. Co.nra jo2t ica 102H 10314 102U Atch.. Top. & S. F.. 34'i S5a 344 3 Hi 34JL Baltimore AObio.... WJf So '4 SUfe MH ju Canadian Paclflc SOJi 894 Canada Southern.... 55 60 55 &ZH UH Central or .N.Jersey KSH lfflk Central PaclHc 3 is Chesapeake &OI1I0.. S3 3M 23 22U 2& C. A O.. 2d pfd 42 Chicago Gas Trust.. 931. f.iy 03 1 93V 83K C Bur. Qulncy .. Oi 991 IB); V9h mt, G..M. A St. Pan-.... 7SH 73H 7B1 73 78. C M. ibt.raul.prd 1213, ui& C, Itock I. & P 81 s-tJi &i 83-4 SIC C, St. P. M. & O.... 49 49 49 43)4 481 O..St. P.M.0.,pref 119 119 C. A Northwestern.. 1124 1IJH 115H 1V1H 112i CCC.AI 60 604 GOJs C0H MJ C C C. A I., pref. 85'i 93 Col. Coal A Iron 41 42J 4IH 4I" 4- CoL. A Hocking Val s" 3X Del.. Lack. A West. 152J4 153 1S2J4 1j2S IV. 1, Del. A Hudson 1S2Ji 132,1, Den.' A Eio Grande .. is is D. AK.G., pref..... 62X 52! BIH 51V 52! 1). A C. V. Trust.... 70J4 7054 69J4 70'f 70!, E. T. Va. A Ga 4 4 4 34 3)J Illinois Central 101 101 101 Wii 101 LakeKrle A West KJ, ziu L. E. A W-, pref.... 75 75 75 74H Lake Shore A M. b.. I30i 130'. Jf-i 130V 130 Louisville A Nash... 71H 7IS 71J4 7IM 71. Manhattan 134H 137 134 133 Michigan Central ... 100 106. 106, 1004 Missouri Paclflc oTi S9 572 584 SIX ISatlonal Cord. Co.. 141k 142 141 141 141 Nat. Cord. Co., nref 117 ll7Jf HO- UflU ms National Lead Co.. 43 43 47), 47 H 47U Nat. Lead Co., pref. 93 93 92, 'jiU 92K New York Central.. U0$ ltoji H0J, 103K luOW N.Y.. CASt. L 15 15i N.Y.U.ASt.L..lspra 72 72 N.Y.C.ASt.L.:pref 33 33'i N. Y.L. JS. A W... 24 24K 24! UH Hit N.Y.L.E. A W. pref W M 5Vi 55H 2 N. Y. A . K.. 43 43H 41 43S 41H N. Y.. O. A W UH 181, 18V 18 1SH North American Co 11. ll.'t, 11, III, lii Northern Paclflc .... 17H 17K 17!, 17 - North'n Paclflc pref GO1, 50'. 493, 50i 49 PaclUc Mall 28 23, n 1SH 27a P.. D. AK 17H 17)4 17) 17 Phlla. A lteadlng.... && 60 55, &e 55V P.. C C. ASt. L 19-j ii2 Pullman Palace Car 193 191 193 193 193 Richmond AW. P.T. 8J &H 8! SH 8H R. A W. P.T. pref.. M S3 SS S3 5 St. Paul A Duluth 0K 41 St. Paul A D. pret 108 10s TexasPaclilc VH l'i)f 9K 95! OK Union Paclflc SIH '54 S74 37K r; WaoaSh IDs 1U4 UH 115- 11 JVabash peer 54 244 SI, ax 244 western Union .... 93)4 97 flj-i IK)'. S2,s Wheeling J.. E 21 "1 hecl'g A L.E. pref 63 C3". 63 63X 63l The total sales of stocks to-day were 260, 000 shares, including Atchison, 25,05; Chicago Gas, 4,500; Manhattan, 6,870: Missouri Pucinc, 20 500; Northern Paclflc preforred, 8,S00; New England. 2,900: Beading, 13,700: Richmond Terminal. L020; St. Paul, 6,700; Union Pacific, 4,200: Western Union, 55,136. Government bonds were steady. Close of the list: U. 8. 4s reg do 4s coup do 4-fs reg Paclflc 6s 0? '95. ....113 ....114 ...,ltu ....106 Mutual Union 6s 112 N. J. C. Int Cert... .nil, Northern Pac. lsts..l8-tf do do 2d, 113-4 Northwestern Con..l375( do debentures 5s. ..105 St.L.&I. M. gen. 5s. Kltf StvL.A s. F.gen.M..lC8 St. Paul Consols 1304 8t.P.,C.&F. 1SM....117 T. P. L..O. Tr.rtcts.. 7SH T. p. K.G. Tr.Ects.. 80 Union Pac. Ists 103 West Shore 101 Missouri us... ....jtu Tenn. new set. 6s. ...104 do do 5s 101 dotloSs 77 Canada bo. 2d9 101 Jf cen. i'acine ists iua Deu.&B.O.IsU 11"4 do do 4s 833i Erie2ds 103 M:K.T. ren.63.... 80JS M.K.T.ecn. 5s 48 E. G. W 79tf Mining shares closed as follows: Crown Point 90 Plymouth 70 blerra Nevada loo Standard 140 Union Con 100 Yellow Jacket. 05 Iron Sifter 15 8 ulct Silver 375 nick Silver. m-ef....l00 Con. Cal. and Y.....SO Dead wood 110 Gould and Curry "70 Hale & Norcross 140 Homestake 1300 Mexican 140 North Star. C50 Ontario 13C0 ulner 25 Oplilr. . 2401 Closing Philadelphia Quotations. Bid. Pennsylvania 54-j Heading 1715-18 Buffalo, N. T. & Philadelphia 6K Lcblcli Valley 58 Lehigh Navigation MM Philadelphia and Erie K Northern Pacific common 1714 Aked. W?, 28 75 S3 . S3 17K SO Northern Pacific preferred., AM Electric Stocks. Boston, Dec. 10. Special Closing quota tions or electric stocks to-day were: Bid. Asked. Boston Electric Light Co 114 113 Edison Ulectrlc(lll) 133 140 General Electric 113 iUH WcstlnKhouse second pfd 3)4 U4 Westlnirbouse first pfd. 4) 49; Port Wayuo Klectrlc 1"-H IS Fort Wayne Electric (A) 77, 8 Thomson-Houston Trust (D) 7H 8 Thomson-Houston K. 1). Weld.... lh 10 liar Silver. New Yore, Dec. 10. Special. Bar silver in