Market Basket Report From August 1580 Fruit and Fish Trade Slump
Dealers in fruits and vegetables report a slow week blamed on absence of seaside and mountain customers. Concord grapes, green gage plums noted. berry season nearly done. Peas and beans scarce and pricey. lake salmon short. soft crabs in high demand. Floridas quiet. national convention near Duffalo. market quotes for meats and produce detailed. oysters and crabs listed with prices.
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Concord
Seaton
Floridas
Chautauqua and
Cresson
Society 1
Sti
Agust
Duffaio
Catalivan Fet
York
Pittsburg
Live Stock Markets at East Liberty Yard August 9 1868
The report notes cattle and hog receipts at East Liberty stock yards with prices steady from Monday. About 540 cattle in stock, 20 shipped to New York, hog receipts totaling 1460 head with shipments of 1 100 and market firm. Philadelphia hogs shipped to eastern markets. shipments 1 602 cent between yesterday and today.
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CaTre
Shipanenca
New York
Marketings of cattle hogs and sheep across major markets
Telegraph summaries show mixed receipts and prices across Chicago Kansas City and Denver markets. Cattle receipts near 4 to 9 thousand head with native and dressed beef notes, hogs 6 thousand plus with mixed demand, and sheep and lambs reported firm to higher in some districts amid variable weights and prices.
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Telegraph
Elaughterers
Colorado
Soig
St Og
California
Kansas
Ats Head
Texas
Soatine
Markets by Wire Report on Narrow Wheat and Corn Trading
The market stayed narrow with late session weakness in wheat due to anticipated reports and selling from New York. Corn traded quiet and easier with mixed cash tones, while oats, rye, and barley showed softer or steady action. futures declined for spring wheat and posted modest upticks in some grains, with receipts and export expectations weighing on prices.
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Washington Agricultural Bureau
New York
Indiana
St. Louis
20Th Proxime
Buying Limited
SOIC
Maya
Famcy
Fluest Dairies
Nee Soaker
New Orleans
Western
Cincepane
Augusie
Pennsylvania
Wool market report shows steady but quiet demand
Wool trade across major centers remained quiet with steady receipts. Philadelphia reports unchanged prices while St Louis records 47,457 pounds in quiet turnover. New York notes fair demand domestic fleece pulled at two cents, offerings limited by buyers' reluctance above Sic. Transactions total about 1,834.30 pounds with 400,000 Australian bales cited. Michigan settles fleece prices around 26 to 20 cents per pound.
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Texas
Bovtox
Lota
Michigan
Abundant cheap Pittsburg land and rising gas competition
Plenty of affordable building sites exist in Pittsburg outskirts such as Aspinwall Place with lots from 150 dollars and 5 dollars per foot, while demand warns values may rise. Gas companies face new competition as the Equitable Gas, Park Bros., and Oliver Bros. expand lines, with plans for Bellevennon field and a potential Pennsylvanian meter system overhaul.
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Pittsburg
Aspinwall Place
East End
West End
Southside
Park Bros. & Co
Equitable Gas Company
Pittsburg Iron and Steel
Oliver Bros. & Co
Bellevennon
Paententy McGinley
Philadelphia
Bellevennon Field
The
Cambria Iron Company
Yoder Hill
Johnstown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Local Stocks Show No Major Change As Market Holds Firm
Brokers report a quiet session at the Lock Exchange with slim attendance and only one small deal. Switch and Signal traded around 21k with slight gains, while overall demand remained light but prices held, indicating underlying strength. Electric touched 6234, Manufacturers' Gas edged higher, and Point float remained around the bid level with limited offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lock Exchange
Switch
Signal
Electric
L. BE
Financial Markets Snapshot Shows Unchanged Balances
A New York authority notes no cause for banking anxiety despite gold exports and calls for money to move the National Rate. Outlook remains steady with easy access to funds, potential Treasury bond offerings, and calls for bullion movement. regional clearings listed for New York and Chicago markets.
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New York
Ienc
Treasury
Europe
Olcott
Anne Taene
New York Markets Turn Bear as Pittsburgh Buyers Aid
Opening trading showed a burst of activity with New York turning bearish and attempting to smash prices, but Pittsburgh and Bradford buyers countered, creating a professional but small session. The market closed strong after a late rally, with Wy cent and daily highs and lows noted, while July production in Washington county and surrounding fields added barrels to totals.
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New York
Pittsburg
Oif City
Bradford
Washington County
Gordon
Talorstown
Washington Field
Canonsburg
Washington
Seraies
Petroleum market activity and oil barrel totals
Report covers August trading with crude prices and certificate openings. Notable data show high and low marks, June to August movement across Bradford Titusville regions, and total sales reaching 454000 barrels.
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Titusville
Changing Hands Realty Sales in City and Country
Realty transfers continue with multiple parcels and mortgages. J C Frasier sells a six room frame dwelling at Forty-fifth and Butler to E Z Wainwright for 6000 cash. Pittaburg Company mortgages four dwellings on Manhattan street for 7000 at 434 percent tax free. Charlies E Corpelius sells Morningside lots to Meeks Neill Hopkins for 100, 400, or 300 each. Mack & Baird list properties on Fourth avenue including a six room finished dwelling for Mellon. Maloney and Villa Park holdings disclose mortgages and oil market notes follow.
