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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1891

Page

3

iron trade review notes strong demand for Bessemer ore

A long market summary reports 3 750 000 tons of ore sold amid robust demand for Bessemer steelmaking. Prices are described as having bottomed, with dealers purchasing large lots and expecting profits as exports rise. Sizable transactions and evolving regional markets are noted across Pittsburgh, Johnstown, and southern districts with continued sales at varied prices and strong activity in steel-related sectors.

Thera Otter Formmcenen Bessemer Feelette Feveas Youghingheny Pitts- Yate Slesinge Maleming Kenturks Tetioetee Alabama Georgia

Iron market in Birmingham sees steady demand and price softness

A Birmingham market summary notes improved demand in recent days with prices mostly holding and no sharp jumps. Buyers focus on bar and structural steels while furnace outputs face varied orders. prospects remain uncertain as supply and regional activity evolve.

Furnaces Idle in Alabama Plants Face Postponed Scales

The Trussville furnace remains idle due to lease issues while the Mary Pratt scale was postponed by court order amid unfavorable purchaser conditions. No idle furnaces in Anniston or Tennessee river districts are expected to restart before summer as efforts continue to secure $400,000 more after current market conditions.

Trussville Mary Pratt Anniston Tennessee River Tennessee Coal and Iron Company Blyton Land Company

Iron market shows firmer prices and improving demand

A telegraph report from Philadelphia notes firmer iron prices with growing orders in small lots. Pig iron remains generally strong, with better activity and brighter outlook, while steel billets and mills show mixed firmness and cautious demand across sections.

Producers Hold Back in Midyear Demand Slowdown

Rogers, Brown & Co report producers are selling only for early shipment while health of trade weakens. Consumers press for deliveries at current prices but furnaces favor immediate orders, signaling no upcoming boom as stocks shrink and competition tightens for car wheel irons and coke products.

Cisessari Rogers, Brown & Co Oda Abow &T Lake Superior Fo. B Cincinnati

Market Quiet as Southern Furnishers Hold Back

Rogers Brown & Meacham report a sluggish market with little movement expected. Southern finances reserve product for fall sales seeking better figures. buyers show indifference and prefer future delivery unless prices are very low.

St. Louis Rogers Brown & Meacham Fo.b. &T. Louwis

No Change in Prices in Chicago Market Despite Good Orders

In the Chicago market, Rogers Brown & Mer win report some solid orders for Southern coke iron last week with scattered deliveries. Prices stay largely steady, but Southern coke trends hint at shading for desired portions. General business is modest, less than last month, while mills anticipate buying later in the year. Murray will describe Brooklyn Sunday school May Walk in tomorrow's Dispatch and a New York gossip column by him will also feature.

Cutonoo Rogers, Brown & Merwin Chicago Southern Coke Iron Gorng Murray Brooklyn Dispatch To-Morrow New York To-Morrow

Coffee options drift in cautious New York trading

In New York on June 1 a barely steady coffee market shows scant price action with mixed up and down shifts. Trading activity includes varied quotes and unsettled futures, while listed cargoes and cargo terms remain uncertain amid light demand.

New York Rio

Price of bar silver and London market tone

Bullion dealers report London bar silver at 41 per ounce while New York selling price aligns with standard dollar values. Market activity reflects ongoing bullion demand and price alignment between major trading hubs.

Tsyecial Telegham New York London

Whisky Markets See Whisky Prices Up and Down

Whisky markets show mixed results as distillers post finished goods per gallon with varied rates. Wines and spirits note different pricing including a reference to 1.17 dollars as a benchmark in the trade notes.

Cxrenoo Pi Peonta

Metal Markets Update With Limited Readable Details

The brief item notes a steady level for copper in New York markets dated June 12. Only fragments remain describe prices and commodities with minimal readable data.

Wool Markets Quiet and Nominal in Domestic Trade

Wool markets show quiet activity with nominal demand in New York and Texas. Domestic prices and sales figures remain subdued as traders monitor supply and regional factors.

