)- the " Pittsburg1"- .:dispXtoh," SiTUKDAT." ; DECEMBER!; 1892T ( 1 STOCKS SOLD EARLY On Annonement That a lit ' tie M of Gold Would Be Exported ":ftl B( BOUGHT BACK LATEB. Manhattan, Sugar, Chicago Gas and ' dipper the Strong Spots. EAI)IKG EXCEPTIONALLY WEAK, ' Its latest Financiering Eeinjr Construed jf Tather Unfavorably. HOXET FAIELT iCTIVE AKD HIGHER rfFECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISrATCH-1 t Xetv York, Dec. 30. To-day's stock market was of the usual holiday character. A few stocks received attention irom the professional element, but the great majority were neglected. .The traders made efforts to advance prices until it was announced that ?500,000 gold would be exported .to-morrow. It was explained by the bankers making the shipment that the specie goes forward against bills sold a week ago, which means that they have been unable to cover their drawings with commercial or other bills. A selling movement followed this announcement, bnt as prices did not yield very much the stocks sold were bought back in the afternoon. The strong features of the speculation were Manhattan Kailway, Sugar Eefining. Ghicago Gas and Northern Pacific preferred. The market for Manhat tan reflected sales to realize profits until shortly before the close, when the street learned that the rapid transit commission, having failed to dispose of its franchise, had granted an audience to the special com mittee of the Manhattan Kailway Company, annotated a short time ago to take up the subject of additions to the company's facili ties. In Sujar Kefining and Northern Pacific, proterred, higher prices appeared to result chiefly from the coveting of shorts. Effective buving of Chicago Gas was gener ally attributed to interests identified with tne company. Keadmg was exceptionally weat and closed lower than yesteraav, suffering tho only noteworthy net decline. It is cur rently lepoited that tho company has suc ceeded iu raising, through the Finance Com pany or Philadelphia, sufficient funds to pay the interest on at least its first and second preference bonds. The fact that the company is compelled to borrow money for the purpose is not favorably con strued. Tho market for Heading was also unfavorably anected by inlormation from trustworthy sources, that is gradually be coming public, that lioth the Lackawanna and Delaware and Hudson companies will xhovv in their annual statements that they have profited largely by the efforts of the Reading and allied companies to advance and maintain the price of anthracite coal. iloliej- on call was luirly active and rates were higher than yesterday, owing to the sailing of Joans incidental to preparations lor Interest disbursements next Tuesday. Resides, accommodations secured to-day weie for three days. Tho market for sterling exchange was very quiet, bnt a brisk demand is expected eaily next week from bankers who will have t re mit collections on account of coupons re ceived Horn Euiope, and also Irom im porters, who as a rule come into the market soon alter tno llf.-t ot tho yeir. These tran sactions will be offset to an extent in the money market by heavy disbursements lor interest. tSPECIAL FnOM row. JOKES ACO.J 'rwJYoEE, Dec. 31 There was a strong bullislt leelins before the onening this morn Ing and a momentary ,d-vtin ve innde, hut the shipment of $500,000 gold by-Kutin. Loch & Co. gave everyone's nerves a severe shock, especially as shortly afterward it was found tuat the lecent veakne&s in ster ling had disappeared, some people going so lar as to say that it was an artificial woak nes.E, the tupply of bilU being very poor. Tho check to tho market was quite lasting in certain stocks, especially so In the coalers, and even nlien it was known that the shipment was made on an old order and could not be made at ex isting rates for sterling the market as a whole did not show much rallying poer. The advance in money to lOpercentin tho iftcrnoon served to remind people that hero was still danger in the situation, al though it was known that the high rate was duo to the shifting ot loans over the first of the year. Speculation in the active list under the influence of these two lactors be came contracted nnd traders were inclined to adopt a cautions policy. The sl.aip advance in Manhattan and Sugar in the last hour rather tended to ievle a bullish sentiment, but at the close tne temper of the room was considerably less conncent than yesterday, and the sil ver situation nas more generally canvassed than or late. Apart irom the gold shipments and the continued lirnine-.f of sterling the news was .enerally t-ivorablo. Radical railroad leg islation, however.against the Western roads is threatened in Nebraska, and causes some limitation in the granger stocks. Lehigh Yalley's October statement means a surplus lor the jear of $000,000, nalt of which goes to Reading. Reading will probably dispose some collateral trust bonds early in the year, and the rumors that an issue of thira incomes is pending are re peated. The Northern Pacific Investigation Com mittee say they have discovered nothing in the company's affairs to ju-tify prevailing apprehensions. They will issue a report early next year. The lumber traffic, it is ald, will result In enormous profits to Northern Pacific Union Pacific has now $16,010,000 guarantee trust notes outstanding. . The Rapid Tratisit Commission met this afternoon and leceived a full committee Horn Sianhattan. Picrpont Morgan an nounced zhat Manhattan would act on any suggestions the commission might make for improving the service. It was understood after the adjournment of the commission tha; the underground plan had been given up and that the commission would consider otqer pians. sterling dull but firm. The non-arrival of the Umbria with a large quantity or cou- ons is one reason for the dullness in the ia:ke'. The most striking Incident of the day was an announcement irom Sir. S. V. White that he has paid the lust of his outstandin obligations with interest to date. Jlr. White failed a little over a year ago as u result of an effort to corner corn, although It bus been supposed that untaltnrnluess on the part oi certain brokers had something to do with the result. His liabilities exceeded fl,0u0,00a. but such was tne confidence in Mr. White that every creditor releasedTliIm on a vernal statement that ho would pay as soon as he could. To-day his announcement (hows that he lias cleared on the btock mar ket alnrat $1,000,000 in 11 months, chiefly in Western Union, Cordage, Sugar and Man. liattan. Few men have everreceived greater proofs or confidence and lew men have bet ter Justified the confidence reposed in them. tBV ASSOCIATED TEESS, Nmv York, Dec. 30. At tho opening or business Manhattan and Lackawanna ad vanced IU to 152 and 155, 1 espectively. hilo the general list improved to the ex tent or Hl per cent. The upward move ment received a temporary check when It became known that $500,000 gold had been engaged for shipment to Europe by the steamship La .Norinandie to-morrow, this having served as an excuse for an advance for the rate for call loans from 6 to 10 per cent. Manhattan gave way 36, and Lacka wanna 2J per cent, but the general list whs not materially affected, as it soon trans pired that the gold shipment was made on a special order and that the banks and trust companies were willing lender of money, the rate lor which declined to S5 per cent. The extreme decline outside 01 tho stocks named was ljf per cent in Beading, which sold down to 52. I1!, M &1lf,lrf At, , ,f lt fu Ha .n . a .. flurry 1" money over the annual settle- inents was leflectedlu the decidRiilc-atrnn.