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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1890

Page

7

Iron and steel markets drift as production curbs bite

London reports a sluggish speculative demand for pig iron with prices in Scotland dropping to low levels. Furnace closures and reduced output persist through the year, with 13 furnaces damped and several districts idle.

New York London Lincolnshire Mosshay Iron and Steel Company Workington Middlesborough Liverpool Swansea Gueneea Rte Duotet Billiton North America Continental

New York Commodity Prices Reported Quiet and Steady

New York figures show dull copper and tin with steady or firmer lead and a weak fronthand market. Copper remains nominal while tin and lead movements are modest and listed prices include Straits at $2010 and domestic levels with April market notes.

New York Lake

East Liberty Stock Yards Report From April 3 1800

Live stock market summary from East Liberty Stock Yards shows cattle receipts 30 head with 360 head through consignments and no cattle shipped to New York. hogs receipts 1,300 head and shipments 1,500 with firm market. sheep receipts 70 head and shipments 700 with no sale. The report notes no hogs shipped to New today and lists general transactions.

New York New Li Sty Chicago Beaver Sawa Texas Ae Strong Kansas

Telegraph cattle market summaries and receipts across major markets

A telegraph from New York details beef cattle prices and receipts with quotes for dressed weight and no trading. It reports US markets including Chicago and St Louis with cattle hogs sheep and horse receipts and price ranges, noting firmness and strength across regions and shipments totals.

Market Steady Amid Demand and Mixed Commodity Signals

New York reports demand at first hands remains steady with some recovery in sales execution. Stock prices hold in calm condition. corn and rye show firmness on track, barley in area, pork and cheese steady with cheddar at 10 4c. Western railroad outlook cited as improving with cautious optimism from Windy City reports.

New York Iron Age Whitney & Stephenson Windy City N. B. Reams Nat Jones

Cardiff Coal and Iron Company Sells 56000 Acre Town Site

The Cardiff Coal and Iron Company plans a Tuesday April 22 sale of 1 0 acres of town site land as part of a 56000 acre property in Cardiff Tennessee. The project aims to form a new city with iron coal operations long active in the region and backed by New England capitalists.

Kansas City Omaha Chattanooga Tenn Birmingham Annison Fort Payne Ala Dennison Texas W. P. Rice New England Heman Cardiff Queen and Crescent Tennessee Cardiff Coal and Iron Company Home Iron Company Unncinmall Pittsburg Ponneager Tely G. W. West Ottesome A. ©. Gill Eldorado

Reduction in fares triggers Pittsburgh area boom talk

The Pennsylvania Railroad fare cuts spark expressed demand for home building along the East Liberty to Braddock corridor. Swissvale residents push for a borough as vacant land and rising prices lure buyers. Local business and industry activity, from hardware stores to oil wells, reflects a city-wide boom in progress with several construction and drilling ventures underway.

Pennsylvania Railroad East Liberty Braddock

Market Churns Quietly Ahead of Holiday

Slow trading at the Stock Exchange as a pre holiday lull. Reported 95 shares sold with no major price shifts. several small block deals and mid afternoon transactions noted among Pittsburgh and Philadelphia issues. New York totals showed modest activity across major rails and utilities.

Stock Exchange Philadelphia Whitney & Stephenson Fourth Avenue New York Stock Pennsylvania Railroad Horala Bijiabang & Wesa Aeaig Northern Pacific Northern

Bankers Report Large Money Supply and Steady Rates

Banks report "oceans of money" with April settlements easing and high bank clearings totaling 19349. Balances stand at 575,019 05. Demand for discounts is fair, rates steady. Home loan business satisfactory, spring trade expected to boost employment. Money on call in New York easy, prime mercantile paper quoted. Bond and international markets mixed, with New York clearings at 107,924,398 and Bank of England bullion movements noted.

New York MT. Sterling Exchange Bank of England Bank of E Paris Bank of France Brskrs Imperial Bank of Germany Priladelfhia—Clearings Bal- Chicago New York Exchange St. Louis

Petroleum Markets Show Slight Steady Drift Amid Quiet Demand

The oil market opened heavy and stayed weak with only feeble bids to push higher. The close fell about a cent from the open as refined fuel news weighed on sentiment. Trading was light with about 440,000 barrels seen and producers wary as calls for shut downs gain traction.

Wedness & ‘Arances

Real Estate Transactions Lined Up In Renal Estate Picks

A stream of property deals across Reflectorville Craig street Center avenue Stanton avenue and other wards shows multiple sales and mortgages. Buyers include Anna L. Dietz John J. Davis Hermann Schaefer and Standish Montgomery with prices from 700 to 7000 and mortgages at 6 percent. Notes list five-room houses brick dwellings and lots along Forbes Forbes street Carnegie avenue Main street and Bayard street with various sizes and terms.

