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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-01-07
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~ at the annual meeting of the United
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following were elected as officers of the
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Treasurer. ........ Cheng Yick Leong
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Ii CHEUNG, Secretary q. C. S.
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for the payment of salaries of employees
of the Government must be signed by the
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which they serve.
GODFREY BROWN,
Minister of Finance.
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~Tickets may be obtained from the
following gentlemen: Messrs. r. More, A
White, Chas. Wilder, Gardner Wilder, ] .
Waible, ]. j. Williams, j. Nj. Sims and
others. Z6-h53t
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-04
NEW YORK STOCKS.
An Early Decline in Shares, Succeeded by q
Recovery and Higher Prices-Sugar
Passes It's High-Water Mark
Cordage Is Also Higher.

NEW YORK, April 3-The stock market to-
| day gave early promise of being the banner one
| for dullness and stagnatiun, but the gold en-
gagements for export on Saturday one side,
and the strength of the speculation in Sugar,
together with the rumors of a veto of the maxi
m um freight bill by the Governor of Nebraska
on the other, served to make things compare
lively lively at time, and some material
movements were scored in few stocks The
general list, however, was in no respect differ
ent from the past few weeks. and dullness and
slight and insignificant fluctuations were the
rule, as usual.
The market to-day was firm at the opening
but the gold engagements soon furnished the
bears with ammunition enough Co force a
slight decline on the most limited dealings.
The strength in the lndustrialS has, however,
acted deterrent upon sales, and later the
rumors of the vetoing of the maximum freight
bill induced some buying for the long account
with effort on the part of the early sellers to
get back their stocks. The result was that
prices were lifted up 10 higher level all along
the line, while the Sugar stocks made a squirt
which carried them up to higher figures than
they have as yet attained. the common coming
within "a of Sc, and the preferred crossing go
The Grangers, as a rule led the upward move
ment among the stocks of the regular list; but
specialtes, such as Manhattan. scored more
material gains, and in the last hour the street
made up its mind that the Vanderbilts had Sc.
cured control of the Reading, and it was sud-
denly lifted per cent, to SO, after being one of
the most stagnant stocks for weeks. The early
decline the only success scored by the
bears during the day, Notwithstanding the gold
shipments, and prices continued firm to strong
throughout the remainder of the day, the close
being firm a. or near the best prices reached.
National Cordage scored its usual advance, but
outside of the stocks mentioned there was no
feature and only slight fluctuations. The final
changes are all in the direction of higher fig
ures, but the only material gains are as follows:
Reading, "a: Sugar. 2; the preferred ~; Chi
cagO Gas. =; National Cordage, IL, and Man
haitian. II.
Railroad bonds were dull, with the usual
light changes, but Louisville, New Albany and
Chicago consols again rose sharply from 92L to
&C. and the Reading incomes in the last hour
shared in the upward movement in the stock,
the firsts gaining 81 at 53s, the seconds to
1122. There were the usual slight and irregu-
lar changes in the rest OF the list. The sales
reached 81 ,l6l, coo, of which Reading firsts fur
nished $l6l. QUO.
The following table SHOWS the prices OF active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yester-
day. Corrected daily for THE DIsPA rCu by
WHITNEY 4 STEPHENSON, oldest Pittsburg menu
bers OF the New York Stock Exchange, 81 Fourth
avenue:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-04

