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THE' ' PITTSBURG DISPATCH," ,; FRlDAT,"DE0EMiBER"3b, " 189i
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r NEWS ABOUT NfPPER.
How tlie Increase in Its
Funded Debt Has Been
Disposed Of.
MANHATTAN MOVES UP
On the Failure to Sell the Under
ground Franchise.
COALERS SCORE GOOD ADVANCES
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On frpectations That Thej Will Make Good
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Showings for the Tear.
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FBAKS OP GOLD EIPOETS DISAPPEAR
rSPECIALTELrGRAM TO TOR DISPATCn.1
New York, Dec. 29. The publication
of Bome figures Jrom the last annual report
of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
relative to the increase in its funded debt
during the last three years under the con
solidated mortgage, has elicited from the
Treasurer of the company a statement of
the manner in which the bonils have
been issued, and for
poses. The statement is
what pnr-
presumably
as ot to-dav, hence is a valuable supple.
inent to the annual report, which is lor the
vear ending June 30 last. According to
Treasurer Baiter the amount of consoli
dated bonds now outstanding is S.TO.DJS.UOO,
an increase since the end of the fiscal year of
S1,3GS,000. The disjipsition of the bonds has
been as follows: 512,350,000 were issued to
take op existing liens on branch roads, and
?17,579,000 lor the construction and acqui
sition ot additional branch lines, making a
total of $29,929,000. The mileage thus
acquired and brought directly under
. the cGhiolidattd mortgage is stated at 1,330
miles. There have been issued to the pre
ferred stockholders $3,347,000 bonds, and for
roniptnent and improvements S14.911.000
Tliis makes a total of $48,187,000
definitely accounted for, hut it must
ho that a part or the last item is technically
in the treasury of tbo comrany, since the
Tieasui or states that the amount absolutely
disposed of is $47 411,000. The difference be
tween that amount and the total issued,
nntnelv. S12 513.000. is held bv tbeconinanv.
Tne stock market was fairly active, and in
the main strong throughout. Upon the sur
face this last condition appealed to he al
most entirelv duo to tho covering of short
contracts. This was especially tho case in
Northern Pacific picferred, which led the
list in point of activity, in Reading, St. Paul
and the indr.stnal stocks. It was not true of
JIanhattan, whicu enjm ed a net advance o
IJiper cent on the failure of the Rapid
a raiisit Commission to obtain a bid for its
franchise, nor of Lackawanna and Dela
ware and Hudson, w hich scored miterial
net advances in anticipation of the excellent
showing that those companies will make for
the year now ending.
The underlying cause for the improve
ment in the speculative tone was the disap
pearance, lor a time at least, of fears of
further shipments of gold.
tSPECIAL FROM DOW. JONrS & CO.
The market to-day showed clearly that a
reaction from the recent gold scare was in
full progress, the bullish tendency notice
able at the close yesterday showing itself in
the early trades this morning in an in
ci eased degree and spreading to about
every stock on the list, except Northern
Pacific. The preferred was offered down in
the first lew minutes until support was found
around 45, and then it fell Into line
and advanced with the rest of the list. Con
siderable purchases were made by clevor
traders in both tbo preferred stock'and the
" 5, itieing generally known that all the
-stock of Messrs. Wayland, Trusk & Co. had
heen sold. Tieasurer Baxter denied that
the company 'would issue bonds on the Chi
cago & Calumet Terminal, and said that
since tne report had been is-ned the floating
debt had been reduced $700,030.
The centers were -ibout tne flist stocks to
advance and there w as very bullish talk on
Jersey Central, Delaware and Hudson and
Lackawanna. Theie was less activity in
Bending at first, di spite denials of the re
ported Issue of third income bonds, but con
siderable strength n the stock developed
later on activity in the incomes. It was
noticed that all these stocks advanced vei y
easily. Lackawanna will pay the usual 1
per cent for the quarter.
The report -hat there would bo a bid for
the rapid transit franchise to-day depressed
Manhattan fioui 119 to 146, but when the
nature of Mr. Aniury's bid was know nit was
seen that its rejection, which afterwards
occurred, was inevitable, and the stock
closed with a strung upward tendency at
the highest point touched formemtns. There
is a heavy stream ot investmei.torders in It.
An inside sale ot 2,000 Distillers at 63
rather checked the adanccin industrials,
though there was no general pressure to
sell, and there was steady covering of shorts
in Sugar.
The better tone for the grangers is due to
covering by traders who have believed in
the short side of the market for some time,
lut who are now inclined lo ho long for a
tarn.
St. Paul's November statement showed
better than was expected.
Rock Island people expect an increase of
over $100.000101 December.
Experts in Louisville have been free buy
ers on prospects of the load and the large
increases. There is still an nneasy short in
terest in tho stock.
Bull points ai e given on Western Union.
The tamper of the lcora was extremely
bullish aiier tho close on the continued
weakness ot sterling and the hope of a more
plentiful supply of bills.
BY ASSOCIATED PRTSS.1
New York, Dec. 23. The failure of Way
land, Trask & Co. bad no effect, because it
was thoroughly understood that the firm
had no outstanding contracts on the Ex
change. The improvement in Northern
Pacific was stimulated by statements made
by Director C. B, Wnght to tho effect that
the company was provided with the money
needed to pay the January Interest and was
otherwise in good shape. Manhattan Ele
vated occupied a large share or attention
and ranged ioml4G to 150 In sympathy
with JIanhattan. New York and New Eng
land and New York and Northern preferred
moved up over a point.
The coal stocks were prominent, advanc
ing 1 to 3 points. The story that tho Head
ing is to issue. $10,COO,fX)0 new bonds was de
nied and at the same time it was civen out
that the annual statements of the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western, and Delaware
and Hudson would show earnings largely in
excess of tne dividends paid.
The Eastern and Western Trunk line
shares w ere in goodreqnest, butSt. Paul was
the special attraction and sold up to 77.
There weie indications that the snorts in
Union Pacific were becoming alarmed and
that the insiders were takimr hold for a rise
on the expectation that Congress w ill legis
late in favor of the company after the holt,
day recess.
Among the industrials Distillln" and
Cattle Feeding and Chic-iio Gas were taken
freely and advanced I2 per cent.
The ease in monej "and the quietus put
upon the talk about gold shipments by the
decline in sterling exchange had a beneficial
effect. The banks and trust companies aio
disposed to lend moie freely because the
movement or currency from the West to
ward this center is steadily increasing.
.The railway bond market was firm. The
sales amounted to $1,444 000, against $1,636,000
yesteiday. Heading bonds were hLrher,
making netvgains for the day of Jper
cent. Detroit, Bay Citv and Alpeuu 'firsts
brought 63, the last previously reported 6ale
about ten days aao having been at 62.
Atchison issues ruled a traction higher.
Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans gold 5s
rose 1 to 116: Fort Worth firsts 1 to 97;
Northern Pacific consol 53 1 to 63: Ohio
Southern 4s 1 to 64, and Oregon Short Line
and Utah .Northern Collateral Trust 5s 1 to
7S Alton and Terre Haute flwts declined
S to 106s Green Bay Income Trust Receipts
j to 137; Richmond Terminal 6s 3 to 7
and San Antonio and Aransas Pass i to 6a,
4 ' if
Government bonds were stronger.
Close
DI'lllo "Si.
U.'S. 4s. reg
. U.18 If, eP
U. S. 2s
pacific s or "95....
Louisiana stpd 4s.
Mlssouries
TenD. new set 6s..
Tenn. new set 5s..
Tarn, new set 3s...
tsn-sda So. Jn-is...
CcnaPacIfie Ists...
DenTAU.G. !
..113!"l Northern Pac. 2nds.l'.S
..1I4'4 iNorthweet. Consols. 137
..100 'Northwest. Deb S.. 104
..Its lst.I..AIronU.ien5s. S3
.. 98 st L.ASanK.Gen.JI.110
..10.1S ISL. Paul Consols ...131
its st,i.uui.firaclits.li7
..102
TexPacL.G.Tr.ltLts 77
.. 76
..107.
