w - -v BIG GOLDJXPOBTS Pail to Diminish the Strength of the New York Stock Market. THE TRUSTS STILL LEAD. Whisky, Sugar, Gas, Rational lead, Starch and Cordage Prominent. EOCK ISLAND IS QUITE ACTIVE On the Prospect of the Liquidation of Its Claim k gainst the 1!. St L. GALL 3I0XET ADVANCES SEAR THE CLOSE f SFECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! N'ewYobk, Dec. 13. Though to-day's itock market was not a large affair, a tendency to broaden was discernible and a degree of strength was displayed that was remarkable in view of the heavy eiports of gold to-day, those scheduled lor to-morrow and the prospects of still heavier ones next week. The amount shipped to-day was U,7jO,000 and the amount encaged for to morrow's steamer is 51,000,000. "Wall street has apparently begun to view this move ment of gold out of the country with a cer tain degree of complacency and to regard its continuauce as inevitable. The event looked forward to with the gr?aest interest to-day was the declaration ot its quarterly dividend by the Distilling and Caulc Feedirg Company. The ex pectations of those best informed as to the anairs of the distilling company that the dividend would be lja per cent were fulfilled. The street, as usual, argued hat the increase of 1 per cent dividend hsd been discounted and sold the stock, with the iesult of leaving the price a point loner than jesterilav. National Lead rivalod Distilling in respect to activu v and closed at a net advance of 2 pci cent. The movement vas based upon reports of progress in the direction of a consolidation with, or absorption of, the Naiwiai Linseed Oil Company. Dealings in tl o stock of the last named were light and ) it the price fractionally lower than --eidav Of the other industrial Sujrur Sieftmngand Chicago Gas were moderately acme and the maitct fcr them was firm. Notional starch showed animation for the fi-t time and scored a net advance of 2J pci cent The mnihet for Nat.onal Cordaite w .s not affected by the announcement that the stockholders have assented to an increase o 100 percent in the common stock. In the railroad share list tho miht import nut dealings were in Hock Island. A nuin !n.i of cuctimstances combinod to stimulate tx demand for it. One iias a notice that the ! -organization committee of the Minne a m i sand Pr. LouU Hallway Company ha9 ti m the court notice that the committee 1 a in hand sufficient to pay off the obllza t i which amounts to about $4,O0O,OCO and Is t icfl held bv the Kocfc Island Company. Th. 1 quidation of this claim means that the r t nor compmiv will leceive between t 'i (i00and?l,000.000in cash. 1 e maiket developed us createst strength in the afternoon, but sold off slishtly at the t oscowmctoan adance in the rate for cj ' loans to 6 per cent. Tho closing was bieadr srEciAL teom now. joses & co.3 r lORK, Dec 13 Tnero . were throe features of interest til at affected stocks favorably to-day. The first was tiie con i annus advance in Lead on proiress in the "..'nations with Linseed Oil, and the U wlertjre that the stock had earned 7 per i t Jveene biokers wero buyers at the ad v nee Ihe second was a sharp advance in To k Island on the announcement that the M nncapolis and fct. Louis Railway will I i ff the equipment bonds, thus C mi; Rock Island S4.000.OW) cash for t' bonds. Thn btarted a lively move r ent in the other grangers and reel some belated bears to cover, e-lirriallv m Burlington, Boston laving t ,,c1 citing Ion,; stock for the time being. A i trd feniuie of importance was omo mr in lnio Pacific on the return from 1 i .pei Mr r.r.iscosin, :is it is understood t , .e will control the loadaftcrtho next . o, 'ion It i be'ieved that lie has secured t upport of the London firm whose proxy as sxrd b Wonnser tor Gould last spring. r lends o' t'nion PJclflc say also that action a bo taken u- Congre-s on the Pacific i , r 'ad-- funding bills. It is thought that .rn bujing would lollow either of these facts 1 e statement that Manhattan had earned f tent lor the quarter caused an ad- . n tho stock, although the dividend, p t ie tase of Western Union and Dis- . - had been discounted. The latter, k was inclined to sag on realizations, net weak spots wero Reading, despite st ,t of so'iie bonds abroad bv Secretary o , and Northern Tjcific, preferred, in . 'nowevcr, supDoitwas promised by I oicli'lna m the cent of a further fall. T r- ceneral impression among traders is a the market is more natural than ot late. vonioie gold can be shipped this week, r. miticnch or German steamer sails till 7 esdav next. Exports next week are to be heavv. Sterling is higher. - i ator i ullom's amendment to the inter .. r commerce law is considered im- ,. f'ant lBV ASSOCIATED TRESS.! n w Yoru, Dec 13. Tho movements on i o -tot k Exchange to-day in some respects n e more important than for somo time The unwavering strength or the in .. si lal group was sufficient to excite at- f ti. n Distilling and Cattle Feeding . 1 itli .x net loss ot 1 per cent. Amen--ia' was firm throughout on a frac t.tjh h-glicr range, u hilo Chicago Gas. a sell ng down Ji, rose 1 per cent. Nanona' Lad and National Starch Com r on weieieally tho features. Tho former i ise :38 to 3 and the latter Z to37J. botli !! ks being bought on a large scale by leading houses. Among the specialties i . orn'lo Coal and Iron was taken freely and sold up to 42. General Electric dis i i ied considerable vrength nearthe close. . s ng rom 113 to 113JJ Hocking Coal and 1 on"iifier advancing 2, reacted 1 per cent. Tne heaviness of the rail n ay share market e ns in the dav was the subject of general .en aik. and the shipments of gold were not regarded as a satislactnrv explanation for t ie seiiinc A decline of J?4 was recorded, a d no substantial lecoveiy occurred until a ei i o'clock, "lien Rock 'Island suddenly . rned into prominence and completclv r nnged the speculative temper. Rock I , nd figured for over 31,000 shares, and was aken in'round amounts lrom8JJup toE i tie Minneanolis and St. Louis share's onndeil up "2 points. The movement in 1. icfc Inland started up speculation in rail av stocks generally, and a rapid advance , P. per cent ensued. Illinois Central was"a notable exception, selling down Ji to it railroad bonds 2"ew York and Northern I- declined H to 70. The Atchison and Read-in- issnes nero3-SHPercBat"wer- oovernmeni; ouuus uiusou us iwiuns; t s,, 4, rcg 11J" T b 46 coup UAH Mtual Union Cs ....111 N J. C Int. Cert .II1" Northern I'ac lsts .118V Northern i'ae 2ds..I12JB North. Consols li'Si North. Debentures.. 104 st.L. & I. 31. Gen.Ss KM St. L. A S. F. G. M.lifl st. iaul Consols.... 13d t. I'.. C & l'ac. lst&117 I arllicCsilI ' ..-.'to J c stamped i -.ouri Cs ,97!. ..103 i . niv fcrft- 6... .103 a new set. 5'. ...101 m ne sei . caJS" -as - (rD I'aclBc lsts . lira 4 It .. lsts . luis 103 tut T. P. L. G. Tr. Kct6 80 T. F. K. G. Tr. Rets 28 Union P&dflc lsts...l07 J. r. & R. G. 1' I r. Zii ...ll'lH Wtstbhorc U. G. W.lsU Jl K i T. Gen. m. I"?. . 78.S 41 K 41. Gen. as.. o,t Mining shares closed as follows: frown Point SO I'lJTOOUin ,. 50 . 110 ,..1M . 110 .. to .. CO . 3.0 ..:too . 20 i ii, iV a ... HO blerra Nevada..... btandard Union Con......... Yellow Jacket Iron Stiver Quicksilver tjncksllvcr, 'prcf.. Bulner. llmdx-ood X lime and Norcross... 15 Ilnestke J ww ilenran 2P V rt i Vlrt IW tarlo . . ...."-00 . ;.:r Asked 'Ex-dlv. T total sales of Ftock to-day were S3LOO0 silrls'Tncluding? Atelllson. 10,105; Chicajr o &s. 16,530; Erie, 10.400; Missouri PacfJJC, 7,& Northern rflcIficprolerred.15.lC5: New England. 3.900; Beading . 