THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, FRIDAY. DECEMBER" 23,"- 1892.
11
TRADERS IN CHARGE
Professionals Sell Stocks
Mainly for the Short
Acconnt.
FIRM FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Foreshadows Shipments of
Early 5eit Week.
Gold
MISSOURI PACIFIC IS STRONG.
AH yie GtraM Shares Show Strength and
Chicago Gas Rules Terj Weak.
SUGAE THE STROXGEST INDUSTRIAL
ISr ECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE CISFATCItO
Kew Yoke, Dec 22. The professional
element appeared to be almost entirely re
sponsible for what was done on the Stock
Exchange to-day. Until the last hour or
two it sold stocks, and the course of prices
durinjr the period mentioned indicated that
the bulk of the bales was for short account
The stock was depressed, naturally enough,
by the strength of the foreign exchange
market A further advance in rates fore
thadowed exports of specie next week.
Borne shipments would probably be made
du Tuesday's steamer were it not that ship
pers would lose three days' interest on
them owing to the double holiday, for the
gold would have to be put on board
oiSatuiday. All of the bankers who have
been exporters of specie profess to be re
luctant to snip any more, but admit they
mai l-e compelled to, if exchange is In fair
demand tc-nionow and their foreign corre
spondents insist that whatever drafts they
may di aw mu-t be covered by specie In de
lau'lt of a sufficient supply of commercial
Bill-".
Tlie final rally in prices on the Stock Ex
change was due in part to the publication of
a dispatch from Washlntrton that the banks
of tnis city have notified the Secretary ot
tin- Trea'-urv of their readiness to take
tjO,000,COO t. $100.000, OOOof Government bonds
ami l ay gold lor them should he deride to
make a new issue. This report, which was
put out as a statement or lact is so absurd
that it seems incredible it should have in
fluenced anyone.
Missouri Pacifi; was exceptionally stron-r
and closed at a fractional net advance.
Lfforts to advance the price ot Northern
Pacific preferred were less successful,
though it closed a shade higher than
jesterday. All of the Gould stocks
weie sttonsr, a circumstance that was re
iiaidcd as significant. Chicago Gas was ex
ceptionally weak on further advices trom
Chicago ot a scheme propoed by politicians
contemplating the mnnulacture and sale of
gas by the city. Sugar Cetining showed a
'i eater degree ot firmness than any of the
other -industrials.
ISrECIAL FBOM DOW, JOKES Jt CO. J
Xntr Yore, Dec. 22. While the market to
3ay was very dull it developed a some
what feverish appearance. Fluctuations,
although within moderate limits, were
rapid. London sales were somewhat
disappointing to the market, the con
fidence abroad which had been so
marked during the last three days Having
disappeared. There was liquidation in tlfe
Industrials, especially Chicago Gas, but
speculative interest centered in Keadlne,
w here the selling was heavy and general.
Philadelphia houses took most cf the stock.
The short attacked the grangers and Ac,h
Isons. where London sales had made weak
spots, and were aided by reports of prob
able gold shipments on Tuesday.
A little berore noon the Vanderbilt dlvi
Sends were declared, the same rate as last
jeai affecting the various stocks somewhat
Bdverel, as cxtia dividends bad been
looked for in at least one Instance. This
cau-ed the list to drag until in the early
afternoon a report was current that imme
diate action on the Dart of the Treasurv was
likely in the matter of selling bonds. It was
also said that the New York banks had ex-pie-sed
themselves as ready to take, if
necessary, $100,003,008 and pay gold for them.
About the same time statements ware made
by Philadelphia houses that the interest
would be I'H thcoming on all the Beading in
comes on February 1 next It was claimed
that the comnanv had sp-nt this ysnr out of
net earnings tully J4.0C0 000, no obligations
of any kind being issued to represent this
Mini, and that the benefit of this lsrge in
vestment will be felt next year in decreased
cost of operation. This caused a smart rally
In Heading incomes, which inspirited the
hole list to a moderate extent. The posi
tion in Heading common was stubbornly
contested ttie advantage resting finally
hi til the bulls.
The feeling in the room at the close was
somewhat more bullish. Careful inquiries
after hours, however, elicited explicit de
nials ot the story that the Secretary of the
Tiejsury was considering an immediate is
sue oi bonds. Treasury officials here deny
all knowledge or such issue, and rarthore is
so necessity for it. In the highest banking
circles nothing Is known of the offer said to
have been made by the New York banks. It
was lurthersaid that the acceptance of snch
offer would not be productive of the desired
rc-nlts.
There is renewed anxiety among foreign
houses with regard to the situation in view
of vtosfible srold exports on Tnesrinw
Bterling exchange closes higher to-night 1
muu wuca me iai suipmcnts were made.
THY ASSOCIATED PKESS.3
New York, Dec. 2i Although at intervals
(peculation was neak, no declines of im
portance were recorded outside of American
Susar. Canada southorn, Heading. Distilling
and Cattle Feeding and Chicago pas, which
yielded 1 to i per cent. Chicago Gas led
the, downward movement, the special weak
ness in the stock being due to the fact that
the holdings or the old pool which were re
cently distributed have not yet lonnd a rest
ing place. Keadlng was depressed by the
reports that tho company would be forced
to raie money on bonds or on thocoal
above ground to meet the interest on the
vrefeience income bonds. Burlington and
Q-iincv declined 1 and the other leading
mares Ji t Ji per cent.
The lencwedstrengthofsterllngexchange
led to talk o' jiold exports, and some of tho
traders were inzhtened into selling. Prices
moved up and down frequently within a
narrow range until late in the afternoon,
when a brisk demand set In for both the
long and short account. The result was a
recovery all around. Heading wag especially
tictive, lm-ge amounts being taken from 51i
up to 5i5. American Sugar, Missouri Pa
cific, Rock Island and Distilling and Cattle
Feeding improved 1 per cent or more. The
bni Ing or the last named was stimulated by
statements made by James It Keene, in
-nhicli he stated that he had made a thor
ough Investigation or the property; thnt the
nmnany at no time had earned less than 0
per cent dividends and was now earning at
the rate of about 15 per cent en its stock.
Mr. Keene backed up his views In.rezard to
the property by offering 3J per cent for the
ji-arterly dividends on any part of the
unital stock for two years to come.
The street was flooded with rumors about
i probable issue of bonds by the general
Government Tor the purpose of strengthen
ing Its gold reserve. These rumors lack con
firmation, but they nevertheless had a cer
tain effect on speculation in the afternoon
trading.
Among the specialties Manhattan was
itrong and gained 1 per cent Tennessee
Coal nnd Iron Jell off and subsequently
recovered on reports oi forthcoming devel
opments oi a tavorable character in regard
to the prouertj Ohio Southern Jumped
2 to 50. The market closed firmer in tone.
Railway bonds were firm but less active.
Government bonds closed as follows:
Ci. 4s. re IlHlMutoai Union 6s IlSJf
l. r -I. coup ,io;4.,.i v. xnu leri...llix
U. S. 4H t ,0 p.ortheni Pac lsta..ll9X
IaCluCbSJl s- -- v (.miiiiirriirac. Ilus.llf
lf6
- 97Js
103
.104
Iiulslanatpd4s...
Missouri 6
Xnrthwiit Consols. I3S
Northwest. Deb S..10l
St.L.4IronM.Gen5s. s4
&t L. isanK.Geu.JI.109
at Paul Consols. ...129
St. P.. Chl.4 Paclsts.117 "
TexI'acL.G.Tr.RcU 77J
1exPacB.GlV.Hcla I8,
Union I'ac lsta 10:14
West Shore. 104
Jenn. new set 6s.
Ten 11. ne sells..
Tnu. new set 3s..
c anadaSo. 2nls..
1 ... Pxrlfic lsts...
..102)4
.. 7S5S
.101:
.107
Ti.... X 1! tl. IstS.. .11'
Den.4ItG.4s RS
1 rle Inds 'JW
M. K. A T. Gen. 6s
;.!. K. ..T. Gen. 5
79,f B.G
W. lsta 79M
Sd
Close In mining shares:
Crown Point...
Con. Cat and vs....
1 lead wood
Goul'l.ic Curry
Hale and Norcross..
2I,iinrtalte. ...-..'
iexlca n... ...... .-'
Uutarlo...... ....-'
Uphlr ............
. 45Plrmnnth 45
. 153 hicrra Nevada 110
LtiiStandanl ... 11
. 50; Union Con 105
80 Yellow Jacket 40
JtO Iron biher. 40
, 120 Quick Silver. SS8
t3oj Quicksilver, pfd 1700
131
The following table sliowa ts prices of acurs
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange, corrected
dallr lorTitE DisrATCH byWhltnev Stephen
son, oldest Plttsbure menbers or New York Slock
Exchange, 57 Fourth avenuet
Close
.Dm,
21.
