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Newspaper

Norfolk Virginian

Location

Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1897

Page

7

Opening Was Weak as Vanderbilts Lead Stock Market Rally

New York stock market opened weaker on lower London quotations and a St Paul report, with foreigners selling 10 000 to 12 000 shares. Bulls recovered as Vanderbilt led gains, but tobacco and coal stocks softened after midmorning, and some declines persisted for Jersey Central, Reading, St Paul, and GE. Total volume reached 192 776 shares with Sugar and Omaha among the notable movers.

New York Stock Exchange London St. Pauli Jersey Central Reading Gould Bulls Vanderbilt Omaha Canada Lake Shore Northwest Grangers Vanderbilts St. Paul Louisville Nashville General Electric Missouri Pacific

Wheat and grain markets buoyed by Turkish Greek crisis flare

Chicago and New York trading desks report wheat advancing amid war scare. corn and oats follow higher opening trends with professional buying and short covering. Provisions weaken as selling pressure grows. futures show mixed gains and steady to firmer spot prices across May July positions.

Chicago Shorts Onts Ceeae Wenn SS Denver Vases Sasree

Market Prices Report for Beef Pork and Dairy

Spot No 2 22c 2 white 24c mixed Western 21 24 Beef Quiet firm unchanged Beef game firm Tierced beef unchanged and steady Cut Meats Fairly active and firm unchanged Lard Quiet and easier Western steam city 415 Pork Dull and easy mess 3850 9 00 Butter Choice firm and fair demand State dairy 918c do creamery 1918c Western creamery 18 19c Iilgins 19

Western State Dairy Western Creamery Iilgins Norfolk North Carolina Western Dairy Ile New York State Dairy New Keresone

Grain prices and futures in Baltimore market report

Baltimore on March 17 reports dull flour and firmer oats with No 2 white at 26c and No 2 mixed at 22 1 4c. Wheat unsettled with spot bids around 8Sc and May at 80 54 to 81c. Corn steadier with spot and March-April at 27 4 to 27 1 2c and May 27 1 2c, June 28 4c, July 29 1 4c, plus steamer mixed at 20 per 100 pounds and Southern white at 27 1 4c, yellow 26 1 4 to 27c. Continuous price ranges reflect commodities markets.

New York O. B Baltimore Southern Michigan Ohio Indiana Timothy Hay

Cotton futures steady across markets with mixed regional bids

New York reports steady cotton futures with sales of 53 900 bales and varied March to next-year prices. US receipts total 7 451 bales for the day, exports to Britain and the Continent rise, while Liverpool and New Orleans quotes show softer and steadier tones.

New York Great Britain France Liverpool New Orleans

Provisions and Staples Market Report from Provistonk

Wholesaler Lara Trains notes varied prices across commodities in Provistonk Norfolk, with fish products, meats, lard, cheese, coffee, syrups, flour, sugar, grains, oats, and hay listed by grade and unit. Prices show market strength for pork, butter, and flour, plus regional variations and per-unit costs for barrels and bags.

Fresh Fish and Stock Market Report

Fresh fish prices list per pound for multiple species including gray trot seven cents and spots sixty six cents with other items. Live stock market shows strong demand for cattle with Eastern North Carolina cows restricted due to quarantine, plus hogs, bulls, fat cows, and milking cows priced per head. Produce and poultry notes cover bananas, oranges, coconuts, lemons, cabbage, potatoes, hay, onions, and poultry decimals, with wholesale steady rates for beeswax and turpentine products.

North Carolina

Varmers Market Report Shows Active Scarce Commodities

Market notes indicate strong demand with fancy and strictly prime lots at 244c and 24124c, off grades 1 2c, Spanish new ties, Hanms Picked Fancy 34 ic ex tras 244 2%c, third grade 2c, No 2 Spanish shelled 4%c, No 1 Virginia ac, No 2 Virginia 2c.

Virginia

Lumber Mocket Wholesale Quotations Overview

Lumber market report shows dull demand with wholesale quotes for boards in various sizes. Items listed include 1x6 boards 12 to 16 feet at 12.50 to 15.00, rough 1x6 to 16 feet at 9.00 to 10.00, 1x72 to 18 inches 16 feet clear at 20.00 to 22.00, rough wide boards at 12 to 15.00.

Cypgress Bunday Norfolk Wals Suffolk Yonla Hobgood N. CG Tarboro N.C Nocky Mount Williamston Plymouth Charleston Wilson N. G Columbia Augusta Allanta Macon Savannah Jacksonville

Lumber rates and items from Alr Dried Pine and Hila Dred

Market listings show Alr Dried Pine with prices for dry clear stock and joists and 2x4 scantling, including edge and stock boxes. Hila Dred Cypress Lumber offers 4-4 No 1 to No 3 grades, edges and stock, bill stuff air dried, with varied prices in fair demand.

Hila Cypress Edge

Slitwerlo Market Prices Report Slates Wood Staves and Hogsheads

Market receipts for staves and hogsheads show liberal demand with prices for prime white oak and red oak products listed. No. 1 and No. 2 categories for shingles and sap vary, while white oak pipe and barrel values are given with culls noted, reflecting market spreads and quality distinctions.

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Market Notes on Cattle and Hogs Trade

Market quiet and dull with mixed figures for cattle hogs and sheep. Extra fat smooth steers common, heifers and cows both fat and smooth priced, with oxen and miled cows offered at varying rates. hog demand steady though mostly common to fair. lambs and sheep viewed as weak or not wanted by butchers.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange

Norfolk and Southern R Jct Steamship Schedule Card

Notable Norfolk schedule listing steamers to Elizabeth City Edenton Plymouth and Moorhead City with varied landings on Chowan and Scuppernong rivers. Specifies daily except Sunday sailings, connections at Edenton Belhaven and Norfolk for N & S RR and A & N C RR. Includes freight cutoffs and office contacts HUDGINS and KING.

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Ambiguous Time Fragments From OCR Dispatch

Fragmentary OCR lines present various times and initials without clear context or events. The readable data includes sequences like 7:45 am, 3:00 pm, 10:15 am, 2:10 pm, 11:32 am, 14:41 pm, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm and 6:37 pm along with initials IP RRB OL and C. The source lacks cohesive narrative, participants, or location details to form a specific news item.

Hampton and Newport News Iva Euve Norfollk Norfolk Old Point Willoughby Spit Richmond Washington Joie

Merchants and Miners Transport Go to Savanwnall

Perishable freight rates and service details for transatlantic shipments described. Orders and forwarding instructions refer to R H WIG Norfolk Virginia and senior agents W P Turner and J C Whitney with general offices in Baltimore Maryland.

Ldistes Toston Boston R. HW. Wig Norfolk W.P. Turner Ings. Agt J.C. Whitney

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