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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1890
Page
7
Dr Talmage argues kindness as defense and usefulness, urging the soft tongue over harshness. He cites confrontation with slander, urges forgiveness, and shows how compassionate speech can sway skeptics, reform drinkers, and redeem others, ending with a plea to restore the old hymn of kind words.
A preacher urges kindness in religious work and cautions against harsh method. He recalls Rubens Descent from the Cross in Antwerp to illustrate compassion. He prays for health prosperity and eventual peace with God for families and communities.
The Pasalon Play at Ober Ammergau features an orchestra of 55 and a choir of 24 with 7 sopranos 7 altos 5 tenors and basses. Gruber conducts and 89 full rehearsals were held. Gustav Hinrichs summer season with Americas Opera Company runs 12 weeks more with new operas and planned pieces before he moves to New York. Louis James has led leading roles in tragedy for seven years and will perform Othello Julius Caesar Macbeth Richelieu Virginius Ingomar and Marble Heart in Pittsburgh starting September 7. An opera chorus shortage is noted with wages from 10 to 60 a week and many companies relying on raw recruits for choristers. Francis Wilson’s The Merry Monarch at the Broadway Theater draws strong notices and a seven-week New York run followed by a tour next year. Dancers command high pay and scarce supply with notable performers listed and various opinions on dancer aptitude and training.
Office of Pressburg Distation reports Saturday receipts and shipments across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle receipts 1842 head with 1664 head shipped to New York. hog receipts 1900 head with 1876 shipped. sheep 240 head with 800 shipped. Markets described as quiet through consignments.
Telegraph reports Chicago and St Louis markets with thousands of cattle and hogs. Receipts range around 1000 head in Chicago and 1200 in St Louis with market steady to firm, while Cincinnati notes active hogs and steady cattle demand. prices quoted for common to choice ranges.
Features of Saturday's oil market include corrected notes by John M. Ing and members of ne Puisbae ae etn. The item mentions Bremen and A B McGrew of 115 Fourth Avenue and references puts and calls with limited, unclear figures.
The Chicago firm Nelson Morris & Co sold 188 carcasses of beef in the week ending August 23, 1890. Average weight 597 pounds. Average price per 100 pounds $572. Purchases included meat from Pittsburgh and Allegheny markets through Ft. Wayne rail connections.
Fragmentary OCR reports a public notice listing items such as mattings oil cloths and various fabrics for sale at 507 Wood Street. Details are unclear but the notice references goods available for purchase.
The Pittsburgh department notes a pause in the hide and calf skin rally with prices retreating about 10 per pound from peak levels. Harness leather remains active and up about 2 cents per pound, while sole leather holds steady or weaker. Dairy and vegetable lines show mixed gains and shortages, with cheese and butter rising, tomatoes and watermelons oversupplied, and California fruits in demand. Wheat and cereals rise modestly but volatility remains as buyers and sellers stay cautious.
Towboats and Sunday excursion crowds brought a livelier harbor scene than any Sunday since the flowers bloomed. Water rise may be brief, coal operators regret not sending empties on the early rise, and shipments likely delayed. Two packets left with freight and passengers as the Monon peng fell seven inches. Arrivals include James G. Hilline from Brownsville and H. VY. Bedford from Wheeling.
Chicago reports large speculative activity with unsettled opening and mixed advances across wheat corn and oats. December gains and September strength are noted amid fading May gains as cash market supports, with pork and butter prices firm in various exchanges including New York Philadelphia and Baltimore.
In New York a quiet forenoon with jobbing trades active mainly by mail and telegraph. Spot business remained light as usual on Saturdays with no new features or changes in the market.
The Pittsburg office reports uneven dairy and fruit pricing with Ohio cheese leading gains. Eggs are scarce and high, apples and grapes steady, watermelons dull, and cantaloupes modest. Barrel prices for apples vary, while tropical fruits show mixed availability and modest shifts in wholesale quotes.
Movement remains active with prices unchanged while sugars quiet and coffee firm. Canned fruits and rice show firm to higher quotations as staple grocery prices drift upward across commodities and canned goods markets.
Grain exchange sales on call show receipts for the week ending August with 335 cars, 335 last week, and 100 this year. Markets steady with cautious sellers and a strong undertone amid future uncertainties. Prices quoted per carload on track for wheat, corn, oats, rye, flour, and hay with various grade distinctions.
The market moved unevenly after $4.2 million in bond acceptances, with a perceived easier monetary mood in New York. Stocks showed mixed to weak openings, Sugar Hennettes and certain gas issues lagged, while a late rally followed the bank statement release showing a $2.5 million deficit in the reserve.
The report notes a firmer tone in the Eastern money market with broader accommodations for regular customers. Bank clearings for the week rose by about 5.5 million dollars from the previous year, and the overall position remained strong above the 2,000 mark, according to the Clearing House report.
The German East African Society sent five copper pfennig pieces recently minted for exclusive circulation in the German African Dominion. Each coin features the Imperial eagle on one side and an Arabic design on the other. The writer notes the coins are pretty and hopes the society’s outlook matches the coin’s brightness.
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