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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-25
Groceries,

Sugars are steady and advices from New Or
leans and Europe indicate stronger tone 20
markets. Coffee is still firm, but prices are
unchanged. The movement is slow, as it al
ways is Immediately before January settle
ments
GREEN CoFTEE-Fancy, 24119251sc; choice
Rio, 221a@231ac; prime Rio, 23c; low grade Rio
,2v,x@2i55c; old Government Java, 291S@80c;
Maracaibo. 2514@z714c; Mocha 3OQ32c; Santos,
22@26c; Caracas, 25927c; La Guayra. 26G27c.
ROASTED lin papers)-Standard brands, 25c;
high grades. 2S@3011c; old Government Java,
SOC; peaberry. SOC; choice Rio. 26c; prime Rio,
25c good Rio. 24c; ordinary, 2l19QZ216c.
SPICES (whole)--Cloves, 153l6c: ailspice, ,1Oc;
cassa, &c; pepper. 1Sc; nutmeg, !50S0c.
PETROLEUM Gobbers' prices)-.10o test, 7c;
Ohio, 1909. SIG; headlight 1909, SIC; water
white lO@l01Sc; globe. I4Q1415c; elaine. l5c; car
nadine, l114c; royaline, l4c; red oil, ll@n1ac;
purity, lac.
MINERS OIL-No winter strained. 4O@43c;
| Ts gallon: summer. 35GS7c; lard oil, 55@5Sc.
SYRUP-Corn syrup. 2S@3Oc; choice sugar
syrup; 369SSc; prime sugar syrup, S2@3ac
strictly prime, 34935c.
N o. MoLAssEs-Fancy, new crop. 42c;
choice, Acc; medium, 35@3Sc; mixed, 34@36c.
,soDA-Bi.carb il, kegs 814@S5lc; 6iearb in
As, SIC; bi-carb, assorted packages, S4@6c; sal
soda in kegs. 1s4c; do granulated, &c
CANDLES Star. full weight, &c; stearine,
| % set She; parafine, 1l@l2c.
RICE-Head Carolina, 707llc; choice, 8150
| &c; prime, 6G611c; Louisiana, 515@6c.
STARCH-Pearl, 415c; corn starch. 6A97c;
| gloss starch, 6@7c.
FOREIGN FRUITs-Layer raisins 81 60: Lon
don layers. y IS: Mu.catels. So 25; California
| Muscatels, 81 l5G2 %; Valencia, 7@71zc: Ontara
Valencia, S14@S1Sc; sultana, 1S@2Oc; currants,
5@51ac: Turkey prunes, 7A@sc; French prunes,
| 1l1d@l3c; salonica prunes, in 2-b packages. 9c;
| cocoanuts. - 100, S. almonds, Lam. p h. 29c
do Ivlca, 17c; do shelled, 4Oc; wulnuts, nap, l3
| @l4c; Sicily ilberts, l2c; Smyrna figs, l3@I4c;
! new dates. 51a46c: Brazil nuts 1Sc; pecans l415
@16c; citron. y h, l9@2Oc; lemon peel, 12c - b;
orange peel l2c.
DRIED FRUITs-Apples, sliced, per h, 10c;
| apples, evaporaIed, 1I]5@t5c; peaches, evapo-
rated, pared, 2S@30c; peaches, California. evap-
| grated, impaired, 20@23c: cherries pitted 3lc;
cherries. unpitted. l3Ql315c; raspberries. evap.
Grated. 32@3Sc; blackDerrles, 914@lOc; buckle
berries. l5c.
SUGARs-Cubes. 65sc powdered 65sc; granu-
lated 6e eonfectl.ners' A &c; standard 4
5ssc; yellow, good, 515@55sc; yellow. fair. $40
| 512c; yellow, dark, 51s@54c.
| PICKLEs-Mediuni, Dbls q, 200, So 50; medium,
half bbls (6OO) 81 "a
| SALT-No l T9 Dbl. 81 90: No. l ex. % bbl
81 10: dairy % bbl 81 90. coarse CRYSTAL Do bhI
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Nv TRlPRran7l.

