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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-06
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The Governor OF Illinois has signed the
Worlds Fair bill.
Cotton in Alabama is 9s per cent of full
crop. Corn is SO per cent.
Many horses and cattle were killed by hail
storm which swept through Iowa.
Arabs of Zanzibar have approved the
slavery decree, though many dissented.
The colored Farmers Alliance. OF South
Carolina, will support Tillman for Governor.
William Burns, life convict at Auburn
prison, has been pardoned by Governor Hill.
France has sent an ultimatum to Dahomey
demanding the session of Kotonou and
WhydahI
General Manager Mellen, of the Union
Pacific road. says that the crops in the West
are abundant.
Hans Hansen quarreled with his wife at
Minden, Neb., and crushed her head with .
club. Then he shot himself.
Reports from all over Alabama indicate
sweeping Democratic victory In the state
election. Very few negroes voted.
The sentence of six months on M. Secretan
for connection with the copper syndicate has
been affirmed, but the fine reduced from Il, 900
to 5000 francs.
"A battle took place in Central Nebraska be-
tween ranchmen and the gang once led by Out
law "Doc' Middleton. The robbers escaped.
Vigilance committees are being formed.
I'm the House of Commons Sir James Fer
guSson, Under secretary OF Foreign Affairs,
nounced that the Government could not inter-
fere with the Cars treatment Of the Hebrews.
Opposition to the new form of lading bill
continues. and at Chicago it is said railroads
using it are losing business. Conference be-
tween shippers and railroads will be held to-
day.
The Hon. G. b. Tupper Canadian Minister
of Marine and Fisheries, declines TO say any
thing when asked if it were true that nego-
tiations for settlement of the Behring Sea
question have been resumed.
Governor Waterman of California has
protested to Secretary Noble against declaring
open the suspended surveys In which the big
trees are located until Congress decides whether
the land will be set aside for park.
MIR. T. G. Shaugnessy, Assistant President
of the Canadian Pacific Railway, estimates on
the basis of information contained in recent
kilograms that the Northwest grain crop will
amount to H. 1000 900 bushels, of which II 20O0, 900
will be for export.
The British ship Lord Raglan is supposed
to be lost. The Lord Raglan Is a large full
rugged ship, and left San Francisco February
26, for Cork, Ireland. Since that time she has
not been heard of and her owners have about
given her up as lost.
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BANKS AND BANKERS.
Good Reports From the Institutions which
Dispeuse siuevys of War.

Good Reporfs From the Institutions which
Dispense Sinews of War.
Reports of bank officers yesterday were to the
effect that money was abundant for business
purposes, with tendency toward greater ease,
a fair demand and the 8 per cent rate main
tanned. Exchanges were S2H4, ,S59 95 and bal
ances S435, ,32S 9a
For July, 1889. .clearings Of San Francisco
banks were ST.. .29s. .95l; for the same month this
year they were s79, ,010.576, showing gain OF
s7,7ll. .625 Pittsburg clearings for July. lSSs.
were S57, ,547. .846, and for the same month OF the
present year S730s6 723. showing gain OF $l5,-
63SS At this rate of progress it will not take
long to reverse the financial positions OF the
two cities.
A bank officer remarked yesterday: Not
withstanding large deposits there is sufnclene
demand for funds to prevent excessive accum-
ulation. I remember but few summers when
money was as largely and profitably employed
as now. This shows the industries Of the city
are in active and healthy operation"
Money on call at New YORK yesterday was
light ranging from 5000 per cent. last loan s.
closing offered at s. Prime mercantile paper.
e1611. Sterling exchange quiet and firm at
"a S5 for 6o-day bills and "a S9N for demand.
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Grain. Flour and Feed.

