tK . THE PITTSBUKG DISPATCH, THURSDAY, v DECEMBER 15, 1892. 11 A BEARISHFEELING Among the Bank and File on the Prospects of Heavy Specie Payments. STEELING BlTES'fflGHEB. Whisky, Lead, Atchison and Reading the Main -Weak Spots. A KUSIBER OP STRONG FEATURES, Including Some of the Trnsts, Specialties .and Eailroad Shares. LONDON A BUYER OF UNION PACIFIC rSFECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. .New Tons, Dec, 14. The course of prices on the stock exchange to-day ran contrary to the general expectation of the street. The sentiment of the rank and file of the speculative community is bearish because of the prospect of heavy shipments ot specie early next week, for it Is almost certain that the Ger man steamer sailing next Tuesday uill take out ?2,000,000 or ?3,000,000 of gold. A further advance in the rates ot sterling to-day suggested the possibility of shipments to London on Saturday, but in spite of these circumstances the market as a whole was strong and the volume of busi ness fairly large and well distributed. Of the stocks that can be described as. active, only three or four closed lower than yesterday and tnclosses they sustained were unimportant. They were Distilling and Cattle Feeding, National Lead, Beading and Atchison. The street is, in the main, ltill operating in the first qamed on the theory that the increase in the dividend upon it has been discounted. The circula tion of official statements to the stockholders, formally announcing the recent purchases of outside plants by tho Distilling Company and the reasons for acquiring- them, caused a temporary improvement In the price of the stock. Advices from, the West of a fur ther advance in the price of its produce leached the street too late to affect the market. National Lead was unfavorably f lected by reports that tho absorption by that company of the National" Lin seed Oil Company can be effect ed only by the issue of snveral millions of new stock. Effective selling of Heading reflected doubts as to the ability of the company to pay full interest upon all its preference bonds in cash, though the earn ings as reported for the 11 months of the 15cal vcar indicate that the interest has been earned. Atchison continues to lack support and is. therefore, largely at the mercy ot the bears. 'Iwk strons features of the market were Union Pacific. Rock Island, Sugar Refining, Missouri Pacific and among the industrials end less active rallwav shares National Starch, National Linseed Oil, United States Rubber, General Electric, Nickel Plate, Shore and Canada Southern. The buying of the Nickel Plato stocks was by broker age firms who are generally credited with octing for those who are identified with the management of the property. The advances in these stocks extended to 3J.J per cent. London w.is a conspicuous buyer of Union Pacific, thus lending color to current reports that foreign holders of the stock intend to make a determined effort to control the management of the company. Of news affecting values there was very little of any important character. The clos ing was irregular, but in the main steady. SPECIAL FROM DOW. JONES i. CO. New Yoee, Dec. It Tho market to-day took on a somewhat more satisfactory ap pearance on the whole, and it was con sidered a good point that stocks were fairly active with moderate net changes. Never theless, both bulls and bears were dis appointed somewhat by the irregular move ment. The bull points were found In an advance in Nickel Plato stocks on expecta tion that full interest wonla be paid on tho first pieferred and possibly some on the second, and in an all round advance of 1 per cent in the Vanderbilts. There was strong buying In the latter, generally at tributed to the apprOAch of the dividend declarations, although it was Generally understood that nothing extra "would be paid beyond the usual rates. The advance nas considered uy the room as evidence of solidity in the position of the market gener ally. Tho strength of Union Pacific, accom panied by renewed leports as to control by Mr. Bois beviin. and by moderate buying orders Irom Lindon, was also a feature that operated 'avoralily on the sentiment of tho lootv. :is also nas a strong tone in Rockls lanrt on bullish talk by those close to the officers of the road. The lnends or Sngar were more active limn of late and Mr. White was a buyer. Unfavorable features were rumors of ex THirts of gold to Iondon and weakness in Rending. The former arose from the fact Hint sterling exchange has reached a point abovo which sold could be exported to Lon don at a piofit, and it was understood that the. shipments on Saturday were very likely unless bills can be obtained. The weakness in Reading was due to an announcement that the directors would take no action in retard to the income bond division in the absence or Mr. McLeod and pending certain negotiations which lie is conducting. The bulls claim that the mar ket in Reading and Readme "bonds is being hammered for the accumulation of more stock and bonds. The net result or the day's trading leaves the sentiment of the room still on the bull side and it is agreed that tho Industrial stocks are becoming moro stable, and the fluctuations are smaller and tho trade moro active- The chances of the pooling amend ment to the int-r-Stato commerce act are reckoned good and some of tho buying o'f the grangers has been induced by the prob ability of its success. Halt a million gold was ordered at the sub-treasury alter hours, presumably lor export. tBT ASSOCIATED MESS.3 New York, Dec 14. The bears devoted special attention to Rending and Atchison una depressed these shares 1 and H per cent respectively. At the same time they toot Distilling and CattlcFeedlng In hand and marked the price down over a point. After the opening, w hich was very irregular, there was an advance or U to per cent. Rock Island, Missouri Pacinc and Union Pacific wtre noticeably "Strong. Union Pacific was bought freely for European account. A movement in the Nickel Plate, which carried ui) these stocks 4 and 5 points, started up nn li.qulry for the other Vanderbilts and Now York central ana Lake Shore rote 11J per cent. General Electric was in bettpr demand snd advanced from 113?i to 115Jg114J. Na tional Lead rose to 51 ar the opening, anil later sold down to -VJJigSOaj. Linseed Oil rose from 4CJ to 45J. Distilling and Cat tle Feeding, after its early decline to 70J. rose to 71J5 and closed at 71; American Sugar sold up from 107J6 to 103 and closed at 18i. Chicago Gas anu National Cordage weie firm and in demand throughout. Hocklnsr Volley sold up ljf to 30 and re acted to SO. Ohio Southern was exception allv heavy, dropping Vyi to 51. The railway bond market was firm, and business was more active, the sales amount ing to $1,413,000. The Readings were weak ened by talk from Philadelphia that tho preference interest will be paid partly in each and rtartly in scrip. Minneapolis and St. Louis Equipment 6s rose 3 to 115. Hous ton and Texas Central 5s declined 2 to 105. Government bonds closed as lollows: V. S. 4s reg li:vf31utnal Union Es 111! U. S. 4s coup m . J. C. Int. Ccrt...lll) IT .".orcuern l'ac. isu..118U Northern Pac. Ms..iuj North. Consols 117 North. Debentures.. 104 M.L. A I. M. Gcn.Is 64 St. L. A S. F. G. M.1U9 ;t. Paul Consols IS) St. p.. C. A Pac lstsl!7 T. P. L. G. Tr. Rets 79 T. P. R. G. Tr. Bets 3 Pacific 6s or 'SS 10 Louis, stamped 4s... 9754 Missouri 6s Kb lenn. new seU 6s... .103 Tenn. new set. SS....101 Tcun. new set. Js.... .6 Canada So Ms 101 On. Pacific lsts 10s Den. A It G. Ists....ll6 Den. A K. G. 4S M Erie Us 12 M. K. A T. Gen. 6i.. 80 M. K. AT. Gen. Ss.. 48 UIIIUU 1K1UC lbLS...IU5 West Shore 104 R. O. YV 80 as follows: Plymouth 50 Sierra Nevada. 120 Standard 130 Union Con 110 Yellow Jacket 55 Iron Silver. 40 Quicksilver 350 (jucksllrrr. pref.. ...1800 Crown Point 80 Con. Cal. AV.a .. 2:6 Deadwond ......... Hu llomcstake. 130J Mexican 11" North Star... ........ 6' Untario I2U Onhlr.j 115 AtU4. ' Thetotal sales of stock to-day were 336,000 sharem including: Atchison, 15,000; Chicago Gas, 4,700; Distillers, 32,000; Erie, 4 COO; Gen. eral Electric 9,000; Missouri Pacific. 21,000; National Llnsoed, 6, COO: National Lead, 32,000; Reading, 40,000; Rock Islam), 31,000; St. Paul. 5.600; Union Pacific, 27,000; Sugar, 28,000; Western Union, 6,300. The following table shows the prices of actiTe docks on the New York fctock Exchange, corrected dally for '1 he DlsrATcn by Whitney & Stephen son, oldest rittsburg members of New York S ock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: Close Open High Low- Clos- Dec Iue. est. est. Iii2. 