The Pittsburgh gazette. (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 1866-1877, March 27, 1868, Image 3

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g 'JO tiJ DI cis) OlDLiiiiC FA aft A
- OFFICE OF THE PITTSBURGH GAZETTE,
• THURSDAY,[II./mB 26, 1868.'5
CRUDE—The nuirket was if anything ay
shade' firmer , to-day; and spot offniey, be
(noted a quarter higher-BNC, againstB...lc
• , yesterday and the day preceding. - Wo. can
repert 133 bbls at.B , 'e - bbls returned; 1000-
in bulk at 83.fe; and 2000 for June and
.Julyat93 e. Notwithstanding this slight
• • advance and 'firmer feeling, the trade re : -
mains in that unsatisfactory and unprofita-•
• ble condition it has been in for months past;
an advance,'" prospectively speaking, afiords
• :no margin to the dealer, 'for the reason that
as'soon as there is an advance here, there
is a corresponding advance at Oil City, and
therefore, the legitimate operator is no bet
ter. off than liefore—the ,one is more. than
. .
annffset against the other. As we haVe re
peatedly stated, oil is too much inflated at if
for this market, though We do not 'I
find' fault . with our friends up there for
squeezing, all they can out of it—there is . 1
nothing . wrong . 0343rd — that—they are per
fectly. right in - getting . the best price the.'
market will admit of, oven if it does work',
against the interest of the trade here: Nor!
. are we disposed to find fault. with buyers!
from Cleveland and other points, and qv
' culators, for keeping np prices; if they can.
afford to pay $3,10 tO 83,15 per bbl, or even
$5, that is their business, not ours. We
• only wish to have it understood that Pitts
burgh cannot, at present prices, there and
here, enter the field with any hope of sue
, Cess—at least that is the way thing's look
. now. • . -
REFINED-4he market for bonded oil
is firmer, and prices are a shade better, but
:Sellers are still very scarce. We can report
- , 500 bbls for the first half of April, at 25, 1 /e;
`looo' for of 'Aptil, at 25V;c; and it
was reported that there was'a sale running
from May.:' to December; at 26c, and a half
advance tor each subsequent month. We
heard of an offer to sell a line at 26c for May
-263.-. Se for June, and 27c for July; March is
quoted at 25c; April 25c.. May 26c, and
Jule
--incSe the above was put in-type, we
have the _following additional sales :re
ported: Crude—?SS spot,,at 83;c; 700 do do
at 83.te; 800 do doat Refined—'2,so bbls
Snot on private terms; 1000 bbls all.April,at
253 c
ARRIVALS Tile following are the re
ported arrivals of oil by the Allegheny
River to-day:
Fisher tic Bro ' ...2000 lE. Edwards ..1000
Jackson& Bro 10001 'McKenna Co 256
Total
NeW York Produce Market.
CBy Telegraph to thc; Pittsburgh Gazette.l
NEW YORK, March 26.—Cotton ,firmer,
with; sales of:4,800 'bales at 25a251-2c for
middling uplands; closing with no .sellers
under'2s 1-2 c. Flour; receipts, 8,727 bbls;
. a Shade firmer on low grades and dull and
drooping on other kinds; sales of 9,700 bbls
at $9,10a9,80 for superfie State and . Wes
tern, $10,10a10,75 for extra State, $9,75a11,10
.for extra 'western, $12,00a13,80 for White
wheat extra, $9,95a14,00 for R. H. 0., sloal2
for extra St. Louis, and $12a15 for good to
choice do; closing quiet. California Flour
quiet, with sales of 650 sacks at $12,50a14,25.
Rye Flour steady, with sales of 450 bbls at
.117;75a9,60. ; Cora Meal quiet; sales of 100
bbls city at $5,90. Whisky nominal. -Wheat;
receipts 440 bus; more active;but. without
decided change% sales 37,000 bus at- $2,37®
2,42 for No. 2 spring delivered; $2.671-,; for_'
antier Pennsylvania; 8'2,50 for• No. 1 spring
delivered; $2,58 for amber Green Bay dc;
livered, and-1.43,15 for white California!' Eye
quiet. ,Barley dull. Barley Malt quiet;
sales 600 bus at $2,2.5. Corn; receipts 65,967
lifts; dull and le lower; sales. 47,000 has at
$1,261,29 for new mixed Western afloat,
closing at $1,26€01,28; new yellow Western
and Southern, $1,28@1,30 1; new white
Western and Southern, $1,18@1,24, and
$1,27 for old mixed Western in
. -store. Oats—receipts of 1,340 bush; the mar
ket is le better; sales
. of 58,000 bush at 84011
185.1-2 c for western' in store. Rice quiet.
:Coffee. firm; sales of 2,509 sacks Ceylon at
201-2c,currency. Sugar is less active;
sales o 550
sales.-of at 11 1-2@13 1-2. for Cuba;
. 131,4 forPorto Rico. 'Molasses quiet; sales
of 180 hlicls Cuba at 50e. 'Hops dull at 10@f
50c for AMerican. Petroleum quiet at 13c,
for crude and. 2.5 3-4 c for refined, bonded..
. Pork quiet and steady; sales of 2,400 bbls
- - at $24,50®24,75 for lICW mess; closing at
t 14,75 regular; $23,62 6 i)23,75 for . old do;
closing'at s23,62.regular; $20,50,@21, prinie;
.=,50@22,75, prime mess; also 500 Wins, new
mess buyer of Aprillat 25c. Beef firm 1,190
bbLs anchangek beef hams -firm; sales of
220 bbls at 3Ga.10.-: Cut - meats - steady; sale ISO
packages at 10 1-2 e for shoulderS, 111115 1-2 e.
for hams. Dressed hog quiet' at 121-4al'2
1-2 c for city. Bacon quiet and steady; sales
of 2,50 boxes at 12 --Bal2l-8c,3 Cumberland cut
13 1.2 c for ribbed, 13 - 3-4 c for long clear, and
14 1-2 e for Short clear. Lard quiet and un
changed sales 0620 bbls at:ls 3-4al7c. Butter
steady. at - 20a45c for Ohio, and 50a60c for
State. Cheese firm at 13a16 3-Ic. -Freights
'to Liverpool firm with 11,000 bushels of
corn steamer 6 pence. . •
LATEsr—Flour closed five cents better on
low grades with a fair demand and dull
and heavy for medium mid good grades.
