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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1890

Page

7

Livestock Market Slumps Amid hot Weather and High Corn Costs

The cattle trade shows buyers' advantage as 135 head at East Liberty for Monday. Light tidy butcher stock scarce and steady, other grades slow with a decline of 10 to 15 cents per cwt. Export quality cattle bring up to 14 to 14.50 per cwt. primes scarce. Sheep, lambs, and hogs also weak with declines from last week. McCall & Co.’s weekly review notes liberal cattle supply, slow demand, and rising costs from high-priced corn, with fattening moving to farms rather than stockyards.

East Liberty Bovers McCall & Co Oborce Prime Indiana Wongame Bere Saale Hoye Estrone Sige New Orleans United Do Creamery Elgin Philadelphia Flon Stron Twentieth Street Keptemoe Sese Ocio T. Louis Fiomr Soria Igc C Eyre Piaxeces Minneapolis Northern Duluth Cincinnati

New York Market Reports on Livestock Receipts and Prices

The New York market lists cattle receipts of 2610 head with 80 carloads for sale and overall market strength mixed by class. Beef shipments reach 1,835 with various dressed beef prices noted, while calf and sheep receipts and prices show steady to weak trends. Regional updates include St Louis and Chicago markets with mixed signals on steers, cows, lambs, and hogs, plus Buffalo and Cincinnati activity and price ranges.

New York Reeves ST. Louis Chicago the Drovers Journal Iain Mized Buffalo Cincinnati

Wheat and corn markets react to crop damage reports in Northwest

Chicago markets showed unsettled activity with large trading and higher prices led by wheat as crop damage rumors from the Northwest spurred buying. Corn and pork trades remained active with nervous sentiment and light offerings, while lard posted advances before closing mixed in a volatile session.

Chicago Bull News Beas Dakotas Northwest Corp Aeeeconin Qate Eeonte Soreenat Gnert

Storm Blows Down 31 Buildings in St Ann's Parish

Reports list 31 structures demolished by a storm in St Ann's parish New Brunswick. Military cordon surrounds Lasbon to deter cholera district access. Switchmen in Indianapolis strike for Chicago wage scale.

St Ann's N. B Lasbon P. Ivanta Indianapolis Chicago London Frederick Wilke James Middleton Fomdon

Torpid Liver Remedy Now On Sale At Local Drugstore

Fragmentary notice advertises a tonic for torpid liver and sick head with terms like piles and pains. It claims ease and pleasant use, priced at 25 cents per bottle, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear attribution or source.

Speculators Push Land Prices in Monotonous Market Debate

Land owners and buyers clash over fair values as speculation cools or inflates. The piece argues restraint yields stable activity and warns against pushing prices, noting available land in East End Southside and Fort Wayne districts. It also surveys forestry concerns and local business notices amid ongoing real estate activity.

East End Southside Fort Wayne

Market News on Electric and Citizens' Traction Rights

The market showed firmness with only Electric and Citizens' Traction subscription rights trading. Weatinghouse Electric slipped to 304 from 34 earlier but had no offers, leaving the quotation nominal. Bridgewater Gas Company condition noted as a key feature for investors.

Weatinghouse Electric Bridgewater Gas Company

The Business Lubricator Money and Credit Outlook

Bank officers report money moving satisfactorily with demand and supply in balance for the season. Absenteeism and mill suspensions dampen demand while wholesale trade remains slow. Funds on hand are moderate with fall employment expected. call loans near 6 percent, time paper around 7 percent. Markets show steady debits and favorable exchange as July closes.

New York Joan Prime Mercantile Breising Exchange

Oil Market Bulls Hold Despite Quiet Trade

The market shows bullish sentiment with about 3 000 barrels changing hands and posted clearances at 112 000 barrels. Brokers expect a revival of business once Whip oil trading resumes, easing fears of a bearish Pennsylvania outcome. Activity is described as dull yet confident with no outside exchange impact.

Brokera Coninue Pennsylvania

Petroleum market closes steady after minor fluctuations

New York oil prices opened steady and drifted dull through the session. Total sales reached 36 000 barrels with few fluctuations and a dull close. Shipments and clearances are reported, with barrels and runs noted though some figures appear garbled in text.

Pgee Seni Byixko Etre Owest Sielse

Stock Market Slumps Amid Weak Tone and Money Scarcity

The New York market shows increased activity but a weak afternoon tone as shares slide. Bears cite scarce on call money despite Treasury bond disbursements, with declines in Missouri Pacific, Atchison, B and O, and Reading. Industrials soft, coal stocks weak, and sugar volatile as New England remains active. News focuses on crops and unfavorable outlook amid heavy declines and persistent hammering.

