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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1889
Page
3
Prices for meats and vegetables drift with small changes since last Saturday. Florida oranges and oysters show improved supply, while game remains cheap and eggs grow scarce. Floral lines rise ahead of Christmas as citrus and fish trade slows toward end of season.
The December dispatch from Pittsburgh reports 1 190 head received and 1 30 head shipped, markets steady with fair Monday prospects. No cattle shipped to New York today. 8 000 cars of geet bore Suse te News York to day. Sapensean market steady and in good demand.
A mixed market summary shows 2,000 head receipts for veal and calves at 8 to 24 cents per pound, 6,300 head with lambs around 6 to 7 cents, and hogs about 4 dollars per 100 pounds. Buffalo cattle steady with loads selling, Texan cattle around 40 cents, lambs 56 to 98 dollars per head, and various stockers and feeders listed with mixed value ranges.
Weel Marnet reports domestic wool prices showing steady demand and unchanged values for fines and other grades. New York Wool markets remain quiet with prices for pig iron also firm. The text mentions money and salvation themes but lacks coherent context.
Market action shows shorts covering amid mixed wheat signals. Prices edge firmer with December and January notes, while private cables report weaker spot wheat and firmer Mark Lane levels, and supplies remain adequate as futures trade amid cautious demand.
Mr. John Eebman reported being dragged about 100 yards after the gripman grabbed the car before he was secured. His hat fell behind him as the vehicle stopped and he retrieved it. His clothing suffered damage and occupied two people a notable portion of the day.
The article notes a quiet winter for the lumber trade in Pittsburg with high stock drawdown and weak prices as roads falter. It reports a nationwide surge in gas and oil ventures and new mills and iron works from Kentucky to West Virginia, with large capital infusions and planned rail and canal projects. It also covers coal production in the Monongahela basin and new steel and iron ventures in the South led by North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.
Philadelphia gas shares surged in a broad market advance with investors optimistic about support from large holders and new orders. Wheeling and Pennsylvania Gas weakened while Luster continued rising. the rest of the list showed variable bids offers and sales.
The report lists stock trading results with mixed activity. It notes shares sold by individuals including J. Pesaro and Andrew Ouster, and highlights percentage figures and totals across U S markets, with mention of Reading and Western Union among others.
The Clearing House reported a drop in business yesterday by about forty thousand dollars versus the day before. Officials attributed the decline to the Monongahela House fire and rainy weather, noting a bank usually yielding fifty to sixty thousand dollars only produced eight thousand. Money on call in New York was easy with last loans at six percent, while prime mercantile paper was available on demand.
Government bonds remain dull and steady while state bonds stay quiet and firm. New York exchange rates show money continues at favorable levels with modest loan rates and clearings in major markets including Chicago and New York.
Oil market opened weak and ended firm with quotes near 1023 to 1044. New York and Ol City led selling, Pittsburg was strongest buyer, and overall activity improved with less peddling. Eureka's prospects and a Brown-Agnew well near Washington field sparked expectations of a major drilling advance.
Corrected daily by John M. Oumiey and Co lists 45 Sixth Street as a business address and mentions members of a local Signet group with early 20th century style spelling and stray letters.
December activity shows petroleum opening steady near 102 and slipping to around 101 with a slight advance then a late rally. Market chatter notes volatility as exchanges report thinly traded sessions and minor price shifts across commodities.
Realty notices summarize large and varied property deals across Pittsburgh and surrounding wards. Ira M. Burchfield sells North Homestead lots under the Homestead Bank plan. Ewing & Byers mortgage eight brick houses on Sixth ward Allegheny. multiple firms complete lot sales in Wilkinsburg and East Bodman areas. further lots on Plymoughs and Duquesne avenues and LaForce Street noted along with a $5,000 mortgage on Mok property in Sixth Ward.
Stocks rise with widespread gains as bears cover, dividends boost Yankee listings. Readings show Readings, Norfolk, Missouri Pacific and New York issues lead to renewed demand, while railroad earnings and European money supply fuel optimism.
The market notes light cereal arrivals with firmer tone and poised for cheese and butter price rises. Dairy goods move freely. cheese plants slow operations though stock sits with dealers. Cranberries and fancy apples in stronger demand while Florida oranges arrive better in quality. some items remain sluggish.
Grocery listings show ongoing trading with prices still in old ranges. Notes mention rising New Orleans molasses, various Rio coffee grades, syrups, lard, dried fruits, canned goods, and fresh produce with prices noted in cents. Multiple brands and regions appear, including California and Louisiana items, alongside general wholesale terms.
Total receipts bulletined at the Grain Exchange show 24 cars by routes including Pittsburg and Chicago with oats barley and wheat and others. Prices for New No 2 wheat are 4 85 per bushel with limited offerings and quiet trade across oats and old corn.
A brief, unreadable OCR fragment mentions wheat and rye, with unclear place and date details. The readable portion preserves no identifiable persons or organizations.
OCR readable items show various meat products and containers including pork and smoked sausage with unclear brands and quantities, some misread words and partial phrases, lacking coherent context or identifiable events.
Dressed Mente shows Armour & Co furnishing prices for dressed meats. Beal carcasses and other beef products are cited with price figures, though the exact amounts are unclear due to damaged text.
A Cornopolis rumor claims a new enterprise may arrive with a man named Young set to occupy the former novelty works plant. Charles Wilson cites town council inducements to attract settlers, while locals like Mr. Dally of Wheeling Gas Company doubt the plans or details exist.
The new Carnegie Free Library organ in Allegheny is rapidly approaching completion and should be ready for tuners by the thrust. The contract requires the organ finished by June 4, 1890, as noted in the article previewing Washington's New Beauties.
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