12. 43H li 43.H i 4JH 81 8I I0SS 109 107H 10SH 1073 WH 99H 994 W.H 09H 34H S4H 34 Uh 3M 95 95Jf 95 5! S5H .'... 89 Sfi! Kh SAM MM MM 12 1SS 1".3 1X 12S 27,4 ...... S!J6 221 41 941) 9ol 94H 94V MV S9U 99,H M Ml M 78 78,4 78W 78X 78! IKS 1-H 122 1M 122 84k kfh f't 84H 84 4S!J 49 4S), 4j,""s 48 : 119 119 11ZH UZH l'-H ll-'-i H2M HI WH 605 59 61 S9! 4'H S21 42S 42j UK 30'A 30V 29J4 29 S 152H 152J4 152 152 15JX ia 132 15 15 5a 52V 5: 52V, S2 71 71 H 70H 70 71 Ss 3H 1C0 100 99S 99V 99 23 I3K I3V, m 23 75 76 TS'i 75 75 13!!, 132 131 1315, 130 70H 705 70S 70i 70i 139JJ 139J4 I3t I33S 139)i 107 lU7!l 107 107 106 578 59 57 58 SS" 141 141 141X 141 S4IH 115 Hi!! m 115 114V 51 51 H 50 50 51 95X 95 93)4 94 95 110V 110 17 21(4 175 2i! 17J4" 73 793i 7S 78 75 3S 43 36 39 23 24 23V 23S I3H 54 54 43V) 43H 42V 42V IS 19.H IS'A 18H IS! 38 33 ii ii n HM im 17 17 17 16, I6 4SH 4S's 48 48H 48 21'4 27 ZX 27 27 16 17 H 15 54 54V4 54S 19 19 60 GO 19TV 197 8 8 8 S'J 8 32 40 40 .' 106 105 111 H1K 10 io io in 10 3M 3'i 39 39 39 11 ?4H 25 24H 24H 95 D6 95V 5J 96 I0S 2na 20 20S 63 C3W 63 62 American Cotton Oil Am. Cotton Oil pref -A.m.:ugar kci-c uo. A. Sugar R. Co. pref. A., T. & S. F Baltimore & Ohio.... Bait. Si Onlo Trust.. Canadian Pacinc... Canada boulhern.... Central or N. Jersey Central Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio.. C.&0.. 2d pM Chicago Oas Trust.. C B. AQ C. M. Jt t. P. C, SI. 4 St. I", pref u.. K. l. i' . C.. St. I' M. & O.. C..bt.P..M.i0.prefl i;mcago a onim'o inicagoa -. prci. . C. C. C. 4 I Col. Coal and Iron. Col. St. Hocking Val. Del.. Lack A West.. Del. & Hnusnn, .... Den. A Rio Grande, Den. Jt Ulo (J'e.pretl ins. x u. t. i rust.. E. T. Va. & Ga .. Illinois Central... Lake Eric West... Lake Erie AW., pref i.aKeMtores at. s.. Louisville Nash'e Manhattan' Michigan Central. Missouri Pacific. National Cord. Co.. Nat. Cord. Co., pref. national Lead Co .. Nat. Lead Co., pref. New York Central. N. Y..C. M. L... A.Yu.&bt.l,.,lpC .a . 1 ., 1. &3U LI..Z pi. J. Y., L. E. A ... N. Y.. L. E. & V..p N. Y.. O. A W... N. Wesfn. prefd. North American Co. Northern Pacific.... is. l'aclnc, tjrcid. Ohio Miss , Pacific Mail Peo. Dec. & Evans.. Phllada. S. Reading. i ., v.. u. .Est. xj .. P. C. C & bt L. rrd. Pullman Palace Car, It. W. P. T pfo.. Richmond A YV.P.TI St. Paul A Dululli.. bt. P. A D.. prefd. St. P., M. ill Texas Pacific Union Pacific Wabash Wabash, prerd Western Union Wheeling A L. E.. W. AL. E.. prefd... LIQUIDATION IN WHEAT Causes a Decline, but Corn, Oats and Hog Products Are Little Changed. Chicago, Dec 14. It was a day of heavy liquidation in wheat and a reduction of c in its price. Corn appeared to tend upward at those times when wheat was not being subjected to extraordinary pressure, and oats declined Jc very reluctantly. Provis ions were stronger for hay and a shade easier for January. While first transactions in "wheat were at about yesterday's closing figures, the sell ing was weak and there was a quick decline. In addition to the enormous increase in the "world's available supply made publio yes terday. EradstreeC' reported an increase In the stocks east'1 of the Rockies of 4,9SS,000 bushels and 557,000 bushels increase on the Pacific slope, making a total increase for the week of 5,513,000 bushels. Cables were lower and all domestic markets were on tho down grade. The receipts in tho Northwest showed some tailing off beinsr only 752 cars but weie still regarded as heavy for the season, especially when the enormous con signments already reoelved there aro con sidered. The discussion of the Hatch bill -nas claimed to be a weakening factor. Tho tradeis in corn were affected at the opening by the heaviness of the wheat mar ket, uuc tnero was an undertone ot confi dence which stopped the decline after tc had been knocked off the price. Nebraska farmers, who have more good corn than is to be fouud in any other State, were said to have still some in the fields for which they have not provided cribs, and it was said that as soon as that was forwarded to market the receipts from there would to a great extent drv np. While nine out or every ten men In the pit are said to consider hog products nrti ficallyhlgh in price no one apparently dnrca sell the stuff short and tho market was so sensitive and nervous that it took very lit tle buyimr or selling to raise or depress prices. Recoipts of hogs were fair, with sales at slightly advanced figures and this lactor encouraged considerable buying of products early at a moderate advance in prices. At the improvement there was more pressure to sell loevl brokers appa rently well supplied with orders and a weaker feeling was developed with quite a sharp reaction in prices. Townrd the close the leeling was steadier and prices rallied to medium figures. Compared" with yester day's closlmr prices January pork Is 2c lower and May TKc higher, while ribs lor January are 2Jc loner and unchanged for May. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull and offerings lower than ever before 3 f. o. b., S5)fc; No. 3 white, aiJ433c: No. 2 rve, 4Sc: No. 2 barley, 64c; No. 3, 1. o. b., 394Sc: No. 4, f. o. b., 3i48c: No. 1 flaxseed, $1 CO; prime timothy seed, $2 00; mess polk, per bbl, $14 50; lard, per 100 lbs, $9 55: short ribs sides (loose), $S 20S 30; dry salted shoulders (boxea), $7 0JHQ7 75; short clear sides (boxed), $S 70s 75. Whisky, distillers' fin ished goods, per gallon, $1 25. Sugars, cut lo.ir, unchanged; granulated unchanired; standard "A" uncnanced. No. 3 corn, SSc Receipts Flour, 37000 barrels; wheat. 223. 000 bushels; corn. 21S,0iX bushels; oats, 245.000 bushels; rye, 5.CO0 bushels; barley, 87,000 bush els. Shipments Flour, 29,000 ban els; wheat, 110,000 bushels; corn. 164,000 bushels; oats, 153,000 bushels; rye. 6,000 busuols; barley, 40, 0J0 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-davthe buttor market was dull: creamery, 20I8c; dairy, 19B26c Eeirs firm at lower prices: strlctfr Jiesh.22K23c. Itange ii me leaainK leaiures, inrnisnea uv jonn M. Oakley A Co., bankers and brokers, "Ho. 45 Sixth street: Close. Dec 13 Ar.Ticr.es. Wheat. Drrember January May July CORS. December. January... May July OATS. December Januarv... Mav TORK. December. ..... Jsnuary May LAP.D. Deremlier. ..... Januarv May kUORT RIBS. January. , May 71X 72 78M 76, 4J 43 47 47 M 31 33 14 43 15 70 15 90 962 967 9 40 83 8 33 Car receipts Tor to-day: Wheat, 127: corn, 193: oats. 154. Estimates lor to-morrow: Wheat, 130; corn, 230; oats, 163. GENERAL MARKETS. New York FLorn Receipts, 44,000 pack ages: exports, 6,200 barrels, 12,000 sacks; mare active through a disposition to yield on prices with a rumor of 80,000 barrels of. spring patents at 1010c decline aud future delivery; sales, 28,500 barrels. CorVxeal dull and steady. WnEAT Receipts, 85,025 bushels: exports, 56,525 bushels: sales, 1,520,000 bnsheiB fntures; 123,o30 bushels spot; spot fairly active and lower, closing steady; No. 2 red, 77J 77?c in store and elevator, 7878Ko afloat, 7G27ejc f. o. b.; No. 3 red, 73Jc; No. 1 Ntuthein, 81c: No. 2 Northern, 7ic: No. 2 Milwaukee, 76700; No. 3 spring, 7373c; options were moderately active, heavy and fiie lower on a larsq increase east of the Rcckies and on the Pacific coast, heavy re ceipts West, ersier cables, small clearances, weakness West and good crop news from Russia, closing weak: No. 2 red'. 767fia' closing at 76c: Jannary, 76277Kc. cnl'"g at76Ji: Mnrcti.79g79 9-16c. closing at 79Jc; May. SJ8ic. closing BtSlJc. Kve dull and nominal: Western, 545Sc Barley quiet. Barlet malt quiet. CoBN-Receipto, 28,000 bushels; exports, 185,000 bushels; sales, 3.7)000 bushels Intnres, C4,oaihushnlsspot; spot dull and easier; No. 2. 51JiQ31c elevator, 52Jc afloat: steamer mixed, 51&c: options nre dull at tjo lower, closing steady- Januarv, 01 7-16Q52 M-16c, eloslnc BlMc: liar. 52K53Wc closlmr at 53Vc Oats Receipts, 30,4s0 bushels; exports, li 00t Open- Hlgn- Low- Clos- i lag. est. est. lng. : 71 H 71 H 71 71 72', -:H 72 72". 78'4 78 77" 77 75 70', ' 76 76 42H 42 M 42K 4J 43 43 43 47 47, 47 47!4 47 47 47 47 0!4 31 31 31 3l 33 33 IZ Hi 14 47 14 47 14 45 14 45 15 75 15 85 Ii 65 15 67 15 33 16 05 15 87 IS 92 9 52 9 52 9 52 9 52 9 75 9 75 9 57 9 57 947 950 9 42 947 827 830 812 3 2! 830 8 49 832 835 bushels; sales, 60,000 bushels futures: 59,000 bushels spot: spots firm nndqni.