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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1890

Page

7

Hides and Tariff Spark Trade Carrier Debate in 1590

The Shoe and Leather Reporter notes a quiet hide and leather market and warns of a 1.5 cent per pound duty proposed by the House Ways and Means Committee. Local tanners urge opposition, arguing duties raise costs and harm exports while the industry sees no benefit.

PicTsrees Dre Satenpayy Pittsburg Allegheny Ways and Means Committee House of Representatives United States South America Africa China Stoc and Leather Reporter of New York Committee of Ways and Means Congress Popular Branch

Live Stock Markets at Enat Liberty Stock Yards

Market updates show cattle receipts 71 head and shipments 472 head with no market activity. Two cars of cattle shipped to New York. Hog receipts 1300 head and shipments 2700 head, market dull with moderate and selected buyers. Hog shipments to New York noted. hogs at yesterday's prices. Sheep and other stock receipts listed. market status described.

Pittrsacre Distatces New York Ieee Oe & Ses von Shrer

Grain and Livestock Market Report From Multiple Exchanges

Tejceraph reports cattle and hog market conditions across Chicago and St. Louis exchanges. Livestock receipts include 2,000 cattle in Chicago with mixed prices for cows and steers, Western cornfed steers at 5.26, hogs weak with heavy ships around 4.60, and sheep steady to stronger with lambs up to 5.85. Kansas City shows slow cattle with steers near 4.50, hogs strong around 3.75 to 4.25, and sheep mixed around 4.00 to 5.40. St. Louis receipts list 100 cattle, hogs 1,500, with varying prices. Overall market tone varies by commodity and region, with mixed to strong signals in different sectors.

Texas St. Louis

Freezing for Irrigation Water Storage Proposed by Wheat Ridge Farmers

Wheat Ridge farmers in Denver last week endorsed freezing as a method to store irrigation water. They want mountain dams to form massive ice blocks that would resist melting until summer. Speakers cited historical snowmelt timing and urged state appropriations to fund artificial ice dam projects.

Wheat Ridge Denver Col Stewart Mr. Morris Sterling Johnstown

Shortages of Breash and Beef Sales Report

Shortages of breath or heart region pain require Dr. Flint's Remedy at once. Send for free. Mack Drug Co. and Armour & Co. publish weekly dressed beef sales for the week ending March 22, 1890. Average beef weight 624 pounds across 145 inches sold at 63 1/2 cents.

Markets by wire life in hog products Caicaco Whest

Trading was slow with less market snap yet the market held firm for most of the session. Activity centered on professional traders with shorts covering and longs selling into advances as prices ranged from No 2 March to various futures, while cash grains and livestock showed mixed to steady signals across wheat soybeans corn and pork products.

Caicaco Shorts Longs Gssrm Uc Tal Sugitcesia SE Res New York Dell Eaf Canada Sigme Jay Ey Western Steam Dune St. Juiv Western Dairy Western Elgin Philadelphia Unger Light Paunaytvania Ifsc Minneapolis Sidion St. Louis Targes Sant Trager Harley

Drygoods Market Dullness Amid Rain in New York

On March 4 in New York the drygoods market was quiet due to rain with no change in the general market situation.

Drygoods New York Drygoode Market

Stock Market Week Ends With Revival Hints At Trades

The trend shows Pleasant Valley active and stronger with demand exceeding supply. A fair session on Saturday with 28 shares traded and 2050 for the week, up from 976 prior week, as Philadelphia Gas and traction stocks faltered under bear pressure. Pleasant Valley moved from 274 to a 2744 bid and 2774 asked, while Gas, traction, and minor issues faced concessions and low confidence. Andrew Caster sold 100 Philadelphia Gas at 32.

Plessant Valley Gassere Dell and Lower Stock Exchange Pleasant Valley Philadelphia Gas Andrew Caster

Holding the Fort and a Mixed Banking Week

A Saturday currency delivery reduced need while a light loan demand preserved ample supply. Clearing House notes a prosperous trade period with a near two million dollar weekly gain versus last year. Prices and trades in Westinghouse Electric, Natural Gas, Philadelphia Gas, Pleasant Valley and related stocks noted, with several individuals selling portions of holdings.

