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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1892
Page
3
The stock market showed gains in industrials while railroad shares remained mostly flat. Reports denying crop damage spurred short-covering in grangers and boosted overall activity with Cotton Oil and Sugar leading the advance. Government bonds stayed dull and firm as traders eyed meetings on Thursday for further price directions.
New York and other markets show dull and weak receipts across grains. Wheat and corn futures fall on lower cables and favorable weather, with spot values easing. oats and rye also soft. Coffee and molasses steady, pork and lard mixed, butter firmer in dairy lines. Major exchanges list diverse price shifts and exports.
July 7 market report shows widespread weakness across pits on the Board of Trade with corn活active but most commodities closing near lows. Bearish news and cooler NW weather plus stamp duties weighed on wheat and oats, with light trading and a session ending near day’s lows.
The local securities market showed modest activity on July 27 with several issues traded on the Exchange. Westinghouse Electric new and old, Westinghouse Airbrake, Philadelphia Company, Commercial National Bank, Duquesne Traction bonds, and Pleasant Valley Railway led activity amid warrants and varied closes amid broker chatter and light manipulation. broader notes cited New York building troubles and Treasury gold considerations shaping investor sentiment.
New York and other major centers report steady rates in the money market with 5.8 percent on call remains easy. Reports show currency and exchange movements flat with last loan quotes and mercantile paper steady, while bank clearings and balances vary across cities including Pittsburgh Boston Chicago St. Louis and New York.
Real estate activity climbs in the East End and Monongahela valley with a $32,000 sale of a Penn Negley corner lot. Developers note robust demand, 12 permits issued for 22 buildings totaling $4,450, and plans to subdivide 20 acres near Knoxville. Rumors sweep about Blaine plan 75 acres bought by capitalists as East End Improvement Company advances.
The report details contracted erection of two houses at Wilmerding and rapid property transfers along North avenue Allegheny. It notes a $600 front foot rate on a lot, sales by Hill top agent to Birmingham Land Improvement Company and others, including parcels on Phillips avenue, Birmingham avenue, Laurel avenue Ben Avon, and Magnolia street. Purchasers plan improvements. several eight-room residences and brick or frame dwellings are mentioned with prices ranging from about $900 to $2,800.
Trade in general merchandise slowed by heat though groceries provisions and related items saw fair mail order activity from surrounding districts. Crops are advancing with harvests speeding northward in wheat states while corn hay potatoes and vegetables show strong yields. London Times notes Russia interior crop prospects are poor pushing dealers to hold grain for higher prices.
Market notes from the Grain and Flour Exchange show spot sales including white oats and yellow corn, with quantities of hay feed and malt receipts. Received cars and price ranges cover oats, bran, middlings, straw, sugars, and canned goods with New York prices cited. a broad commodity spread reflects a busy trading day.
The article details dairy product prices in Ohio and Wisconsin markets, butter types, eggs, poultry, and fruit. It records raspberries, blackberries, apples, pears, bananas, tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, onions, celery, and potatoes with quotes, stock levels, and per unit costs for various regions and shipments. It notes easy outside markets, good chicken supply, and limited demand for common stock.
Miscellanecons pass reason and picked mediums noted with partial plant names and prices. Mentions Pennsylvania Olio beans, yellow items, white clover, buckwheat, and tallow. Includes city references and roasted items with prices per barrel and Cameron mentions.
Central Drove Yards East Liberty saw heavy cattle runs with prices slipping from 0c to 0. ec per 100 pounds while hogs gained on light supply and strong outside markets. Sheep mostly fell with a slow close, cattle steady at the weekly decline, and receipts varying by day.
Latest electric stock quotations today show bid and asked prices across firms including Thomson-Houston Electric Co. and related securities. The report lists bid and asked figures with sparse legible details amid OCR distortions.
New York July 27 Pig iron quiet. Cop per and steel products dull. Lead quiet. Tin steady with limited trading. Market tone subdued as producers and buyers observe steady prices amid thin activity in the metal district.
Isabella Cramer, once trusted clerk at Moses Lambert’s Howard Street jewelry store, is held for court on larceny charges after confessing to taking about $150 and spending much of it on jewelry. Lambert reported the theft last week following her resignation.
Catherine Strink, 25, who had stayed six weeks at the Poor Farm, was sent back to Poland by Chief Elliot. She arrived April 26 aboard the British Princess and told Immigration Inspector J. S. Rodgers she planned to go to relatives in Pittsburg. No relatives were found here. she departed last night on the same vessel.
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