..lWi
TexPacR.U.Tr.Rcu 28
Union Pac Ists lo;4
West Shore .,..104
tt. G. W.,lsts 7X
Atch. 4s E3H
Atcb. 2s. class A... Wi
Gal., H. 4 San 5s.. ..104
Gal.. II. ASan2d5s.l02,
H. AT. C53 103
II. AT. C. consol 69.103
rne.-nus Jul
11. K. 4 T. Gen. Cs.. SO
M.K.1T. Gen. 68.. 48
Mutual Union 63 113
M.J. C Int. Cert.. .111
Northern Pac. Ists. .119
Close in mining shares:
Den.AR.G.4s. 86X"
Crown Point 40 Plymouth M
Con. CM. and Va,.... 150 Sierra Nevada 100
Deadwood 121 Standard 130
Gould A Curry 70 Union Con 90
Homestake 1300 Yellow Jacket 40
Mexican 105 Iron Mirer 40
Ontario 13O0 Oulck silver 350
Ophlr 150 Oulck Silver, pfd 1600
Tbo total sales of stocks to-day were 339,-
OOU shares, including: Atohison, 6,700; Bur
lington. 3"00: Chicago Gas. 8-Ltth Lscka-
wanna, 7.UO0: Delaware nna Hudson, 3,000; 1
XJ151.111UU. .IjWj AOUlSVllltJ UUU U-il"l
5,000: JIanhattan, 22,000: National Lead, 5,500;
New England. 12,100; Northern Pacific pre
ferred, 50,000: Reading, 57,000: Rock Island,
4,300: St. l'anl, 18,900; Sugar, 25,800; Union
Pacific, 4.200; Western Union, 5,700.
The following table shows the prices of active
stocks on the Sew York Stock Exchange, corrected
dally for The Dispatch by Whitney Stephen
son, oldest Pittsburg menbers of New York Slock
Exchange, 57 Fourth avenuet
Close
Open High Low- Clos- Dec
lag. est. est. ing. a.
American Cotton Oil 41 43)4 41 43' 40JS
Am. Cotton UP, pref 81 8154 81 8'H ,8j
Am. Miliar Hefg Co. iCSS 110 109 109H 109
A. ,0rarR.Co., pref 98U 93K 9S 981 88
Atctl-.Top. & S. ... 3314 33 S31 33 S3'4
Bilumore Ohio... 91 9V 94' S4H
Baltl. & Ohio. Trust 81 92
r-jinadlan Pacific 85X 88
Canada Southern... 58)4 58U 58 58 58
dntralorA. Jersey 12.-.5 J2754 IS r-U ,25I
Central Pacific 27S 273 2751 27"4 27VJ
Chesapeake & Ohio.. 22 Oi 21 aX S
Chicago Gas Trust.. S7 tSh 87s 8H 87J
C. B. AQ 87 97M 97 97J 97)4
C. II. A t. 1 KH 77 7fl 77H 70S
C. M. & St. P., pref 121,', 121A 121 lajj 121
C. U. 1. A P 83-5 84 SSI S3,
C. St. P.. M. AO.. 45H 47.1., -W-4 47
C.St.P..M..tO. pref 119 119 119 U9M
Chicago V.rthw'n 111 111 H03 111 110
C. C. C. Jtl 67S 58 57-4 E7Js 57J
Col. ( oal A Iron M 39! :sJ Js,
Col A llocklng Val. 28), CSV M"a --V 28
Del , Lack & West.. 152 153S, 152 153 151
D.-1. & Hudson 132 13411 132 133U IS1
Den. A Ii Grande.. 16- 1CS HH 10's 10
Den. A lilo G'e. pref 52 b3V 52H 6314
DIs. AC. F. Trust.. 615 M!4 MH 64V
E.T. Va. AGa...... 3,"il 3il St 3h 3S
Illinois Centrsi ... 98Jij 9S1 93H 98K 975
Lake Krle A West.. zV 22 25 22?( 22
LakeErieAW..pref 755 76' 75'i 75 75
Lake Shore AM. V.. . lWo! 131M 130j 131 129H
LonlsviIteA Nash'c 70 71H 70S TIM 70H
Manhattan 14C, 1V 146X 150H Vi
Michigan Central.... 107 107 107 106 100
Missouri 1'aclCc , 57 66K 56 56J4
National Cord. Co.. 137 134 137 137H 187
Nat.CV.rd Co.. prer. Ill V MH 111 112 HlJi
N atlonal L-ad Co . 4Vi 436 45V( 48 45
Hat. l.cail Co.. prer. B3 931 93 92 KH
-NewYorkCentr.il.. 109 IWi 109 VOU 1085
N.Y., C. A St. I,.... li IS 18 1751 V.a
N.YC. AM.L.lst 75 72
". Y.. C. A St. L. 2d 35 34X
-N". Y.. L. E. A W... 21V 23K 23H 23
N.Y..L.K.AW.pfd. 54 54J 54 54
v.T.iXE , 48S 43Si 46! 454
N. Y.. O. AV 18'4 1SH 134 18)4 18'4
North American Co. 9? 9 9 .... 9
Northern Pacific... 15'S 35 m 154 15X
Nor. 1'aclfic. pref... 4j4 463 44 464, 45H
Ohio A Miss 21 21
raelfie Mall 27 27 26S 27J 2fl
Peo. Dea A Evans.. 16" 16 16H WH 161
Plillada. A Heading 52H 53!4 52 53 52 H
i'.. C. C. A St 1 19 19 19 UH 1SH
P. C.C Ast.L, pfd 53S 59t
I'ul'mau l'alee i ir 198 195li
Richmond A W.P.T. 1 7 714 7,
SL Paul A Uuluth... 41 41! 41X 415i
St. P AD., prerd 105
St. P.. M.AM. 112 112 112 111)4
Tevas l'acliie 9H 9t
Union Pacific 33)4 2S 3SX 334 27.
W.nbash 11 11 11 11 11
Wflbish, prerd 23M 24H 231 24J 2SS
Uesterninlon 9:h 95J4 9iH 94H
Wheeling A L. E 20HJ 21
W. A L. ., prefd.. 64 64 C4 62 62,S
CHICAGO 'CHANGE
The Influences Bather Bullish and Every
thing Closes nigh.
Chicago, Dec. 29. The decrease in stocks
was the active factor in the wheat market
to-dav, and altera weak opening-prices ral
lied mlly 1c, closing at an advance ofjo
per bushel. Corn and oats shared in tho
betterment of the wheat market. The bnll
clique in provisions w eie buyers to-day and
caused a scare among shorts, which mater
ially added to yesterday's values.
Wheat started off very weak. All the con
ditions seemed bearish; cables were easier;
domestic markets slow. Tho Cincinnati
Pi ice Current's crop summaty leported the
winter wheat fields covered with snow and
so well piotcctcd that no apprehension
need bo lelt on account of the cold weather.
There were nmiarentlv liberal selling orders
on the market, and the prrssuie was such
that prices immediately pave way. On the
w eakness the realizing was generous, and a
good deal or long wheat came out. But
when the maiket was weakest 2?racf
strecCt report of the available supply was
po-ted, showing an unexpected decrease ot
l.CjO.000 bnshels cast or the Rockies
and 2,177,0:0 bushels decrease on both coasts.
As tiie vi-ibio supply points showed an in
crease last week of 1,500,000 bushels, Jirad
ttiecl s flgt.ies indicate that there must have
a decrease in the points outside of the offi
cial list ot over 3,500,000 bushels. This was a
startling surprise to the trade and its effect
was instantly bullish. Thei e was the usual
criticism of HiadslreeCs figures, but tho
effect was not much changed Dy the doubts
souths to bo thrown on the report.
In corn the feeling at the start was weak,
and there was moderate selling at the open
ing at a fi actional decline irom yesterday's
closing price una soon sold off, but at 45o
for Miiy there was an urgent demand both.
0:1 local as well as outsido account, and as
wheat turned up, corn sympathized, ad
vances JX. eased off slightly and closed
with Hf$: ain. Accornlng to the iYtca
Current tnoie is a possibility of a lessening
ot tho arrivals in the neai'iuture. BracUlreefa
figured an increase in the visible of 492,000
bushels.
O its were quiet and easier early. Later
the buying improved and the market ad
vanced JsKc. nnd closed steady at nearly
the top w ltn a gain of i.c
Rather liberal receipts of hogs caused
temporary weakness in provisions early.but
Cndahy and Wiightwere credited with buy
ing a good deal ot stuff. Their action alarmed
the shoi ts and caused the market to become
sttonger as tho session projresed. Com
pared with resting prices yesterday pork is
27Kc hlghor. laru is up 20c and ribs are also
20c dearer.
tah quotations were as follows: Flour,
steadier and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat,
72c: No. 3 spring wheat. 5061c; No. 2 red.
T-'c N o. 2 corn. 40c. No. 2 oats, 29JJ c; No. 2
white, f o. b.. S4Jc; No. 3 white do, 3ic No.
2 rye, 50J.c. No. 2 barley. 65c; No. 3 f. o. b .
