Trade features show light sheep and lambs and slow hogs
Cattle receipts reach about 30 cars with heavy stock around 1600 pounds and prices firm up by about five to six percent versus a week ago. Veal calves improve in supply though prices hold steady. hog receipts at six cars with light weights commanding 3.5 to 4.0 per unit, heavy hogs slow to move. Grain exchange observers say mills ran full through prior days but market quietness easing with expected better demand ahead.
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Tre Pirtssene DrsPra
Bar Raaae
Quali
J. Whaley
Akron
Grain Exchange
Summit
Sr. Loris
Sufppalo
Cattle and Hogs Receipts Across Regions Reported
Telegraph summary shows New York Reeves receipts of 9 carloads export and 9 carloads for city buyers, with weekly totals for cattle, sheep, hogs and regional markets. Chicago and Buffalo receipts reflect weaker demand and price declines for cattle while sheep and hog markets show varied but generally steady to firm trends. Western markets list steady to lower cattle values with mixed stockers and feeders, and overall weekly totals indicate sizable volumes across regions.
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Ahi Roents
Resignation of French Justice Minister and International Talks
Late dispatches note M Ferrouillat resigns as French Justice Minister. Reichstag discusses a 50 million mark loan for military and rail expenses. Weather reports from New England and Canada describe extreme cold. Rumors of a royal betrothal surface. Berlin suggests a Northern seas alliance between England and Germany. Sailors strike extends to Dublin disrupting fleets. Cork and Galway see wage talks. Chicago carpenters consolidate to push for higher wages. metal markets in New York show mixed prices.
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Dili
Reichstag
Igeanee Eoemae
An Ae
Saas
Archduchess
Argaret
Archduke Charles Louis
Berlin
Nore Vrempeo
England
Germany
Regio Italian Conventum
Dublin
Orm
Cork
Gano
Bate
Aioe
Monhonur
Carpenters’ Unions
Chicago
Jay
Wheat and grain markets show firm undercurrents in early trading
CurcaGo trading notes a light quiet session with an underlying firm tone in wheat and moderate buying. Prices opened higher, advanced, then softened slightly before closing a bit above Saturdays. Corn and oats fluctuated, pork offerings steady to higher, and varied movements across futures and cash markets reflect cautious buying and uncertain demand.
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California
Moero Pier
Hs Cc
Seaesas
New York
Pointe Above
Ararday
Wade
Rio
Orleans
Advan
Western Steam
Eeeater
Irmer Tor Ehaine
Western Dairy
Illsse
Beamon
Ince
Ssesel
Ste. Corner
Wisconsin
Canada
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Bae We
Milwaukee
Lara
Baltimore
New York Grain Supplies Reported for February Second
New York Produce reports Saturday grain stocks with Wheat at 24,874,538 bushels down 721,355. Corn shows an increase at 5,085 bushels. Miscellaneous data total 8,001,540 with declines and increases totaling 55,454 and 6i7 bushels. Readings include 233,150 bushels up 6,414.
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New York
Two Brothers boat explosion under coroner inquiry
The coroner opened an inquiry into the boiler explosion on the Two Brothers. Owner Hulings testified the boat had recent repairs and boilers were checked in May. Engineer Graham, blamed for drinking, survived but was badly injured. witness Bishop stated he was sober after rescue. Inspector Sullivan doubted steam caused the failure. Investigation to resume today.
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H. B. Hulings
Graham
John Bishop
Salt Our Flour Price Hype Alarm in Baltimore
Baltimore readers fret over a rumored plan for flour at 15 a barrel next winter. Local dealers dismiss the claim as a scare, citing abundant wheat, robust railroad logistics, and global imports. Experts say current data hint at an average crop and no imminent famine, with supplies reachable from multiple regions.
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Liberty Street
Chicago
Pittsburg
Labarrel
Wigley
Dun & Co
Wood Street
Washington Territory
Oregon
California
Atlantic Seaboard
Gulf Coast
Russia
India
Egypt
Grain Commission
Baltimore
Gulliver
Sinbad the Sailor
Competition in France tied to German wage practices
A North British Mail report notes fierce competition from German industry suppressing wages for German operatives, with Saxony workers earning as little as 4½ francs weekly for high skill tasks. The piece argues such pay levels threaten better labor conditions and market stability amid overseas rivalry. New Iron Mines in Spain described as Bilbao exports 1883 3,500 tons with Britain and other nations holding shares. Spain faces richer mines with higher manganese content challenging Bilbao.
