SHORTS jET-SCHREO And ftusli to Coyer 'on an Easier Tone in Ster ling Exchange. BULL COAL TRADE POINTS Eesponded to. by a Eise in All the Coal "Roads. A BIG SELLING IN H. P. PKEFERRED. lo I'onses Compelled to Cloit Out All of a heir Contracts. SHAEP ADVANCES IK THE INDUSTBIALS rSITSClAI. TEtrOBAM TO THI DISFATCH.3 Kew Yonrc, Dec. 2a To-das stock market was swayed by opposing influences, each of which had its eflect upon prices. There was some improvement in the specu lative tone on account of the easier market lor sterling exchange, a condition that led foreign bankers to predict with a good deal of positivenew that there would be no shipments of cold to Europe at the end of the week. This resulted in the covering of a good many contracts for short accounts. In fact, the etening of the short contracts on account of the near ap proach to the end of the year was a feature of the market, and was largely respon sible for the improvement in prices. Another factor consisted of encouraging reports as to the condition of the anthra cite coal trade. The stocks of all the an thracite coal carrying companies were strong, and closed at higher prices than yes terday. Beading closed only rractlonailv higher, though it was more extensively dealt in than any or the other stocks or the group to which it belongs. The arrangement that the Reading Coal and Iron Company lias madeftith tl.e reor ganized Finance Company oTPhiladelphia, liv which the last is to transact the commer cial and financial business of the first, was favorably construed by a portion or the speculative community. As the Reading Coal and Iron Company has never been an especially pro-perous concern, Ueinsr auxil nrv and subordinate to the Beading Bail roa'd Conipanv,the transfer or it flinnci.il management to a third corporation will bo l earded w ith great interest. , The selling or Northern Pacific securities to-day was suirgestivo or liquidation and it was common report that a brokerage houe here and another in Philadelphia had been compelled to close out all their contracts on account of their faith in them. ether features were a reactionary move ment in Manhattan Railway, New lorkand Northern pieferred and New YorK and New Lngland. and sharp advauces in the antbra cite stocks, in tlio active gas stocks and in the industrials. rpeclal From Dow, Jones 4 Co.l New Tokk, Dec. 23. To-day's market has been irregular with a fairly well marked movement in three groups of stocks. Coal ers and industrials both showed considera ble Btrengtb while the grangers were dull and rather weak, the rest of the list moving irrenulaily. Nevertheless the temper of the market has been distinctly bullish. This is due to a variety of cause, one of which is of i. universal character. The fall in exchange and the idea prevalent among bankers that the highest rates for sterling had been seen, thus putting lurther reports of sold out ot the question for the immediate future, was considered by everybody a factor of tne first lmoortance. This gave tone to the market and confidence to the hulls. The special causes anecting the coalers were the continuance of the cold snap and the possibility of some rearrangement of the combine. Lackawanna's annual state ment was expected to he extremely favora ble. Bulls of the generallv inactive coalers epoice confidently ot establishing a lusher "ranseof price for them, WO bolng freely talked for Jersey Central. An issue of Beading thirds to the amount of $10,000,000 is reported likely under the terms ot the mortgage. This can be made after the 3d of January next. Philadelphia old Reading, the arranaement with the Finance Company of Pe lnsjlvanin not heme liked there, but nil the stock was re.idilr taken for both the long and short Interest. Sugar and Distillers were amarked feature of strength. The buying of them was by the old pool, and bull points are given out, espe cially on Sugar, in which there is known to be a considerable short interest; 115 is pre dicted lor the stock very soon. The comparative t eakness in the grangers was explained by some extent by the heavy fall in Northern Pacific 8s and preferred stock. Until quite late in the oay the cau-o of this fall remained a mystery, but just be fore the close it transpired that the sales re cently made ere for account of a fiim in difficulties, who would, however, probably pull through. The iact that there was nothing intrinsically wrong with Northern Pacific reassured the market and estab lished a better tone generally, the leeling of the room at the close ueing more Dullish. The talk on New England was that Boston was buying and that a combination ol the Parsons interested and the New York and Neu Hampshire people, both of whom have grievances in common, was possible ana that Mr. Parsons might get the necessary grip on New L'ugland between now and Jl arch. The relapse in Manhattan and New Tork and Northern on selling by insiders proved the absence ofanj thing special behind the ' advance. Money is harder in view of some shifting of loans over January 1 next. tBy Associated Press.! New Tork, Dec 28. The weakness of the Northern Pacifies attracted widespread at tention, a decline of 12 points in the stocks and 13K in the bonds of the company having caused liquidations on an extensive scale. It is reported "that one house sold out a large batch of the securities, which it had been carrying for customers who -were unable to respond to tho calls for additional margins. This led to rumors that a promi nent house w as financially emlartassed,but they could not be corroborated, and, in fact, were discredited in usually well-informed quarters. No default rs likelv on the Janu ary interest obligations, and official- ot the company state that the floating indebted ness is provided for up to September 18, 1893. Manhattan dropped 4 to 114, Now York and Northern prelerred 2-JJ to 2 and New Eng land Iff to 44J. Sabsequ-nilr Manhattan recoveied 2 and the other two rallied about a point. 1 he coal stocks advanced -3J for Lack awanna and 2 for Jersey Central and Dela ware and Hudson. Beading was also in de mand and closed with a net gain ofJ per cent on the announcement that an arrange ment had been made with the Finance Com pany of Pennsylvania to act as dlsti Uniting ngent for the Heading and that the Pinanco Company will adtance money to the Bead ing on its coal above ground thereby as suring the payment of interest on tho Bead ing prelerence income bonds. Chicago Gas rose J Distilling and Cattle Feedlnr J, American Sugar 1, Western Union i, national Lead and Lake Shore J per cent. St Paul, Rock Island, Canada (southern and Louisville closed Ji to lower than on yesterday. Among the specialties American Tobacco sold at 118119 against 115. the last previously rcporteu sale before to-day. -Xennnessee Coal and Iron Tell off from o5! to Zii and later rosoto3G. Itis stated that the contest for the coucrol of the company is In progress and that inter esting developments may be looked for shortly. JlK.lroad bonds were generally firm. Tne aalos weielL6!6,000. Chicago and Northern Pacific declined IK to 110, Columbus and Hocking Valley Bs, 1 to 95, Georgia Pacific coniol 5s, 2$ to 51J4; Northern Pacillc consoles, 1JJ to 116: Peoria, Decatur and Evansville seconds, 1 to 67, andSeattle,Lake Ehore and Eastern flrsts, 4 to 64. Columbus and Hooking 6s ioe IK to 95: Harlem Elver firsts. IK to 119: Michigan Central 7s, 1 to 11SX, an 1 St-J-ouis and fcan Frauclsou gen eralls, Jiio. The Headings were strong, lribvlu ci. H to Vi per cent. New York and JCortaern seconds rose 1 to 75, broke to 7i and closed at 73. Government bpnds closed as follows: U.S. H.reg U. S . wop U. . 