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Cotton.

GALVESTON, July H.-Cotton easy; mid
ding, 7c; low middling, 61ac: good ordinary,
&c: net and gross receipts 10 bales: exports
coastwise 2,677; sales, 81; stock, 1901.
NEW ORLEANS, July 4.-Cotton steady;
middling, &c; low middling. SIC; good
ordinary, &c; net receipts 566 beles; gross,
525; sales, 400: stock, 100. .795.
New YoRK, July observation-disclosures closed
steady; sales. 9l.S00 bales: July, 7.l007. pc;
August, 7.l3B7. l4c; september, 720@L2lc;
October, 73GDI3lc: November, 7400I4lc:
December, 4997.50c: January, 1887. 59c;
February, I67@169c: March, Z76c; April,
7.S4lLs5.
LIVERPOOL. July H.-Cotton steady with
fair demand; mlddlings, 15-16d: sales. zoo
bales, OF which LOCO were for speculation
and export, and included 900 American;
futures closed barely steady.
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Market OpinionA

The New York Evening Post says: "Some
OF yesterdays late buying of stocks was in
dulged in under the belief that London
would greet the silver bills defeat with a
buoyant market But just as the English
operators failed to sell when the Sena te
passed the bill, so they failed to buy when
the House buried it. Our own professional
traders were discouraged at this indiffer-
ence and proceeded to sell down the stocks
which were strongest yesterday"
From Sproul & CO.. market letter: Follow
ing is a summary of the news of the day:
"Grain markets quiet but firmer on reports of
crop damage: Senator Sherman introduces
a bill repeating the law for the purchase of
silver bullion; some bad blood between the
granger roads on account of Burlington'S
position toward the Advisory Board: pig
iron production decreasing 5 COO tons weekly:
Atchison income bond plan declared effec-
tive: two million gold expected to go out
Saturday"
Watson & Gibson's letter to Oakley & Co
says the buying of sugar was for short ac-
counts. and attributes the purchasing of
Richmond to the perfection o. reorganiza-
tion plan that suits the majority OF the in
fuential leaders.
The following table shows the prices of active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange Yesterday
Corrected daily for THE DISPATCH by WHITNEY &
STEPHENSON. oldest Pittsburg members of New
York stock Exchange. 81 Fourth avenue:
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s4 0c@5 90 per barrel. 81 1892 90 per bushel
box and 50015c for small boxes. A few
South Carolina grapes were on the market
at 75c for l0-lb baskets.
Melons were quoted at S20@25 per 100 for
medium size ami s30@35 for large. Choice
Florida canteloupes, 69S in Il box, were held
at ST 1562 90 per box; medium to good Mary
land stock in condition sold at 81 0002 80 per
basket and 50 50@3 so per crate.
Maryland tomatoes, fancy Acme, sold at
81 90 per peach basket and other brands at
81 2561 so. Choice Mississippis, +basket
crates, were lower at 81 00@l 2j. Cabbage
brought 81 256l 80 per crate and barrel.
cucumbers 65@75c per basket, onions So 20
per barrel, and celery 25@35c.
Potatoes were firm at 50 80 per barrel for
choice stock.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
Wool.

LONDON, July 14.-At the wool sales to-day
1869 bales of average quality were offered
There was large attendance and competi-
tion was very keen. Continental buyers
purchased heavily. The fourth series of
sales will begin on September H.
BosToN, July l4.-Market is active: sales,
3,50 900 pounds; Ohio and Pennsylvania
f1eeces active al &c for Y; 2S@29c for XXX and
Xxx and above; S3@S4c for No. ! Michigan: Y
feeces sold freely at 25@26c, and
No. at 32@33c. No. combing
firm at 35@S7c: Ohio fine delaine, 2s@3Oc;
unwashed combing woods in steady demand
at 24@2sc for one quarter and three eig tbs
blood; unwashed and unmerchantab BILE
fleeces active at ls@26c as to quality; Terri
tory woods in steady demand at $4,000 clean
for fine; 55@5sc Tor fine medium; 52653c
for medium; Texas wool sold freely at $50
2915c; California wool quiet; pulled wool Is in
steady demand; prices unchanged; Austria
liam wool fairly active at 3215@4Oc, as to
quality; foreign carpet woods in lair request
and steady.
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SOMEWHAT BRACED UP.
Stoppages of Some Mills Having q Little
Eff ct on the Market


