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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1891
Page
7
Rev Dr Talmage preaches to overflow crowd in Academy of Music urging all to answer the call Come with faith repentance and prayer. He cites centuries of use of Come as divine invitation and appeals for personal conversion and trust in Christ.
Henry Clews & Co report a past week of general stock price decline followed by a tentative recovery, driven by profit-taking, improved confidence, and outside orders. They caution that pending silver coinage legislation remains a risk, with a Senate vote not guaranteeing final passage and potential shocks to confidence.
Features of trade note slow business in general produce as holidays and January settlements bite. Licenses and business taxes are blamed for unfair competition from outside dealers while hides and sugar futures signal price pressures. Sugar outlook hinges on April 1 duty and March in bond refinements.
A fragment notes Dr Miles Nervine as a cure for headache centalgia dizziness and nervousness. It mentions Jor Fleming and Son's Market as a location reference for the advertisement or sale of the remedy.
Cattle receipts and hogs shipments reported across major markets including Pittsburg Omaha Chicago St Louis Buffalo and Minnesota style figures. Prices shown for cattle hogs sheep and lambs with steady to lower trends and varied shipments.
Money makers posted a comfortable week with moderate loan demand at 6 percent. Bank clearings rose. weekly totals surpassed last week’s by over $500,000, signaling improving business. The Westinghouse group drove market activity amid company embarrassments, ending with losses in several issues but a hopeful tone for recovery. Total weekly trades reached 3,852 shares, up from 1,257 previous week.
The New York Stock Exchange closed with an active, strong tone and higher overall prices after a day of brisk trading. Lead Trust and Sugar Trust led early strength while sugar and several railroad issues showed some late declines. Lackawanna and Western firsts rose to 132 amid a broad advance as investors priced in a favorable bank statement and covered shorts.
Fragmentary stock notice from Philadelphia with quotations and listings. Mentions New York Stock Exchange components, Pennsylvania Railroad, Buffalo Valley, Northern Pacific common and preferred shares with numeric values and headings, though many words are garbled.
A dated list of mining stock quotations shows prices for multiple mining firms and mines. Names include Aspen Colorado Central Consolidated California and Virginia Gould and Curry Hale and Norcross Homestake Horn Silver Iron Silver Ontario Upbeat Savage Sierra Nevada Standard Union Consolidated. Prices range from single digits to about 900, reflecting market activity. The list presents a terse snapshot of commodity interest and stock values in mid January.
New York report shows steady to unchanged coffee options with a 15 point decline and futures for January to April at 16.7014 16.250 18.000 and 14.457113,50c. January 13.20c December 13.60c. Spot market quiet and firm with fair cargoes. Pig iron inactive at $15 H 17 A.
An item notes Castoria as a remedy used across generations from infancy to motherhood. The fragment references the product in phrases about a baby, a child, a Miss, and her children, attributed to Wren.
The dispatch notes a quiet market with unchanged prices and abundant supply of potatoes and vegetables. Apple prices rise to tropical fruit levels while cheese butter and eggs stay firm. fresh eggs supply improves and near stock remains scarce.
Receipts for the week ending January 16 reach 227 cars, with 23 by major lines including Pittsburg Cincinnati St Louis Railway. Wheat, corn and oats prices listed. oats weak and prices adjust downward. mill and flour prices given.
A fragmented price list shows sugar cured hams and bacon in various sizes, along with dried beef, shoulders, and pork products. It includes quantities like half barrels and tubs, tin pails, and prices such as 63 cents, 12 cents, 1150 and 1100.
Chicago and New York reports show wheat and related grain futures shifting to a steadier tone after initial selling. Cash and futures quotes range from No 2 spring wheat around 59 to 61 cents a bushel and No 2 red near 95 cents, with oats, barley, and flaxseed also quoted. pork, lard, and other provisions cited as steady to lower across markets.
KEWS OF THRIV-R. Doings of the Packet Boats and Men Interested in Them. TSEC. W. Barebelor will be the Cincinnati packet boat today. Tue Scotia did not get pntenti about 5 o'clock yesterday morning. Gus Horsemen, clerk at the Pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet he ie oye re- Signed on to Lenie toa sition tmat Standard ou Compease ae Grorce Motuenoven and Alex Hender son have returned from their Southern trip. They vierted all the neat cities of the a report ba' baud a cay Ume.
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