London 3Sd por ounce. New York dealers' price lor assay bars, S4o per ounce. GENERAL MARKETS. New York Flock Receipts, 42,600 pack ages; exports, 1,500 barrels, 6,000 sacks; model ate demand and easier; sales, 10, 200 barrels; low extras, $2 002 75; winter wheat, low grades, $2 002 75: fair to fancy, $2 753 SO: patents, $3 S5Q1 20: Minnesota clear. $2 503 50; straights. $3 504 20: pat ents, $4 20&4 75: rve mixtnres, $3 003 75; buckwheat flour, $1 90. Uuckn heat, 53Kc Cobnmeal quiet and steady; yellow West ern. $2 752 8J. Wheat Receipts, 140,000 bushels: exports, 89 000 bushels; sales, 470,000 bushels futures; 8,000 bushels suot. Spot dull and steady; No. 2 led, 78Jc in store and elevator, 78JJo afloat; 7SK'9?e f. o. b.; No. 3 red, 74JJc: ho. 1 Noithetn, SSlc; No. 2 Notthern, 80Vic: No. 2 Milwaukee, 77Jc; No. 3 spring. 74Jc: options very dnll and irregular, closing steadv at Jc decline, after opening steady at Qio advance and declining ic; trading en tirely local and nwnlting ino Government report: No. 2 red March. 80 9-16Q81C, closing at 80c: Mav. 82 7-1682 13-10c. closing at 82cj June, 82S2Je, cloning at82Jc. ItYK stead) and dull; Westnrn, 54"S. Barlet (lull; Western, 6580c; No. 2 Tor onto, S48Sc. Bableymalt qnlet; Westorn,7982c; city made Canada, 75S0c. Com Receipts, 52,000 bushels; exports, 19,000 bushels; sales, 275.000 bushels futures, 29.00J bushels spot; spots firmeranddull; No. 2, oljc elevator: 52c afloat: options were moderately active a.x,iia higher on firmer cables, higher Chicago and short covering; December, 51J4c closing, Olc; January, 51 51c, closing 31c;May, Si ll-1632Jc, clos- mir 523lc. Oats Receipts, 23,350 bushels; sales, 20,000 bushels futures; 36,030 bushels spot: spot dull and flr.i.er; outlons quiet and steady; December, 36Jc; January, 374c: May, 39e; No. 2 spot wnite. 41c: mixeu Western 30 38c: white do. 404Sc; No. 2 Chtcaeo, 37J4C Hat firmer; shipping, 60S5; good to choioe, 7590c. Hors cull and easy: State, common to choice, 182ic; Pacific coast, 182(c. Groceries Coffeo Options opened barel v steady, 1015 points down, closed firm, 10 20 points down: sales, 26,000 bags, including December, 16.0516.10c; Januarv. 15 7515.80c: Febrnarv, 15.60c; Match. 15 40 15 Sic: Mav. 15.1015 25e: July. 15c; September, 14.90S 15.05c; October, 14 85c: spot Rio dull but steady, No. 7, 16c. Sugar Raw dull; fair renning, a 13-ioc; uentniaiais, wo" test, zc; refined firm and in good demand; off A, iyi 4c; mold A, 415-164c; standard A, 411-16l"ic; cnnfectioneis' A, 1 9-1654Jie: cut loaf, 6 5-165c: orushrd, 5 5-165e: pow- uereu, 4 -3-io-pc; granuiaceu, 4 ii-iogsoc; cubes, 4 13 165c. Molasses Foreign nomi nal; New Orleans moderately active and steady: open kettle, new, good to choice, 25 37c. Rice In fair demand and steady; do mestic, fair to extra, 45c: Japan. 45c Cottonseed Oil firm; crude, 3737Kc; yel low, 40c. Tallow dull and steady: olty ($2 for pack ages), 5c Rosin dull and steady; strained, common togood,127K132K- TnnrESTiifE, 3'Xc. t Boos weak: Western, best, 2Sc. Hides quiet and steadv; wet salted New Orleans selected, 45 tn 60 lbs, 57c: Texas selected, 50 to 60 lbs, 57c. Hoo Pkoduots Pork dull and firm: old mess, $14 5014 75; new mess, $15 5016 00; extr.v prime, $17 00017 50. Cutmeats quiet: pickled bellies. 88c; do shoulders, 8 cc; do hams, lOjjll-: middles quiet; short clear, $3 55. Lam quiet and stiougen West ern steam closed nt $10 G010 10: sales, none; i-ecemner, 3.1: January,?..) as asueu; juarcn, $9 45; Mav, $9 35 Dairy Products Bntter qnlet and weak; Western dalrv, 172tc; do creamery, 2031c; do ractory, 1523c: Elgin. 3031c. Cheese firm and falily active; part skims, 339c. Baltimore Wheat dull: spot nnd the month, 74474Ke January, 75i75Kc; May, 8181Jc; steamer No. 2 red, CJo bid: leceipts, 45,236 bushels; shipments, 88,000 bushels. Corn firmer: snot, 4SJc; year, S!8c; Januarv, 4SI9c: February, 4Sjic blu; May, 61(35c: Meamer mixed, 46c bid: re ceipts, 31,221 bushels; shipments. 29,382 bush els. Oats steady: No. 2 white Western, 42 42Kc: No. 2 mixed Western, 3S384c; re ceipts, 2,000 bushels; fihinments, none. Rye quiet. Hay steady. Grain freights qnlet. Cotton firm; middlings, 9c. Provisions steady, llutter steady. E-gs firm. Coffeo quiet. St. Louis Flour unchange. Wheat opened; firm, and alter fluctuating within narrow limits, closed about as yesterdav: ensh, 68 0680: December, 68c; January." 