Buyers Ready 10 Place Orders In Iron and Steel Trade
The iron and steel markets show little change from last week with buyers prepared to place orders ahead while producers hesitate on futures. Demand for structural iron remains active, nails firm, and steel rails steady. At Edgar Thomson Works output stays brisk at no less than 1,300 tons daily. furnace completion promises higher daily production later. Prices hold despite hot weather and demand stays strong for fall trade.
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Bessemer
Edgar Thomson
Etrecteral Arenae
Tees
Eared bin Steel Zahe
Tron
Uw Charconl Foundry Iron
Ann Old Diast
Furnacemen Hold Pace as Iron Market Stays Firm
In Philadelphia August reports show furnacemen reluctant to book ahead, yet ready to resume on short notice. Freight costs rise and southern pig iron enters market while prices hold firm at foundry and gray forge levels. Steel railway board notes seven months sales exceed last year. bar iron and shop products see varied pricing and modest demand.
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Philadelphia
Wo Southern Pig Iron
Gray Forge
Board of Control of the
Steel Railway Manufacturers
Long Branch
Lasige
Srvoved Sk
Solid Strength Reported in Quiet Week of Trade
St Louis August and Rogers Brown and Meecham report a quiet week with few, unimportant sales at unchanged prices. Iron contracts show activity due to heavy consumption yet inquiries remain limited and discouraged by shortages of certain grades. Obio softeners and related commodities move slowly while cash prices hold. Hot blast coke and charcoal from Southern Coke are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
August &Rogers
Brown & Meecham
Obio
Southern
Heavy Smelting of Pig Iron Stresses Iron Industry Peak
Heavy melting of pig iron remains a feature of importance across the iron industry. Car shops, pipe works, foundries, and rolling mills report active work and strong orders while some concerns refuse new business. Delays in iron transit cause annoyance. Southern iron shows steadiness amid rains easing drought and improving market sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray Forge
Seeeaee
Carennee
Market Report on Wool Sales and Trade Activity
A fragmented market summary notes large sales of wool in Texas and California with prices around 25 cents per pound for certain grades. Oregon wool trade appears steady with some business in spring markets, while superfine wools are pulling 20 cents per pound with mixed demand across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Terri Omare
Fing Coun
Texas
Oregon
California
Ronse Obio
Indian and Western combing and delaine prices listed
Fragmentary OCR shows prices for combing and delaine with terms like medium fine washed and unwashed options. Mentions items such as Territorial fine and Montana, but the text is garbled and several lines are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Markets by wire grain declines amid weak foreign tone
Downward grain movement continues as foreign cables weigh on prices. Wheat at Chicago trades weak to lower with selling, corn unsettled and oats active. pork and lard show mixed strength while oils and resins move in narrow ranges. receipts and weather influence curb demand across multiple markets including New York and St. Louis.
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Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Vancing
Sungaia
Ieee Toms
Mess Park
Reed
Mictonrnie
Eptember
Miss Fore
Raebbi
Rowicn
Bank Notice at 401 Smithfield Street Cor Fourth Averes
Bank announces capital of 100000 dollars with 61500 dollars surplus. It accepts deposits of one dollar and more and pays interest at four percent. The notice appears to advertise the bank’s financial stability and deposit terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithfield Street
Cor
Fourth Averes
Trained Intellects Needed for Business Success
A concise examination stresses that disciplined intellects, persistent study, and practical experience underpin achievement across business departments. Emphasizes mastering analytics, communication, and strategic thinking to drive growth, efficiency, and leadership credibility.
Rise to the Top in Business Mindset and Training
An editorial piece argues success hinges on trained thinking and disciplined habits. It contrasts early working life with modern emphasis on education and mental training, citing an Eastern millionaire on how superior training separates the extraordinary from the ordinary. It notes demand for minds taught to think in system and principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
City Bank Clearings Show Strong Year To Date Figures
Financial figures indicate clearings above 2,000,100 for the year with a dip to 4,076,124 yesterday and balances at 271,610. Last year on the same date clearings were 1,745,102. The report notes easy money at six percent, widespread loans, and a market that supports cheap credit for trading and growth.
