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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1890

Page

7

Cattle and Sheep Market Report From Ohio and Pennsylvania

The week's cattle trade totals about 82 loads with 72 sold Monday. prices eased below last week as buyers showed reluctance. Ohio-sourced stockers and lighter beef cattle appeared, while higher grades could fetch only modest premiums. Sheep and lamb runs remained light with steady to weaker prices. spring lambs sold readily, and overall market activity was cautious across beef, veal, and pork-like categories.

Ohio Chicago Butehore Jtim East Sige Glge Pennsylvania McCall & Co Crades Indiana Wethers

Market Reports Across Regions Show Mixed Live Stock Prices

Receipts from New York Reeves and other markets indicate firmer or steady tones in cattle and hogs with varied declines. Beef and veal receipts total about 4,693 head. hogs around 16,000. cattle 15,000. sheep 6,000. Prices show heavies down in some districts, steady in others, while Western and Texas stock steers command moderate bids.

New York Reeves Abe Reeuer Texas Yperan Sheen Br. Louis

Metal Exchange Faces Diminished Trade Amid Prospective Overhaul

New York April 2 The Metal Exchange shows greatly reduced activity with few deals. A proposal to wind up the exchange or to build a new facility to attract business will be discussed today.

Metal Exchange New York

Drygoods Market in New York Holds Steady Tone

Drygoods in New York on April 2 shows steady market conditions with cotton goods, including flannels and blankets, maintaining the prior tone though some orders for underwear have not arrived yet.

New York

Motel Market Report Prompts Steady Straits in 2010

Fragmentary text notes domestic conditions and market steadiness in a 2010 motel market context. Limited readable names and numbers constrain specifics, but the record points to a cautious, stable market environment with ongoing pricing pressure.

Hamnett & Meredith form real estate partnership

W E Hampett of 404 Smithfield St and Wilkinsburg teams with M W Meredith of Tarentum to operate as Hamnett & Meredith at 102 Fourth Ave. The new firm offers real estate services with emphasis on the East End and invites clients to consult on matters in their line.

W. E. Hampett Smithfield Street Wilkinsburg M. W. Meredith Tarentum Hamnett & Meredith Fourth Avenue Rew Wrus

McKee and Hagan Open New Stock Offices at 108 Fourth Ave

Commissions on stocks 1-8 McKee and Hagan have opened their new offices at 108 Fourth avenue with splendid facilities for handling stocks and investment securities on margin or cash. Correspondence solicited.

McKee & Hagan Fourth Avenue TSU

Trs Witt Price Easter Wear Ad at Bee His, 47 Sixth St

The notice lists a venue at 401 Smithfield Street corner Fourth with capital of £100000 and surplus of $50000, noting receipts of $1 and upward and interest at 4 percent. It highlights Trs Witt PRICE catering to customers and promoting Easter wear at 47 Sixth Street.

Smithfield Street Cor

Up-Pork Favorite Wheat Market Slips then Rallies

Wheat trading in Chicago on April 2 shows unsettled activity with May opening below prior close, a late rally as July gains near May levels. Illinois crop report influences bids while corn and oats hold firm. pork and lard trade mixed with steady to firmer tone overall.

Chicago Kim Snes Neal Gece New York Jane New Orleans Caer Western Dairy Twentieth Street Pennsylvania

Real estate notes and railway shifts amid Easter banking pause

Real estate agents report high rent collections while a Central District and Telegraph Co building at Seventh Avenue and Montour Way costs 163000. Amretine of Southern railroad lines meets in St Louis to avert a Southern rate war. Northern Pacific takes Wisconsin Central, with former orders under NP control. United Presbyterian church Wilkinsburg adds 1200 scope, boosting costs to 15000. Good Friday closes banks. deposits dividends 34 percent and 4? percent. Stock activity awaits Southern flood results before renewed buying.

Central District and Telegraph Company Seventh Avenue Montour Way Amretine Southern Railroad St. Louis Southern Territory Northern Pacific Wreconsin Central United Presbyterian Church Wilkinsburg

Commissions on Stocks 1-8 Correspondence Solicited

TSU reports commissions on stocks 1 through 8 and invites correspondence from interested parties seeking details and potential investment inquiries.

Pittsburg Market Notes and West Virginia Investment Stir

Ousted market figure Stanislaus Zach buys 514 Wood Street lot 15 by 60 with a three story brick business house for 31000 and moves his operations. Ground fronting on North Highland avenue sells for 12500 a piece to extend 1250 feet through St Clair Euclid and Mellon avenues. West Virginia coal oil and timber lands attract eastern and Pittsburgh capitalists with rising money rates and vast acreage under lease as drilling moves forward. A former livery stable on Third avenue signals city change as aging structures give way to the Ferguson block. The piece recalls the stable’s long history and notable horses boarded there, including Lady Alice and Oakland.