Wheat is 4' shade firmer with a moderate
export deniand at tz2,3da2,42. for No. .2 spring
and $2,47112,50 for No 1 spring. Rye is quiet
and steady. Oats are firm; 8.5 .1.-4a5.5 1-2 for
western in store.. Corn is dull and heavy
atsl,26al,2Bf'or new miffed western afloat
and $1,27 for old tithed western in store.
Pork is quiet and steady at $22;62 1-2a24,75
for new mess cask and regular, and s2sa
25,12 1-2 for sellers for,May. Cut meats
are quiet and Brill with a fair demand.
Bacon is active and firm at 12 1-4a12 3-8 for
Cumberland cut. Lard is dull at 16 1-2a16
3-4 for, fair to prime steam.
Cincinnati Market.
[By Telegraph- to \the Plttibargh Gazette. ]
Orsci.NN'Arr, Mareh 26.—Flour and wheat
unchanged and dull. Corn dull, closing at
84e for ear or shelled. Rye dull, at $1,70a
1,75. Barley scarce and in demand, at $2,80
82,90 for fall. -Cotton firm, cloing at i
for middling. Tobaceo. steady s and n fair
demand; sales of 123 hhds, at :,5.539,75 for
lugs and $10a23 for leaf. Mess Pork dull
with no demand; it is held at g,21,75a25,00.
'Bulk Meats 10 1-4a12 1-4, with sales at this
i
rate, delivered at points n the interior, for
city; holders ask higher; little demand.
Bacon; hold at 14;e. and 15e
for shoulders, sides, clear rib and clear
sides; small sales of the latter were made
at 1450143•4 c. Lard dull -and prices nomi=
nal at 16a16.1c, the latter being the rate.
asked for city. Sugar Cured Hams, 17;4a
18c. Sugar firmer and is generally held' - c
higher for good grades. Coffee quiet and
sternly. Eggs dull and cannot well be
quoted above 20e for fresh. Butter in bet:
' ter supply and prices a shade lower; prime
sold at .47a50e. Clover Seed dull and
'prices are declining ; sm a ll • sa l es
at $13,00a13,25. Timothy dull at $2,3032,45..
Flax $2,15a2,25. Linseed Oil dull at $1,163
-1,18. - Petroleum dull at 41a42c.
firm .at $1,25a1,30. .Hay dull at $13315 on
arrival.- Hogs in de.naanclat $9.60a10,50 per
cents' for gross. Beef Cattld firm at 1,6,00 2
8,60 per cental gross. • Green Apples dull
and in' large supply; those in, prime order
' bring 04;50a5,00, but other kinds sell ha
some cases at, $1,0031,25. Gold 138 buying.
St. Louis Market.
CDT Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette]
ST. Louis, March 26.—Tobacco steady and
unchanged. Cotton and Hemp, no sales.
Flour dull and weak; superfine ranges at
7a8,50, extra 8,75a9, double extra $9,50a.
11,543. 'Wheat held firmly, but holders stoqd
off and bnsiness small; prime 'and chohle
rod • ands winter 'held at 42,60a3,75;; prime
spring f,t2 t 10.• Corn firmer at 86:183. Oats
sole, freely at 59a71. Barley further ad
vanced to • $2,85, prime spring 0. Cheese
firm. Rye firm at §1,72a1,75, Pork'firm at
25. Akwomquiet at 11% for shoulders, 14%%
clear,'Aih sides and 15 for clear sides. -
, 'Lard quiet atid weak at - 16% fox choice he .r
Reoeiptsh.Floir, 2,200 barrels. Wheat ! 2,400
- bushels.— Cikin, 3,000 bushels. Oats; 1,900
bushels. Barley, 1 1 000 bushels.
Financial Natters in New `fork.
By Telegraph to the Pittsborsth'Hezette.l
• NEW Yonx, March 26,1868
MONEY AND GOLD.
i Money continues active and firm at 9 per
cent. for call loans.: Sterling dull at 9%a
9% gold for first-class bills. Gold dull and
lower, with a decided change opening at
138% and closing at 138%. Exports $15,000.
Government stocks firm. Heary.Clewes
Co. furnish the annexed 4:20 quotations:
Coupons of 1881, 1103011033; do 1862,_109%
109%; d0t1864, 107%al07?/,; do 1865, 107%a.
'108; do new, 106%a106%; do 1867, 106%a
-106%;'ten-forties, 100%a100%; seven-thirties,
105%a105%. The banks have taken to steps
yet towards another ' meeting, and the
Treasury iS•not relieving the money mar
ket to-day,. Mr. Van Dyck having sold about
WO,OOO in gold and bonght about the same
amount in seven-thirty notes. Private tele
grams from Washington report McCullough
going to ease the market, bat in what shape,
is not yet stated.
Railroad market animated, particularly
on Central and Erie, which fluctuated rap
idly. Central opened at 116%, advanced to
118%, fell to 117%, davanced to 118%, 'cash,
anc1.119%, buyer; thirty days, and closed at
11810118%. Erie opened at 66%a67,ran up
to 69%
fell to 68%,
advanced "to 6, and closed at 68%a
ti 9. Market closed strong
under rumors froth Albany favorable to
Vanderbilt. Western shares are partici
pating in thegeneral strength. A heavy de
cline in Pacific Mail • causes considerable
I comment on the street. The. Panama hail=
road has declared the usual quarterly divi
dend of six per cent., and there are rumors
of an extra cash dividend of twenty per
cent.