New York Texas

Turpentine Markets Hold Quiet New York Session

Market activity in New York remains subdued with limited price movement as traders report cautious tone and steady demand for spirits and rosin across the session. Buyers and producers note stable quotations despite modest turnover.

New Kensington develops as a budding industrial and real estate hub

The Trend of Trade notes rosy business outlook and a new industrial center at Kensington. Burrell Improvement Company reports \$125,000 in sales as Excelsior Flint Glass, Steel Wheel, and Pittsburg Reduction secure sites with plants to open soon. Real estate activity includes extensive lot sales, numerous permits, and ongoing development signaling a growing Western Pennsylvania town.

Burrell Improvement Company Kensington Excelsior Flint Glass Company Steel Wheel Company Pittsburg Reduction Company Eee Pennsy

Banks and Bankers. Stable local money market with ample currency

Banks and bankers maintained a steady money market with fair demand for accommodations and sufficient reserves to meet larger calls. Ruling rates held around 4 to 7 percent on normal paper while currency stayed abundant and exchange was relatively scarce due to currency shipments from interior banks to bolster city balances.

Boston

Market outlook mixed as rates loosen and bonds aid liquidity

The writer notes gradual relief as pension and dividend funds circulate, easing money markets. Demand remains light with idle deposits. 44¢ percent bonds are seen as helpful and gold may return to meet crop season needs, signaling more favorable indicators despite current unease.

New York

Bank Clearings Across Cities Report

The report lists clearings and balances for multiple cities including New York, Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. It notes varying exchange premiums and money rates with percentages for call and time money, and discounts on exchanges with New York.

Sr. Lovi Balanges STEM New York New York Exchange Bank Cuiiaco Boston York BalTimone Pathansarmta

Market Quiet as Traders Anticipate Consolidation Talks

The listless session saw no bad news yet widespread dullness as investors held firm yet cautious after chatter of railroad and utility consolidations. Central and Pleasant Valley lagged while new Tractions held steady. techs like Electric and gas plays moved modestly, with 9,000 shares surrendered and a Pittsburg lines settlement easing docket pressures.

Pleasant Valley Sam John D. Bailey Intest Commercial National Bank Pittsburg Allegheny Manchester Duquesne Traction Central Traction Metropol Ens Cine Pirnenut Valley W.R. RB Ek West Een P. & W. Pfil Soesn Laster Siiverton Min. Co West Electric Monon W. West Stan. U. GC. Co York Eeehy Atechi Louisville Nashville Union Paclile

Stock Market Dull Yet Firm All Day in New York

New York June 12 The stock market opened with tiny changes and held a firm tone despite weak overall demand. Industrials like Sugar and Whisky Trust slipped while railroad bonds strengthened, with Gould stocks advancing late. Close was dull but near day’s high. Sugar down 1.4 to 1.5 percent and Whisky about 1 percent. railroad bonds firmer with higher quotes overall.

New York London E. M. Ferguson Laura B. Childs Twentieth Ward EL Sellers McKee Birmingham, Knoxville and Allentown Traction Company Nts Birmingham Trac Balti Philadelphia Itakiets Baltimore City Passenger Railway Boston Stock Exchange Norfolk and Western Railroad Bell Telephone Company Grangers Western Account Atchison Boston Chicago Gas St. Paul Rock Island Burlington Louisville Union Pacific Hock Laland Denver Rio Grande West Ormer Agi Fim Beece Giac Oye Mer Oh Mpelge Wie Eght Elgin ST. Louis Weedlers Mpyes Corm Auwrust Mic California Atélli Autrust Minneapolis Wye Northern Cincinnati

Electric stock figures and NYSE prices reported by The Dispatch

The Dispatch reports NYSE activity with stock prices and sales totaling $532000. The table lists active stocks including Atchison Topeka Boston and Maine, Philadelphia Reading, Buffalo and Vallejo, Thomson Houston Electric, Detroit Electric and others with bid and ask quotations.

