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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1889

Page

7

Meat on the Hoof Sheep and Cattle Market Slow

News from Pittsburg on March 6 1882 reports cattle supplies local trade 12 loads more than prior week with Chicago receipts down. Heavy cattle slow. lighter stockers bring better prices. Hogs in better demand with light to medium weights closer in price. a weak run and cautious buyers across markets. Sheep and lambs show active trade while high grade cattle market remains sluggish.

Pittsburg Wenones Bay Chicago Sesson Liberty Welles Waterli Ios Alan New York

Beef and cattle market report from multiple city exchanges

Telegraph summary notes dull activity across New York and Chicago markets with steady to firmer cattle and hogs. Beef prices rise modestly for prime steers while sheep and lambs show mixed movements. receipts high and market slower in several regions.

New York Beeves ST Ts Sears Kansas

Legitime Victories Reported in Haiti Conflict

New York dispatch says Legitime forces won swift advances against Hippolyte rebels with key captures in Hinche Saint Michael Valliere and St Susanne. General Misere was captured at Grand Saline then paroled. no executions were reported as Legitime asserts navy and majority of the country under its control. The steamer Andes confirms recent port activity and denies poisoning claims about a Belize commander. No U S ships observed.

New York Andes Haytian Frank Darinis Port-au-Prince Legitime Hippolyte Grand Saline Jean Misere Ninery St. Michael Valliere St. Susanne Eee Belize Nicholoms Mole United States

Murdered in her bed at 330 Third Avenue West Troy

Catherine Taylor a 50 year old widow was found murdered in her bed at her home about 9 30 pm a vicious blow with an ax left a severed finger and the weapon is missing police surveillance and an ax from the cellar are noted as possible crime tools no suspect identified and the victim lingered until 12 30 am with possible speech restoration attempts reported.

Tuor Catherine Taylor Third Avenue West Troy Snax Willi Polies

Markets by wire May wheat mixed unsettled notes

May wheat edged up slightly while July options steadied amid a nervous market. Corn and oats softened with hog products active and mixed, while futures in Chicago and New York showed limited movement as traders weighed bull and long positions and overall market uncertainty.

Chicago Ieee New York Serovar Sarenbee New Orleans Pril, Cian & Bore St. Lovuis Bic Milwaukee Mod Tole Alet Stead Rio

Drygoods Market in New York Faces Ongoing Trade Struggles

Trade in drygoods in New York shows persistent difficulties as buyers and jobbers contend with disrupted supply chains. BR Olafin & Co. conducted a drive and White Manufacturing Co. also engaged in activity amid the market's unsettled conditions.

New York Olafin & Co

Metal Market Brief From New York Trade Floor

Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a metal market report from New York trading floors with phrases like pig iron and copper quoted, but exact figures and entities are unreadable. The item appears as a brief market snapshot rather than a full article.

Metal Market New York Pig American

Weel Markets 87 Report Quiet Trade In Brig Goods

A brief market note records quiet trading on the brig scene with standard stead items and various weights noted. Mentions include a medi and heavy lots with minor discrepancies in listed tubs and goods.

Weel Stead

Whisky Markets. Wen Quoted at $108, With a

Whisky markets report a quotation at 108 dollars for top grade blends as traders await American demand and supply signals. Analysts note volatility is driven by export outlook and currency swings.

Wen

Corner on Natural Gas Poised by Indiana Legislature

March 6 report from Terre Haute notes debate over natural gas rights as Indiana lawmakers push for cross state gas piping. Gas owners claim constitutional issues threaten any state action and argue federal permission supersedes state authority.

Tovisville Indiana Ians Senateet Congress

Weeks Sufferer Finds Relief with Allcock's Plasters Trial

The account describes O. M. Weeks enduring six years of pain before trying Allcock's Porous Plasters on his back. A friend urged the trial and Weeks reports relief after using the plasters, noting it was the most helpful remedy he had tried.

Allcock Atlanta

Iron Mine Buried Under Water Street After 1845 Fire

The 1845 Water Street fire destroyed iron warehouses and left fused iron ingots, nails, and glass. Unable to remove the heavy iron, authorities buried hundreds of tons in cellar trenches, beneath new buildings, making the mass effectively useless. The value is estimated at about half a million dollars.

Water Street Dispatch Water Strees Ferry Grant

Stock market mixed with weak demand drags prices lower

The market yesterday showed no redeeming features aside from a few exceptions like Electric, Switch and Signal and Citizens' Traction. Traders blamed the downturn on lack of orders rather than inherent weakness, with many securities trading below intrinsic value while waiting for corporate developments.

Still Peatureless Money Market Sees Idle Funds Cited

The article notes a quiet money market with no customers at a leading bank at 1 pm. Clearing House reports show exchanges at $2,170,415.49 and balances at $408,744.10. A Fourth Street financier says inactivity does not mean no business, just less than last spring and before the Christmas holidays, with warnings against oversimplified views of idle funds.

Chaplin Fourth Street New York Bess

Market Dips Amid Bearish Trading Day

The session opened with a bearish tone as prices fell across the board. A few brief rallies failed to stem the tide with refiners and traders noting pessimistic sentiment and calls for further declines.

Tmillar

Market Prices and Trading Takeaways From New York Session

Market report notes opening steadiness in New York with prices mixed as early gains faded. Trading volume reached 812,000 shares while several issues showed declines and overall activity remained muted amid uncertain demand and broad market softness.

