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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1892

Page

3

Iron Market Holds on Prices as Mills Brace for Demand

Reports from Mahoning Shenango valleys note slow buying and high raw material stocks, with furnaces insisting on a cash price of 13 for standard gray forge iron. Demand nudges up but production stays above consumption as two Sharpsville furnaces near shutdown while valley producers plan an independent iron scale.

Sharpsville Mabel Yestering Diast Spearman Clare Standond Shenango Mahoning Mitsborg Pittsburg Iron Pittsburg Tessemer Grav Forge Gray Forge City Furnace Totia Kessemer Mar Jane Jal Bessemer May Ceeses Hessemer Dune Sovesee Ibz Dimes Steel Simes Steel Tiileta Janeree MS

Large Stocks at Birmingham Signal Market Weakness

The Birmingham iron market shows only one notable feature with stocks now piling up in warrant and private yards. Prices hold around 1150, production is heavy, and mills store output. no shutdowns are seen while consolidation progresses and plans emerge for new steel plants and bonds by the Tennessee company.

Tmtrmocnam Ata Cahoba Coal Company Tennesee de Bardeleben Rnil Tracey City Plana Tennessee Company

Very Blue at Cincinnati and the Iron Market

Rogers Brown & Co report little encouragement in iron trading with slow buying and widespread discouragement. Yet inquiries show substantial business volume across many lines, profits tight, costs trimmed, and manufacturers advancing despite few failures.

Rogers, Brown & Co

Furnace market shows signs of bottoming out in Carcaco

Rogers Brown and Merwin report conditions unchanged with many inquiries for large lots. Prices hold. furnaces set a price band and reject lower offers. Buyers anticipate Chicago charcoal prices near 16 dollars but the market remains firmer than a year ago as furnace blast lags but demand rises.

Carcaco Rogers, Brown & Merwin Lake Superior Chicago

Market Shows No New Feature Despite Discounted Fron Prices

Bogera Brown and Meacham note a flat market with buyers scarce for small orders. Sellers offer fron at similar prices with equal deliveries and terms, creating a hold off sentiment. Despite cheaper fron, sellers show no willingness to concede further.

St. Louis Bogera, Brown & Meacham

Market Prices Steady for Eggs and Butter Slightly Lower

Weekly market notes show country butter entering in greater supply with prices modestly down from last week. Eggs remain steady as supply is light. Vegetables coming from the South ease market levels downward while meats stay unchanged. Florists report a quieter period after Easter with lower quotations.

Eaus Saab Asia Bertter Gooil Creamery New York la France Senator Wooton Mes Bennet Jack Rosea Milnes Pai Ag Dadfodus Jarisst Lilles

Coffee Markets Drift in New York and New Orleans

Coffee options closed barely steady with minor gains and losses across active contracts. Rio futures showed dull to steady tone with fair cargoes and No 7 sizes cited. market activity noted in New York and New Orleans during late April trading.

HatTimour Rio New Orleans

Drygoods Market Sees Fair Trade and Cautious Orders

In New York on April 22 the drygoods market showed fair activity as the season nears. Trade follows a conservative policy seen for over a year, with woods not over-plenty, export demand modest, and buyers wary of new orders.

New Yon Son Beimg Trabe

Wool Market Fluctuations Reported Across Regions

Market notes show mixed wool activity with demand improving in some areas while prices hold. Reports indicate steady to unchanged prices in major centers including Missouri and New York, with domestic fleece at 52 cents per pound and Texas markets showing similar stability.

St. Louis Missouri Priiadelrain Texas

Metal Marker Market Summary from New York Trade Notes

The report from New York on April 2 notes firm copper and tin prices with small bid and asked gaps. Americain shares show a price of 473.0 25, copper dull with bids around 1145 and asks at 12. Lead remains firm domestically at 445 4 w, and tin prices reference Straits at 220 with a 55 quote.

