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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1890

Page

7

Hog prices rise as supply remains strong at Herr's Island

Hogs show firm to higher demand with prices up versus last week while cattle trade is weaker, sheep and lambs hold steady. Receipts remain heavy from Chicago and Ohio markets, with packers reporting top hogs and moderate cattle demand at Herr's Island and East Liberty.

Chiicazo L Zeller Onio T. A Allen Pennsylvania G. Flinner Wright Si. Bingham & Co Chicago Ohios Herr’s Island East Liberty

East Liberty Live Stock Market Report 1890

The East Liberty stock market report shows 2060 cattle receipts and 960 head shipped to New York, with prices softer than last week. Hogs receipts reach 5000 head and shipments total 6600, with 4200 hogs and sheep shipped. lambs remain dull.

PrTserne Disraten New York

Market Summary of Cattle and Sheep Trades

Telegraph report details mixed receipts and varying prices across markets in New York, St. Louis, and Buffalo. Cattle, sheep, hogs show firm to strong moves with notable export shipments and price ranges for steers, heifers, bulls, lambs, and stockers.

Western Po Texane Hoge St. Loum

Calvary Cemetery Corpors Meeting Reports Finances and Sales

The Calvary Cemetery corporators held their annual meeting. Superintendent James B Devlin read the financial condition and reported over 5000 dollars in lot sales. During the year 30000 dollars were spent on improvements including walks terraces fencing and more. The cemetery on Squirrel Hill near Schenley Park spans 100 acres and fronts Hazelwood Avenue reached by Forbes Greenfield and Second avenues.

Calvary Cemetery James 8. Devlin Squirrel Hil Keehee Mary’s New Schenley Park Hazelwoord Avenue Forbes, Greenfield Second Avenues

Body Identified in Pennsylvania Yard Death

The morgue identified Benjamin Boyle, 62, as the man found dead in the Peonsy yards near the Pennsylvania Railroad. He lived at 1 Ann Street with his wife, who is distressed by his disappearance after he wandered off Sunday night.

Pennsylvania Benjamin Boyle Ann Street

Market Wheat and Commodities Dip After Mixed Reports

Wheat opened steady then weakened to new lows as foreign markets and a government crop report raised doubts. Corn and oats showed smaller changes with overall quiet trading. hog and leaf products held near steady levels. Prices for futures fluctuated with May contracts and various grains showing modest gains and losses in a tight, unsettled session.

New York Canada Orley Hayley Bbc New Orleans CIA Ahrona Ganiers Western Minnesota Rome Eraio Depot E Depot Areeiner Twentieth Street Aise Pennzylvania Inskim

Unclear Rio De Janeiro Market Report Fragment

A jumbled Rio de Janeiro market brief from January 27 shows coin amounts, weights, and trade figures muddled by OCR. It references cows hogs purchases for the United States, stock levels, and weekly receipts with scattered numeric data.

Rio de Janenho Rees United States Dhe

Drygoods Market Moves Up In January Trade

New York reports stronger drygoods business with higher demand and firmer prices. Cotton goods show robust activity with stark ducks gaining in price while woolen cloths slow, and cheap fabrics selling fairly well. Finer goods remain moderately sought.

New Yor Iica Et Gall

Wool Markets Hold Steady as Receipts Stagnant

St Louis market reports wool receipts nominal with prices quotably unchanged and activity very light. No noticeable shifts in demand or supply.

St. Louis

Mental health tonic advert with salvation oil claim

Fragmentary ad copy from a New York page touts Salvation Oil as a cure for neuralgia with price 25 cents. Mentions names Jakie Jaen and Dee rmor in a damaged listing.

Metal Maruet New York Jakie Jaen Toad ‘Alet Ana Dee Rmor

Meat Supply Sale Report at Pittsport Yard

A fragment notes a weekly sale by Pittsport Meat Supply Company at a corner location in Fort Wayne and Allegheny, Pa. For Messrs Nelson Morris Co of Chicago, 631 pounds sold with average price per 100 pounds.

