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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

expected. The highest point touched by 1t
during the week was 1871 and the lowest Az.
Is. Yesterday it sold at 15ss and closed az io.
Dio; The close at Boston was 10 Dld, onereu
~ ioY, showing that Pitts purg was more
puil1sh than the Hub.
"A. j, Lawrence & Co., in their weekly re-
view OF local financial affairs, say; Dmrlmg adr dg
gne past week the holders OF the $.,VVO,Ov0
Company have been pondering over the plan
OF reorganization submitted TO them, anu
Iney are expected to render their VeTolct AZ
Gne adjourned annual meeting on monuay.
miss our guess if the ultimate result is not
disappointing. We do not say this In any
spirit of unfriendliness to the plan, but
merely to caution stockholders against set.
ting their hopes too high. We believe that
100 shares of non-assenting common stock
VIII sell for more money to-day Inan oO
shares of asserting common stock WILL prlng
slx months from now: .
few days has fully. verified the remarks in
our letter of one Month ago. This class OF
securities will eventually become as prime
investments as bank shares or gooQ ponqs.
issues coming upon the market are sur
charged with speculative elements, ana we
look for active trading, accompanied py
more or less interesting manipulation. IN
TINS connection an important fact snouio
not be ignored. During the past few years
Pittsburg traders have become educated to
playing the short side of the market, as
profits have been Overwhelmingly on that
side. This has given broader basis to the
trading, and will be found an ever present
support in times of trouble. 1t may be ex-
pected, therefore, that should speculat1on
carry prices to the unreasonable height
reached two years ago, the shorts will be-
come potent factor in the market.
"a word as to the outlook for the money
market. For the past fortnight the public
has heard of nothing but gold exports and
the unsettled condition of foreign finances.
1t is natural that even in the interior undue
Importance should be attached to this sub
tect, since every one remembers that the
credit panic which swept over this coun-
try last fall followed upon the heels Of the
foreign collapse. The conditions now, how
this true OF Pittsburg One of the most emf
nent bankers in New York writes us that he
expects additional shipments of gold this
month, and STEADY to firm money market
throughout the summer, but no one anJici-
pates the stringency which prevailed with
more or less severity throughout the last
half of 1890
"Here in Pittsburg the statements justmade
by our banks show them to be in O stronger
position than they have occupied for years;
local stocks have just begun to rally from
depression which has continued since the
spring of 69 the iron trade is improving,
and railroad business is picking up, so that
the outlook is certainly brighter than for
long time past"
Yesterdays sales were 100 shares Duquesne
Traction at 90 100 at 20, s Luster at 1871, %
Manchester Traction at BIZ, Electric at
l5sAs, 80 at l5l, 100 at l5H, 10 Philadelphia Gas
at l2A. Closing bids and offers for the week
are appended:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Condition of the Markets at East Liberty
and Other Stock Yards.

and Other Stock Yards.
OFFICE OF PITTsBURe DIsPATCH,
SATURDAY, May 16.
Cattle-Receipts, s1s head shipments, 5S7
head; market, nothing doing, all through
consignments, no cattle shipped to New
York to-day.
Hogs-Receipts, 1850 head; shipments, $3.50
head: market dull: Philadelphias, IS 000
8 10: best Workers and mixed, 81 s0@4 80; pigs
a 00@4 so; Is cars Of hogs shipped to New
York to-day.
Sheep-Receipts, 900 head; shipments, 400
head; market slow at yesterdays prices.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

All communications for this department
should be mailed to reach THE DISPATCH not
later than Saturday morning, Reasonable
space will be freely given to all organiza-
tions classified under this heading.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
Philadelphia Stocks.

Closing quotations Of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished by Whitney & Stephenson, brokers, No. 81
Fourth avenue, members New York Stock Ex-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