New York Financial Totals Mentioned Across Clearing Totals
A parsed snippet lists various New York clearing totals including TM-Clearings $16,083,040 and other balances such as $1,608,050 and $12,984,000. The fragment mentions bullion movements and three percent rentes as part of the balance notes referencing England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ta A
Nor del Ria
England
Paine
Stock market bids stumble with few gains seen
Very light bidding yesterday left a goose egg at first call and little improvement by second. Brokers and investors largely absent from the city set a muted tone with few new features. Luster and Philadelphia Gas slipped while Electric, Switch and Signal showed slight strength. Bridgewater rose to Sig. 5 with limited notable transactions including Delaware, Missouri Pacific, and St. Paul trades amid overall light activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luster
Philadelphia
Bridgewater
Still Climbing OU Makes Another Effort to Touch the Dollar Mark
Oil market action was strong and active with wide fluctuations in mid-session. Prices opened at 145 and closed near the high, trading mainly between 93 and 14. News from New York was uncertain but bullish refining conditions supported buying. Pittsburg remained upbeat with Oil City driving the upturn as shorts covered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Oil City
New York
Lima Oil Ex and
Hughes, Jr
W. J. Lowe
Acronis
Pitenburg Institution
Mining Stocks Quotations From New York August 8 Mining list
Mining quotes from New York on August 8 include Alice 235 Adame Consolidator 1 Belle Isle 11u Caledonia B H 100 reka Consolli 850 Homestake 1000 Horn Silver 845 Tron Silver 175 Mutual Mining and Silver Co 145 North Belle Isle 110 Ontario 4100 Phenix Arena 110 Savage Sierra Nevada 20 Sutter Creek 106.
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New York
Alice
Adame
Belle Isle
Caledonia
B. H
Reka
Homestake
Horn
Tron
Mutual Mining and Silver Co
North Belle Isle
Ontario
Eee
Phenix
Arena
Savage
Sierra Nevada
Sutter Creek
Live Stock Markets. East Liberty Office Report August 1890
The Market News records cattle receipts at 2006 head with shipments around $68 per head and consignments to New York, none today. Sheep receipts 2200 head with 500 shipped to York and New York selling at 75 and 8? per car, pork and other stock in dull trade with unchanged prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Late Rains Boost Vegetables Prices Slip in Fruits and Dairy
Domestic markets report late rains improving vegetable supplies while prices ease. Tomatoes and sweet potatoes adjust with declines. dairy remains steady though Elgin creamery prices rise slightly. Fruits show quiet activity. bananas abundant yet largely nominal in price. grains rise with corn oats and wheat up. flour barely advances.
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Pittsburg
Disrarce
Farpay
Elgin Creamery
Berger York
Sitti
Eeas
California
Petroleum markets slide and rise in August trading
Market notes show Petrojleomed at nine cents high and six cents low with trading firm at opening. Brisk activity in refined oil pushes prices higher while New York Stock Exchange shows mixed shifts in energy and stock prices amid heavy buying and notable barrel volumes.
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Om Crrr
New York
Ac Ea
Market Stagnation and Bears Ready for a Turn
The New York market shows extreme dullness with little price movement. Despite a late bear cover, money on call remains above legal rates while the crop outlook stays unsettled. The sub Treasury’s bond purchases and shipments hint at liquidity, with investors awaiting a final crop outcome and potential shifts in sentiment as rains and losses influence prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
sub-Treasury
Gray
Sugar Trust
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Carigo
Devel
Bette
Erica
Cea Ee
New York Beeves Receipts and Market Movements
New York beef receipts show 3,017 head with 50 for sale and prices around 8.75 for natives and 8.25 for Texans. Calves, heifers, and dressed beef mix with varied figures. sheep receipts near 4,517 head steady market. lambs firm around 5.75, dressed mutton steady. Chicago Drovers notes cattle receipts 7,000 head, market quiet to steady. hog receipts 19,500 with weaker market. sheep receipts 6,000 with steady prices. Cincinnati hogs easy at 3.05.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Mae
Eine & Dogs
Lambs
Anne
Cincinnati
New York August Market Shows Steady Demand
In New York during August demand remained steady with modest gains for domestic prints and department stores. No notable new features emerged today, though overall activity held modestly above previous months.