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J.C. Frasier
Forty-fifth
Butler Streets
Andrew Grenlich
Thirty-eighth Street
Fifteenth Ward
Foster's Alley
E. Z. Wainwright
Pittaburg Company, Limited
Manhattan Street
Allegheny
Charlies E. Corpelius
Morningside
William T. Meeks
John Neill
Hopkins
Mack & Baird
Fourth Avenue
W. L. Mellon Puen
Hood
Mort
Maloney
Villa Park
Federal
Spring & Bros. Fannie Broom
North Stors
Andwich
Market Notes and Local Industry Shifts Reported
The report notes stock market weakness met by buying, with Electric Light Company adopting Westinghouse current and foreseeing operation. It also records a large mortgage of $15,000 for A Reed with Fidelity Tithe and Company and official Dun & Co agency figures showing business growth in McKeesport from 1981 to 1988.
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Carranrae
Bethlehem Lron Company
Ee Ee Electric Light Company
Westinghouse
S. Pinkerton
W. L Mustin
W. J. Robinson
James Caroth
Harry Soul
J. C. Forse
George L Whitney
Sen. Watt
B. G. Dun & Co
McKeesport
Stocks Rally Amid Firm Market and Mixed News
A firmer tone in New York trading with general buying and notable gains in Oregon Transcontinental and Panie Crews bester shares. Illinois crop reports and earnings boosts from Northwestern and Wabash supported prices while sugar dropped 4 percent as a key exception.
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New Yor
Illinoia
Northwestern
Milwaukee
St.Paul
Oregon Transcontinental
Pantie
Francisco
Chicago
Chesapeake and Ohio
Richmond
Allegheny
St. Paul
St. Louis
Piasts
York
Newark Stock Exchange
Witwer & Oldest
Pittsburg
New York Stock Exchange
Fourth Avenue
Philadelphia Stocks Stocks and Market Sights
Reading and Valley notes appear in a scattered market blurb with references to stock exchanges and northern indexes. The item hints at trading activity and price trends, mentioning a few firms and regional sectors in a compact market snapshot.
Market Summary Notes Drift Amid Quiet Trading
Markets show irregular activity with limited price moves. Copper trades near steady levels while copper futures for three months edge around 19 6. Luster and other commodities display firm but cautious demand as traders weigh supply in small batches.
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New Roan Tt
Lake
Dae Cilac Gues
Market Notes Mixed as Fresh Produce Returns Slowly
The report shows butter and cheese edging higher while eggs remain costly. South fruit like plums and peaches appear, prices for canned goods and coffee stay firm, and sugars hold steady with little change across groceries.
Grain Market Receipts and Prices Across Multiple Cities
Total receipts bulletined at the Grain Exchange by Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago include cars of wheat oats hay flour and malt. Prices touch new No 2 white oats at Bic with bids 8c and demand for hay light. Heavy crop of grass depresses oats while new oats arrive from Ohio and corn shows limited movement amid surplus grain in Pittsburg territory.
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Grain Exchange
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Piewburg
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Hayaro
Ohio
Pittevurg
Jobbin
peicerNew
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Local market report shows firm iron and steel prices
August market summary lists Scotch pig iron prices at Glasgow and Gartsherrie, steel wire rod and bar steel steady with strong demand, brake stock improving, new shipment quotes at high levels. Scrap iron in demand, nonferrous markets weaker.
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Loxpons
Tee
F. O. B. Glaagowa
Gariaberie
Gartsherrie
Laagow Ee
Ae Pig—Conunacoe
Ss. Od
Mil Mand Taosk
F. O. B. Bteel Ek
B. Ee
Bessemer
Saeni
Ruan
Tees
C. Ff
New York
Stafford
Ord
A Binding State Tax And Penalties For Nonconformity
The State Board of Revenue Commissioners sent new personal property tax return blanks to the County Commissioners. False returns bring perjury fines up to 500 dollars and seven years' imprisonment. Oathless assessor returns are a misdemeanor with up to 500 dollar fine. Conspiracy with careless returns carries up to 1000 dollars and three years. Counties now bear one third of tax collection costs. Blanks to be used for fall collection.
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State Board of Revenue Commissioners
Revenue Commissioners
Wedding Fracas Ends Night in Ward Station House
John Spall and Mary Train wed Thursday night in Four Mile Run as a raucous reception drew police intervention. Officers detained the bride and groom along with two guests at the Fourteenth Ward station house overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Spall
Mary Train
Four Mile Run
Fourteenth Ward
Frederick Neff Died After Refusing Food in Dixmont Remand
Frederick Neff, jailed since August 4 for disorderly conduct, died yesterday morning after refusing food for several days. He was declared insane, and his removal to Dixmont had been ordered.
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Frederick Neff
Dixmont
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