Stanislaus Zach Messrs. Black & Baird Wood Street W. C. Shaw W. C. Lyne North Highland Avenue St. Clair, Euclid Mellon Avenues Negley and North Highland Avenues Eastern Pittsburg West Virginia Charleston W. A. Horton & Sons Elk River General Alger Clay County Third Avenue Ferguson Thomas Wallace John Kells Messrs. Ardary & Mitchell Rody Patterson, Jr Mr. Patterson Jackson & Devore D. J. Duncan J.B. Skelton John Keller Skelton Keller Lady Alice Oakland Alexander King Hot Panch Soft Soup Latham Jobo McMasters Hing James McGeough

Pleasant Valley and Philadelphia Gas Dominate Trading

Stock activity was modest with 280 shares traded as Pleasant Valley again drew focus, followed by Philadelphia Gas. Prices fluctuated with Pleasant Valley at 27 1/4 to 27 1/2 pasting to a 2 cent bid, while Philadelphia Gas held around 1 cent, amid steady bids for other issues and brokers awaiting stronger moves.

Pleasant Valley Philadelphia Philadelphia Gas Ieee Nid Watts Fidelity Tile & T. Co Inlates People’s National Hk Bossman’s Insurance City Insurance Humboldtins. Co Allegheny Tins Co Sig. Co Westinghouse People’s Pipeage Chartiers Henry M. Long Robinson Bros St. Joseph Mo Kuban Bros E. P. Long Iea Bros. & Co Peasant Valley New York Reckiara Delaware Lackawanna and Western Louisville Nashville Missouri Estatine SOR Taenaene Baene Tichmond Wi Point Union Pacific

CHANGED HANDS The Latest Deals in City and Suburban Real Estate

Real estate agent notices summarize recent transfers in Blair estate Glenwood Swissgate Plan Swissvale Oak station and Oakland areas. Properties include lot 168 on Cust Street sold for 500 dollars and lot 10 Swissgate Plan for 350 dollars. Mortgage of 5000 dollars noted with terms.

Samuel W. Black & Co Blair Estate Glenwood Twenty-third Ward Cust Street Swissgate Place Swissvale Station Pennsylvania Railroad Magaw & Goff, Lim Fourth Avenue Oak Station Castle Shannon Charlies E. Rupp J. B. Zimmerman George Casey Moasoon Easy Paymen Black Juliet Street Oakland Frank 8. Robinson Pear Ana

Rapid April settlements ease money strain and bank activity

April settlements advanced quickly with large disbursements shown in bank exchanges reaching 4 498 582 55 and balances at 20 410 32. Money on call in New York was easy at 4 to 6 percent, with rates for mercantile paper at 5 7. Bond quotations and city clearings in several markets are noted.

New York Jay Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Hostox Baltimore Philadelphia Loy Pon England Chicaco New York Exchange St. Louis

Oil On The Ron Market Mixed As Hayesville Strike Sparks Activity

Oil market opened weak then steady with afternoon gains amid local buying. Hayesville reports a rich Rhodes farm strike producing 500 to 1000 barrels daily but losses due to unconnected tanks. Several wells setup or drilling in Mt Morrisfield, Peddler's Run, and Canonsburg while some fields show limited success.

Hayesville Fort Wayne Road Osborne Oil Company Rhodes Farm Bellevue Heiney Keyser McLaughlin Roberta Oil Company Mt. Morrisfeld Olston & Co A. G Fox Farm Canonsburg South Penn Oil Company Greer Farm Gordon Hickman Farm Butler

Standard Oil Trust Elects New Trustees

New York April 2 The annual meeting of Standard Oil Trust Company certificate holders elected H M Flagler H Jennings and W H Telford as Trustees.

New York Standard Oil Trust Company H. M. Flagler H. Jennings W.H. Telford

Petroleum prices and volumes in Bradford and New York markets

Bradford reports opening at 81340 and closing near 82, high 827 and low 80 for petroleum with 1 5 000 barrels cleared. New York notes spot weakness at Sic, May option steady then weak, closing steady after a sharp turn with spot 2 32 and May around 8 gc, with total sales 64 000 barrels.

Bradford Petroleum New York Boige Stock Exchange Osc Saag Gchten

Vanderbilt Control Rumor Triggers Rail Stocks Rise

News from New York on April 2 reports strong market activity with gains led by Reading and Lackawanna as traders priced in a possible Vanderbilt led consolidation. Big Four and Vanderbilts climbed on talk of control of the Cincinnati Wabash and Michigan line and a traffic pact with the Mackey system.

Mackey New York Reading Lackawanna Jomien Big Four Vanderbilts Cincinnati, Wabash and Michican Road Missouri Pacific Chicago Eva Terre Haute Audh Aalep

Philadelphia Stocks Closing Quotations Summary

Closing stock quotations for Philadelphia and Boston markets list numerous railroads and utilities including Northern Pacific preferred 77, Atchison topeka and Santa Fe 46, Boston and Maine 223, Eastern Railroad 168, New York and New England land companies, and Wisconsin Central. The brief notes reflect brokerage, shipping and utility listings with prices and exchange context, as compiled by Whitney and Stephenson brokers.