40gC3c; .no 4 f. o. '., 3143c. No. 1 flaxseed,
$1 10K- Prime timothy seed, $2 02. Mess
pork per band. $14 S514 87. Lard per 100
I)uuuu9iu4u-,9iiun nua Slues, loose, $3 45
8 5J: dry malted shoulders, boxed, $8 C0
8 37: short clear sides, boxed, $8 9o8 9j!
Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gallon,
$1 30. Sngai-s, cut lo.if, unchanged; granu-
jnteu, uiiuiiitucuioLuiiuaru "ji, unchanged.
No. 3 corn, 36c
Receipts Flour, 16,000 barrels; wheat. 3S8.
000 bushels: corn. 324,000 bushels; oats, 402.0C0
bushels: rye, 8,000 uu-hels; barley, 95,000
bushels, shipments Fioui, 20,000 barrels;
whrat, 27.000 bnshels; corn. 140,000 Dnshels
oats, 225.000 bushels; rye, 5,000 bushels- barley
71,000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-d'iv. tho
butter mnrket was firm; creamery, 1930c
dairy, lE27c Eggs firm and unchanged.
Range of the leading features, furnished by John
M. Oakley A Co., haulers aud brokers. So 45
Sixth street.
Open- lllgn- Low- Clos- Close.
Articles. ing. est. est. lug. Dec.23
Wheat.
December S 72 1 7114
January $ 71M S 72-4$ 71), 72 71
Msy 77X 7S5 77 78)! 77
July 755, 76) 75X 76J, .....?.
CORN.
December 393, 404 39JS 4096 40
January 40(4 40A 40)4. 40H 40H
May 45J 45S, 45 45,S 153
July- 45), 4U 451, 45)s
oats.
December 291: 29S4
January 33 SOH 29. ) jn
Jiay 34 31 &!, 34 MU
ponK.
December 14 80
January 15 70 is 03 15 70 15 85 is"52
May 15 60 16 25 15 80 16 15 15 87)1
LAKD. "
December 1045
Jrnuary 10 40 10 45 10 40 10 45 10 30 "
May 9 63 990 965 987 9 67J4
SHORT K1BS.
December.
January. 8 37 8 47 8 87 8 41 8 32K
May 8 4j 8 85 8 42 8 82 8 4J
Car receipts Tor to-day Wheat. 415: corn, 257:
oats. 129. Estimated for to-morrow Wheat, 333:
corn, 333; oats, 133.
Floor In the Northwest.
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 29. The North
western Miller says: The poorer water power
of last week caused the Dour output to run
down to 160,690 barrels, the smallest amount
ground in any week since early in July.
More severe weather during the past four
days has still further curtailed the supply of
water. Besides this, nearly all the mills were
idle Monday. Under these circumstances
the production this week will doubtless
show considerable decrease, even as com
pared with last week's. The sale of flour is
extremely slow, but this is not unusual dur
ing the holiday season. Rather more Inter
est has been shown by foreigners the past
ten days, and, while bids are usually much
below tho views of millers, u somewhat in
creased nnmber of sales of patent and
bakers has been made. The prices, of
course, had to be put down re ry low.
A GAIN IN AIRBRAKE.
Duquesne and t. & B. Tractions Also
Show btrenglh.
PHILLIE LOSES A FRACTION
And United States Glass Common Exhibits
a Little Weakness.
0TJIER SDAEB8 STEADY TO STEONO
THURSDAY, Dec 29.
The local stock market to-day was neither
very active nor very broad, but it was not
without some interesting features. The
trading on 'change covered Dnquesne trac
tion, P. & B. traction, Philadelphia Com
pany and "Weatinghouse Airbrake, all of
which, save Philadelphia Company, ruled
firm, with Dnquesne and Airbrake higher.
Duqnesne sold at 2727, closing at
27X; P. & B. traction sold at 2424,
closing at 24J bid; Philadelphia Company
sold at 19 regular and seller; January,
closing at 13li, and Airbrake sold at
125, closing at 133 bid. News or gossip
bearing on anything on the list was at a
premium. There, was a little talk
to the eflect that the direetors of
the P. & a would meet during the after
noon and declare a dividend; that the buy
ing of Duquesne indicated that "the pool"
was doing business again and that the forth
coming statement or the Philadelphia Com
pany would be u very bullis'i document: hut
none of It stimulated very mnch enthusiasm.
With respect to Phillie's statement, to be
sent out with the quarter's dividend checks,
however, the writer was officially assured
to-day that It was the best one yet made. It
was current on the street that it would show
$300,000 cash on hand, but this, the officials
declare, is misleading and that all who are
rooking for such a showing will be greatly
disappointed. Notwithstanding this, the
leaders of The Dispatch Intel ested in the
matter may test assuied the statement will
present some very interesting figures.
Regarding the supply of gas Manager
Brown stated this afternoon that only about
of 1 per cent of tr.eir 20,000 household con
sume! s had complained of a shortage, and
that only about 10 per cent of the complaints
were justified. Theother90 per cent were
entered because or frost in the pipes and
legnlntors and other causes not due to an
Insufficient supply or gas. He briefly
reviewed the situation and then
dropped into nn argument, replete
with mathematical demonstrations, show
ing that there would be no complaints of
shortage whatever if street and servicj
pipes were large enough and there was no
such thing as frost to interfere with the
proper working of regulators and meters.
It was a masteily presentation of tho com
pany's side of the case, and at its conclu
sion his heaters were at a loss which toad-
mire most about it its convincing points,
the ease and fluency with which it was pre
sented or the elegnht English In which it
was couched. If all the complainants could
have heard It, they would doubtless have
felt like offering an apology for hav
ing had the haidihood to complain at all.
Meantime, those who are not lortunute
enough to have large street and service
pipes, and who cannot afford to keep a fui
nace near their meters aud regulators in
cold weather, will doubtless continue to
suffer from lack of gas.
A gentleman who has been doing a little
investigating and experimenting sa s that
if those who have uiiusuallly cold cellars
will once in a while pour boiling water on
the pipe connecting the regulator with the
service pipe and the pipe connecting the
regulator and meter, they will have a good
supply of gas. It is cheap. Try it.
Outside of the shares mentioned as figur
ing in the trading iew features developed.
United States Glass common was offered
down to 65, however, and Pleasant Valley
railway was a little easier. Others were
steady to firm at previous quotations.
Citizen traction 5s were quoted at 10C10S;
Pittsburg traction 5' at li'4 bid, and Cen
tral traction 6s at 103 bid, offered at 105
and interest.
Unlisted street railway securities closed
as follow-: P. & B. traction, 2425; do 6s,
Wh bid; Dnquesne traction, -7J4&-7K; do 5s,
102 asked; P., A. & M. 5s, 104jiskcU.
Central Traction.
The report of the Central Traction Com
pany, of Pittsburg, filed in the Department
of Internal Affairs, shows that 3,444,512 pas
sengets w ere carriod over its lines last year,
making the receipts from this source $172,
225 60. The payments were: Equipment,
$60,047 39; maintaining and operating the
road $114,760 39; leduction of floating debt,
$23,655 79; miscellaneous, $23 943 18, amount
ing in the aggregate to $227,406 75. Asiock
dividend of $75,cco was declared. The bal
ance sheet was presented as follows:
ASSETS.
Construction and equipment....
Heat estate
Cash
Accounts receivable
Total
LIABILITIES.
.11,215.251 38
89,321 30
2.938 S3
2,650 02
. $1,310,191 51
Capital stock paid in $ 898,067 50
Bonds 375,000 00
Unfunded debt 30.C86 77
Profit and loss 9,037 24
Total 11,310,191 51
Three persons were killed and six injured.
x The Year's Failures.
R. G. Dun ft Co. send in the following
statement of lailures occurring this year in
the district attached to the Pittsburg office,
comprising 12 counties in Western Penn
sylvania and 13 in Eastern Ohio:
COUNTIES IN OUIO.
Fall- Est. Est.
Quarters. urcs. Ilab. Assets.
First quarter 23 $ 110.600$ 88,300
Second quarter 11 42.400 2t,400
Third quarter 19 75,336 46,000
Fourth quarter 16 103.8S 63,400
Totals 69 i 332.221 $ 222.109
Totals for 1S91 52 $ 442,150 S 233,367
COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Fall- Est. Est.
Quarters. urea. Llab Assets.
Firstquaiter 22 f 139.710$ 11S.4-M)
Second quarter 23 221.200 141,24
Third quarter 18 219.S25 153.430
Fourth quarter 44 435.9C0 287,550
Totals 107 $1,016,135 $ 705,698
Totals for 1891 85 14,396,209 84.859,402
Financial Notes.
Mr. Westinghouse requests us to say, in
justice to those associated with him, that
there is no foundation in the report to the
effect that he is dissatisfied with some ot bis
lieutenants.
