Gloom in Iron Trade Signals Production Cuts Ahead
A New York dispatch from January reports persistent gloom in the iron and steel markets. Analysts foresee production cuts, potential idling of Alabama furnaces, and a possible strike in the Connellsville coke region as firms push for higher costs, while demand for American and German beams and rails remains weak and prices drift.
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Coke Revion
Lehigh Company
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Grar Forge
Ae Merce
Mars
Asteri Mills
Ferro
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Germany
Scotland
Speculation Budgets Mixed Signals in Iron and Tin Markets
From New York the Iron Age notes little activity in pig iron warrants after year end holidays. Copper warrants rise modestly while tin plate gains surface as U S demand grows ahead of tariff, with Australian tin scarce and market prices fluctuating amid holiday effects and supply concerns.
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America
Chile
United States
Bessemer
American Cable Quotations and Market Report
A fragmentary market update lists warrants and prices for various iron and steel products, with note of weaker prices on several items. It mentions quiet markets for makers iron, declines in Middlesbrough and West Coast brands, and thin demand for scrap iron and steel blooms. Prices for mild steel, steel wire, and pig tin are given with freight terms and shipping points.
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Bessemer
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Ord
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Wales
Still Banking Ovens Amid Gloomy Coke Outlook
The report notes a bleak coke market as output declines and furnace banks rise. Ovens shuttered across major players Frick, Schoonmaker, Southwest, Cambria and others push toward 0 percent idle capacity. Car supply improves but demand remains weak with prices of furnace coke at 190 to 215 dollars and 6.9 million tons produced in the year.
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Frick Coke Company
Adelaide
Schoonmaker Company
Jimtown
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Tone
Younrstown
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Hawkins
Calumet Company
Southwest Coke Company
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Southwest
Stauffer
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Charlotte
Pein
Conoe
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Peinte
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Mahoning
Shenango Vallers
Cleveland
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N.Y
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Mich
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Louisville
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Lewi
Hartimore
Boston
Price of Bar Silver
Special telegram reports New York prices for bar silver with London quotation at 4 1 2 pence, New York bid at 103. The message notes silver price movements as of January 8 in the correspondent dispatch from New York.
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London
How Grease Is Foisted Onto East Enders for Family Butter
An East End rogue in farmer garb touts cheap fancy country butter at 25 cents a pound, luring victims with a grease-filled crock. One grocer was swindled for five dollars in a few days as more may fall to the same ruse.
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Drygoods Market in New York Sees Buying Upturn
Drygoods demand shows improvement as the market fills with buyers. Wide sheetings cambrics and bleached shirtings, recently price cut, are active. Agents report favorable moves for Frat of the Loom Hero Tac Farmens Choice and others. An auction of 6 000 pieces of Trenton Woolen Company cassimeres is set for Wednesday the 14th.
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Trenton Woolen Company
Coffee options open steady with modest gains in New York
In New York coffee futures showed a steady opening and closing, rising 5 points to start dawn and ending up 2 points. Total sales reached 14,730 bags across entries including January and February data at specific prices, with May and July figures noted and spot prices active for active cargoes No. 7.
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Petroleum
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Argighest
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Duluth
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Northern
FROM THE RIVERS Packets and Cow Boats News
River readings show Tam river at 6 feet 6 inches with a continuing rapid fall. The Hudson reached Cincinnati by 4 a.m. The Scotia will depart next on the Pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet Line. The Batchelor is set for Monday with towboats Josh Cook and others active and coal output around 140000 bushels. Croup and whooping cough relief advertised for Shilon s Cure by Jos Fleming Son. CITY beer praised for purity and popularity with physicians and dealers promoting it.
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Speculators' Tide Slows Yet Confidence Rises Across City
The year ends with cautious finance and bank prudence, sparking renewed faith in Pittsburgh markets. Banks restrict lending to regular clients, but money availability and rising demand push expectations higher. Real estate and construction activity pick up as owners and brokers report solid if measured momentum toward 180. The city records varied mortgage sizes, new building starts, and expanding business premises as Patton Brothers and others advance projects on Penn Avenue and Wilkinsburg.
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Wilkinsburg
Patton Brothers
Penn Avenue
Wood Street
Caldwell & Graham
Fred Lobrman
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Odd Fellows’ Hall
George Schmidt
Herron Avenue
Wandleys Street
Jacob Lang
W. A. Stewart
Philip Wagner
Lamington Avenue
Ward
J. R. Clark
Black & Baird
John Dolan
Patrick Galligher
Whitney Street
Fourteenth Ward
M. G. Arthur
W. E. Hamnete & Co
David Smith
W. A. Herron & Sons
Fifth Avenue
Oakland
A. Hyers & Co
Reuben Miller
Z. Vandevoort
State Avenue
Rueben Miller
Coraopolis
Money Market Report From New York Banks
Fewer complaints of stringency heard from loan applicants as money in moderate demand and fairly easy yesterday. Clerical business brisk, deposits up. bank clearings $1,145,555.52 and balances $234,089.05. On call money in New York easy 3 to 4 percent. prime mercantile paper twos and threes. Sterling exchange strong at 4.62 for 60 day bills and 4.86 for demand. Bond quotations show varied activity with Union Pacific and others listed. Bank clearings nationwide reported at $122,941,567 and larger totals at Chicago and other centers reaching $15,699,445.
