-jpvp . THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, THURSDAY. DECEMBER . 22, 1892. -, II TRUSTS ARE .ACTIVE And Some, of Them Strong Despi rite All the Talk Against Them. bUWAK LiiADS IIN IJiMMSS And Chicago Gas and Distilling Show the Most Weakness. EEADIKG, ST. PADL AND MOP The Onlj Fails in Which the Dealings liceeded 10,000 Shares. CANADA SOUTHERN ALOXE WITH A GAIN ISPECIAL TELEGBAU TO THE DISPATCH. IsF.w York, Dec. 21. Having enjoyed a natural reaction from the convulsion of Monday the stock market, as was to be ex pected has become quiet and fallen into the hands of professional traders. The fact is generally recognized that the financial situation has not changed radically or permanently. Sterling exchange was easier yesterday became a market was being sought for the last of ahont 1,000,000 of loan bills, which bankers were in duced to part with by the high rates for money. To-day foreign ex change was stronger and higher be cause an easier money market re moved the incentive to draw bills except to supply the demand from actual remitters. In spite of all that has been said against the industrials and similar stocks, the bulk of trading on the Stock Exchange was in that group, with the greatest activity in Distilling, American Sugar Refining and Chicago Gas. The last named was the only one that closed materially lower than yes terday, possibly because of advices from Chicago that some of tbe local politicians seemed to be preparing to strike the com tiany again. Sugar Refining was in the main film and held Its own, closing at the same price that it did jesterday. Distilling and Cattle Feeding fluctuated within compara tively narrow limits and closed at a net de cline of 'percent The circulation of re ports that opposition distilleries wm soon be established and that an increase in the tax, ir voted by Congress, mav also aDpIy to spirits in bond, is a somewhat absurd suggestion since letroactive legislation is .unconstitutional, would seem to indicate that tho short inter est in the stock has not yet been entirely eliminated. Heading, St Paul and Missouri Pacific were the only railroad stocks in which the dealings exceeded 10,000 shares. The specu lation In Heading is influenced largely by conjecture as to what the company will do relative to the payment of interest on its preference bonds. The course of the stool: indicates that at tnoush the net earnings as reported lor tho first II months of the fiscal year ending November 30 are nearly $1,500,000 larger than those ot the previous year, the street is skeptical of the ability of the com pany to pay full interest in cash on all three cla-esof its bonds. The only noteworthy net fluctuations in the railway list were u decline in .Missouri Pacific and an advance in Canada Southern. It is understood that when the directors or the various Vanderbilt corporations meet to-morrow to declare dividends, the show ing submitted by the Canada Southei n Com pany will be such as to warrant an increase in the amount distributed among its share holdeis. So tar as can be learned no change w ill be made in the dividends paid by the other corporations. The closing was heaw. wfth thn aver-ai-A nf final prices fully Jf per cent below that ot j-esterday. rPECIAL J-EOM DOW. JOItES A CO. New Tons, Dec 2L The raarkot to-day as quite normal with the result that dull ness was the chief feature. It was felt after yesterday's close that the natural rally had about run its course and that failing new de velopments there were no very decided openings for speculation either way. An attempt was made at the opening, prompted by higher prices from London for the third day in succession, to carry yesterday's rally still further. This ws most noticeable in the industrials, of which bngar was about the strongest at an advance of about a point on the buying of 5,000 shares by a house identified with the property. Bail loads, however, responded very feebly. After the first hour it was seen that ster ling excUance was stronger and tnat yester day's loan bills bad been all absorbed. The firms ho had reduced rates yesterday iaise-1 them to-day. and this, coupled with anthotltativc statements as to the views of hiith bunking authorities that the sltuntion was in no way permanently improved and that there was danger as long a the Sherman act exists, caused the market to s&s and from noon to the close there was a steady dwindling of values with only a very moderate rally in the last hour. Iteadinir whs quite a feature of activity, with small fluctuations. It Is thought that there is a bitter contest between the bulls and the Dears in the stock, the advantage resting at ntesenton the side of the bears. The latter say the company is short of funds and is borrowing as much as Justified by prudence. The bulls say that the short in tetest is large and that the lone interest Is po crful enough to queeze it They claim tlut the first and second Incomes will cet cash and the third bonds for their dividends. Both sides are very confident, the bears especially so, claiming that when holes are made in the stock they stay there; that the PennBvl lania Railroad people are working hard' to secure tho pooling amendment to the Inter State cotnnn-rcn act and say that it would be north $2,000.000 a year to the Pennsyl vania. The Roston.people say New Ensland acts as If there was a laite Rbort interest, and talk of a corner as a possibility. New York banks have not received much currency from the interior this week. Sterling closes very firm at K cent rise on yesterday. The temper of the room generally is in clined to be bearish. Try associated PRESS. New York, Dec. 2L Tne stock market, nken as a whole, was in a more settled state, and no violent fluctuations occurred in any part or the list The tendency In pi ices in the early trading was upward, a decline of 1 per cent In Distilling and Cattle Feeding and Chicago Gas having comparatively iiiue innuence on the general list Subsequently Manhattan rose 2 to 1SSX, Edison Illuminating to 113, and Canada, Southern to59i. In sympathy with these movement", a general advance occurred, the Eastern and Western trunk line shares improving to? per cent, and Chicago Gas and Bis tileries selline a traction above lust night's final quotations. The strength of the sterling exchange, however, revived the talk about gold ship, ments and on this the bears made a renewed attack upon the market during the after noon. Resdinz was first singled out nnd the , price was knocked down trom SS'i to 52, partly on reports that the Pennnilvania had iicquited control of certain lines which would xive it a llrmerhold on tne coal trade nnd Durtlv on leDorts that thn nm. was selling bonus to secure funds to meet interest on the preference incomes. After the move against Reading, Chicago Gas was sold down 2 Distilliutr and Cattle Feeding and Missouri Pacific. l National Lead, l-: Rock Island and Lackawanna, IV Canada Southern, M, nnd American Sugar 1 per cent The losses otherwise were less than 1 per cent, and Rock Island, St Paul New England, Northern Pacific preferred, Louisville and Nashville and Atchison held remarkably well. Speculation lelt off steady at a fractional recovery from tbe lowest figures of the afternoon. The Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company will to-morrow pay the dividend on the common and prelerred stocks due December 23 next This will release about .l.oOO.uOO and will help to ease the money market Railway bonds were firm. The sales were fl,09J,000. Reading and Atchisons were bet ter. Donverand Klo Grande s rose 1 to 6; International and Gieat Northern lsts, 1 to 131: Lake Shore 2nds, registered, 1 to 122; Long Island 4s, 1 to 95; Missouri Collateral Trust 5s, 2 to 81, nnd St Paul lsts Southwest ern, IK to 116K: Cincinnati, Indianapolis. St LouU and Chicago lsts declined 1 to 94; Peoria and Eastern lsts, 1 to 76 St Louis and San Francisco general Is declined 1 to 66V. and St. Louis Southwestern 2nds, 2 to Government bonds closed as follows: O. S. 4s.reg... V. S 4s. COUP. 1I2VI Mutual Union 6s. n: 1132) N. J. C. Int. Cert...lUH Northern Pac lsU..118 Northern Pac. 2nds.ll2, Northwest. Consols.133 Northwest. Deb 5s. .101 U. S. 4WS 100 Pacific 6s or "So l5 Louisiana stpd 4s.... 97X MtF60Url63 .........1(6 Tenn. new set 6s 104 Tenn. new Bel "is 102 Tenn. newse!3s..... 7551 St.L.IrouK.UenSs. 