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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1891

Page

7

Plans to expand Edgar Thomson steel capacity in 1891

The article reports on plans to enlarge the Edgar Thomson Works in Canton Ohio and Pittsburgh dispatch coverage. It notes 1890 daily output of 1,417 tons of steel rails and a 25 million gallon daily water need, with seven of nine furnaces in operation and repair work ongoing.

Edgar Thomson Works Edgar Thomson Bessemer Witens Toms Porter Allen St. Valentine's Day Homestead Furnace Canton Meel John J. Young Hussey, Howe & Co. Steel Works Canton Steel Works Canton Edgar Thomson Steel Rail Works Young Manace Wen Pittsburg Ohio

Market Report from East Liberty Stock Yards

Cattle receipts 340 head with shipments 900 head. market firm at yesterday's prices. Hog receipts 1 550 head, shipments 1 600 head, market steady. Sheep receipts 1 500 head, shipments 1 000 head. market firm on sheep and slow on lambs at yesterday's prices.

New York Hoge Philade Lo Toy

Cattle Receipts and Markets Across Cities Report Mixed Gains

Telegraph survey shows Omaha and Chicago markets steady to higher with cattle and hogs strong on good grades. Reports note receipts of cattle and sheep varying by city, with Kansas City and St Louis showing higher prices for steers and steady or firmer hogs, while buffalo markets remain quiet and lambs mixed.

Telegraph Omaha Tanaono & Sk Chicago the Evening Journal Cincinnati Dheter New York Lambe OGG TieGlic Kansas City ST. Louis Indianapolis

New York Coffee Futures Mixed as Markets Weaken

The report notes February price movements with a slight gain at 620 and half a dozen contracts steady. It also mentions futures for March and April with values near 15.00 and 14.90, plus later months showing varied levels. Rio spot remains dull yet firm with occasional price differences across grades.

New York Rio Dulland

Markets by Wire Quiet Wheat Pit and Weak Provisions

Chicago opens with lower prices amid light outside demand and strong stocks. May wheat offers at 101¼ to 101¾, corn steady, hog receipts exceed estimates, pork and lard weaken. Western and New York markets show dull trading with mixed futures and softer prices across grains and provisions.

Chicago Hutchinson Armour Cudahy Chapin Edwards Ryan John M. Oakley & Co Sixth Street Chicago Board of Trade New York New Western Milwaukee Canada Oeti Ogee Asige Joly Mego Seiten Saxe Slic Western Steam Western Aay Elgin ST. Louis Drivi Ag Sige Flaxford Philadelphia Penn Sylvania Pennsylvania Baltimore Cincinnati Usc Toledo Duluth Artle Northern

Post office site in Allegheny City favored by city leaders

Government eyes a Stockton avenue and West Diamond street site owned by Joseph S Brown and partners, offering 120 by 240 feet and a saving of up to 10 000 in mail delivery. Brown’s price reportedly 50 000 with neighborhood interest rising as negotiations proceed.

Postoffice Allegheny City Ohio West Diamond Streets Nettie Graham A. D. Smith Ben Franklin Insurance Company W. A. Bury Parkway West Diamond Brown Stockton Avenue

No Sales Triggered in Oil Trading as Prices Slip

Trading opened with weak interest at 77% but no buying orders emerged. The session closed with a sharp price drop to 75 1/2 cents, while McGrew Wilson & Co of 90 Fourth Avenue quoted puts at 75 cents and calls around 77 3/4 cents.

McGrew, Wilson & Co Fourth Avenue

Bradford Markets Report Transit Certificates and Buckeye Sales

Fragmented market notes show transactions and prices with references to transit certificates, Buckeye sales, and barrel figures. Mentions include volumes like 236000 barrels and 6444 barrels with unclear context and dates.

Bradford Ae Transit Certicates Ned Tse Lolrest Udenien Oper Tiger Zane Ae O Tidge

Bankers Report Mixed Market Tone and City Clearings

Local bankers noted an easy money market with fair loan demand and steady trade. Clearing figures across cities show sizable totals with varied money rates and discounts, reflecting a general yet modest easing in federal and regional financial activity.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange

Home Securities Market Quiet After Rally

Trading at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange cooled after a brisk rise. Total shares moved 1 026 with Electric pausing its advance though holding firm. Philadelphia Gas and Luster posted minor gains while Manufacturers' Gas and Electric showed modest activity. broader New York totals reached 150 598 shares.

Stock Exchange Philadelphia Gas Luster Liberty National Bank Philadelphia Pittsburg Pleasant Valley Electric New York Atchison Delaware and Lackawanna Lake Shore Louisville and Nashville Missouri Pacific Northern Pacific Richmond West Point St. Paul Union Pacific Western Union

New York Stocks Show Mixed Day As Markets Firm In Parts

Trading closed dull with most stocks holding near opening levels while Union Pacific and certain rails retraced. Gains in Vanderbilts and Lake Shore contrasted with earlier strength in Michigan Central and Canada Southern, as insiders reportedly bought and bears pressed some issues.

