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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-04-03
BickfOrd
and
Huffman
Drills.


Land Rollers Feed
Wise Wagons Double
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Respectfully.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-04-03
WE Pleased Your Neighbor

By selling him the best Lumber at sl.lo per
100 feet or S11.5O per 1000 feet, In Yellow
Pine Boards.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24
Flour, Feed and Grain,

There we're two sales on call at the Grain
Exchange to-day, namely, a car of No. W.
oats, 3sc. five days; car same, 37%c, ten
days. Receipts as bulletined, p cars, as
follows: By Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chi
cago Railway, Z cars of hay, of straw, l of
feed, of oats of flour; by Pittsburg, Gin
cinnati and ST. Louis, cars of oats,1 OF corn,
2 of wheat, of hay. Receipts for the week
ending August 81, 225 cars, against a55 cars
for the previous week. Wheat led the pa st
week with so carloads oats being good
week there were received 62 cars of wheat
and Sc OF oats. Corn is firm at quotations
Wheat and flour are steady. Rye and oats
are weak and the former has declined in
price. as our quotations will reveal The
ullmovement of the early part of the weak
sent rye up above its legitimate value, and
the reaction is now here.
track. Dealers charge an advance on these prices
WHEAT-No. cred, 81 Os9I O6.
she'll 72ea7Sc; high mixed, 79g724c; mixed she'll,
7OaGe7lc: No. yellow ear, 7l972c: high mixed ear,
7Ud7lc; mixed ear 69(D69l5c.
oArsINo oats. S52sgSsc; No. 2white, S$9SsSc;
RYE-No. Pennsylvania and Ohio, 95d85c.
FLOUR-Jobbing prices-Fancy spring patents,
- GOES 25; fancy winter patents, 80 5UG3 IS; fancy
s. 50D5 IS; clear winter, y 1905 90; straight xxx
bakers. Si 7JC95 90. Rye flour, 3 oOG5 ..
MILLFEEp-No. l white White middIings, .ciI Sz3 OGge3 80
middlings, $40 0.G2O 80; winter wheat bran, sl4 500
Is 90.
HAY-Baled timothy. choice, sl2 5091S 90; No. /,
~ GIG9 so; loose from wagon, sll 00@14 co. accord
ing to quality; new loose hay, s oo9l2 90; packing
sTRHw%Uats, 81 25@7 so; wheat and rye, ~ $50
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24

head. Sheep steady: common to choice.
81 0114 80; extra fat wethers and yearlings,
81 75@l5 90; receipts, 1000 head; shipments,
1900 head. Lambs steady: common to
choice, So 00@6 90 per 100 pounds.
Buffalo-Cattle - Receipts, 154 loads
through, sale; market steady and firm for
good cattle, prospects fair. Hogs-Re
ceipts, 2s loads through, 10 sale fresh, and
13 held over; market lower with light de-
mand; heavy grades, corn fed. s. 6O@5 10;
medium weights corn fed, So 60@5 TO- sheep
and lambs-Receipts, 10 loads through,
sale; market slow and lower; good to best
sheep, 81 2504 Is; common, So 75@4 90; lambs,
So 2506 90; extra, s6 10.
st. -Cattle-Receipts 400 head; ship
ments, 800 head; market steady: good to
choice native steers, 81 9065 90; fair to good
do, 50 COOS 90; Texans and Indians steers,
81 3O63 80: Gamers, 81 G0@2 20. Hogs-Re-
ceipts; 100 head: shipments, 200 head; mar
ket steady; fair to best heavy, 50 3oG5 90;
mixed grades, ,s5 0035 40: light, fair to choice,
So 3O@5 IS. Sheep-Receipts, 900 head: ship
ments. 100 head: market firm; fair to choice,
81 75a5 90.
Kansas City-Cattle-Receipts,2 1880 head;
shipments, 1,7s0 head; market steady; steers,
SO 00@5 70: cows, 81 25G3 90; stockers and
feeders, So 5O64 90. Hogs Receipts, $3.50
head shipments, 30 head d;market 5@ l0c lower;
bulk, S. IO95 20; all grades, 50 5O95 p.
Sheep-Receipts, go head; shipments, SO
head; market steady.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24
INHERENTLY STRONG.
STOCKS HOLD THEIR OwNN THE FACE
OF BEARISH NEWS.