Open
High
Low.
cat
Clos
1UR.
est.
ing.
American Cotton OH
40V
40V
T9V
107i,
97H
33H
V4H
"i&ti
40
40M
Am. Cotton OH. prefj
Am. Surar Iter if Co. I
17'
974
79
108
7Sj
108
97J,
107)
87'n
33K
94H
92
89
&9H
124
"22
8S4
95
761
121
83 H
47S
1ISS
HWs
"tji
S9M
-.8
149
129
A. bugarltCo., prefj
97S
S2Si
94K
Atcn.. Top. & s. r
Baltimore & Ohio
S3
.S!
94H
Haiti, i Ohio Trust
93
anadlan Pacinc...
Canada Southern...
Central or J. Jersey
Central Paeitlc
Chesapeake A Ohio..
Chicago Gas Trust..
a. B.&Q
C. M. -,L P.
"ssS
89H
Kh
SI
1:4
57M
l!l
i:t
i:4
27X
22H;
22
SWl
85
8IH
96
75V
1204
65
965,
97
76S
121
iiojj
'MH
7SK:
C.. St 4 St P., pref
1:1
imti
834
1I7H
Ul)t
u., it. 1. i'
C St. P.. M. 4 o
(ZX
Si
47.
iiosi
39i
C.St.P..M..tO. pref
cuicasrojooriuw'n
C. .N'west'n pfd..
C C, 0.41
Col. Coal 4 Iron
Col. 4 Hocking Val.
Del., Lack 4 West..
1el. 4 Hudson
Den. 4 Rl.i Grande..
"57
39H
141
57.4:
39H
27H
10
62
97h
149
149
143S
128
12
12)
It,
SVi
6:v
IS
52
10
Den. tKloCt, pref
SIX
uis. & is. r. trust.
Illinois Central ...
Lake Erie A West.
62
1S0M
eixt
63!J
973
22K
75
isos
70S4
137
105
13S-f
112
U'4
92
109
7JH
3".
23V
.
37
105J
16
47
19
264
16H
s:s
19V
sax
194
1H
32
41
10S
111
9
a
24V
92H
19l(
62H
HH
22
74
74 i
70
133
Lake Erie 4 W..pref
74M
TO
j.ase snore .H. s. ...
Louisville , Nasli'e,
129H
vu
63V
1S7X
105H
S5!
1375(
113
43S
9iH
109
.Manhattan
Michigan Central....
Missouri l'aclflc
National Cord. Co..
at- Cord. Co.. pref.
alional Lead Co...
Sat. Lead Co.. prer.
ewYork Central..
. Y.. C. A St. L...
N.Y..C.4tL.,lpr.
N.Y.,C4StJ.,Ipr.
X. Y., L. E74 W...
A.Y.L.K. 4VV.pref.
. Y. 4. E
X. Y.. 0.4W
orl oik & Western..
-. 4 West'n, pref..
1 orth American Co.
or'hcrn Pacinc....
Jor. faclflc. pref...
Oregon ImproTeV....
i-aclflc Mall
Peo. Dec 4 Evans..
Phllada. 4 Reading
P.. a. C, A St L. ,
P. C. C. 4&tL. pM.
Pnllman Palaee Or.
Richmond 4 W.P.T.
l
1.18
I05U1O3
US'
S6)
13754
112
44'i
92
lueK
17
76
45 V
M!f
133
11.1
9JSs
1C9H
19)
US
44X
109H
va
34 '4
a Si
4
42
IS
37(1
Kh
16
43
19
26
16X
52
fflH
Hit
H
1J
'xi'i
io
I0U
vai
&u
)!
42H
is
"374
ioh
10H
16S
4734
as
16V(
s:4
s"
19J
ioh
51S4
19
1M
194
7
31
40M
115
111
9
3!H
11
24
20 4
K. 4 W. 1. T.. pid..
ai. ram x. lJUintn...
t T. A L.. prerd..
M.P.. M. &M.
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific...
Wabash ;
Wabash, prerd
Western Union
Wheeling 4 L. E....
W. 4 L. E., prerd..
.
9S
3TK
1IH
14 Y
21 I
37H
24
92H
21
us
21
Closing Philadelphia Quotations.
Bid.
Pennsylvania 3
Reading 26
Buffalo. New York and Philadelphia. 6H
Lehigh Valley SIX
Lehigh Xarigatlon.................... ....
Philadelphia and Erie 3IS
Xorthern Pacinc common 16W
Itortnern Pacific preferred 47
Asked.
M
26 1-16
m
S7H
53
i
43 Hi
Electric Stocks.
BoSTOir, Dec 22. Specfat The closing
quotations of electric stocks were:
Bid.
Asked,
140
Hltf
1124
32H
48
13
8
8
10
ndlson Electric III
General Electric
General Electric preferred
WesUngliouse, second preferred....
Westlnghousc first preferred ,
Ft. Wavne Electric
Ft. Wayne Electric (A)
I homson-Hotiston Tr. D
Thomson-Houston Eu. Elec. Weld.,
13)
, 111
112
3H
, 47
12S
. 7tf
. 7T
. "Hi
Boston StocksClosing; Prices.
Atch. 4 To;
in S3.
Franklin ,
Kearsarge
Osceola
Boston 4 Albany.. ..213
Boston 4 Maine 170
..lilt
. 35
.111
.155
Chi. Bur. A O. 96
nlncT ,
amaraek
ritenDiirgK. ic.pia &
Mass. Cent 17
Mex.Ccnt.com UX
N. 1.4N. E 42S
". Y. 4 X.tng. 7M19
OldColonr. 18454
Wis. Cent, com 15
Allouez M. Co.(new) 73
Atlantic' f
Boston 4 Mont 31JJ
Calumet 4 Uecla...290
Bid.
Boston L.and co
S54
Saa Diego Land Co,
1IS4
1H
t est hna i.ana co
Bell TrleDhone.
....2G9
L.amson More s
Water Power
.... 15
.. 2
Centennial ,
N.E Tel. & Tel
, 59
Butte 4 Boston Con. 7ii
General Electric. ..Ill
WHEAT ADVANCES.
Accompanied by Scenes Which Reminded
the Trade of "Old Hutch's" Corner
Corn and Oats Higher and Hog Prod-
nets Lower.
Chicago, Dec. 22. For about two minutes
to-day the wheat pit of the Board of Trade
displayed more animation than It has done
at any time since "Old Hutch" carried
through his big corner a few years ago.
Brojcers yelled nnd struggled to get Into the
Jam; hats were smashed and coats nearly
torn off in the frenzy that animated the
crowd, wnlle the roar that went tip effec
tually stopped all business in the other pits.
All the turmoil rosulted from the fact that a
number of shorts in wheat were canght nap
ping. There was talk of an outbreak In
Paris and a reeling that the complications
might involve other countries. There was
no confirmation of these reports, but they
served to increase the nervous looting
among shorts and in the excitement the
price went up ljc. Th e price at tho close was
lc higher than it left off yesterday. Corn
is He higher. Oats are o up, but provisions
show declines of about 20c in pork, from 5c
co 15u in lard and from 2c to 5 in ribs.
Wheat opened quiet, and the first sales
were at some advance over yesterday's
close, but soon came Iree selling by scalpers
who had bought on the bulge yesterday af
ternoon. The feeling was queit weak for a
time, and the market went off c Later it
was rumored that the clique was buying
and the feeling became stronger. Then
came reports of liberal exports from the
seaboard over "OO.OOu bushels nnd the Cln-
ciuna Piice Current' reportthat the receipts
were pretty sure to rail off materially in
both winter and spring wheat regions. As
the clique's brokers kept right on buying
the shorts began to exhibit increasing nerv
ousness and began to buy everything that
was offered, prices steadily advancing
aje and then rapidly 5fle more, eased off
$c, ruled. steadier, aud the closing was
!4! 110m the top.
Tho houses which are supposed to repre
sent the bull clique were Iree sellers at from
77c up to 78Kc and It was calculated that
between those, prices the buying furor was
bo great that they were enabled to dispose
of about 3.000,000 bushels of their long
wneat.
Corn at the opening was dnll and easier at
about yesterday's final quotations, with
room traders Inclined to take the "bear"
side, and under modnrate offerings sold off
yiQKc. but rallied soon afterward, selling
uu l&lKc, influenced by the action of wheat
and to liberal purchases by some of the
houses who sold neely last week. Tuo mar
ket then teceded o, ruled steady and
closed ut JiSJf c gain.
Oats were governed chiefly by corn.
