Lumber Industry Faces Shortages as Snowless Winter Bites Michigan
An industry interview notes Michigan and Pennsylvania lumber regions hit by a snowless winter. Firms report high operating costs and shrinking timber, with logs delayed and prices rising. Some mills wind up, seek forests elsewhere, and demand for lumber is expected to rise across seasons.
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Pivtsreee
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Penneylvanis
Clearfield County
Tidioute
Live Stock Markets East Liberty Beef and Hogs Report
Market at East Liberty Stock Yards shows slow activity and mixed demand. Quotations list cattle shipments around 400 head yesterday and 1400 head to New York today, hogs steady to dull with small price shifts, fats steady to a shade lower, prices vary by consignor and destination.
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East Liberty
Tresvay
New York
Livestock Market Reports Amid Mixed Slaughterer and Export Carloads
Telegraph dispatches from New York Boeerees and other markets show mixed receipts and trading. Beef, lamb, and hog prices vary by region with steady to higher bids for cattle and steady lambs, while slaughterers direct demand remains limited and export carloads are reported in trains.
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New York
Dirret
Anil
Esterday
Denis
Sisuchterers
St. Louis
Patti Islets
Blood on the Moon as Madman Slashes Vendors in Street Attack
A Gloucester Point man is captured after stabbing and seriously injuring two street vendors at Pratt and Calvert streets. Lee Willey cried blood and then fought off bystanders before police restrained him. The injured men include Francis Valentine and William Mills, with one victim's coat torn and the other severely struck. The incident ends with intervention by three bystanders.
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Pratt Street
Calvert Street
Francis Valentine
Willey
William Hill
Tull
Millscoat
Full
Valentine
Markets by Wire Caicaco Wheat Corn and Pork Mixed
Trading in wheat was active with shorts covering and May higher while July fell after a spike. Prices fluctuated as weather shifts supported gains then losses with European news aiding firmness. Corn and oats showed uneven activity. pork and lard moved on May contracts with firmer nearby quotes and mixed offers. Cash grains weighed by fluctuating futures and spot markets across multiple exchanges.
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St Saige
Perio
Timothy
New York
Bac
Fame
Mies
WDE
Orleans
Cass
Western Steam
Mary
Jane
Butver
Cool Western
Lg. Sr. Louis
Northwestern
Fancy Cry
Isa San Ears
Ohjo
Indiana Erramory
Wool Markets Stay Quiet Across Major Cities
Wool market reports from ST LOUIS PHILADELPHIA and NEW YORK show quiet or steady prices with nominal changes. Domestic fleeces receive favorable news support while Ohio Pennsylvania and Michigan sales trend firm. combing and delaine fleeces hold firm with strong demand for cr eaned wool and unwashed wools.
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ST. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Texas
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Sig Sc
Prap
Sgwe
Tee
River Telegrams Update From Brownsville Weather
Brownsville river measured 6 feet 3 inches and stationary with clear weather and 23 degree air. Max Gaxtowx river at 6 feet and stationary with clear skies and a 45 degree reading. Warken river at 2 feet 4 inches and stationary with cold air and light snow.
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Dispatch
Brownsville
MaxGaxtowx
Waerken
St. Gonary
Fragmented note on a child’s illness and later life event
Partial OCR mentions a sick baby aged eight and a child who ate for Gendeta. It references becoming Mins and events around motherhood, with unclear terms like Caron and mbll-b6 awrasuv. The readable parts suggest a biographical snippet but lack clear names, dates, or places.
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Gendeta
Mins
Business partners in 1850s Pittsburgh stake land to salvage losses
Two prominent Pittsburg businessmen formed a partnership around 1850. Facing a potential large loss, they took a ten acre tract between Lawrenceville and Shadyside to salvage value, expecting taxes to wipe it out. One partner later sold for 10,000 before the Civil War, and the land’s value soared as the city expanded, illustrating missed foresight and suburban growth. The piece likens this to Chicago’s site offer and ends with a real estate quip about future riches for long-term land holders. It also notes oil field operations in Lima, with a brief table of wells and statuses.