Even an Unfavorable Bank Statement Fails
to Have Any Great Effect-A Good Up
ward Movement in Shares Early in the
Day Neutralized Later.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22-The stock market to-
day again showed its inherent strength, and
in the face of unfavorable advices from the
corn belt and IN unfavorable bank state
ment and persistent hammerlng by the ad-
vocatcs of lower prices, held its own, and
finally closed with majority of the list
fractionally higher than last evening. The
market opened under pressure TO sell for the
foreign account, but first prices were irregu-
lnrly changed from last nights figures, with
no material difference in any one stock.
Notwithstanding the pressure from the
traders and the selling of foreign houses,
prices Immediately developed strength. and.
with Northern Pacific preferred and Union
Pacific leading, fractional gains were made
all along the line OF railroad shares, the i'm
provement in the two stocks mentioned be-
ing A per cent. Cordage, however, showed
again some of its peculiar strength, and rose
TX per cent. News OF frost IN the corn beit
however, then gave the traders and sold-out
bulls their opportunity to make demon
stration against values, and, while no spe-
cial activity was developed, prices slowly
Welded and before the close nearly all of
the early improvement had been neutral
lied.
The bank statement was also q factor in
the late trading helping the downward
movement by reason of a loss in cash of
over "A, 900 900 and the depletion of the re-
serve OF s., 100000. Only in the 1ndustrials,
however, WAS there any real weakness dis
played and Sugar dropped "a per cent from
It's best prices, while Cordage lost its early
gain Burlington, as was expected, was the
weakest of the railroad shares and fell away
l per cent from its best figure. The market
closed dull but heavy, generally at about
opening prices
Railroad bonds were fairly active, but
failed to maintain the strong tone which
has marked the dealings of late, and while
tine final changes are generally insignificant
a few losses are shown from last previous
sales.
stocks ON the New York stock Exchange Yesterday
Corrected daily for THE DISPATCH by WHITNEY
STEPHENsON Oldest Pittsburg members of the
New York Stock Exchange, 81 Fourth avenue:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24

as to the rate at which the temperature in
creases as the earth crust is penetrated.
The most recent and reliable contributions
on this subject are by f. bunker, of Halle,
Germany, and were obtained from 4, 40
foot well at Spercnberg, not far from Berlin,
and $40 foot we'll at Schladabach, near
Leipzig.
These wells are both full of water, the
circulation of which vitiates results or rem
dcrs elaborate apparatus indispensable, and
the thermometers must be protected from
the pressure.
The Wheeling deep well sunk by the
Wheeling Development Company and by
them generously dedicated to science, is
4, 4,500 feet deep, AS inches diameter and
dry; cased only to 1870 feet. The strata
there are nearly in stu, undistorted and
dipping only 80 feet to the mile. More sat-
isfactory geological conditions can scarcely
be imagined,
Being dry, ordinary United States Signal
Service maximum thermometers were used
and no especial precaution needed to be
taken to prevent circulation of the air. The
thermometers were lowered and raised, and
depths measured by steel wire. Results:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BY Telegraph.

o-Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head; ship
ments Loco head; market steady; prime to
extra steers, s5 606D6 90; good to choice, IS 90
as 40; others, So 5Ol4 so: Texans, y so: stock
ers, 50 5503 90; cows, 81 1902 4O. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, y 600 head; shipments, 5000 head.
Market steady to lower: closing weak rough
and common, 90 90@4 10; mixed and packers,
a SO@5 10; prime heavy and butchers
weights, s. 10@5 40; prime light, S. 70@5 90;
grassers, 81 2504 rs sheep--Receipts, 1000
head: shipments none; market steady; ma
tives, s3 5O@5 20; westerns, 81 1G@4 65; Texans,
So 5O64 40. Lambs, IS 50@5 40.
a-Cattle-Receipts, aO4 head: the
market was active and steady; good TO fancy
steers, S. 2565 80; butchers, $3 75@4 so. Hogs
-Receipts 3,272 head; steady on sorted light
hogs, and SC lower on all other grades; the
market closed fiat; the range of the prices
paid was 81 7O@5 20. the bulk selling at "a 80
as 10: light, IS O0@5 20; heavy, "a 7O@5 TO-;
mixed, 81 S5@5 O). Sheep-There were no
fresh receipts OF sheep; market nominally
steady; natives, 81 50@4 10; Westerns, 81 Esq
4 75; good so to 70lb lambs, "a 00Q5 IS.
Cincinnsti-Hogs steady; common and
light, 81 OO@5 25; packing and butchers, u IS
as 40; receipts, LOO head; shipments, 145l
head Cattle steady; fair to choice butchers
grades, q 5O@4 %; prime to choice shippers,
"a o0R5 10; receipts, so head; shipments, LIS
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24
Tho Market Features.