-.t; options dull and easier; Ja.nuarv, 3737Vic, closing at SMq May. WUsm'kc, closinii nt 39Hc; No. 2 spot white, 4lK12c: mixed Western, 35USSSc. Hay in moderate demand. Hops 'dull and easv. Groceries Coffee Options opened stead v. 5 points up to 20 points down: sales, 55,750 hags. Including December, 15.801585c; Jan uary. 15.2515.55o: February, 15.1515.25c: March, 15.0015.S0c: April, 15.10c; May, 14.70 15.05c; July. 1455Q14WC: September, 14.S5 14 65c; spot Rio firmer and quiet; No. 7. 16 10c Susar Raw more active and firm en fair reflnin '. 3c: centrifugals 96 test. SJc: sales, 1,600 hoxsheads Muscovado, 89 test, at 3c, ex ship; refined quiet. Molasses New Orleans in moderate demand. Rice steady and fairly active. CoTTOMSEZD oil firm. Tallow eaSy; city ($2 for packages) 5c Rosrx dull and steady. TunrEKTiNE dull at 31.llKc noos quiet; lancy steady; western oeai, 27K6 Hi: 66T7 zsn. I ides auietand steadv. Hoo Products Pork oulet and firm. Cut- meats dull and steady. Middles quiet; short clear, $8 5. Lard Fair demand; closed steady; Western steam . closed at $10 00 asked; sales, 950 tierces at $9 95 per 1.00J: options sales 750 tierces; December closed at $9 95 bid: January closed at $ 95 bid; March, $9 SO, closing at $9 75 bid; May closed at 19 75 bid. Dairy Products Batter quiet; fancy about steady: Western dairv, 17J4c; do lactory, 1523c; Elgin, 30c Cheese firm and in fair demand. Philadelphia Flour unchanged. Wheat Spot and December steady; futures beyond this mouth weak and declined lAKa under pressure to sell; steamer No. 2 reu, in export elevator.74c: No.2 hard winter Jannarv.75c: December, 4'i75"4c; January, 75"47Jic" February, IbUQVc. Corn Options a shade weaken local cutlets declined ,Jfo undr In creased offerings, out thero was a fair de mand at revised prices: steamer No. 2 yellow in grain depot, 49c; No. 2 yellow in do, 50c; No. 2 mixed. In do,49Jc: No. 2 mixed. Dec cember, 49KS9c: Jannary. 49X049c: February, 4!liyic Oats quiet, shade weaker; No. 2 bite, 41iCc: do choice, 42c: No. 3 white, 39Kc: No. 2 ulute December, IUU 41c; Janu try. 40l0c; February, 40JJllJ4c; March, 403i4IJ4c E-gsquietand iiiejuiar; Pennsylvania firsts, 29c: held lots, 1626c. St. Louis Flour unchanged. Wlieat, with one weak effort to rally prices, declined throughout tho session and closed "JJglo be low yestenlny; cash, 67e; December, X3ic; January. 67c; May, 7374c; July, 73c. Corn declined early, then reacted, but went off again and finished ifi under yesterday; cash, SSJc: December, SdJc: January. CSc: February, 39c: May, 43c. Oats Cash d ill nt 31c bid; sales. May. 34c. Rye dull ur. 48c bid. Barley steadv: sales, Minnesota, 57 63c Bran quiet at 5S53e. Hay unchanged, b laxsecd firm at $1 07. Cornmeal quiet at $180. Milwaukee Flour quiet. Wheat pasy; May, 71Jc: T. 2 spring, C6o: No. 1 Northern, 72KcCorn steailv; No. 3, 3839c. Oats quiet; No. 2 white. 3435c: No. 3 do, 33Uc Barley firmer: No. 2. 65c: sample, 3536c. Ryo quiet; No. 1, 52'ic Provisions quiet. Pork January. $15 75. Lard January, $9 60. Re ceiptsFlour, 5.000 barrels: wheat, 25,000 bushels; barley, 20.000 bushels. Smpments Flour, 15.01,0 barrels; wheat, 16,009 bushels; barley, 18,000 bushels. Toledo n'heat lowen No. 2 cash and De cember, 73c; May, 78Jc. Corn No. 2 cash, 43c; No. 4, 40c Oats quiet: cash, 34c Clover seel steadv: prime, cash, December, $7 SO; January, $7 95; March, $8 05. Receipts Flour, 299 barrels: "wheat, 16,381 bushds; corn, 16.655 bushels; rye, 1,365 bushels; clover seed, 114 bags. Shipments Flour, 1,345 bar rels; wheat, 1.200 bushels: corn. 2,400 bushels; rye, 400 bushels; cloverseed, 425 bans. Minneapolis Mayooenedat 71")71Jgc and closed at 71Jc It narrowly esciped goinc below 71o and touched that figure once. De cember was almost neglected. It opened at 63c and closed at 65c There was a good demand tor cash wheat of the contract grade. Receipts of wheat here were 466 cars and at Dulnth and Superior 3S6 cars; close: Mav, 71c; December, 65c; on track: No. 1 hard. 65?c; N". 1 Northern, 64c; No.2 Northern, 50 5sc Cincinnati Wheat nominal: No. 2 red. 70c; receipts, 3.000 bushels; shipments, 3,000 bushels. , Corn firm; No. 2 mixed, 4(c Oats easier; No. 2 mixed, 315c Eye in good de mand; No. 2,54c Pork firmer at $14 02. Lard easy at $9 40. Bulkrneats firm at $8 50. Bacon steady at $10 00. Whisky firm; sales, 834 barrels at $1 25. Butter dull. Sugar firni. Eggs strong at 23c Cheese steady. Baltimore Wheat easy: No. 2 red, spot 74?c: Januarv. 73s: Mav.SOc. Oats lair in quiry; No. 2 white Western, 42G42Jc Rye quiet; No. 2, 59c asked. Hay sieady. Grain irolghts stendy and unchanged. Provisions a shade higher; mess pork, $16 CO. Butter steady; creamery, lancy, 31c Egs in fair demand; 29s for best. Coffee dull; Rio No. 7. lc. Buffalo Wheat No. 1 hard dull at 82c; No. 1 Northern, 78c; No. 2 red, 75ic Corn No. 2 offerincs store. Receipts Wheat, 500, 000 bushels: corn, 15,000 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 90,000 bushels; corn, 101,000 bushels. Kansas City Wheat lower; No. 2 hard, 65C5Jc; No. 2 led, 69iC70c Corn loner; No. 2 mixed. 33K34c: No. 2 white. 34;35c Oars steady; No 2 mixed. 3031c; No. 2 white, :c x,gs nrui at xuqzc. FOUR FOURTH SANDERS All Located In the Eastern McCnrdy Dis trict, and One on the McCoy Showing for n Good "Well A Clever Farm Well Dry in tho Firth. There were four wells drilled into the fourth sand in the Eastern McCurdy, or old Crafton, oil field yesterday. Only one of these is showing for a big well. It is J. Jr. Gnffey, H. S. Stewart and S. D. Robison's No. 3 on the McCoy farm. When a short distance, in the pay it began to put out ten barrels an hour and drilling was suspended. This well 13 only a few hundred feet from tho Forest Oil Company's No. 2 on the Devlne farm, which has made 20 barrels an hour, and Is still making about 13 barrels in the same time. Gnffey, Stewart & Robison's No. 4 on the McCoy farm was reported late last evening to De almost through the fourth sand and making five barrels an hour. The Forest OH Company's No. 3, on the Devine farm, was making oil at the rate of 25 barrels a day yesterday from the fourth sand. Their No. 1, on the Edmundson farm, was drilltng in the fourth sand jesterday, but had found no oil. This is an old well which produced for a long time from tho sand. The Forest's No. I, on the D. K. Clover farm, was drilling in the fifth sand yester day. It was also lacking in oil from that formation. The Forest OH Company 13 also drill ing its No. 1 on the Ackelson farm Horn the Gordon to the lower sands. Greenlee & Font's No. Ion the Rough farm, which has been shot, will make about 50 barrels a day fioin the fourth sand. Their No. 2 on the Rough was in the bottom of tho fourth yesterday and had about 800 feet of oil in the hole. J. M. Guffey, Mellon & Emerson's No. 1 on the Ewing heirs farm will get tho sand this -week, and Guffey, Roblson & Co.'s No. 1 on the Spoor property may be in to-day. J. M. Guffey & Co.'s No. 0 on the Shane farm, located in the Mcise pool, sontb of Willow Grove, was three bits in the Gordon yesterday morning, and had made a good flow. Phillips & Co. are starting a well on the Bazenella property, near Midway. This is the lease at which they weve led to use force to get possession. Gettman & Wenke have Just finished a rig on tho Hanly farm In the Wildwood district. It was reported yesterday that the Pro ducers and Refiners' Pipe Line Company would start to pump oil from Coraopolis to Titusvillo on Monday. The Gauges Yesterday. The estimated production of the McDonald field yesterday was 20,000 barrels, the same as tho day before. The Woodland Oil Com pany's No. 2 Scott was making 45 barrels an hour: Knox Bros. & Co.'s No. 2 Scott. 20 an hour. The stock lu tho field was 40,000 bar rels. The runs from the Sistersvllle field were 17,553 ban els. Kuns and Shipments Tuesday. The National Transit runs were 29.835; ship ments, 29,615. Runs of Southwest Pennsyl vania from McDonald, 12,470; outside of Mc Donald, 7,629; total runs, 29,099. Buckeye runsot Macksburg oil, 7,303; shlpments,none. Bnckeyeruus or Lima oil, 44.791; shipments, 45,797. Euieka runs, 16,744; shipments, 2,293. New York Transit shipmen is. 34,027. South ern Plpo Line shipments, 14,763. The Western and Atlantic Pipe Line runs for Tuesday wei e 3,753 barrels aud the ship ments weie 3,235 ban el-. Tho rnns or the W. L. Mellon Pipe Lines were 9,159; receipts from other lines, none; total receipts, 9,159; shipments, 6,536. The Oil Market. Range of the Jannary option: Opening, 65c; highest, 53c; lowest, 535fc; closing, KJaC Jtellned oil New York, 5.45c; London, 4Vf 4di Antwerp. Vf. Ntw York, Dec It Petrolenm was neg lected fhioughout the day. being the second day that not a slnzlo transaction has been effected, Tho nominal quotations at the close were 53c bid and 534jc asked. Oil City, Fa Dec 14. Opened. 