CINCINNATI better demand and
higher; common and light, So OO33 40: pack.
ing and butchers. IS 4O93 60; receipts, $3.50
head: shipments. J. 300 head Cattle-ln better
demand and stronger; common, 75c9l 75; fair
To choice butcher grades S3 25EI4 o.; prime 10
choice shippers. 50 1904 80; receipts. 400 head.
Sheep-Firu for best qualities; common to
choice. s. 2jG4 so; extra fat wethers and year
hnss, 81 IJJ5 %; receipts, 800 head; ship
meuJs none. thanksgiving in light supply
but steady; good to choice shipping SIS 25l5 T5:
common 10 prime butchers, IS 50Q5 so per 100
pounds.
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. l.565 head
including 81 cars for sale; market firm; native
steers, So TGGG5 90; stockers SIS OO93 60; bulls
and COWS, 81 1913 %; dressed beef steady at 615
-g4%lc; shipments to-day, 673 beeves and 2610
quarters of beef. Calves-Receipts, 327 head;
market &c per pound higher; veals Sc 0O60S 10
per 100 pounds; graSsers and Westerns 81 40
a. .. Sheep-Receipts. l55 head: market
steady; sheep 81 0Gd5 30; lambs, s. 1906 so:
dressed mutton firm at 71ST9c; dressed Iambs
steady at g q lUc. Hogs-Receipts 9I2S head:
all conigned direct; nominally steady at SS 20
G570.
OMAHA-Cattle-Receip LOO head; mar
ket active and 5Gl0c higher on desirable
beeTes; butchers higher and active; fanny
steers nominally, 81 jO95 50; prime steers. So so
al CO; fair 10 good steers. 81 1904 Is Hogs
Receipts, 4300 head; market active; Sc higher
on butchers; range, s. 30G4 35: the bulk at
heavy, s. 1908 45; mixed.SS 2O93 35. Sheep
Receipts. $50 head: market active and steady;
natives, s. 55G4 20; Westerns. g COCA 10.
CH!ChGo-The EUeninq Journal reports;
Catte-Receipts, 5000 head; business active;
prices lG9l5C higher; stockers' trade ln-
changed. HoCs-Receipts. 1900 head; busI-
ness brisk and prices a strong sc higher: pack
ing grades, s. 1908 so; heavy, So 55G3 65: light,
g. seas 90; pigs, 81 25Q2 %. Sheep-Receipts,
1000 head: quick sales. at 56l0c higher;
natives, 3 15g5 %; Westerns, IS 65G4 IS: Tex
ans, So 25G4 %; lambs. 81 5OG5 75
KANSAS CITY-Cattle-Receipts $50 head.
shipments. 1000 head; the market was active
l0c higher; steers, s. 5005 90: fancy Christmas
s. O015 80; COWS, 81 90G3 %; stockers and feed
ers s. jO93 p. HOgs-Receipts T42O head:
shipments, blank: the market was sc to lOc
higher; bulk, IS 25@S 80; all grades IS O063 65
SheeD-Receipts, l4O0 head; shipments, blank;
the market was steady and unchanged
IN0lhkAPOt - Cattle - Receipts light:
market fairly strong: shippers 50 OOOJ SO
lGtchers', 81 65GI3 IS; bulls, 81 JOG3 I5 Sheen
Receipts too small for local demand: market
steady ut s. 5094 50; lambs ST 2565 so Hors-
Receipts, 5.0OO head; market strong and active.
choice heavy. s. 5983 62}a: choice light, So 2O@
8 40; mixed, s3 3543 50; pigs, 81 OOl3 90.
, BUFFALo-Cattle-Stead receipus 1o51o.ds
through. p sale. Sheep and lambs steady and
unchanged; receipts } loads through 90 sale
logs firmer and higher; receipts 10 loads
through. sale; mediums. heavy and mixed
none here.
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MARKETS BY WIRE.
The Cold Weather Sends Wheat Upward
Stock of the Grain East of the
Rockies Declining-Corn Trade