About 80 900 barrels of oil changed hands
on the local board during the week. Small
though this be when compared with old
times it is sufficient to show that this new
deal has been productive of good results,
and has thrown glamor of expectancy over
the market which makes the future look
bright.
In spite of bearish field news and decline
in refined Mt New York, the price held pretty
close to the top figure. The highest point
touched for regular oil was Sc. on Monday:
the lowest was 63 on Friday. Saturday s
range was: Cash opened at 6Sl highest
6l14. lowest G3lz, close 643a. september
opened at 633z, highest 65l lowest 63sI, close
6f5s.
Refined closed lower in New York and
higher at Antwerp. Yesterdays quotations
were: New York. 6.61c; London, sgd; Ant
werp. 1876 Daily average runs were 15, 534;
daily average shipments, 1853, Each of
these items increased about LOCO barrels
during the week.
CLEVELAND. Aug. 22-Petroleum steady; S.
W. ll0o. &C; 14o gasoline, &c; SEQ gasoline,
10c: 63o napktha, exc.
BRADFoRD, Aug. 22.-Sational Transit GER
tificates opened at 635sc: closed. 641sc; highest
Csc: lowest, 635zc; clearances, 76. 900 barrels
New YORK, Aug. 22.-The petroleum mar
ket opened strong at 11Sc advance; the
fluctuations were narrow and trading light
during the day, and the market closed
steady. Penusylv lvania oil spot sales none
September option sales, $1,000 barrels, clos
ing at 6l34c. Lima oil, no sales. Total sales,
Is 600 barrels.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24

InasmUch as the bottom of the well is
some 800 feet below sea level, it seemed
WORTH while to attempt baromessr readings
in it. The instruments used proved ILL
adapted TO the work, and the results were
unsatisfactory.
Samples of air were taken at the bott en-
but could not be analvzed in time for us,.
A series of observations in a coal min /,
near the well gave very probable value of
the temperature of the top invariabl. /.
stratum 51O.3 Fh. From the mean annual
temperature of Marietta and Steubenville it
might be taken at 52o.2 FL.
Drilling is temporarily stopped, but we
hope to go $500 to 5000 fees Anton Rey-
mann, of the Development Company, has
generously guaranteed half the expenses,
and we are waiting for lucky man to
furnish the other $1,000 and enable the
Wheeling we'll to be lifted from the second
to the first place among the deep wells of
the world.
Personal.
E. II. Jennings, of the Kanawha Oil
Company, is away on a vacation. He will
spend the greater part of it at Chautauqua
H. NJ Wilson, of Bradford, the we'll
known boiler and engine dealer, is in Pitts
burg looking after his interests in the
Southwest.
Mayor j. NJ Lambing came down from
Corr Saturday to place few of his Ajax
brand of engines in the new fields.
r. A. Dempsey, an eX-Mayor of Brad
ford, came to Pittsburg last week, and
Saturday afternoon was standing in front of
his place of business on Fourth avenue,
when another ex-Maver, James Broder, who
is now located in Pittsburg, approached.
They shook hands, asked after each others
health, chatted, acted like ordinary people
for n short time when p M, Shannon
the oil producer, came along, stop
ped and Joined a group. He made
the third man in the party who had been at
the head Of municipal affairs in Bradford,
when it was wild and woolly, ,and in its glory
as an oil town when every place was "wide
open" and run all night; when mud on the
main streets was axle deep and horses were
drowned in mud holes where danger signals
were not displayed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24
Groceries.