63!4e; high est, 53c; lowest, 55c: .closed.. 53c; sales, 8,000 barrels; clearances, 192,000 barrels; shlp-ments,.-122,518 barrels; rnns, 91,189 barrels. , SOME HEAVY TRADING On the Local Exchange and Higher Prices Are Established. TRACTIONS MOST PROMINENT. Thillie's Dividend Eata Increased to 5 Ter Cent Fer Annum. DBQUESNE'S REPORT TO THE STATE Wednesday, Dec 14. The local stock market was comparatively narrow to-day; hut trading was on a very liberal scale and the tendency of prices was upward. Pittsburg and Birmingham trac tion and Duquesne traction were the lead ers, as for several days past, but there was moderate trading in Philadelphia Company and Pittsburg traction, with the latter a fall point higher, and after the close there was a little flurry'in Lustre Mining Company oa a rising scale of prices. Instead of opening 'with a reactionary tendency, Duquesne started off at 30 sales, quite an advance over the previous close, advanced to ZSxi on active trading, receded 4o 30 sales at the second call, sold at 29)4 a' the third c11 and at 20 after the close, the latter figure showing a decline ofa dollar a share from the highest point of the day. The decline was a quick one and at tho cloje tho stock seemed to bo without support. Very light offerinns would doubtless suffice to put the stock down where the upward movement started irom, and if tho Eastern pconlo aro buying for control they will doubtless do what they can to get it theie. The price has advanced too rapidly, no matter what is biewlng, and thero should be a iurther re action. Tho general belief Is that the stock is not worth current prices, but on this score insiders say that tho report lecontly filed at Harrisburg shows that the company is not only nut of debt, but is In a position to pay a fair dividend. This is important if true, as the geneial Impression has been that the companr "was hampered with a flo.itins debt and was not earning more than 2K or 3 per cent at the best. The upward movement In P. & B. traction continued without interruption thioughout the day. First sales were nt 25, the high est at 26 and tho last at 26J, showing a net caInof5for the day. The street seoms to bo confident of a dividend next month, but it is Intimated that dividend talk Is not tho only stimulant that the road is to flnro in a consolidation scheme beins engineered by tho Pittsburg traction magnates. In a quartgr wheie sentlinenton P. & B. is rather bearish it was learned that within the past 30 days tho company had issued 6 percent debenture bonds to the extent of tho cost of the nddltion to the Mononsrahola bridge somewhere between $175,009 and $200,000 which will.orsbould.come in ahead or the stock. These bonds, which amount to little more than a company note, are sub ject to call ench year to the extent of the company's ability, the bonds called to be those offered at the lowest terms. Pittsburg traction was in demand and sold in a small way at CO, closing at 60S6L Philadelphia Company was woak early, selling down to 20 on reports of a shortage or gas in Hazelwood, hut It firmed up later on report that the diiectorsof the company had increased the quarterly dividend to 1 por cent, which subsequent investigation proved to be correct. This places the stock on a 5 por cent basis, but it is seml-ofilclally stated that the rate will be increased another Ji per cent the next quarter, which will make It a C per cent stock, "and this," it is said, "will not be the limit." Alter the closeademand forLustre spruntr up. and it advanced to 9 on sales of 123 snaie. imquesne aiso suiu ui. y uujer threoaavs. small lot ot Central traction also soldTat 28 and the same price was bid for in o i e. On call Underground Cable was bid up to 7t, Citizens traction was stionger and others were without noteworthy change. Bonds and bank shales were neglected, and the only quotation on Electric was a nominal bid oi 20 for tho unassented. P. & B. traction closed at 2CK2f Du quesne traction at 2929J4, and P. A.&M. traction at lZi bid. Fhillle's Dividend Increased. At the regular meeting of tho Board of Directors of tho Philadelphia Company this afternoon a quarterly dividend or 1 per cent was declared, payable to stockhdldors of record December 3L The transfer hooks will close December 20 and reopen January 1. This Is an increase or J per cent, placing the stock on a 5 per cent basis, and will be particularly gratifying to stockholders in asmuch us no increase was looked lor bo loi e the first quarter of next year. Official Figures on Duqnesne. The Duquesne Traction Company filed its report in the Department of Internal Affairs to-day. During the year ended Juno 30 last 5,417,34S passengers "were carried and tho total receipts from passengers were $283, 399 35. For maintaining the road or real estate of the corporation and opernt!nr tho road $2S7.t78 32 were expended, and in in terest $51,450. The balance sheet is thus presented: ASSETS. Construction, roadway and overhead Ulnc SI.1S9.57G 10 Real estate and buildings 307, TGI 81 Railway stocks and frauchlses .. 2,461,708 9.5 Equipment, etc 454,3)7 17 Machluery. etc 87,313 92 Cas:t and hills receivable 13.116 76 Profllandloss ,72 0J Total LIABILITIES. Capital stork Funded debt (5 per cent bonds)... .t4,574,429 74 53, oca COO 00 1.5C0.0O) 00 62,874 74 11,500 uniunucu neui Accounts payable Total $4,574.429 74 The entire amount of capital stock ($3,000, 000) has been paid in. Thero Is no record of any dividends having been paid. Four per sons were injured during tho year. Follow ing shows the number or passengers carried monthly; July, 1891 330.077 August 23.1. 30') SreMcmber 234. 3S3 October 316,199 November 307,041 December 585,916 January. ISO! 467.8--.1 February 4G),763 March 493.947 April .VJT.SlO May 5.-3. 431 June 623. & The number of passemrors carried last year bv tho Pittsburg Traction Company was 9"027.033 and the receipts from that souice were $300,669 29. Tho interest paid was $38,430 and the dividends declared weie $75 000. The Citizens Traction Company carried 13.009,993 passenzers and received from thorn $b43,452 69. There were paid lu dividends $163,000. Financial Notes. John J. Pinkerton, Esq., the well known attorney of Westchester, was on 'Change to day, the guest of his brother, Mr. S. S. Pink erton. Trading In the tractions was very heavy off" 'Change to-day, and as a whole It was one of the busiest days the brokers have ex perienced In many moons. The statement in the Duquesne's report to tho State that its capital of $3,000,000 was all paid In must bo an error. After the close there were sales,of Phila delphia Company considerably above the closing quotations. J. B, Barbour, J. Carbthers, Sproul & Co., W. R. Thompson & Co. and Lawrence & Co. "were the sellers of Duquesne to-day, nnd Hill & Co., H. M. Long, B. Forst and B. F. Arensborg were the purchasers. The trading in P. & B. was pretty well split up. Kuhn Bros, and Lawrence 4 Co,, how ever, ere the heaviest buyers, and S. S. Pinkerton, Hill & Co. and J. B. Barbour were probably tno heaviest sellers. Uill & Co. sold Philadelphia Company to Lawrence & Co., Sproul & Co. and McCutch con. Kuhn Bros, and J. B. Barbour sold Pitts burg traction to Hill & Co. J. J. Campbell bought Lustre from Kuhn Bros., Uill & Co. and Fred Rlnebarr, The current national bank statements in dicate that deposits decreased about 10 per cent since the last prcvions report. The Bell Telcphoue Company has declared n regular dividend or $3 per share and an extra dividend or $3 per share. Frdm Osklev & co.'s market letter.. Lin seed oil advanced on a rumor that the coui Eaily would be merged Into the National ead Company, negotiating goimr on, and if this deal is effectod more Lead stock would have to be Issued, which would lu turn affect the market price of lead. The sterling exchange market remains very strong. Indeed, but it Is Impossible to say whether any gold ill go out on Saturday; It not, the bankers tells u that as much gold will go out next week as was shipped this week. If these predictions of exports are correct money will snrely tighten, nud this will affect slock speculation. At auction In Philadelphia yesterday $50 P., C C."