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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
A LETTER CARRIER DETECTIVE.
The Little Green Card That Keeps a Watch
Upon Them.


Upon Them.
Philadelphia Times.i
There Is a little green card in use by the
Postoffice Department that is q terror to
some of the more careless letter carriers. 1t
is a terror only when they have once been
caught. Very seldom. indeed, are they
caught the second time. This card is
dropped in letter box, and on it is marked
the time it was put in and also the time it
should be taken out by the carrier. A record
is kept by the chief of the carriers and if
that little card does not turn up with the
other mail with which 1t is due, it is clearly
to be seen that the carrier has not taken the
mail from that particular box.
The object, of course, is to test the relia-
bility of the carriers. Where there is any
complaint on the part of the citizens about
the tardiness of local mails then little
green card is dropped in one or more boxes
in the district from which the com plant
comes Sometimes it shows carelessness on
the part of the carrier and sometimes it does
not. 1t is, however, not necessary that
there should be complaints, for frequently
the cards are put in the boxes of the most
efficient men. OF course they are happy
when they discover them. But where box
is missed in which there is a green card then
the carrier is bound to get into trouble, and
very serious trouble at that.
This card has been in use BY the Postofice
Department for good many years in all
parts OF the country. They eere first used
in this city under the administration of
Postmaster Huidekoper. They are furnished
BY, resnisition upon the Department at
w aSh1ngton. srtso ~ = y - 49, -
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
By TeleRranIl.

NEW RK-Beeves-Receipts, 3,O17 head,
including 80 for sales; market 10c lower; native
steers So 25@4 20; Texans, So 60@3 25; bulls and
cows, 81 40@2 10; dressed beef steady at 6@
beeves, 81 sheep and 7,314 qusafttsf OF beef..
Calves-Receipts, 787 head; market weak; veals,
$5Q6 25; buttermilk calves 81 1908. Sheep
Receipts, 4,8l7 head; market steady; sheep.
"a 25@5 so per 100 lbs; lambs firm at $5@7 75;
dressed mutton steady at sA@l0c per side;
dressed lambs firm at 1016@11c. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, II carloads, including carload for sale,
s5, car.
ST. LOUIS = Cattle-Receipts. e.2Oo head;
snaSHsnso' goOd to fancy nsHi native % steers. q q
"a 70; fair to good do, So sO94 SO; stockers
and feeders, 81 O0G3 10; Texans and Indians.
ments. $500 head; market strong; fair to
s. sOSs 20 70; light, fair to best, s 76ss 50;
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 head; shipments. 100
head: market firm; fair to choice, "a 0O04 80.
Cattle-Receipts, $500 head: shipments, 1000
head; market quiet ard steady; beeves: 81 500
IS: steers. So 9O@4 40; stockers and feeders,
s. soGs co. co%s ,o bulls sd and mi5ed 81 2ogS S z
head; shipments. 5000 head; market weaker;
s. s5@3 80; skips, 81 OO0a 50. sheep--Receipts:
steady; @ nat natives, IS 4o@5 40: Western, IS sO@
40; Texans, So 5O@4 50: lambs, 81 6O@5 rs.
BUFFALO-Cattle steady: receipts, 120 loads
through, 8 sale. Sheep and lambs fairly active
and higher; receipts II loads through, 10 sale;
choice, 81 7O@5 Is; lambs. choice to extra, s6 so
@6 80; good to choice, So 40@6 65; common to
fair, IS 5O@6 35. Hogs slow; receipts. 80 loads
s. so@a co. sood Yorkers s. so@s So
and common, So 65@3 rs; pigs, So 50Q3 8a
cINcINNATI-Hogs easy: common and light,
So OO@3 rs; packing and butchers, So 60@3 95;
receipts. 1866 head: shipments. 7s5 head.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
One of the Quieiest Days of the Season
About the Wharf.