CHIcAGo-Cattle-Rec 900 head; ship.
ments. $500 head; market inactive and prices
nnchanged; cows and feeders steady; steers,
"a 50Q4 95; cows and heifers, g O0@4 25: stock
ers, IS O003 so: natives, So 95@5 90. Hogs
Receipts. 1900 head; shipments, 1000 head;
trade brisk, value strong and l0c higher; rough
and common. 81 5014 go; prime mixed and
packers, 81 S0@Q5 90: prime heavy and butchers
weights, IS 05G5 25; light, 81 9)15 10: rigs 81 IS
"a 40. Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; shipments.
$500 head; market slow and unsatisfactory; 10
81 OOG4 90; lamb trade neglected.
OMAHA-Cattle-Iteceip $50 head: mar
Ket slow anu about steady Oh both beeves and
butchers stock; good feedersin demand; fancy
l40O to l.600.pound steers. s4 15@5 70: prime
100 to lI01-pound steers, 81 25GD4 80; fair to
good l00o TO l,3O0-pound steers, s344 45 Hogs
Receipts, 1000 head; market active and 5@l0c
higher on good; steady to strong on comm2n,
pigs and light lights. 81 1904 c5; light. 81 300
go: heavy, "a 659G4 So; mixed, 81 COCA 75
Shecp-Receipts. 1850 head; market steady
with good muttous il demand; natives, s. 7oQ
10; Westerns, 81 5O34 50.
CiNCiNNATI-Aogsi in moderate demand and
stronger; common and Light, SO 5O94 IS; pack
ing and butchers. 81 65@5 o.; receipts, 21l
head; shipments 5o3 head. Cattle firm for
best; common. S2 0U@3 25; fair to choice
butcher grades 50 50Q5 .; prime to choice ship
pers. "a 7o@5 80; receipts, $40 head; ship,
ments. 264 head. Sheep in light supply and
strong; common to choice, s. 5O@5 70; extra
ldL "O.nSiS anu yedIllngs, % 1o9Qo w, EeCeIpIS,
8 head; shipments. none. Thanksgiving
in light supply and steady; common to choice,
s6 5O@9 90 per 100 pounds.
ST. .LoUlS-Cattle-Receip 500 head; ship
ments. LOO head: market strong; good to fancy
native steers. 81 9o@5 co. fair To good do, 81 00@
10; stockers and feeders. 81 75l 20; Texans
and Indians; S. 25Q5 Is. Hogs-keceipts. 5000
head shipments. 5000 read; market higher: fair
TO - choice heavy. "a sO94 %; mixed grades,
81 50G4 30; light, fair to best. 81 65G4 so.
Sheep-Receipts. none: shipments, 80 head;
market steady; good to choice, Ga 25G5 60.
KANSAS cITv-Cattle-Roceip 2970 head;
shipments, 900 head; market strong and l0c
higher; steers, So s096 10; cows. 81 1903 10;
stockers and feeders, SS O004 l6 Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 1890 head; shipments, $500 head: mar
ket M active and logl5c higher; bulk, 50 So9
65; all grades, 81 1904 Is. Sheep-Receipts,
2,22O head; market strong for good; others
steady.
IS-Cattle-Receipts. 400 head:
market Steady on go6d grades; shippers, s3 IS
G5 50; butchers. 81 5OQ4 Is; bulls. 81 1898 90.
Hogs-Receipts, $500 head; market active and
higher: choice heavy. IS 1895 20: choice light.
81 6oG4 %; mixed, 81 4OG6 10; pigs. 50 0013 so.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-04
TWO NEW OIL STRIKES.
ONE In THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER
OF WILDWOOD,
Showing That the Boundary There Is Not
Yet Defined-McCurdy Also Very Agree
ably Surprised by 75-Barreler-From
Westviexv and Rurpattstoxvn

