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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1890

Page

7

Light Run of Hors and Steep Advance in Prices

Cattle supply local trade varied little from last week while quality remained similar. Light stock scarce, low grade stock abundant and sluggish. concessions required. Export cattle in demand, light, smooth cattle held prices, prime light weights sought but not enough on sale. Veal calves fair but slow, prices down. Cattle market described as worst of the season by a Terr's Island drover. Sheep and lambs steady to slightly higher for very choice stock. hogs firm with sharp advance. Chicago receipts large but markets firm. hog export demand boosts lard.

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Cattle market mixed. prime rises while others ease

Market reports show cattle prices varying by grade with prime cattle higher and other grades slower. Ruling prices indicate favorable prospects for next week, with supplies light and markets steady across all grades as lamb arrivals diminish.

Market Reports From Telegraph on Carloads and Cattle Prices

Telegraph market notes show subdued demand with 7 carloads for the market and exports. Cattle receipts vary by city with prices easing. steers at modest levels and lambs in lighter demand. buffalo and sheep markets mixed. Strong regional activity noted in New York and Buffalo areas, with some towns reporting steady to easy conditions and moderate shipments.

Market Notes From January 2 Business Page

Krew Yore reports fair overall activity with cotton fiber demand rising and potential market tightening. Men's wear woolens show strength in worsteds and cadimerea with many buyers noted. broader business remains steady amid price-laden trade.

Ammmer Ford

Metal Marsh Trade Report Notes Prices and Markets

Market bulletin lists iron and tin prices in January with steady demand. New York and lake districts show pig iron at daily and nominal rates, domestic price cited at 856 dollars. Tin remains quiet and firm in the Straits at 2060 dollars.

Lake Straits

Wool Market Outlook Maintains Steady Quotations

Wool market mood remains firm in St. Louis trading with quotations holding steady as dealers report ongoing demand. Early week activity shows muted price movement amid cautious buyers and steady supply, with mill orders and spinners watching for clearer guidance.

Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised by Odell Doctor

Dr J C Anthony of Odell Neb says Chamberlains Cough Remedy gives good satisfaction and is a big seller. He notes it is superior to any other medicine and that users persuade friends to try it. No cough afflicted car should be without it.

J. C. Anthony Odell, Neb Chamberlain

Wheat and Hog Markets Mixed with Quiet Trading

Moderate business scattered across markets as coppered notes show corn oats and rye steady yet quiet. Prices edged up slightly from yesterday on limited stocks and weather factors while hog products saw strength and broad activity with higher pork futures and steady supplies.

Whisky Market Production and Prices Stable

Whisky market reports steady production levels and firm prices for finished goods, with industry observers noting continued demand and active trading.

Thief of Time Around on Diamond Street

W A Sipe, Esq., reported a theft in his Diamond Street office where an eight day clock vanished from the mantel. A janitor saw a man leave with the clock, the thief displaying cool ease and making no disturbance. An overcoat was also stolen earlier in winter in the same building, likely by the same person, as the thief compounds mischief while trying to outfit for house.

Moon W. A. Sire Diamond Street Mt. Sipes

City to Pave Key Avenues This Summer

Chief Bigelow announced plans to pave the lower Forbes avenue and portions of Fifth Penn and Highland avenues with asphalt this summer. The downtown area will receive asphalt paving, while the Southside remains muddy with limited work on East End avenues due to bank capex or similar obstacle.

Bigelow Forbes Avenue Fifth, Penn and Highland Avenues

Bad Habits and Electronics Spark Health Alarms

Vague OCR fragment suggests concerns over habits and electronics causing health issues and piles. Mentions Mack Drog Co and New Habitual electronics, but details are unclear and entities are uncertain.

Srenmedi Mack Drog Co

Real estate activity signals crowded market in Pittsburgh

Unusual real estate activity exits as several major transactions close or near closing. The Dr Daly property at Cherry alley and Sixth avenue, a three story brick dwelling on lot 27 by 90, sells for 22000, likely to the Pennsylvania Railroad, though managers Binck and Baird deny confirmation. Other deals involve downtown property near Fifth avenues and Neville street, and an estate sale tied to the Hutchinson heirs. W C Stewart reports sales near Hutchinson estate and a 403 Smithfield street lot. A White property purchase in East End by William Mooney appears imminent. Horse renters face a tight market as demand for housing outpaces supply, with outsiders driving growth. A Somers & Co official notes unprecedented early demand for houses, especially in Old City, Oakland and East Liberty, predicting many newcomers will build. Businesses show strong interest from Baltimore, Philadelphia and Cincinnati, but many cannot secure suitable space. The city’s population growth and housing expansion depend on more accommodations.

Dr. Daly Cherry Alley Sixth Avenue Pennsylvania Railroad Messrs J. B. Youngson D. C. Barr Bey Fifth Avenues Neville Street Messrs. Black & Baird W. C. Stewart Smithfield Street Biddle Arthurs, Jr East End William Mooney Charles A. Somers & Co Old City Oakland East Liberty Pittsburg Baltimore Philadelphia Cincinnati W.C. Stewart Fourth Avenue Sarah & Hitchcock Hutcheon Alex. Murdock Hutchinson Robert D. Totten A. J. Pentecost James Arton Thirty-fifth Ward Oneida Street Dickson & Burchfield Fifth Avenue Omestead H. A. Schaub &Co Meadow Street E. Harrison Barton Heirs Superior Avenue A. Herron & Sons D. C. Nevies Aint Fifth and Dennison Avenues

Stocks Sluggish Yet Hints of Better Times Ahead

A light trading session left stocks with a weak tone though changes were small and mixed. Central Traction slipped slightly while others held steady. Pittsburg Plate Glass and Switch & at showed strength. Pleasant Valley closed at 23 with 223 shares traded and brokers cautious after Tuesday’s auction gains.