One of the Quietesr Days of the Season
About the Wharf,
The most animated scene about the wharf
yesterday was the loading of the Mayfower
with Total Abstinence delegates. About 500 of
them went up to Braddock on the big boat
which was chartered for the occasion. Busi
ness on the up-river packets was fair, consider
ing the dull period. Steamboat owners were
scarce article about their offices yesterday
The answer generally was, away on vaca-
tion." On the Cincinnati wharfboat the only
things that showed life were the rats, as they
ran pellmell without fear of molestation. The
river had a slight rise, caused by local showers
on the previous night. 1t was on the sx-foot-
three gauge at P. M. and looked as If it
would rise few more inches. The water has
been lying in the pool so long that it is almost
perfectly black, and is becoming stagnant,
This is caused by the small outlet 1t has at
DAVIS Island.
Arrivals-Adam Jacobs and Germania. from
Morgantown; Elizabeth, from Geneva. De-
parted-Jacobs 8 A. M; Germania, 3 P. M, for
Morgantown; Elizabeth. 8 P. M. for Geneva.
Leave to-day-For Morgantown and way land
ings, James G.. Blaine, s A. M; Adam Jacobs 8
p M; for Elizabeth and Geneva, Elizabeth, 3
p. M.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
FINANCIAL FIGURES.
Movements at the Local Money Centers-
Last Yenr and This.

Movements at the Local Money Centers-
Last Year and This.
Bank clearings so far this year have main
tanned strong position above the 81. COO
mark, In no instance falling below it. Yester-
day they almost touched it, dropping to S2O76,-
l24 s6 while the balances were SS71, ,6l0 SO. For
the same date last year the clearings were
sl,745, ,l62 81 With speculation almost entirely
eliminated. the record of the year to date re-
fleets the greatest expansion of business and
the largest movement in the history of the city.
Money was easy on per cent basis for
nearly all business A few outside loans were
made at something less. The results of the
year so far sustain the position of those who
maintain that cheap money by which is meant
almost any rate below G, is inimical to trade.
When 1t hourlshes borrowers can well afford to
pay fairly for accumulations; when it Ian
guishes they cannot. The moral is 80 plain that
he who runs may read.
A Treasury circular dated August 6says: On
and after the 18th instant offers for the sale of
silver bullion in lots of not less than 10000
ounces, will be considered at the Treasury De-
partment at / o'clock p. M. on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays of each week, instead
of at II o'clock M. as stated In department cir
cular of the 1st instant. ,zsr zs.se ~ 4 q
Money pa call at New York yesterday was
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
Grain, Flour aud Feed.

Sales on call at the Grain Exchange. 1 car
2y e. corn, 85c, Sheridan; car No W. oats,
old, 45c; car No. timothy hay, sIl so, b. & o.
Receipts as btlletined, 26 cars, of which IA
were received by PittsDurg, Fit. Wayne and
Chicago Railway, rs follows: cars OF oats.
of corn, 2 of bran, of -four. of hay. By
Pttsburg, Cincinnati and ST. Louis, cars of
corn l of oats. of hay. BY Baltimore and
Ohio, car of hay. ! of oats BY Pittsburg and
Lake Erie, car of hay. While there has been
no advance in cereals since our last report,
prices are well maintained. Wheat is close to
the dollar line and -four is very firm at quota
tions. Hay has weakened under the influence
of late rains, which have helped pasturage.
Corn and oats are very strong, and tendency is
toward higher prices. Millfeed is steady at
quotations.
WHEAT-No. 2 red, 9S@99c; No. 5, 96Q97c;
new wheat, No. 2 red, 95096c.
CoRN-No.2 yellow ear. 85@66c; high mixed
ear. 63l64c: No. 2 yellow. shelled. 6lQ62c;
high mixed shelled corn. 59@60c.
OATs-No. white, 44@4458c; extra No. 8,
430491Sc; mixed. SS@39c.
RYE-No. PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio, 60Q6lc;
No. Western. 59@5915c-
spring patents, IS 1896 90: winter straight,
S5 OO@5 25: fancy straight spring. IS 25@5 so;
clear winter. 81 1895 90; straight xxx
bakers. "a 5O@4 To- Rye flour, So 75@4 90
MILFEED-Middlings. fancy fine white. s23 90
winter wheat bran. Sl7 000l7 so.
HAY-Baled timothy, No. !, Sl1 50012 90; No.
2 do. SO 000l0 90; loose. from wagon. Sl4 O0Q
Is co. according to quality: new hay, Sll 50Q
IL 90; No: prairie hay. Sc 5Og7 %; packing do.
se 5O@7 90; clover hay. s. OO@s 90
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
A RICH PAUPER.
The State Of California Owes Him Roffy
Thousand Dollars.


