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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
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go-Cattle-Receipts,1 10, 600 head; ship
ments, 5000 head; market slow and steady
to shade stronger: top prices for natives,
81 9GG5 s.; no good natives on sale; others,
sS 1904 50; Texans, 81 3O63 O5; rangers IS Is
al 40 stockers, 50 2563 %: cows 81 O002 4O
Hogs-Receipts, 10000 head; shipments, 10000
head; market opened strong but CLOSED
lower: rough and common, So 1913 IS; mixed
and packers, So 1904 o.; prime heavy and
butcher weights, 81 l064 30; light, So 756
O5. Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; shipments,
native ewes, SO 2564 %: mixed, 81 2564 80;
wethers, "a 1901 s.: Texans 81 90; Westerns
81 %; lambs, So 75@5 Is.
New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 2402 head.
including 81 cars for sale; Texans and Color
ADDE'S, So 1908 IS; bulls and cows 81 30@2 so;
dressed beef steady at 616@9c 9 II: Ship
ments to-day, $50 beeves and 400 quarters
of beef: tomorrow, 9s6 beeves and s. 700 quar-
ters of beef Calves-Receipts 9l5 head:
market weak: veals, So 00G6 IS: grassers
81 1902 l21@. Sheep-Receipts, 5,207 head;
sheep dull: lambs &c p ID lower; sheep
S3 50GD4 %: lambs, 81 3715615 50: dressed mutton
weak at rosie n H.; dressed lambs lower at
71%69c. Hogs-Receipts, 4,9I5 head, includ-
ing cars for sale; market weak at 81 4C@
5 90 r 100 MS
Cincinnati-Hogs easy: common to light,
So 1908 80; packing and butchers, 81 90
a. 10; receipts, 800 head: shipments 1925
head. Cattle easy: fair to choice butchers
grades, 50 0O@2 IS; prime to choice shippers,
So 50d4 %: receipts 5000 head: shipments,
800 head Sheep in light demand and easy;
common to fair, 50 OO63 90; extra fat
wethers and yearlings, s. OO@5 90; receipts,
4sS head: shipments. 1856 head. Lambs
firm; common to choice, $3 0O@3 50 per 100
lbs.
ST. s-Cattle-Receipts,4 4 5O0head: ship
ments, 3,l00 head: market slow on ma
tives: strong on Texan and Indian: fair to
good natives. s. 1904 80 Texans and Indian
steers, 81 1905 10: Gamers and COWS, 81 100
20. Hogs-ReceiDts, $500 head: shipments
1900 head market &c higher: fair to choice
heavy, 81 OO64 171$: mixed, S. 6O64 90; light
fair to prime, So 1904 05. Sheep-Receipts
$500 head; shipments, 100 head; market
lower; fair to good, 81 1904 60
-Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head: mar
1et slow, with prices steady on good beef
cattle and good butchers stuff; common
weak; common to fancy steers, g 75G5 T5;
Westerns, SS OO65 90; Texans, 81 1908 co.
Hogs-Receipts, $500 head; market active
So G09S IS; heavy, So 1898 80; mixed, So 7O6
50. Sheep-Receipts, 427 head; demand
fali, prices weak.
Kansas -Cattle-Receipts, 1850 head:
shipments, 4,490 head; market steady to
stockers and feeders, 81 O013 20. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 1910 head; shipments, $3.50 head;
market for best strong; others dull; bulk
s. S093 30: all grades, S3 1904 no. Sheep
Recelpts, $40 head; shipments, 720 head; mar
ket steady.
s-Cattle-Receipts, $40 head;
no material change in prices. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 1,OOOhead; market fairly active and
steady; choice heavy, So 9504 10; choice
light So S5@S 95; mixed, So 9O@4 90; pigs, s. 80
as 60
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Good Business in Grain, but at a Lower
Range of Prices-A Bad Slump in Corn
and Provisions Succeeds Strong Open
ing.
CHICAGO-There was a decided drop in
wheat to-day, but in the aggregate good
speculative business was transacted. There
was more disposition to sell, and good
deal of long wheat was closed out. The
opening was about the same as yesterdays
closing to T@Ac higher, but became weak
and declined lc then advanced %@5sc, again
receded, prices declining nc, ruled irregular
and closed about 14c lower than yesterday.
Corn seemed inclined to strength early
and sold up some November touching 5S1lc
early: year, 4534c, and May, 43c, but the sell
ing became urgent and the bulls failing to
come to the markets support, weakness set
in and finally resulted in a hard slump.
November went off to 5l5sc; year, 4i77Sc, and
May to PIC. The market reacted some dur
ing the last hour on free covering by shorts
to secure profits. October went off to SAC,
but reacted 70 5513c; November. after selling
down to 5l5sc. reacted to 52s4c, and at
o'clock was 531Sc: year sold off to 447sc, re-
acted to 4536c but eased off to 45c; May held
steady at 421aGl42}5c.
Oats quiet and easy: November sold at 300
304c, and May from 3O54c to 3I12c.
Hog products lower; January pork sold
early up to sl1 25, but broke to $l1 05; and at
Il O'clock was about $11 071l January lard
So 6215 to S. IS. During the last hour there
was big slump in hog products. Pork de-
ciined to $40 90 for January; lard to $6 % for
january, and ribs to S. 6714 for January.
rected by john NJ. Oakley & Co.. As Sixth street,
members of the Chicago Board Of Trade:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
THE PRICE OF MILK RAISED.