84 St L.sanF.Gen.M.109 St. Paul Consols....i:8V Canada So. 2nis Ml (en. Pacific lsu 107 Den. tR.G. lsts. ..117 st.r.,chi.A faeisn.iK TexPacL.G.Tr.Rcts 77 TexPacR.O.Tr.Rcls 27. Den. A K. U. 4s S6H Union Pac lsts.. .10T lrle2nds I01S4 West snore M. K. i T. Gen. 6s.. 791. R. G. W. lsts.. , 79 I Close in mining tbrn t crown point 55 nymouiti. ; ueaanooa mu sierra nevaua aw Gould Curry 6C Standard 15 Ilalcaod Norcross... S3 Union Con 105 llomestake 13C0 Yellow Jacket 33 Mexican in Iron Silver 40 North star.t 650 Quick Silver S62S Ontario m Quick Silver, pfd 100 Opliir 140 tAsked. The total sales of stocks to-day were 812, OOo shares including: Atchison, 7,500; Chi-ca-.ro, Iturlinston and Qulncv, 8,400; Canada Snnthorn.7,300: Chicago Gas, 23.700; Distilling, 63 000; Erie. 3.SO0: Manhattan, 5,900: Missouri Pacific, 10,000: National Lead, 7,100; New England, 6.100; Northern Pacific, 8.900; Heading 60,500; Rock Island, 4,600: St. Paul, 16,200: Sugar. 22,400; Union Pacific, 3,300; West ern Union, 8.000. The following table shows the prices or active stocks on the .ev York Stock Exchange, corrected dally rorTHE Dispatch byWhltner Stephen son, oldest Pittsburg menbers of New York stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenuel (Hose Dee. 30. Open Clos ing. ing. American Cotton Oil 40X 80 107 6 34 94M 93 89 Am. Cotton 1)11. prefl Am. Sugar Refg Co. so 107X 97H 3IH 79S 107M 87S 33H 94H A. Sugar K.(.'o., prefl aicu.. iup. JC 3, i ... Baltimore Ohio... Haiti. Oh o Trust MJS SZ 89 t'anadlan 1'aclnc , Canada Southern, B7K 123 tan es 97S 77, "oh 47 118-4 111H 58H 57H Central of N. Jersey 124 123U laiesapeaKe 6. unio. Chicago Gas Trust. C., B. Q a. si. jt t p. 22H 86 l 96 76.-J 121 S3H 47H 11SW 22H H 96 ' 76X 97V 76V 121 83X 47 118 111 67X "M 28W 149), 129 16 C M. & St P., pref . n. i. & r C St P.. M. & O S4'4 4S 1IS 8SH 47. C.StP..M.40. pref llSS waieago ,s . ortnw'n C C. C. A I C. Call pref. Col. Coal & Iron.,... Col. A Hocking Val. Del., Lack Jt West.. !el. A Hudson. 110 V 58V 58V 9H 81 W 4C 39S,1 isk isn ISO I lsaji 149 129 121V 130 12) 16: 52 Den. & Kl Granite - 16V 52V Den. A Klo G'e. pref uis. a u. i-. i rust.. E. T. Va. 4 Ga Illinois Central ... Lake Erie i. West- 63S 62M 63H! "97V 22M an 130!4" 70H 1354 'siii 56,4 133V 112 Lake Erie & W pref 754 130 70H TSfli 13111 " 75 ijaite onore je 31. s. .. Louisville 4 Nash'e Manhattan Michigan Central.... Mobile 4 Ohio 1U)W 70 V 70H 136,'i 70)4 117 105 S3, 133' 137 105V S44 1S8' n:, 45! 18 106 3i4 I uo4 34 557, 133 3IUsnuri Pacific National Cord. Co.. Nat Cnrd.Co.. pref. Vatlonat Lead Co... Nat Lead Co.. nret". I3J 113 112i 112 45 44 44X 92 109 44 92V 113K 17 76 35 23X """ 18K 94 37V "ih m 21 "m" 16J4 53 m 69)i New York Central.. High Low est est 41 tOH 80 79U 103 103 7 S74 s; 3JH MH MS 'mU "six Ki i:S' UHl 22H 88Xl 8S, Il6" 175 76)i 37 23V 53V 42V 1SH . 1.. C St L.... N.Y..C.itL..lpf. N.Y..C.4M.L..2nr. 'H J6 35 N. Y., L. E. A W... 23V 53' . Y. 4N. E N. Y.. O. A V Norfolk 4 Western.. N. 4 Wcst'n. pref.. North American Co. Northern Paclflc... Nor. Pacific pref... Ohio 4 Mississippi. Oregon Improve faciBcMall Peo. Dec 4 Evans.. Phllada. 4 Reading P.. C C. A ht. I 43 18), 37 10" 10S' 16S, 47 V; 11X 47 21 19 'va 26H 16!-i 52, 19t 59S 194 7M 32 41 105 111 9 37S 11 24! 92S 19V 62H P. C C tIi. pfd. Pullman Palace . jir. Richmond 4 W.P.T. K. AW. P. T.. ntd.. 7M 32 41 1)5 111 H 38 II 24M 92 19V V bt Paul A liulnth... t f A l.. prerd.. St P.. M AM. Texas Pacific Unlou Pacific Wabash Wabash, prePd .... Western . nlon..... Wheeling A L. E.... W. 4 L. ., prerd.. 11 24 92V 'd Closing Philadelphia Quotations. Bid. Asked. . 53K 54 Pennsylvania , Heading 26 3-16 2614 Buffalo. New Yorfcand Philadelphia, 6V Lehigh Valley 57?a Lehigh Navigation . Philadelphia and Erie 31 Northern Pacldc common 1614 Nortnern Pacific preferred 4S S74 53X liYi 43 ! Boston Stocks Closing Prices. Atch. A Top SCaUIpa 15 Boston 4 AUany....2i6 iFrajiMln. . 14 Boston & Maine 171 IKearsargcV. 11U CM. Bur. A J 97 UlECeola.. jj Eastern R. R est 12lHlQnlncr 145 FltchbnrgR. K..pfd 854 iTamarack 154 I.itt.Kock 4 FtS.7st 924Uoston Land Co.... 6W Mass. Cent 17)iSan Diego Land Co 16 Mex. Cent, com lOS Wen End Land Co.. 18V j . . . ... ........ -.-j, Den jcieuiiuue .f N. l.A N.t-nir. 7s".lll Lamson Store 8..... 15M Old Colony 185.4 ' Water Power 2 Wis. Cent com .... 15 (Centennial . ju AllouezM. Co.(new)90 N.E Tel. ATelt.... SSil Atlantic , Butte A Boston Cop. 10 Boston 4 Mont S2?aiGeneraI Electric. ..Ill Calumet A Hecla...22 j tAs,l.ed. 'Bid. EVERYTHING RALLIES. Grain Is Fractionally Higher and Provis ions Materially So. Cbicaoo. Dee. 2L A lively rally succeeded dullness to-day on 'Change. The markets weie all weak during the forenoon, with the exception of provisions, which latter, al- tnougn siigntiy lower at the start, soon firmed up. Corn and oats were especially neak until within 15 minutes of the close, when a change to firmness suddenly caused them to lecover their earlier considerable loss. Compared with last night grain is about YaQ higher all atonnd and provisions 15c. Corn was the leader. The amount orbusi ness done exceedeJ even that or yesterday, and the fluctuations were wider. There was free telling by a number of the larger commission houses and lorccuntry account There was little support to the market and bears appeared to have everything their own way, there appearing to be little oppo sition to the old "bull" combination. On tho contrary it looked as there wn a o-nori deal of selling by tired "longs" nnd even the provision interest Some of the prominent receiving concerns report offerings Irom country shippers are increasing materially and at lower prices. No. 3 yellow being bought in pirts of the State at 3Jc There was also some little selling fo' foreign ac count Buying to cover "shorts" appeared to be tbe only supporting factor and May, after opening unchanged nt 46Uc, sold off with little reaction to 45Jc, rallied to 45 46c, the market bein ltrgely oversold, aud finally closed with Xc loss. Wheat opened decidedly weak. Nearly everything as discouraging to holders ca bles were loner, tbe receipts liberal, 'and BradslreeCt reported another larze Increase in the available supply 4,577,000 bushels. There was a geneial disposition to get ridof long property, but as there were very few buying orders here the sales could only be made at concessions. There was also more or less short selling. Another reason for tne weakness was tne sharp decline which took giuce in cum buu urns, ins weakness there elng reflected to a considerable extent in tbe wboat pit. A good deal of foiL- r,r ,. storage capacity in the Northwest being nearly exhausted and a prospect of the grain coming to this market was indulged In. At the decline there was good buying bv a prominent local house, wnich has been trading considerable ot late in wheat but the same house was credited with selling lairly when prices advanced. Prices de clined early He, rallledc and closed steady at tbe top. In oats there was a liberal trade. The weakness was due to Increased liquidation by local and outside "longs." The onlv sup port came from shorts." Prices for May opened steady, declined Jfc, but rallied Kc, and closed steady at the same price toKo advance over yesterday's closing,' due to improved buying and to lighter offerings. The provision traders.wlio sold all prod ucts on the decline j esterday In anticipation of 40,000 hogs to-day were busv most of the day getting the stnff back. The buying was led by Cudahy and Wright Their brokers alone took more than enough to absorb all offerings, and other buyers had to bid up for what they wanted. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, very dull; pi ices equivalent to $2 75j?2 80 bid for second patents or straights; No. 2 spring wheat 70c; Na 3 spring wheat, 6064c; No. 2 red, 70c No. 2 corn, lc No. 2 oats, 29Ji 44c. No. 1 flaxseed, $107$. Prime timothy seed, $2 00. Mess pork per barrel, $14 70 H7J. Lard per 100 pounds, $10 40; short ribs sides, loose, $S 15S8 25; dry salted shoulders, boxed. $7 87KQ8 ou: short clear sides, boxed, $8 758 80. Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gallon, $130. Sugars, cut lout 6c; granulated, 5c; standard "A." Jic Na 3 com, SCJf c Receipts Flour, 25,000 barrels: wheat. 229.000 bushels; corn, 315,000 bushels; oats, 279,000 bushels; rye, 4.00U bushels; barley, 69,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 30,000 barrels; wheat, 28,000 bushels; corn, 90,000 bniheli; oati. 110 110 1S! 18M 78 78 37V Z!H 23 24 535, 54 4314 43 4 Mt Kii "i6(i "i6v 16H 161s 43J 48V "26" "26?i "5JJ, 5J5, "Hi '"i' ' 38J, II 11 93 93V 63 ' 63' ' 152,000 bushels; rye, 8,000 bushels; 'barley, 61,0 0 bushels. tin the Produce Exchange to-day. the butter ranrket was dull; creamery, 2029c: dairy, 1926o. Eggs Arm; strictly fresu, 2! 