180J St. l'aai 10.120; Union Pacific, 1G,60; W estorn Untou, 22.7G5. The following Uble shows the prices of aetlra ocks on the New York Stock Exchange, corrected dally lor lac DisrATCil bj "A altnejr & btephen- son. oHcst Pittsburp members ot New Tort Block Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: Clote Dec. 11. Open High est. Low Clos- iujr. est. 1UE, Anierlcan Cotton Ull 43!, 8:i, 107! MS 34S 944 "56" "27 23 4:i 9tt 93 78 law 82 y 4TS iii" 59 42 Hi" 133 sis 72H ifoii 23 7334 ia 703) loS "ss" Ul US 491, S5i 101 135i 43S 82 43 mi; 1075. H 42V 81H 1074 99,"i "Hh 93 56 i 1XX I5V 22V "94 V 93 'a 78!4 1214 82V 47K 119 112 59 42 29 132tf IS2U 151, 51 72H 35. Am. Cotton Oil pref) bM Am. sugar ltere uo. A. Sugar It. fo.prcr. A. T. A S F Baltimore Jt Ohio.... Bait, i OHIO Trust.. Canada Southern.... 10S1, 90H 107S 93 H 3H 9Si 3o 93J4 M '"27 23 42V SiS 99H 78M 1221 8 43), 34 94K 'Jo's 92S SGSi "iik Central of N. Jersey 121 central racinr Chesapeake A Ohio CAO.. 2J pfa ...., Chlraco Gas Trust CB..Q ' M. .t t. P. ... 27 23 22K "94 42H 5H! win S3 78)4 78J C, M. 4 S P. P'ef IC4 122 81 48 119 &. K I. 4. r n st p.. m. .t. O 82H 47,H a.bt.P.M.0.pref Clilcago a Minowo H2Kl lll.'i 591, 42 152" 132 "iva 7IJ4 '99 23 75V 1305s 70 133 1I2M t;.. u., u. a. i - ... CoL Coat and Iron Col. Jl Ilockluz VaU Del.. Lack A AVcst. Del A Hudson Den. .t Rio Grande. K"4 42H I52H 132 "ix 59U 42 is' 15--H 132 1SH Den. AUioGV.pretl s: Ills A c F. Trust. E. T. Va. A Ga .... Illinois Central. ... Lake Erie X. West. 71 3t 9i iw 234 75H, 130J.' 70 139K 23 75 130H 70S 138 103 51 141V 116S 49,4 S5 10X 11 73 '23V 54 41 184 104 37,4 11,4 17 49 "isvi 164 S5H 19s! 604 1974 8V 4lJ- 10c 1U.V 10 33 11W 244 964 21 63X Lake Lrle AW., prcf 73X 1T0H 70' 139 'a 1US 63'4 l.aice anore & ai. 3 Lon'svtlleA Nash'c Manhattan Michigan Central.. Missouri Pacific. .. National Cord. Co Nat. Cord."o..pref. National Load Co .. Nat. Lead Co.. pref. New York Central. N. Y. . G A M. L. . N.YC.ASt.L ,lpf. N Y.,aAM.L..2pr. N. Y.. L. E. A.. SS Ul 111'-, 116 m 114V 51S 9) 110 17H 75 'VZ'4 54 "4 isii 33 im 16V 4S'S 19 5W 51 S Hit 110 1S ' '35S O'i 9tl 109U 15Sl '"33" 23tS 23i I 21MI N. Y.. L. K. AW..P "i'H 18 "4 "43S lbVj J. l. x -. r. N. Y.. O. f. W Norfolk A Western.. N A West' n. prefd. North Ainer can Co. Northern Pacific A Pacific urefd.... 42 ISs 11. 17' 48J, "iV" 17 ll'i 43! 17(4 4S 'is" 16 Oreton Im pro ement racinc .iiaii Peo. Dec. A Evans.. Phllada. A Reading. P . C. CAM. L .. P. CCAbt U pfd. Pullman Palace Car. R. AW. P. 1.. pfa.. St Paul A Dnlutli.. bt. P. A D.. prefd.. 16T. Soi 55 '5 54H 19J, CO 197 197 197S 8'i 8'i 40 'l07" 167" 107 103 Ft. I?., M. A M.... Texas raclflc Dnlon raclflc Wabash 111V 9 3S!i 10 I 30S' 11"., V, S6HI 21 J 63 I 9?, 3!H 10 11 11 24 MS Wabash, prefd 245 98)4 63!, Western Union... Wheeling A L. E. w. AL.E.. prefd Kh 21 63! GENERAL MARKETS. New York Ft-orR Receipts, 49,700 pack- ages: exports, 15,300 harrel, 30,900 sacks; quiet and easy; sales, 16,900 barrel. CoRXJtEAL in demand and steady. Wheat Receipts, 153,000 bushels: exports, 49000 bushels; sales, 1,740.000 busheis futures: 80.000 bushels snot. Spot dull, lower and weak; No. 2 ted, 7SJc in store apd elevator, 7Sie afloat; 77i679Jic f. o. b.: No. 3 red, 74Kc: ungraded led, 74S0c: No. 1 North ern, SlJic; No. 2 Northern, T7ic: No. 2 Mil waukee, 76Jic; No 3 spring, 7o?c; options dull, weak and ViK lower on weak West, lower late cables and longs realizing; No. 2 red December. 7G5577e, closing at 70Kc; January. 77K77c. clsing at 77KC: March, 79K80e, closing at 79c; May, S1XQS2 3-I6c, cliwing at SI5IC Rte dull and nominal. Baillet duil; Western, COgSOc IlAKLET'MALTdull. Coax Receipt-, 50,000 bushels; exports, C7.000 bushols; sales, 350.000 bushels lutures, 51.001 bushels spot; spot dull and t-ady: No. 2. 51K51Jo elevator: 52;45:c "float: steamer mixed, 52c: options upeued Ann at tic advance, declined KsC as lollowinz tne 'est, closing steadv and unchanged to Ue decline: trading local, switching: Janu arv. 5IJi5:Kc, closing 51c; May, 5353Kc closing Kc . Oats lieceipts, 32,000 busbels; exports. 400 bushel": sales, 45,000 bushels futures; 92,000 bushels spot: spot quiet and flr.i.; ontlons dull and steadv: January, 37U37J,c. closing 37J8C; Maj, :i9K30c, closing Mc; No. 2 si.t white. 4lVi4ic: mixed Western 3o0 3Sc: w hitc do, 4lc; No. 2 Chicago, 375c. IIay firm. . , , Iiors ilnll and weak; State good to choice, lc:3c; Pacific coast, lS22c. GitocEitiES Coffee Options opened steady. 5QI5 points up: closed steady, unchanged to 10 up: s lies. C9,000 nags, including Decom ter, 15C0ffiI55. Jannarv. 15 20I5.45e: Teb ru.irv. I5.i5r.25c: .March. 14 90I5 10c; April, 14t-0I4 85c; .Mav. H.53lt.80c: Julr H40 14 05c: August. It fiOc; September, H 4014.43v; spot Rio l"ull and easy; No. 7. lBc. sugar null: refined quiet and steady; raw dull. Molasses New Orleans moderately active and steady. Rico iu lair demand and steotly Cottonseed Oil firm. Tallow qniot and steady. Rosi dull and steadv. Tukpeatine quiet and steady. Kcgs quiet and steady: receipts, 5,171 pack ages. Hides dull and steady. Hon PnoDCCTS Pork quiet and strong. Cut meats quiet anil steady. Middles quiet; short clear, $S 55. Laid Spot dull; options moro actneand lriegular; Vestern steam closed nt $10 Ou: "ales, 50 tierces; options sales 2,000 tiercet; December, $9 93, closing at J9 92 bid; January, $9 9 closing at $0 95; nominal, Mai eh closed at $9 75; May, $9 509 55, closing at i9 65 Daiut Pkodccts Butter in moderate de mand and weak: Western dairy, 1723c; do creamery. 2030c; Elgin, 30e. Cheese in fair demand and sins Philadelphia Flour unchanged. Wheat dnll and leaturelesM ungraded, in grain 'epot. 73c; No. 2 led, in eXDort elevator, ".'ljc: No 2 red, December, 7."Vi75ysc; Jan ua iv, "i.7P,c: February, Ti&iSz: March, 79c. Corn a shade easier null little ex liiii c inquiry: loc.il c.n lets quiet and stendy, with moderate offerincs; No. 2 mixed and 3 cllow, in elevator, 50Jc; No. 2 mixed, in ex port elevator, spot and Docember, 50c: No. 2 mixed, December, tOJJffiSOJjc; January. iiJB 50iic: February, 405(jc: March, 19.!., 50;,ic. Oats Carlots declined c under moie liberal offerings and alight demand: lutures wholly nominal; No. 3 white, 3SKc: No. 2 white, 1HjC42c: No. 2 white December, lo Ale- Janulrr. toUailc: Febrnarv and Maich. tOi'fZtlVc. L ks F.-csh stock scarce and 1 lirai; Pennsylvania firsts, 29s. St. Louis Flour firm and unchanged, wnent onencd lower, then rallied rurtially. but soon gave way on a gain and closed K 5Jc under yesterday; cash, 67Jic: December, (T7Mc; Januarv. Cic; February, 60Jic; May, 7lc;Julv, 7SJa Corn Cash firm at33c: options better early, but lost the advance and clo"ed a shade off and weak: December, SSMc: January. 3S$(c: February, 39;c: May, 431 ,c Oats firm atKJJjC asked: May auvancod lie, but closed the same as yesterday, 3ic Rj e higher at tSe cash: 53Jc bid Mav. J.ir lcy steadv: Minnesota sold at 636ic; Kan sas, lie. 'Bran dull at 39c. Hay dull aud un changed. Flaxseed steady at $1 07. Corn meal quiet at $1 SO. Minneapolis The opening was weak and them was a decline to the close. May opened at 72- mid closed 71Kc; December opened GOJac'und closed (Xc Tho cash market was without spec.al leatnre. No. 1 Northern sold early at Goc. The principal sales of No. 2 Northern were 5S85Sc. Receipts of wheat here wet e 181 cars and at Dulutn and Supeiior IS! cars; close: May, 71c? De cember, GGJc; on track: No. 1 hard. CGe:No. 1 Northern. G4Jc;.No. 2 Northern, 57 59c. Toledo Wheat dnll and lower: No. 2 cash and December, 735c; May, 79e. Corn dull and steadv; No. 2 cash, 43c; No. S, 12c; No. 1,10c Re dull; cash, 51c Otts quiet: cash, Silc Cloverseed higher and steady; prime, casn, December and Jannary, $7 80; March, $3 00. Receipts Flour, 172 barrels: 'wheat, '.7.099 bush-Is; corn, 33.X32 bushels; rye, 600 bushel"; cloverseed, 112 bags, shipments Flour, 3,541 barrels; wheat, 3,200 busbels: corn, 3 100 bushels; rye, 1,100 bushels; clover seed, SOU bass. Milwaukee Flour quiet. Wheat lower; May, 71c: No. 2 spring. C6c: No. 1 bard, 73fc Corn quiet: No. 3 new,39c. Oats steady; No. 2 white, 34Je: No. 3 do, 3JX33Kc Barley quiet: No. 2, 6tc: sample, 40g41c Rye quiet; No. 1. 