Philadelphia Whitney & Stephenson Fourth Avenue New York Stock Exi Pecmarivseiss Butision Pittsburgh& Western Peti Voerigh Navigation Laace Kon Northern Pacific Boston Atch Top Allouex Mg Co Boston & Albany Atlantic Boston & Maine Cinn BR. R M. Pier Senta Flint Rem Maas, Central Central Ios Anniston Land Co N. Y N. Eng Boston Land O N.Y N. Eest End Land Co Beil Telephone Central Com Lameon Stores Central Pr

Mining Stocks Quotations From New York

Mining prices listed for numerous companies on April 2 including Best and Belcher Crown Point Comstock Eureka Consolidated Ophir Ontario Plymouth Potosi Union Consolidated and more. Values shown range from modest to hundreds per share with totals across many firms.

New York Best and Belcher Caledonia B. H Chollar Crown Point Consolidated California Ophir Plymouth, Potosi Savage Sierra Nevada Sutter Creek Union Consolidated Yellow Jacket

Pennsylvania Company Hit With 3000 Verdict In Injury Suit

William and Mrs Graham win a $3000 damages verdict against the Pennsylvania Company over injuries Mrs Graham suffered while alighting from a train at the Fort Wayne depot in Allegheny. The suit claimed dangerous construction of the platform steps caused the fall.

William 5 Graham Pennsylvania Company Ft. Wayne Allegheny

First asparagus arrives as asparagus season opens in city markets

Apr 2 1890 report notes asparagus first of season received at Liberty street commission house from the South. Prices for other produce steady with eggs supply ample and firm, potatoes improving, honey weak, and old crop nearing end. Dairy and butter prices shown, beans, cheese, fruits and nuts listed, with varied wholesale price ranges across many items.

Pittsncrng Liberty Street Commission Bouth Burrer—Creamery Elgin Ohio Do Ohio New York Lée Fiori Valencia Jamaica Jersey

Grain Market Report From Pittsburg Exchange Roundup

There was one sale on call at the Grain Exchange with 1 car of sack bran at $159.5 days and Pittsburgh, Ft Wayne and Chicago bulletins showing 2 cars with 19 by that line: oats, corn, bran, flour, barley, malt. Prices for carload lots on track listed, market drift upward. wheat firmer, oats steady, bay firm. Brokers note Chicago Board of Trade transmission action. private wires to New York and Chicago.

Grain Exchange P. RR Pittsburg Ft. Wayne Chicago Cincinnati St Leuis Baltimore Baltimore and Ohio Lake Erie Chicago Board of Trade

Wood Prices and Lumber Board Listings

Unclear OCR listing shows prices and types of lumber including black walnut green white oak dry white oak West Virginia yellow pine and other species. Mentions flanges and flat stock terms with per unit measurements and references to Mohs or Mill officials.

West Va Tolin

Chicago Plumbers Confident in Wage Advance Concessions

Chicago plumbers on strike report progress as several shops concede the demanded 375 per day wage. The general strike halts work on large buildings and contractors fear penalties from delayed contracts. Some shops seek to bring workers back temporarily at the 375 rate while current jobs last.

Curriaco Association of Master Plumbers

Emigration Agent Victim Seeks Justice

In St Thomas Ontario on April 2 a young Englishman James Potter arrived after being duped by a London agent who took £50 for a farm job at Walker's station on the Michigan Central line. Potter planned to contact Birchall but first made arrangements with the sending firm. He says four or five others will follow in a few days.

Wisconsin Central Northern Pacific Phi Beta Phi Society United States Galesburg Ill Cleveland Target Company Findlay Cosihnaiachie Reduction Works Chihuahua New York Union Pacific la Grange Portland Ore Schimerman von Hartman Germany Denver Ilinois Supreme Court Young Men’‘s Christian Association Allance Minnesota United States Supreme Court H. H. George Beaver Falls Congress Ways and Means Committee Harry W. Garfield Cleveland Board of Education Dublin J. H. Caddall Pulaski National Bank R. H. Baskerville K. P. Wommack Vernon Tex Emin Pasha Wissman Bagomoyo Victoria Nyanza Mackay Syndicate Cincinnati, Wabash and Michican Railroad Lake Shore Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis Mackay Vanderbilt Roads Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Senate Geo F. Turrittin Nevada Eral John G. Mitchell Ohio Columbus Edward H. Harvey Michigan Detroit Mich Alexander F. McMillan the Treasury Wm. Winterbotham Eau Claire Wis St. Thomas, Ont James Potter Walker's Station St. Clair Michigan Central Railway London Potter Birchall

Lawyer Maxwell Missing in Albany

Anxiety grows for W G Maxwell of Amsterdam a partner in Maxwell Bros after he sailed for Europe last December on estate business in Scotland and has not returned or sent word since February 5. A cable inquiry has been sent to several ports.

Albany W. G. Maxwell Amsterdam Maxwell Maxwell Bros Europe Scotland

Fatal Boiler Explosion at Hussong & Co Factory

A boiler exploded at the Hussong and Co stove factory in Houstonville on April 1 causing extensive damage. One man was killed outright and three others fatally wounded, including J. H. Hussong who died hours later. Two employees were injured and two or three others slightly hurt.

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