New York Americaun Nke W. Tinensier Straits

Turpentine and Rosin Prices Read Mixed in Market Report

The report notes quiet steady New York turpentine and rosin trends with firm rosin prices. Crude turpentine holds at 23, yellow dip 223, good strained 105 dollars, Tarly 135. Rosin ranges include Virgin 223 and good strained 120 to 120, with other firms and shipments listed.

New York Vitaixaros Tarly Cuan Lestoy Savanxan Siige

Those Bers Suits Display at F Band Clothiers

A readable fragment notes stylish menswear at F Band Clothiers on Grant and Diamond streets. Seersucker and double breast options are mentioned though details are scarce, with a price tag around 250 dollars indicated.

Grant Diamond Streets

Pittsburg Building Boom Defies Overbuilding Fears

Pittsburg shows rising construction in March and April with more completions and under way than a year earlier. High class homes and stores multiply as Liberty avenue gains a $4,800 lot sale and notices of new stone residences and a hospital project surface. Eleven permits for 12 improvements total $14,000 with several major dwellings and stores planned across wards and neighborhoods.

Pittsburg Rip van Winklelsm Liggett Bros Guffey Charles Jutte Liberty Avenue Center Andrew Carnegie Illiam Jones Beaver Avenue Sewickley Old Jefferson College Canonsburg Coeenen Aes August J. Jose Walton and Associates Baldwin Township Dollar Savings Bank East End BE. Coyle & Co Bogguet, Frazier and Wilmot Streets Fourteenth Ward Black & Baird Spring Garden Avenue Allegheny Loty Kentington Richard D. Williams Toronto Ont Frank Carnlezik Alleheny Bert Bon Duguesne William H Frank C. Mumford Kensington Jame W D. Behen & Son Sol Robertson G. W. Davis Forty-fifth Street Seventh Ward A. Dickie & Co K. E H. Cheswright Aurelia Street T. C. Hosack W. Alzingre Monticello Street Twenty-first Ward J. H. Coleman & Co Frank Messinger Whittier Street Smithson & Moore Yesone Second Avenue Glenwood Holmes & Co Keystone Land and Loan Association Sharpshire David Wilbert Robert Steele W. 5 Boyce J. D. Kline B. A. Stevenson W. A. Herron & Sons Boggs Avenue

Gold exports spark varied New York trading activity

New York April 29 heavy gold exports dominated the day and sparked a cautious rally in stocks despite initial price declines. Professional traders sold short while shorts covered later, lifting shares including Union Pacific Reading Atchison and St Paul with gains in Industrials and limited railroad movement. Trading volume reached 242,883 shares with readings for Erie Reading and Northern Pacific among others.

New York Union Pacific Atchison J. Y Central Rock Island Minneapolis St. Louis Shorts Reading St. Paul Chicago Mat Chicago Gas Erie Louisville and Nashville New Jersey Central Northern Pacific New England Western Union New York Stock Exchanginy Whitney & Stephenson Pittsby New York Stock Exchange Fourth Avenue

Manchester Traction Leads Market Rise to High Peak in History

The latest trading session showed a generally positive market with Manchester Traction at the forefront, bidding up to a record high. Other notable moves included Duquesne, Central, Luster, Philadelphia Gas and Electric, and Pipeage and Switch, with first, second, and third calls reflecting varied activity and several unlisted traction bids and offers.

Manchester Traction Duquesne and Central Philadelphia Gas and Electric Ne Central Manchester Birmingham Wat Duquesne

Mining Stock Quotations Reported In New York Apr 29

New York stock table lists Best & Belcher at 210 Crown Point 100 Deadwood 200 Eureka Consolidated 140 Gould & Co 0 Haie & Norcross 114 Homestake 1300 Horn Silver 300 Mexican 125 Ophir 215 Savage 190 Standard 18.