The coupons due on January 1 on the
bonds of the Beaver Valley Traction Cora-
Sany, of Beaver, Pa., will be paid by tlie
nion Trust Company, of Pittsburg.
Chartered to-day: The Columbia Powder
Company, or Pittsburg; capital, $3,000: the
incorporators are John P. Hunter, A. L.
Hunter, M. A. Gray, F. J. Chaum, Daniel
Ritter. The Crescent Water Company, of
Chanters; capital, $500. The Standard Water
Comoany. ot Craftoui capital, $500. Tbo
Pittsburg Barrow ana Forge Company;
capital, $10,000; the incorporators are A. G.
Cubbage, Thomas Nacker, C. S. Cnbbage, H.
S. Craig and Anna Cubbage. The Beaver
Falls Tiunk Company: caoltaL, $20,009.
Tbo financial year of tho cotton manu
facturing corporations of Fall River, Mass.,
has closed and has proved a remarkably
prosperous one. Thirty-six corporations,
operating 69 mills, have paid out in divi
dends the past year $155,800 qn a capital of
$19,518,000, or an average of 11.04 per cent. In
1891 the average was 4.90 per cent.
The statemont or the result of the oper
ations or the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad Company, lessee of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad for the month of October,
189J, shows receipts, $1,8.8,626; expenses,
$1,171,210: earnings, $657,415. tor the mouth
01 October, 1891, earnings were $600,827. For
11 months ending October 31, earnings are
$4,404,899, an Increase or $928,802, compared
with the same period last year.
The Reading Railroad monthly statement,
usually issued at this time, will be given
out at the annual meeting on January 9.
The Worcester Traction Company has
filed articles of incorporation in the County
Clerk's office in Newark, N. J. The capital
Is placed at $5,000,000. The company is to
buy, sell, lease and operate street railroads
bv electricity, traction ana other methods.
'The Eastern and Western -erml sales agents
at their meeting to-day decided to make a
change in prices for January.
Pblllie was sold by Snroul ft Co., Hill ft
Cc, J. B. Barbour and J. 6. McKolvy, and
bought by Lawrence ft Co., S. Fretz and Mo
Untcbeon. Lawrence ft Co. sold Airbrake to E, W.
Thompson ft Co.
J. Carothers sold V. ft B. and Morris ft
Brown and Caster bought.
Hill ft Co.'sold 10 Duquesne at 1 and I
bonght 100 at 27, J. B. Barbour buying in
the first instance and selling in the last.
From Sproul & Co.'s market letter: The
general market was governed entirely by the
absence ot any prospective activity during
the next few days and the disposition of the
bear traders to close up their contracts and
wait till next week.
J. S. Bache & Co. to Oakley & Co.: The
trusts were very strong and Mr. Keene's
hand was again visible in whisky and susar.
The Insiders in sugar claim that they are
earning 22 per cent on the fnll amount of tho
capital stock, and are great believers in
higher prices for their specialty. The
'franchise for the underground rapid transit
road came up, and a party bid$l,0tX and of
1 per cent 01 the gross earnings. This plan
wasarterwnids rejected, hut we think that
ultimately some plan will be adopted to
build this road, as it is a necessity and the
citizens demand it. About the near future
wo think that the remaining shorts will be
made to cover, but further than this we see
nothing in the market.
Sales and Closing Quotations.
The transactions recorded on the Ex
change sales hoard to-day were as follows:
riKST CALL-NO SALES. '
AFTER CALL.
100 shares Duqnesne t action 27M
25 shares P. AB. traction 244
SECOND CALL. I
10 shares Duquesne traction.
150 shares P. AB. traction
TIIIKD CALL.
25 shares Phlhdelphlx Company
100 shares Philadelphia Co., seller-January...
27X
. 24
19K
19'4
19M
10 snares rnuaneipnia company, regular..,
25 shares Ucstlnghonsc AlrDrake
AFTER CALL.
J75 shares Philadelphia Co.. seller-January
25 shares Philadelphia Co., seller-January.
.135
. 18
195
Total sales. 545 shares. Closing bids and
offers:
1st call.
Stlcall.
sacaU.
STOCKS.
Bid
Ask
BANK STO( KS.
Com Nat Bank
First Nat Bank Pg.
Iron city Nat. Bank
Third Nat Bank....
INSURANCE.
Artisans
Ben Franklin
, 98
S3" 65" '.'.'.'.
, so" '.'.'.' 50"
'.'.'.'. 43" '.'.'.'.
.... 56
'.'.'.'. 40" '.'.'..
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27Ji
03 61 ....
10
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SO
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47
6
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50 51 50
v.'.'. 75" ;;;;
.... 18c ....
9 9 9M
21
30
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.... 40
134 13) 133 I
77 .... 77
ISO
95
Cltlens
Monongalicia Ins...
leutonla
Union
Westerning Co
NATURAL CAS.
Brldfccwater
P. M. G. A P. Co...
Pa. Gas Co
Philadelphia Co....
Wheeling Gas Co...
TRACTIONS.
Central Traction....
Citizens Traction...
Pittsburg Trjction.
Pleasant Val'ey
Second Avenue,....
RAILROADS.
Chanters Railway..
Pitts., Y. A Ash....
Pitts. A CastleS...,
Pitts. Jnnc R. It...
Pitts. W. A Ky.....
COAL.
N. Y. t C. G. C. C.
BRIDGE.
Hand Street
. A Birmingham,
union
MINItG.
La NorH Mln. Co ..
Lmter Mining Co..
ELECTRIC.
Wesllnghouse
JIISCELLNEOrS.
Monon. Water Co..
Union stor. Co ....
Unions. AS." Co...
U. S. As. Co. pfd..
West. Airbrake Co.
Standard U C. Co..
U.S. Glacs, com
U. S. G. Co.. pfd...
19V
20
19V
17
17J
CI
24
24.7a
SO
65
49
10
35
58
5I4
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47
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9
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41.
135
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65"
78
65
116
Closing Philadelphia Quotations.
Bid. Asked.
Pennsylvania 54 54X
Heading C6S 28 9-18
Buffalo. New YorkandPhlladelphla. 6H CIH
Lehigh Valley ...... 57H ..
Lehigh Navigation 1 5J 53
Philadelphia and Erie 3 32'
Northern Pacific common 16 16J
1 ortnem pacific preferred KH 41J4
, Electric Stocks.
Boston, Dec. 29. Special, The closing
quotations 01 r.iecinc stocks to-day weie:
Bid. Asked,
Boston F.lectrle Llitht Co 115 117
Edison Electric III 13 140
General Electric Co lll, ms$
General Electric preferred 112 112
Wesiinirhousc, second preferred.... 34 34$
WcstlnRhouse, flrstprefcrred 47(4 48
Ft. V ayne Electric vt 13
Ft. Wauie Electric (A) 7?j '
Xhomson-IIonston Tr. D 75$ 8
Boston Stoofes Closing Prices.
Atch. A Top 33S
Calumet AHecla ...29)5
Fnnklin i3j
Kearsarge 12
Osceola 3-V4
Oulncv !
uosion s. Aiuaiiy....us
j?05iun amine joy
Chi. Bur. A U.
. 971i
.119
Eastern R. K.. Cs..
Fltchhtirg R.R
Flint A Pere M pfd
Mass. Cent ,
3fex Cent. com....
N. If. AN. E
N. Y. A N. hng. 7s.
Old Colony
. 87
lamarack 153
: ifcl
boston Land Co LlA
-an L'lego Land rn.ll
. IUM
48
.118
esi r nil i.ana t;u.. 17
Bell Telephone 2034.
l.nmon Store S 1J0
183 i
Water Power. .
21
Allouez M. Co.(newj80
N.E let. ATcl
59
11
Atlantic 0
Boston A Mont 34
liutte A lloston Con.
General Electric...
Bid.
MONETARY.
Bankers continue to quote a firm 6 per
cent maiket, with tho demand only mod
erately active. Eastern exchange and cur
rency are still quoted tit par.
New York, Dec 29. Money on call easy
at 46 percent, last loan 4, closed offered at
4. Prime mercantile paper56. Sieillngex
chauge steady, with actuil business 11 1 $4 85Vi
for 60-day bankers' bills and $4 87 for
demand.
Clearing House Figures,
Pittsburg
Exchanges to-day , ,2,278,094 99
Balances to-day. 315,163 88
Same day last week:
Exchanges 12,425.631 33
Balances 399,997 35
New York, Dec. 29. Clearings, $121,805,154:
balances, $5,17i,81S.
Boston. Dec. 29. Clearings, $15,189 591; bal
auces, $2,40),94L Money, 67 percent. Ex
change on New- York, par to 15c discount.
