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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-12

The situation in this line is practically the
same as it has been all the week. Sugars are
| quiet at quotations., and coffees are firm
| Choice New Orleans moIasses are firm
| Canned goods of all kinds are dull.
GREEN CoFFEE-Fancy, 21a22c: choice Rio, 20
Old Government Java. 27sa9c: Maracabo, 21}sG
cas- 22@@2sXc: La Guayra, 2I]a92258c.
ROASTED sI In RaperAS}d "a STANDARD brands 2oc high
e ass afasa5S 9s Se: 9SeFP%ens santos 'ng sa.e
pes5e5ry, 2sc: choice Rio, $ose; prime Rio. 26c;
SPICES (whole)-Cloves. ia9l5c; alspice. 1oc;
cassia SC; pepper cs.Il le nutmeg meg 7o@s0e. @ foe.
ohio heaGghp c watsr ss wSse SS
| @d911c: globe, 14G142c; elaine. lie; carnadlnc,
lie; royaline. lie; red oil. 1os@1lc; purity, 14c;
Miners oILnNo. winter, strained 42@4ac per
s sYRGP"Corn % syrup syrup. s6asOc choice sugar syrup.
S493Sc, prime sugar syrup. SG9s2c; strictly prime.
4. o. MoLAss Es-Fancy new crop. 4O@42c ;
choice, 4o@41c old crop. s64sSc; N. o. syrup, 449
sopA-Bi-carb. in kegs. s5s@sHc: bi-carb. in %c.
Sae; bi-csrb arb assorted packages, 5AS6c sal soda.
CANDLES Star. full weight, &c: stearine. per
set skc; paraftine, I1@12c;
sTARcH-Pearl. 4c; corn starch, 6@s1kc; gloss
FOREIGN FRUIrs-Layer raisins, s. 90; London
Layers g IS Muscatels q IS; California Muscates,
I9 c EaanTa e s
prunes, GaSJ4c: French prunes. s@g]Sc: salonica
prunes; in 2lb packages. 9e cocoanpts. 100 q 90;
GG mapH ss s SP sc asw duss ss 5e a5
lemon peel. 12c . ib; orange peel 1ac.
DRIED FRUITs-Apples. sliced. 6l9@sEc: apples.
evaporated %@?1sc: peaches. evaporated. pared. 20
@2lc: peaches, California evaporated unpared. l3
@l6c; cherries. ptted, 15c; cherries unptted: Sc;
raspberries evaporated, 1S9l9c: blackberries, 699
&c: huckleberries Sc
SUGARs-Cubes 4Nc; powdered, 4Tc: granu-
AFT ar l4c- Cnff ubi ito
4l@48c: yellow, choice. sz@4c; yellow, good,
PiCkL LEs|Medum, bbfs. q, soo), 81 rs; medium,
sAGT.No p bbi, 81 20; No. extra. Dbl, 81 10;
Higgins Eureka 4-bu sacks s. SO Higgins Eureka,
16 l4-fb packets. 50 20.
CANNED Goops-standard peaches, q so@2 90;
peaches. 9ca95c; finest corn, 81 95d1 80; Hfd Co.
corn. 81 ONCSl l5; red cherries, 81 1904 30: Lima
marrcwfat peas 81 1oSi Is: soaked peas, Ssss7Sc:
pineappIes. 81 5OG1 60: Bahama do s. Is: damson
Pl%ms g. 49, greengsges q y o 5o eSg plums q 60;
81 2@2 4o do greengages 81 TO- do egg plnms 81 90:
extra white cherries 81 s5 raspberrfes, 81 05@ 10;
tomatoes s5G95c salmon, ID cans, 81 soai SO; black,
berries. soc; succotash. 2ib soaked, soc: do
green, 2-tb cans, 81 2S9l so; corn beef, 2fb cans
Holsters. 1-fb cans. 81 D: mackercl, l-fb cans
boiled 81 so: sardines, domestic, as. 81 S5d4 90;
rs, IS 80: sardines imported. rs. 5l 5o@is 30: sar
sardines, spiced, 90 50.