52c. Provisions quiet. Pork .Tannarv. $15 7a Lnrd January, $9 67. Re ceiptsFlour, 8 000 barrels; wheat, 53,000 bushels; barley, tl 000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 15.0M) barrels; wheat, 15,000 bushels; barley. 16,000 bushels. Cincinnati Flour easy. Wheat scarce and nominal: No. 2 red, 70c; receipts, 3,000 bushels; shipments, 3,000 bushels. Corn stronger; No. 2 mixed, 1341c Oats easv; No 2 mixed, 35c Rve quiet and firm: No. 2, 53Kc! Tork firm at fit 59. Lard strong at $9 50. Bulkmcats steady at $8 50. Bacon strong at $10 00. Whisky active; sales, L,2t3 barrels at $1 25. Bntter weak, bugar easy. Eggs steady aud firm at 23c Cheese slow and stead'. lialtlmorc Wheat firm; No. 2 red, spot and December, 71K75c; January, 75Vc! May.SOKc Corn uull: mixed spot, t9Jic: vear. !9c; Jannary, !9Vc Oats dnll: Nu. 2 white Vt estern, 126tic Rve dull and easy; No. 2, 5SjC asked. Hay steady at $15 00 1C 00. Grain irelghts dull and unchanged. I-10 visions quiet; mess pork, $1G 00. Butter e-isier: ci-camery. fancy, 30c Egs easier; 2Sc for best. Coffee dull. Kanas Cltv Wheat steady, closing weak; No. 2 hard, bSKGesjJc; No. 2 red, 70c Corn firm and in good deumnd; No. 2 mixed, Sl 34Kc nominal: No. 2 white. .-.5c. Oats strung and higher; No. 2 lulled, 30jlc; N". 2 white, 31032c Rye flitu: Na 2, 1'Xa. E.'g3 flrm.at l.-ij'Mc. Boceipts Wheat, 7.000 bushels: corn, S.uxi bushels. Shipments-Wheat. 18,000 busli- x elv oats, none. DUQUESNE AND P. & B. Move Upward Rather Sharply Under .a Good General Demand, CLOSING STRONG ON THE GAINS. P. B., It Is Faid, Will Tc a Four Per Cent Uocfc. Keit Tear. GOSSIP, SALES AND CLOSING PRICES Tuesday, Dec 13. Duquesue traction was again prominent for activity and strength to-day, but it was compelled to divide the honors with Pitts burg and Birmingham traction, which dis played surprising strength and was moder ately active. Lustre Mining Company, Allegheny National Bank, Pleasant Valley Bailway and Central traction were also traded in lightly, but they were completely overshadowed by the movements of the two leaders. Duqucsne traction opened at 28 sales, moved up to 29' sales at the last call, sold at 29 after the close and the curb close was 29 bid for 200 shares. The movement in the stock was still the principal topic of discussion in the street, but there were few fresh ad ditions to the stories and gossip current Monday. It was suggested, however, that tho Philadelphia people wero after control of the line lor the nnrposo of annulling the 1 lease; also that some or the Dnquesne people wanted to carry out the Elkins-Widener idea of consolidating the Pittsburg-Du-quesne combine with the Pleasant Vallev Manchestor system, and that the selling of Duquesne was by those who weie bitterly opposed to such a scheme: also that the stock sold was all 'giound floor" stuff that was onlv recontly distributed and was offered where it was most likely to find a purchaser. Much -moro of a kindred nature was in circulation, but alter silting it thoroughly the only thing that appeared to be at all definite was that there was a good market for the stock in tho East. It is hardly piobable that Messrs. niklns, Widener et al. would buy 9,000 or 10,000 shares of Duquesne stock on aiising market, and Ktand icadyto take more, be cause thev thought ita good Investment; butlf there isa deal looking ton faitncr combination of street railway interests it Is not jet known to the stieet in a general way. Other local street railway men besides the President or the Duquesne have quite lecently visited Philadeluhla, however, which lends color to the rumor of another combine, nnd it is possible the outline of it will soon bo plainly visible; but at present all that can bo said is that tho East has been a heavy buyer and that the stock is steadily advancing under the con tlnuance 01 a demand for that account. It may be, as suggested, that somo of the Du quesne insiders started the movement in order to get lid of tome of their "ground floor" brethren before certain schemes w ere sprung and developed, but there appears to be verv llttlo indeed to support the sugges tion. It is a problem that must solve itself, but in figuring on it the fact should not bo overlooked that the DUlldlng of the Difqucsne line intensi fied the bitterness engendered between its chier projector and the Pittsburg traction m.fnates by tho cold shoulder given the founcrbv the latter after tho cable line was in operation, and that they (Elkins, idc ner, otal) would probably like nothing bet ter than an opportunity to play another winning game of freeze-out. The strength of P. & B. traction was due, it was said, to official talk about a dividend next month. Tho stock will pay a quarterly dividend ot 1 per cent, according to such talk, which will put it on a 1 per cent basis. "I believe there will be a divi dend in January," said a gentleman well posted on P.& B.,"but I have been mistaken before with lespoet to dividends on tho stock, and may be now. I have good reason to believe, however, that tho stock will rank as a 4 per cent dividend payer through out the coming year." In the lemainder or the list prominent features were lacking. Gas shares were steady, Undergiound cable was fractionally higher and others wore generally well held. P. & B. traction clo-ed at 25525J: Du quesi.o traction at 2929 and P., A. & M. trartion at 13J4 bid. Alter the clnse 29 was bid for Duquesne: CeAtrai traction was ouoted at 2S 'S; P. & B. traction was quoted at 25i5!4. and 43Ji was bid for P., .1. & M. traction, uujer- Sil Citizens traction 5s wero w anted at 106X at the second calk Another Extension. The long-talked of project for the exten sion or theSbaipsburg branch of the Citi zens traction line to Asplnwall is to be carried out at last. Work on tho extension will be begun immediately. A forco of 100 men has been employed and the officials of the company say they w ill have cars running by January 15. The terminus will bo at a point near tho new West Penn station. It is faid tho Aspinwall Land Company gave the comp tny a bonus ot $3,000 lor the extension. At present the line only extends to Guy asuta, the second station beyond Sharpsburg. Sales and Closing Quotations. The transactions recorded on the Ex change sales board to-day were as follows: FIRST CALL. 10 shares Lustre Mining Company 9' IU shares l.ustreilllnlng Company 9j 10 shares Allegheny National Bank 67J4 SFCOND CALL. 100 shares Pleasant Valley Railway 24v$ 10 shares P. & B. traction 24s4 10 shares P. & B. traction 2o 50 shares I. A U. traction 24f &0sharesP. & B. traction 25 10 shares P. & B. traction So 165 shares P. X B. traciion "-5 5u shares Duquesne traction 2i'.l 10 shares Central traction Wi AFTEIl CALL. S shares Tleasant Valley railway 21 THIRD CALL. 50 shares Duquesne traction... 100 shares Duquesne traction... 15 shares Duquesne traction... SO shares Duquesne traction... JO shares Duquesne tractlou... 10 shares Duquesne traction. , AFTEK CALL 29 J9 29 tS'f 10 shares Duquesne traction. . 