PmUDtLpniA. Doc. 29 Clearings, $13,721,
991; balance, $2,015,714. Money, 5 per cent.
Baltimore, Dec. 9. dealings, $2,091,547;
balances, $365,8l5. Money, 6 per cent.
CnicAoo, Dec. 29. Clearings to day. $16,931,
859. New York exchange, 70 to 80c pre
mium. Steiling exchange dull; 60-day bills.
$4 85: demand, $4 88. Money strong at 6Q7
pet cent.
New Orleans, Dec 29. Clearings. $1,626,
383. New York exchange, commercial, 60c
per $1,000 discount) bank, $1 premium.
St. Louis. Dec. 29 Clearings, $4,057,502; bal
ances, $163,367. Money qniet at 0jJ7 per cent.
Exchange mi New York, 40o premium.
Cincinnati, Dec. 29. .Money 46 per cent
New Yoikoxchjnge,25jg50c premium. Clear
ings, $2,4D2,60O.
Boston, Dec 29. Call loans, 57 percent;
time loans, 66 per cent.
Bar Silver.
New Tork, Dec. 29. Special. Bar silver
in London, d higher at 3SJ4d per ounce.
New York dealers' price for assay bais. 83o
per ounce.
Foreign Financial.
London, Dec. 29 The bullion in the Bank
of England decreased X171.000 duiinir tho
past week. The proportion of the Bank of
England's reserve to liability, which last
week was 45.41 per cent, is now 41.97 per
cent. Amount ot bullion withdrawn from
the Bank of England on balance to-dav.
jE130,000.
Paris, Dec 29. Throe per cent rentes,
96f55oforthe account. The weekly state
ment of the Bank of France shows an in
crease of 4,225,000 francs gold and a decrease
o 6,200,000 trancs silver.
London, Dec. 29. r. jr. Close Consols,
money, 98 1-16: do account, 9S; New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio firs ts,W); Canadian Pa
ciflc, 90; Erie, 24: Erie seconds, 104: Illi
nois Central,100: alexican.ordinary, 21; St.
Paul, common, 78; New York Central, 112;
Pennsylvania, 55; Reading, 26; Mexican
Central, new 4s, 67. Bar silver, CSd.
"Money, 101 per cent. Rate or discount
in the open market for both short and thiee
months' bills 1 13-J6I per cent.
Cotton.
Galveston. Tex., Dec 29. Cotton steady;
middling, 9c; low middling, 9c; good ordi
nary, 8ci net and gross receip.s, 2,548 bales;
sales, 936 bales: stock, 134,510 bales.
New Orleans, Dec 29. Cotton firm; mid
dling, 9c; low middling, 9c: good ordinary,
8e; net receipts, 12,901 bales; gross, 14,034
bale-; exports to the. continent, 7,866 bales:
tales, 9,850 bales; stock, 358.5J5 bales.
New York, Dec 29. Cotton quiet and
steady; middling uplands, 9e; do New Or
leans, 10c; sales, 260 bales; lutures closed
steady: suie, 115,400 bales; December, 9.61c;
January, 9 64c: February, a77c; March, 9 88c;
April, 9.98c; Mav, 10.07c; June, 10.15c; July,
10.22c: August, 10.26c.
For a sore throat there is nothing better
than a flannel bandage dampened with Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. It will nearly always
effect a cure in one night's time. This reme
dy is also a favorite for rheumatism and has
cured many very severe cases. 60 cent, bot
tlea. -
ANOTHER GOOD ADVANCE.
A Besidence Property Situated In Boule
vard Place, East End, Sold for 88,300
An Advance of 8S00 In Two Weeks
Gossip, Permits, Etc
THURSDAY, Dec 29.
The sale of a residence property in the
East End has just been closed which shows
a very fair advance in value within a few
weeka Black & Baird sold the property,,
which is one of the Boulevard Syndicate
houses, situated on McPherson street,
Boulevard place, with a lot 27x140 feet, for
Mrs. Mary A. Smith to- Jamos M. Clark, for
$8,500. About two weeks aco this property
was purchased by Mrs. Smith through the
same office for $8,000, showing an advance of
$500 in that shore space of time.
A Little Gossip.
By order of the executors of tho estates of
the late George K. and J. H. Scboen
berger, a tract of coal land containing 325
acres, situated at Baird station, on the P.,
V. & C. Railroad, was offered for sale to-day
at public outcry by Mr. Alexander Leggate,
at the Chamber of Commerce. It was ex
pected that $200 per acre would be realized,
this price having been asked for the prop
el ty. and as the highest bid received was
only $60 por acre no sale occurred. The
property will now bo.sold prlvatoly.
Ira M. Burchfield, tho well-known Fourth
avenue real estate broker. Is confined to his
noine oy illness.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
J. C. Schaffer, a twi -story briok dwellinz,
Darrali stieer, near Terrace street; cost,
$5,000. John Wind, a frame one-story stable,
73 Ridge street; cost, $150.
Late Sales.
Joseph P. Rankin & Co. sold tor the Safe
Deposit Company, guardian of the estate, of
Kenneth Mcintosh, a strip of property on
Beaver 3treet, Sewickley, 62x200 feet, to J.
L. Patty, for $3,000. Mr. Patty will erect a
fine residence on the property.
John K. Ewing & Co. report the sale ot a
Schenley leasehold. No. 41 Cedar avenue.
Tnlrd ward, Allegheny, for C. P. Miller to C.
S. Russell, being a brick house of six rooms,
with a lot 12x60. for $3,000.
E. T. Schaffner sold for Mr. Gotfried
Kuffor, of West Liberty borough, a new
Irnuie house ot four 100ms and attic, und a
lot 25x100 leet, on Paul avenue, near West
street, in West Liberty borough, to Flank
S. Jamison, Esq., for $1,600 on payments.
EGGS ARE HIGHER,
With the Market Bather Bare of Stocks,
and a Farther Advance Is Probable
The markets Generally Firm, Though
Trade Is Moderate. ,
Thuksday, Dec 29.
Business in wholesale mercantile lines is
preserving a fair volume tor the time oi
year, but in a general way it is ieatureless.
The only marked change to-day was in
eggs, which were axain quoted higher.
Stocks ot all kinds, strictly fre3h and cold
storage, are very light, and a much higher
market is predicted for the near future.
Staple groceries and provisions are firm;
grain is barely steady; butter, poultry and
vegetables are firmly held, with advances
established here and there, and the advant
ages generally are with the sellers.
It is estimated that the stock of provisions
in Chicago on January 1 will be about 45,000
barrels of pork, irom 10,000 to 12.C0J tierces of
lard and 15,000,000 pounds of rib. On De
comber 1 stock were as follows: Pork, 73,000
barrels; lard, 9,354 tietces, and ribs, 7,000,000
pounds.
Emopean advices tell us that both Franco
and Gormany have unusually largo crops of
potatoes. In the former country they are
selling ror25f per ton, which is equivalent
to a ti ifle less tuan 13c per bushel. Accord
ing to the December report of the Depart
ment of Agricultnre the present average
iarm price lor potatoes in this country is
67.3c per bushel, or 30.2c higher than it was a
year ago. Even with a tai Iffof 23c per bushel
theie appears to be a sare margin lor tho
mportuiion of European potatoes. Of
coute, the seaboatd maikets would be
chiefly affected by such an importation, but
during the scarcity, of domestic potatoes a
few 5 ears ago, the transatlantic pioduct was
for several months regularly quoted in the
market reports of Chicago aud even St.
Louis. In spite of such a contingency this
year, however, potatoes are likely to rule
high in all paits or tlie country.
Prime says: Tho present week has given
us tho hardest ticeze or tjic season. Thero
is a light covering of snow on the ground.
Very little grain moving in tho interior ex
cept spring wheat. Accumulation of corn
at the grain centers in tbo interior only
nominal. During the last 30 days the
winter wheat crop has been checked in its
growth by Hosts. None, however, damag
ing. Late sown wheat reDOrted short and
weak. Reserves of winter wheat in every
surplus Stalolargei than a year ago. Farmets
not Inclined to sell at present prices. Mill
ing trade reported everywhere as very dull;
yet thero is promise of a very large demand
110m the South tor both flour and meal.
December has been a poor month for new
corn to get into condition to grade. Percent
age ot clear, cold frosty weather has been
small. Feicentage of unmerchantable corn
increased as farmers finished busking. Offic
ial fetato leports also show large deficiency
In quantity and qnality. Unmerchantable
coin will be used in feeding hogs and cattle
this winter.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Sales on call at the Grain and Flour
Exchange to-day. One car No. 1 timothy
hay, spot, $13 50; one car do., spot, $13 25; one
car wheat straw , spot, $6 00: one car winter
wheat bian, 10 days, $15 CO. After call:
Two cars No. 2 white oats, spot, 33c Bids
and offeis:
spot.