The LacteaI Fluid Will Not Be So Cheap
This winter-A Scale of Prices Set &C
Observation-Disclosures Rates for Feed and
Poor Pasture.
For two months after November the
wholesale price of milk in Pittsburg will
be % cents a gallon. William Fuher, Of
the Diamond Milk Company, said there
was somewhat of a Scarcity of the laeteal
fluid in country districts, but that the
wholesaler did not have trouble in getting
it, because of purchasing it in very large
quantities The dairymen who deliver by
milk cart will, after November l, increase
the price from Z cents to cents quart
This scale is changed every two months.
81 understand that in the country ths
pastures have been poor, and that the milk
men and owners Of cows have been COM
PEELED to buy expensive feed for their
stock" continued Mr.. Fuher. "Owing to
this the price naturally would go up, in
order to compensate them for their extra
outlay and trouble. The country dealer
cannot compete with the city dealer on
account of the large quantities handled by
the latter"
At Homestead the retailers have agreed
to raise the price on amounts taken daily BY
customers during the winter, as follows:
gallon, Soc; z gallon, 1Sc; 1 quart, 10c;
1 pint, &c; e pint, Sc. 1t has been long
time since those prices were in vogue in
Homestead. There has not been change
of prices for number of years; not indeed
since the price was reduced from 10 to 8
cents per quart, several years ago.
"Owing to the great scarcity of milk, " said
Jacob Miller, Jr., and Robt. c. Heron,
"the price has been advanced on all dealers,
and like-sll other retail business men, We
must raise accordingly. Some Of the streets
will be almost impossible for at least three
months this winter. 1t is not only the con-
dition of the streets that causes the price
list to be changed, but many other reasons.
One in particular is the high price at which
the different kinds Of COW feed is sold, and
as there has been but very poor pasture dur
ing the summer the producers of milk were
compelled to buy and feed this high-priced
food %
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31

NEW YoRK-Wool steady and quiet; do
mestic fleece, 30@S6c; pulled, 26@33c; Texas,
16@24c.
ST. Is-Wool-Receipts, 59,3O0lbs; ship
ments, 9S, 900 lbs; market steady with only
very light movement.
PHILADELPHIA-Woolin in fair demand; prices
steady: Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Vir-
ginia X and above 30@32c; X, 29g3Ic: me-
Michigan, Indiana and W esGern fine or Y and
AZ, 261a@2Sc; medium, 35@Q36c; COARSE 800
3tc; fine washed delaine, Y and YX, 33036c;
medium washed combing and delaine, 3712@
4Oc: coarse washed combing and Qe-
1aine, 34035c: Canada washed combing, 80
@34c; tub-washed. choice, 36@3Sc: fair 35@
36c; coarse. 33@34c; medium unwashed
combing and delaine, 2613@29c: coarse un-
washed combing and delaine. 2515@l27c Mon
tana, 19@23c; Territorial, l5@l9c.
BosToN-The market has been dull for
most kinds OF wool, and a few large sales to
one manufacturer are the only sales of i'm.
Dortance. Buyers generally are holding off
for lower prices and the market is not rs
firm. One large sale of Ohio XX made
at 29c. and the range is now from 2S@29c for
y, 2903lc for XIX and above. Michigan Y
dull ut 26027c. No. l combing woods have
been sold at 37@39c Ohio fine delaine. 34@
S5c: Michigan fine delaine at 33c. Territory
small lots at 60c for fine, 57@5Sc for fine me-
dium, 53@55c for medium. Texas, California
and Oregon woods have been QUIET with
two fair sales of super at 30@32c; extras at
22Q30c. Australian wool has been firm.
Foreign carpet woods have been quiet but
steady. The sales for the week of all kinds
amounted to $500 900 pounds
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
81 block 6, for $l,062 80; James Askey, Pitt:
busg, $50 block ., and house, for $50 co.
HOME SECURITIES.
BUYING ORDERS DEPLETED BY THE
BIG AUCTION SALE.