79?i Total sales, offers: 706 shares. Closing bids and 1st call. id call, saeau. BUI! Ask But Ask 67 .... 90 .... 90 ;;:: "" swij :;:: '."'. '.'.'.'. 43" "" 35 32 .... .... 59 .... 39 .... 40 .... 40 10 .... 10 .... . 11 2034 K 20J4 205 .... 1734 17 173. M!4 .... 28K .... 62 63 6254 ezii 59V .... 59 60 24i 23 24 25 50 .... .... 63 ... 63 46 .... 4654 .... .... 10 .... 10 .... 58 .... 56 60 53 50 52 17c 23c 95 .... 94 9S isiii '.'.'.'. is" '.'.'.'. .... 40 .... 130 7SX 765 .... 60,4 STOCKS. Bid I A.k nk-XK STOCKS. Allegheny N at Bnk Keystone Hank. Pg M. 4. 31. Nat.Bs.nB Pitts. Nat. Bk. Com Third Nat. lianK.... lxSCBANCE. Allemannia Ins Birmingham Ins.... Cliy Citizens Teutonla Ins.Co.... Western Insunnce. NATURAL GAS. Chartlers VaUGas.. Penna. Gas Co Philadelphia Co.... Wheeling Gas Co... TRACTIONS. Central Traction.... Citizens Traction... nttsburg Traction. Pleasant Valley.... becond Avenue IIAILROADS. Chartiera Hallway.. Pitts.. Y. & Ash.... m 40 10 20,H t.... 2SK 89" M 1 20H 17J1 23X 60 24Jf 4854 245 65 4S 10 56 52 44 50 20c PilU. A Castle S.... Pitts. W. S ivr.. f:oiT.. 53 50 N. Y. AC. G. C.Co nuinr.E. Hanrthtreet Brlrtgc Northstde ttndgeco DINING. LaNorla MlnlncCo 13c Luster Mining Co. MISCELLANEOUS 9 4 Monougahela Wat. 31 SO 40 130 u. . . co V. b. 4S.Co.,pfd.. AX est. Airbrake Co. Standard U. C. Co. U. S. Glass, com.... 1854 127' 76VJ Financial Notes. 'Julius F. Stark sold $5,000 V. & B. traction Ss at par. It was stated this afternoon that Attorney Charles McEce was at woik on the lease nnd other final papers in the P. V.-P., A. & M. deal, and that the P. V. holders would get their Manchester stock about January L Hill & Co. and Kuhn Bros. wer the buyers of P. & B., and Spronl & Co. wero tho prin cipal sellers. H. M. Long bought Pleasant Valley from W. J. Iloblnson. J. P. Barbour and Hill & Co. bought Du quesne, and Messrs. Pinkerton, Carothers, W. B, .Thompson & Co. and Sproul & Co. sold. B. F. Arensburg sold Lustro to Kuhn Bros. S. Fritz took Central traction from Hill & Co. This week's gold shipments, in the opin ion of those who should know, will aggre gate about $3,000,000. One or the largest shinnents or specie taken ont for many rnnnthn on one vessel was carried to Europe to-uay on the North German Lloyd, iteamer J THE PITTSBUKG DISPATCH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Traye. There was $2,750,000 in gold and 575.. 000 in silver. . Tho opinion seems to be gaining grfiuna that definite action upon the option bill wil. be delayed, at least until nfter the new year, and that if It leaves the Senate at all it will do so with amendments requiring the con currence of the House and involving greater delay in its passage. The Fqultable Gas Company has struct a 300 pound a mtnnte gasser on the McDowell farm at Now Texas, located aboutthrce miles south of east fiom the big Mllltown WiIeSs'srs. George I. Whitney and W. T. Wal lace were to-day elected members or the Pittsburg Oil Stock Exchange. Mr. C. B. MoVey. Secretary of tho Fidelity Title nnd Trust Company, has resigned the prsition, to take effect February L 1893. Georgo J. Gould as to-day elected Presi dent of the Manhattan Company. The regu lar lWppr cent dividend was declared. The Whlskv Trust has declared a quar terlv dividend of IK percent to-day. , For the first week or December the earn ings of tho Buffalo, Rochester and Jfittsburg Railroad show a deciease of$l,255. Mr. George Gould continues to state dis tinctly and emphatically that he is out or Wall street as a speculator and operator, and has no Intention of coming in as an in vestor. Hisfiiends claim there Is no evi dence that ho is in the market now, and he tells his closest associates that he knows or no property in which he could invest his money to better advantage than Western Union. Closing Philadelphia Quotations. Bid. . 5454 . 275s . 654 . iSh . rai . 3iH . m Asked. 7 9-16 PcnnsTlvanls Rending .:.-' Huffdlo. N Y. and Philadelphia Lehigh Valley I.ehlgh Navigation Philadelphia and Erie , Northern Pacific common Northern Pacific preferred 68S 514 1'5 1754 4334 Electric Stocks. Eostok, Dec. 13. tpeciaL Closing quota tions or electric stocks weio as jollows: Bid. Asked. nnstin Tin-trip T.lrht Comnanv US lis Edison Llectrlc III 13o General Electric 1'3'4 General Electric, preftrred Ho W estlnrhouse. first preferred 49 Detroit Electric Works Ft. Wavne Electric 12H Ft. Wayne Electric (A) 7 Thomson-Houston Tr. D 7M Thomson-Houston Eu. Elcc. Weld . 7H 140 J13 116 4954 44 13 10 Boston Stocks Closing Prices. Boston A. Alhanv... .2035V Boston .t Maine . ...175 Chi . liur. & Quincv. 995J F.tr.M. K.R.pfd. 75 Mass. Central ISM Mcx. Cen., com 11 N. Y. & N. England. 422a N. Y. & N. Mir. 78.119 Allonez M. Co. (new) 10 Osceola 3654 ?ulney 13 amarack 157 Annlston L,ana uo... Boston Land Co 554 Sar. DIcgo Land Co.. 11 West bna L,ana v,o.. nx Bell Telephone 2005S LamsonbtoreS 155J Water Power 2 1-1G Atlantic 9j Bnton & Mont. 345s Centennial Mining.. 74 Calumet .Cliecla ....iu N. E. Tel. A. T. . 53 Franltlln 13 Kearsarge 1134 B. & B. Copper., . 1134 MONETARY. The local money market continues steady to firm at 6 per cent, but now that tho Comptroller's call has been reeoived and answered it is believed the market will ease up a little. Eastern exchange and currency aio trading even. New York, Dec. 13. Money on cill more stringent, langins trorn 3 to 7 per cent; last loan, 3; closed Affored at 1. Prime mercan tile paper, 5fi. Sterling exchange stiong at $4 86 lor GO-day bankers' bills, and $4 68 for demand. Clearing House Figaros. Pittsburg Exchanges to-day BaUuces to-day Same day last week: , 12,369,943 63 , 395, 020 36 Exchanges., Balances.. .. (2,499,140 SS 462,261 SS ".' New Yore, Dec. 13. Clearings, $183,912,833; balances, $5,574,835; Bostos. Dec. 13. Clearings, $19,703,714; bal ances. $1,500 323. Monev 66 per cent. Ex change on New York510c discount. Puilapelpuia, Doc. 13. Clearings, $14,000, S17; balances, $1,734,175. Money IK Pr cent. Baltimore. Dee. 13. Clearing!', t3,ltt,336; balances, $2'1S.1W!. Kate 6 per cent. St. Lonis. Dec. 13. Clearings, $4,619,541; bal ances, $103 559. Monev quiet ut 6 per cent. New Orleans. Dec. 13. Clearings, $3,8S3.93C Memphis, Dec. 14. Clearings, $081,537: bal ance. $133,033. New York exchauge selling at par. Chicago, Dee. 13. Clearings to-dav, $16,9,8, 316. Now York exchange, 25c premium. Sterling exchange strong: 60-day bills. $t 8jB; demand, $i 8SJ. Money active at 5K6 per cent. Cincinnati, Dec. 13. Money 16 per cent. New York exchange par. Clearings, $2,270, 550. Bar Silver. New York. Dec. 13. SpedaW Bar stiver in London SSJid per ounce. New York dealers' price lor assay bars, 835c per ounce. Foreign Financial. Paris, Dec. 13 Three per cent rentes, S3f 67Jo for the account. Londov. Dec. 13 t p.m. Closing: Consols, monev, 97 3-16;do account. 97; New York, PonnsyU ania and Ohio firsts, 29: Canadian Pacific, 92: Erie, 24: do second-,, 10 Illi nois Central, 103J: .Mexican ordinary, 21: fit. P.ml common. 