69c; May, 75Jc; July, 75o. Corn moved up from the openlncr aud closed Kc above yesterdav; cash, 38c: December, 38c: January, 38Jo: February, 33c: May, 43;c. Eve firm at 47 43c. Rarley mill; small sales; Nebraska, 50 Sic. Bran lower nt 58c. Hay unchanged. Flaxseed higher at $1 07. Eggs firmer at 22)fc. Corn meal lower at $1 80. Toledo Wheat dull and steady; No. 2 cash and December, 7454c; May, 79o. Corn dnll nnd steady: No. 2 cash, 43c; No. 3, 42c: No. 4, 40c, Outs quiet: cash, 33c. H e dnll, cash, 51c. Cloverseed firm and higher; prime, casii and December, $7 63; January, $7 70; March, $7 75. Receipts Flour. 140 barrels: wheat, 17.616 bushels; corn, 10.716 bushels; clover-seed, 332 bags. Shipments Flour, 1,768 barrels; wheat, 4,700 bushels: corn, 1 00U bushels; oats. 400 bushels; ryo, 1,200 bushels; clnverseed, 650 bass. Philadelphia Flour quiet. Wheat opened firm, closed steady; No. 2 red. In export ele vator. 74Kc: No. 2 red, 75Kc: January, 76Vio: February. 77?i78c; Maicn, 79Kft79fc. Corn firm: N". 2 mixed and yellow, in export ele vator, 49c: N. 2 mixed, December and Jan uary. 49i50Jic: February, WQXo. Oats advancl-u o under ltidit offerings: No. 3 white, 40c: No. 2 do, 42c: No. 2 nhtte Decem ber, 4004'Ke: January, 40Uc; Febrnary nnd Match, 40Ji44c. Eggs quiet and easy; Pennsylvania ursts, 29c Milwaukee Flrur qniet. Wheat qnlet May 72c: No. 2 spring, e6e: No. I Northern, 73c Corn quiet; No. 3. new, 38"392. Oats lirm, No. 2 white. 34S5c: No. 3 do, 32K 33Jc Barley quiet; No. 2, 6ic: sample, 32' 6Kc Rye quiet; No. 1, 51c Provisions qufet. Pork January, $15 62f. Lard Jan uary, 59 60. Receipts Flour, 3 800 ban-els; wheat, 35,000 bushels; barley, 19.700 bushels. Shipments Flour, 2 0C0 barrels; wheat, 16,500 bushels; barloy, 15,409 bushels. Minneapolis The market declined a to day; May opened 73Jo and closed at 72Jic; December, 67c, and closed, CTJc; there was a fair cash trade. No. 1 Northern going at 67c and No. 2 Northern at 60c; receipts hero were 611 curs and 413. cars Duluth and Superior; close. May, 72Xc; December, 6714c; on track, No. 1 haid, 08: N". 1 Northern, OSJic: No. 2 Northern, 586oe. Duluth The market was weak to-day; the opening was io higher than yesterday's closo for spot wheats and futures, but prices eased off Tiefore noon. Mar declining c close, N. 1 hard cash, 7(c; December, 70c; May, 76Jc: No. 1 Northern, cash, 67Jic: De cember, 68c: May, 74c: No. 2 Northern, c.isli, C2c: December. 62J4c; No. 3, 56c; re jected, 48c Cincinnati Flour steady. Wheat quiot nnd firm; No. 2 red, 7PKo; receipts, 2.500 bush els; shipments, 1,500 bushels. Corn firm; No. 2 mixed, 43Ko. Oats Btroncer; No. 2 mixed, 333.c Rve dnll: No. 2. 53c. Pork firm at $14 50. T,ardqulet"at$9 35. Bulk meats and bacon firm. Whisky active; sales, 1, 159 bar lels at $1 25. Butter steady, bugar firm. Eggs steady at 23c Cheese steady. Kansas City Wheat hither: No. 3 hard, 6565Kc; No. 2 red, 69e9Vc Corn firm: No. 2 mixed. B3Ji33J.c: No. 2 white, ZSmic. Oats steady; No 2 mixed, I930o; No. a white, 3132c Eigs Ann, at lr19n. Receipts Wheat, 80,009 Irashels: com, 7.IXW bushels; onto, 1,000 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 83,000 bushels: corn, 3,000 bushels; oats none. Buffalo Wheat No. 1 hard dull at -82Jc; No. 1 Northern, 79c No. 2 red. 76c Corn No. 2, 47c Receipts Wheat, 2,000 bushels; corn. 15,000 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 183,090 bushels; corn, 97,000 bushels. Louisiana stamped 4soejf GENERAL TRADE GOOD Despite the Fact That December Is Usually a Dull Month. HOLIDAY GOODS HAVE THE CALL. 1 he Markets Firm' as a Rule and Prices - ELott little Change. CUREENT TBADB K0TES AND GOSSIP Saturday, Dee. 10. General reports have noted a good trade during the past week, notwithstanding De cember is u sunlly a slow month for every thing but holiday goods. Locally, the bank exchanges of the week were nearly 53,000, 000 in excess of those of the corresponding week last year, showing that business has been much larger than a year ago, and the daily reports indicated a very satisfactory state of affairs, ease of collections being one