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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1889
Page
3
March 1 1880 report from Diamond Market shows improved trade for fruits and vegetables while meat prices drift higher. Strawberries from Florida appear at 125 a quart, butter remains ample with some price declines, and florists report steady tenderloin and prepared foods demand as Lent approaches.
Receipts and prices from Kansas City New York and New York live stock markets. Cattle receipts 2009 head with strong, active demand. dressed and shipping steers higher. cows and stockers steady. Hogs at Kansas City steady then lower. light weights weaker. Sheep receipts 2400 with fair trade. beef prices stable. cattle and hogs markets uncertain.
Chicago and Philadelphia markets showed a dull, quiet session with limited outside business. Wheat slipped to near yesterday's levels amid cold wave expectations, while corn oats and flaxseed held steady to weak. receipts and deliveries were light across staples, with prices for pork lard and cheese mostly unchanged.
Special Cable report notes active pig trade with irregular and rising prices on West Coast brands quoted around 40s 9d for No 1. Garubee and related goods. Steel rails and shipments show firm to quiet trends with Bessemer sizes and standard sections priced at varied levels. Iron and steel markets remain buoyant in places while dampened in others, reflecting mixed demand from New York to Wales.
Philadelphia quiet and nominal. New York wool prices ease with domestic fleece at 23 88c and Texas at 16 77c. St Louis wool market steady with light offerings.
A historical study recounts Pittsburg streets evolving over nearly a century from dirt to cobblestones, plank roads, and asphalt, culminating in Ligonier stone blocks chosen for durability. Early era saw muddy conditions and frequent relays. cobbles dominated 1610s to 1860s, with plank and asphalt phases before modern paving.
Trading opened dull with several favorites showing strength including Philadelphia Gas Electric Switch and Signal and Pittsburgh Traction while La Norias weakened. Morning and afternoon bids and offers featured electric and gas stocks with modest activity and scattered gains across issues and exchanges.
Local money market shows moderate counter business and small discountable paper. Call loans remain active with NY figures indicating easy money on call and near day bill activity. Clearing figures across Boston and Philadelphia show steady balances and unchanged bank clearings in a subdued trading day.
Trading in a volatile oil market showed a firm close after a morning decline. Prices slipped from 9.24 to 9.14, then recovered to around 9.34, with three late selling pushes and a final retreat, as analysts noted underlying strength and potential for resistance to further declines.
Real estate activity in the city shows appetite for nearly all property descriptions though sales remain limited. Notable transactions include W A Herron & Sons selling a Devilliers Street lot, Kennedy and Dy & Co closing multiple homes on Reed Street and Chestnut Street, and mortgage activity totaling thousands of dollars across Pittsburgh wards.
New York March 1 The stock market showed a firm to strong tone most hours with many active shares finishing higher than last evening. Bears covered as shorts moved to the bid while Big Four and Cleveland Cincinnati and Indianapolis rallied. bonds saw moderate activity with total sales around 1,856,000.
The fragment discusses debt trends in the treasury and mentions available reductions to the public debt. It references gold and silver certificate holdings and shows a cash balance figure of 607 37 588.00 in the general account.
Market data show a weaker day with a lower price range across bonds and major issues. Copper shares slump as trading remains slow while other sectors fluctuate. investors monitor European action and key U S listings for clues.
A fragmented list of mining stock names and figures from California and Virginia markets appears. Notable entries include Deadwood T., El Cristo, Gould and Ont, Iron Silver, Mexican, Plymouth, Union Cs Consolidated, and Standard with varied numeric values.
New York copper weak with firm tin and quiet domestic demand. Lead steady at $370, tin at £79 0s 0d spot in Chili, futures £68. Spelter firmer at £17 10s 0d. Five markets show moderate activity with slight regional variations.
Domestic wool markets show no clear improvement as manufacturers keep demand light. Week's sales reach about 1,000,000 pounds with mostly small lots. Ohio and Pennsylvania wools scarce and firm around 8 3 8d per pound for No 1 and other grades. Michigan and Kentucky offerings sell at varied rates. pulled wools and extras largely unsold, scoured wool steady, Australian wool firm at 2 4 15d.
In New York during March drygoods trade remained active with jobbers noting improving demand at first hands. Prints both printed and woven cottons sold at full prices while staple cottons and woolens showed varied activity and outlooks pointed to more near term demand.
The article discusses compassionate death practices in terminal illness, urging fresh air and light, quiet rooms, and ordinary speech. It compares death by lungs, heart, and brain, favoring death from old age as most gentle, noting nature provides no perfect euthanasia.
James Critchlow of Carnegie Street suffered years of stomach pain bloating and eye pressure before turning to Dr. Prrpose in Ninth Street and BF Fears O18. The patient reports relief and resumed work after treatment.
The market reports good outside demand for nearly eggs despite high temperatures. Commissionmen struggle to obtain enough to meet needs as cold storage and Southern eggs lag. Butter, cheese, apples, and other staples move with firmness, while overall winter trade begins to brighten.
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