FIsH-Extra No. bloater mackerel.. s24 90 per
erel, sls 90; No: large mackere, SIG 50: No. 8
large mackerel s14 90; No. small mackere $40 90.
W51te ,b Il s. sd b n5e per eo frd%, bS
land halbut. l2c per H. Pickerel, half Dbl. 81 90:
quarter Dbl. 81 CO. Holland herring. 75c. IWakoff
OATaEAL-s5 oO@5 25 per Dbl.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-12
Wool Markets

BosToN-There has been a fair trade in
wool during the past week. The sales
the market has been Quieter than previously
and some of the large buyers have with.
drawn. Some good sales of territorial wool
have been made on the basis of 5906Oc
clean. for fine: 53@5Sc for fine medium, and
50@55c for medium; in California wool the
only important sale was one of 100, 900 pounds
of spring at 15@l9c; Texas and Oregon wool
has been dull. Ohio f1eeces have been quiet
Xx and above: Michigan < has sold
at 26I@27c, but mostly in small lots:
No. clothing woods have been quite firm at
35936c for Ohio and 34@35c for Michigan; No
i combing woods have been dull at 37639c;
fine delaine selections have sold at 34635c
for Ohio and 32G33c for Michigan, but most
ly at inside prices. Unwashed combing
wools have been in steady demand ct 25@26c
for one-quarter and 27G9sc for tnree-eighths
blood: unwashed and ,unmerchan ia BILE
f1eeces have been in demand at 19624c for
Ohio and Michigan In pulled WOODS there
have been some good sales at 30@42c for
super: 22@30c for extras: Australian woods
have been firm; foreign carpet woods have
been dull.
ST Lot .s-wool-Receipts, eo,sOO pounds;
shipments, $1,000. Steady but movement
slow.
NEW YoRK-wool easy and quiet: domestic
fleece, 30@36c; pulled, 26@33c; Texas, 16@24c
PHILADELPHIA-Wool quiet and prices
steady: Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Vir-
glnia y y and above, 3003lc; Y, 2sG30c: me-
dunn, 35@37c; coarse, 33@:4c: New York,
Michigan, Indiana and Western, fine or Y
and XX, 266asc: medium, 3415@s5c; coarse,
33@54c line washed delaine, Y and M. 32@
35c: medium washed combing and delaine,
311%@39c: coarse do. do. do, 346l36c: Canada
washed, 32@33c; tub washed, choice, 36@3Sc;
iair, S5gS6c; coarse, SS@34c: medium un-
unwashed combing and delaine, 2515627c;
Montana, lSQ23c; territorial, fine, l5@2lc.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-12
PREPARING FOR WAR.
A STRUGGLE AMONG RICHMOND TER.
MINAL FACTIONS

Causes Heavy Buying in That Security by
pie Are BulIish-A Boom in Chicago
Gas-Railroad Bonds Active.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE stock market to-
day was irregular, with most of the business
confined to few specialties The strongest
features were Richmond Terminal and Chi
cago Gas. Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific
were exceptionally weak, the former de-
clining per cent and closing at the lowest
point. The rest of the list was comparatively
neglected.
The Vanderbilt following continue their
predictions of higher prices generally, es.
pecially for their own line of stocks, and
working as is their custom. on one line at
time, are predicting an early Advance in the
Nickel Plate securities.
ing by brokers generally handling invest
ment orders, and was accompanied by re-
ports Of largely increased earnings. The
movement in Richmond Terminal was ap-
parently due to pending contest for con-
troll between factions OF the directory, and
most OF the stock was bought by interests
identified with the property.
The total sales of stocks to-day were 192, ,622
shares. including: Atchison, 1884: Canada
Southern, 1850: Chicago Gas, Is, l75; Delaware,
Louisville and Nashville, 3,94O; Missouri Pa
cific, 5645: Northern Pacific preferred, ex
div, $500: Reading. 5,040; Richmond and
West Point, 26 975; st. Paul, Is, 175; Union Pa
cif1c, 1886.