There was quite a little excitement In rye,
but there was more shouting than business
in it. A big crowd collected, but not more
than 20,000 bushels changed hands for May
at He advance over yesterday's price. Tim
excitement calmed down as rapidly as It,
uau kuuq uj. aiio luugo um uu, appear
anxious to fell out at the advance.
The provision market opened weak and
so continued. Further liquidation by the
longs was the feature.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour,
dull; a good deal of Inferior on sale; Ma 2
snrlng wheat, 7!Jc: No. 3 spring wheat. 68
$63c: Xo. 2 red, "ijjjc No. 2 corn, 4lg41Uc.
o.2oats. 20c; No. 2 white, S3K34c; No. 3
white, 3131Kc. No. 2 rye, 50c No. 2 barley,
63c; No. 3 f. o. b., l60c: No. i I. o. b., S3
42c No. 1 flaxseed, $1 08. Prime timothy
seed, $1 00. Mess pork per barrel. $14 30Q
110. Lard per 100 pounds, $10 30; snort ribs
sides, loose, $8 158 20; dry salted shoulders,
boxed. $7 87K08 00. short clear sides, boxed,
$.. 63 65. ,tVhlsky, distillers' finished
goods, pr gallon, $1 30. Sugars, cut lnnf,
BKC: granulated, 5c; standard "A," tKc
J 0.8 corn, 37Jic
Range of the leading features, famished br John
M. Oaklev 4 Co., bankers and brokers. No. 45
Sixth street.
Open- Hign- Low- clos- Close.
ARTICLES. Ing. est. est ing. Oec22
Wheat.
December 71 H 70
January 70H 71 70H 7l4 704
May 76)i 78! 76h 777 7044
July 74)4 75 74H 7&H - 74)4
coitx. ,
December 40H 4154 4054 407, 0H
January 41 4I! M, 41J 419,
May 454J 46, i, 65 ;,
Julr 4514 485 45?4 4C4 55i
OATS. '
December 29ft 314
January 3054 30'4 30) SOU SoH
May 3454 34H 33 MM M'A
roitK.
December 14 59 14 SO 14 30 !4 40 14 60
January 15 57 15 60 15 42 15 50 15 79
May 1605 1619 1S82 15 90 16 10
LAKD.
December 1030 10 30
January t. 10 SO 10 SO 10-30 10 30 10 35
May 995 997 977 980 995
short urns.
January 8 15 S3) 8 10 8 17 8 20
May 835 8B 817 832 3 37
Car receipts for to-day 1 "Wheat SS7t corn,' 5TJ
oats, 182. Estimates tor to-morrowi Wheat 208 1
wr lt oats, 194.
GENERAL MARKETS.
New York Floue Receipts, 19,300 pack
ages;' exports, 2,250 barrels, 23,900 sacks;
more active and firmer; sales, 24,500 bar
rels. CoESMEAi quiet and steady.
Wheat Receipts, 19,800 bushels: exports,
199,200 bushels; sales, 2,110.000 bushels futures,
104.000 bushels spot; spot moderately
active and firmer, the advance in options
checking business; No. 2 red, 77c store and
elevator; .77c afloat; 7678Ko f. o. b.:No. 3
red, 72c: ungraded red, 7079c; No. 1 North
ern, eWS0c; No. 1 hard, 86c: No. 2 North
ern, 7676Wc; No, 2 Milwaukee, 76c; No. 3
spring, 70J70Wc: options wore fairly active
and lrrezulxr, closing firm at KlKo ad
vance; the opening was Arm at o ad
vance on steady cables and local recover
erlue. reacted Q'-Ac on realizing, advanced
JiQllic on late CAoIes firmer and Western'
manipulation: sales included: No. 2 red,
January, 75U0'6c, closing at 75Kc: March,
77K78Kc, closing at 78c; May, 79X805ic,
closing at 80Jc.
Bye dull and nominal.
Barley dull.
Barley malt quiet
Cork Receipts, 2,400 bushels: exports. 16.
000 bushels: sales, 1.105,000 bushels futnrer, 56.
0 0 bushels. spot; spots firmer nnd quiet;
No. 2, 4SJil9c, elevator, 4949Jc afloat;
ungraded mixed, 49K50c; options declined
TQJie with wheat anu closed Arm at Ke'do
cjine to Vic advance: December. 48"4t54SJc,
closing hi 48;c: January. 48149c, closing
at 49Uc: reuruary, lSY.i:, ctoslug at
50ic: Mav, 5152c, !losln' at 51?ie.
Oats Receipts, 45,000 bushels; exports, 2Q
bushels: sales, 350 000 bushels futures; 30,000
bushels spot: spot hull, firmer: option", mod
erately active, flrmon January, 3636Jc,
closing at 36Jc: May, 3SK3Sc. clusing at
SSJc; No. 2 spot,. 27c; spot wuile, 42Uc; mixed
Western, 3s3Sc; white do, 40gl8c; No. 2
Chicago, 37Jic.
IIat in fair demand.
Hops quiet and steady.
Groceries Coffee-Options opened steady,
513 points lower; closed barely steady, nn
chnnged to 15 points down; sales, 30,000 bags.
Including December, 16.O016.15c; Jannarv,
15.85 15.90c; February, 15.65c: March, 15.458
lE.50c; Mav, 15.20c; spot Rio dull and easier:
No. 7, 16J6C. Susar Raw, dnll and Arm: no
sales here, but 2,000 tons centrifugals, 96
test, soldat Philadelphia at 3 7-16e and 3,300
bags do sold at Boston at 3 7-16c: refined
dull and steady. Molasses New Orleans,
steady and quiet Rice in fair demand and
steady.
Cotton seed oil active and firmer: crude.
44c: yellow, 47c.
' Tallow firm; city ($2 00 for packages),
55Jc.
Rosin dull and steady.
Tdrfzktixe quiet and steadier; 303iyc.
Eggs In good demand and firm: Western
best, 30c; receipts, 3,300 packages.
Hog products Poik quiet and firm; cut
meats firm and quiet; pickled bellies, DJc;
dn shoulders, 8c: do hams, UQHc: mid
dles firm; short clear, $8 70. Lard quiet and
e islor; Western steam closed at $10 KQ
10 CO: option sains, 250 tietces: Decembei,
$10 60: January. SW 60; March, $10 30; May.
$10 10: closing, $10 05.
Dairy products Butter rn fair demand
and flrmrWestern dairy. 1724c; do cream-"
ery, 2021c; do factory, 1522c.
Mlnneapolls-Tlie market was steady and
weak. The greatest weakness was at the
opening. There were so many who had
bought a little at the opening that It made
buyers few and sellers plenty, and so the
prico was run down Jc. May opened at 69Ve
and closed at C9c. It sold down to 69o
and up to 70c. Tuere was a good demand
for cash wheat early, but toward the close It
eased off No. 1 Northern went principally
at C4c and No. 2 Northern at 60s. Receipts
here were 269 car&and 359 cars at Duluth
und Superior. Close: Ma, CSlc: Decembef,
(Hc; on tract. No. 1 haru, BJc; No. 1
Northern, 65c: No. 2 Northern, SSQGJc
Philadelphia Flour steadier. Wheat
strong under bullish speculation in Chicago.
No. 2 red in export elevator, 74c: No. 2 red,
December, 7374c;.Ianuary. 74J74Kc: Feb
rtiary, 75K75c;. March, 76KJ7c Corn
ruled firm unuer light offerings and in
sympathy with wheat: closed dull; No. 2 yel
low in grain depot, 49c: No. 2 mixed In ex
port elevator, spot and December, 47Jc: No.
2 mixed, December.47Jc- Oats quiet: So. 2
mixed, 37c; No. 3 white, 33c; No. 2 white. 40
40;. No. c white, .December, 39t0c;
January, 39(339c: February, 39neJc;
March, 3SJi40. Eggs Fresh stock i-caice
and wante.i: Pennsylvania firsts, 2930c;
held lots, 16t3-6c, as to quality.
Toledo Wheat active and firm; No. 2 cash
and December. 7Hc; May, 77Jc Corn dnll;
No. 2 cash, 41c; No. 3, 39c; May. 46c
O.its quiet; cash, 35c. Rye dull; cash, 54c
loverseed dull and steady; prime, cash,
December and January, $7 85: Februar?,
$7 90; March, $7 92. Receipts Wheat, 21,319
ushels; corn. 51,511 bushels: oats, 1,300
bushels: cloverseed, 528 bags. Shipments
Florir. 1,300 barrels; wheat, 1,000 bushels:
corn, 400 bushels; rye, 1,100 bushels; clover
seed, 36S bags.