25c Range of the leading features, furnished by John JI. Uakley & Co., bankers and brokers. No. 45 Sixth street Open- Blgn- Low- Clos- Close. AnTICT.ES. lug. est est lng. DecM WnKAT. " December 70 69V Januarjr nH 70S 'W 70H 704 May 76J4 76H 76 76H 76 Jn'r 74V 74J 74J 74 745i CORS. December 40K 40H 40 40H - . January aj 41s, 40V 41H 41H May 46 464 45). 45J, 46X JulV 46 46H 44J 45 46J OATS. December 29 M January 30), 30H 29J 80H Xl4 May 34)4 UH 33M SIX MX PORK. December ,..! 14 60 14 40 January 15 50 15 70 15 47 15 70 IS 52 May K90 16 it 1590 is 10 15 95 LAUD. December 10 30 10 00 , January 10 10 10 31 10 10 10 35 10 05 May JT 995 977 995 977 SHOBT RIBS. January. 8 10 820 807 820 802 May 825 837 825 337 822 Car receipts for to-day: Wheat 196: corn, 177: oats, 133. Estimates for to-morrowi Wheat, 275; com, ao; oats, 180. GENERAL MARKETS. few TorkFtomt Receipts. S3VS2 pack ages; exports, 170 barrels, 31,361 sacks; more active and steadier; sales, 23,000 bar rel. Corhmeal steady and In fair demand. Wheat Receipts, 44,950 bushels: exports, 28I.M1 bushels; sales, 1.960,000 bushels futures, 130,000 bushels spot; spots moderately active, exports closing firm: No. 2 red, 75J 76o store and elevator; 776e afloat; 7577Ko f. o. b.: Na 8 red, 71Ji72o: un eradeu red, 7077c; No. 1 Northern, 79J Tsi flu 1 uatu, oau: 11. a iULiwauaca, i.y 75c; No. 3 soring, 59VC9c; options opened weak and declined o on easier cables, free selling by Wall street foreign houses and the West together with a lar'-e Increase in supplies east of the Rockies; reacted Kffi Kc ou local covering and stronger West, ciosinenrm at ii5ic under yesterday: No. 2 red, Decetnbei, 7l(f7ia, closin? at 74Jc; January, 74Ji74c. closing at 7i$4je: March, 7?77Jfc, closing at 77JgC; May, 79Q79 S-16C, dosing at 79Jc Eye dull and nominal; Western, 5458a Barley quiet Barlet mait dull. Corit Receipts, 30,400 bushels; exports, 24, 679 bushels; sales, 595,000 bushels futures, 94, 000 bushels spot; spots dull and lower; clos ing steady; Na 2, 4849c elevator; 49 49c afloat; ungraded mixed, 4950c: steamer mixed, 4SX49c; options were dull; de clined earl) e, with the West and local realizing; reacting l4Qc with wheat and clo-ing steady; December, 4SJe, closing at 49?f c: January". 48504950. closing at 49Vc. Oats Receipts, 24,150 bushels; exports, 38, 511 bushels: sales, 295.000 bushels futures; 49,000 bushels spot: spots null; mixed weaker; options dull nnd lower; Jannary 36Jf36Kc, closing at 36c; May, 3SJ3SJc, closing at SSc; spot prices, No. 3, 35K asked; white, 4IJ4c: No. 2, 36c; do white, 42ijc: mixed West ern, S638c; white do, 4047c; No. 2 Chicago, 37c. Hat firm and fairly active. Hops dull and steady. Groceries Coffee-Options opened steady, 10 points down to 10 points up; closed steady, f23 points up: sales, 33,250 bags. Including December, 16 25c: January, I5S016.O0c; February, 15.65gi5.75c: March, 15 45(S15.55c; April, 15.25c: Mav, 15.20 15 SOc; September, 15.10c; snot Rio quiet and steady; Na 7,16Jc. Suuar Raw, firm but dull: refined, easy and dull. Molasses New Orleans, quiet and steady. Rice steady and falrlv active. Cotton seed oil active and firmer: crude, 40c: yellow. 42c taxlow arm. Rosin quiet and steady. Turpestike dull and weak. Egos, light receipts and firmer; Western best, 2Scoc; receipts, 3,222 packages. Hides quiet and steady. Wool firm and quiet. H00 products Pork firm and quiet; cut meats firm: pickled bellies, 9c; do hams, lllljic: middles firmer: short clear, $8 70. Lard higher and quiet; Western steam closed at $10 70: sales, 250 tierces at $10 65; options, salos, 250 tierces: December, $10 70 bid: January, $10 70; March, $10 50; May, $10 30. Dairy PRODrcrs Butter firm and in fair demand; Western dairy, 17024c; Western creamery, 2031e; Elgin, 30K31c. Cheese In moderate demand and firm. Philadelphia Flour weak. Wheat weak under general pressure to sell: Na 2 red, De cember, 77Xe; Januarv. 7373Vc; Feb ruary, 74We74Kc; March, KSiu. Corn Foreign demand continued light and with free speculative selling in other grain cen ters options declined JiKc: local carlots in moderate supply and steady but quiet; steamer In export elAvator, 46VC; Na 2 yel low In grain depot, 49c: Na 2 mixed In grain depot, 47c: Na 2 mixed, December and January, 47Ji47Jc; February and March, 47Ji48c Oats weak; No. 3 white. 38Jc; No. 2 white. 40Jc: do clipped, 41c; Na 2 white. December, S9-tOLc; January, February and March, 33i40c Eggs Fresh stock scarce and Arm; Pennsylvania firsts, 2930c; held lots, 1618c, as to quality. Cincinnati Flour quint and firm. Whiot stronger; No. 2 red, 63c: receipts, 3,200 bush els; shipments, 300 bushels. Corn dull and easier; No. S mixed, 44a Oats in good de- manu uuu sieauy; .no. 2 mixeu, o4C. Kye in good demand and stronger: No. 2. 54o. Pork quiet and firm at $16 00. Lard strong and higher at $10 1510 23. Bulk meats steady and firm at $d 62. Bacon barely steady at $9 62K 75. Whisky steady and Arm: sales, 1,053 barrels at $1 3a Butter steady and dull Eggs firm. Sugar easy. Cheese steady and firm. Minneapolis Trading was light and the general situation was rather depressing. May opened at 69?c and closed at 69s after selling down to 69ic December iccelved but little attention, the trading opening at 64c and closing at 64Ja There was a good uemana jor cusu wueat, tne small receipts helping out the demand from millers. Seventy-one cars sold to-day at E4c; receipts here were 325 car&and S65 cars at Duluth and Superior. Close: May, 69c: December, 6Vc; on track. No. 1 hard, &Xc; No. 1 Not t hern, 64c; No. 2 Northern, 59B&C. Toledo Wheat active and firm: No. 2 rash and December, 70Jc; May, 76c Corn dull, steady: Na 2 cash, 42c; Na 3, 41c; May, 44&c Oats dnll, steady: cash, 35c Eye quiet; cash, 51c Cloverseed steady; prime, cash, December and January, $7 85: February, $7 90; March, $7 95. Receipts Flour, 14 bar rels; wheat 18,224 bushels: corn,S2,033 bushels: oats, L412 bushels: rye, 985 bushels: clover- seea, iu oags. snipments i'lonr. 8 454 bar rels; wheat 1.500 bushels; corn, 2,150 bushels: rye, 1,200 bushels. Baltimore Wheat weak: Na 2 red spot and December. 72?ic: January, 73Js: Feb ruary, 74c; May, 785ic Corn weak; mixed, spot and year, 47c; January, 47Vc; Feb ruary. 47a Oats steady; Na 2 white West ern, 4344c Rye quiet; No. 2, 58o asked. Hay easy. Grain freights dull: steamer to Liverpool rer quarter, 9cL Provision snn changed. Butter firm; lancy, 2Sc Eggs quiet and unchanged. Coffee quiet; Bio No. 7, 16Jc . Mllwuk-e-Flour quiet Wheat steady: May. 69c; No. 2 spring, 65c; No. 1 Northern. 69$a Corn quiet: Na 3, 37c Oats quiet; No. 2 white, 34c; No. 3 do, 3233c Barley quiet; No. 2, 63c; sample, 3261c Eyo Arm; No. 1, 66a Provisions quiet Pork.January, $1570. Lard, January, $10 35. Receipts Flour, 10,500 barrels: wheat, S0,S09 bushels; barley, 19 00J bushels. Shipments Flour, 1.200 barrels; wheat, 18,200 bushels; barley, 7.700 bushels. Kansas City Wheat irregular: Na2 hard, 6262Jic: No. 2 red, 67c Corn weak and lower: Na 2 mixed, 32J33c; Na 2 white, S3J34a Oats weak ana lower; Na 2 mixed, 28 29c; No.3 whlte,3031a Eggs firm at 22Kc. Receipts Wheat, 8,000 bushels;. corn, 14 000 bushels; oats, 1,000 bushels. Shipments Wheat 39,000 bushels; corn. 2,000 bushels; oats, none. Buffalo Wheat No. 1 hard dull at 79VC: Na 1 Northern, 76Kc: Na 2 red, 74c Corn No Na 2 here In store. Receipts Wheat, l,5tX bushels; corn, 12,000 bushels. Ship mentsWheat, 33,000 Dushelsrcorn, 86,000 bushels. ' A landslide at Steilacooln.Washineton, is said to have revealed a number of coins, ranging In denomination from $5 to $20. It Is supposed that the money was burled in the bank some years ago by a man named John Lock. Mr. J. P. Blaize, an extensive real estate dealer in Des Moines, Iowa, narrowly escaped one of the severest attacks of pneumonia while in the northern part of that state during a recent blizzard, savs the Saturday Beview. Mn Blaize had occasion to drive several miles during the storm and was so thoroughly chilled that he was nnahle to get warm, and inside of an hour after his return he was threatened with a severe case of pneumonia or lung fever. Mr. Blaizo sent to the nearest drag store and got a bottle of Chamberlain' Cough Remedy, of which he had often heard, and took a number of large doses. He says the effect was wonderful and in a short time he was breathing quite easily. He kept on takingthemedioneand the next day was able to come to