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W5 YT-" 77T THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1892. .11 !$!", 4 GENERAL ADVANCE. Electric, Chicago Gas and New Eng land Lead the List Upward. U. P., GEANGERS AND READING And a Number of the Specialties Prominent for strength. BIG GJLIN INT., C, C. & ST. L. PREFERRED NewYokk, Oct 6. The stock market was less active to-day, but the temper of speculation -was strong during the greater part of the day, with the trend of prices up ward. After a decline of XK VeT cent at the opening, General Electric rose rapidly from 117 to 11! Chicago Gas from 83 to 85 and 2!ew England from 43to45. Ihe confident buving of these stocks im parted strength to the remainder of the list and an advance of to was recorded, with Union Pacific, the Granger's and Bead ing in the lead. The last named was in brisk borrowing demand and commanded 1-64 per cent for use. During the afternoon the market felt the effect ot realizing sales and reacted yi to 1 per cent, but the decline brought in a fresh batch of buying orders shortly before tbe close and a partial recovery ensued. Chi cago Gas and General Electric were notice ably strong, leaving off within J to i of the blchest. Various reports were circulated in regard to the alleged New England deal, but noth ing of an official natuie developed. Bead ing was advanced on rumors that favorablo news in regard to the propertv would be forthcoming in a day or two. They could bo traced to no authentic source, and the Brock receded to 68J. There ere some wild fluctuations in the Fpecialties. Colorado Fuel rose 9; rittsburg, Cincinnati. Chicago and St. Louis preferred, 4; National Starch, 3K: American Tobacco, common, 2: Edison Illuminating, 2, and St. Paul and Dulutb 3 per cent-fiThe market closed firm. Railroad bonds were quiet and firm. The Bales were $1,479,000. Government bonds were higher. Close of the list: U.S. 4s ng H4f Mutual Union 6s.... 110 do. 4s coup m do. Is MOX Pacific Gs of '95. 107 I.oulslana0t'p',d4.. 04 Tenn. new set. 6s.. 101 do. do. 53.. 101 do. do. .. 75 Canada So. Snds.... 102 en. Pacificists.... 103 N. J. C Int 111X Northern Pae. Uts. 116?S do. do. Znds 112 Northw't'nConsols 137 do. deb't's 5s 1U8 St-L.&I.M.Gen. Ss KX St. L. i. S. F. G.M. 108 St. Paul (Consols... 127 S. P.. C & I ac. ists ii Den. & K. G. lata... r do. do 4s .... ta T. P. L.G.Tr. Itcts 84 T. P. R.G.Tr. Itcts 31K Eric aids iw Union l'ac. lsts.... iw.' West Shore. 102H It. G. W. lsts .tsh M. K. & T. Gen. 4s. 79 M. K. 4T. Gen. 5s,. 47$ Mining shares closed as follows: Cholor 85'Ophir 300 Crown Point lOu Plymouth 60 Con. Cal. and Va 400 blerra Nevada 115 Deadwood 105 Gould and Curry 125 31 ale and Norcross... 200 Standard 130 Union Con iw Yellow Jacket 85 Iron Silver 60 Homes taLe 1400 Mexican 203 North Start 650 Quicksilver SO Quicksilver pfd 16C0 Ontario..., ...3900Bulwcr 25 tAsked. Total sales of stocks to-day were 233,700 shares lnoluding: Atchison, 4 670: Chicago Gas, 31,3K(: Hocking Yallev, 3,960: Loulsvillo nnd Nashville, 4,250; Missouri Pacific, 4,350; Northern Pacific preferred, 6,405: New Eng land. 61,600; Heading, 32,300: Richmond and West Point, 3,390; St. Paul, 14,4"0; Union Pa cific, 24,150. J. & Bache to Oakley & Co.: "The market to-day was again Influenced mainly by the Beene-Woimser party and they moved the market backwnrd and forward in our esti mation with the object of disposing of stocks. New England was again as lively as ever. A number of rumors were asain cir culated and it was stated that the Boston & Maine and the Heading had secured control of this road. If this, should be so, which we greatly doubt, we think that these two loads will be very sorry ot their bargain lien they see into what a property thoy have bought. Euiopo sold about 8,000 shares or stocks, but the market took them well, though It sold off again In the afternoon. The sitnation of the market is such that we deem it best to advise sales on rallies. The market is a good trading one and it looks as if it had come to stay." FromSproul JtCo.'s maiket letter: "Less attention was apparently paid to the ten dencies of the monev market, mainly on the ground thatthe demand for funds has fallen off, and the rate for call loans shows a cor. responding fractional decline. The move ment of money to the lnterio;-, however, continues, and all signs point to a bank statement indicative of less abundant sup plies of funds. Foreign exchange, too, moved np toJay on the cessation of offer ings of cotton bills, tho New York market for that commodity being above the level at which Europe will buy." The following table shows the prices of active stockf on the sew York Mock Exchange, cor rected dally tor hie Pittsburg Dispatch by Whitney A Mephenson. oldest Pittsburg members of New York suck Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue: CIos- Close Open High Low Ing. Oct. lug ett. est. bid. 5. Am. Cotton Oil 46' 4M 46 45S 455 Am. Cotton Oil. pfd. 82H 814 82 82'4 SIS Am. bucarlt Co.... HOW IVH 110H 110 H0?i Am.SugarU.Co..prd mi 102-4 Alch.. Top. !?. F 30 39W 2SSi 3S 39 Canada Southern.... 58X 58, 58H 5SX 53 Central of New J.... 132 132 13i 131 130 Central Pacific 2S1 2)f Chcsarx sue .t Ohio.. 23S 23JT 23S 23J$ 23j 4". Alt. 1st )M 60 60 C. A O. 2d pfd 40j 40 Chicago Gas Trust .. &m 85 S3! 8Ht S3 C.Bnr. A- Outlier... 994 100 ! 9994 91! C. Mil 151. Paul.. 78S 79 ?& 78!4 78 C M A St. P.. pld 122S 122S O.. Kock. I. A P 81S 82 81 M 81S 81k C St. P.. M. JtO... 53 5iH 521i S2if 53 Cb. P.. il. AO.pfd 118 115 Chi. A Northwestern 115 1159, U llljf Chi. A North.pfd 141 142 C. C , C & 1 6i CM 64H 6iH 64K Col. Coal A Iron .... 42H 4: 42 4- 42 Col. A Hocking Val. 2854 294 28H 3 27! I)lL, Lack. A West. 1534 1531, 153i4 153H 153ji I)el. Alludaon 13SJ 137 136M 136 US Den. Altlo Grande. 16S 16,S J). A K. G. phi 50 51 50T 50! 50S Dis. AC r. Trust... 53Ji 60 Si 59i 53?s E. T Va. AGa. 44 Illinois Central 88 98 93 973, 93 J.nkeErlcA West... 24 246 24 24W 23K l.ate F.rle A V. pfd. 70 77 76S 77K 76JJ 1.. S.AM. 1321, 132 132S 132S 132S LoulsTllleANash... I8S 63H S fS CSh Jlleh CCiltnl 107 118)4 107i 1C8S4 107 JIoblleA Ohio 30 3S!4 II-ourl Pacltlc 62 62'i 61 61H 62 National Cord'c Co 134V 137 13494 134s 134 Nat. edge Co. prcf. 12CV4 ia)J 1194 119H iili National Lead Co... 44 45 44S 44H 44i Nat. IadCo. pref. 94H 94 94S 4K 91'4 New York Central.. 1095i 110 109Si 10954 109s N. Y.. C. A M. L. 16 154 N.Y..iA&LL.lstpr 72 72 N.Y..C.&M.L. 2dpr 344 34 M. Y.. L. F A VT... 26)4 28)4 20 23 23' N.Y.. I,. r.&W. ptU 63 W94 N. Y. A N. E 43 4SH 43S 44H 43 N. Y., O. A W 184 18-K 38!i 18S. 18X Norrolk-A Western. 10 10H Nor. A West, prefd 394 391( North American Co. 13 13H 13 13 1294 Northern Pacific ... 18H 1SH 189t 18s ISii North. Pac. prefd. 5C 51H 50M 50H 603 Ohio A Mississippi 20)$ 20 Oregon Inipr'vtm'nt 22 22 Pacific Mall 31M OH MJ4 SIM Pco.. Dec A Evans 1S! 18i Phlla. A Heading.... SS.1 59 58X 53H 08M P., a. C.ASI.L 21 20 P C..C.ASt.L..prd 61 63j 01 62 00 Pullman Palace Car. 196 197 Hich.AW.P. T..... 9 V 8 9H W K. A VT. P. T.. rrd 41 43S, 43 41 Et.PaulAI)uluth.... 