- if inof buoyant speculation near the closet Manhattan was the special card, and sold up from 14SJJ to 153K151J. leading hanking muses haviug beeu tne principal buyers ou 'ha knowledge that the failure or the under jtrouud rapid transit scheme will enable thQ backers of the Manhattan, elevated to secure the facilities for the extension or Wielr system which they have been seeking wMks J to obtain lor a lone time. America Snear mn also prominent, seams up irom iuoji to 110JJ on rnormoui transactions One ilrra alone took over 13 000 shares. Chicago G.is, Northern Pacific iireferred, Missouri V aclflo ami Western Union ranked next In im portance, but a&a matter of face the whole market cloned strong, with an advancing tendency. """ It is thought that -very little business will be transacted at the Exchange to-morrow. The members have subscribed liberally to the fund to carry out the usual New Year's lestlvitics. Tliey Have secured a Christmas tree 25 to SO leet high and ladened t witn presents that are considered appropriate for the leading members oi the Exchange: A brass band has been engaged to 'enliven the proceeding", and the fuu is expected to be gin at nhout 10:15. If the programme is carried out as intended the day will practi cally be a dies non at the board. Railway bonds were irregular, but in the main firm. The sales were $1,526,000. The Aitf.i-ifc.rtn fceiipa Wflrea fraction hlirher. The net clianeb in the Readings wore merely fractional. Chicago ana jist Illinois consul 5s rose lii to 103J4 nnd Peoria D. & E. Bd.i 5 to 7i. Richmond and Danville 5s fell 2J4 to G3 and Spokane and Palouse lsts 4 to 86. Government bonds wore firmer, especially the currency 6s. Close of the list: 0. S. 4s. re 113k TJ. S 4b, coup J14H U.S. Is 100 Pacific 6s of '93 US ' Louisiana stpd 4s.... SSJ Missouri 6s 105 Tenn. new set 6s. ...101 Tenn. new set 5s.... .105 Tenn. new set 3s 101 Canada So. Jims 105 Cen. Pacific lsts .... 7C.-j Den. & It. G. ltts...KS Dcu. S E. U. 4s 107S 1).R. G.Witt lsts. 1 17 Erie aids SGS SI. K. AT. Gen. 5s.. 101 Mutual Union 0s SO A J. C. Int. Cert... 41, Northern Pac. lsts. .113 Northern Pae. 2nds.MK Northwest. Consols.ltSH Kftrthwefit. Deb as. 113 Oregon & Trans. Cs. 1S7 st,I..41roul.Gen5s.i0j st, Paul Consols.. 84 St.l.Chl.& I'.1Cl5tS.110 TexPacL..G.Tr.Kclsi:3 TexPacK.U.Tr.Rclsll7 Union lac lsts West Shore W!f R.G. W. lsts 10J4 Aich. 4s B3H Atcli. 2Jis. class A... SZJi Gal., H. A San oS... .101 Gal.. H. & San 2d Ss.lMH II. AT. C. 5s 10j H. A T. C. consol 69.104. Close in mining shares: Crown Point 45 Plymouth 55 Sierra Nevada 125 standard 140 Union On luo Yellow Jacket 40 Iron Siher 40 Ouick -"liver 350 Unlet Silver, pfd 1600 liulwcr 15 Con Cal, andVa 170 Peadwood 12? OouldACurry 70 IIalc& Norcross. 70 ilnmesta.e IS Mexican 110 Ontario 13W Ophir 165 The total sales of stocks to-day were 205, nmi ilionx Inelmlrnirr Atchison. 3.100: .Bur lington, 4,f03: Chicago Gas, 18.600; 1,-icka-wanna. 6,9.10: Dlstillimr. 14,900; Mnnhartan, 21, 600: Slls-oiiri Pacific. 6,400: New England. 8.300: Northern Pacific preferred, 15.000: R-adiru. 56,600: St. Paul, 9.100; Sugar, 49, 2C0: Union Pacific, 3.300; Western Union, 4,400. The following table shows the prices of active stocks on the .Sew York Stock Kxchange, corrected dally for THE Dispatch by Whitney A Stephen son, oldest Pittsburg menbers of New York stock Exchange, 67 rourth avenue; (Close CI09- !). IngJ 79. OpenlHIgh lnjr. i est. Low est. American Cotton Oil 43 4f-i Am. Cotton Oil. pref 813 815. 4 SIS. 43V SIS neV 33 43H 8IS 1094 934 S.H "it' 8SJ 5S 126W 22X 7H 77 I-1J "47" 119 V 111 '75, 13 -4V 15.'. 133 16', 5Jk 65 S 9SH 22 75M 131 71W 150)4 10B.H 50 13; 112 46 92S loat i'H 75 35 23i 54 46 H Am. Sugar KergCo. Iu "0 A. SugarB.Co., prer 99 90 Atch..Top. AS. -'... 333, 333 10S, Baltimore A Oino ..i Bald. A Oh o. Trust, 92 Canadian racinc... Canada Southern. 89 89 S3 125W 22 t8J! 8V IBM 56H' Central of N. Je-rscjH lie 12Si TOi SOU 97H 77 122 !3l( 47H .1... 111 58H 39 3 1554. 126 V 2IK Chesapeake A onio.. Chicago Gas Trust.. ISH MS C, B. AQ C. M. A t P. 97H1 97 771 1E' m J7 C. M. ASL P., pref 1 121' f2: C, K. 1. A I".... , " st. p.. M. A o S!i h,1H 46:8 K C.fet,P...M.AO.pfd Chicago A Northw'n "iiiji 'iftS 116 U.. U. V. 8.1 CoL Coal A Iron. ... F8V S7 39 3 Col. A Hocking Val. v 28 2S Del., L.3CK u est. Del. AHudsm Den. A HI.. Grande. lo-ltt 131. 66 V 99 V 76H "fiW isi '57" 1S7 1344 "53 jj 66V4 3V van IX3.S 16H Den. A Uio G'e. pref! "53' Kl'i Dls. A u. v. Trust. E.T. Va. AGa Illinois Central .., 6 3 V3 Lake Erie A West.. 53 76 '7ft 153 y 'S7 133 S, 113 465, 934 22 22!, Lake Krle A W..pref 78 6 i.aKe snore 31. -.. LonUvil'.e A NasrTe 1271 71 , 153j 71k Manhattan Michigan Central. .. SlUsmirt I'aciHc National Cord. Co.. Nat. Ord.Co.. pret. National Lead Co... 2iat, Lend Co.. nref. IIS J) 103 S6K 137 111)4 45St 139 112 "93" 1C8U 'M'A vs New York Central. S.Y.. C. A St. L.... 105 1 KH N. Y C. AM. L. 1st I.. N. Y-. C. ASt. I "d I.. 40 23'. 5Hv 45T. -V. Y.. L. E. AW... 23S nS 23? . y. &y. e MV4 li in 3SH 91, 16 46K 4f,!4 184 1 111), 16 47s 45 1SV . Y.. O. A W Norfolk A Western.. N". A West's, pref.. North American Co. IS' 9 10 SS 9K 10 21 Northern Pac fie... 1 Nor. Pacific, pref.. I Hhi? ?Is,f 1!) Kti 219. 27M - 1 t, n t, i--;" 26 tj Peo. Dec AErana. 10KT 'ISM k-10 18H Pbllada. & rmaqz. ' J":. C-C.Abt. L. P. eTc. A-M.L. prd. Pullman PalaeeOr. Kichmond AW.P.'r. It. AW. P. T.. ntd.. !: -BUS ltK4 59S 19C 7H 30 41K 11m 1S 196 7 St. Paul A Dnluth... 4!?S "ii 33.S 11 245, "20Ji 62i St. P.. M AM. Texas Pacific Union Paclnc Wabash Wabash, preiM estern.i nion Wheelln?AL. E.... W. A L. E., prefd.. W. E. A M. Co. assn 3SH 'i'ii 6i" 68l( SSJs 24k S5M 'cV 6SX 38H ssl ii 24 943)6 2I 61 2tH 94H 64 68ii Ex-dividend. WHEAT A SHADE LOWER, Corn and Oats Somewhat Higher and Hog Products Buoyant. Chicago, Dec. SO. The annual jubilee in terfered with business to-day. Outside or ders were scarce in the wheat pit, There was some talk about what the visible sup ply statement would be likely fo show, and it was expected there would be an increase or about 1,500,000 Dusbels. The receipts in tho Northwest weie smaller, thus confirm ing reports that the heavy movement in that section had ceased. Farmers' deliv eries in the Northwest were very light, and it is claimed that recent accumlations cm side tracks are about cleaned up. Fluctua tions weie confined within c range, and the closing was about Je lower than the closing prices or yesterday. In corn the feeling developed was steadier and values ruled somewhat higher. Initial trades were at the final quotations of yester day, the market was easy and sold off a traction, hen the demand improvod, and on buyiug by parlies supposed to be acting for the country the price advanced e, eased off slightly, ruled steady and closcu a shade higher. The buying was supposed to cover "short" sales made some time bacK against crio corn, holders now taking their protits and Btandiug "long" against the same. There was some buying or May and selling ui j -o Bfc uuuui 1.11B same ugure. The demand lor oats was sufficient to ab sorb the supply and cause an advance otc Arter a slight reaction the market closed steady at about the top figures. The provision market was strong and from lOo to SSc higher for port, 2c to 5c higher for lard and from 7o to 15c higher 4or ribs. Tbe improvement was attributed to the statistics of the har movement. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady ut recent quotations. No. 2 sprln" wheat.7ljic: No. 3Bpring wheat. 5S59LjC; No! 2red.71jc N 0.2 corn ,40Jc. No.2oats,30c:No. 2 white, f. O.U.. 34c: No. 3 white do, 31U08 32Kc No. 2 rye, 51t$52c No. 3 barley, SST No. 3 f. o. b., 4l5Sc; No. 1 flaxseed. 1 10J. Prime timothy seed, $2 02. Mess pork per barrel, $14 S5H 87. Lard per 100 pottudt;, $10 50; short rius sides, loose, $3 50; drv salted shoulders, boxed, $8 COa 8 37: short clear sides, boxed, $8 9J9 iu. Wi.isky, distillers' finished goods, per gallon, $1 30. Sugars, cut loaf, unchanged; granu lated, unchanged: standard "A," unchanged. No. 3 corn, 36Vf c Receipt. Fiour, 24,000 barrol-: wheat. 212. 000 bushels; corn. 199.000 bushels; oats, 156,000 bushels; rye, 2,000 bushels; barley, 66,000 bushels. Shipments-Flour, 11,000 barrels; wheat, 17.000 bushels; corn, 93,000 bushels; oats, 134.000 bushels; rye, 8,000 bushels; barlo v. 25.000 bushels. On the Produce Exchange to-day. the butter mirket was quiet; crenmery, 'l930c; dairy, 1S627C. Jiggs firm; strictly fresh. 