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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Works Up and Down Quite Lively
and Finishes at n Loss-Corn Sold
Of-A Big Lot of Oats


CHICAGO-The mild weather and the heavy
receipts in the Northwest caused weak feel
Ing in the wheat pit at the opening. The first
sales of May were at 993Sc as against 9tesc at
the close of the market yesterday, and in five
minutes time the fraction was planed off and
left the smooth surface of 99c as the market
price. There was no spring to the situa-
ton, and about &c was as much reaction as the
covering of some shorts at 99c could produce
Business was dull outside orders were scarce
and the parties who look for higher prices by
and by appeared Indifferent about the decline
to which they made no active resistance until
around Il o'clock. After long period of mac
tivity there was some brisk trading and a break
to 9S11c.
The tone of the LIVERPOOL market at its close
being somewhat better than at the opening
may have had some influence in creating de-
mand for wheat on the break referred to, but
it is more probable thai the bulls, who were
waiting for such a time as there appeared to
buy on. seized the opportunity simultaneously
with the shorts and the combined buying OF the
two interested caused quick advance to 991sc,
with reaction to 9S54G9S1sc for the close.
The trading in corn was influenced by Hutch
inson's purchases. the moderate receipts and
poor grading until after the estimate of to-
morrow's receipts came to hand. The prospect
of nearly double the numbers on cars on Sat
urday, which figured on to-day's inspection
sheet caused much weaker feeling to prevail,
and, the price of wheat breaking about the
same time. May corn sold off TO 5317c. The re-
action which followed left the price at 5351c.
Receivers sold good deal of corn, from which
it was supposed that they were looking for
heavier receipts in the near future.
Hutchinson supported the oats market. and
to do SO. had TO buy fully 100000 bushels. He
maintained prices, although the crowd sold
freely. and many operators in wheat and corn
sold oats to insure themselves against loss in
the other markets First sales OF May were at
461s@4614c. Then the price went to 1910, to 46A
@463ac, and to 1910.
In provisions an increase of about 5000 hogs
over the estimates made yesterday caused the
opening to be rather SOFT and at a sharp decline
from the prices of the preceding afternoon.
May pork started at SO 10, compared with $40 20
at the close of Yesterdays session. Ribs sold at
S. 12114. compared with S. l715. and lard found
no purchasers over S. 05.
The opening prices proved to be the highest
of the day. and after an inactive session without
any recuperative energy appearing TO relieve a
monotonous decline. the prices were at their
lowest when the time for adjournment had
been reached and the market appeared weak at
the decline. The stocks Of ribs in this city are
reported to be II. .000.OO0 pounds compared with
2OO0,0O0 pounds year ago.
The leading futures ranged as follows. as cor
rected by John NJ. Oakley & Co., 45 Sixth street,
members Chicago Board of Trade:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
THE OUTLOOK FRIGHTENING.
Business at Philadelphia Not Specially En-
couraging, but Prospects Good.