Eff ct on the Market
New YoRK, July A.-[SpeciaL 1.-The Iron Age
tomorrow will size up the metal markets as
follows: The dominating factor for good or
evil, as the case may be, in the iron and steel
markets throughout the country, is the stop
page from Illinois in the West and of a few
works in the East. The effect upon the gen.
eral market throughout the country has
been to keep pig iron dull and weak, while
finished iron and steel, notably in the West,
have been strengthened and have advanced.
This advance, however, is merely for imme-
diate delivery. the situation having been
taken advantage of by jobbers and by the
few mills running. The idle works
have been trying to take care of their
contracts by buying in the local open mar
kets and have been forced to pay for the ac-
commodation. Unless the strike continues
much longerthese advances are looked upon
as merely temporary, and really possess lit
tie significance as yet. Steel blllets are
quiet all around, the rush during the latter
part of June having discounted the present
state OF affairs. The demands upon the
Eastern mills have somewhat strengthened
them, but the majority of buyers have their
needs provided for for many months to come
and in some cases for a whole year. In bars
there has been an advance East and west
for early delivery, and the same holds good
on beams and structural material.
The foreign markets are reviewed as fol-
lows, by cable from London: Scotch war
rants have attracted more attention, but the
speculation is still tame and prices have un-
dergone little change. In Cleveland there
has been little doing since "bear'' accounts
were squared, and the price has remained
almost stationary. Hematftes are dearer,
owing to continued decrease in stocks Ex-
ports of pi- iron last month were 5000 tons,
against IS, 600 tons in June, 1891. There are
now III English furnaces blowing. Stocks in
Connar> stores include 10000 tons Scotch
and 35 900 tons Cleveland. Latest sales of
warrants were at Ais Sd for Scotch, 40s Sd for
Cleveland, ana 49s for Hematites. Straits
has declined about E4 during the week. The
tinplate market has undergone no change
Cokes are in fair demand, chiefly for Russia
and San Francisco, but ternes and charcoals
are neglected. Exports last month were
81, 600 tons. OF which 1000 tons to America.
In June, 1891, the total was 1000 tons, in
Guiding 5000 tons to America. Steel ship
plates are now offered at f6 and the market
4 |,
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Berries, Fruits and Vegetables.

Supplies in this line were fairly heavy to-
day, but the demand was sufficient to pre-
vent decline in prices. Black raspberries
sold at 9@l0c; red do at l4@l5c; blacl<berries
at 9@l0c, and huckleberries 81 0c@l % in
baskets and buckets.
Tropical fruits were unchanged at 81 00@
80 for lemons and 81 50@2 80 for bananas
California peaches sold at - 1902 so per case,
apricots at 81 0o@2 25. pears at 81 80 and
plums at "a 90. The best Southern and East
ern shore peaches on the market brought
81 J0@l IS per basket; ordinary and perish
ing stock sold about on buyers terms, ,gener-
ally at 81 90: small baskets good stock were
quoted at 50@75c. New apples we're held at
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Groceries

The market is excited and the tendency of
prices is strongly upward. Two or three
Gamers of California fruit have withdrawn
from the market owing to its excited condi-
tion.
Western buyers have taken several hun
dred cases of New York State gallon canned
apples in the New York market at $2 25 per
dozen. Little If any desirable stock can now
be had at a lower prices.
The leading Western packers of canned
beef have advanced their price to 81 IS per
dozen for 2. b tins.
The market for canned tomatoes continues
to gradually harden in the East. Standard
No. 3now.brings 9Oc readily, for choice goods
95c is obtained.
France will have a large peach crop tf1ia
year. The only packing there is OF branded
fruit, and holders of American canned
peaches therefore need not be alarmed.
Quotations on staples were unchanged to-
sUGARs-Patent cut-loaf. &c; cubes. SC: pow
onsrs e so ney Se6@
ss@4c; fair yellow. sa@37sc: common yellow, $40
CoEFEE- Roasted. in packages Standard brands
10 320c: second grades. l1a@i9c: fancy grades 299
&c. Loose,.-Java.. s3c; Mocha, 335RlG lc; Santos
Caracas. 2sIsc: Rio. 2S9245e.
COFFEE. GREEN-o: &. Java. SO93lc: Paddang
21Sc: Santos. 22159o3lSc: 1Iaracaibo, 9i5.923c;
Caracas. 241z@a5c; golden santos, 2l1e9221ac; Rio.
OIL-Carbon. 1850, &c: headlight, 61Sc: water
white, nc: Elaine. l3c: Ohio legal test SIC; miners
winter white. 32G935c: summer. 3ld32c.
MoLASSES-New Orleans, fancy new CROP SO
@39c: choice. 96G37c; centrifugals 29c.
SYRCP-Corn syrup, 2SD2ic; sugar syrup, 2SGa9c;
fancy favors, 3Adg33c.
FRUIrs-London layer rai,ins. s. 80; California
bags, 6GG7c; boxed. 81 40dll 60: new Valencia. ga
SIC; new Ondara Valencia. 6l;97c: California sui
tanas SGlc; currants, 3lec: California prunes. SO
lie; French prunes, 191Oc: California seedless
rasins LIB cartons, 50 10; citron, e55@22c; lemon
peel. I115G12c.
RICE-Fancy head Carolina. 6I5@SAc; prime to
choice. 6@6l4c; louisiana, 51e96c; Java, 514@54c;
Japan, 54@ljc.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15