Thousand Dollars.
Stockton Mail.l
Uncle Billy" McLish is a prominent
character about the County Hospital The
old man is one Of the earliest pioneers Of the
State, and in the ffties was wellknown
about the mountain towns, where he mined
and raised cattle and also did some freight
ing. For some years past he has been fail
Ing, and although he has made hard
struggle to earn his living and keep out of the
hospital, he has been compelled, through the
infrmities Of age, to spend most Of his
time in the county institution and is there
now, most likely for good. Ordinarily
"Uncle Billy would be buried in oblivion
among the numerous other old men who
were unfortunate enough not to save sufi-
cient money to support them during their
last years, but there is something that
causes him to occupy notch above the
others in public interest. He claims, with
apparent good reason, to be worth a large
sum of money, which he could get if he had
the necessary funds to work on and some
one to aid him.
The old mans story is that in the early
sixties he and his partner at the time, Ben
Marshall, were engaged in cattle raising in
Calayeras county and took a contract to
furnish large amount of beef to the State.
The bill which he and his partner presented
after they had fulfilled their agreement
footed up about $4,000. 1t was approved
by the Legislature and went to Gov
ernor Downey for his signature. Ma-shall,
it happened, was a fiery sort Of
man, easily angered, and not particular
when he was "riled" about what he said.
He and Governor Downey happened to get
into personal quarrel soon after the bill
had been handed up fer the Chief Execu-
tive's signature, and during its progress
Marshall called the Governor hard name.
That settled the bill. 1t was sent back
without Governor Downey's signature.
Marshall died, and McLish, who always
depended upon someone else to transact his
business, never collected the bill. The claim
remains unpaid to this day. At simple in
terest the amount due will now reach $40.
900,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
A GENUINE RAZORBACK
Legs Long, Tail Ditto and Nose So Sharp
Tint He Can Eat Out of n jug.

Legs Long, Tail Ditto and Nose So Sharp
Tint He Can Eat Out of n jug.
Kansas City Times.l
No statement that has ever been made con-
cerning the real "razorback" OF this section
(North Arkansas) has been exaggerated.
The native hog is as much OF curiosity to a
Northern man as a sacred COW. He looks
like coyote. His legs are long, his tail is
long and straight, and his nose is so sharp
that he can eat out of jug with it. The
backbone of this rara avis, in the language
of Bill Nye, is always in sight. He has
more backbone, probably, that is always as
serting itself, than any known animal. The
Times correspondent was taken to q
place in one of the few fences
of lizard county this afternoon
and shown place where the "razorbacks"
go through. The rail under which the hogs
pass is nearly sawed in two by the rough,
saw-like backbone Of the hog. One peculi-
arity of the razorback is that he never sits
down to rest. He is always on the go. He
canters along awhile and then slows up, but
he never stops. 1t is said that he keeps
moving on the bicycle principle-for fear
of falling. He is so thin that he would
have to be good balancer if he came to q
dead stop, to keep from topping over. A
native this afternoon pointed out a razor
back to the Times correspondent.
"Where is he?" queried the newspaper
man, looking in every direction.
"Right yender," was the reply, ''kaint
yer see imp
'I'n give it up" was the response; "your
AHsEd ss4 the fbfss6r some leaves rustI1ng
Just in front of the correspondent attracted
his ewes and the hog came in view like an
apparition.
"where was he ?" was the explanatory
question of the Times man.
"Huh," grunted the native, ''yer did'n'
see i'm kase yer waz siandin' right even
b'hind 'im."
Now you know how thin the razorback
hog is.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09