There were no sales on call at the Grain Ex-
change. Receipts as bullerined, 43 cars. of
which % were received by the Pittspurg, Fit.
Wayne and Chicago Railway, as follows: Is
cars Of oats, of rye, of bran, 8 of feed, 4
of -four, 1 of malt, Of hay. By Pittsburg,
Cincinnati and st. Louis, II cars of oats, 6 of
corn. of rye. By Baltimore and Ohio, car
of oats, 2 of hay. BY Pittsburg and Western,
car of bran, l of oats. By Pittsburg and
Lake Erie, car Of of wheat, of malt. Cereals
are strong all along the line. Corn and mill
feed keep climbing up. and all signs point to
still higher prices Wheat and -four are very
firm at quotations. Choice hay Is also looking
up. In general the situation is In buyers favor.
Heavy receipts of oats have had a sottening
effect on markets, and prices are q shade lower
than at last report.
Prices are for carload lots on track:
WHEAT-No. q red. 95@96c; No. 5, 93@94c;
new wheat. No. BRED, 91@92c.
CoRN-No. yellow ear. 6l@62c; high mixed
ear, ,59Q60c: No. yellow. shelled, 55@56c;
high mixed shelled corn. 54@541zc.
OATs-No. 2 white, 411z042c; extra, No. 3,
4014@4lc; mixed. 31d@3813c.
RYE-No.l PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio 60061c;
No. Western. 59Q5914c.
FLoUR-Jobbing prlces-Faucy winter and
spring patents, IS 50@5 IS: winter straight,
IS 0065 Is: fancy straight spring IS 25@5 50;
clear winter. "a z5@5 90; straight xxx
bakers. 81 5004 70. Rye -four, s. 1904 90.
MILTEED-Middlings. fancy hne whls.. so 90
G23 90 p ton; brown middlingA SIS o0020 90;
winter wheat bran. SIG 5o016 00
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Choice Creamery Butter in Short
Supply and Advancing.
A GLUT OF 0VER-RIPE BANANAS.
Oats Easy, Owing to Large Receipts. and
Corn and Feed Firm.
C0FFEES STRONG AND SUGARS WEAK
OFFICE OF PITTsBURe DIsPATCH,1
TUES DAY, August B. 1890. J