cf the most encouraging features. Grain, ieed and hay ruled easier, but in the main the markets were firm at about nncbanged prices. The Eastern Fish Market. It is in the midst of the quiet season in the dry and pickled fish trade, and the mar ket is quiet, says a Boston paper. But the holders of mackerel are in different sellers. They are aware that the supply is small, and that all they own will be wanted later in the season. At Gloccester the market on mackerel is quiet, without changes in quotations. There are no mackerel arriving of any consequence from domestic ports, with only small arri vals from forehen ports. The latest advices to the fish bureau from Halifax suggest that tho great body or mackerel caught this season in the Provinces hns already been sent to market. The job bers are quoting mackerel firmly at: Medium 3s, $11 50: large 3s. $11 50; medium 2s. $12 0016 00: lan;c2s, $16 00017 00; Is. $25 00 26 00, as to quality: bloater is, $30 0038 09. At Gloucester mackerel are quoted at $27 CO Q2S 00 lor extra Is; Is, $21 0922 00; 2s. $15 00 16 00: medium and large 33,512 00 IS 00. The wholesale codfish market is firmer, es pecially on medium fish, tor the reason that tills grade Las been more thoroughly taken np than large. But the reports generally indicate a rather small supply of codfish. Tim Jobbers have not nut ud their prices. though medium fish from cargoes are 25c 'H qtl firmer. -They quote: Large dry bank, $6 75: medium, $4 75: lar ;o nickled bank, $6 00 60 25: medium. $3 754 00; large shore or Geores, $6 757 CO; medium, $5 005 50; pickled pollock nominal, $3 50; boneless hake, 44&o $ lb; cod, 59c. General Trade Notes. The packing of the West ror the week was 370,000 hogs, against 625,000 for the corres ponding week In 1891 and 475,000 in 1899. The flgtrre-rate packing since .v ovember 1 is about 1,593,000 hogs, against 2.623,009 for the enr. le -ponding time In 1891, a decrease or J.OSO, 000, or over 40 per cent. The Piice Current in its weekly review says: "Interior wheat supplies in most re gions outside or the Northwest are reduced below usual at this time of year. Growing crops are maintaining fairly encouraging condition. Corn Is being offered a little more freely, though generally held confi dently." Tho synopsis sent Irwin-Green by J. W. Hoyt, of Cincinnati, snrs that it will lequire a crop or 530,000,000 bushels of wheat to meet the demands upon It, and that with a crop or that size the reserves at the end of the crop yoar will be 25,000,000 bushels less tbanayearago. Strange to say fine "ripe" American cneese is an article that is hard to find. One of the largest fancy grocery houses that caters to ttio best retail trade of Chicago has not got a single American cheese that Is well ma tured. The head or the department that sells cheese said yesterday: "We have such a demand for choice American cheese that it is all sold before it has time to acquire ago. Onr best cheeses come irom New York State, ana the supply does not begin to equal the demand." Such a state of things never exists in Canada, where lancy Cana dian cheese with some "snap" to it is to be had in every respectable retail grocery. The French-Canadians, as well as the Canadians ot Dritisli descent, aro all groat lovers of fancy cheese. The same is true of Great Britain and all the continental countries. Here is a chance ror American capital to reap handsome fortunes. - Grain, Flour and Feed. Sales on call at tho Grain and Flour Ex change to-day: One car winter wheat bran, in elevator, $15 00; one car new, high-mixed shelled corn, five days, 46Jc; one car do, same delivery, 46c Receipts bulletined: Via the P. & W., 1 car flour; via the P. & L. E., 1 car hay; via tho P., C, C. & St. L., 2 cars hay, 8 cars corn, 2 cars Drn, w cars oatj; via me i . it. w. & C, 2 cars corn, 8 cars bay, 9 cars oats, 1 car rye Total, 44 cars. t-jCJQf: of tee market. The folio wine quotations for grain, feed, bay and straw are for carlots on track. Dealers charge a small advance from store. WnKAT No. 2 red TSKi jo. 3rca 73 Corn No. 2 yellow ear so High mixed ear. 49 Mixed ear 46 (a No. 2 yellow shelled K High mixed shelled 47,'(a 48 Mixed shelled 45 (a 48 New No. 2 shelled 47 47K New high mixed shelled corn 40 (a 4S- Oats-Iio. 1 white 40,-s- 41 No. 2 white .