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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1889

Page

7

Growth of slate and artful fire fronts in local industry

The article notes expanding demand beyond roofing for Peach Bottom slate in mantels sinks floors and laundry tubs. Local firms including Aiken & Un Graf Hague & Co Bissell & Co and J. H. Smith & Co report rising artistic fire fronts and tile brass work for Ure fronts with increasing home production and a trend toward independence from England.

Aiken & UN, Graf, Hague & Co Bissell & Co J. H. Smith & Co Allegheny Shadyside Tre England Pirebere Conde

Cattle and Hog Receipts and Shipments Report

Pittsburg Dispatch notes cattle receipts at 16 head with one shipment, no cattle to New York. Hogs receipts 250 head, 1,400 head shipped, market fair. Philadelphia prices around 550. Pigs 25 carloads shipped to New York. Steers receipts 1,400 head. shipments 2,200 head with market a shade stronger.

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Beef and meat market receipts amid mixed trading forces

New York Philadelphia he e s receipts report 900 bead including carloads for a beef exporter 2 carloads for city slaughterers direct and additional carloads for the market. Dressed beef steady at 9s per pound native sides and at higher rates for Texas and Colorado exports. Sheep receipts 2100 head slow with ordinary to fair prices and lambs at 6 70 per 10 pounds. Hog receipts 2680 head all to slaughterers steady around 5 40.

New York Texas Liverpool St. Louis Dee Wee Texas Cattle Miami

Chicago Wheat and Grain Markets Mixed as Prices Edge Higher

Chicago trading showed active wheat with heavy buying and selling amid nervous markets. Prices opened strong and mostly rose before retreating slightly as shorts covered, Antwerp trade fears weighed, corn and oats steadied, pork and lard saw declines and rebounds, and futures for wheat, corn, and soybeans moved within narrow ranges while spot markets stayed firm on some grains.

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Real Estate Tour Leaders Study New York Exchange

A Pittsburgh committee of real estate men returning from New York report on the New York Real Estate Exchange. They note its building on Pearl Street, annual rent, stock premium, and broad governance from president to general manager. Arbitration handles buyer seller disputes, and strict bidding rules curb bogus offers. They plan further visits to Chicago and Denver before reporting back.

New York Pittsburg Exchange Pittsburg Institution New York Real Estate Exchange Pearl Street Exchange New York Institution Chicago Denver

Stock Exchange Afternoon Call Reports Mixed Activity

Captain Barbour led the morning stock call with John D. Bailey covering the afternoon. Gas shares stayed in demand while Traction and Electric were quiet. Brokers eyed a lift in activity as jocks predicted a brisk market, though no boom was expected. Afternoon bids and sales included Westinghouse Electric and Wheeling Gas among others. New York totals for yesterday show broad activity across rail, utility, and financial issues.

Elec Esl Ss i Union Switch & Signi Aes Pitts Cyclorama Co Asda Chee Monongahela Navy Westinghouse Electric Wheeling Gas Chartiers Railway Exchange Thomas H. Logan Weningnere Electric Aere Long People's National New York Includi Dela Ae Lackawanna and Western Erie Lake Shore Missouri Pacific Ase Northwestern New Jersey Center Sree Northen Pacific Reading Riee West Point St. Pan Union Pacific Western

Money markets steady with routine activity reported

No surprises in yesterday’s money market as demand remained solid and currencies quiet. The Clearings House released figures show exchanges near two million dollars, balances under four hundred thousand, with steady New York bond prices and typical bank clearings around ten million dollars.

Clearine House New York Ieani U.S Pacific

Real estate deals hang fire over minor buyer seller differences

Real estate activity shows many deals stalled due to slight buyer seller differences as mortgage volumes rise. DP Thomas Day sold parcels at Grant Street to Herbert Steele for 650 dollars and arranged a 750 dollar mortgage. Black Baird sold two lots on Millvale Avenue for 6000 dollars. Dixon placed an 8400 dollar mortgage on Penn Avenue for three years. Wye Co negotiated a sale on valuable W Street property for about 100000 dollars. Samuel Slack Co sold near Shields Station two and a half acres fronting on the railroad for about 4500 dollars to a Pittsburg banker who will build a residence.

Thomas & Day Grant Street Evan Jones Herbert Steele Boston Soho Black & Baird Fourth Avenue A. E Dixon & Co Penn Avenue Pittsburg Fort Wayne Chicago Shields Station Pees Samuel W. Black & Co Pictsburg

Stocks Fall Mildly After Expectation Of Rally Fails

New York January 15 stock market activity was subdued with a general decline. Foreign buyers remained confident while profit taking pressured a wide list, led by Atchison and coal shares, and Vanderbilt issues traded ex dividend. Pullman showed strength while Erie and New England fluctuated, and the close was quiet but firmer than the day’s lows.

New York Travers Vanderbilts Atchison Boston Missouri Pacific Lackawanea Vanderbilt Pullman Erie New England New York Stock Exchange Whitney & Stephenson New York Exchange Fourth Avenue Northwestern Erie & West Lake Shore Pullman Palace Richmond & W. P. T Richmond & W

Country Produce Market Buoyed by Old Produce Prices

Market reports show overstocked country butter with nominal prices and strong cheese demand. Eggs and fruit move slowly while imported and domestic goods vary. prices listed for beans, dairy, fruits, vegetables, and meats reflect a broad, unsettled trade in a winter market.

Liberty Street Commission Ohio Lima Lim Herhead Chartiers New York Messina Florida Jamaica

Armour & Co Dressed Meats at Dania Offer

Armour and Company advertise dressed meats at Dania offering beef carcasses and sheep products with advertised weights and prices stated in the notice. The brief item notes availability and pricing for meat cuts.

Armour & Co

Directors elected across multiple firms in local insurance and gas sectors

The article lists recent board elections and appointments for several firms including Allemannia Insurance Merchants and Manufacturers Insurance Beaver Valley Railway Eagle Cotton Mills Germania Savings Bank and Keystone Bank. It notes new presidents vice presidents and one noted dividend and a growing surplus across the M and M Insurance Company.

W. E. Scumentz Allemannia Insurance Company FE. H. Hoek Merchants and Manufacturers' Insurance Company Beaver Valley Railway Company William Patterson W. L. Scott R. W. Cunningham John R. Jackson John L. Crawford William Carbaugh Eagle Cotton Mills Messrs, D. M John H. Dalzell J. Wells Dalzell Thomas Fawcett Ralpheer C. M. Harper C. F. McElroy Germania Savings Bank Charles Meyran J. F. Havekotte William Kneeb Christian Siebert Joseph Abel A. Groe John W. Chalfant SGUG Tax Keystone Bank J.J. Vandergrift C. W. Batchelor W. H. Nimick Henry Fisher Joseph W. Craig C. F. Eklopfer J. J. Buchanan Joshua Rhodes George

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