25 '26c Range of the leading ream res. furnished bv John M. Oakley A Co., bankers and brokers. No. 45 blxtli strect- Open lug. High Low. esU Clos ing. Close. Dec 29 Articles. est. WHKAT. December... January May July conx. December ... January Miy July OATS. December ... January ..... May PORE. 72 as 76S4 71S 71J. 58! 76)4 4 40H 45V 454 29V iOii 72K 78,'i 76X 40 40H 724 724,' 78H 76H 40H 0H 45), 2 30H UK 7S 7 40S 76 40Ji 401 403, 45S 45H 45j 45), J 30 30 30 34U Hft 34K J4 I January Ma- ueceinbcr... 14 90 15 85 14 90 15 87 16 37 14 93 15 72 16 15 14 90 14 80 15 H 16 15 10 45 15 87 May. 16 15 16X7 10 60 10 50 LAI1D. December, January May 6IIOKT K1BS. January. .,... . May.... 10 45 10 50 10 45 10 45 990 1K) 9 82 9 87 987 8 42 a 62 6 42 8 62 8 43 860 8 50 8 77 8 77 Car receipts for toMar-Wbeat, 141: corn, 421i oati. 107. Estimated for to-morrow Wheat, IMt corn, 3i oata, 155. tLLLLHLMiiiMiLBiLBBMiiilW'lilHIiiilMM ilWLihiil'iriliBilJrUriiiBBWIr WMEditiii''f""pniniiiiiinMi tfrrrffilmmvffiviF-vfrWMw - rff--r -n 'mi1- r iL- jl.' s , r ' , m.. i'1E3ewB !. GENERAL MARKETS. New York Flocb Receipts, 22,148 pack ages; exports, '7,744 barrels,. 10,545 sticks: quiet and steady: sales, 11,000 barrels. Cor.sMEALmoieactivo and steady. V bkat Receipts, 2 325 bushels; exports, 113.757 bushels; sales. 970,000 bushels futures, 66.000 bushels spot: spot les" active, firmer with options: No. 2 red, 7et?79e tore and elevator. 79jf79fo afloat; 77K79o f. o. P.: No. 3 red, 74?75c: ungraded red, 759 77c; No. 1 Northern, 81V82e: No. 1 hare, 87Kc: No. 2 Northern, 8c; Ko. 3 spring, 72Kc; options wero dull, Jc higher and Arm: rim opening was firm and prices advanced Mo on strong cables, foreign buying, declined io on realizing, rallied y&, and closed firm; tiading entirely local, switch-in-r and of a holiday character;Janimry,77K 77Xc closing 77c; February, 78579c clua ing. 76Jic: March. 79Ji60Kc. closing, 79c; Hay, 81Ji82 3-16C, closing, 81C. ISaklkv qniet. Baihet halt quiet. Cons Receipts, 22,400 bushels; exports, 18,078 bushels; sales, 85,000 bushels futures: steamer mixed, 4SJc: options were K4 higher and firm, with trading slow and chiefly switching; January, 1949Jc, closing at 49jc: February, 4Mi50c, closing at 50c. Oats Receipts. 56,700 bushels: exports. 872 bu-hels; sales, 65.0U0 bushels futures, 49.000 bushols spot; spot dull and firm: options firmer nnd quior: May most active: May, 3SJic. closing at 38c: spot No. 2 white, 42c: mixed Western, 38K33c; white do, 4046c; No. 2 Chicago, 37c. Hay quiet; shipping, 55c; good to choice. 7590c llors qniet. QitocEBiES Coflee Options opened quiet to S points np; closed 'steady 2025 points up: nles, 41,000 bags, including: January, 16.20l&30c; Februarv. 16 05I6 20c: Mnrch, 15 9516.I0c; May, 15.7015.90o: June, 15.90c July, 15 90c; September, 15.6515.85c; spot Rio firmer and quiet; No. 7, 17c. Sugar Raw firm and more active: lair refining, 33 M6c; sales, 7,6U) bags centrifugals, 16 test, at 3 7-16c; le fined laiiiy active nnd firm. Molasses New Orleans fairly active. Bice fairly ao tlve. Cottosseed ,oil quiet and weak; crude, 4243c: yellow, 46o asked. Tallow more active and firmer; city ($2 for packages), 5a Rnsix dull and eteadv. Tuhfestise quiet and easy at 3031c Eggs firm nnd quiet; Western, 31c; do late gathered, 2S9c; receipts, 3,064 packages. Hipes steady and quiet. Hoo peodccts Potk dull and firm. Cnt meats dull and firm; pickled bellies, 9c. Middles quiet and firmer; short clear, f 8 HO. Lard firmer; Western steam closed at $10 85; sales. 350 tierces at $10 8D10 90; option sales, none; January. $10 80: May, $10 15. DAiny pboducts Butter, li ht receipt and firmer. Cheese in moderate demand and firmer. New Orleans Rice steady: ordinary to good, 23c. Sugar Open kettle strong; strictly piinm to choice, SJc: fully fair to prime. 3 1S-1Gc; fair to good lair, 2 2 15 16c; common to good common, -J?ic: centrirogil steady: off white, iVi 4iv: grav do. 35ilc: choice ynllow clarified, 3 13-163c; urime do. 3 lM6S?c; off do, 3 7-16o;e; seconds, 2J3Jc Mo lasons strong; open kettle, lane v,b3u; choice, 3n3lc; good prime, 2E27c; prime, .'4B'25c: good common to good lair, 2023c; fermenting, 35c lower than sound goods: centrifugal choice, 18c: strictly prime, 16c; prime to good prime, l!g15s; fair to good fair, 9llc; common to good common, 67& Syrup, 232Sc Philadelphia Flour Steady, with fair business in desirable trade brands. Wheat firm and advanced c under stronger cables and lair inquirv tor export; No. 2 led, 7Sc: January, 767tc; Feb-uary, 77ii77jC; March, 787SJic Corn Options lu higher under light offerings, but ruled quiet. Local car lots dull and unchanged; No. 2 mixed, December, 46Ji4Sc; January, 47K4Sc: Feb ruary, 4rt4Kc; March. 4Sti4Sc Oats Car lots film ich falrlooal trade demand; futures nominal: No. 3 white, 33c; do clipped, 3lJc; No. 2 white, 40c Eggs qniet, but firm with small supplies; Pennsylvania firsts, 33Uc. Minneapolis May opened at 70o and closed at 70c,after selling up to71Kc. Ifbero was ho tiading. The openiiu.' was tne weaK est point in the session. There was about the usual demand for cash wheat and prices closed a little stronger: No. 1 Northern ranged at, 6463c; No. 2 Northern went at 6061c, wbicii is about lc better than early in tho w oek Receipts hero wore 243 cars, and at Duluth and Superior, 168 cars. Close: May, 70Kc: December, 65c On track: No. 1 hard, 66;c: No. 1 Northern, 6CJc; No. 2 Nortneru, 6061c Cincinnati Flour in moderate demand and steadv. Wheat quiet: No. 2 red, 70c; receipts, 500 bushols; shipments. 2 000 bush els. Corn in f?oo.l demand and steady; No. 2 xnixid.4lo. Oats in nioderate -demand anil steady: No. 2 mixed, 35c Rye in good de mand and strong; No. 2, 56c Pore strong at $15 87. Laro stiong at$10 37. Bulk meats steady at $8 62. Bacon dull at $9 S710 00. WhlsKy steady and firm; sales, 803 bai rels ut $1 30. Butter strong. Eggs strong. Sugar in light demand and steady. Cheese steady. St. Louis-Flour Dull and unchanged. Wheat advanced c early, but roll off later, and closed about Uc above yesterday'ji;cash, 67c: December. 07c: January, 67Jc; Febru ary,67Jc; May, 74c; J nly, 73c. Coin went like wheat, and closed a fraction above yester div; cash, 3fiJc; January, 36c: February, 37J&; March. 33c; May, 41itlc. Oats May, 34Jc Rve quiet at 49c. liariev Noth ing done. Bian quiet at 60:. Hay un changed. Flaxseed steady at $1 OS. Corn meal quiet at $1 80. Milwaukee Flour quiet. Wheat steady;' may, iuc: .ao. a spring, 00c; Do. 1 northern. 70c Corn dull; No. 3. 3636c Oats active; Na 2 white, 32Q34c; No. 3 do, 30 32. -Barley quiet; No. 2, 64c; sample, 3o 62c. Rye quiet: No. L 66c Provisions Arm. Poik January, $15 87. Lard January, $10 50. Receipts Flour, 7,800 barrels; wheat, 32,500 bushels: barley, 35,000 bushels. Ship mentsFlour, 20,000 bushels; wheat, 39 700 bushels; barley, 23,000 bushels. Baltimore Wheat No. 2 red, spot and December, 75c; May, 80?c Corn firm; mixed spot, 4bc; May, 50c naked. Oats dull nnd steady: No. 2 white Western, 4142c Rye dull; No. 2, nominally 53c. Hay quiet. Grain ireights quiet and unchanged. Pro visions unchanged. Butter firmer; rolls, fino, 23c Eggs active, 2S29o. Coffee Arm: Rio, rair No. 7, 17c Kansas City Wheat dull and lower; No. 2' hard, 63g54c; No. 2 red, 68g69c Corn steadv. Ao. 3 mixed, S233L'c: No. 2 white. 8434c. Oats weak: No. a mixed, 28 28c; No. 2 while, 3031c E-gs quiet at 22 J3c. Receipts Wheat, 48,000 bushels: corn, 4,0j0 bushel; oats, none. Shipments Wheat, 60.000 bushels; corn, 8,000 bushels; oats, none. Toledo No. 2, sort red wheat, 72Jc: May, highest. 