Labor Struggles Hit Southern Iron and Steel Trade
The iron and steel markets show weak demand and uncertain profits as furnacemen press for a 24c coke cut and freight reductions. In the Shenango and Mahoning valleys about 50 furnaces remain active, with continued production in doubt unless coke and freight rates fall. Prices for structural iron and steel products are listed with mixed movements, while brokers note tight margins and cautious purchasing amid the upheaval.
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Shenango Valley
Shenango
Nentrad Mill
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Charvent Cold Muck Bar Steel Blooms Steel Tulle
Acew
Ae & Oo Steel
No material change in steel market through January
Curiaco reports Rogere Brown and Mer note January opens with conditions like December. Job lots move to large buyers with cash, Lake Superior charcoal metal offered under 16, but mills hold off on air to sales. Iron prices seen as uncertain. fate tied to money and coal strike effects in Alabama Mahon jig valleys and northern production costs.
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Curiaco
Rogere, Brown
Merwin
Chicago
Lake Superior
Alabama
Mahonjig Valley
Labor Troubles Persist in Southern Iron Industry
Jan 2 report from Biasisagua, Alabama describes ongoing labor strife in iron works. More furnaces idle, pig iron prices drop, and cash purchases reduce demand. Coal miners strike remains unsettled as unions in the North vow support. Trussville and Williamson furnaces shut.
Stationary Pig Iron Market Faces Buying Burst Expected
A dispatch from St Louis notes pig iron markets hold steady while coke and charcoal furnaces idle in the South due to miners' strikes and low prices. Forecasters anticipate substantial buying in the month as financial conditions improve in major cities, with quotes listed for Southern coke and charcoal products and related foundry materials.
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St Lov
Rogers, Brown and Meacham
St. Loui
Ly Feotinen Gray Forge
Ponthern
Omthern
Visseuri
Hissourl
Die Sofleniers
Ser Avorce
Lake Superior
Beuthern
Poundeliaville Foundry
Cornet St
Prospects for Trade Improvement in Cincinnati Iron Market
Report from Rogers Brown and Co notes uncertain early year demand but signs of rising inquiries and purchases. No strong buying in two prior months with large consumers curtailed. production in North and South easing. Prices weak but factors seen as likely to trigger a price and demand reaction.
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Rogers, Brown & Co
Avery
Record Iron Production in 1890 Sets Global Peak
Philadelphia dispatch reports 1890 iron production reached the highest level ever, surpassing all prior years and all other countries. The year ended with output at a record pace, underscoring an unprecedented global iron industry surge and strong domestic demand.
Iron markets end year with strong demand and steady prices
The year closes with solid iron demand and stable prices across products. Bar iron and skelp show modest declines from last year while steel rails remain weak after a 8 per ton drop. Old rails vanish from the market and scrap iron stays steady, with seaboard quotes around current levels.
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Meer
Gray Forge
Seaboard
Market prices drift with holiday-afterglow at Diamond stalls
Trade at the Diamond market stalls shows little change week over week as New Year’s briskness fades. Poultry prices have stabilized after a brief spike caused by snowed shipments, while vegetables remain unchanged and floral demand softens post holidays.
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Lake
Public Debt Statement for December Highlights Holdings and Cash
Washington January 2 Public debt statement for December shows total interest bearing debt at 811,005,398. Bonds and certificates are listed with 4 and 5 percent rates. The statement details cash reserves for redemption and available funds including silver and currency excluding non tender items. Net cash amounts to 307,073 00 with total available 35,418,805 00 for public purposes.
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Washineton
Rae
Orme
Visa
Market notes on steady cargoes and options activity
Fragmented NY market update shows steady option open interest and mixed bid levels. Mentions March and May dates with some prices around 16.05 and 3.500 in unclear cargo trades and potential windings, with references to Sanusty and other mangled terms.
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Odin ‘Sanusty
E Inc
Pittsburg Exchange Officers Elected Amid Housing Notes
The Pittsburg Petroleum Stock and Metal Exchange elected officers with James M. McKelvy as president and A J Lawrence as first vice president. City housing gains are noted as two hotel sites on Fifth Avenue near downtown attract negotiations, and ward 21 leads small-house development with 284 buildings averaging about 1000 dollars each.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Petroleum, Stock and Metal Exchange
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Pittspurg
Philadelphia
City of Homes
Twenty-first
Ann
Stock Exchange Opens Year With Modest Activity
The day opened with a cheerful mood as investors anticipated a busy season. Trades included Citizens' Traction 6 shares at 60, Electric 200 at 184, Luster 10 at 1534, and Central Traction 2 at 1t, total 250 shares. Prices showed slight gains, demand rising while sellers waited, hoping for favorable results. Ex-dividend updates noted for Ha PlateG Co. and a summary of New York totals across major issues, with Western, North American, Pacific and others listed among active stocks.
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London
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Mucatels
California
Muscatels
Valencia
Ondara
Baionica Prunes
Sicily
Filberta
Higgins
Eureka
Banking Outlook Promises Early Month Improvement for City
City banks report quiet day but officers expect gains as yearly settlements finish and plans for expansion arise. Financiers foresee renewed money flow with prompt January bill payments signaling positive times. clearing totals reach 2 572 654 80 and balances 301 436 72, with last year’s record in sight. Money on call in New York edges up to 5 6 percent. prime mercantile paper at 7 1/2 percent. sterling at 4 0 for demand and 4 7 0 for 60 days.