79: New Yoik Central, 112; PennsylvanLi, 55: Beading, 2SJi; Mex ican Centr.il, now ts,.C0. Barsilvei, 3Sd. Money 1 per cent. R.ito or discount in tho open market for both short and three months' bills, 1 13-161J per cent. THE C00LEYS JUBILANT. Flaws in the Indictments TVH1 Probably Quash Host of the Kemaining Cases. TJNIONTOWN, Dec. 13. The Connells ville shooting case, taken up yesterday, did not close until noon to-day, when the Com monwealth stated that at the afternoon sit ting the first case would be that against Lute Cooley and his family for receiving stolen goods. At the outset in the afternoon Attorney A. F. Downs, for the deiendants, held that as there could not be a conviction on the first count, which alleged stealing, and as the second count did not state the value of the stolen goods alleged to have been re ceived, the charge ought to be quashed. After some argument the court, stating that it was loth to quash, gave the District At torney till to-morrow to combat the argu ment." The same flaw is evident in the seven in dictments, and it is expected that the cases will be quashed. In that case they will bo deferred till the March term. It is ex pected that the same flaw will be discov ered in the indictments against Lida Pas torious and her lather. The Cooleys are jubilant. A charge of robbery against David would have been gone on with, but the witnesses were not present. A requisi tion from 'West Virginia is asked for here against Sam Yeager. "WHEN" PEOPLE DESIRE A good room they Invariably read the To Let Boom Columns of THE DISPATCH. WILL DISCUSS 8&10LLL aleGlynn Promises a Sensation When He Speaks Next Sunday. New York, Dec. 13. At Cooper Union last evening, Dr. McGlynn advocated the opening of the "World's Fair on Sunday and in closing said: "Next Sunday I will dis cuss Satolli and the school question. Mgr. Satolli, you will recollect, represents the Pope in America. At the conference of American archbishops, neld in this city, Jim Satolli discussed the school ques tion. Next Sunday I propose to discuss him and the schoofquesticu." Hlppolyte Escapes Julius Ccesar's Fate. New Yor-K, Dec. 13. The Atlas line steamship Adirondack, at this port to-day from Kingston, Jamaica, brings a confirma tion of the report that an attempt had been made to kill President Hippolyte, of Haiti, while walking in his own gardens. It was supposed that the gang were iu the inter est of General Manigal and other exiled conspirators. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria LIBERTY STREET AGAIN. The Property No. 1235 Liberty Street Changes Hands 840,000 Paid for a Six Story Brick Warehouse, With a Lot 37x100 Keet A Number or Other Good Deals. Tuesday, Dec 13. Another important deal in Liberty street realty has just been' consummated, and the consideration shows that the value of prop erty on this thoroughfare is steadily in creasing. Joseph P. P.ankin & Co. sold tho property No. 12?5 Liberty street, consisting or a six-story brick warehouse and a lot having a rrontage or 27 feet by 100 feet In depth, for Mr. Thomas McFadden, Jr., for a price close to $10,003. Tho building though comparatively a new structure, will be ro raodeled by the purchaser and utilized as both a cold and warm storage house. Building Permits. Thq following permits wero is?ned to-day: CeptralSoap Company to remove and le roodela frame boiler bouse, Liberty avenue, between Thirty and Thirty-first streets;oost, $6p0. ' N. Seibert, a two-story frame dwelling. Fall-mount street, corner of Rosetta street; cost; $2,803. Harry Coats, a one-story frame rt,welllng, Beecher street, near Idlewild street; cost, $400. E. A. Wright, a two-story frame dwelling, Clybonrne stroet, near Aiken avenue; cost, $5 000. Jcel Moore, a two-story frame dwelling, neither ailov, near Frankstown avenue; cost. $S00. Jacob Neiver, a two-story frame dwelling. Orphan street, near Nora street: cost $1,000. Peter Kunfman, a two story Tramo dwelling, No. 101 Atlantic avenue; cost, $1,100. Reported by the Brokers. George Brooks, or Btushton, sold tor C. C Dornbush, in the East View plan, a house and 13 lots ror $6,500. J. H. Coleman & Co. sold for J. C. Dick two lots SOxlCO each on Frazier street, near Boquet street, Fourteenth ward, for $2.6C0. Eeed B. Coyle & Co. sold for theFldellty Title and Trust Company lots Nos.293a and 291a in the Watson Placo plan, Tenth ward, Allegheny, fronting 50 feet on tho Watson boulevard bj, 125 feet to Chemung stieet, lor John K. Ewing & Co. sold for Alex M. Herd to A. D. Wilson the property No. 30 Pennsylvania avenue, Allogheny, belnea two-story trame house of six rooms, lot20x 1C0. for $2,750 cash. Gns Stunomaw bought through the agency of E. D. Wingenroth lot No 103 in Nadine Park plan, 25x110 feet, for $300 cash. Black & Baird sold for tho Alta Land Cora- Eany lots No. 102 and 103 In their plan on mquesno Heights fur $200. They also sold for Georgo U. Moore lot 105 In the same plan to W. G. Stephens for $100. W. A. Herron & Sons sold four lot3, each 20 x70 feet, free of all stieetsand sewer lions, situated on northerly side of Herron ave nue, near Wylio avenuo, for $3,100 for all. Scott McMillcn sold ror V . J. Thompon to J. C. Longmore the property No. 19 Alpine nvenue. Allegheny, for $3,500 cash. Tho Burrell and Kensington Improvement Companies leport tho following sale of lots nt Kensington: Henrv Stubert. Pittsburg, lot 272, block23, $87750 cash; Kensington Sand Company, New Kensington. 10 feet of lot Q, block 7, ror$703cah: F. G. Husler, Mansfield, south 10 feet of lot 31, all of lots 32, 33. 31, 35. 36 and 15 ftot ot lot 37, block 1, for $5,0o2 50 cash. CREAMERY UNCHANGED, But Reports From Elgin Say the Drift of the Market Is Upward Grain and Hay Weak Eastern CoBee Markets Steady to Strong General Business Good. Tuesday, Dec 13. The Elgin Butter Board reaffirmed last week's prices at yesterday's session, but the advices which accompanied the statement of the action of the board intimated that the tendency of the market was upward. Stocks here are now said to be rather heavy, however, and dealers are not worrying much about the probability of an advance. October-made cheeso is in the maiket in good supply now, and it takes precedence of summei;-made stock, both m demand and prices. In produce commission lines trade was slow to-day, but prices were not omy firmly maintained but in a few Instances they were advanced. A lew Florida cucumbers wero In tho mar ket to-day nt $2 50 per dozen. Grain and hay continue to rule weak un der rather heavy receipts. It is tho universal testimony of bank officials that business has been unsually good this year and that it is still exception ally large. The stocks of wheat "in sight" in this country are 10,000,000 bushels abovo the high est point In any previous year, and the Economist states that piivuto houses not in cluded in the official statement contain fully 30,000,000 bushels additional, while deliveries back in tho country aro on a scalo of liber ality only surpassed during tho few weeks immediately following harvest. The spot market lor Rio and Sant03 cof rees is firm, but quiet, say Into Eastern ad vices. Holders express great confidences in a higher range or value-", not far oil, and claim that any pronounced demand would suiely produce n etionger market. The warehouse deliveries show a somewhat smaller average, however, the amount being about 10,000 bags per day for tho week. In Maracaibo and Central America coffees tho market is dull and quiet. Stocks continue to bo slowly reduced, and tho entire stocks are now to limited that it is impossible to find any desirablo coffees. Stocks in first hands now are 16,052 bags, including 6.508 Dags of Maiacaiboinbond and 770 bags of the same, duty paid. Javas are quiet, with the market steady. Some tew coffees aro being sold at steady lates. Mochas are firm, with quite a business being done at full prices. Grain, Flour and Feed. No sales occurred on call at the Grain and Flour Exchange to-day. Bids and offers: SPOT. Bid. Asked. Old No. 2 yellow shelled corn... No. 1 white oats No. 2 wlnte oats No. 1 while niMdllngs Wheat straw. FIVE PAYS. No. 2 white oats No. 1 timothy hay No. 2 timothy hay Choice timothy hay Wheat straw Packing hay ten DA'.S. No. 2 yellow car corn No. 2 white oats 30 41 33Jt 30 .... IS 50 7 00 41 14 CO 12 00 12 75 14 10 15 CO 7 10 725 800 49"i 51 3734 40 Whiter wheat bran 15 03 No. 1 timothy hay 13 00 14 10 Receipts bulletinod: Via the P. & L. E., 3 cars hay; via the P. A W., 3 cais hay, 1 car corn, 1 car reed, 1 car flour; via the P., C-, C. & St. L., 9 cars liav, 1 car corn, 1 car bran, 2 cars o.its: via the" P., Ft. . & C, G cars hay, 8 cars oats, 2 cais corn, 2 cars barley, 1 car malt. Total, tl cars. UlNGr op iiie market. The following quotations for grain, feed, hay anu straw are for carloU on track. Dealers charge a small auvauce lrom siore.j Wheat No. 2 red No. 3red Corn No. 2yclloweir High mixed ear. Mixed ear No. 2 vellow shelled IIIrIi inlxed shelled Mixed shelled New No. 2shellcit New high mixed shelled corn. Oat-, No. 1 white t, No. 2wiilte Extra No. 3 white Nu. 3 Mixed EYt No. 1 Western Nn. 1 WpRtArn ... Flouk (Jobbers' prices) Fancv brands. J4 75 4 S5: standard winter p.