hama medium, 1lAc; sugar-hams, small, l2c;
susar-cured breakfast bacon. SIC; sugar-cured
shoulders, TIC; sugar-cured boneless shoul-
ders, SIC; skinned shoulders, Sc; skinned
hams. lls4c; sugar-cured California hams, &c;
sugar-cured dried beef fats, lie; sugar-cured
dried beef sets, l2c; sugar-cured dried beef
rounds. lac; bacon. shoulders nc; bacon. clear
shoulders, SIC: dry salt clear sides, &c. Mess
pork, heavy, Sl3 so: mess pork. family. sl3 80.
Lard-Refned, in tierces, nc; half barrels, &c;
60 ID tubs, 6ssc;, 20-b pals, 6ssc; SOD tin cans.
5zsc; S-n tin pals. 61ac 5n tin pals, 6ssc; lob
TIN pals, &c. Smoked sausage, long, sc;
large, SC. Fresh pork links. &c. Boneless
hams, 1011c. Pigs feet half-barrels, 81 90;
quarter barrels So l5
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09

CAPTAIN j. A. WOOD is summering at Erie.
CAPTAIN W. H. BROWN is having right royal
time at the seaside.
THE City of Pittsburg went out with an excur-
sion party last night.
THE AL. Frisbie, with lumber, bound down
from Cincinnati stuck on the bar and had to re-
turn.
THE Ragor has been substituted in the Paducah
mail service In place of the Joe Fowler, with
drawn for repairs.
THE Tinsie Moore, without any cargo. arrived
at Louisville from Wheeling, on the way down to
New Orleans. Pilot George Trunnell left on her
to take channel notes.
TBE barges which will be used in placing the
Ohio connecting bridge in position are patterned
after coal barges. The nine are completed, and
will be sunk beneath the false supports.
CAPTAIN PETER SPRAGUE is experimenting re-
pairs on the Volunteer, lately purchased by Cap
tain Desforges. Captain Sprague superintended
the building OF the Joseph Williams, one or the
largest boats in the trade which Is ted up at the
wharf,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
Other Oil Markets.

OIL CITY, August S.-Petroleum opened at
Gle; highest, e3c; lowest Gle; closed. S2SIc bid;
sales, 1l2OOO barrels; clearances. not reported;
charters. A.. .6l9 barrels; shipments, 81 100 bar
rels; runs, "a. OH barrels.
BRADFORD. August 8.-Petroleum opened at
sC1sc; closed. 92Ac; highest, 93e; lowest, 9Q5sc;
clearances. 465. .00o barrels.
NEW YORK, August s.-Petroleum opened
firm at 9l1zc for September and advanced
sharply on the higher price and strong market
for refined oil. Local operators bought
heavily, causing an advance to 93c, and the
market clesed strong at 925sc. New York
Stock Exchange-Opeping, 9Oc; highest, 92c:
lowest, 90c; closing, Sl]ac. Consolidated Ex-
change-Openlng. 9lAc; highest. CSC; lowest,
90Hc; closing, 92Sc. Total sales, $50 900 barrels
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
W0nl MnrLrara

BosToN-There has been a good trade in
wool and the sales of the week aggregate
6,36S, 900 pounds. Some large sales of territory
wool are reported, amounting in all to $40 600
pounds, with fine selling at 5606Oc clean; fine
medium at 5o45Sc and medium at 5S654c;
spring Texas has been sold quite freely in
cluding cholce, at 25c and other sales at l962Oc
A sale of 90 600 pounds of fall Texas was made
at 1S1zc. In Eastern Oregon wool there has
been a good business, with sales in the
range of l6@20c. Spring California woods have
been quiet with small sales at l7Q241Sc. Ohio
and Pennsylvania feeces have been in moder-
ate demand at 3lg3l15c for \, and 33Q34c for
Xxx and Xxx and above. Michigan X has been
sold in small lots at 2S929c. No l combing
woods were dull at 3SG39c. Ohio fine delaine
at 34Q35c and Michigan fine delaine at 38l34c.
Pulled woods have been in fair demand az 3O@
40c for superine. Foreign woods have been
quiet.
.i1a PHIdADELPmIAIMo9l LAD Pa quiet prices nom
Xxx ana above, 33@331<c; X, 3l@32c; medium,
569Fe; coarse. 339S4ci New York. Michigan.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
STILL CLIMBING.
Oil Makes Another Effort to Touch the
Dollar Mark.