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Times
Chaplin
New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Banking shows deposits rise and loans in demand
CHICAGO reports that nearly all banks end of period statements show increased deposits since prior reports. Money is loosening as grain and provisions carrying charges narrow. Demand for loans remains strong, with rates steady near 7 percent. Bank clearings and balances listed for major cities reflect liquidity.
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New York Exchange
New York
Hank Clearings
Es Bostox
Philadelphia
Baltimore
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Memphis—Exchange
New York Bank Exchange
Market Up as Refined Rises Prices Edge Higher
Trading yesterday produced little volume in Ol), with prices moving up due to a rise in refined. Opened at 71 for regular and 72c for cash, closing unchanged. McGrew, Wilton & Co. quotes puts at 71c and calls at 143c with firm activity at Hisner building.
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McGrew, Wilton & Co
Hisner
National Transit Certificates and Petroleum Markets Move Early
Markets show mixed activity with National Transit Certificates opening and closing at various prices and clearances around 474,000 barrels. New York crude rises briefly on demand before selling pressures push Western accounts. Pennsylvania oil shows February options trading with notable open interest.
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Crry
New York
Meady
Pennsylvania Oil
New York Stocks Open With Unusual Strength On Year Start
Stocks show surprising vigor after New Year with money easy and demand from insiders lifting prices across rail and coal equities. Gains narrow but broad-based as Wabash, Lackawanna, Conemaugh and others lead, closing near day’s highs amid light trading and ongoing dividend news from Louisville and Nashville.
Fragmentary OCR list of companies and lines
A garbled OCR snippet lists assorted firms and numbers, including Boston based entities, land concerns, utilities, and telephone interests. The fragment mentions Franklin, San Diego, West End Land Co, Water Power, and Centennial Min nt among others with scattered percentages and page gibberish.
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Coece
Franklin
Boston & Inc
Keare
Boston Land
San Diego Land
Kane
West End Land Co
Jaca
Hell Telephone
Lamson Store
N. Eng. Telephone
It Coisas & Hecia
The Dwarfs of Africa Subject of Prague Ethnologist Paper
Dr. Oskar Leer of the University of Prague writes on the Dwarfs of Africa in a forthcoming Dispatch paper. The note promises insights into African ethnology and related studies.
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Africa
Oskar Leer
University of Prague
Market Conditions at East Liberty Stock Yards
The Pittsburg Dispatch reports cattle receipts of 93 head with 1 200 head shipped and a steady market. Hogs receipts 4 100 head with 2 000 shipped and active market. Nine cars hogs shipped to New York. sheep receipts 1 490 head with 1 000 shipped and prices steady at unchanged levels.
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the Evening Journal
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New York
ST. Louis
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Leo Hess
Indianapolis
Caneae
Pittsburg
Farpar
Prices Ease as Country Produce Market Bounces Back
Supply of poultry and other farm goods has recovered from snow blockades and prices fall. Turkeys and apples slide while cabbage and potatoes move at lower levels. imports and domestic goods such as cheese and canned foods show varied gains and steady wholesale demand.
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Farpay
Elgin
Ohio
Sweitzer
Wisconsin
Orick Sweitzer
CRANE
Cape Cod
California
W. Halig
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Jamaica
Florida
Malaga
Jersey
Grain Exchange Report Shows Mixed Carloads and Price Moves
No sales on call at the Grain Exchange. Receipts list 50 cars with 36 from Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway and others from Baltimore and Ohio and Pittsburg Cincinnati and St Louis. Oats and corn active and prices up. wheat and millfeed quiet. hay in demand but farmers dull.
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Pennsylvania
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New York
Michigan
Canada
Vnarae
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Territorial
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Sic
Texas
California
Oregon
Grain Exchange
Pittsburg
Ft. Wayne
Chicago Railway
Baltimore and Ohio
Cincinnat
Ivania
Sugar cured pork products and quantities in trade listing
Trade listing shows various sugar cured hams shoulders and bacon products with prices per unit and bulk quantities. Also includes dried beef, lard, pork, sausage and related items with multiple price points and unit sizes. Mentioned items include fresh pork links bone less home and pigs feet with barrel and quarter barrel pricing.
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California
Wheat Market Swings as Bears Return on May Contract
Chicago and New York markets show initial gains for wheat with May delivery opening at 8 1/2 cents, then tumbling as bearish news spurs selling. Corn and oats follow the trend with mixed results. hogs and pork steer lower amid abundant morning deliveries. overall price declines hinge on shifting futures and cash quotations across Chicago and other major exchanges.
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Chicago
Hutchinson
Cudahy
Allerton
Armour
Lord
John
Grain closes mixed across cities in quiet trading
Milwaukee shows oats and wheat steady on track with firmer oats and mixed cash values while pork and lard futures ease. Duluth notes wheat weakness with January and May futures, Toledo reports active wheat and lower cash prices, oats firm No 2 white, cloverseed active with steady cash and futures.
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Baltimore
Sophie
Leshouse
Minneapolis
Wisc
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Northern
Sic
Corm
Duluth
Sasomna
Toledo
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