When baby was. sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

WIZ. GRAGAM, OTTO HEDEMAv,
g Adams street, Ale S. Thirteenth street,
gheny, cancer Of lip, Pittsburgh, cancer d
years. breast, a years.
Mrs. Armburst Weaver's Old Stand, Westmorss
land county, cancer Of leg, years. Mrs James
Forsters, Coal Mining, Indiana county, Pa, cancer
OF shoulder, years Mr.. Roth, corner Thirty-sixth
street and Penn avenue, cancer of check years.
Mrs. HON, Hang street, Allegheny, cancer Of cheek,
3years. Mrs. Stewart, 30 Grace street. Mt. WASH
ington, Pittsburgh, cancer Of womb, years. Mrs.
]. Kelly, West Pittsburgh street, Greensburg, Pa,
tumor OF nose, years. Mr.. Stevenson, rs Park
Way, Allegheny, tumor on forehead, Is years. Mrs.
G. Lohde, 63o7 Shakespeare street, E. E. Pittsburgh,
cancer OF breast, years. Mrs. Beghans, cancer Of
breast. years. Mrs. Muller, cancer Of breast, !
yean Mrs. Haendig, cancer of womb, years.
Mrs. Hoistat. cancer Of womb, years. Mrs Lang
hof cancer Of womb, year. Mr. Maiver tetter Of
eczema. 80 years. Mrs. Egan. cancer of the breast,
ayears. Mrs. Stevely, cancer of womb 6 months,
o. Robinson street, Allegheny City, Pa. Adam
Black cancer on lip, Stobo station, Beaver county,
Pa. Mr.. Werner, cancer Of reaum, Box Forty.hfth
street, Pittsburgh. Pa Mrs Apler, cancer on nose.
Frankstown avenue, E. E., Pittsburgh, Pa. Mrs.
Mats, cancer of the breast 81 years Of age, Curry
station, Bedhel township. Allegheny county, Pa.
Mrs. Muller, cancer Of the lip and tongue, years.
Milford Somerset county, Pa.
He also removes the dangerous tapeworm In from
o TO hours, and has $50 specimens of them in his
once. He also cures tetter and complaints of the
Kidneys; also old sores and rheumatism and al
skin and blood diseases.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

)All persons hav-
ing claims for in.
demnity or death
losses, against The
Preferred Mutual
Accident Associa-
ton of New York,
K. c. Atwood, Sec
retary, or claims
upon which pay
ment has been re-
fused wholly or IN
: part by said Asso-
citation, will find it
TO their advantage
to communicate at
once with Justice.
Box 1903, New
York City.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

No Change in the Rivers.
There isno change in the rivers, the marks
show s. feet inches and stationary.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

The weekly statement of the New York
banks, issued yesterday, shows the following
changes: Reserve, increase, $l4s, 900: loans,
decrease, 81 Az 200; specie decrease, 49, 775 100;
legal tenders, increase, $2,646,200; deposits,
decrease, s5,lll20O circulation, decrease,
$4,000. The amount now held by the banks
in excess of the requirements Of the Is per
cent rule is "a, ,912,975.
At New York yesterday money on call was
easy, with all loans 3per cent, closing offered
at 5. Prime mercantile paper, 5@7. Sterling
exchange quiet and steady at 81 S3z for 80
day bills, and "a SSA for demand.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
The Building Record,

During the past week Is permits, represent
ing As buildings, were issued for brick, 40
frame and 2iron-clad buildings. the total cost
of all being 1886. The Twenty-first ward
led with Z, followed by the Fourteenth ward
with O.
The number of permits taken out the pre-.
vious week was q, representing 35 buildings,
the estimated cost being 1894. Number of
buildings for which permits have been
granted this year to date, 925 Yesterdays
list follows:
LII. Rodgers, iron-clad one-story stable, u
x2O feet on Sidney street, Twenty-sixth
ward. Cost, $3.50.
William KunZelman, brick two-story dwell
ing, Ex32 feet, on Wooster street, Eleventh
ward. Cost, 50, 400.
Casimer Snyder, frame addition one-story
kitchen, l2xl6 feet, on Fingel street, Thirty.
fifth ward. Cost, $50,
Andrew Ralajewski, two two-story dwell.
Thirteenth ward. Cost, 81, 300
II. I'll. Aaron, frame two-story dwelling,
22x36 feet on Terrace street, Fourteenth
ward. Cost $780,
Robert Martin, brick two-story and man.
sard dwelling, 22x32 feet, on Brereton ave-
nue., Thirteenth ward. Cost, $500.
j. G. Unyerzagt, frame two-story dwelling
16xS0 feet, on Jumcey avenue, Eighteenth
ward. Cost, $1175
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
MONEY MARKET.
Bankers Would Like to See Borrowers q
Little More Urgent.

Little More Urgent.
Money ruled easy during the week, with no
indications of stringency. Bankers would
be willing to run the risk Of little pressure
in order to enable them to find employment
for considera BILE idle cash.
For the loss in bank clearings which the
Clearing House report discloses, the strike
and the European furry are wholly respon.
sible, domestic conditions presenting moth
ing especially unfavorable. The gold that is
going abroad is to pay debts and interest,
and will soon be paid out and will in due
time find its way back.
The Clearing House statement for the day
and week, with comparisons with last year,
fa1tnr,n,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
Order of SoIon

Vice President McAlillen attended the first
regular session of Latrobe Lodge Tuesday
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
What Oakley & Co. Received.