Philadelphia Pittsburg Pleasant Valley

Money Markets Steady With Moderate Demand and Easy Conditions

The local money market remained easy with moderate demand and steady rates. Discounting was fair and currency exchanges were about even. Bank distances totaled over two million dollars and the session closed with steady indications in New York.

New York

Balance details in Boston-Clearings update today

The financial page notes Boston-Clearings balances around $1 and $46,271 with bullion figures and overall money market activity showing no change. Demand for funds was strong while supply remained ample. call loans held near 6 percent and time loans around 7 to 8 percent. New York Exchange discount and St. Louis clearings totals are listed.

Boston Pama _ poets New York Exchange St. Louis

Oil Market Shows Tepid Opening Amid Mixed Oil Field News

The oil market opened tame with New York and Oil City providing most of the day’s strength. Reports from the Washington field note several wells, including Fergus and Hazlett Le Moyne No 1, Aiken & Gilbert No 1, and Hart Brothers, with varying output from 15 to 50 barrels daily.

New York Oil City Davis Orgs & Mooriing Grace Steven Venson 4 Co Ferguson Farm Shawkeepe Washington Fergus and Hazlett Hart Brothers and McDaniel Gants Union Oil Company A. Clark Taylorstown

Real Estate Deals Show Cash Sales Across Pittsburgh Area

A busy real estate page lists multiple cash transactions and mortgage placements. W C Stewart sells Hutcheon property portions for 11000, James 8 Arton estate sells on Oneida Street for 1650, Safe Deposit Co buys Shafer estate site for 60, etc. Numerous parcels across wards and avenues change hands with prices ranging from a few hundred to eleven thousand dollars.

Stock Market Recap Signals Bullish Turn Amid Rising Prices

New York stocks showed active trading with a late-day rally led by Missouri Pacific Coalers St Paul Hogar Refineries and Union. Bears bought little while trusts and Sugar strengthened as railroad bonds remained active with a general uptrend and optimism for further advances.

New York Reading Lackawanna Jersey Central Missouri St. Paul Hogar Cnion Ao Soenaniy Ionersahy

Closing quotations of egies lx tools by Whitney and Stephenson brokers

Fragments detail stock listings and broker notes with references to New York, Northern Pacific, Atchison and Santa Fe lines, and various railroad and electric stock names. The item reads as a historical brokerage page with partial company names, stock symbols, and prices, lacking coherent narrative.

Egies lx Whitney & Stephenson Svenua New York Stock Hallroad Nerivanis Kenaia Bison Keuiah’ Valley Me Northern Pacific

Pittsburg Market Sketch and Bullish Missouri Pacific Note

Fourth avenue business was quiet while Reading reports a weekly coal drop of 10533 tons and yearly decline of 882183 tons. Jay Gould says Missouri Pacific earned over 1 million dollars in December in a Daly Stockholder interview. Mortgages yesterday included a $50,000 purchase, with other large loans of 19600 17000 and 10000. A New York broker notes stock stagnation but possible rising activity ahead. Also mentions a prominent New York dog goods firm seeking central Pittsburg location. Ads for Dr Jayne’s Expectorant claim relief for persistent coughs and lung weakness.

Fourth Avenue Daly Jay Gould Missouri Pacific Daniel O. Barr Haymer New York Pittsburg H. 4 Claflin & Co

Ordinance Estabishes Grade of Bertha Street Pittsburg

City ordinances establish the grade of Bertha street from Virginia Avenue to Grandview Avenue. The section details elevations along the route and the curve specification, concluding with enactment dated December 30, 1880 and clerks' attestations in January 1890.

Bertha Street Virginia Avenue Grandview Avenue Pittsburg Sycamore Street Fetzer Street Seree Avenue Geo. Sheppard W. A. Magee Common Council Geo. Booth Arpeoret WM. McCallin Robt. Ostermaier Jadlli

Dedication of Fralich Street Pittsburg ward dedication document

Property owners on Fralich street between Forbes and Joncaire dedicate the street for public use width increase to sixty feet with five feet reserved for access, waive damages, and swear signatures as genuineness before City Clerk in 1880. Official action recorded by City of Pittsburgh authorities in October and December 1880.

Fralich Street Forbes Streat Joncaire Street Rot Fralch Street Jo, Loughrey George W. Morris J. C. Loughrey Joseph Loughrey Forbes Street George Sheppard Idved HPF Geo

Domestic Markets Warmed by Cold Weather Suppresses Trade

Market activity slowed as cold snap dampens demand with buyers huddled at stoves. Florida strawberries bring 65 to 70 cents per box wholesale while lemons and apples hold firm. dairy prices steady, poultry firmer, and grain and seeds see mixed movement amid scarce onions and unchanged potatoes.

Liberty Street Florida Elgin Ohio New York Domenie Sweitzer Malaga Ian I

Fragmentary Lumber Yard Notations Take Shape

A garbled inventory style note lists yellow pine and white oak plank entries, log runs and dry stock, with West Virginia and West Virginia yellow pine mentions. Contents include vague quantities and rough descriptions of hardwoods and species, resembling an old yard record.

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