Cutting Prices Amid Belgian Beam Question
A June New York dispatch summarizes Iron Age notes on steel markets. Prices for Northern and Southern iron show concessions, with little activity and several large deliveries planned. Belgian beams from Antwerp are quoted high, affecting American builders and engineers, while rail and structural material sales indicate steady demand and nuanced freight costs.
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Dispatch
New York
The
Iron Age
Birmingham
Lesa
Nee
Ferre-Ananganess
Wales
Wepal BC
E. van Horden & Co
Antwerp
Minch
Eastern Mills
Burlington Bridge
Erie
el Vered
Ersey
Ratis
Iron Age Shifts Hint at Steel Market Uncertainty
London reports fluctuating pig iron warrants with prices steadying but outlook unsure amid outsized stock declines. Demand in copper and tin plates remains active, while maker’s iron shows little change and iron markets face varied regional shifts.
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New Yorke
Jane
London
Midlands
America
England
France
Crea
File
Glasgow
Landoan
Carnbroe
Ginagow
Shotts
Glengarnock
Fie
Ardrossan
Datmellington
C&.wl
Eglinton
Antrossan
Tron
Fo. B
Middlesbrough
Spiecelerwsen
I. C
Bessemer Coke Gnish
Jasod, Miomene Steel
Coke trade shows steady move as ovens restart
Trade in the coke industry remains healthy with shipments steady and ovens reactivating. Western shipments rise after the Cleveland strike ended while eastern and Pittsburg totals dip. about 4800 ovens idle regionwide with W. J. Rainey planning new ovens this summer. Prices unchanged across furnaces and foundries.
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Scotpage
Cleveland
Trotter
Standard
Lst
W. J. Rainey
Pittsburg
River
S. Valleys
Buffalo
Detroit
Cincinnat
Louisville
Chicago
Milwaukee
Louis
St. Lou
Boston
Metal Market Report Notes Quiet Trading
New York markets show pig iron and copper activity subdued for July with copper nominal values listed and lead remaining quiet but firmer. Domestic tin and plates observed with limited movement amid steady to firmer tones.
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Lake
The Condition of Business at the East Liberty Stock Yards
Pittsburg district stock market report dated Thursday June 26 1890 details receipts for cattle hogs sheep and other stock at East Liberty including 567 cattle 220 hogs and 300 sheep received with shipments totals around 6000 head for the week. Markets described as slow dull and through consignments with some hogs shipped to New York and prices noted for common to best stock.
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East Liberty
Pittsburg DistaTes
New York
Cattle and Livestock Receipts Across Cities Mixed Markets
By Telegraph Chicago reports Drovers Journal lists cattle receipts around 23,000 head with shipments 6,000. market slow and lower with mixed and heavy cattle at 8.55 to 8.85. Texas cattle around 150 to 170. New York reports 509 beef receipts for exporters and weak trade. Minneapolis notes fair demand for good wheat and mixed track quotations. St Louis shows cattle receipts about 200 head, market lower with good to fancy steers at 34.25 to 37.0 and packing cows at 28 to 38. sheep receipts around 1,600 head with steady to strong market and butcher bids near 3.80 to 4.00.
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Texas
New York
Benoit
Shee
Hicher
Sheen
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Lowey
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Aucust
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Une
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Stexay
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Milwaukee
Flour prices fall as markets weaken and wholesalers concede
The flour market shows a drop in price per barrel with major jobbers noting wide concession while others call it premature. Domestic markets reveal scarce confidence as hay prices also slip due to favorable crops and heavy supplies, with clover and timothy hay at unusually low levels.
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Timothy
Market report notes steady trade and mixed textile gains
The staw of trade and market conditions show little change. New prints dress cottons and woolens increase in sales while both cotton and woolen markets stay firm. Some spring woolen lines such as the Bedfords and Wood Rivers open at slightly lower prices than last year. Platt's Chlorides recommended for home sanitation.