44 47 44 4694 44)4 fctP. ADolutu. pfd. 107 107 107 107)4 103 St. P., MIn. A Man mij 113V Texas Pacific 11 12 nH 11 12 Union Pacflc 3996 4u9j 39S 40 39K Mabash...... hjjj us, m uj nH Vabasll. prd 24JJ 24 244 2494 24 TVestern Onion SbS 963S 86S 96)4 96t JVheellng X L. E.... 269j tSH 269, 6i SSt S-$1t"J,r'11 70X 69 6SJ6 68S TV. E. A M. Co.. As 73S 75)4 TV. E.AM.Co.lstpfd 98 98 PORK ADVANCES SHARPLY, Closely Followed by Ribs and Lard Grain Closes Strong. Chicago, Oct. 6. The pork market got a great lift to-day. It was the leading market on the floor for activity and strength. The stiong leellng was shown by a Jutno of about 10c at the opening. This was followed by a further advance of 20c early, and after some reaction a Infer bulge put the January price up nearly 50c over the close yesterday. At the same time January ribs were ad vanced I7c over last night and lard 12a Grain lacked animation, but had a firmer tone and closed at nearly the best prices for the day, the final figures compared with lat night showing a gain of c for wheat and He for corn. Wright, who has the short rib deal for October, began buying January pork heavily. It was on his purchases of 30,000 barrels that the first sharp advancer was made. Later there was buying, prob ably on stop orders, bv Logan, Baldwin, Champlin and others. There was also buy ing lor the country. Byan was buying in .what was thought to be short poik. The packers wero scllora of pork at different times, but the offerings were not sufficient to break the market. Tho October stuff wa largely neglected with the big buying all around for January. The lighter receipts of hogs and the January pork low relatively and a big snort interest were talked of as the chief causes of the unusual advance. To-day brought a good many dispatches from the country confirmatory of reports as to the damaging effects of the dry weather on the fall sown u heat, and these gave the market a strong opening; but easier cables, liberal receipts in the Northwest and free deliveries at primary points soon took the edge off the market and there was some de cline, but the market seemed pretty stub born and did not yield much. Clearances, while not heavy, were considerably larger than yesterday. Elevator men gave it out that Kansas City shippers were sending much less wheat. The corn trade appears to be pretty well evened up and waiting for fresh Influences. The movement to market continues very heavy, but is partly offset by liberal with franals. Some authorities call the crop sate, while others say that many sections have soft com, needing another week or two of fine weather. These conflicting claims keep the trade In doubt. Oats were almost stationary and feature less. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet and unchanged. No. 3 spring wheat, 7SJ74c; No. S spring wheat, 61?ie)C6c: No. 4 red, 7Se7c; No. 2 corn. 43Ve; No.2 oats, 3i;31Kc; No. 2 white, 34UC: iio. 3 white. SieSJc; No. 2 rve, 55c; No.2 barlev,62gG3c:No. 3.l.o.b.1fe:No. 4, f. a b., 8355c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1 091 10: Sriuie timotnv seed, $1 CS; mes pork, per arrel, $11 S5ll 40; lard, per 100 lbs., $3 50 8 45: short ribs sides (loose), $7 70010 37: dry salted shoulders (boxed), $7 157 25; short -clear sides (boxed), $3 1068 15; whisky, dis tillers' finished coods, per gallon, $1 15; Bugars. cut loaf, 5$5Jic: granulated, 5c; standard "A" 5Jc; No. 3 corn, 43Kc. Eecelpts Flonr, 17,000 barrels; wheat, 358.000 bushels; corn, 433.000 bushels: oats, 341000 bushels; rye, 11,000 bushels; barley, 209,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 15,000 barrels; wheat, 216,000 bushels: corn, 510,000 bushels: oat, 256.000 bushels; Tye, 4,000 bushels: barley,' 108,000 bushels. On the Troduce Exchange to-day the but ter market was quiet nnd unchanged. Eggs firm; strictly fresh, 1919o. Sixth street: Open- High- Low- Clos- Close Abticles. ing. est. est. Ing. Oct. 5 Wheat. October ,5 74 74 I 7335 74 B 739$ November December. 769j 70 76H 76V 7C May SW S1H S1,'b 82)4 6I CORN. October 433 43V H 4394 43ri November 44 44V 44H 44V 4494 December 44T, 4tK 4l 444 446 May 47 48 47.4 48 . tlh OATS. October Sl 31H 3H S1H 81)4 November. 32S4 32 32H 32s 32H December 33 33'. 31 334 33 May 3t 3o) 36 36)4 X PonKr Octo er II 40 11 50 11 SO II 50 II 27 November II 30 11 50 11 2 11 40 11 17 January 12 50 12 67 12 50 12 80 12 42 Lard. October 840 850 8 40 850 840 November 767 767 7 02 765 6 60 January 722 730 720 727 7 17 SHORT RIBS. October 10 50 10 50 10 37 10 37 10 50 November 7 12 7 20 7 12 7 20 January 650 662 650 660 645 Car receipts for to-day Wheat, 521; corn, 659: oats, 301. Lstlmates 'for to-morrow Wheat, 500; corn, 6J5; oats, 300. GENERAL MARKETS. New York Flour Beceipts, 34,300 pack ages; expoi ts. V"00 barrels, f2,0C0 'neks: mar ket dull and weak generally; sales, 7,600 bar rels Corn Meal dnll and steady. WnEAT Kcceipts, 154 000 bushels; exports, 220,000 bushels; sales, 655,000 bushels futures, Sl.uuO bushels spot; spot dnll, firmer with tho options: No. 2 red, 78Ji792 in store and el.-vator. 79579Kc afloat, 7UJ80Uc f. o. b.; No. 3 red, 7.1c; ungraded red, t97Si-: No. 1 Northern. S3Jic: No. 2 Northern. 7878Kc; No. 2 Milwaukee, 7878Vc; options wero dull, opening with May Jc down on foreign selling and easier cables, other months un changed, advanced o on trcer clearances and bullish West, closed steady at Mo up for tho day: No. 2 led Octohor, 78Ji79Je, closing, S)4c; December, 81 9-16S2 clos Inir, 61c: May, 87K083 7-16c, closin;.'. S85c Rtk dull and easier; Western, 6365c IUnLEr steady and quiet. Baiiley Malt quiet and steady. Conn ltoceipts, 44,000 bushels: exports, 13S.0O0 bushels; sales, 415,000 bushels futures, 96,000 bushels spot; spot quiet nnd firmer; No. 2, 51c in elevator, 51J52c afloat: ungraded mixed, 495Ic; options declined yzuo on large receipts ana ireor offerings, advanced Mo with wheat and the strength at the 1Ye-t, closed Arm and un changed to c up: Octohor, M51Vc. clos ing at 5lic; November. 51 9-1651c. closing nt 51Ke: December, 52g53c, closing at 53c; Mav. 63J."4c, closing at 5Ijic Oats Receipt, 11 450 bushels: expoi ts, 169 bushels; sales, 70,000 bushels futures, 78.000 bushels spot: spot less active and weaken options dull and lower; October. 35K 36c, closing at 35c; November, 3GJ.i7c, closing atSOJc; December, 38c; May, 41Vc; No. 2 spot, white. 39c; mixed Western. 10 37c: white do, 37K6c; No. 2 Chicago, 37c. Uat quiet. Ilors qnict and Arm; State, oomtnon to choice, lf24c: Pacific coa-t, 17J2c. Grocerii.3 Coffee Options opened steady, nnchauged to 10 points tip, closed steady 10 15 point1" up: sales, 24,500 bags, including October, 14 6514.70c; Decembei, 14 53j")14.C5c; January, 14 5u14.60e; March, 14.45lI.C0e: April, 14.40I4 45c: Mav, 4.40j?14 45c. spot K10 quiet, firmer; No. 7, 15sI53c Sugar,. raw Arm and quiet: sales, 50 hogsheads Mus covado, 89 test, at Sc; refilled quiet and steady. Molasses, New Orleans quiet and steady. Bice firm and in fair demand. CoTTOKSbED Oil steady and quiet. Tallow steadv and quiet. Kosin dull and steady. Turpentine quiet and firm nt 29J29c. loos in better demand and firm; Western prime, 21Ji21c; receipts, 7,873 packages. Hoo FuontiCTii Pork firm and quiet. Old mess, $11 75I2 00: new mess, $12 7513 00; ex tra prime, $13 2513 50. Cut incuts firm: middles quiet. Lard higher and dull: West ern steam olosed at $8 75 asked; sales, none; option sales, none: October, closed at $8 80; November, $7 98 bid; December, $7 54 bid; January, $7 55 bid. Dairy Products Butter more doing and steadier; Western dairy, 15J19c Cheese, in fair demand and firmer; part skims, 5 "Xc Philadelphia Flonr dull. Wheat quiet nnd firm, light offerings: No. 2 rod. October, 7676c; November, 77Vf77Kc: December, "9Ji73c; January, 8I3ic. Corn options a shade easier, in. smpatby with West, local carlots dull and unchangcd;No.2 mixed October, SOgTOKc: November, 50Ji30?ic; December, 450Vic; January, a("50c. Oats No. 2 white, Arm, with fair demand; other grades quiet; .futures dull and un changed; No. 3 white regular, 37c; do choice, SSc: No. 2 white. 