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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1891
Page
7
President O Neil hails spring as baseball returns and chatter grows about ticket demand. The American Association kicks off with mixed results as fans argue about team strength, umpiring, and the looming clash with league clubs.
Local club figures show Pos eat O'Neil returning from Cincinnati with Ktemer Kins in the city to-day. The pitcher is praised for hip deft, expected to bolster the team as they aim for a strong season. Officials hope a new wave of youth players will lift the club toward a threeclass standing.
A crowd of about fifteen thousand witnessed the fourth game between St Louis and Cincinnati. St Louis pitching by Crane and Robinson’s fielding highlighted the contest. The visitors’ defense and timely plays kept Cincinnati competitive as the game stretched to late innings.
Louisville took the third game of the series from Columbus today. They scored seven runs in the second inning as Dolan was hit hard. Dally was effective after the early frames. Donovan's fielding and Heartland Wolf’s fraze highlighted the game before a crowd of 7,220.
The schedule lists Association athletics in Baltimore and a game between Boston and Washington.
A Denver based backer challenges champion Bob Fitzsimmons to a middleweight title bout under London rules at 14 pounds for 1000 dollars. The offer includes a $1000 purse and a guaranteed meeting with the ESPATCH 85 editor, with Smith asserting he will claim the title if Fitzsimmons refuses to match.
A reader to the Sporting Editor argues the Football League pennant was decided unfairly. He suggests pairing the four clubs with the highest percentage to play off the two winners for the championship, claiming several victors earned wins without playing and urging a proper finish to the season.
The three day event at Brunot's Island will be run by E. E. Shaner Jim Crow and others. Top wing shots in the country will compete, with organizers touting it as one of the best tournaments yet.
John Quinn, backer Pat Farrell, returns from the East reporting Pittburg Phil lost 5700 on Thursday. Quinn bet 3000 to 2000 that Prince Fortunatus would win and was beaten by a short head. Mr Ino claims Phil lost 75000 without a winning bet as Quinn displays tickets.
Notes on Fitzsimmons and Ed Smith contract talks Eastern club purse for Smith vs Fitzsimmons. Hanlon pleased with LreeGun catching at St Augustine. Elliott Budd American Field cup today at 2. Kilrain and McCarthy matches cited. Hawk Day sidelined in Chicago with grip. Free games Jacksonville Cleveland Pittsburg cums promise. Anson team in Denver and Lincoln to Aurora tour.
In Louisville Kentucky Miss Anna Coleman longtime High School teacher announces engagement to John V Nye of Livingston Montana. A mutual friend arranged a photo introduction leading to letters and a later match as Nye, reportedly wealthy from copper mines, prepares to marry after a journey to Minneapolis.
Forty masked men seized Seattle jail at 1 am and killed John Rose and John Edwards, two murder convicts awaiting a retrial. The killings aimed to seize land Fredericksen occupied. Edward Gibbon was acquitted while George Rose, convicted then escaped, and both were charged in the case.
In New York trading on April 1 coffee options opened steady with minor downticks and some gains across several contracts. Prices for March and April maturities show muted movement as the market absorbs recent supply signals.
The article notes a broad downturn in commodity prices with butter and eggs weakening after last week. Hides and calf skins show no improvement as tanners anticipate a continue slow season, while Allegheny harness leather commands a premium and markets in Boston, New York, and Cincinnati display varied movements across meats, provisions, and grain futures.
Markets by Wire reports tepid trading in Chicago wheat with big local operators alternating buys and sells. England and France reportedly bought Atlantic Slope wheat, with futures firming. hog prices also advanced amid strong packer carrying charges. Philadelphia notes firm but quiet wheat and steady butter, while St Louis shows flour demand and wheat volatility ending higher for the day.
Cattle receipts 78 head with 330 head shipped. market slow with no cattle sent to New York today. Hogs receipts 6 900 head, 3 500 shipped. prices mixed, good to choice hogs 4.10 to 4.50 per cwt. Sheep receipts 3 000 head, 2 000 shipped. market fair with no price changes.
The Omaha market reports 1 900 head of cattle with feeding demand strong for good grades and 3 100 hogs opening active but finishing weaker. cattle steady to higher in Chicago and Cincinnati. Kansas City and Indianapolis show varied receipts and prices across cattle hog and sheep sectors.
The arena stock call showed a tight range with Electric, Philadelphia Gas and Luster as the main movers. Central Traction and Standard Cable were strong while banks and railroads drew attention but saw little trading. the weekly board closed higher overall with Electric up nearly two points from the week’s start. Bank clearings rose, loan calls increased, and cash sales featured in the week’s activity.
Light receipts and firm tone across markets with general groceries steady. Egg values hover near 26c per dozen with some traders at 26c, while prospects point to lower prices next week as butter supplies rise and cheese holds firm. Cabbage onions and lemons show firmness, apples and beans list varied prices, and tropical fruits push up box quotes.
Market report shows active movement in grocery lines with prices unchanged since April 1. Some sugar grades scarce. wholesale grocers foresee no price hikes. Listings include various coffees, syrups, molasses, canned goods, dried fruits, nuts, baking supplies, cereals, peppers, oils, and seafood with specific unit prices and product lines.
Receipts light and markets strong with choice bay and spring patent flour showing upward drift. No Grain Exchange sales. weekly receipts total 206 cars vs 213 last year. Prices on track include No 1 red 107, No 3 103, various yellow and white corn notes, and mixed oats. flour grades noted as winter patent and fancy graham.
A fragmentary market list shows prices for rye flour buckwheat quar white middlings brown oats winter wheat bran hay and baled timothy. It includes figures such as 1755 00 for rye flour 600 ton for white middlings and 1100 11 50 for baled timothy, indicating a scattered price ledger rather than a complete sale.
The market closed quiet and firm after a small day of trading on April 11 as bears supported a weakened general list with limited interest from traders. Rail and bank movements were minimal with a slight recovery later, while Chicago showed a notable loss. Final quotes were only fractionally different from yesterday, with activity focused on active stocks and bond issues.
New York April 1 mining quotations show Adams Consolidated 18 for Belcher 0 and Best and Belcher 0. Bodie 115 Crown Point 200 Eureka Consolidated 3 Gould and Curry 290 Homestake 87 Ontario 4600 Plymouth 8160 Standard 12a.
Turpentine prices firm with sluggish activity in Savannah Charleston and New York report steady or rising bids Rosin mixed with scarce spirits of turpentine showing little movement Good strained prices cited at 1 2734 in one market and 1 40 for hard turpentine with yellow dip at 2 25 and virgin at 2 25 in another report Metal market notes pig iron prices around 30 00 per ton in New York
An old advertising line recalls Castoria as the remedy for infant illness as a child cries for it and as a mother gifts it to her children in a playful historic slogan referencing Miss and family care.
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