Bostos WAT Eastern Electric Cable Co Pfit Mnempoieetheasson Elertric Thomson-Houston Electric Ce Port Wayne Electric Co Farcen Welding Tureopuan Welding Co Detroit Electric Ccceeeees Ode BT

Mining Stock Quotations

New York June 12 Alice 16 Adams Con solidated 185 Aspen 200 Mi Consolidated California and Virginia 500 Deadwood 130 Eureka Consolidated 350 Gould and Curry la Hale and Norcross 160 Homestake 1000 Horn Silver 40 Iron Silver 100 Mexican 225 Ontario 800 Ophir 80 Plymouth 2755 Savage 160 Sierra Nevada WO Union Con solidated 160.

New York Alice Adams Consolidated Aspen Mi Consolidated California Virginia Deadwood Eureka Consolidated Gould and Curry la Hale Norcross Homestake Horn Iron Mexican Ontario Ophir Plymouth Savage Sierra Nevada Union Consolidated

Live Stock Markets Report Friday June 12

Cattle receipts 1113 head with 723 shipped none to New York today. Hogs receipts 3250 with 2100 shipped, market firm led by Philadelphia and New York bologna lines and best Yorkers at 7 for common Yorkers 4 000. Sheep receipts 2100 with 1700 shipped, market firm on good grades and slow on others at unchanged prices.

New York

Chicago Livestock Receipts and Market Activity Mixed

Cattle receipts 6 000 head with 1 600 shipments. market active to steady. prime to extra steers and cows variable. Hog receipts 18 000. shipments 9 600. market active to steady. assorted weights and prices listed. sheep receipts 5 000 with mixed demand and prices for natives and Westerns. New York Beevres receipts 2 157. calves and sheep mixed. New Orleans and Omaha market notes with varied steers hogs and lambs prices.

Chicago New York Omaha Sh . Hoge Maptat Shipmerta

Tricks of Traders: Heavy Egg Losses and Sugar Market Move

Commission men report heavy losses from egg shipments with empty bottom layers reducing cases by three dozen. River eggs show shortages. boat theft blamed by boatmen and peddlers. Sugar market eyes a rising future, but prices hold as refiners delay.

Cotfrey Produce Commission Rota Lines

Wheat Markets Open Weak Then Rally amid Wide Trade

Speculative weakness dominates early with wheat opening demoralized but soon rallying. Corn stays weak with heavy selling. oats and provisions fluctuate amid weather and bear pressure. Cash grain quotes show mixed results across wheat corn and hogs with timid recovery later in the session.

Catcaco Anid Ee Bo Wre Sige Osec New York Sige John M. Oakley & Co Sixth Street Chicago Board of Trade

Grain Exchange Reports Weaker Markets and Steady Hay Prices

No sales on call as markets drift downward with oats and wheat at lower levels. Millfeed scarce and firm. choice hay receipts at 2 cars and hay prices steady. bulk of grain moves described by several railroad lines with mixed oat and wheat quotes and scattered prices for bran and middlings.

Grain Exchange Pittsburg Ft. Warne Cincinnati St. Louis Baltimore and Ohio Pittsb Luke Erie Lear Pittsburg and Western Fonsisylvania Michigan Jobbin

Market Basket notes fruit and veg price shifts

Southern fruits and vegetables have entered weaker markets with lower prices. Home raised cherries and strawberries remain in supply though costs run higher than southern produce. Butter demand rises while seafood prices vary. broad assortment of market items and prices listed with emphasis on home crops and fresh produce.

Metor Box Cutheta Vegkrantrsbhbage Pee Hail Peck Bormenla Polite Bermuda Auarter Feck Nithenas Deene Carter Hanels Tenantees Rhotines Jereiss Sanger Per Gdeen Granges Smaaiwr Peianenes Wes Enerrien Poulmrat Tireen Krtles al Hearny Nantes Doar

Carter's Little Liver Pills Headline Read

Ad reads Carter's Little Liver Pills for relief of sick headache. Promotes fast action and stomach comfort with bold emphasis on headache relief and digestive support.

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