40c: do clipped, 12c Egs Arm; Pennsylvania firsts, 23c Toledo Wheat dull and steady: No.2 cash nnd October, 74c; December, 77Jc; May, 83Vc Corn dull and steady; No. 2 cash, 45c; No 3, 44c Oats quiet: cash, 32c llye dull; cash, 57c Cloverseed very active; prime cash and October, $660; November, $6 52: December,$6 Uk Jannai y, $6 70; March, $0 77K. Receipts Flour, 467 barrels: wheat, 114 778 bushels; corn, 19,859 bushels; rye, 2,241 bushels: cloverseed, 1,050 bushels. Ship mentsFlour, 607 ban els; wheat, 37,000 bushels; corn. 1,900 bushels; rye, 1,200 bushels; cloverseed, 705 bushels. Milwaukee Flour qntet. Wheat firm: December,75c; No. 2 spring,70e: No. 1 North ern, 70c Corn dull; No. 3, 43kMc Oats steady; No. 2 white. 3334c; No. 3 do, SIX 3-Kc Baileyqniet; October, 62c; sample, SSQlboc Rye firm; No. 1, 58c Provisions qniet Poik, October, $11 37 Lard, October, $8 60. Receipts Flour, 7,5uo barrols; wheat, 75,500 bushels; barley, 63,500 bushels. Shipments Flour. H.S0O barrels; wheat, 7,200 bushels; barley, 13.500 bushels. Cincinnati Flour steady. Wheat in good demand and firm; No. 2 red, 7J74c; re ceipts, 4,000 bushels; shlpments.3,000 bushels. Corn active and steady; No. 2 mixed, 46Kc Oats firm; No. 2 mixed, S334c Rye dull: No. 2, 60c Pork firm at $11 75. Lard qulot at $8 12. Bulk meats nominal at $7 757 87VT. Bacon in fair demand at $9 509 62V. Whisky in good demand; .sales, 1,017 barrels at $1 1 Butter firm. Sugar easier. Minneapolis There was a strong market all day. The cash market was fairly Arm at about 7171Kc for No. 1 Northern. There was only a steady demand, however. Re ceipts of wheat here were 542 cars and at Dnluth and Superior 302 cars. Close: May, TTKc: October, 70c; December, 71Vc On track: No. 1 hara, 71Kc: No. I Northern, 71c; No. 2 Northern, 6567c Baltimore Wheat dull and steadv. NVl a red spot, 75c; October, 7578Vc Corn quiet; mixed spot, 82c; October, BOKc. Oats steady: No. 2 white Western. S8Un & steady; No. 2, 64o. Hay steadv. Grain freights fairly active Provisions Arm. But ter in fair demand; creamery fancy, 25c Eggs Arm: Western, 16c Coffee Ann; Bio cargoes, lair No. 7, 15Jc Dnluth Close: No. 1 hard cash and Ooto ber, 73c; December, 76c; May, ajjc: No. 1 Northern cash and October. 71Jc; Decem ber, 73Kc; May, 80ic; No. 2, Noitnern cash, 66Xc: October, 66c; December, 68Vc: No. 8. b0Jc; rejected, 63c ' Buffalo Wheat No. 1 hard, 80V(?85c: No. 1 Northern, 78Ji82Uc; No. 2 red, 780; No. 2 corn, 49c Receipts Wheat, 275,000 bnshels; com, 325.000 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 530,000 bushels; corn, 220,000 bushels. DULL AND DROOPING. Trading on 'Change Light, With the General Tendency Downward. . MOST CHANGES ARE DECLINES, Cat U. P. Glass and Teople's Natural Gas Score Gains. LOCAL AND GENERAL FINANCIAL NEWS Thttbsday, Oct C. The market for local securities was again rather quiet to-day and the quietude was accompanied by a comparative weakness, the changes, with one or two exceptions, being declines, though none were more than fractional. The items em braced by the movement on 'Change were Philadelphia Company, Peo ple's Pipeage, "Westinghouse Electric second preferred, Duquesne traction, Pleas ant Valley Kailway, Allegheny National Bank and Westinghouse Airbrake. The influences' dominating the market showed little appreciable change of character. There was, however, a little fresh favor able gossip on some of the leaders, notably P. & B. traction, but it was appar ently pov erless for the time being in. the direction of elevating prices or checking a declining tendency. With regard to P. & B. traction it as stated on pretty good author ity that the report to be read at the forth coming annnal meeting would show that the September earnings of the road wero over $35,000, tho increase shown by these Agures being duo mainly to an increase of 75 per cent in the earnings of the Short Line since it began operating with electiiclty as the motive power. Accepting these figures as correct, and assuming that thoioadcanbe operated for 45 per cent, as claimed, It was argued that they meant that the company could pay 5 per cent on its $3,000,000 capitali zation and have a fow thousand loft as a nest egg. The othergosslps 1 elated to largo earnings by Airbrake, Jwltch and Signal and Duquesne traction, but, as stated, it was all without effect. "One of the strongest stocks of the list was United States Glass preforrcd, which was bid up to 114K on call and sold at 115 on the street. This is not a very high price for a guaranteed 8 per cent stock, however, par ticularly since it is subject to recall in 19S at 110. Movements on 'Change. Philadelphia Company sold at 22 early, with salo of an odd lot at tho third call nt 22t and the close was steady at W6.11. People's Pipeage sold "for aocount," etc., at 15 nnd closed at 1515. Electile second preferred opened strong nt 37 sales, but it subsequently sold at 37. and the close was weak all around. Final quotations hero were 8737 the close in Boston was at the same flames after sales at 37, and the final bid on the Now York Stock Exchange was 36. The first preferred closed at 49 bid at ail points. 1 Duquosno Traction sold to tbe extent of ten slmies nt 2S and the close was fraction ally off at 28:S. The bonds sold at 10 Pleasa.it Vallej sold at 25K nnd closed at 2542 Aii hi nke was lower at 135 sales and a close at i:5136. Allegheny National Bink sold at C0J and Monongahela National Bank moved up to 114 bid. Union Switch and Signal was stoadyatl8 18K. People's Natural Gas gained i at 294 bid, and others of tbe regular list weie about unchanged. Unlisted street railway securities closed as follows: P. & B. traction, 25 bid for 100 shares and 25 for 10, offered at 25Jg, with 100 shares offered at 2K after "Ciinnge; Duquesne traction, 2SV2M; do 5s 101bld; P., A. & M. traction, iifiQlS. Pittsburg traction 6s wore quoted at 104 bid. Bridgewater Gas was one of the strong points of tho day, advancing to 29 bid. Pittsburg National Banks. Following ia a summary showing the con dition of the local national banks at the close of business September 39, compiled from the statements bv R. J. Stoney, Jr.: EESOCKCES. Loans and discounts $40,993,578 Overdrafts 45,767 TJ. S bonus, circulation 1,805,000 U. 8. bonds for deposits SO. 000 Other stocks and bunas 1,821,443 Premiums paid 171119 Real estate and fixtures 2,588.511 Exchanges 2,022,034 Due from banks and bankers 7,i2.S64 Cash audTrcas. credits 7,750,201 (69.840,622 LIABILITIES. Capital fll.000,000 Surplus and profits 8.110,711 Circulation 1,562,600 Individual deposits (35,997.243 Certificates of deposit 422.839 Certified checks 27.961 Cashiers' checks 282.960 Due banks 8,099,612 United states deposits r o,i7 .