Only Sixty-Five Shares Marketed, and No
Price Changes of Importance-No I'm
provement Expected Until After the
EIection-Bids and Offers.
calm after a storm. Following the sue
cessful auction sale of stocks there was a
dearth of buying orders yesterday, total
sales at the three calls footing up only 65
shares-5O Luster at 1lsss, 10 at 1115 and Air
brake at I04.
Third National Bank was bid up to $l25. 1t
is very prosperous institution. Philadel-
phia Gas was steady and Wheeling a big
fraction stronger at the last call. There
was no change in the fractions. Luster was
weaker, Notwithstanding reported good
news from the mine. Something more
definite than "wind" is needed to keep this
or any stock on its feet. The rest of the list
hung around Thursdays quotations.
1t is not likely that there will be any i'm
provement in business until after the cleo
ton, as the work of Saving the country" is
considered by Americans of greater i'm
portance than business. Bids and offers
were:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
PURELY PROFESSIONAL.
SHARES, LED BY SUGAR AND COALERs,
DULL AND LOWER.

Persistent Hammering by the Bears De-
presses Everything on the List-Dela-
ware and Hudson Gives Way Per
Cent-RaiIroad Bonds Fairly Active.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3O.-The stock market to-
day was dull in the aggregate, but consider
able animation was shown in spots, and
while the tone of the market was weaker,
the losses were few. The character of the
trading showed no change, and except for
some foreign purchases in the forenoon, the
dealings continued strictly of a professional
nature.
shares and prices were materially de-
pressed. None of the rest followed except
at o safe distance. The Grangers were COM
paratively active yielding fractionally. The
1ndustrials were another feature, and Sugar
made some wide fluctuations without chang
ing materially from last nights figure. The
general list, however, was dull throughout
the entire session.
The opening showed some strength on the
higher London figures, but the traders ham
mered the list from the start. No move
ment of importance, outside of Sugar, was
seen until toward noon, when the Coalers
began to give way, and Delaware and Hud-
son retired per cent before the close, the
other Coal stocks following with less pro-
nounced losses. All rallied slightly before
the close, but the market failed to follow,
and the close was quiet and heavy at about
the lowest prices of the day.
Railroad bonds were fairly active, the
number of issues traded in still being very
large, but outside of the Reading issues
there was little special feature to the deal
ings. Total sales, 81 434, 900. The temper OF
the market was strong at first, but later
Reading bonds gave way and other active
issues followed, leaving the market slightly
changed from last evening. No material
losses we're seen, even among the weakest.
Closing QuOtatlOnS were:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
A FAIR VOLUME IN CINCINNATI.
No Special Activity, but Nobody Apparently
Complaining Very Much.

No Special Activity, but Nobody Apparently
Complaining Very Much.
CINCINNATI, Oct. SO. ISpecidLl - Rogers,
Brown & Co. say: The business of the week
has been of fair volume, but there has been
no special activity. There has been linn
tied inquiry for Southern irons for immedi-
ate and nearby deliveries, and with prices
for such ruling considerably less than for
deliveries the first six months of next year.
few large and small sales have
been made for this years deliveries,
bat the bulk of the trading, which amounts
to fair average business. has been for
next years supplies. Rumor has it that
large pipe works concern recently in the
market was enabled to place an order for
future delivery, at less than the ruling
proved in prices but on the contrary,
former prices could be shaded to buyers OF
round lots. We hear of extremely low prices
being made in the Wheeling district on val
ley irons, so low that Southern irons
for the present are not in compe-
tition. Some level-headed business men be-
lieve that the steady advance in prices
so freely predicted few weeks ago, and
realized in part to date, Will continue into
next year. and that history will repeat
itself, the general industries OF the country
demanding materials in excess of supply,
and usher in swelling tide that will carry
values up to the high flood of '79 and so. On
the other hand, equally good business men
express doubts of any further improve
ments being realized very soon. The condi-
tions Of trade generally are healthy, and
financial affairs are easy aud accommo-
dating.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31

& Merwin say: moderate amount of buy
ing marks the Chicago market; some deals
of large size have been consummated, but
small lots constitute bulk of business going.
Prices on coke, both Northern and Southern,
remain unchanged; the conditions prevail
ing week ago still hold. Lake Superior
charcoal is somewhat more active, several
inquiries being in for round lots. There is
no improvement in this direction in the way
OF prices, however, Sl7 is an open figure,
with some reports of shading on the part of
smaller furnaces. None OF the leading
brands are obtalnablc for anything less and
in two or three cases SIS is the limit. Con-
sumption goes on at a healthy rate. Busi-
ness in most lines continues good.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
Bank Clearjnps.