Macaw & Goff, Lim Fourth Avenue Mra Anna L. Dietz Reflectorville Castle Shannon A. Goff Craig Street Center Avenue Black & Baird Harry S. A. Stewart Stanton Avenue Negley Avenue Nineteenth Ward John J. Davis ST Teesee Mond Street Sixth Ward Alles & Bailey Eleventh Ward Thomas McCaffrey Robert Arthurs Joseph Becker Forty-fifth Calvin S.J. Moffat W. B. Bell Meridan Street Mt. Washington Twentieth Ward Herman Schaefer C. Schuler Carnegie Avenue Eighteenth Ward Allemannia Insurance Company George Witmer Main Street H. Gledhill Ridge Street Thirteenth Ward Thirtythird Street J. E. Glass Fifth Avenue George W. Acklin Standish Montgomery Bayard Street Neville Street

Stocks Rally With Broadening Buying In New York Market

The New York stock market showed broader buying with outside operators reentering gains. Coal stocks led with Reading and Lackawanna active amid a trading pool and a delayed Gas Trust suit news lifting some shares. A holiday tomorrow kept banks cautious, call loan rates spiked briefly, and trading ended with a fractional advance across most issues.

New York London Chicago Reading Lackawanna Gas Trust Chicago Gas Michigan Central Richmond West Point Preferred Trag Post Corbin J. L. Lowther Welsh Thomas Dolan Henry ©. Gibson Board of Reading Managers J. Lowther Welsh J. Pierpont Morgan John Wanamaker Austin Corbin New York Stock Exchange Tim Creraton Whitney & Stephenson Pittsburg Fourth Avenue

Mining Stocks Report from New York Markets

New York A mining augments and reenter certs noted. Stocks listed include Comstock T Scrip 28 El Cristo 15 Freeland 100 Hale Norcross 300 Home stake 825 Horn Silver 230 Iron Silver 195 Occidental 100 Savage 0 Sutter Creek Union Consolidated 250.

New York A &—Mining Caledonia Eec Comstock T. Scrip el Cristo Freeland Hale & Norcross Homestake Horn Iron Ae Occidental Co Im Savage, Sutter Cree Union Consolidated

Markets by Wire Wheat Decline as Crop Damage Rumors Rise

Wheat futures fluctuated within narrow bounds with early gains erased by selling. reports of up to 50% crop damage circulated. Corn and oats showed mixed to firm tones with May and July futures active. pork and lard markets firmed later, while butter and coffee posted varied moves. Minneapolis and Philadelphia noted strength and confusion amid receipts and demand signals.

Chicago Minneapolis Duluth Illinois Missouri Eone Whratt Retoa AG Tilg Wise Jane Inige Elgin New York Canada New Orleans Western Blige Philadelphia Twentieth Street Pennsylvania Berecot

Domestic Markets Show Improved Tone Amid Light Receipts

Market report from Pittsburgross Patrch on April 3 1800 notes light grain and hay receipts with a generally firmer trade. Eggs are plentiful but prices fall while dairy products move well. spring chickens appear at $1 per pair and potatoes stay well priced. Poultry scarce, prices for cheese steady, and various produce items including apples cranberries and gridsees show mixed but active movement under favorable weather.

Pittsecross Pattch Elgin Creamery BuUren—Creamery Elgin Ohio Sal New York Florida Bermuda Colon Serene Ee

Market Holds Prices as Export Demand Improves

Sugar movement slows with bottom prices seen near, wholesale dealers cautious. Coffee markets steady with roasted lagging green beans. prices for Rio and Maracaibo varieties quoted alongside spices oils and canned goods in a wide commodity listing.

Maracaibo Santos Allsplee Cassin Sc Tige Mat Hakhier Globe N. C Manasses Mans Louis London California Muscatels Valencia Brazil Evaport Mapibe I Saanen Re Itcena Cales Medina Higgins Eureka Hid Co Omson I Ares Kanes de George's Wait Trout Finnan Haddock Iceland Artor Tomac Herring

Grain Exchange reports mixed cereals and firmer winter wheat

Receipts show lighter loadings with 10 cars noted and oats steady while winter wheat holds a firm late advance across grain centers. Prices list track carloads for wheat corn oats and byproduct feeds with several regional routings cited.

Grain Exchange Pittsburg Ft. Wayne Chicago Pittsboro Cincinnati St. Louis Western Ohio

Samuel W. Black Co. Sells Allegheny City Site for Ice Plant

Samuel W. Black & Co. yesterday closed the sale of a large Allegheny City lot intended for an ice manufacturing plant. Present structures will be demolished to make way for the improvement. Details are not disclosed at this time.

Hestomer PLC Pennsylvania New England Horus Iron Spiegieisen Ferro Spiegeleisen Liverpool Eastern Works Eastern Mills Bindley Hardware Company Seventh Avenue Grant Street Cherry Alley United States Bindley Gomme City Safe Deposit Company Kaxisa5 National Allegheny County Messrs Samuel W. Black & Co Allegheny City

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