Bid. Asked
No. 2 white oats 5!
39
46
ISO, yeuuw su?iieu corn.............
FIVE DAYS.
No. 2 red wheat
No 2 veilow shelled corn .
No. 2 yellow ear corn
No. 2 white oats
No. 2 white middlings
No. 1 white middlings....
No. 1 timothy hay
No. 2 timothy hay.
Clover hay
Wheat straw
78
47
51
31
17 00
18 CO
2.i 50
12 50
13 00
850
45
'.'. is'S
,. 1200
.. 1200
.. sou
TEN DAYS.
No. 2 red wheat 78 78
No. 2 yellow shelled corn 45) 47
High mixed shelled torn 44 45(4
No. 2 yellow ear corn 48)5 50
No. 2 white oats 37 33
Winter wheat bran $15 00 16 00
No. 1 timothy hay 13 15 13 50
Receipts bulletined: Via the P., C, & ft
St. L. 1 car bran, 1 car barley, 1 car straw, 2
cars corn, 5 cars hay, 4 cars oats; via the P.,
Ft. W. ft C. 15 cars hay, 9 cars oats, 1 car
straw, 2 cars bailey, 1 car malt, lota!, 42
cars.
RANGE OF THE MARKET.
The lollowlng quotations for grain, feed, hay
and straw are for earlots on track. Dealers charge
a smau aavancc irom store, j
WHEAT No. 2rd
No. 3 red
Corn No. Syellow ear
High mixed ear ,
Mixed ear.. ..
No. 2 yellow shelled
High mixed shelled
Mixed shelled
Oats No. 1 white
No. 2 white
Extra No. 3 white
No. 3
Mixed
Eye No. 1 Western
No. 2 Western
76
72
71
48'j
47,
4b
41! &
40
48
47
40K
43
45
39
33
37
38
lajjfa
41
3331
37J
...... Mi
35)al
35
59 a to
56 & 57
Flour (Jobbers' prlcesl-Fancy brands. $4 75
4 85: standard winter patents, ft 504 75: spring
patents. 1 5X5)4 65; straight winter. $4 O&ai 5;
clear winter, -! 754 CO: XXX bakers', J 753 85;
rye, $3 503 75.
The Exchange Price Current quotes flour in car
loads on track as follows:
Patent winter $3 75(34 00
Pafnt spring 4 10:34 15
Straight winter 3 253 50
Clear winter. 3 fuSs 25
Low grades 2fa5o
lt)e flour.., 3 00(3 25
bprlu? bakers. .1 3 -d'i 50
Milleed No. 1 white middlings. 17 00
18 00: No. 2 white middlings, JlOOOJilGW: winter
wheat bran, 14 7.Vn)nO0; brown middlings, 1550
16 00; chop, $10 0021 00.
HAY-Choice timothy, JH003H25; No. 1 timo
thy, $13 2513-50; No. 2 timothy. tl20012 50;
mixed clover and timothy. $12 5013 00: packing.
$7 0CX?S 00: No. I feeding prairie, to 0C9 50; No. 2
do. $3 0CS50; wagon ha). tl5U017O0.
STRAW Wheal. JS0B6W; oat, $700750; rye,
$7003750.
Groceries.
SUGAR Patent cut loaf. 5J4c: cubes, 5c; pow
dered, 5c: granulated (standard), 4?c: confection
ers A. 4 8-loc: sort A. iHQAHe; lancy yellow. 4,'c;
fair veilow, 444Mc: common yellow, 34c.
Coffee Roasted.in packages- Standard brands.
23 3-20C: second grades. 2223c: fancy grades. 27
32c. Loose-Java, 2iiiiJie; Mocha. 3o33.Hc:
Maracaibo. 29c: Peabcrry, 2S28Kc: Santos. 2a
28c: Caracas 30Ss31)4c: lilu. 2427)4C.
SlCLASSES Choice, J3,34c; fancy. S536c:
centrifugals, 29)-J0c; new crop New Orleans, 44
SYRUP Corn svrup, 325c; sugar syrup, 2630c:
fancy flavors, 31Q3JC: black strap, 15I6c
Fruits London laver raisins. $2 50; California
London layers, f2 1C&2 15: California muscatel,
bags, 68kc: boxed, tl 15: 25; Valencia, 7734c:
Ondara Valencia, 8W8Sc: California sultanas. 11
llMc: currants, m (&?: Calllomla prunes, lliai
15c; French prunes, 8$12c: California seedless
raltins. 1-lb cartons, 3 90: lemon peel. lOQlOHc ,
Rice Fancy head Carolina. GktSSMc: orlme to
choice, 533Gc; Louisiana, 6,c;Java, 6)j5Xc:
limn SbfflbT.
Cannxd GOODS Standard peaches, $20092
extra peaches, $2 352 50: seconds. $1 8.731 95; pie
peaches, tl 201 25: finest corn, ft 431 50: liar
lord, county corn. 1 0501 10: lima beans. $1 2013
1 25: soaked. 80Mc: eirlv June peas. $1 151 2J:
marrowfat peas, $1 0ol 10; soaked. 7580c: t rench
peas, 115 003)20 00 ? lpj cans, or 1 1 7565- 09 t dozen :
pineapples, 81 35(31 60; extra do. $2 40: Bahama do.
82 90; Damson plums. Eastern, $1 25; California
pears. 82 25rft2 85; do green gages, $1 75: do egg
p urns, $1 75; do apricots, $1 851 90: do extra
white cherries, $2 752 SO: do red cherries. 2-lb
cans. $1 75; raspberries. $1 30131 50: strawberries.
tl 151 23; gooseberrles.$l 101 25: tomatoes. tl 05
$1 15: salmon. 1-lh. $125(31 35; blackberries. 7580c;
succotash, 2-lb cans, soaked, 90c: do standard. 2-lb
cans. 51 251 50: corned beef. 2-lb cans, $1 7301 V0:
10, ll-lb. (13 50: roast beef. 2-lb. tl 85: chipped
beef. 1-lb cans, $1 85(?1 95; baked beans, $1 251 35:
lobsters, 1-lb. t2 25: mackerel, fresh, 1-lb. tl 90;
broiled. $1 50: sardines, domestic, !4. $3 85; its.
ft 25: Vs. mustard, S3 00: Imported. Ms. ?I'J SOQ
12 50: Imported. Ks. $18 or323 02; canned apples,
3-1 b. 7580c; gallons. (2 UX&i 75.
Oils Carbon. 110. 6c: headlight, CWc: water
white, 7c: Elaine, !3c; Ohio legal lest. 6c;mlners'
winter white, 33ll0c; do summer, 34&13C.
Provisions.
Large hams , 12'4
Medium IZ'4
Small 1234
Trimmed 13
California 10H
Shoulders sugar-cured 1011
Bscon shoulders 9'4
Dry "alt shoulders 8
Breakfast bacon 12
Extrado 13
Clear bellies, smoked 10'i
Clear bellies, dry silt 9
Dried beef, knuckles u
Rounds J3
,- 10
Flats 9
Lard (refined, tierces llVf
Tubs 1114
Two50-lb cases nnj
Lard (coinDound), tierces 8'4
Half barrels 8's
Tubs 9
PHs 8V
Two 50-Ib cases SS
Three-lb cases 8M
Five-lb cases..... 854
Ten-lb cases 8)i
Mess pork, heavy ;. 3- 00
Mess port, light IS 00
Batter and Cheese.
Butter Elgin creamery. 32l3,Vc: Ohio
branas 2SIJ29C; choice to fancy dairy anil country
roll. 2527c: fair to medium grades, 1824c: low
grades. 1216c: cooking. 9llc; grease. 68c.
CHEFSK-Ohio, fall mide, lll!Jic: summer
made. 10lo;$c: New York. Il(ai2c: fancy Wis
consin Swiss blocks. 14Kl5c: dn bricks. l'saiSSc;
Wisconsin swettzer. In tub?. 13!3,c; llmberger,
10,Sllc; Ohio Swiss, 13!4c
Eggs and Poultry.
EGGS-Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio. 29
303: special marks. 31c: cold storage. 232Cp,
Poultry" Live-Spring chickens. 5K3G0C per
pair: old chickens. 607.c: auclis. C0S70c: geese.
SI 5fl 60; turkeys. 2nc per lb. Dressed
Chickens, 1314e per tb; turkeys, 16l3c; ducks, 15
17c; geese, Hl3c.
