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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1890
Page
3
The Iron Trade Review notes Southern stocks at season lows while East and West reports show a lull after a brief rise. Prices stay firm inside despite thin outside quotations as mills hold firm and demand for steel rails, blooms, billets, and foundry iron remains active at firmer rates.
SOUTHEEN STOCKS LOWER SIRMINGHAM ALA June 2 The Iron trade is without special features this week Prices continue unchanged but there has been some falling off in orders this week All the furnaces in the district are shipping iron as fast as the railroad can supply them with cars and the end of the month will find stocks lower than they have ever been at this season The steady flow of mail orders during the 30 days exhausted all stocks on hand a took almost the entire June output Very little iron has been sold for delivery next month but furnaces are confident the small orders for immediate delivery will continue to come in all summer As matters now stand buyers of Southern Pig will pay 25 to 50 cents per ton more next month Only a falling off in orders or a reduction of sales Pennsylvania and Ohio furnaces will prevent an advance on No 1 and No 2 foundry iron On the lower grades there will probably be no advance Twenty two of the 35 furnaces in this district in Dias There will be no shutting down this year repairs See the ag 4 te w coke an area eee exhausted our ole seen Gouna furnaces it is said will be so changed
A St Louis teletype notes consumptive demand now matches current production. Prices remain firm with few furnaces conceding to lower terms while some sellers hold 5 cents per ton above quoted rates. Various coke and charcoal products are listed with limited movement and cash terms prevail.
Telegram from Philadelphia reports only minor shifts in local iron and steel markets. Prices for furnace iron hold near No 1 foundry 17, No 2 16, gray forge 16, with some higher bids for special brands. bar iron and steel rails show slight activity and incremental adjustments. details list varied figures for tank, brides, shell, flange, angles, beams, and channels across suppliers.
June 20. Rogers Brown & Co report solid market form with no weakness. Southern coke furnaces push prices up another 8 cents while sales shift from lethargic to brisk. Strong steel and pig iron markets supported by a generally healthy demand across North and South. Bersemer products sustain confidence.
Rogers Brown and Co report a busy week with strong demand across iron products. Southern coke and charcoal irons remain desirable due to good mixture quality with ore. Market activity and signs of price advances point to continued strength amid steady consumption and a resilient market in New York.
Light trading in wheat with a quiet market and fluctuating prices, early gains fading to steady by day’s end. Corn mixed to easier, oats and rye steady, soy y?l? and hogs firmer with pork and lard showing gains and later pullbacks. cash wheat dull with local demand, futures fluctuating through session. Major quotes include July, August, and December wheat. No. 2 yellow corn and milling oats with steady to higher tendencies. noted activity in butter and eggs with mixed results.
The bodies of Edward Olans, Jerry Sullivan, and Harry Pace were recovered from the Anaconda mine fire debris. Sullivan and Dolan lay beside an ore car at 800 feet, Pace at 110 feet from the shaft in the main cross cut. Copper water corroded iron but left clothing intact, though flesh on faces and arms was soft yet preserved after months.
The Dollar Savings Bank held its annual directors meeting and presented its seventieth semi annual report. Assets rose by 58050837 and deposits nearly matched that rise with 1 200 more depositors bringing total to 33325 averaging 408 per depositor. A city wide prosperity is implied as working people are saving and wages are good. A veteran stock broker foresees no immediate market improvement due to vacations high prices and unsettled issues like rail strikes and the silver question. He notes continued demand in cheap stock and expects July money to fuel a fall revival. Real estate and mortgage activity remains brisk with several notable property deals in the Twenty second ward and nearby districts.
A calm opening gave way to a breezier second call with active trading. Brokers aimed to die easy if they must as 180 shares changed hands. Bridgewater Company meeting outcomes disappointed some, while Philadelphia and Ontieee afternoon shares dipped slightly. overall, most listings held steady amid minor shifts.
At first call 10 shares Philadelphia 31 percent. Sales at second call 60 Philadelphia Gas 60 and 60. Between calls Philadelphia Gas changed hands. Total sales in New York yesterday nine shares including Atchison Delaware Lackawanna and Western Figo Illinois Nashville Missouri Pacific Transcontinental Richmond and West Polar St. Paul.
The money market remained easy with loans at 6 percent and a touch of country paper at 7. Demand is strong and currency quiet as financiers expect the 6 percent rate to hold through the season. Exchange figures show steady activity and broad-based balances across major cities and networks.
Oil market opened steady then fell to near the day’s lows with an opening high of 984 and low of 164. The decline followed news of a Wildwood strike and mixed signals from New York and Oil City. Pittsburgh paper reports light activity with 1,000 barrels cleared. Prices varied across markets with June quotes near 4 cents.