Clearing House Julius F. Stark Westinghouse Electric John D. Bailey L and Lawrence Philan Gane M. Long Pleasant Val

Domestic Markets Potatoes and Onions Advance

Potatoes and onions firm with scarce good quality stock. A better supply expected soon, weather dependent. Eggs quiet though nearby stock sells at quoted prices, cheese and butter firmer, maple and clover feeds varied in price. Vegetables and fruit show mixed prices. onions and potatoes listed with track and store quotes, Bermuda onions noted.

Tennessee Chicago New York Timothy Florida Valencia Jamaica Jersey Bermuda

Diverse Rio goods and groceries listed with prices

A fragmented OCR list details coffee, cacao, spices, canned fruits and vegetables, oils, baking essentials, sugars, and seafood with assorted brands and prices. It reads like a market inventory from a port region, noting origins such as Rio and Maracaibo, plus domestic and imported items across many categories.

Grain Exchange sales and weekly grains receipts report

The Grain Exchange shows multiple car lots of Sample corn, winter wheat bran, middlings, brown middlings, No 2 white oats, and No 2 yellow corn with prices ranging from 14 to 16 dollars and cents per car or ton, with 22 to 27 cents for oats. Receipts for the week ending March 21 total 22 cars, vs 253 last week and 84 the prior week, with notes on flour firming and northwest mill advances. columns list various routes and outbound shipments.

Grain Exchange P. H.R PR. R P. R.R Pittsburg Ft. Wayne Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Baltimore Lake Erie Atic

Price Increases Across Meats and Provisions Noted

Notices show small advance in multiple packaged and cured meats as suppliers list higher per pound rates for lard sugar cured hams bacon shoulders andons. While specifics vary by item the overall trend is upward with ranges cited for dried and canned goods.

California

Stocks Paralyzed in Quiet New York Market

The New York stock market opened dull with the smallest morning turnover in six months. Traders held cautious, short coverings featured, while bank statements were awaited. Sugar fluctuated briefly on dividend hopes, Tennessee Coal led gains, and railroad shares like Flint and Pere Marquette showed strength amid a list of modest movements.

New York Neral Tennessee Wheeling and Lake Erie Louisville New Albany Chicago New York Stock Exchange Whitney 4 Stephenson Pittsburg Fourth Avenue

Fragmented OCR stock list highlights mutual unions and railroad bonds

A garbled OCR extract lists various financial instruments and issuers such as Mutual Unions and railroad bonds. Entries reference U S 4g, Pacific lines, Northern Pacific, Missouri, Oregon, Transcontinental, and denominational stamps with fragmented denominations and dates, yielding an outline of diverse securities without coherent narrative.

Col Hocking Dei Hudson Ceee Denver Kio G Jine Lakeshore Louisville & Nashville Michigan Esas Converse Oy N.Y Norfolk Oaea Northern Pacife Northern Pacific Ohio Mississippi Oregon Improvement Ck Pee, Dee. & Evans Polladel, & Heading Pullman Palace Car Richmonn Richmonda W.P.T Teig Fa Man St. T . Dann Western ‘Union Wheeling Sager Trust National Foed Trust Chicago Gas Trust ITO Ptnes Sista North' O Deben Tenn New Ret Oregon & Trans jSu Paul Pacific Lis den HK. G Den Inion Pac

Philadelphia Stocks Closing Quotations Report

Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks provided by Whitney and Stephenson brokers. Names like New York Stock Exchange listings Northern Pacific preferred, Boston stocks, New Eng, Atlantic, Bell Telephone, Calumet and Hecla, West End Land Co, Water Power, and several others appear with varying prices and notes. The fragmentary list includes multiple company names and share figures such as 46, 75.128, 74, 355, and 0.6

Philadelphia Whitney & Stephenson Agenua New York Stock Exchange N. Y Kearsarge N. Y.a Uwasceola Old Colony Mewable Kutland Quincy Wis Ventra Ipanta Copper Atlantic Anniston Land Boston Mont Boston Land Calumet & Hecia West End Land Co Catalpa Bell Telephone de HU

Corrected Daily Shipping Prices and Market Quotes

Corrected daily by John M Oakiey and Co from Pittsburgh issuing refined and bulk shipments across New York London Antwerp Liverpool Bremen and Bremen markets. Includes prices and quotes for multiple mining stocks and commodities such as California and Silver group names with specific figures like 7.04 average shipments and various scrip and stock levels from Miner firms and exchanges.

