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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1889

Page

7

Trade in Cheddar Falls While Prices Deteriorate

A leading cheese dealer reports higher overall trade volume than last year but lower prices as winter demand grows. Open weather extended factory runs and buyers scarce as Christmas purchases pull attention to turkeys and stockings. Cattle receipts fall short this week while hogs weaken and select carloads fetch around six to seven dollars per hundredweight.

Outaumedat Sweitzer Liberty Chris

Reeves Receipts and cattle market round up

New York reports Reeves receipts with 1.57 percent head including four carloads for home trade. Export carloads active. no notable trade in cattle yesterday. Market slow for dressed beef with weak demand. Western calves light to fair, lambs at 4.50 to 5.6, stockers and feeders. sheep shipments steady with prices 60 to 76.

Telegraph New York Reeves—Recelpta Carioada Geel Soday Eameas City LGG Low Spd Reaere

Christmas Holiday Market Quiet in New York Dry Goods

The New York dry goods market showed featureless demand during the Christmas holiday. Grain goods and previsions remained steady but inventories were unchanged as vendors reported no notable shifts in print cloths or staple items.

New York

Cronin murder case telegram from BosTex museum owner

A scrambled telegram from BosTex dated December 26 reports a museum proprietor in this city addressing John Culver, a Cronin murder case figure who opposed the death penalty, urging action as a juror and noting ex-juror Tyrone Culver. The text is garbled and hard to decipher.

Spral BosTex Cdime Museum John Culver Cronin Bostox Tyrone Culver Culver Dave Pony Tt Pri Pilling’s World's Museum Sonton

Wheat market slips as Hessian reports weigh on prices

Wheat prices drift lower on reports of Hessian damage to Missouri fields and weaker demand. Prices for futures and cash grains show declines across wheat corn and rye while butter, flour, and pork markets hold steady to dull in Chicago and New York trading.

Missouri Barney Sieur Anton Ieee Bay Dee T Carros Orleans ST. Louis Ce Nek Janayio Grain Exchange Pittburg Ft. Wayne Chicago Pittsburg Cincinnati St Louia Baltimore and Ohio Lake Erie Western Eested

Ex Senator Platt to Tour Tennessee Coal and Iron Properties

Ex Senator Thomas C. Platt begins a ten day trip to the South to inspect Tennessee Coal and Iron Company properties. General Russell A. Alger, a stockholder in the Tennessee company, joins as Platt's companion on the special excursion.

DisFarcn New York Thomas C. Platt South Tennessee Coal and Iron Cam Russell A. Alger Tennessee Company Platt

Diptheria and Diphtheria Outbreaks Reported in Dakota

Intelligence from Sioux Falls dated December 26 notes serious cases of scarlet fever and diphtheria in Campbell county with fatalities. Public schools have begun to close as health authorities respond to the outbreak.

Sioux Fars N. D Campbell Bellibar

Castoria Recalled In Historical Ad Rhyme

A fragmented historic rhyme recalls using Castoria for a sick baby and a crying child. It notes a transition to Misa and later mentions Castoria again for children, reflecting a dated remedy advertisement tone.

Castoria Misa Abe Castoris

Pittsburg Area Touts Iron Homes as Future Growth

The Clearing House report shows steady business after a holiday lull with bankers brokers and merchants optimistic the coming year will exceed all prior ones. Ground sold to Union Storage Co at Liberty street and Second avenue through W A Herron & Bons. An East End investor plans spring home building near Edgewood for sale or rent near Swissvale.

Clearing House East End Edgewood Swissvale Braddock and Wilkinsburg

No Trading Despite Bullish Tone In Stocks

Market mood turned bullish with quotes rising though no actual business occurred at the call. Buyers pushed prices higher on many issues while few offers appeared as Philadelphia Gas and Electric names drew strength and traction shares held firm.

Philadelphia

Fragmentary Notice Highlights Local Names and Places

OCR reading shows scattered names and terms such as Rutland, Boston, and Eastern R with unclear roles. The piece resembles a damaged public notice or classifieds fragment listing individuals and locations, lacking coherent actions or dates.

Philadelphia rocker in a settee filled with echoes

An unclear Philadelphia music note appears as fragmented text about a rocker, with stray letters and terms like COP and S. The readable portion hints at a local music figure but lacks concrete events or details to establish a clear news item.

Inta L S Tr Hs x gli Wes clears balances

The report lists large clearing balances and percentages for various financial items. It notes totals such as 135,021,505 and 16,410,071 with several named clearings and par values, along with time loan interest at six percent.

Nuw Acta Baloak BauTiMorne Cbicaco—Bank

Oil Market Dullness Persists Amid Narrow Activity

The oil market remained dull with little buying and light trading yesterday. Activity was centered in New York with limited follow‑through locally, as traders noted thin participation and perceived price stability despite some near-term price movement.

New York I. M. Oakiey & Co Waton & Gibson Pines Aioe P Petroleum Segeeny Pavanniay Bereep Batonm Lass Sanaa Ohio

Petroleum Prices and Trading Update Across Markets

December reports from local markets show petroleum prices fluctuating with highs near 1.08 and lows around 1.07 per unit in Titusville and nearby centers. Openings and closes vary, with New York and other dots noting mixed activity as trading interest remains cautious amid uncertain demand.

Foutarts of the Marker

The text appears as garbled OCR with scattered names and numbers related to a market or exchange. It mentions John M. Danisy & Co and references shipments and prices but is too damaged to determine a coherent event or outcome.

John M. Danisy & Co Potceleum Exchange

Real Estate Moves Slower After Holiday in First Ward

A block of property at Liberty and Second Avenue in the First ward was sold to Union a Pitsburg for erecting a large cold storage facility. Wm. o Reewal on earth avenue sold a dwelling to James Steen, a prominent business man. A lot on Federal street near Sixth ward changed hands to George Rirarse for a two-story four-room house with yard.

W.A. Herron & Sons First Ward Liberty Second Avenue Union A Pitsburg Reewal Earth Avenue James Steen Dan Helge Bee Ey. Williams Federal Street George Rirarse Street Sixth Ward

London market dull as wall street follows slow London session

New York reports a quiet trading day with the London Stock Exchange closed and attendance sparse. Several stocks led activity with small declines in Lackawanna and Reading and modest gains in Sugar E Refineries, while coal shares were pressured by unseasonable weather and news of reduced mining.

Baliroad Zoro -London Stock Exchange Luger New York London Stock Exchange Lackawanna

Bank Board Sees New Director at Anchor Savings

J. Storey Jr. is elected to fill a vacancy on the Anchor Savings Bank Board of Directors. The Standard Under writhe meeting will be held at the estingLouse ball on January 21. A mixed report notes 63 Allegheny County banks and rising local bond demand with 500000 county bonds redeemed this year sparking investor activity.

RK. J. Storey, Jr Anchor Savings Bank Jonny B. Bancour J.8 United States New York Washington Allegheny County Joan Associati Pepettimems Prexerros Pittepor Rar Wrenco Pinkerton Ry Beddge Avery Church Virgin Alley M Houses Yee Mahood Liberty Street James J. West Chicago Tam Dispatch Union Transfer and Trust Company

Murder in Ludlow Nor Springfield Woman Killed by Jealous Husband

A Ludlow mill hand, John Bassette, killed his wife in their home after weeks of threats he had made saying he would kill her. He surrendered to police claiming to be wounded by his wife and said he had “finished her up in good shape.” Six wounds were found on him and her death is treated as homicide with a failed suicide attempt by him.

Springfield Mass Ludlow John Bassette Ludlow Manufacturing Company Bassette Horace Seon Wat Coie

KOUSE FOR THE LEPERS

At the American Public Health Association annual meeting in Brooklyn a resolution urges the United States Marine Hospital Service to prevent entry of persons with leprosy as vigilantly as for cholera and other diseases. Surgeon General Hamilton prepared two series of resolutions for guidance in handling the issue, and they were approved by the association's president.

Washington American Public Health Association Brooklyn United States Marinetal Service United States Hamilton Ams

Market drift near peak prices and pre-holiday caution

Prices hover near two week highs with bulls favored in Eastern markets after holidays. General groceries and green coffee show little change ahead of January settlements. Sugar weakness, oils and syrups steady, with varied quotations for canned fruits and dried goods in a broad commodity listing.

Maracaibo Caracas Mgmc Peabarry Occassia Gleerie Ian Kegt Louisiana California London Muscatela Muscatels Valencia Andara

Scattered Early 20th Century News Briefs From City

The report compiles assorted items: a St Louis inspector note, a Toledo library incident, a $190,000 loss in a post office, and a congressional probe tied to District Attorney Chambers. Also noted are a Bangor hotel death, a Syracuse area double fatality, a missing Christmas letter from Miss Sarah Petet, and various business, court, and embezzlement references with names like J. Q. Prebtie Co. and Sheffield & Co.

Um Will Congress Chambers Galnal W . Dodiey Ohn Cain Chring Pacific Bethlehem Dewitt Syracuse Warshee Sarah Demeriat Charlotte Thomopson Sarah F. Petet Poweil Les of Oxen Ehtal Hudson Moe Cape Sea Bastedton

New Comet Found by Prof Brooks at Smith Observatory

Geneva reports Prof Brooks, director of Smith Observatory, discovered a new comet this evening. The comet’s position is eight ascension eighteen hours twenty three minutes, declination north thirty four degrees forty minutes, with a slow westerly motion. It is described as bright and telescopic, marking a third discovery by the professor.

Geneva Brooks Smith Observatory

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