The following are the 5-30 prices: Canton,
46; Cumberland, 31%; Wells 'Express, 353
0;36; American, 673 @6B; Adams', 73% ®
743‘.. United States, 69C11.70; Meichants, 34
@34:%; Quicksilver, 20@2.0%; Mariposa, 6@
7; Pacific Mail, 10534'@105%; Atlantic, 88%
@B9; Western Union Telegraph, 34€1.34;
New York Central, 108%@loSy; Erie, 68; 1 4
€,669; Hudson, 135; Reading, 9490!,4 - ; Ohio
and Mississippi,
29%@29%; Wabash, 47%
@4B; St: Paul, 54@55; do. preferred, 69@
69%; Michigan Central, 112; Michigan
Southern, 87%C1-88; Illinois Central, 137;
Pittsburgh, 9134@91 3 . 2 '; Toledo, 102 1 / 2"•®1021.f;
Rock Island, 01%@e91%* North WeStern. 63
@64; do. preferred, 74Nki;74%. Fort Wayne,
101%@102; Terre Haute, 42; :Marietta 'first
.preferred, 29; Missouris, 97;. , 2; new Tomes
sees, 63%..
SEISING SHARES.
Mining shares dull;
rn Gregory,3ls; Smith
..tParalee, 260C4Quartz 265; ill, 110@l15;
Corydon, 30.
BEI
SUB-TREASURY RECEIPTS.
Ileceipts, $2,759,514; payments, $3,038,381;
balance, $101,847,385.
City Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.l
.Ctuckoo March' 26.—Flour is firm and
Unchanged ' . Wheat is quiet and dul: and
I@ly,c lower, - With sales of No lat $52,02
regular, and $52,04 for fresh; No 2at ttiAN
Cth1,91,, the market closing firm at $1,90 1 ,::.
Corn is steady, with sales of new at 81(
Sl%c; the market closing quiet; fresh re
ceipts sold at 8.1€03c for No 1, closing quiet
at Sic. Oats quiet but steady at .57q573 e,
regular, and 5K.1:59!,<c fresh. Rye' is firm
with sales of fresh receipts of No 2 at
Barley is Unsettled Old irregtilar at $2,35
for No'2. Pork prodnets are less active and
holders firm. Mess Pork, :?.24; prime mess
steady -at f,'•2l; extra prime, Sl9. Sweet
pickled hams, 15c for choice city; 14Xe for
country. Cumberland - middles, lie; short
rib, 12,4 c; looke rough sides; 12c.. Lard dull
at 10e. Receipts-6,240 bias flour; 9,599
bush wheat: 19,255 do corn; 5.013 do . oats;
22. dressed hog's; 2,824 live hogs. Ship
ments-7,525 bbls flour; 4,760 bush wheat;
4,770 do corn; 6,950 do oats; 3,550 live hogs.
:By Telegraph to the Pittsburgo Gazette.)
CLEVELANLii March 26.—Flour, no change
in the general features of the market; well
established brands in good request at the
quoted range' as follows a double extra
spring at $10a11,2.'5, double extra at $11,50a
13,39, double extra white at $13a14,50.
Wheat dull and inactive and-held at the fol=
lowing figures : No. 1 red Winter and am-.
ber $1,58a2,60, No, 2 d0 , 52,45a,47; car loth of
No. 1 Milwaukee Spring at $2,30. Corn, fair
demand at $1 for No. 1 shelled on the spot
and for delivery during the'balance of the
month... Oats in better demand and the
market a shade firmer; sales at 70a70;4c for
No ,1 State from store. Rye quiet and firm
and held at $1,65a1,70 for No. 1 State and
Western. Barley nominal. Petroleum
steady and without important variation;
refined in bond hold at 21;122c., do. free at
411142 c, crude $3,90a4,00.
(By Telegraph to Pittsburgh Gazette
TOLEDO, March 26.—Flour; receipts 940
bbls;, market quiet. Wheat; receipts 750
bush; sales of No. 2 spring at $2,07. Corn;
receipts 10,065 bush; No. 1 opened' at 94 Mc
and closed at 94c; sales of No. 1, buyers for
all this month, at 91e; buyers for the first
half of April, at'9sc; sellers for all June at
95c. Oats; receipts'l,l6o bush; market quiet
and firm; sales of No. 2 at 65e. Rye; re
ceipts 102 bush; market ( scarce; small sales;
No, 1 $1,62. Timothy seed $..3,50. Clover
seed $7,60.
Clly Telegraph to the I'lttisburgh Gazette:3
Ml:mm.ls, March 2G.—Cotton firmer but
no demand; receipts 4,732, exports 883 bales.
Corn scarce. Oats quiet at 78c. Bran quiet
at 36a37e.Hay-dull at tslsalB. Corn Meal is
firmer at $4,10a4,25. Flour dull and ranges
from sBals. Eggs
. active at 19a20c. Butter
scarce at 45c for prime. Pork firm at $25,50
a2O for mess. Bulk meats at 1034a14c. Ba,
con scarce at 153;c for clear sides, and 12c
for shoulders. Lard firm at 169.17 c.
[By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette)
LOUISVILLE, 3larch 26.--Tobacco firm;
sales 249 hhds; lugs, 85,25a7,25; medium
leaf, $10,00a13,00; selections ' 8).9,25; Green
River manufacturing leaf, $22,75. Flour;
$8,500,00; fancy, 12,50a13,0e. Wheat; $2,40
a 2,45. Oats; bulk, 70a72c.. Corn; shelled'
bulk, 7£3aBoc. Lard, 1614a1034c. Bacon;
shoulders, 113 ii; clear sides, 15 1 / 4 c. Bulk
Meats; shoulders, 10y,,c: clear sides, 14y,,c.
Mess Pork, $25,110.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
PHILADELPHIA, March 26.—Flour active
and looking up; Northwestern extra family
$10,50a11,75; fancy Ohio $13,25a14,50. Wheat
in good demand; l prime red fj2,70. - Rye
$1,85. Corn very— quiet; yellow $1,19a1,20;
white $1,14.. Oats advancing, at 85a87c.
Provisions advancing; mess pork $25,75a
26.00. Lard 1714. Petroleum firmer;
crude 17c; refined in bond 25yc
d •
Cpy.Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.;
, -March 26.—Beeves—the sup
ply thus far has exceeded 3;500 head since
7.slonday, and the price has not fallow' so
heavily, as expected, and the demand is
better, the decline against Thursday avers,
ginal4c. Sheep firmot $7@9,50 for com
mon to prime. Swine are not active but
steady at t9@10,50. •
!By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gurette.3
Cmo,soo, March, 25.—Live hogs active,
firm and lOalfic higher at ViaB,so for com
mon; Z1,75a9,37X for good to choice. Beef
Cattle active and firm for best grades at
tiBaB,so for good to choice steers.
tny.Telegraph to the Pittibbrgh Gazette.]