W. Hivn Pittsport Meat Supply Company Churen Avenue Anderson Sreet and P Ft. W

Real estate upswing and bank work loom in Pittsburgh area

A prominent local investor notes suburban property prices rising, with Fourth Avenue talks linking to a Singer property frontage deal near 5005. Fidelity Title and Trust says Lawrence Bank tangling progresses but delayed by depositors failing to submit books and certificates on time.

McKeesport Pittsburg Fourth Avenue J. Vandergrift Singer Fidelity Title and Trust Company Lawrence Bank

Eastern Illinois and Western teams face haphazard figures

Fragmented OCR lists totals and place names including Peoria DePonta Decatur Evansville Richmond West Point Texas Pacific Dalen Pacific with figures like 4,607 16,000 5,340 13,810. The readability is limited but hints at intercity connections or standings.

Ilinois Delaes Western Peoria de Ponta Decatur Evansville Richmond West 1St Pan Texas Pacific Dalen Pacific

Financial snapshot shows steady rates and robust bank clearings

Banking circles report no major changes with rates steady around 6.7 percent and easy money on call in New York. Saturday clears total nearly 2.85 million dollars, while bullion movements and foreign exchange trade hint at calm conditions in London and Paris.

New York At & Prime Mercantile A. Sterling Exchange U. Eneenseens Mathal Fnton San N. J.C Northern Pac Lstw Pacifices of Veel Northbern Pac Tds Northw Deben‘s Are & Trane Mt. Ly &J.M. Gen Tas 8C- L Ee F. Gan Ie i. Ar A Gels Boston Shaltmonn Philadelphia Bank of England Imperial Bank of Germany Paris St. Louis

Oil Market Shifts As Shannopin Wells Boost Hope

The off market opened at 10734 dollars, rose to a high near 1074 dollars, then sagged to a weak close amid limited trading. Shannopin field reports show new 500-barrel wells from Downing & Co. and Mechlin Drake & Co., with several other producers yielding 40 to 600 barrels daily.

New York Oil City Shannopin Finegan, Downing & Co Mechlin Drake &Co Casadolar Stephenson Oil Company Furguson

Market Review Sees Moderate Day on Monday

Local securities report a satisfactory market with 635 shares traded. Switch and Signal and Electric lead gains while railways stay steady and miners weaken. Ex dividend activity noted with La Noria and related stocks. overall price direction slightly higher amid limited new info.

John D. Bailey Barbour Philadelphia

Realty deals open the week with multiple property trades

Realty agents report a flurry of sales and finances as the week starts. C Beringer & Son sell five lots on Forbes avenue near Seneca for 12000 to T D Collins and J C Kohne. W A Herron & Sons move a brick residence on Coltart Square Oakland for 200. L C Frazier sells Calvin street lot to Martin Shaughnessy for 1987.50. Samuel W Black & Co handle a Federal street ground rent at 1302.68, yielding five percent. Ewing & Byers record a 1000 mortgage in Sewickley. Blick & Baird list Linden Station lots for Thomas Cain at 730 cash.

C. Beringer & Son Fourth Avenue T. D. Collins J. C. Kohne Forbes Avenue Seneca W. A. Herron & Sons Coltart Square Oakland L. C. Frazier Forty-fifth Butler Streets Frederick G. Stang Calvin Street Seventeenth Ward L Footalley Martin Shaughnessy Samuel W. Black &Co Federal Street Ewing & Byers Sewickley Blick & Baird Reese Griffith M. G. Arthur Aenieeeenewagents Er Street Beineet Haa Conca Petache & Co Jet Linden Bree Company Linden Station Thomas Cain

Still Gaining In Stock Market With Broadening Rise

In New York on January 27 the market showed a clear shift in speculative mood with broader activity across many stocks. Low priced securities dominated turnover as a new group of inexpensive issues led gains and the undertone remained strongly upward despite heavy profit taking from Saturday. Foreign sellers appeared briefly in early dealings.