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Paris
Saxony
Bilboa
Glasgow Mail
Agaimst
Great Britain
Holland
Belgium
France
United States
Spain
Petroleum market closes dull after early strength
New York trading opened strong at a small gain but soon sold off into a dull session. Prices fluctuated within a narrow range and closed little changed after 454000 barrels were traded.
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Jowest
Tng Ao
New York
Oil City
York
Antwerp
Om Crry
el Baed
Bradford
Bolje
Babic
Best Highest
Petroleum
Flats Growing In Favor In Pittsburg Real Estate Talk
A Pittsburg real estate man argues that flats or apartment houses fit the Eastern trend and would attract business people unable to own homes nearby. He notes rising ground costs and the safety and comfort of modern flats, predicting local support from dealers and buyers alike.
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Pittsburg
That Real Estate Exchange Pulse in Pittsburg Race
Tacoma plans to organize a Real Estate Exchange and Pittsburg dealers are urged to mobilize to keep pace. A Fourth avenue resident received word of Tacoma’s move, seen as progress and a spur for local real estate men to modernize and expedite transactions.
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Tacoma
Pittsburg
Fourth Avenue
Wash. T
A New Railway in Uruguay Proposed by British Syndicate
The Uruguay Government is approached by a powerful syndicate to build a Colonia to Bags railway near the Brazilian frontier. Contractors would establish agricultural estates along the route and seek a percent guarantee on working capital. The project estimates total cost at 5,000 pounds per kilometer. The Department of Public Works leans toward the scheme and contemplates changing the line from hill country to plains.
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Uruguay
Jvorth British Mail
Colonia
Philadelphia and Boston Stocks and Bonds Listing
Closing quotations for EDU bonds and various rail and street companies appear from Newark and Boston exchanges. The page lists preferred and common stocks, bonds, and financial instruments with figures and abbreviations across multiple regional markets.
Stock Market Tumbles as Day Ends With Light Trade
Stock dealings yesterday showed no notable events with total sales at 64 shares. Morning and afternoon prices drifted slightly lower then firmed, led by Traction and La Noria, while Philadelphia Gas slipped marginally. Large bids were scarce with limited turnover in multiple issues.
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la Noria
Philadelphia
Valley
Wheeling Gas
Michigan” Central
Pacific
Northwestern
Northern Pacific
Heading
Richmond
West Point
St. Aul
Texas
Union Pacific
Western Union
Real Estate Quiet For Sale Day In City
Real estate activity shown as modest with more renters abroad than buyers. Samuel W Black & Co sold a 38 by 42 foot lot at Craig and Bayard Streets for 1000 to J P Bailey in Fulton Place ward fourteenth. purchaser plans a brick residence. Black & Baird sold a three story pressed brick dwelling on Union Avenue Allegheny City a leasehold with 33 by 80 feet lot for 6000 cash to John H Hammer.
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Fourth Avenue
J. P. Bailey
Craig and Bayard Streets
Fulton Place
Fourteenth Ward
Black & Baird
John H. Hammer
Union Avenue
Allepheny City
Hints to Mineral Water Manufacturers from Rome
A Rome correspondent advises English exporters to ship mineral water in ordinary claret bottles of just under one litre to Italy. This arrangement lowers duty from eight and a half to eight per cent, benefiting importers. The note warns that other bottle types attract higher duties and lower volumes.
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Rome
Italy
Stock Market Slump Amid Reactionary Selling on Feb 4
A reactionary day in New York equities saw widespread decline led by Grangers and Coal stocks following Judge Brewer’s ruling affecting the Inter-State Association. Although some gains emerged late, overall prices drifted downward with volume around $2.4 million in railroad bonds and notable activity in Readings and Vanderbilt issues.
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London
Judge Brewer
Inter-State Association
Tidewater
Burlington
Rock Island
San Francisco
Pullman
Vanderbilts
Chesapeake and Ohio
Ees Gay
Sorel
New York Stoc Exchange
Whitney & Stephenson
New York Stock Exchange
Fourth Avenue
eSerge Am
Doubling Up An Accumulation of Checks Swells Clearing House
The clearing house report shows banks gaining surplus cash from deposits while check volume surged since Saturday noon, nearly doubling normal activity with exchanges at 7242.5240 and balances around 35,200 dollars. A Wood Street bank lent 35,000 at 5 percent on gilt-edged collateral as money in New York stood between 2 and 5 percent with prime mercantile at 4.6 percent. Sterling exchange remained dull but steady near 86 for 90 day bills and 88 for demand.
