Santa Claus Goods and Butterine Trade Woes
The East End and Walkinsburg Express Company in Pittsburgh faces heavy Christmas parcel demand with 15 delivery teams, shipping around 1,000 packages daily to East End firms. Oleo and imitation butter laws face enforcement, with detectives probing violations and dealers reporting declines in genuine butter trade amid a strong holiday market.
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East End
Walkinsburg Express Company
Seventh Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Efeestad
Allegheny
Pittsburg
Santa Claus
Eure
Wheat Market Shows Weak Open and Late Gains
Chicago wheat traded weak at the open and closed near the prior day’s finish with May deliveries slipping under the dollar. Prices fluctuated through the day with a brief spike to higher levels before retreating, while supported by Hutchinson Mayo bids and firm action in other grains. The provision market opened weaker due to heavy bor receipts and falling prices as futures ranged in narrow bounds.
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Chicago
Hutchinson
Mayo
Wats
Stirler
Bor
John M. Oakley & Co
Sixth Street
Chicare Board of Trade
New York Market Reports Mixed Coffee Options Dec 11
The daily note shows a closed steady 6 to 10 up and quiet trade with 14 000 bags sold including December at 17 30 cents and January at 10400? February and May futures with prices 16 50c and 15 cents. Large cargoes listed for No 7 bale with 750 bags at 174 arriving.
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Elgin
Ohio
ST. Louis
Darley
Iowa
Minnesota
Sic
Rie
Timothy
Macon
Minneapolis
Bard
Northern
SgsSe
Philadelphia
Alan Siguise Ec
Milwaukee
Hyde
Toledo
Duluth
Cincinnati
Hutter
New York
Maren
New York Pig Iron Prices Tighten Demand Signals
Market notes indicate solid demand for pig iron in New York with nominal C content at firm levels. Lead shows dull domestic activity while prices edge higher amid cautious trading and limited supply.
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New York
Straita
Wool Market Steady Across Regions Amid Quiet Trade
Drygoods prices hold steady in New York with wool markets described as quiet or dull in Philadelphia and New York. Boston reports a quiet but steady market with small sales. Ohio and Michigan fleece prices show limited activity while territory wools fetch modest gains and pulled wools remain in fair demand.
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Philadelphia
Sr. Lewis
Snrw
York
Twome
Texas
Bostox
Ohio
Michigan
California
Oregon
Auction sale and merchants advertise holiday gifts in Pittsburgh area
An advertisement heavy listing auctions for watches diamonds jewelry silverware and holiday items at Smithfield Street and Fifth Avenue. It promotes store openings and sales hours, indicates a store for rent, and features names such as Janes H. Arxen & Co Henry Terheyden A G Campbell & Sons T D Casey & Co Hauch's Jewelry Store and Brier & Eastox with prices and items from Log Cabin rye to seals and costumes.
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T. D. Casey & Co
Liberty Street
Tenth
Real Estate Active as Fire Remains a Catalyst
The Liberty street fire is seen as a catalyst for rebuilding and modernization. Real estate activity remains robust with rising demand for better facilities and plans for new apartment houses and hotels. Local firms report sales, mortgages, and new construction projects, suggesting a quick recovery and growth despite a recent setback.
Market dips as stocks ease after earlier gains
The local stock market fell in the afternoon with most active issues retreating while a few like Luster and Switch and Signal managed slight gains. Leaders downward included Philadelphia Gas Electric Chartiers Valley Gas and Pleasant Valley amid renewed selling abstinence and no forced losses.
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Lhe
Philadelphia Gas
Electric
Chartiers Valley
Pleasant Valley
Philadelphia Shares Led by 514 Total Sales Flag
The day’s stock summary shows Philadelphia transactions with 514 total sales and 290 shares. New York totals reach 225,584 shares, listing Atchison 16,000 Delaware Lackawanna and Western 21,085 Louisville and Nashville 19,400 Missouri Pacific 0 020 Northern Pacific 3,885 Northern Pacific preferred 16,410 Reading 11,200 Richmond and West Point 3,605 Be Paul 24,910 Union Pacific 26,280 Western Union 3,430.