SIllwuU-e Flour quiet Wheat higher;
May, 70c; No. 2 spring, sscr No. T Northern;
70c. Corn quiet: No. 3, 37KQ3SC. Oats steady;
No. 2 white. 34Kc; No. 3 u, 32S3c. Barley
firm; No. 2. bSKc: sample, 3b65c. Rye
quiet; No. 1, 5bJ457c. Provisions easier.
Pork January, $15 60. Lard January,
$10 30. Receipts Flour. 11,000 barrels: whent,
25,000 bushels; barley, 30.000 bushels. Ship
ments Flonr, 12 000 barrels: wheat, 13,000
bushels; bailey, 10,000 bushels.
Cincinnati Flour in light demand and
steady. Wheat steady; No. 2 red, CSc: re
ceipts, 3,700 bushels; shipments, 3.000 bush
els. Corn slow and weaker; No. 3 mixed,
41c. Oats doll; No. 2 mixed, 34Wc. Rve
firm: No. 2,55c. Pork, $16 00. Lard, $IU 25.
Bulk meats "low at $3 50. Bacon nominal
at $9 62K9 75. Whisky steady; sales, 952
barrels at $1 SO. Butter steady and quiet
Hiss uureiy steady -at 22c sugar easier.
Cheese steady.
Baltimore Corn steady; mxed, spot,
47Jc; year nnd January, 47J4e: February,
47c; May, 50tc. O its quiet and easy: No. 2
wiitto Western. 42043c Rve steady: No. 2.
58c asked. Hay stendy at $14 5015 50. Grain
freights dull. Proyisions unchanged. But
ter steady; creamery, 31c. Kggs quiet at
29e. Coffoo firm; EIo No. 7, 16c.
Buffalo Wheat No. I hard dull at 81o
No. 1 Northern, 77Kc: No. 2 red, 75c. No. 2
corn None offered. Receipts Corn, jt.OOO
bushels. Shipments Wheat, 72,000 bush
els; corn, 45,000 bushels.
STEEL BAILS ACTIVE.
Sales of Foreign for Pacific Coast Two
Roads In the Market
New York, Dec. 21 cTpectn". The Jron
Age says: The approacit or the holidays,
.with the closing down of a large number ot
plants for repairs, has made all the markets
exceedingly dull, and there is a good deal of
uneasiness concerning the future. Pig lroTi
is very quiet and weaker in the leading
primary inarketst Chicago alone enjoying a.
more cheerlul vein.
In steel rails the principal event of the
week has been the sale of 10,000 tons of lor
eign rails for the Pacific C ast, Seattle de
livery. From the West come reports that
buying wtUCoon begin. Two large lines are
now In the market for about 35,000 tons.'
Along tho whole line of finished iron and
steel new business has been very scarce and
u hat little work does come up is lought
over fiercely. Buyers have become very
cautious.
Tin Plate Dull and 'Weak.
New York, Dec. 22, 6ecia.-k cable to
the Iron Age says: Scotch iron warrants
have been very slow with price almost sta
tionary at 41s 8d. Cleveland 'Warrants stif
fened to SSs. Hematites have beou slow at
aDout 46s. Stacks in public stores Include
341.000 tons Scotch and 20,000 tons Clevelana.
T here are 78 Scotch lurnaces in blast Pise
tin sold up early in the week, but subse
quently realizations and some pressure to
sell caused a reliction under whlchprompts
dropped to 91 7s 6J on Tuesday. Tin Phtfe
market continues dull and prices are ratlTer
weak. Large buyers decline to pay present
rates, and are simply pushing shipments on
former purchases. Makers look tor better
prices In the luture, and are reluctaut to
book orders far ahead.
New York Metal Market
New York, Dec. 22. Pig Iron steady and
quiet; American, $13 0315 50. Copper
steady; lake, $12 20. Lead Hrm; domestlo,
$3 85. Tin Arm; straits, $19 55.
Cotton.
Galveston, Dec 22. Cotton nominal: mid
dling, 9 ll-16c: low middling; 9 5-16c; good or
dinary, S 13-16c; net aud gioss receipts, 4,061
bales; exports to Great Britain, 3,6:6 bales;
sales none; stock, 132,215 bales.
New Orleans, Dec. 22. Cotton quiet and
easy; midullngs,9 9-lSc: low middlings, 9 3-lSc-;
good ordinary, 8 H-I6c: net receipts, 14,840
bales: gross, 15,159 bnlns; exports to France,
6,03i bales; sales, 2,000 bales; stock, 313,525
bales.
Liverpool, Dec 22 Cotton moderately
active; middling, 3d; sales, 8,000 bales, of
which 1,000 bales weie for speculation and
export. and Included 6,800 bales American.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When sho,had Children, she gave them Castoria
RECOVERY IN PHILLIE
Despite Additional Complaints of a
. Shortage of Gas.
AIEBEAKE .MOVES UP A LITTLE.
r. &
B. Shows Firmness and Dnqnesne
fcliows Weakness.
A BIG BL0 CK OF THE LATTER MARKETED
Thursday, Dec. 22.
The ieatures of the local itock market to
day were the sale of a 1,500-sbare lot of Du
quesne traction, the advancing tendency ot
'Westinghouse Airbrake and a fractional re
covery in Philadelphia Company, despite
more vigorous complaints of an inadequate
supply of gas. There is no shutting one's
eyes to the fact that the Philadelphia Com
pany doesnot control gas enough at present
to supply all the customers they now have on
their lines. Complaints are coming from all
quarters, and the complainants, one of
whom is the writer, have fuliy satisfied
themselves that there is nothing wrong with
either pipes, meters or valves. They have
also discovered that there is more gas for
domestic consumption before C a. M. and
after 6 r. k. than at any time between those
two hours, which discovery they have ac
cepted as evidence that the company has
notgas enough to supply the manufacturing
concerns on its lines except at the expense
of its household patrons. When the tem
perature gets down to oclyalew degrees
above zero, as was the case to-day, it is no
time for sentiment on tho pare of those
whose grates and ranges are arranged for
gas only and who have not gas enough to
make a respectable -bluff with. It is time
for serious thought and vigorous action. Coal
may not be as convenient or as cleanly as
gas, but , it Is a pretty sure thing
to tie to In zero weather, and
it will not take much more - "suffering Irom
shortages to drive a goodly number of the
company's customers back to tho old sure
thing. It has been remarked that the Phila
delphia Company were serving the supply
or gaifrom their wells this winter so that
the pressure In the mains wpuld bo Just suf
ficient to supply the demands of their cus
tomers, and no more. If this -is so, they
have not yet learned to properly regulate,
the piessure. if It is not so, and
they have a greater patronage than
tueir gas supply J ustlfles them in having,
let it be trimmed down to correspond with
the supply, either by canceling contracts
with some of the manulacturing establish
ments or by raising the rates-again. As in
timated above, However, the trimming pro
cess is likely to be done on the outside, in
which case there will be no advance in
rates to offset it- The stock, as stated, re
covered slightly from Wednesday's weak
ness, selling at 20 for a small lot and the
close being fairly steady at 2020J4.
.At the second call 1.6i5 shaies o. Duquesno
traction sold at 27. quite a decline from
the previous close, 1,500 shares changing
hands In one block, it created but little
comment however, as it apparently had
some connection witn me recent nurry in
the stock.
P. & B. traction was firm at 25, salens and
bid, and P., A. & M. traction was somewhat
weaker, a ten share lot selllnz at 43Ji- Cen
tral tractiotr was. barely steady around 28,
and the others were unchanged. .
Airbrake was bid up to 130 publicly and
131 privately, with a sale at the latter figure
after the close. The stock, however, has
not yet fully responded to the double divi
dend. At the last call. a bid of 32 was made for
Westlnghouse Electric preferred.
(The unlisted street railway shares closed
as follows: P. & K. traction, 2i25; Du
quesno traction, 11 bid; P.', A. & M. trac
tion, 4343
Sales and Closing Quotations.
The transactions recorded on the Ex
change sales board to-day were as follows:
FIRST CALL.
20 shares P.
15 shares 1
10'shares P,
& E. traction 25
ft B. traction 25
, A. &M. traction 43Jf
SECOND CALL.
35 shares P. &B. traction 25
1.500 shares Duquesne traction
28 shares j)i:ouesne traction.
27
27,'
a snares x'nuaueipnia company m
third call-ko sales.
Total sales, 1,610 shares. Closing bids and
offers:
sacaU,
Ask
Ask
Bid
llAN'K RTOrKS,
Com .Nat Bank...
96
AT
Citizens Nat Hank..
66 '
68
68
60
Central
Fidelity T. i. T. Co
IXSDR S.NCE.
Alleinannla
Armenia
Teutonla
Western Ins Co
NATUIIAL GAS.
Cliartlers Vallev..
p. n. ;. a v. Co...