Dollar Mark.
The oil market was strong and active yester-
day. except for an hour or two in the middle of
the session, with comparatively wide fuctua-
tions which tickled the pykers and scalpers.
The range was 1Tc. The close was within Nc
of the highest point and &c better than the
opening The highest point was reached just
before the close.
Pittsbarg was bullish, but the seat of the up
turn was Oil City, which covered considerable
shorts. News from New York crowd was
rather indefinite but there was considerable
buying there, due to another advance in re-
fined and bullish conditions generally.
The course of fluctuations was: Opening,
9l1s; highest, 90: lowest, 9l1s; closing. 9254
Hm6ng ftfhsp %sHe @ t6Hr t bUonnor,
President of the newly organized Lima Oil Ex-
change, and C. M. Hughes. Jr., and W. ].
Lowe, Secretary and Vice President of the
same Exchange. They were there to watch
the workings of the Pittsburg institution, and
to get information regarding the management
and operations of the oil trade.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09

Indiana and Western fine or Z and Xxx,
2S@S0c; medium, Soc asked; coarse SS@SS<c;
washed combing and delaine, fine washed DE.
lame X and Xxx, 39@35c; medium washed
combing and delaine, 37QS9c; coarse do do do,
34@35c; Canada washed combng 33@Soc; tub
washed, choice, SS@40c; fair, S7GSSc; coarse,
laine, 2563Oc; coarse do do do, 25@2sc; Mon
tana fine, l7025c; Territorial fine, l66Zlc.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
Closing Bond Quotations.

NEW YoRK-Olearings. sll3, 23s 65l; balances.
S5,74S,42S
BosToN - Clearings, sl6,0s3,04o; balances.
$l5O6,855
PHfIADE1pH1A-Clearings, ss,7so4 bal
ances 81. .52772l.
BALTIMoRE-CIe CIearings, 81, ,sOs.5s4; balances,
$685. 7U2.
LoNDoN-The amount of bullion gone into
the Bank of England on balance to-day Is
E285, 200
. PARIs-Three per cent rentes. 93f 92c for
the account =
OHIoAGo-Clearings, sl29S4, 900. New York
at 61aQ6 per cent on call and CAT per cent on
time,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
Hot blast coke and, charcoal.
HEAVY SMELLING OF PIG
A Feature of importance TO the Iron Inter-
est Just Now.

est JUST Now
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCHI
CINCINNATI, August S-Rogers. Brown & Co.
say: A feature of Importance to the iron inter-
est at this moment is the heavy melting of pig
by the various industrial plants throughout the
country. Car shops and pipe works are active,
stove foundries and implement makers are well
employed. Rolling mills are busy and in not
few instances founders are refusing new busi-
ness, having already full quota of orders and
experiencing much difficulty in obtaining the
services of molders. An active demand has
been experienced for mill iron, gray forge and
mottled recently, and a fair run of small or
ders for foundry grades but there has been less
movement of softeners and Of car wheel irons.
Considerable annoyance has arisen because
Of the delay of iron in transit between the
furnaces and consumers yards As a rule
prices of Southern iron have been steady and
Northern brands have been well sustained.
Recent rains in the Central West have relieved
the drought which threatened serious cur
tallment of the corn CROP and better feeling
now prevails,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
Mining Stocks.

