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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1889

Page

7

Local Live Stock Market Report from Pittsburg Dispatch

Last week’s stock supplies reached 115 carloads with prices largely steady on good grades. Chicago loads of light stock pressured prices though strong demand existed for top export cattle, while butchers faced higher local costs and drovers reported losses. Sheep and lamb volume was light with steady hogs and improving demand for sheep meat.

Pittsburg Dispatch Chicago New York Herr’s Island

Cattle Market Strong with Varied Prices Across Grades

Market reports show fair cattle supplies and strong trading, with prime cattle at 42.40 and good grades around 53.20. Beef, fat and common grades vary from 70 for rough fat to 46 for heavy medium, while calf and veal prices range modestly and receipts were heavy, keeping some buyers cautious.

Grain and Livestock Markets Reported Mixed Activity

Telegraph market brief notes mixed cattle and sheep activity with 4 carloads for market and 3 for export, U.S. city slaughterers and lamb receipts varying. Cattle receipts around 14 500 head nationwide, steers steady to firmer, cows and calves mixed. hogs steady to higher with several shipments reported.

Telegraph New Yorkk Texas

Signal Improves Rail Circuit System Between Union Station and Wilkinsburg

The automatic block signalling system will go into formal service today on the Pennsylvania road between Union station and Wilkinsburg. If successful the system will be extended along the entire line.

Union Station Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania Road

Wine Names and Address Fragments from Market Notice

A fragmented OCR list of wine names including Brandenberg Freres Medoc St Emilion and various Chateau labels, followed by an incomplete address 96 Fifth avenue city. No clear event or action is stated.

Brandenberg Freres Medoc St. Emilion A Julien Margeaux Pontet Canet St . Chateau Leoville Chateau la Chateauote Fifth Avenue City

Wheat market slips as bulls lose steam in Curacao notes

Wheat prices drift lower on favorable weather and weak Liverpool cables. December futures fall from opening gains, large local buying momentarily halts the decline, while cash demand remains modest. Oats, pork, and flour futures show mixed moves as traders weigh ocean arrival data and primary market movement.

Liverpool Ocean Passage Beerbohm Igc Téigc al Iphely Terda Earl Sos New Yorke

Timely Advice to Country Boys And City Allure

A Pittsburgh era column notes country boys should avoid city life unless they have trades or capital. It highlights lumber demand in the city, mortgage activity with large loans, cassava as a potential staple, and Wilkinsburg plots rising in price. It also mentions paper housing and a Virginia City sale by Union Trust Company for Sutro Tunnel property.

Adeed Virginia City Nev United States Union Trust Company New York Sutro Tunnel Company Hugh McCalmont United States Circuit Court Carson

Too Many Absentees Limiting Trade On Sluggish Stock Day

A thin stock market session with about 310 shares traded amid widespread broker and investor absence. Central Traction showed hidden strength before easing to 813 1 3, bids at 32 and asks around 3 1 2. Pittsburg and Citizens line of stocks drifted amid mixed bids and firm tones in scattered issues.

Central Central Traction Pittsburg Atees Bignal

Financial markets show steady conditions and loyal borrowing demand

Reports from local banks indicate ample money and unchanged rates with liberal deposits and light check activity. Analysts expect solid demand to emerge in August amid strong clearinghouse movements, with New York money on call at 2 3 8 percent and bond quotations largely steady.

New York S.ime Mercantile Paper Sterling Exchange Doman Ry Sxime Mont Ig Ha

Oil market turns bullish as cash oil trades near dollar

The oil market showed active and dull swings with room trading, about 10,000 barrels of cash oil handled at a discount to the regular option. September contracts stayed above the dollar, demand for calls pointed to higher prices, and nervous balance returned as traders watched prices.

Calla Baltet Corieus

Pittsburg Petro Street Correction by John M Camey

Yesterday’s range corrected daily by John M Camey lists sixth members of the Pittsburg Petro street community in a brief notice.

Annie John M. Camey Bixth Pittsburg

Markets Report Mixed as Certificates and Petroleum Move

National certificates closed at 156, with high and low dates noted. Transit certificates hit El highest and 1 Ol lowest. Petroleum futures rose to 461,000 barrels and closed steady, marking modest gains in New York.

Bradford New York Petroleum St of

Moving Right Along Bequet Street Property Transfer

Bequet Street dwelling sold by Samuel W. Black & Co. for 12 dollars? The article notes multiple real estate and mortgage actions across Pittsburgh area, highlighting transfers on Bequet Street and Marion Place plus mortgages on Wylie Avenue and Spring Garden Avenue. The narrative also touches on stock market chatter and Westinghouse July business, with brief mentions of local firms and individuals in financial dealings.

