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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1889

Page

7

Local Live Stock Markets See Cattle Downturn and Sheep Hold

Cattle runs at 63 loads this week, 70 total as Monday receipts rise while heavy cattle fetch lower prices. Hogs decline with steady or softer bids, sheep and lambs trade with last week’s levels but show downward drift amid New York news and dwindling demand.

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Market notes on cattle hogs and sheep trade

McCall and Co reports light cattle receipts and slow demand with slight price gains. Hogs edge higher as market stays slow. Yorkshire and Philadelphia hogs listed with varied weights. Sheep receipts steady with prices mostly down from Monday across most grades except prime.

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Cattle and Sheep Receipts Across Markets Reported

Market receipts across St Louis Buffalo Chicago and New York show cattle and sheep volumes with mixed price action. Steers sold from about 3.00 to 5.00 per 100 pounds, feeders steady to lower, cows light demand, lambs steady to higher in spots. Sheep and hogs broadly steady with some declines in mixed lots and light offerings.

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Cheaper Freight Rates From This City to Houston and Galveston

Rates reduced effective April 10 to lower levels across all classes from first to class EL. The 10 percent cut follows competition from New York steamship routes to Galveston and rail shipments from Pittsburgh. Local shippers restore old pricing to regain western business.

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Wheat market slips in first half of session

Markets report active wheat trading in Chicago with a weaker opening and a late decline tied to large traders taking profits. Corn and oats were steady to quiet with limited activity, while pork and lard showed weakness and mixed shifts. Prices retraced part of early losses but remained lower overall amid outside selling and snowstorm dampening outlook.

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New York Prices Move in Mixed Metals Trading

New York iron remains steady while copper weakens on a domestic market slip. Tin climbs led by Straits with 2135 quoted, as February trading shows firming for certain metals and softer demand for others.

New York Pic Jake Straits

Philadelphia Company declares regular one percent dividend

The Board of Directors held their regular monthly meeting yesterday and declared the usual 1 per cent dividend. Also notes on whisky and wool markets and a cautions about health remedies and cold related ailments.

Philadelphia Company

Stock Dealers Endorse Electric and Philadelphia Gas Shift

A Wood Street merchant discusses banking integrity and trust as the stock market reacts to policy signals. He notes that in finance, honesty and careful investing secure loans and titles, while Pittsburg merchants compare favorably with peers in ability and integrity as iron manufacturers seek local counsel.

Philadelphia Stock Board Distatch Wood Street Pittsburg Washington Treasury Department

Philadelphia Gas Dominates Active Trading on Wall Street

Trading at the stock exchange shows Philadelphia Gas as the day’s feature with sales totaling 497 shares amid overall activity. Westinghouse Electric weakens late. Union Switch Signal steady. La Norina weak and neglected. Tractions hold. The day notes numerous bank and railway stocks with varied movements and a broad NY market tally of 250,900 shares.

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Oil Certificates Dominate a Steady Money Market

The local money market yesterday remained steady with moderate checking and depositing. Clearing House results showed a good showing, with exchanges at 2 007 500 and a balances of 317, oil certificate activity noted by two or three banks. Money on call in New York eased at 14 2 percent, last loan 14, prime mercantile paper 4 6, sterling exchange dull but steady at 4 46 for data and 4 58 for demand.

Clearing House New York Sterling Exchange

Closing quotations in New York furnish The Dispatch by Robinson Bros

Local dealers charge a commission on small lots and U S government bonds. Prices show a stiffening trend indicating good demand for this class of securities. National market figures include New York clearings of 118,454,734 and balances 27,638, Boston balances 2,14477. Mon ey market details for Chicago show firmer tones and bank clearings at 9,758,000.

New York Robinson Bros. Woodstreet U.S U. S Sir Sak Fa Currenes

Oil market opens with bull tone as prices retreat near 1 dollar

The oil market opened with a bullish tendency but failed to reach the 1 dollar line. First quotation 88 cents, then down to 8 cents, recovered to 9 cents, 1 000 barrels sold at that level, later slumped to 60 percent and held briefly before a nervous decline. An operator predicted lower prices tomorrow morning with a later recovery.

Market report from Orbher Ol with mixed closes

The report shows multiple price points with opens and closes across markets including February cases. It notes highest and lowest figures for various items and reports New York activity where early gains faded. Standard notes say prices advanced then steadied with sales totaling 1,799,000 barrels.

Real Estate Market Slow With Demand Cited For Rentals

In a brief market note there was no real estate surge yesterday but strong rental demand persists as buyers move toward April. Local agents warn prices may rise with tightening time, while listings include W A Herron & Sons sale on Oakland avenue and several parcels along Margaretta street Broad and St Clair streets and Union avenue Allegheny.

Apell W. A. Herron & Sons Oakland Avenue Fourteenth Ward Mellon Bros Margaretta Street Nineteenth Ward Negley Avenue James Rafferty Butler C. H. Love Fourth Avenue Walter Green Broad and St. Clair Streets Maria Jardine Second Avenue Pittsburg Samuel W. Black & Co Union Avenue Allegheny

Stock Tinkering With Grangers Looms Over Market

The February 14 trading day in New York shows a divided market with overall up, but Grangers remain a weak spot. Illinois Central rumors trigger fear of Inter-State Association collapse while Burlington and others slide to long time lows. rail bonds quiet with some declines. A railway plant demand note from Germany closes the page.

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French and German Railway Developments and Iron Markets

The article notes planned Prussian Central Board railway contracts for thousands of tracks carriages locomotives and vans. It cites German railway traffic growth between 1880 and 1887 and an estimated 40 million marks needed for current traffic expansion. It also covers French scrap iron trade with rails selling at 72 to 55 francs and stockpiles at mills, plus a French patent using soda residuum in pig iron manufacture. Boston stock listings follow.

Central Board Prussian Government Railways Lugrace Iia Germany France French Eastern Railway Company Creusot, Chetillon Champigneulles Miaubeuge Vilatte Paris M. Vivexnot Lamy

Imposing Germania Bank building project advances

The Germania Bank plans a 13 unit addition on Wood Street replacing storm damaged structures. A six story brick and terra cotta block is proposed at Fifth Avenue and Wylie Street. Central Bank elects new directors led by Thomas Fawcett Julius Adler and others. New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company reaffirms leadership with W P DeArmitt as president and Frank Semple as treasurer.

Lewis Germania Bank Serena Wood Street The Central Bank Thomas Fawcett Julius Adler J. F. Denniston James Wilson P. H. Hacke Ee John E. Ridall Holland A and Fifth Avenue Wylie Street Maeder New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company W. P. DeArmitt C. L. Dixon Frank Semple Treas Direcenes P. DeArmitt Ambstetter Henry P Con J. m. Hamilton Jos. Colvin Ada Dowell Frank Semple John Walker

Bishop of New Orleans to be installed in Rome

Late news notes the new Bishop of New Orleans will beat the consistory in Rome today. Other items report on a false cabinet claim by Estee, a Montreal arrest for jewelry theft, and various European and American political and legal notices.

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Domestic Markets. February 1 1588 price report

Market report notes butter and eggs firm, cheese steady, broader country trade slow but awakening. Prices list butter creamery Elgin Ohio, various fruits and vegetables, coffee and tea firmer, and a long price spread for grains with buyers favored amid limited supplies. Trade activity rises as weather hinders shipments and orderly demand develops.

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Lumber Prices Climb as Costs Rise for Builders

Armour and Co. lists higher prices for lumber with dealers noting increased costs this season. Yard quotations reflect a pending rise expected between now and April. Planed and unflatted stock including common boards and sheathing show notable price upticks.

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