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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1889

Page

7

Cattle and Hog Market Report from Liberty Yards

Cattle supplies were light with few buyers. quality improved but prices eased for most grades while light fat cattle remained firm. Hogs show light demand but higher prices for lightweights. corn abundance suggests strong hog feeding. Sheep and lambs scarce with limited price changes. market notes include futures and commodities updates from regional exchanges.

Orries Pritseves Dista L&w Dema Liberty Yards Welcoms Chicago

Chicago and New York cattle and sheep receipts report mixed trends

Cattle receipts show Chicago shipments at 7,00 head with market strength for select beef and mixed demand for steers, stockers, and feeders. New York saw no beef beets with dull demand for dressed beef, while St. Louis reports higher market for native steers and mixed stockers. Sheep receipts around 6,006 head with steady to quiet markets, and Baltimore notes slow ber with good quality ware and packing demand.

Cmicaco Ste Texas Colorado F. Sheenes St. Louis Baltimore

Markets by Telegraph Wheat and Corn Slide Then Rally

Market write up notes a weak start in wheat with early 4¢-4½¢ declines followed by intraday rallies on rumors of export demand. Corn, oats, pork, and lard show mixed moves with local influences driving fluctuations and a late, firmer close in wheat and pork.

Shorts Injloc Steadier Pee Lass Prines

Unclear OCR Item On Domestic Tin Market From New York

Fragmentary OCR notes reference Marketa Meinl New York pig iron copper and domestic ore along with Reamer Straits and a figure 21. Content is incomplete and lacks cohesive event or clear entities.

New York Pig Iron

Young Temperance Women Meet in Allegheny Church

A county meeting of the Young Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be held at North Avenue M E Church Allegheny tomorrow afternoon and evening. Addresses will be given in the afternoon and the State Superintendent will speak in the evening. Lunch will be served by Allegheny ladies and the public is invited.

Young Woman’s Christian Temperance Union North Avenue M. E.church Allehenys Allegheny

Eastern and Pittsburg capitalists seek Penn avenue hotel site

Eastern and Pittsburg capitalists still seek a Penn avenue site to build a hotel larger than any in the city. They tried to buy Thomas W. Shaw’s Penn and Garrison alley property, but it sold to others for business use at a price of $64,000.

Eastern Pittsburg Penn Avenue Thomas W. Shaw Penn and Garrison Alley

German man accuses wife of poison attempt on Morningside

John Salm a longtime resident on Morningside road accuses his wife of attempting to poison him by putting Paris Green in his coffee. He filed charges with Alderman Porter claiming she tried to take his life after she allegedly beat him.

John Salm Morningside Road Alderman Porter

Brakeman John Gider Fatally Injured Near Seven Teen Street

John Gider a brakeman on the Allegheny Valley Road was fatally injured when he was caught between bumpers near Seven Teen Street after boarding on Forty-sixth Street. He died at West Penn Hospital.

John Gider Allegheny Valley Seventeen Street Gider Forty-sixth Street West Penn Hospital

Real estate moves reported in Pittsburgh market notes

Rumors of a Pennavente near Ninth sale worth 200000 could not be verified while the McCandless block on Wood Street sold for 115000 to W A Herron & Sons J W Arrot and F F Torrens. Purchases include three Madison avenue lots 13th ward valued at 05 spot cash and a 2835 dollar Congress street brick dwelling sale to Herman Moses.

Pennavente Ninth Henry Phipps McCandless Wood Street W. A. Herron & Sons J. W. Arrot F. F. Torrens Black & Baird Reid Bh, Coyle & Co J. J. Miller Homewood Station Pennsylvania Railroad C. H. Love Broad and Beatty Streets East End J. F. Beaghtly Elizabeth Wiseman

Gas Shares Lead Activity on Stock Exchange

Gas stocks dominated trading with 597 shares changing hands led by Philadelphia Gas Chartiers Gas and Wheeling Gas amid a broad market boom. Morning sales included Philadelphia Gas and Columbia Oil while afternoon activity saw renewed buying and higher prices.