-. 3.TW,(o 40 Kxtra No. 3 white 38. 39 lio. 3 , 37 g 37-4 Mixed 35 (is 33 Bye No. 1 Western 59 (8 60 No. 2 Western 50 57 Flour (Jobbers' prices) Fancy brands. $4 JS3 4 85: standard winter patents. $4 50(34 75: spring patents. $4 COJJ4 K5; straight winter. $4 0i4 23: clear winter. i 754 Ou; XXX bakers, S3 iUaS 83; rye. J3 503 73. The Exclisntre Price Current quotes flour In car ots on track as follows: Patent winter $3 Patent spring 4 4( Straight winter 3 25 Clear winter s Low grades 2 Kye tiour 3 Spring bakers 3 Mili.fied No. 1 white middlings. $13 0019 CO; No. 2 white middlings, $13 50 17 Ou: winter wheat bran, V14 50015 00; brown middlings, $13 0013 50; chop. $18 iKXoja 00. Hat Choice timothy, $14 003114 25: Mo. 1 tim othy. $13 25I3 75; No. 2 timothy, (12 00(3)12 50; mixed clover and tlmothr. $12 60 1 3 w. packing. $7 00(313 U): No. 1 feeding prarlc $10 00I0 50; No. 2 do. $9 0O&J 5j: wagon liav. $13 WI7 Ou. STRAW- Wheat, $3 006 5J: oat, $3 5C7 00; rye, $7 0U7 50. Groceries. SrGAB-Fatent cut-loaf, 5-ic: cubes. 5c; pow dered, Sc; granulated (standard), 47jic: comectlon ers A, 4 8-i0c: soft a, 4Stc: lam-y yellow, 4c: uirveuow, 4$(.Mic: common jenow. j,-s(gic. COFFEE huastcd.lu packages Standaru brands, 23 13-iOc: second grades. 22S'23'c: lancy grades, 2732i4c. Loose Java. 376t-8c: Mocha. ij,x-: Maracalbo. 29ic: I'eaberrr. 23'-29c; Santos, JS 29c: Caracas, 3l(33Ic: Kio. 24S-3c. AlOl.ASbEs Choice, ZXD-Wtc: fancy. 34-333e: centrirugals, 2S29c; new crop New Orleans. 43 41c. SYitup Corn syrup, 23ne: sugar syrup, 2030c: fancy flavors. 3l33c; blacK strap, 1617c. Fruits Loudon layer raisins, $2 60; California London larers, $2 102 15: California muscatels, nags. b3)4c; tioxed. $1 151 25; Valencia, 7Sf7Mc; ondara Valencia, s'iia.Vic: Callfurnla sultauas, 11 UMc: currants. 41(3t)c: California prunes, 11. loc: French prunes, 8tt12c: Callfurnla seedless raisins. 1-lb cartons, $3 90; citron. 192Uc; lemou peel, 103lujc. KiCE Fancy head Carolina. eiOSiic; prime to choice, 53c; Louisiana, 5,HSc; Java. tHhc; Japan, 5"(&8c. oannld UOOPS Slandard peaches, $2 102 33; extra peaches. 2 45(3t2 5p; seconds, $1 85l 95: pie Deachej, $1 :ut 23; tflnest corn. $1 491 o0; liar ford county corn. $1 0&l 10: lima beans. $1 -j0 1 25; soaked, sHl35c: early June peas, $1 151 : marrowfat peas. $1 05 1 1 1: soaked. 75Sjc: r rench peas, $11 SOoA-Ju to S 100 cans, or fl 40 l 50? dozen; pineapples. ? 1 351 50: extra do, $2 4u: llahauia do, 3 00; Damson plums. Eastern. $1 25; California pears, $2 C5" &; do green gag-s. $1 75: do egar p;uins, it 75; do apricots, si w: iu: uo extra white cherries. $2 752 8J:do white cherries. 2-1 b cans. $1 05; raspberries. r30100; straw berries. $1 151 25: gooselterrles. $1 lul 15: tomatoes. 05c $1 00; salmun, 1-lb. $1 il 35: olackberries.75j0c; buccotash. 2-lhcans, soaited. 95c: do standard. 2-lb caun, $1 15131 50; corned beef, 2-lb cans. M 75 1 00; do H-ll). $13 50: roast beef, 2-lb. $185: chipped beer, 1-lb cans. SI 852 Cu: baked beans, $1 15l 3; lobsters, 1-lb, $2 15: mackerel, fresh, 1-lb, 1 90; broiled, $1 6u; sardines, domestic, its. $3 85: ,'-. ! 2o; !, mustard. $3 CO: Imported, lis, flu iu 12 SO: Imported. -4s,v$18 t3 00; canned apples, 3-lb, 80e5:: gallons, $2 05J 00. Provisions. No price changes were made to-day, and former quotations are repeated as follows: Medium $ 12X When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorta. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she ad Children, she gave them Castor!. Small 12H Trimmed I'M California JV Shoulders, sugar-enred ' Bacon shoulders 84 Dry salt shoulders 8)4 Breakfast bacon 12 Extra do 13 Clear bellies, smoked 10 Clcarbellles, drr salt 9 Dried beef, knuckles 13 Bounds 13 Flat'""".""..'."...".'"." 9 Lard (refined) tierces H Tubs UK Tiro 50-lb cases' t'H Lard (compound), tierces 714 Hair barrels 74 Tabs H Palls 8 Two 50-lb cases t 7f Three-lb cases 8 Flve-lb cases Vt Ten-lb cases 'Jt Mess norlr. hftiv-r . 16 50 -Mess pork, light 17 50 Butter and Cheese. BUTTiR-Elgln creamery. CH3IHc: other orands!2P.nc: choice to fancy, dairy and country roll, a-.; fair to medium grades. 1824c; low granes. iac?ioc; cooKinir. wguc: jrrease, aysc. l16c .uftiBE-unio, iiH(gii?tc new xorK. isihc; fancy Wisconsin Swiss blocks, 14lSc: do bricks. 