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Pittsburg
Lawrenceville
Shadyside
Chicago
Electric Leads Philadelphia as Trading Dives to near Zero
Stock trading at the Exchange fell to almost nothing with 182 shares changing hands, Electric stock accounting for 175 of them as brokers warned of further inactivity. Electric outpaced Philadelphia Gas while La Noria and Hank stocks showed little demand and bonds drew limited interest amid an overall flat market.
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Stock Exchange
Philadelphia Gas
la Noria
Fourth Avenue
Nat. Bank
Ose
Eid
Citieens
Pittsburg Traction
la N M. Co
West’house Elec
Union Switch & Ee
Wreetiig'se
Brake Union Insurance
Esse Chartiers Valle
Washington
Oes
Electric
Citizens Sacrates Omens
Henry Long
New York
Yester Sions
Atchison, Erane Southern
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Erie
Lake Shore
Michigan Central
Northates
Northern Pacific
Preferred
Tinental
Meads
Union Pacific
Western Union
Market Report Summary from February Grain and Petroleum Trading
February reports show East markets with varied prices. Titusville opened at 64 1 4 cents with highs near 64 1 2 and lows around 43 1 2. New York petroleum opened firm at 6 3 4 but weakened, later recovering to 6 1 2 with modest volume. Total sales reached 1 000 000 barrels.
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Branreen
Ebay
Titusville
Orn Crry
Mic
Petroleum
Sige
Real estate sales 활 near peak despite bad weather
Real estate offices were busy in the city with many shows and bids though no major sales closed. Graebing & Lyon sold two frame houses and a lot on Arlington for 2450, plus mortgages of 3500 and 1000. Other firms reported bids and several parcels traded or bid up to high figures, including properties on Fisk Geneva streets and Herron Hill, with multiple mortgages arranged.
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Graebing & Lyon
Ninth Ward
Fourteenth Ward
W. A. Herron & Sons
Fisk and
Geneva Streets
Seventeenth Ward
Penn Avenue
Reed B Coyle & Co
Fourth Avenue
Fourth Ward
Second Ward
Allegheny
Linden Station
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
J. C. Lene
Herron Hill
Fronnie
Matloes and
L. Lyman
Howe Street
An Avenue
Denniston Avenue
Baltensperger & Co
Benitz
Herron, Jr
Fourth National Bank
Webster Avenue
Center Avenue
British Wool Trade Mirrors Global Shifts in Past Year
An English exchange outlines Britain’s wool imports totaling about 623 million pounds from Australia 430 million Cape 69 million India 85 million Europe 50 million and others 30 million plus 4.5 million alpaca and 21.5 million goat hair. Exports reach 275,000 to Germany 30 million to Holland 77.5 million to Belgium 65.275 million to France 61.2 million to the United States and remaining to other countries. Woolen goods outputs include 42.5 million pounds of yarn and 11.2 million yards of fabrics valued near 14 million pounds, with Germany Holland Belgium France North America and others as main markets. Overall Britain’s wool trade shows a favorable export balance near 15 million pounds.
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Great Britain
Australia
Cape
India
Europe
Germany
European
Holland
Belgium
France
United States
North America
South America
Japan
Quiet OFD Market Shows Narrow Range and Limited Moves
The OFD market yesterday opened around S86c and traded in a tight 82 to 4c range with little opportunity for profit. McKee turned from bear to bidder midday as the last three advances set a high. money on call in New York remained easy at 2 to 3 percent. Prime mercantile paper offered around 4.20 and 4.20? percent, with steady storing exchange at 4 4 for 60 day bills and 4 8 824 for demand.
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McKee
Dumpi Ag Sin Tae
New York
Wall Street closes lower amid weak front and mixed activity
The stock market shows reduced interest and lighter volume with widespread weakness. Grangers and Westerners saw heavy selling while Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis led gains. Michi gan Central weakened as the day progressed.