78c: close, 77Jc; o advauce. Corn No.2, 39c Oats No. 2, about 35c. Cloverseed Prime, cash and December, $8 00; Februarv, $8 05; March, $8 10. Receipts Wheat, 23,077 bushels; corn, 80,861 bushels: oats, 1,743 bush els. Shipments Wheat, 16.648 bushels; corn, 5,000 bushels, oats, 600 bushels. Buffalo Wheat No. 1 Northern,- 78c; No. Bred, 77c. Corn No No. 2 in store heie. Receipts Wheat, 27,000 bushels: corn, 16 000 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 52,000 bushels; corn, 00,000 bushels. Sheep and Wool Statistics. Bostox, Dec 30. The Commercial Bulletin will print to-morrow in Its annual statistical review of tho wool trade of the United States the rollowing interesting comparisons with 1891: The numberof sheen in the coun try increased Irom 43,430,000 to 41.93S.000. The United" States clip Increased Irom 307,401,507 pounds to 333.019,150 pounds. The stock of domestic wool on hand December31in Bos ton increased from 23,705,339 pounds to 30 650,500 pounds. The stock of roroign in Boston increased from 1,609,300 to 4,311,000. The sales lor the year in Boston increased 32,292,141 pounds over those of 1SSL Boston increased her sales by 6,000,000 pounds more wool than the entire increase of the domes tic clip. The total stock in the country is but 68,354,000 pounds 'domestic, and 18,388,875 pounds loreign, against 78,991,400 pounds do mestic and 21.151,606 pounds foreign, Decem ber 31, 189L The consumption or all grades of wool by American mills shows an In crease of 59.000,000 pounds overlS91. Drygoods. New York, Dec 30. Business in drygoods wasnlmost entirely restricted to the com pletion of lormer sales by delivery of the goods. Agents complained that thev could not get them fast encugh to meet'the de mands of customers, who wore wanting thorn ahead of the contract time. Between agents and clothiers there was a relatively active business iu new goods. Cotton. New Touk, Dec 30. Cotton- steady; mid dling uplands, 9Jc; do New Orleans, 10c; sales, 7.997 bales; futures closed steauy; sales, 125,700 bales; January, 9.62o: February, 9.73c; March, 9.84c; April, 9.9ic; Mav, 10.03c; June, 10.11c; July 10.17c: August, 10.21c. IVooL New Tobx, Dec 3a Wool quiet and firm; domestic fleece, 2532c; pulled, 20032c: Texas. 1521c " Philadelphia, Sec SO. Prices of wool steady and unchanged. New York Mrtal Market. New York, Dec 30. Pig Iron qulot and steady: American, $12 7515 50. Copper dull UUU BlBKUyi IKJLC, VI 2U. MfSU QUietl O.OU1QS I tic, $S 85. Tin firmer! straits, lis 60. LOCAL STOCKS QUIET. A Sale of a Thousand-Share Lot of Dnqnesne the Big Feature. PHILADELPHIA CO. STRONGER. Central Traction Shows a Tendencj To ward Improvement. OTHERS STEADY AD ENCHAXGED FBTDAiyDec 30. "With the exception of a sale of 1,000 shares of Duquesne traction at 27, the market for local securities to-day was quiet and rather uninteresting, the sales being for small, odd lots and the bids and offers about the same as those made the previous day, Philadelphia Company was fraction ally firmer, presumably on expectations that the statement ior the current quarter will be a very bullish one and Central traction gained a fraction, but there was no noteworthy change, in anything else on the list. A thousand-share transaction is rather an unusual occurrence on the local board, but the transaction in Duquesne excited but little comment, and may therefore be con sidered as of no special significance. It was whispered, however, that the stoct went into strong hands. The unlisted 'street railway shares closed as follows: P. & B. traction, 24Ji25; Duquesne traotion, 27J27Ki .. A. & il. traction, 443. Generally speaking bi okers are very san guine with icgard to the near future of the market. There are few things on the usually active list that are cousldered high, and it Is accounted certain that the rein vestment of the January disburenients will result In mateiially higher prices for many of the favorites. A New Bank for Pittsburg. Notice is given that on the 3d of April, 1S92, Henry A. Davis, Christopher Magee, Jr.. Wilkins LInnart and Charles Cornelins will make application for the charter of an intended corporation to be called the Bank of Secured Savings, of Pittsburg, the cap ital to be $100,000, par 50. The institution will do a savings bank business, receiving deposits of $1 and upward, paying interest thereon and lending such deposits on first mortgages. It will, also leceive deposits subject to check, and on this side or the account will discount only on gilt-edged collateral. So far as the securing or good investments for the savings deposits is con cerned, Messrs. Davis, 'Magee and Cornelius have special facilities, by reason of their practice in the Orphans' Court, wbicii gives them the handling or large amounts of trust funds Mr. Wilkins L,inharr, who has been Identified with the Safe Deposit Company and the People's Savings Bank oovering al together a period of 30 years, is also especi ally well fitted to build up a business for the new bank. The property No. 416 Grant street hasbeen purchased, and it will be lemodoled into a modern banking house. Tho stoct is prac tically all taken. Sales and Closing Quotations. The transactions recorded on the Ex change sales board to-day were as follows: FIRST CALL. 6 shares P., A. &M. traction 2 shares Pleasant Valley Kailway I1.000P. JcB. traction 5s 8 shares Philadelphia Company 1 share Philadelphia Company SECOND CALL. 1,000 shares Duquesne traction THIRD CALL. 4 shares Dnquesne Paction Total sales, 1,021 shares stock and bonds. Closing bids and offers: ,. 44 ,. 25 ,.100 . 19 . 20 ... 27H ... 27K $1,000 1st cau. la call. Bla 1 Ask Bid Ask Hid Ask BANK STOCKS. Com Nat Bank 100 63 S Cft.zensXatUanK. First Nat Bank re. Iron City Nat. Bank INSURANCE. Allemaunla...... ... Armenia ... ........ Artlsaus.-.. .......... Citizens ....7.? Peoples...... .Teuton!? Western Ins Co XATOHAL GAS. Chartlers Vallevr. P. N. CJ. A P. Co... Pa. Gas Co Philadelphia Co.... Wheeling Gas Co... TRACTIONS. Central Traction.... Citizens Traction. .. Pittsburg Traction. Pleasant Val'er RAILROADS. Chartlers Kailway.. Pitts.. Y. & Ash.... Pitts, ft Castle S..., Pitts. W. A Kr... COAL. N. Y. t C. G. C. C. BRIDGE. Hand Mreet Pg. A Birmingham. JltNl.so. Hidalgo Mln. Co... La Noria Mln. Co .. 9 1D3 20 '29 64 24 193j 20 VjJi 20 17 27X 24J 27? Z1H S4 HI 21s 248 65 43 10 56 51H 47?j 05 41 10 53 65 43 1C 56 47X 47.S 50 51J 44 75 74 8 ISC Luster Sllnlng Co.. WISUZLLANEOl s. Monon. Water Co.. Unions. AS. Co... U. b. A S. Co. pfo:.. West. Airbrake Co. West Brake Co.ltd. Standard U C. Co.. U.S. Glass, com o-i 9'4 0U 31 30M 183 40 . .. 4G MX 133 135 100 78 77 78 65 .... 65 133 77 Closing Philadelphia Quotations. Bid. Pennsylvania .VI Heading 2B4 Buffalo. New York and Philadelphia. 6j Lehigh Valley 57V Lehigh Navigation 52 Philadelphia and Erie 3' Northern Pacific common 18 Northern Pacific preferred 47J Asked. 64H 28 3-18 E8J4 S3 iijj 47a Electric Stocks. Boston, Dec. 30. Special, Tho closing quotations of Electric stocks to-day were: Bid. Asked, Boston Klectrlc Light Co Edison Electric III General Electric Co General Electric preferred Westlnghuitse, second preferred.. Weatinghoube, first preferred Ft. Wayne Electric Ft. Wayne Electric (A) Thomson-Houston Tr. D Thomson-Houston -E. Elec Weld. 115 13! III! 112 l- 7 117 140 111K 1I23 a (8 Boston Stocks Closing Prices. Atch. A Top.... HX Boston A Albany ....20S Boston A Maine 169 Chi. Bur. A Q M7J4 Eastern R. R.. 6s...tU9 FItchbnrg K.B.prd S3 Mass. Cent 18 Mux. Cent, com IUJ N. If. AN. E 46 N. Y. A N.tng. 7s.tll8 Old Colony 184 Rutland com 2 Wis. Cent, com 14 AIlouezM. Co.(new)t80 Atlantic . V,i tBld. "Ex-dlTldend. Boston A Mont.. Calumet A Hecla Franklin Keargarge. , Osceola .. 33 2S7 . 13S . 11& . 