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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-06
ANOTHER BIG TUMBLE.
COKE SHIPMENTS ARE AGAIN RAPIDLY
ON THE DECLINE.
Meanwhile the Demand Is Increasing-OnIy
Seven Hundred Ovens Now in Operation
No Relief Anticipated for the Present
Furnacemen in Bad shape
rerEcrAb TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,

SCoTTDALB, March 5-The coke trade is be-
coming more embarrassed. Shipments are
again rapidly declining, while the demand is
increasing materially, though its attending
effects on the market cannot be observed owing
TO the general idleness of the region. Ship
mems for the week under review took another
terrible tumble and it seemed for awhile that
even Raineys trade going to collapse
The indications are that shipments may be
augmented somewhat next week if Operator
DIlinger, of Pennsville, succeeds in ling his
plant and for which he has announced his de-
from the region is principally consigned to
Youngstown and Cleveland. where w. J.
Ralney's works are located. The Eastern fur
nacemen are in bad shape, aud some big
shutdowns are anticipated If immediate help
in The way of fuel is not rendered them.
The reported reduction on freight rates this
week was gratifyingly received IN the region,
and, IL Is believed, will assist materially in the
extrIcatlOn Of trade from the rui. Tie ohstinacy
OF the railroad firms in not granting these con-
cessions earlier is thought to have hastened the
shutdown. The lowest shipments per day of
Operator kalney since the Inauguration OF the
strike was Al cars. There are at least 700 active
ovens in the region and 10 400 idle
Shipments last week only averaged 30 cars
per day as against 80 cars of the previous week.
The decrease amounts to l56 cars. Following
was the REGARD OF conSgnmenfs: To points
west of Pittsburg. 7S cars: to Pittsburg and
rIvertipples, cars; to points east of Pittsburg,
lis cars7total, l94 cars. This was the record of
the previous week: To points west of Pitsburg,
EOS cars; to poiLts east of Pittsburg l25 cars:
total, $50 cars. Prices are unchanged as fol
lows: Furnace cokes. 81 90 foundry, 81 81:
crushed. g 3d. Freight rates are as follows
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PHILADElPHiA-Flour more doing at un-
changed prices. Wheat nc higher, but quiet;
No. cred March. 81 061IlDl OH; April and May,
81 N9l Os. Corn opened strong and closed
firm; No. yellow. in grain depot. 66c; No.
March. 6534@66c; April, 6513Q6js4c: May and
June. e41aQ6454c. Oats strong and higher; No.
2 white. 5o1z0561lc: No. white. March, 500
5515c; April, May and June, 5G3s@565sc. Butter
scarce and firm; Pennsylvania creamery, extra,
34Q35c. Eggs steady: Pennsylvania fir5ts. Hc
MILWAUKEE-Wheat nervous; No. spring.
on track, cash. 96@9Sc: May. Csc; No. North
ern. 81. Corn firm; No. 8. on track, 5511c
Oats higher; No. white. on track, 4914c. Bar
ley firm; No. 2, in store, 6711G6734c. Rye firm;
No. 1, in store. 90G901ac. Provisions easier.
Pork-May, SO 3d. Lard-May, s. S715.
CINCINNATI-Flour in better demand and
firm. Wheat scarce and nominal; No. red. 81.
Corn strong higher and active: No. mixed.
6S@5s15c. Oats scarce and higher; No. mixed.
50c. Rye strong and higher at 93c. Provis-
ions stronger. Butter strong. Eggs steady at
l41ac. Cheese firm.
TOLEDO-Wheat frmer; cash, 81 OF; March,
81 0l15; May, 81 0934; July, 9434c: August. 9234c
Corn easier; cash and May. 5831c. Oats steady;
cash and May. SOC. CloYerseed firm and higher;
cash and March, s4 61
DULUTH-Wheatw was strong most of the day,
but eased off slightly toward the end of the
session. Closing prices: March. SIC; May,
81 Oh: No. l hard 97c; No. Northern, 93111c;
No. Northern, 9O11c.
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Closing Bond Quotations.
Bank Clearings.

