Scarcity of Money Hollows Steel Rail Market
A special telegram from Distatch notes railroads delaying material purchases and deferring deliveries to meet bond interest due in January. Markets are dull with lifeless iron and steel trading. rails, billets, and fastenings see near-zero activity as mills stack rails and await payments. Bethlehem rail division closed. Pennsylvania Company to pause in January for repairs amid widespread financial strain.
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Distatch
New York
Der
Birmingham
Southern Gray
Furnace
Gray Ferge
Standard Northern
Tidewater
Spiegeliken
Ferro
Bethlehem Company
Pennsylvania Comany
Etve
Vancouver
Shell
Bouia
Beyert
Love
Tate Financial Troubles Shake Foreign Metal Markets
A New York telegram reports ongoing speculative constraints on iron and metal markets. London shows relief in iron prices, but fears of further difficulties linger outside speculation. warrants remain unsettled with varied regional prices and a shift in copper deliveries, while tin and other metals fluctuate amid large holders and limited outside demand.
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New York
London
Aiober
Market notes on metals and cables in declining demand
American Manufacturer's Cable Quotations show further declines as light demand weakens. Prices for various steels, rails, tin plate, lead, zinc, and copper fluctuate with a generally dull market. demand remains tepid and buyers hold back.
Coke Region Car Shortage Triggers Oven Closures
The coke region faces severe car shortages with worse supply than last week. Mines and plants plan to blow out hundreds of ovens to cut output as rail and car logistics fail to improve. Frick Schoonmaker Hecla McClure and Southwest Coal plan large scale reductions while shipments fall and prices edge up for consumers.
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Iepecls
Scortsdale
Frick Company
Mammoth
Winer
Earle
Standard
Tip
Schoonmaker Company
Redstone
Youngstown
Jimtown
Sterling
United
Jaat Central
Mutual
Tre Hecla Company
Sewickley
Southwest Coal and Coke Aceeenance
McClure Company
Charlotte
Pittsburg
River Points
Pittsburai
Pitsburg
Pitteturg
Mahonlag
Shenango Valier
Meveiaud
Ccsee. Cies
Buffalo
Detroit
New York Coffee Options Steady Amid Mixed Trade
Coffee market in New York shows options steady with a 5 point gain and Orn closing up 15. Sates total 22250 bags across December through May with varied bids including 1640c for January and 15.20 for May. Rio spot cargoes flagged as fair with 1100 bags sold to West India sails, reflecting a cautious but stable market.
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New York
Auction of Fine Diamonds and Jewelry in City
Attend the great sale of diamonds watches jewelry silver and plated ware onyx clocks bronzes and more now underway. Daily sales at 10 am 2 30 pm and 7 30 pm until stock and fixtures are sold. Goods warranted as from private sale by M G Cohen Diamond Expert and Jeweler at 4 Smithfield Street.
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M. G. Cohen
Smithfield Street
Pottery Plates Display at Reizenstein Store
Store on Federal Street Allegheny offers complete stock of famous potteries including serving and stationary dinner plates for all courses. Open until 9 o'clock with a full range of tableware.
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Reizenstein
Federal Street
Allegheny
Holiday Gift Sparks Mixed Goods Market Listings
The listing blends ads for horse blankets at fixed prices, cream ale and rack ale claims, diamonds from Haven's Jewelry Store and James H. Aiken neckwear, plus seacoast style gloves and elegant seal capes priced up to 2000. Multiple firms appear along Fifth Avenue and nearby streets with generic sales pitches and contact cues.
Building Prospects and Rail talk near Squirrel Hill
A. Equirred Hill deal and chatter of a major railroad grab near Hazelwood avenue as 15 shares including Peoples Insurance property change hands for 35600 in a move tied to Homestead Railroad. Real estate activity rises with April renting season and plans for about 400 houses next spring plus 150 each from two new companies. Carnegie, Flinn, and Magee named potential builders amid widespread market optimism.
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Burchfield
Peoples’ Insurance Company
Squirrel Hill
Hazelwood Avenue
Homestead Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Glenwood
Fourth Avenue
Andrew Carnegie Roe
Pittsboro
Carnegie
William Flinn
C. L. Magee
People's Natural Gas Company
Drycoods
Dickering
Neville Island
Bengough
Pension Agena
Tradesmen's Bank
Kuhn
Diamond Street
Atwood Street
Jane. Baxter, Thompson & Co
Oil Quiet as Slump Prevents Trading Day
No orders or trading in oil yesterday as prices fell to 65 with a high of 67. Gilg was bid at close while refined account showed little movement. McGrew Wilson & Co quote puts at 68 and calls amid subdued activity.