Showing That the Boundary There Is Not
Yet Defned-McCurdy Also Very Agree.
ably Surprised by 75-Barreler-From
Westview and Burgettstown.
rpEc1AL rELEeKAM TO THE DIsPAToH,
WILDWOOD, April 3.-The only new
feature in this field to-day was the bringing
in of the Kress we'll No. II, belonging to
Barnsdale, Gillespie & Co. The we'll is very
gaseous, and is this evening doing II inches
an hour. Situated as this we'll is, between
the No. II, same farm, and J. NJ. Gufey's
Rollshouse 30-acre lot we'll No. 8, 1t will be
considered phenomenal if it holds up very
long. However, being the farthest out from
45o line, it shows we'll for the northeastern
edge of the field, the limits of which have
as vet not been definitely known.
Finnegan & Downing's No. we'll, on the
Wallace farm, has done 17e barrels in the last
"a hours. They are getting the lumber on the
ground for the Nos. and wells on the same
farm, having abandoned the No. 8 on the same
farm. ]. NJ. Guffey has rig No completed on
the Kretzer farm, and is building rigs for
wells Nos. and on the same farm. His No.
kretzer is to-day doing seven inches an hour.
Griffith's and Forest Oil Companys No.
Ringeisen Is down 90U feet. and the rigs for Nos.
and are receiving completion and will begin
sDudding early next week. Forst q Greenlee's s
Alston No. is to-day doing six inches an hour
and Hoag & Co. expect their No. JenHey well
in by the latter end of next week. Grifith's
and Forest Oil Company to-day drilled its
Whitesell well No. ii, and the we'll is tonight
doing II inches hour. Bowman & Co.'s
Whitesell No. l is still doing 60 barrels an hour
A New Surprise at McCurdy.
MCCURDY-The McCurdy pool to-day bears
the distinction of 75-barrel.an-hour well. This
new strike has created some excitement. but
no particular significance is attached to this
well. 1t belongs to Patterson & Jones, and is
on the McCurdy farm. No. g. Located as it is.
the we'll is somewhat of surprise, as the best
judges did not expect well of such a caliber
here. This is but another evidence of the fifth
sand peculiarly.
Increased by Lucky Shot.
WEST VIEw-Bowman & Co. shot their
Shidy well No. l, and to-day it is doing at the
ratio of 30 barrels day. Their No. 2. same
farm, is dong 80 barrels day.
Something Expected at Big Injun.
BURGETTsTowN-The Lawrence Gas Com
pany have a well drilling in the Big Injun,
near this place, and expect to get said well In
in about ten days. McC.
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clearings. sl2 100000 New York exchange wa

Clearings, sl2, 100000 New York exchange was
Soc discount.
ST. LoUIs-Clearings. s3.577, ,9O4; balances,
1914, 495. Exchange on New York 4Oc premium.
Money 6@7 per cent.
MEMPHIs-Exchange selling at 81 premium.
Clearings. S47S, ,222: balances, S1S4,623
NEW ORLEANS-Clearipgs, 81, ,639, $50. New
York Exchange commercial paper, 35c; bank,
81 per 81, 600 premium.
NEW YoRK-Bank clearings, 500, ,562, 1872; bal
ances. Sc, 6,36S,976
BosToN-Bank clearings, s24, ,S37, 100; balances.
81 525.9 9O0. Money 6 per cent Exchange on
New York, 20c discount
PHILADELPHIA-Banky yclearings, Sll, ,76S, 97l;
balances 81. .26S. 5O7. Money 4Q5 sper cent.
BALTIMoRE-Bank clearings. s., ,334 27S; bal
ances, S39l $40. Money per cent.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-04
Grain, Flour and Feed.

The Grain Exchange to-day for the first time
occupied the new quarters in the McCance
block. Immediately opposite the old room.
The change of location seems to have had
stimulating effect on trade, as sales were
larger than they have been for many weeks.
The aggregate of sales was Is carloads, as fol-
lows: car sample oats, 591zc. free in elevator;
l car shell corn, 771lc spot; car low mixed
ear corn. 7S15c, days; cars No. white oats,
Sic, free in elevator: car yellow shell corn,
7sc, 10 days; 2 cars No. wheat, 81 10, 8 days; /
May oats. &c; l car2y. s. corn, Slc. July; car
white oats. &c, May. Receipts as bulletined.
Is cars, equally divided between the Ft. Wayne
and Panhandle roads. BY the former. car of
oats. of hay, l of malt, 6 of nour. By the lat
ter. cars Of oats, Of corn. Corn Is firm at
shade higher prices than have ruled for day
or two past. Wheat and oats are steady. and
hour promises to 60 higher. Hay is in good
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-04
HOME SECURITIES.