John NJ. Oakley & Co.'s Wall street wire
brought the following yesterday: Wall street
had genuine surprise party this morning
in the bank statement, which either
paralyzed or amused everybody. There are
good manya guessers down here and some
of them are likely to hit almost everything
which happens, but it is safe to say that no
one, from the youngest messenger to jay
Gould, would have guessed this result; it
actually showed gain of $l4S,0OO on re-
serves, the requirement being lowered a
million and a quarter by a decrease of 5000, :
600 in deposits. This actual loss of money
was 81, 100000 the years loss in specie Of
$3,775OOO having been offset to the extent of
$2646,0O0 by legal tenders. This is the money
received from the interior, and it cut q
larger figure in bank figures than had been
anticipated. Well, when the bank state
ment appeared at HAS A. NJ. it needed no
braces, for prices had been on the down
turn and melted away under renewal of
the gold and money scare.
London was lower on consols and Ameri-
cans, and cables from Europe were disquiet-
ing. Fears were expressed that a general
European collapse is imminent, and that it
will extend to commercial circles there, and
that we shall be compelled to give up enough
gold to produce stringency here. That is
the alarmist's scare, and it may have
enough in it to cause another down turn
next week The buying in the last hour
to-day was to cover shorts, for the
bears had been calculating without their
host, and they were correspondingly ratified
Nearly every man who sells stocks now
has a string attached to them so that he can
pull them back at lower price. Very few
have sold out to stay out; they only take to
port till the squall blows over Knowing that
good weather will soon appear. The general
and special home conditions are all right and
indicative of great prosperity, and the only
cloud upon the horizon is the specter Of
European disasters. Six months have
elapsed since the Barring Brothers embar-
ra ssment and it seems as if matters abroad
must have been so far healed as to prevent
an open breaking out.
Monday is a holiday in London. Specula-
tors will watch the market next week with
kaen interest. and gold shipmant will again
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17

sno-T-MwFsu
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-28

A quarto volume of 271 pages Of statistics
has recently been issued simultaneously in
Germany and the United States under the edi-
torship of Messrs Wagner and SupsD. which
shows the population of the world. brought
down 10 August !. 1891. including the British
census for the current year. The statistics in
this volume are in q large measure necessarily
conjectural, ut they have been submitted to
the most careful tests By the editors and are
approximately correct.
They estimate the total population Of the
globe at $50 millions, of which Europe has
357: Asia, s26 Africa. 1G4 America. 122: Aus
tralia. 3. the Oceanic Islands ~. More than
one-fourth Of the human race is found in
China and Japan, the former counting $780,
OOO. 600 and the latter 46, 900, 600; more than
one-ifth is in India, 324 100000. OF which 2s6.-
900, 900 belong to British India. Comparing
the chief European States with ours, the only
one that exceeds our 63.OOO00O is Russia. &c.,
coo CO. The others range as follows: The
German Empire, 40, 900. 900; Austria Hungary.
Il, 900. O0O France. 3sOOOOOO; Great Britain
and Ireland, 3S.O0O0JO; Italy, 300OO0O0. and
Spain. 17.0OO.OCO
The average number Of inhabitants TO the
square kilometer measure now used in
such estimates is thirty-seyen in Europe.
nineteen in Asia, five in Africa and three in
America. kilometcr covering nearly three
square miles
The comparative densiues 81 the principal
countries. beginning with the most thickly
populated are as follows: Belgium, COZ to
the square kilometer. the Kingdom Of the
Netherlands. 135; Great Britain and Ireland
1914 Italy lO5; Japan, 1O5; the German En-
pire, 81; China, 20; British India, 7G Switzer-
land. y; France. H. Austria &C; Denmark
81 Portugal, IS. Spain. 81: West Indies, p.
United States +. Among the States OF tho
Union Rhode Island leads with lOj and Mas
sachusetts with lo4 ranging about even with
Italy and Japan; next is New Jersey. II. the
same as France and Switzerland Connect
cut 81. the same as Denmark New York AZ.
and Pennsylvania 45. little less than Portu-
cal
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-28
CORN ZEAL II EUROPE.