Business at Philadelphia Not Specially En-
couraging, but Prospects Good.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIE D1sPArc4I
ment Of the second month of the year, the iron
trade is not specially encouraging, but the out
look for the INN ediate future Is believed to be
Frightening. Pig iron seems to have about
touched its lowest level, which is due more to
decreased production than to increased
consumption. Finished iron continues
weak and irregular. The general char
acter of business is not altogether
unsatisfactory, and the outlook is considered
quite up 10 the average, with fair prospect of
a large amount of business the season ad-
vances. Most of the large Philadelphia con-
Germs. such as the Baldwin Locomotive Works,
William Sellers & Co.. Southwark Foundry and
Machine Company, Bement, Miles & Co., Cor
don, Strobel Laureau, George V. Cresson
and others of that class. firms that are employ
ing all the way from 400 to 4, 500 men each. are
full of work. and likely to continue SO indefi-
nitely- Aside from Government work, ship
building is little dull as is also bridge and car
building, although IN the last two the prospect
is for great activity In the near future. Pig
iron is claimed to be no worse than last week,
and many well informed people consider there
is slight Improvement.
The following quotations for lots delivered in
consumers yards are fairly representative of
present prices: Standard PENNSYLVANIA No. /
\. 81 50G!S 90: No 2 X. SIC 5O9ll7 90; medium
~.
ordinary forge c'nder mixed, slS 5U9l4 co. and
charcoal carwheel iron, SD 00G26 co. Muck
bars are very dull and there is no business.
Buyers offer S26 80 and sellers want S27 % Bar
iron is very quiet, with quotations weak and
irregular. Some mills refuse to accept any
business at less than LS56ll90c, while others
take offers of LOG l.S0c. Skelp iron is very
dull, and owing to the falling off in the demand
Tor pipe for natural gas purposes prices are
very weak. with sales as low as l.T5c delivered
for Crooved and LS56l90c for sheared
Plates show a somewhat improved demand
but prices are still irregular and quite
unsettled. Iron ship and tank plates, 2O0G2 l0c
and steel 2l03220c. Bridge plates, 2O5@2 I5c
for iron and 2l56225c for steel. Structural
material Is not much in demand at present and
prices irregular but for deliveries in consumers
yards are quoted about as follows: Angles
2O7G2 l5r; >neared plates, 2l0@2 2Oc, and from
LOc 10 2Oc more for STEEL Tees, 2562 &C.
Beams and channels, 3lc for either iron or
steel. Sheetiron is somewhat irregular in price
but with fair business doing. The best
makes are held St about the following prices:
Nos. i TO %, 30OG3 lOc; Nos q to a. 3l5I3 25c;
Nos. . and 26, 33043.4Oc; n y, 35Oc, and No.
2S 3.606&70c.
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Sale.
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EURRYING INTO BLAST.
Present Prices Seem to Be Reasonably Salts
factory to the Southerners.


factory to the Southerners.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE D1sPArcH.1
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Feb. 6-Since the SET
Element of the coai mines strike and the
starting up of all the coke ovens In the district
the hurry of furnace owners to get their fur
naces in blast again would seem to indicate
that they are very well satisfied with the
present prices of iron and with the demand for
II also. The fact is all the furnaces can sell
lron at the present prices and make little
money. and as long as they are willing to un-
dersell the furnaces OF Ohio and Pennsylvania,
they find no trouble IN disposing of their entire
output
All the furnaces compelled to shut down on
account of the recent strike are in blast again.
except three that are being repaired
There has been no change in prices since last
week, and all the furnaces are filling orders at
figures trlfle under quotations. Small orders
are coming fast enough to keep the output
moving, and none of the furnaces are trying to
stock up in anticipation of higher prices. All
the iron made is on the market. and cash buy
ers have no trouble in picking up bargains.
The orders from Pennsylvania and Ohio mills
are sald TO be on the increase, but the furnace
men are disposed to be very reticent on this
are selling very little iron in that
territory. The facts are that most of the fur
nacvs are anxious to have their iron tested in
thi> new territory with view of getting some
biz contracts while so many Northern furnaces
are out of blast. With this purpose in view
some low prices have been made on sample
lots
There is little change in the regular trade of
the district with Western points, and the orders
continue small. In the East there is little
more demand for Southern iron, but it is prob
ably caused by the low prices prevailing.
The Mary Lee Coal and Railway Company
will erect 100 more coke ovens at once. Begin
nng some time in the summer this company
viii also build one or two lG0-ton coke furnaces.
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NEW YORK STOCKS.
Share Market Still Dull, but Growing
Broader and Stronger-No Changes
of Importance-Bonds Increas-
ing in Activity-Silver
Certificates Drop.