Berries, Fruit and Vegetables
Cranberries are somewhat easier, most
sales being at;$3 CO perjbox.
Apples. $2 501 00 per bbl: Florida oranges.
$2 253 CO por box: Messina do, $2 202 50;
lemons, $3 2504 25; pineapples, 1015c each
Dy the bbl; do, extra large, 2225c; ban
anas, $1 254J2 25 per bunch; Malaga grapes,
$C 008 00 por keg; Persian dates, 53c per
lb by the caso or mat.
Cabbasre, $2 502 7."! per bbl for domestic
and $15 004816 00 per 100 for German; onions,
$2 75.! 85 per bbl for yellow Danvors and
$1 3501 40 per box lor Spanish; turnips,
$2 002 25 per bbl; rutabagas, SI 151 25;
beets, $2 002 25; parsnips, $2 252 73; carrots,
$1 501 75; celery, 2510c per dozen bunches.
Potatoes are easier at 7530c por bn from
store. Jersev sweets $1 2o 4 5J per bbl; do
seconds, $3 003 5.
Game.
Supply and demand are fair and pricss
about unchanged as- follows: Quail, $2 00
2 25 per dozen; pbeaants, $7 007 50;
prairie chickens, $6 50Q7 00; squirrels, $1 25
Igl 75; Mallard ducks, $5 005 50; rabbits, 30
35c per pairfjick rabbits, 73e!l 00; veni
son, carcass, ll12c per lb; do, saddles, 1C
ISc
Dried and Lvaporated Fruits.
Apples, evaporated, 50-lb boxes, 9c per
lb; sun-drle 1 rings, Sc; common dried
quarters, 45c; apricots, 15lSc; pitted
merries, 17c; California peaches, 1417c;
common dried, 89c; California pears.
16c; doplums, pitted, 15c: rapberries, 21
erli6c; Leghorn cif-on. H15c; dates, 5c:
tils, 914c; nectarines, 10c; orange peel, 13
Miscellaneons.
Seeds Choice mammoth clover, $3 50 per bu;
choice Western timotliv. 82 X3)i 15.
Buckwheat Flour 2.c per lb.
Beans New York and Jilcntiran pea beans. $1 95
2 00 per bu: hand-picked medium. $1 Wffil 95:
Lima, 4i?4c per lb; Pennsylvania and Ohio
beans. $1 7o: 80 per ha.
Peas Dried, $1 S01 90pcrbu; dried corn. 81
9Kcperlb.
Beeswax Choice yellow. 3233c: dark. 2639c.
Cider New country. $4 S5 50 per bbl; sand
refined. 87 0C7 50: crab, ti us .W.
UOXEY New crop white clover. 18020c per lb;
buckwheat, J416c: strained I'oney. SJc.
Tall) w Country rough, 3'-(2Hc per lb; city ren
dered. 44c.
Featiikr-. Extra live geese, 5360cperlb; No.
2 do. 401oOc: mixed. 3040c.
Pickles S4 ."was 5J per barrel.
Popcorn-3)4,4c per lb.
Hides Green steer bide, trimmed, 75 lbs and
up. 7c: green steer hides, trimmed GO to 75 lbs. 7c;
green steer hides, trimmed, under 60 lbs, Gc; green
cow hides, trimmed, all weights, 4c: green bull
hides, trimmed, ill weights, 4c: green calf skin.
No. 1, 60: green calf skins. No. 2, 4c; green steer
hides, trimmed, sldebranded, 4c; green salt steers.
No. L. 60 lbs an i up. 77)tc: green salt cows. So,
1, all weights. 44,c: green salt calf. No. 1. 6 to 15
lbs 5)4(38c; green salt kip. No. 1. 15 to 25 lbs, 4pMc;
runner kin. No. 1. 10 to 15 lbs, 34c; No. 2 hides,
1)C off; No. 1 calf, 2c off.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Steady at tho Central Yards Hogs
Higher and Sheep Slow.
East Liberty, Pa., Doc. 29.
Cattle Recelots, 1,350 head; shipments,
1,440 head; market steady at yester.day'3
prices; no cattle shipped to New York to
day. Hogs Receipts, 1,900 head; shipments, 1,700
hend; market nc'tve: Philadelphia?. $6 90
7 00: mixed, $0 8308 90; Yorkers, $6 706 80;
no nogs shipped 10 New York to-da).
Sheep Receipts, 600 head; shipments,
1,000 head: market slow at yesterday's prices.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Chicago The Evening Journal reports:
Cattle, receipts, 16,000 head; shipments, 4.00O
head; market slow, steady to lower: best
steers, $4 (05 50; good and useful. $4 254 75:
others. $3 5v3 80: stockers,$2 903 25: cows.
$1 203 25. lio.;s Receipts, 6,000 head: ship
ments, 8,000 head; market opened steady and
active, cloed 5(310c lower: rough .and com
mon. $8 406 50: mixed and packers. $6 60
6 70: liriine heavy and butchers' weignts,
$6 806 93; light, $6 6006 65. Sheep Receipts,
6 000 head; shipments 600 head; market
steady; natives, $3 756 00; Westerns. $4 SO
5 05; fed Texans, $4 75; Iambs. $3 756 25.
New York Beeves Receipts, 253 bead, all
for export: 110 trade; feeling Arm; dressod
beet steady at 89c per lb. Shipments to
day, 64 beeves, 40 sheep and 4,236 quarters of
beef. Calves lieceipts, 333 head; market
firm: veal. $5 008 5u per 100 lbs; grassers,
$2 753 12; Western calves, $3 0C3 30.
Sheep and lambs Receipts. 3.450 head: mar
ket very dull: sheep, $3 755 00 per 100 lbs:
lambs, $5 006 62. Hogs Kecelpts. 3.1S3
head, consigned direct; market nominally
steady at $6 307 00 per 103 lbs.
Ttainuln lnf.rte- Keefitnts R?7 lnnrta
tbiougb, 2 sale: opened strong for good"
giades. nogs iteceipts, 2a loads tnrougn. la
sale: opened stronger for good M eights,
firmer lor othots: heavy cornfed, $7 CO.
Sheep aud lambs Receipts, 7 loads througn,
12 sale; opened slow but steady: choice
wethers, $4 90; fair sheep, $4 40: Canada do,
$4 00; lamb, native choice, $6 15; Canada
common, $0 15.
Cincinnati Hogs firm,, higher at $6 00
6 90; receipts, 2,600 head; sbipmonts, 1,850
head. Cattle steady at $1 5C4 85; receipts,
200 head; shipments, 126 bead. Sheep in
light demand: $2 753 CO; receipts, 200 head;
shipments, 2-0 head. Lambs in good de
maud; $3 737 50.
New York Ilrtal Market.
New York, Dec 29. Pig iron dull and
steady: American, $12 73i5 50 Copper quiet
und unchanged; lake, $1 '.0. Lead dull and
firm; domestic, $3 S3. Tin dull; straits
$19 45.
Wool.
Boston. Dec 29 For the year the business
in wool here shows a substantial increase.
Thu sales aro considerably lamer than last
year, and tho receipts also. The stock on
band hero at the close of the year figures
33,115,500 pounds, or which 29,747,500 poanas
aie domestic and 3,36S,0C0 pounds are loreign.
There is a slight increase in domestic,
largely in territory, and a moderate falling
off in foreign from a year ago. The trade
the past week has been comparatively qniet
and the sales are 2,984 000 pounds. Prices
are steady. Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces
sold at 27S8o fnr X, 28S3c for XX, XXX and
above, and 33834c for No. L
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Oastoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
PI I I P OSE
GENERAL MARKETS.
New York Flour Receipts, 20.500 pack
ages; exports, 2.210 barrels., ,33,000
sacks; qulec and very steady; sales, 16,
500 barrels.
Cornjieai. dull and steady.
V nEAT lieceipts, 25 373 bushels; exports,
62.7C0 bushel; sales. 1,375,000 bushels futures,
240,000 bushels spot: spot active for export at
yeakor prices early, bus closing stronger
witli the options, checking bn-lness; No. 3
red, 78: store and elevator, 79o
afloat; 77(i7So f. o. b.: No. 3 red, 743
74c: ungnmeu rei. 75777c: No. 1 Northern,
8I4ic; No. 1 hard, 86Stc: No. 2 Northern,
77c; No. 2 Milwaukee, TTJiC: No. 3
spring, 71c; orjtlons n ere less active, irrog
ularund nithef excited: the opening was
weak an-lpnces declit.ed J on easier
cables. Well street, foreigners and longs
realizing, reacting Jc on a large ue
crease ea-t of the itockies, which caned
free covering by the shorts, declined o
011 realizing through weakness West, rallied
Mc on the Michigan "state report makin
tho average 88 per cent, against 102 last year,
closing linn at 5?e over yesterrt ly;
No. 2 red, January, 7tj77e, closing, 77c;
Fobruiry, 787Sc. closing. 78c: March,
7b79c closing, 7S3ic; May, 80 JgSl 15-loc,
clo-ing, 81ic
Rye nominal.