Country Produce-JoDDing frtces.
Choice Elgin creamery butter is scarce and
markets are moving upward. Our quotations
are advanced, and prospects are tor another
rise before the week Is out. Prices at Elgin are
Sc Dor pound higher than they were a week
ago Western eggs are coming in freely and
prices are on the decline. Nearby stock Is
scarce and steady. Tomatoes and cantaloups
are in good supply and markets are easier. The
supply of blackberries Is very light and quality
DOOR, Markets are glutted with over-ripe
bananas, which have matured rapidly under
the influence of the weather, and for low grades
prices are only nominal. Good shipping stock
is steady. Lemons are moving freely and are
good stock at quotations. California fruits are
In fair supply and good demand. sweet pota-
toes are tending downward.
APPLES-S4 O0@5 90 barrel.
BUTTER-Creamery, Elgin. 2l@22c; Ohio do,
Country cOr; rolls. 1sn 14@l5e; choice % i2@Isc. '
Observation-Disclosures, 81 90 a bucket: cur
rants 1O-pound basket 81 25: huckleberries,s 81 35
@l so pail; Ives grapes, 60@75c for l0pound
basket; Delawares, 81 00@l rs.
BEANs-Navy hand-picked beans, 81 00@2 10;
Lima beans, 6b@6s4e.
20Q22c.
crate; nutmegs, s. 50 y crate; watermelons.
Sis 00@25 90 hundred.
CIDER-Sand refined. 81 80; common, "a oo@
50; crab cider. IS OO@s 90 y barrel; cider vim
egar. 100l2c n gallon.
CHEEsE-New Ohio cheese. TlG754c: New
York cheese s5@9c: Limberger, 100l1hc: do
mestic Sweitzer. 13@l311c; Wisconsin brick
Sweitzer ll@l2%c; imported Sweitzer, 24Mc.
EGGS -17@lSc y dozen for strictly fresh.
FEATHERS-Extra live geese, oOQ6Oc; No. !,
do, 4O@45c; mixed lots 3OG35c q b.
MAPLE SYRUP-75@S5c can; maple sugar,
9@10c % d.
HONEY-l5c NJ ID.
PoULTRY-Spring chickens, small. 30@40c a
pair; large, 7OQs0c pair; dressed, uGl2c a
pound.
TALLow-Country, SIC: city rendered. &c.
SEEDs-Receaned Western clover, 81 l50
4 40; country medium clover, So 50@3 70; tim
othy. 81 COOL 70; blue grass, 81 3O@l 55; orchard
grass. IL 20; millet, 70Q75c.
TROPICAL FRUITS - Lemons, choice, SO 90
eQ8 so; fancy, 81 00l7 81; Rodi oranges, S6 00@
6 so: Sorrento oranges, S5 00@5 so; bananas,
81 50@2 90 frsts. 81 Is good seconds p bunch;
pineapples, S719a hundred; California peaches,
81 00@2 so p box; California apricots, 81 750
2 25; California plums. So 00G2 Is y box; Cali
fornia pears, So so y box.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. potatoes, 50 25Q3 so
p barrel; red sweet potatoes, S. 00@5 30;
yellow, IS 00@6 so p barrel: homegrown cab
bage, So 00@2 so q barrel; onions, So 5O@
8 IS barrel; green onions. 20@25c q dozen;
green beans. homegrown. 81 00Gl Is y
basket; cucumbers, 81 00G1 Is y crate; toma-
toes, 81 bushel box: homegrown tomatoes,
s. UO@3 50 bushel; celery, 3O@35c dozen.
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there was scarcely day that she was not
hoarse.
As some of this catarrhal poison extended to
the bronchial tubes Of her lungs she felt a
tightness and weight in her chest She coughed
badly and as her disease further advanced she
could get but little sleep and felt tired and
worn oat in the morning.
In her weak condition every change of
weather would give her cold. Her appetite
failed. and she had belching of gas and a
pauseous sick feeling at her stomach after
eaung aud she had . bad taste in her mouth
every morning.
Her brother, MIR. Henry L Ehrhardt, also
suffered from catarrh. While he had many of
the above symptoms, the disease 80 affected
his head that he became quite deaf. He had .
dropping of catarrhal mucue from his head
into his throat, where 1t became very tenacious
and hard to expectorate. As they were Der
sonally acquainted with Mrs. Bratt, whose por-
trait appeared IN this paper few weeks since,
and knew Of her permanent cure by the physi-
clans of the Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute,
course of treatment, and after becoming cured
for the benefit of others who suffer from
catarrh, they add:
ITO Whom it May Concern:
ave gladly testify that the above history Of
our cases is true, aad that we have been cured
as stated. In proof We hereby sign our names.
"HENRY L. EHRHARDT."
EMMA EHRHARDT."
Remember the place. 3Z3 Penn avenue.
SundayA II to4P.M
Consultation free toall Patients treated sue
cessfully At home By correspondence. Send
two 2cent stamps for question blank and ad.
dress all letters to the Catarrh and Dyspepsia
Institute, 90 Penn avenue PittsburE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-06

CHICAGO-The DrouerS' Journal reports:
Cattle-Receipts, 10000 head: shipments 5000
head; market steady and slow; beeves. 81 59@
so: steers. IS 0064 40; stockers and feeders
q OO6S 10: cows bulls and mixed, 81 2OG3 90;
Texans, 81 1902 IS; Western rangers, & 756
5 90. Hoes-Receipts. 1900 head: shipments.
$500 head; market closed weak; mixed. So 556
S.; heavy, So 1898 s.: light, SS 50GS 95; skips
81 50d3 co. SheeD-Receipbs. 1000 head; ship
ments, 900 head: market steady; natives, So 50
as 30: Western, So 90Q4 so; Texans, s3 6O@4 60;
lambs, 81 50G5 45
NEW YORK-Beeves-Receipt 1856 head
all for exporters and slaughterers; no trading;
feeling firm. Dressed beef steady at 6G71Zc
per D: shipments to-day, go beeves and
4540 quarters of beef; tomorrow, 1855 beeves
and 5000 quarters of beef. Calves-Receipts
buttermilk calves 81 50G3 90: Westerns s. 5O
Sheep-Receipts, 4340 head; market weak;
sheep, s. 25G5 so; lambs, S. OO66 70; dressed
mutton dull at SG917c per d; dressed lambs
weak at 9al015c. Hogs-Receipts, including
79 for sale; 4,7SS head; market dull at 81 Qua
4 40
ST. LOUIS - Cattle-Receipts. 1900 head;
shipments, 500 head; market active and
stronger; good to fancy native steers. 81 10
"a 20; fair TO good do. So 90G4 30; stockers
and feeders. 81 OOQ3 90; Texans and Indians,
ments, LOO head; market steady: fair to
choice heavy, s. 7OG3 so; packing grades. So IS
as 20: light. fair to best. S. 65G3 rs. Sheep
Receipts, $500 head; shipments, 1000 head:
market STEADY; fair to choice, 81 0OG4 90
CINCINNATl-Hogs in light demand, easy;
common and light 81 1908 90; packing and
butchers, So 659S S. Receipts, l2I0 head;
shipments. 610 head. Eastern exchange steady;
par buying; Soc premium selling.
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WHOLESALE = HOUSE,
JOSEPH HORNE & CO.