St. LOttlß, 'March 26.—Cattle quiet and
unchatiged 'nt saB, Emma: ' Sheep Sat] per
head.
, A'gc 4 AqesX*MN
EZda
Gold Closed at 138%.
Chicago Market.
Cleveland Market.
Toledo Market.
Memphis Market.
Loulavlile Market
Miladelphia Market
New York Cattle Market.
Chicago Cattle
OL , Lothi Cattle„Miutcet.
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RIVER NEWS.
The river was apparently at a stand last
evening with fourteen feet in the channel
•
by the Monangahela marks. The weather
has got somewhat colder, but we should
not be surprised to see rain within the next
fourteen ' hours. Gentleman who arrived
from the east 'yesterday : report quite a
snow storm east of Harrisburg on Wednes
dayi_ night—we had a little snow here, but
it did not amount to rnueb } ..
The Kenton, from : Cincinnati, got in yes
terday about noon, and' the St. Clia?les,
from the same point, was due last evening,
and will doubtless be found ;n port this
Morning. •The Armenia, from St. Louis,/
was due lak,night. •
The J. N. McCullough arrived and dei
parted, and the Robt. Moore; froin Portsi
mouth,: gill be found in port this morn]
•
in*. . •
The Echo departed for Oil City with a
very good trip; and the Ida Rees No. 2is
due here this morning. The 'Rees will re
turn as usual on Saturday afternoon. Capt,
Rees in commaod.
The Ingomar, :which boat sunk below
Wellsville on Tuesday, was succesfellv
raised' on Wednesday, and arrived here
yesterday. The towboat • James Gilmore
rendered valuable,assistance. The damage
to her hull is slight, and it is thought that
she can be put in condition to resume busi
ness to-day. Her freight it is said, was not
damaged.
The R. C. Gray, Captain Anderson, is
filling up rapidly, and will. be ready to
take nor departure for Memphis and New
Orleans to-day. The Wauvnitta will be
ready to sail for Missouri to-day or to-mor
row. The Messenger, Capt. Jesse Dean,
will be the first boat-out for the Upper
MississippLas will alsothe America, Capt.
Poe, for Nashville. ;
The Glendale, Captain Hare, is announced
for St. Louis and the Missouri river.
A late St. Louis paper.:says: There is
a better feeling in the mountain trade, and
first-class boats are .now enabled to coni
',thand a better rate. Those boats that have
1 . contracted for freight to Benton at less than
five cents will will find some trouble before
they get through, especially with the pros-
pecisfor.water in the I:piier Missouri this
=BM
We extract the follow :mg items from the
Cincinnati Gazdte, of I-Wednesday: The
official investigation of the causes which
led to the explosion of the boilers of 'the
Magnolia, recently, is now in progress at
the Custom House.
• The Bellevernon arrived from Wheeling
and departed for St. Louis yesterday with
out putting off or ',receiving freight here.
Her bills lading call: for 639 tins, one item
of which was 10,000 kegs nails from Wlieel
ing. She also had about' eighty cabin pas
kengers. Pilots, Captain Wm. Fuller and
Chas. Boyer. ,
: ,
The Leonidas . arrived from New Or
leans
yesterday. She has 414 bales of cot
ton
for Pittsburgh.
The - Loretta, Pittsburgh to St. Louis,
passed down yesterday heavily loaded.
Pilots,Albert.Williamson and Russell G.
Shinkle.
The Yortown, from Pittsburgh, hound
for the mountains, passed down with all
could carry, mostly St, - Louis freight.
Pilots, James Montague and Captain Wash
Ebert.
The Kate Robinn, front Pittsburgh, ar
rived Monday night, with 200 bars of iron,
1.000 kegs nails r 1000 boxes glassware,soo
,
boxes (window-glass and 641 barrels stearine,
for this city, and considerable freight for
Louisville. She reshipped her Vicksburg
and New Orleans freight on the Silver
Spray..
At New Albany, the Mate of the Leoni
das, Mr. G'eo. Clinton had three fingers so
badly mashed that he may lose them en
tirely, by being. caught in a snatch block,
while in the net of lbWering,it boiler.
The Minneapolis Tribitne says: The ice
on the river shows Signs of weakness, in
many places, and in the pond above the
mills there are a number of places Where
the water is visible. A rise is reported in
the Minnesota, and it is thought by many•
that navigation will open before April Ist.
• ~
We doubt it.
A 'St. 'Louis telegram, . under date of
Tuesday, says: Thunder storm. and heavy
rain this.morning. The river is rising fast.
Another rise is announced at Si. Paul, and
an early opening of lake Pepin is predicted.
Yesterday thirty steamers were at the
wharf, loading and discharging freight.
Rates to New Orleans advanced about 30
percent. Another boat, the Only Chance,
leaves for the mountains to-day. The
Abeona returns to Cincinnati. The new
mountain steamer was launched yesterday
at Carondelot. The steamboat Zephyr is to
be sold to-day by - the ljnited States Mar
shal-at St. Joseph. The claims against her
amount to about $6,000.
Speaking of the Hickey levet, the West .
Baton Rouge Sugar Planter saysi "We are
highly gratified at being'able to announce
the near completion of this• stupendous
work. Ten days more will suffice to wit ! •
ness the closing: labors. -• It is one of the
best levees ever built in this State, and is
so pronounced by all who have seoilit. No
quantity of water resting against it could
possibly cause a crevasse, while It-has been
built so far from the river thatnany years
must elapse before another I Veil ill be
repuited from caving banks: The' work
,I t
has been visited by hundreds of people, and
all express their admiration of the faithful
manner in which the work has been done.
This will -be good news to all whose prop
erty is protected by this levee."
. ,
The St. Louis Dispatch, of Monday, says:
The Sallie, of the Copolin line, arrived, from
_Pittsburgh last night, with a big trip of
freight and people,-and will receive some
freight here for .• the mountains, and will
leave, probably, before the time at which
she is announced.