NEW YoRK-Bank clearings, Sill, ,60l sol; bal
ances, $4, ,535, ,9O7.
BosToN-Bank clearings, $16 646O,971: bal
ances, $l,S54 037. Rate for money, % per
cent. Exchange on New York, 15c ais
count.
PHILADELPHIA-Bank clearings, SO, ,939, 922;
balances, 81, ,535. .O24. Money. per cent.
BALTIMoRE-Bank clearings, $l,9lS, 1868; bal
ances, $3l6355. Rate per cent.
ST. LoUIs-Clearings, $3,400, ,4Ol: balances,
$3Zl40 Money, 76S per cent. Exchange on
New York 25c discount.
MEMPHIs-New York exchange selling at
Sl47, Us.
NEW ORLEANs-Clearings, s1,572, POI. New
York exchange 81 80 per $1,000 discount.
Bank sc discount to par.
CHIQAGo-New York exchange was at par
Money 6@615 per cent. Bank clearings, $14,-
Gar O00
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
LATE NEWS, In BRIEF.

Nearly every inhabitant Of Melbourne,
Australia, has the grip.
"A "beauty'' show in a Melbourne, Aus
tralia, theater was recently mobbed by the
audience.
The two big cracked cannon on the
British warshiD Benbow will be removed
and strengthened.
were falsely reported to be massacred by
natives in the Arctic Ocean, has turned up
all right.
Cardinal Gibbons chances for filing the
papal chair are not very bright, according
to opinion in Rome. The next Pope will
probably be an Italian.
"A collision occurred on the Omaha rail-
road near Tramway, Wis, ,Thusrday, between
a passenger train and a live stock train.
Twenty-six cattle were killed.
The corner stone of Augustin Daly's
theater; being built in London, was laid by
Miss Ada Rehan yesterday. The exercises
were closed by the band playing Yankee
Doodle"
-Orin TurriI, of st. George, Vt, swallowed
some dynamite the other day while testing
it on his tongue. He was in mortal fear OF
an inward explosion until physician re-
moved the charge.
"A little child in the Choctaw nation was
strangled to death last Saturday by snakeJ
whice coiled around its neck. The mOther1
had placed the little one in the front yardd
where the tragedy took place.
Three prisoners escaped from the Michi4
gan penitentiary at jackson, Wednesday!
by tunnelling 40 feet to the street. The
guards saw them but supposed they were
laborors, as they had provided themselves
with overalls and dinner pals.
While the British gunboat Sabrina was
engaged in gun practice near Plymouth,
England yesterday, some of her shots StrucR
and Immediately sank the fishing smack5
Sunbeam and AurOre. One man belonging I'd
the Aurore was drowned, while another was
nearly so. -
All but six of the crew of the sealer-
Hamilton Lewis, captured by the Russians,
weru sent to Nladivostock The Russians took
the schooner to YladlYOstock and ran her
aground three times on the trip. The prison.
ers were well treated at YladiYoStock, where
Captain Mclean escaped.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
IRON TRADE REVIEW.
A Big BeSsemer Sale Shows How
the Tide Is Turning,
THE WEEKS SCLOSE MORE CHEERING
HOW THINGS ARE MOVING ELSEWHERE
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATcH,1
FRIDaV October 81