Embroidery and White Goods Departments
direct importation-from the best manufac-
turers of ST. Gall, in Swiss and Cambria Edg-
ings Flouncings Skirt Widths and Allovers,
Hemstitched Edgings and Flouncings, Buyers
will tnd these goods attractive both in price
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 & RenfreV
Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams
Wholesale Exclusively.
ial3-D
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-06
A COLONIZATION SCHEME.
A Plan to Establish Negroes on Mexica
Coffee Plantations.

Coffee Plantations.
ST. LOUIS, August 81. Milton Turner,
an attorney, will leave for New York to-day
to arrange the details of his plan for coloniz-
ing negroes in Mexico. He says the plan is
being promoted by firm of coffee dealers in
New York, who have capital of about S.
000, 900.
"The purpose Of the frm," he said yester-
day, "is to put the negroes to raising coffee
and sugar. They own about 21 600. 900 acres
of land, which will be divided among the
colonists. No rental will be charged for the
land and the firm will furnish ali means of
support for the negroes till tbey can Get
their grounds under cultivation and hecoms
self-sustaining. They are willing tn snanS
81. 10000 to 100000 IN that way Tba
details OF the scheme will be settled knon.t
IA 1t is believed the movement con ha
made very beneficial for the negroes
have already received large number of an
plications from negroes who are anxious 70
60"
These applications come from all part, ~
the country.
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Sugar-cured hams, large. uhc; sugar-cured
hams medium, 1lNc; sugar-hams, small. l2c:
susar-cured breakfast bacon. SIC; sugar-cured
shoulders, re; sugar-cured boneless shoul-
ders, SIC; skinned shoulders. Sc; skinned
hams, 115zc; sugar-cured California hams, &c;
sugar-cured dried beef nats, lie; sugar-cured
dried beef sets, l2c; sugar-cured dried beef
rounds. Hc; bacon. shoulders, nc; bacon, clear
sides, 71lc; bacon, clear bellies. 61zc: dry saft
shoulders, &c: dry salt clear sides, SIC. Mess
pork, heavy, Sl3 so: mess pork. family. 3l3 so.
Lard-Rehned, in tierces &c; half barrels, SIC;
60 n tubs, 6sSc; 20b pals, 6ssc; SOD tin cans.
SIC; 3-n tin pals, 611c 5b tin pals. csc; 1o-D
TIN pals, &c. Smoked sausage, long, SC;
large, &c. Fresh pork. links. &c. Homeless
hams, 10Kc. Pigs feet half-barrels, 81 90;
quarter.barrels. So Is
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Other Oil Markets.

BRADFORD, August 5.-Petroleum opened at
S95sc; highest. S97Sc; lowest. $3.50; closed at
ss5zc. Runs-charters, Ill, ,42s barrels; clear
ances, $4,000 barrels.
OIL CITY, August 5-Petroleum opened at
S915c; highest, 901sc; lowest. S91c; closed, Syc;
sales, 5000 barrels; runs l02 $40 barrels; ship
NEW YORK, August 5.-Petroleum opened
steady at ss16c for spot. and S9sSc for Sep
tember option. A slight buying movement
forced prices up cent, but part of this gain
was lost on a reaction and the market closed
steady. New York Stock Exchange-Opening,
SS1fc; highest. SS1ac: lowest S851Sc: closing SOC.
Consolidated Exchange-OpeDing, 8y3sc; high
est 90ssc lowest S9ssc; closing 9Oc. Total sales,
900 barrels.
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Closing Bond QuotatIons.
NEW YoRK-clearings. sls25eo.S .S42; balances,