-uents, J4 504 75: sprhie intents. S4 503H 6.1: strairlit winter. ?l ai 25: clear winter. )S 754 00: XXX bakers, S3 73(2.3 83; rye, $3 M33 73. The Exchaniro Price Current quotes flour In car ots on track as follows: Patent winter $3 7553100 Putentspring vsgl 33 btralght winter 3 2C3 50 Clear winter 5 S2S? s! Low grides 2 OOgi 50 Kve flour 30l&f5 .bprlne bakers 3 353 50 Millfeep-No. 1 white middlings. $18 0CI9 00: No. 2whlte middlings, ei 5017 00: whiter wheat bran. 14 50313 00; Drown middlings, $18 001G 50; chop, 118 00023 00. .... llAY-CtaoTce timothy. $1100314 25: No. 1 tim othy. $13 25I3 75: No. 2 timothy. $12 001912 50; mixed clover and timothy. $12 50313 00: packing. : oos te: No. 1 feeding prarie. $10 0010 50; No. 2 do. $9 001 50: wagon hy. $13 C0li 00. bTBAW-Wheat, s ooao 53: oat, $3 aCj 00; rye, $7 0u7 50. Groceries. StJOAR-Patent cut-loaf, 5jc; cubes, 5c: pow dered, 5c; grauulated (standard), lc: enniectton ers' A. 48-14; sort A, 4ic: lancy yell"W, 4c: fair yellow, 34Hc: common yellow. lc. COFFEE Roasted. In packages-Standard brands, 23 13-Mc; second grades, 224'5a)c: ianc-grades, Zli!!. Loose-Java. 37C.'Sc: Moclia. 35)4o3e: Maracaluo. 29Mc: I'caberry. 23H2)c;fcantos,J) 29c; Caracas. 3i32c: lllo. 24t.3c. ..,... MOLASSES-Ciiolce, 2323Uc: fancy. 34K35c: centrifugals, 2Si20c; new crop New UNean. 453 bYRCP-C'orn svrnp. 23J3c: sugr syrup, SGj0c: fancy flavors, 3l($33c; black strap, I!', ,,, , FBUtTS-London laver raisins, $2 50: California London layers, 2 1032 15: California muscatels, bags. 68Jc: boxed, $1 1531 25: Valencia. 7Si7Xct Ondara Valencia, SMSSXci CaUfornla sultanas It enjio; currants, tffopet Callfoml praaet, U& 73 76K 73 74 50 60 49 (5 49h 40 (& 47 43 Aflii 43 HA 48S 4B 3 47 47 47 46 til 4G4 303 40 a3 3) 373 3i 37 37,4 33 (3 36 59 fi4 6'J 56 3 57 14, 1892. 15c: French prunes, 8V312c; CaUTornla seedless raisins. 1-lb cartons, $3 90; citron, 1920c; lemoa P RiCK-Kaiicy head Carolina. 656i4c; prime to choice, 51,38c: Louisiana, 56c; Java. 5)J4c; Japan. 5?(3Cc. . . Caxnkd GOOPS Standard peaches. $2 2032 35; extra peaches. 12 4532 50: seconds, tl 831 9S:ple peacucs, u -uyi -: nnesi cum, ti wh w. - n,.'e" en rjiThtn na mirinV orSl 4o51l 50 W dozen plneapnk'S. si 3331 50: extra do. $2 4J: Bahama do. $2 90; Damson plums. Eastern. $1 25; California pears, $2 2S2 33; dp grccu gages. It 73: do egr plums, $1 75; do apricots, $1 'Jf2 10: do exira white cherries, $2 7532 83: do white cherries. 2-10 cans. II 63; raspberries. $1 3331 50: strawberries. IIJ531 23: goosetcrrles. (1 lol 25: tomatoes. Ooc $1 00: salmon. 1-lb. $1 2'.1 33: blackberrles.7o30c: succotash. 2-tli cans, soak.cn. 83c: do standard. 2-lp can, ft 2531 50; corned beef, 2-lbcans. 51 7al DO: do 14-lb. $13 50: roast beef, 2-lb. $1 S3; chipped beef. 1-lb cans, SI 832 CO: hiked beans, (isai 33; lobsters, 1-lb. $2 M: mackerel, rresh, 1-lb, $190; broiled, 11 50; sardines, domestic StS. $3 80: . $125; J. mustard. $1(0: Imported, 8, $10 50 12 BO: Imported. Ms. $18 0133 00; canned apples, 3-lb. 803'tc: gallon. $2 953 03. OiLS-Canmn. 110, Cc: headlight. 6Mc; water white. 7c: Elaine, 13c; Ohio legal ti st. 6Kc; miners winter white, SSiy-Hc; do summer, 3':3Cc. 1 ' Provisions. Large hams 12 Medium 12H Mnill "ft Trimmed 12 California 0J4 Shoulders, sugar-cured 0J 15 a con shoulders W Dry salt shoulders o'l Itre-iklast bacon 12 Kxtrido 3 Char bellies, tmoked 10 Clear bellies, drr salt Dried beer, knuckles 13 Hounds.. 13 -ets JO Flan ? I.ard (refined) tierces 11 Tubs W 1 wo 50-lb cases 11 a Lard (compound), tierces u Hair barrels 8 Tubs ? i Palls i'4 Two50-Ib cases 8 Three-lb cases 3-4 Hve-lb cases 8i Ten-lb cases 8 Mess pork, heavy 16 0 Mess pork, light 17 50 Butter and Cheese. BCTTER-Elgln creamery. 32331Me: other brands, 2?Jlc: choice to fancy dairy umiI country roll. 20:8c: ralr to medium grades. 18324c; low grades. I:3t6c: cooking, 0llc; grease, G3c. CiIEtSE-Oluo. fall made. Illlj4c: sum mer made, 1010.Mc; New York, i:312Xe; rnncv Wisconsin Swiss blocks, 14315c: do brick, 12K3I3C; Wisconsin swcltzer. In tubs. ligMJsc; llmberger, 10llc; Ohio Swiss, l:I3c. Eggs and Poultry. FGGS-Strlctlv fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio, 26 27c: special marks, 2Sc: cold storage. 22323c. PocLTKY-Llvc bpri-g chickens, 4o55c per pair: old chictens. 6l70c: ducks, K055c: cccse. 31 2531 33: turkeys. 11312c per lb. Dressed Chickens, 1.313c per ; turkeys, 14lCc; ducks. 11 15c; geese, 'J10c. Berries, Fruit and Vegetables. Cranberries are selling at $2 7503 CO per box, mostly at $3 00. Apples, $2 253 50 por bbl for good to choice stock, the outside prico for Golden Gate; Catawba nnd Concord grapes, $23 00 30 00 per 100 810-lb baskets; small baskets, $15 001S 00 per 100; Florida oranges, $2 56 3 50 per box; Jnmaica do, $6 106 50 per bbl; bananas, $1 OOQl'SD per bunch from store: Malaga grapes, $6 003 CO per keg; Persian dates, Co per lb by the case. Cabbage was scarce and higher to-day: none for sale in bulk: barrel containing 15 to 20 head quoted at $2 503 50: onions. $2 50 2 75 por bbl for native, nnd $1 2501 35 per box for Spanish: beets, $2 002 25 perbDl; paisntps, $2 252 DO: turnios, $1 502 00; lutabnga. $1 151 23; carrots, $1 5tl 75; celery,' 2035c per dozen. Potatoes, 6090c por ou from store, 70S0o on track. Jeriey sweets, $4 00t 25 per bbl; do seconds, $3 003 23; Baltimore sweets, $3 233 30; do seconds, $2 502 75. Game. Quail, $1 752 00 per dozen; pheasants, $7 00 7 50; prairie chickens. $0 507 00; squirrels, $1 251 50: ducks Mallaul. $4 00t 50; rab uits, J025e por pair: venison, carcass, 12 13c per lb; do saddles, ie20c Miscellaneous. UccKwnEATFLOtJR-aaeperlb. Beans New York and Mlchlgaa pea beans. $210 32 15 per bu. : hand-picked nu-dluin. $2 0032(5: Lima, DtOlllc per lit: Pennsylvania and Ohio beans. $1 7t31 93 perbu. ItLKSWAX-Choice yellow. 3233c: dark, M333C. CIPER-Ncw country. $1 506 00: crab, 3 00S SC IIose'v New crop white cloTer. 20321c per lb; buckwheat, 14ai6c: 6tralncd honey, 8ae. TALtow-Country rough, 3040 per lb; city ren dered. 434'ic. Ffatiiers Extra live geese, 5SG0C per lb; No.2 do. 43350c: mixed. 3040c. NUTS ClKstnuts. $2 003250 per bushel: peanuts, green, 3K4"2C per lb: 1T0 roasted. $1 15l 25 per bushel: hicaory nuts, t 0U1 2.3: shellbarks. It 25 31 50r new walnuts, G063c: old do. S033c: butter nuts. 5C(533c for ola and '63c for new: fllDerts. 9 per lb: almonds, larragona, ISc: do Ivica. 16c: do paper shell, 25c; shelled almonds. 35c: Brazil nut?. 83sc: French walnuts. 9c; picans, 10c; Naples walnuts. l"c; Grenoble walnuts, 13$c. Pickles $4 I03 50 per barrel. PorcOKX-3'i4Hc per lb. 1IIDFS -Green steer hid s, trimmed, 75 lbs and up. 7c; green steer hides trimmed. CO to 75 lbs, 7c; green steer hides, trimmed, under CO lbs, 6c: green cow hides, trimmed, all weights, 4c; green bull bides, trimmed, all weights, 4c; green calfskins. No. 1, Cc; green calf skins. 