Barley lull.
Corn Keceints, 32,000 bushels; exports,
63.000 bushels; sales, 21.0,000 bushels futures:
147,000 bnshels spot; spot moderately active
and firmer: No 2, 4348o elevator, 49
494e afloat: ungraded mixed. 4!i9c;
No. 3, 494c: steamer mixed, ISyQl'-lic: op
tions declined early c. reacted Jc,
as 'ollowiug wheat in die West, closing firm
at e overyesterdav, with trading dull;
Tanuarv. 4849c, closing at 49c; February,
49i9c, closing at 49JJC; May, 50Q31!s;c,
Closing nt51c
Oats Roceipts. 16 800 bushels: sales, 210.0u0
bushels futures, 635.000 bushels spot: spot
dull and firmer: options quiet an'l firmer;
January. 3G3Ge, closing at Sfivc: Feb
ruary. SCJ.JSj7c closing at 37c; May, C3
3jjJc. closing at3S3c;spot prices No. 3, 3t.j
No. 2 white, lie: to white mixed. 42c; mixed
Western, 3fi33c; white do, 404Sc; No. 3
Chicago, S7c
GnocERiis Coftee Options opened barely
steady 525 points down; closed steady 5 up
to 10 down: nles, 24,250 bags, including:
December, 16 4C1G 45c: January, 6.001G.20
reoruarv. jstwc; Marco. I5.73S19 90C; April,
15.00 15.70c; May, 13 50.Q15.G3c: June, 15.60c:
September, 15 4c15.60c; spot Rio quiet and
steady; No. 7, 17c. Susar Raw quiet and
firm : sales. 1.335 bags'molcses su;'r,89 test,
at2c; refined quiet and flrm. Molasses
New OrhaiMin 1 .ir demand. Rice in lair
demnn ', t-ady. domestic, fair to extra, Zy
5e: J 1,1 in, 4J2(.34c.
Cottonseed oil quiet and steady; crude,
$4 40 bid: yellow, 4fe47c.
Tallow qniet and firmer.
It os in qniet and steady.
Turpentine qniet and easy at 3031e.
Egos firm and in fair demauu: Western
best, 31c; do late "iithered, 2930c
Hides inactive! and steady.
Hco PRODCCT3 Potk flrm and quiet. Cut
meats qu'et and firm; p-.cklea bellies, 9Q
Sc. Middles Inactive and firmer; shore
clear, $8 S3 Lard flrmcrnnd quiet; Western
steam clo-ed at $10 83; sales. i50 tierces at
$10 80; option sales, none; December, $10 80;
January, $10 SO; 3I:iy. $10 10.
Dairy PRODUcrs Bu-ier fairly active and
firm; Elgin, 32c ChooseLess doin- and
firm.
Philadelphia Flour-Fair trade in choice
spring wheat patents.hut not much demand
for other descriptions: prices steady.
Wheat offerings lLriil: prices ruled steady,
though very 1 ttle doing. No. 2 red in export
elo vator, 75c: No. 2 red December, 73j75c:
Janmry,75J76c; Feb nary, 7777c; March,
7oQ7Sc lorn Options dull. Local car
lots sli.mo weaken old No. 2 mixed yellow
and white in elevator, J8!-Jc: new No. 2 yel
low in good demand sior. 4Sc: new No. 2
mixed in grain depot, 484'c: No. 2 mixed
in export eleva tor, 47r; -No. a mixed, Decem
ber, 47Qi7iic: Jaiimirr. 47473ic: Febru
ary, .43&C: iiarch. 4S(fJ4bVic Oats-Car lots
weak, with -low lieu.aud: futures dull, un
changed: No. 3 white, 37c: No. 2 white,
40"4c Butter Fine goods scarce and firm:
Pennsylvania creamery extra, 3132c E;gs
scarce and wantocl; Pennsylvania firsts,
310352.
New Orleans Sugar Onen kettle strong:
strictly prime to choke, 3c: fully fair to
prune. 3JM6: fair 10 good Jair, 2
2 ll-16c; common to good common,
-?s2"c: centrirugnl off white, il0)
: grty white, tJ(g4c: choxe yellow
clarified, J l-163'.,c; prime do. 3 ll-lbije;
off do, 3 7-n-c; seconds, 23c Mo
lasses, stro'ig; open kettle. 'ancy,33c; choice.
3031c; strictly prime, 229c; good prime,
2425c: good common to good fair, 2023:;
fermenting, 35c: centrifugal choice, 18c:
strictly prime. 16c; prine to good primo, 12
15c; lair to good fair, 9llc: common to good
common, 6J7c. Syrnp, 232Sc
St. Loals Flour QnioJ and unchanged.
Wheat caMi, o oil, 66c: options went
down c early, but reacted, advanced c,
and closed c above yesterday; December
closod 67c; January, 67c; February, 39c;
Jnly, 73c Corn lol.owed wheat; casli
dropped to 3tc: options flni-hed c above
yesterdat; December, 3u37c Oats
Cash, lower, 31c; Jlay, Sic Rye Dull; 4So
hid. Barlcj Quiet; sample lots Iowa sold
61C3c Bran Dull. Cornmeal Quiet at
$lud.
Toledo Wheat dull: flrm. No. 2, cash and
December, 72c; May, 77c Corn steady: No.
2 cash, 40c: No. 3, 39c; No. 4. 37c Oats quiet:
cash, 3ac KJo uull:casli,a2c Cloverseed dull,
easier: prime, cash. December and January,
$8 00: February, $S C3; March, $8 10. Receipts
Flour, 5: barrels: wheat, 14,689 bushels;
corn. 5,357 bushels; rye, 127 bushels:
cloverseed, 123 buss. Shipments Flour, 903
barrels; wheat. 6,500 bushels; corn, 15,700
bushels; oats, 800 bushels; rye, 1,200 bushols.
Cincinnati Floor in goo J demand. Wheat
in fair demand; No. 2 red, 69c Receipts.
4,300 bushels; shipments, 4.500 bushels.
Corn shade flnrcr; No. 2 mixed, 41c
Oats stronger: No. 2 mixed, 35c Rye flrm;
No. 2, 50c Pork strong at $13 87. Laru
stronger $i0 25. Bulk meats firmer at
$8 61. Bacon scarce at $10. Whisky sales,
871 barrels at $1 30. Butter in fair demand.
Sugar steady. E-g3 in moderate demand at
23c. Cheese steady.
aiilwankee Flour qniet. Wheat, No. 3
spring, 65c: No. 1 Northern, 70c Corn dull;
No. 2. 36K017C Oats steady; No. 3 white,
3132e. iiurloy quiet; No. 2, 66c; sample,
3JS2e. R o qniet: No. L 56c Provisions
steady. Receipts Flour, 20.000 barrels;
wheat, 31,000 bushels: barley, 22,000 bushels.
Shipments Wheat, none; barley, 1,000 bush
els. Baltimore Wheat unsettled; No. 2 red,
spot, 75Jc: January, 75c; May, 80c
( orn flrm; mixed spot, iHic; January and
February, 47c: May, 50c asked Oats quiet;
No. 2 wblto "-'-'cstem, 41c Rye dull; No.
2,57c nny steady. Grain ireights quiet;
and uiichiuired. Provisions unchanged.
Butter flrm; fancj-, 31c. Eggs quiet; 23c.
Coffee quiet; Rio No. 7, 17c
Buflalo Wheat No. 1 hard quiet at Sic;
No. 1 Northern, 78c; No. 3 red, 77c Corn
No No. 2 here. Receipts Wheat, 3,0X0 bush
els: corn, 13,030 busbe.s. Shipments Wheat,
173,000 bushels; corn, 4,000 bushels.
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DANIEL M'CAFFREY.
PRIME YELLOW
EAR CORN, '
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A VENUE,
PITTlTmrtr.
AIP.OKEKS FINANCIAL.
ESTABLISHED 1334.
John M. Oakley & Co,
BANKEKS and buokers,
45 SIXTH ST.
Direct private wire to New York and cat
cago. Member New York, Chicago and t'Icu
burg Exchanges.
Local securities bought and sold for casl
or carried on liberal margins.
Investments made at oar discretion anl
dividends paid quarterly.
Interest paid on balance (since 1331)
Money to lean on calL
Information books on all markets matte J
ou application. io7
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