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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27
Richmond, September &c, 1891
John Rnhinson,a Show.

To sneak Of the merits OF JOIN Robinson's
Great Worlds Exposition is merely loves
labor lost with the people OF tins nation.
Everybody does not know that during its
last winters vacation the show has received
an augmentation SO vsst and So imp RANT as
10 dwarf by comparison even It's own great
exhibitionsl excellence. The grand, gorgeous
and sublime biblical spectacle Of Solomon.
his Temple. and the Queen 4 Sheba" is al
luded to, in which innumersble people find
active participation, aud which II rsplete IN
grand sceneographic effects typical repro
duction Of biblical personages and events,
prolific in psgeantic and professional TEXTURES,
lavish in enhancing bsllets and terpslchorean
divertissments and rich in ~trappings and ap-
pointmonts. recurring for its production the
largest stage ever constructed, and cOnrpi-
cuou.ly portray ng such sacred events, scenes
and incidents A. the Judgment OF Solomon,
Arrival OF tho Queen OF SheDa, The City Of
David, the Palace and Temple, Court Of King
Solomon's Temple. the Walls and Towers Of
Jerusalem, SolomCn's 700 Wives, the Sacred
Ark Of the Covenant the Great Ivory Throne,
Procession Of War CheriOts. Slaves Bearing
Incense. lovely Cresset Dancing Girls.
martial and courtiy Pnrades and exciting
Chariot Races. The eminently moral, his
torical and mind elevating spectacle Will com
mend itself to every lover Of the sacred and
beautiful.
The Robinson Exposition, with its sublime
spectacular accession. ~ u exhibit III Rich
mOnd October 9Th.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27
Intoxicated Birds.

A pigeon-hving experiment nj Tours, France.
has ended in a most remarkable manner,
proving the shocking fact that the useful
birds. in addition TO being excessively greedy,
are also given 70 an oyerindulgence in strong
drinks. -Four hundred and twenty-nine pig
cons were conveyed by train from Tours to
La Bohalle and there let loose. To the
astonishment of the various societies inter-
ested in the experiment only forty re-
turned home and these were in a dassd con
s~pective quarters. An inquiry resulted in the
discovery q at 1t q roadside station q large
consignment OF black currants bad been put
in the same van as tho birds. The Undertaking
qualities Of tho currants' Juice proved too
much for the little travellers. and they were
quickly in such a condition that only o syisll
proportion were sober enough 10 mud their
WAY back to Tours.-London Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27


:" sitsr The grain begins to harden well isa
good time 70 cut fodder and the nearer tne
work can be done to this TIM tno oe,ve he
hauled in soon after cutting and stored under
A GOOD shelter il will be best TO put up IN
GOOD sized shocks. as there VII be a less per
cent, exposed 10 the element. Fit can oe
put under shelter as soon as cured, sman
shocks are the most desired, as I, iessens me
work In cutting the fodder and Tess u me -
required to cure out. II to stand IN the heid
until needed for feeding out. put up IN
shocks sixteen hills square. ~ 1t can De nauIeo
in and stored under shelter, put up In snocks
eight or ten hills square.
HELPING HINTS.
Ten head OF young cattle, well fed and keps
comfortably during winter. Will BRING a better
return than twenty left 10 SHIFT for tnem-
selves.
When you can't pillow corn or thresh whea.,
it would DO a paving job to haui tne o,g pno
OF manure AVA from your barn iOI anu s0a
ter il on weak spots. 49,
BETTER sell a part of the stock now than TO
be obliged 10 sell oil half fat o little later.
Gauge the quantity of seed wheat by me
time OF sowing and the condition OF the sou.
Do not sell of all of the best animals on the
farm and then expect your stooK 10 Improve
by breeding.
Bad grains and hay are dear at any price.
and should not be fed to your horse simply
because they are cheap:
One item In cutting sheaf oats before ieed-
ing is tho saving Of waste. Adding q Ntue
bran improves the value as o ration.
Between marketing. evaporatlng, making
into cider for vinegar and feeding to stock,
no fruit should be allowed TO go to waste,
and especially to rot under the trees,
when 1t is possible 20 avoid 1t.
The best sign" OF a good cow as mixer
Is a good milk and butter record for q year
or moro. but shiftless farmers are apt 70 Tor
getit. Any man who depends on other signs
deserves disappointment. ,
An agricultural expert. who has tried both
ways. says it il better 10 have a COW give
300 pounds OF butter for FIVE years and die on
your hands than to give 200 pounds for ten
years and then make 1900 pounds OLD co"
beef.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27
GUNNER HOUSES.