Certificates Drop.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The stock market to-
day showed evidences of becoming broader
than it has been of late, Notwithstanding Lh at
it was in the main dull, but the evidence goes
to show that the bulls are determined to sus-
tam 1t until it is broad enough to take care of
itself. The opening upon some foreign selling
was made at lower figures than those ruling
last evening. and while the room was nos par
ricularly bullish. there was good buying all
along the line, which increased as the day
wore along. and strength over the whole list
and activity in spots marked the dealings
throughout the day.
The renewed assurance that there will be no
silver legislation this session, and the tabling
of the postal telegraph bill in committee, gave
more confidence in the stocks now on the list
on the part of investors, although buying was
limited. Union Pacific. Western Union and
Missouri Pacific early demonstrated this fact
but were followed later by others, among
which st. Paul and Lake Shore were con-
spicuous by reason of their resistance to the
hammering nf the bears.
The Wizards were again strong, and North
American bad the advantage OF Tunor of
something favorable TO come out soon gen.
orally suspected TO be in connection with the
Electric interests of the company. The In
noon, when there was rise of about IN per
cent in both the Lew stock and the old, but
each afterward lost nearly all Of the improve
ment and became dull again.
The specialties which exhibited the most
pronounced strength were Mhbile and Ohio,
which closed with gain of l5s; Rio Grande and
Western preferred with per cent; Flint and
Pere Marquette, 2ss ami Manitoba. ~. The
rest of the market however, was dull through
out, with only slight gains. which, however,
were continuous, and the market finally closed
dull, but strong at the highest prices of the
day. Among the active stocks the only marked
change was gain of per cent. in Pacitc Mail,
while Silver Certificates lost like amount.
Railroad bonds were fairly active as usual of
late, and displayed more decidedly strong
tone than for some time, the final changes show
ing a greater number of advances of import
ance. The sales reached 81. 726 000 out of which
Sl45,000 were Rio Grande Western lists. Sl43OO0
Erie IDS and Sl06,0U0 Wheeling and Lake Erie
improvement 5s. Many OF the active issues
show material gains. and among these Cedar
Falls and Minneapolis lists rose 9, to 81; Minne-
apolis and 81. LOUIS 2Js z, to $50; Oregon In
provement lists ~. to LOB, and Virginia Mid
land general Is, stamped. 2 to 81
The following table shows the prices OF active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yester-
day. Corrected daily for THE DIsPATCH by
WHITNEY STEPHENSON. Oldest Pittsburg MEM
bers of the New Y ork Stock Exchange, 81 Fourth
avenue:
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4 GOOD SEASON AHEAD.
Structural Iron Men Looking for an Era of
Prosperity in Chicago.

Structural Iron Men Looking for an Era OF
Prosperity in Chicago.
CHICAGO. Feb. 6.-Rogers, Brown Merwin
say: There have been no changes of special
moment in the market situation here during
she past week. Prices still rule low OH iron of
I'll classes, and there has been practically
no change in his direc ton. There is in some
quarters, however, disposition to hold more
nrinly toA given range of values and there have
been, perhal S. less special cuts of late in cnn-
sequence. Large consumers of this market,
having picked up most of the job lots which
have been offered for sale by holders are forced
TO realize, regardless of existing market values.
Consumption Is gong forward at a healthy rate.
The architectural iron men are all looking for
ward TO good season as soon as spring opens
and the weather permits resumption Of build
ing operations.
Work is running light in most lines having to
do with the manufacture of railroad material
1t is generally recognized. however that IN this
department there will he a fair amount of
activity during the year in the way of repairs
aud new rolling stock. though it is generally
conceded that the amount of construction of
new lines will be small. Railroad interests are
now SO large, however, that large CONSUMPTION
of metal is demanded simply to maintain eouir-
ment and carry on repairs. Both producers and
consumers believe that little change of nrices
will result during the next 80 to 30 days. While
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
A NEW STORY by Robert Louis Steven
son begins in TO-MORROW'S DISPATCH.
Don't miss the opening chapters.
Wool Markets.

