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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1891

Page

7

Weak demand in East Liberty cattle market and steady sheep

Markets opened at East Liberty with 16 carloads of cattle versus 105 last Monday. Beef supply scarce and prices softer for prime heavy beeves while light and common stock were dull. sheep and hogs showed mixed movement with generally steadier or weaker tones in late sales.

Piprssres Dweraten Moxpayx Aug East Liberty Yards Liberty Chicago Tuountain East Liverpool Anle Stuali Herr's Island Chiesto L. Gerson L. Zeigler W. A. Fromm Ohio Volinecht Pennsylvania Filner Otin Volbecht Rd A Poon Yaute Craiksimak Mo- Neesesi Pisor Mingtiewa Greenawells Woods’ Bonyards Eadh Ubicaro Ciengo Ja Perewt Ohies Cormuren Rouch Conmon Ipregahir New York Reeves Omaha Stoers

Wild Volatility Grips Grain Markets in Charred Trading

Feverish session in the wheat pit with December futures spiking from 1 to 1 14 and later plunging to around 102. Markets for corn and rye followed the same feverish pattern with margins driving early trades. a Clearing House settlement calm eased pressure. Prices zigzagged across wheat corn and hog futures as traders reacted to margins and global price shifts.

Cariaco London Liverpool Paris New York Produce Exchange New York Berlin Clearing House Commission B. P. Hutchinson Chicago Ghe Seye Wats Shorts Rye Lord Hibs John M. Oakley & Co Sixth Street Chicago Board of Trade

Weather and world events fill late news in brief

Reports note needed rainfall in Michigan and widespread global stories. Yellow fever fears at Vera Cruz, Omaha Smelter strike settled, drought grim in Wisconsin and Illinois, and a tornado damages a Nebraska mill wall.

Michigan Vera Cruz Omaha Whidby Island China Gamble Yankton, & C Mekong River Keamer Neb Wisconsin Ilinois Curacoa Dutch Antilles Haiti Manitou, Col Treves Rhenish Prussia Argental France Alert

Wheat and grain markets show feverish trading across cities

Grain and flour markets report feverish, uneven trading with No. 2 red and white wheat varying across Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis and other hubs. Corn and oats follow mixed demand as prices swing, while butter cream and cheese show firm to strong demand in dairy notes.

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Improved Demand Appears in New York Dry Goods Market

In New York on Aug 17 the dry goods market showed improved demand led by plain and fancy colors. Mail orders from the West were numerous and important, with some round lot transactions on the spot. Activity was limited but sentiment improved.

New York

Pittsburg Gossips Predict Strong Business Revival

Speculation runs steady as Pittsburg eyes a revival with downtown decay under review. Builders and investors discuss removing old structures for modern warehouses while railroads and bonds show improved activity, and new permits signal ongoing construction in Wilkinsburg and surrounding areas.

Pittsburg

Rosy Views on Big Crops and Bankers’ Outlook

Local money market remains active with steady sentiment and improving domestic and international conditions. A Bank of England forecast of Europe’s resilient finances underpins optimism, predicting brisk fall trade and a strong year two ahead, with funds, deposits, and loans holding steady amid steady rates.

Bank of England Europe Usua Ee Watck Bank New York Sterling Exchange

Day bills and demand figures amid regional railway notes

Fragmentary OCR mentions day bills and a demand figure around 49534, with scattered references to Pacific routes and railway lines including Union Pac, Den, Canada, St Paul, and Minnesota context. The text is garbled with multiple abbreviations and place names, offering little coherent narrative.

St Paul Canada St. Chi Pac L. G Aseenceen Erle Snide Hics Union Pac

Bank Clearings Across Cities and Rates

Bank clearings totals are listed for New York Boston Chicago and other cities with balances and discount or exchange rates. Figures include New York clearings $66 678 785 and $15 600 314 for additional banks, with various rates from 6 to 15 percent and par exchanges noted.

New York Bostox Dea Dnet Sr. Vis Ennie New Orneans New York Exchange

Home Securities and Conservative Home Traders Hold Steady

The Pittsburgh market shows a cautious tone as foreign bull markets fail to shake local traders. A modest Monday session yields few notable moves with selective gains in Central Traction and People's Natural Gas, while a broad market lift elsewhere keeps expectations high.

Chicago New York London Pittsburg Philadelphia Gas Central Traction Pleasant Valley Chartiers Liberty National Bank Fidelity The Financial Chronicle Westinghouse Company Westinghouse Duquesne Traction Luster

Active Stocks and Bonds Market Movement and London Demand

The New York stock market opened strong with heavy volume and broad gains led by bonds and rail issues. London buying and a high grain market produced little restraint, as Atlantic and Pacific and several railroad and utility bonds posted notable advances, with the session ending active on the New York Stock Exchange.