Pa. Gas Co
Philadelphia Co....
Wheeling Gas Co...
TRACTIONS.
Central Traction....
Citizens Traction. . .
ou
120
15X1
19J,
20
174
!
20'
2054
17
2854
28
63
23J1
28Ji
65
65
61
Pittsburg Traction.
61
x-ieasiira vaney.
RAILROADS.
-4
24K
247,
Chartlers Railway..
63
fills., l.OCASII....
Pitts. & Castle y...,
Pitts. June R. R...
Pitts. W. Jt Ky...
COAL.
N. Y. t C. G. C. C.
IIRIDGE.
Hand Street
Pg. & Birmingham.
IIININO.
La Norla Mln. Co ..
Luster Mining Co..
JIISCELL NEOI 8.
Monon. Water Co..
Union S. & S. Co...
U. b. 4. . Co. pfil..
West. Airbrake Co.
Standard U C. Co..
U.S. Glass, com
47
50
50
SO
74
20c
93a
30
20
40.
9X
3)
bo
40"
40
I30S
132
IS'
132
1W5
133
71
78
78
The Vanderbilt Roads.
New York, Dec 22. The directors of the
Vanderbilt roads met at the Grand Central
depot this morning for dividend purposes.
A,dividend oflji for the half year and an
extia dividend of per cent was declared
on Canada Southern. Anew traffic arrange
ment was made between this company and
the Michigan Central, dating from January
1 next for Ave years, n hereby the Canada
Southern's proportion or net earnings is to
be 40 per cent Instead or 33 on any sum up
to $l,uO0,CO0, and then 3 above (1,000,000.
With the extra dividenu declared the Can
ada Southern has paid 3 per cent for the
year, the same as In 1891, To-day's divi
dends ate payable February L Tho report
lor the year shows: Total, $428,000 Income,
against $49,000 last year; 3 per cent divi
dend, $450,D00. unchanged: deficit $22,000.
aealnst $9,000 last year. The accumulated
surplus is $198 7.
'The Michigan Central directors declared a
semi-annual dividend ot 1 per cent, making
5 per cent for the year, the same as in 1891.
Tub report of the road for the year shows
net eai nlngs, $3,'J2 1,000, a decrease of $134,000.
Tho directors of the Lake Shore declared a
somi-annual dividend ol 3 per cent, payable
February 1. Its 'net earnings lor 1892 (De
cember estimated) $6,630,000, a decrease or
$168 77: Cliar-c?, $3,360,01.0, an Increase of $749;
balance, $3 270 000, a decrease of $169,460: divi
dend, $2,Uu7,990. unchanged; surplus, $302,010,
a decrease of $169,463. The gross earnings of
Lake Shore for the year were the largest in
the history of the'eompuny. Tbe expenses
include all expenditures for the year. Noth
ing has been charged to construction, or
equipment since vsa. xne outlays in 189J
for new buildings, new sidings, second
track, heavier Iron bridges and reduction or
grades, amounted to $1.015.CO0. The funded
debt has been decreased during the year
$250,000 by the operations of the sinking
fund.
Financial Notes.
The Enterprise Mining Company have Just
lost a suit in the United States Court In
volving about $300,000.
The block of 1,500 share Duquesne traction
was sold to Hill & Co. by J. B. Barbour.
Car others and Lawrence & Co. sold P. & B.
traction to Kuhn Bros. -
TbB small lot of P.. A, 4 M. traction
changed bauds from Sproul & Co. to Hill &
Co.
Chartered to-day: McKee & Bros., Pitts
burg, to make glass: capital, $5,000: ErneatW.
Beach, Winifred B. Carson, Alex. 8. Guffey,
Edwin B. Smith, George B. Motberal are the
Incorporators. The Nation's Mower and
Reaoer Company, or Pittsburg; capital, $500,.
000. The directors are Martin A. Cutter.AIex.
Hamilton, Henry L Gourley, Edwin n.
Myers, Samuel Jarvls, William C Straw. E.
D. Wiugenroth, William J. Langfltt. David
W. Itlggs, Frederiok Gwinner, Robert W.
McAlee. The location of the office of the
WestPonn Coat and Coke Company has been
changed from Pittsburg to Philadelphia.
It was reported that the arrangement for
the consolidation of the Lead and Linseed
Oil companies provides for the increase of
tne Lead caoltal (took from t40.o90.000 ta 50..
.,CW1CWi1 oXwliloUSo.OOO.WOUtobaooajnBaand
$5,000,000 preferred stock. This is to be given
for the $18,000,000 Linseed stock, or 27 7-9
shares or Lead common and 27 7 9 shares of
Lead preferred for each 100 shares or Lin
seed. Another report was that 2 shares of
Lead common audi share of Lead preferred
will be given tor each 5 shares of Linseed Oil
stock.
From Sproul i, Ca's market letter: The
fact that tlfe holidays are close at hand
would indeed seem to have an influence
upon the operators who are Inclined to
work, for a fall in values. At the same time
it is painfully evident that recent events
have completely demoralized the believers
in higher prices and left the market without
any organized support. Under such circum
stances it is at the mercy of tho bears, even
if the latter do not at onco press their ad
vantages. J. S. Bache & Co. to Oakley 4 Co,: Thee
is no doubt that Whisky people are
getting a good deal" ot opposition; they are
advertising to the world that their business
is one or the best in the land; then their
modes or doing business, and the way they
dictate to their customers is such as to dis
gust even the most patient souls. They are
making themselves unpopular with their
custodiers and if tho latter could buy of any
other source they would be only too glad to
do so.
MONETARY.
A steady to strong 6 per cent market con
tinues to prevail locally, tho demand being
active from all regular sources. Eastern
exchange and currency are quoted at par.
New York, Doc. 22 Money on cull easier
,at 47 per cent; last loan 4; closed offered
at 4. Prime mercantile paper, MJ6 . ster
ling exchange firm with actual business $.t
854 66 for CO-day bills and $4 87Ji4 8
lor demand. '
Clearing House Figures.
Exchanges to-day 12,425.631 33
Balances to-day 399,997 35
Same day last week:
Exchanges $2,313,123 64
Balances, f. 400,043 77
New York. Dee. 22. Clearings, $145,666,320;
balances. $5,063,544.
Boston, Dec. 22. Bank clearings, $17,075,
643; balances. $2,431,512. Rito for money 6
per cent. Exchange on New York, 10c dis
count to 15c premium.
Philadelphia. Dee 22. Clearings, $15 846,
441: balances, $1,790,010. Money, 4 per cent.
Baltimore, Dec. 22 Bank clearings, $2,
093,287; balances, $241,883. Rate, 6 per cent
Chicago, Deo. 2i Bank clearings to-dav,
$18,017,941. New York exchange: 40c premium.
Sterling exchange quiet; 60-day bills, $4 85;
sight drafts, $4 88. Money steady at 6 per
cent
CiHCEfifATi, Dec 22. Money, 4I5 per
cent. New York exchange, par to 15c dis
count Clearings. $2,123,500.
St. LOtns, Dec. 22. Bank clearings, $4,897.
566; balances, $519,768. Money quiet at 7
per cent Exchange on New York, 25c pre
mium. Foreign Financial.
London, Dec 22. The bullion In the Bank
of Eugland decreased X 189,000 during
tbe week. The proportion of the Bank of
England's reserve to liability, which last
week was 48.00 per cent is now 45.41 per cent
Amount of bullion gone into the Bank or
England on balances to-day Is 110,000
Paris, Dec. 22. Phe weekly statement of
the Bank of France shows an increase of
3,750,000 francs -old and a decrease ot 100.000
franc silver. Three per cent reiites 9Sf 7o
for the account.
London, Dec 22.-4 P. M.-Close-Consols
account 97 5-16; do money, 97 7-16: New York.
Pennsylvania, ana oiuo lsts, 29: Canada
Pacific, 91: Erie, 2K: lo 2ds, 104; Illinois
Central, luOJj; Mexican ordinary. 2IJ-i; St.
Paul common, 78: Pennsylvania, 55J: Read
ing, 26: Mexican Central new 4s, 67. Bar
sliver, 38 I-16J. -Money, 1 per cent Jtatjof
discount in the open market for both
short and three months' bills, 1 per cent
Bar Silver.
New York, Dec. 22. Special Bar silver
in London yt' higher at 38 1-16U per ounce.
New York dealers' price for silver, 83c per
ounce.
A WELL ON THE HERRON.
The Forest Oil Company's No. 10 Making
10 Barrels an Hour A Duster and Two
Light Fifth Sanders Reported Gordon
Well on ths Wallace.