(45,095.798 Dividends unpaid VJ.tilJ (65.840,623 The Gold Reserve. NewYokk,OcC 6. The Evening Post says: Reference has already been made to the strengthening of the United States Treas ury's gold reserve. To-day's treasury state ment reflected tho outgo for vthe October payments, from which a considerable do crease in specie had been looked for. Tbe result is encouraging, as it shows that,in this direction, too, tho reserve- against tbe United States notes is amply protected. Practically the payment of interest was wholly made in United States notes, a task doubtless rendered easy by the bank de mand for enrrenoy at Now York. The gold reservo, on tho other hand, is larger than it was betore the arrival of the October quar ter dar, and has increased in all slnoo Its minimum flgnro of August by $10,557,515. Meantime, it should be observed again that the Austrian buyers of gold, now that our market is shut to them, clearly have Deen drawing for heavy amounts on Berlin, the total loss of specie last week In the German bank being no less than $11,000,000, the other European banks losing gold along with It. Financial , Notes. The directors ofi the Monongahela Water Company this afternoon declared the regu lar quarterly dividend of 2 per cent. It was also decided by thoboaid to put in a new 12-inch water main from the tank across Mt. Washington. There are already a 10-lnch main and an 8-inch main, and this will bo an additional line, making three mains across tho Mount. A. J. Lawrence & Co. bought 25 shares United States Glass preferred at 115 and sold $10,000 Duquesne traction 5s at 101 flat and commission. The Liability Homestead Loan nnd Trust Company, or Pittsburg, capital $15,000, was chartered to-day: also the Wire Glass Com pany, of Philadelphia, capital $6 000. The directors of the American Tobacco Company have declared a semi-annual divi dend of '6 per cent on the common stock, being 3 per cent for the last and 3 percent for the present quarter. Application has been made to the Now Yoi k Stock Exchange to list nearly $2,000,000 I per cent general mortgage bonds of tbe Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com- Jiany, and it will bo considered on the 13th list. . The gross earnings of the Chicago and Erie Railroad for August were $.'35,400, a de crease of $15,083 as compared with the cor responding period in 189k A meeting of the Richmond and West Point Terminal Directors has bsen called for Friday, when, it is said, the work or re organization will be taken up. The ditectors of the General Electric Com- riny have declared a quarterly dividend of per cent, payable November L A Minneapolis speculutor'propounds this question: "irthey arrest people in Chicago tor buying and Pillsbury, Washburn, and others ask Congress to pass a law to prevent selling, where are we at?" Westinghouse Electric scrip closed at 93 9 liill & Co. sold Philadelphia Company to Sproul & Co., Duquesne trnctlon '6s to Law rence & Co., Airbrake to Kuhn Bros, and S. 8. Pinkerton, and thoy bought the Pipeage sold "ior the acconnt," etc. , Morris & Brown sold electric second pre ferred, and Binebart and Sproul & Co. were the buyers. McC'utcheon sold Duquesne traction to Lawrence & Co., and Watt bought Pleasant Yalley from J. D. Bailey. The General Electric Company is re ported as doing a Tory large and lucrative business, and people competent to judce, estimate that its earnings this year will be lully $8,000,000 net. Wall Street Jtews. The Philadelphia capitalists who have se cured a oharter from the State for the build ing of an electrical street railway in Potts town have made application to the local au thorities for tbe rignt to occupy the streets. It Is expected that the necessary permit will be aeenred without delay, and as soon as it is obtained the actual work of con struction will be commenced. The line will be about 12 miles in length and extend through the principal streets of Pottstown, whloh is at present without a street railway. The population is 20,000. Tbe authonied capital of the company is $75,000, of which $25,000 has been subscribed. Sales and Closing Quotations. Transactions on tbe Exchange were as fol lows: rntST call. 100 shares Philadelphia Company 22X 50 shares People's Plneage, -for account of whom it may concern" I5X BETWEEN CALLS. 10 6hares Westinghouse Electric 2d pfd.... Z7X SECOND CALL. 50 shares Westinghouse Electric, 2dpfd.... 87K lOshare Duquesne traction.. 23!$ 100 shares Pleasant Valley railway 2o)j THIRD call. i (5,000 Duquesne traction 5s ... 101 ..-..- M..k.. Vl(An.l Rani. AAU 11 suares aiick- ,..., ..mut........ "-'- 20 shares VVesnngnouse Airorace. 1S6 136 10 shares Westinghouse Airbrake., 5 shares Philadelphia Company... 22 Total sales, 369 shares stock and $5,000 bonds. Closing bids and offers: 1st call. Id call. Bid I Ask Bid Ask Allerhenv Nat. Bk, Commercial Nat.B. Exchange Nat. UK. Fourth Nat.Uk 85 123 German Nat. Bauk 325 M. & M. N. Bank. .. Monon. Nat. Bank. Odd Fellows' S. Bk. TIM 144 72 72M Third Nat. Bank... 126 Tradesmen's .i Ben Franklin Birmingham Citizens Ins Co.... Humboldt Western Ins. Co.... 250 49 32 55 6S" 40 Pitts. Gas Co., 111.. 74 29 Bridgewater , Chanters V. G.Co 12 29M People's N. Gas Co 2954 15 i'eop's .i.dcr-.o. Philadelphia Co.... Wheeling Gas Co... CentralTractlon.... Citizens' fraction.. Pittsburg Traction. Pleasant Valley Cbartlers Railway. P.. Y. A. K. R... Pltts.t Cas. Shan.. Plttj. June. R. K... Pitts., McK.&Y.... Pitts.. Va.&Char.. P.. Wheeling 4Ky. N.Y. C. G. C. Co. North. S. Bridge.... Union Bridge Luster Alining Co.. Enterprise M. Co... Westinghouse Monon. Water Co.. Union ?tor. Co Union S. AS. Co... Un. S.& S. Co. pfd. West. Airbrake Co. West. Brake Co. It. U.b GlassCo.,com. U. S. Glass Co., pfd ISM 15S 15 22X 22J4 22J, 22M 19 20 ZS71 29f 2f 58H 25M 29 63H 25 50" 12 28Jt 63H 684 25'4 45" 29 63V 25 49" 12 S7K S3H 5SH 23J4 28" 65 50 12 31 62 44 Vi 53 50 ii" 8X YIH 58" 18 (2 is" 8 4 21 33 is 41 52 60Js B iSH 18 13 137'A 135 137 100 135K 153 lie" 100 65 X 65 Uth iio" 4 114 MONETARY. Local bankers continue to report a moderately active and steady money mar ket at 56 per cent. Funds are in ample supply and Eastern exchange and currency are trading even. New York, Oct. 6. Money on call easier at 35 per cent: last loan at4 per cent, closed nt 4K per cent. Prime, mercantile paper, K" Per cent. Sterling exchange Arm nt $4 85! lor 60-day bills and $4 86 for demend. Ciiicaoo, Oct. 6. Bank clearings to-dav, 19,668,727. New York exchange sold at SOo discount. Sterling exchange quiet but firm; 60-day bills. $4 85!f: demand, $1 86. Money steady at 56 per cent. CmciKiTATi, Oct. 6. Money, 36 per cent. New York exchange, 25o discount to par. Clearings, $3,032,400. New Orleans, Oct. 6. Clearings, $1,819,806. Memphis Oct. 6. New York exchange sell ing nt $1 60. Clearings', $336,606; balances, $32,953 Clearins House Figures. Pittsburg Exchanges to-day Balances to-day Same day last week: .