2o. 2, 4c; greeu steer hides, trimmed, side branded. 4c: green talt steers. No. 1, 60 lbs and up. 77Jic: green salt cows. No. I, all weUhts. 44c; green salt calf. No. I, 6 to 15 lbs. 5'30c: green salt kip. So. 1, 15 to 25 lbs. 435o: runner skip. No. 1, 10 to 15 lbs, 3 4c: No. 2 hides, ljicoff; No. 2 calf, 2eoff. CHICAGO 'CHANGE. TVheat Lower, Corn Firmer and Hog Prod ucts Close Unchanged. Chicago, Dec. 13. Wheat to-day was firm for about 15 minutes after tho opening, but v.eakened and closed from o to Ko lower thnn it did yesterday. There was no ex port demand at Now York, only two boat loads being reported sold there and none at outports. Corn was firm and averaged a shade higher, bnt closed steady at yesterday's final quotations, excopt for this month, which is Ko higher. Provisions started strong, averaginghigh er, but closed without any gain to speak iOf. The storms deranging the telegraph wires and making the transmission of orders slow and difllcult, helped to hamper trade in wheat. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dnll and depiesed. No. 2 spring wheat, 32K33c: No. 2 1 vo, 47c: No. 2 barley, 64c; No. 3, Sic; No. t, 3315c: No. 1 flaxseed, $1 09; prime timothy seed, $2 00: mess pork, per bbl, $14 50iSH 02 lard, per 100 lbs, $9 G3; short ribs sides (loose), $8 255 30; dry salted shouldeis (boxoil) $7 378" 50; short clear sidos (boxed), $S 7o8 75. v hisky, disttlleis' finished goods, per gal, $1 23. Sugars, cut loaf, unchanged; granulated unchanged; sundard "A" unchanged. No. 3 corn, SSJc. lieceipts Flour, 20 0C0 barrels; wheat, itl, 000 bushels; corn. I3L0u0 bushels; onts, 101.000 bushels; rye. .c0 hushels; bailey, 23.0OJ bush- s'hipments-FIour, 18,000 barrels; wheat, 20.000 bushclstcorn, 47.0C0 bushels; oats. 134, 000 bushels; rye, t,0u0 bushels: barloy, 67.0JO bushels. ,.. On tho Produce Exchange to-day tho bntter market very dull: creamery, 2G29c; daily. 102Gc. Eggs steady; strictly lreah, 2321c. Thmuwasa decrease of nearly 1,000,000 bushels in the amount of wheat on ocean aage, but at the same time an increase of U 000 bushels was reported in tho visible. Tho leceipts In the Northwest wero 975 cars against 636 cars a year ago and 371 cars two years ago. In oats there was a moderate trade bid within is range. The close was about tho same a yesterday for May, nut at a de cline or U4. n the near futures. Tho bulls in provisions, aided by light receipts or hogs, were enabled to unload upon shorts. Cndnhy sold January pork opetilv, while Wilght was afreobuyerof May lard. Range oftne leading features, furnished bv John M. Oakley & Co., bankers aud brokers. No. 45 fcUth street: , Open- Illgn- low- t'los- Close. ARTICLES. lug. est. est. Ing. Dec.12 - -1 - -. WHEAT. December TIM 72 January 7SH 71J4 72t 72. 71lJ Jlay 7S 7SJ 7S'A 1Hi 7SS July 77 77X 76 ;t ;;;. CORX. December 423 $ 42 Ki 425J January W 43H 43H 43H 43 May 47t 47,'s 47? 471 47S July 4734 4s 47)4 47fi 47M OATS. December MH 30 January 31U 31U 31S 31S 3IH Mav 35 33?, 15,'i 5H UH TORK. December. 14 43 14 55 January 15 77 15 80 13 65 13 70 15 67 May 5 93 15 97 15 82 15 90 15 83 LARO. December 9 62 9 70 January 9 6! 9 C7 1 62 OCT 9 73 JIay.... 923 9 40 920 9 40 923 xIIOItT RIBS. January 82 827 822 8 25 31 May 330 833 827 32 8 25 Car receipt for to-day: Wheat, 311: corn, oats. 217. Estimates lor to-morrow: Wheat, corn, 140; oats. 120, S3 n 123; Buffalo Wheat No. 1 hard dull at 82Jic; No. 1 Northorn, 79yic; No. 2 red, 73Jc. Corn No. 2,-none oflored. Kecelpts Wheat, 8,000 bushels; corn, 11,000 bushels. OIL PROPERTY SOLD. Bltts & Walker, or Bntler, Clean TJp 830,000 in Three Months In the Hun dred Foot District "Wells Showing Light In the McDonald Field. A special to The Dispatch last evening from Butler says: Signaturos wero affixed to-day closing a big oil deal. The property transferred is located in the disappointing "Hundred Foot," but Is 1 queen, not only In that decep tive territory, but In the oil" region. Abont two years ago Guckert & Steele, of Pittsburg, developed the proparty, and, after receiving a large profit on their invest ment, concluded to sell It. There were sev eral anxious buyers, but about three months ago they sold the leases, comprising 110 acres, 11 producing wells, at one-eighth roy alty, and one gas well, for $03,000, J. V. Bltts taking a three-fourths 'inierext, and William Walker tho remaining fourth. Tho gross output wns about 11,000 barrels per month. By thoroughly practical man agement the production was gradually in creased to 13,000 barrels per month, to the amazement of the owners of hundreds of wells that continued to docllno In produc tion. To cap tho climax, and. after the property had produced, in about threo months, over 10,000 barrels, Messrs. nitts & Walker sold it to tho McCalmont Oil Com pany for $73 000. The net profit of Bltts & Walker is $30,030. Keports From the Fields. The Vheeling Gas Company's No. 2 on the J. P. Scott farm, south of McDonald, reached a pay streak In the fourth sand yesterday, and made several goodflows dur ing the forenoon. Greenlee and Hartman's No. 3 on the Potter larm was one bit in the Gordon sand yesterday morning, when they startea to move back the boiler. Their No. 2 it making to barrels a day, and No. 1 is doing 12 ban els an hour. Tho Forest OH Comnanv's Devlne. in east ern McCurdy, has made several flows from the fourth sand. They expect to get another pav. Greenlee & Forst have put the 6 casing in their No. 1 Aiken, in the eastern McCurdy, and they are rigging up at No. 2 on the John Shano farm. Tho Devonian Oil Companv is drilling its No. 5 on the K. McDonald farm to tho fifth sand from the Gordon, and their No. 1 i3 down 1,100 feet. They will drill No.2Cubbage to the inurth sand. The Florence Oil Company Is starting No. 2 on the Gibson farm. Tho Oakdale Gas Company's No. 2 on the Lutz farm, north of Oakdale. was 12 feet In tho fifth sand yesterday without a showing or oil. Fisher Stalev's well on the Klouse farm in the Uudercllff field has strnck a pav iu the 30-foot and is showing considerable 01L Guckert & Steele' well ou the Vander vortfarm in the Garvin district i 60 feet in the 109-foot. They expect a pay when iu SO feet. Schlegol, Lenz & Co. will get the sand this week in their Ni. 2 Gardner in tho Garvin pool. Their No. 1 Vandervort is down 800 leet. The Ganges Yesterday. The estimated production of the McDonald field yesterday was 2'),O0O barrels COO more than on Saturday. The Woodland Oil Com rianv's No. 2 Scott was making 15 barrels an honh Knox Bros. & Co.'s No. 2 Scott. 25 an honr. Tho stock iu the field was 15,000 bar rels. Tho runs from the SIstersville field were 7,963 barrels. Buns and Shipments Monday. Tho National Transit runs were 32,373; ship ments, 6,097. Buns of Southwest Pennsyl vania from: McDonald, 11,433; outside or Mc Donald, 7,903; total run, 22,390. B.iekeye runsotMacksburg oil, 6,107: shipments. 5C1. Bnckeye rnn or Lima oil. 12 031: shipments, 15,313. Euroka runs, 20,222; shipments, none. New York Transit shipments, 37,633. South ern Plpo Line shipments, 12,011. The rnns or the W. L. Jlellon Pipe Lines wero 8,253: receipts from other lines, none; total receipts 8 233; shipments, 7.873 Tho Western and Atlantic Fipo Line rnns for Saturday. Sunday and Monday were 5,760 barrels and tho shipments for tho same time wore 10,921 barrels. The Oil Market. Range of the Jannary option: Opening, 5c: highest, 54c; lowest, 53c: closing, 53c. Refined oil New York. 5.43c; London, 4 4d: Antwerp. 