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Philadelphia
New York
Atchison
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Louisville and Nashville
Missouri Pacific
Northern Pacific
Reading
Richmond
West Point
Be Paul
Union Pacific
Western Union
Money Market Relief Seen As Storm Eases Across Markets
A bank officer reports confidence that the financial storm has passed with money returning eastward from crop centers and funds released by the Treasury. January disbursements may total about 30 million, supporting easy money and active business. Bank clearings and loan demand show modest strength, with rates near 6 to 7 percent and liquidity improving in major cities.
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London
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
The Day L W Oil Proceedings Fail to Sell
The session saw no sales as bidders and offers were minimal. Trading remained tame with a highest bid and offer both weak at Gio and 1,000 barrels sold there. Antwerp refined prices rose while Oil City closed weak. McGraw Wilson & Co quoted puts at 623 and calls at 64.
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Gio
Oil City
See
Antwerp
McGraw, Wilson & Co
National Transit Certificates and Petroleum Markets Report
National Transit Certificates opened and closed with varied highs and lows across multiple markets including Buckeye and Lima with total barrels in the hundreds of thousands. New York reports steady opening for petroleum with weakness on West selling, and Pennsylvania spot oil shows modest moves with January option activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Petroleum
Pennsylvania Oil
Lima Oil
New York Stocks Decline on Foreign Action and Gold Moves
New York December 1. The London market’s weakness and rumors of gold withdrawals weighed on American shares. Domestic sellers followed hopes of a boom after a Presidents’ meeting, but the market fell from opening to close with widespread losses in active stocks. Several gains and losses balanced in bonds.
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New York
London
Bank of Berlin
Bank of France
Lackawanna
Burlington
Union Pacific
Louisville and Nashville
Rock Island
Atchison, St. Paul
Missouri Pacific
Canada Southern
Pacific Mail
Northwestern
Northern Pacific
New England
Chicago Gas
Post
New York Stock Exchange
Iisraten
Whitney & Stephenson
Pitteburg
Fourth Avenue
Market Notes From Philadelphia Stocks and Railroads
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks and bonds as furnished by Whitney & Stephenson brokers. Highlights include Boston and Philadelphia railroad issues, Western Union, Santa Fe Copper, Amalgamated interests, and various mining stocks. Also notes on Lehigh Navigation and Northern Pacific listings with brief price cues.
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Sh Pant & Datoth
St. Paul & Dulaty
St. Py,siinn, & Man
Mn Union Pacifc
Wabasn
Hs Western Union
Pewsbic
New
FiteLburg K
Central
Santa Fe Copper
Tamarack
N.Y
Boston Land Co
San Diego Land Co
D Land Rosea
Lameonton Nt
Calumet & Hecla
Centennial Mining
Philadelphia
Whitney & Stephenson
Ours
New York
Mining Stocks Roundup From New York Markets
New York stocks report lists prices for mining shares as of December 16 including Alice 185 Adams Con 160 Consolidated California and Virna 270 Gould and Curry 149 Homestake 220 See Ophir 2 Serra Nevada 165 Standard 0.
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New York
Alice
Adams
Consolidated California
Virna
Gould and
Curry
Homestake
Sane
Ophir
Nevada
Standard
Live Stock Market Report From Pittsburgh Dispatch
Cattle receipts 1008 head with 1192 head shipped to New York. market slow. Hogs receipts 4160 head with 4000 head shipped. prices mixed with slow market. Sheep receipts 3700 head with 1400 shipped. prices unchanged on good stock, lower on common.
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New York
Beef and cattle receipts steady across major markets
Telegraph reports strong beef and cattle receipts at Chicago, Omaha, St Louis, and Kansas City with mixed hog and sheep runs. Cattle prices firm in some places, lower in others, while hogs show a generally dull to lower tone and calves remain steady. Strong activity noted in Omaha and Kansas City markets with varied steers and feeders.
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New York
Sheen
Chicago
Brock
Omaha
Hoesee
ST. Louis
Kansas City
Hirker
Cincinnati
Late News In Brief From Across The Nation
The Democratic plurality in Texas is officially stated to be 208 861. The Union Pacific suspends work from Portland to Seattle. A Philadel phia tragedy reports Mrs Seneca Fell and grandchild suffocated by coal gas. A Terre Haute will dispose of a 40 000 estate then shoots self. Paul Holtz Chicago boy confesses to killing his father. The Farmers Alliance influence brings board consolidations and salary cuts in Kansas. Diamonds sold daily at 533 Smithfield Street auction hours 3 to 5 PM.
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Texas
County
Binuifa
Seneca Fell
Philadelphia
Union Pacific Company
Portland
Seattle
Lee Howard
Beaver Falla
Buffalo
August Dillman
Terre Haute
Kansas City
United States
Brown-Sequard
Winans
Turner
Ofichigan
Themocrats
Nottinghamshire
England
William Beckett
Paul Holtz
Chicago
Farmers’ Alliance
Kansas
Cincinnati
Farmers’ Party
Silk patterns and trimmed goods at G. D. Simons
Fancy colored silk pattern pat leather trimming for boys and men advertised at G. D. Simons located 78 Ohio street Allegheny Pa. The notice notes shop offerings in period fashion merchandise.
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Opera
G. D. Simon’s
Ohio Street
Allegheny
Castoria Ad Still Echoes Through Generations
An old slogan traces Castoria use from infancy to motherhood and beyond. The jingle implies lifelong reliance on the product as a trusted remedy across generations.
Market Roundup from Pittsburg Dispatch December 16 1900
Last week's creamery butter pricing affirmed by Elgin board shows firmness in markets. Oleo disturbance boosts cow butter demand while cheese remains strong. eggs and apples rise supply, while oranges grow in supply and pineapple prices start seasonally high. Apples and cranberries, hams, nuts, and vegetables listed with regional figures.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Elgin Board
Florida
Burron—Creamery
Elgin
York
Limburget
Eee
Ieee
Reese
Jamaica
Malaga
California
Jersey
Decline in trade volumes with steady staple markets
Trade activity shows no change as volumes hold up and staples stay on trend. Sugars quiet while coffees remain fairly steady with varied prices for roasted and bulk goods including Rio, Java, Maracaibo, and Santos among others. petroleum products and starches listed with multiple brands and prices.
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Rio
Java
Maracaibo
Santos
Caracog
la Guayra
Choice Rio
Prime Rio
Cassia
Globe
Elaine
Nadine
Rogatine
Evans O
Keen
Louisiana
London
Muscatels
California
Valencia
Ondara
Soltana
Turkey
Saionica
de Ivien
Sicily
Brazil
Shore
Herrin
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Iron City Brewing Co
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Fifth Ave
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Wood Street
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Chartiers
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Cratton
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Ingram
Beringer
F. W. Loesch
Park Avenue
Twenty-first Ward
Charles F. Markland
Dithridge Street
Fourteenth Ward
W. F. Suster
Sears
Vine Street
Alles & Bayley
John H. Detker
J. C. Alles
Wyle Avenue
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George W. Knipschild
Perrysville Avenue
Baxter, Thomason & Co
J.L. Beatty
Bank of Commerce
Brushton Station
Bennett Street
Black & Baird
Andrew Cromije
Wilmot Street
Sylvan Avenue
John K. Ewing & Co
A. Z. Byers & UN
John Irwin
A. G. Kennedy
Goodrich Street
Fourth Ward
W.G. McCaneless
Plymouth Street
Ffth Ward
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