Trade review notes bright prospects after holidays
A review of trade reports a quiet week with stock-taking and January settlements. Prices rise for fresh poultry game and vegetables, while old stock and hides remain weak. the Christmas turkey market is expected to be steep and grain, flour, and meat prices show mixed movement across markets.
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Pirranore
Comabission
Department of Trade
Conan Cal. & Co
Wade
Fa Sas
Uae
Acaibo
Rick
Carolina
Louisiana
Ivica
Lex
Seer
Sardt
Jabedinen Muatard
Meat on the Hoop at East Liberty Lock Yards
The report details cattle hogs and sheep receipts and market activity at East Liberty Lock Yards on Saturday December 21. Cattle shipments to New York and varied receipts show market movement with prices and demand described as fluctuating.
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East Liberty
Pierssure DisPraren
Carrie
New York
Mining Stocks Beat Belcher and More Across California Mines
Reading from a historical market page, the record lists mining stock names and prices including Belcher 245, Caledonia BR. H. rown 135, Consolidated Californiaana, Vir. Com. T. Ed. 5300, Deadwood T. 140, Orieto, Gould & Curry, Hale Hale averaging gold. The OCR is fragmentary but captures several ore shares and price markers.
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Beat Belcher
Caledonia BR. H.rown
Consolidated Californiaana
Vir. Com. T. Ed
Deadwood T
Orieto
Es Gould & Curry
Hale Hale
Arnold's Pee a thing young man in Meldrum
A fragment from a drygoods store scene references a clerk and a customer seeking books and learning in Meldrum. The text is incomplete but suggests an Arnold’s shop setting and a dialogue about finding learned clerks.
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Arnold
Meldrum
Wholesale beef sales report for week ending December 21 1689
Prrrsavee Bee Com wholesale agent for Swift’s Cideuat decane beef reports week ending December 21 1689 sold 142 car cases averaging 614 pounds per car at 5.37 per pound. Small discrepancy unclear text mentions ending December and weight figures, with a possible total pounds around 87108 and average price near 5. For record accuracy, the legible data shows 142 car cases averaging 614 pounds and 5.37 per pound.
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Prrrsavee Bee Com
Swift
Market summary of Wheat and commodities shows mixed futures
The report notes fair demand from shorts and outside buyers lifting some futures while cash grain shows weakness in corn and soybeans. Wheat futures rise then ease with occasional strength in outside markets. pork futures soften as butter and sugar move modestly. receipts and volumes listed for several months and grades.
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Yes
Ieee
Eebraay Sas
Egy Ager
May
Woop
Jay
Mal Awe
Dolland
Nowinml
New Orleans
Faifly
Kanes
Cin
Cetern Dairy
Western Cramer
The Golden Rose in America and Its Curious Possessor
A speculative column notes that Miss Gwendoline Caldwell holds the Golden Rose, a pontifical relic once linked to Empresses and queens. It mentions European rulers and historical treasuries, and ponders the rose as a symbol linked to women through history.
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Mies Cabiwell
New York World
Empress of Brain
Europe
Gwendoline Caldwell
Averrosa
Brazil
Aenas
Austria
Eugenie
Unnatural Brother Intrudes on School Exhibition Night
A fragment from Mukwanago Wisconsin recalls a school exhibition interrupted by danger as a girl fell ill at home. The piece notes an anxious moment when a parent asks about the exhibition and where the child is.
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Mukwanago
Eaeses
Fresh Poultry and Game Demand Rises Amid Holiday Pressure
Fresh poultry steady to higher as Christmas demand grows. turkey prices likely up from Thanksgiving. Demand for game improves with higher prices, while old stock remains dull. Sugar slides while coffee stays firm. weather soft affects Western shipments and produce appears active with apples potatoes and citrus.
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California
Malaga
Fae
Florida
Muse
Sgu
Bega
Grain Exchange Receipts and Prices Reported
Receipts at the Grain Exchange include cars from Pittsburg Ft Wayne Chicago and other routes with barley hay corn feed four caw straw oats wheat and more. Quotes show firm corn prices with no 2 yellow and various barley oats and wheat listings across regions.
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Grain Exchange
Pittsburg
Ft. Wayne
Chicago
Cincinnati
St Louis
Baltimore
Ohio
Pittsburg and
Western
Cnri
Sanage
New Hadred
Ste. Mo
Canada
Provisions and Hams Advertised With Prices Across Goods
A fragmented ad lists hams of various sizes and curing methods including sugar cured breakfast bacon and shoulders, along with dry salt shoulders and clear sides. Pork products are priced, with barrels, pails, and tins noted, including quantities like half barrels and 20 to 8 pails.
Prices for dressed vests from Armour & Co reported
Armour and Company furnishes prices for dressed vests. The report lists carcass pricing ranges and related figures though the OCR text is partially garbled. The readable portion notes Armour and Co as the source for vest prices.
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Armour & Co
Financial market buoyancy amid holiday trade and steady stocks
A chaotic but hopeful market scene notes strong demand in Mowney stocks and oil with rising confidence for year end settlements. Trading shows no price contractions, with solid activity in Philadelphia gas and electric shares and a buoyant tone across exchanges despite weather and mixed caution from dealers.
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Mowney
River Boatmen at Work and Play on December River Run
A Sunday morning scene aboard the Maria Anne on the Monongahela depicts river boatsmen, weather, and drink as part of daily life. The skipper lounges on coils of rope, watching the city’s bells, while recalling past misadventures and preferring river work over mill labor. A crewman recalls stealing his wife during a prior voyage and shares rough, workaday tales of river life.
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Anid
Mr. Quill
Mississippi
Gare
Iron City
Coleridge
Pittsburg
Jack Frost
Monongahela
McKee’s
McKeesport
Whitngeadhoupun Fourth arena savings and trades
Fragmented OCR text hints at a Pittsburgh and New York exchange scene with market figures and broker names. It references the Pittsburg Petro Exchange, Northern Page, and navigation terms, suggesting a financial or brokerage note in a late 19th or early 20th century paper.
Little Sunshine Keeps Christmas Cheer at Boarding House
In a Washington Post inspired scene a bright girl named Sunshine awaits a Christmas package brought home by her mother. Sunshine’s eager questions reveal a tender moment as she begs to see the gift and promises to behave once it’s revealed.
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Mr. Quill
Tian
Beng
Sawabe
Washington Post
Sunshine
Little Sunshine
Bootblack Rigs Up Shine Register Against Theft
A Philadelphia bootblack uses a primitive shine register to record each service and deter employee theft. The scene shows a customer inspecting polished boots while the bootblack explains the device counts shines and tracks sales.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Boothlack
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