2s 1'aciSe ts or "9S..., lnlslanaltpdls- Ml5BonrI6s Tenn.ewetM.. .113 ..lil .100 Northern Pac. 2nds.II3 Northwest Consols. 1J7X NortuwesU Deb 5 .103 M.l..AIruulf.(.en5j. fV St l..inl.Gen.Al.lOS4 St. Paul Cunsol 13H sul'..Cljl.4Piicut4,ll7 ..! . 97( .195 .1CS Tcnn. new set Ss.. ...102 Tin ii. newsetss..... 76 TcxPacL.fJ.Tr.Rcts 77 lvxPacK.U.Tr.Bcts Wtf CanaiiaSo. 2nis Vrl'4 Union l'ac ists lui West Shore 104 en. i-aciue ists ....iora Den. iK. G. lsts...ll? Den. A ICG. IB 80 l'rle 2uds 10IM II. K. AT. Gen. 8s.. 793. M. K. AT. Gen. 5s 48 Mutual Union 6$ 111)4' N. J. C. Int. Ccrt...Hli Northern Pac. lst..113'4 B. G. W. Ists 75 Alch. 48 83S4 Atah. lUc r.lis A... MU Gal., H."San5s....I01 Gal.. H. & San 2d 51.104 H. &T. C.5S IOS II. JfcT. (.'. consol6s.l03 Close in mining shares: Crown Point B0 Sierra Nevada 100 Con. Cal. and Ya 143 Standard 130 Dcadnood 125 Union Con 90 Gould Curry 70 Yellow Jacket 33 Iloinctile ijro Iron Silver. 40 Mexican 100 Oulck Silver 3V) Ontario isou Oulck Silver, pia 16U0 Ophlr 14 Balwer 12 PI mouth .(.. 45 The total sales of stocks to-day were 305, 000 shares, including: Atchison, 5,000; Bur lington, 5,200: Chicago Gas, 12,000; Licka wanna,3,903; Distilling, 33,000; General Elec tric, 4,800 Manhattan, 10,990: Missouri Paci fic, 5,000. New England. 23.900: Northern Pa cific, 53 500: Rending, 57,700; St. Paul, 8,400; Sugar, lt.SU; Union "Pacific, 4,800: Western Union, 11,000. The following table shows the prices of active stocks on the -New York Stock Exchange, corrected dally rorTHB Dispatch by Whitney 4 Stephen son, oldest Pittsburg nienbers of New York stock Exchange. 57 Fourth avenue t (note Open High Low- Clos- Deo. lng. est. est. lng. V. American Cotton Oil 40 41 40 40j 40J Am. Cotton Oil, pref Bog 80H KV 80 79 Am. Sugar Hefg Co. IOS 109f 107 109H 107X . Sugar E. Co., pref 9S 9SM 9S)i S3 93 Atch..Top. & 9. "... 33 S3.H S3 33!4 ZS'i Baltimore Ohio 94H 94X Baltl. Ohio. Trnst 92 93 Canadian Pacific 83 83k Canada Southern... 58M 58 H 5T 38 S814 Central of I.. Jersey 13 IZiH mu 125H 123 Central Pacific 27K 27K Chefape.iteAOlllo.. 22 22 22 23 22i Chicago Gas Trust.. 87 87H 80V 3754 86H CB.&Q 97!4 97X 96X 97H 97H C. M. .t -t. P. 76 767 76)1 7ili 76M C M. &St P., pref 121 120'$ C. It. 1. P 83K S3V 83VJ MX 83 C. St. P.. M. & O . . 46s 46 48 46! Cbt.P.. M.40. pref 118?( H8H JI831 118SS ClilcatroiNorthw'n 11CH 110? 110)j 110 11CH CHi.ANorthw'n.pfd UIH HI C.. C.. C. 41 57 7H 57'4 57 7X O.. C. G4I pref. 92 Col. Coal 4 Iron. ... 39 39 33 3SH W!4 Col 4 Hocking Yal 28 27J, Del . Lack 4 est . W 152) H9 151 Del. 4IIudsun 131 132 131 I31H 119 Den. 4 Itlu Grande IS 18 Den. 4 lilo G'e, pref 52!4 KH 5214 52S Dls. 4 C. K. Trust.. 63M 64K G3'A X 63M E. T. Va. 4 Ga 3 Illinois Ccntr-n ... 93 96 93 975i 0SJ4 Lake Erie & West 22 22 Zi 22 211 LakeFne4'W..pref 75 HH ItH 75 UH Lake Shore 4 31. b. 130 330 110 13)( VSH LoulsTil'e4 Nash'e 70 704 7054 70H 70H ilanhattan 143 Ui 144 1154 Michigan Centr-il ... M6 108 108 106 108 31itsnrl Pncirlc .. o6t 6854 55i S&K 65V National Cord. Co ISTJi 13 1SGH 337 137K Nat.C'rd Co.. pref. li:i 1KH 112 WH U2M National Lead Co... 44 45)4 447a 45 4IM Nat. Lead Co.. prer. 93 93 92J KH 9'S ew York Central. 109 109 109 108k- 10814 N Y., C. & St, L liH 17 N Y, C. 4St.L.Ist 7: 71 .N. Y.. f 4 St. L. 2d 31X 34S N. Y., L. E. 4 W . 2SJ, 21H 23S 234 N.Y.. L. E.4W. prd. 54 Mki SI 53 . Y. 4N. E W,i 46S 444 45 45 H N. Y., O 4 V .. U 18H 18 18), UH Norfolk 4 Western 10 tU N. 4 West'n, pref. 37 37)J North American Co 10 10Vi 9 9 10)j Nor'hern Pac flc ... 18 16 15 13)1 16 Nor. Pacific, pref. . 47M 47M 45 45J, 47X Ohio & Miss.. 21 31 raclflcMail XH 27 26W 26!2 27 Peo. Dec & Evans 16H 18 1C?, lo'i 16! Philada. & P.eadiug 52 S2H 51V 52M 51 M P.. C. C. 4 St 4.. 19 19 19 18H 18S P. C. C 4tL. pfd 51)i 594 Pullman Palace Cer. IB5W J94 Ktclunonl4W.P T 7H 7M 7X 7h 7 K. 4 W. P. T.. ptd . .. ...?. ....?. 30 30 St. P.. M 4JL 112 112 112 Ulii V1K Texas Pacllc H 9H Union Pacific 33 88!4 3!h Z1H 38 ahasli US H4 H 11 M abash, prefd C354 23 231 S3H I8H Western Union..... 91 85 93 94 B3t Wlieehng4L. E.. 21 21 21 21 21H W. 4L.X, prePd.. 64 M 64 61 eij GRAIN IS LOWER, And Provisions, After Starting Strong, Close on Losses. Chicago, Dec 2S. The unnatural differ ence between tho prices of the lower and contract grades of wheat and corn was the greatest factor with tho speculators to-day. No. 3 red wheat sold in the cash market at from C7c to 60c, and ordinary No. 3 spring wheat from 55c to 61c, No. 3 hard spring bringing about 63c. When compared with from 71Hc to 72c for legular No. 2, and with the further fact that all the cash offerings of low grade w heat did not find buyers at even the extremely low pnoes quoted, heaviness and lower prices for the speculative grade are not to be wondered at. The market for May wheat is a lower than it closed yes terday. Corn was governed by somewhat similar conditions. No. 3 as 3536o is out of all proportion with No. 2 at 40c liny, com shows a decline for the day of c Provisions opened firm, but closed weak and loner. Wheat started off at about the closing figures ot yesterday, with free selling. Cables, though a shade firmer at the start, soon became weak. , Domestic markets wereaNo weak, and there were rumors that Bi ad&trgeCs report would show a heavy in crease in the available sunply during the last week. Another depressing factor was a report that Senator Sherman bad said the anti-option bill was suie to pass tho Senate. Tho Weaie Commission Company, Armour, Kcnnett-Honklns, Scnwartz-Dupee and Adams arid Samuel were the leading sellers. On the break Walker & Co., Mitchell & E gleston were good buvers. " The light receipts of hogs caused the pro vis.on market to advance 7Ko in pork and lard and 2Jo for ribs. Boalizing sales by he ivy holders were lelt in the weakness which succeeded. January pork declined 25c and May 22e. May lard declined lOo un der its lushes, price in the forenoon, and ribs sank 7JJc from their early vnlue. Clos ing prices were close to the lowest point of the day's range. In corn operations were unimportant, openine trades bein,r at yesterday's quota tions and gradually sold off under a general lack ot support. Oats, although showing more life, were weaker, due to sympathy to other grains and to increased offerings by "longs." Their offerings coming at a time when there were few Iraioie, created weakness and prices de clined c. A Pactional rally followed, but the clo-e was quiet at nearly the Inside, and at Ts'tfrc udiuw .yesmruays. Ca-n quotations were as follows: Flour, slightly better foi bakers, but the general range practically unchanged; No. 2 sprin wheat, 71K: No. 3 spring wheat. 