CHIcAGo-Clearings. S12, S95. 600. New York
exchange was 60c discount. Rates for money
were steady on the basis of 6G7 per cent
NEW IoRK-Bank clearings, Sl05, 4OS 754: bal
ance~. $500. 4S3.
BoSToN-Bank clearings, SIS, $50; bal.
ances. 81 l5l.Sl0 Money. per cent. Exchange
on New York, l7@25c discount.
PHILA clearings, $4,000, ,629;
balances 81 .290, 6S3. Money. 6 per cent.
BALTIMoRE-Bank clearings, s., 403, 962; bal
ances. S277. .6S6 Rate, per cent
ST LoUIs-Clearngs, So 4i6, $40; balances,
SG02. 2Sl. Money, 6a7 per cent. Exchange on
New York sold at par.
NEW ORLEANS-Clearings, s., ,93l, ,429 New
York exchange. commercial paper. 25c; bank,
81 per 81, 900 premium.
CINCINNATI-Money easier at 51566 per cent
New York exchange steady at 35@50c discount.
Clearings. 81, ,0S0950
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NEW YORK STOCKS.
Changes in Share Quotations Few, Small
and Lower-Burlington and Lacka-
wanna About the Only Sufferers
-News From Abroad.

News From Abroad.
NEW YORK, March 5.-1he market for stocks
to-day gave every evidence that the efforts to
bring about materially lower range of values
in the general list had failed. and that the
sellers of yesterday were industriously en-
deavoring to get back their short sales. There
was great deal made of the shipment of gold
but in the face of the actual announcement
this morning prices refused to yield. The better
feeling IN the list was very pronounced at the
opening and first prices were generally from
Is to q per cent better than last evenings
prices.
ing and the disquieting news from abroad in.
duced some selling for local account, aided by
the effect of the ordering of $500 600 gold for
shipmer to Europe The impression made
upon fces was very light. however. and Lon
don afterward became a buyer on the reDort of
satisfactory adjustment of the difficulties
abroad. This checked the selling of all sorts.
and dullness, with firm tone and slight huctu-
ations followed many of the active stocks
again regaining all the early loss.
The publication of the statement Of the net
earnings of the Burlington for the month of
January. with its loss of S34l, COO, precipitated
the attack upon that stock. and it yielded per
cent on heavy selling. Upon the cessation of
the pressure it rallied slightly, and became
again dull, while the remainder of the list,
which had sympathized to limited extent only,
displayed the same firmness which had marked
the morning transactions.
The general list showed no feature through
out the day, and the market finally closed dull
but firm ut Insignificant changes from last
evenings prices. though most of them are
losses. Even Burlington and Lackawanna, in
which the most weakness was noticed, were
only fractlonally lower.
Railroad bonds were dull, and like the share
list unusually featureless to-day, the total
days business of SSS7, 900 developing nothing of
interest beyond the activity in Northern Pacific
IS, which furnished Sll20 600 to the total. The
final changes are in all cases slight and about
equally divided between gains and losses.
The following table SHOWS the prices OF active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yester-
day. Corrected daily for THE DISPAI by
WHITNEY STEPHENSON. Oldest PIttsburg MEM
bers OF the New York Stock Exchange, 81 Fourth
avenue:
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MARKETS BY WIRE.
A Great Day in the Wheat Pit-Heavy
Trading and Bulge in Prices
Part of the Advance Lost