DesAlomes. Mr. Blaize regard kit core u limply wonderful. GAS SHARES WEAKEN On Continued Complaints About an Inadequate. Supply of Gas. TRACTIONS HOLDING UP WELL. Host Inqnlrj for Pittshurg and Birming ham, Dngaesne and Citizens. GOSSIP, SALES AND FINAL PRICES "Wednesday, Dec, 21. There was a little more trading on the local board to-day than yesterday, but it did not amonnt to much and was far from being sufficient to bring the market ont of the rut The trading covered Philadelphia Company, P., -A. & M. traction, P. & B. traction, "Westinghonse Airbrake and "Weit inghonse Electric scrip. Philadelphia Com pany continned to show weakness under ad ditional reports of a short supply of gas, the complaints this time coming from Bast Liberty. The pressure was very light out in the direction of the stock yards, where the offices of the commission men were cold and cheerless, and in other sections it was said there was scarcely gas enough this morning to light. In other districts the supply was ample, nnd the Philadelphia Company officials stated that the company had gas enough to supply all their patrons, and that they could not ac count for the reports of shortage here and there except upon the assump tion that something was wrong with either the service pipes or the honse pipes. Any way, the reports are current; and they are tho only depressing factors solar as known. If the company has plonty of gas, which the officials claim the stock Is dirt aheap at current prices: if gns is short, which many say Is a fact, the stock is several points too high. It Is merely a question of supply. Anyone who can solve It satisfactorily will know which side of tbe market to take. The stock sold down to-day to 19K and closed at 19020. P., A. 4 M. traction sold at 43U and clqsed offered at the same price. P. & B. traction was firmer at 25 sales and bid; Airbrake sold at ISO, closing strong, and Westlnghouse Electric scrli sold at 92, with more wanted at the same price. Duauesne traction was flrmlv held: Citi zens traction was firmer, but otherwise note worthy changes were lacking. Regarding Standard Underground Cable, a story was heard to the effect that there will be no melon cutting next month; that the money long over-due from the New York Company will not be paid in accordance with the expectations entertained a few days ago; that the debtor company failed to negotiate a loan In London and has conse quently indefinitely postponed settlement Or the amount due the Cable Com pany ($180,000), $150,000 is unsecured, but the remainder is secured, and the company proposes to resort to legal meas ures to get the amount secured unless it is paid over in short order. Aside front this, however, talk about the Underground Com pany is favorable. There will probably be nothing but the regular quarterly dividend of Vt per cent paid next month, but the company'snet earnings during the past year have been somewhere around $100,000, and It has oceans of work In sight A little fresh gossip on the Northslde stteet railway deal was passed around to day. It was stated that Colonel Stone, the attorney of the Pleasant Vnllev Railway, had been called home trom Washington to participate In 'putting on the finishing touches, which would be done Friday night, and that early next week, probably Tuesday or Wednesday, P. V. stockholders would be asked to turn in their holdings in exchange" for Manchester stock. So far as tbe officers and directors of the consolidated system are concerned, the slate presented in these col umns last fall will go through without a break. Citizens traction 5s were quoted at 107 bid, Pittsburg traction 5s at 104 bid, and Point bridge second mortgage 6s nt 1 On bid. Union Trust Company was offered at 61 after the last close. Unlisted securities closed as follows: P. & B. traction, 2525: do 5s, 100 asked; Du qnesne traction, 2"K28; Duquesne Bs, 102 asked; P. A. M. traction, 4343; Central traction 5s. 104; Westinghouse Electric scrip, 9293. me Jf inrry Over. A dispatch from Washington says: Re ports received at the Treasury Department to-day indicate that the flurry lu Wall ptreet Is at an end for the present and that ex change has fallen below the shipping point A statement Issued by the United States Treasurer shows that the net gold holdings oi the Government tn-dav are $119,284,194, a decrease of nearly $6,000,000 sinco the 10th in stant, tbe date of the Issue of the last state ment. . Sales and Closing Quotations. Tbe transactions recorded on the Ex change f alos board to-day were as follows: FIRST CALL. 100 shares Philadelphia Company, seller Jan... 20 30 shares P., A. AM. traction 43W 60aharesP. 4 B. traction 25 after call. 25 shares P. B. traction 25 shares P. A B. traction , 25 30 shares P. & B. traction 25 SECOND CALL. 10 shares Westlnghouse Airbrake... 20 shares Philadelphia Company.. .. after call. 130 19 20 shares P. &B. traction 10 shares P. B. traction THIRD CALL. f 100 Wcstlnghonse Electric scrip . 20 shares P. B. traction 25 . 25 . 92 . 25 Total sales. 340 shares stock and $100 worth of scrip. Closing bids and offers: 1st call. Id call. Sacall. STOCKS. Bid. Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask BANK STOCKS. Bank of Pittsburg. Com Nat Bank Citizens Nat Bank.. insurance. Allemannla Ben Franklin Citizens Tautonla. Western Ins Co NATURAL GAS. Chartlers Valley.. P. N. G. eiP. Co.., Pa. Oas Co Philadelphia Co..., Wheeling Gas Co... . TRACTIONS. Central Traction.... Citizens Traction. .. BSH 52 66 40 11 15 ion 2o a 28X iox 20 17X IV m 20 iH 65 61 24 66 61 C3K 6C 61 Pittsburg Traction. Pleasant vaney Second Avenue..... RAILROADS. Chartlers Railway.. Pitts.. Y. & Ash.... Pitts. & CastleS..., Pitts. June. R. R... Pitts. W. & Ky..... COAL. N. Y. kCG.C. C. BRIDGE. Pg. ft Birmingham. MINING. Hidalgo Mlu. Co... La Norla Mln. Co .. Luster Mining Co.. Enterprise Mln. Co. MISCELLANEOUS. Monon. Water Co.. Unions. ftS. Co... U. S. &H. Co. pfd.. West. Airbrake Co. Standard U C. Co.. TJ. S. Glass, com.... V. S. Glass, pfd 24 2is 24'S 50 64), 64K io" 35 10 35 5t 31 31?,' 75 6H 9 VA 29 17 'OS 30 19 40 15c 20c 9 29 30 130 132 130 132 77Jj 78J4 116 Financial Notes. James Carothers was the chief seller of P. & B. traction. Sproul & Co. bought Airbrake, Phillie and sold P.. A. & M. . Kuhn Bros, were prominent as buyers of P. 4B. The transaction In Phillie, at 20, seller Jan uary, was between J. 8. McKelvy and H. M. Long. R. J. Stoney sold Airbrake and Fritz sold Phillie. A man who ought to know says tbe Du quesne Traction Company will have to put down new rails the entire length of the road within a year. A number of shares were sold on the floor or the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange to-day for the account or T. Rad cltffe, who has failed to make good his bal ance at the Clearing Honse. Tbe directors of the Mexican Telegraph Company have declared the quarterly divi dend or 2 per cent payable January 17. The Central and South American Tele graph Company has declared its quarterly dividend or 1 per cent. The present not revenues of the company are equal to more than 8 ner cent per annum on tbe capital or $8,000,000, including the recently authorized increase of $1,500,000, already paid in for the duplicate cable now being shipped from London. A Columbus, O., special says that to-day the Supreme Court sustained tbe act of the Hamilton county Circuit Court which nlaces the English party In control of the Ohio and Mississippi Hallway and virtually unites the two roads under one control, with the Balti more and Ohio on top. ) The dlrcotori of the Franklin MlnlngCom. pany have declared a dividend or $2 per shnre, payable January 2. From Spronl & Co.'s market letter: The selling or sterling loans was .due to the high interest rates which foreign bankers conld obtain. This movement only seems to bava delayed for a few days tbe natural course of the exobange market, which Is now reas sured with the return of normal 'rates for money. The actual stock market was nar row and discouraged In tone. Yesterday's rally exhausted tbe Bhort interest, and alter some feeble efforts to create a further one In some of the Industrials, renewed bearish pressure was a feature, some heavy selling for short accounts depressing it in the latter part or the day. J. S. Bacbe & Co. to Oakley &' Co.: Tho market during tho forenoon was extremely dull. Europo bought about 2,000 shares, but the trading was practically lifeless except in whisky, which opened tower on the de cision in the Newburger case, which Is against the company on the question of re bates. This case will nodoubt be taken to a higher court, but if It Is decided against the company it will make a great difference in the management or their affairs. Pittsburg and Western, second week of December, $49,438: increase", $7,295. Since January 1, $2,292,827; Increase, $129,4oL Vice President Bond, or the St Paul road, gives notice that $1,263,000 Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company (La Crosse di vision) 7per cent bonds, maturing: January L, 1893, will be paid at maturity. The Treasury Department 'to-day pur chased 481,000 ounces of silver at $0.8215 .8280. MONETARY. The local market Is still mostly quoted Arm at 6 per cent, but in some quarters it is admitted that funds are increasing. Eastern exchange and currency are trading even. New York, Dec 2L Monoy on call easier, ranging from 3 to 8 per cent; last loan 3; closed offered at 4. Prime mercantile paper, 5S. Sterling exchange firm with actual business at $4 85 for 60-day bankers' bills and $4 87J for demand. Boston, Mass.. Dec 21 Call loans, 57; time loans. 