33Jj tllO .159 Qntncr 'lamarack tloston Land Co. ; San Dlegn Land Co. til West End Land Co.. 17J4 Bell Telephone 209 Lamson Stores t 1!4 Centennial 8 Butte A Boston Cop. 10'A Financial Notes. The block of Duquesne traction was sold by S. S. PInkorton to Morris & Brown. Mr. Pinkerton also sold P. & B. 5s to W. E. Thompson & Co. H. M. Long sold P., A. & JS. and P. T. to J. Bamsey, and Lawrence & Co. sold Philadel phia Company to Lone. The Metropolitan National Bank has de clared a semi-annual divideud of 3 per cent, payable on and after January 2. On 'Chanite to-day Fred Blnehart bid 9 for an v part of 500 shares of Luitre. Westinghouse Electric second preferred was weaker in Boston to-day. at 33)34. The best and only bid was S3. H. M. Long says he is confident the Phila delphia Compauy has gas enough and to spare, and that the complaints are dne solely to small service pipes and frost in the connecting pipes. He believes Philadelphia is one ot the best purchases on the list. An active and buoyant local market is looked for early next mouth. The statement of the Chicago, Burlington and Qulncy Railroad for November shows an Increase in net earnings of $23,297, as compared with a year ago. The inoiease in net earnings ror the II months ending No vember 30 Is $600,318. ' In addition to the $500,000 gold reported engaired for export to Europe by the steam ship La Normandie, $200,000 was taken tor shipment to Canada, making xbo total sent across the border this week $850,000. The general sales agents or tho anthracite coal companies have fixed tbe output; for January at 2.750,000 tons. For January, 1E92, it was 2.500,000 tons. Tbe lease of the Commercial Telegraph Company to the Postal Telegraph has been completed. The lease is for 99 years from January 1, 1893, ana the termsrare 6 per cent to the Commercial company on its capital took. The contest mado try tbe old directors of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Com pany against the control or the company passing into the hands of the Baltimore and Ohio has been brought to a close by the vol untary resignation of four of the five re maining members of the old board. J. S. Bactie & Co. to Oakley & Co.: Bead ing was the only weak-stock On tho list, and was influenced by the story of a new bond issue: the great troublo with this, system is that the president of tho company is too en terprising a man, and ir spreading ont at such a quick rate that conservative men are becorainir nervous. The general market ces strong, as money was quite easy, con sidering it was the last day of the month, while the sentiment throughout the country is of a bullish character. Still, the situation of the silver question Is such as to make a irreat advance impossible. Tho bulls say that the law will be repealed but the smart est politicians are or the opinion that nuth lnsr can be done this session. From Sprout & Co.'s market letter: Money was firmer in the morning and the rate ad vanced to 78 per cent, beine quite firm at S6 per cent ut the close. The tact, how over, that no real stringency was apparent and that the supply at the quoted rates was talr seemed to have some influence, so that in tho last hour of tbodava goneral cover ing movement set in. "The list reflected these influences and seems desirous or clos idg the year with a bullish tendency, though the general conditions have not changed to an extent which would Jnstify expectations of a decidedly bettor market. 200 ACRES CHANGE HANDS. Colonel Piper, of Piper & Clark, Buys a Tract Near Latrobo and fVill Erect a L irgo Canning Establishment Thereon Other Late Deals. Fbiday, Dec. 30. It- is reported on good authprity that Colonel George Piper, of the firm of Piper & Clark, the Fourth avenue real estate brokers, has purchased 200 acres of ground adjacent to Latrobe, for a price close to $30,000. This.property, it is said, will be subdivided into small tracts', a number of which have been taken up by residents near Latrobo. A large canning house is to De erected, so the rumor has it, on a portion of this sround, in which enterprise the Colonel is a large stockholder. Though Mr. Piper could not be seen to ver ify the report, being out of the city, the in formation was received from a very reliable source and Is undoubtedly correct. A Little Gossip. The consideiation in the sale of theSchen ley leasehold, No. 41 Cedar avenue. Alle gheny, mado by Jonn K.Ewing & Co., 16 poi'ted In this column yesterday as being $3,000, should have read $300. 1 he final paper- in the sale of the proper ties 2os. 18 ami 20 Diamond street from W. C. Lyne to N. S. Snyder, were passed to-day in the office of M. F. Hippie & Co. This realty, as was mentioned in this column some time ago, sold lor $53,000. As showing the increase iu the value ot this property, it is noted that Mr. Lyne purcha-ed it less than three years ago for about $30,000. Building Permits. Only one permit was Issued to-day. That was taken out by the Twenty-seventh Ward School Board ior a brick addition or two stories to the Twenty-seventh ward school house, near the Twenty-second street in cline; cost, $11,000. Latest Sales Eeported. S. A. Dickie & Co. sold ror J. P. Edgar to M. W. Dickie a lot on Frankstown avenue, Brushton, 40x140.50 feet, price confidential; nlso sold ror J. Montcomery to W. II. nln 450x135 feet on Bennett stieet, for $10,375. Lliigett Broi. have just sold for Mrs. Ellen M. Edtrar, or Omaha, Nob., to Frank K. Lig gett, 4 acres of ground situated on Water street, Wilklnoburg, (orS7,C0J. Black A Baird sold thf pioperty on the northeast corner of Breed's UUI and Fannel streets, Nineteenth ward, being a new frame dwelling on a lot 0x100 feet, ior $3,500. The purchaser was James M. Clark. The Burrell and Kensington Improvement companies report the iollowlng sale of lots at Kensington: James M. Patterson, Salts bur.', lot 915. block 23, $425; Thompson McEl fiesli. New Kensington, lot 109, block 4, $787 50 cash; Hurry Lhrhtenstein, Allegheny, lor SI. block 5, $1,000. D. Beheu & bon sold to William Quigley a corner lot 27x112 feet, 011 Forley street, Six teenth ward, with a shop 'and slaughter house, lor $1,000. Scott & McMlllon sold for Hurry Gratb to J. Taylor Glass the property corner Sweeney and Overhill srreeis. Sixth ward.AHeghenv, beine a lot 20x103, for $050. Mr. Gralb bought this lot from the above-named firm iu No vember for $475 cash. James II. D.ape & Co. report the following sales: A house and lot near tleseiner, on "Pennsylvania Railroad, for $2,250 cash; a lot' and small building on Webster avenue for $1,030 cash; a transaction In two houses and lots In the suburbs ior$5,000; also of collat eral Interest in lour pieces of property of $7,200. MONETARY. Money continues to rule firm locally at 6 per cent, and the position of lenders is not likely to change much until the January dis bursements are made and the general situa tion becomes a little more clearly defined. Eastern exchange and currency are trading even. New York, Dec. 30. Money on call was fairly active, ranging rrom 3 to 10 per cent, last loan 5, ulixed offered at 6. Prime mer cantile paper J6. Si erlinsr exchange steady, with actual business ut $4 85l 8M ror to day bankers' bills and l 87KS4 81 for demand. Bostoy, Deo. 30. Call loans, 68. Time loans, 56. Clearing House Figures. Pittsburg Exchanges to-day Balances to-day ,.$2, ICO, 735 29 .. 388,573 29 Same day last weok: Exchanges Balances... 12,551.019:3 496,750 31 New York, Dec. 30. Clearings, $116,618,951; balances, $5,673,573. Boston. Dec. 30. Clearings. $15,703,616: bal ances, $1,521,373. Money, 67 per cent. Ex change on sow York. 10c discount to par. Philadelphia. Dec. DO. Clearin?s,$12,601 50; balances, $1,617,445. Baltimore, Dec. 30. Clearlnss, $1,835,115; balances, $262,625. Money, 6 per cent. St. Louis. Dec. 30. Clearimrs, $3 953,834; 0al nnces, $0,705. Money quiet at 67 per cent. Exchange on New York, 75c pieiuluui. Chicago, Dec. 30. Clearings to ditv. $17,706, 203. New York exchange, 80c premium. Sterling exchanse stronger: $4 85 for 60.day bills and $4 83 for sight drafts. Money strong at 6 per cent. Memphis, Dec. 30. Cleailnjs, $;99,745: bal ances, $131,052. New York Exchange selling at par. Cincinnati, Dec 30. Money 4JJ6 per cent. New York Exchange, 50c premium. Clear ings, $2,317,65.. Bar Silver. New York, Dec. 30. Special. Bar sliver in London, unchanged at 3SJ.d per ounce. New York dealers' price for assay bars. 82Jc per ounce. Foreign Financial. London, Dec. 3a Amount of bullion with drawn irom tbe Bank of Eugland on bal ance to-day, X20.000. Paris, Dec SO. Three per cent rentes, 97f 95o for the account. London, Dec. 30. p. m. Close Consols, money and account, 93; New York. Penn srivania and Ohio firsts, SOi; Canadian Pa cific, 91J4; Erie, 21 Illinois Central, 101JJ: Mexican, ordinary, 21J4; St. Paul, common, 79U; New York t'entral, 112: Pennsylvania, 55i: Beading, S7; Mexican Central, new li, 67. Bar silver, 33 1-16J. Money, 2J2K per cent. Rate o discount In the open market for both short and three months' bills per cent. 1892 CLOSING QUIETLY. The Wholesale Merchandise Markets