Railroad bonds were comparatively active,
the sales amounting to s., l07, 900.
The following table shows the prices of active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday.
STEPHENSON Oldest Pttsburg members of the
New York Stock Exchange. 81 Fourth avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-12

| fair to prime, 25@27c: common to fair, 22@
| 24c; centrifugal easier: strictly prime, Is0
19c; good prime, 15@Hc; fair TO prime, 100
Hc: common to good common, 6@9c. syrup
24@3Oc.
ST. LOUIS-Elour dull and unchanged.
Wheat-No. red, cash. 9J5SG953lc; Decem-
Der. 95i4gs5%c. closing at 9l1ac asked: May,
99sA9sl 9sA 90. closing at s9c; July, closing at
4254c; year. 41@411ac, closing at Ale bid; Jan
nary, 4o@4o4c, closing az 4oa4o1sc; May.
oafs verS ouies No ca CASH htotSS se Nav asssS @
bid. Rye neglected. Barley quiet, bu5
steady. Minnesota, 53@6l18c. Butter un-
changed. Eggs dull and easier at 23c. Pro-
visions dull and very little doing. PORK
Old, So 90; new, S11 %. Lard easier at s. 971I.
BALTIMORE-wheat firm: No. red
spo. and December, 81 0334f01 O4; January,
81 05A@1 o6; February, 81 6714@1 O71S; May.
Corn firm: mixed spot and year, Gle; Janu-
ary, SIC: February, 5515c asked: March, $50
asked. Oats strong and fairly active: No.
2white Western, 42c asked; No. 2 mixed
96c. Hay steady; good to choice timothy,
s13 OO@H 90. Provisions firm and active.
Butter steady. Eggs steady at 26c.
MINNEAPOLIS -wheat-No. l Northern.
December, opening, Ssc: highest s8c; lowest,
871ac, closing to-day at SEC: yesterday, s61lc;
May, opening. 94c: highest, 945zc; lowest,
929c; closing to-day at 921sc; Yesterday, e314c;
January, closin. to-day at SIC: yesterday,
S719c; on track. No. hard. ssc; No. 1 North
ern, SIC; No. Northern, s2@s4c.
MILWAUKEE-FIour quiet. Wheat easy,
December, e31Sc; No. 2 spring, soc: No. /
Northern, 931Sc. Corn quiet; No. 5, 43c Oats
steady; No. 3white, 34c. Barley quiet; No.
2, 5s11c: samDle, on track 51@621zc. Rye
quiet; No. l. s9c. Provisions quiet Pork
January, sl1 10. Lard-January, So 1214.
CINCINNATI-Flour easy Wheat easier;
No. red, 951%G96c- Corn in good demand;
No. mixed, -cbc. Oats scarce and firm;
No. mixed, SEC. Rye quiet; No. 2, 95c.
Provisions quiet and unchanged. Butter
In moderate demand. Eggs steady at &c.
Cheese steady.
DULUTH-W -Wheat-No. 1 hard, cash, 99c;
December, soc: No. 1 Northern, cash, SSc;
December, SS1Ic; May, Csc: No. Northern,
cash, s214c; No. 8, 7s14c; rejected, 694c.
TOLEDO-Wbeat active and lower; cash
and December. 96c: May, 81 O274. Corn active
and lower; cash, 4734c: January, 45Ec. Oats
quiet; cash, SAC. Rye dull; cash, 9l54c.
KANSAS CITY-Wheat dull and steady;
No. 2, cash, 79c. Corn lower: No. 2, cash, $50
bid; January, SIC. Oats higher: No. 3 cash,
3094c bid; December, 303Sc.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-12
THE MARKET BASKET.
New Vegetables From the south-Poultry
Slow and Game Firm.