( 2.S21.264 57 .. 518,863 54 Fxchanges.. Balances J 2,144.033 75 359,042 52 New Yobk, Oct. 6 Bank clearings, $128, 282,843: balances, $5 374 248. Bostos, Oct. 6 Bank clearimrs, $17,939,235: balances, $2,034,927. Money 5 per cent. Ex change on New York, 512Jc discount. Philadelphia, Oct. 6. Bank clearings to day $12 879,835; balances, $1,663,459. Money, 4 per cent. Baltimore, Oct. 6. Bank clearings to-day $2,260,791; balances, $3J1,276. Money, 6 per cent. Boston. Oct. 6. Balances, $2,034,927. Rate for money, 5 per cent. Call loans, 56 per cent; time loans, 66. Bar Silver. New York. Oct. 6. Special.') Bar silver In London, 38 38d per ounce. New York deal ers' price for silver. 83 7-So per ounoe. Foreign FlnanclaL London, Oct. 6. The bullion in the Bank of England decreased .707,000 during the week. Ihe proportion or the Bank of England's leservo to liability, which last week was 49.13 per cent, is now 41.39 per cent. Amount of bullion withdrawn from the Bank of England on balance to-day, JE150,000. Paris, Oct. 6. Three per cent rentes 99f 66 centimes for the account- Tneneekly statement or the Bank of France shows a decrease of 2,950, OOOf In gold and 2,350,COOf in silver. Lovnoir, Oct. 6 4 p. m. Close Consols. 973-16 for the account; New York, Ponn svlvania nnd Ohio lsts 32: Canadian Pacific, 88: Erie, 26; do 2d, 109; Illinois Central, 100: Mexican ordinary,22: St. Paul common, 80: Mexican Central new 4s, 70; bar silver, 88d: money, per cent. Rate of discount in the open market for both short and three months' bills, 15-161 per cent. 9 t Closing-Philadelphia Quotations. Bid. Asked. Pennsylvania 55 55,S Reading , 29 3-16 29i Lehigh Valley 58X 59 Lenigh Navigation , S3K Philadelphia & Erie : ai) Northern Pacific, common ISM 1SX Northern Pacific, preferred, 50)i 50X Electric Stocks. Boston, Oct. 6. 4pecfaf. Tho latest quo tations of electric stocks to-day were: Bid. Asked. 119 119 37H 43K General Electrte General Electric, pfd... W. E W. E.. pfd Det-E. Wks Fort Wayne Electric ... T. II. Trust (C) T.H. Trust (D) T. E. E. W llSJs .'si" 49 5H 12M S 8 10 8M 10K Boston Stocks Closing Trices. Atch&Ton 39 .'atalpa. Franklin Kearsarge Osceola . n . 1SX . 12 . 33 . 10 .158 22 . 5 . IS . 17 .202 . W4 . 2 . w . 9M Boston & Albany ....205M i5osion iSAiaine..:...isi Chi. Bur. & uulncy. 997s Eastern B. R. Gs 122 FltchburgR. It S3Jf Mass. Central 17 Mex. Cen. com UH N. Y. fiN.Eug 44 Old Colony 180 Wis. Cen. com lbX AllouezM.Co. (new) 75 Atlantic 11 Boston & Mont, 33 Calumet St Ilecla 85 Santa Fe Copper.... Tamarack Anniston Land Co. . Boston LanoCo.... an Diego West End Land Co. Bell Telephone. Larason Stores Water Power Centennial Mining. B. & B. Copper IKON WABBANIS IEREGTJLAE, Scotch and Hematite Advance and Cleve land DecUnes Pig Tin Higher. New York, Oct. 6. (special. The special cable to tho Iron Age says: In prices of pig iron warrants there has bpen more or less irregularity. Scotch advanced to 42s Id and hematite to 48s 9d, while Cleveland sold off toSOjGd. The movement in Scotch is at tributed chiefly.to operations by members of the "ring," who take hold moro confi dently in view of the better statistical posi tion. Outsiders are holding aloof and seem to gain no inspiration from tbe greater firm ness of prices, the decrease in stocks in publio stores or tbe reported scarcity of iron in makers' hands. The decline In Cleveland is due to more plentifursupplies at furnaces and lack of interest in war lants. The stocks or Cleveland iron in public stores is still 10,000 tons. Thestockof bcotch has decreased 6,000 tons during the week, or to 378,000 tons. The 1 e turns of production In the Cleveland district during September show a total of 216,000 tons, against 213,000 tons in the corresponding month last year. The Klbwale Company has received an 01 der for 40,000 tons of steel rails and fish plates from the Transvaal. Pig tin prices advanced steadily until within the past few days, and reached 'J3 12s 6d, a rise of XI 10s under the Influence of freer demand and reserved offering. The tin plato business has been dull and at rather irregular prioes. Tho only Improve ment In demand was from San Francisco. Of the domestlo situation the Age says: Tbe week under review has been rather uneventful. In nearly all the markets it Is becoming quite evident that the mills will make concessions from prices now ruling for finished material in order to secuie winter work. It looks as if the long period of low prices 'was beginning to tell upon consumption Dy enlarging its range. Tho consumption of iron nnd steel is enormous, considering that this Is a period of moderate business activity. Plglron is getting Into better shape in all the markets. Billets are somewhat of a puzzle; quiet in the Chicago market, they show some movement in Pitts burg, with undercurrents whloh it is diffi cult to fathom. ' 3d caff. Bid Ask T" '."I 85 .... "" 325" 7IJ4 .... 126" ".'.'. NORWOOD HOTEL SOLD. Frank Y. Over Buys the Property for 830,000 Three Acres In the Fast End SeU for 835,000 Bnmor Says the Old Penn Mill Property Has Changed Hands. THURSDAY. Oct ft The Norwood Hotel, on Frankstown ave ,nue, near Park avenue, East End, has changed hands, Messrs. Kelly & Eogers gelling the property for William Baird to Prank T. Over for $30,000. The hotel is a three-story brick building and is situated on a lot 114x430 feet. Messrs. Kelly & Rogeis also closed thesale of three aores in the Ease End this morning, the consideration being $23,000, or $8,033 per acre. The full particulars of the transac tion cannot be given at the present time. Several other deals in tho near vicinity in volving over $75,0O0are on, and it is expected they will be closed within the next two or three days. Current Gossip. Charles Somers has disposed of tils inter est to his former partners, Messrs. Georgo Piper and Leonard A. Clark, add the firm of Charles Somers & Co., leal estate agelits, Is merged into that of Piper & Clark. The new firm will continue the business at No. 131 Fourth avenue. Negotiations are in progress for the pur-, cuase 01 several inrge acreage tracts an Home wood by a real estate firm of the East End. It is rumored that the old Penn mill prop erty on River avenue, Allegheny, has Deen sold to several Pittsburg gentlemen who, so the rumor goes, bought it for speculation. The amount Involved could not be ascer tained. The views of owners of realty on Fifth avenue, just east or the Court House, Have been elevated somewhat becanse of the re cent sales there and the improvements un der way and in ptospect. Building; Permits. The following permits were issued to-day: Louis Cable, a two-story brick dwelling, Grafton avenue, near Highland; cost, $8,000. James T. Hudson, two two-story brick dwellings, Center avenue, between -Junilla and Watt streets; cost, $4,500 for both. Henry Lexterman, a two-story brick dwelling, Howe street, between O'Hara stteet and South Negley avonue: cost, $4,000. Mrs. M. M. Smith, two two-story frame dwellings, Howe stree', near Shady Lane; cost, $5,000. William Dornboff, a frame addition, rear 4518 Penn avenue; cost, $300. J. R. Proctor, a