SoTh also
CHICAG0-An enormous business was trans
acted in wheat to-day. Everybody expected
that Partridge, the largest short in the market,
would be heavy buyer as soon rs the board
opened and they we're not disappointed. His
brokers were buying right and left at the out
set Before the session was a half hour old it
was the popular impression that he had bought
in all of his line, which was estimated at fully
2,500 900 bushels. He succeeded in getting it
all within range of lc. The reason Of this
was that many of the longs who have been
sweating on loss for many weeks were per-
fectly willing to sell. Mitchell and Hutchinson
bought at the outset and sold ON the rise that
followed. Driver let go of 100000 bushels.
Linn of 100000 bushels, and Bloom and Cudahy
also sold great deal Of wheat. In addition to
this there was heavy selling by the large com.
mission firms on foreign and domestic orders.
kennett Hopkins unloaded over 2,O00,0O0
bushels for scattering longs: Baldwin & Farnam
sold freely and the houses with English ac-
counts were sellers.
Despite the free selling by foreigners the
cables were almost unanimously bullish. This
was so to such an extent that. taken in con-
nection with the selling ORDERS the trade con-
cluded that it was being worked" The
domestic news was certainly bearIsh. The re-
ceipts in bushels at the ii leading points, Kan
saS City not included, were 2TS,00O bushels
against shipments of 10000 bushels. May
wheat started out At 81, sold for moment at
$3.50. and then bulged speedily to 81 0034. At
81 0U1@ and higher the offerings of wheat were
enormous. The market ultimately felt their
effects and broke down to $3.50. 1t rallied to
81 003s,. closing cables announcing the Liver
pool market was excited and I'D higher. At
the latter price the offerings were again large,
and the market got down TO 99l
There was wild look in corn at the outset.
The excitement prevailing in wheat, the light
ness of the local receipts and the knowledge
that there would be little selling on the bulge,
caused many bulls TO exert their influence in
nj fQd at RI
591Sc, broke to 5Sl4c, when Baxter tried TO sell
little and then improved to 5S34c. 1t held
around 5S15c for some time.
Oats sold to SOC again for May, but eased OF
TO 1880.
Provisions did not follow grams. Receipts OF
hogs were again enormous, and there was 10
short interest to frlchten. NAV pork started at
50 20, sold to SO 00 and then off to SO S71. Most
of the days trade was around So 95. March
pork opened at So 20 and closed at the same
figure.
The leading futures ranged as follows as cor
rected by John NJ. Oakley & Co., 45 Sixth street,
members Chicago Board of Trade:
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HOME SECURITIES.
Consignee Mining Stock Stricken From the
List-Electric nDemand and Stronger
Philadelphia Gas Holds
Advanced GrOund

The feature of the stock market yesterday
was the striking from the list of the Consignee
Gravel and Gold Mining Company on the
ground. as alleged, that while the certificates
are represented as full paid and non-assessable.
the contrary, as a rule, is the case. The capi-
tai stock of the company is Sl,0U0, 600, and the
par value of shares $40.
Whether this action will prove permanent or
temporary remains to be seen. If permanent,
it will be the first instance of the kind since
the organization of the Exchange. A few in
terests have been suspended, but upon comply
ing with the rules they were reinstated.
Electric was good fraction stronger on fa-
vorable news from Boston. 1t sold in a small
way at II but the most of the trading was
around llX. There was nothing fresh in the
way of gossip. Mr.. Westinghouse is expect ed
TO reach the city to-day or tomorrow, when he
will no doubt turn on the light.
Philadelphia Gas was firm on good de-
mand that was only partly supplied. Nothing
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Cold Weather Proves Adverse to
Trade in Produce Lines.
ELGIN BUTTER is on THE ADVANCE
Cereals Moving to Higher Level and Prices
Very Firm.
GENERAL GROCERIES UNCHANGED
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, I
THURSDAY, March D.


