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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1890

Page

7

Iron at New York Weekly Market Report

New York metal market observers a light business week with dull demand for iron and scattered offerings. Freight rates rise for Southern pig iron. No 1 foundry at 19.10, No 2 at 18.90, gray forge around 17.60 to 18.00. spiegeleisen and ferro manganese softening with limited transactions. Eastern mills show moderate activity with large rail and billet sales and rising freight costs. overall market cautious amid supply quality issues and shifting coke sources.

New York Alabama Boston Providence Gray Tidewater Spiereleisen Spiegeleisen Inter Eastern Mills Eastern Millis West Shore Chicago Mills Alberta Coal Railway of Canada Eastern

International comparisons. Brisinh metal markets contrasted with America

Cable from London reports subdued pig iron demand with buyers seeking realizations. Scotch warrants and Cleveland lots fell, while hematite production rises weakly supports makers’ brands for spring. copper and tin markets show limited demand and plentiful ingots. Continental imports to France and rising fuel costs press prices higher across metals.

Lorner Cleveland Bessemer America France Montana Piion

British Intercet market report shows price declines across iron ranges

The American market summary notes sharper declines in Scotch pig iron and other grades with prices down to 6s or 4s 6d below last week. No. 1 Coltness and Glasgow areas show weak demand. Middlesbrough and Cleveland warrants fall under forced sales. Makers’ prices align with West Coast levels as activity stays moderate and shipping costs weigh on the market.

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Wheat Market Varies Amid Mixed Signals and Decline

Wheat trading showed unsettled activity with prices initially higher then slipping. Futures closed lower from yesterday amid mixed weather news and a bull stock report later found less favorable than seen last January. Oak and corn futures also softened while pork, lard, and butter faced modest shifts.

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Growth of the Electrical Business and Related Notes

The piece reports on a sale at 73 Lincoln Avenue Allegheny City, 12 rooms and outbuildings, for 25000, with talk of Judge Ewing as possible buyer. It notes plans by M Seibert & Co to build a seven to eight story furniture warehouse on Penn Avenue and begin work in spring. It also includes a long summary on electric light growth, 1885 to 1890, with counts of companies, private plants, arc and incandescent lamps, electric motors, railways, and coal industry trends affecting markets and intercity rail associations. It ends with optimistic notes on wheat crops in Illinois Kansas Kentucky Nebraska and mild winter conditions.

Caldwell Lincoln Avenue Allegheny City W. A. Herron & Sons Judge Ewing M. Seibert & Co Penn Avenue United States Canada Mexico Central America

DOWNTURN IN STOCKS MISSED BRISKING DEALS

Brokers gathered for stock calls but Captain Barbour failed to spark activity leading to minimal business. Only 126 shares changed hands with bear-side orders dominating as prices appeared firm and money easy. Major listings show weak net results with few bids, some high names and several rail and utility interests appearing in scattered quotes.

Barbour

Financial Conditions and Court Rulings in April Markets

The article notes favorable borrowing terms at 6 percent and scarce small bills. It cites exchange totals of 2,903,789.43 and balances of 405,072.87, plus a UK Court of Appeals decision involving Wilts and Dorset Banking Company vs Cook over overdrawn checks. It covers London and New York clearing figures and Bank of England bullion movements.

English Court of Appeals Wilts and Dorset Banking Company Cook Bruce Messrs Hancock St Wiveliscombe Clearme House London Axebeneiih Coser Court of Appeals Justice Wills New York

Petroleum Not Altogether Dependent Business for Ita Backbear

Oil market steady with narrow limits as prices ranged from 10534 to 10744, closing near 100. Volume showed 516,000 barrels traded. Wells in Pennsylvania including Bridgewater Gas and Crago No.1 reported varied outputs from 20 to 75 barrels daily, with several others drilling deeper to sand intervals.