Stock Exchange Philadelphia Gas Columbia Oil Chartiers’ Valley Gas Wheeling Gas Kittanning C.n.g.co Favs News Philadelphia Co Wheeling Gas Co Ospington Citizens’ Traction Pittsburg Traction Eg Chartlers Gas Tone ST Ohlo A Westm'd Cambria Jan Washington Co Philan Ee Apeuy Wasminnesers Philadelphia Chartiers New York Delaware Lackawanna Wee Missouri Pacific Northwestern New Jersey Central Reading Richmond West It St. Pa Union Pacific

New Year Bank Openings Marked by Abundant Money and Activity

Banks reported abundant money and active counter business as the year began. Exchange was healthy with currency coming in from abroad and overall favorable rates. New York money eased to 6 percent with 60 day sterling at 4.80 and demand at 4.85 1/4, while prime mercantile paper remained steady.

New York Sterling Exchange Prime Mercantile

Carpenters Alley to Get New Two Story Brick

Percy F. Smith accepted estimates for a two story brick building behind his quarters on Virgin alley with frontage on Carpenter's alley to provide extra printing facilities. Ground will be broken soon and completion hoped within about two months. John F. Baxter sold lot 111 in the Bank of Commerce addition Brushton station at the southeast corner of Bennett and Park to P. McArdy for 40 by 137 feet to Boot alley.

Percy F. Smith Virgin Alley Carpenter's Alley Ors Ohn F. Baxter Bank of Commerce Brushton Station Bennett and Park Streets Boot Alley P. McArdy

Stock Market Dull Yet Feverish with Coal Stocks Leading

New York markets opened dull yet feverish while coal issues outperformed others. Jersey Central rose modestly before weakness spread. Grangers dragged most stocks lower. Bond sales improved with $1,277,000 traded, yet overall tone remained heavy and declines prevailed. Mining names listed included Caledonia and Homestake with modest quotes.

New York New England London Chicago Jersey Central Caledonia Deadwood Ifc Homestake Ron Ontario Plymouth New York Stock Exchange Whitney & Stephenson Fourth Avenue

Boston stock market shows steady but cautious gains

A bustling session in Boston sees Atobiiann trading active with a recovery in specialty stocks. Afternoon moves slight, closing with a steady tone as traders await rate-cut signals from Kansas City to Denver. notable mentions include Atchison Trust, New York and New England, and Union Pacific amid broad price activity.

Boston Atobison Chicago Burlington and Quincy New York New England Kansas City Denver Flint & Pete M Atchison Trust Mexican Central Erie Telephone Atlantic & Pacific Calumet & Hela

Oil Exchange Sways As Market Slumps Amid Heavy Selling

The Oil Exchange session showed a marked downward trend after New York set the pace with heavy selling. Prices opened high then declined to a close near 67 4/5 cents for crude while carrying rates rose slightly. Bradford and Antwerp markets also reflected soft tone with refiners at 1940.

Oil Exchange New York Oil City Arthur Lowry Prou Lawrence McKee Berke de Witt Worth Fifth Avenue Wood Street Pittsburg

Produce price trends and goods in early year market notes

Country produce market shows slow activity at start of year with faith in improvement. Demand signals rise for eyes and butter is active. prices hold. Readable items include Brans Navy and Lima beans, creamery butter, various cheeses, dried peas, fruits, canned goods, coffee, spices, and oils with mixed price ranges and light trade commentary.

Produce Commission Elgin Creamery Manitoba Ohio Pennsylvania Lima Burrer—Creamery Elgi An New York Limburger OMINY Jersey Sala Clara Taerun Florida Jamaica Malaga Maracaibo Santos Caracas Rio Java Cassia Tye Elaine Choice Sac Kegn Salsada de Simaous London Calicea London Muscatels Pdge Valencia Ondara Sultana Higuman Eureka California Cate Cre Errisie Lake Erring Pew Portland

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