THURSDAY, March D.
Country Produce-Jobbing Prices.
Cold weather proved adverse to trade in this
line. There is a great scarcity of creamery
butter in this market, and prices have ad-
vanced about &c per pound this week. Our
quotations are advanced to 58c Tor fancy Elgin
creamery, and at the advance there Is little to
be had. The cold weather OF the past few days
has checked the downward movement of eggs.
Markets are steady at quotations. Poultry IS
scarce and very firm. All choice grades OF
cheese are strong at prices quoted. With the
exception of choice potatoes, all vegetables are
slow ana markets favor the buyer.
APpLEs-s4 5O@6 so a barrel
BUTTER-Creamery, Elgin 37@33c: other
brands. 32@33c; common country butter. 1O@l5c;
choice country rolls, 1S920c; fancy country
rolls. 23025c.
BEANs-New crop beans, navy. 81 3O@2 30;
marrows, 50 35@2 40; Lima beans 514@6c.
BEEswAx-28@3Oc % b for choice; low grade,
22Q25c.
CIDER-sand refined, 90 5O@IO 90; common.
S. 5O@6 co. crab cider. sl2 OOGl3 W ~ barrel;
cider vinegar, l4@l5c y gallon.
CHEESE-Ohio cheese, fall make, llQIl2c;
Now York cheese, lie: Limburger, 1919 lac;
domestic Sweitzer, 14@l5c; Wisconsin brick
Sweitzer. 15c; Imported Sweitzer; 26zac.
CRANBERRIEs-Cape Cod, So 1904 90 box;
S1l 50GDl2 90 a barrel; Jerseys, IS 6O@3 10 box;
Sll U0GD11 80 a barrel.
DRESSED HoGs-Large. 41a@5c y b; small.
5@6c.
EGGs-ISc for strictly fresh.
FEATHERS-Extra live geese, 50060c; No. l.
40@45c; mixed lots, 30135c " H.
HoNEY-New crop white clover, 2O922c sa h;
California honey 12Ql5c ~ b.
MAPLE SYRUP-New. 90c@Sl 90 ~ gallon.
NEW MAPLE SUGAR-10c n h.
NUTS-Shell bark hickory nuts, 81 500l IS
bushel peanuts, 81 50@l 70, roasted; green, ~
@6c % u: pecans, l6c y b; new French walnuts,
774@16c ~ M.
TRY-Alive-Chickens, 10000 a pair;
turkeys, l2@l3c pound; ducks, SO@9Oc pair;
geese, choice 81 10 a pair. Dressed-Turkeys,
l6ll7c pound; ducks l4@15c pound; chickens.
l4@l5c: geese. 9@lOc
TALLow-Country 4c; city rendered, &c.
SEEDS-Recleaned Western clover, 81 900
5 10; timothy 81 50@I 80; blue grass, 81 S593 90;
orchard grass, 81 IS; millet, 75G90c; lawn grass
25c p b.
TROPICAL FRUITs-Lemons, So 80; fancy,
S4 NO; Jamaica oranges, ,s6@6 so a barrel; Messna
oranges, 81 50613 90 box: Florida oranges.$3 90
@3 80 box; bananas, 81 70 firsts. 81 25 good
seconds. ~ bunch; Malaga grapes 81 O0Dl2 90 a
half barrel. according TO quality; hgs. l5Gl6c n
h: dates, 415@514c p N.
VEGETABLES-Potatoes,s 81 1901 20 Y0bushel;
Jersey, IS 5O@3 10; cabbage, 1894 ~ hundred;
German cabbage, Sl3al4; onions. s4G4 Is y bar
rel; celery. 75c@$l 90 dozen punches: parsnips.
35c dozen: carrots. 35c dozen; parsley. loc a
dozen: horseradish, 50@75c a dozen; turnips,
75cGsl y barrel.
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sTRAw-oat. 81 5C@7 70; wheat and rye. 81 Is
Provisions.

Suear-cured hams. large. SIC; sugar-cured
hams, medium, &c: sugar-cured hams, small,
&c; sugar-cured breakfast bacon. &c; sugar
cured shoulders. SIC: sugar-cured boneless
shoulders. II &c; skinned shoulders. nc; skinned
hams. 104c; sugar-cured California hams. 61zc;
sucar-cured dried beef fats &c; sugar-cured
dried beef sets. 1Oc; sugar-cured dried beef
rounds 12c: bacon, shoulders. &c; bacon,
clear sides, G34c: bacon. clear bellies. &c; dry
salt shoulders, SIC: dry salt clear sides. 574c.
Mess pork. heavy sll so: mess pork. family.
s1l so. Lard-Refined, in tierces. SIC; half
barrels. 51Sc; 6O-fb tubs, SIC: 20 pals. sc;
80 b tin cans 55sc; 3-b tin pals, &c; 5n tin
pals. &c; 10 b tin pals. &c. Smoked sausage,
long. &c; large. &C. Fresh pork links, &c. Bone
less hams, l019c. Pigs feet, half-barrels, "a 10;
auarter-barrels. S2 Is
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Oil MarRetA