56. NEW York. Dee. 2L .Thn Knmirui ZVjrt ( The money situation- Is In fact remarkably vvpivAiUr. unit cituer ius mercnauuise trade movement turns deoldedly In our favor, or confidence among European in vestors is restored, the market must con tinue, to be confronted either with high rates of money or high rates of sterling. Clearing House Figures. Exchanges to-day $2,452,635 62 Balances to-day 367,104 oo Same day last week: Exchanges Vf Ttrr rm ca Balances 524.218 48 New York, Dee. 2L Clearings, $164,648,647; balances, $7,888,930. Philadelphia, Dec. 21 Clearings, $11,606,- 086; balances, $1,035,578. Monoy, 4 per cent Baltimore, Dec 2L Bank clearings, $2, 666,508; balances, $366,355. Bate, 6 per cent Bostoit, Dec. 21. Bank clearings, $22,368 707; balances. $2,002,477. Bate for money 6 per cent Exchange on New York, par to iVU UlfiCUUQG. - St. louis, uec. 2L Bank clearings. $4,156, 920; balances, $544,695. Money 67 per cent Exchange on New York, par. New ORLEAirs, Dec 2L Clearings $2,406, 68i New York sight Commercial, 75c dis count; bank. $1 00 premium. Memphis, Tenn., Dec 2L New York Ex change selling at par. Clearings, $135,354; baWnces, $166 666. CniCAOO. Dec 21 Bant eea.rtnira tn.rlav. $16,435,111. New York exchange lOoprotnium. Sterling exchange dull; $4 8554 lor 60-day bills, and $4 87JJ for sight drafts. Money steady at 6 per cent Foreign Financial. Paris, Dec 2L Three percent rentes 98f; 40c for the account. London, Dec 214 p. M. Close Conspls, 97 6.16; lor the account; New York, Pennsyl vania and Ohio lsts, 29: Canada Pacific, 91: Erie. 24; do 2ds, 104: Illinois Central, loljf; alexlcan ordinary, 21M: St Paul common, 78: New York Central, 1I2V Pennsylvania, Sii: Reading, 27ji; Mexican Central new 4s, 67K. Bar silver, 37 15-lOd. Money, 1 per cent Kate of discount in the open market for both short and three months' bills, 11-16.31 per cent. Bar Silver. New York, Dec.l. BpeciaLy-Bar silver in London. 37 15-16d per ounce. New York dealers' price for assay bars Ko lower, at 83o per ounce. iDrygoods. Niw York, Dec. 21. Business in drygoods was moderate as regards new demand, but with a steady movement in execution of orders. There were no new developments. The market Is strong at both first and sec ond hands. New York Sletal Market New York, Dec. 21 Pig iron dull and steady; American, $13 0015 50. Copper Arm; lake, $12 25. Lead steady; domestic, ?jw. im sicuuy; straits, arj 40. Cotton. New York, Dec.21. Cotton futures closed barelv steady; sales, 154,800 bales; Decem ber, 9.56c: January. 9.60c: February. 9.75c; April, 9 96c; May, 10.06c New Orleans, Dec 2L Cotton futures 3ulet; sales, 49,700 bales: December. 9 45c; anuary, 9.4749c; February, 9 619fi5c: March, 9.62c: April, 9.609.70c: May, 9.77 9.78c; June, 9 849 8Sc; July. 9.919.93c. Liverpool, Dec 21. Cotton steady; sales, 8,000 bales, of which 1,000 bales for speculation nnd export, and Included 7,100 bales American. NEW WELLS LOCATED As a Itesnlt of the Developments of the Last Few Days in Northeastern Mo Curdy The Ewlng Fourth Sander Mak ing 1,300 Barrels a Day Other OU Re ports. There was no change yesterday in the pro duction of the McDonald field. It is still 19,- 000 barrels, and only two wells are in the list or big ones. The Tidal Oil Company's No. 8 Marshall is reported to have dropped Irom. 25 to 20 bar rels an hour, and the Woodland Oil Com pany's Na 2 Scott is making 40 barrels an hour. J. M. Guffey and S. D. Bohlson's big fourth Sander on the Ewing farm in Northeast Mc Curdy was reported last night to be rmttlnn- out 50 barrels an hour. Tne Forest Oil Company's Na 6 Clever, which was allot, is making 750 barrels a day. The Foiest Oil Company expects to set the filth sand eatly this morning In Its Na 1 on the W. E. Edmundson farm, which adjoins the Clever. They aie starting a well on an other Edmundson farm, and anotber on the Devine. Their No. 10 on tho W. C. Herron farm, north of Noblestown, is due In the filth to-nl.'ht. Guffey & Roblson made a location yester day lor No. 2 on the Ewing heirs' property, and Guffey, Bobison 4 Stewart located No. 4 on the McCoy. 250 feet Irom tho bi.r Ewlmr well. Their No. 4 McCoy was reported yes terday to be making about 12 barrels an hour, a decline of 8 Dairels an hour since Tuesday. Jennings, Guffey 4 Co. were drilling in the top of the sand at Na 10 on the Bell farm, north of Noblestown, last night. Stalev 4 Co. started to bnild a rig yesterday on the Speer farm, which joins the McCoy in Northeast McCurdy. Unknown parties drilled in a good gas well yesterday in Moon township, on the Cham- Itaro larm u vs S3 u William Guckert 4 Ca commenced to rig up yesterday at tbe test well, which they will drill on the Burns farm near Imperial. The Ganges Yesterday. The estimated production of the McDonald field yesterday was 19,000 barrels, the same as the day belore. The Woodland OU Company's No. 2 Scott was making 40 barrels an hour; Tidal Oil Company's No. 8 Marshall, 20 per hour. The stock in the field was 41,600 barrels. The runs from the Slstersvllle field were 18,886 barrels. Runs and Shipments Tuesday. 'ihe National Transit runs were 27,067; shipments, 17,482. Runs of Southwest Penn sylvania from McDonald, 15,853: outside of McDonald, 8,688; total runs. 24.54L Buckeye runs of Macksburg oil, 7,007: shipments, 146. Buckeye runs or Lima o I. 45,761; shipments, 46,925. Eureka runs, 18,296; shipments, 2,465. New York Transit snlpments, 37.898. South ern Pipe Line shipments, 25,528. The runs of the W. L. Mellon Pine Lines were 14,603; receipts from other lines, none; total receipts, 14,603; shipments, 1,638. The runs of the Tidewater Pipe Line Com pany on Tuesday were 5,321; total, 87,233; average, 4,362; sbipments none; total, 201,449; average, 10,072 barrels. The Western and Atlantic runs ou Tuesday were 2,047; shipments, 2,990. The OU Market Range of the January option: Opening, 52Kc; highest, 52c; lowest, 52c; closing, 52JiC Refined oil New York, 5.45c; London, ili d; Antwerp, 12Jf. New ork, Deo. 2L Petroleum was dull, only 7,000 bbls changing hands at 522)524c, closing at Blo bid, and 62c asked. Penn sylvania oil, spot pales, none January option,, sales, 7,000 bbls. Lima oil, sales none, 17o bid. Total sales, 7,000 barrels. Oil Citt, Dec 21. Opened. 52e; lowest, C2c; highest, 62c; closed, 52c bales, 1L000 barrels; clearances,144,000 barrels; shipment. 