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Bedfords
Wood Rivers
Rapid Transit Route to Homestead Prompts City Growth Hope
Ira M. Burchfield predicts a short line electric route from Boquet Street with Pittsburg Traction access to Monongahela River and a Homestead bridge costing $15,000, opening up eastern wards Twenty second and Twenty third. The project promises strong financing and rapid development, while ward property markets show active trading and scarce vacant lots in Seventh to Eleventh wards amid rising demand.
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Ira M. Burchfield
Homestead
Boquet Street
Pittsburg Traction
W. H. Brown & Sons
Monongahela River
Charles Lockhart
East End
Edward F. Hays
Thomas A. Noble
William ©. Noble
Birmingham Land Improvement Company
Rapid Transit Suburban Electric Street Railway
Charles Somers & Co
Benton ;Place
Eleventh Ward
Allegheny
Benton Avenue
OW. A. Herron & Sons
Bissell
Eighteenth Ward
Black & Baird
Henry C. Burns
G. C. Schupp
Montezuma Street
Rowan Avenue
Reed B Coyle & Co
Annie Ryan
Marion Place
Home Rule
T. Schaffner
Edward Schultz
John Brown
Twenty-seventh Ward
Samuel W. Black & Co
Blair
Failures Reported in First Six Months of 1880
A Pittsburg RG Dun & Co. Mercantile Agency summary notes six month failures across Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia. Data compares 1880 with prior year with totals for each quarter and region, labeled failures liabilities and assets, amid an overall cautious tone by Dr. Wigley.
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A. B. Wigley
Pittsburg
Rg, Dun 4 Co
Pennsylvania
Big
Ohio
Stroud
West Virginia
Csacen Sss
Still Dull Stock Action With Some Backing Seen
The day’s market chatter notes two forenoon sales and none in the afternoon. Allegheny Heating 1071/2 cents, Electric S33s up and then down, Gas and Central Traction near unchanged with bids and on street sales reported. Gas bid to 14, manufacturers’ sales hinted, but overall market remains supported by strong hands despite weak signals. Total New York stock sales reached 172,488 shares with notable names including Reading and St. Paul among others.
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Allegheny Heating Company
Philadelphia Gas and
Central Traction
Exchanges Show Strong Favor for Present Season
The article notes robust business activity with substantial bank paper discounts and a 6 percent ruling rate. It reports brisk deposits and large summer exchanges totaling $2,400,580.90 with balances of $1,168,44, compared to 1888 figures, and easy money on call in New York at 4 to 3 percent.
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New Yorke
Prine Mercantile
Sterling Exchanes
Northern Pacific and Related Securities Listed
A fragmented listing of railroads and financial instruments appears, mentioning Northern Pacific Central Pacific Union Pacific Missouri Idaho and other railroad bonds and stocks with cryptic figures and codes, reflecting a historical securities table and endorsements. The entry hints at multiple named lines and consols including North Western and Western Pacific with various maturity or issue markers.
Global Bank Clears and Rates Report Amid Mixed Gold Flows
The weekly financial bulletin notes New York clears at $113 411107 and $5 480 cash balances with Paris and London showing modest bullion shifts. Berlin and Frankfurt report declines in specie and France posts a gold rise while Chicago and New York exchange hold steady and money demand remains robust.
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Ae Peel
Baltimorre
Bank of England
Bank of and
Bank of France
Berlin
Imperial Bank of Germany
OnicaGo—Clearinga
New York Exchange
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Oil market quiet after a thin trading day
Trading in Ol yesterday showed more activity than the week’s start but remained far below expectations. Local buying steadied prices around the day’s close while overall volume lingered around 40,000 to 50,000 barrels, with prices finishing modestly lower than the prior session.
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Oll
Petroleum market recap shows mixed New York trades
June 24 New York petroleum prices steady with limited Jul activity and forced sales dragging market. Trading data from Petroleum Exchange notes open and closing ranges, notable daily barrel totals, shipments and runs, with refined prices in New York London Liverpool and Bremen quoted by A B E McGrew.