BRADFORD. March 5.-National transit Ger
tificates opened at TIC; closed at 7Sc;
barrels.
OIL CITY. March 5.-National Transit Ger
tifcates opened at TIC; highest, 7SLc: lowest,
TIC; closed, 7Sc; sales, 10000 barrels; clear
ances. 1900 barrels; shipments, SO 705 barrels;
runs, s.. .S27 barrels.
NEW YORK, March 5.-Petroleum opened
steady, but prices moved up slowly on the ex-
ecution of few small buying orders from the
stand: the market closed firm. Pennsylvania
oil, spnt, opening at TIC; highest, TIC: low
est, TIC: closing. TIC; April option: 765lc:
highest, 7S7sc; lowest 1910; closing, 7SIsc.
Lima oil, no sales. Total sales, 1900 barrels.
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ONLY LIGHT SALES.
The Situation in the Foreign Metal Mar
kets Remains Unchanged.

inc SlluduOn IN Ine fOrelEn Metal Mar
kets Remains Unchanged.
-EPFCIkL TELEGRAM TO THR DIsPGrcH,
NEW YORK, March 5-The foreign metal
markets are nus reported by the Iron Age:
The situation in the London pig iron market is
wholly unchanged, Sales of makers iron are
light, yet stocks in store continue to steadily
decline, as. while firm to price, there is little
movement in warrants. Spectators seem dis
inclined TO make any decided move. Scotch
warrants sold up Tuesday to AIS and Cleveland
10 i2s. To-day there were sales at 46s Cd and
SOS "a, respectively, and at sis for hematftes.
Block tin for prompt delivery sold up to $50 I2s
6u early in the week, but subsequently declined,
IN the absence of supporting orders. In the
past few days there has been some recovery
but the speculation is tame and consumptive
demand merely fair. In copper there has been
little change. Speculative interest is small, and
the recent heavy purchases of American stock
seem to cause both outside buyers and consum-
erS to move cautiously.
Business IN tin plate has been slow through
out the Week, but prices are firmly held and
makers are awaiting purchases for home and
Russian account. There is very little American
demand. Difficulty in getting proper spring ac-
commodation at Swansea tends to check opera
tons. Steel ship plates are now offered at &C.
L o. b., Barrow, and find limited sale at the re-
dueed plce,
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LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Condition of Markets at East Liberty Stock

Condition of Markets at East Liberty Stock
Yards.
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH
THURSDAY. March D. (
Cattle-ReceIpts ,194 head; shipments 1,l34
head; market, nothing doing, all through con.
signments; no cattle shipped to New York TO-
day.
Hogs-Receipts. 1900 head; shipments. 1900
head; market fair; Philadelphias. So s503 90:
best Workers. IS 1908 80; common to fair,S3 600
10; pigs. So 25@3 50; cars hogs shipped to
New York to-day
Sheep-Receipts 1000 head; shipments, 800
head: market steady at unchanged prices.
Lambs dull and unchanged.
Following is report of transactions at these
yards for the week past:
RECEIPTS.
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A sPURT IN OIL.

More Business and a Gain of Cent in
Price.
There was considerable snap in the oil mar
ket yesterday. and on fair local buying it ad-
yanced from 7654 at the opening to tn at the
close-a gain of q cent About 25, coo barrels
changed hands during the day.
Trading at outside exchanges was light, but
the feeling was strong all round There was no
change in refined. The bulish trend was at
tributed principally to unfavorable reports
from several wells of which good deal had
been expected.
McGrew. Wilson & Co.. 80 Fourth avenue,
quote: Puts, II: calls, 79Q7Sl<.
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was said about the Washington county well.
Expectations of dividend are strong. Luster
broke a fraction at the last call. New YORK
and Cleveland Gas Coal was passed on bid OF
S The fractions showed very little varia.ion:
Total sales were 446 shares, of which 2Oo were
Electric. Transactions follow;
First Gallo shares Philadelphia Gas at i2Y,
15 Luster at l5H, so Electric at 1l5s, SO at LIS,
90 at ll5s
After Gallo shares of Electric at Il5s
Second call-5U shares Philadelphia Gas at
l8: IS Electric at II "a, 10 at 1l5s. 4 at 1l5s.
Third call-50 Electric at I14, 30 at L, 0 at
II. 10 at Il, S., QUO Panhandle Is ll5H. l snare
Philadelphia Gas at l31S, 100 at ll7s l5O Luster
at l5
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-06
New York Coffee Market.

opened firm at 5@9O points up, closed firm at
l6@25 points ur; sales. ALSO bags. including
March. 17.95@lS.0G; April, 1z75@l7SO; Nav,
August l625al6S5; September 15.7O@l5.95;
October, 1880; November. l475; December,
H.40Gl450 Spot Rio active and tirmer; fair
cargoes. 1870; No. T. lS15@lS5Ac.
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DryQOOds Market.