" 3. ENGINEERS OFFICE. o05it EAST
u. Main street. Richmond. Va. SeDiember
T.. 1891 -Proposals for the construction OF rail
road track, transfer slip. car and caisson on the
james river, about I'VE miles from Richmond,
Va, will 10 received until noon OF October l5,
1891. and then opened. The attention OF bidder
il invited to the Acts Of Congress approved
February "a. 1853. and February %. 1877 volume
e., page s32. ami yolnm.2t pA9e-l., statutes al
largo. All information can be had ot tho fesi
dent engineer. Mr.. c.. L. l.. BurzxJn WILLIAM
7. TRAIGHlLL, Colonel Corps Of Engineers o..
S.A. seS-St
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27
CoBN LORE

A long spell of wet weather sometimes
comes just as corn is ~tasscling and silking.
When this is the case there will be many de-
fectiye ears of corn. Each thread OF silk
reaches down to the cob. and holding the
pollen it f~ertllizes the germ which is found
at the other end. and around which the starch
AMI husk of the grain are grown a. "A protec-
ton. Pollen is formed successlvely and IN
such excess that no single rain, however Sc
we're, can prevent the full fertilization of the
corn blossom.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27
HICKOK'S NO. 1. II. ID. e.. FIG, y
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ARE PURE. CLEAN
AND CHOICE sUN-CUbED TOBACCOs. TitY
THEM.

Ii has been many months since such a de-
erty has been placed on the market as that
advertised b. Messrs Henry J.. Staples a Co..
to be sold ty auction on Monday. Situated
on the preferred south side OF the street.
midway between the old and long established
retail stores and the splendid emporiums
built in the last year or two. a more desirable
and central location for any kind of retail
business is hardly conceivable. For several
years Broad-street property has been more
sought after than any other. and doabtiess
there will be a large crowd present and good
price ob.ainea. For further particulars read
the advertisement IN TAG TINES.
Tho BEST i0c. PIECE ofFINE SUN-CURED
TOBACCO that can be bought in America Is
txI.l,Lsa No
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27
AGAINST WIRE FENCES.

corn blossom.
AGAINST WIRE FENCES.
An editorial in Horse and Stable says No
breeder who has the slightest regard for the
safely or comfort of his horse stock or for
profit in the business should allow any
barbed wire fence about the premises where
his horses and colts run. There is not a sea-
son passes without some valuable anlmas
being killed or totally ruined by cuts received
from the cruel barbs. Several cases OF this
kind have come TO our knowledge this sea-
son. One of them is described in the fol-
lowing communication from a subscriber
in Gardner, Mass; II have had the mis-
fortune to lose my flly. She was by Raven:
Her dam was Clay and Lambert. She could
trot one-fourth Of q mile in fifty seconds
easily when eleven mouths old. She got on
10 a barb wire fence and out herself SO badly
that she bled 10 death. | valued her ut
$500" There ought to be a law prohibiting
the use OF such cruelty dangerous material for
fencing. There are other kinds of wire that
are as cheap and effective, besides being per
fectly safe.
THE VALUE OF FoDDER.
The value Of corn fodder as a winter feed
largely depends upon the manner OF handling.
not only in cutting. but IN curing and storing
away; but la good season well cured and
stored under shelter corn-fodder makes not
only nutritious and wholesome food, but one
that is greatly relished by stock. while if al
lowed % get too ripe before eating, IL not
properly shocked up. or IL left in the fields
exposed TO the weather until needed for feed
ing outs good per cent. OF its feeding value 10
wasted.
II 10. Of course, considerable task to cut q
large acreage ot corn end for this reason
moro or less u left standing, and feed that
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27
PILE CURE