More Snap and Better Trading-A Drop in
Luster Due to Increased Capitalization
MIR. Westinghouse Arrives, but Re-
fuses TO Talk Business.
The stock market yesterday was tho most in
terestlng of the week. There was more snap
and more business. Orders were mostly local,
showing enough home support to make
market Total sales were 245 shares, and two
jaes of Electric scrip.
The event of the day was a break in Luster
from L bid at the opening to 9Ss at the close.
This was due to the putting out of $4,000 more
stock. Investors do not relish increased capt.
taiization without assurance of q correspond
ing increase in earnings. The other miners
were about steady.
Ele ctric opened and closed at the same fig
ure, liz. At Boston 1t hung around ll1s. with
little doing. Mr.. Westinghouse arrived from
New York, and. although declining to make
statement. intimated that negotiations were
proceeding favorably and would be concluded
IN a few days. He had no knowledge of Switch
and Signal affairs, being entirely disconnected
from the company.
Advices from New York were to the effect
hat SS00,0C0 in gold will be shipped to Europe
to-day, but, this being in the regular course of
business and frequent occurrence at this sea-
son. the circumstance has no special signifi-
cance Besides, money IS so abundant that no
one apprehends stringency.
News from Europe was more reassuring.
The danger of war between the United States
and Italy having passed. American securities
IN London have recovered their tone. South
American affairs were in better shape. A few
failures occurred, but none of much conse-
quence. Sales were:
= First calico Pleasant Valley at "a, 10 at 29
5000 Electric scrip at 3d. s29 S5, 10 Switch and
Signal at '91<, 10 at ~, 10 Philadelphia Gas at
15<
Second call-NO sales.
Third call-lO bird Netional Bank at l54, so
Electric at ll% 100 at ll%. 25 at ll%
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-04

| in the hope of forcing prices down. There
| would apparently have been good buying as
| Z01c above May. but holders wanted the late
premium on No. l Northern: G Closing quota, - a.
@l 07: No. l Northern, April, 81 ": MAY.
81 025s; June. 81 051s; on track, 81 034l 091z;
No. Northern, April, 81 OO15; on track, 81 OK
Q1 o.
BAL ALTIMO7E-Wheat-We frmer; No.
May. 81 11519i Il: July. 81 O61l@I O67l; Au-
gust, 81 O313 bid. Corn. Western firm; mixed.
spot and April, 7515GzJ4c; May, 75A9751fc;
July, &c bid: steamer, 7ic. Oats. Western
white. 622663c: do do, mixed. 60g6lc: graded.
No. white 62d63'; do do, mixed. 6lG6114c
Rye quiet and steady; choice, 9Se9sI 90; good
to prime, 9o998c: common to fair. 10000. Hay
steady; choice timothy $40 50Gll o.; good to
prime, 80 5c@lO 90. Provisions firm. Mess pork.
old, Sl2 80: new. sl4 Bulk meats loose
shoulders, SIC; long clear and clear rib sides,
SIC: sugar picked shoulders, &c; sugar cured
smoked shoulders, &c; hams, large, l015c; small,
lie. Lard refined, sc: crude, 651c Butter easy;
creamery fancy 28c; do fair to- choice, 26027c;
do imitation fancy, 24c; do good to choice, u
G23c; rolls. fine, 25c; fair to good, 22Q24c Eggs
fairly active at 20c.
PHILADELPHIA = Flour firm. Wheat firm,
ungraded in grain depot, 81 II; No. 2 red April,
81 1O1@4l II: May and June, 81 l2@l I215;
July. 81 0I@l 0o. Corn firm; steamer No. 2.
mixed and high mixed in grain depot and
elevator, 7Sc; No. white in eleV tor. 79c; No.
mixed and high mixed, in grain depot and
elevator. 79c; No. mixnd, April. I767715c;
May, 74fo75e: June. 72G7214c; July. 7l6T2c.
Oats. quiet, H914c higher: No. white, 6U5s0
Sic: No. white, April, 6095013c; May, 6O5S9
6l1sc; June and July. 6l14G6115c. Provisions
hruer. Butter dull and weaker: Pennsylvania
creamery, extra, &c; do., print extra, 3l435c,
Eggs esaier; Pennsylvania irsts, 2O14c.
ClNclNNATI-Flnur strong Wheat in good
demand and better grades strong; No. red,
81 O619@l OS. Corn scarce and strong: No.
miXed Tic. Oats quiet and firm. Rye in
good demand and firm; No. 2. 931Sc. Pork
nominal at Sl2 25. Lard dull at So 5506 SIX.
Bacon quiet, s6 1906 S714. Butter steady; fancy
Elgin creamery, 3Oc. Cheese firm. Eggs
stronger at 1515c.
IOUlSvillE-Wheat in fair demand; prices
higher; No. red, 81 02; No. 2 longberry, 81 03.
Corn active and higher; white 73c; No.
mixed. 72c. Oats active; No. q SEC. Rye 81.
Provisions active and firm; mess pork, sla
Hams, 9lGl0c. Bacon-Clear sides, nc. Lard,
prime steam. &c; leaf, 734c.
MILWAUXEE-Flour quiet Wheat firm;
No. spring. on track. cash. 81 OIL; May.
81 OIL; No. l Northern, 81 o. Corn-No. q 7Oc,
Oats No. white, 6515c. Barley firm: No. 5,
7314l74c. Rye firm; No. !. SSllc. Provisions
firm. Pork-May, az 6215. Lard-Mas, s6 S71S.
ToLEDO-wheat easier; cash, 81 U73l: May
81 09: July, 81 031S; August 991Sc: Decem.
ber, 81 O21a. Corn dull and firm; cash. 73c; May,
zoe. Oats quiet; cash, 55c. Cloverseed dull;
cash, 81 4U.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-04
STILL NO CHANGE.
The Iron Market at Chicago Continues in
About the Same Condition.