two-story Irame dwelling, Clarissa street near Madison avenue: cost, $1,800. N. J. Reott, a two-story frame dwell ing rear Hastings street near Linden avenue; cost, $500. Joseph Schwer, a two story frame dwelling, Ilerron street near Camp street; cost, $1,800. Latest Sales Reported. Bell & Caldwell, the Eist End builders, sold to Mrs. Edward Locke a new brick dwelling with a lot 40x110 foot, situated on St. Clair street in the Baum Grove plan, for $8,500 cash. A. Z. Cyors & Co. sold for tbe Bldgeview Land Company tn Harry B. Neilson lot No. 162 in their plan, Eleventh ward, Allegheny, fronting 24 leet on Michigan avenue and ex tending through 100 ieet to a 10-foot alley, for $600. S. A. Dickie & Co. sold for F. P. Bell to E. H. Goodman a lot on Thomas street, 50x142 feet, for $3,900 and another adlninlnz lor. 25x I 142 feet, lor $2,125. It Is Mr. Goodman's iu- uuii 10 erect a uanusome resiucuce on tue ground. John K. Ewing & Co. sold to A. W. Leach lot'No. 34, fronting on Magnolia street, in the B. A. "Elliott Company's plan in the Tenth w.ird, Allegheny, ior$475. Black & Baird sold to Martin L. Dill a lot fronting 22 feet on Adelaide street by 100 in depth to a 20-Ioot alley, being No. 39 In J. W. Hay's plan of Kenilworth Plaoe, on Herrou II1II, lor $750. Baxter. Thompson & Co. sold lot No. 211 in the Bank of Commerco addition plan, Brnsh ton station, fronting 40 feet on Hamilton avenue and 137 feot to u 20-foot alley, to F. Sermln for $1,100. The Burrell and Kensington Improvement Companios leport tbe following siile of lots nt Kensington: John D. Robinson, Wood bury, N. J., lots 351 and 355. block 25, for $1,933.-William Bercit, Kensington, lot 16, bloc it 22. for $765. W. A. Hcrron & Sons sold lots 11 nnd 12 In John I. Williams' plan, Millvnlo borough (Bennett P. O.), each 24x120 feet on Sample stt eet for $1,200 lor both. IN MERCANTILE CIRCLES A Good Trade Is in Progress, Especially In Breadstuff's, Groceries, Poultrjj Vege tables and Heavy Clothing Very Little Change In Quotations Crop Notes. Thursday, Oct. 6. The lower temperature is having a bene ficial effect on the merchandise markets. Trade generally is showing more snap in all lines, the movement in groceries, bread stuffs, vegetables, poultry and fall and winter clothing being especially good. As a rule prices remain unchanged. Sugar is a shade easier, however, and flour in car load lots on track is quoted lower. The New York State Grape Growers' syndicate refuses to shade prices and the market holds steady deBDite excessive sup plies. Sales must be made at the prices quoted or at a loss. A Chicago house says of corn and oats: "The feeling is gaining ground that these markets have seen the lowest points they are likely to touch for some time. They have been bought freely by the better nnd more conservative class of traders in tho expectation that tho big interior movement will soon subside and that close inspection will show tbe maturing corn crop to be in poorer condition than is generally sup posed." This phenomenal weather has matured all crops in Iowa. Early planted corn on well drained land is nearly dry enough to crio, and in quantity and quality is fully up to the average. The total yield will fall below the average by tho reduced acreage and the unfavorable -conditions attending planting and cultivation in fields subjected to an ex cess ot moisture. The woolen mills are earning larger-profits than ever before, and have taken fully 25 per cent more wool since Jnne 1 than during the same fonr months last year. Why wool should be cheaper under these conditions Instead of doarer is a hard question to solve. New England and province reports still note a very firm market tor mackerel. Shoro fish, in fisherman's order, running medium No. 2 nnd under, is still bringing $16 In the Gloucester market. Grain, Flonr and Feed. The only transaction on call at the Grain and Flour Exchange this morning was in No. 2 timothy hay, spot, at $12 00. Bids and offers: sror. Bid. Asked, Brown middlings $15 o0 (17 10 Extra No. 3 white oats 37 38 Winterwheat bran, sacked 10 25 FIVE PAYS. No. 2 red wheat 75 78 Jllgh mixed shelled corn 50 SZ lixedearcorn .... 53 So. 2 yellow ear corn , 53 55 No. 2 white oats , 39 Extra No. 3 white oats 37 33 Winter wheat bran 15 0 15 75 No. 1 timothy hty 13 00 13 50 No. 2 timothy hay 12 CO 12 55 Packing bay 7 50 8 25 Oatstraw - .-. 8 00 Wheat straw 5 75 0 50 Bye straw. 7 75 0 00 TEN BATS. No, 2 red wheat 75 78 No. 2 yellow shelled corn Su'i 5lK High mixed shelled corn W.-j 61 No. 2 yellow ear corn 52 56 New So. 2 yellow ear corn 41 48 No. 2 white oats 37 39 Winter wheat bran 115 50 No. 1 timothy hay S13C0 13 50 No. 2 timothy hay 11 00 12 00 Receipts bulletined: Via the P. & L. E. 1 car hay, 1 car flour: via the A.V. 2 cars hay; via the P., C, C. & St. L. 6 cars liny, 1 car middlings; via the P. Ft. W. & C 5 cars corn. 12 cars hay. 10 cars iat, 1 car middlings, 3 cars straw, 3 cars bran, 1 car flour. Total, 46 cars. RAXQE OF THE MABKET. CThc following quotations for grain, feed. Cay and straw are fur car lots on track. Dealers charge a small ad ranee from store.2 Wheat No. 2 red 75 & 78 Coax No. 2 yellow ear 51 MM High mixed ear. 53 & iih Mtxed ear 51 52 No. 2 yellow shelled 51 5IK High mixed shelled 50 50J Mixed shelled 48 49 OATh No. I white 33 39 No. 2 white 37 33 Extra No. 3 white 37 S Z7i No. 3 S3)i 38 Mixed. 34 01 35 BTE-No. 1 Western til 67 No.SWestern 65 a l FLOUR (Jobbers' prlces)-Fancv brands, 1i 6 00; standard winter patents, $4 755 0: spring patents, S4 85 00: stratum winter, $4 25l 50: clear winter. 64 0ol 25: XXX bakers, $3 75foi 00; rye, 3 50(33 75. Tbe Exchange Price Current quotes flonr tn car lots on track as follows: Patent winter 4 154 25 Patent spring 4 404 50 Straight winter 3 754 00 Clear : 3 253 so Low (trades. , 2 0X32 75 Bre flour , I kxM 75 Spring bakers 3 4CJ SO Millfeed-No. 1 white middlings, 818 00'i0 00: No. 2 white middlings. SIS 50W 53; winter wheat bran, 115 25(315 50; brown middlings, tlS 001S 50; chop. $18 00322 00. HAY-Choice timothy. 313 50I 75; No. 1 tim othy, 113 ool4 2: No. I timothy, ft: 0012 50; mixed clover and timothy, f 12 SCI3 00: packing. $7 508 00: feeding prairie, t 509 01; wagon bay, IIO IX18 00. STiiAW-Wheat, 5 73o 00; oat, 18 23650. r Groceries. Scoabs Patent cnt-loar, 654e: cubes, 5Xe; pow dered. 5J4c; granulated (standard). 5Ho: -confectioners A. c; soft A. 454c: fancy yellow, 4Hc: fair yellow, 4JifiW.Sc; common yellow, 4i 4Se. Coitee Boasted, In pad ages Standard brands, 21 3-20c: second grades, 2021c; fancy grades. 24H 20c. Loose-Java. 33c; Mocha. 3J34jc: Santos. 262G)c: Mara'aibo. 26Mc; Feaberry, 2025c; Caracas. 23)c: Bio, r325Mc. CorPEE-Orcen O. G. Java. 2029Xc; Padang Java, 2828.Hc; Mocha. 30&I331C: Peaberry, 21 22c; Santos. 22,i23)c; Maracolbo, 2I23c; Cara cas, 23,24c; golden Santos, 2122,c; Rio, 19 214C. OiL-Carbon. 118, 6c; headlight, 7c: water white, 7Kc: Elaine. 1314c: Ohio legal test. 6Mc; miners wfntcr white. 32.isc. Molasses Choice, 4s3SKc: fancy, 4041c; centrlfiiitais, s63Ic. Syrup Corn syrup, 2G2Sc; sugar syrup. 