55G0c: No. 2 red. 7IJJc No. 2 corn, K No. 2 oats.29S0c; No. 2 white, 30c: No. 3 white, 30K31c No. 2 rye, 5050Jc. No. 2 bar lej,b5c;No. 3 r. o.b, 4060c; No. 4 f. o b 3418c. No 1 flaxseed, $1 09 Prime timotbv seed. $2 0u2 02f. Mess pork per barrel $14 5C14 55 Laid per 100 pounds, $10 30; snort ribs sides, loose, $S 308 35, dry salted shoul ders, boxed, $7 848 00; short clear sides, boxed, $3 6.3 65. t nisky, distillers' finished goods, per gallon, $1 39. Sugars, cut Icuf. SK5?: granulated, 5c: standard "A." ilic No. 3 corn, 360. " Beceipts I iour, 16,000 barrels: wheat, 237 000 bushels; corn. 177,000 bushels; oats, 270 000 bushels; rye, 9,000 bushels; barley, 109000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 18,000 barrels' wheat, '28 000 bushels; corn, 68,000 bnshels oats, 148 000 bushels; rye, 6,000 bushels- bar lev, 43.000 bushels. ' On the Produce Exchange to-day, thn butter market w.is very firm; creamery, 0 30c: dairy, 1926c. Eggs Arm; stiictly fresh. 25K026C. ' Bange of the leading features, furnished bv John M. Oakley 4 Co., bankers and brokers. No 45 Sixth street. Close. Articles. Uec.27 Wheat. December January May con:!. December January May OATS. December January May PORK. January May LAID. January May...... , SHORT miss. January. May 72W 72! 78)i 10H 41 45K 3!)S S4H 14 55 1567 10 10 t9 67)j 880 i 40 General Markets. Kansas City Wheat duU and lower; No. 2 hard, 6364c: No. 2 red, 6868Uc Corn weak and slow; No. 2 mixed, 32ka 32Jc: No. 2 white. 34314c. Oats weak; No. 2 mixed. 2829c; No. 2 white, 3031c. Eggs iu good demand at 22K23c. Beceints Wheat, 63,000 bushels: corn. 6,000 bushels; oats, none. Shipments Wheat, 63 000 bushels; corn, 6,000 bushels; oats, 8,000 bushels. Baltimore 'Wheat quiot; No. 2 red, 75)e; Junnary, 75c: May, 80c, Corn flrmer; mixed spot, 4c; year, 4bJ5gc bid: May, 50o bid. Oats quiet; Ho. -i white vvertini 4243c. Bye steady; Na 2, 6:. Hay steady. Gr.tln ireuhts dull; steam to Liverpool per quarter. Is. Provisions unchanged. Butter firmer; 30Q31C. Egs -firm, Coffee firm; Bio No. 7, 16c Tsx guaranteed cure for all headache la Bromo-Seltzer lOo a bottle- Open- U!gn- Loir- clos ing, est. est. lng. f 72 72"1 KI 71i 72' 7.'M 71 715 78)4 78H 77i 77 10H 40X 40' 10V 41 41 40H 40 4Si 4o 45H 4SX 2916 Vt SV 29S 3J5, 01, 30K 30)4 344 34) 34 S4)2 15 75 15 77S 15 50 15 52S 1.9 00 10 05 15 SHH 15 S!H 10 10 10 40 10 30 10 30 9 73 9 T2H 9 EJii 9 67H 8 32H 8 37H 8 39 3 32)f 8 45 S47X 8 40 8 Uh DUQUESNE IS FIRMER And P. & B. Shows Strength After Fairly Good Trading. PHILADELPHIA C0HPAHT HIGHER And Nearly All the Industrials Show an Improving Tendency. GOSSIP, 8ALES AND CLOSING QUOTATIONS Wednesday, Deo. 28. Duqnesne traction, Central traction and P. & B. traction were the only active items on 'Change to-day, though only Duqnesne and P. & B, were traded in to any extent, Duqueine opened at 27 sales, sold up to 27 and closed strong at 27J bid. P. & B. ruled rather weak throughout most of the session, but it closod at, the highest, and fractionally above the best sale of the day. At the last call it was intimated tnaime directors of the company woufd meet to morrow (Thursday) and declare the much-talked-of dividend. The strength of Du qnesne was ascribed to buying for the account of insiders. Central traction sold at 27, but only a small odd lot changed hands, and the closing bid was a half point abovo the sale price. The industrials, with the ex ception of Switch and Signal were flrmer and some of thera were higher. Citizens traction held its own at 63 bid,Luster gainod a fraotlon and Philadelphia Company closed on a small fractional advance. With regard to Philadelphia Company it must be sal J that its condition wlthiegard to the supply of gas is growing no bet- ter very iasi. ocuio3iiv"""'" ... East End are taking the bull by tho horns and returning to the use of coal. All of the commission houses at the cen tral drove yards will cease trying to got gas enough to make a fire with Saturday. On that day they will commence to burn coal again. A number of people In the Second, Third. Sixth and Eighth wardB are also con templating an early return to the use of the dusky diamonds. The problem or equaliz ing tne supply and demand will thus be solved without an effort on the part of tho Philadelphia Company. ...,,.. The receipts given by the Philadelphia Company for security deposits lead sub stantially ns follows: "This is to certify that the Philadelphia Company has received from John Doe $ as security lor gas to be used at Na street,-' etc. A lawyer who inspocted one of these receipts to-day gave it as hia opinion that In the eyes of the law It was a contract by which the Phlla delphla Company could be held accountable for damages resulting from a railuxe to furn ish gas at tho places speolfied. In well-informed circles it is hinted that Mr. Westinghouse is dissatisfied with one of his Philadelphia Company lieutenants, and that the gfcntleman will be asked to step down and out between this and the next annual meeting. The street believes that the Economites are disposing or their securities. Five hun dred shares ot Monongahela Water Com pany were sold in one bloekby a prominent Wood street house this week at 30, and it comes Irom a very reliable source that It was sold for the acoount of the Economites. A gentleman prominent in banking circles also states that some bonds long held by the socletv have lately lountt their way to market. , , Tho unlisted street railway securities closed as follows: P. B. traction, 21Ji 23; do 5s, 99K100; Duqnesne traction, 27 bid: do 6s, 10X asked, Just after the last call Pittsburg, Knox yille and Allentown traction, 6s, were offered at par and Interest. A small lot of American Brake was offered on 'Change at 53. Sales and Closing Quotations. The transactions recorded on the Ex change sales board to-day weie as follows: FIRST CALL. 1(0 shares Dnqnesne traction 27 SEC02TO CALL. 9 share Central traction1. 27 33 shares P. &B. traction , 2JX 20 shares Dnquesne traction 27) AFTIR CALL. 30 shares Dnqnesne ti action 50 shares Duquesne traction. THIRD CALL. 25 shares P. AB. traction 200ihsresP. ft B. traction 0 shares Dnqnesne traction 10 shares Dcquesne traction. AFTER CALL. 27 27 24K , 24 27J, p4 25 ftfe&res Dnqnesne traction. ...- . 27)4 Total sales. 634 shares. Closing bids and offers: Uteatt. id call. saeatt. STOCKS. , , . , , Bid Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask BANK STOCKS. Bank of Pittsburg 101 Com Nat Bank 9S Liberty Nat. Bank.. 113 llonon. Nat. Bank. 145 ISSURASCE. AUemannla 52 Armenia .... 70 Artisans 43 Ben Franklin MX Citizens 32 35 Tentonla .... 63 .... 53 Western Ins Co 40 .... 40 .... 43 Natokal oas. Cliartlers Valley II P. N. G. &P. Co 15 UH 15 Wi 15 Pa. Gas Co 9 .... 9 .... 9 .... Philadelphia Co... 19V MM KH 2014 luTi 2), Wheeling Gas Co 17X .... 1?H TRACTTOtS. Central Traction 27H .. . Citizens Traction... 33 65 S3 64j Pittsburg Traction 61 CO Pleasant Val.ey 24), .... 24 .... 24H Second Avenne, 50 .... RAILROADS. rhartlers Railway 65 .... 63 .... 65 Pitts., Y. Ash.... 47 49 47 49 47 49 Pitts, ft Castle S..., S 10 .... 10 .... 10 ritts. June R. K 33 S2H .... Pitts. W. ft Kr. 53 .... 53 .... 53 COAL. N. Y. C. G. C O. 50 51 60 51 HKIDGE. Pg. ft Birmingham 75 .... 75 .... 73 MINING. Luster Mining Co.. 9 9! 9H 9M 9X Enterprise Mln. Co. Z ELECTRIC. Westinghouse 21 MISIXLL ANEOt-8. llonon. Water Co.. 30 31 .... 81 30 31 Unions, ft S. Co... 17H 19 .... In .... 18M TJ. S. ft S. Co. pfd 40 .... 40 .... 43 West. Airbrake Co. 132 135 132 1& 132 135 West Brake Co ltd SO 100 U.S. Glass, com 08 .... 