The Iron Market at Chicago Continues in
About the Same Condition.
rpEcrkL TELEGRAM TO THE DIP ArcE.
CHICAGO. April 3-Rogers, Brown d Mer-
win say: The Chicago market still shows the
same conditions which prevailed week ago.
The amount of business going is light. the
orders, to large extent consisting of carload
lots. Inquiries continue TO be mainly for small
quantities and nearby deliveries, but few of
the large consumers of this district have
deavored to find job lots at special cut figures.
The amount of Southern coke iron pressing
the market for sale, however, is small, the
furnaces of this district being we'll supplied
with contracts for the present.
There has been no change in Lake Superior
charcoals. but the season is approaching when
consumers of metal of this class will come into
the market for the purpose OF making their
seasons contracts. The outlook to-day how
ever does not point TO any stIffenihg of values
In this line. The consumption of iron con-
tinues to run light, many of the jobbing foun-
dries reporting that business has largely fallen
off, but manufacturers of specialtes are run
ming full, with but few exceptions
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-04

as during this week the Court rendered de.
cree ordering the receiver to sell II.
There is no immediate prospect that the out
put Of pig iron will be increased beyond the
product of two or three furnaces now undergo
ing repairs.
Only two furnaces are under construction IN
Alabama now, the effort in that line having
subsidized. The subject now engaging the atten-
tion of iron and coal men is the problem OF
steel making and the export of coal through the
Gulf ports. 1t is the recognized condition that
a wider market must be found for the coal
product.
The English people who recently bought the
town of Jasper and large bodies of coal lands in
the Warrior basin, were here this week, bus
will not begin developments until next fall.
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Provisions,

Sugar-cured hams. large. &c: sugar-cured
hams, medium, 91Sc: susar-cured hams, small,
954c; sugar-cured breakfast bacon. 734c; sugar
cured shoulders. 534c; sugar-cured boneless
shoulders. 7lc; skinned shoulders. 63lc; skinned
hams. lOc; sugar-cured California hams. &c;
sugar-cured dried beef fats, EXC; sugar-cured
dried beef sets. IU15c; sugar-cured dried beef
rounds. l3c: bacon, shoulders. SIC: bacon,
clear sides. 7c: bacon, clear bellies. 7c; dry
salt shoulders, SIC; dcy salt clear sides, &c.
Mess pork. heavy. S12 so: mess pork family.
Sl2 so. Lard-Redned, in tierces, SIC; half
barrels &c: 60-B tubs. SIC: 2O-D nails, SIC;
5O-n tin cans. SIC; 3-rb tin pals. SIC; 5-b tin
pals, SIC; lob tin pals. 6ssc Smoked sausage,
long. &c; large. &c. Fresh pork Inks &c. Bone
less hams, l0%c. Pigs feet, half-barrels, 81 90
quarter barrels. 81 Is
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-04
demand and choice stock brings outside quota.