One new fifth sand oil well was reported
yesterday in the local oilfields. It is the
Forest Oil Company's No. 10 on the W.' a
Herron farm, and last evening it was mak
ing 16 barrels an hour from the fifth sand.
It isJocated about a mllb north of Nobles
town, and Is In an old part of the field.
Jennings.'Guffey and Co.'s No. 10 on the
Bell farm is a duster in the fifth sand. It Is
also north ofNoMestown.
Tho Devonian Oil Company's No. 5 on the
K. McDonald farm has been drilled through
the firth sand, and is a light well. They in
tend to shoot it to-dav- Their No. 2 Cub
buse Is also a small well in the fl.th sand.
The Forest Oil Company's No. 1 on the W.
E. Eumundson farm in the eastern lie
Curdy district was drilling in the fifth sand
yesterday, but according to tho last reports
from it, a pay streak had not been reached.
The same company's No. 3 on the Coventry
farm in the Murdocksvlllo field will make
about 50 barrels naturally.
Jennings, Guffey & Ca's No. 11 Bell is
dowh 1,700 feet
The Woodland Oil Company ensed through
the salt sand yesterday at Its No. 3 on tho
ocott larm.
The Devonian OU Company's No. 10 Elli
ott and No. 4 E. McDonald are each drilling
at 1.850 feet.
The People's Gas Company has a well on
the Wallace (arm, smith of Willow Grove,
which Is good for 150 barrels a day from the
Gordon sand.
.The lourth sand wells In the northeastern
McCurdy district, which came in big a rew
days aso,-aie not holding up as was an
ticipated at first Guffey & Robison's No. 1
Ewfng, which started off at nearly 100 bar
rels an hour, was reported yesterday after
noon to navo tnauo oniy it ieec in iy Hours,
or a rractlon better than 22 barrels an hour.
It has not been drilled any deeper since it
w as brought In, as the cold weather solidi
fies the oil in the pipes and has made it al
most impossible to run the oil.
The No. 8 Marshall of the Tidal Oil Com
pany fell below 20 barrels an hour in its pro
duction yesterday, and it? was dropped lrom
the list in the gauges.
The Gauges Yesterday,
The estimated production of the McDonald
field yesterday was 19,000 barrels, the
same as the day before. Tho Woodland Oil
Company's o. a scotc was making 35 barrels
an hour. .The stock in the field was 44,000
barrels.
The runs from tbe SIstersvllU) field were
15,450 barrels.
Buns and Shipments Wednesday.
j.he National Transit runs were 25,199;
shipments, 8.049. RunsqT Southwest Penn
sylvania from McDonald, 14,767: outside of
McDonald, 7.107; total runs, 21,874. Buckeye'
runsof Macksburg oil, 4,662: shipments, none.
Buckeye runs of Lima o I. 47,664: shipments,
49,374. Eureka runs, 17,069; tdilpments, 2,339.
New York Transit shipments, 39,517. south
ern Pipe Line shimnents, 8,651.
Tbe runs or the W. L. Mellon J?ipe Lines
Were 7,841; rccolpts from other lines, none;
total receipts, 7,841; shipments, 6,422.
The runs of the Tidewater Pipe Line Com
pany on Wednesday ere 4,906; total, 92,131;
average, 4.8SS; shipments none; total, 201,449;
average, 9,593 barrels.
The OH Market
Bange of the January option: Opening,
52?ic; highest, 52c; lowest 52ic; closing,
uennea on tew iotk, d.3c; London,
4d; Antwerp, 12f..
-JIET
ew 1 o'BK,bec. 22. Petroleum opened dull
anu continued so to toe close. Penn
sylvania oil, spot rales, none. January
option, sales, 4,000 bbls, at 52c Lima oil,
sales 2,000 barrels, at 19c; 19u bid. Total
sales, 6,000 barrels. ,
Oil City, Dec 22. Opened, 52c; lowest,'
52c; highest, 52Jc; closed, 52c. dales. 6.000
barrels; clearances, 46,000 barrels; shipments,
64,060 barrels; luns; 91,274 barrels.
Flour In the Northwest.
Minneapolis, Dec. 22. The Xorlhwestern
Miller says: There was a slight decrease in
the amount of flour ground by the mills last
week. The total for the week was 183,855vat
rels, against 194,500 barrels the week be lore,
201,7O0tbarrels the corresponding time in 1891,
and 139,460 barrels in 189. The water power,
as a result or colder weather, has been
rather poorer so tar this week, and this has
a tendency to reduce tho production. The
year's manufacture promises to' exceed ,
750.000 barrels, against 7,870,000 barrels ror
1691, which, tip to that time, was the great
est showing ever made. The flour market is
without any special feature. The domestic
trade Is taking some patent right along for
immediate consumption, but the ordeis
booked lack a good deal of offsetting the
current manufacture.
SICK HEADACHE-0arMr,g UWt WTer pmfc
SICK HEADACHE-fjjftj,.,, LluIe hlTeI mi
'SICK EADACHE-Carter,iLIttIe Liver Pills.
SICK UEADACHE-CarMI,,LlttlUTerruu.
r 4-40-ifmrin
.A $15,000 RESIDENCE .
On North Highland Avenne Changes Hands
A Big Increase In Building Permits
Good Deals Closed and Others Under
Way.
Thursday, Dec. 22.
A residence property on North Highland
avenue has just changed hands at a price
that it considered very reasonable. M. F.
Hippie & Co. sold for J. G. Haymaker to
John P. Gangwisch and Frank K. Gibson,
a residence property on the westerly side of
North Highland avonue, adjoining the
Walnwright property, consisting of a seven
room brick dwelling with a tot having a
frontage on the avenue of 57 feet by 180 feet
in depth, for $15,000.
A Little Gossip.
Messrs. Chaddock & Owens and Laird &
Ray have about completed arrangements
with 'Building Inspector Hoffman, for the
construction of a party wall lor their new
buildings on Liberty street. Tho former
firm will build a five-story structure, and
the latter firm has decided to erect a nine
story building.
Quite a number of Important transactions
in realty have been closed during this week,
notwithstanding the taut that the holiday
season is at uand, which, as n rule, causes a
lull in the market lor the time being. The
final papers were passed to-dav in a $59,C00
deal in tho office of M. F. Hippie & Co., but
the particulars of It cannot be given at
present Other deals equally as Important
at eon, anl show signs of being completed
at a very early date.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
J. F. Sperber, a two-story frame dwelling,
Williams street, near Cole street: cosf $150.
J, E. Obitz, a two-story frame dwelling. Gar
rett street, near Frankstown avenue: cost
$2,600. A. H. Hall, a two-story brffik dwell
ing, VcPherson street, near Fifth avenue;
cost $4,000. A. H. Hall, two two-story brick
dwellings, Firtn avenue, near McPherson
street; cost $6,000 ror both. Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, a one-story iron-clad hay
barn, Stock Yards, between Penn avenue
and P. R. H,; cost $7,500. John Crossett, a
two-story frame dwelling, corner Danohln
and Evallne streets; cost $1,200. Martin
Somcile, a two-story frame dwelling, Gil
more street, near Second avenuef cost $900.
Charles Koch, a two-storv Drick dwelling,
Darrah street, between Fifth avenue and
Terrace stieot; cost $2,883. John Stipplck, a
two-story brick dwelling, Darrah street, be
tween Fifth avenne and Terrace street; cost
$2,833.
Late Sales.
Mrs. Catherine Howley sold to Michael
McGuire tho property No. 718 Fifth avenue,
consisting of a two-story brick dwelling,
with a lot 25x100 feet, for $5,500.
G. W. Spencer sold lots Nos. 64, 65, 66, 67
and 68 in the Spencer plan. West Liberty,
being 25x120 leet each, to August Fngee, for
$2,000.
John K. Ewing & Co. sold to Emma W.
Roth, for B. A. Elliott, a lot, 24x115, on Ken
wood avenue, being lot, No. 23 in Elliott &
Co.'s plan, Tenth ward, Allegheny, for $525
cash.
A-.Z. Byers & Co. sold for Henry A. Davis
the property corner Sorrali street and
Island avenue. Tenth ward, Allegheny, con
sisting or a frame house of three rooms,with
ait fgiBfeet fSrtl 750
a Iot 13x53 feet' "rM5tt.
MERCANTILE MARKETS FIRM.
A Fair Sorting-Up Business In Staples The
Low Temperature Has a Stimulating
Effect in Many Lines Cotton Goods
Position a Very Strong One.
Thursday, Dec. 22.
Trade in leading descriptions of merchan
dise was fair to-day, but it was, of course,
only in the way of sorting up stocks to
meet pressing requirements. So far as
prices were concerned, staples were un
changed, and changes anywhere along the
line were inconsequential Generally
speaking, however, the markets were firm.