NEW YoRK-Wool firm and quiet; domestic
fleece, 34937c; pulled. 26@33c; Texas, l7@24c.
PHILADELPHIA-Wool,p prices firm with i'm
Pennsylvania and West Virginia Xxx and above.
32@35c: Y. 30G32c; medium. 37@3S1ac; coarse. 36
@37c; New York, Michigan, Indiana and West
ern fine X and XXX, 2S@3015c; medium 500
3IHc: coarse. 35Q37c; fine washed delaine, x
and Xxx, 34dSSc; medium washed comblng and
delaine 42Q43c: coarse do do do 36l3Sc Can
ada, washed combing. 34@36c. Tub washed,
choice. 37@40c; fair 35637c; coarse, 33@35: me-
dunn unwashed combing and delaine, 29Q3l1zc;
coarse do do do. 2!@2S1ac; Montana, 20Q24c;
Territorial. l6@22c.
BOSTON. Feb. 6.-The demand for wool has
been good and sales for the week foot up
3,557. 800 pounds of all kinds. Several good
sized lots of Territory have been moved
on a secured basis of 62@65c for fine,
5S06Oc for fine medium and 55c for
medium. Texas woods have been
dull with small sales, spring medium selling at
2ic and fall at 2lc. Oregon wool is quiet at II
Q2lc. Quite good sales of fall California have
been made at 20@22c for best and 7@l5c for de-
fectlve. In spring California there have been
small sales at !sQ2Sc. Pulled woods
super and 22@3Oc for extra. Ohio and
Pennsylvania have been quiet at 3IO32c for X,
and 33@34c for Xxx. Michigan x feeces are
slow at 29@3Oc Unwashed combing wool has
sold freely at N@29c for one-quarter and 29Q
32c for three-eighths. Washed com bling and de-
laine have been firm and quiet. In Australian
woods there have been larger sales at 35@4215c
ami there has been more doing in foreign
carpet wools.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
Provisions.

sugar-cured hams, large. 914e; sugar-cured
hams, medium, &c: sugar-cured hams. small,
10c: sugar-cured breakfast bacon, SIC: sugar
cured shoulders, &c; sugar-cured homeless
shoulders, re: skinned shoulders. TIC; skinned
hams, lO9c; sugar-cureu California hams, 61ac;
dried beef sets, IOc; sugar-cured dried beef
rounds, 12c: bacon, shoulders, nc; bacon,
clear sides. 7c; bacon. clear bellies. G54c; drT
salt shoulders. SIC; dry salt clear sides. &c;
Mess pork, heavy. S11 90: mess pork: family,
Sl1 90 Lard-Refined, in tierces. SIC; half
barrels SIC: COD tubs. SIC; 20-D pals. 6Ac;
50-n tin cans, 5ssc; 3-b tin pals. &c; 5-D TIN
pals, &C., 10 b TIN pals, SIC. Smoked sausage,
long. &c; large. &c. Fresh pork links. &c. Bone
less hams. lO13c. Pigs feet, halfbarrels, 81 W;
uuarter-barrels, So Is
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FIRST SECOND THIH
CALL. CALL. CALL
B A Il A B

Sales at first call were 80 shares of Electric
at l5 10 Philadelphia Gas at 1014, so at 1923 and
so Pleasant Valley at 245s AT second call 10
20 Electric sold at l5 100 at l51S 100 at 15l and
200 at l6. Sales at third call were 20 Electric at
1913 10 at l61, at 1873 100 at 161S ITO at 1873.
$50 at l6l 10 at 1615. Between calls 30 Electric
sold at l6 100 at Itss 800 at l6s and 200 at l69.
After call 10 Luster went at 204.
The total sales of stocks at New York yes
terday were lS5l7l shares, including: Atchi-
son, 3.4l0: Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern, 400; Lake Shore, 4042; Louisville and
Nashville. 4S35: Missouri Pacific $3.50: North
American, l., 791: Northern Pacific. 2.790; do.
preferred, Il, 3l5; Richmond and West Point,
5.52O; st. Paul, 1850: Union Pacific 23.l20:
Western Union, 1920; Wheeling and L Erie,
3,2l0.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
Oil Markets.

