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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1891

Page

3

Iron Trade Review reports firm prices and strong June tonnage

The Pittsburg iron trade shows no demand weakness as June raw iron and steel sales reach 345,950 tons, up from 190,444 a year ago. Carpenters strike ends, furnaces largely sold for future deliveries, and widespread confidence in a robust fall trade with continued price maintenance across products and shipments.

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Inventory Checks Buy and the Outlook Is Not Too Cheerful

The Dispatch notes a tight purchasing climate as checks and buying lines remain constrained. July 1 markets show limited activity with lingering restrictions affecting consumer sentiment and credit flow.

Tovedha the Dispatch Berraio Rogers, Brown & Cany

Uncertain Market Signals After Holiday Shutdown

Market notes indicate light stocks at furnaces and ironworks. Violence or unrest is not present, but consumption remains minimal. Prices stay unchanged and nascent demand may rise only after the national holiday shutdown ends.

Clouds Breaking for Philadelphia Iron Market Outlook

The first half of the year saw the iron market in its worst period since 1778, driven by foreign influence and the Baring crisis. Recent weeks bring improved foreign conditions and renewed confidence, but the six month outlook remains unpromising with steady demand and muted prices. Philadelphia employers and workers expect possible amicable adjustments, while steel mills show no price or market improvement.

ST Pcial Paraveurma Philadelphia Pennsylvania Wedlom

DULLNESS AT BIRMINGHAM IRON MARKET PERSISTS

July 2 report from Binars Guam notes continued dullness in Birmingham area iron market. Furnaces idle or slow, rail movement weak, prices set by established contracts. No wage demands or raises. new furnaces begin service in Schemeeld and Anniston area, with charcoal furnaces near full operation after long rest.

SPR Binars Guam Ata Arket Logia Grey Anniston

Dearth of Large Orders in St Louis Market Signal Hope

Specialized telegram from St Louis dated July 3 notes dull buying in the market with orders from a few buyers. Analysts view any cola orders as hopeful, prices quoted cash fob St Louis. Mentions various coke grades and forge products and a feature by John L. Russell Young contributing to The Dispatch Sundays.

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Market Basket Offers Fresh Produce and Lower Prices

Market notes show fruits and vegetables at improved quality and generally lower prices. Strawberries remain hot with higher prices than last week while raspberries lead small fruit sales. Cherries plentiful but pricey. cantaloupes large and high quality. eggs scarce. butter steady. fish and meats vary with some price declines. Florists report scarce roses. overall market signals suggest easing, though select items remain costly.

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Markets by Wire Wheat and Corn Drift in Jumbled Trading

Market notes from St Louis show wheat prices fluctuating with minor gains and losses through the session. Prices for July and August contracts edged lower while December held steady as traders weighed war rumors. Corn rose modestly amid cautious trading with oats and other grain futures steady near previous levels.

PrimaDELicia-Wool trade stays quiet in Boston market

The wool trade shows quiet activity in Boston with weekly sales averaging 2430.20 pounds. Prices are mostly steady except for certain wools remaining weak in favor of buyers. Regional notes include Ohio and Michigan prices, and various wool types priced in local terms with general demand spanning fine to carpet wools.

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Pittsburg Trade Revival After Labor, Seale Settlement Boosts Outlook

The weekly market note credits the iron seal’s end and a halt to the carpenters’ strike with renewed confidence across Pittsburg. Builders rally, new projects start, and dwellings rise as forecourts and mills push forward. Foreseen dividends and favorable crop news support a stronger economic climate.

Iron Seale Pittsburg Samson

No Surprises and No Material Changes in Stock Values

The market closed dull with declines in many issues near the Fourth of July holiday. Philadelphia Gas, Pleasant Valley, Luster, Central Traction, and Wheeling Gas showed weaker closes while others held nominally. Skirmisher notes semiannual settlements, improving conditions at home and abroad, and a cautious outlook with potential reorganization of Electric and Manufacturing.

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Manipulated Stocks Push Market Higher On Eve of Holiday

The New York Stock Exchange saw intensified dullness before a holiday as few regulars attended. A steady rise occurred in select stocks driven by manipulation, while bonds remained dull and sugar benefited from the dividend injunction amid a shrinking reserve in the bank statement.

New York Stock Exchange Seston

Market Summary and Price Movements on New York Exchange

The report notes a modest stock retreat in New England, with Louisville and St Paul among leaders. Western National Bank dividend restraint boosts American Sugar Refining. Gains arise from 44g per cent extension, London prices, and St Paul earnings. Sugar Trust strong amid dividend dispute, Chicago Gas weak from manipulation. Richmond, Fulton Elevated rise. road bonds dull, overall market firm though active lasses lag.