The low temperature is having a good ef
fect on the poultry and game market, and if
it continues throughout the holiday season
sales will De heavy at good prices.
Potatoes and cabbage have eased up in
price a little during the past few days, but
many believe the weakness is meiely tem
porary. Canned fruits and vegetables are firming
up again, and dried iruits are meeting a
bettor demand than usual even at this sea
son of the year.
Cofleo, sugar, rice and molasses are quoted
as snowing a stronger tone.
Tne cotton goods position is very firm.
Buyors of elotns are somewhat concerned
at tbe fact that raw cotton continues to ad
vance. Eastern mill treasurers are also a
good deal concerned, nnd are trying to map
oat a policy for preceedlng. Some of the
treasurers suggest that they ought to pro
ceed Just the same as they would if they
knew that law cotton was going to 12c, or 2c
above what the market is to-day. But there
is n aimcuity in proceeding in such a man
ner, from tbe fact that some of the trade do
not believe in such an advance, and are con
tinuing to sell goods Just as though cotton
had reached tbe highest point Cotton is ab
normally high to-day, and there is not the
least doubt but what a crop phenom
enally small must be provided for, but, with
an advance of 60 per cent, sucn as has al
ready taken place, it can scarcely be safe to
bank extensively on a much higher price in
tho near future. But the stocks or cotton
goods in the hands of agents and,manniact
urers are doubtless small, and at the same
time tuey are being very careim aDout con
tracting for goods for forward delivery, ex
cept at value or at prices that will' save
their profits, or ut least irom positive losses,
in case of still further advances in the
prices of cotton. Tho advance "in cotton
has had tho effect of checking goods for ox
port for the present, export bnyers not De
ing willing to contract at such rates as the
present cotton market warrants.
,' Grain, Flonr and Feed.
No sales occurred on call at the Grain and
Flour Exchange to-day, very little attention
being paid to the call. Bids and offers:
SPOT. Bid. Asked.
New No, 2 yellow shelled corn 45
No. 2 white oats 37
FIVE DATS.
New No. 2 vellow shelled corn 4554
New high mixed shelled corn 45
No. 2 yellow car corn 43
Mo. 2 white oats 37
Extra No. 3 white oats ,'
Winter wheat bran
48
33),
48
47
51
39
33
15 50
14 50
14 00
Choice timothy hay 13 00
o. ltlmotby hay,
TEN DATS.
No. 2 yellow shelled corn 45 43
No. 2 yellow ear corn 7?.. 51
Receipts bulletined: Via theP.&W. 2 cars
flour, 1 car wheat; via the B. & 0. 2 cars
oats, 4 cars hay; via the P., C.,0. & St. L.
3 cars oats, 4 cars hay, 7 can corn; via the
P., Pt. W. & C 6 cars hay, 2 cars oats. 2 cars
mult, 2 cars corn, 1 car bran, 2 cars barley,
1 car flour. Total, 39 cars.
RASOE OF THE MARKET.
The following quotations for praln, feed, hay
and straw are for carlots on track. Dealers charge
a small advance irom store.
Whkat-So. 2red
No. 3 red
Corn No. 2 yellow ear
High mixed ear.
iilixtu ear
Nu. 2yi How shelled
HIrIi mixed shelled
Mixed Bhelled
New No. 2 shelled
Mew nhrb mixed shelled corn.
Oats No. 1 white.
No. 2 white
KxtraNo. 3 white
No. 3
Mixed
Eye No. 1 Western
No. 2 Western
Flour (Jobbers' prices) Fancy brands, $1 75
4 85; standard winter patents, $l-504 75; spring
patents. $4 50(34 65: straight winter. II cm I 25;
clear winter. $4 734 CO; XXX bakers' U 753 85;
rye. $3 503 75.
The Exchange Price Current quotes flour in car
loads on track as follows:
Patent winter $3 75fM0O
Patent spring 4 1034 15
Straight wluler 3 25fd3 50
Clear winter 3 0.W3 25
Lowgrades. 2 VOGal 55
Bye flonr. ... :.... 3 0,03:
Spring bakers 3 333 5C
JIILLFEED-No. l white middlings. IIS 00 !'J CO:
No. 2 while middlings. $16 0317 OJ; winter wheat
bran. $14 Man 0); brown middlings, SI6 0018 50;
chop, f la ou.3 00.
Hay Choli-o. timothy. $14 00314 25; No. 1 timo
thy. ?13 2oI3 74; No. 2 tlmotbr. $12 0012 50;
mixed clover ami timothy, 513 00213 50: packing
$7 0OS CO: No. 1 reeding prairie. or9 50: No. 2
do. W C3 50: wagon lnv. 115 0CI7 Ou.
STRtw-Wheat. 6 C08 5J; oat, 7 00(37 50; rye,
$7(X7 60.
Groceries.
SUOAR-Patentcut loaf, SHc:
cubes. 5c: pow.
dered. Sc: granulated (standard). 4c: coufectioi
trs A. 4 8-loc: sort A, 4i42lc fancy yellow. 4Jc;
ralr vellow, 45i45ac; common yellow. 24c.
' Coffee Koasted.in packages Standard brands.
233-20C: second grades. 23323c: fancy grade. S
3:c Li osc-Java. :!37c: Mocha. S533)c:
Maracalbo. 29c: Peaberry. SjIsS'e: Santos, 28
o'c; iRracas, ou;Mtyji;&c: too. it&iii$G.
1UI, '3EBE1 IjlHMUe,
S33Sc;
laner.
3JK3fic:
centrifugals, 2930c: new crop New Orleans. 44
43c.
STRUP-Corn srrnp. 23JJ25c: sugar syrop, 2830c;
fitner flavors. 3132c: blark strap, 15l6c.
KHUrrs- London Liver raisins, t2 Mi California
London layers, $2 2032 18 1 California tnnseatels.
75 (3 75
72 73
405(& 50
48.5 49
48 47
48 43H
47 47h
45 S 48
46 48J
43 45i
39 39
S3 & 3SS
37 37)4
3t (Si 385
36 (3 365a
59 60
56 57
HKc: currants. 4Jc: California prunes. ltSOT
ue: .rrencu prnnes, s'giizc: uauiornia seeuiess
raisins. I-Ib cartons, $3 l"J: lemon sn-el. I0ts1056c
RICE Fancy head Carolina, BgO'c; prime to
choice, 5K(36c; Louisiana. 5-6c: Jars, S)-oXc:
Japan. 5V6c.
Canned GOODS-Standard peaches, 2 0002 25;
extra peaches. $2 352 50: seconds. 1 1 Kl 1)j: pie
peadlies. Jl 2031 25: finest corn, $1 351 '.0; liar
ford county corn. 41 05! 10; lima beans, tl 20
I 25; soaked, 8083c: earlr June peas, tl 151 25;
marrowrat neas, fl &'31 10: soaked. 7580c: French
peas, (11 SOfr-tl 00 1 Weans, or II 40131 60 ? dozen;
pineapples. II 3501 50: extra do, 82 40: Bahama do,
$2 90: Damson plums, Lastern, It 25; California
pears, S2 C.73; 85: do green gazes, $1 73- do egg
Dlnms. II 73; do apricots, tl iV3t 90: do extra
white cherries. 12 752 80: do white cherries, 2-ID
cans. 1 85: raspberries. It 30(31 50 strawberries.
fl 151 25; gooseberries. 81 101 25: tomatoes, 93c
II 09: salmon, 1-ln.U i Si; blackberries. 75S0c:
succotash. 2-lhcans. soancd. 95c: do standard. :-(!)
cans. l 25t 63; corned beer, 2-lb cans, fl 75: 90:
do. 14-lh, I3 50: roast beef. :-lb. II 85: chipped
beer. 1-lbcans. II 852 CO; baked beans, ft 251 35:
lobsters, 1-th. 12 25: mackerel, fresh. 1-lb. Jl 90;
broiled, f 1 50; sardines, domestic H: K 85: 5s.
IS 25; Ms. mustard, 13 00: Imported. 54 s. (10 S0
12 CO; imported. ,H. 118 00f323 00; canned apples.
3-Ib, 7533c: gallons, it bO&Z 75.
OiLS-Carbon. 110, 6c: headlight. 6Hc; water
white. 7c; Elaine. 13c; Ohlolejtal test65ic: miners
winter white. 33340c: ao summer, 3233c.
Provisions.
Largo hams
Medium
Small.................... . ..,
Trimmed
California
Shoulders, sugar-cured
Bacon shoulders
Dry salt shoulders
Breakfast bacon '.
Extra do
Clear bellies, smoked
Clear bellies, dry salt
Dried beer, knuckles
Rounds .......................
