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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1890
Page
7
Dr. Talmage delivers eleventh sermon in Palestine series from Damascus. He describes a stormy journey via Philistine terrain, the city’s streets and mosques, and a vivid vision of the noonday sky as he recounts Saul of Tarsus’s encounter with Ananias. He urges spiritual awakening and cites scales falling from eyes as believers gain insight.
The body of Charles H. Swords, treasurer of the Jewelers’ Mercantile Agency, was discovered by Italian laborer Flormondi Maison in a Fleetwood Park ditch. Police believe he died from heart disease or stroke while returning from a roadhouse, with authorities noting his Wall Street wealth after the Black Friday era and his service as A. T. Stewart’s private secretary. He had once led the Mercantile Library and belonged to the Seventh Regiment.
A Saturday toll of injuries from tramways and streets. Charles McFadden seven crushed by Pittsby Traction car. John McDon foot crushed at Homestead mill. JJ Hellas on Ella street breaks leg. Charles Smith con man on Allegheny Valley Railroad crushed land?. Drakemsn El Carichner left crushed on Pennsylvania road. John Richards falls from scaffold in Wilkinsburg breaking leg.
At the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution annual meeting in New York officials discussed a world republic congress to be held in a major city during the World's Fair period. Secretary McDowell described a two house structure with a Senate of American nations and a House of various societies to advance mankind.
Dr J H Ranch secretary of the Illinois State Board of Health warns that without proper quarantines a serious cholera epidemic may sweep the country next spring. He cites 10000 deaths in Abyssinia, epidemics in Spain India Japan and Corea and stresses Pacific coast protection.
St. Louis telegram reports Walter Williams, a prisoner who forged a share, inherited thirty thousand dollars from Edgar Wilson, a wealthy life convict. Williams, released on a pardon, learned of Wilson's death in prison and the bequest of all his property to his convict friend.
The piece notes scarcity of fresh nearby eggs with market substitutes from the West and Ohio river stock repackaged as fresh. It reports leather and hide markets steady with slow movement and a calfskin price drop, plus a London-quoted view on American boot trade and demand for luxe English footwear in the United States.
Office of Pittsburg Dispatch details cattle and sheep trade on December 6 1890 at East Liberty Stock Yards Receipts 1761 cattle 1002 shipments 240 head received 2150 head shipped and 2 road shipments Prices show no material change heavy Yorkers 53 3 0 light workers 3 3 52 30 pies 450 Sheep receipts 210 head shipments 1460 head market very steady at unchanged prices Sears Rechesheees to New York today.
Telegraph commodity summary shows Cincinnati and Omaha cattle receipts with steady, mixed quality markets. Hog prices vary by grade with demand shipping oriented. Chicago and Kansas City report sluggish to steady trade across cattle hogs and sheep with mixed outcomes and notable price spreads.
Drygoods trade in New York is light with a steady tone. print cloths rise to 3 cents though demand remains slow due to ample stock. Cotton goods overall are highly supplied while other lines show no similar buildup. Metal markets note pig iron near 16 dollars.
Chicago notes lower prices across wheat corn and pork futures amid broad market weakness. NY and Philadelphia report weak to steady tones in flour oats and fats with mixed cash quotations and futures adjusting to outside financial concerns.
Local banks operated conservatively last week strengthening resources and boosting public confidence. Regular customers were served with adequate accommodations while outsiders faced limits. Clearing House data indicate Pittsburg industries remain solid despite national troubles and a broader market ease persisted at week’s close.
The December 5 1800 report notes a light supply of good potatoes and firm prices for apples and vegetables. Cabbage has advanced, eggs remain scarce at near record prices, and Western stock is influencing butter and dairy markets. Sugar and coffee hold steady as overall trade improves with old figures remaining in effect.
The Grain Exchange notes sales on call including 1 car No 1 timothy hay at 1200 and 1 car No 3 old shelled corn at 6l over ten days with receipts as bul Letined. Weekly receipts total 287 cars for the week ending December 6, down from 345 last week and 231 the year before. cereal markets stay dull and prices shown are carload track quotes for wheat corn oats and flour with several regional price notes.
A dense historical price list shows figures for rye flour buckwheat flour middlings bran and hay feed alongside a wide range of sugar cured meats including hams shoulders bacon and lard. Also listed are packing goods and smoked sausages with varied unit prices and weights.
The New York market opened weak with large sales across active stocks and few gains. Major declines hit Missouri Pacific Union Pacific Rock Island Northwestern and several others while Bank of England gold export issues tempered sentiment. Exports of specie and weekly import data showed substantial gold and silver movements, with a persistent wave of semi panic evident in trading.
Alice 19 Consolidated California and Virginia 3 Eureka Consolidated 300 Goull & Curry 10 Hale and Nor press 150 Homestake 80 Horn Silver 315 Mexican 245 Savage 1900 Sierra Nevada 180 Standard 100 McGrew Wilson Co Elaner building cor Fifth Ave and Wood St
Stock trading showed little enthusiasm with only ten shares of electric at 17 sold. Philadelphia Gas rose slightly while other issues fell. weekly volume 2910 shares versus 299 prior. Market sentiment remained bearish though occasional rallies occurred as prices drifted downward. New York coffee options opened weak then steadied with 29,000 bags traded.
River levels rose rapidly with a 4 ft 4 in reading yesterday while a Keystone State ship reached port and prepared to depart for Cincinnati. In Homestead, James Cain, 30, was killed when he stepped from his doorway into a moving train at 6:30 last evening near the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad crossing. Syrup of Figs touts its gentle effectiveness for kidneys liver and bowels.
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