66 U. S. G. Co., prd 116 Pennsy's November Statement. The following Is the monthly statement of the business of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company: All lines east of Pittsburg and Erie for .November, 1892, as compared with the same month in 1F91. show an increase in gross earnings of $322,557; an increase in ex penses of $389,327; a decrease in net earnings of $66,770. 'lhe 11 months of 1892, as compared with the same period of 1891, show an in crease in gross earnings of $1,276,910; an In crease in expenses or $2,701,789; a decrease in net earnings or $1,424,879. All lines west or Pittsburg and Erie for November, 1892, as compared with the same month in 1891, show an Increase In gross earnings of $75,437; an increase in expenses of $2S0.1O3, a decrease In net earnings or $154, 630. The 11 months or 1892, as compared with the same period or 1891, show an In crease In the gross earnings or $2,949,963; an Increase in expenses of $3,083,063; a decrease In net earnings of $136,095. Financial Notes. Lawrence & Co., Morris & Brown and J. B. Barbour were the sellers of Duquesne trac tion and Messrs. Carothers, Bill & Co, Plnk erton and Castor were the buyers. James Carothers was the ohler seller of Pt & B. traction, and Knlm Bros., Morris & Brown and Plnkerton'were the buyers. .The New York Central and Hudson Elver Eailroad has declared a quarterly dividend of l)i per cent, payable January 17. The coupons due January 1 on bonds of Pittsburg Junction Bailroad will be paid by Third National Bank, New York city, or Tradesmen's National Bank, this city. Tne New York Post's financial cablegram says: The rate for continuations Is il per cent for money, with the margin of 2 per cent always demanded at tbe eud or year, but there is slight present occasion for this. Foreign stocks were steadier to-day. Con sols were again bought on continental ac count. The Becretary of the Treasury's as surance .of having sufficient gold is accepted dubiously here. J. S. Bache & Co. to Oakley & Co.: We are able to state on good authority that interest on all the Beading income bonds will be paid. Tbe Beading has made a curious con tract lately; it sells all Its coal tojone com panv, they paying this company a fixed commission lor the sale or It. The idea of this is that the Beading, instead of selling directly and having to wait for their money nreier to sell to this company for cash, and, thereby be tbemsolves in a position to pay full cash on all the Income bonds. This is surely not a very bullish argument on tbe stock, but still It may have tho effect of rallying It when tbe interest has been declared. It begins to look now as if no gold would go out this week, as several mora sterling exchange loans have bean made, thereby Increasing the available sup plv of bills. From Spioul & Co.'s market letter: Money was offered down to 4 per cent and seemed to "be in good supply, presumably from large remittances to meet corporate interest due on January 1. Exchange was easier and gold shipments are out or the question for the week at least. . For the thtid week of December the earn ings of the Buffalo. Rochester and Pittsburg Bailroad increased $5,874. Mr. Westinghouse s.iys the now incandes cent lamp will be out shortly after Jan uary!. The earnings of tho Pittsburg and West ern for the third wee's of December show an Increase of $3,841. In connection with the rise in Manhattan Mr. S. V. White remarked to rne yesterdav: "No other local railway stock that, is earn in.: as much as Manhattan ts selling for less than 250, and Manhattan will in time sell at 250. Any man who will boy It nnd stand by his guns will get that for It. All the uptown surface linos have competition, but Man hattan is the only one of its kind, and it will grow more valuable in the 'future under the improvements in various ways that nie projected. I am buying it, and others are buying it on its merits, because it 1b earn ing more than 10 per cent per annum. In vestors who never bought it bofoie are buying it now." A tolegram from Lancaster, Pa., says: The Pennsylvania Sticet Railway Associa tion was formed here to-day. Thirty-six of the 49 operated companies in the State wero represented. The following officeis were elected: President, John A. Coyle, Lancas ter; First Vice Preoident, John G. Holmes, Pittsburg: Second Vice President, L. B. Bnodes, Williamsport; Secretary, L. R. Reif snyder, Altoonar Treasurer, Y. U. Lameur, York. MONETARY. No new suggestions were heard nlong the local banking line to-day. There is always a good deal of activity at the banks as the end or a year draws nigh, but in the regular way the demand for money at present is less urgent than it has been for some time past. However, a firm 6 per cent market prevails. Eastern exchange and currency are trading oven. Not York, Dec 23. Money on call easy at 36 t er cent, last loan 3, closed offered at 3. Piime mercantile paper506. Steilintrex changu easioi, with actual business at $4 85 4 85 for 60-day bankers' bills and 4 87K lor demand, BoaTOir, Dec. 2S Call loans, 57 per cent; time loans, 56 per cent. Clearing House Figures. Pittsbnrg Exchanges to-day 32,070,036 46 Balances to-day. 264,439 37 Same day last week: Exchanges 12,452,63 62 Balances JC7.1U4 09 New York. Dec. 23 ClearlDgs, $135,66,886: balances, $283,113. Boston. Dec. S8 Clearlnes, $17,931,620; bal ances, $2,654,767 Money, 67 per cent. Ex change on New York 5c discount to 5c pre mium. Philadelphia, Deo. 28 Clearings, $12,517, 933 balances, $2,240 469 Money, 5 percent. Baltimore, Doc. -.8. detritus, $2,247,242; balances, $26b,23J. Money, 6 per cent. ClBCiHifATi, Doc. 28. Money 4J6 per cent. New York exchange, 25c piemiuin." Clear ings, $2,401,750. St. Louis. Dec 23. Clearings, $4 S35.667; bal ances, $399,711. Money qnlet at 6g7 per cent. Exchange on New York par. Memphis, Tenn., Dec S3. New York ex change selling ut par. Clearings, $4S9,604; balances, $169,323. GENERAL MARKETS. New York Flour Receipts, 49,700 pack ages; exports, 14,400 baircls., 43,700 sacks; moderately active, steady; sales, 21, 900 barrels. Coknjjeal dull and steady. VatAT Receipts, 31009 bushels; exports, 102,000 bushels; sales, 1,270,000 bushols futures, 80,000 bushels spot; spot dull, easier; No. 2 red, 78c stoio and elevator, 79c afloat; 7&J79c T. o. b.; No. 3 red, 74c; ungraded ted, 7380c; No 1 Northern, 8Uc; No. 1 hard, 8b.c: No. 2 Northern, 76Jc: Na 2 Milwaukee, 77c: No. 3 spring, 71Vc; options wero moderately active, iia lower, and closed steady; the opening was weak at c decline, le aded He, declined c on loreign soiling, Wall street and local longs realizing, ad vanced i,a on coverin-r near the close; No. 2 led. January, 7677c. closine, 76Jc; March. 7979 13 lhe, cosing, 790; May, 8181c, closing, Slc. XiTE nominal: Western, Cl53c. Cori Receipts, 28,800 busnels; exports, 27,500 bushels; sales, 550,000 bushels futuies: 204,000 bushels spot; spot lunly active and easier, closing steady; jo s, 84t!c ele vator, 4949c afloat: ungia.ieU mixed, 49c; steamer mixed, 4S4tc; options dull, weak and Kc lower ith wheat and freer offerlngb; janunrv, 484SJic, closing at48icrFebruiy, 49J19i-ltfc, closing at 49Jc; May, 50Q5i 7-lbc, closing at 51c. Oats Receipts, 10,5uo bushels; exports, 7,700 bushels; sales. 