Sets
Flats
Lard (reflneil), tierces
Tubs
Two50-lbcases....4
Lard (compound), tierces
Hair barrels
Tubs
Palls
Two 50-Ib cases
Three-lb cases
Flve-Ib cases
Ten-lb cases
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Mess pork, heavy
Tless pork, light
Batter and Cheese.
BCTTER-Elgln creamery. 325$33'ic: Ohio
brands. 2S29c; choice to fancy dairy and country
roll. 2527c: fair to medium grades. 181224c: low
grades. I2(56c: cooking. 9llc; grease. (KSic.
Cheese Ohio, fall made. li5)IIHc: summer
made. 1010.Sc: iiew York. 114j12c: fancy Wis
consin Swiss blocks. 145Hc; dn bricks, 1313Hc;
Wisconsin swcltzer. In tubs, 13U,'ic; llmberger,
10)jllc: Ohio Swbs. 13Hc.
Eggs and Poultry.
EGGS Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio, 26
27c: special marks. 2Sc: cold storage 212ic.
Poultry Live Spring chickens. to60c per
pair: old chicken. 6070c: dntks, .6070c: gecie,
1 25I 40; turkeys. ll12c per B. Dressed
Chickens, IJQUc per &; turkeys, 145417c: ducks, 14
16c; geese ll13c
Berries, Fruit and Vegetables.
Cranberries are quoted at $3 003 25 per
box, and at these prices the market is said
to be very firm.
Apples, $2 003 60 per bbl, with most sales
at $2 503 50; only Golden Gate and other
choice varieties bring the outside price;
Florida oranges, $2 503 25 per box; lemons,
$3 504 25 per box; biiuanas, $1 252 09 per
buncii; pineapples. 10015c each by the bbl:
do, extra large, 2022c: Malaga grapes, $6 00
8 00 per keg: date-, 63o per lb.
Cabbage, $2 502 75 per bbl: onions, $2 60
2 75 per bbl for native and $1 40l 60 per box
for Spanish; turnips,' $1 502 00 per bbl;
rutabagas, $1 151 25; beets, $2 0302 25: pars
nips, $2 252 50: carrots, $1 501 73; Florida
cucumbers, $1 75 per dozen; celery, 2035c
per dozen bunches.
Potatoes, S083c per bn from store and 70
75c on track. Jersey sweets, firsts, $4 25
4 60 per bbl; do, seconds. $3 00Q3 25; Balti
more firsts, $3 253 50; do, seconds, $2 00
2 60.
Game.
$2 002 25 per dozen; pheasants,
Quail,
$7 007 50; prairie chickens, $6 507 00;
Mallard ducks, $5 005 50; squirrels,
$1 251 75; Tabhits, 3540c per pair; Jack
rabbits, 75cH 00 per pair; venison, carcass,
12013c per io; do, saddlqs, 16i8c
Dried and Evaporated Fruits.
Apples, evaporated, 50-lb boxes, 9c per
lb; common dried, 45c; apricots, 1518c;
pitted cberries,17c:Callfornia peaches,14!7c;
common dried, 89c; California pears,i6)c:
do plums, pitted .15c; raspberries, 2122Sc;
Leghorn citron, 1415c; dates, 5c: flus, 914c;
nectarines, 10c; orange peel, 1314c
Miscellaneous.
Seeps Choice mammoth clover, 13 50 per bu;
choice Western timothy. 12 052 15.
Buckwheat Flour 225c per lb.
Beans New York and Michigan pea beans.. 82 10
(3: 13 per bu.: hand-picked medium. 82 002 05:
Lima. 454'344c per lb; Pennsylvania and Ohio
beans. $1 7Sat 90 per bn.
Dried PEAS-i 8Ct 90perbnj
Beicswax Choice yellow. 3235c: dark. 2630c
Cider New country. $4 OCto", 50 per bbl; sand
renneu. so ang, u; crao. as w.ao w.
Honey tew crop white clover. lS20c per lb;
buckwheat 1416e: strained honey. 89c.
Tallow Country rough, 35s4c per lb: city ren
dered. 44c.
Feathers Extra live geese, 58G0cperlb; No.
2 do, 4830o : mixed. 30Mc
Nuts Peanuts, green. 34c per lb: do
roasted, fl 151 25 per bushel; hickory nuts, 1 00
(31 25: shellbarks. II rgl 50; new walnuts. a
6oc: old do. 5055c; butternut?. 5055c ror old and
6085cfornew; filberts. 9c per lb; almonds. Tarra
gona, ISctiloIvlca. 16c: do paper shell. 25c: shelled
almonds. 35c: Brazil nuts. 88jc: French walnuts,
9c; pecans. 10c: Naples walnuts, 13c; Grenoble wal
nuts. 1354c.
Pickles 84 5ffi5 50 per barret
Pofcorn 354ftJ4Mc pr lb.
HiDES-'Green steer hides, trimmed. 75 lbs and
up. 7c; arreen steer bides, trimmed, 60 to 75 lbs. 7c;
green steer hides, trimmed, under 69 lbs, 6c: green
cow hides, trimmed, all weights, 4c; green bull
hides, trimmed, all weights. 4c: green calf skins.
No. 1, 6c: green calf skins. Ho. i, 4c: green steer
hides, trimmed, side branded, 4c: green salt steers.
No. 1. 60 Ihs and up, 77Mc: green salt cows. No. .
1. all weights. 44ac: green salt calr. No. 1, 6 to 15
lbs. -V3Cc: green salt kip. No. 1, 15 to 25 lbs, 45c;
runner kip. No. 1. 10 to 15 lbs, 24c; No. Z hides.
1.4c off: No. 2 calf. 2c off.
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs Easier at East Liberty and Cattle and
Sheep Unchanged.
East Libertt, Dec. 22.
Cattle Receipts, 840 head; shipments, 820
head; market steady and unchanged; no
cattle shipped to New York: to-day.
Hoos Kecelpts, 3,100 head; shipments.
1,800 head; market slow; fair light to
best Philadelphia?, $6'60S 80; 8 cars hogs
shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep Becelpts, 1,200 head: shipments,
600 head; market fair at yesterday's prices.
By Associated Press.
Kansas City Cattle Becelpts, 3,000 head;
shipments. L500- head: -the market wasac-
tlvo and steers were 102"c higher; cows,
KfffiMr; higher: feeders strong and 10015c
higher. Representative sales: Dressed ueef
and shipping steers, $3 005 35; cows, $160
3 50; stockers and feeders, $1 353 30. Hogs
Kecelpts, 8,000 head: shipments, 500 head;
the market was nctlvo and steady and 5c
higher: all grades, $3 406 40; bulir, $6 20
6 3a Sheep Becelpts, 1,000 head; shipment?,
1,000 head; market steady for good, and
lower lor poor sheep; muttons, $1 35; lambs,
$5 005 50.
Chicago The Evening Journal report :
Cattle Becelpts, 9,000 head; shipments, 3,000
bead: market active, steady to higher; best
nativn steers, $5 956 15: sood and usefnl.
$4 95(33 SO; others. $4 755 25; common, $3 75
4 25; stockers, $2 753 25. Hogs Receipts,
31,000 head: shipments, 9,000 head; market
steady to lower: rough and commoi, $6 00
6 25; mixed aud packers, $6 3CS 40; prime
heavy and butchers' weight. $6 5006 65;
assorted light, $6 20635. vSbeep Receipts,
6,000 head; shipments, 5G0 head; market
steady to a shaitn higher; natives. $3 755 75;
Westerns, $4 625 05. Lambs, $4 0036 35.
New York Beeves Receipts. Z85 head,
lnclnding 9 carloads for sale; no trade; feel
lni dull: dressed beef steady at 8&9Uc per
pound; shipments to-day, 400 beeves. Calves
Receipt", ut head; innrkct steady:-veals.
$5 009 00 per 100 pounds: grasscrs, $2 osji
3 25. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 8,492 head;
sheep dull: lambs is per pound lower:
sheep, $3 505 50 per 100 pounds: lambs, $5 75
6 73. Hogs l!eceipts,3,925 head, consigned
direct: market nominally steady at $630
7 00 per 100 pounds. '
Haffiilo Cattle Receipts, 116 loads
through, none sale; fcolins steady. Hcgs
Receipts, 11 loads tlitouiti, 20 sale: opened
slow and easier: heavy cornfed, $C 85. Sheep
and lambs Receipts, 4 Io.ids tlirouli,6 sale;
ope"ned slow nnd low lor both kinds: choice
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Cincinnati Hogs lower at $5 75S 65; re
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LOOO head; shipments, 40Q head. Sheep
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shipments, 400 head. Lambs steady at $4 00
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consequence of earlier calls than expected.
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