Stock of the Grain East of the
Rockies Declining-COrn Trade
Firrner-Oats Dull.
CHICAGo-Wheat was frmer at the open
ing. The only explanation of the change in
feeling since the previous afternoon was the
somewhat cold weather, which is considered
bad for the wheat plant IN the absence OF snow
Another and perhaps more influential factor
was the impression which would naturally be
uppermost in tho minds OF the local specula-
tors under the circumstances of the recent ma
terial decline, that shorts, which may have
been put out around the bottom Of yesterdays
decline, would be considered dangerous to the
holders in the event of anything occurring to
encourage any buying. The cables we're weak
The trading to-day was neither voluminous
nor animated. The holiday incubus was heav-
ily settling upon the back of trade, and its
progress in consequence was laborcd ana SLOW
Fluctuations were narrow and inlreqqent. Out
side business was scarce and the DAY events
outward were not of a nature TO change the
present aspect of affairs. BrddSt eetS an
nounced that the stock of wheat east of the
Rockies had increased lS9. .0G0 bushels during the
past week. ard that indicating smaller
amount from first hands than had been gen
orally looked for was the cause OF the squirt
which occurred during the day. Ihere was
some good buying on tire advance referred to.
May futures opened at 9i$4c and almost
or two nall lots even at Csc. This showed an
advance sincs Yesterdays close of from q to
sc. The price held around Csc for some time,
but dropping shots from the bears gradually
turned the market downward in the absence of
any adequate resistance by the other party.
The decline was very gradual and not very
material, and around VIC there were enough
buying orders to hold the market IN the near
vicinity of that quotation, and in the end to
give an upward inclination to prices, winch
left the price of May at 911sc.
The corn market was firmer on the covering
of shorts by few of the local shorts. The
fluctuations were narrow, but the price was
steadily maintained at some advance over the
closing prices of the previous day. May opened
at 5i3sc with one TWO transactions at 0l12c.
There was a light trade in oats. Prices see
sawed un and down, but were confned to
range OF &C. The start was 1876 for the May
future Thence the price declined to 1920, ad-
vanced to 44Isc and closed sc higher than yes
terday at 1896. Hutchinson was tlrm seller.
There WAS fair amount of activity IN the
provision deal, and prices were stronger and
higher. Receipts of hogs were not up 10 gen.
eral expectation. The local shorts thought best
to cover their outstanding trades. Baxter took
in considerable line of pork on the call. The
advance was general in all the speculative
articles. The closing quotations show an ad-
vance of 25@2T1ac in pork, lo0l2c in ribs and
5d7l5c in lard.
The leading futures ranged as follows. as cor
rccted by John NJ. Oakley & Co., 45Sixth street,
members Chicago Board of Trade:
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59c; high mixed. 6OG6lc; mixed. 574@5Sc;
new No. v. e.. shelled corn, 55@551Ic:new high
mixed, 53@54e: No. yellow ear corn. old. $50
69c; new No. 2 v. q. corn, 62@6Sc; new high
mixed ear corn, 5SQ59c.
-OATs-No. j. 4S7a@49c; No. white. 4I1I04Sc;
extra. No. 8. 4618047c; mixed oats, 4515@48c.
RYE-No. Pennsylvania and Ohio, 760Tc;
No. !. Western. 74G75c.
FLoUR-Jobbing prices-Fancy spring and
winter patent -four, S. 5O@5 IS; fancy STRAIGHT
winter, S4 85Q5 Is; fancy straight spring. s4 S50
Is; clear win,er 81 75@5 90; straight xxx
bakers. 81 5O@4 IS Rye -four, S4 0OQ4 26.
Buckwheat flour, 21503c ~ h.
. MILLFEED-No. white middliugs, S25 00N
25 so p ton; No. 2 white middlings. So 00@
z3 90: brown middlings, $40 00@2l 90; winter
wheat bran, $40 50021 90.
HAY-Baled timothy, choice. $40 50Ql0 IS;
No. /, SO 75@lO 90; No. 2 do. IS OO3S so: loose
from wagon, sl1 OO@l2 90. according TO quality;
No. 2 prairie hay. 81 25@7 so; packing do. 81 90
al 25
sTRAw-oat Sc 5o@7 90; wheat and rye.
Sc 00@6 50.
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THE RIVERS BOOMING.
just at Present Things Are Lively, but VIII
Now Slow OFF.

