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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1891
Page
3
Short week with 85 cattle carloads sold vs 95 last week. Cattle prices mixed with light beef values and strong broad market gains on tidy light beeves. hogs down slightly and sheep and lambs rising with some premium sales reaching 40 and several lambs at 25 per cwt.
Telegraph report details cattle hog and sheep receipts across New York and Chicago markets, with prices for native steers and dressed beef, plus shipments and market tone. Includes notes on St Louis and Kansas City arrivals, live weights, stockers and feeders, and wool market status.
Chicago and New York futures show excessive dullness with weak demand for wheat and corn. May contracts hovered near low levels as traders cited a looming cold wave and rumored foreign buying, while oats remained steady and hog products weakened amid broad market heaviness.
Acting on Northside property talks with the Christian Brethren promise movement as Swissvale gains momentum. Architect J W Offerman completes a five story warehouse plan for Mrs Isabella Ross on Seventh Street to replace a fire scarred building. Real estate activity grows as lots sell fast in Swissvale near Paler estate 20 acres and prominent residents are named. Railroad earnings rise and market optimism follows as Pennsylviania lines report improved gross and net earnings year over year.
The stock exchange saw Luster stumble with a sharp decline as trading closed at four and reopened later. final bids hovered around seven to eight. Brokers cited no external causes, suggesting a scalping tilt among brokers with limited impact on higher-priced shares. The trading activity showed small lot sales and modest losses across subdued demand.
The market for Philadelphia Gas and related utilities opened lively before the holidays with bids on several items. Electric Trust receipts remained out and no Manufacturers' Gas bid appeared, while Citizens' Traction and Luster shares showed notable activity before a likely post holiday lull.
The New York stock market showed sustained strength with active trading and notable gains in Gould stocks, Missouri Pacific, Western Union, Lackawanna, and Chicago Gas. Vanderbilt dividends pivoted market movement as foreign exchange weakness aided bullish sentiment, with volume on many issues and a late rally near day’s high.
New York market reports a bar silver rate at 950 per ounce with penant 4g per ounce in the latest deal.
Banking activity shows a moderate loan call with ample supply and a 6 percent ruling rate. The day’s focus on checking and deposits reflects robust liquidity, while New York reports substantial money on hand and upcoming large-scale interest and dividend distributions.
Market notes report quiet New York Rosin and Turpentine trades with prices largely steady. Turpentine quotes near 33 cents, rosin steady around 1 71, while several grades including crude, yellow dip and virgin turpentine show firm values.
The coffee options opened and closed with small declines, trading unevenly as March and July contracts showed lower values. Market activity reflected dullness with distant months like September and July containing muted bids and tentative quotes amid a generally weak tone.
New York December 21 report notes the drygoods market cooling ahead of Christmas. Bleached shirtings and wide sheetings finish the special movement, while print cloths stay firm at the latest advance.
The Metal Markets in New York on December 23 show pig iron steady at 15.50 to 15.75 per unit, copper steady at 10.25, lead quiet and easier at 4.25, and tin dull at 19.50. Market activity remains muted across base metals.
Reports say yellow fever worsens in Brazil while a San Francisco cruiser readies for action. Dissensions threaten Rudolph Aronson's New York Casino Opera Company as Canada Southern declares a 14 percent regular dividend plus an extra 1 percent. The Bank of Greenville Mississippi closes by court order with liabilities near 600 400 and solid assets. A man near Mercer Missouri dies after a salmon wager. defendants arrested. A French ship explosion at Antwerp destroys Gemesine, two lives lost. Dynamite threatens Pow derly ice factory near Birmingham. roof off, damage heavy. US soldiers fail to halt a 60 strong cross border raid into Texas. one American dead, Garza’s fate unknown.
An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a powerful remedy for dyspepsia including heartburn and flatulence. It claims the tonic relieves sinking sensations and numerous stomach ailments, and also aids biliousness malaria rheumatism and kidney complaints.
A Virginia City Montana column from the Madisonian extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for severe colds. The notice claims rapid relief within days and urges others with coughs to try the medicine as advertised by its manufacturers.
A large lot of silk initial handkerchiefs priced at 50c is in stock at The People’s Store Fifth Avenue. The store opens at 10 o’clock this evening and invites visitors to view their art room featuring lamps, onyx tables, clocks, and other ornamental items as well as jewelry from Agpy and Hayes.
Unfavorable weather hampers week opening trade in produce with light poultry and egg supply, quiet vegetables and fruit, and dull dairy markets. Prices show mixed signals as creamery and butter soften and few fresh eggs fetch about 2 cents per dozen.
Readable text shows commodity lines with unchanged prices. Weather dampens trading before Christmas, with notes on coffee tea sugar syrup and dried fruits, and widespread reference to standard grocery items and bulk quantities. The report lists multiple grades and origins, including Rio N'gc Maracaibo and California products, with terms like prime, choice, and old Government stock amid slower activity and cooler conditions.
Grain and flour quotations and carlot loads are listed for delivery May and spot. Receipts show multiple rail lines delivering corn oats hay middlings flour bran and straw, with totals by line and by car. Market sentiment notes a favorable general situation for buyers amid holiday times.
Excursion tickets will be sold December 24 25 31 1891 and January 1 1892 between all stations on the P McK Y and Belleville divisions. Tickets also available December 23 26 27 28 29 30 to Cleveland Erie and main Lake Shore and NY P O connections. Return until January 4 inclusive.
Entry shows address 401 Smithfield Street at Fourth Avenue corner. It lists capital of $190,000 surplus $75,000 deposits starting at 1 with interest allowed at 4 percent.
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