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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1890

Page

7

Live Stock Review Shows Mixed Movement in Cattle and Sheep

The Pittsburgh district market for cattle and sheep opened slow with prices near last week’s, then firmed for prime beef but remained weak for common stock. Calves rose as the week progressed. hogs and lambs were lightly traded with prices mostly lower or steady. McCall & Co. notes fair quality cattle steady, prime to good weights firm, while sheep and hogs showed softer demand and slower turnover overall.

Pittseure Dist East Liberty Herr's Island Greene County Ohio Indiana S&s

New York Market Recounts Sluggish Beef and Veal Prices

Western and Buffalo markets report mixed receipts and steady to weak prices. Cattle and calves through key hubs show steady to lower values, with live cattle and beef quarters traded at reduced rates. sheep and hogs vary by region, while shipments continue and overall activity remains cautious.

Leoves Gle Perth ST. Louis

Real estate growth and market shifts noted in Wilkinsburg area

Sixth street bridge widening and Shields property improvements boost area values. Ewing & Ivons plan a Fourth avenue branch near Go government warehouse. Missouri river live stock and packing house reductions take effect. Most Wilkins estate lots sold. ~40 new dwellings planned. An offer on Sixth street property signals price adjustments. Misreported Barr involvement denied. he remains with Bisok & Baird as special salesman. Open board stock calls debated to free brokers for office work. Fidelity Tithe and Trust audit praised. W. B. Bewley reports accurate debt and security records and solid management. court deems company trustworthy.

Ewing & Ivons Poederal Street Fourth Avenue Tae Chicaro Alton Missouri River Wilkins Estate Wilkinsburg Sixth Street D. C. Barr M Bisok & Baird Barr Open Board Orphans’ Court Fidelity Tithe and Trust Company W. B. Bewley Trans Fonds Negley Emi Aero Feee

Markets by wire unsettled trading in wheat and pork

Chicago trading showed a mixed session with active wheat but unsettled mood and wide fluctuations within a moderate range. May prices slipped while June July stayed lower, pork showed nervousness then some rally before drifting. corn and lard followed with lighter demand and modest gains or declines as reports of rains affected Minnesota and Dakota.

Chicago Jane Xie Minnesota Dakota Wuhear Greg Sc Igc New York ICMR Lidic New Orleans Western Steam Eran Bigini Bcs Grain Exchange Timothy Bay Pittsburg Ft Wayne and Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Pittburg Lake Erie Sagtelles mix Waar Aoe Ohio

Metal Market Quiet and Mixed Across Commodities

New York reports indicate pig iron markets are quiet and steady amid neglected demand, with Lake iron priced around 1420 dollars per ton. Lead and tin show muted activity and soft undertones as domestic markets absorb limited supply and prices drift.

New York Lake

Whisky Market Chicago Demand for Finished Goods

In Chicago the whisky market shows active demand for finished goods at 102. Stocks are moderate and buyers appear ready to cover available supply. Market tone remains steady with limited price movement as dealers monitor for shifts in demand.

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A Poser! Hamburg Figs Cure Distress Fast

A sales note touts Hamburg Figs as a remedy for indigestion constipation piles liver trouble and headaches offered at 25 cents through six druggists including Mack Drug Co New York Ursa and others McKee & Hagen 108 Fourth Avenue promote reliable stock and grain services and upholstery department Jos Horne Co Penn Avenue stores seek correspondence.

Hamburg Mack Drug Co. N.Y. Ursa McKee & Hagen Fourth Avenue Commission Uso Jos. Horne & Co Penn Avenue

Kew Districts Enter Market Aims for Local Capitalists

A business man urges moderate buyers to invest in emerging suburbs around Pittsburg as rapid transit plans promise easier access. He cites Hazelwood Glenwood Ingram Crafton Idlewild and Emsworth as growing areas with lower land prices likely to rise with future tunnels and rail links. He argues the South Side holds land near 100 per acre and envisions a Mt Washington tunnel with electric or cable cars from Union station to Banksville to spur settlement and value. The piece also notes oil activity including wells on various farms and company formations amid market data.