There are few new features in the week
| past in this line. At the Diamond Market
stalls trade is reported very slow with little
or no change in prices. New vegetables
from New Orleans and San Francisco are al
ready coming to the front, but prices are too
steep for the ordinary purse Homegrown
lettuce is in the stalls. Butter, eggs and
poultry are bringing the same prices as they
did a week ago. Game shows an upward
tendency, and our quotations in this line
are advanced The season for fresh fish is
practically over. All the Western fish now
on sale is frozen stock. A few fresh shad
are still coming from the East and find
ready sale at 81 80 a piece. Western white
fish and salmon are in good demand. Oys-
tiers are in supple sufficient for all needs,
and demand is fair at old prices Florists
report a quiet weeks trade. Holly and
laurel are coming to the front giving evil
dence that Christmas is near at hand.
Following are latest retail prices OF mar
ket basket materials:
MEATs-Best cuts of tenderloin steaks CSC per
n; sirloin, 1s92oc; standing rib roast Ise2Oc;
CHUCK roasts, l2c; corned beef s9loc per Inspiring
Sc for forequarer: loin of mutton 15c; lamb chops
an Peses & Chops @ snd
toes l5c per half peck: sweet potatoes 2oS25c per
half peck: green beans- 25c quarter peck: wax
onions. sc a half peck: bananas a0c a dozen;
carrots. Sc bunch: lemons. ao0a5c per dozen
for sc; beets, punches for 1Oc: cucumbers 25c
apiece; celery. Sc bunch: caulifower. 15d35c
apiece; apples, 15d20c half peck: tomatoes. 35c
quart box; Spanish onions. Sc apiece; Malaga
grapes 2Oc pound; new beets, loc 4 bunch, for
25c
BUTTER AND EGGs-Good creamery, sl@32c per
10 fancy brands. 340S5c choice country rolls soc;
good cooking butter, Ec; fresh eggs, SO@32c per
dozen.
PoULrRY-Live chickens 65075c a pair: live
turkeys, l9dl3c per lb: live ducks. 60675c y pair;
dressed chickens II to 13c per ~ ducks 13 to 15c
per 10; turkeys, 15c.
GAME-Squrrels. 4Oc pair; rabbits 4Oc a pair;
quail, 81 50 dozen: snipes, g so dozen: wood
cock. 81 90 pair: pheasants 81 so pair: prairie
chickens $S 90 dozen; Mallard ducks 81 90 pair;
venison- 35c per III: wild turkeys, 15c pound;
jack rabbits. 75c apiece.
FIsH-Following the articles in this line on
the stalls. with prices: Lake salmon 10 TO I5c: Cal
nornla salmon, 35 to 4Oc per pound: white fish, l2I1
to 15c; herring, pounds for 25c Spanish mackerel
20c per pound: huefsh, 15c; halibut a0c rock bass
25c: lake trout l2c Holsters. 2Oc: turtle.
20 TO 25c: oysters, New York counts 81 rs per gal
Ion: smelts 20c pound: shad q 90 to 81 25 each;
scallops. 20c pound: Mackinaw trout I21sc per
pound; frogs. 81 dozen; clans, 81 so
gallon
FLowERs-La France g 90 per dozen: Mermets.
. per dozen: Brides, 81 IS per dozen: yellow and
white roses, 81 90 per dozen; Benefits 81 q rsr
dozen: carnations. 35c per dozen: Duchess of Al
bany, y so per dozen; hostes. 81 q a dozen;
Senator Wootten roses. 81 y n dozen: lily of the
valley. 81 "5 per dozen: hyacinths, 75c per dozen;
orchids, &c TO 81 90 apiece.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-12

level. New York was active at the open
ing, but lapsed into dullness toward the
close.
The market presented several good fea-
lures. Philadelphia Gas recovered all OF
its lost ground and more, the inspiration
being an oil well, said to be a good one,
brought in by the company at Elizabeth.
Iluster developed unexpected strength, fur
nishing nearly point better than the open
ing Switch and Signal added a big frac-
tion to its credit. All of the unlisted trac-
tions were in better favor. Duquesne sold
up to IS, and was slightly stronger on the
street after call. The old members Of this
group were strong.