The Cincinnati Commercial, of Wednes
day, says: .The up yesterday, with
a tow of eight or ten barges, laden with
corn. It is destined for Pittsburgh. Capt.
McGill telegraphs us the ' . Bello Lee arrived 1
at Memphis . yesterday, two days and 23 !
hours out front New ' Orleanathe same
time she made last trip—running against a
big river all the way up. She will arrive
at Louisville to-morrow night,flvo days out •
from port to port. It is our melancholy .
duty to announce the death of the wife of
Captain W. G. Coffin. She _died at ,the
Spencer House last evening: Capt. Coffin
is en route to this city from Tennessee river
with the steamer Mary Erwin. • '
Says the Enquirer of same date: Six bar
rels shipped on the . Emma No. 3at New
Albany; as carbon oil, for Whicheater, Va.,
were. yesterday discovered to contain bein
zine, and were transferred to one of the
Booth barges for Parkersburg. - They were
! shipped in' the name 'of the United States
Solar Oil Company,- and willlikely get that
'corporation into trouble.
The Emma No. 3 didn't get out for-Pitts- -
burgh till last evening. . •• : :
The Leonidati arrived from New Orleans.
She - has 400 bales of cotton for Pittsburgh.,
Captain Sheddon was Undecided - bra - even
jug whether to go up or ,reship, , :
Capt., David Blashford was nominated by
v the Democratic City Convention yesterday
,for Wharfmaster: :- . ' - '• '
Rivera and Weather.
My Telegraph trrthe Pittsburgh Gazette.)
Lovisvnin, March al.—River falling
alowlvi with eleven feet in ellrlig by mark...
Weather, wet and cold.
Sr. Louts, March 20.—Weather very wet.
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Milwaukee -Market.
(Tty Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Ciszete.3
MthwAtixEi, March 26.—Flour dull at
$12,60 for winter, and $9,75 for best city
spring. Wheat firm at $1,93a1,031-2 for No.
lin store; sales to-day, of 1,114,000 bushels.
Wheat; Corn and -Pats drill and nominal.
Receipts-1,200 labia flour, i 7,000..buS wheat.
Shipments--2,800 bbls flourA '
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Biltlniorti market.
(By Telegrstph to the' rlttobetittiGOietta.] •
33AET111101tE,11.61Vh23J=Titel'S ift no mar
kets to-day and business is suspended.
PITTSBURGH COLUMBUS AND CINCINNATI.
RAILROAD, March 26. --- 200 sks flour,
Stewart & Langenheirn; 40 do do, 40 bbls
do, G Meyes; 2 cars rye, M Steel & Son; 50
hf bbls fish, Atwell & Lee; 30 do do, Smith,
Johnston & Co; 2 cars staves, C C Smith; :8
caddies tobacco, T J Mackmore; 34 bbl do,
Carter, McGrew & Co; 3 bales cotton, Ken
nedy, Childs & Co; 100 green hides, M -De
lange; 100 do do, J Ralston & Co; 17 do do,
J Taggart &, Son; , tcs beef, J Pettit; . l-box
frames, G J Youn:; 10 cases tobacco, W J
Jones; 1 car bulk sides, J H Parker; 1 do
broom corn, 1 illespie; 50 tcs hams, Jas
I Lippincott; 100 bb - flour, Seghmyer & tios
' kamp; 5 bbls dry peaches, 15 sks flaxseed,
Grafi & Reiter; 10 bbls vinegar, Arbuckles
ct . , Co.
CLEVELAND A D PITTSBURGH RAILROAD,
March 25-1 car *, ig iron, Nimick & Co; 51
sks rags, McCul huh, Smith & Co; 17 do rye-
Dan Wallace; 1 , do do, J S Finch; 57 bbls
oil, Wm McCu eon; 249 grind stones, J
Woodwell & Co; 8000 feet lumber, J McMas
ten; 8000 do do, Penna R R Co; 6colls rope,
Godfrey & Clar ; 6 bdls chairS,4 do rockers
4 do stools, Le .. on &Weise; 5 bbls seed, F
G Craighead; 3 jugs molasses, J Porte-a
field & Co; 7 s •s rags, Markle, Dickson &
Co; 45 bbls dry apples, Voigt & Co; 5 sacks
dry peaches, 1 keg butter, .2 bbls eggs, W
Steel & Bro; 23 bbls dry apples, 23 sks po
tatoes, Head& Metzer; 7 bbls db. 1 do eggs,
35 bales hity,,Meltane & Anjer; 195 sakes
corn, Hitchcock, McCreery& Co; 3 sks seed
Roo & Ewing. .
ALLEGHENY VALLEY aa . LROAD, March
26-1 car metal, J Moorhe • 4 ars
iron, PFt W &.0 RR; 13 bg,s d, W : H
Kirkpatrick & Co; 44 bags -e, Gay &
Welsh; 28 do do, Scott & Gisal; 25 sks oats,
Adams & Austin;'32 bales hay, 11 sks rye,
Scott & Gisal; 1 kg lard, F Sellers & Co; 2
bbls bacon, L H Voigt & Co; 6 bbls ref oil,
Fenno R R.
ALLEGFIF.NY STATION, March 26.-1. car
wheat, McKee & Co; 3 do metal, Rogers &
Burchfield; 1 do- do, Lewis, Bailey & -Dal
zell; 1 bbl eggs, Kohen & Bro; 1 do'do,
Mercer & Robinson;
,9 hides, 1 bbl tallow,
Lappe Weise; 1 car shorts, .113 McKee; 1
car lumber, J Danz; 1 do do, Munroe &
Hamilton; 2 do staves, J Logan.
Pyrrsistruou AND CONNELLSVIIitE RAIL
ROAD, March 25.-67 bills paper, Markle
Ce; 2 ear tan bark; .C , ..Lappe; 24 rolls
leather, D Chestnu t.i Co; 45 sks oats,
Gwynne Stoneman; • 1 bbl leheeSe, E,
Heazleton; 16 pkgs erakers, 11,RobisOn zt
Co; 236 lulls sheet iron; W F Armstrong..