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Wall Street
New York
Dsy
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Big Four
Chesapeake and Ohio
Frst
Pullman
Michigan Central
Oregon
Atlantic and Pacific
Colorado
Closing quotations and New York tax dispatch figures
Tax dispatch from Robinson Bros. reports New York closing quotations with currency rates, 6 percent and 8 percent figures, and January balances. It lists New York clearings at $167,588,688 with balances $4,550,40, Boston clearings $16,571,823, and Philadelphia balances and earnings at $15,935,507, noting all figures unchanged.
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New York
Robinson Bros. Woodstreet
Bostox
Bal Seenne
Eane Eee
Storm and Finance Clash as Weather Dampens Business
A veteran banker says business is slow today due to bad weather. He notes fewer shoppers along Fifth Avenue and postponed private matters, while financial centers report slack activity and ample supplies.
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Fifth Avenue
Rral
Boston Stocks Decline Slightly as Operators Remain Hopeful
The Boston stock market shows a weak, declining tone with reduced activity. Despite the softness, traders express cautious optimism for a turnaround, citing several listed securities and preferences such as Atch and Top first preferred, Rutland preferred, and other regional issues.
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Bostor
Atch. & Top
Rutland
Arch. & Top
Boston & Albany
Allowexm
Calumet & Ee
K.C
Hell BI Cagseen
Benton Land
A. C
Mort
New Eng
Antwerp Belgium Trade Shown Mixed In 1888 Ten Months
Antwerp correspondent reports Belgium import trade for January to October 1888 reached about 1 084 000 000 francs up 9 percent from 1867, while exports stood near 684 600 000 francs. Demand for raw materials remains active notably coal oils metals, while drills ragas cotton wool silk and old iron trade declined. Manufacturing shows strong demand for firearms machinery and glass.
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Antwerp
Glasgow Mail
Belgium
Mining Stocks Close in New York on February 5
New York mining stocks closed with varied results led by Homestake at 1250 and Eureka at 250. Other listed prices included Amazior 15 Bodie 170 Caledonia 270 Consolidated California and Virginia 862 Commonwealth 60 Deadwood 15 Eureka 250 Hale and Norcross 480 Tron Silver 350 Mutual 140 North Belle Isle 235 Ophir unknown Plymouth 860 Savage 540 Sierra Nevada 225 Standard 130 Union Consolidated 320 Yellow Jacket 445.
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New York
Amazior
Bodie
Caledonia
Consolidated California
New Yorke Picion Markets Report Quiet Copper Firmer
The record notes quiet New York copper with slight firmness and lead steady at domestic 37744. Tin shows weakness and quiet in straits with price 2170. The February 1650 markets indicate muted activity and stable baselines amid narrow ranges.
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New Yorke
Iske
Real Estate Market Slowed by Weather and Loans
Mortgage activity remains buoyant at around 6 percent while building work largely halts due to recent bad weather. A real estate dealers meeting is set to discuss the exchange project and the penny savings fund scheme is debated on Fourth Avenue for street Arabs. Pittsburg Insurance Company names its new directors including Arbuthn, Gordon, Bradley, McCord, Collord, Moorhead and Fullerton.
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Fourth Avenue
The
Pittsburg Insurance Company
Messrs
Charles Arbuthnot
James Gordon
Alexander Bradley
James McCord
James Collord
Max. K. Moorhead
John Fullerton
James Caet
John Daub
John Scott
R. Wilson
Oe Lloyd
Allen Kirkpatrick
Tirutts Meown
Sensation in Buffalo ties blamed on anarchists
Late news briefs report a Buffalo sensation over a Saturday tie said to be the work of anarchists. Other items note bond offers accepted, a House committee favoring a railroad right of way, a Edwardsville post office burglary, a deadly Lowell Railroad accident, a New England Agricultural Society meeting, and various legal and financial updates.
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Committee On Military Affairs of
House
Big Horn Railroad Company
Fort Custer, Mont., Reservation
The
New England Agricultural Society
Boston
New England
Harrison
George Bb. Loring
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Odelay
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Smithfield Street
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Pittsburg, PA
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Penn Ave
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