Barron of Noteworthy Features The Demand Strictly Local and Confined to Small Lots of Goods for Current Use. Friday, Dec. 30. Operations on the part of the city and nearby retailers were fairly liberal to-day, as they usually are on Friday, especially among the produce commission men, but the markets as a rule were barren of note worthy features, the 'movements being only in ' response to immediate requirements. There is nothing doing in the way of stock-lng-up and In a general way the year is clos iair up -quietly. The leading feature of the grocery market at the moment is the activity and strength of canned goods. The northwestern Miller in its last issue dis cusses cue congestion of tbe flour market on both sides of tbe ocean by xiverproduction, and urges millers of spring wheat to unite in measures calculated to produoe a parity In prices of flour and wheat.' It.is u very Important question and ennuerns wheat dealers as well as flour manufacturers. It Is claimed that at present prices fioUr cannot be mado without loss, and thia-la a depress ing element. Cannot winter whoartmlllers also unite upon similar purposes? A report irosi Jamestown, N, D., says th outlook for tho coming year is favorable as far as spring wheat larmlng Is concerned. Considerable rain and snow fell at the open ing of winter, and the soil has absorbed con siderable moisture. The roads are lu fine condition and stimulate the marketing or bin sweepings of wheat. It is estimated that the quantity of wheat in farmers' hands in the Northwest January 1 wi 1 be 37,000,000 to 10,000.000 bushels, against 80,000,000 to 85,000,000 bushels a year ago. This estimate Is given by tho elevator people in the Northwest. Grain, Flour and Feed, Sales on call at the "Grain and Flour Exchange to-day: One car No. I feeding prairie hay, ten days, $923; one oar do., same delivery. $9 CO. Receipts bulletined: Yiathe P., C C. ASt. L., 1 car middlings, 1 car leed, 2 cars wheat, 4 cars corn, 2 cars oats, 1 car straw. Scars hay: via the P., Ft. W. & C, 2 cars malt, 7 cars hay, lcar straw, 1 car rye, 1 car corn. Total, 23 cars. RANCE OF THE MAItKLT. IThe iollowlng quotations for grain, feed, hay and straw are ror earlota on track. Dealers charge a small advance rrom store. J SVueat-.No. 2 re J No. 3 red Corn No. 2 yellow ear High mixed ear Mixed car No. 2 yellow shelled High mixed shelled Mixed shelled 0TS-No. 1 white No. 2 white Extra No. 3 white Mixed '.'.'.'.'.'. '. RTE-No. 1 Western No. 2 Western Flocb Clobbers' prlccsi-Fancy brands. $1 75 4 85: standard winter patents. $4 504 75: spring patents. S4 514 tv: straight winter. $4 OOM 3: clear winter, SJ 754 CO: XXX haters, 3 Ji&J 85; rye. $3 353 60. The Exchange Price Current quotes flour in car loads ou tract, as rollows: Patent winter 3 75(31 00 Patent spring 4 10C44 15 Straight winter 3 25O3 50 Clear winter. 3 (0(S3 25 Low grades 2 0(2 55 Bye flour 3 00(33 25 Sprlne bakers 3 '-MJI 50 Millkkd No. 1 white middlings. al7 COS 18 03: No. 2 white middlings. t6XX2!ffaO: winter wheat bran. (14 7.van 00: brown middlings, $15 5U 16 00: chop. $16 0021 00. HAY-Cliolce timothy, $140014 25; No. 1 timo thy. $13 25Ji)13 SO: No. 2 tlmofhv. $120o12 50; mixed clover and timothy, $1250(913 03: packing. $7 CO?S 00: No. 1 reeding prairie. rJU.3 50; No.2 do. $1 0U5$ 50: wagon har, $15 00 17 00. STRAW-Wheai, S0C&650; o.it, $70C7 50; rye, $7 003)750. Groceries. SCGAR Patent cut loaf. 5c: cubes, 5c; pow. dered. 5c: granulated (standard). 4c: confcctlon- 23 3-20c: second grades. 2?23c: fancy grades. 27 32c. Loose Java. 33337Mc: Mocha. a35c: Muracaibo. 23c: Peaherrv: 2S284c: Santos. 2S ISMc: Caracas 30S-31.Hc: Kin. 2427J5C MOLASSES-Choice, 33)s(834c; finer. 5S)436c: centrifugals, 23J0c; new crop New Orleans, 44 45c. &TRUP Corn sTrnp, 2323c; sugar syrup, 2G30c; fancy fl ivors, 3I(S)32c; blackstrap. I5!6c. Fruits London laver raisins. $2 50: California London layers. $2 ll(oi2 15: California muscatel, bags, 66c: boxed. 1 15(31 25: Valencia, 7!4S7Jc: fjmlara Valencia, S'.fSXc: Ca'irornla sultanas. II CUlJic; currants. 4j5c: Calllornla prunes. 11,S') 15c; French prunes, Sjllc: California seedless raisins, 1-lb cartons, $3 ixi: lemon peel. 1010.4c. BICE Fancy head Carolina. 6!46,Sc; prime to choice, 5?if6c; Louisiana, 5,H0c:JaTa. 5,45ic: Japan. 5!jffir.c. Canned Goods Standard peaches, 2 002 25: extra peaches. $: 352 50: seconds. $1 85(31 95; pie peaches, fl 201 25: lluest corn, $1 451 50: llar lord county com. $1 05l 10: lima beans. V 20 1 25: soaked. S035c: rarlr June peas. $1 151 7a: marrowfat peas. (I 05I 10; soaked. 75S0c: French peas, SI5 CU2U to y loj cans, or $1 75(iij OJ 3 dozen: pineapples. (I 351 50; extra do. ?7J0: Ualumadn. $2 90; Damson plums. Eastern, $135; California pears. $2 2532 85; do green gages, tl 75: do egg p urns, $1 75; do apricots, (I 851 So: do extra white cherries, $2 IbCqyZ 60: do red cherries, 2-lb cans. 31 75; raspberries. $1 315)1 50: strawberries ?1 151 25: gooseberries. Jl 10t 25: tomatoes.il 05 $1 15; salmon. 1-lh. tl 251 35; blackberries. 7530c: succotash, 2-lb cans, soaked, 90c: do standard. 2-!b cans. $1 2"1 50: corned beef. 2-lb cans, $1 75(31 10: to. 11-lb. $13 50: roast beef. 2-lb. $1 85: chipped beef. 1-lb cans, $1 851 Co: baited beans, $1 251 35: lobsters. 1-lb. $2 25: mackerel, rresh. 1-lb. 51 90; broiled. $1 50: sardines, domestic, lit. (3 85; Ks. $.125; Vs. mustard. $3 00: Imported, Ms. $10 50 12 50: Imported, Us. (IS fr3I3 00; canned apples, 3-lb. 7oa0c: gallons. l 60S; 90. OILS Carbon, 110, 6c: headlight, 6!c: water white. 7c: Elaine. 13c; Ohio legal test. GUc; miners' winter white, 3340c; do summer, 3233c. 76 77 72 S 73 48SA3 49 47h 43 48 47 46 (A 4C.4 iiiCA 43 41 45 33H3 39 3;jS S3 aira 37 i"t 36 35 36 53 CO 58 & 57 Provisions. Large hams .$ 32tf Medium i-H Small 12J Trimmed 13 California 10! Shoulders sugar-cured 1C4 Btcou shoulders 9!4 Dry salt shoulders i BreaKfast bacon 12 Extrado 13 Clear bellies, smoked 10,'-3 Clear bellies, dry salt 9i Dried beer, knuckles I.: Hounds 13 Srts 10 Flat..; 9 I.ard(rcnncd), tierces ll'4 Tubs UK TwoSMb cases 11 Lard (comDoundl. tierces S1a Hair barrels 8,'s Tubs 9 PilU, 8V Two 50-lb cases Sy Threc-lbcises SV Flve-lb cases 8 Ten-lb cases .-... 6.4 Mess pon:, heavy 17 00 Mess pork, light 18 00 Butter aud Cheese. BtTTTFR Elgin creamery, 32'33c: Ohio brands 2829c; choice to fancy dairy and country roll. 25?7l:' fair to medium trades, 18(324c: low grades. 12irc: cooking, 9llc; grease. G3c. Ciieesb Ohio, fall made, llfflHHc: summer made. 1010)sc: New York. ll412c: fancv Wis consin Swiss blocks, 14Hl5c: du bricks. lsQj.'tc; Wisconsin sweltzer. In tubs, 1313sc; llmberger, 10)llc; Ohio Swiss, 13I4c. Esgs and Poultry. Eoos Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio, 29 30c: special marks, 31c: cold storage. 232Sc Poultry Live bpiing chickens. 5o60c per pair: old chickens. 6V375c: aucks, 65375c: jreee, tl 23l 50; turkeys. 1213c per ft. Dressed Cliicitens, 13315c per lb: turkeys, 172uc; ducks. 18 18c; geese, nlJc. Berries, Fruit and Vegetables. Cranberries are moving slowly at about $3 CO per box. Apples are firmer at $2 504 00 per-bbl: Florida oranges, $2 253 CO per box: Messina do. $2 22 50; lemons, $3 254 25; pineapples, 1015c each Dy the bbl: do, extra large, 22 25c; bananas, $1 252 25 per bunch: Malaga grapes, $6 003 00 per keg; Persian dates, 5c peril) by the case or mat. Cabbage, $2 502 75 per bbl for domestic and $15 004816 00 per 100 for German; onions. 52 75.l 00 per bbl for yellow D.invers and $1 M.l 40 pur box ior Spanish; tnrnipa, 12 252 50 per bbl; rutabagas SI 151 23; berti, $2 252 50r parinips, $2 502 75; carrots, $1 501 75; celery, 2510c per dozen bunches. Potatoes are quoted at 75S0c per bu from store. Jersey sweets $1 20tj4 50 per bbl;do seconds, $3 C0Q3 25. Game, Everything under this head Is firmly held under a good 'demand and continued lavor able weather. Qnotations: Quail, $2 CO Qi 25 per dozen; pheasants, $7 007 50; prairie chickens. $6 507 00; squirrels. $1 5(1 51 75; Mallard ducks, 5 005 50: rabbits, 25 10o per pair; Jack rabbits, 75cJl GO; veni son, carcass, 11 Uc per lb; do, saddles, 16 18c. Dried and Evaporated Frnit. Apples, evaporated, 50-lb boxes, 9Jo per lb; sun-driei rings, oc; common dried quarters, 45c- apricots, 1518c; pitted cherries, 17c; California peaches, 14I7c; common dried, 89Jc; California pe.trs, 16Vc; doplums, pitted, 15c: raspberries, 21 ($ayc: Leghorn cif-on. li15c; dittos, 5c: flis, 914c; nectarines, 10c; orange peel. 13 14c. Miscellaneous. Seeps Choice mammoth clover, fs 50 per bu; choice Western timothy. 