New York Best & Belcher Crown Point Deadwood Eureka Consolidated Gould & Co Haie & Norcross Homestake Horn Mexican Ophir Savage Standard

Bar Silver Quotations in New York and London

Bar silver in London trades at 7 1 2 cents per ounce. New York brokers quote a similar level as dealers seek stable prices amid market uncertainty.

New Yonk London York

Local Money Market Shows Moderate Offerings and Easy Rates

Yesterday the local money market offered moderate paper, ample funds, and rates at 6.6 percent. Individual capitalists dominated shading while bank clearings reached 2,505,215.4 and balances 802,975.50. Gold engagements in New York export totaled 4,000,000 with a New York exchange house predicting favorable business conditions and continued import volume for spring and summer trade.

New York

Market rates ease as funds demand weak among merchants and Wall Street

Money remained easy with last loan offered at 2 percent and prime paper around 4 to 6 percent. Closing bond quotations show varied yields across companies and unions, with several named securities and percentages cited, reflecting a subdued banking scene and cautious merchant activity.

Wall New York Prime Co

Money market report shows mixed balances and premiums

The report lists balances and rates across exchanges and clearings in New York and nearby markets. It notes discounts and premiums including a $910,000,577 balance, a $1,000 premium per thousand, and several 4 to 6 percent figures tied to clearings and exchanges.

Jensee Othovros Ceatin Pome Exchange York Balonons Wooerated Cent Battiwone Clearin Rae New Onsea Aoe New York Exchan Commercial Reese Janize Ew York Exchange John M. Oakley & Co Chicago Pittsburg Perth

Country markets show butter prices drift lower and eggs steady

Country produce receipts remain heavy as butter prices drift downward while eggs stay firm. Woolly markets note large beef and poultry demand, with bananas arriving in volume and storage acting on dairy and produce prices.

Olio Creamery Elgin Peigin Ohio Michigan Lima York Limbu Ieee California New Aple Oxfox New Erie Jersey Jersey Sweets Flores Mensinas Florida Bere Grouige Sean

Mixed forage and hay prices from Ohio almanac

The notice lists various hay and straw products with prices per unit, including timothy, clover, and packing hay. It notes quantities and conditions, with prices like 14 50 and 7 50, reflecting market prompts for winter storage and feed.

Ohio

Stationary Prices Persist in Grain and Provisions Market

Chicago and New York report little movement in prices with April corn advancing about one quarter, deferred futures up modestly, and a mixed outcome for wheat and oats. Bulls and bears clash as receipts tighten, exports rise, and cash sales show varied strength across markets.

New York Chicago Bears Liverpool Kanens Tts Seaboard Cha. A The Chicago of Trade

Grain and commodity prices across cities show dull trade

Market notes from Minneapolis Duluth and Kansas City indicate sluggish activity in Wheat No 1 and No 2 hard, No 2 mixed and red, with prices in the 70s to 80s across months. Butter eggs oats and rye remain steady or firm in limited trading, while lard and pork futures show small moves and occasional declines.

Timothy See New York Enzo Chicago Iselenin A Nie Wiebke Elena Atyrust Prgmsvigo Testis Roche Philadelpata Carlota Sane Pennsyvania Creamery Pennsylvania Mary Weiggiizes Timothy Roeiainen Sic Elgin Creamery Ohio Ilge Orleans Minneapolis Duluth Mar Bee Kansas City

Cattle and Hogs Prices Across Markets Report

Receipts and shipments across eastern and midwestern yards show mixed activity. Chicago hogs steady to firm with large receipts, New York and Kansas City markets report varied cattle and sheep demand, while Omaha and Cincinnati note softer trends in cattle and steady to weak sheep values.

New York Reeves Chicago Conan S Ducehers Chticn Kanaas St. Loui S Cincinnati

Italian Fruit Dealers Protest Market Space Expansion

Market clerk Francis of Allegheny renews a campaign against Italian fruit dealers who occupy sidewalk stalls outside the market. He argues the space should be reserved for farmers and market gardeners.

Francis Allegheny

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