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The Money Centers Stronger City Banks Signaling Ban on Loans

The week brought best figures in three months for city banks, aided by Iran seal news and building prospects. Clearing House statements show deposits and circulation up while reserves remained above required levels. loans rose by 3.78 million with a 1.61 million drop in specie and a 680 thousand decline in legal tender. Money on call in New York ranged near 2 1/2 percent, with closing bond quotations noted.

New York Westeseny Prime Mercantile Regio Exchange Quiet Minabe

Bank Clearings Across Major Hubs This Week

St Louis and New York clearings show strong activity with sizeable balances. New York dealers reselling at earnings report $257,000 in balances, while Boston and Philadelphia also post substantial totals. Money rates quoted around 4 percent, with discounted exchange noted for New York.

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Bank Balances and Clearings Reported in Weekly Totals

For week ended, balances show totals of 0 008 508 in batr ments and 96 082 611 in clearings. The money rate is six per cent with a balance figure of 842 720. The OCR text presents fragmented figures and unclear tokens, but indicates weekly balances and clearing totals with a 6 percent rate.

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Allouez Milling Company Water Line Fails to Align

A fragmented OCR item lists references to Atchison and Allouez Milling, Boston lines, Mon Calumet, Hieda, and Franklin with numbers and notes on water flange alignment. The readable text suggests a utility or infrastructure update affecting several local entities and routes.

Atchison & Tral Allouez M. Co Comeenis Boston Mon Calumet & Hieda Butte

Closing stock quotations from Philadelphia and Boston

Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks furnished by Whitney & brokers at No 57 A Avenue, with members New York Stock Exchange and Pennsylvania Railroad. Boston, July 3. Electric stock quotations listed include Westinghouse Electric, Houston Electric, Wayne Electric, and Electric Cable Co. with varying bid and ask indications.

Philadelphia Whittney & Brokers A Avenue New York RF & Phennsylvania Railroad Boston

Mining Stock Quotations for July 31

New York July 31 list shows prices for multiple mining stocks. Notable quotes include Adams Consolidated at 178, Consol and Belcher at 200, Hureka Consolidated at 1100, Iron Silver at 100, Ophir at 400, and Sierra Nevada at 290. Other names such as Ontario, Mexican, Union Consolidated, Savage, and Ontario appear with varied figures.

New York Alice Joe Adams Consolidated Iso Consol and Belcher Choliat California Virgin Dwood Hureka Consolidated Lion Horn Iron Mexican Ontario Ophir Geleketiver Savage Sierra Nevada Union Consolidated

Live Stock Markets Report from Fulwe & Cattle Receipts

Market quiet with 600 head cattle receipts and shipments noted. No cattle shipped to New York today as consignments move slowly. Philadelphia and New York prices mixed with best Yorkers around 515 to 475, overall market firm to slow.

Privarves New York

Omaha cattle and hog receipts show mixed demand across markets

Telegraph reports Omaha cattle receipts near 900 head with desirable grades firm while common stock and prassers lag. Hogs at 900+ heads show higher bidding. Yankees and other regions record higher, while New York and Chicago markets reflect mixed movement. Sheep and calves steady to firm. overall tone cautious with weak sentiment on lighter cattle. Buffalo and Kansas brief rounds indicate slower demand for common lots and firming on select loads.

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Savannan Turpentine and Rosin Prices Reported

The Savannan turpentine firm shows steady bids while rosin remains firm with bids at 1 244 127. New York rosin is dull and weak, turpentine quiet and easy, while Quantestown turpentine holds steady. Rosin is firm with strained stock at 12.5, and wood resin products show price firmness including salon lip style items and virgin resin at 340.

Savannan New York C. Rosin Altataad Mige Rosin Virgin

Unclear OCR Coffee Rates Note July 1 Item

Fragmentary OCR text from New York dated July 1 shows scattered figures on coffee operations and prices. The legible parts mention rates, a December figure, and nominal spot prices, but the wording is garbled and lacks coherent events or entities.

New York Ioan Foie

The Drygoods Market Sees Trade Through New Year

Despite slow spot buying, the market maintains full mail order trade. Deliveries and stock changes kept confidence high as buyers and sellers anticipated stronger overall business and a robust outlook for continued trade.

Young Baptists Gathering at National Convention in Curcaco

Advices indicate over 2000 delegates will attend the Baptist Young People's National Convention in Curcaco from July 7 to 9 with overflow meetings at the M. E. Church. Delegations begin arriving Monday morning as debates center on forming a Christian Endeavor Association or a union under church auspices.