JAPANESE PILE CURE.-A GUARANTEED
q CURE FOR PILES OF whatever kind or do
gree-ExternAl, Internal, Blind or Bleeding,
Itching, Chronic, Recent or Hereditary. 81 8
boz; 6boxes. e. Sent by mail, prepaid. on re-
ceipt Of price. We guarantee TO cure any case
Of Piles, Guaranteed and sold only by K. I.
BEEyES Il Co, Druggists and Seodsmen. 6l
east Marshall street. kichmond. Va
Tea II .suly
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27

SYMPTOMS: Moisture; intense itching and sting
ing; most at night; worse by scratching, II al
lowed to continue tumors form, which often
bleed and ulcerate. becoming very sore.
Swayneis ointment stops tho itching and bleod-
the tumors. AT druggists, or by mail. for 30
cents DR.. Swayue 4 Son. PhiladolphiA
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27
oh. n n roucn.

VIII you heed the warning-the signal. per-
haps, OF the sure approach Of that more terrible
disease. Corsumptions AJAX yourselves II You
TO run the risk and do nothing for It. We know
from experience that shilohs. Cure will cure
your couah. 1tnever. fails, This explains why
year. II relieves Group and Whooping Cough
at once. Mothers. do not be withoutit. Sample
bptus!ss ireeSI Soid w Bodeks Sc BROTHER, End
shall streets
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27

woman was seen 10 spring from q pier
rn,n recovery OF the body 1t was found 10 De a
ronno woman who had been suffering from
nervous weakness and prostration' ana "no' -
spondent and despairing OF q cure had oo"-
mitted suicide. u
Thousands OF weak, nervous and despairins
women lead a life OF utter mental ana pn'si-
cal misery caused by weakened vitality sna'
tered nerves. malaria and exhausted strength
To such we would say, despair IS foolish ana
nnnaeessary. All such cases can DO cureo oy
tho use of the great nerve, brain and bioou III
v;oorator. DR.. Greene's Nervura. It's purely
vegetable and harmless. and costs but sl.W oi
druggists. Use II. you VINO are In hopeless ue'
.nair q, a euro, and & NIL 0fre you a neto nerre'
a neto rfGor, a ne'c IRE.
Il had terrible headaches for thirty yehi''
They got so bad / felt that should go insane
and made my husband promise not to put mo III
an ASYLUM. j took DIR. Greene'r NerS"fa, anu
now have no headache, sleep and eat Wei, am
not nervous, my kidneys are healthy ana Dioou
npre. I,oas sared nom that terrible Jafe' tnsdnhV
or prostratfon, ~ THIS uonde1y1d remedy pr'
Greene's Nervura.
Mrs. JENNIE ANTHONY.
81 west Green street Lynn, Mass"
IA - DR.. Greene. the success;
"a -. bD full specialist, in curing al
forms OF nervous and chronic diseases. 80 west
Fourteenth street. New York, can be consulted
FREE, personally or by letter. Call or write MN
about your car, or send for symptom blank 10
fill out and a letter fully explaining your case
giving advice, ETC.. will be returned nee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27

DRTMfUM SEED WHEAT, F0RfY-SEyEN
i BUSHELS PER ACRE. Absolutely clean
G. D. STACY L SON,
ssso&1 Amelia Courthouse. Va
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-23
Groceries.