New York Union Pacific Rock Island Western Union Wheeling and Lake Erie Lake Shore Michigan Central Pacific Mall Sidney Dillon Gould Canada Southern Chicago Gas Loudon Tennessee Lake Shores Houston Texas Uisraicn Winitxey & Stryhenson Pittsburg Meimpore Eee New York Stock Exchange Fourth Ave

Philadelphia Stock Quotations and Broker Note

Closing quotations from Philadelphia stocks reported by Whitney and Stephenson brokers. Includes entry for Pacific preferred at 18-16 and notes on market listings and broker details.

Philadelphia Whitney & Stephenson Fourth Avenue New York Rit Creer Ants Banporg Ceceecseee Sdm A Nern Pacific

Mining Stock Quotations Report

Adams Consolidated 180, Colorado Central 100, Consolidated California and Virginia 450, Eureka Consolidated 30, Homestake 80, Horn Ailver 300, Mexican 24, Ontario 4000, Ophir 300, Plymouth 190, Yellow Jacket 200.

New York Adams Consolidated Colorado Central Consolidated California Virginia Eureka Consolidated Homestake Horn Ailver Mexican Ontario Ophir Plymouth Yellow Jacket

Wool market update shows steady trade across regions

New York and Philadelphia report firm wool markets with demand for various fleece grades. Ohio, West Virginia, Michigan, and Territory wools show steady prices. Texas, California, and Oregon wools remain steady. Pulled wools in active demand at 40 to 45 for choice supers and 30 to 18c for fair to good supers. Foreign wools firm.

New York iBie Texas St. Louis Philadelphia Ohio West Virginia Michigan Indiana Canada Montana Territorial Boston Michigan X California Oregon Rio Eerie la Guayra Branich Maracaiba Cassia Carolina Louisiana London Muscatels Sultana Turkey Prunes Alimenda Sicily Hiberts Smyrna Higa Brazil Nota Higgins Eureka Hid. Co da George's Lake

No New Developments in Drygoods Market

New York report says no new developments in the drygoods market as business remained quiet. The pause follows the usual Tuesday absence of Western mails and an inclement weather pattern.

New York

Market report notes mixed precious metals futures

Special telegram from the dispatch cites London silver at bar per ounce and New York bullion trading, with prices showing firming tendencies in tin and steady or irregular movements in iron and lead as traders monitor the commodity markets.

New York London

Aggregate Debt Figures From United States Treasury

Aggregate of interest bearing debt excludes United States bonds. Notes show totals for debt bearing no interest including National Bank notes and gold and silver certificates. Figures cover redemption funds, currency certificates, and matured debt with accrued interest and unpaid amounts in Treasury records.

United States National Bank Fund di L Treasury U. S IBM Treasury

Market report shows oranges ample amid lower prices

Domestic markets note oversupply of oranges and downward price pressure with eggs and butter easing. Cereals stay strong while general groceries hold or rise slightly. Weather woes depress activity. lemons firm. Elgin butter weak with prices likely to fall further.

Market item list with mixed farm produce prices

A fragment lists brown middlings and winter wheat with price 21.50 per unit, timothy hay, No 2 prairie hay at 7 per unit, oats wheat and rye priced around 7.00 to 7.50, and a larger line noting 700 for wheat and rye. Units and exact item names are partially garbled.

Grain Exchange Pittsburg Ft. Wayne Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Lake Erie Somar Ulio

Fragmented Meats and Sausages Listing From Local Market

A garbled listing describes various pork and sausage products including hams, sugar cured items, fresh pork, smoked sausage, and bone lens cuts. It mentions half barrels and quarter barrels with prices like 10 to 15 cents, and references products such as pigs feet and pails of meat.

Judge Rules on Depositors in Insolvent Bank Case

Judge Scales held that depositors in the insolvent 8. A. Kean & Co cannot be made preferred creditors under the state assignment law. An appeal was taken. He noted depositors may sue for recovery if fraud induced their deposits, sharing assets pro rata among all proven defrauded creditors.

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Banker Horner Wins A Skirmish In Postal Case

New York Feb 3 Judge Larambie heard Banker Edward Horner’s bid to stay proceedings while awaiting a Supreme Court removal order. Horner, indicted in Illinois for sending lottery circulars by mail, seeks delay as the case drifts toward higher court. The report notes river levels falling slowly and local rail traffic shifts.

New York Edward H. Horner Illinois Larambie United States District Court United States Supreme Court Brown Horner United States van Eanenhea Atom Naeae

Fresh Air Advice Warns Against Draughts and Cold

Public health guidance urges wearing warm underclothes in winter and avoiding outdoor drafts. It advises removing an overcoat in warm rooms and treating a cough promptly. It endorses Duffy's Pure Malt whiskey as a pure remedy, note citing doctors and scientists.

Duffy

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