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Wood Street
New York
Bee Eee
Ste Ut
Financial Market Data From New York and City Reports
Government and bond quotations lead the page with New York figures from Robinson Bros. and local dealers charging a one eighth commission on small lots. The sheet lists city clearings and balances for Boston Philadelphia and Chicago with totals like $70,374,707 in New York clearings and $2,607,607 balances in Ogden.
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Robinson Bros. Woodstreet
Yorr- Vara
Bostox — Clearin
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Ogden Sa Eemo Eae
Chicago
Measy
Undian
Oil market dullness after Brush Creek. Lima salt water
The Petroleum Exchange opened with a bullish tone due to Brush Creek wells undershooting output and reports of salt water in Lima wells, but gains faded as the day progressed. Traders showed limited buying. enthusiasm waned and prices drifted lower amid overall dull activity.
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Brush Creek
Lima
Petroleum Exchange
Mining stock closes list from New York exchange
New York on February 4 closing prices for mining stocks include Bodie 170 Caledonia 250 Consolidated California and Virginia 837 Commonwealth 590 Deadwood 1 percent Eureka 1a El Cristo 1 Homestake 1275 Iron Silver 315 Mutual Ho Ophir 625 Plymouth 80 Standard 150 Silver sine 110 Small Hopes 100 Union Consolidated 310.
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New York
Bodie
Caledonia
Consolidated California
Ex Mayors Office Visit Sparks Oak Alley Hotel Talk
Ex mayor Reco plans to be at his office today while talk grows of a hotel at Oak alley and Seventh avenue. New York capitalists are linked to the scheme and R H Smith leads the project. Plans for a McKeesport to Duquesne bridge and a penny savings fund in Pittsburg also surface with charter applications expected. The article notes 5 000 000 U S female workers, including 600 000 in agriculture and 600 000 in other roles.
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Reco
Oak Alley
Seventh Avenue
New York
Pittsburg
Tar Dispatch
R. H. Smith
McKeesport
Duquesne
Market News Shows Grain and Hay Favor Sellers
Domestic markets report grain and hay sellers reluctant to concede prices as buyers hold firm. Butter eggs cheese demand improves with sign of bottoming out and expected uptick in activity. various produce and groceries listed with price ranges for butter, eggs, cheese, fruits, vegetables, and staples.
Provisions Price Reduction on Lard and Hams
The notice announces a 4 cent cut on all lard pack ages with categories for large midsizes and small hams. It lists boneless and California hams and references bacon shoulders and dry breakfast bacon with assorted price cues and product specs.
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California
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Gauger's Test Case Defines City Fee Authority
City Attorney Moreland filed a motion in the case of the city versus Vincent Stevens, a city gauger, and the Globe Refining Company. The suit appeals a judgment favoring the city over gauging and charging fees on oil shipped from Pittsburg refineries. The case tests whether all oil manufactured or sold in the city is subject to gauging fees, beyond oil sold within Pittsburg.
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Moreland
Vincent Stevens
City Gauger
Globe Refining Company
Alderman Gripp
Pittsburg
Stevens
Six Acquittals in Day Shocks Criminal Court
The grand jury, famed for indicting only on strong proof, saw six acquittals in a single day. J Van Allam was found not guilty of assault and battery on J F Gorman. John Cornyn, Patrick Connors victim, and Thomas F Salmon faced acquittals for various charges. James Byrne also cleared on a nuisance charge. Annie Weigert and James Moreland faced trials or related charges in a tense session.
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J. van Allam
J. F. Gorman
John Cornyn
Patrick Connors
Thomas F. Salmon
Braddock
James Byrne
Annie Weigert
James Moreland
Isance
Eis
In Support of the Will Burke Will Contested in Orphans Court
The will of William Burke is examined in Orphans Court with testimony supporting a 2d man claim. Witnesses say Burke was sound minded though aged. the estate is left to his son William Burke. The case resumes to hear more witnesses including Major A. M. Brown.
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William Burke
Orphans’ Court
Burke
Will'am Burke
James McAfee
Huntzinger
John & Lambie
Penny
Incorporation of Hotel Duquesne Company filed at Recorder's office
The Hotel Duquesne Company charter is filed with capital stock of 100000 dollars in 1000 shares at 100 each. Key stockholders include James P Witherow and William Witherow with 375 shares, Thomas Deegan 125, Charles Weingartner 85, and Joseph L Hunter 1. Ten percent of stock paid to Treasurer Hunter. Also listed are numerous cases in Common Pleas and various individuals.
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Recorder's Office
Compan
James P. Witherow
William Witherow
Thomas Deegan
Charles Weingartner
Joseph L. Hunter
Mr. Hunter
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