East End Pittsburg Negley Hazelwood Glenwood Ingram Crafton Idlewild Emsworth Fort Wayne Northside Southside Mt. Washington Union Station Banksville

Local securities show mixed gains as trading light

Speculative trading was quiet with a mixed mood. Losses were small fractions while gains were notable, led by Bridgewater Gas and Airbrake. Pleasant Valley jumped to 28 while Chartiers and U.S. & Sig. Co. showed mixed moves amid overall thin activity.

Bridgewater Gas Central Pittsburg Sbout Pleasant Valley Advanc Switch and Signal Luster

Features at the Banks Heavy Checking and Depositing Heaviest Money Market

Heavy checking and depositing dominated the local money market yesterday with record exchanges and large balances. Money supply remained good and steady at 0.7 percent, while some banks faced a shortage of small bills. In New York, money on call was easy at 3 to 3 1/2 percent with prime mercantile paper around 4.5 to 5.7 percent. Sterling exchange quoted at 4 853 for six days and 4 874 for one day.

New York

Closing Bond Quotations in Narrow Trading Range

Government and State bonds remained firm and quiet as markets closed. Financial notices show New York clearings at 129,289,209 with balances of 264M, Rostow figures 15,204,806 with 1L445742 balances, money at 4 percent, and London precious metals trading at par. Paris quoted three percent rentes at 8, and Curacao clearings reached 15,475,000 with New York exchange at par.

New Yorkk Rostow Paris Curiaco New York Exchange

Oil market steady at ends. weak middle holds

Trading in oil was brisk yesterday with price range wobbling a cent. Opening price near 34, closing 88, market shows steadiness at both ends and weakness in the middle. Hoffman well reports 250 barrels per day. Bellevue and Glenfield Natural Gas Co plans multiple wells in the field.

Bellevue Groveton Fort Pitt Company Hughey Quinn Mckeown Ewing Webber Oil Company Wesley Webber Robert Stewart E. P. Douglas 8. M. Brinten 5. J. Clarke Washin Todal Davis & Co Fitzwilliam Citizens’ Oil and Gas Company McGowan Chartiers Oil Company Knox Taylorstown Hoffman Bellevue and Glenfield Natural Gas Company

Movements in Realty Sells and Prices Realized

Several Pittsburgh area properties change hands in April. John Beavean buys a vacant Baum's Grove lot for 2075 cash for a future residence. H. C. Scott est. gains via Luttringer on Glenfield land with a frame house for 21000. Sam Scanlon and others acquire frames and lots across Twentieth ward and East End. Major parcels in U. S. plan fetch 2300. Easier terms offered on 16 lots, and multiple houses sold on Biddle and McLain avenues.

Charles Somers & Co Wood Street Baxter, Thompson & Co John Beavean Oliva P. Turney Baum's Grove Ambergen Street C. Beringer & Bon Fourth Avenue H. C J. L. Gipner John Sweeny Ellaworth Avenue Roup Station John Simpson Duncan Shetland Avenue Aveguies Street East End W. A. Herron & Sons Aspinwall Land Company Eastern Avenue Samuel W. Black & Co U. S Pittsburg Castle Shannon Edward T. Schaffner Washington Avenue Thirty-first Ward Daniel Werling Daniel Quinn The Republic Iron Works McLain Avenue Fourth Street Beltzhoover George N. Beckwith & Co Trenton Biddle Avenues William C. Anderson Biddle Avenue Smith Charles Brown Penn Avenue Wilkinsburg

Railroads rise and fall as market dulls at New York

At Top Figures New York April 22 the stock market was not strong nor active, with a feverish early session. Bears briefly pressed after yesterday’s decline but resistance held and prices slowly hardening. Rumors of Rock Island and Missouri Pacific settlement proved baseless, signaling a prolonged, bitter fight. Lackawanna led gains, Delaware and Hudson rose, and Denver Texas and Fort Worth advanced, while overall activity remained quiet with many railroad shares near best prices of the day.