J. 8. Fisher Ohio Buckeye Pittaburg Samuel W. Black & Co Fourth Avenue Bequet Street Fourteenth Ward Reed, B. Coyle & Co Frank E. Lane Marion Place Pitteburg Company Lim Wylie Avenue Mortae McKeesperss Thomas McCaffrey Butler Thirteenth Ward Oe Ward Cep Bia & Baird H. P. McCall William H. Watt Webster Avenue Federal Street Spring Garden Avenue

Wall Street Closes With Narrow Losses in Thin Volume

The market showed another daily loss with irregular trading and minor price moves. Only a few leading stocks posted meaningful gains while most sectors remained quiet and traded in small fractions.

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Philadelphia Stocks Mixed as Markets Seek Uptick

Trading floors show uneven activity with attention on bond yields and industrial shares. Philadelphia exchanges report cautious gains amid renewed talks on economic policy and investor sentiment.

Mining stock names and figures list from California and Nevada

The record shows a compilation of mining stocks with firms such as Crown Paint, Eureka Consolidated, Gould & Curry, Hale & Orcross, Horn Silver, Standard and others. It lists locations Deadwood Terrace and Eureka, with prices and percentages like 7 percent, plus figures such as 305, 125, 185, and 900, indicating shares or values.

Chollar Crown Paint Am Consol California Virginia Onwealth Deadwood Ter Eureka Consolidated el Cristo Gould & Curry Hale & Orcross Horn Silver Standard Ees Es

Multiple Disturbances Reported Across Cities In Brief

Arrest made in Laredo Texas as Shortt holds suspect awaiting orders. Chicago Stock Yards kill avenged when John Richter stabbed Adolph Whitman to death. New York instructs halt on La Salle Illinois whiskey plant work. nearly $100000 spent. Whisky Trust rumored to loom. U S Navy to attend Milwaukee G A R encampment on August 7 with steamer Michigan. White Hall Illinois hit by bloody flux with about 60 deaths. epidemic feared to spread. Eight miles west of Philadelphia skeletons unearthed on Lancaster road. 15 remains found, four children among them. Spokane Falls residents react to disaster with resolve. orderly recovery proceeding. Kursk village arsonists detained after burning village for insurance. villagers claim innocence. D. Appleton & Co. negotiates with arbitrators over book sale. Davis accepts offer. Chicago turmoil over July 31 body found. inquest held but county authority unclear.

Laredo Tex Chicago John Richter Adolph Whitman Richter Whitman New York Standard Spirit Company la Salle Lil Whisky Trust Navy Department United States Michigan Milwaukee White Hall Jil Lancaster Road William Given J. W. Richmond Nesselhaus Hill Spoxane Falls Aemain Kursk D. Appleton & Co Esers Davis Booth Peg Bers

Market Report Highlights Mixed Goods And Rising Coffee

Domestic markets show Elgin cornets at 10c delivered here, egg and cheese prices steady to firm, apples and peaches entering softer tones. California fruits and Delaware peaches appear, while coffee outlook hints at higher prices with green coffee steady upward in the East. Dairy, beans, and oils listed with varied quotes across regions and goods.

Elgin Indiana Georgia California Delaware Commission Ohio Do Jhio New York Bashel Messina Esatern Caracas Rio la Guayra Louialan Santetis Ralsina London Muscate Ondara Valonete B. Ugre Echerrien Ieee Sige Zee Tomac Herring Bard

Grain market quotes from Pittsburg to Chicago report varied receipts

Total receipts bulletined across several exchanges include oats corn malt hay flour and rye with cars listed for Pittsburg Cincinnati St Louis Baltimore Ohio and Lake Erie routes. The report notes light corn receipts and demand for cereals with prices easing and prairie hay strength cited as market factors.

Grain Exchange Sears Pittsburg Fort Wayne Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Baltimore and Ohio Pitcburg Lake Erie Pennsylvania

Lumber Market Struggles with Dry Hemlock Shortage

Demand fair but no boom as dry hemlock remains scarce in the trade. A dealer who received a carload says hemlock is cut one day and shipped the next. An order for 3,600,000 feet of lumber highlights ongoing supply tightness and price quotes for pine and various boards.

Wilmerding Turtle Creek

Recent Inventions Patents Filed Across Pittsburgh and Borders

A list of patents issued Tuesday August 6 to Western Pennsylvania Eastern Ohio and West Virginia inventors reported by patent attorney C D Levis. Names include Ernest Axthelm Pittsburg Pa elevator alarm indicator and A F Brown Dayton Ohio combined feeder and harrow. Other entries list J Shaw Mores Te Givens and Addison Pra Geneva with devices ranging from magnetoelectric switching apparatus to grinding stone frames and animal catching devices.

Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia C. D. Levis Fifth Avenue Pittsburg Ernest Axthelm Breed A . F. Brown Dayton John W. Dunlap

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