Ita Hmita New York Turkeyfoot Bridgewater Gas Company Smith Farm Russell & Co Foreshaw Farm Crago Staley & McDonnell Gladden Canonsburg Hart Bros. & McDaniel Theashington Feild Mitchell No Wington Oil Company Gordon Guibney &Co Brownlee Cramp Charlhe Steubenville Pike Davis Daven & McClure Walsh Sney

Property Transactions on Fourth Avenue and Oakland Ward Sales

Real estate listings detail multiple transfers. C B H Love sells No 142 Fourth Avenue with a three story building to Lt Clark for 2500 cash. Abraham Israel buyer. Black & Baird sell Block on Bouquet Street Fourteenth ward Oakland to Galen C Harman for about 8150. W A Herron & Sons note brick house at Bedford Avenue near Central Traction lines. Samuel W Black & Co report No 9 Oakland Fourteenth ward sale. Reed B Co note further private terms.

C. BH. Love Fourth Avenue Lt. Clark Abraham Israel Black & Baird Galen C. Harman Boquet Street Fourteenth Ward Oakland W.A. Herron & Sons Atzio Bedford Avenas Central Traction Lines OS E. Pono Ward J. H. Nusser John G Samuel W. Black & Co Oakland Fourteenth Ward Tiana Reed B. &Co William Rendement Tows Antoere

Market tone firm as stocks rise on Reading Jersey Central

New York trading showed a firmer tone with active modest gains amid intermittent fever and resistance. Reading and Jersey Central led strength in coal stocks while Rock Island wavered near 93. bears looked for a fall yet small advances dominated as shorts covered.

New York Boars Chicago London Reading Jersey Central Rock Island Bears Goodi Ag Nashville Manhattan East Ilinois Jareey Central Colorado Coal New York Stock Exchange Tim Whithet & Sters N Pitubuarg

Norfolk and Western bids for Ohio extension project

The Norfolk and Western Railroad Company invites proposals for grading masonry cross ties and foundations on a 105 mile Ohio extension from Elk Horn West Virginia to Ironton. Bids are due February 26.

Norfolk and Western Railroad Company Ohio Elkhorn W. Va Ironton

Fragmentary Address List From Old Nevada Area

Reader notes show an illegible street fragment listing Deadwood Terrace and Comstock Terrace in El Cristo near Nevada. The scattered lines mention Calatola H and Comstock, with unclear numbers 140 and 100 and references to Surter Creek 170.

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Castoria Product Slogan Recalled Across Generations

A nostalgic ad line traces Castoria's presence from infancy to motherhood, noting how the remedy accompanied a girl through illness childhood and motherhood, reflecting a long standing brand association.

Domestic Markets show mixed farm and food product prices

Prices for eggs and onions edge upward while apples and cabbage move in modest supply. Florida oranges drift downward as strawberries from Florida arrive earlier than usual. poultry activity remains strong aside from dull fortunes in geese. Butter, cheese, and various canned goods show varied quotations across regional markets.

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East Liberty Yard Transactions Report

The report lists last week’s activity at East Liberty yards with partial entries and unclear notes. Specifics are unreadable but indicate through and local transactions involving Caiti and Hogs.

East Liberty Yards Heceifta

Grain Receipts Bulletin From Major Routes

Receipts for grain and hay this week approach the monthly average, with hay dominating demand and prices easing. Wheat and flour show quiet trading with the best grades toward lower quotations. carload on track values listed for several routes including Pittsburg Fort Wayne Chicago and Baltimore Ohio.

Grain Exchange Pittsburg Fort Wayne Chicago Pittaburg Cincinnati St Louis Baltimore and Ohio Lake Erie Pitteburg and Western

Texas and Kansas City Cattle and Hogs Receipts Report

Telearaps notes cattle receipts at Texan markets around 2 000 head with steady to slow trade and prices. Kansas City reports 2400 cattle head with steady to strong market for steers and stockers plus 7200 hogs and 1000 sheep receipts with Per head gains and higher market tone.

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