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Arch Bishop forbids Sisters from begging at city treasury

Chicago July 5 The Servite Sisters and Little Sisters of the Poor faced a church order to stop soliciting alms at the City Treasurer’s office on pay days. The Little Sisters complied while a Servite nun continued to ask at the door amid unclear future actions by Archbishop Feehan.

Chicago Servite Sisters Little Sisters of the Poor Muldoon Feehan Little Sisters of

Markets Steady With Mixed Produce And Weak Potatoes

No Chicago cereal reports. home markets show steady or higher pricing for fresh eggs and Elgin butter while low grades and country butter weaken. Fruits and vegetables move freely at former prices as Southern potatoes are in poor shape and markets overall are weak.

Elgin Tetania S— Navy Chalee Sweitzer Taramin Ebahert

Prices firm for raw sugar with outlook for rise

Raw sugars hold firm as recent advances persist yet old prices stand. Outlook suggests prices will climb soon. Coffee markets quiet with mixed commodity listings across roasts and varieties including Mocha and Santos.

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Grain Market Notes at the Exchange Today

Grain, flour and feed sales on call at the Grain Exchange with mixed carlot quotations and receipts bulletined. No session held by Chicago Grain Exchange. tone strong. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis line of cars noted, with oats and corn receipts and various flour and bran shipments. Prices show advances on carload lots, and U S and foreign quotations hint at broad market activity amid patriotic sentiment.

Grain Exchange Pittsburg Ft. Wayne Chicago Railway Cincinnati St. Louis Lake Erie Chicago Grain Exchange New York Chicago Igau

Reform for a Good Man Prompts Police Probe

Criminal-Rev. E. BR. Donehoo calls judges and detectives to prevent the relapse of reform in many a good man as readers are urged to see tomorrow’s 70 page issue of The Dispatch.

Shirley Dare THE Dispatch E. BR. Donehoo Janges the Dispatch

Burnett's Wilkinsburg Congregation Moves Toward New Church

Rev J A Burnett leads Wilkinsburg dissidents who split from the R P Church and hold services in Lohr's Hall. A business meeting Monday will decide whether to build a new church or arrange use of old United Presbyterian property as Burnett is ordained soon and a Sunday school will form. REMINISCENCE previews two Judges Brackenridge in THE Dispatch tomorrow.

Ellwood Hartman Manufacturing Company Tube Works Pittsburg Kensington Robert L Rhodes Allegheny Charles Seybold Jeannette Capean UE Brothers Fred Singenfeleer W. A. McCowan Pittsburg Reduction Company Steel Wheel Company Ork Flint Glass Company Ken Pon Scott W. C. Stewart J. E. Glass William H. Cassidy Alexander C. Watkins Thirteenth Ward Aliquippa Place A. Z. Byers & Co Ridgeview Land Company Ernest Newhouser Esq California Ne Avenues Cme Oleventhally Jack & Baird Elwood West End Erro Magaw & Goff Jim W. C. Shallenberger Park Place Burrell Improvement Company Joseph Cornelius Gallagher Sharpeburg Homer L. Mershon M. D C. E. Sherman Beaver Falls E. Rt. McMasters J. A. Burnett Wilkinsburg R. P Burnett Lohr United Presbyterian Church A. P

Six New Churches Under Way in Wilkinsburg Area

Six churches are planned for Wilkinsburg and nearby communities this summer as carpenter strikes end. Projects include Presbyterian at Center and South streets, another Presbyterian at Edgewoodville, a United Brethren on Cole Porter, and a Baptist in Wilkinsburg. delays due to the strike are noted, with at least four nearly complete were workers available.

Wilkinsburg Center South Streets Edgewoodville U. Joes Vy. Burnett United Brethren Cole Poer Frourish Ieeesare Ion Thill Wil Penoe Wilkin

George Grant Arrested For Assault At Tin Store

George Grant foreman at Fleming and Hamilton’s tin store on Market street was arrested yesterday on a warrant by Alderman McMasters for assault and battery. The prosecutor, a boy named Henry Gross, says Grant grabbed him by the throat and nearly choked him while in the shop. Grant was held for a hearing.

George Grant Fleming & Hamilton Market Street Alderman McMasters Henry Gross Grant

Scott Township Names New Teachers for Coming Term

Scott Township School Board elected July 2 the new teaching staff led by Principal T. T. Taylor and supervisor Isabella McClurg with Jean Donaldson Maud Wachob Maggie Meanor Ina McClarren Thomas Maud Aughinbaugh and Mr Bittner to join. Mt Lebanon school assignments to be filled next week.

Scott Township T. T. Taylor Fuller Isabella McClurg Jean Donaldson Maud Wachob Maggie Meanor Ina McClarren Thomas Maud Aughinbaugh Bittner Mt Lebanon

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