& St. L. scrip sold at 31J and two shares or the prelerred stock at 60. From Sproul & Co.'s market letter: Mani pulation In Suxar was attempted without much success, the continued selling of long holdings of distillers being an obstacle to enthusiasm on that portion of the market. The heaviness or Reading was also a feature, that stock displaying in Its action the dis position of speculative holders to stand from under and await the outcome of the pending gold movement. The electric street railway sytem which is operating so successfully between Cov ington and Kentucky is equipped with the Westinghouse system. Bonds of the system to the nxteut of $100,000 are'held in Pittsburg. The Reading Railroad has made a contract for a switch system nt its new terminal in Philadelphia. Sixty-eight switches and 70 signals have been ordered from the union Switch and Signal Company. Sales and Closing Quotations. Following were the transactions recorded on the Exchange tales board to-day: FIRST CALL. P. & II. traction P. & B, traction 1. Jb B. traction P. ft'B. traction Duquesne traction Duauesne traction 33 shares 60 shares 15 shares 35 shares 140 shares 100 shares 25 shares in shares , 25 . 252 , 2.1 , 25 . 30 , SO . 30 . 30 , 30 . 30H . 30 . 6') . 60 Duquesne traction uuanesne traction 100 shares 50 shares 50 8 hares 33 shares 5 shares Duquesne traction Duquesne traction Duquesne traction Pittsburg traction Pittsburg tractlun SECOND CALL. 10 shares 3 shares ICO shares 50 shares 100 shares 40 shares 69 shares 10 shares 300 shares to shares 50 shares P. & B. traction P. & 11. traction , P. JfcB. traction I'. 11, traction P. & it. traction I. & B. traction P. & 11. traction P. JfcB. traction Duqnesne traction.... Duquesne traction.... Duquesne traction.... AFTER CALL. 233 25H , 26 . 28 , 26 , 26! , 30 30 . 33 F0 shares Philadelphia Company 10O"shares Philadelphia Company , 16'J shares Philadelphia Company THIRD CALL. 100 shares 1. & B. traction 100 shares P. It. tmc:lon 30 shares B. & B. traction 70 shares P. & B. traction 100 shares Duquesne traction ICO shares Duqnesne traction 25 shares Duquesne traction AITER CALL. 10 shares Central traction lOOsharcsP. & B. traction 10 shares Lustre Mining Company lushares Lustre Mining Company 5 shares Lustre Mining Company 100share3 Lustre Mining Companr. 100 shares Duquesne tractlun, Uuyer-3.... Total sales, 2.533 shares. Closing off ei s: . SOU . 2u' , 20 .. 26 .. T6V4 .. at'4 .. 26) .. 294 .. 29H 28K 26 9'4 9H sx 9 29)4 bids and 1st call. M call. sa can. stocks. , . . . . 131a Ask BldlAst Bid Ask INSURANCE. Birmingham Ins. 43 City 35 .... Citizens 32 Western Insurance 49 .... 40 .... 40 NATURAL OAR. ChartlersVal.Uas 10 11M Manufac. Gas. Co 2S .... Penna. Gas Co I0V Philadelphia Co.... 20J4 20 MM 20 MX 3)H Wheeling Uas Co 17Ji .... 17J4 .... 17M TRACTIONS. CentralTraction.... 23 .... 28JS .... 23H 23M Citizens Traction... 62 63 62J4 .. 624 Pittsburg Traction. CO .... 6J 61 60 61 Pleasant Vallev.... 2l 24 U 245 Zi',i .... RAILROAOS. Chartlers Rallwav. 65 .... 65 ... 65 Pitts.. Y. & Ash.'... 46ii .... 4SJi 48K 46 48!$ Pltt. & Castle S 10 10 Pitts. & W. nfd 15 Pitts. W.&Ky 60 CO VI,. N. Y. &C. G. C.Co 50 52 50 52 50 52 MIXIXG. LaNorla MlnincCo 18c 20c .... 20c Luster Mining Co.. S, 9H 9ii 9)i 9'4 ... ELECTRIC. WeMliijrhouse 20 .... MISCELLANEOUS Mononeahela Wat. .... 31 31 U. S. AS. Co ISM Wj 18j 19J4" U. S. &S. Co..nrd 40 ..-. West. Airbrake Co. 127 127 ISO Standard ll, C. Co, 75H 77 73K .... 76 U. t. lilass. com.... C3 66,f U. S. G. Co.. prd '. .... 118 Closing Philadelphia Quotations. Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania Reading MSi 54K Z7. 17 3-10 tsuiiaio. n i. ana niiiaueipma.. ii'4 J4 Lehigh Valley 57 67 Lehigh Navigation 53'i 53H Philadelphia and Erie 32J4 Northern Pacific common 17 l'!i Northern Pacific prelerred 43? 4Sli Electric Stocks. Bostox, Dec. 14. -pedal. Closing quota tions of electric stocks to-day were: EM. Asked. Boston Electrle Light Company 115 118 Edison Electric. Ill 1S5 140 General Electric 1I4S 114K Wesllnghouse, second prererred .. . 34 25 Westinghouse. first preferred 4a 49S Ft. Wayne Electric l!'f 13 Ft. Wavne Electric (A) .... 735 8 Thomson-Houston Tr. O 9,"$ Thomson-Houston Tr. I) 7 u Thomson-Houston Eu. E!ec. Weld . 7,i 10 Hcston Stocks Closing Prices. Atch. & Ton.. 36H Boston ; Mont. Ca'umet & Hecla ... Kranklln Kearsarire . 31 .200 . 13 . m . 36)4 .14 .157 . 25 . 5!j . 1714" .209 - MVS ,21-16 . 1154 Attn. & Top. lsts. I'll1 AlCh. &Toi. 2d 175 Boston & Albany Oi Fitchburg It.R 8.5)1 F. &V. 51. lt.lt.prd. 75 Mass. Central 18tf Mex. Cen com 11 N. Y. & N. England. 42 N. Y. N. Lng. 7S.119 old Colony 179j Wis. Cen. common.. I5Ja Allcmcz M. Co.fnewl 90 Osceola Oulnrr Tamarack Annlston Lam! Co.. Boston Land Co.... West End Land Co. Bell Telephone Lantsun btore S Water Power B. & B. Copper Atlantic 9)s"! MONETARY. Tho local money market remains moder ately active and unchanged at 6 per cent, but there are signs that a more favorable state of affairs for borrowers will soon pre vail. Eastern exchange and currency are trading even. New York, Dec. 14. Money on call easy at 4 to il per cent; last loan, 4; closed offered at 4. Prlmo mcrantile paper, 56. Sterling exchange firm, with actual busi ness nt $4 86K or 60-day bankors' bills, and $4 8S1 8S idr demand. Clearing House Figures. Pittsburg Exchanges to-day $2,737,534 60 Balances to-day 524,219 48 Same day last w eek: Exchanges $2,787,141 27 Balances 176,630 91 New York, Dec. 14. Clearings, $133,432,286: balances. $5,359,132. Boston. Dec. 14. Clearings, $18,633,569; bal ances, $1,039,45. Money 5 per cent. Ex change on New York 8c discount to So pre mium. Philadelphia, Dec 14. Clearings, $12,421, 205; balance.-. $1,542,254. Money 4K per cent. Cuicaoo, Dec 14. dealings to-dav, $18,737, 735. New York exchange, 30c premium. Sterllns exchange strong; 60-day bills, $4 6; demand, $4 SS. Money steady at 6 per cent. MEMr-ms, Dec 14. Cleann"", $402,399: bal-ance-". $14i,183. New York c xo lange selling at par. Baltimore, Dec 14. Clearings, $2,663,770; balances, $412,745 Rate 6 per cent. St. Louis. Dec 14. Clearings, $4,292,510; bal ances, $434,518. .Money quiet at 67 per cent. Cincinnati, Dec 14. Money 4Q6 per cent. New York exchange 15c discount to par. Clearings, $2,255,600. Boston, Dec. 14, Clearing house balances, $1,607,848; rates, 5 per cent: call loans, 56 per cent; time loans,- 56 per pent. Bar Silver. New York, Dec. 14. Special. Bar silver In London SSJd por ounce. New York dealers' price lor assay bars Je lower, at 83c per ounce. Foreign Financial. Paris, Dec. 14 Three per cent rentes, 99f 20a tor the account. London, Dee. 144 P.M. Closing: Consols, money, 97 3-16; do account. 97 5-1C; Now York, Pennsylvania and Ohio firsts, 29-ii; Canndian Pacific, 91: Erie, 21K: do seconds, 1M: 1111. nois Central, 103&: .Mexican ordinary, 2 St. Paul common, S0J: New Yoik Central, 112; Pennsylvania, 53X: Reading, 26: Mex ican Central, new 4s, Coi. Bar stiver, 3Sd. Money 1 per cent. Rate of discount in the open market for both shore and three mouths' bills, 1 13-161 per Cunt. Drygoods. New York, Dec. 14. The demand for drv goods tends to Increased quiet, as, usual at this period, when buyers have placed their orders for the leading wants of the season. Yet business was fair and for cottons there was no luore inquiry than was entertained by sellers. Cottons will be none the less Ann in the intervals of replenishments ns luuicated by the strong undtecurrent o' the market. Agents advnnced gray duck Ho a yard and Boston A check duck e a yard. Clothing woolens, ovei coatings particu larly, as, yet are buying an enormous sale. 1 New York M-tal Market. Jit V-An . n.. 14 T)t,. Ii.nn nnlnK vwl steady: American, $13 00$15 59. Copper firm; lake, $12 25. Lead quiet and steady; domestic, $3 75. Tin in moderate demand and steidy; straits, $19 CO. .. I .Turpentine. Savakah, Dec. 14. Tnrpentino firm at 28c; rosli firm at$l 051 10. CHARijysTON. S. (X, Dec 14. Turpentine firm ati7-273c; rosin finn.at $1 00 lor good straineU. - $2,500 PER ACRE. The "Whitney Property on Forward Avenue Containing 10 Acres Purchased by the Squirrel Hill Railway Company Tor 825, 000 Gossip and Lato Sales. Wednesday, Dec 14. The Squirrel Hill Kailway Company has just purchased another tract of realty in the Squirrel Hill district. The property purchased was that of Mr. George L Whit ney, a.tract containing ten acres, situated on Forward avenue, near the park. The price paid was f25,000, or $2,300 per acre The property has a large frontage on For ward avenue, and extends through to Beacon street. This company has been buying up a great deal of property in this vicinity and It is more than likely that the road will commence operations shortly. A gentleman, who Is in a position to know, said to-dayt "Now that this sale has Decn closed I think the road will be rnnnlnz in tho near future, as I am of the opinion that the company has secured all the realty 1c cares to pui chase; in fact, all that is. obtain able in fhe district mentioned." Current Gossip. The commission appointed to select n site for the new postofllce In Allegheny wero around this morning looking nt the different pieces of property offered. Twenty-seven sites have been offered, aud quite a number of them have already been inspected. This morning they looked at the Tiernan and Joseph Brown properties on Stockton ave nue, the Central Hotel property, the Splane property, corner of Sandnskv and Ohio street, and tho Stewart nnd MeKaln prop erty, on the corner ot West and North Dia mond streets. This latter site Is 132x110 to a ten-foot alley, and was favorably looked upon by the gentlemen composing the com mission. The Commercial Land Company.coraposed or commercial travelers of this city, oper ating property in Hazelwood, held their third annuul meeting on Saturday last. The following officers were elected for the ensu ing year: Walter Galsford, President: Josoph Stephenson, Treasurer, and Fill C. Negley, Secretary. The Board of Directors elected wure W. R. Schriver, L. D. Warnock, James Newell, J. G. Bole, L. Duve, W. Gais lordand Walter Johnston. Building Permits. Only one permit was issued to-day. That was taken out by Mrs. Callle J. Aiken for a two-story brick dwelling, Castlpman street, near Amberson street; cost, $5,110. Keports From the Agents. Baxter, Thompson & Co. sold lot No. 249, Bank of Commerce addition plan, Brnshton station, fronting 40 feot on Bennett street, by 137 feet to a 10-foot alloy, for $1,233. E. T. Schaffner, the Hill-top real estate agent, sold for Christian Fink, of Mt. Oliver, a frame house of five rooms and a lot 24 x 1C0 feet on Frederick street, Lower St. Clair township, lor $1,600, to Mr. Mathias Boerstel, of the Sonthsido. Black 4 Baird sold to William Ward lot No. 441 in the Schenley View Place plan, Ironting 20 feet on Mathilda stieetbylCB feet in depth, for $500. A. Z. Byers A Co. sold for W. A. Black, Esq., to C. W. Werts lot No. 124 In his plan, Tenth ward, Allegheny, fronting 20 feet on Howard avenue, and extending through 109 feet to Eist End avenue, for$2C0 on monthly payments. J. H. Coleman & Co. sold for J. W. Kirker to Henry L Benncr a lot 23x100 with eight room brick house thereon, on the corner of Park avenue and Meadow street, lor about $4,500. ROASTED COFFEE LOWER. Local Dealers Reduce Quotations l-2c Per lb Tho Poultry Market Stronger A Good Demand for General Mercandisc Holiday Goods Most Active. Wednesday, Dec. 14. The only valuable change to-day in. the local market for staples was a decline of c per lb in all grades of roasted coffee. The market for roasted has been quoted weak for some time past, notwithstanding the strong statistical position ot the green bean, aud it is intimated that the decline is not justified by the relative coi.dition of supply and demand. Tho poultry market was reported stronger to-day. Old stock. It is said, has been pretty well cleared up. The demand is fairly good all along the mercantile line. The approach of the hol idays naturally tends to create a bettor de mand for groceries-, moro particularly for fancy kinds. Nuts and candies aro also in soinowbat better request. Fish, dried fruits. leather, and teas and coffees are steady, while metals and tinners' stock are possibly a shade easier. Merchants agree in saying that the year has teen a prosperous one In most respects and sales aie now aslarceas is usual at this season. Of course, the ap proach of the Christmas aud New Year holi days causes an inci eased activity in fancy goods suitable for presents, and there is also a good demand for lino lines of dry goods. Retail merchants or this city are having a very good trade, and according to reports from the interior tho country trade is fully u)i to most expectations. Of grain nnd provisions the Chicago Times says: Laro, buying of wheat by "high rollers" has been going on for some time past, and it is generally supposed that theso operators have accumulated a large aggre gate amount. As everybody is aware, tho stocks of wheat in sixht In this country are abnormally large, but at the same time there U known to be a scarcity of gialn that will fill Chicago contracts. In fact, tho bulls who are now so prominent aro supposed to be "long" two or three times the amount ot No. 2 wheat in store bore. The Northwest has for a long time been selling heavily lu the Chicago market against the large stocks in hoiiie uicvaturf, uuc at last the wheat owners up thero are becoming uneasy on account of the i.nsatlsfactorv grading of the Northwestern wlieat. No. 1 Northern wheat samples sent here for 'examination have been fonndfitonlyforNo.3orNo.4. In short, many people think the quality ot tno North western crop is so poor that comparatively little of it can bo delivered nn Chicago con tracts. The big holders say that tho enor mous "short" Interest here can be covered only by purchnscs in the open market, and that it'would he impossible to cover half of it without advancing the price 510c Corn, too. Is verychoap, although the new ciopls not coining lornurd as lreoly as nas ex pected. Receivers say, however, that coun try offerings are increasing, and more liberal receipts aie expected ulltiie later on. Pro visions still show great strength, and under the clicumstancos this is not strange. There is nn evident scaicity of fat hogs throughout the West and they are bringing unusually high prices, having" had another advance during the last week. The best fat hogs have brought $S 55 lu the Chicago market, showing an advance of about 75c per 109 lbs since November 1. Hogs ate making splendid returns to their owners nowadays and are selling at the highest prices that have been reached sinco 1SS3. Grain, Flonr and Feed. Tho only transaction on call at the Grain and Flour Exchange to-day was In No. 2 yel low ear coru, one car ten days delivery sell ing at 50c Receipts bulletined: Via the P. & L. E., 1 car hay. 1 cur rye, I car oats: via. B. & O.. 5 cars hay, 1 car oats: via tno P., C, C. & St. L, 2 cars hay; 8 cars corn; via the P., Ft. Y.& C, 3 cais corn, 10 cars hay, 6 airs oats, 1 car straw, 1 car flour. Total. 4u cars. IIANOE OP IlIE MARKET. tThe following quotations for grain, feed, rfiay anu straw are for eariot on track. Dealers charge a small auvance irom siore.j Wheat No. 2 reu No. 3 red CORN No. 2 yellow ear High mixed ear. Mixed ear Ho. 2 yellow shelled High mixed shelled Stlxert 6hellol New No. 2shilleil Mew high mixed shelled corn.... OAT3-S.O. I white No. 2 white Extra No. 3 white , J.o. 3 Mixed Rve No. 1 Western o. 2 Western l ... 75,'ia 7GJ3' ... 73 (a 74 ... t'J-lgi 50 ... 43,s 49 ... 46 (a) .. 4'J .. 43 (l .. 40 (Si ... 4-ikia 47 48', 47 47 .. W 46 ... 8u;jf5l 40 .. 3 3J .. 37)1 3) .. 37 (i 37.H .. M B 3S .- 59 (A Ot 56 57 FLOUR yobbcrs' prlees) Fancv brands. M 75 4 85: standard n Inter patents. $4 u4 75: spring patent. St 5C4 65: straight winter. $4 OMi 23: clear winter. J 754 0J; XXX bakers, 53 7iaUJ : rye, 3 a3 73. The Exchange Price Currtnt quotes flour In car lots on track as follows: Patent winter $3 750100 Patent spring . 4 jfo 3? Straight winter 3"25(a3 50 Clear winter 3 oofall 25 Low grades 2 oo2 50 R)e uoiir. 3UJ25 Spring bakers 3 353 so Millfeed-No. 1 white middlings. $13 OC319 00: No. 2whlt- middlings, $16 5017 OJ; winter wheat bran, I4 50(915 00; urown middlings, SIS 03310 50: chop, $is iwrai oa HAY-Cliolee timothy, 8:4 00314 23: No. 1 tim othy. $13 2SI3 75: No. ttlmothv, $12 0O5S12 50: mlxid clover and tlmutny. $12 50I3oj: packing. $7 UN&4 i; No. 1 feeding prarlc $10 COQ10 50: No. Zdu. (9 0) &: wagon hay. $15 00018 ou. STRAW-Wheat, piOOQS 50: oat, S 5007 00; rye. $7 0UJ50. ' Groceries. StJOAB-Patent cnt-loaf. SXc: cubes, Je: pow dered, 5c j granulated (standard), Viz; coniectlou- ers' A. 48-10c:soft A. 4XIc: fancy yellow. 4Xc: falryellow, 4)i4Xc: common yellow. 33i!3lc. COFFEE Roasted, In packages-Standard brands, 23 3-:oc: second grades. 23&3c: lancy grades. J7Kc. Loose Java. 36,HSW74c: Mocha. J533Hr: Maracaibo. 23c: I'caberry. 2328Se: Santos, 28 23c; Caracas. 30J4331).c: nio. 24ffl27SC MOLAESES-Choice. 23"3Mc: fancy. 34ft5e: centrifugals, 28s29c; new crop New Orleans. 43 41c. Stiiup Com svrup, 2223c: sugar svrap, 28Oc: fancy flavors. 3!(&33c: black strap. 16(3l7c Fruits London laver raisins. $2 50; California London layers, 82 1C2 1: California muscatels, oags. Gc,Sc: boxel. 