There have been no new developments in
this line for number of days In the early part
of the week there was a general expectation
of drop in sugar. Markets, however are o
shade firmer, without any material change
in price>. CoffeeS are qDiet, with a tendency
towards lower prices.
@23l9c; prime Rio, DC; low grade Rio, 2Ole@2ll5c
Old Government Java 2gG3Oc: Maracaibo. 29Z1c
sT159 brands sRa
So pca6eETy, Soc; choice Rio: 25e: prime RIO
srIcfs ESD twhoie1ECioTes, i5Si6c: aiIspice. 1oc:
cassa. Sc: pepper, l2c; nutmegs 75@soc.
Ohio i c ksasnP c water ss SHe
gG916c; globe, 1I6149c: elaine: 15c; carnadine,
He; royaline, 1ic; red oil, los@llc; purity, l4c
MTNERs' on-No, l winter strained, 4a944c 3
sYRUP-Corn syrup, 2s93ac: choice sugar syrup.
57G39c: prime sugar syrup 3+G35c; strictly prime,
\. o. NIoLAssEs-Fancy, new crop. 45c; choice,
4a943c; medium. Ss@49c; mixed, S5ds5c.
rs. 5aic; bic irb., assorted packages 5NGsc; sal
soda IN kegs Me 5 d9 gNeght c 2
RIcE-Head Carolina, 62b@7Ac; choice. s,4@s1kc;
STARCH Pearl. &c; corn starch, 6as1c; gloss
starch, Gd7o.
FoREISE FEUIT.Layer raislns, e 3; London
tells. 81 COOL 70; Valencia, 5I4@5aic; Ondara Va
lencia, 6c@7c; sultana, 1G915c currants. 5h9j11c;
Salonica prunes. in IN packages Sc: cocoanuts'
G g s6esd e admSnds o han H. s do Iyisa
Glberts. 12c; Smyrna figs, lS914c; new dates, $40
&C. Brazil 5nmor NUTS nio S 4sc etTc
DRIED FRUiTs-Apples, Sliced lie q ID; apples,
eyaporated. ls9l4c; peaches. cvaporated, pared,
1SG16c cherries pitted. 25c; cherries unpitted, &c.
raspberries evaporated, 2@24c; blackberries, 81
@7c: huckleberries. SC,
&c; powdered 4sc granulated
yellow. choice. S5s@ic; yellow, good, 3A@3%c;
PIcKLEs1M 1Medinm, bbls q, 2oo), 50 90: medium,
sAIT-So. !. . Dbl. 81 90: No. extra, Dbl,
81 20 Higgins Eureka, 4-bu sacks, g 50; Higgins
Eureka. l6 l4-b packets, So 90.
peaches, 81 5O@l go: finest corn. 81 259I 80; Hfd.
SG 0 sSakeG Cd S6 e String @ 81 81 ] E%a
marrowfat peas. 81 1Ot9l Is; soaked peas, 65a70c;
pineapples. 81 5c@1 co. Bahama do. g IS; damson
Eaiiforna apricots = oo2 80; California Rni pears ys
g 2@2 q: do greengages. 81 sO do egg plums 81 sO
Isl tomatoes sscssI 90; salmon. i-ib. IL SOL S So
do green 2b cans 81 25a1 20: corn beef, sib cans.
s. ac9e .: l-tb cans, y 81 baked beans. 81 4ods
bd:d 81 s G R sasGnes S IN
dimes, imported lss, sls 90; sardines. mustard,
FIsH-Extra No. l bloater mackerel, $40 90 a
Dbl; extra No. do mess. s2S 50: No. shore mack
STs @ SG N III srSs Ks % NS
M6le sG y SS Ifsi Saf 81 LAKE. 1 t4ea, sp
Saibat b Iac % PcRerei % half bb y y oC iceana enar
er Dbl 81 60. Holland herring, 75c. WALTON her
OHTMEAL-7 5o@7 10 p Dbl.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24
ONE WAY OF LIVING.
A Man in Jail Charged With Getting Board
Under Fnlse Pretense.

Barney Rogan has been arrested on
an information made by Miss Emma Sou
dan, June 29, for obtaining board under
false pretenses. She alleges Rogan came to
her house to board, claiming he would paw
her at the end of two weeks. He STAYED for
two weeks and then told her he would not
be paid for two weeks longer Mr. Rogan
had his dinner bucket packed every morn
ing. Miss ScudaE suspected the man was
not working. She followed him and found
he left his dinner bucket in saloon. He
brought it home empty in the evening She
then made information against him, but be-
fore he could be arrested, he was arrested for
disorderly conduct and given 80 days,
and until yesterda,r he could not be To-
Gated.
He was going along Pennsylvania avenue
when Constable Gallagher took him in
charge and took him to Alderman Dono-
vans office. He was committed to iail in
default of $500 bail, and Constable Gala
CHER proceeded to walk him up to the jail
As they were going up New Grant street
Rogan tried to get and they had quite
a lively time for awhile. During the strug-
gle Constable Gallagher received a black
eve, but he landed his man safely in Jail,
where he will be held for o hearing
"Wednesday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24
HOME SECURITIES AND FUNDS.
With Few Exceptions Closing Prices Wei
the Lowest of the Week.

With Few Exceptions Closing Prices Were
the Lowest of the Week.
Those who expected bulge in stocks last
week were edisappointed-nott that conditions
were unfavorable, but buyers failed to come
out in sufficient force to make much of an
impression.
They seemed to be hanging back for some
thing to happen thatwill smash things and
enable them to buy on panic basis. Moth
ing of this kind is likely to occur. There is
some local trouble but is so restricted as to
have scarcely any effect in finanoia, circles
Total sales for the week were 532 shares
against 1870 the previous week. The most
active stocks were Duquesno Traction, Gen.
traI Traction, Luster and Philadelphia Gas.
Final prices as compared with those of the
previous Saturday show the following
Traction Il; Luster lost x; Pleasant Valley,
q, switch 4, Airbrake Is. There was no
cHange in fhiladelplia Cas- but the under
current was weaker. In most cases the
finish was at or near the lowest point of the
week.
The only sales yesterday were 10 shares of
Luster at l21s and 50 at 70.
Banking operations during the week were
up to the high-water mark Of the year in all
lines, and the close witnessed a distinct i'm
provement on the opening. Exchanges
through the Clearing House were nearly
81 000, 900 greater than those of the preceding
week, better than for the corresponding
week in 1889, and only s., 900 go be hind last
year.
There was a better call for money, show
ing healthy condition and growth in gen.
eral trado, a better distribution of funds,
and fewer unfavorable influences In fact,
the situation not only in Pittsburg, but
throughout the entire country was dis
tinctly favorable to steady progress toward
complete recovery from the depression that
came in with the year. Advices from all
parts of the country corroborate this view.
The Clearing House report for the day and
week gives the following results:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24
TABLE I.

These observations when plotted show a
slow increase for the upper half of the un-
cased portion, about 10 FL for Sc to 80 feet,
whereas the lower part shows a more rapid
increase, about 10 Fh. for 60 feet The
whole series giving a well defined and
regular curve, with a DETECTION at 1900 to
5000 feet where an oil sand occurs. Prac-
tically all the rest of the uncased well Is in
shalc. The increase in the rate at which
the temperature rises as the bottom is ap-
preached can only be temporary, or we
should have an inconceivable or improbabl.
state of temperature at comparatively slight
depths
The two distinct series of observations
combined in table nowhere disagree more
than 20 Fh., and hence are very reliable
and accurate.
Table II gives comparison of the results
at the three great wells.
TABIEII.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24
MARKETS BY WIRE.

CHICAGO-The feverish condition wnlcn
has characterized the markets on the Board
during the past week is gradually abatlng.
1t was quiet day in the pits, and the spec
ulative markets were rather dull and unln-
teresting, with the single exception OF corn,
which scored a drop of cents for Septem,,
Der. A feeling of much weakness pervaaeu
the wheat pit at the start December selling
Ac under last nights close.
The leading futures ranged as follows, as
corrected by John NJ. Oakley & Co., 40 Sl1eu
street, members of Chicago Board OF TRADE:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24
THE FRENCH ARE PLEASED.
Highly Elated With England's Cordial Re-
oeption of Their Fleet.

PARIS, August 2S.-Great satisfaction is
expressed at Queen Victoria's graciousness
to Admiral Gervais. The Liberte says:
''The reception of the French fleet by the
English people, Queen and authorities sur
passes in point of cordiality and kindness
all the promises of the programme"
Several foreign writers insinuate feel
ing of constraint on the part of England, as
if the task of receiving the French visitors
was forced one. If that were so it would
be an act of homage to French preponder-
ance
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24
Turpentine Markets,

sAvANNAH-Turpentine firm at S41lc. Rosin
firm at 81 2.@l Is.
CHARLEsroN-Turpentin steady at 84c.
Rosin firm; good strained, 81 10.
NEW YoRK-Rosin dull and steady; strained,
common to good 81 3i@l 40. Turpentine
quiet and steady at 36A@374c.
WnMINaroN-Spirits of turpentine firm at
331%c. Rosin firm; strained, 81 90 bid: good
strained, ST. O5. Tar firm at 81 S5 Crude
turpentire firm; hard, 81 25; yellow dip, 81 10;
virgin, 81 10.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24
Mining Stock Quotations.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-Alice, 16o; Aspen,
400 Belcher, !75; Chollar, E5; Deadwood T.,
$50: Homestake, 10: Horn Silver, 335; Iron
Silver, 1OC; Mexican, 240; Ontario, 500;
Ophir, $780, Savage, lis: Sierra Nevada, 300;
Standard, ITO; Union Consolidated, go; Ply
mouth, 175.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24
TRADE QUIETS. DOWN
After the Bull Movement in Cereals,
and the Week Closes
WITH PROSPECTS VERY CHEERING
Not Much in the Hide and Leather Line to
Comfort Sellers.
THE GENERAL, OTTIOOK IMPROVING
THE GENERAL OUTLOOK IMPROVING
OFFICE OF PITrsBURG DISPATCH, I
SLrI-nnAN Aun 90

OFFICE OF PITTsBURa DIsPArcH,I
SATURDAY, Aug. %.
The leading feature of the week in trade
circles has been the subsistence of the bull
movement in cereal lines. Under the in
fuence of unfavorable European crop re-
ports, an upward movement started which
sent wheat and rye far above the Legitimate
line. The consequent reaction has come,
and wheat has fallen 1oc below its highest
point, and rye has declined almost as much.
The short crops of wheat and rye in East
ern Europe will certainly rebound to the
prosperity of this country, as market will
thus be opened for our own great surplus at
remunerative prices. The occupation of
the grumbler among our farming population
is gone for this season.
With a crop of cereals beyond all prevf-
Gus records the shortage in Europe now in
sures good price for our cereals. The sur
plus of wheat is estimated all the way from
200 100000 to 300, 600, 600 bushels, and will be
needed to make up for the shortage in the
lands beyond the seas 1t is too early to
the present outlook is good, and all signs
point to full average returns in this line
Hides and Calfskins.
The fide market has not improved in the
week past. Trade shows very little life, and
the buyer has the field. The following. from
the Boston Herald, expresses the situation
here as well rs at the Hub:
Holders are asking &c for green salted buff
hides ut low freight points, but they cannot
sell them at that figure. The tanners offer
$50 for the same points, but at such offers
they do not appear to get the hides. 1t is
suggested that there might be some business
done on the basis OF 51sc for bluffs at nenr
freight points, but to this the holders of
hides will not agree Seconds and Bs are in
about the same position as buff hides, sell
ers and buyers being from L@1ac apart in
their ideas of values Buff hides at high
freight points are offered on the basis of
554c, but buyers offor SIC, but do not yet get
the hides. New England hides hold their
positio l, from the fact that the few hides
that the tanners must have they pick up in
this class of stock, and the supply being
limited at the best, the position IS easy to
sustain. The market is at 5651ac for steers
and 4Ac for COWS. Foreign hides are very
quiet. There is little change that can be
noted in quotable prices. Montevideo and
Buenos Ayres selections being quoted at
12l4c. Some 10000 kps, al that there were
on the market, appear to have been sold to
Salem tanner at private terms"
Hide and Harness Leather Figures.
Following are prices paid by Allegheny