NEW YORK. August S.-Mining quotations:
Ito; Caledonia, B. H, 100; Eureka Consoli.
dated, $50; Homestake 1000: Horn Silver. 345;
Iron Silver, us; Mutual Mining and Silver Co.
l45; North Belle Isle, Ito; Ontario. 400;
95; Sierra Nevada, $50; Sutter Creek. los.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
FIRST | SECOND
CALL. CALL.
b A B A

Sales at Second call were 35 shares Electric
at 39A, 5 Philadelphia Gas at 3lh and S6 Elec-
trio rights at 35
The total sales of stocks at New York yester-
day were Ill. .4l9 shares, including Atchison,
$3.50; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
4,400; Missouri Pacific. 5267; Oregon Transcon-
tinental, 5,7lO; ST. Paul, Il, 800; Union Pacific,
3525.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
THE BOOM BUSTED.
Bears About Ready TO Tackle the Long Side
Crop Situation Disturbing Ele.
ment-Improvement in the For.
eigu Money Market.

Crop Situation Disturbing Ele.
ment-Improvement in the For.
eigu Money Market.
NEW YORK, August 8-Tne stock market to-
day returned to its old condition of extreme
dullness in business and utter stagnation in
prices, the bear movement apparently having
finally come to an end. The same conditions
which invited the late attack remain, however,
and while money on call is commanding more
than the legal rate, and no improvement in the
crop situation is reported, every one expects to
see an unfavorable bank statement tomorrow
The sub-Treasury. while paying over 81, 200, 900
for bonds redeemed during the past week, is
known to have absorbed something in the
neighborhood of S4,00OO0O in that time, and
about 100000 have been deposited on account
of shipment to other points. At the same time
it is believed that the local bears have covered
their shorts and are ready for turn on the
long side.
Sugar was movedup or down, according to
the varying feeling as to the probable outcome
of the suit to admit Receiver Gray as de-
fendant in the Sugar Trust reorganization pro-
ceedings. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and
st. Louis was marked off suddenly again in the
afternoon and recovered as quickly, and it,
like others, shows only a slight change this
evening. The crop situation keeps the bulls
come is known, and while the feeling in the
street is again bullish, further developments
are awaited. The market remained intensely
dull throughout the afternoon, and finally
closed stagnant at insignificant changes from
last nights figures. The final changes are
about equally divided between gains and losses
Tor small fractions
Railroad bonds were duller than for long
time, although better tone prevailed than
usual of late. The total transactions reached
only 1885,, 900, with no animation anywhere in
the list. The important changes, however
were losses, and international lists declined to
I275.
Government bonds have been dull and
steady. State bonds have been entirely me-
elected.
The Post says: The foreign monetary situa-
ton has improved, owing to the better political
condition in the Argentine Republic, where the
premium on gold has declined TO lbs on the
resignation of President Celman and the cleo
tion OF Vice President Pellegrini as his sue
cessor. This has allayed fears of further large
shipments of gold from London to South
America, and the result is easier money in
London and a decline in rates of exchange
here
The following table SHOWS the prices or active
stocks Oh the New York Stock Exchange yester-
day. Corrected daily for The DIsPATcH BY
WHITNEY STEPHENSON, oldest Pittsburg mem-
bers Of New York stock Exchange. % Fourtn ave-
nue.;
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
SOLID STRENGTH,
All of the Leading Furnaces Are Well Sold
Ahead.

Ahead.
ST. LOUIS, August S.-Rogers, Brown &
Meecham say: We have to report another
quiet week with few and unimportanr sales
effected at unchanged prices. While deliveries
of iron on contracts are quite active, in conse-
Quence of the heavy consumption. inquiries are
limited, and are somewhat discouraged by the
scarcity of certain grades and the prices asked
for them. 1t is no longer doubtful that the
and the stolid strength they display is marked
feature in the situation. Charcoal irons and
Ohio softeners are doing slowly at about previ-
Gus values. We quote for cash +. o. b. St
IyOuis.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09

NEW YORK. August 8.-There was again
better demand:for drygoods at first hands. busi-
ness being larger at this time than in former
seasons, especially In domestic prints and de-
nartment woolens. No specially new features
developed to-day.