$637 30 cash: Mrs Margaret Shaen, Pittsburg,
lot ], AIS, block 20. for S722 80: Mrs Clara L.
Clinton, Pfttsburg, lot 1,4l8, block 20, for
$722 So
W. E. Hamnett Co. sold lot Slxl25 on
Jeanette street. Williamsburg, for $500.
Reed B. Coyle s. Co. sold for the Bellevue
Land Company lots Nos. GA, 65 and 66in the
Sunnyside plan, Bellevue, Pittsburg, FIT.
Wayne and Chicago Railway, each fronting
80 feet on Dawson avenue by 15O feet in
depth, for $500.
Black & Baird sold for PermiIla B. Snyder
a lot on Miller street, 20x9S feet, being No. 16
in Jacob Toners plan, for $500.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
Foreign Financial.

LONDON July H-The bullion in the Bank
of England decreased Gi3i,0OO during the
past week. The proportion of the Bank of
England's reserve to liability is now As per
cent
LONDON, July IA P. M.-Close-Consols,
money, 96 13 IS: New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio firsts, 3Gss; Canadian Pacific, 923l Erie,
st. Paul common, s234: New York Central,
lTe14 extra dividend; Pennsylvania, 56; Read
ing 3D.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
New d:T York. July A.-Bank clearings, s1os-

NEW YORK, July A.-Bank clearings, S102,-
45I. $50: balances, Sc, ,sl3 S35.
BOSTON. July 4-Bank clearings, $16, 94,-
49,; balances. ss,2O4, ,O66. Exchange on New
York 10@l21ac discount. Money per cent.
PHILADELPHIA, july IA. - The bank clear
ings to-day were 2l9; balances, Sl,75l,-
S57 Money per cent.
BALTIMORE July H-Bank clearings to-day
were 81 26l, $685. balances $96s, 1856. Money per
cent.
ST. LOUIS July H-Clearings, So. ss7, ,002 bal
ances. $6O0,2l6 Money quiet at 5@6 per cent.
Exchange on New York SOC premium.
279, ,094.
MEMPHIS, TENN, July 14.-Clearings. $780,
260: balances. $l45, l50. New York exchange
selling at 81 so.
CHICAGO, july H-Clearings, SIG, 795, ,0OO
New York exchange easier at par to 10c
premium. Sterling exchange duh: .6O.day
bills, 81 S71l: demand,s4 $50. Money steady;
4@5 per cent on call: 5@6 on time.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15

FLOUR Uobbers prices)-Fancy brands, s. 0O0
5 25: standard winter patents. 81 S5dlj co. spring
patents. s4 S55 %: straight winter a 5O4 10; clear
a 25ll4 so.
MILLFEED-No. white. middlings. s16 OOGl6 so:
No. white. middlings $I4 00G0l5 90: winter wheat
bran. s13 509l4 90: brown middings. SIS GG914 10.
HAY-No. timothy. sl3 5O61l4 %: No. tim
OF. othy: 81 oT9ll %: mixed clover and timothy;
@l6 90.
STRAw-Wheat, ss 5O97 90; oat, s. 5oGs co.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
THE C0ALERS HALTED
In Their Upward Turn by Rather
Heavy offerings.
INDUSTRIALS AGAIN BU0YANT.
Inside Buying of Richmond and West Point
Securities.
DULL CLOSE AT THE LOWEST PRICES

