Candy Trade Strains as Christmas Demand Surges
The Trend of Trade reports a shortage of Christmas candy with high demand for diamonds and jewelry. At Reymer candy on Wood Street, orders for common candy are being turned away due to limited supply, while jewelers note a vigorous market for expensive goods. Liberty Live Stock shows a strong week with large cattle sales and higher prices, but lower quality stock available.
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Pirresvre DisPratch
Onthursdat
Reymer
Wood Street
Philip Roymer
Pittsburg
Ollings
Cattle and Hogs Receipts Show Mixed Market Signals
Telegraph market notes report mixed receipts and price moves across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle receipts 14 000 head with dull to lower tone. hogs Texas 6 000 head and heavy weights. sheep 11 000 head slow. cattle stockers and feeders steady. Chicago cattle shipments 5 500 head dull. live cattle steady to firm in places. grain and wheat futures listed with quiet bids.
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Reeves
Texas
Westen Coentes
Metal Market News Summary
Copper prices stay quiet as market observers report limited domestic activity. Copper is listed around $21.35 per unit while other metals show subdued demand and little price movement.
California Congressmen Propose Certificates for Chinese Immigrants
Washington December 12 Some California lawmakers favor a plan to bar Chinese entrants by denying entry to any Chinaman without a census certificate. After a set period each uncertified Chinaman would be expelled from the country. The notice also advertises shop products and store hours from Brennard & Co.
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Washington
Markets Show Mixed Day as Wheat and Futures Slip
Trading opened tame but firmed with light receipts boosting early gains, then eased into the close. Wheat and corn prices fluctuated with limited demand, while oats and other commodities edged lower. overall market activity remained modest amid favorable weather signals and ample but cautious selling.
Warm weather sparks sickness in Lawrenceville area
Doctors warn unseasonable warmth may trigger fevers typhoid spreads in several families and fears grow of more virulent illnesses. Fever concentrates in the lower Lawrenceville district between Butler Street and the river bank while pneumonia cases rise, a seasonal pattern intensified this year.
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Lawrenceville
Nee
Butter Street
Castoria Loyalty Echoed Across Generations
An old promotional verse recalls a product Castoria as a remedy used from infancy to motherhood. The rhyme emphasizes trust in Castoria for babies and children, and notes its continued use by mothers for their own offspring.
Widening of Diamond alley spurs arcade plan for Opera House area
A Fourth avenue discussion outlines a proposed arcade from Diamond to Fourth, with a central street and side stores to offset Opera House alterations. Planners cite an architect’s feasibility and lender interest, aiming to boost central city commerce amid no land famine.
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Diamond
Fourth Avenue
Squitable Company
New York
Gossip on Westinghouse stock echoes firm earnings rise
Street chatter about Westinghouse Electric stock has been debunked as inaccurate. Indebtedness is far lower than claimed, company asserts it is worth at least two to over one. Business and earnings are reported as strong, with steady demand and firm prices despite a volatile session.
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Pittsburg
Fourth Avenue
Cononic
City Hall
Mt. Washington
Sewickisy
Westinghouse Electric
Electric stock activity during early market calls
The field reports rapid trading of electric shares with notable volumes. Investors watched Westinghouse and other utilities, while companies like Brooks and Atchison gained attention in the New York market.
Money market and exchange reports show mixed demand
Money in circulation remained strong with fair demand at standard rates while holiday purchases were expected to lift spending. New York money on call ranged 4 to 6 percent with last offers, and sterling rates quoted for day bills. Bank of England bullion withdrawn totals and France's weekly statement noted declines, as London and Paris money markets paralleled busy corporate activity.
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Mi Eta
Tne
New York
Yesveraa
Joan
Sterling
Balan
Eee
Philadelphia
Balee SL
BaLtTiMwers
Bank of Banned
Bank of England
Bank of France
France
Chicago
New York Exchange
Luton
Still Featureless Market Highlights Narrow Trading
There was little market action with trading light and a narrow range. Prices fluctuated with few buyers, Lambs scarce, and City sellers prominent as activity faded and quotes drifted lower.
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Pictsburg
Newark
Trading Woes Hit Markets Amid Decline Across Stocks
A fragmented market briefing notes a sustained decline in multiple stock indices led by energy and coal sectors. Investors watch key names at the New York Stock Exchange, including Whitney and Co. and Pittsburgh members, as prices fluctuate daily.
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Mapeets
Marsion
Whitney & 50M
Pittebarg
New York
Euchango
Fourth Ave
Philadelphia Stocks Closing Quotations
Philadelphia stock closing quotations furnished by Whitney and Stephen include brokers and New York stock exchanges figures amid trading activity.
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Philadelphia
Whitney & Stephen
New York
Florida Oranges Dominant in Declining Markets
December 12, 1988 market report notes weak demand for game and poultry due to weather. Florida and Jamaica oranges are oversupplied and priced low, with dealers withholding stock. Potatoes hold firm on light receipts while apples move slowly. seafood and other staples show variable activity amid soft conditions before January.