Sales at the first call were 141 shares Of
Luster at 81 and % Duquesne Traction at
17I. Second call. so Philadelphia Gas at
I315 100 Manufacturers Gas at 26L and 30
Luster at 81. Third call, 100 Philadelphia
Gas at 1881, Is at 13ss, ,22s Electric scrip at
80, 100 Duauesne Traction at Is and 10 Luster
at 81.
1t is quite evident that one of the most i'm
portant among the factors which go to make
up the present market is the confidence of
holders of stock, rendering them unwilling
to sell at concessions and unlikely to be
scared by bear stories.
Bids and asking prices at each call are
given in the following table.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-12
GRAIN IS STILL FIRM.
Corn and Oats Keep Moving Up, With
Choice Hay. in Demand.
POULTRY DULL AND GAME ACTIVE,
In General Produce Lines the Movement Is
Still Quite Slow.
GENERAL GROCERIES AS THEY WERE
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
FRIDAY, Dec, II.

| OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATcH,)
| FRIDAY, Dec. IL.
COUNTRY PRoDUCE-Jobbing prices
The situation in this department of trade is
practically the same as it has been for a
number of days. Commission merchants
are unanimous in reporting quiet trade
In dairy product lines cheese is the firm
factor. Country butter is in bountiful sup
ply, and only the best is wanted. Poultry
is still slow, and game is firm. Vegetables
of all kinds are in favor of buyers. The
same is true of fruits. Apples are very
slow at quotations Florida oranges con-
tinue to arrive in quantities beyond the
needs of our markets, and markets are weak.
Bananas of high grade are firm at outside
quotations.
APPLEs-sl 5Od2 90 per barrel.
BUTTER-Creamery Elgin. sl@s2c: Ohio brands.
2s@3oc: common country butter, 1s@2Oc; choice
BEANsNSew York and Michigan pea, 81 aoa2 90:
marrow. g 1592 Is: Lin Lima beans, 4Sf5c .. ID; hand
- BEEswAx"Choice, M saSs5c fb: low grades, eaa
25c.
BUckwHEA1 FIoUR-New: eg@2'kc 2 10.
sxelszs1 fSfi cream is'sSlaze: imported SWEET
CIDER cider. 50 5o@5 90 . barrel; sand
CRASBERRIEs1 sfs11s Per box. 50 25@2 IS.
EGGs-Stricty fresh nearby stock. 2sazc; can
died eggs. 24d25c: cold storage eggs. 2l622c.
FEATHERs-EItra live geese, 57@5Sc; No. I, 4a0
Soc n ib: mixed lots, 3aG)i0c.
DRIED FRUITS-Peaches, halves, 6lSc: evap-
GRATED apples S19c; apricots. 9@1Oc blackberr1es.
6G6kc; raspberries. I!@l71sc; dried grapes, $40
&c: huckeberries, 7%GSc.
GAME-Wid turkeys. 81 5092 90 each: maliard
ducks, 81 0d5 90 per dozen; teal ducks 81 1903 90
per dozen; pheasants. S. 1906 Co; quail, 81 2ol 50;
Squirrels 81 coal So; rabbits. 2N925c per pair;
whole deer 13t915 per fb: saddles, 1S@coc per ID.
HoNEY-New crop white clover, 1sc; California
honey, 116D15c q fb.
MAPLE SYRUP-7509Oc per gallon.
MAPLE SUGAR-10c p b.
Y-Aive--Chickens, 60665c pair. large;
3O150c medium; live turkeys, 10d1c ID: ducks. 50
@60c pair: dressed chickens, 1aQ4c p ID; dressed
turkey. 1S915c q tb.
PoTAToEs-Carload lots. a5@l40c on track; from
store 4OdI5c bushel: Southern sweets, 81 50G1 IS
a barrel: Jerseys. $3 OOd3 IS.
SEEDs-Western reclaimed medium clover job
bling at s. 20; mammoth. s5 55: timothy, 81 45 tor
prime, and 81 80 for chocest blue grass S26592 so;
orchard grass 81 75: met, 81 90: German. 81 Is;
Hungarian 81 10: fine lawn. Csc per Id: seed buck
wheat. 81 4O91 so.