New York Bears Rock Island Missouri Pacific Delaware and Hudson Lackawanna Flint Pere Marquette Denver Texas Ft. Worth New York Stock Exchange Whitney & Stephenson Pittsburg

Mining quotations from New York market report

New York mining quotations list prices for multiple mines and companies on April 2 including Allee 150 Bast Belcher 285 Caledonia B H 210 cver California Virginia 450 El Christo 135 Gould Curry 100 Hale Norcross Homestake 860 Horn Silver 285 Tron Silver 185 Mount Diablo 200 North Commonwealth 100 Ontario 4000 Ophir 300 es mouth 300 Pavene 170 Sierra Nevada 225 Sutter Creek.

New York Allee Bast & Belcher Caledonia B. H Cver California Virginia el Christo Gould and Curry Hale & Norcross Homestake Horn Tron Mount Diablo North Commonwealth Ontario Ophir Esmouth Pavene Sierra Nevada Sutter Creek

Central Southside Library Site Reported at Crystal Glass Lot

A Carnegie Library Site Committee reportedly inspected the Crystal Glass Company property bounded by Sixteenth Seventeenth and Sarah streets as a potential central Southside branch location. Workmen tear down the glass works while property owners Succop and Siebert plan six houses on Sixteenth Street and parcel remaining lots for sale. The Library Site Committee questioned whether they might act, but officials say they were not ready to move publicly. Residents monitor every development, hoping for a central, accessible site.

Southside Carnegie Library Site Crystal Glass Company Sixteenth Seventeenth Sarah Streets Carnegie Library Messrs. C. E. Succop John Siebert Seventeenth Street Sixteenth Street Sarah Street Succop Messia Siebert Library Commission Library Site Committee Thia

Oil man Logan notes Bradford oil field slow but thriving

A. H. Logan returned from Smethport where the Logan Emory Weaver suit against the Pennsylvania Railroad over freight rates was postponed again. He observed Bradford’s growth with over 20,000 wells, each yielding less than a barrel daily, a slow but money-making scene for an era.

A. H. Logan Smethport Logan, Emory & Weaver Pennsylvania Railroad Logan Bradford Mr. Logan

Crafton Protest Pushes For A Fire Engine

Citizens of Crafton form a committee to negotiate for a proper fire engine after recent fires. The group led by Jamce Munnel Dr Foster John McEnulty Bragdon and C C Craft will study different makes and prices to secure effective protection.

Crafton Messrs Jamce Munnel Dr. Foster John McEnulty Mr. Bragdon C. C. Craft

Thomson Houston Firm Denies Street Railway Merger Claims

P D Nicola local agent for Thomson Houston Company denies any union with Edison in street railway business. February orders totaled five cars for the Second Avenue Electric road. The road now uses one motor per car but plans to double soon. Nicola says the line runs well on limited power.

P. D. Nicola Thomson Houston Company Edison Shomson- Houston Second Avenue Electric Road Nicola

To Start the Mexican Mines Frank Bausman to Lead Works

Mr Frank Bausman will depart this evening to Mexico to assume charge of the Luster Mining Company operations. The Motolina Mining Company finished organizing yesterday and Superintendent Davis will go on Saturday to direct the work. AnGosTUERA BITTERS advertised as the best remedy for indigestion. Sold by dine ts.

Frank Bausman Mexico Luster Mining Company Motolina Mining Company Davis

Market Summary of 1800 Dairy Goods and Groceries

Domestic markets report steady choice dairy products and firm eggs. Coffee pack price drops unexpectedly while bullish green coffee signals persist. grocery items show strong sugar markets and broad trade with mixed harvests. Potatoes and strawberries vary, with supply for sweet potatoes tight and high meat prices.

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Bakers and farm goods price list fragment

A fragmented price listing shows costs for rye flour priced at 30 and various feed and hay goods with values like 14 00, 16 00, 10 00, 6 00, and 7 00. Items include prairie hay, white flour, and packing do. with scattered figures and unclear labels.

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