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Florida
Jamaica
Florida Peninsula
Srerar Ono
A. York
Limburger
Sweitzer
Weitzer
California
Mechanical Notes on Jan 14 Meeting and Rail Earnings
The article covers the annual Mechanical notes meeting set for January 14 at noon. It cites 39 mortgages recorded, largest at $10,000, with seventeen for purchase money. It notes the Chicago Gas Trust aims to organize under a new corporation in coming weeks and reports a modest stock market improvement awaiting post New Year. Railway committees from Pittsburg Allegheny and Manchester discuss crossing rights. It mentions Gould Huntington ties in a potential Garrett-Johns Hopkins Baltimore and Ohio deal. Railway earnings show increases: 82 companies for the third week of November earned $6,520,454, up 9.04 percent vs last year, and 48 companies for the fourth week earned $1,218,056, up 10.02 percent, with month totals up $2,686,778 or 12.10 percent.
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Chicago Gas Trust
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Railway and Suspension Bridge
Gould
Garrett-Johns Hopkins
Baltimore and Ohio
Huntington
Staten Island
Durin
Movements in Realty and Mortgage Listings
Samuel W. Black & Co. placed a 15000 mortgage for five years at 5 percent on Fourth ward Allegheny property. Reed B. Coyle & Co. lent 400 on a Lehigh Valley lot at 6 percent. Black & Baird sold to Thomas C. Jones a vacant lot on Frasier Street 25 by 100 feet for 500.
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Fourth Ward
Allegheny
Reed B. Coyle & Co
Fourth Avenua
Allentown
Black & Baird
Fourth Avenue
Thomas C. Jones
Frasier
Late News In Brief From Various Cities And Events
A string of brief items covers Parnell writing from illness and hoping to speak at Nottingham on a port. Reports from Detroit and Memphis describe fund-raising and diphtheria outbreaks with school closures. Lew Dockstader improves after financial distress rumors. Indian Agent Major McKinzie protests reservation settlement methods. Hammonia sold to French Line for Mediterranean service. Rathbone funeral held in Utica with Knights present. Central Illinois miners push for higher pay and eight hour day. A Long Island Rail Road fire destroys a coach and damage nearby cars. Alta Sickles elopement clarified, and Queen Victoria praises Stanley and Zanzibaris in expedition. Copper pot unearthed with gold dust in Plattsmouth. historic criminal ties in New York railway incidents.
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New York
Parksburg
Major McKinzie
Standing Rock
Washington
New York City
Hammonia
Hamburg-American Packet Company
Justus H. Rathbone
Uties
Knights of Pythias
First Presbyterian Church
Forest Cemetery
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Ilinois
Peoria
Long Island
Brook
Alta Sickles
Thomas Dunham
Daniel E. Sickles
George E. Sickles
A. K
P. KE. Torey
Charleston
8. C
Plattsmouth
Neb
Henry Hopkins
Ornia
Sugar Pounded in Surging Market Amid Weak Demand
The New York stock market showed a dull day with limited fluctuations and easy money at 4 percent as bears kept selling. Sugar led the decline with no support, while Western Union and coal stocks saw mixed moves and overall market weakness persisted through the session.
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New Yorr
London
Western Union
New England
Missouri Pacific
St Paul
Weny
Chicago
Rae
General List
Abaron
Gulf
Pase
Santa
Grain Prices and Tea Trade Amid Market Tensions
A fragmented report notes rising prices for wheat and rice while markets discuss tea and feed costs. It mentions a price around $115 and 50 in unspecified units, with references to bread, tone, and regional supply concerns.
Dressed Meat Carcasses Draw Public Interest
Local notes detail concerns about dressed meat carcasses weighing 450 to 650 pounds and linked postures. Community inquiry examines supply methods and public health implications, with officials urged to address consumer safety and labeling standards.
Humane Society to Hold Annual Meeting in January
The Humane Society plans its annual meeting in January. President Eaton notes the fifteenth year is the most successful yet. The group, now chartered, expands work beyond cruelty prevention to caring for aged people, prompting a hire of an assistant agent. The agenda includes officer reports and elections.
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the Humane Society
Eaton
Eston
Auctioned desk proves Halifax gift to Duke of Kent
An officer of the Royal Engineers bought an old desk at a local auction in Haurrax. On returning home the desk was identified as a presentation from Halifax citizens to the Duke of Kent, a long forgotten gift. The item was valued at about $1,000, highlighting a historical tie uncovered by a routine purchase.
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Haurrax
Royal Engineers
Halifax
Duke of Kent
I Land
Grain and flour market reports from several rail lines
Receipts of corn oats bay and wheat listed by rail routes Pittsburg Cincinnati St Louis Pittsburg Ft Wayne and Chicago Milan and Western with car totals. Markets described as very firm with oats and old corn in tight supply and demand shaping prices. Prices shown for various grades and regions include Pennsylvania Ohio and Canada barley and shelled corn for carload lots.
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