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McGrew, Wilson & Co
Oil market report shows mixed early gains and steady close
Petroleum opened steady with a slight decline then moved on limited buying, remained dull to the close. New York trading noted Pennsylvania spot opening six cents higher to sixty eight cents, with January option opening at six sixty three and closing around six sixty one. Lima oil had no sales, total 40 000 barrels.
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Theates
Gohzer
Oec
Agos Es
Ee Ee
New York
Pennsylvania Oil
Niger
Local Banks Reach Out for Business Despite Stable Market
Local banks remained financially robust and actively sought business yesterday despite no outward change in the money market. Lending activity appeared steady as institutions pursued client relations and loan opportunities.
Financial Markets Reported Mixed as Stocks Faltered and Rates Stood
Regular customers faced tepid demand with general rates near steady. Stock totals showed wide activity across railroad and utility issues, led by St Paul and Union Pacific with notable shares traded. Money markets reflected cautious lending with New York exchange at a discount and calls quoted around 6 to 7 percent, banks preferring conservative lending.
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Clentines
New York
Mercantile
Scerling Exomenac
Br. Lovis—Clearings
Chicago
New York Exchange
Boston
Philadelphia
Hank Clearings
Baltimore
Trading of Moderate Proportions in Philadelphia Markets
Trading of moderate proportions occurred with Philadelphia Gas and Electric shares under pressure. First call saw 140 shares of Philadelphia Gas at 17.80 while Central Traction and Electric issues showed limited activity. no second call sales. third call included 20 Pleasant Valley and two bundles of Electric scrip at 50.
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Iron City
Bcc
Lecce
Wees M. & Mk
Ensa Owen Safe Deposit Co
Esas German A. Ins
Ohio
Penn. Gas Co
Columbia Oiee
Esas Fidher Hae CO
Csi Bsses
Cede Bares
Ceane
Central Traction
Peasant Valley
Sven Fest
P.& Wile Co
Levsay Aeee Pew
W.buabhe
Philadelphia Gas
Pleasant Valley
Financial Markets Show Unsure Tone Amid Thin Demand
New York stocks open with weak buying and short-seller pressure as traders await more time money. Losses hit Union Pacific and several rail names. coal stocks retreat while London buyers show cautious interest.
Philadelphia stock quotations from Whitney and Stephenson
Closing quotes of Philadelphia stocks furnished by Whitney and Stephenson brokers listing firms and locations including New York ex Rit and Aske. References to 40 Pennsylvania Mayroad and Lehigh Navigation appear amid a garbled list of railroad and mining concerns such as Northern Pacific and related notes.
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Philadelphia
Whitney & Stephenson
Avsa US
New York Stock
Pennsylvania Mayroad
Buffalo, Mittsbu Wea Ag
Leniah Vatler
Cser
Lehigh Navigation
Sia
Northern Pacific
Mining Quotations List From New York Market
A December market note lists mining stock quotations with prices for firms such as Ontario Ophir 3400 and Sierra Nevada 155. Other names include Consolidated California and Virginia 300 Hale and Norcross 155 Homestake 800 Standard 100 Yellow Jacket 200 and more显示.
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New York
Allice
Consolidated California
Virginia
Commonwealth
Hale and Norcross
Homestake
Horn
Mexican
North Commonwealth
Ontario
Ophir
Plymouth
Sierra Nevada
Standard
Yellow Jacket
Live Stock Market Report from East Liberty Yards
Week’s trade shows cattle receipts 582 with 651 shipped. market steady at unchanged prices. Hogs receipts 2500, 4500 shipped. market active with Philadelphia $3.75 to $3.80, heavy Yorkers $3.60 to $3.75, light Yorkers $3.25 to $3.50. 16 cars of horses shipped to New York. Sheep receipts 400, shipments 1,400. market firm at yesterday’s prices.