3C3lc; fancy flavors, 3235c. Fruits London layer raisins, 2 50: California London layers, il SO&i 10; California mnsratcls, hags, 55kc; boxed, 1 153)1 25; Valencia, 5!45Vc: Ondara Valencia, 7&07MC; California sultanas, 10HIIc; currants, 4J44Ho: Collfornla prunes. S 12c: French prunes, 8IOc: California seedless raisins. 1-lb cartons, J3 75: citron, 2021c: lemon peel. 10'imic. Bice Fancy head Carolina. 6X6Hc; prime to choice. 5tf3flc; Louisiana. 5s6c; Java, 5)5Xc: C apan. 6(Gc. Canned Goons "tindard peaches. 2 05(33 10: extra peaches, 2 35o)2 50: seconds. SI 93(32 00: pie seiches. (1 3Cl 35: finest corn. 81 40(31 50: Har ford countv corn. 31 051 10: lima beans, tl 20 1 2a; soaked, 8085c: earlv June pe. it 15(31 25: marrowfat pets. SI 05I 10: soaked. 7S80c: French peas, fll 50a) 10 j luucans ortl 4"J 50 ? dozen; pineapples, il 251 30; extra do. Si 40: Bahama do. S3 00; damson plums. Eastern, tl 23; Cali fornia pears. $2 25(32 35: do green gages, fl 75; do egg plains, KI 75: do apricots, tl 902 10; do extra white cherries, Z 7ol 85; do white cherries, 2-11) cans, tl 65: raspberries. 1 2541 50: strawber ries, tl 151 25; gooseberries, tl 1031 25: tomatoes. O.V3D,";ic: salmon. 1-lb, tl 251 80: blackberries. 70 8uc: succotash. 2-lb cans, soaked. 85c; do stand ard, 2-b cans, tl 25t 60: corned beef, 2-lb cans. ;175I80: do 14-lb, t!3 00: roast beef, 2-lb, fl75r chipped beef. 1-lb cans, tl 95(32 00; baked beans, ft 2ol 50: lobsters, 1-lb, 12 25; mackerel, fresh, 1-lb. fl 00; broiled, tl 50; sardines, domestic. Ms, ti 00: 's. t625; He. mnstard, S3 25; Imported, Ms. (10 5012.60: Imported. H 118 0032300; canned apples, 3-lb, 7075c; gallons, t2O03 00. Provisions. Large bams J 11 Medium UH Mnall 12 Shoulders, sugar-cured ii Bacon shoulders . 8H Dry salt sliouUers . 1h Breakfast bacon 1CM Extra do 11'4 Clear sides, smoked ... 9$4 Clear bellies, smoked : 0)4 Pork, heavy, ". 13 00 Light 13 00 Dried beef, knuckles 1J Bounds 13 Sets 10 Flats 9 Lard (pare), tierces 81i fobs 8 Two 50-tb cases 8 Lard (refined), tierces 6 Half barrels 6H Tubs 6Jj Palls l Two 50-ft cases G'4 Three-lb cases. 7 Flve-lb cases Cn Ten-lb cases 6s Dairy Products. BUTTER Elgin creamery. 27i28Mc; other brands. 2S28c: choice to fancy country roll. 233 24c: fair to medium gr.-.des. i323c: low grades, 12 15c: cooklug, lQtidllc: grease. 8&9c. CUEESE-Olilo. 10(aiOVc; 2ew York. ll(3UKc: fancy Wisconsin Swiss, blocks, 1415c ; do bricks, lHil-c: Wisconsin swoiuer. In tnbs. 13IJ)4C; llmburger, llll,Sc; Ohto Swiss, l!U)c. Eggs and Poultry. EGOS Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio, 20 21c: storage stock, lS19c. Poultry Live Spring chickens. 4555s per Jialr for small to medlnm sized and 60rS65c ior extra arge: old chickens. 7030c: ducks. f005c; geese. 7ctl 00. Dressed-Ghlckens. 1416c per lb; ducks, 16317c; turkeys, 1718c. Berries, Fruits and Vegetables. Cranberries are In better supply.but prices are uncnanged at $2 252 50 per box for Jer sey and $2 502 73 for Cape Cod; barrels, $S 8 5a Apples are In good supply.but they are firmly held at $1 502 00oer bblforcommon to fair and $2 503 00 for choice to fancy. Peaches continue scarce and prices are high nt$i 50&3 50 per crate, according to quality of fruit, and 73c$l 50 per basket, according to size of package. Late pears are firmly held at $4 506 50 per bbL Quinces are quoted at $4 005 50 per bb! and 50c$l 00 per buc ket. Grapen are abundant and teady at 10 12o for 45 lb baskets and 2S253 for 810-lD packages. Lemons are slow at $3 005 50 per box and bananas at $11 75 por bunch. Ja maica oranges, $7 50S 00 per bbl. Vegetables are firm under an improving demandVbut prices are unchanged as fol lows: cabbage, $1 5"1 75 per bbl and $57 per 100; onlqps, ti 502 75 per bbl for red and yellow and $1 251 35 por box for Span ish; turnips, $2 00J 25 per bbl; carrots, 2 25 ($2 50; celery, 2035c per dozen; tomatoes, 70 75c per bu. Potatoes were quoted steady at 7075o per bn from store and 5565c on track. Sweets, $2 252 75 for Jersey and $1 752 00 for Balti-moie. Fish- i Half Or. MACKEREL. Ilibls bbls bbls Palls Palls 100 lb 1C0 lb 50-lb I5-Ib 10-lb Extra mess bloaters. MO 00 f20 40 110 4J ? 3 20 t 2 !0 Extra No.l bloaters. 35 0) 17 90 9 15 2 83 1 95 Extra No. 1 mess.... 32 00 16 40 8 40 2 60 180 Extra No. 1 shore .. 28 00 14 40 7 40 2 80 1 TO Med. No. 1 mess 24 00 12 40 6 40 200 140 Med. No. 1 shore.... 21 00 10 90 5 65 I 75 1 25 Ex. No. 2 shore mess 2200 1140 690 185 130 Ex. No. 2 shore large 20 00 10 40 5 40 170 110 Ex. No. 2 med. shore IS On 9 40 4 90 155 110 No. 2med 15 00 7 80 4 15 133 95 No. 3 large 14 00 7 40 390 125 90 Bonnd herring Half bbls. IIO lb f 3 00 Potomac herring 1 Barrels 4 50- Half barrets 2 25 Holland herring ' ' Kegs 50 Lake herring Hair bbls. 70 lb 2 20 Quarter bbls, 30 lb 1 25 Pails, 1516 63 Palls. 101b 50 White flsh Half bbls, 70 lb 5 00 Quarter bbls. 30 16 2 40 palls, 151b 125 Pails. 101b 00 Bus6lan sardines Hair bbls. 100 lb 8 CO Kegs i 50 Whole codllsh Large, per lb .... 7 Medium ...... 8 Boneless codfish -" 20-lb boxes, HIUMb bricks, per lb 8 FAX 20-lb boxes, l2-lb bricks, choice 8 3,S Miscellaneous. BrcKwnEAT Flour New. 33c per pound. Seeds Choice recleaned Western timothy, tt 95 per bushel: choice recleancd Western clover. 17 50; white clover, J12 00; orchard grass, $1 90; millet, tl 50l GO. Heass New York and Michigan pea beans. f2 10 2 15 per bushel: hand-picked medium, f2 00(22 C3 Ser bushel: Lima. 44Mc: iennsylvanla and Ohio cans. 01 DMtbl 95 per oushel. IlEESWAX-Cholce yellow. ax335c: dark. 253c. Hoset New crop white clorer. 2C(:ic per pound: buckwheat, i215c: strained honey. P10c. Tallow Country, 3)3K per pound; city. 4 Feathers-Extra live geese. 6860c per pound; No. 1 do, 46350c; mixed, 304uc. - Ntrrs -Chestnuts. 0O10c per pound: 35 508 00 per bushel: peanuts, green. 45c per nound; ao roasted, tl lol 30 per bushel. CIDER Sand refined, ts 50S6 75 per barrel: Penn sylvana champagne elder, $u 256 50; new country elder, tl 0"5 &: crab cider. 57 5o8 00. PicKLES-fl 5ft35 50 per barrel. Porconx-sasc per Id. UiDES-Green steer hides, trimmed. 75 lbs and up. 6c: green steer hides, trimmed. 60 to 75 lbs. 6c: green steer hides, trimmed, under 60 lbs. 3c: green cow hides, trimmed, all weights, 3gc: green bull hides, trimmed, all weights. 4c; green calf skins. No. 1. 5c: green calf skins. No. 2, 2c: green steer hides, tiimincd. side branded. 4c; green salt steers. No. 1, to lbs and up, 77!c: green salt steers. No. 1, 60 lbs and less. 44'ic: green salt cows. No. 1. all weights, 4Hc: green salt calf. No. I, 8 tn 15 lbs. 6,M6c: green salt kip. No. 1. 13 to 25 lbs, 45c; runner kip No. 1, 10 to 25 lbs, 2lc:No. 2 hides, ltc off; No. 2 calf. 2c oft. "W00L LonDoir, Oct. 6. At the wool sales to-day 10,tC2 bales of good quality wore offered. There was a goad attendance. The competi tion was keenest lor best growths, though inferior grades were in good request. Cotton. Galveston, Oct. C Cotton firmatjcad vance: middling, 7 13-loc. St. Louis, Oct. 6. Cotton firm: middling, 7 ll-16o: receipts and shipments not reported; stock, 35,200 bales. Liverpool, Oct. R Cotton firm with active demand; middling, 4 7-1S-J: sales, 14,000 bales, o which 1,500 bales were for speculation and export ana included 10,400 bales American; futures closed firm. SICK HEADACnE-Csrter,5 utiJe SICK HEADACHE-Cartcr,gLmIeIjlTer, pmu SJCK HEADACHE-c,.,, LltUe L,r puu SICK HACHE-cu.jjttL. repass. 