89,749 barreli; runs, 88,515 barrel. $22,500 FOR 178 ACRES. Sir. James Hunter, of Allegheny, Far chases Several Tracts of Land In Law rence Connty and Leases Over 300 Acres In the Same Locality-Mother Sales. Wednesday, Dec 21. Mr. James Hunter, of Allegheny, has just purchased through A. J. Pentecost the following properties situated in Xawrence connty: From George "W. Johnston, of New Castle, and the Jackson heirs, a tract of 118 acres situated at New Port, being underlaid with coal, limestone and fireclay, for $16,500; also, purchased 60 acres of coal land,, having a large frontage on the Beaver river, for $6,000. Mr. Hunter has also leased the Pitzer farm, containing over300acres of limestone. Are clay and coal land, situated near tbe above mentioned property. He will erect a fire brick works on the latter property at once and will build six large furnace stacks for the purpose of burning lime. All the products from these Aelds will be marketed In this city, and operations to that end will be commenced at once Building Permits. The following permits wete issued to-day: Mrs. L. Meyer, a one-story frame dwelling, McClarran street, near Somers street; cost, $1,0C0. D. j. Kennedy, a two-story Trame dwelling, Collins avenue, between Hoeveler and Hays streets: cost, $2,000. Mrs. Elizabeth West a two-story frame dwelling Copeland street, between Ellsworth and Fifth ave nues; cost, $2,000. F. Ord, a two-story frame shon. Garden alley, between Forty-second and Forty-fourth streets; cost, $300. Late Transactions. Black 4 Baird sold for A. W. Sibley a two story frame house on Rebecca street, Nine teenth ward, on lot No. 7 in the Valley View addition plan, for $2,250. E. T. Schaffner, the Hilltop real estate agent, sold for Schuette & Ca a large frame house of six rooms and attic with a lot 23x 150 feet situated at No. 61 Excelsior street, Thirty-Arst ward, for $2,300 cash, to Mrs. H. ismiinayer, oi tne .uasc .UU. Peter Shields sold in William Flinn's Greenfield avenne plan. Twenty-third ward, lot Na 164 on Greenfield avenue, 36x100 feet to a 20-root alley, for $1,400 cash. The pur chaser will erect a three story business house upon the same at once. A. M. Tressel & Co. sold to W. J. Parker, lots Nos. 33 and 39 in Northslde Land Associ ation plan, at West Bellevue, for $850 cash. Messrs. Piper 4 Clark sold for Robert Swan to O. T. Daubenspeck lot No. 7, In his new plan on rerrysville avenue, 25x140 feet, for $550. John F. Sweeny sold anotber of the B, White properties ou Herron avenue, Thir teenth ward, to H. C and E. B. Weavor, con sisting of a modem frame bouse or five rooms and finished attic, on a lot fronting 23 feet on Herron avenue and n-rtnnrifniT' Ihack 83 feet, for $2,800. Aue isnrreii anu Kensington Improvement Companies report tbe following sale of lots at Kensington: Mrs. Maggie C. AbDott, Cnartlers. lot 85, block 6, $787 50 cash; Fred erich Wilbelm, Pittsburg, lots 100 and 101, hlook 6: lot 663, block 19, and lots 188, 189 and 190, block 26, $4,340 cash; John Wilds, Hope Church, Pa., lot 55, block 22, $550 cash. MERCHANTS ARE SATISFIED With Their Sales, Particularly Those En gaged In .Retail Lines Collections Easy and Money Plentiful Situation In Grain and Provisions. "Wednesday, Dec 21. According to the general rnn of trade re ports business in the various departments of merchandise is moving along satisfactorily for the time of year; at least, merchants appear to be well satisfied with their sales. Of course the holiday trade has formed an important feature in the whole sale trade for several weeks past, and latterly the retail bouses hare-been doing a boom ing business. As is usually the case near the close of the year merchants are not in clined to stock up extensively, and cur rent purchases are confined mainly to satis fying immediate wants. Collections are generally reported as easy, aud money seems to be plenty throughout the West. In this connection it may be stated that the monev in the United States per capita in creased from $16 62 in 1878 to $33 03 In 1892, and the circulation per capita Irom $15 32 to $21 42. The Increase in 15 years is thus $9 10 per capita in circulation and $16 41 per capita in money coined and issued, being in tbe former case 69.4 per cent and In the lat ter 98.7 per cent. The general situation In grain and provi sions says a Chicago paper, has not changed radically for some time past Cudahy and a nuinDer oi otner prominent capitalists bave been buying wheat in large amounts on the soit spots in the nvirket. They are sup posed to have accumulated an enormous aggregate quantity or this grain, but there are good reasons for saying that the amount has been greatly exaggerated in the news paper reports. Much or their trading has ueen or a scalping character, and a large share or these purchases were disposed of at small advances in prices. In the opinion of nearly everybody it Is an almost hopeless task to attempt to bull the wheat market at tho present time. It is true that prices are phenomenally low, but, on the other hand, tbe stocks of wheat In sight are appaflinaly large, nnd they are piling up rapidly. The mrmers complain -loudly because they can get no better prices, but they persist in mar keting their wheat nil the same, and the elevators In Minnesota and the Dakotaa are kept filled to their eaves. Goodamounts of wheat and flour are being sent across 'the water to feed Europe, the proportion of flour exports being unusually large, and the domestio consumption Is very large, but the stocks o! wheat aro still unprecedently large. And, worst ofall, Claussen. tbe State uram inspector oi Minnesota, says that he expects the receipts to continue as heavy for a long time to come as they have been of late. Corn sympathizes with wheat, and operators are generally bearish in senti ment, though several leading provision men have been large buyers recently. Hog pioducts continue to sell at extremely high prices on account of the unusually small hog "crop" ot the Western States. The receipts of hogs here nnd at other pack ing points are falling far below recent years, and fat hogs are steadily rising in value, recent sales in this market having been at an advance ot $2 80 per 100 pounds over a year ago. Since the beginnlngof last November the Western hog pack has fallen 40 per cent short ot the like period last year, and It is perfectly clear that there Is an unusual scarcity of 'swine. Under these circumstances the provision market has natnraUy shown a very strong under tone, and heavy buying by Cudaby, Charles Wright At mour. and numerous others has caused many a wild scramble among the shorts to cover their contracts in pork, lard and ribs. Grain, Flour and Feed. On call at the Grain and Flour Exchange to-day one ear of paoking hay, spot, sold nt $7 50, the only transaction. Bids and offers: spot. . Bid. Asked. No. 2 white oats Brown middlings. In elevator... Old No. 2 yellow shelled corn..., Iowa upland prairie hay rrvi DATS. No. 2rea wheat New Ho. 2 vellow shelled corn... Old high mixed shelled corn No. 2 yellow ear corn Mixed ear No. 2 white oats Winter wheat bran No. 1 timothy hay No. 2 timothy hay , Packing hay No. 1 feedlug hay , ten dais. ,-... 37.4 39 .... 15 50 17 50 .... 47 49 ,...,1150 13 50 .... 74 77 46 48 .... 45tf 47i 43 50), 43 .... 37 39 .... 14 50 15 03 .... 13 25 13 75 .... 12 00 12 50 ..... 7 50 8 00 .... 8 12K 9 50 .... 48 SO .... 37 39!i .... 13 15 14 00 No. 2 yellow car corn 48 INO.zwniie oats.. No. 1 timothy hay. Receipts bulletined: Via the P. 4 L. E. 2 cars barley, 1 car malt, 1 car hay: via the B. 4 O. 1 car middlings: via the P., Ft W. 4 C 1 car feed, 12 cars hay, 1 car barley; via the P., C, C & St L. 2 cars feed, 1 car straw, 3 cars oats, 13 cars corn, 13 cars hay. Total, 51 cars. RANGE OF THE MARKET. tThe following quotations for grain, feed, hay and straw are for carlots on trark. Dealers charge a sinau auvauce irom store.! WHEAT .o. 2 red No. 3rcd Corn No. 2 yellow ear High mixed car. MIxrdear Nu. 2 yrllow shelled High mixed shelled Mixed shelled New No. 2 shelled New high mixed shelled corn, Oats No. l white. No.2 white Extra No. Swhlte No.3 Mixed RTK No. 1 Western No. 2 Western Flour Cobbers' prices) Fancy brands, $4 753 4 85; standard winter patents, 84 50(34 75; spring patents. $4 50(34 65: straight winter, f I CO I 25; clear winter. $3 754 10; XXX bakers' it 7533 85; rye. $3 503 75. The Exchange Price Oarent quotes flour in car loads on track as follows: patent winter $3 Patent spring . 4 n Biraigni winter , , Clear winter.............. 3 Low grades. ,,,,,,, ,,,,.,, ,,,,,,, 3 75 (3 70 72 73 49H 50 48)i(3 40 46 & 47 484(3 49 47h 48 45HW 46?4 46H3 47 45)4(3 46 so (3 3914 38 (3 38J 37 37,H 35 f 26$ 36 (3 36s 59 (3 60 66 (3 67 Rye flour. 3 00123 2 Spring bakers 3 3533 50 JIILLFEED-No. 1 white middlings. MS 00l 00; No. 2 white middlings. $16 E0QI7 00; winter wheat bran. 114 50313 00; brown middlings. 118 0018 50; chop. 318 OOjto 00. HAT-ChoTce timothy, $11 00314 25; No. 1 timo thy. $13 2513 75; No. 2 timothy, $12 0012 50; mixed clover and timothy. $13 00i3 50: packing. $7 0033 00: No. 1 feeding prairie, fi 0C9 50: No. 2 do. (8 003 50: wagon har. 15 0C17 Ov. Straw---Wheat 16 O06 50: oat 6 507 00; rye. Groceries. SUGAB-Patentcut loaf. SHci cubes. 8c: now. dered, 5c: granulated (standard). 4,'sc; coufection- ers a. ss-ibc: son a. l(.l!4C; lancr fair Yellow. 4&314UC! common vellnw. icr yellow. 4Jtc; ow, j(fflsc. jui-'iu:-.uoasiea,in pacssges standard oranas. 23 3-20c: second grades. 22T323C: fancy grades. 27 32c. Loose-Java. :6HJ37'ic: alocha, 3535Hc: Maracalbo. 20c: Peaberrr. 282s'ic: Santos. 