The features of trade in this line are the
strong sugar and coffee markets. Green
coffee is already up 1c per pound in the
East, and packages must soon follow, ac-
cording to present outlook. The movement
Of general groceries is Free and this weeks
volume shows an increase on last week.
GREEN CoFFEE-Fancy, 2l@22c; choice Rio. 200
Old Government Java, GIt@9c; Maracaibo, 2I1s@
cas-. 32'E@sssc: Ia 1.yG2aS Gnayra. a@S2sSe
a d 2oc bn hgh
ssSsie; MsrssaiGo asssssss; Santos, isSasa%c
peaberry 2Sc: choice Rio. .Olfc: prime Rio. 2Oc; :;
seSa hs 9sfbs % aspee 1c
cassia Sc pepper ssls lie; nutmeg 7S9soc; ,o..
oho sc: Sesdgst 9c water ass. wSite
9a9Sc: globe, 14a14kc: elaine 15c: carna adine lie;
royaline l4c; red oil, 1os@llc; purity l4c; olene,
MINERS OIL-No. ]. winter, strained. 4aa4ic p
e SYRUP~Corn syrup. 2s6Ssoc; choice sugar syrup,
s49ssc; prime sugar syrup, aO9a2c; strictly prime,
n. y. MoLAssEs-Fancy new crop, 45@46c;
choice, 42@44c; old crop, a6Sssc; n. o. syrup 4+@
5Ae; bi-carb, assorted packages, 5a@Sc; sal soda,
CASDLEs-star. FUN weight. DC; stearline, per
set. SIC. paraftine. li@l2c; .,,-
sTxRcH-Peari. 4c; corn starch, 6@skc; gloss
FoREIGS FRu1r-Layer raisns. s. 90: London
layers s. .: M4scatels. 81 g; California Musca-
sia.' s@s1c: sutana, io@lSe: currants: 4S@sc;
Turkey prunes 6@6Ic French prunes, S991sc; Sa.
I'M R Pah e. Sc: DC fSsa
do shelled. 4oc; Wanuts; Nap, 1S9l4c; Sicily il-
Brazil nuts e; peeaSs: p@i7c: citron 8 II. go
&c; lemon n peel 1ac 2 p; orange range peel pa: i2c
evaporated. a@s]4e: peaches. evaporated. pared,
ls61sc cherries. ptted l5c: cherries. unpltted, SCI
raspberries. evaporated, 1sglsc; blackberries, 6s
srGARs-C Cubes. 4Se: powdered. 4'sc; granulated.
yeoS choiee se yeIlcw good sse ,ei yei
FicKIEs@MsdIlm, bbls. u,soo,, 81 20; medium,
sA!4.Se SS; q 20: No; l; extra, 2 sI, ss1,
Canned Goops-standard peaches, 81 9c9e 90:
peaches. siass5e; finest corn. 81 sol 8; Hfa Co.
corn. 81 to9l IS; red cherries. 81 2oa1 &c: Lima
pineappies, 81 5oai 90: bahama do. s5 o5; damson'
PT Il G aprees 49, eSf @
2 S 90 q S Se egg
straw ss ie oSs o
tomatoes s5Ss5s salmon 1b q sGSl 60; black
SIssr' LIP cans q 2 omaa,IS maskers In cans
ss s. o. 81 sariines, imported s :i Y 5ea Ssas SS G
sardines, imported. Is, ss co; sardines, mustard,
FIsH--Extra No. bloater mackerel. 81 Gu per
bbl; extra J.. No. I do mess: go 90; No 2 shore
5 large mackerel.. sll 90: No: 5 small mackerel,
sa Wis S ; . Snssn 6aSdes 1 ss o Ilss pts
lee ause aH nasp 1 s g. per hoanG ssl s
OATMEAL-s5 OOGj q per Dbl.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-23
NEW YORK STOCKS.
Important Gains Were Noticed in the Ge

Important Gains Were Noticed In the Gen.
orally Inactive Shares-Litttle Organ
lied Resistance to the Operations Of
Traders on the Outside.
NEW York, Nov. 2l.-The stock market to-
day continued to advance in the same man.
important gains Of the day were confined
almost exclusively to the generally inactive
shares the whole list felt the stimulus, and
higher prices are the rule all along the line.
The buying of the day was. largely by COM
mission houses, and this fact was the pecul-
lar feature of the dealings which attracted
most attention and meeting with little or
no organized resistance outside of the
operations of the traders, who have, as
usual, been left in the rise, the upward move
ment had no serious setback.
The foreigners were not a factor in the
dealings, having small orders on either side
Of the market, and the stimulus came from
domestic sources entirely. The opening
over those of last night, and as Of late, the
trunk lines have monopolized the greater
share of attention, Erie, especially, being
We're wei emo not neglected, however and both St.
Paul and Rock Island we're largely traded
in, Northern Pacific preferred following,
closed dull. The upwaed movement made
the general list were small throughout the
industrials were active and scored material
advances. Distillers was the leading feat
ure, rising from 665s to SO, while Cordage came
in in the final dealings with gain OF ~ to
a. Among the inactive shares Nickel
Plate, second preferred. was the most prom
inent, rising from 43 to 4454 but st. Paul and
Duluth afterward shot up from 3s1a to Al.
Northern Pacific, preferred, was the strong
est stock in the regular list and rose per
cent and finally closed active and strong at
the top figures, Distillers being up III and
Cordage per cent.
Railroad bonds were also active, and re-
sponded fully to the strength shown in the
share list but the Improvements as a rule
was confined to small fractions. The bust
ness, which amounted to 81, LOG, 900, was as
usual of late very widely distributed, but
Atchison incomes again came to the front in
point of activity. The active issues, how
ever in few instances show material i'm
movements, and the marked gains are all in
the issues less traded in.
The following table shows the prices Of active
stocks on the New York Exchange yesterday.
Corrected daily for TIL E DISPATCH by WHITNEY, &
STEPHENSON. oldest Pittsburg members of New
. York Stock Exchange. 81 Fourth avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-23