London Atchison From Ly Mtson Atlantic and Pacific Rochester and Fittsburg Chicago Erie Kansas Texas Northern Pacific Peoria Eastern Union Pacific Denver Gulf Oregon Short Line Missouri Pacific Collateral Trust New York Stock Exchange Wee & Sternixson Pitteburg Fourth Avenue

Electric Stocks Beatox Telegram Dispatch Stock Quotation

Electric stock quotations from Beatox list several companies including Thomson Houston Electric Fort Warne Electric and Westinghouse among others with incomplete lines. The telegram fragment notes values and company names but cutoffs leave totals and exact figures unclear.

Beatox Eastern Electric Cable Co omson-Houston Electric Thomson-Houston Electric Ft. Warne Electric Co Westinghouse

Mining Stock Quotations from New York August Seventeenth

New York stock prices listed for mining shares include Alice 10 and Aspen 500, Best & Belcher 40, Chollar 225, Crown Point 170, Consolidated California and Virginia 275, Deadwood 125, Hale and Norcross 15, Homestake 1100, Horn Silver 35, Iron Silver 100, Mexican 20, Ontario 3700, Ophir 325, Plymouth 1.5, Savage 180, Sierra Nevada 28, Standard List Union Consolidated 200, Yellow Jacket 1.0.

New York Alice Aspen Ee Ee Best & Belcher Chollar Crown Point Consolidated California

Market Report: Farm Goods Prices for Potatoes to Fruits

The weekly market notes show firm demand for potatoes and higher prices for select stock, while sweet potatoes fade. Butter remains firm, fruit crops retreat through July coolness, and coffee beans and canned fruits hold steadier tones amid varied grading across apples melons and berries.

Pirranoneg Distates I Moxpay Produce Commission Kilgore Borresx—Creamery Ohio New York Amic Morrow Lima Faoir

Fruit and fish prices and items in a dated market list

A fragmented market list shows California apricots pears and white cherries alongside assorted canned goods and fish products. Entries include mackerel varieties, herring, lake trout, haddock, pickerel, halibut, sardines, mustard, oysters, and oatmeal with varied prices and package sizes.

California Fisu M. Lake Finney Haddiex Holland Herring

Grain Exchange sale notes oats oats and cereals rise

On the Grain Exchange today a car of sample oats and other cereals were sold. Receipts totaled 30 cars with 25 by Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway. Prices for wheat rye and flour edged higher as traders weigh speculative moves and likely market correction amid ample crop futures.

Reed B. Coyle & Co Glen Mawr Park Haysville Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago Riverview Avenue Mervyn Avenue G. B. Hart J. F. Ferree Coraopolis State Avenue Jennie M. Cornelius Hoffman & Baldridge Wilkinsoon Ross Street Center Wilkinsburg Peter Shields Schenley Land Company Eliza Jones Winterburn Avenue Schenley Burrell Improvement Company Kensington Gustav Riter Pittsburgh McKoos Meek H. C. Fonk Washton Grain Exchange Ft. Wayne Chicago Railway Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago Deslers Timoth

Markets Hold Firm Ahead of Pork Packers Meeting

Market tone steady with firm lines as present prices remain firm through the upcoming regular Saturday meeting of pork packers. Various bacon and ham products listed in steady ranges, including sugar cured hams in large, medium, and small, and dry salt shoulders and clear sides with average weights noted.

Ducer California

Coffee Market Reports From New York and Santos Notable

Coffee trading notes show mixed movements with August shipments down in New York and steady to dull Rio and Santos markets. Numbers indicate varied futures and spot prices, weekly receipts, and U S purchases, with stock and shipments to the United States listed for several ports.

New York Rio New Orleans Rive Janemo United States Santos

Commodity Prices for Pigiron Copper Tin and More

New Year Aug 17 listing shows pigiron doll American $1600 15 25 copper dull lake August 1200 do September 2125 lend quiet steady domestic 445 tin firmer and fairly active straights 20 10c.

Turpentine and Rosin Prices Hold Steady Across Grades

New Year market shows steady to firm tones across turpentine and rosin. Rosin remains firm with prices listed around $1209735 and various grades such as strained good and virgin holding firm. Spirits of turpentine and related products show stable quoted percentages and per barrel figures in a tight trading range.

Crameston Savaxman Witmixctos Tor Virgin

SICK HEADACHE Carter’s Little Liver Pills Ad

A compact advert fragment touts Carter’s Little Liver Pills for sick headache. The copy uses variations of the product name in a dated style, implying medical relief claims without detail.

Carter Carteris

Burdeck Blood Bitters Offer Cure For Digestive Ailments

An ad describes the stomach as essential to life and links dyspepsia biliousness and constipation to liver and kidney toxemia. It touts Burdeck Blood Bitters as a pure root and herb extract that restores organs, cleanses blood, and claims high success in dyspepsia biliousness and related conditions.

Penn Avenue Pittsburg Kittier Tol P. A Cai Whitties

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