41 15 1 25: Valencia. 7H54e: Ondara Valencia, xWWic: California snltanas. It OllXc: currants, 41i-",c: California prunes, HMO 15c: French prunes. 8-f3I2c: California seedless raisins. 1-lb cartons, $3 90; citron, ls3)c; lemon peel, loaiojj'c. Rice- Fancy heart Carolina. 6!6!ic: prime to choice. 54,6c: Louisiana, 5J6c; Java, 5)iJ4c: Japan. SKfij-ic. Caxnkd Goods S'andanl peaches. $2 20(32 35; extra peaches. $2 45(32 50: seconds. $1 85I 95: pie peaches. 11 .01 2): xlnest corn. $1 40t 0: Har ford county corn. $1 051 10: lima beans. (1 10r$ 1 25: soaked, 8C35c: early Jane peas. $1 151 25: marrowfat peas. $t 05i 1): soaked. T-VSMc: French peas. $11 50gsj 10 yi 100 cans, or fl 401 50 9 dozen; pineapples. $1 33(31 -JO: extra do. $2 40: Bahama do. $2 90: Damson plums. Eastern. $1 25: California pears. $2 252 3; do green gages. $1 75: do egg plums f 1 75; do apricots. $1 &X3H 10: do extra white cherries. $2 75n2 SJ: do white cherries, 2-1 b cans Sl-65: raspberries. I! 3031 50; strawberries. SI 151 25: goosetwr'les. $1 lnl 25: tomatoes. 95c (1 00; salmon, Mb, fl SX3I 33: hlackberrles.75Xc: succotash. 2-lheans. soaked. 95c: do standard. 2-lb can j. ;i 25(31 50: corned beef, 2-lh cans. II 75(31 90: do 14-lb. $13 50: roast beef, 2-lb. $1 S3: chipped beer, l-lb cans. $1 85(32 00: baked beans, $1 U(31 35; lobsters, l-lb. $2 25: mackerel. ITesb, l-lb, $1 SO: broiled, ?1 Su; sardines, domestic, ias. $3 85: K $3 23; . mustard. $1 CO: Imported. Xs, $10 S0 12 51: Imported, s. sis tir323 00: canned apptea, 3-lb. 80.3.55c: gallons. $2 933 00. Oils Carbon, 110, 6c: headlight. 6Wc; water white. 7c: Elaine. 13c; Ohio legal test. 6!4c; miners winter white. 32s3Ic: do summer. 32J. Provisions. Large hams Medium Small Trimmed California Shonliiers, sugar-cured Bacon shoulders Dry salt shoulders Breakfast bacon Extra do Clear bellies, smoked Clear bellies, drv salt Dried beet; knuckles , Rounds Sets Flats Lard (refined) tierces Tubs Two 50-lb cases Lanl (compound), tierces Hair barrels Tubs Palls Two 50-lb cases Three-lb cases Five-lb cases , Ten-lb cases Mess pork, heavy Mess pork, light 12 12" 9W h 8X 12 13 10 9 13 13 10 9 11 HX ? . 814 8K V, 8 . IS SO , 17 50 Butter and Cheese. Butter Elgin creamery. 32ta3iKr: other brands, 2"Jlc: choice to fancv dairy and country roll. 2G?8r: fair to medium grades. 18(324c: low grades. I'jI6c: cooking, 9i31le: grease, 6Se. Cheisk Ohio, fall inadr, llgillc: sum mer made. ICOlOc; New York. lf(312Xc; fancv Wisconsin Swiss blocks, 14l5c: do bricks, 12.S'0!3c: Wisconsin sweltzer. In tnbs. I5313,Sc; UuiLcrger. 10)illc; Ohio Swiss. 12413c. Eggs and Poultry. FGGS Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio. 2C 27c: special marks. 28c: cold storage, 22T325C Poultry Live spring chickens. 4o55c per pair: old chickens. 6170j: ducks. R07Uc: geese, $1 25(31 33; tnrkevs. II(312c per IS Dressed Chickens. 1214cper:t; turkeys, laiSc; ducks. 14 15c; geese. HUc. Berries, Fruit and Vegetables. Cranberries are firmer and slightly higher at $2 753 25 per box. Apples, $2 253 53 per barrel, the latter for Golden Gate; Concord and Catawba grape", $26 002S 00 per 100 E10-nonnd baskets; small baskets, $15 0C17 10: Florida oranges, $2 753 25 per box: lemons, $3 50l 50 per box; bananas, $1 C01 5) per bunch from store; Malaga grapes, $6 003 00 per kej: pineapples, lCI5c each by tin barrel; pine apples, extra large, 2025c; Persian dates, 6e per pound bv the case. Cabbage. $2 503 50 per barrel; none offer ing in bulk; onions, $2 502 75 per barrel for native and $1 25!1 35 per box for Spinish; turnips. $1502 00 i er barrel: rutabigas. Si 15l 25; beet, $-2 C0J2 25; parsnips. $2 25 2 50: carrots, $1 501 75; celery, 15035c per dozen. Potatoes, S590c por DU3hel from store and 70050s on track. Baltimoie swots. $4 00 4 25 per barrel: do econds, $2 502 75; Balti more sweets, $3 003 30; do seconds, $2 0t 2 25. Game. Quail, $1 732 25 per dozen, according to condition; pheasants, $7 007 50; prairie chickens. $S C0Q6 50: Mallard ducks. $4 CO 4 59; squirrels, tl 251 50; rabbits. :510c per pain venison, whole caicass, 1213cpcrlb; do caddies, 16lSc Dried and Evaporated Fruits. Apples, cvaporafed, 50-lb boxes, flc per lb; apricots, I5Q:8c; pitted cherries, 17c; California peaches, ll17c; do pcai-M, 16c: do plums, pitted, 15c: raspberries, 2122Jc; Leghorn citron, )l15c; dates, 5c: rigs, 9I4c; nectarines, 10c; orange peel, 13Iic. Fish. nair Or. Bbls. bbls. bbls. Palls 200 lb 100 ID 50 lb 13 lb 40 01 $20 40 $10 40 3'.0 35 0) 17 !i0 9 15 2 8 32 00 IS 40 8 10 2 110 2S 03 14 -.0 7 HO 2 $3 24 01 12 40 6 40 2 00 21 00 10 90 5 Si 1 75 22 00 II 40 5 !I0 1 33 20 00 10 40 5 41 1 70 18 00 9 40 4 SO 1 55 15 00 7 90 4 15 1 33 14 00 7 4J 3 90 1 25 Mackerel. Palls 10 lb Extra mess bloaters. 3220 Extra N o.l bloaters. l u 1 60 1 60 14) 125 1 30 1 2) 110 91 90 kxtra No. 1 mess.., Extra No. 1 shore. Med. No. 1 lness... .Med. No. I shore... Ex. No. 2 shore mess. Ex.No.2 shore large Ex. No. 2 med. shore ISO. z medium.. No. 3 large Round herring Barrels. ".TO lbs. $ 4 50 II.il barn-Is. 100 lbs 2 51 Quancr bbls. 50 lbs 1 15 Potomac Herring Barrels 4 50 Half barrels 2 25 Holland herring Kegs 50360 Lake herring Half barrels. 70 lb 2 50 (jusrter barrels, 351b 125 palls, 151b 65 rails, luin mj Russian sardines Half barrels. 109 lb S 00 Kegs 50 Whole codfish Large, nerlb 5'i(36 Medium 6,(37 Boneless codfish 20-lb boxes, l(32-lb bricks, per lb 6HX7 20-lb boxes. KZfc-lb bricks, choice 7i3 Smoked bloaters (Golden). 3.1 In box 9;i gmoked bloaters (Eastpurt).lOO in box.... 85 Misccllaneons. Sfeds Choice mammoth clover. IS 50 per bu; choice Western timothy. $2 0t2 10. Bcckwue vr Flouu 221c per lb. Beans New York and .Michigan pea beans. $210 2I5perbn.: hand-picked medium. $2 cag2 f 5: Lima. 4MiW4c per lb: Pennsylvania aud Ohio beans, $1 7-3t9J per bu. BEKSWAX-Choice yellow. 3333.3c: dark. Itftrc CinEU-New country. $4 50Q3 OJ: crab. $8 C03 X per bbl. Honkv New crop white clover. 2(V321c per lb; bnckn heat, 14$16c: strained honey, 59e. Tali ow Country rough. 3,(34c per lb: city ren dered. 4(34Hc Feathcks Extra live geese, 58(360cperIb:No.2 do. 48(33uc: mixcd.30(340. NUTS-t'hfSlnuts. $2 11X3230 per bushel: yeannts. green. S!$4Sc per lb: do roasted. $1 1501 25 per liashel: hlcKory nut. $1 0:ii3l S3: shellharks. $1 23 l 50: new walnuts, WHSlSc: uld do. 50(355c; butter nuts. 5oa.5cfor old and 6 S.3c for new- filberts, 9c per lb: almonds, 'larragou. 18c: do Ivlca. lGe: do paper shell. 3c; shelled almonds. 3c: Brazil nuts, 8(38c: French walnuts. Uc: pecans. 10c: Naples watTiurs. 13e; Grenoble walnut?, 13-c. Pickles S4 5033 50 per barrel. PorcOKN-3)s44cperlb. Hides Green steer hides, trimmed. 75 lbs and up. 7c; green steer hides trimmed. 60 to 73 lbs. 7c: green steer hides. Irlmmed. nndcrOllbs, 6c: green row hld-s, trimmed, all weights. 4e: green bull hides, trimmed, all weights. 4c: green calfskins. No. 1, 6c; green calf skins. No. 2, 4e: green atecr hides, trlmmtd. side branded. 4c: green alt sUcrs, No. I, 60 lbs and nn. 77"c: green salt cows. No. I, all weights. 44!c: green salt calf". No. I. t to 13 lbs. 5H86C: green salt kip. No. 1. 1? to 25 lbs. 4(33e: runner skip. No. I. 10 to 15 lbs, 3 'c: No. 2 hides. l)scoff; No. 2cair,2coff. Cotton. Galveston, Dec 14. Cotton steady: mid dling, Se: low middling. 9c; good ordi nary, 8Jc: gross rncelpls, S.721 balos; exports, 4,021 b:uo: sale, 1,032 bales. New Orleans. Dec. 11. Cotton steady: middling. II 9-16c: low middling. 9c; sood oidlnary, 8 l-16c: net receipts, 13,026 bales; gross, 13,613 bales; exports to Great Britain, G.959 bales; coastwise, 6,600 bales; sales, 5,700 bale: stock, 271.593 hale". New York, Dec- 14 Cotton closed qnlot and steady; sares, 199,109 bales: December, D 51c; January, 9.58c: February, 9.69c: March, 9 79c: April. 9 83c; Mav, 9.93c; June, 10.07c; July, 10.01c; August, 10.19J. YOUR rooms will not long be empty If you advertise thorn in THE DISPATCH ccnt-a-word ads. , A Little Child Burned to Death. Little Stella Lowery, aged 3 years, daughter ofHalph Lowery, a millwright at Jones & Laughlins, was playing about the house on Tuesday night when her clothes caught fire She was burned so badly that she died about 11 o'clock. The luneral will take place from her parents' residence, South Thirty-fourth street, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. FOR throat diseases, coughs, colds, etc. effect ual relief Is found lathe use or ''Brown's Bron- cfllal Troches." Prise 25 cents. Sold only la boxes. I LIVE STOCK. Everything Opens Higher, but Hogs Lom Some of the Gain. t Wedkesdat, Dec 14. There was a good market for all desirable grades of live stock at the Central drove yards this morning, and prices generally ruled higher. The close to-day, however, was at a decline from Monday's prices on hogs and with cattle aud sheep barely steady. cattle. The supply on.salo Monday was 101 loads, against 140 loads last Monday. The market ruled active on best grades at an advance of 1015c per cwt, while common and medium grades were steady at last week's prices. Tuesday's receipts were 10 loads; the mar ket closed slo.v at quotations: Extra. 