OIL CITY. Feb. 6.-National Transit Ger
tiacates opened at 771sc; highest, 1870: lowest,
TIC; closed 7S14c; sales, 94 900 barrels; clear
ances l36. 600 barrels; shipments, 1886 barrels;
runs, IS, ,034 barrels.
BRADFORD. Feb 6.-National Transit Ger
tifcaIes opened at TIC; closed at 1880;
highest, 1870; lowest, T1Zc; clearances. 3Bs. 200
barrels.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6-Petroleum opened steady
but moved up gradually on buying orders from
the West, closing strongly at The best price of
the day. Pennsylvania oil. spot: Opening 761Sc:
highest. 77ssc lowest, 1896 closing; 779sc March
option: Opening. 77lc; highest, 7SLc: lowest.
7Ac; closing. 7Sl4c. Lima oil, sales none.
Total sales 1lG, ,000 barrels.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
Closing Bond Quotations.

CHIcAGo-Rates for money were unchanged
at 6G7 per cent. Bank clearings for the day
were sl2 350,97S. New York exchange was 40c
discount.
ST. LoU1s-Clearings. SS757, 452: balances.
s52S,2S8. Money 7@S per cent. Exchange on
New York sold at 40c premium.
York exchange, commercial paper, par; bank,
81 per $1,000 premium.
New YoRK-Bank cearings to-day, slOS,-
S3l. .4i0: balances. S. T.378
BoSroN-Bank clearings to-day, Sl4. All. 1885,;
balances. sl.443.714 Money. per cent. Ex-
change on New York. 17@20 cents discount.
PHILADELPHIA - Bank clearings to-day
per cent
BALTIMoRE-Bank clearings to-day, 81, 509,.
$50; balances. s420,2l8. Money, per cent.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
KILLED HIS DAUGHTER.
The Horrible Crime of a Colored Father
in Georgia.


SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH:
ALBANY, GA. Feb. Gin the latter part OF
December a negro named Turner Robinson,
living on the Slapply place in Baker county.
had trouble with his mrother-in-law over
the possession of his little daughter,
and succeeded in obtaining her through a
decision of the Court of Ordinary. The child.
at the time of the mothers death, had
been disowned by Robinson, and the
care of it devolved upon the grandmother.
Robinson had not been blind to the
childs growth, and as soon as he saw that she
had grown large enough to be of service to him
he took her home. In December the child's
disappearance was noted. In answer to in
quiries concerning her Robinson said that she
had returned to her grandmother.
On the Slapply place. near Robinson's home,
is a small pond, around which some children
were playing on Tuesday. They discovered
crocus sack, which they examined. In it they
found portions of the body of the
girl. Robinson had beaten her to death, and
had placed the body in the pond. Robinson
Immediately saddled one of his mules and es-
capped. Sheriff Odom, of Baker county, began
pursuit Immediately. A Coroner's jury de-
clared Robinson to be the murderer.
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bakers. 81 56@4 10. Rve flour, s4 OO@4 Is.
Buckwheat -four, 21a03c q n.
MILLFEED-No. l white middling., s3 5O@
"a 90 " ton; No. 2 white mIdtgings, 81 O0G9
q 90: brown middlings, SO 50@ol 90; winter
wheat bran. S2i 5C022 co.
HAY-Baled timothy, No. /. SO 00@9 30; No.
2 do. S. OO9s %: loose from wagon. $40 OOgl2 w,
according to quality: No prairie hay. y 2J9
so: packing do. So 1907 90.
STRAw-Oat, 81 50Q7 10; wheat and rye, " 70
al &C.
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IMPORTANT BAR MEETING
To Be Held by the Allegheny:CountyA Asso-
citation To-Day.