NEW YORK, July 14-The stock market
suffered relapse from its strength and &C.
tivity of yesterday, though TOR this result
the cessation of the buying in Reading
was chiefly responsible, and, while the buy
ing of the Richmond and West Point
shares was continued, its scale was too
small to retrieve the dullness of the rest of
the list The high prices to which the coal
shares had been pushed brought out large
amount OF stock for sale, and, while the sell
ing movement did not last long, after the
buying mad ceased material decline from
the best figures was seen. The conductors
OF the campaign in the coalers have evil
IDENTIFY come to the conclusion that the con-
ditions prevalent at this time are not favor
able to an extended bull market, especially
as many doubt the wisdom of the proposed
advances in coal prices, and the amount of
stock brought out bv the very moderate
rise of the last few days compelled halt.
The movement in the Richmond and
West Point securities has for its basis good
buying for inside account, said by some to
be for the Thomas party, but the authorities
differ and the stock offering at the advance
soon compelled a subsistence of the anima-
tion in these shares also.
The Grangers have taken a secondary
position in the market and the industrials
bid fair to become the only features Sugar
to-day was again strong and active, while
the others were very we'll held in the lace
of the general dropping tendency. There
was nothing whatever in the rest of the
market, though ST. Paul, Burlington and
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago were
comparatively active, but their fluctuations
were slight and of no significance.
The market closed dull and heavy at
about the lowest prices The trading
reached only 159, 671 listed and 19, 533 un-
listed shares
Railroad bonds also sank into the utmost
stagnation and the transactions of the day
dwindled down to s.. .0SS, 900. OF which Read
ing SIS contributed Sill, ,0O0 The temper was
fairly firm for most OF the list, but a 'ew is
sues scored substantial losses for the day.
Government bonds were dull and steady.
Close of the list:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
Dairy Products.

BUTTER-Elgin creamery. 2s924c; Ohio cream
cry 1s92Oc; fancy country roll. 1+915c low grades
and cooking. I0f912c: grease. 596c.
CHEESE-Ohio new, &d9llc: New York, 915(01Oc:
fine fall make, fancy new Wisconsin Swiss blocks.
l49li&c: do. bricks, 1C9l1c: Wisconsin sweitZcr,
I'm tubs, 13d13iac for new. 15Gl6c for old; lin
burger l09llc; Ohio Swiss. IL 1l3c. to quality.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
COUNTRY PRODUCE ACTIVE
And . Fair Trade in Progress In Other
Lines-A Liberal Movement in the Di-
rection OF Homestead Il Merchants Say
Great Duline Will Follow Further
Labor Troubles
WEDNESDAY. July a.

There was an active movement in whole
sale mercantile lines to-day, especially in
country produce, but few price changes of
consequence were noted. Merchants in va
rious branches of trade continued to report
good trade on Homestead account but
nearly all of them talked with, in regard to
the prospects of the near future, expressed
convictions that great dullness would be
witnessed if the labor troubles were not
soon ended,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
Grain, Flour and Fced,

change to-day, Two cars high mixed shelled
corn, five days. 541Ic; one car winter wheat
bran, sacked, five DAYS, S14-121z; four cars
No. white oats, the year, 33c; three cars
No. white oats. the year, 3314 &c. The prin-
cipal bids and offers we're as follows:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15

IL your dealer does not keep Klein's Silver
Age ana Duquesne ryes go TO Max Klein. 50
Federal street, Allegheny, Pa, where YOU
are. sure of the genuine. Complete cata
log ne mailed upon application. MWr
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
MONETARY.

There is not much of demand for
funds from any source just at present. but
bankers are not shading the customary 5@6
per cent rates on any class of loans. East
ern exchange and currency are unchanged,
the former being plentiful and the latter in
poor form.
NEW YORK, July A-Money easy at 2@sL
per cent; closed easy and offered at 2; prime
mercantile paper 3@5I per cent; sterling
exchange 81 SS for demand.
Clearing House Figures.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
Underwriters' Sale
Gents furnishing goods Saturday.
No. 81 FIFTH AVENUE

BEFORE you go on your vacation have your
clothing cleaned and put in good shane at
Pfeifer's, the Mems Clothing Cleaner. as
smithfieldN street, Pittsburg, 100 Federal
street. Allegheny. Telephones l264-s469.
Seventeen wagons at your service, rrsu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
Provisions.

Activity and strength continue to char
acteriZe this market. Prices are thought to
be too high by some of the dealers, but in
all probability another advance will be
established Saturday some OF the items
OF the list. Ruling quotations:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15

PERFECT action and perfect health result
from the use OF De Wits Little Early Risers
A perfect little pill. Very small; very sure
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
Eggs and Poultry.

EGGS Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and Ohio
151Di6c: 1c additional for candled stock.
PoULTR1-Spring chickens s0G65c per pair; old
chickens, 7o49oc; ducks. 7591oOc; geese, IGgsOc.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
LIVE STOCK.
Movements and Prices at the Principal
Markets.