TALLow-Country, 4c; city rendered. SC.
TROPICAL FRUITS-Lemons, 8 1904 50; Florida
oranges e. 0O62 25 box bananas, 81 500l 75 firsts
25Gl1 30 good seconds, per bunch; Malaga grapes,
s. 50910 90 half barrel; new layer figs, 140l6o
VEGETABLEs-Ca g oo94 90 a hundred:
yellow Danver onions, 81 0092 25 barrel; toma-
toes. 81 20 per bushel; celery, 2593Oc per dozen;
turnips. 90cGsl 90 u barrel.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-12
Grain, Flour and Feed.

Sales on call at the Grain Exchange were
larger i'll volume than for any one day these
several months past. Total sales were Il
carloads, as follows: Two cars OF No. vel.
low ear corn, 5lc, spot: lear No yellow eal
corn, SIC, spot; 3 cars No. white oats, 40c, !
days; car extra white oats, 3914c, 5 days; ]
car sample corn. sic, days; car No. 2 hay,
$11 so, days; cars No. 2 white oats. S914fc, 1G
days; l car mixed hay. Sl2 30; car No. 9
white oats. 500, December. Receipts as bull.
letined, 81 cars, as follows: By Pittsburg, Ft.
Wayne and Chicago Railway, cars of bar
ley, of flour, of hay, of shorts, of oats, 2
of corn. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and st.
Louis, cars OF corn. By Baltimore and
Ohio, l car of hay, l of flour. By Pittsburg
and Lake Erie, l car OF hav, of flour, of
malt. By Pittsburg and Western, / car OF
oats, 3 of hay, of wheat. Cereal markets
are firm all along the line, and present pros
poets are for higher-priced oats ana corn.
Milfeed and hay are steady at prices quoted.
grades of hay are in good demand at quota
tions.
Following quotations are for carload lots on
track. Dealers charge an advance ON these prices
WirEATcNo. cred. 81 Oc@1 o.: No. 3 red. 9ess7c
4 mixed GeGw enr se So nS se a1rn ea
541ac: No; yellow shelled. SSIs@S4c: high mixed
shssa Ss@sc mixed id3cs shslsd white
@4oc; extra No. oats, Ss1a@a39c; mixed oats, $500
RYE-No Pennsylvania and Ohio, 96@ssc; No.
l Western. 9Jd96c
BARLEY -6SG75c.
FLOUR-Jobbing prices-Fancy spring. patents,
$ sos 75 fancy winter patents, s. a5G5 so: fancy
straight winter. s. Ooa5 .: fancy straight spring
bakers. "a 75Glj 90. Rye flour. s. 2545 81.
MILLFEED-No. white middlings. s22 5OG,3 90 q
ton; No. 2 white middlings, SO 0O@2I CO.; brown
micdlings SIS OO9l9 90: winter wheat, BRAN SIS 90
obs so: chop feed, s2l O0925 OO.
81. oa!s $; No. 80 soil g; SsS Clover @ hay,
$40 eH9lo 50; loose from wagon. s12 0O@I5 20; ac-
cordlng to quality; s5 gaes5sing Ing hay. - o0g9 SO;
Is. y ''9' W. wheat anu rye 70 ''@
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The Unexpected Happens, as 1t Often Does
in the Iron Business.

The Unexpected Happens, as IL often Does
in the Iron Business.
, CINCINNATI. Dec. ll-[SpeciaL Brown &
Co. saw: Sellers of iron had anticipated that
December would be perhaps the lightest
month of the yea r, and there has not been
much disposition to press for new business.
1t seems to be rule in the iron business,
however that the unexpected happens. In
stead of marked dullness, there has been a
good degree of activity. Orders booked so
far this month are in excess of correspond
ing time in November. Prices, however,
have felt the effect or accumulation
of stock and the prevalence of bear talk.