12r. New York, Dec. IX Petrolonm opened Cull and nominally easier: not a single transaction was reported. Tho closing quo tation was 53Vic bid and 53c asked. Oil City, Pa.. Dec. 13. Opened. 54c; high est. Me; lowest, 53Jc: clood. 53c: sales, 30,000 barrels: elearances.HO.OOO b irrels; ship ments, 101,300 barrels; runs, 102,518 barrel'. LIVE STOCK. Cattle Active, Hogs Easier and Sheep Un changed at East Liberty. East Liberty, Dec 13. Cattle Receipts, 320 head; shipments, 36D; market active at yesterday's prices: no cat tlo shipped to New York to-day. Hogs Receipts, I.COO head: s!iipments,L500; market firm: Philadelphlas.$a 4506 50; mixed, $6 336 40; Yorkers, $0 233 33; 7 cars hos Bhipped to New York to-day. Sheep Receipts, 2,500 head; shipments, 1;700; market fair at yesterday's prices. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Chicago Tho Evening Journal reports: Cat tleReceipts, 9,000 head; shipments, 2,500 head; market dull and weak: Christmas beeves, ?5 506 50; others, $2 S03 05; stock ers, $1 9002 30; stockers and feeders, $1 9J 3 10; cow-, $1 102 SO. Ho-rs Receipts 21. 000 head; shipments, 7,000 head: market steady; rongh and common, $5 906 30: prime heavv, $6 356 53: butchers', $6 200) 6 30; light, $5 906 20: skips and pigs, $1 750 5 S3. Sheep Receipts.ll.OOO head; shipments 1,500 head: fancy grades steadv: others23c lower: Chi isttnas wethers. $3 5006 00: na tives $1 0003 25: mixed. $3503140: Westerns. $4 1001 89; Texans, $3 750t 60; lambs, $4 C0 6 10. New Tork Beeves Receipts, 525 bead, all for exporters and slaughtorers; no trade; reeling firm. Dressed beer steady at 7K3 9c per pound. Shipments to-day, ,00 beeves; to-morrow, 400 beeves and 3,931 quarters or beef. Calvo-. Receipts. 233 head; market firm. Veals $5 0003 25 per 100 pounds; grns calvea, $2 37KS-' 4: Western calves, $3 75. Sheep and liunbs Receipts, 856 head; market steady: sheer. $3 6001 00 per 100 pounds: lambs, $5 37K06OO. Hosts Receipts. 3.E95 head; market active; $5 7006 30 per 100 pounds. Kansas City Cattle Receipts, 5,903 head; shipments. 3,000 head; market forgood cattle strong, others quiet and steady. Represen tative sain: Dressed beer and shipping steers. $1 27K03 CO: cows and heifers, $1 830 3 25: stockers anil feeders, $3 0C3 u. lies Receipts, 9.500 head: shipments, 600 head: market active, opening 5e, closing, 10c higher; extreme ranse, $1 4006 30; bnlk, $6 15 0020. Sheep Receipts, 1,000 bead; ship ments, 1,500 head: market dull and un changed: muttons, $4 0001 50. Clncln-atl Hogs stronger and higher at $5 OC06 40; receipts, 2,400 head: shipments, 1,050 nead. Cnttlo strong nt $1 50Q3 00; re ceipts, 320 head; shipments, 540 nead. Sheep firm at $2 033 25; receipts, 550 bead; shiii rncnts, 69 bond. Lambs in good demand and strong at $4 0005 50. Cotton. Galveston, Dec 33. Cotton firm: mld-dlin-, 9Kc: low middling, 9Wc; good ordi nary, 8c: nctandgros-s receipts, 6,031 bale-; sales 119 bales, all spinners; stock, 153,251 bales. New Orlkaks, Dee. 13. Cotton steady; middling 9 9-lSc: low middling, 9 9 16c; good ordinarv, 8 11-16C: net receipts, 22,320 bales; gross, 23,155. bales; exroits to tho continent, 6,700 bales; coastw ise, LSC3 bales; sales, 4.C00 balos. New York 31 tal Market. New York, Doc. 13. Pis iron steady and quiet: American, $13 000113 50. Cooper In moderate demand and firm; lak, $12 23. Lead quiet and steady; domestic, $3 73. Tin it caker; straits, $19 S3. Turpentine. Wilmooto, N. C, Dec. 13. Spirits of tur pentine firm at 27Jc. Rosin firm; strained, 93c; good strained, $1 00. Tar steadv at$l CO. Crude turpontine steady; hard, $1 00: yellow dip, $1 70; virgin, $1 70. TVooL PniLAPELrniA, Dec 13. Wool dull; prices unchanged. New York, Dec 13. Wool in fair demand; domestic fleece, 2535c; pulled, 20032c; Texas, 15021c SICK nEADACnE-pjrtjj,, LU1e T,Tcrpru!. SICK HEADACIIE,-.Carter,s Llttle Uyn pmu SICK HEADAC1IE-Carter,, Little Liver PUU. Slcll t"l--CUE-Cartcr'LltUe jjTer PUU. tfet-tc-irvnrss 11 hunhno a wixl. A Demented Italian 'Wanders Abont Gather ing; Up Slips or Paper. Peter JIaetro is in the workhouse. Hs was sent there yesterday morning for 30 days. The Italian is crazy and has been wandering around Lawrenceville for several days. Earlv vesterday morning Maetro was found "at Penn avenue and Twenty-first street He was covered with mud, and on his arm was a huge market basket. In it was a filthy looking bag nearly filled with little scraps of paper. Mactro claims that a will was stolen from him, and to recover it he has traveled from Genoa. Every slip of paper he sees be gathers up, hoping it is the missing document. When he finds the right paper he intend to return to Italy and torment his relatives, who, ho says, stole the will. Osk Dozen Bottles off THE CEMUIME JOH&NN HOFF'S EVia.t Extract EQUALS InHufritiva and T0H30 Fropariias ona Cask of ALE, without bains Intoxicating. It exalte the energies, stimulates the nutritive powers, improves the appetite and aids digestion. It can be used for man, woman or child. llatchless as a tonic in convalescence. Purchasers are warned against reposi tion and disappointment. Insist upon the Genuine," which zaust have the signature oi JOHANN HQFF" on the neck label. H&Ve. VOU rigour rahnly flo onething causes more dyspepsia ftian. lard. ie nevhoTtenrntf is swfj clean., and. rvcil"rfrci.L . and other invalids can. eat food QooKed vffiiotJit unjbeasan'f e-ffezt. fbr ALlcoofcing purose.s if ;jvbT ffQff fnan ny other JjorteMrnqTlne TO. foTQ. ILS.O. tt OTTOIEME. Made only by N.1L FAIRBANKS; CO. CHICAGO. KttsSorch. Agents: F.SELLEES & CO. Fifty fears Settles It CAN BE CURED. If Dr. Schenck's treatment and cure ol Consumption were sometbing new nnd nn trlod, people might donbt; but what lit a proved itself through a trial as old as our grandfathers, means jnst wliat it Is A Specific for Consumption andforall diseases or the Lungs. No treat ment in tlio world can place as many per manent cures of Consumption to Hs credit as IZnJI r 5) tvgaa Gil Kj HAETCXTflAlf 2f. jshakk rSiMJ& e Oys pEpsia m 1i 1 11 im in 11 TTITii i Dr. Sclienck's. Notliinjr in Nature acts so dt- J rectlv and effectively on tho iuns membranes 3 and tisnes,and so quickly diposes of tuber- cles, consostion.inllaiiimation, colds,couhs -, and all the seeds of Consumption as Dr. Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup l) When all else fails it comes to the rescue. Not until it fails, and only after faithful trial, should any one despond. Ithasbronsht tne hopeless to litennd neaitn. itnas tnrneu mo despair of teiLthonsandhomesin to joy. It is dolnir It no w.ft will continue to do it thronsh ontthe azes. Dr. kchenck'tPratlicalTreatis on Consumption, XAver and H'omach Dueatet mailed free to all applicants. Dr. J. II. Scheuck &Hon. 'Fhlladclvhui. Pa. nc60-MWT T. L0UIS TO DANIEL M'CAFFREY. CHOICE TIMOTHY HAY. Car Lots a Specialty. 233 AND 2WFIifTU AVENUE. se0-D PITT3TUntO. UKOKEKS FLNANC IAL. lisTAliLIsULlJ ISM. John M. Oakley & Co., 11ANKEUS AND BUOKEU3. 5 SIXTH ST. Direct private wire to New Torlc and CM caga if ember New York, Clilcago and Pits 1 bnnr Eiclianos. Local securities uomjhtand soldrorcall or carried on liberal margins. , , , Investments made at our discrotion anl dividends paid quarterly. Interest paid on balance (since 13841 Honey to lean on call. Information books on all marlcots mauea on amlltcatlnn. 1' Whitney & -Stephenson. 57 Fourth Avenue. apwa y $ 3 TVS -) S S ?5 k 'I S V5 WiiiiiiHapi BEST LINE -kU38 fr6 - 3( a a OBik H--H a a aw cn-v rmfm mml ;1 3 1 1 J 1 I 48 H ii'mT mm ims""-ir'
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