OFFICE OF PITTS BURG DIsPATcH,1
FRIDAY, October so.
RAW Iron AND STEEL-Business during
the week shows no signs of improving. The
volume was fair, but prices continue at an
Jtremely low figure. The want of con-
dence among business men generally is
Undoubtedly a material drawback on the
ron and steel trade 1t may be that after
he election both demand and prices will
improve Prices are certainly down to a
low figure. particularly for Bessemer.
Offers continue fair but not large, as GER
tain dealers have Withdrawn their stocks
and will wait for advance which they
firmly believe is not far off At the same
time there is no scarcity of raw article,
provided huver and seller can make salts
factory terms. Prices in Pittsburg to-day
are below those III any other market, all
things considered. That the present Gepres-
sion is only temporary is the firm opinion Of
certain leading dealers, who show their faith
bv refusing TO book orders for certain des
eriptions at present prices. On the other
hand there are parties who will accept cur
rent prices for present and future deliveries.
The trade IS disposed to look upon the pres
ent depression philoSophically, however, on
fore the dawn. Meanwhile new business
continues scarce, and the principal hope for
the future is that the least expected some
times happens
A leading dealer has this to say: "Con-
sumption keeps well up to previous limits,
but buyinE to meet future requirements
shows a falling of. That is presumably
due If not exactly to a fear of lower prices,
to the absence Of fear in regard to a higher
range In other words the indications of
fall supplies have undoubtedly checked the
disposition to buy very extensively for
future delivery. How long this condition OF
affairs Will continue is easier asked than
answered. The real source of the trouble
is that the future has been discounted too
heavily, OF to be more correct, has been
provided for too literally. Things will right
Themselves ultimately, but in the mean
we must have either more demand or less
supply
The steel rail trade has been a great disap-
pontment. 1t will not do to be too certain
as to the date of revival, which is sure to
come.
THE STU ATIoS-The last end of the week
Was decidedly the best so far as the volume
OF business is concerned. Prices, however,
show no Improvement From the amount
OF Bessemer here that changed hands all can
max up their minds that purchasers are be-
ginning TO realize that bottom prices have
been reached and that the present is good
time to invest. Gray forge was steady with
a moderate demand. In our report will be
found sales for the first three months in
1892 Other descriptions show no material
change.
CoKE. sMELTED LAKE AND NATIVE ORES.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN COKE.
Better Things Looked for After the First of
the Year.

SCoTrDALE, Oct 30.-[SpecfdL 1.-The coke
trade shows slight improvement this
week. The total shipments sum up 6Gs7.
against 6[SO for the previous week This is
no sign that the demand has improved. Not
so. The demand is even worse than it was
After January better things are looked for,
according 20 information furnished by an
extensive operator. who says the duh trade
here makes ii better in the Punxsutawney
and West Virginia districts. During the
lete strike the operators of the districts
named refused TO furnish coke to furnace
men badly an need of it unless they would
enter into yearly contracts, and sooner than
close down their furnaces they did so.
These contracts terminate in January and
February, and the Connellsville operators
expect to regain them, as Connellsville coke
Is preferred even at a higher price.
The shipments for the week
ending October q were 6667 cars. against
6,4S0 for the previous week, and were dis
tributed as follows: To points west OF Pitts
burg, S,6l7; to points east of Pittsburg LOO:
to Pittsburg, 1,S50, showing falling off of IS
cars west and Us to Pittsburg, and an in
crease of $50 to points east of Pittsburg The
output in tons is 10000. The prices remain
unchanged. Furnace coke, 81 90: foundry,
3 30; crushed, 80 65 per ton OF q 600 pound, f.
o. b. cars at ovens.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
Hot blast coke and charcoal:
Fairly Active in PhiIadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. SO-[Special. Rogers,
Brown & Co. say: The Philadelphia market
continues to be fairly active, and several
large blocks of iron have been sold to buy
ers along the Delaware, who require water
delivery, and who wish TO anticipate their
wants before the close of navigation. In
the interior of the State considerable bust
ness has been refused for next years deliv-
cry at present prices furnaces preferr1ng to
take their chances, thinking that prices
can't be worse, and may be much better
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31

barely steady and unchanged to 10 points
down: closed firm to SOILS points I'D:
sales, 1880 bags, including October, l16O@
lL.70c: November, 1l.S5@ll.5Oc: December
aw. IL 15 March, TO- 95@ll. TO- May, 10 goa II O5c;
July, I1.1o@1l15. Spot and Rio firmer; No7,
125s9l3c.
BALTIMORE. Oct. 30.-Coffee firm; Rio car
goes, fair, l61Sc; No. T. l3c.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. SO.-Coffee dull and
lower; Rio, ordinary to fair, &s4@l6Ac.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31

NEW YORK, Oct 30.-Transactions in dry
goods were of a more liberal character in
staple cottons, with an outlook for increased
wants and a scarcity of goods, at least of
popular brands. Quiet was still reported in
outside makes. Prices ruled firm, with in
creased confidence, though the market was
not withouta weak spot here and there. Busi-
ness was improved in wooden dress goods,
mems wear woolens. fiannels and blankets,
though not to any marked degree.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Receipts at East Liberty and All Other
Stock Yards.
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH
FRIDAY, Oct. 80. (
CATrLE-Receipts 1,48O head; shipments,
1.l2O head; market, nothing doing; all through
consignments; 10 cars cattle shipped to New
York to-day.
HoGs-Receipts, $3.50 head: shipments, 64OO
head: market slow, but mostly all sold; Phila-
delphians, 81 eO64 90; pigs and Workers, So 80
"a 10: 81 cars hogs shipped to New York to-
day.
SHEEP-Receipts, 800 head; shipments, 600
head; market, nothing doing to-day.