just at Present Things Are Lively, but VIII
Now Slow OFF.
No especial liveliness characterized the
rivers yesterday afternoon, most of the bust
ness having been gotten through in the early
morning, The Hudson, packet for Cincinnati,
went out. and tile c. W. Bachelor arrived in
port. The Bachelor will not leave Piitsburg
until after New Years Day, SO that the en-
ployes may have chance to celebrate Christ
mas in good style. Coal shipments were numer-
Gus in the morning. Among the towboats
down were Little Fred. flats; Pacific flats
and barges; H. E. Pierpont, barges and
coalboat: Annie Roberts, 10 barges and / fat;
Eagle. 10 barges and fats; Beaver, Ill barges
and flats; /. A. BlackmOre, barges of coal
and iron barges; j. w. Gould. 6 barges, l fat
and coalboat; Hunter No. 2. barges: Rescue,
5 barges and flats; Advance, 8 barges: N,
Hook, 6 fuelboats; George Roberts No. 2 s
barges; Crescent, 4 barges; j. F. Thorn, 4
barges: Little Fred, barges and l fiat; Coal
City s barges and fiat; Bennett barges; Josh
Cook. coalboats and barges; Dick Fulton,
barges. coalhOats and 2 fats; Lud Keefer
barges; Frank Gilmore, barges and nat; Ed
Roberts, 2 fats and IL barges: Sam Brown, 9
model barges, barges and 2 fats: Tom Dods-
worth l3 barges, coalboats and 2 fats; Frank
Gilmore, fiat and barges. This shows that
during the time 33 towboats left this port, tow
Ing Z07 barges. 81 fats and "a coalboats, with a
total of 8, ,Z5S. 900 bushels of COAL
At P. NJ. yesterday the river registered
10 $40 feet, and had advanced to IL feet before
sundown- No flood is, however. anticipated.
THE present conditions and rise," said lead
ing rIverman yesterday, means open nayiga-
tion against the severest weather Tor long
time.
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SQUARING ACCOUNTS.
People Believed to be Prepared for
the Yearly Settlements.
LITTLE TROUBLE ANTICIPATED.
Improvement the Object of the Large Ma
jority of Real Estate Buyers. {,
THE NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE CITY

Next week the yearly settlements will
begin. 1t is believed the people are well
prepared to meet their obligations, and no
serious trouble is expected. Between two
and three million dollars will be released
here one way and another to be reinvested In
whatever seems most promising. This Will
give business of all kinds powerful i'm
pulse and give 1891 good send of.
In Good Shape.
Business in real estate is more than holding
its own as compared with other interests. The
inquiry for small properties is quite active,
while there is fair movement in large ones.
Sales SO far this winter break all records
Values are steady. Owners of fancy properties
are holding out for an advance, but the ma
jority are satisfied with present figures. The
fact that but few professional speculators we're
in the market is cause for congratulation. The
majority OF buyers belong TO the industrial
element of the community, and their oplect
in nine cases in ten is Improvement. Inns
gives tone and character to the market and is
guarantee of stability,
Business News and Gossip.
George Allen, of the East End, is figuring on
large apartment house which he proposes 20
build on Fifth avenue, near the old market
uOuse, tue COmluS
Williamsburg schools were dismissed yester-
day to reassemble February in the new build
ing. Rent for the various places used was
more than the borough could afford.
This is a merry Christmas for the Manufac-
turers' Natural Gas Company. Yesterday
morning at 1870 the drillers of this company
struck big gas well in Washington county.
Three more are being drilled by them within a
radius of mile with good prospects.
A large number of new dwellings will be
ready for occupancy by April l. This is good as
far as it goes.
Money is again coming this way. Twenty
thousand dollars sent here from Philadelphia
was placed yesterday at per cent.
Two mortgages for $4,000 each were on file
yesterday. Twelve of 80 were for purchase
money.
The handsomest young man connected with
the real estate business in Pittsburg bought
two pug dogs yesterday as Christmas gift for
his best girl.
Bankers say there is very little counterfeit
money afioat in PittsbIrg. There Is plenty OF
it West, however
The streets we're so crowded with traffic yes
| terday as to lead strangers to think something
| unusual was going on. Being regular occur
| renee citizens paid no attention to it.
Twenty-Five dwellings are nearing completion
in Johnstown. The demand for houses there il
| In excess of the supply
Mr.. Walter Lincoln is finishing handsome
| dwelling on the corner Of Graham and Clai
bourne streets.
People were too busy with Christmas things
yesterday to think of building permits. None
were issued.
| Movements in Realty.
NJ. F. Nipple & Co. sold for W. G. Thesis Il
| DR.. l. ]. Meyer, q two story and nansard L
roomed brick dwelling with lot 23xl15 feet
situate on 2Ss Fifth avenue, Seventh ward, fol
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Grain. Flour and Feed.