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New York
River Intelligence and Busy Mayflower Voyage to Braddock
The river shows slight rise after night showers as 500 Total Abstinence delegates aboard the Mayflower head to Braddock. Business on up river packets is dull, steamboat offices sparse, and arrivals include Adam Jacobs Germania from Morgantown Elizabeth from Geneva. Departures and departures list James G. Blaine Adam Jacobs for Elizabeth and Geneva Elizabeth for Geneva.
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Braddock
Cincinnati
Saul
Davns
Adam Jacobs
Germania
Groceries' Prices Rise Selectively In Local Markets
The report notes strong demand and price pressure in general groceries with higher levels seen for rice canned fruits and syrups. Coffee and sugar remain steady while items like roasted coffee and beans show notable price movements across varieties and brands.
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Maracaibo
Santos
Rio
Cassia
Pepper, Lic; Nutmeg. Petroleum (Jobbers' Pricen
Ohio
Egat
Carolina
Louisiana
Forres
California
Valencia
Ondara
Turkey
Cork
Pranes
Salonica
Ole Esa
Sondees
Terlva
Tiger Ae
Grain Exchange Sales Report with Mixed Grain Prices
Sales on call at the Grain Exchange list diverse cargoes including 1 car 2 y e corn at 65 cents, 1 car No 2 western oats, old, 45 cents, and 1 car No 1 timothy hay at 1150 dollars. Receipts total 28 cars with 14 handled by Pittsburg Ft Wayne and Chicago Railway. 25 following cars include oats, corn, bran, flour, and hay. Prices show cereals steady, wheat near a dollar, hay weakened by rains, corn and oats strong with a bias to higher prices. millfeed steady.
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Agi
Bret Hi Lo
Niet
Baltimore
United
Texas
Western Dairy
ST. Louis
Bor
Emiss
Trac
Twentieth Street
Carlow Hull
Pallge
Rio
Minneapolis
Hbo
Bard Herters
Kansas City
Grain Exchange
Sheridan
Timothy Hay
Pittsburg
Ft. Wayne and
Chicago Railway
Cincinnatic
Ohio
Lake Erie
Sophie
Iseke
Driftwood and seaside outings in a busy river scene
Driftwood reports J A Wood summering at Erie and Brown enjoying a seaside holiday. Pittaburg hosts an excursion party. Frisb le with lumber bound to Cincinnati docks, Hagor substitutes in Paducah mall service. Tinsie Moore arrives Louisville from Wheeling en route to New Orleans. Pilot Tampell leaves for channel notes. Two coal barges near completion for use in arranging after coal barges as drydock work continues on the Volunteer and Joseph.
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Arta J. A. Wood
Erie
CarTarmxs
Brown
Pittaburg
Tae al. Frisble
Cox Cincinngt
Louisville
Wheeling
New Orleans
George Tampell
Nike
Corta
Peter Sprague la
Intely
Capin Desfor
Sprague
Joseph
Wiliams
Sugar cured meats and groceries list 1920s fragment
A fragmented OCR list of various sugar cured products and meats including bacon, shoulders, dried beef, bams, and pails with scattered prices and item descriptions. Mentions include sugar cured breakfast bacon, sugar-cured shoulders, boneless shoulders, skinned bams, and dried beef fists amid an unclear catalog of goods and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Seeey
War Veterans Form Libby Prison Tunnel Association
Half a dozen Civil War veterans gathered at Libby Prison War Museum to form the Libby Prison Tunnel Association, honoring Union escapees. Capt. Eli Foster and ex-Senator Mark M. Bassett led, with Gen H C Hobart named president. aims to recruit all Libby escapees from several prisons including Andersonville and Belle Isle. Next meeting slated for Chicago.