There were no sales on call at the Grain
Exchange to-day. Receipts as bulletined, 20
cars as follows: By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne
and Chicago Railroad, 9 cars of corn, OF
oats, OF hay, of middlings, of husks. By
Pittsbnrg, Cincinnati and st. Louis, cars Of
wheat, of corn, l OF oats, l of hay. By
Pittsburg and Western, cars of wheat, l of
hay, l of middlings, of oats. By Pittsburg
and Lake Erie, car of rye. For the week
ending November 20. receipts were 255 cars,
against 20S cars the week previous. Wheat
leads this week with total receipts Of IS
cars Hay is second on the list with a total
of 81 cars. Cereal markets are firm all along
the line. New corn and choice grades of hay
are shade higher as our quotations will dis
close.
Following quotations are for carload lots
on track Dealers charge an advance on
these prices from store:
WHEAT--No, 2 red, 81 0001 Of: No. red, 06@g7c.
CORN-:No. yellow shell. 64l5@65c; No. yellow
shell, 6laS4lac; high mixed shell. 6a@63isc: mixed
shell. 6aSS1kc: new yellow ear corn, 5l@52c; new
yellow shen corn. 5ld5oc.
OATs-No. oats. 3slstd39c; No. white, $50
Ss,ac; extra No. oats, 37@S7,sc: mixed oats, 500
KYE-No. Pennsylvania and Ohio, $4,000; No.
BARLEY--6S(975c.
= oTgS 79; fancy winter patents s. a5@j 80; fancy
:. SasS 50; clear winter y 65@5 90; straight xxx
MILLFEED- No white middllngs s22 5o9es oo%
ton; no. white middlngs, go 0ot@2o SO: brown
E1iddlngs sl7 0o9ls o0 winter wheat, bran, SIS so
HA1MBaled timothy, choice. S12 50al3 90: No. l.
sld S SSsIS %; No. DO $40 5od1o 75 clover hay,
slo 9Gglc &c; loose from wagon, sl1 0Gd1S 90, ac-
90.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-23
POULTRY IN DEMAND.
The Supply in This Line Is No More
Than Equal to Demand.
DAIRY PRODUCTS STILL FIRM.
Corn, Oats and Choice Hay Firm at Shade
Higher Prices.
COFFEES AND SUGARS VERY STRONG
OFFICE OF PIrrsBURa DISPATCH,
SATURDAY Nov 81