New York

Market Rally Amid Mixed Stocks and Sugar Refineries Rise

The day saw broad activity with London buyers boosting railway and coal shares while sugar refineries and Lead Trust led gains. Early strength faded into a mixed close as bears pressed the market, though most major names finished higher. sugar and lead movements dominated the session with rumors of refinery arrangements and a denied emeyers resignation.

Louisville Nashville London Manhattan East Tennessee Hocking Valley New Albany Chicago Illinois Lackawanna Delaware and Hudson Jersey Central Reading Burlington and Quincy Rock Island and St Paul Gould Poe Lead Trust Bears Peoria Decatur Evansville Alton Terre Haute New York Stock Exchange Whitney & Stepheneos Fittsburg New York Stock Fourth Avenue

Reading Railroad Coal Shipments and Related Financial Items

Reading Railroad reports week ending January 25 coal shipments of 113000 tons with 24000 to Port Richmond and 15000 to Port Liberty. Armenia Insurance shows earnings and expenditures near parity with a dividend and surplus gain. Philadelphia Natural Gas Company discussed as financially strong. Pennsylvania Railroad reports week ending January 18 coal and coke origin 356511 tons east of Pittsburgh and Erie. A sale rumor of Nos 41 and 418 Smithfield Street priced around 50000 lacks foundation with a Wall Street note advising purchases among listed rail and utility stocks.

Tre Reading Railroad Port Richmond Port Liberty The Armenia Insurance Company Philadelphia Natural Gas Company Fourth Avenue Pennsylvania Railroad Pittsburg Erie Smithfield Street Fentienan Clark Cleveland Wall Street Whitney & Stephenson Missouri Pacific Western Lake Erie Western Union Canada Southern Louisville

Carter's Little Liver Pills Sicken Headache

Fragmentary ad copy mentions Carter's Little Liver Pills and sick headache symptoms with garbled branding and misspellings, suggesting an old pharmacetric style promotion. No clear event or outcome is established in the readable text.

Carter Carterly

Employers urged to insure with Employers' Liability Assurance

Employers urged to call on or write Benswanger and Zahn agents at 60 Fourth Avenue Pittsburg to obtain a policy of insurance from the Employers' Liability Assurance Corp London England. Policy protects against accidents to the employer and defends in court for the same cause. Features are attractive and inquiries welcomed.

Benswanger & Zahn Fourth Avenue Pittsburg Penna Employers’ Liability Assurance Corp'n London Eng

Market Report Sees Firm Demand for Eggs and Produce

The January market notes firmer egg prices and stronger demand for poultry. Apples remain scarce with firm prices, and onions and cabbage show varied demand amid ample receipts. Dairy cheese prices lift, butter improves, and tropical fruit channels show active trade for Florida oranges and lemons while bananas ease toward lower levels.

Florida All Produce Commission Burren Elgin Ohio New York Limburger Sweitzer Maberienth Mae Malaga Cechion & Hs

Grain Exchange Receipts Signal Mixed Cereal Market

Total receipts bulletined at the Grain Exchange show 12 cars hay 4 oats 3 flour 1 corn from several routes including Pittsburg Fort Wayne Chicago and Baltimore. Wheat oats hay flour rye and corn prices steady to easy amid liberal arrivals while Northwest wheat shows drops and markets reflect the trend.

Minneapolis Duluth Wheater Idnecota Milwaukee Grain Exchange Pittsburg Fort Warne Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Baltimore and Ohio Lear Pittsburg and Western Lake Erie Corp Neel Western Figoe Tee Pry Bakers Rye ERA Fine Wa

Influenza origins and Sierra City avalanche reports

The article notes discovery of the influenza bacillus at Vienna’s General Hospital and recalls a 1782 east west spread theory. It then reports avalanches near Downieville California killing two inmates, mass evacuations in Sierra City, and a Chinaman perishing in seven feet of snow.

Maximilian Adolphe Jolles General Hospital Vienna Russia China Kant Huasia Downieville Cal Sierra City Butte

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