Sales on call at the Gram Exchange, cars
of No. white oats, SIC, May delivery. Re-
ceipts as bulletined. "a cars. of which II were
by Pittsburg, FIT. Wayne and Chicago Railway,
as follows: car of middlings. of wheat, 5 of
oats. of hay, of -four, 8 of bar
ley. l of corn. By Pittsburg, -Cincn-
natl and st. Louis, cars of corn. OF hay. of
oats. Cereal markets continue IN favor of the
buyer. Wheat and oats are lower. and our
quotations are reduced. in accordance with
actual sales. For the same reason we have re-
duced our Quotati ons on -four. A leading job
Der reports that the top price of -four is S. 70
very dull, and outside figures are seldom OBJ
tanned. So dull is trade at the Exchange that
large minority voted to adjourn until after
New Years.
Prices for carload lots on track
WHEAT-No. 2 red, 81 00@1 Oh; No. 8, E8
CSC.
CoRN-No. old, snelled, 6I882c; No. 2 6s@
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FIRST SECOND Third
MONEY MARKET.
The Banks Well Equipped for Entering
Upon the New Year.

The Banks Well Equipped for Entering
Upon the New Year.
News was a scarce article at the local banks
yesterday. but this was really good news,
for if there had been trouble Of any kind it
would have come to the surface.
The demand for loans has been so moderate
for some time and the policy of the banks SO
conservative in accepting new business, that
it is believed all of them have materially
strengthened their position during the month.
1t is certain that some of them have. Now
that the last settlement of the year is out of
the way, they will feel free to enlarge the field
of their operations. Brokers will soon be able
to obtain all the money they need.
Clearings were large yesterday footing up
81, ZOOS, 422 "A, showing fourishing condition of
trade of which that in holiday goods was con-
spicuously heavy. Balances were S24l 422 49,
The total sales OF stocks at New York yester.
day were $3.50 shares. including: Atchison
6920; Lake Shore $3.50; Louisville and Nashville
$500; st. Paul 1885; Union Pacific 976O
Money on call at New Y ork was easy ranging
from to per cent. last loan 3, closed offered
at 8 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 709.
Sterling exchange weak at 81 ~ for 6O-day bills
and 81 S3A for demand.
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l7966l. Money 31k@4 per cent Exchange on
New York. l21ac premium to &c discount.
ST. LoUIs-Clearings, s24l602I; balances.
S4l6717. Exchange on New York, 5Oc discount.
Money. 7@S per cent
NEW YORK - Clearings, sS9.724,s09; bal
ances S4,2S9,770.
PHILADELPHIA-Clearin Sll. 1856 738; bal
ances. s20l209s. Money per cent.
BALTIMoRE-Clearings.s s2,O59.OS3; balances,
S304, 456. Money, per cent
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Other Oil Markets.

BRADFORD, Dec. Educational Transit Ger
lifcates opened at 6Ssfc; closed. 6Ss4c; highest,
691Sc: lowest. 6S1sc; clearances, $4,000 barrels.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2i-Petroeum dull all
day. No sale of January options or Lima oil
and only one transaction was made in Pennsyl-
vania spot oil. Pennsylvania: Opening, 6Ss4c;
highest, 6S54c; lowest, 6Ss4c; closing, 6Sszc.
Total sales, 5000 barrels.
OIL CITY, Dec. A-National Transit Certifi-
Gates opened at 6S34c; highest 6911c; lowest.
6Sc closed al at 90 $3.50 sales ISl,OO barrels; arr Us
barrels: runs, 103,394 barrels. Buckeye. no
sales runs, 45 $50 barrels shipments. O.lS9 bar
relS.
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Provisions.

Sugar-cured hams. large. 9Ic; sugar-cured
hams. medium, gAc; sugar-cured hams, small,
1Oc: sugar-cured breakfast bacon. SIC; sugar
cured shoulders, &c; sugarcured boneless
shoulders. TIC; skinned shoulders, TIC; skinned
hams, 1015c; sugar-cured California hams. SIC;
sugar-cured dried beef flats. &c; sugar-cured
dried beef sets. l0c; sugar-cured dried beef
rounds 12c: bacon shoulders Tic; bacon
clear sides. 7c; bacon. clear bellie-, SIC; dry
salt shoulders. 5Ac; dry salt clear sides. &c.
S11 so. Lard-Refined. in tierces. SIC; half
barrels, 554c; 60-D tubs, 57sc: 20-b pals. SIC;
sob tin cans SIC: 3 b tin pals, SIC; 5-fb tin
long. SC; large. &c. Fresh pork links, &c. Bone
less hams, 1O1lc. Pigs feet, half-barrels, 81 90;
quarter barrels. 81 10.
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WHOLESALE = HOUSE,
JOSEPH HORNE & CO.