12!fdl3e: Wisconsin sweltzer. In tubs. l!U,Sc; llmberger, 10llc; Ohio Swiss, i:i13c Kggs and Poultry. Eoos-Strlctlr fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio, 28 27c: BDCcl.il marks, 3c: cold slot are, sr. POCLTRT Live Spring chickens, Jfl45c per pair: old chickens. SC3V:: dncks, G065c: geese, $1 5ai Si: tnrkejrs. H12c per lb. Dressed Chickens. l.i:cpcrlb; turkeys, 13315c; ducks, 14 lie; geese. ll12c Fish, Half Qr. Bbls. bbls. bbls. Palls 2U0 lb 100 lb 53 lb IS lb $40 00 t20 40 110 40 I 1 10 35 00 17 90 9 1? 2 84 32 CO 13 40 8 40 2 SO 23 00 14 0 7 40 2 SO 24 01 12 40 6 40 2 CO :i 00 10 90 5 R5 1 73 22 00 II 40 5 90 1 33 M tO 10 40 & 40 1 70 18 00 940 490 153 15 no 7 90 4 15 1 3S 14 00 7 4 3 90 1 25 MACKECEL. Palls 101b Extra mess bloaters. EitfH lNo.1 bloaters. Kxtra No. ljness.... Kxtra No. 1 shore... Med. No. 1 mess.... Med. No. 1 shore.... Ex. No.2 shore mess. Ex.No.2 shore large Ex. No. 2med.shore No. 2 medium No. 3 large. $220 i s 1 80 l f-o 1 40 123 1 30 ID 110 95 90 Round herring- Barrels. 200 lbs. $ 4 50 2 50 1 C5 nan Darreis. juu ids Quarter bbls. 50 lbs Potomac Herring Barrels Half barrels Holland herring Kegs Lake herring Half barrels. 70 lb Quarter barrels, 35 lb Palls, 151b Palls, 10 lb Busslan sardines Half barrels. 100 lb Keg3 Whole codflsh 4 51 215 50(330 2H 123 CO 800 Large, per lb 5W3)3 Medium B!i Boneless codflsh 20-lb boxes, l(a2-lb bricks, per lb Ofia? 20-lb boxes. l(S2-lb bricks, choice 7ii3 Smoked bloaters (OoWeu). 50 In box 90 Smoked bloaters (Eastport), 100 In box.... SO Miscellaneous. BUCKWHEAT FLOUR-22!sC per lb. Beaks New York and Michigan pea beans. $2 10 2 15 per bu. ; hand-picked medium. $2 0002 1$; Lima, 4U(25c per lb; Pennsylvania and "Ohio bc-ins. 81 731 OJnerbu. BEESWAX-Choice yellow. !T235c: dark. MfflftOc. CinER Jlew country. $4 5un 00: crab, $8 0O3 SO per bbl. Hoe New crop white clover, 200210 per lb; buckwheat, 14 Site: strained honey, 83f. Tallow Country rough, 34c per ; city ren dered. 4(3)4!jc. FEATHiRS-Extra live geese, 5860c per lb; No.2 do. 4350c: mixed. 30a40c. .NUTS Chrstnnu. $2 00250 per bushel, peanuts, green. 3!441s'c per lb: no roasted. $i 151 2S per bushel: hickory nnts. jl 0U1 25: shellharks, $1 25 1 50: new walnuts, 6063o: dIii do. 50"5c: butter nuts, 5Ct$55c for utd and 8 05c for new; Alberts, 9c per lb: almonds, Tarragona, I8e: do Ivica, 16c: do paper shell, '25c: shelled aimouds, 35c: Brazil nuts, 8asic: French walnuts. 9c; pecans, 10c; Naples walnuts. 13c; Grenoble walnuU, llhC FICKLES-S4 50a? 50 per barrel. PorcoRN-sSlHcper lb. HIDES Green steer hides, trimmed. 75 lbs and np. 7r; green steer hides trimmed. 60 to 75 lbs, 7c; green steer hides, trimmed, under 81 lbs, 8c; green cow hides, trimmed, all wclhts. 4c; green bull hides, trimmed, all weights, 4c: green calf skins. No. 1, 6c: green calf skins. .Vo. 2, 4c; green steer hides, trimmed, side branded. 4c: green salt leers. No. 1, 60 lbs and nn. 775C: green salt cows. No. I, all weights, 4iv;c; green sail calf. No. 1. e to 15 lbs. 5"f3c; green salt kip, .So. 1, 15 to 2S lbs, 45c: ruaoer skip. No. 1. 10 to 15 lbs, J 4c: No. 2 hides. l,c off; No. 2 calf, 2c off. LIVE STOCK. Cattle Steady and Hogs and Sheep Firm at the Central Yards. East Libkett, Dec 10. Cattle Receipts, 20 loads; market firm at $4 905 15 for prime heavy: other grades. $2 404 70: fresh cows, $2040 per head: calves, 66c per lb for vealers and 34c for grasser.-. Hoos Becelpts light and market firm at $6 4'G 65 lor Fhiladelphlas aud $6 106 30 lor Yorkers. Snrar Receipts fair and market firm at $4 9CG5 20 for best sheep and $5 4t5 75 for good to choice lambs. Chicago The Evening Journal reports: Cat tle Receipts, 1,500 heud;sblpments, 1,000 head; market slow and weak: Christmas beeves, 5 7266 60: others. $2 855 40; heifers, $2 75 3 50; stockers, $1 702 60: feeders, $2 603 10; cows, $1 152 0. Ilogs Becelpts. 12,000 head; shipments, 5,000 bead; market uneven, closed lower; rougli and common, $5 733 85: pack ing and mixed, $3 906 15: butcherv nnd medium weights, $6-.06 30: light, $5 706 15. Sheep Receipts, 1,500 neud; shipments, 600 head: market active and prices strong; Christmas wethers. $5 50ao 00: nativoo. $4 00(25 25; Western, $4 504 90; Texans, $4 30 4 90; lambs, $3 456 00. Uaffalo Cattle Receipts, 170 loads through, I sale; opened stronz and higher; extra Christmas steer--, $6 M6 75: good to choice exports, $5 095 43. Hogs Receipts, 63 loads throucb. 12 sale: opened fairly ac tive and higher; heavy corn fed, $6 406 50; packers and mediums, $6 33j 40. sutep and lambs Receipts, 8 loads, 12 sale; opened steadv nnd firm; choice to lancy wethers $5 005 50; fair tr. good sheep, $4 504 8j; Canada, $1 3C5 25; lambs, native, choice to fancy, $5 75b 00; do, fair to good. $5 255 Co Canada, common to fancy, $5 85Q6 15. rlncln-ati Hogs steady at $5 256 25; re ceipts. 5,320 head: shipments, 2,470 head. Cat tle steady nt $1 6004 76; receipts, 500 bead; shipments, 175 nend. Sheep steady at $2 75 5 00; receints, none; shipments, 400 head. Lambs strong at $4 005 35. Cotton. WASHinoToir, Dec. 10. The returns or tho price or cotton on the plantation on the first day or December, according to the report of the statistician or the Department of Agri culture, indicate a return to nearly normal larru values under the stimulus or a short crop, the resnlt largely of a reduced acreage. The New Orleans price or middling in tno first st eek or March, when planters wero earnestly asked by this department to re duce the acreage, was 6 7-16 cents, and in the first week of December it was 9 7-16 cents, an increaseoM5 per cent. Plantation prices aro now hleher relatively than ever belore, in comparison with export prices, showing either a narrow margin In marketing or a holdlnir for future advance. Tho average of plantation price is 8.4 cents. That of Vir ginia 8.6 cents; North Carolina, 8.6c; South Carolina. 8.6c; Georgia, 8.5c: Florida upland, 8.2c: Alabama, 8.5: Mississippi, 8.5c: Louis iana, 8.4c: Texas, 8.1c; Arkansas, 8.5c; Ten nessee, 8.5c. KJALVESTOlf, Dec 10. Cotton firm; mid dling, 9c: low middling, 9c; pood ordi nary, 8c: net nnd gross receipts, 7,312 baler; exports coastwise. 4,435 bales; soles, 2,081 bales; stock, 157,737 bales. New 'Orleans, Dec. 10. Cotton dull; mid- 'JSSSASBKPA a box." I fSSSSS -NNy-,fc-i '-iifcrf'"i-r--w-W'w Covered ivith a Tastetes3 and Soluble Coating. BEEChWS PILLS areapirrtUons Antidote for TVearic Storoncb, SICK HEAD ACHE, Impair ed Diges tion. Con stipation. Disorder ed Liver, t..frtnnrf : S also to be especially efficacious and rsmadlal , 5 Of all druggists. Price 25 cents a box. 5 New York Depot, 366 Canal St. J DANIEL M'CAFFREY. CHOICE TIMOTHY HAY. Car Lots a Spocialty. 238 AND 240 FIFTH A VKNTJE, se9-D PITTSBUTKi. CURE YOURSELF Physician notneeded. I wlIIfrladlysendtiealrdlCDCe to sufferers a prdmnt. permanent cure for LOST inCC JIT1L1TT, TABIItJCELT, aKBTOCS OXSILIM. MI8SI03S, -5. r.niarispmen& ecruun. Anaress srltn stamp, I ft, K. T1TPPAK. Bprttsmenlirivl., y.i.-fl, ail 111-5 LVViiifrail ret .2$-35-tj-. ilrliAi dllng 9c; low mlddllnir,93c- good ordinary, &c: nee receipts, 12,100 hales; gross, 12,42a bales; exports to Great Britain, 9,229 bales) to France, 7,700 bales: coastwise, 5,595 bales; ales, 4,000 bale-; stock, 246,613 bales. New York. Dec la Cotton easy; middling uplands, 9.64c; middling Orleans, ai59.18c sale", 701 bales; futures closed steady; sales, 154,600 bales: December. 9.37c; January, 9.42cj Febrnary, 953c: March. a61c: Ajjril, 9.74c; May, 9.84c; June, 9.93c; July, 10.00c; Auznst, IO.Ojc. BICK HEADACHE-Csrtep,iIjIttl9l.lTerpiIUi SICK aEADACHE-Clrter,SIjlMleLlTerplllJ SICK HEADACHE-Carjer,gLlttieIlTerpmil SICK HEADACHE-Carter,lIatUeIilTerBffll de-40orwr8n UKOKEKS PINANCfAX. ESTABLISHED 1884. John M. Oakley & Co., BANKERS AND BUOKJittS. 