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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1891
Page
3
The piece notes steady conditions with an encouraging future outlook for iron and steel. Demand rises from builders and mills, with talks of price advances and increased shipments, especially in Bessemer and gray forge sectors.
Diamond market stalls report slow trading with beef and pork steady while eggs become active. Bananas and tropical fruits firm, butter favored over oleo, and evergreen goods like holly and mistletoe surge for the Christmas period. Florists note strong seasonal demand as prices rise. a full list of fresh and canned goods follows.
In Cincinnati Dec 34 reports the pie iron market shows higher sales than expected. December activity remains moderate with potential overproduction, while stock increases stay small despite slack demand. Analysts project strong future production to meet rising demand, though some expect continued low prices and cautious optimism.
Special dispatch from Tikswewanan Alabama notes the front market showing life with orders arriving briskly. Concessions from last week are now considered unnecessary as producers hold firm on prices. The report cites no quotable plunge, only steady quotations with cautious optimism.
December trade shows more sales activity as prices drop across metals. Southern coke irons run weak but better overall market than expected, with hopes of firmer prices ahead. Railroads are contracting for stock and equipment, signaling future demand.
Rogers Brown and Meacham report a quiet market last week with expected minor gains after holidays. Railroads reportedly ordered 20,000 cars in 40 days from Eastern Western and Central works, likely boosting activity. General foundries indicate strong trade and orders extending for months.
The report notes demand for copper and tin near steady levels with copper at 195 dollars per unit and tin subdued while lead remains dull. Prices reflect a cautious market as year end adjustments unfold.
The Northeastern Miller reports mills produced similar volumes as the prior week with a rise in water power since Monday. Output gains are offset by scarce railcars and a forecast of colder weather likely to restrict supply. Domestic demand stays light though export bids remain fair for patents.
Wool markets show steady demand and prices in major centers. Receipts reach 20,000 pounds in St Louis with 54,000 shipments. New York reports quiet, easy tones. Boston notes steady weekly demand totaling about 2,100,000 pounds with unwashed combine wools selling 26 to 28 cents per quarter.
Market notes show turpentine steady and firm in several yards with prices around 1.80 to 1.90 per barrel. Rosin remains firm with good strained and yellow dip varieties near 1.21 to 1.74 per barrel and references to local firms and locations.
A Chicago style column reports on local investors seeking a site for a whip manufactory in Pittsburg noting scarce vacant stores, rising land sales, and the Arbuthnot building on Liberty Street as a potential site. It highlights a hotel plans on Homewood avenue and a profitable Penn avenue property sale, plus broader market activity and transit promises.
Stock Exchange activity was light near the holidays with minor shifts. Duquesne Traction weakened while Luster and Electric advanced. Philadelphia Gas dipped and most railways held steady. notable bids and calls appeared for Central Traction, Luster, and Electric scrip.
A city money market report notes brisk depositing activity and a firmer call, with few rate deviations around six percent. Western farmers pay arrears and cancel mortgages, boosting mortgage and investment firm liquidity and potentially easing Eastern money markets. New York call money traded from 2 to 4 percent, with sterling exchange quiet and weaker.
A compact market note lists U S government and railroad securities with prices and yields. It references Louisiana stamped bonds, Missouri lines, Texas transfers, West Coast pacific issues, and the Ohio area, noting parities around 4s to 108 percent and various net yields. The item cites entities such as Northern Pacific, St Louis & Iron Mountain, West Shore, and Mutual Union, with miscellaneous 4s and 2s and denoting overall market activity.
The report lists Bank Clearing totals including 3,84,977 in balances and 15,919,4% money with 6 percent return. New York exchange shows premiums and discounts affecting overall clearings and money supply.
The report shows New York exchange at par with a 5 cent discount to par for the bank, while money rates range from 2 to 8 percent. Bank clearings totals include New York $329,062 and Balances $45,940. Boston $14,600,003 clearings and $1,601,661 balances. Paraphrasia figures list Baltimore and other banks with varying balances. money rate at 4 percent.
New York a strong stock day with heavy realizations absorbed, leading shares like Erie and Atchison showing activity while Cotton Oil Sugar and St Paul rise. Outside centers Chicago Philadelphia and arbitrage buyers amplified demand as bonds gain on slow but steady advances.
Philadelphia closing stock quotations compiled by Whitney and Stephenson list Pennsylvania Railroad at 7 Reading Railroad notes Buffalo New York and a Lehigh Valley entries Northern Pacific and Lehigh Navigation values. Electric stock market in Boston shows Eastern Electric Cable Co Thomsen Houston Electric Co and Westinghouse. Detroit electric Works and Thomson Houston Series Dj quotes noted.
A list of mining shares with bid prices and percentages including Alice 125 Best and Belcher 190 Chollar 110 Consolidated California and Virginia 370 Deadwood 185 Gould and Corry 100 Hale and Norcross 115 Home stake 10.7 percent Horn Silver 6 Iron Silver Ma Mexican 160 Ontario 42.00 Ophir 260 Plymouth 20 Savaze 150 Sierra Reves 170 Standard 105 Union Consolidated 149 Yellow Jacket 100
Bar silver in London stands at 497d per ounce while New York dealers quote a price of Malge per ounce reflecting a market in flux on December 18 with special dispatches from New York and London.
National notes list cattle hogs and sheep receipts across Chicago Omaha St Louis and Kansas City markets. Cattle dull to weak at New York and Chicago with varied bids. hogs opened higher then weakened. sheep steady to firm with strong demand for prime wethers and lambs.
The Coffee Markets report notes steady to unchanged activity with declines of up to 10 points. Trading included 19 500 bags across December January February and March contracts with varied prices and Rio cargoes showing steady bids in New Orleans and New York trading posts.
Goods adapted for Xmas gifts in white enamel pearl diamonds sunburste bow knots and crescent shapes displayed at Harpy and Hayes jewelers 529 Smithfield Street three doors from City Hall open every evening till Christmas.
Cold wave boosts dairy demand while fresh eggs are scarce and priced out of reach. Creamery butter and high grade cheese hold firm, country butter remains oversupplied, and fruit lines show mixed activity with lemons and bananas firm while oranges stay dull. Grain and produce items list broad markets with cautious trade and overall featureless grocery trade.
The market notes a favorable cereal position for buyers as futures slip. Corn and oats weaken with prices lower. wheat and flour also softer. Receipts list multiple carloads from rail lines including oats, hay, barley, corn, bran, rye, flour, and hay. Market quotes cover No 1 oats, white oats, yellow corn, winter barley, and various milled products with several dealer markups.
Chicago and New York reports show a holiday mood with little outside business. Wheat opened weak then firm on strong cables and large seaboard movement, corn subdued, oats steady, hogs lower as supply press persists. prices for pork and lard slipped while butter and eggs held modest gains across markets.
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