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Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1889

Page

3

Market Basket Brims With Fresh Fish and Scarce Butter

Retail notes show fresh catch from lakes expanding as ice thaws while frozen fish vanish. Choice country butter remains scarce yet prices hold. fruit stalls report lower prices on most produce except sweet potatoes. Florists hustle on Easter Eve as flower demand surges. oysters and seafood varieties list by item with stable to firm prices.

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Live Stock Markets Report From Pittsburg April Market

Office notes cattle receipts 1 620 head and market weak. Sheep receipts 2 400 head with prices down. New York beef receipts 268 carloads, cattle market weak and lower. cows and bulls mixed. Hog and lamb futures show light demand and fluctuating bids amid overall softer tone in livestock trade.

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Market summary shows mixed grains and steady fats

Wheat futures fluctuated with May nearby uneven trading while June rose about four cents and July faltered after a brief rise. Corn weakened after a brief buy, with prices near yesterday. Produce and oats moved mildly. New York and Philadelphia markets showed weak to steady tones across grains.

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Wool Market Report Shows Light Receipts and Quiet Demand

The Philadelphia market reports quiet activity with light receipts across new crop wool and domestic fleeces. Sanaa wool sales reached about 1,076,000 pounds with small lots moving, while 20,000 pounds of New York fleeces sold at 2 1/2 to 3 cents. California and Oregon wools remain steady to moderate, with overseas carpet wools also in demand.

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Commodity Market Roundup Rumors Amid Mixed Metal Prices

Copper remains barely steady with moderate trade as tin shows firm signs and copper futures hover around steady levels. Lead and zinc stay quiet amid weak demand while spot prices slip for some contracts.

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Far West Buzzes Over Coal Oil and Real Estate Boom

The Far West shows growth with a New York drygoods firm reporting March sales up 15000 versus 1888. Rufus H. Herren returns from Turkeyfoot WV with two producing wells and plans, while coal discoveries near Almout, Kansas reach ten and a half feet with anthracite quality. A. E. Orr of David Dow & Co. visits Pittsburg, predicting a strong building season and revived lake trade benefiting iron and rail sectors. Colorado oil potential gains traction with Dean discoveries threatening a regional oil shift. Florida orange crop prospects rise with price cautions from a Liberty Street dealer.

Pittsburg and Western shines in stock market

Pittsburg and Western Railroad shares led a brisk session with strong demand for both preferred and common stock. Pleasant Valley Street Railway rose to 135 while multiple gas and electric issues showed mixed results amid overall higher activity across New York trading and related holdings.

Pittsburg and Western Railroad Pleasant Valley Street Railway Chartiers

Slow Money Market Changes Draw Little New Activity

The local money market showed no fresh developments with moderate paper discounts accepted at usual rates. Demand remained modest, capital finding work may be slow, and liquidity was steady though small-amount pressure caused minor inconveniences.

Wood Street Chaplin Sterling Exchange

Oil Market Slumps Amid Weak Demand and Little Support

In Titusville and New York markets oil trading showed scant activity with traders pessimistic about near term improvement. Prices drifted, small transactions kept prices steady late in the day as national transit certificates opened and closed with modest gains.

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Sewickley Real Estate Trades Dominant in City and Suburbs

Samuel W. Black & Co sold an eight-room two-story frame dwelling on Beaver street Sewickley for 6000. George T. McConnell handled a six-room frame house on Scioto near Gross street Twentieth ward sold for 2000 cash. C H Love sold two Homewood avenue and Bennett street lots for 1100 to David Robinson. Multiple mortgages and additional parcels, listings include Osborn stall Black & Hairman and a three story brick near Logan corner, with 12 lots and 16 acres transaction details near Pittsburgh Homestead and Allegheny counties.

Sewickley Samuel W. Black & Co Fourth Avenue William G. McCullough Beaver Street George T. McConnell John Keeley Ann Dickinson Scioto Gross Street Twentieth Ward Franklin Streets Logan Pittsburg Homestead Charles E. Pee Dallas Pennsylvania Railroad James W. Drape & Co Thirty-ninth Butler Street Rossae County Allegheny

Quiet but feverish day on New York stock market

The market showed little overall progress with most shares changing only fractions. London prices slid while bears pressured some issues but buying recovered at times, leaving the day irregular yet generally firm at close. Memphis and Charleston rose, others like Pittsburg and Western and Colorado coal moved. Sugar Trust surged early then fell back.

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Mining Stocks Update from California Markets

The Amador and Aspen listings show notable activity with 100 and 1,000 shares traded respectively. Caledionte BR 6 £ E. S00 and Consoli 762 appear among the day’s traded securities reflecting fluctuating values in the mining stocks sector.

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Market for Descriptions and Steel Goods Firms Report

Special report from Glasgow steel markets notes firm demand and steady prices for wire rods billets and rails. Addresses coal and ore markets, then promotes Ohio gas field investment with a land parcel of 903 acres on the Ohio River front near Rock Haven and Louisville.

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Market Update Signals Mixed Demand Across Commodities

Domestic markets show strong notes for oats and hay, but dull trade for milifeed and turnips. Apple demand remains active with Rome Beauties and Willows sold. potatoes, onions, and cabbage struggle. Coffee and sugar prices firm on New York moves, while lard oil and various staples display uneven trading and aggregated price shifts.

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