New York Bears Secretary of the Treasury Missouri Pacific Atchison Delaware and Hudson New England Burlington Wisconsin Ohio Kook Dig Union Pacific Cape Gan Onion St. Paul and Atchison London Whitney & Stephenson Pittsburg Mem New York Stock Exchange

Centennial Mining and Associated Firms Report

Fragmentary OCR notes reference Beston Ftocks and 6 Ginn with percentages, mentions Fitenburie and Anniston Lana Go, Re & iN, Eng 4a Atlantic, Bell Teic Boston &Mont, Lamason Calumet & Hecla, Water Power Catalpa, and SH Centennial Mining. Datum indicates a mining stock or company listing with multiple entities and prices or indices.

Fitenburie Gontrai Cots tasslAnniston Lana Go Atlantic Bell Teic Boston &Mont Lamaon Calumet & Hecla Water Power Catalpa

Mining Stocks Prices From New York Markets

Mining quotations list active shares with prices for Alice Adams Consolidate Helle Isle Bodie Caleb B H Consolidated California and Virginia Eureka Consolidated Gould and Curry Hale and Norcross Homestake Iron Silver Mexican Mount Diablo North Belle Isle Ontario Ophir Phoenix Arena Sierra Nevada Union Consolidated Hornsliver among others with figures next to each name.

Wnew York Alice Adams Consolidate Helle Isle Bodie Caleb B. H California Virginia Eureka Consolidated Gould & Curry Hale & Norcross Homestake Iron Mexican Mount Diablo North Belle Iale Ontario Ophir Savage Phonix Arena Sierra Nevada Union Consolidated Hornsliver

Market Report from Pittsburgh August 6 1900

Domestic markets report from Pittsburgh notes Elgin creamery butter firm with expected price reaction after sharp weekly advance. Western eggs incoming freely, near stock steady at 16c per pound. Poultry abundant, markets slightly lower. tomatoes cantaloupes oversupplied and dull at lower prices. Bananas and grapes mature early. Inspector Kilgore condemns 9 crates of cantaloupes. Apples and various fruits and vegetables priced with notable detail across many categories.

Pittsburgee Wednespar Elgin Creamery Kilgore Garle Burrera—Creamery Elgin Beasie Nery Anon Arundel Ohio Wisconsin Bes City

Metal Markets Report Shows Mixed Copper and Pig Iron Signals

Market notes from New York indicate pig iron and certain metals are strong while copper lags. Analysts describe domestic copper as quiet and steady with prices around 45, and Ameri copper near 16.

Ameri

Ohio bridge span to be placed over river amid bustle

The Ohio connecting bridge span weighing 1800 tons rests on falsework and will be towed by nine barges to its final pier position where it will be sunk. Engineering head J Becker says readiness depends on river conditions as crews prepare for a landmark bridge construction.

Ohio Sidney Australia As. J. Becker Panhandle Grocers' Association Plcnic McKee’s Jas G. Blaine Adam Jacobs Morgantown Elizabeth Geneva Blaine Jacobs Germania Davis Parker

Weather-boarding and ceiling beading trends described

Fragmentary OCR notes show terms like weather-boarding moulded corks and ceiling beading. Mentions include boards, partitions, and decorative indoor details. Specifics and context are unclear due to garbled text.

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Amhurst man causes brief melee on Market Street

John Hutchinson, resident of 1826 Union alley, ran amuck on Market Street near Second Avenue at noon yesterday brandishing a razor. He cut a coat, tore a coattail, and chased pedestrians before arrest by Officer Hilderbuck. He claimed it was in fun.

John Hutchinson Union Alley Market Street Second Avenue Hilderbuck

Grains and feed prices rise amid strong market demand

The report notes a single sale on call at the Gratin Exchange including carloads of corn, middlings, hay, flour, rye, oats and wheat from lines Pittaburg Cincinnati St Louis Baltimore and more. Prices for corn oats and wheat move upward while hay and flour markets show firmer activity across Chicago New York and rail outlets.

Tee Nee Balwe Lonpoy England PaRris Chicago Sia Is New York Exchange Gratin Exchange Idaya Pittaparg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway Pittaburg Cincinnati St. Louis Baltimore and Obin Pittsburg Lake Erie New York Pennsylvania Ohio Bakers

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