28 2SKc; Caracas, 3031Se: Rio. 2427c. Molasses -Choice. it3J3'4c; lancr. 35)06e: centrifugals. 29t30c: new crop New Orleans 44 43c. Syrup Corn syrup, 2325c: sugar svrup, :s30c; fancv flavors. 3132c: black strip. I5l6c. KnuiTS-i.ondon laver raisins. $2 5u; California London layers. $2 10532 15; California muscatels. bars. ooxea. si ia$i ;; Valencia. ?(07mc: Ond-ira Valencia. 8(S13kc: California sultanas. II ll)jc: currants. 434oc: California prunes. 114 15c: French prunes, 812c: California seedless raisins, l-lbcartoas. $3 Ml: lemon peel. lu&lOHc RICE Fancy head Carolina. 6K6c; prime to choice, 54(acc: Louisiana, 5)6c: Java. 5(5c; Japan. 516c. Canned UoODS-Standard peaches, $2 CCS2 25; extra peaches 32 45(92 50: seconds, fl 51 S: pie peaches. $1 20(31 25: finest corn. $1 351 40; liar lord county corn, fl 05l 10: lima beans. II 2C 1 25: soaked. 8085c: early June peas, fl 15I 25; marrowfat peas, fl 0.731 10: soaked. 7380c: French peis. Ill 308120 00 9 100 cans, orfl 4001 50 fi dozen; pint-apples, ;i 3iai 50; extra do. f2 40: Bahama do, t2 80: Damson plums. Kastern. f 1 25: California pears, $2 252 85: do green gages, f I 75: do egg plums, fl 75; do apricots, fl 85(31 SO: do extrt white cherries, 2 758)2 80: do white cherries, 2-lb cans, tl 65; raspberries, fl 30(31 50: strawberries, fl 151 25; gooseberries, fl 10I 25; tomatoes. B5c tl 00; salmon. 1-lo.tl 25l 35: blackberries, 7580c; succotash. 2-lhcans, soaked. lct do standard, 2-lb cans, f 1 25l 50; corned beef, 2-lb cans, fl 75: 90: do. 14-Ib, f 13 50: roast beef. 2-lb, tl 85: chipped beef. 1-lb cans, fl 8o2 CO; baked beans, fl 25(31 35; lobsters. 1-lb. $2 25: mackerel, fresh. 1-lb. fl 90; broiled, f I 50: sardines, domestic, s. 13 85: H. $6 25: 3s. mustard. $3 00: Imported. J4. flOSO 12 50: Imported. H, fl8 00(323 00; canned apples, 3-lb, 7580c: gallons. $2 50(32 75. OtLS-Carbon. 110. 6c: headlight 6Hc: water whlW. 7c; Elaine. 13c: Ohio legal test 6!c: miners winter white, 333lc: ao summer, 323.lc. Provisions. Large hams $ 12! Medium 12'i Small 1224 Trimmed is California 10 Shoulders, sursr-cured jo Bacon shoulders 9 Drysalt shoulders s) Breakfast bacon 12 Extra do 13 Clear bellies, smoked 10!i Clear bellies, drysalt aj Dried beef, knuckles 13 Rounds 13 S-ts io Flats 9 Lard (refined), tierces 11$ Tubs 11H Two 50-lb cases 11) Lard (compound), tierces 8 Half barrels , a! Tubs aj. Palls 8-4 Two 50-lb cases 8!s Three-lb cases 8, Five-lb cases r. 8H Ten-lb cases 8", Mess pork, heavy 17 00 Mess pork, light 18 00 Butter and Cheese. Butter Elgin creamery. 32133lfc: Ohio brands. 2S(329c: choice to fancy dairy aud country roll. 2527c: fair to medium grades. 1813124c: low grades. 121316c: cooking. 9llc: grease. t8c. CHEESE Ohio, fall made, llOll.c: Mimmer made. 10'410Kc: New York. lJr3i2'4c: fancy Wis consin Swiss blocks, H!(3l.'c: do bricks. ltSISc; Wlstonsln sweltzer. In tubs, 13134c; limberger, 10llc: Ohio Swiss. 1314c Eggs and Poultry. EGQs-Strictlv fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio, 2G 27c: special marks. 28c: cold storage. Il2'.c. Pocltrt Live Spring chickens. 4555c per pair: old chicken. b070c: ducks, 6070c: sreese, II 25911 40; turkeys. ll12c per lb. Dressed Chickens. 13I4c per 0; turkeys, 14J417C: ducks, 14 (31Cc; geese, llI3c. Berries, Fruit and Vegetables. Cranberries are selling at $3 003 25 per box, but It Is said, they cost $3 00 In the East Apples are In good supply, but prices hold up at $2 003 50 per bbl for common to choice; grapes contfnne to be quoted at $25 00 26 CO 8-lb baskets, but they are scarce and about done: Florida oranzes, $2 503 25 per box; lemons, $3 5)l 25; bananas, $1 252 00 per bunch; malagit crapes, $6 008 00 per keg: Persian dates, 55c perlb by thecise; pineapples, 1015c each by the bbl; extra large, 2022c Cabbage is in better supply and the mar ket is a little easier at $2 50J 00 per bbl; .onions, $2 602 75 per bDl foe natives nnd tl 351 40 per box for Spanish; tnrnips. $1 50 2 00 per bbl; rutabagas. $1 151 25; beels. $2 002 25: parsnips, $2 252 50: carrots, $1 50 1 75; Florida cucumbers, $1 75 per dozen; celery, 2540c per dozen bunches. Potatoes are bringing 8085c per hu from store.and occasionally a small lot sells at 90c Sweets, Jersey firsts, are quoted nt'$l 25 4 50 per bbl. and seconds at $3 0003 25. Game. Quail, $2 002 25 per dozen; pheasants, $7 007 50 per dozen; prairie chickens, $6 50 7 00; Mallard ducks, $5 0005 50; squirrels. $l'50l 75; rabbits, 3540c per pair; Jack rabbits, 75cl 00 per pair; venison, carcass, 12Q13C per lb; do saddles, 16 18c xisn. ' Half Qr. MACKEREL. Bbls. bbls. bbls. Palls Palls 2001b 100 ID 50 1b 15 lb 101b Extra mess Bloaters. $40 00 f20 40 f 10 40 f 3 20 t 2 20 Extra No.l bloaters. 35 OJ 17 90 9 11 2 81 1 90 Extra No. 1 mess.... 32 00 16 40 8 40 2 w) 180 Extra No. 1 shore... 28 03 14 -.0 7 40 2 33 169 Med. No. 1 mess.... 24 0) 12 40 6 40 2 00 145 Med. No. I shore.... 21 Or 10 90 5 17'. 1 25 Ex. No.2 shore mess. 22 00 II 40 5 90 135 130 Ex.Nu.2 shore large a) 10 10 40 34n 170 120 Ex. No. 2med.shore 18 0U 9 40 4 90 155 115 No. 2 medium 15 00 790 4 15 138 90 -No. 3 large. 14 00 7 4. 390 125 90 Ronnd herring Barrels. 200 lbs. f 4 50 Hali barrels. 100 lbs 2 50 Quarter bbls. 50 lbs...... 1 65 Potomac Herring Barrels 4 50 Half barrels 2 15 Holland herring Kegs 50360 Lake herring Half barrels. 70 lb 2 50 Uusrter barrels, 35 lb 1 25 Palls, 151b 65 Palls. 101b 50 Russian sardines Half barrels. 103 lb S 00 Kegs 50 Whole codllsh Larze. nerlb 5143S Medium 637 Boneless codfish 20-lb boxes, l(32-lb bricks, per lb 6"4(37 20-lb boxes. l(&:-lb bricks, choice 7,'i(S Smoked bloaters (Golden). 59 In box 9u Kmoked bloaters (Eastport).lOO In box.... 85 Miscellaneous. Seeds Choice mammoth clover, $3 50 per bu; choice Western timothy, tl 05(32 15. Huck wheat Flour 2(325c perlb. Beans New York and Michigan pea beans. f2 10 2 15perhu.: hand-plcsed medium. f2 O02 05; Lima. 4(34)ic per ID; Pennsylvania and Ohio beans. 1 1 75(31 90 per bu. Dried PEAS-fl 8fi 90 per bit. BEasWAX-Cholce yellow. 321535c: dark. 2630c. CIPER New countrv. $4 0WB5 SO por bbl; sand refined. $6 07 00: crab. $3 0C48 50. Honey New crop white clover. 18(320c per lb; buckwheat 1416c: strained honey. t9c. Tallow Country rough, 3lc perlb: city ren dered. 34S$e. Feathers Extra live geese, 5960cperlb: No. 2 do. 4850c; mixed. 3X3) 10c. NUTS Peanuts, green, 3'i(H!4c per lb: do roisted. fl 1V3J 25 per bushel: hickory nuts, fl 00 (31 25: shellharks. fl -.6(31 50: new walnuts. 603 65c: old do, 5055c; butternuts. S055c tor old and 6cG5c for new; alliens. 9c per lb; almonds, Tarra gona. 18c:dulvlca, 16c; do paper shell. "25c: shelled almonds. 35c: Brazil nuts, 8(3S-c; French walnuts, 9c; pecans. 10c: Naples walnuts, f3c; Grenoble wal nuts. 13,Sc. Ficxles-$4 50(35 50 per barrel. PorcoRV 3Js(a4c per lb. Hides Oreen steer hides, trimmed. 75 lbs and up. 7c; ereen steer hides, trimmed. 60 to 75 lbs, 7c: green steer hides, trimmed, under 60 lbs, 6c: green cow hMcs, trimmed, all weights. 4c: green bull hides, trimmed, all weights, 4c: green calf skins. No. , 6c: green calf skins. Ho. 2, 4c: green -steer bides, trimmed, side branded, 4c: green salt stcer3. No. 1, 60 Itis anil up. 77)c: green salt cows. No. 1. all weights, 44'ic: green saltcair. No. 1. 6 to 15 lbs. hA(dc; green salt kip. No. 1. IS to 25 lbs, 45c; runner Lin. No. 1. 10 to 15 lbs, ofiHc; No. 2 bldi des. lHcoff: No. 2 calf, 2c off. AYER'S PILLS cure constipation, dyspepsia, jaundice, sick headache. THE BEST 'remedy for all disorders of ' the stomach, liver, and bowels. Every Dose Effective LIVE STOCK. Good Cattle and Shetp Stronger at East LlDerty and Hogs Higher. ' Wepnesdat, December2L With comparatively light supplies at the Central drove yards this week and an ex cellent demand for all good grades of stock, prices were generally higher. No change oceurred yesterday or to-day and the close all around was strong at Monday's'prices, with the tendency of cattle distinctly up ward. cattle. The supply on salo Monday was 90 loads, against 105 loads las: Mond-ty. The market ruled steady and somewhat higher on good grades, but common grades were slow and a shade lower than last week. Tuesday's re ceipts were 7 loads anil the market was slow. Tbe close to-d.iy was Arm at quotations. Extra. L450 to 1.600 rb. $5 00(3 S 50 Prime, L300 to 1.400 lo 4 60(3 4 90 Oood, 1.20O to 1.300 lb 4 25(3 4 50 Tidy. 1.050 to 1.150 lb 3 6.73 4 00 Fair. 1.000 to 1.100 lb 3 403 3 60 Fair. 900 to 1.000 lb 2 85.3 3 10 Common. 700 to 900 lb 2 5CI3I7S Rough hair far. I.OOO to 1.300 lb 2 83 3 69 Common to good fat oxen.. 2 004 0 Common to good fat bulls 1 50(3 3 00 Common to good fat cows 1 503 3.3 Heifers. 