FrOR ST. LOUIS -AND
MISSOURI RIVER.—The
steamer •
OLENDALF X-. H. HARE. Master,
will leave VA. St. Louis. anti all points on the Mis
souri River on SATURDAY, 28th Inst.. at . 4 P. st.
For freight or passage apply ou board. mho
ALLEGHENY RIVER
PACKET LINE leaves every
TUESDAY. THURSDAY AND SATURDAY
At 3 o'clock r. 31., from the foot of Inciu street
Thb. Ilud is composed of the following boats:
•
IDA REES No: I. IL REEs. Master, W. F. STEW-
Aor. Clerk_ I
ECHO No. 3, E. Go%DoN, Master. A.
Clerk.
The abort. floats were built expressly for the trade.
have buportur accommodationm and .attentiveoffi
cer.. uth2l
FOILST. L0f. 7 18 AND
THE ILLINOIS RIVERe
tine Ateniner
NATE PrTNAM Capt. J. H. T.tillrrNya:
Intl leave above rfAy. at . o'clock r.
For frelglit or pus,ap., apply on hoard or to (
m1f."..1 FLACK . gontA.
VOR ST. LOUIS. KEO-„5it7.74.
K, ; I.EN 1/1. - 1;I:QUE- .•-• • •
A NI) s'r. I'AUL.:-Thy.fine p.a,,enger ,teamer
ur:=srscef
learn a,aliovc THIS DAY. at 4 r. 51.
FLACK% -
t'oLLINC;V:001), .
,-Z4- 1 - BA ItNES:
Ati. COLLIN:S
CM
IREGULAR IVEDNES- j -,47;__..t
,DAY PACKET FOR CiNCIN
. ... l. —The tlut• stearn,r
A1R:6:31-
W. R. Scull. Ciecricr' Pittsburgh for Cincin
nati every Ni'll.i.NEsDAY at noon.
•
C. BARN, ES
JAS. Agents.
401I\ FLACK,
MO
FOR CAIRO AND
PULS: The. steamer
R. C. OItAV Capt. W.
Will leave as . above on THIS - DAY, ai
For freight:orpassage. apple on board or to mhts FLACR.S: COLI:IN6WoOD. Agent#.
Flt NASIITILI,E.;—Theigr a t
Lino ntcamer
A.3IF4ZICA
Will ieuve nil above on THIS DAY, at 4 r. as.
For reLght or passafe apply on board or to
.101 ..,N ELACK.
I CHAS. BARNES,
Or, 4. D. COLIANGWOOD. Agents.
FOR MONTANA, FORTz ia gEit
: TIENToN . AI) N THE GOLD
.1 SES.—The line uew steamer.
ANDREW ACKLEY ' Capt. GAnnwrr BOLIE,
Will leave for above ports on THIS DAY. The
oho% e boat Is entirely new. was built expr, ssly fur
that trade, and has the Government contracts.
For freight or passage, apply on board.or to .
W. .1. EOLI7,:TZ,
iAm Es COLLINS. Agent.
FOR •MISSOIJRI RIVER ~A_. = ",;'•,,..%
• 1) IR EC T.-I , olt I.EAVEN
% RM. KANSAS car, ATCHISON, ST. JO
EPH AND OMAHA.—The splendid steamer
WAVANITA Capt. TIt6MAS SirruNN
Will leave as above on THU.:3 DAY. at 4'r. 3.1.
For freight or passa , re apply on board or to
JOILS; FLACK.
J. D. COLLINGWOOD, Agents
Fc. FELD.
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GLUE, CURLED HAIR,
Tinuers' 'Scraps, Ceroous, Cattle Tails,
BONES, NEAT'S FOOT OIL &C
octic,. and Warehommri. No. 124 SMITIZFIELD
STREET, nearly opposite the PGA ()Mee,
PITTSBURGH; PA.
MALT. -500 BUSHELS
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IMPORTS BY RAILROAD.
STEAMBOATS
Capt• VANDF.I:C.RIFT
DEALER IN
FALL BARLEY MALT,
Received and fdiscie by
McIIANE & ANJER,
141 WATER. STREET
Pittsburgh, Januitry 2.1, IM9
OFFICE OF CITY ENGINEEit, t
• Pittsburgh, Mnreh tith, 11169.
PROPERTY OWNERS
ON FIFTH STREET
•
Between Market and Smithfield streets. are request
ed to put in nil pipes connecting with the `ewer,
Water or Gas Pipes,'
BEFORE TIT? lerit OF AIRIL,
After which date no permits will be granted for
opening said street. - -
mhl9: H. J. MOORE. City Engineer.
STAMPS, BRANDS AND STE - 11T;
ents.-I am prepared at all times to till ordera
for Steel Stamps - Branding Irons, for marking pat
-terns-and all faun Implements. Also, Stencils for
marking barrels, boxes :and small packages. I also
manufacture smalli Stencils for marking clothing
and line linen goods. • • -
- • JADES DOWN,
mr3rruP 130 Wood itrect.
SEAL`PRESSES AND CANCEL..
INC STAMP.S.--I manufacture Seal Presses and
Canceling Stamps; also Monogratns, , or anything ap
pertaining to the Stamp or _Stencil trade, either. out .
ef steel, iron, copper or brass. Baggage, hotel,
coat. or any cheelorneeded, from either German sit
-ver; copper or brass, at
MII3:TUF JAMES BOWBPS,
- 130 Wood street-'
TRESS ROOPS, TRESS- HOOPS.
have just pecelved 139 sett of No. 1, 21934 Olt
Barrel TRESS 1101)1'S, which I offer for Sale at man
ufacturers' prices.
JAMES DOWN,
mb3:?tp.
etfi,
ELTINCC.--Leather and Gum
Belting; tdsoi Gumliose, Steam. Packing, Gas-
Adtd, orals nest quality and at lowest- prices,
and- wacrallted to ere ; satisfaction; also, Lace
Leather, Rivets; do always on band arid for sale,
and ratattv - • " •
J.' at'II"PUILVIPS, -
felD Ste and SS St. Clair street.