It is q very singular fact that although
so many centuries have passed since the
first discovery OF Indian corn it has
never yet been able 10 obtain q firm
foothold in Europe. That corn meal has
never been extensively substituted for -four
in tho homes of the rich is not surprising
as it is in comparison a coarse food. but it Is
remarkable that it has not hitherto been able
to compete With rye and barley in the estima-
ton of the lower classes. II is generally
recognized to contain more sustenance, but
this fact has not until recently diminished
its unpopularity.
Very active efforts are now being made TO
introduce corn as An article OF food among
the peasantry of the continent. the threat
ened famine presenting what seems 20 be an
unusually advantageous opportunity. but 1t
is only by mixing the corn meal with the
meal ofrye that the peasantry can be induced
TO accept it as bread The proportions OF the
two grains in this mixed food IS 50 per cent.
each. This half and half bread is said 10 be
growing in favor, with proportjonate de-
mand for corn in its ungi ound state.
Under the new reciprocity arrangements
with Germany corn is admitted into the En-
pire on very favorable conditions, and if only
a taste for corn meal can be cultivated among
the German people large part Of our Amer-
can crop Will find a new and valuable market.
Here in Virginia and wherever indeed IN
America corn is produced. 1t has been found
to be especially adapted TO the needs of the
laborer, both black and white. It IS strong
and it is nutritious.
There is no reason why it should not te
equally well adapted TO the needs Of the for
eign laborer. and by pursuing the intelligent
measures which have recently been inaugu-
rated looking to its introduction into Europe
its use Will be assured in the end
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-28
THE srEaKEH AND THE TARIFF.

The tariff issue has been squarely forced
| unon the speakership contest. and the New
| York Sun is out for Crisp because IL says
| that If the Democrats nominate Mr.. Mills for
| Speaker they will declare themselves in favor
| Of free trade.
I II nothing else was TO be said in favor Of
| Mr.. Mills the fat that the Sun IS opposed TO
him ought among Democrats 10 be a power
ful argument in his behalf. That paper has
become noted for striving to stab the Demo-
cratic party in the back while pretending TO
support its principles. And it has failed TO
advocate seriously the cause Of any Demo-
cratic presidential candidate since the
election of Hon Samuel ]. 1ilden. IL
did its best to accomplish the defeat OF Han
cock by letting no opportunity pass to bring
him into ridicule, and every one remembers
that it even supported so arrant a Radical and
so thoroughly unprincipcd q man as Ben
Butler in opposition to the regular Demo-
cratic nominee, Hon. Grover Cleveland, in
1884. Advice given Democrats from such
source should. therefore, be received with
the gravest suspicion. In fact. there ia no
doubt that the Suns friendship for Crisp and
its opposition for Mills arise only from the fact
that it believes the latter gentleman to be
more in accord with ex-President Cleyelands
well known tariff views than is the former.
The charge which has been made against
Mr.. Mills that he is a free trader is simply alb
surd. No sensible man in the Democratic
party is in favor of absolute free trade be-
cause he knows that under existing condi-
tons free trade is impossible. SO long as tho
Government must meet tho interest on the
large public debt, and pay the formidable
pension list which has been imposed on the
people By the Republican party for partisan
purposes, so long must it have
tremendous revenue, and as no party is in
favor Of direct taxation. that revenue should
mainly be raised by custom duties. But the
tariff thereby necessitated should be laid for
revenue. and should be as light as
the circumstances OF the case will admit.
1t should not be prohibitory so that manu-
Ia turers may be given absolute control of the
home market and thereby have the consum-
era Of the country at their mercy, but it should
be so judiciously laid that the average Ameri-
can purchaser may procure the needed pro-
ducts of foreign markets at reasonable prices.
and our commerce enjoy the advantages Of
fair trade with the markets of the world.
This is the true position of Mr. Mills as it
is the true position of the Democratic party.
and the charge that no is free trader is a
false charge, made with deliberate intent to
deceive. If speakership contest therefore,
is narrowed down to Mills and Crisp and is
conducted on the issue of tarif reform. then
the Democrats of the House should not hesitate
to elect the former gentleman. BY so dong
they will maintain the policy of their party
and show the advocates Of free coinage Of
Bland dollars that they have no sympathy
with that dangerous heresy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-28
DIR SOUTHWEST CONNECTION.