12 (XS5)1 15. Buckwheat Flouu 2U:(!C per lb. Beaxs New York and suclucun pea beans. $1 95 2 (X) per bu: hand-picked medium, tl 9021 95: i.lnia, 4)4!c per lb; Pennsylvania and Ohio beans, SI ul 80 per bu. PEAS Dried, SI 801 90perbu; dried corn, 8, 9c per lb. lliuKSWAX Choice ydlow. 32335c; dark. 2630c. Cider New country. (1 O0j 50 per bbl; and reBned. 87 007 50: crab. $3 aigi 50. IfoxET Xew crop white clover, 18'20c per lb; buckwheat. UJf.IGc: strained honey. 9i0c. TALL' w Country rough, 3;lc per lb ; city ren dered. 44Mc. Flatheks Extra live gf cse, 5300c per lb; No. 2 do. 4Sffl50c: mlved, 3040c. PICKLES ft 50SJ3 50 per barrel. Porconif-3J(84!c per lb. Hides Green steer hides, trimmed. 75 lbs aud up, 714c: creen steer hides, trimmed. CO to 75 lbs, 7c; green steer hides, trimmed, under b0 lbs, 6c; green cow hliies. tr mmed, all weights. 4c: green bull hides, trimmed, all weights, 4c: green calf skins. No. 1, 6c: green cair skins. No. i, 4e: green steir nines, mmmen, siueoranuea, 4c; green salt steers. No. 1. GO lbs ami up. 775c; greeu salt cows. .No. 1. all wptzhta. 43434c: irreen salt calf. No. I. A to 15 lbs. 5K(2kc: irreeu salt klD. No. I. 15 to 25 lbs. -Iffi5c: 1MUUCI M, V. t. ,W ,W 1, mcolf: No. 1 calf. 2c off. ruunertlp. No. 1. 10 to 15 lbs,3Hc; No. 2 hides. Nuts Peanuts, green. 34!jc per lb; do roasted, $1 151 25 per bushel: hickory nuts. 7c tjl'00: sheHbarks. ft 00 1 25: new walnuts. GOfSfloc: old do. 50&55C; butternuts. 5055e for old and 60(3 65c for new; aiberts. Sc per lb: almonds. Tarra gona, 18c; dolvlca. 16c: do piper shell. 25c: shelled almonds. 35c: Brazil nuts. SfaSfec: French walnutA. 9c; pecans,' 10c; Naples walnuts, 13c; Grenoble walnuts, iac. No Christmas and New Year's table should bo without a bottle of Angostura Bitters, the world renowned appetizer of exquisite flavor. Be waro of counterfeits. Da Witt's Little Early Risers. Best pill for biliousness, ilok headaohe, malaria. A DULL CLOSE IN IRON. Prices Irregular, With Ressemer and Gray Forge Weaker. SOFT BILLETS BARELY STEADY. A Few Indications of an Improvement Iarly rxt Tear. A FAIF.LT GOOD VOLUME OP SALES Friday, Dec. 30. There has been a large falling off in tbe demand for leading descriptions of raw iron and steel. As most of the mills are under going repairs, "they will be in no hurry to start up until there is a better demand. While some fix the date for an improve ment in trade at tbe middle of January, others say it will be the first of February before there will be a revival of business. Soft steel is making such inroads on iron as to promise that in a very short period it will have usurped the place of the latter alto gether. It is more economically manufact ured and yields more profit than muck bar. Eeports recently published show that many pnddlmg furnaces have been closed down for lack of orders, evidencing the fact that the uumber in operation was in excess of requirements. "While the leading furnaces are not forcing the market by ofiering concessions, a num ber of transactions are reported at prices a shado below the quoted rates a short time ago. Certain dealers appear anxious 10 realize, but there are others who are con tent towuit and take the chances or tbe market. At the same time the shading sys tem is hy no means general, but the knowl edge that orders for the small lots taken have been placed at a slight reduction on previous quotations causes the market to exhibit a uepressedand unsettled condition. In the present staie of tbe pig iron trade there is little in the situation to wairant the belief that prices will shortly improve, although, statistically, the market is in very satisfac tory shape. Consumers' yards, uenerally.are bare or stocR; purchases cannot, therefore, be postponed'iudeiiiiitely and as deliveries are being taken freely there U a possibility that the resumption or active buying after the opening ot the new year may enable holders to maintain prices, or even secure a slight advance. A Few Words Prom the East. An Eastern dealor says of the situation: "Sellers are beginning to recognize the fact that buyers have hold ou so long that they must of necessity be In the mark of early in the new year, so that it is hardly worth while trying to persnadu them that delays may be dangerous. Kailler in the month there was considerable pressure to realize, and while holders are still anxious for busi ness they begin to feel that .bey have about reached the extreme limit as regards prices, lor which reason it is not uuliKcly that a period or reaction may be near at hand. Everything Uepends on developments dur ing the next 20 days, ir consumers really need material to the extent that is supposed it will soon show iiself, and that is precisely what both sides are trying to And oui. Taking everything Into consideration it is not unlikely that just a tiiflbol improvement will be the next turn in the market. There are too many sellers to permit anything very decided, but al most any kind of demand will be sufficient to counteract further weakness, and, al though the closing week of the year suows prices to average the lowest on record, and the outlook not specially encouragiug.there is, at least, the satis.'act.on o knowing that under any circumstances anj tiling beyond a mere fractional decline iu prices is simply impossible." Closing Temper and .-ales of tho "Week. The market closed weak for leading de scriptions of iron; gray forge declined 10 15c; Bessemer dull and unchanged; soft steel billets quiet. Dealers are indifferent about Dusiness, preferring to await the develop ments of the new year. Tno week's transac tions were as follows: coke-smeltkd lake asd nativs ores. 1,500 tons llesjemer, January, Febru ary 1.5C0 tons gray forge. January, ary. March 1. COO tons Bea-cmer ..S13 70 cash Febru- 12 40 cash 13 75 cash 12 50 cash 12 35 cash 12 50 cash 1,000 tons grar lorge 1.C0O tons gray furze 60U tons gray forge 50J tons Bessemer 600 tons .No. 2 foundry , 500 tons Bessemer 50utonsgray forge 3-'.0 tous No. 2 louudry. city mrnace... too tons No. 1 rouudry 200 tons no. 2roundry , 150 tons No. 1 foundry I5'Jlonso. 2 foundry 13 75 cash 13 2S cash 13 70 cash 12 50 cash 13 75 cash 14 25 ca-tl 13 75 cash . 14 .iO cash . 13 50 cash . 12 50 cash . 16 25 casn .. 13 75 cash . 13 75 cash . 13 25 cash . 13 09 cash 100 tons gray forg-, January. on tuns Sol 2 silvery 25 tons No. 2 fnuudrr 25 tons No. 2 louudry 25 tuns So. 3 lounurr , 25 tous mottled .". STEEL BLOOMS, BILLETS AND SLAB . 1,000 tons blooms and billets, Janu ary. February S22 50 7,03.1 Ions steel slabs, next two mos.... 22 25 I,onjtous blooms and billets. January, February 22 15 1,000 luus oillets, January, Keoruary.. 22 00 500 tons billets. January. Feuruary.. 22 00 OOOtons bilkts, prompt 22 50 2u0 tons steel slabs, January, Febru ary 22 23 lIUCXBAIt. cash cash cash cash cash iab cash 500 tons neutral. January 5C0 ions neutral, February (24 60 24 50 cash casa BLOOM AND BILLET .'DS. 2,000 tons bloom and billet ends, next lour mos $15 75 2,000 tons bloom and billet ends, next three mos-. 15 70 500 tons billet and Dloom ends 16 00 250 tons billet ends 16 00 cash cash cash cash IUOX SKELF. 350 250 200 tons narrow grooved., ton wluc grooved tons sheared iron .51 .. 1 . 1 S7Jf 4 m 57 4 m 77.S 4 m STEEL SKELP. 150 tons wide grooved 1 1 40 4 m STEIL WIRE RODS. 300 tons wire rods f. 0. b.,at mill C0 80 cash SUtXT BARS. 350 tons sheet bars. f. o. b.. at mill.. ..520 00 cash FERRO MAXGANESE. 180 tons 83 per cent, delivered $69 25 caih CHARCOAL I1M.NS- 100 tons cold blast, extra 70 00 cash 50 tons cold b:ast 26 53 casb 25 tons No. 2 foundry '. la 00 cash 25 tons So. 1 foundry 20 00 cash 0LI IRON AND STEEL RAILS. 