NEW YoRK-Clearings sl32 560, ,S42; balances,
S6956,653
BosToN - Clearings. sl4,550, ,399; balances.
81. .421 Co., Money per cent.
PHILADELPHIA-Clearing $10.388. 11S; bal
ances 81. 500 1888.
BALTIMoRE-Clearings, s., 44S5s4; balances,
S266. 1856.
LoNDoN-The amount of bullion gone into
the Bank of England on balance to-day is
El32. .O00
CHICAGo-Bank rates on money were per
cent on call and 6@7 per cent on time, but out
side funds we're offered at 81 per cent. Clear
ings, SIG, 900 New York exchange was 400
Soc discount.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-06

call shares CHARTERS Gas brought 4O1S Sales
at second call were 40 shares Philadelphia Gas
at 3lz, $50 Electric rights at 55c and 10 Citizens
Traction rights at Sl5.
The total sales of stocks at New York yester-
day were lS2 2l3 shares, including Atchison 2l,-
g79. Delaware. Lackawanna and Western. W.
20; Missouri Pacific Il, ,290; Reading, 6595; St.
Paul, I0,725; Union Pacific, 1853.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-06

per cent on a majority Of stocks. Sugar was
ssGsr3ng throughout, and closed fractionally
as ~ per cent. but Immediately fell back to 60
Z per cent Only one small loan was made at
tne high rate, but the bidding up of rates
caused decline Of u to H in the prices for
lowest prices.
s,e me following table SHOWS the prices or active
gay. Corrected daily for The DISPATCH by
~ mhiTNkf STEPHENsoN, oldest Pittsburg MEM
@ Ders OF New York Stock Exchange. 81 Fourth ave
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CORNER STONES TO BE LAID.
at the New East End Catholic
Church Sunday Next.

Ceremonies nj the New East End CafhoHc
Church Sunday Next.
Next Sunday afternoon at o'clock the
corner stone of the new SS. Peter and Paul
Z Church, in East Liberty, will be laid by
the Very Rev. S. Wall, Vicar General, who
will also preach the English sermon. A
sermon will also be delivered in German by
Father Mauritius, of the st. Augustine
Church.
At the same hour Sunday, the 18th inst,
the corner stone of the new st. Peters
school house, at Tarentum, will be laid.
Rev. Father Often will endeavor to make it
one of the most imposing ceremonies ever
held in that section OF the county.
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Drinwood.

CAPTAIN HENDERSON is not able TO be about
yet
woRKMEN are needed badly at the Madison
marine ways.
CAPTAIN p. j. FORSYTH arrived from Cincin-
natl last night.
THE Louis A. sherley il doing well between
Cincinnati and Pomeroy.
THE City of PitIsburg will make her hrst trip to
the Cheat on the 18th.
THE 1. N Bunton, John A. Wood and voyager
brought coal down yesterday.
TIE Mayfower left for Mononsahela City with
large crowd of Odd Fellows.
ABOUT T. oco 900 bushels OF coal are tied up at
Charleston waiting for rise.
THE Thomas Sherlock was taken OF the bar At
Coney Island and towed to the ways.
CAPTAIN JOHN HARTNAN is engaged In raising
the John r., which sank at Brush creek.
THE st. Lawrence grounded at Coney Island
and was helped of BY the Bonanza and Gate.
THE Lizzie Bay arrived at Cincinnati from CAL
Iipois and Kanawha river points, and left yester-
day.
j. NJ PosEr is negotiating for the purchase Of
ID. T. Watson.
THE Mississippi and Ohio river pilots at St.
Louis have petitioned Congress to make more
liberal appropriation for the purpose Of placing
lights at proper places.
THE James Blackmore had the City Of Pittsburg
in tow Yesterday from the Brownsville ways
where the Pittsburg cut OFF to permit her to
pass through the small lock gate. This was done
account OF the closing up OF the Dig gate, which
will be repaired.
THE Linsie Moore built BY syeeny q Son, for
the cotton trade arrived az Clncinnati yesterday,
on the way to Mobile. She Is owned by 7. 81.
Moore is lao fee. long End os so9s s Ss. hSS
was built to carry ], 900 bales.
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Movements In Real Estate.
HOME INTERESTS.