Embroidery and White Goods Departments
direct inlportation-from the best Inanufac-
turers of ST. Gall in Swiss and Cambria Edg-
ings. Flouncings Skirt Widths and Allovers,
Hemstitched Edgings and FlOuncings. Buyers
will hnd these goods attractive both in price
and novelties of design. Full lines Of New
Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE-
PARTMENT-Best makes Window Shades in
dado and plain or spring fixtures, Lace Cur
tains, Portieres. Chenille Curtains, Poles and
Brass Trimmings; Floor, Table and Stair Oil
Cloths in best makes. lowest prices for quality
WASH DRESS FABRICS
The largest variety from which TO select.
Toll Du Nords, Chalon Cloths Bath Seersuck-
ers, Imperial Suitings. Heather & RenfreW
Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams.
Wholesale Exclusively.
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HOME SECURITIES.
Central Traction and Electric Save the Day
From Disaster.

Central Traction and Electric Save the Day
From Disaster.
Holiday goods coul1 have been sold much
more readily yesterday than stocks. Nobody
wanted them. and after the second call the
Exchange was declared closed until the usual
time for meeting tomorrow morning. Every
body talked Christmas, and Henry NJ. Long.
who welded the gavel, took care that business
should not interfere with the prevailing senti-
ment. The only sale on call was 100 shares of
Central Traction at l9. Between calls 10 shares
of Electric brought l3.
The market developed nothing original in
the way of news or gossip. and figures were
practically unchanged. The weakness was
perhaps little less pronounced, leading some
to think that bottom had been reached, and
that the next change would be for the better.
This feeling was based on the steady Improve.
ment in the money market. Street talk was
also moro confident. Bids and offers are ap-
pended.
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NEW YORK STOCKS.
The Holidays Make a Very Dull Market
The Leading Feature is a Sudden
Amin alton in Lead Trust -
Rumors OF Dividends.

Rumors Of Dividends.
NEW YORK Dec. 2-The stock market to-
day presented little of interest in any way, and
there was more attention paid to Christmas
festivities than to business, and especially
during the afternoon. The bears. however.
were the only active brokers in the market,
and the same professional tone and narrow
dealings characterized trading throughout.
The pressure on few stocks resulted IN the
loss of small fractions in the forenoon, and a
portion of this loss was regained later in the
day; but in no stock ON the regular list was the
extreme fluctuarion for more than "a per cent.
The street looks for no activity in business
until after the first of the year.
The effect of the late Vanderbilt statements
was the strength displayed by Lake Shore,
although its advance was not sufficient to
please many people. That it will range higher
IN the future as a per cent stock, however,
there are few to doubt.
The great feature of the day was the unusual
activity and strength in the Lead Trust. which
was bought by the insiders. and principally on
the rumor that dividend will be declared
soon. 1t rose from 1873 to l7ss, closing at its
highest point. Later there was a spurt In the
Tennessee coal. but no other feature of inter.
est outside of the renewed weakness in silver,
which retired lH cents, occurred.
The weakness was most apparent in Union
Pacific and ST. Paul, each of which retired "a
per cent in the early trading, but failed to de.
cline further, and late in the day recovered a
fraction. The market finally closed intensely
dull and steady at the improvement. Lead and
Tennessee coal are each up ~ per cent, but nc
other change OF note occurred.
The business in railroad bonds was equally
| limited, reaching only S76S,000 for the entire
| day. and the few changes OF Importance are
almost entirely IN the inactive issue, and com
| pare with sales some time ago. Even IN stocks
| there was a marked lack of feature. and among
the advances jersey Central general registered
| 5s are up 2 per cent, 1T LOG; Lackawanna and
Western S., 8 at 1o7}l. New Jersey Midland
| firsts lost q at lO9A
The Post Says: Tne flattering reports and
| dividends of the Vanderbilt roads yesterday
made an impression on the minds of spectators
| and investors which will show its effects after
| the holidays.
The following table shows the prices or active
| stocks on the New York stock Exchange yester-
| day. Corrected daily for THE DISPATCH by
WHITNEY & STEPHENSON, Oldest Pittsburg MEM
| bers OF New York stock Exchange, 81 Fourth
| avenue: