Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-27

strong throughout Duquesne was rather
weak and Citizens, after a little decline, ad-
vanced and closed at the highest OF the
week on good gain. The others were gen
orally weak, Pleasant Valley closing to-day
the weakest member of the group.
Some of the Pleasant Valley people are
getting somewhat uneasy over the delay IN
finally closing up the deal in the Northsioe
delay continued much longer number OF
them might grow disgruntled enough 20
combine and place some formidable
obstacles In the way ,.11 OF e. TN. sae
vent the deal, or If the moguls would only
say that the scheme was OF" rather sig
nificantly remarked q gentleman VINO mas
favored and worked TOR the consolidation all
along, 81 would step in and load up with
Pleasant Valley, as regard IL the pest stock
of the two. 1 have an idea, however, that
the directors OF the two companies viii ses
together dnring the coming week ana
formally close up the deal and agree upon
its going into effect the first OF January
next"
Ii is said that it costs more to stop An cleo
trio car than it does to stop acaole car.
Few passengers who make 1t q habit OF sl@-
mailing the motorman of an electric car have
any itlea of just what it costs TO stop car.
Figures show that the cost of running
long car per mile averages 10 cents. AT
nine-mile rate we have cost OF IA cents
per hour. This equals "a cents per minute, @
considering the average time lost at each
stop to be as low as 10 seconds, and 1T viii
thus be seen that it costs just 06 cent for
every stop made. With short lo-ioot
with the cost OF operating per car
mile at II cents, the cost per stop is
o3 cent. On many roads there Is no rule as
TO stations, the cars stopping wherever IL IS
necessary to take on passengers. With most
large cable systems, however, cars stop only
at street crossings. 1t may not have Deen
the question OF economy of lime that es-
tablished this rule; but when it is con-
sidcred that the average PASSENGER takes no
trouble whatever to accommodate hlmself
to street car economy, electric rail way man
ayers should carefully consider just what 1t
costs when cars are made to sop every few
yards, and should adopt some plan that VIII
save this waste without great Inconvenience
TO the public.
Gas Shares.
Philadelphia Company continued weak,
closin= at the lowest to-day. Wheeling Gas
was also weak. but the others were steady
to firm, notably Peoples Pipeage. Phillie
was weak mainly because of reports OF
shortage of gas in certain sections OF the
city. The company officials contended,
however that they had an abundance or
gas. and intimated that detective house ana
serv .ce pipes. or somo wrong easily rlSnteu,
was responsible for tie reports. Indeed, an
instance OF the wrong re erred to by the
company came under the writer's observa-
tion during the week. A gentleman living
in the Six b ward hal two CRATES liked up
for the burning o gas in stoves. Both gIa ses
were closed up with sheet iron fronts, ana
connection with the pipe inside tie CRATE
and the stove was made with a rubber nose,
the supply in the stove being regulated by
valve attached iherelo. The supply IN Ooth
stoves had been very meagerever since cold
weather sci in, and the gentleman Joined
the contingent crying no gas. Alter suffering
and berating the company awhile he con-
cluded to call in a plumber and make thor
ough examination before dfscard1ng gas
for coal. The plumber soon discovered
what was wrong. The gas had not been
fully turned on inside the CRATES when the
fronts were put in. Moral-examlne your
house pipes valves, etc. There continues
to be considerable talk to the effect that the
Pinhook field is steadily failing, but the
Philadelphia CompanyS resources nave
been quite severely tested this week and
they have appeared TO be ample.
Industrials.
The decline in Airbrake has been the
feature o. the group. A few shares were
pressed for sale when SUPPORT was lack
ing, and the decline followed. So far as can
be learned, Airbrake is all right and more
likely to advance in the near future than de-
cline. The close to-day was iatrly firm at
lSS asked, with report of the sale of a small
lot on the street at l3.A, All the Others
were steady to firm excrrting Electric,
which ruled lower at about S6G3I.
Lustre Mining Company hel0 nrm through
out on moderate purchases for both the
long and short account
Close of the Market.
Transactions at the last call of the week
to-day were as follows:
ON CALL.