45 SIXTH ST. Direct private wire to New York and CM cago. Member New York, Chicago and Plus burg Exchanges. Local securities bought and sold for casi or carried on liberal margins. Investments made at our discretion aal dividends paid quarterly. Interest paid on balance (since 1381) Money to loan on calL Information books on all markets mallei on application. ie7 Whitney & Stephenson 57 Fourth Avenue ap3V53 Why Suffer From Annoying, Itching, Scaly, Sore, Ichorous, Loathsome SKIN DISEASES, when you can obtain Immediate relief by using Heiskell's Ointment This famous and Infallible remedy tboroucbly heals all those distressing conditions of tne skin, without theald of intern almedldne.ltolso removes Pimples, Freckle's andfeenburn from the fact and bands, leaving the skin fair and healthy. Sold by all Drngelsu, on gent by mall. Price SO Cents per box. Send for that valuable book, " Hints for Kitchen and SfcKRoom," Free. JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY fc CO., &3I Commerce Street. Philadelphia. MEDICAL. DOCTOR WHITTIER M4 KENN AVENUE, PlTTSBUKO, PA As old residents know and baok flies ot Pittsbnnr papers prove, is the oldest estab lished and most prominent physician in tha city, devoting specialattentfon to all chronla diseases. Mfl CCC IIMTII f-IIDrfi Fromre- iiu ill umiiLUunLU snonslblo airDnl IO and mental dl- persons INLM VUUO eases, physical de cav, nervous debility, laok of energy, ambi tion and hope,lmpairedmeiiiory, disordered sight, seir distrust, bashfulness. dizziness, sleeplessnes, pimples, eruptions, impover lshed blood, falling power?, organlo weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, unfitting theperson forbusiness. sncletyand runrrlage, permanently, saiely and privntely ffiBLOOO AND SKIN &? eruntlons. blotches, fallImrli.ilr,bonei-,paln. vlnndular swellln.-s, ulcerations or tha tongue, month, throat, ulcers, old sores, ara enred tor life, and blood poisons thoroughly S-WE" URINARY, SSi'SIr'Si rangements. weak back, gravel, catarrhal discharges, inflammation and other nalnrnl symptoms receive searching treatment; prompt relio rand real cure. Dr. Whittler's lire-long extensive expert, enee Insures scientific and reliable treat menton common sense) principles. Consulta tion free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as if here. Office hours, Va. it. to I r.ir. Sunday, 10 a- m. to 1 r. M. only. DB. WUlTaiEK.811 Peun avenue, Plttdburi Pa WEAK' MEN. youb attention IS CALLED TO Till TUOtlun T10K CBS AT EXCL1SII KIMEDT. Gray's Specific Medicine IF YOV SUFFER from tEtiiT-n. srm Tim , L , .u i N e r- vous Debllltr. Weakness of Uody and Mind Spermatorrhea, and Impotency. and all disease that arise from over-Indulgence and self-abnse, & Loss of Memory and Power. Dimness or Vision prematura Old Aire, and many other diseases tha lead to Insanity or Consumption and an early grave, write for ourpamphlct. Address UKAY MLDICLNK CO.. Bffjalo. N. Y. The Specific Medicine Is sold by all druggists at 1 CO per package, orstx packages for S3 00, or sent by mall on reecelpt of money, and with every n 00 order y OUAKANTEE a cure or miUfMBBir.aB. refunded. WCn account or counterfeits, we have adopted the Yellow Wrapper, the onlr genuine, bold la FlttsuurK and guarantees Issued by S. b. Holland, cor. Slnitlineld and Liberty -u. Jyts-7-Mwreosn QOK'S GDTTDN HOO! COMPOUND. A recent discovery bv an old physician. bvccestUUi utett monthly by thousand of 'fadicg. Is the only perfectly safe ami reliable medicine discovered. Be it are of unprincipled drug gists who offer Inferior medi cines in clace of this.' Ask for COOK'S COTTOK BOOT COMPOUND bike no tvM J tute, or Inclose tl add s cents In postage In letter, and we will send, sealed, by return mall. Full sealed particulars In plain envelope, to ladles only. 2 stamps. - .. Address Fond Z.uy Company, xto. a i isner uiock. A-eiro't, Mica. 45-HoId In Pittsburg by JOS. F UMLNG SON. aei7-5i-eoawx 412 Jiaraeist, JATieVMESli I A cure for Piles. External, Internal, Blind, Bleed, lng and Itching. Chronic Recent or Hereditary. This remedy has positively never been knew-a U fall. 11 a box. for S3, by mall. A guarantee airea fund the f it not cured. Issued hy EMU. O. BTOCKY.Druritlst, Wliolesale and Betall Agent, Kos. 40t and 1701 Penn are., corner WyUe are. and Jclton St.. Plltsbnrr. Pa. Use Stucky Dturhaa ft Cramp Cure, s and SO cts. Jal-2-o4 KOEHLER'S Installment House feocoipytle entire Miiiii 1-7 Sixth Street, ENS' AND BOY'S Clothing on Credit (Ready-Hade & to Order.) LADIES' CLOAKS & JACKETS, Watches & Jewelry, INSTALLMENTS. Cash Prlces-Without Security.' TERMS: One-third of the amount ptxrehasea' must be paid down; the balance In small weekly or monthly payments. Business transacted strictly confidential. Opca dally, from 8 A. If. t 8 P.M. Saturdays r CURB I N
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