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Sterling Exchange
Bank clearings and balances across cities report
Financial notices show New York exchange at par with a six percent rate, Philadelphia clearings totaling 1,504,034 in money and 6 percent on Baltimore with 2,202,070 in clearings and 227,140 balances. St Louis clearings reach 4,340,078 with 600,058 balances. Memorits note New York exchange selling at par. Total clearings 2,600,200 and balances 118,853.
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New York Exchange
Market mood improves as room traders reflect cautious gains
A Stork Exchange session shows buoyant sentiment with modest gains though figures remain muted. Total sales reach 770 shares with Electric up two points and Citizens' Traction higher, while Switch and Signal and Wheeling lag. Investors cling to self-set prices, keeping many shares off the market as they await a clearer bottom.
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Electric
Citizens
Pleasant Valley
Still Climbing Oil Prices Signal Bullish Market
Trading in oil showed small daily volume yet prices rose further with a range from Toc to 754¢. The market closed steady with no outside moves, marking the best level since October. Data include averages for refining, shipments, and charters, plus certificates and open prices across several firms and regions.
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Eisner
New York Stocks Show Mixed Day as Markets Hold Steady
The New York market remained firm yet cautious as investors waited on the Presidents' meeting in the city. Bonds led demand with coal stocks and sugar refiners active, while Lackawanna and Delaware and Hudson posted gains and rails saw mixed moves amid dullness at the close.
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Londo
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Whitsey & Stephenson
Pittsburg
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Fourth Avenue
New York Coin Prices Reported for Mining Stocks
A New York listing from January 8 shows mining stock quotes for Amador Adams Consolidated Aspen Chollar Consolidated California and Virginia Deadwood T Homestate Horn Silver Plymouth Sierra Nevada Savage Standard Union Consolidated with prices ranging from 100 to 800 units and notable highs for Homestate and Savage.
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Rudyaerd Kivling Letters on America Debut Next Sunday
The Dispatch will publish the first of seven letters by Rudyaerd Kivling on America in its next Sunday issue. The column promises a nationwide perspective with a focus on civic themes and national identity.
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Condition of Markets at East Liberty Stock Yards
Office of the Pittsburgh Dispatch reports week transactions at East Liberty Stock Yards. Cattle receipts 1,176 head with shipments 1,029 head. market firm at unchanged prices. Two cars cattle shipped to New York today. Hog receipts and ship ments mixed. sheep receipts 1,200 head. market at yesterday's prices. Weekly report summarizes yard activity for the past week.
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New York
Slimekautes
Cattle, Hogs and Sheep Prices Across Markets
Receipts and varying prices reported for cattle hogs and sheep across Chicago Cincinnati Kansas City and St Louis with multiple head counts and market directions. Cattle receipts approach 73 000 at Chicago with steady to active tone. hogs 48 000 with price ranges. sheep 13 000 with solid demand. other markets show strong to higher tones and specific bid ranges.
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Castoria Through Generations Echoes in a Slogan
A nostalgic reminiscence traces Castoria's presence from infancy to parenthood as a family remedy. The repeated line emphasizes trust in the product across generations and stages of childhood.
Domestic Markets Quiet as Produce Prices Slip and Rise
Trade in this line is quiet with light stocks held by commission men. Apples weaken while nearby eers tighten from cold. western and southern eyes firm. Butter and cheese vary, with creameries lower and country butter slow. Potatoes abundant, vegetables steady. fruit prices mixed, with olives, nuts, and canned goods showing varied movement.
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Market notes show January activity and mixed price moves
Chicago reports a narrow market with flour in steady demand from abroad and snow pressure holding prices, while May and July futures rose. Oats led trading with a surge from short sellers, corn opened weak and fluctuated, and hog receipts forecast at 35,000 tomorrow. Prices varied across wheat corn oats lard and butter with regional quotes from Chicago New York St Louis Philadelphia and Baltimore.
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Grain Ex change sale report with varied commodity bids
A sale on call at the Grain Exchange shows activity across oats, bay, middlings, barney, and flour. Reports list 2 white oats cars and multiple cars from several rail lines, with prices and lots in flux as the market tone strengthens and byers signal higher futures.
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