4l5,0u0 bushels futures, 82,000 bushels spot; spot dullaud easier; options lalrly active and lower; Januarv. S6V30c, closing at 3(c: Feb maiy, 37S3i2(., Closing at 37c: Mai, 3S 3$3c, closing ut3S)c; spot No. 2 white, 41 42c: mixed Wemern, 3b3Sc; white do, 4uj 46Kc; white, 4046c; No. 2 Chicago, 37ft) Iiay in fair demand and steady. Hops quiet and steadv. Groceries Coflee Options openod steady and uncuauged to 10 points np: closed firm at 1015 up: hales, 34,250 bags, including: December, 16 3016 35c: January, 16.05016. 15c: iebruary. 15.95ai6.O0c; Maich, 15.8515.9Jc; April, 15 70c; May, 15.6315.70c: September, 15 6015.65c; spot Rio firmer and model ate demand; No. 7, 17c. Suar Raw Aim and fair demand; sales, 18 tierces and 594 bags Muscovado, 89 test, at 3c ex-dock anda cargo of Muscovado to Philadelphia, rumored, at 3 l-16o; reflued, qnlet. Molasses Now Or leans, dull and steady. Rice steady and tairly active. Cottonseed oil quiet and steady; crude, 44c; yellow, 46u Tallow quiet and firm; city ($2 for pack ages), (c. Rosin dull and steady; strained, common to good, $1 32l 35. Turpentine dull and easy at S031c. Eoos in fair demand and Aim: Western best, 31c; do late gathered, 28.9c; receipts, 4,590 packages. Hides dull and steady. Hoo products Pork qnlet and firm. Cut meats quiet andteady; pickled bellies. 9Q 9Jc. Middles dull, firm; short clear, $8 76. Laid quiet and Aim; Western steam closed at $10 65, sales, 750 tierces at $10 6510 72: option sales, 250 tierces; December, $10 11, closing at $10 63; January, $10 60; May, $9 95. Dairy pRODUcrs Butter in mir demand; Western dairy, 1523c for factory. Cheese In fair demand ana firmer. Philadelphia Flour steady but quiet. Wheat Weak under speculative realiza tions In New York and Chicago prices de clined Jc No. 2 red December, 7475Kc; Januaiy, 73s!75c; February, 76Q76jc; March, 77JitS8c orn Options duil and weak In sympathy with decline in wheat. Local car lots inactive andvieak;No. 2 yel low In grain depot, 49c; No. 2 high mixed in grain dpot, 4bo; No. 2 mixed in grain depot, 3Sc: No. 2 mixed in export elevator, 47c; No. 2 mixed. Decern ir, 47Jc; Januar , tlV.eAThic: February. 47KS!4c: .lurch. 47k: lbc. Outs Weak unuei libeial offerings; No. 2 mixed, S7c; No. 3 white, 37Jc; do. 37Kc; No. 2 white, 40c; No. 2 white, Decem ber 3940c; Januarj, S93Jc; Febiuary, S94392c; March, 3940c E.'gs, Pennsyl vania tiists, 32c. Minneapolis There was not much interest in this market to-day. Tbe opening was quite strong, and then it gradually eased off. May openod c above last night's close, at 70c, sold np to 7GJo, declined to 69c and oloed atJCc There was a fair cash trade. Sales of No. 1 Northern ranged Horn 63 65c, with the most sold at 64c The principal sale of No. 2 Northern was at 60c Receipts were lighter, 246 cars coming here and 321 to Duluth and Superior. Close: Mav. 70c: De cember, 64c On track: Na 1 hard, 63c: Na lNoitnern, 64c; No. 2 Northern, D860c. Toledo Wheat steady: No. 2, cash and De cember, 72c; May, 771ic Corn dull; No. 2 cash, 41c; No. 3, 40c; No. 4, 38c. Oats quiet: cash, 35c. Rye dull; cash, 55c. Lloversecd Arm; prime, cash, December and January, $8 10; Februarj, $8 15; March, $8 20. Receipts Flour, 512 barrels; wheat, 24,419 bushels; corn, 99,503 bushels; oats, 654 busbels. rye, 800 busbels: cloverseed, 550 bags. Shipments Fionr, 3,030 barrels; wheat, 5,800 bushels; corn, 35,400 bushels; oats, 400 bushels; rye, 2,032 bushels; cloverseed, S50 Lugs. Cincinnati Flour baiely steadv. Wheat in good demand and steady; No. 2 red, 70c. Receipts, 5,500 bushels: shipments, 4. '.00 bushels. Corn lower, Na 2 mixed, 41c Oats in fair demand. Arm; No. 2 mixed. 34Jc. Rye quiet; Na 2, 5Gc Pork firm at $13 S7 Lara strong at $10 00. Bulk meats fii m at $8 61X- Bacon firm at $9 629 75. Whisky steauy: sales, 787 barrels at 1 Jo. Butter stronger. Ejgssteady.and Arm. Sugar in light demand and easy. Cheese steady and firm. Milwaukee Flour quiet. Wheat lower; May, 70c; No. 2 spring, 65c; No. 1 Northern, 71c Corn lower: No. 3, 3iKt Oats quiet; Na 2, 38c: No. 8 do, SlQ32c Burley easier; No. 2, 63c: sample, 33&32C Rye steady: No. 1. 56c Provisions easier. Pork January, $lo 59. Lard Januaiy, $10 30. Receipts Flour, 8,000 barrels; whaat, 81,000 bUahels: barley, S5.0J0 bushels. Ship ments Flour, 25,000 barrel; wheat, 18,00 bushels: barley, 53,000 bushols. Buffalo Wheat Na 1 hard quiot at 82c; Na 1 Northern, 78)$c; Na 3 red, 7Jc. Corn No No. 2 offered. Receipts Wheat, 2,500 bushels: corn, 3,000 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 76,000 bushels; corn, 16,000 bushel. A GOOD SALE Of Unimproved Realty In the East End A Strip of' Ground 171x140, Situated on BloPherson Street, Sold for 811,000 Tlio Realty Market Quiet. "Wednesday, Dec 28. The most important transaction in realty that occurred to-day was made by M. F. Hippie & Ca, who sold for Frank H. Speer to Charles Schwan a piece of unimproved ground, situated on the north side of Mc Pherson street, Twenty-first ward. In the Boulevard Placo plan of lots, near Fifth avenue, having a frontage on McPherson street of 171x140 feet in depth, for $11,000. Mr. Sch wan Intends to erect several very flno dwellings on tbe property in the spring. Current Gossip. Tho realty market was very quiet again to-day, very little business being transacted. The agents anticipate a continuance of the present lull,' which, is experienced every year during the holiday season a week or so until alter the first of the year. It was rumored to-day that the Bier prop erty, a tract containing about 10 acres, sit uated on Saline avenuo, Squirrel Hill dis trict, bad changed hands at the rate of $3,500 per acre Bnlldins Permits. Only one permit was Issued to-day; that was taken out by Mrs. Bltrhcbe Dyer for a one-story frame dwelling, on Susqnehanna street, near Home wood avenuo, to cost $400. Latest Keports From the Agents. Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold for James Dick, the prominent East End real estate dealer, three frame dwelling", each containing six rooms, situated on Achilles street. Twenty first ward, Tor $5,500. Samnel W. Black & Co. sold through H. Faust lot No. 9, 25x148 feet, on tho eastern side of Mathilda street, in the Friendship Grove and Park plan of the Gross estate, lor $1,500. lhls makes the third lot sold within one week in this plan. Black & Baird sold to C. H. Dyor lot Na 43 in the D. H. Barr plan, at Brushton, fronting 25 leet on Susquehanna street by a depth of 100 leet to an uilev,tor $350. W. A. Herron & Sons sold a lot, 30x100 feet, on College avenue, near lsllsworth, part of the G. A. White estate property, for $1,800 cash. WHOLESALE TRADE FAIR Notwithstanding This Is the Time of Tear When Operations Are Invariably Light Eggs Are lilghcr and Grain Is Firmer No Other Notable Features. Wednesday, Dec 28. Trade in wholesale lines is fair despite the fact that the year is almost closed. Merchants are not operating beyond actual requirements, for the semi-annual stock taking period is at hand. The holiday trade has been wonderfully large. The weather was favorable, and it is admitted on all bands that the volume of this class of trade has surpassed all previous records. Everv year shows a marked increase, and the Christmas trade has become to be rec ognized as an immensely profitable part of the yeai'e business As to staples, there is little change to note. Grain is showing a tendency to firm up a little.however.but all othersare ruling quiet. In live stock the movement is active and prices are high. Cattle are higher and butchers aie good purchasers. Hogs, on ac count of their scarcity everywhere, are selling at remarkably high prices, and for tunate indeed is tho farmer who has bt,r droves or well rattened hogs nowadays. Sheep and lambs have advanced lately and yearlings at $6.00 to $6 SO per 100 lbs are re turning snug profits tn stock raisers, and even common cattle have advanced sharply since tbe season for shipping stock from tbe ranges closed. Grain, Four and Feed. No sales ocoured on call at the Grain and Flour Exchange to-day. The principal bids and offers weie as follows: spot. Bid. Asked. . 