44-40.XWyBU LIVE STOCK. Hogs Active and Higher at the Central Yards Cattle Firm and Sheep DulL East Liberty; Pa., Oct. 8. Cattle Receipts, 780 head; shipments, 7C0 head; market firm on good, slow on com mon at yesterday's prices; no cattle shipped to New Tork to-day. II oas Receipts, 2.S00 head: shipments, 2,100 head; market active; PhUadelpbins, $6 00 6 10; best Yorkers and mixed, $5 S05 95: grasers. $5 G0Q5 "50. Four car hogs Bhlpped to New York to-dav. Sheep Receipts,300 bead; shipments, none; market dull at yesterday's prices. By Associated Press. Chicago Tho Evening Journal reports: Cattle Receipts, 16,500 head; shipments, 5,300 head: market steady to strong; best natives, $5 M5 CO; fair to choice, $3 604 75; common, $2 S03 40: Texan. $2 002 83; Westerns, $2 S04 25: stookers and feeders, $1 903 00: cows, $1 00i 80. Hogs Receipts, 22,000 head; shipments, 11,000 head; market uneven: averaged Bteady; rough and com mon. $5 005 25; packers and shippers. $5 355 75: prime heavy and butchers', $5 603 85; aborted light, $5 503 70; skips and pigs, $4 503 35. Sheep Receipt?, 9,000 bead; shipment):. 2,700 head: market steady: natives, $4 405 00; Westerns, $4 10 4 50; Tcxans, $2 754 55; lambs, $3 75Q(i 00. New York Beeves Receipts, 213 head, all for slaughterers; no trade: feeling firm; dressed beef steadv at 7SJc per lb: shipments to-day 540 beeves and 83 sheep. Calves Receipt', 54S head; market steady; veals, $5 007 50per 100 lb: grassers, fl 252 50; Western calves, $2 00Q3 25. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 7,531 head: sheep firm; Inrabs He per lb higher: sheep J4 00(g5 25 per 100 lbs: lambs, $5 256 50; dressed mutton steady, 78c per lb; dressed lambs firm, 8X10e. Hogs Recelnts, 3,53-3 head. Includ ing two cars for sale; market steady at $5 70Q8 20 per 100 lbs. Kansas City Cattle Receipts, 6,000 headt shipments, 5,800 head; the market n as active; steers steady to strong: cows steady to lOo higher; feeders strong to 10c higher; Texas cattle actlvo and strong to 510c higher; dressed beef and shipping steers not quoted! cows. $1 002 35: Texans and Indian steers, $1 7502 80; stocknrs and feeders. $1 40J 10. Hogs Receipts. 7,900 head; shipments. 3,500 head; the market was active and 10c hltrher, closing fie at the close; all grade, ti 005 43: bulk, $5 2P5"33. Sheep Receipts, 4,500 head; sninments 500 head; the market win active and s toady; muttons, $4 00Q1 33; htinbs, $3 0035 50. St. Louis Cattle Receipts and shipments not reportod: market stronger; a bunch of especially heavy native steers brought $3 63; fair to choice ranged from ?3 50-l 75; fair to good Texas and Indian steers, tl 23-33 23. Hogs Receipts and shipments not reported; market firm nnd higher; beavv. $3 505 75; packing, 5 205 60; light. $3 35 5 60. sneep Receipts anu shipments not reoortod; mar ket firm: native muttons, $4 004 73; Texas do 2 504 00. Buffalo Cattle Receipts, 113 loads through, 1 sale: steady, but slow: no good stock here. Hogs Receipts, SO louds through, 9 sale; opened strong and higher; corn'ed, $4 60. Lambs Receipt", 4 loads through, 17 sale: stronger for all grades; choice wethers, $4 75; lambs, native choice. $5 50. Cincinnati Hogs active andhigberat $i 73 5 85; receipts, 3 SOO head: shipments, 3,500 bead. Cattle easy at $1 504 63; receipts, 630 head: shipments, 000 head. Sneep easy at $3 005 00: receipts, 1,380 bead: shipments, LOOO head. Lambs very steady at $3 503 23. New York Sletal Market. New Yore. Oct. a Pig iron quiet; Amer ican, $13 0015 50. Copper firm; lake. $11 23 11 35. Lend dull: domestic, $4 00gl 03. Tin steady; straits, $20 40. PRICES ARE TUMBLING. A Site for the Allegheny Postofflco Ones Offered for 8143,000 Now Obtainable for 840,000 Less Condemnation May He Itesorted to in Order to Get a Central Location. Washington, Oct. a Special' Aa offer of a new site for the Allegheny post office, or rather the revival of an old one, has come to the Treasury Department. It comprises 120 feet . on Stockton avenue by 240 on East Diamond street, thus includ ing the site which was offered a year ago, and, which it was thought, could be pro cured for tbe 65,000 then available, but for which the negotiation failed. The present offer is made by E. M. Butz, for Joseph 8. Brown, by John Ii- Gregg for Mrs. iT. 51. Gregg, and by CL Yeager. The property is said at the department to lie on the corner of tockton avenue and East Diamond street,' and to extend back to Park way, and tbe area would give oppor tunity for the erection of a building of ample size, clear of the space that it is pre scribed must Intervene between Govern ment and other buildings, and would also give a rear entrance from four directions and space for a large yard on Park way and East Diamond for the use of mail wagons. The prices asked for the various properties aggregate 105,000, which would leave the snug sum of $145,000 for the beginning and continuation of the building, to say noth ing of the probability of a Congressional increase. Of course it is recognized at the depart ment that the site on tbe northwest corner of Ohio and West Diamond streets is much to be preferred on account of the location, out it seems to be impossible to acquire that property without swallowing up practically all of the appropriation. Agent Low, of the department, reported that the property was worth about $146,000, rated in accord ance with other property adjoining. The prices asked for the several lots aggreeata $200,000. It is possible that some composition in the matter of the difference will be reached, as the department may otherwise proceed to the work of condemnation in its desire to have the postoffice situated at this con venient point Beaver Falls Strikers Harmonious. Hon. J. H. Burtt, of Wheeling, arrived yesterday from Beaver Falls. He said that perfect harmony prevailed among tho strikers there. Tbe local lodge is paying benefits to its members and the laborers, although the latter have no legal claim upon them. More Men Than Were Needed. A rumor of a strike among the non-union workers at the Thirty-third street mill caused considerable excitement in that dis trict yesterday. Superintendent Scott denied all knowledge of it. He said they had more men than needed and 23 men had been di charged on Wednesday. When Baby was sick, we gave hex Castorla. When she was a Child, she cried for Cas toria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castori. When she had Children, she gavo them Castctrta DANIEL M'CAFFREY. CHOICE TIMOTHY HAY. Car Lots a Specialty. 233 AND 240 FIFTH AVENUE, SC9-D . PITTSBTJRO. 1IBOKEBS FINANCIAL. ESTABLISHED 1SS4. John M. Oakley & Co., BANKERS -AND BROKERS, 43 SIXTH ST. Direct privato wire to New York and Chi cago. Member New York, Chicago andPitU burg Exohnnges. Local securi tie i bought and sold for castt or carried on liberal margins. Investments made at our discretion and dividends paid quarterly. Interest paid on balance (since 18SJ.) Honey to loan on calL Information books on all markets mailed on, ap pi Icatlon. fe7 Whitney & Stephensou 57 Fourth Avenue, p "" - - rii&JJkk&&k T'SSjg'Kg'g9giym5 .4ifct4ji"14t