John M. Oakiey & Co Sixth Street Pittisburg Peleeleum de Ccceens Sececee SFM Harreis Eseccee Cress Senenrennnes New York London Antwerp Liverpool Bremen A. BE. McGrew Puts S5ige

Making slag wool a wonderful heat and sound barrier

Newcastle reports a method to create slag wool by blasting molten slag with steam, forming fine fibers that resemble snowflakes. The resulting mineral wool is ultra light, fire proof, a poor conductor of heat and sound, highly absorbent, antiseptic, and useful for boiler and pipe coverings as well as theater fire curtains. It also notes Pittsnare Beef Co. sold Swift's Chicago dressed beef with carcasses averaging 634 lbs at 6.22 cents per pound for the week ending March 22, 177 carcasses.

Newcastle Eng Chronicle Pittsnare Beef Co Swift Chicago

Ordinance to Open Dike Street in Pittsburg City

No 284 authorizes the opening and surveying of Dike Street from Vespucius to American Street within 60 days, 30 feet wide, per Fleming's plan. Damages and benefits to be assessed under Pennsylvania street and sewers act of 1889. Repeals conflicting ordinances. effective February 24, 1800. mayoral approval recorded March 15, 1890.

Marchand Street Festival Street Denniston Avenue Department of Public Works Geo. Uenniston Lota Commonwealth of Pennsylvania H. P. Ford Select Council Geo. Sheppard G. &. Halliday Common Council Gev. Booth WM. McCallin W. H. Mcpontmarees Adams Street Monongahela Street Second Avenue Pittsburg Adam Street Adams and Monopgahela Streets Tullymet Gel. L. Holliday Geo. Sooth WM. Met A. D Dike Street Vespucius Street American Street Fleming Select Courcr G. L. Holliday Geo. Booth W. H. McCleary Homewood Edgerton) Avenue Shady Avenue Dallas Street Liallas Street L. Holliday McCleary Aoe Irwin Avenue Forbes Street Forbes Avenue Geo. L. Holliday Geo, Booth Y. McCleary Rearcher Street Greenfield Avenue Forrester Street Kearcher Street Commonwealth of Pe Ivania G. L Halliday Apple Street Lincoln Avenue Fifth Avenue Rowan Unenell Boyd Street Diamond Street G. L. Bolliday Se Caari Pe Uyor Atest Homewood Cemetery Gate GEO South McKee Place Zulema Street Wakefield Street Fourteenth Ward Linden Land Co Cornells Margaret G. Arthurs Recorder’s Office Allegheny County WM. McCuallin Treadeger Street Sylvan Avenue Bristol Street H.P. Ford Spero WM. McCallin Humber Alley Kirkpatrick Street Chauncey Street P. C P.C Soho Street G. I. Holliday Pebrasry Yor Laplace Street Kirkpat- Tick Street Sobo Street Department of Public A. D. Issa Ows Street Brompart Street Allequippa Street Town Street Rampart Street Steet Adelaide Street Cat Herronvenue Said Avenue Cherokee Street Center Avenue West Palack Aid Avenue Aikoréiawa Sionet York Alley Hates Streets Louisa Street Cty Pitrabure Bates Street Lowisa Street Semple Recorder's Office Common Austings Street Jonnate Street Fair Oaks Street Hastings Street Juniata Street Land Council Pete WM. McCallin Artest Bok Nordinanus Wylie Avenue Sohost Wylin Avenue Jolin Street Jobn Street Mahon Street P.T Lance Ican Wr. H. McCleary

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