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Petroleum c
Daly
Suanes
Hewt
Bradford
Aanee
Petroleum
Il Closest
Iso
John M. Oakley & Co
Sixth Street
Pitarg Petroleum Exchange
Whitney and Stephenson Develop Variation Project
The dispatch notes Whitney and Stephenson embarking development for a variation. The Groveton to Forest Grove bus line remains busy, delivering riders to daylight train stops. Oil wells near Arbuckle farm begin sixth bore east of the farm, signaling new drilling activity.
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Forest Grove
McEiberon No. 1
Childs & Keap
Schouler Farm
Magnus
Boller
Ubarvers
Arbuckle
Whartiers Creek
Oes
George L i Satconee
West Pons
Rail project advances as landholders weigh bonuses
Railroad work starts soon with Mr. Whitney offered a larger property bonus than two years ago. Operators see profitable prospects from developments there. In Morgantown West Virginia Jennings and others win against Hakill and others. Jennings & Co. receive 450 acres of valuable land after a hard fought case.
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Whitney
Jennings and Others
Hakill
Morgantown
W. Va
Jennings & Co
West Virginia
Belmont oil well strikes state record flow at Belmont
A special dispatch reports the largest oil well in the state was struck at Belmont with an initial flow of 200 barrels per day. Later that evening the depth increased flow to 800 barrels per day, 300 more than the previous state best, drawing crowds by train to view the scene.
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Parkersmna
Belmont
Market Dullness Persists On June Street Declines
Reports from New York indicate broad stock weakness after Senate amendments to the silver bill failed. Railroads show mixed results with St. Paul posting losses for the week, while western lines gain up to 45 percent. Bonds remain steady though Louisville and Nashville and others edge down slightly. Chicago Gas and Reading shares move on rumors and earnings prospects.
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London
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Missouri
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Arens
Ana Aacraees
Reading Railroad
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Coker
Ees Reading Coal
Hye A Comey
New York Stock Exchange
Whitney
Domestic Markets Sharp Potato Surge Across Regions
Market report notes firm demand and sparse supply for potatoes, with Southern potatoes at four per barrel in Chicago. Prices for watermelons fall as they arrive. strawberries decline. New Ohio cheese plenty with slight price drops. Elgin creamery butter unsettled but edging up. Various fruits and dairy items show mixed movements amid overall weak cereal prices.
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Ohio
Elgin Creamery
Ee Burren Creamery
New York
Ious
China
California
Grain Markets Show Mixed Advances and Pullbacks
Chicago wheat rises briefly on export clears and Northwest crop worries, then slips as outside selling grows. Corn and oats edge higher amid strong local buying while lard and produce trade sees modest shifts. New York and St Louis show signs of firming prices across cereals and fats.
Dr Flints Remedy for Vertigo and Faintness Warns of Brain Inflammation
Descriptive remedy with each bottle. Used when vertigo occasional faintness nausea and loss of appetite appear to prevent inflammation of the brain. Available at all druggists or write Mack Drago, N. UWF.
Roasting and shipping news mix of market items and staples
A sprawling OCR list outlines coffee and spice trades from Maracaibo to La Guayra, naming brands like Government Java and Roasten standard, with prices per pound and bulk lots. The piece also catalogues canned goods, dried fruits, nuts, and seafood, noting assorted grades and regional suppliers and shipper marks across multiple ports.
Grain Exchange notes and mixed market shifts on oats and grain
The Grain Exchange reports mixed oats activity with several car loads of No 2 white oats and oats futures under downward pressure. Prices for wheat and corn show declines, while flour prices edge down with jobbers ready to concede. Overall market drift is downward with weak hay and timothy offerings and general softness in cereals.
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Ft. Wayne
Chicago
Sears
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Western
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Ile
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Activity in Deygoods Promises Record Trade Ahead
The article notes ongoing movement in dry goods with June expected to surpass last June in volume. Prices are near year-ago levels. fall orders flow in while wholesale dealers report satisfactory first half results and a brighter outlook for the year.
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Pittsburg
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