Local Stocks Hold Their Ground, but Trad
ing Nothing TO Brng About.
Asusual of late the bulk Of business and In
teresr centered In Electric rights yesterday.
The lowest price at which they sold was 90
cents and the highest go.
Regular business was confined to Pleasant
Valley, Electric, Charters and PHILADELPHIA
Gas, sales of which aggregated 65 shares The
market presented firm front. put price
changes were unimportant. For membership
in the exchange $3.50 was bid-an advance over
recent figures.
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Imnnired Circulnr,nn-

DR.. Flint's Remedy, by exercising a reguIa.
tive influence over the action OF the heart ana
the general circulation, will check at once
bleeding from the lungs, and will cure dronsv
of those organs Descriptive treatise with
each bottle At all druggists. or address Mack
Drug Co.. n. 7. IwT
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Boston Stocks.


NEW YORK, August 5-Mining quotations:
Alice. 225; Adams Consolidated, lis: Belle Isle,
ITO; Bodie. lis; Caledonia, B. H., 100; Consoli-
dated California and Virginia. 875; Common
wealth, 300; Deadwood, T., lbs; Homestake, 1000:
Horpsiver. 345; Mexican. 800: Mt. Diablo l05;
North Belle Isle, 100; North Commonwealth
$50: Ontario. 4.0O: Plymouth, 500; Phoenlx, Arr
iona, lis; Potosi, 600.
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HAY-Baled timothy. NO. i, si2 Oo0l2 50; No;
do. $40 00010 50 loose. from wagon sl4 0IQ
Is 90 according to quality: new hay, Sll 5CQ
IL 90; No. 2prairie hay. s. 50@7 90; packing do,
S6 5007 90; clover hay, IS 5O@6 CO.
STRAw-oat So 75@7 0o; wheat and rye, 80 90
06 IS
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DryEoodn

NEW YORK. August 6-The drygoods mar
ket continues to exhibit improvement both as
to demand and tone. The volume Of trade was
not as large as yesterday in the absence of
mails from the West, but there was more doing
locally and on the part of buyers in the market
All cotton goods are in good shape.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-06
GAINING GROUND.
The Local Oil Crowd Doing Some Business
on n Steady Market.

on a Steady Market.
There was some trading in oil yesterday
within range of &c. The opening and lowest
were S91Sc, the highest S95sc and the closing
S9Ac-almost the best figure of the day and 10
higher than the opening.
New York run the price up to 901lc, but no.
body here were anxious to buy or sell. the
longs having about all they want to carry and
the shorts being undecided as to the future.
The Pittsburg crowd is in good shape for the
new deal TO come in with the beginning of busi-
ness in Buckeye certificates. Mondays clear
ances were 1000 barrels.
Already the action of the Standard Oil Com
pany, in agreeing to allow Western oil to be
dealt in through the medium of certificates,
has resulted in the formation of an oil ex-
change at Lima. O., and at FIndlay. and 1t is
stated that similar organizations are in progress
of formation 1T Toledo. Sandusky, Cleveland,
Crestline, Detroit and Chicago.
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KILLED FROM AMBUSH.

A Tragedy In Mississippi for which No
Explanation il Given.
ABERDEEN, MISS, August 5.-Eight
miles east of this place last night, while
party of colore1 people were returning from
church on foot, they were fired upon from
ambush with gun loaded with buckshor,
BY an unknown person. A woman named
Susan Henry was instantly killed, and her
husband, Ben Henry, was seriously wounded.
1t IS not known whether the assassin
struck the persons intended, nor what could
have been the motive for the deed.
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Metal Markets.

NEW YORK. August 5.-Pig iron strong;
American, sl6 00@lS 90. Copper unchanged.
Lead easier; domestic, 81 Ak. Tin dull and
steady; straits. $40 IS.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-06

Prices of Bar silver.
NEW YORK. August 5.-Bar Silver-London,
SLID. New York, 81 12ss.