NEW YORK, March 5-JobDing trade in dry
goods was more active. and with everything
evenly distributed over the various depart
ments. There was an improved inquiry Tor
plain cottons and prints, and there was some
thing doing in cotton fannels and blankets for
the fall season. There was no change in gen.
eral. tone of the market. The prices were
steady and no change is likely.
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Tourists,

Whether on pleasure bent or business. should
take on every trip bottle of Syrup of Figs. as
it acts most pleasantly and effectually on the
kidneys, liver and bowels, preventing fevers.
headaches and other forms of sickness. For
sale in SOC and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. mil
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A TUMBLE IN FOOD.
Indications of Lower Prices for the
Necessaries of Life.
THE BACKBONE OF REAL ESTATE.
A Nearby Farm and Considerable Other
Property Change Ownership.
THE NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE CITY
THE BACKBONE OF REAL ESTATE.
THE NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE CITY

There was considerable vim in the real es-
tate market yesterday. Several deals were
brought to head. Two of them for S20,-
900 and S14,O 900 respectively, were not quite
ready to report. c. Beringer & Son sold
for Mrs. E. j. Nisbett t6 Julius Richter,
farm of 101 acres on the West Penn Rail-
road, near Tarentum. for $1,000, being at
the rate of $50 an acre. Mr.. Beringer said:
There is better demand for farms than for
two or three years past, but no material
change in values, There are quite num-
city property are frequently made. These
offers are seldom accepted, however, as few
city people care to engage in agriculture"
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Pennsylvania Railroad. -. .,
Mining Stock Quotations.

NEW YORK. March 5.-Alice, 145; Adams
Consolidated. 165: Consolidated California and
Virginia, 600: Eureka Consolidated, 325; Gould
stake 500: Horn Silver. 3l5; Mexican, 225:
Ontario $500: Ophir. 325: Sierra Nevada 2l0;
Union Consolidated. 200; Yellow Jacket, 200.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-06
MONEY MARKET.
Moderate Checking and Liberal Depositing
the Only Interesting Features.

Moderate Checking and Liberal Depositing
the Only Interesting Features.
The city banks did an average amount Of
business yesterday. There was a good supply
of money. Rates were unchanged, 6@7 per cent
being the extremes
The weeks checking so far has been up to
the best level of the year. in spite of the worst
weather of the season. Depositing was liberal,
usual. Currency was rather short but no
particular complaint was made Clearing
House exchanges were S2,313, 047 81, and bal
ances 1924 1868 68.
r. ]. Stoney. Jr.. banker and broker, has
made comparison of the condition of Pitts
burg national banks under the present call and
that of December, 1890 The following changes
are shown:
reserve, v, 62l oUo
Deposlts, increase ................. :, Do! soS
Legal tenders increase. 40 5l5
Circulation, decrease. 1850
The banks hold 81, 3l0 sc in of the % per
cent required by law. or 3l97 per cent of the net
deposits.
Money on call at New York yesterday was
easy, ranging from ~ to 81 per cent, last loan
3. closed offered at 3. Prime mercantile paper
a.. Sterling exchange quiet but firm at 81 IS
for 6O-day bills, and 81 SS14 for demand.
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Metal Market.

NEW NoRK-Pig iron quiet Copper neg
lected and nominal Lead steady; domestic
s. 3D. Tin quiet straits SIG 90
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Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks fur
nlshea by Whitney Stephenson, brokers. NO. 81
Fourth avenue. Members New YORK Stock tx
Ch han
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Wool Markets.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour more doing at nj

ST. LoUIs-Wool-Receipt light; market
Steady and unchanged.