demand and choice stock brings outside quota
tions.
PrIces for carload lots on track:
WHEAT-No. red, 81 07Q1 0S; No. & 81 030
/ 04.
CORN = No. yellow shell. 77@7Sc; high
mixed 76@77c: mixed SHE'LL 75@76c; No. 2
yellow ear, 7SQ79c: high mixed ear, 76Q77c;
mixed ear corn. 75376c.
OATs-No. !. 6l@6l1c; No. white. 6096o14c:
extra. No. 8. 5S4o9c; mixed oats. 5614G5dc.
RENO. Pennsylvania and Michigan, 81 90
81 02; No. !. Western, 95c@sl co.
FLoUR-Jobbing prices-Fancy spring and
winter patent flour, S. 75G6 %: fancy straight
winter, $4 S5@5 Is: fancy straight spring, 81 IS
s95 Is; clear winter. 81 1895 10; straight xxx
bakers, 81 5O94 10 Rye -four 81 75Q5 co.
Buckwbeat flour. E40215c q n.
MILLFEED-No. l white middlings. s25 90
y ton: No. white middlings s25 90; brown
mlddlings, sA O0R24 so; winter wheat bran. % 00
Q24 90.
HAY-Baled timothy, No. ], ,sl0 25@l0 5O;No. 2
do, 50 25DlO o.; loose from wagon. Sl1 o0013 90
according TO quality: No. prairie hay. 81 250
so; packing do. 81 50l1S co.
STRAW-Oar. So O00S 80; wheat and rye, 81 90
al 90
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-04
MONEY MARKET.

The Local Financial Situation Shows Inn
proyement in All Directions.
Bank clearings yesterday were 81, ,OS3 96S 8z
showing that trade is moving Satisfactorily for
the seasonal all things considered. The balances
were s3SS,S62 l3 April settlements are causing
no unusual friction. Money was easy on the
usual 6Q7 per cert basis.
The call for Accommodations was better than
usual OF late indicating that merchants and
manufacturers are waking up. Deposirinc was
heavy, another good feature, as people must be
doing something to have money to put in
bank.
Money on call at New York yesterday was
easy. ranging from ~ to 81 per cent, last loan
8; closed offered a. 3. Prime mercantile paper,
597 Sterling exchange quiet. but firm at 81 IS
for 6O-day bills and "a SS1a Tor demand.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-04
NO LARGE OFFERINGS.
The Market at Philadelphia Steady at Un-
changed Prices

The Market at Philadelphia Steady at Un-
changed Prices.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsPAroa.:
PHILADELPHIA, April at is difficult to
give the true condition of the iron market as it
now exists, as there is wide diversity of
opinion as to its true position, some parties
claiming that the slightest increase in the de-
mand for foundry irons would cause tenn
porary scarcity, while consumers seem con-
tented with the situation. Steady at
unchanged prices probably describes the mar
ket as it is; and while offerings are not large,
they will, it is believed. meet the demand. In
steel biIlets there is but little doing and that
little at prices far from steady. Muck bars are
in about the same condition. while nothing en-
couraSlng can be written of bar iron.
Steel rails here however. have improved
somewhat, and while few large orders have
been received, there is an increasing demand
for small lots. Old rails have no demand what
ever, but there is a fair inquiry for good scrap
iron,
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Other Oil Markets.

BRADFORD, April 3-National Transit GER
est, 1896; lowest. 724c; clearances, $4,000 bar
rels.
OIL CITY. April S.-National Transit GER
titicates opened at 1916; highest, 1916: lowest,
731sc; closed. 73lc; sales, $4,000 barrels; clear
shipments, 6s,s57 barrels; runs 72,767 barrels.
NEW YORK. April S.-Petroleum opened
steady, declined ssc on light selling, then re-
covered on equally small buying. closing dull.
Pennsylvania OIL May option, opening, 731fc;
highest, 7S1sc; lowest. 1890; closing, 7S1ac.
Total sales 5000 barrels.
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RIVERS SLOWLY RISING.

Plenty of Water, but Precious Little Coal
Is Going Out
THE Sam Clark, for Joseph Walton & Co.,
will leave to-day with four coalboats and five
barges.
THERE has been plenty Of water since the
food. Yesterday the stage was l3 feet, with
both streams reported rising. The Browns sent
out a to in the morning.
AT Brownsville the river is IA feet inches
The weather is cloudy but no rain is falling in
the water shed. the Scotia was the down
river boat in the afternoon.