37,S 34Jf M 37S . 45 47 . 45 47,f 48'4 40 43 tO . 37S 38 , 15 60 17 00 . 13 23 13 75 , ... 12 50 . ffOO 650 , 8 75 10 00 , 11 50 11 00 . ! 47 . 43 50 43 49 37 ZisU No. 2 white oats Extra No. 3 white oats No. 2 yellow shelled corn 45 FIVE DAYS. No 2 vellow shelled corn Old No. 2 yellow shelled corn.., No. 2 yellow ear corn N o. 2 white oats No. 2 white middlings No. I timothy hay No. 2tlmotbvhay Wheat straw N o. 1 feeding prairie hay Iowa upland prairie hay TEN DATS. No. 2 yellow shelled corn No. 2 yellow ear corn High mixed ear corn No. 2 white oats Receipts bulletined: Via the P., Ft. W. 4 CV-10 cars hay, 6 cars oats, 2 cars barley, 1 car malt; via the P., C, C & St. L. 2 cars stiaw , 1 car bailey, 20 cars corn, 8 cars bay, 1 car bran, 6 cars oats; via the P. & L. E. 7 cars rye, 2 c irs hay, 1 car middlings, 4 cars flour, lotal, 71 cars. RANGE OF THE MARKET. The following quotations for grain, feed, bay and straw are for carlots on track. Dealers charge a small advance from store. 1 HEAT-fo. 2 red 75 No. 3 red 72 CORA No 2 yellow ear 49 (a High mixed ear 43 Mixed ear 44 No. 2 yellow shelled 40 (c uigumixea snenea i-Kv Mixed shelled 41 i Oats-No. 1 white 2iH No. 2 white 3 'id .Extra.NO. swnne soil No. 3 3'l' Aiixea to Bte-No, 1 Western 59 No. 2 Western 58 Flour (Jobbers' prlcesl-Fancy brands. $4 75 4S5; standard winter patents. $4 5$&4 75: spring patents. $4 5)4 65; straight winter. $4 004 25: clear winter, $J 754 00: XXX bakers', S3 7&S3 So; rye, $3 503 75. The Exchange Price Current quotes flour In car loads on tract as follows: Patent win ter $3 73(34 00 Fatentsprlng , 4 10491 15 Straight winter 3 2o3 50 Clear winter. 3 (0i33 25 Low grades 2 0C(3)i 55 Rve Hour 3 00(3 23 Spring bakers 3 251 W Millxed No. 1 white middlings. S17 O0 18 00: No. 2 white middlings, $1600(316 50: winter wheat bran. $14 75(315 00; brown middlings, $15 50 16 00; chop, f 16 0C21 00. HAY-Ghoice timothy, $140014 2S; No. 1 timo thy. $13 23)13 50: No. 2 tlraothr. $1200(312 50; mixed clover and timothy, $1250(31300: ratting. $700(3800: No. 1 feeding prairie. i90C950; No. 2 uo. $d 00(39 50; wagon btr, $I 00(317 00. Straw-Wheat, $8006o0; oat. $700750; rye. $7 00(3750. Groceries. SUGAn Patent cut loaf. 5Xc: cnbes. 5c: pow dered, 5c; granalated (standard). 4ac; confection ers A. 4 8-loc: sort A. 4JiM;c; lancy yellow. 4J4c; fair vellow, 4'i4!c: common yellow. 3'(2Jlc. Coffee Roasted.lnpackages- Standard brands, 23 3-20c; serond grades. a(33c; fancy grades. 27 SIC. Looselava. 35J7'c: Mocha, 3o35)&c: Maracaibo. 29c; Peaberry. ffiOMc: Sintos. 2a 2bkc: Caracas 33M331XC: Rio. 2427Jtc Molasses Choice. ai(SMc; lancr. S5230c: centrifugals, 29)f30c; new"crop New Orleans, 41(3 45c. SYJUTP Corn ivrup, 2325c; sugar svrup, 2630c: fancy flavors. 3132c; black strap. liaJIGc. Fruits London layer raisins, $2 50; California London layers, 2 1032 13: California muscatel, bags, 6fl.Kc: boxed, Jl 15(31 2j: Valencia, 7M37M: Ondara Valencia, SW&SStC: California sultanas, 11 UKc; currants, 41((Soc: Calllornla prunes. 112 ise: trench prunes, S12c: California seedless raisins, 1-lb cartons. 3 uu: lemon peel, 10hc. Kice Fancy head Carolina. 6i6'ic; prime to choice, 5V06C; Louisiana, 64330; Java, 5ioJc: Japan. 5ii3Gc. Canned boODS "standard peaches, $2 C02 25: extra peaches, i M2 51: seconds. !1 SX31 'Jo; pie peaches. $1 201 25: finest corn. $1 1V31 40: Har lord county corn. $1 05(31 10: lima beans. $1 2U3 1 !!S soaked. SOri&S.'iC! earlv June IHIS. 31 1331 2a: marrowfat peas. II 031 10: soaked. 7V3c- i, rench peas. S1I 5Xavo 10 9 10u cans, or (I 401 60? dozen: nlneitnnies. 21 ZV2I1 M): extra do. 32 40: Bahama do. $2 90; Damson plums, Eastern, $1 25; Calllornla pears. $2 25(32 85; do green gages. $1 75: do egg p urns, $1 75; do airlcots. $1 8ol 90: do extra white cherries. $2 J52 80; do red cherries, 2-lb cans. (1 75; raspberries, ?l 30(31 50; strawberries Jl 151 23: gooseberries. I 10(31 23: tomatoes. 95c Jl 00; salmon. 1-lh, 11 2.j I Si; blackberries. 75SO; succotash. 2-lb cans, soaked, 90c; do standard. 2-Ib cans. $1 2ol SO: corned beer. 2-lb cans, $1 73(31 90: go, 14-lb. $13 50: roast beef. 2-lb, fl S3: chipped beef, 1-lb cans, $1 85(31 93: baked beans. II 25i .13; lobsters. 1-lb, $2 2o: maekeri.1. fresh, 1-lb. 31 9g; broiled. $1 50: sardines, domestic. lls. $3 S3: M. $6 25; ts. mustard, $3 CO: imported, s. $lu 50 12 50: imported. Jjs. $13 tK32t 00; canned apples, 3-Ib. 7580c: gallons, t- 50(32 75. OILS-C'arbon, 1:0, W: headlight. 6Mc: water white, 7c: Elaine, 13c; Ohio legal test, e'lCnlners' winter white, 33j40c: do summer, 3J33c. Provisions. Large hams 12! Medium 12"4 Snialf 1234 'Irlramed 13 California '4 Shoulders sugar-cured 1H Bacon shoulders 9W l)r alt shoulders 81, HreaKfast bacon 12 Extrado M Clear bellies, smoked 1S Clear bellies, dry silt 9 .Dried beef, knuckles U Rounds 13 S-ts 10 Flan 9 Lard (refined), tierces ll Tubs H' Two50-lb cases - HH Lard (compound), tierces 8'4 Hair barrels 8U Tubs 9 Fills lt Two 50-lb cases .'- 5 Threc-lb caes f FlTc-10 eais ,,,., H Ten-ID cases 'H .. 17 00 .. 18 00 Butter and Cheese. BUTOR-Elgm creamery. 32U33&c: Ohio brands 2829c; choice to laucr dairy and country roll. 2527e; fair to medium grades, 18(32c; low grades, I213c: cooking. 9(31le: grease. 63c. CHEESE Ohio, fall made, lhailHc: summer made. lOOlOJjc; New York. 1144i:c: fancv Wis consin Swiss blocks, 14)I6c: do bricks, 1313Sc; Wisconsin sweltzer. In tubs, 13313)10; Umbereer, lOgilc: Ohio Swiss, I3l4c. Eggs and Poultry. EGGS Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio, 2S 29c: special marks. 30c: cold storage. 2225c. Poultrt Live-Spring chickens. 50360c per pair: old chickens. Cft370c: oucks, G070c: geese, JI 5xai 60; turkeys, 1213c per lb. Pressed Chickens, 1314c per lb: turkeys, 1CC418C; dncks. 15 17c; geese, il13c. Berries, Fruit and Vegetables. Cranberries are not moving quite so freely but they are still quoted at $3 003 50 per box. Apples. $2 501 00 per bbl: Florida oranges, $2 503 CO per box: lemons, $3 2504 25; pine apple, 1015c each by the bbl; do, extra large, 2225c; bananas, $1 252 25 per bunch: Malaga grapes, $6 00Q3 00 per keg; Persian date 55e per lb hy the case or mat. Cabbage, $2 502 75 per bbl for domestic and $15 0016 00 per 100 for German; onions, $2 75Q2 85 per bbl for yellow Danvers and $1 35fi)t 40 nor box for Spanish: tnrnins. $1 502 00 ner ubl; rutabagas, $1 15l 25; beets, $2 O0Q2 25; pnrinips, $2 252 75; catrots, $1 501 75; celery, 2540o per dozen bunches. Potatoes are easier ut 73S5c per bu from, store. Jersey sweets $4 U) 4 25 perjbbl; do seconds. $3 003 25: Baltimore sweets, $3 25Q3 50; do, second', $2 5002 73. Game, The market is fairly woll supplied, but prices hold up firmly as follows: Quail. $2 CO 02 25 per dozen; pheasants, $7 0007 60: prairie "chickens. $6 507 00: squirrels, $1 23 1 75; Mallard duck-, 5 0005 50; rabbits, 35 40c ner pair; jack rabbits, 73cH 00; veni son, carcass, 11012cper lb; do, addles, 16 18c Dried and Evaporated Fruits. Apples, evaporated, 50-lb boxes, 9c per lb: common dried, 403c: apricots, 15 13c: pitted cherries, 17c; California peaches, 14 17c; common dried, 89Jc; California pears. 