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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1890
Page
2
The East Liberty cattle yard market shows a broad downturn with beef, sheep, and swine prices slipping. Heavy arrivals, including over 250 carloads, pressure light tidy butcher beeves while feeders hold near last week but no longer in strong demand.
Telegraph figures chart mixed activity in major cities. Cattle receipts reach 14 000 head in Chicago with declines seen in fancy Christmas steers and prime heavy beef, hogs show active shipments though overall prices soften, sheep and lambs steady to lower with cattle and hogs trading unevenly in New York and Omaha amid weak demand.
Markets by wire report firmer tone in wheat with limited offerings and a closing uptick. May wheat opened 85, fluctuated between 7 and 8 cents, settled near 7 3/4 to 8 cents. December at a discount to May. Corn opened steady at 6 1/4 to 6 2/3, closed mixed as selling pressed prices. oats slow and easier. Pork market active with slight gains, overall firm close.
The Young Men's Thinking Club, an organization of colored citizens seeking social and political advancement, opened their headquarters at No 1 Douglass Place Second Ward Allegheny Tuesday. The building is a seven room tasteful structure with limited accommodations as attendance was taxed to capacity. Among the guests were several well known Northside residents and after the reception short addresses by notable stevens were given. Music and recitations continued late into the night.
A dealer announces a complete liquidation of watches diamonds jewelry and silverware at 553 Smithfield Street with no reserve highest bidder policy. Daily sales offered morning afternoon and evening plus store fixtures and rent available. The notice ends with a garbled signature and unclear affiliations.
Brokers in Pittsburgh discuss Westinghouse Electric Company stock amid city reflections on new parks, modern architecture, and local business conditions. The column notes proposals for a medical office building on Penn Avenue, a city park near the Point, and rising construction activity with bank clearings and mortgage data shading the local economy.
The stock market showed little change from the prior day with light trading. Electric rose slightly while Philadelphia held steady as brokers hesitated, debating the meaning of Electric’s figures and withholding further action.
After call 100 Philadelphia Gas changed hands at 13. Sales were 0 Electric at 13 and 160 Philadelphia Gas at 4. After call 10 shares of the same brought 14. There was no business at the last call. Total sales 380 shares. Major NY totals include Atchison 29,780 and Reading 7,020 shares among others list shows several rail and utility stocks.
Bank clearings fell under the two million line for the second time this year at 1 904 107 73 and March 1 875 707 73 as businessmen favor liquidity. Clearing House certificates may bolster confidence while outside paper remains cautious. Money on call in New York ranged 2 to 6 percent with prime mercantile papers steady. Bond quotations mixed as market liquidity tightens across cities including New Orleans Baltimore Philadelphia Cincinnati and Chicago reflecting cautious optimism.
Traders reported improved sentiment as rumored independent pipelines emerge and prices edged higher. Overall volume reached about 400 000 barrels with 62 000 barrels of condensates and refined products higher in London. McGrew Wilson & Co set options around 63 63 i and 654 060 with multiple markets showing mixed quotes and activity across crude, shipments, and charters.
The New York market showed reduced activity with a weak finish near day’s lows. Traders cited easy call loans, gold exports exceeding five million dollars, and fears of higher London rates as pressures. Major declines hit coal stocks and rail shares while government bonds remained dull.
Trading in New York on December 10 shows varied moves in mining stocks. Leaders include Adams Consolidated at 150 and Helena at 300, with others like Consolidated California, Gould & Uni, and Sierra at notable levels.
New York December 10 report notes moderate business in drygoods with improving tendencies and confidence despite recent failures. It mentions food transactions in brown cottons, four yard sheetings, printed challies, satines, lawns and woolen overcoatings while prices remain steady and unchanged.
In New York on December 10 pig iron and copper were nominal with the lake market at $15 50. Lead showed weakness at a domestic level while tin fell to $21 20 amid a broad metals decline.
SPECIAL TELE TEAM TO THE DISPATCH New York December 10 bar silver prices listed London 47g New York 1400 dollars per ton or per unit as quoted in text with market note and city column reference.
A roundup of brief reports notes a Fall Branch Tennessee fire causing about 50000 dollars in damage, deaths in Monticello Illinois and New York Times building, San Francisco oil works loss, a Boise City man’s sudden death, a Canton Illinois schoolhouse fire with pupils safe, state and local figures travel notices, a fatal shooting in North Carolina, riot suppression in Kentucky mines, a San Francisco wrestling result, a San Francisco wholesale goods firm failure, a Philadelphia shipper debts case, a snowslide near Du Bo, California, a Louisville tobacco association warehouse plan, a Baltimore Hospital injury case, immigration hearings in San Francisco, a Kansas man’s death, and a misreported marriage involving a Trenton dentist and murder case implications.
Rev Allan McKay of Fort Rangell Alaska reports marked improvement in native Indians behavior since his three year stay near Sitka Approximately 100 miles from Sitka he notes no ghost dancers in Alaska Also mentions meeting with Birch Swingers and a Pittsburg School drawing program for Southside teachers plus a boosts for patent medicines and Carter's Little Liver Pills marketed in the region
Market notes from Pittsburgh on December 10 1800 report higher contrasts in dairy and produce. Eggs up West and East amid scarce fresh stock. Elgin creamery cheese firm with good demand. butter and poultry steady. fruit and vegetables show small supply but firm quotations.
New features in this department of trade show staples firm and goods moving, but prices unchanged from weeks past. Coffee and sugar stay strong. canned goods quiet with no activity expected by jobbers until after holidays. Prices for various coffees, roasted teas, sugars, canned fruits, and staples are listed with extensive commodity detail.
As the building season nears end, demand for finishing lumber remains active and hardwoods dominate market margins. Unusually, trading mirrors pine prices with planed boards and weather-boarding quoted. saw items list clear boards, hickory, and coal tar products among building materials.
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