COUNTRY PRODUCE (Jobbing Prices)-
Little can be said concerning this depart
ment of trade that has not already been
said Commission merchants report un-
usual quietness in the lines of fall fruits and
vegetables. Supply of potatoes and cabbage
has been in excess of demand for week or
two past. Oranges are in oversupply and
slow, and bananas of choice quality are firm
at outside quotations. There is an i'm
proved demand for creamery butter, cheese
and fresh eggs, and tendency is toward a
higher level of prices in all these lines.
Poultry has not been coming in SO freely of
late as in the early part of the month,
and prices are firm. There is no longer
any fears of poultry glut this season, as
advices from sources OF supply indicate a
less than average crop.
,s ggTTER-Creamery Egin sl@sac; Ohio brands sais:
esStrv @tG GmS@ s soqs1ry Sancy esfss ] % ch0'ce
BEANs-New York and Michigan pea. 81 eOga %;
marTow g ls@2 Is; Linz n1 beans na 4S4c ID;
BEEswAx-sa0s5c . ID for choice; low grades. z
BUcKwHEAr FLouR-New; gs@2hc z M.
s%etser a S%e
cIDSk..Country cider, 50 5o@5 ooper barrel: sand
EGGsE:6ST for strictly fresh nearby stock;
candled eggs, 2a024c; cold storage eggs. 2l@.2c.
FEATHERs-Extra live geese 51GI58c; No. l. $50
SOC q 10: mixed lots. 3a6D40c.
FRuITs-Apples. 4NG5Gc per bushel, 81 50G2 90 per
barrel; pears, 15c9S 90 per basket; 81 5OG2 90 per
GAME-wild turkeys. 81 5o92 90 each: maIlard
ducks. "a 0O95 90 per dozen: teal ducks, s2 7a0S 90
per dozen pheasants, IS 0016 so: quail 81 0o92 %;
squirrels g, g. { SgSl 5o' rabbits aoc pair; ven
HoNEY--New crop white clover, 1sc; California
M.ipI S.urp j55ooc nor GALLON
MAPLE SUGAR-10c 2 10.
NUTS-Brazil nuts. 71Sc q lb: English walnuts,
13c q ID; French walnuts 10c 10 ilberts, lie p b;
almonds, 16c; peacans 13c: mixed nuts, 111961i2c:
chestnuts. 81 5OG2 20 bushel; shellbarks. q so
bushel; walnuts, 40950c a bushcl
Chickens, GOOSE pair, large;
@60c pair: dressed chickens, 1aS4c 2 ID; dressed
turkeys, 140116c ID.
PoTAToEs-Carload lots 35@4Oc on track; from
store, 401f5c bushel: Southern sweets, 81 50d1 rs
a barrett Jerseys, q 50g2 90.
SEEDS-Western recleaned medium clover job
bling at S. 20; mammoth, s. 30; timothy. 81 45 for
prime and 81 so for choicest; blue grass 81 65a2 So
orchard grass, 81 70; millet 81 co. German. 81 Is;
Hungarian. 81 10; fine lawn, sc per lib: seed buck
wheat 81 40d1 so.
TALLQw-Country, 4c; city rendered. SC.
TROPICAL FRUITS-Lemons, s. 1904 Co. Florida
oranges, e 5GH2 Is box: Jamaica oranges, S O00
so per barrel; California pears 90 00dA 90; BAN
bunch: Malaga grapes. s. 5099 20 half barrel; new
layer figs, 1+9l6c per III.
GETABLEs-Cabbage. So oo@4 90 hundred;
yellow Danver onions, S2 0G92 8 barrel; toma-
toes, s2 co per bushe: celery, 2593Oc per dozen;
turnips. 90c9s1 W a barrel
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-23
HOME SECURITIES AND CASH
The Outcome of the Weeks Operations on
the Local Exchange.

the Local Exchange.
The feature of the week in local stocks
was q sharp advance in Duquesne Traction,
followed by break, from which there was
no recovery although street talk after call
was little more bullish. On call l6l1 was
bid. offered at II.
Birmingham and Manchester fractions
also experienced some stimulation. but
failed to hold the advance At the last call
of the week 115S was bid for the former. The
latter was offered at So, with 37lA bid. Of
ferings were not urgent showing there was
no decentralization at the bottom. Pitts
burg investors are in such position that it
is unsafe to crowd them. The demand for
stocks is easily supplied. Large offerings
almost invariably result in concessions. To
this, more than anything else. the slump in
Duquesne should be attributed. There was
nothing in the circumstances OF the CON-
pany to Justify a departure OF any kind. The
report that the Pittsburg Will restore the 5
cent rate was favorable to the rival road.
Consolidation talk was as hazy rs ever, but
the conviction was quite general that such
a thing was on foot.
Closing prices al compared with those Of
the previous Saturday, show the following
gained 4, Peoples Pipeage 4. Philadelphia
Gas "a Citizens Traction "a, Pittsburg Trac-
tion ~, Luster "a. Switch and Signal Il. Al
legheny Valley dropped from 81 to Soc, Cen
trail Traction lost u, Pleasant Valley Is, Air
brake q 1t will be seen that with two or
three exceptions changes were trifing.
There was no pressing call at the city
banks last week for loans or discounts, but
there was a fair aggregate of transactions,
and no complaints were heard. The supply
was abundant and the per cent was main
tanned. Exchanges Yere larger than those
of the previous week, indicating more ac-
tivity in business circles. The Clearing
House report for the day and week follows: