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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1890

Page

3

Local Trade Review Shows Little Change In Markets

Ron Trade Review notes practically no change in the local situation with manufactured products quiet while prices hold. Iron and steel markets are soft with raw irons slow and cash buyers favored. coke price reductions expected as coke makers move to cut costs. Prices listed for structural iron, mill products, barbed wire, fencing, steel components, and nails.

Bessemer Emily Tece Toundry Pnet Bs Cnaree Anaren Tron Harenal Seusiness Onsadee Martron

Closing year dullness prevails in iron and steel markets

A telegraphic market report notes extreme quiet in iron and steel trading as major dealers withdraw, with few larger firms actively trading. It foresees improved activity only after money liberalization, expecting firmer pig iron and steel purchases once credit flows freely, despite a cautious year end.

Onicaca Rogers, Brown & Merwin Carioad Actiny Larce Dduyers Eciu

Confidence Returns to Cincinnati Pig Iron Market

ETECIAL TELECHAM reports Brown & Co note improving sentiment as year closes. Demand for pig iron remains weak with few sales and cautious buyers. Expectation of Liberal orders paused. production to fall into January with furnaces idling and prices steady, signaling slow recovery ahead.

M.rogers, Brown & Co Stuel Timbiowtoeg

Outlook Still Poor In St Louis Iron Market

Special despatch reports dwindling buyer interest in Southern iron as inquiries rise slightly for scattered deliveries. Warrants remain outstanding with offers well below prices. furnaces await uptake. Cash quotes list various coke and coal products in St Louis and nearby markets as demand and prices stay depressed.

St. Lovin St Louis Aperier

THE WALTONS ACCIDENT AND RIVER DELAY NEAR BRIDGE

The Walton grounded near the connecting bridge and spilled her tow. The Rodes is laid up in Cincinnati for repairs. The Scotia operated only at night. River level fell to seven feet. higher water expected after snowmelt. Towboats up include Little Jack Twilight George Roberts Tide Joseph B Williams Rescue Delta and RK M Blackburn. Several towboats down for repairs and layups.

Rodes Cincinnati Scotia Little Jack Twilight George Roberts Tide Joseph B Williams Rescue Delta RK. M. Blackburn Tur Batchelor Helle McGowen Lite Dick Time R. NM Blackburn Sam Q Gi Jim Woolf Nellie Wal L. Wood Mark Winnett Persey Kelser Dave Wood Cruiser Elane TusJohn F. Walton Ohio Cromer, Tide and Root Mf Walton Will Hare

Drygoods Trade Slowed by Heavy Snow in New York

In New York the drygoods trade suffered a near standstill due to a severe snowstorm. Business in-store and by mail orders was weak with little notable activity or feature to report.

New York California California Fig Syrup CO San Francisco Cal M. R

Wheat Market Slumps As Snow Dampens Demand Across Regions

Wheat prices soften amid heavy Northwest receipts and snowfall from Indiana to Kansas. May futures slip from early highs, with bears dominating as local scalpers sell. oats and pork futures show mixed movement while cash grains firms vary by region.

Chicago Indiana Ohio Kansas Missouri England Oice Weic Moun Slye Blige Armour Dougl Hutchinson Maylard Tyce Wed John M. Oakley & Co Chicago Board of Trade

Earnest Effort in Stocks and Oil Braces for Buyers

In the city market the pace quickens as developers plan 11 new dwellings on the Southside and 15 to 20 more for April occupancy. Agents Baxter Thompson & Co and others expect a surge in tenement listings, with Allegheny City’s new dignity prompting real estate activity. Strong entities include W. A. Herron & Sons, Baxter Thompson & Co, Black & Baird, J. B. Larkin & Co, Sewickley borough, Westinghouse Air Brake Co, and Danville area developers.

W. A. Herron & Sons Oakland Shadyside East End Baxter, Thompson & Co Black & Baird J. B. Larkin & Co Citien Allegheny City Braddock Road Sewickley Borough Squirrel Hill Bisch & Baird Smithfield Street Fifth Avenue Westinghouse Air Brake Company Trima James Irwin & Co Fifty-seventh Street Eighteenth Ward Allegheny Federal and Pear Streets Mansfield C. Beringer & Son Patrick Coyle C. Wachter Meventeenth Mary Streets Southside William Petty & Co Catherine Clennan Richard Jones Fourteenth Street George Schmidt Fourth Avenue Aliquippa Street Eureka Place Plan

Christmas Recess Fails to Move Securities Market

The market showed little movement with few trades and steady sentiment. Total NYSE stock sales reached 14,432 shares with modest gains in Electric and Central Traction while Philadelphia Gas dipped slightly and Washington county strike influenced gas and manufacturing stocks.

Philadelphia Washington County Call Philadelphia Gas Third Call Central Traction New York Atchison Delaware, Lackawanna

Wall Street Dull After Christmas Trading Yet Bears Press Union Pacific

New York stocks show a near standstill after Christmas as brokers defer activity until railroad disbursements finish and the President's agreement is signed. Bears press Union Pacific and Atchison, while Lackawanna shows strength on earnings and dividend news. overall market closes dull, with some late morning recovery.

New York Wall Street Union Pacific Atchison Bears Tme Lackawanna Lead Trust Vanderbilts St. Paul Rock Island Tennessee Morris and Masex Sar New York Stock Exchange Whitset & Sterbnyweon Pittsburg Fourth Avenue

Morey Market Mixed Banking Notes and Clearing Figures

Market report shows holiday banking with subdued loan demand and ample funds. Clearings reach about $3,505,003.63 with balances of $263,067. Money at 4 to 6 percent. New York exchange steady to easy. various city clears and balances listed for Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Memphis, and others.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Oney Cmicaco Clearin New York Exchange Bostox Baltimore Philadelphia Cincinnati Memputs

Oil market report shows slow trading and modest gains

Oil prices edged higher but activity remained light with only a few sales at the opening level. Bids rose later to the mid sixteenths, producing a cautious overall tone with traders noting limited business and varying regional quotes in Antwerp London Liverpool New York.

Retvel Antwerp London Liverpool New York Cases McGrew, Wilson & Co

Petroleum market shows firm start amid dull close

Petroleum opened firm in New York trading with some buying orders then drifted into a dull session. Pennsylvania spot oil opened high, with January options at low and closing near mid. Overall total sales reached 128,000 barrels as shipments and runs were recorded across multiple yards.

Buckeyre—Nosales New York Petroleum Pennsylvania

Market Basket Prices Hold Steady as Holiday Demand Rises

Retail prices show Christmas produce and floral stock moving briskly while fish and oysters face limited supply. Meat cuts and garden staples remain largely unchanged from the prior week, with high demand noted for fruit, vegetables, and Christmas greenery.

Local Live Stock Trade Report East Liberty Yard

The Pittsburg division notes Dec 26 cattle receipts 924 head shipments 519 with a weak to stronger tone. No cattle shipped to New York. Hogs receipts 6500, shipments 3800 with several to Philadelphia and New York. top hogs at 3 50 to 3 60. sheep receipts 1000, shipments 1 head, market fair.

The Pittsetes Dmratcnh Falmar New York

Market Report Cattle Hogs and Sheep Across Cities

CINCINNATI hogs in short supply and higher prices across grades. St Louis and Chicago mark steady to firmer cattle and hogs with receipts in the thousands. Omaha and Indianapolis show mixed gains for steers and hogs while Kansas City notes strength in cattle and steady sheep markets. Prices listed by grade and size across markets.

Cincinnati ST. Louis New York Reeves Theghe Chicago Trxana Omaha Indianapolis Kansas City Caitic

Wool market report shows steady Philadelphia and western sales

Philadelphia dealers report a quiet market with total wool sales near 200000 pounds, Texas contributing nearly a million pounds. Prices vary by quality with fine wools around 18 cents and medium grades at 12 to 15 cents. Territory wools sold quietly. Michigan and Ohio fleeces fetch 31 to 38 cents for combing and delaine, while pullar Carted tops hold stronger value in limited lots.

New York Texas Philadelphia Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia Michigan Indiana Canada Montana Territorial Boston Territory Oregon

Snowbound markets curb trade and hold prices steady

Domestic markets report a snow storm forcing a trade quietus with highways blocked and buyers unable to meet. Prices stay at week’s start levels though a seasonal post Christmas fall is expected. poultry supply tight and Christmas turkeys command higher prices while eggs and canned goods hold or rise later.

Ferpay Ieee Caiae York Cape Cod California Inelle Ile Jamaica Florida Malaga Ilde FM Southern Jersey Sons

Grain Exchange Report Shows Buyers Dominant as Stocks Pile Up

No sales on call at the Grain Exchange. Receipts 60 cars with 45 by Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway including wheat bay oats barley feed middlings straw bran and malt. By Pittsburg Cincinnati and St Louis 13 cars of corn oats wheat middlings lay. Receipts exceed demand and buyers hold the line as money tightens prospects for higher prices after January settlements. Wheat prices for No 3 red No 4 and other grades are listed amid a cautious market.

Grain Exchange Pittsburg Ft. Wayne Chicago Railway Cincinnati St. Louis

Grain and mill products price list with mixed oats and flour

A fragmented price notice lists corn oats flour and millfeed with figures for No 1 and No 2 white middlings brown middlings winter wheat bran and hay timothy. It notes prairie prices and packing rates, along with straw values and miscellaneous quantities, reflecting a regional market snapshot.

Sanezivents Ohio Prairi

Sugar cured meat products names and prices listed

A list of assorted sugar cured meats and related products with varying sizes and prices. Items include hams bacon shoulders dry salt products dried beef and sausages, with prices shown in cents or dollars and units such as cans pails barrels and pounds.

Bama California Eng Sc. Larne

Coffee market steady with scattered gains and steady sugar

In New York on December 21 coffee options held steady with small gains noted in December and January contracts. Prices for March and June futures remained around 15.0 to 15.65 with dull actions seen in raw sugar and refined goods amid a quiet trading day.

Baltimore Ogs New York

Shirley Dare to Advise on Husbands with Weak Stomachs

Shirley Dare tells wives how to cook for husbands with weak stomachs in upcoming items in The Dispatch. The notice promotes a women focused choice reading with appeal to domestic readers and presents the paper as best in the state.

Shirley Dare Dispatch

Young Wood Workers at the Academy Learn Craft

The article describes first year boys in a large airy workshop with 48 benches learning woodwork. Each student uses individual tools, follows a blue print, and must complete thirty patterns before advancing to the turning room with lathes and saws.

Wolf

The Bad Lands of Dakota Described by a Reporter

The Bad Lands in Dakota are white clay hills up to forty to fifty feet high with no real water courses. Mud scrapes clog wagon wheels, requiring constant reshaping paths every few yards. The region spans about 100 miles north to south and 15 to 30 miles wide, posing a stronghold challenge for plainsmen and Indians alike.

St. Louis Dakota

Christmas Disorder Lands Three in Allegheny Station

John Jones Thomas Jones and Daniel Jones all in Allegheny police station for disorderly conduct. Sons and their father, they reside in Woods' Run, and in a festive brawl over a punch bowl they tried to punch each other’s heads.

John Thomas Daniel Jones Allegheny Woods Rui

Hungarian Shanty Burns on California Avenue Hill

A shanty on the hill above California avenue in Allegheny burned yesterday afternoon. It was occupied by Hungarians who have worked on California avenue. Loss estimated at several hundred dollars.

California Avenue Allegheny Caliornia Avenue

Southside man arrested for horse speeding on Carson Street

Christ Piffer was arrested yesterday on Carson Street for driving his horse faster than the city ordinance allows. He was jailed at the Twenty-eighth Police Station for a hearing this morning.

Christ Piffer Carson Street Twenty-eighth

Interrupted Christmas Fun Arrest On Falton Street

James Jackson and Charles Morgan were arrested yesterday afternoon by Officers Usrrand Meyers for fighting on Falton street. Jackson was badly used up by Morgan. They were locked up in the Eleventh ward station.

James Jackson Charles Morgan Usrrand Meyers Falton Street Jackson Morgan Eleventh Ward Mike Ponerick Paul Setter Brady Street Soho Hilldartroth Second Avenue Ponerick Setter

Stolen Satchel Report At 2535 Penn Avenue Home

A man entered James Mc Kenna’s house at 2535 Penn Avenue at 9 30 last night and stole a satchel containing a small amount of money. Only a small boy was at home during the incident.

James McKenna Penn Avenue

Sick Headache Remedies Mentioned With Liver Pills

The fragment lists remedies for sick headache including liver pills and pills labeled Little Liver Pill a,presents various spellings and errors, implying a historical patent medicine advertisement or misprinted medical claim. This item resembles an OCR fragment with repeated phrases and inconsistent capitalization.

Pittsburg Post Office Aids Holiday Mail Rush

Postmaster McKean and staff work long hours to clear all Christmas mail by noon. December 24 statistics show 596,168 pieces handled, with 194,260 first class, 296,088 second class, and 105,200 third and fourth class items. Also notes a new story by Joaquin Miller in The Dispatch and local arrests, including Mike Ponerick and Paul Setter amid a drunken attack.

Pittsburg McKean Edwards Palmer Hudson Colville

Robbery charge leads to jail after Southside arrest

William Strong, arrested on a Southside last Wednesday evening on a robbery charge by William Schuette, was committed to jail yesterday in default of bail for a hearing tomorrow. The Dispatch urges readers to brighten winter evenings with a copy.

Adam Ehman Alderman Snnceop Ehman Barney McManus William Strong Southside William Schuette Dispatch

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