16Kc: doplums, pitted, loc; raspberries, 21J fi'Mc: Leghorn cit'on, H15c; dates, flc: -:s, 914c; nectarines. 10c; orange peel, 130 14c Messporic, heavy., Mess pork, light.., Flab. Half! Mackerel. Bbls. bins. (Or. Pails Palls 2C0 lb 1C0 lb 80 bis 1510 101b Extra mess bloaters. 840 00 f M 40 $1040 $ 3 20 t 2 20 Extra No 1 bloaters. 35 00 17 90 9 13 2 SO 190 Extra No. 1 mess.... 32 ( 16 40 840 260 180 Extra No. 1 shore... 25 CO 14 80 7 40 2 30 1 60 Med. No. 1 mess 24 Ol 12 40 6 40 2 00 145 Med. No. 1 shore.... 21 00 10 90 6 65 1 75 1 25 Ex. No. 2 shore mess 22 00 1140 590 i & 130 Ex. 0.2 shore lartre 20 00 10 40 5 40 170 120 Ex.No. 2ined. snore 13 CO 9 49 4 90 1 55 115 o.z medium 15 00 7 90 4 15 138 90 No. 3 large 14 00 740 3 90 115 90 Bound herring . Barrels, 200 lb llalfbarrels. 100 lb ....$ 4E0 250 1 65 Quarter bbls, 301b Potomac herring Barrels Half barrels nolland herring Kegs Lake herring Hair barrels, 70 lb Quarter barrels. 351b Palls, 15 lb Palls. 101b Russian sardines Half barrels, 1C0 lb Kegs Whole codllsh Large, per lb Medium Boneless codfish 20-lb boxes. l2-lb bricks, per lb 20-lb Doxes. l2-lb bricks, choice Smoked bloaters (Golden). 501n box.... Smoked bloaters (Eastport), 100 In box. 450 2Z 5C00 260 1 25 65 60 800 50 6(30 6,S7 90 85 Miscellaneous. Seeds Choice mammoth clover, $3 60 per bn; choice Western timothy. S2 0j2 15. Buckwheat Flour agl.Wc per lb. Beans New York and jUlchiean pea beans. $1 95 2 00 pef bu; hand-picked medium. $1 9031 9j;' L,lma, 44c per In; Pennsylvania and Ohio bsans. $1 7U31 80 per bn. Peas Dried, $1 80l 99 per bu: dried corn. S'A 9Kc per lb. Bekbwax Choice yellow. 321333c; dark. 2630c. Cider New country. H 00(33 50 per bbl: sand refined. $7 007 50: crab, (i 003 50. HOVEY New irop white clover, 18'320c per lb; buckwheat. 416c: strained honey. 8'Jc TALL) 'W Country rough, 354c per lb; city ren dered. 444c. Feathers Extra live geese. 5S60cperIb; No. 2 do. 4850c: mixed, 3040c Nuts Peanuts, green. 3)(34'$c per lb; do roasted, $1 Iol 25 per bnshel: luckorv nuts. 73c(3 $1 CO: shellbarks. $1 00l 23: new walnuts. 60(3uc: old do. 5C3c-; butternuts, S055e for old and 603 65c for new; filberts, 9c perlb; almonds. Tarra gona. 18c; do Ivica. 16c: do paper shell, 23c: shelled almonds, 35c; Brazil nuts, 88)sc: French walnuts, 9c; pecans, 10c; Naples walnuts, Uc; Grenoble walnuts, 13Kc PiCKLES-fl T035 50 per barrel. Popcoun 3H4Mc per lb. Hides Ureen steer hides, trimmed. 75 lbs and up, 7c: ercen sieer hides, trimmed 60 to 75 lbs. 7c: freen steer hides, trimmed, under 60 lbs. 6c; green ow hides, trimmed, all weights. 4c: green hull hides, trimmed, til welgnts, 4c: grpen calf skins. No. 1, 6c: green cair skins. No. A 4c; green steer hide9, trimmed, sldebranded, 4c; green salt steers. No. L CO lb anil np. 77Hc; green salt cows. 2to, 1, all weights, 44ic: green salt cair. No. 1, 6 to 15 lbs. 5i(aBc; green salt kip. No. 1. 15 to 25 lbs. 4a5c; runner kip. No. 1, 10 to 15 lbs, 34c; No. Z hides, IHe off; No. 1 calf, 2e off. LIVE STOCK. Leading Featnres of the Markets at the Central Drove Tarda. Wednesday, Dec. 28. Receipts of stock at thb East Liberty yards this week have been lUbt, and the markets bave ruled in sellers favor, especially with respect to cattle and bogs. Sheep and Iambs were firm, but rather slow, closing slow. Good cattle and bogs were scarce to-day and quoted?troug. oattleu The sunply on sale Monday was 50 loads, against 90 loads last Monday. Tbe attend ance of buyers was limited, but with the light receipts the market ruled active at an advance of 10c to 25c per cwt over last week's, prices. Tuesday's receipts were five loads, and the market was slow at Monday's prices. A flrmer feeling wns prevalent to day, however, at the loilon lng quotations: Extra, 1.4V) to 1.600 lb. $5 i'.-i? 5 50 Prime, 1,300 to 1.4M lb 4 754 5 00 Good, l.JOO to 1.300 lb 4 Jm 4 63 'lldy. 1.050 to 1,150 lb SS0& 4 10 Fair. 1.000 to 1,100 lb 3 r-cS 3 75 Fair. 900 to 1.000 lb 3 00(3 3 25 Common. 700 to 900 lb 2 75(3 3 00 Bough half fat, 1.000 to 1,3001b 3 oc3 3 75 Common to good fatoxen 20U3 4O) Common to good fat bnlls 1 60(3 3 00 Common lo good fat co irs 1 503 3 25 Heifers. 700 to 1,0001b. 2 nfii 3 65 Bologna cows, per bead 5 00(312 00 Fresh cows audsprlagers 15 0040 00 BOOS. Monday's receipts wero 35 double-deck loads, and tho market ruled firm as follows: Best Philadelphia! 16 8033 S3 Mixed Philadelphia 6 7aar, 75 Bet Yorkers 6 Mh&3 IA Pigs and common Yorkers 6 403r, SO Boughs 5 00256 40 Tuesday's receipts were 4 double decK loads, and the market wns slow at Monday's prices. The market closed stronger to-day on the basis of $6 8006 90 lor best Philadel phias.' SHEET. Beceints Monday were 18 double-deck loads, and the market was strong and ac tive on good grades and slow and heavy on common. Tuesday's receipts wore S double deck loads, and the market -low at Mondaj's prices. To-day's cloie wns a firm one at the following unchanged quotations: Prime sheep. 95 to 110 lb C035 25 Good. 85 to 90 lb 4 2534 75 Fair. 75 to SO lb. 3 00(33 0u Common, 65 to 70 lb 1SH&3U1 Culls iri so Lambs 3 503 00 CALVE3. Veal calves 5OYS7C0 Grass calves 2 00O3C0 BALES. i Some of tbe transactions or Monday, yes terdav nnd to-day were as follows: John Uesket Jfc Co. sold a head of cattle, weigh ing 24.200 lb. at M 70: 19 head, aCGOIh, $4 30. 19 head. 24.CCO lb. 4 So. Hog-44 head 9.200 lb.W 7o; 72 Head. 13.390 lb, $(170: 09 held. 14.3J0 lb. (.80, riheep-CS head, 4,7.0 Id. S3 CO; 41 head. J,0j0lo. $5 10. Lalfery Bros. & Hadaen sold 16 bead of cattle, welghl -g I5.1W) lb. at !3 63 Hogs--44 head. 8.410 lb. 6 70. 19 head, 2,880 lb. ;6 50. Slieep-21 head. Sir. J. P. Biaize, an extensive real estate dealer in Des Moines, Iowa, narrowly- escaped one of the severest attacks of pneumonia while in the northern part of that state during a recent blizzard, says the Saturday Berieic. Mr. Biaize had occasion to drive several miles during the storm and was so thoroughly chilled that he was unable to get warm, and inside of an hour after his return he was. threatened with a severe case of pneumonia or. lung fever. " Mr. Biaize sent to the nearest drug store and gofa bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, of which he had often heard, and took a number of large dores. He says the effect was wonderful and in a short time he was breathing quite easily. He kept on taking the medicine and the next day was able to come to Dea Moines. Mr. Biaize regards bio cure u simply wonderful. 1,640 fb. $3 83:79 head. 4.7CO lb. $3 13: 0 held. 2. t lb. $4 85; 27 head. 2, 360 lb. H 00. Drum. Uveri Co. sold 13 head of cattle, weigh lng :0,8901b, at $4 f5: 15 head. 19.770 lb. $, 00: 15 head, 17,090 lb. 40. Hogs-15 head. 2.330 lb, tfl C5; 22 head. 4,8001b. $5 60; 21 head. 2,'OOIb. $6 30; 127 head. 17.910 lb, $6 60: 95 head, 13,2001b, MS9. Sheep-124 head. 9.5431b. $3 25: 41 head. 3,390 1b, $8 12:79head. 5.940 lb, $3 50; 28 head, 1,840 lb, $3 00; 4- head. 3.900 lb. $1 CO. Keneker. Llnkhorn & Co. sold 8 head of cattle, weighing 7. 