New York stocks saw slow but steady gains amid a muted session. News on silver legislation, railroads, and possible gold exports shaped sentiment, with mixed signals from the Lake Shore and sugar refineries. Rumors of a Kansas Pacific deal and potential coinage policy influenced near-term bets, while bonds remained subdued and the market closed near day’s highs.
Fragmentary OCR item lists rail lines such as Illinois Central and Lake Shore and M, Western University, various trusts, and Philadelphia stock quotations. Mentions Whitney & Stephenson brokers, bonds and dividends, and miscellaneous real estate and land concerns with scattered company names and figures.
The market experiences strong demand for home grown strawberries and raspberries with prices varying across fruit and vegetable lines. California apricots and peaches appear fair, watermelons and cantaloupes remain costly but easing, while tomatoes and new potatoes hold steady. Prices for creamery butter rise slightly, and wholesale meat costs show minor shifts. Ocean product stalls list fish and shellfish prices and a selection of flowers caps the offerings.
Philadelphia wool market shows a quiet session with prices unchanged though demand softens. Sales total about 455 800 across types. OBI wools moderately requested with limited sales, combing and delaine fleeces slow, pulled and foreign wools firm yet quiet amid thin activity.
In New York in June, demand for bleached cottons and new prints rose, with fanelette varieties and dress fabrics expanding. Staple cotton prices remained steady from the prior season, while other textile lines showed quiet but ongoing activity.
The market report notes tight supply for oats with prices rising. Strawberries were light but demand strong for all available fruit, raspberries in good supply, and potatoes firm at quoted levels. Eggs and butter were active, cheese edging upward, and a broad, brisk trade across produce markets with varied prices for citrus, berries, vegetables, and canned goods.
The report details car lot transactions across oats, wheat, corn, and hay with multiple rail lines and carriers. It notes strong cereal market factors, active demand, generally upward trends, and a buyer-friendly but quiet market except for this exception. Prices for carload lots on track cover wheat, corn, oats, rye flour, and related commodities with regional variations and shipping lines.
Hogs advanced 10 to 15 cents in Chicago this morning and a rise in provisions seems likely as the weak market lingers. Sugar cured hams and various pork and beef products show notable price levels with dozens of items cited, reflecting the broad lift in wholesale commodities.
Receipts and shipments tallied at 8 200 head for hogs and 2 shipments totaling 150 head. Market slow overall with medium quality hogs selected. Prices quoted at Yorkers around 25 to 25 50 per head. Nine cars of hogs shipped to New York today. About 400 head in shipments. market active compared to yesterday.
New York market shows mixed receipts with 8 000 bead including 44 carloads sold. Cattle and hog figures vary, with dressed beef steady and shipments quiet. Chicago reports 8 000 cattle and 2 000 hog receipts with market steady to strong and higher hogs. Cincinnati notes stronger hogs with 2 400 receipts and 1 060 shipments.
River traffic slumps as Monongahela and Ohio levels stay low. packet boats and ferries are scarce with only a few tows moving. Ships like the Andes, Hudson, and Golden Belle sail from Cincinnati, while pilots join and cargo shifts mark a quiet river season. Notable figures include Captain E B Cooper, Captain Maddy, and ex-skipper Cartan Joux Eklinefelter amid reports of tows, passengers, and coal movement along the Pittsburg and Cincinnati trade.
The Committee on Public Charities met in City Clerk Booth's office to consider ordinances guiding a new Poor Farm. Amendments split the sale property into three year reserve and immediate sale parcels, with bidding flexibility retained by the Department of Awards. both ordinances received affirmative recommendations to Council.
Kate Gorman and Ells Harper, both residents of 49 Poplar Street, were arrested yesterday on a warrant from Alderman Reilly’s office. Gorman, described as white, and Harper, described as colored, face charges of selling liquor without a license and maintaining a disorderly house. The defendants were committed to jail for a hearing.
A fragment notes a sick headache condition and mentions a liver pill product. The text lacks clear event context or named organizations but implies health remedies discussed in a medical or consumer notice. No dates or locations are provided.
Work on the new wing progresses rapidly with sixty convicts assigned to finishing tasks. The facility will have 500 cells in the new section and 646 in the old, providing ample space for inmate housing.
George Wittmer of Preble avenue Allegheny accuses sons Louis and Henry Wittmer of aggravated assault and battery at his home. He says they knocked him down kicked him and knelt on him causing injuries likely to be permanent. Alderman McMasters to hear the case next Monday.
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