-wec4auf;
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
JAMES 2dE..kNOlt
MEANOR & HARPER,
FLOUR, GRAP.St AND PRODUCE
COlll3ll S SION 111:ElICTIA.Na'S
,329 LIBERTY STREET, PITTSBURGH.
Codslgnmdnts solicited
REFEZENCER-J. G. Martin. Cash er Mechanic's'
Notional Bank; J. S, Dilworth & Co., R. T. Ken
nedy Fr Bro. , ja3l:it'S
•
ICrITCHCOCK,3IPCREERIE &
B
WHOLESALE GRAIN DEALERS
COMMISSION iIMIICI-lA.N'TS
NO. 349 LIBERTY sT....TITTSBUROIL
Office, up stairs.
PETER • KEI
KEIL RICHART,
- - -
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
AND DEALEIIS IN
GLOUR, GRAIN, SEEDS, MILL FEED. &c., tee.,
319 Liberty St., Pittsburgh.
mr24:b37
ROBERT KNOX, Jr.,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
AND DEALER. IN
FLOUR, GRAIN, AND PRODUCE GENERALLY
Of 41.3 LIBERTY STREET. PITTSBURGH.
T J. BLANCHARD,
Wholesale and Retall tirocers,
aplSrcK) --,-.
ALEX. 31'13ANE.. .. ... .....
ATCHANE & ANJEW
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Dealers In FLOUR. GRALN and PRODUCE GEN
ERALLY. No. 14-1 WATER STREET, above
Smithfield, Pittsburgh.
FETZER & ARMSTRONG,
FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
For the sale of Flo'ar, Grain. Bacon; Lard, Rutter.
Seeds, Dried Fruit. and Produce generally, No. 16
MARKET STREET. corner of First. Pittiburgh.
fc22:uS
SHOMAKER &. LANG, Whole
sale dealers In Groceries, Flour, Grain, Pro
duce. Provisions. Fish. Cheese, Salt, Carbon Oil,
Re., Nos. 172 and 174 WOOD STREET. near
Liberty street, Pittsburgh, Pa. h08:1255
JOHN I. HOUSE EDW. nocsE 4 wm. ti. 1101.75 E.
(4 - OHN I. HOUSE BROS., Suc
cessors to JOHN I. 1101.75 E & CO., Wholesale
rocers and Commission 3lerehants, Corner of
- Smithfield and Water Streets, Pittsburgh, Pa.
. _
IMIDDLE', No . 133 LIBERTY
. STREET, -Pa.. Commission Mer
eant and Wholesale Dealer In Country Produce,
Groceries and Pittsburgh Manufactures. Cash ad
vanced on,Consiguments, and paid fur Produce gam.
erally. au2l..
ROUT. KNG .- •• t' DREW KNOTT
RKNOX Si. SON, COMMISSIOIk
,OIERCHANTS and dealers in FLOUR. GUM?.
MILL - FEED and PRODUCE GENERALLY, N,G
79. DIAMOND, opposite City Hall. Allegheny City
jall:r37
AV.CRAWFORD,_COMMISSION
D
MERCHANN MERCHANT IN PIG METAL;
ILOOMS, ORE. WROUGHT SCRAP IRON, FIRE
BRICK AND CLAY. Bc. WarehOuse and Office,
Nos. 366 and 368 PENN STREET. Storage fur
nished. Consignments solicited. oc3
LITTLE, BAIRD & PATTON,
Wholesale Grocers, C:'Ortnnission Merchants and
Dealers in Produce. Flour. Bacon. Cheese Fish;
Carbon and Lard Oil. Iron, Nails. Glass, 'Cotton
Yarns and all Pittsburgh Manufactures generally.
112 and 114 SECOND - STREET, Pittsburgh.
T B. CANFIELD & SON, COM
-311:10N fi vonwAunrsci MEI:CHANTS,
and Who!esale 1 /eaters in Western lie , erve Cheese,:
Butter, Lard, Pork, Itacon. Flour. Yid!, Pot and
Pearl Ashes. and Dried Fruit and Produce
generally, Nos. 1.44 and 146. Front street,
burgh.(
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SHIPTON ALLACE. WHOLE
SALE 13 ROC'E NS AND PRODUCE DEALERS,
No. 6 SIXTH STREET. Pittbburzli. 1a12:r58
Cap t . .1 r. , st: DEAN
OILS.
.--
EUREKA OIL WORKS,
,
- MAN CFACTDRERS OF
'EUREKA CARBON OIL;
• THE cr.t.EimATED
SPERM LUBRICATING OILS,
CHEMICAL LINSEED OIL.
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
Crude, Refined and Lubricating Oils,
• Lard,"Sporm, Whale and Fish. Oils.
• - R.. C. MACHESNEY, Agent,
No. 19 Irvin Street.
PITTSBURGH.
Capt. ADAII POE
WAILING AND KING,
• Comintssion Merchants and Brokers In
Petroleum and its Products,
DALZELL'S BUILDING, DUQUESNE,WAY,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
PHILADELPHIA. ADDRESS,
E
M. LONG Sc, CO.,
.1 L.
PURE 'MUTE BURNING OIL, .
Office, No. 2 Doquesne Way,
TUCK it-Roilll-16,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
- AND DEALERS IN
Petroleum and its Products.
Pittsburgh Office—DALZELL` BUILDING, cor
ner of Duquesne Way and Irwin streets.
Philadelphia Ofllce-1.21 WALNUT, ST
apl:w3o
J. C. 8ETT1.T31...C. A. KEITEW...W. 11. WIIITEITEAD
SOHO OIL WORKS.
Manufacture and have for sale all kluds of
LuafticAntic OILS.
No. IST. CIAIR STREET.
BIIFFIIM, IiEIIEW at 0.
. J. LANcE,
DYER AND SCOIMLEI,
SID: GLOVES ,AND-LAZIES , PLIINES OLEAN.;
D OR DYED
JAPANNING, ;
-PLAIN AND ORNANTA-ri. RY
''WILLIAM I %t_.• OVID ,
No. 3 3T. C5.A.1.R. spuptz,
`: atocers. dginfs te'rs Ri4apannedegliiltt
“194410
136 'Wood street
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ESE
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No. 396 PENN STREET
WARING, KING & CO.,
127 TValntat Street.
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Brand--"ZUCIFgR."