110 lb. at $2 65; 13 head. 11.060 lb. $3 201 5 bulls 6.9391b, 70: 13 cattle. 9.33) lb. $2 65; C3 head. 22,540 lb. $3 CO: 13 head. 17.630 lb- $3 55. Hogs 123 head. 22.8KI lb. $3 65: 40 head. 9.9o0 lb. $6 65 1 31 head. 5.730 lb, $S 55. 145 bead. 21,100 lb, $6 K. Sheen-109 bead. 8,-4ulb. $3 00. McC'all. Bowlen & Newbern sold 14 head of cattle, weighing 14.240 lb. at $3 75: IS head. 17,080 lb. (4 00: 24 head, 22.840 lb. $3 50; 19 head. 20.033 lb. $4 10: 9 head. 12.620 lb, $3 25. Hog 53 bead. 14.940 Ib.$8 80t 79 head, 11,940 lb. $6 60; 78 bead. 11.790 lb. $S 40: 23 head. 5.210 lb. (8 80. Slicep-190 head. 17.350 lb. $4 70; 88 head, 8.1901b. $4 00: 93 head. 7.1101b. $3751 90 head. 6,800 lb. $4 50; 101 head. 7,900 lb. $5 65. lluu. Ilazelwood & Imlioff sold JO head of cattle, weighing 22.920 lb. $5 00: 17 head. 15.2201b. 13 OJ. Hogs-13 head. iCSOll). (6 35: 41 head. 8. 100 lb. SS60I 51 head. 12,760 lb, $8 75; 53 hcak. 13 060 lb. $3 80. Sheep-120 head. 8.230 lb. $1 90: 92 head. 5.8001b. $4 80; 75 bead. 4.7S0 lb. t"' 23: 57 head. 3.5601b. $. 501 79 head, 6,140 lb. $4 50: 141 head. II 670 lb, $3 75: ii head, 4.7J) lb. $ 01; 199 head, 17.490 lb. $6 37)4; 31 head. 2,2601b. $5 00. John llrsket Co. sold 19 head of cattle, weigh lng 23,900 lb. at $190; 27 head, 3.680 lb, $4 30; 2) bead. 24.4901b, $4 CO; 18 head. 13.490 lb. $3 10:11 head. 11.3201b. $3 CO: 7freshcowi. $28 per head. Hos 101 head. 27.0601b. 36 85; 103 head, 28.110 lb, 88 80: 108 head, 20.420 lb. JG 7 : 182 head. 3,93) lb, $6 60: 104 head, 17,210 lb, $f 66. Sheep 95 nead, 8.3001b. $5 60. 15 bead. 1.170 lb. il 75; 70 head, 3,290 lb, $3 30; 23G head. 13,300 lb. $2 60. CET ASSOCIATED PRES8.1 New Tork Beeves Receipts, 1,776 head, including 46 cars for sale; market firm and. a shade higher for strictly choice; native steers, $3 7505 60 per 100 lbs: Texans, $3 50: bnlls and cows, $1 753 60; dressed beet steady at 89c per lb. Shipments to-day, 946 Deeves and 6,650 quarters of beer; to-mor-low, 30 beeves and 2 434 quarters. Calves. Receipts, 946 head: market firm: veals, $5 00 9 00 per 100 lbs: grassers. $2 so3 GO; West ern calves, $2 753 25. Sheep and Iambs Beceipts, 7,149 bead; market dull and Jc per lb lower: sheep, $3 604 62 per 10U lbs; lambs, $5 306 40. Hogs Receipts. 9,433 bead, consigned direct; market nominally steady at $6 307 00 per 100 lbs. Chicago-VThe Evening Journal reports! Cattle, receipts, 11,000 head; shipments, 3,00(1 bead: market slow, prices steady; top prices, $5 005 40; no extra steers on sale; fair to good. $4 754 90; others. $3 6U4 25: stockers, , $3 00Q.1 50: cows. $1 703 50. uos Beceipts, 18,000 nead: shipments, 6,000 head:market lOo higher; rough and common, $5 406 50: mixed, and packers. $C 606 70: prime heavy- and butchers' weights, $6 807 90; light, $6 629 6 65. Sheep Receipts, 7,000 bead; sbipmenlw, 500 head; market steady; natives, $3 5$ 6 00: Westerns, $4 S05 05; fed Texans, $4 i5; lambs. $3 756 23. Buffalo Cattle Kecelpts, 119 loads through, 2 sale; opened slow for common, steady for good to choice; best steers, $1 90-9 5 35. Hogs Receipts, 10 loads through, 55 sale; market slow and weak; heavy grades, cornled, $6 85. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 4 loads through, 33 sale; opened slow bus about steady tor good: choice wethers, $4 90; fair sheep, $4 90: Canada do, $4 Mh do weth ers, $4 90; lambs, native choice, $6 15; Canada common, $6 156 25. Cincinnati Hogs strong and higher at $5 756 73; receipts, 4,400 head; shipments, 2,000 head. Cattle in good demand and steady at $1 2301 85; receipts, 500 head; shipments, 22 head. Sheep firm at $2 75 5 25; receipts, 200 bead; shipments, nonr. Lambs in good demand and steady at $3 50 5 50. New Tork Metal Market, New Tork, Dec 28 Pig iron quiet and steady: American, $12 7515 50. Copper dull and steady: lake. $12 20. Lead firm; domes tic, $3 85. Tin quiet; straits, $19 50. Cotton. New Tore, Dec 23. Cotton qnlet; mid dling uplands, 9Jc; do New Orleans, lOJjc; sales, 463 bales; cotton futures closed steauy; sales, 181,300 bales; December, 9 64c; Jan uary, 9 6c: February, 9 78c; Marclr, 9 89cr April, 9.99c; Mar. 10.08c; June, 10.17c; July, 10.24c: AugU3t, 1028c New Orleans, Dec 23. Cotton steady; low middling, 9c: good ordinary, 8Mc; net re ceipts, 7,132 uales; gross receipts, 7,4t2 bale-: exports to the continent. 5 871 bale: coast wise, 804 bales; bales, 5,100 bales; stock, 3ol, 927 bales. Car Silver. New Tort, Dec. 23. Specia'.J Bar silver in London, yil higher at 3S(1 per ounce. New Tork dealers price lor silver c hightr at 83c per ounce Foreign Financial. Paris, Dec 23. Three per cent rentes, 97f 30c for tbe account. LoXDOir. Dec. 28 p. jr. Close Consols, money, 93 1-16: doaccount, 93 1 IB; New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio llms,.,0. (.anudianPa cine, 90: Erie, 24: Erie seconds, lOtJi: Illi nois Central.lOOJJ: Mexican. ordinary, 21J: St. Paul, common, 7e; New York t.entrul.112: Pennsylvania, 554; Beading. ;6; Mexican Central, new 4-, 67. Bir suver, 38Jd. Money, Iglli per ce.it. Hate o discount in the opcu market for both short and three months' bills 1 l-lbI per cent. Closing Philadelphia Quotations. Bid. Asked, Pennsylvania s3 64 Beading 261-16 284 Buffalo. New York and Philadelphia. b-$ B .MMiign vauey i7'4 .ehigh Navigation K Philadelphia and Brie 3 Northern Pacillc common li'4 Northern Pacific preferred 451! 67h 63 32Jf Electric stocks. Boston, Dec. 23 Special. Tbe closing quotations of Electric stocks to-day were: Bnl. Asked, Boston Flectrlc Light Co 1,7 Oeneraltleclric Co mj Edison Electric. III 13 140 W estlngiiuse. second prrcnl II 35 Webtlughousc. Ilrstprefcrred..1. 47 43 Ft U ajrne hlectnc 12H 33 Ft. Wayne Electric (Al 7V 7T Thomson-Houston Tr. 1) 75, 8 Boston Stocks Closing Prices. Atch. & Top , & Bo.ton & Albany... .207a noston 3: 31ont ... lulitmet & Hecla . . 33 .tit4 . 12, . 114 . 3514 .114 - 3V .158 . 5!4 . II 'a 17 - 2'. . 7H .kosioii & ji tine.... 104 Chi. Unr. A Q ... 17 Lastern It. B 6s... 13) Fltchbtirg K.I! S; Flint & Fere Jl pfd. 72 Mass. Cent 17'4 5ie-t. Cent, com lu N r. AN. L 4s- N. Y & S. lng. 7s. .109'. Old Colony 181 Butland com 1' Rutland, pid 71 Wis. Cent, com 15 Wis. Cent., prd 4 AIIoucz 31. Co. (new) 80 Atlantic Fnnkllu Keirsargc. ........ u&ceola.... Oulncr -anta Fc Copper.. lamarack. . ... llostoii Land Co...., an liiego Land Co. e t i ml I and Co Bell Telephone ...., am.on Store b...... Water Po-rer .. ., ' entcnnlal ....... V.E Tel. & Til Suite A fioon Cop. .eneral Liectrlc... Ill'-i for all forms of folbod disease, Sarsapanila the health, restorer, and h&alth maintainer. Cures Others will cure you. DANIEL M'CAFFREY. PRIME YELLOW EAR CORN. 338 A ND 240 1 W 111 A V !2N UE, de23 d PITTTtrrrtfi. lil'.OKl: US FINANCIAL. LaTABLIaUEU 1834. John M. Oakley & Co., BANKHItS AND BUOKEBa. 45 SIXTH ST. Direct private wiro to New York and, CM cago. Member New York, Chicago and Plttj burg Exchanges. Local securi(Ie4 houghtand. sold for cJi or carried on llhor&l margins. Investments mado at our discretion anl dividends paid quarterly. Interest paid on balance (since 1S35.I Money to lean on calL Iutormation hooks on all markets mallei ou application. ie7 Whitney & Stephenson; 57 Fourth Avenue. PS0J3 The Superior EVIEDiCiE
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