1O DC hclu Dy the AS5oe
citation To-Day.
Secretary E. Y. Breck, of the Bar Asso-
citation, yesterday issued notices of the
regular meeting of the Bar Association to
be held to-day. Nominations OF officers to
be elected at the March meeting will be
made. Rev. DIR. G. T. Purves will deliver
an address on "The influence Of
Early Christianity Upon Law" The
attention OF the members IS called
to the file of the Senate and House
bills, the Senate calendar, and the daily
legislative record, complete to date. which
are on file at the rooms. They are re-
quested to examine the bills from time to
time, and call the attention of the associa-
ton to any that may seem to require COM
mendation or criticism. Some of the bills
will be discussed at the meeting to-day.
The forms of deed of conveyance and deed
of mortgage adopted by the association at
its June meeting have been printed, and
the members are requested to purchase and
use them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-07
Movements in Realty.

Samuel w. Black & Co.. sold for H. NJ. Black,
Of Black & Keffer. the New York piano man
ufacturers, three-story brick business house
on Penn avenue, near Ninth street; lot about 10
xs0 feet; price about $50, 900. This property was
sold to MIR. Black not long SINCE and the pur-
chase:to-day at an advanced price by a local
business man, who still considers it cheap,
speaks well for the confidence in real estate.
S. A. Dickie & Co., East End, sold for the
Hughes & Guthrie Lumber Company to the
keystone Paint and Color Company, Limited. a
piece of ground on Louden street, Twenty.tirst
ward, l67xl24 feet through to the Pennsylvania
Railroad, for S., 500.
Charles Somers & Co. sold for ]. F. Y anney
to F. L. Senour, a property on HomewoOd ave-
nue.. East End, consisting of lot 24x1OO, with
house of five dwelling rooms and store for
S2.40O cash.
Thomas McCaffrey sold for the P T. Howley
estate to James Ward the property No. 1921
Penn avenue, lot 2lxl0O feet with large three
story brick business house and dwelling, con-
tanning store. eight rooms and finished attic, for
S9,ll0
John K. Ewing & Co. sold to DR.. F. E. Taft
tho property No. 81 BOYLE street, corner of
Heml0ck, Third ward, Allegheny. consisting of
a twO-story brick house of seven rooms, hail.
bath and attic, lot 2Ox90. for $500 cash.
Black Baird sold for Frank E. Heath lot
on Penn avenue, Sixteenth ward, 20xl00 feet to
an alley. being No. ) in the Jancy plan, for $500
cash.
s. ]. Fleming & Co. sold lot No. g. Aspinwall
plan, fronting on Freeport avenue 1O0 feet by
l25 feet to an alley, for l,S00 The purchaser
will improve with good dwelling.
James W. Drape & Co. have arranged a deal
in tract of real estate on the line of railroad
near the CITY, so acres to be laid out in lots
by syndicate; consideration $4,000 cash They
also sold properly on the Perrysviile road.
house and grounds, for SIS. $50 cash; also house
and lot on Webster street, Allegheny, tor
$500.
MaGaw & Golf, Linn. sold to Ada ]. Haworth
two lots, Nos. 55 and S. IN the Oak station plan,
Pittsburg and Castle Shannon Railroad, and
Will at once build neat frame house on the
lots for Mrs. Hawortb, all to cost about 81, 500.
A. H. Byers & Co. sold for Miss Mary Staub to
John Heron the property No. 40 West JeffeT-
son street, Second ward, Allegheny City, being
a frame house of five rooms, hall and finished
attic with lot 20x73 to 20-foot alley for S. 800.
w. A. Heron & Sons sold loG No. Z in A.
Kennedy's plan. 2Uxl00 feet, on Willis street,
Twelfth ward, Allegheny for 5000