PITTSBURGH, Pa
DYERS AND SCOURERS.
Nos. 135 and 137 Tlthll Street,
STRAW GOODS CLEANED OR DYED.
COAL AND COKE.
~,,,,,,,,,,
C. H. ARMSTHO.VG A. A. HUTCHINSON.
ARMSTRONG , & HUTCHINSON,
Succe46or4 to
PfILLADELPHIA AND YouGiitoGnEyr COAL CO,
MINERS. SHIPPERS AND DEALERS, HY RAIL
ROAD AND lIIVER, OF
Superior Youghiogheny
• CAS AND FAMILY. COAL.
Office and 'Yard—FOOT OF TRY STREET, near
the Gas Works. .
Orders left at the yard,, or addressed by mall, will
be promptly filled.
REST FAMILY COAL
BEST
ALWAYS ON HAND
And. Delivered Promptly to Order,
AT LOWEST MARKET RATES, BY
OSCAR F. LAMM & ,CQ.,-
Corner Sandusky Street and P. Ft. M r . Lt C.
A. - i.m.mG-ItElit - SL - CITY,
ANTHRACITE COAL FURNISHED AT' THE
LOWEST jtAT,ES. JCS:
COAL! COAL!! COAL!!! ,
DICKSON, STEWA.RT. & CO„
Haring removed their Office to
567.i,n3 - Eirrx -
(Lately City neer Mill) SECOND ELOOR
Are now prepared to furnish good YOUGHIOGHE
NY LUMP, NUT COAL OR bLACS, et the lowest
morket price.
All orders left at their :office, or addressed to
them through the mall; will he attended to promptly.
my25:b25 • .
FIENE3MI
CHARLES H..3ISTRONG,
YOUGHIOGLENY AND COffNELLSTILLE OOLL,
COAL, SLACK 'AND DESULPHITRIZED COKE.
Office and. Yard—CORNER OF BUTLER AND
MORTON STREETS. First yard on Liberty and
Clymer streets, .Ninth Ward, and on Second street,.
near Lock No. 1. Pittsburgh. Pa.
Families and Manufacturers supplied with the
bert article of Coal or Coke at the lowest cash rates.
Orders left at any of their offices will Ireoette
prompt attention.
SUPERIOR COAL.'
C.
•
C. CI-Ir.1111:17 A; CO.,
3liners anil Shippers of PITTSBURGH GAS, TORGE
and FAMILY COAL. NUT COAL and SLACK.
'Coal delivered - promptly to all parts of the cities
at the lowest marketrates.
Office and Yard—CORNER FOURTH AND WAT
SON (formerly Canal) STREETS, Pittsburgh.'
P. 0: ( 80111292. . 0c23:
WHITE LEAD AND COLORS
ALL OF THE MANUFACTURES
PITTSBURGH WHITE LEAD
COLOR WORKS.
INCLUDING
STRICTLY PURE WHITE •LEAD,
ZINC PAINTS,
Chrome Green,
Vekditer Green,
ISEEMIES3
'VerminWin,
And every variety of Colors, dry an =ground in
for sale by
111ARRIS at EWING),
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
Corner of Liberty and Wayne Streets,
PYITSINUMAGI - I, PA.
SCEIOOIIMAKER &:SON,
co . 1 .
PITTSBURG-13
White Lead and Color - Works,
WIIiTE AND-RED LEAD: •
ZINC, PUTTY, 'MUM LEAD:•
3IcCOY'S VERDITER GREZN,
And all colors, dry or in oil.
OFFICE, No. 67 ]FOIURTFI STREET.
Factilry. Nos. 430. 452, 454, 456 and 458
Rebecca Street, and 49, 51 and 53 Lac ock Street,
Allegheny. (
GAS. AND ;STEAM FITTING.
F. L. ATWOOD....BE;CSON M'CAY.PREY
ATWOOD Si.' McCAFFREY, •
BRASS FOUNDERS,
GAS AND STEAM FITTERS,
Cor..cd Third and Liberty Streets,
Above Carroll Sc Snyder's, Pittsburgh, Pa
LIGHT AND HEAVY CASTINGS furnished
promptls - to order. -.
Special attention, paid to the tlttlng out and re
pat-ring of 011 Rabaul-les, Steamboats, Rolling
31111 s, &c. •
AGENTS TOR A. F. CAMERON Sc CO.'S
Steam Pumps and Blowek Engines.
These Pumps have superior advantages crra!others andiuoneisanteatogiesjsfac
tton.
I'UMPS constantly on hand. fc2s;ulo
Jon:c It. COOPED.. JOS. ICAYE ITENEY DIED.
JOHN M. COOPER fi. CO.,
BRASS . POUNDERS ,
GAS .AND STEAM- FITTERS,
Manufacturers of PUMPS ANI BRASS WORK, o
every description: dealers .in GAS FIXTURES
<,1411 TUBING, of all kinds.
. ..
Corner of Pike and Walnut Streets,
.. . PI.TTSBUitGET,__ (. -
myl :z3o'
TO WHEAT. GROWERS.
' f tErtEki ANIIIONIAMD
SIIPER-PHOSPHATE : . OF LINE,
.31ANUFACTIIILED BY
' .
The- Allegheny Fertilizer Co.,
SE TVARD cfcA 3IPBELL,
Office, 356. Penn` Street ) Pittaburgh f Pa.
The best Eettilizer in use, and recognized by.
Farmers who hare given it a. trial, to be the stand
ard
Corn, rPcrgsgiegs,l:reg.e crops
tTlittriatkellipei Oats
ta
itous circulation a pamphlet containing interesting
and valuable statements of this Fertilizer, copies of
which will be sent free to any sending us their ad-,
•
JOBSH. & A TBDOCRi ' •
Nurserymen, l'lorlspi ant Seedgmei
sash Braux4..._ a na surrantiii , szuguir
w
aiso reit ft. Pityiburgh o p i „
Grecabouiei at )akial 11-
am. anialea on eta_
EIN
El=
And Manufacturers of
MMI
AND
Versailles Green,
Chroxue
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FERTILIZERS.
SEEDS.