EAST LIBERTY, Pa, July IA.
CArrLE-Receipts, 600 head; shipments, So
bead; market firm at yesterdays prices; no
oattle shipped to New York to-day.
HoGs-Receipts, 500 head; shipments, l. 500
head: market steady on good and dull on
grassers; cornfed. SIS 90@6 10: grassers, IS 50@
5 20; one car of hogs shipped to New York to-
day.
SHEEP-Receipts, 600 head; shipments, 200
head; market steady at yesterdays prices.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
Bar Silver,

NEW YORK, July 14.-Bar silver in London,
1920 per OF. New York dealers price for sill
yer, S634c per OF.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15

THOSE who are worn out, rheumatic and feeble
should use PARKER'S IS GINGER TONIC
HINDERcoRNs, the best cure for corns Is cts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
Boston Stocks-CiosingP Prices.
New York Metal Market

NEW YORK, July A.-Pig iron quiet: Ameri-
can. $l3 5o@l5 90. Copper steady; lake sll $50
ii 85 Lead easy: domestic, 81 1904 is Tin
Steady; straits. $50 70@2O So
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
IBID. iAsked.
DID. 7ASkeQ-
Mining shares closed as follows:
ASKED.

The total sales of stocks to-day were 49, 2O4
shares, including: Chlca 70 Gas. II, ,235: Louis
Vile and Nashville, 6,619: Reading, AZ 500:
Richmond and West Point, 500; Union Pa
cific, T. 500.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
Phila deiphia 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, 1892-07-15

Mutual Union 6s. -. .1l0]4
\. j. c. Int. Cert. .llO4
Northern Pac. lists. .ll6
do do ends. 1855
Northwestern Con. lbs
do De bentures is. .lO51s
st. L. & j. NJ. G. 5S+ S5as
st. L. & 5. F. G. NJ. .l06
St. Paul Consols. ...I27lS
ST. Paul. Z. & L. 1stsllS
Tex. p. L. t. Rcts rs
Tex. p. RIG. rr. Rcts q
Union Pac. lists. 1865
West Shore. .I02ls
Rio q. w. -
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15

oi0A n Carter's Little Liver Pills.
'i0n nDA Carter's Little Liver Pills.
oieh nIA Carter's Little Liver Pills.
0ion Carter's Little Liver Pills.
ae4-Ao-xwysu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15

Electric Stocks
Boston, July A.-[Special 1.-The latest
electric stock quotations to-day were:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15

tThe following quotations for grain, feed. hay
and straw for lots track. Dealers
charge a small advance from store:l
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
RANGE OF THE MARKET.

Receipts bulletined: Via the p. c.. C. &
st. LIZ cars oats; via the p, Ft. w. & C.-1
corn, oats, l straw, l flour. Total, 10
cars.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15

Clos Close
open High Low ing July
ing est. est. Bid. 1s.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15

Land values in East Bellevue are looking
up in confident expectation Of the early in
PRODUCTION of rapid transit. The Pleasant
Valley people broke ground there yester-
day. -Four acres have practically changed
hands at trife less than $4,000 an acre
the highest sale ever made in that locality.
Owners, as a rule, are not anxious to sell at
prevailing figures.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15
ARTICLES.

lOpen- High Low Clos Close
ICLES. ing. est. est. ing. lJulyl3
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-15

Michael Maloney is taking bids on seven
houses on Fifth avenue, near the market
house. Mr. Vilsack, the brewer, will soon
begin the erection of four nice dwellings on
Negley avenue, East End. Architect
Bickel prepared the plans. Ground will be
broken next week for three frame houses on
the hill back OF Lucy Furnace.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-01-15

AS late as the end of the Sixteenth. CEN
tury in London the sole method of ex-
tinguishing fires was by means of con-
trivances known as hand squirts." These
were usually made of brass, with a carry
ing capacity ranging from two to four
quarts of water. The two quart "squirts"
were two and half feet in length, one inch
and half in diameter at their largest part
and but half an inch at the nozzle. On
each side were handles, and three men
were required to manipulate squirt"
One man ON each side grasped the handle.
in one hand and the nozzle in the other,
while the third man worked the piston or
plunger, drawing it out while the nozzle
was immersed in supply of water, which
filled the cylinder. The bearers then ele-
waited the nozzle when the other pushed in
the plunger, the skill of the former being
employed in directing the stream of water
upon the fire. Such primitive contrivances
are said to have been used during the great
fire of 1666-Detroit Free Press.