Some grades of Southern iron have lost all
the advance that was scored in August and
September, and have sold as low as at any
time during the summer. 1t is not easy TO
make sales for immediate delivery, and fur
naces that have been unwilling to book for
ward orders have found it very difficult to
keep their yards clear. The embarrass-
ment of one large Southern CON-
pany is not Thought by those
particular bearing on the situation South.
Its furnaces have not been located so favor
ably for cheap material, and from appear
ance it was not q fair representation OF
Southern iron manufacturing interests. 1t
Is said that very low prices have enforced
economies and improved furnace practice
all through the South, and this has done
much to reduce cost and improve quality OF
iron. It is known that some of the large
companies, that while back were barely
holding their own are now making some
money.
On the whole, it can be said that produc-
tion in the South is not likely to decrease
in consequence of ruling low prices. The
underlying elements of the market continue
to gain in STRENGTH beyond question. Large
DIVERS for cars. locomotives and steel rails
have been placed this month by the rail-
roads. This has not created the extra de-
nnand for wheel iron, ETC. that might have
been expected. because prior to the giving
out OF such orders MANY of the car works
here were running very light and had iron
in stock. The demand however for char
coal iron is very considerably improved and
every prospect points to greater improve
ments in the near future. Many
railroad companies are still hold
ing back orders for rolling
stock until increased business or special
financial arrangements warrant placing
them. The accumulation of funds at money
centers and the consequent Improvement Of
demand for railroad. municipal and water
works bonds. point strongly to a revival of
activity in such parts of the iron trade as
depend upon railroad and municipal i'm
provements etc. The results are slow in
realization because the temper of the coun-
try is conservative. 1t may take several
months of next year before the legitimate
effects are seen, but they are bound to come.
The particular question that concerns iron
men, however. is whether production will
go on increasing so rapidly as to further in
crease stocks and prevent any improvement
in values,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-12
PLENTY OF SMALL ORDERS
AT Chicago. Where One Southern Brand of
Iron Is Held Highest

CHICAGO, Dec. n.-tSpecidL l-Rogers, Brown
& MeTvin says: Chicago market continues
TO move on in the same way described last
week; small orders are numerous, and here
and there a large transaction has been con-
sumnated, these being cases where consum-
ers find an opportunity for buying at cut
figures by placing contracts now. Severa!
instances may be noted OF coke furnaces
which have been obliged tc make a sacrifice
OF price in order to now accumulated
stocks. Charcoal irons remain inactive
Iumors Src current of more or less sales
ranging in price from SIG 80 to SI7 90 Chicago
Repu' able brands are all holding firmly to
the latter figure, AS minimum. Two or
three sales of one birmingham brand have
been made at frcm sl7 30 to ST. -
One encouraging feature is the fact that
various of the car works are contemplating
buying round lots of ra material for deliy-
cry during the first six months of next wear
Some additional ord'Is for rolling stock
have lately been placed, but the volume OF
business in this direction is yet to come.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-12
Closing Bonl Quotations.
Bank ClearinHs.

PHILADELPaIA-Bank clearings, $40 155. .93S;
balances, 81, ,691.492 Money, per cent.
ST: LoUIs-Clearings, 81. .53O5l4: balances,
S6I3,765. Money, 7@S per cent. Exchange on
New York par to 25c premium.
CHIcAGo-Bank clearings, $l6 100000. Now
YORK EXCHANGE steady. Money, per cent
MEMPHIs-Exchange selling at par. Clear
1ngs, S662, 1926; balances, $l32 661.
New ORLEANs-Clearings, s1S95 75s. New
York Exchange-Commerciai$ l so per 81 900
discount. Bank SOC discount to par.
BALTIMORE-Bank clearings, So, ,43l ,S9l bal
ances $3.50 9s5. Rate. 6 per cent.
New YoRK-Bank clearings, sl26 25l, ,69l; bal
ances, $6,O92.9s7.
BosToN-Bank ciearings, $16,314, ,917: bal
ances, 50, 100, l69. Rate for money, 2@3 per
cent. Exchange on New York, 1Oc discount