Real Estate Inquiries Surpass Sales as Rentals Thin

Real estate offices saw more inquiries than sales with renters trimming staff as applicants for business houses increased. Samuel W. Black & Co. sold a $2,000 mortgage for three years on a church property on Ligonier. James W. Drape & Co. arranged a $10,000 mortgage at a specified rate with Baltimore property.

Asnual Samuel W. Black &Co Ligonier James W. Drape & Co Baltosapans

Copper leads Boston stocks as copper boom lifts prices

The copper market dominates trading in Boston with coppers advancing strongly. Montana and Calumet hit notable gains amid a dull overall session as investors speculate on Paris syndicate hold compact reforms.

Cision Oregon Consor Paris Syndicate Altoh Top Nike Commy Boston & Titces Boston & Maine Clon San Cleve Taber Rennee NY Ogi Aham Gan Diego

Wall Street Slumps Amid Mixed Trading on March 6

The New York stock market showed a feverish, irregular day with many issues edging lower. Gains in domestic buying offset bear pressure amid declines in main issues, while coal and gold stocks fluctuated and overall activity waned toward the close.

New York London Res St. Paul T Taight Manhattan Oregon Run Smartee Chesapeake and Ohio Chicago Colorado Westure Coalern Reading Chesapeake and Ohio Firsts New York Stock Exchange Whitney & Eteepenras Aig Noremern

Mining Stocks and Prices in New Youx Market

Reads like a stock roundup listing several names with scattered figures. Mentions Ionia 285, Consolidated California 787, Yellow Jacket 400, and Eureka among others with closing values.

Youx Ionia Consolidated California Eureka Efron Yellow Jacket

Late News in Brief from an Era of Turmoil

Chronicle of scattered items: Treasurer secretary reshuffle and Chilton as private secretary to Vice President Morton. Mary Anstone succumbs to nervous prostration. Parkes to form a government after ministry defeat. fire destroys wool storehouses in Ann Street. King Milan abdicates Servia throne with Regent appointments. Garret family in Mexico. National Colored Men’s Convention postponed to March in New York. altercation in Missouri ends with one death. John Democrat wins city mayoral race by five votes. local gunfight follows railroad-ticket dispute. potential trouble at Flathead Lake after threats. updates on postal office leadership and Democratic control shaping appointments.

Howie Nee Chilton Morton Mary An Iven Kaugh Washington Ministry of New South Wales Bec Onry Parkes Aude Coloitets Theater Anna Fow Hope Street Mr. Fow Milan Servia Ledeen Alexander MM. Protiteh Helimarkovic Ristitch New York Harlan Turner J. W. McVeigh McVeigh Turner John Democrat of N Ant Bilean Alfred Herbert Rother Oebt Tom Hugh Mat Geoeast Tom Mattock Rother Tom Ees Albert Rother Mattock Eee Flathead Lake J. E. Culiford Clifford Major Lach Duende Cenninghen Bouleyner Charles P. Weaver Thompson Tuley Weaver

Pittsburgers Back New Dock Company at Fairport

The Pittsburg, Fairport and Northwest Dock Company applies for a charter. Interested parties include H. W. Oliver Jr and F. L. Robbins. Capital stock is 300000 with about 50000 paid in. The firm leases a dock at Fairport and plans a new lake steamer to haul coal and ore with an improved elevator to save time and labor.

Pittsburg Fairport

Market gloom for oleomargarine and coffee rise seen

Domestic markets report a gloomy outlook for oleomargarine while butter remains active. Coffee shows firming prices with a potential weekly rise as home millers stock up on wheat and hold back on shipments.

Seen oe oon dressed 6c at 6 30 7 a

Fragmented OCR notes list lambs and items with prices and times. details are unclear but indicate livestock or market entries and timing from early morning.

Lambs

Yard quotes limp with no changes and cost hints

Historical yard quotes show lumber rates unchanged from last year with minor cost shifts for 1889, while city ordinances in Pittsburgh authorize street work and private property use. The text blends timber pricing notes with legal acts and municipal projects approved in the late 19th century.

Ordinance Authorizing Woolstair Alley Opening

City council orders the opening of Woolstair alley from Meteor alley to Fortieth street as 2 feet wide. The chief of Public Works will survey and open within six days, with damages and benefits assessed under Pennsylvania law. Read December 21 1874.

Pittsburg Howard Alley Commonwealth of Ra H. P. Ford Select Council Sheppar Geo. L. Holeiday Common Council Etc. Booth Ee Cera WM McCallin Woote Woolstair Alley Meteor Alley Fortieth Street Department of Public Works Msteor Alley Department of Public Orks Waeete Eenth Ward Ap Y Assembly Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Connells A. Ty

Dedication of Mawhinney Street for Public Use Pittsburg Ward

Property owners along Mawhinney Street in Pittsburg Fourteenth Ward dedicate the street for public use from Forbes Street to the south, with a condition that if the street is ever needed for non public use it shall revert to adjacent property owners. Signed December 2, 1834 by Mawhinney and others, with city clerk attestation.

Hinney Street Fourteenth Ward Pittsburg Forbes Street Saldetey M. Mawhinley Lorris W. Moreland Sewnaeney Mawhinney Street Illlam C. M

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