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New York
Ogs
Live Hog and Cattle Market Prices From Across Regions
Telegraph data show Cincinnati buyers demanding hogs with firm prices for common and light weights. Beef and sheep values vary by grade, with New York and Chicago markets noting steady to higher bids for cattle hogs and veals. Omaha and Kansas City report active demand for prime beef, with assorted stockers and feeders holding steady or improving. Buffalo notices list variable cattle prices as sellers push discounts. Indiana reports slow cattle receipts and steady hog pricing as auctioneers highlight bargains in horse blankets offered by Campbell and Dick.
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Cincinnati
Kansas City
Indianapolis
McGrew Wilson & Co Eisner Building Car Inquiry
McGrew, Wilson & Co at the Eisner building report a car issue on Fifth Ave and Wood St. Details of service request or outcome not provided in readable text.
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McGrew, Wilson & Co
Eisner
Cor
Fifth Ave
Wood St
Eisner Building
Castoria Refrain Echoes Through Generations
A vintage promotional rhyme notes Castoria as the remedy from infancy to motherhood. The verse traces a mother’s care as she administers Castoria to her child and later to her grandchildren, reflecting a product image tied to family life across years.
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Castoria
Domestic Markets Signal Lower Cereals and High Fruit Prices
Market notes show cereals drifting lower while fruit and produce rise. Potatoes and apples surge amid western crop failures, with outside prices for apples up to 125 per bushel and near 150 for consumers. poultry slacks, and various staples like sugar and canned goods show mixed, steady trends.
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Liberty Street Commission
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Lima
Ile
New York
Wisconsin
Stige
Cape Cod
Jamaica
California
Grain Exchange Sales Report Amid Mixed Demand
On the Grain Exchange carload sales show mixed demand with corn and hay moving slowly. Prices vary by rail line and commodity with bran advancing and hay lagging as buyers gain the upper hand on wheat and flour.
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Grain Exchange
Pittsburg
Ft. Wayne
Chicago Railway
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Baltimore
Lake Erie
Pittshore and Western
Local grain and meat prices listed in mixed lot
The listing shows prices for high mixed shelled corn yellow shelled corn flour rye buckwheat feed oats and hay along with sugar cured hams bacon shoulders and dried beef. Also noting prices for pails tin pails and smoked sausage with domestic livestock terms and odd spellings.
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Neylvania
Wesern
Plains Bay
California
Markets by Wire Slightly Lower in Early Session
Chicago reports steadying after early losses as wheat firms on heavy Atlantic port clearances and strong cash demand. May corn edges higher while oats, rye, and lard show mixed moves. Philadelphia and St Louis reflect thin trading with no dramatic shifts.
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Atlantic
Indiana
Olge
Atchinson
Bryant
New York
Sige
Ste
John M. Oakley & Co
Sixth Street
Chicago Board of Trade
Stigg Szige
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Aye
Western
Harley Oruver
Isc
Canada
Marley
Blige
Gage
Illge
Seige
Hay
Pacific Coast
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Anc
Elgin
Philadelphia
Twentieth Street
Crain Depot
Twentieth Atreee
Pennsylvania
ST. Louis
Cincinnati
Vic
Milwaukee
Mar
Trac
Kansas City
Syc
Askea
Sec
Duluth
Northern
Lucene
Commodity prices and market notes from multiple cities
Market reports note mixed activity in Minneapolis Chicago and other centers with wheat soy corn oats and provisions steadier prices in some sectors while others soften. Freight rates and futures movement appear uneven as buyers and sellers adjust amid unsettled conditions in the period.
Special Hat and Bonnet Sale at Jos. Horse & Co.
A two day sale on Penn Avenue offers pattern hats and bonnets at discounted prices. Hats priced at 5 and 9 dollars are cut from higher tags, with reductions shown on various styles, in a Jos. Horse and Co. stores advertisement.
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Jos. Horse & Co
Penn Avenue
Fifty Per Cent Rise in Beer Prices Promised by Snow City Brewi
Snow City Brewise Company declares a fifty percent increase in beer prices for the coming period and pledges direct family supplies of first class beers and ales. Telephone 1136.
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Snow City Brewise Company
All the latest designs in silver onyx and marble
Advertises silver onyx and marble designs with prices 20 percent below elsewhere. All goods marked in plain figures at Hauch's located at 295 Fifth avenue.
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Hauch’s
Fifth Avenue
Wfsa
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