1.430 to 1.600 lb Prime, 1.300 to 1.400 lb Good. 1.200 to L300 lb , Tidy, 1.0.30 to 1.150 lb Fair. 1.000 toI.IO) lb Fair. 900 to 1. 000 lb Common, 700 to 900 lb Rough half fat. I. COO to 1.300 lb.. Common to good fatoxen Common to good fat balls Common to good fat cows Heifers. 700 to 1.1001b. Bologna cows, per head Fresh cows andsprlngers $4 9.73 5 S 4 ena 4 m ,.T... 4 3-YA 4 60 3 s-va 4 10 3 sCrS I 63 - 2 73 3 tO 2 50 2 70 2 85(3 3 60 2 00(3 4 0) 1 50(3 3 00 1 503 1 3 2 25(3 3 60 '.'.'.'.'.'. 5 0O3I2 00 15 00340 00 H CO 3. Mondav's receipts were 40 donble-deck loads, and the market ruled firm and higher on all grade', as follows: Best Philadelphia $6 43,3 5S Mixed Phlladeiphlas 6 as 40 Best Yorkers 6 star, 31 Pigs and common Yorkers 6 Coras 15 Roughs 5 0335 7$ Tuesday's receipts were 10 double decs losds, and the market was 5Q10c lower. The close to-day was barely steady at the de cline. SHEEP Receipts Monday were 23 double-deck leads. Tho market ruled active on all grades at an advance of 25c per cwt over last week's prices. Tuesday's receipts were 10 donble-deck loads. Market only steady at quotations: Prime. 95 to 110 lb.... Good. 85 to 93 lb Fair. 75 to 80 lb. Common, CO to 70 lb. Culls Lambs .$" CC3-5 25 , 4 2V34 75 3 003J 2 00133 00 5CKB1 50 3 50(36 00 CALVES. Veal calves $3 01(37 00 Grass calves 2 0033 00 SALES. Following are some of tho transactions of Jlonday, yesterdav and to-day: John Hasket & Co. sold 18 hcid or eatL'e. weigh ing 23..360 lb. at 1.515: 16 head, 12.330 il. $5 10: 17 head. 24.210 Hi. S3 00: 21 head. 27.1) lb. $4 75:23 head. 24.87) ih. HH; 22 head. 18.3101b. H J; 44 head. 53,970 lb. 3 23: 21 head. 21.4"0 lb. 2 81; 13 head. 16.970 lb. J2 70: 18 head. 14.973 Ih. $2 60: oxen. 14,230 lb. $:! TO; 12 bulls. 14.1301b, $2 37S. nngs-2I heart. .3.1-0 lb. S6 50: 111 heart. 41.08) lb. 6 45: 491 head, 92.210 lb, $0 f5: 3S head, 4,040 lb, U 3); 36 heart. 4,141 ih. $6 00. Sheep-118 heart. 8.070 Ih, $5 75: 122 head. 7.23" lb. to 23; 77 head, 7,740 lb, $5 CO; 67 head, 5.5001b, $100. William Hollies A Co. olrt 9 head of cattle, weighing 8.723 lb. at $3 25; 12 heart. !.5T01b. $2 60: 27 Lead. 17.-50J lb. K 15: 82 heart. 8S.220 lb. J3 73: 18 head. 21.500 lb. ?4 : 20 head. 25.50U lb. M 65 Hogs 89 head. 13,510 lb, $6 50; 102 head. 22,330 lb, $5 80; 41 head. 8 111 lb. $3 43: 42 head. .410 lb. !G 25. Sheep-43 head. 3.510 lb. 3 00. Laffcrtv Bros & Had. ion sold 17 heart of cattle, weighing 21. 4U) lb. at $4 45:11 heart. 13.(90 Ih. $3 GO. Hogs-3lhcad. 6.6M lb. $3 35: 74 head. 13.710 11. G 50. Sheep- 38 h. ad. 2.600 lb. S3 63: 90 head. 6.743 lb. $6 00; 173 bead. 17,043 lb, $1 45; IS head, 1.363 lb. $4 00. Dram.DverA Co. sold 10 head of cattle, weighing 11.0701b. at $150: 13 head. I9,WiIb, $3 79: IS head. 19.220 lb. f! 61: 17 head. 17.510 lb. $t :): 16 head. IS,910ib. $1 15; 13 head. 25.521 lb. v',1 SJ; 14 head. 1X270 lb. 3 15: 17 heart. 23.00 lb. $1 80. Hngj-27 heart. 3.0a lb. 16 41; 43 head, 10.8011b. $645:29 heart. 6,230 lb, ?6 50: W heail 7.150 lb. ?6 15: 39 heart, 5.930 lb. $125:15 head. 3.1'') lb 6 55. !-beep-.33 head. 3.760 lb. $.5 40: 68 hesd. 5.95.) lb. J3 73: 53 head. 3.8CO lb. $4 50; S3 head. 7.710 lb. $4 4 J; 149 head, 10.2C0 In. $5 70. Reneker. Llnkhorn & Co. sold 14 heart of cattle, weighing 13. 100 lb. at $3 30; 17 heart. 17. 90) lb. $3 79: 15 heart. 19.800 lb. $4 35: 9 head. S.SCOlo: $3 70:21 heart, 22.860 lb. p. 63: 13 heart, ll.ooo lh. t? 90: 14 heart, 15. K0 lb. f. 73: 12 head. 11 :0J lb. $3 10:10 heart. 10, 600 lb, 53 60: 24 heart. 2.S03 lb. S3 30. Hogs 81 head. 18.3 0 lb. fli 35: 62 head. W Sfl lb. $0 40: 24head, 4.6.WII1. $6 3Cl:l(G he id. 15.300 lb. $: 25:45 head. 8.770 lb. $0 43. sheep II head. 3.310 H. $1 00; 49 head. 2.790 lb. $4 50:47 1 eld. 2..5201b. $2 50. McCall. ItowlenA Newhem sold 17 head or cattle, weighing 17.63) lb. at S3 15: 22 heart. 19,0301b. $;0O: 20 head. 21 690 lb. 53 70: ! held. 11.600 lb. $4 5: 24 head. 23. 120 lh. 3 .30: 17 heart. 21.630 lb. $4 60. Hogs -33 head. 5.670 lb. $6 40; Zt head, 7.DS0 lb. $ 53: 141 he-id. 23.5T0 lb, SS .V: 98 hea". 14.770 lb. $0 33: 81 head. 11.910 lb. (6 25. bheep-IS heart. 1.07O lb, $4 9): 53 heart. 3;7!0 lb. $2 VI: f9 heirt. 6.600 lb. $1 50: 60 head. 2.9431b. $3 50: 7 head. 2.270 lb. ?5 W; 33 heart. 3,050 lb. $.3 73: wi head. 11.110 lb. $4 C5. Hutr. Hazeiwo m1 A ImhnrTsnld 10 head of calt'e. weighing 1C.9I0 lb. $1 73: 14 head. 14.C70 lb, 3 70; 20 head. 17 4i0 lb. J3 00. Hog3-8f bead. I4.M0 lb. V. 37M: 151 head, 22.!Wlb. SU 33: 40 heart. 6.070 lb, $5 15: 66 head. 12,160 lb, $3 40; 106 head. 17.27011.. $1 35: 15 heart. 3,310 lb. $6 50. Shi-ep-37 head. 2.330 lb. $4 75: 50 head, 4.170 lb. $3 '5: 50 head. 4.3101b. $160: 198 heart. 15.870 lb. S5 00: 63 head. 5.430 lb. 35 90: 1 head. 17.640 lb. $4 70; 70 head. 4.550 lb. $5 39: 117 heart. 9. 170 Ih. $6 00: 73 bead, 6.860 lb, $3 50; 207 head. 20.3301b. Jo 15. CUT ASSOCIATED PRESS. Chicago The Evening Jnurnil reports: Cat tleReceipts, 18,000 head; shipments, 5.000 head; market stronir for best cattle; others dull and weak; Christmas beeves, 5 S06 41: good to cholcn. $4 1003 35; others. $2 754 '-5: stockers, $1 503 Vh cow, $1 00 3 60. ilos Receipts. 29,0u0 head; shipments, 5,000 head; market siesidv to 5c hlghen rough and common, $5 906 00: packing and mixed, $5 95C 30; prime heavy, $5 2&g6 55: butchers' weights, $6 226 35: light, $3 303 6 25: skins and pigs, $5 C05 35. Sheep Re ceipts, 7,000 head: shipments, 2,200 head: market 52 lower than Monday; Cnristmas wethers. $5 4CR5 70: natives, $3 SO03 25: Westerns, $1 40451 So: Texans, $4 25i 70; Mexicans, $3 60130; lambs. $3 506 10. New York Beeves Receipts, 1.203 head. Including 57 cars lor sale: market slow bne steady; native steers, $3 355 50 per 100 pounds: ball" and cows, $1 52 73: dressed beef steady at7K9s pt pound. Shipments to-day. 400beove and 3,834 quarters or beer; to-morrow, 73 beeves. Calve Receipts. 1.000 head: market firm; veN, $5 003 25 per 100 pounds: rrrasscrs, $2 2J2 50: Western cilves, $"2 8003 00. Sheep nnd lambs Re ceipts, 8,191 head; sheep steadv: lambs a shade stronger; sheep. $3 005 25 per 109 pounds: inmus, 83 susso uo. uo-.rs iteceipta. 8,002 head, including 2 curs for silo; market steady at $5 70G 30 per 100 pounds. Buffalo Cattle Receipts, 141 loads through, 7 for sale; market opened steady hut slow: light heifers, $2 332 45: bulls, $1 75"2 50. Hogs Receipts, 24 loads through. 20 lor sale; market opened strong nnd hlghen heavy cornfed, $6 45. Sheep and lambs Receipts,191oadsthrou2b, 29 lor sale: market opened stronger for good sheep nnd lambs; choice wethers, $5 25: good sheep, $5 CO, Lambs Native choice, $5 90; Canada, common, $3 75. (lneinratl Hogs steady at $5 0C5 65; re ceipts, 6,600 head: shipments, 1,930 bead. Cattle steady at $1 505 00; receipts, 1,100 hoad; shipments, 150 nead. Sheep strong and higher at $2 50S 00; receipts, 1.000 head: shipments, 580 head. Lambs strong at $4 0C5 65. Reliable under nl! circumstances is Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, the peoplo's friend. WHEN EATING becomes troublesome, di gestion defective, sleep ing an impossibility, ap petite ceases,take Johann Huff's Halt Extract, it acts like a charm and tastes splendid. Be sure to get the "genuine," which must have the signature of "Johann Hoff" on the neck of every bdXtle, and take no substitute. Use Johann HofFs Malt Bonbons for Sore Throat, Coughs, Colds. deA DANIEL M'CAFFREY. CHOICE TIMOTHY HAY. Car Lots a Specialty. 233 AND 240 FIFTH AVENUE, SOO-P riTTSBDT.O. UltOKEItS FINANCIAL. Es-TABLlSllEU 1S3L John M. Oakley & Co., Bankers and brokers. 43 SIXTH ST. Direct private wiro to Now York and CM cago. Member Now York, Chicago and Pitt i burg Exchanges. Local securities bought and sold for casl or carried on liberal margins. Investments made at our discretion and, dividends paid quarterly. Interest paid on balance (slnca ISSi) Money to lean on calL Information books on all markots malls.! ou application. io7 Whitney cc Stephenson; 57 Fourth Avenue. , ,vj pw 8 i 1 .i- I
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