700 to 1.000 lb. 2 25(3 3 60 Bologna cows, per bead 5 00012 09 Fresh cows andspringers 15 OuSIOOO HOC13. Monday's supply consisted of 30 double deck loads, and the market waa firm on all grades at an advance of 10Q15c per owt over last week's closing prices, as follows: Mixed Phlladeiphlas 6 8036 85 Best Yorkers 6 75''! 3 J Pigs and commonTorkers 6 636 70 Roughs 5 0036 50 Tuesday's receipts were 4 double-decK loads; market closed strong at Monday's prices. SUEE7. Receipts Monday were 20 double-deck loads. The market ruled strong and slightly higher on all grades at last week's prices. Tnesday's receipts, 8 double-deck loads; market steady at quotations: Christmas sheep. 125 to 175 lb $5 75(36 09 rrime. 35toiI0 lb 5 rcw 2S Good, fe to 93 lb 4 l34 75 Fair. 75 to SO lb. 300(33 90 Common, 60 to 70 lb 2 00(33 09 CALVES. Culls , s3l 50 Veal calves 5 0TKS7 09 Lambs.... 35036 25 Grass calves 2 0033 00 SALES. Following is a portion of the business closed up ilonday, yesterday and to-day: William Holmes Co. fold 3S head, weighing 47.250 lb, $4 40: 13 head. 24.56C lb. (4 TO: 11 head. 11.070 lb. $3 25: 12 head. 15.870 lb $4 65; 18 head, 18.910 lb. f3 55; 14 bead. 21. C801n. f5 25. Hogs-IB head. 3.5.0 lb, fS 75: 127head, 25.4401b. J6 80: 106 head. 22:820 lb. $(! II. Sheep 103 head. 6.801 lb. fl 00; 119 bead. 10.730 lb. 84 85; 69 head. 3,65(1 lb. 13 7j: 82 head. 7.910 lb. J4 50. Lafferty Bros, tlladden sold 22 head, weighing 21,431 lb, at 3 60: 15 head. 12,770 lb. f2 93: IS head. 14.1201b. f2 90. Hogs-113 head. 21.64U lb. fS 85: 47 head.8,8S01b, $6 80. s.heep-29 head. 7 16, S3 75: 85 head. 5.470 lb, f5 80:26 head. 1.930 lb, $3 15; 41 head. 3.8731b. $5 I'. Drum. DverJt Co. sold 17 head, weighing 21(120 lb. $4 40: 19 head. 24.900 lb. f4 SO; 21 head. 23,300 lb. f4 00: 20 head. 22.0J!b.3 73: 3 head. 22,140 lb. $3 59: 15 head. 18 06) lb flS5:-t head. 23.700 lb. f4 15:24 head. 24.580 ib. S3 70: 20 head. 22,920 lb. fi 10. Hors 21 heart. 4J3J lb. fs 90: 21 head. 5.080 lb. fS S3: 22 head. 3.231 lb. 6 70: 91 h-scl, 18.533 lb. 5 75. Sheep 93 head. 6. 19-) lb. S3 00-59 head. 3.22a 111. 14 9U; 14 bbead. 9 lb. f, M): ico heart. 6.510 lb. f5 75. KcneHcr.,i.iuanorn o. sola a bead or cattle, weighing .720 Ib. J2 TO: 17 head. 14.0501b. tt CO: IS head. 12.0UO lb. $2 37": 6 heart. 4.950 lb. $2 75: 12 heart. 10.500 Ib. S3 11): a lipid. 7.250 lb. $i 65. Hogs. 73 head. 12.4331b. fC 75; 33 Lead. 6,720 lb. $5 65; At head. 9,700 lb. $6 75. Sbicp. 115 head, 9,250 lb, $4 90. McCall. Kowie & N ewbern sold 17 head oreattlc. weighing 23. .20 lb. at 14 40: 20 head. 003 lb. $4 10: 22 Dead. 23.57) lb. ?3 39: 18 head. 23. 880 lb. f 4 60. Hogs 15 head, 2.3C0 lb. $160:31 head. 6.600 lb, f ": 3 head, 16.510 lb, (SCO; 37 head, 5,970 lb. ft : 42 head. 7.2S0 lb. 16 75: 54 head. 11.540 lb. IS 70. Sheep-45 head. 2.890 lb. fl 40; 81 head. 5.330 lb. $3 00: ICbbead. 10.080 lb. fj 00; 123 head, 9.230 lb. f4 55: 71 head. 5.030 Ib. $ 15. Huff, Uazelwood & IrobolTsold 27 head of cattle, weighing 21.570 lb. at2 75: 19 heart. 15.610 lb. f2 80; 19 head. 20.820 lb. $3 75: 17 head. 18.800 lb. f3 90: 23 head. 13.210 Ib. (3 10: a) head. 21,100 Hi. S3 93. Hogs SSheao. 15.1901b. G 8): 142 head. 29.260 ID. fS 85; 55 bead. 8.7U0 lb. fS 70: 73 head. 13.140 Ib. $6 75: 43 head. 10.150 Ib. tfl 90. Sheep 52 head. 3. 870 Ib-JS 00 1 81 head. 5.720 lb. f5 50: 35 heart. 3,050 Id. f4 60: 63 head. 3.240 lb. $4 25; 93 head. 8,550 lb, $4 50: 87 head. 6.100 lb. $5 35: 97 heart. 7.&0 Ib. fS 00; 99 head, 7.150 lb, f5 10: 126 held. 10,33) lb. 51 SO. S. B. Hedges Jt Co. sold 17 head of cattle weigh ing 15,500 Ib. at $3 05:21 head. 23.620 lb, $3 80: 19 head. 24.53) lb, $4 65: 7 head. 8.840 lb. fl 10. Hogs 41 head. 6.210 in. ts 60: 45 head. 8.1SO lb. fS 73; 25 head, 5.5L0 Ib. 86 99: 56 head. 11,280 lb, S3 75: TV head. 12,470 lb. f6 70; 139 head, 30.790 lb. K &,. Sheep 113 head. 10.270 lb. ft 80: 80 heart, 5.210 Ib. $)00:80heaa. 5,35' lb. (5,75: HI head. 7,8:0 lb, H 12-s ; 30 heal. 2,1501b, 25: 80 head. 9,300 1b, fl 75. John Hesket,t Co. sold G heart of cattle, weighing 9.2301b. at$ .5: 15 head. 21.0191b, fl 90: 15 head? 18.700 lb. 14 75: 19 head. 24.740 lb. f 4 5o: 19 head. 23. 7601b. f4 25; 16 head. 17.9601b $4 00; io head. 12.0C0 lb. S3 90: 32 heart. 35.8201b. 13 50: 43 head. 40.2701b. 33 1?: 12 head. 10. 7 lb. f2 90: 9 bulls. 10.750 lb. $2 30; 9 fresh cows, at 329 per heart. Hogs 23 head. 6. 1 10 lb. (6 90: 146 head, 26.000 lb. $6 85: 147 head. 32.350 lb. $6 80: 91 head. 11.710 lb. ! 70. Sheep-5S head. .SS)lb. $5 10: 14 head. 1.1401b. $5 00: ICO head, 9,490 lb. f4 90; 45 head. fL040 lb. fl 80; 155 head, 12,339 lb, 1 75: 142 head, 9,5001b. $2 75. . By Associated Press. New York Beeves Receipts. 1,508 bead, including 57 cars for kale: market steady; native steer. $4 005 75 per 100 pounds: bulls and cows. $1 003 25: dressed beer Arm, 8 9o per pound; sbipments to-day, 1,10-4 quarters or ueef to-morrow, 400 beeves. Calves Receipts. 774 head; market Arm: veals, 59c per 100 pounds: grassers, $2 35Q 2 50; Western calvxs at $2 75. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 8,933 head: sheep Arm: lambs J,c per pound lower: sheep, $3 005 75 perlOOponiids;lumbs, $5 00Q7 00. Hogs Re ceipts, 7,862 head, lnciud'n 2 cars forsale; -market Arm at $6 307 00 per 100 pounds. Chicago Tho Evening Journal reports: Cittle Receipts. 10.000 head; shipments. 3,000 head: market 102()o higher on best grades; choice uativps, $5 75; no prime to extra grades on the market; others. $2 S5j 05. stnekors, $2 503 25; cows, $2 503 23. Hoirs Receipts, 31,000 head: shipments, 8,500 head: market weak; 510c lower: mixed and packers, $6 2C6 10: prime heavy and butch ers' weights. tS 50g6 CO: prime light $8 20 6 40. Sheep Receipts, C.000 head; shipments, L5C0 heari; market sli-'htly hlzher; natives. $3 85S 25; Westerns, $4 404 -85; lambs, $3 75 66 ao. Kansas City Cattle Receipts, 6,100 head; shipments, 1.900 bead: tho market was ac tive and generally 1025c higher; feeders quiet and steady to strong. Representative sales: dressed beef and shipping steers, 13 60 g5 00; con s. $1 753 25; stockers and feeders, $1 003 25 Hogs Receipts, 10,000 head; ship ments, 1,2C0 head; the market was fairly ac nctlve au 5c lower, closinz strong; all grades, $4 506 45: bnlir, $6 156 20. Sheep Rrceiptd, l,bOt) head: shipments 600 bead; the market w a- . ctive and strong: muttons. $3 00 SJ4 40: lambs, J5 60. St Louis -Cattle Receipts, 3.300 head; shipments, 6 D head; market 1025c higher on natives: air to good steers, $3 004 75; extra heavy beeves, $4 903)5 35: range steers, $3 253 25: 1 anise cows, $1 303 20. Hogs Receipts, 9,4 0 head: suiutnents. LSOO head; marker 5c It wen he ivv, $8 306 65: packing, $6 106 63; light, $G 206 50. Mieep Receipts, 1,100 iiea.1: suiptneiits, 200 bend: market quiet; fair to irood natives, $3 004 50; choice muttons, $4 655 25. BniTalo Cuttle Rcceipts.79 loads through, 3 sale; opened slow and weak for all but good to choice. Hogs Receipts, 35 loads through, 100 sale; opened slow and lowers heavy corn foil, $6 90. Sheep and lambs Re ceipts, 3 loads through, 14 sale: opened steady torgood, slow :or common; choice wethers, t5 25; fair shrep, $4 50: Canada do, $4 SO; lambs, native ctio.c?, J8 25; Canada,common, $6 50. Cincinnati-Hogs lower at $5 756 75; receipt-. 5,000 In-all: shipment-', 1 300 uead. Cat tle steady and Arm at $1 255 CO: receipts, 1,400 head: shipments, 220 head. Sheep strong at Z 005 25- receipts, 1,400 head; Bhlpmenis.SW) uead. Lambs In good demand at $4 005 50. Dried and Evaporated Fruits. Apples, evnpomtod, 50-lb boxes, 9c per Ib; common dried, 45c; apricots, 15018c; pitted cherries, 17c; California peaches, 14 17c; common dried. 9L10c; do pears, 36Jc: do plums, pitted ,15c: raspberries, 21$$22)c; Leghorn citron. Hl5c;datcs. 5c: Ags, 914c; nectarines, 10c; orange peel. 13llc. DANIEL M'CAFFREY. CHOICE TIMOTHY HAY. Car Lots a Specialty. 233 AND 240 FIFTH AVENUE, se9-D PITTSTtTTtlO. UKOKEB3 FINANCIAL. tilAliLlsHtU 1884. John M. Oakley & Co., LA-SKES AND EltOEEIiS, 45 SIXTH ST. Direct private wiro to Now York and'CM cago. Member New York, Chicago and Pitts burg Exchanges. Local securities bought and sold for caii or carried on liberal margins. Investments made at our discretion and dividends paid quarterly. Interest paid on balance (since) 1335.) Money to lean on call. Intormatlon books on all markets mailed ou application. ie7 Whitney & Stephenson; 57 Fourth Avenua "MN J4H f ' 1 I S i A i i 3f
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