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Chicago Herald
Libby Prison War Museum
Eli Foster
Indiana Volunteers
Rose
Seventy
Pennsylvania
J. C. McMoore
Twenty
Indiana
Fortress Monroe
Mark M. Bassett
Pearl
Libby No. 2
Pemberton
Smith's
Castle Thunder
Lightning
Belle Isle
Richmond
Danville
Andersonville
Millen
Florence
Salisbury
Charleston
Catawba
Taylor
G.A. R
Chicageon
Libby
Toadyism in Philadelphia and Old World customs
An outspoken critique of Philadelphia’s culture praising independence and denouncing reverence for hereditary titles. The author contrasts Revolutionary zeal with Philadelphia’s past loyalties, condemning marriages to European nobility and urging citizens to champion American virtues over aristocratic allure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Republic
Washington
Valley Forge
Boston
Old
Letter Carrier Detective Hidden in Green Card Test
A Philadelphia Times report describes a small green card dropped in letter boxes to track delivery times. The card records when mail is placed and due, revealing delays or carelessness by carriers and triggering Post Office accountability checks under Postmaster Haidekoper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Post Office Department
Haidekoper
A Rich Pauper in Stockton Looms Over County Hospital
The old-time pioneer known as Uncle Billy McLish claims wealth from a $16,000 cattle beef contract in Calaveras county with Ben Marshall. The bill, approved by the Legislature but blocked by Governor Downey after a quarrel, was never collected. Marshall died. McLish relied on others and the unpaid claim now stands near $40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Billy” McLish
Billy
Leason
Ben Marshall
Calaveras County
Downey
Razorback hogs of North Arkansas described as lean and watchful
A Times reporter details razorback hogs in Izard county with astonishing backbone and tireless movement. The native hog is depicted as pale and skeletal, with long legs and a sharp nose, always on the go and capable of eating through a jug. The piece conveys a curious northern fascination with this local animal.
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North
Arkansas
Bill Nye
Times
Izard
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Trecia
Pic
Metal Markets
Woo
Markem
Michigan
London
Real Estate Savings Bank, Lim
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Stocas
East End
National Bank
Penn and
Sheridan Avenues
Homestead
Calvary Cemetery
Wilkinsburg
C. L. Goshring
Allegheny
Granné
Haan
Fourth Avenue
Commercial Bank
Treasury
Andrew Caster
Allegheny Valley Railroad
E. P. Long
Philadelphia Gas
Brooks, Hughes & Mellon
Southside
St. Clair
Squirrel Hill Land Company
Ed G. Jenkins
Robert H. Douglas
John Battles
George Scheel
Lower
Penn Avenue
Ed. Houses, Jr
Greenfield Avenue
Twenty-third Ward
E. G. Jenkins
James W. Drape & Co
Gross Street
Hazelwood
Hazelwood, Near the Railroad Station
Federal Street
Washington Street
Wylie Avenue
Winebiddle Avenue
Chartiers
Samuel W. Black & Co
Northside Land Company
Avalon Station
Fort Wayne
Brerlin
Prine
Eres
Cenees
Oseee Mutual Union
UB Oe
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Northw
Deben
EL M
Cole den
Mouic
West Shore
Ouizey
E. T
West Ro
Michigan Centra
Mobile & Univ. Os
W. P.T
Ul & Dulath
Ween
St Paul & Dulath
Wheeling & L. Wheeling & L. E
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Boston Land Os
N.Y MN
San Diese Land Old
Ginal
Eenen Sabel Stephene
Seenarivenie Eailroad
Seer
Battie, Pittsburg & Wes
Eri Bo Scscenes
Pacific
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Philedoreer
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Delaware
Migsiouri Pacific
Tramanan Sassen
Bt Paul
Pitta
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Pitts
John M. Oakley & Co
Sixth Street
East Liberty
Eseedene Anon Ms Save
Telegraph
Drygoods
River Intelligence
Carter
Carcer
Soleer
Ussa
State of
Sim
Jax
Kansas City Times
Platts
myil-Ss
HOUSE
Joseph Horne & CO
St. Gall
Toit du Nords
Imperial
Heather & Renfrew
Zephyr
Srokers—Financial
Sixth ST
Banker and Brokers
Pittabarg
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