1,000 tons American Tl, Yonngstown. tons old steel rails, sheet prices., tons American Ts SCBAF. tons No. 1 K. B. W. scrap, net... tons steel scrap, net tons cast crap. gross tous cast horiiifts, gross tons No. 1 IE. K. U . scrap, net.., tons Iron axles, net. tons scr&D steel, net ....... .20 . 16 . 20 00 cash Ou cash 25 cash 5C0 500 4S0 S5J .$1G ." 12 .. s . 17 25 cash 01 cah 00 cash O) rash GO casb no cash 00 cash 03 cash 350 250 ao 15J IU) 50 tous iron axles, net No Features at Cincinnati. CraciKKATi, O., Dec 30. SDec aU Rogers. Brown & Co. say: There is no feature connected with the iron mar ket for the closing week of the year that is worth especial mention. Manufacturing concerns generally are addiesslng them selves to the work incident to closing tip the business year. Furnaces are satisfied to keen up with deliveries on running con tracts. There is a somewhat better supply of cars and less complaint Is heard of de layed shipments. Iron Is going forward on old orders at an unusually rapid rate, but the now business is nearly all lifcarload or 100-ton lots. Only one or two large con tracts wero heard or during tho week. These were for dellvoiics running through out the early mouths of 1533. Seasonable Dullness at Chicago. Cuicago, Dec. 30. Special. Roger-, Brown & Merwiu say: While the dullness incident to the holiday season has been felt to a greater or less degree in this territory, there has been quite a good deal of business go ing. This has been made up of small lots evidently intended to cover only present ' ucedt. Foundries in this vicinity report ' trade excellent auu tne ontiooic ior next year very favorable. Stocks at the (uniaces are beinir decreased aud there seems to be nothing to indicate a probable decline in I "When on a visit to Iowa, Mr.K. Dalton, of Lm-ay, Russell County, Kansas, called at the laboratory of Chamberlain & Co, Des Moine?, to show them his u'x year old boy, whose life had been saved by Chamberlain's Cough .Rem edy, it laving cured liim of a very severe at tack of croup. Mr. Dalton is certain that it taved his boy's life and is enthusiastic in hli praise of the Eemcdy, prices within tbe next few months: Prices remain uncuanged. Unchanged at Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Di-c 30. ccfot Rogers, Brown & Warner report as follows: Consum ers of pig Iron who had not previonsly cov ered their nearby wants have placed orders for small lots to carry them into January: Prices are firm and unchanged. LIVE STOCK. Hogs Higher at the Central Yards and Cattle and Sheep Slow. Cast Libzbtt. Pa., Dec 30. Cattle Receipts, 320 head; shipments, 2S0 head: nothing doing; all through con signments; no cattle shipped to New York to day. lloos Receipts, 1,500 head; shipments, 1,400 head; market ac.ive: fair light to best heavy, $6 07 10; 5 cars hogs shipped to New York: to-aay. Sheep Receipts, 200 head: shipments, none:markft slow: nrime, $5 005 20; fair to pood. $4 004 50; common, $1 003 00: lambs, $3 106 20; veal calves, $5 507 00. IBT ASSOCIATED PRESS. New York Beeves Ueceipts, 2,316 bead. Including 50 carloads Ior sale; market opened Arm but closed dnll at 10c per 100 lbs. lower; native steers, $3 355 60 per 100 lbs.; Texansand Cnlorados. !3 tX)4 35; balls and cows, 11 73gt 75; dreised beef steady at 84 9clh. Shipments to-morrow, 34 1 beeves and 9.576 quarters of beer. Calves Receipts, 193 head; market steady; veals, $7 00g9 Ou per 100 lbs: grassers. $2 502 75. Sheep and lambs Receipts. 2 505 head; market dull but steadv: sheWi, 53 S.I 75 per 100 lbs; Iambs, $3 50Q6 50. Hog. Receipt.-. 3,851 head, con slan!l direct; market nominally steady at S 406 S3 per 1M lbs. Kansas CltvCattlo Receipts, 2,900 head; " shipment.', 1,000 head. Market was more active and steady to strong generally; dressed ben' and shipping steers, $3 2JJ CO: cows, $1 50JJ4 00: stcckcrs and leeders, $2 00 3 75. Hois-Receipis, 8,000 head; ship ments, 1,200 head. The market for good hogs was active aud steady to strongt common nnd mixed were dull and weak to lower; all grades, S3 00QS70; bulk, $6 456 S3. Sheep Ueceipts, 700 head: shipments, none. The market lor good muttons was nomin ally steady; others neglectedand weak; mut tons, $1 25. Chlcaco The Evening Journal reports: Cattle, receipts, 12.WN head: shipments, 3 5CU head; market dull: choice to prime natives, 55 '10: olhers. $3 501 00: stockers, $2 753 23; cannery, $1 0T2 15: cows. $1 803 15. Hogs Receipts, rLOuU head: shipments, 9,000 head; market active, steady: rough and com mon, $t 15G JO: mixed and packers. $6 50 6 65: priint- heavy nnd butchers' weUtnt-, 6 706 90: light. $6 336 62. Sheep Re ceintx, 4 000 head; marmot i-teady; natives. $3 756 Wh fed Texans, $4 75; lambs, S3 75 6 2a. Buffalo Cattle Receipts, 171 loads through, 10 sale; opened strong; linht to medium l,200-b steer?, $4 0004 65; fat cows, $3 0C3 23. Hos Receipt!-. 1.1 loads through, 15 al-: opened steady to Arm; heavy corn led,S7C0. heor and lambs Receipts, S loads through, 36 tale; opened steady for sheep and good native lambs; Canada lambs slow and lower; choice to fancy wether, H 93; lair sheep. $4 40: Canada do, $4 W: Iamb . native choice, $6 00; Canada common, S3 90. Clncinu ill- Hogs higher at $5 9095 90:" recelnts, 4,-00 head; (shipments, 1,200 head. Cnttio strong at $1 204 83: receipts, 14'J head; sliipn-.r-nt, 140 Head. Sheep stronger at i2 753 CO; receipts, 100 head; shipments. iir. Lambs in good demand; strong: $3 7333 50. and anodyne expectorant, soothes the inflamed membrane and induces sleep. to Act sure to cure. A DYSFEPriCS iRGME:.T . IsagTowl, and that gro.vl marks tho limit orurgument with him. Tho best way to get him to try a medicine would bo to advise against It lint notice how different his tono after using Birdock Blood Bitters. "I have suffered with dyspepsia for tha last two rear. Xot long ago I commenced.' taking I:. B. B. I am now on the second bot tle, nnd I foel like a new man. G.KXOX.12 Sherwood llV.,Bl.lrhamto,N'.T.,' Repeated Tests wrrn Ujuforu Success prove the fact that Burdock Blood Bitters will aure dyspepsia. The reason is plain, 18 tones thti stomach to natural action and keeps the sluice ways of the system frea irom clogging impurities. "1 have been troubled with dyspepsia and.' heart disease for nine years, and found no , reliof until I tried Bnr'dock Blood Bitters. Now I am well after tnktmr two bottles. SIRS. ETTIE FRAZIER, TTSSU Bowne, Mich." -. DANIEL M'CAFFREY. PRIME YELLOW EAR CORN. 23S ND24urIi!'ili A.r-NU, de2 PITTSTtTrrtr. llUOSEKs- FINANCIAL. hr-TAliLIillED 1434. John M. Oakley &. Co., HANKERS AND BUOKElii 45 SIXTH ST. Direct private wire to New York and CM cage Member Ne wVorfc, Chicago and Picsj burg Exchanges. Local securities bought and sold for oaji or carried on liberal margins. Investments male at our discretion and, dividends oaid quarterly. Interest paid 011 balance (sines 1SS1) Money to Icuu on call. Imormatioa books on all markets mallei ou application ior Whitney & Stephenson; 57 Fourth Avenue. tU i-ESN AVHNTJE. PlTTSBBKO. PA. As old residents know and back 111 Pittsbui-r papers prove, is the old" lished and most prominent pays' city, devoting spocialattention t STS NU FEE UN-HI pils" NERVOUS ee, cav, vervrms debility, lack ore iirin and hope, Impalredmemor sizht. celt distrust, bashfuln i-le-ples-ne-s, pimples, erupti, lihed blnnd, tailing powers, lies?, drspepsla, constipation OTfittine thoperson forbusini marriage, permanently, sard rtiHUHU) AND' eruptions, hlotchos, falling I'landular .welllu!s. ntc tonsne, mouth, throat, nle enrert ior lite, and blood r eradicated Irom 1 1 D I M the ijritem. Uililii ranzemenfes weak back, discharges lnfl.tminntio symptoms reo ilvo sea prompt relief and r3ai c Dr. Wiiittior'n life-Ion enco Innuroa neietitlrla men ton coin ion souse p tion free, f&tionts at a treated as II nera. Office r. v. Sunday, m a.m. ti TV ull11KK.su ro.MUV. Physician notneeded. Itrlllt--tosofferera a prompt. perm. jmUTT, TASllOctLzTltll Etc. Enlartreroent 8 & ZEPftUb sj tsscr THE BEST COUQLH-GURE AYEB'S Cherry Pectoral DOCTOR WHITTIER mm mi i "V
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