The arrangements between tho Richmond
and Danville and the Norfolk and Western
railroads have progressed SO far and so favor
ably that il is now almost inevitable that the
much-wished.for connection between the
early express trains of those lines will be
made at Burkeviile at o'clock in the morn
Ing. aud so put Richmond with Lynchburg
and Southwest Virginia in the closest possible
communication.
The great importance of this connection
has long been obvious to the TINES. aud 1t
has pressed tho matter upon the railroads
with tho gratifying result about to be con-
summated. and which, when once established.
will grow in usefulness and esteem.
The railroad officials have exhibited an
earnest desire to meet the wishes of the pub
lie. and it will not be without anxious con-
sideration aud mutual concessions that the
new schedule will be made
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-28

The Subject of Sanitation Discussed by the
Committee From the Oh mber.

The Subject of Sanitation Discussed by the
Committee From the Oh mber.
A meeting OF the special committees ap-
pointed BY the Chamber Of Commerce to in
vestigate certain questions relating to tue
health Of the city was held yesterday evening
at o'clock FOR the purpose OF receiving d re-
port consolidating the results Of thess inyes-
legations
There were present at the meeting from
the board or directors OF the Chamber Col
onel John b. Purcell. president Hon George
l.. Christian. first vice-president; Dir. J. H.
Halves. second vice Dresident. Mess 8 + H.
Dean. 4. y. Landeik II. h. A. Iabb. II. B.
Taliaferro. Everett Waddey j. K. West and
H. W. Wood from the special committees
Messrs. Thomas ~ Carter. j. X West. H. T.
Davis. 4. Il. GUigon John Grimes aud l.. e.
Christian. Drs. Hugh VI. TAYLOR. CHARLES VI.
Shields aud Benjamin Harrison. and by nvi-
tation Hon. j. Taylor fNys ia Mr.. Hugh
Blair and Mr. L. II Bissell. Colonel ". f.
Cutshaw and 3G.. Charles l.. Boiling were also
expected to 10 present but were prevented
by other imperative engagements.
The rep IT. which was prepared by AIr.
Thomas \. Carter Of the committee on health
and sanitation of the Chamber treated quite
exclusively the questions of water supply.
sewerage. Shockoe creek plumbing and SAM
tary matters general statistics. milk and
meat supply. and after being read by the Sec
Rotary and discussed by llr. Blair. Alr. Guigon.
Judge Christian. tho Mayor OF the city and
DIS. Shield aud Taylor. with some slight adj
ditons. was adopted as a whole and 70 erred
10 the Chamber of Commerce for its future
action.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-28
MR. ". ID. ToMPKINs' DEATH.
RESOLUTIONS OF Respect Adopted by the 10
bacco Trade.


At special meeting os tho Richmond To-
baeco Trade held at the Tobacco Exchange
in the city of Richmond this 9th day Of No
vember. 1891. at Y o'clock ~. Major +. NJ
b ykn. in the chair. called the meeting tooI-
der and spoke rs follows. 10 wit:
Gentlemen - the absence OF your presl-
dent aud vice president who are both de-
tanned by sickness, / have Teen requested by
your secretary 10 call you together % pay
last sad tribute 20 departed member who
has held the confidence OF this trade through
many years. and through tests which have
come TO him and may come 10 each and oil
of us He showed himself in adversely worthy
OF our esteem. and OF all good men. il will
be in order for Won, gentlemen. TO take any
action you may deem best.
Mr. w y. Gibson 10 IS proper on occasions
like this we should testify our high appreg Ia
ton OF our friend and of our loss. Therefore.
! move that a committee be APP ointed 10
draft resolutions indicative Of that purpose.
Mr. GJsons motion was duly seconded ana
adopted by the meeting.
The Chair appointed under Mr.. Gibsons
resolution the foil wing named gentlemen. to-
W.T.. Mr.. W. ID. Gibson. Mr.. IaZ. Darlington,
Dir. r. c. Morton.
The above committee retired, prepared and
reported the following:
Whereas, in the providence Of God our
friend and associate. ". D. Tompkins. has
cen removed from our midst 10y death
there ore
Resolved That we. the members Of the
Tobacco Trade DO sincerely mourn his loss
not only AS a useful and valuable member of
the Association. but as a warm personal
friend 10 each.
Resolved That while deeply dsplouus his
loss our grief IS mit.gated n that we can SO
sincerely aud truthfully bear our testimony
10 his great nth OF character. his strict in
tegrity and anna lit of disposition, eudear-
ing hun % many friends.
Resolved That a copy Of these resolutions
he forwarded % his beresyed family, with
whom we most deeply sympathlze.