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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1889
Page
7
Cattle receipts reach 65 cars with heavy and light hogs following similar price trends. Buyers show reduced demand for heavy prune steers while light weights bring 5 to 7 cents and heavier stock up to 4 cents. Market tone improves after weeks of low prices with hog and sheep values steadier though uncertain.
Recount of cattle shows light demand with prime grades quoted around L300 and common to dull ranges. Beary (beef) steady to weak with limited activity and several price misreads. Hog receipts remain light and market ruled easy with reduced prices and thin demand.
Market receipts of 18 149 head with shipmen tans toward medium quality. Cattle show firmer tone with steers and heifers around 4 to 3 per cwt and fancy bulls sold high. Sheep and yearling lambs are strong with native and Western cornfed ranges at about 4 to 4 25 per cwt. hogs dull and lower.
A scrambled market report from New York shows steady-to-sky trade with fair business in various goods. Domestic stocks were depleted with prices subdued, while speculative asks for some commodities dwindled. the fragment hints at seasonal demand and cautious buying.
A brief note reports five new rats require a specific trait set, labeled as B2106, for evaluation or adaptation. The fragment mentions traits linked to an electronic or enhanced system and emphasizes the need for defined characteristics.
The readable fragment mentions demand for certain goods and a whisky theme, suggesting a local trade note or price query. No clear individuals, organizations, dates, or concrete actions are discernible from the text.
Chicago trading centers report July wheat firm on dry weather talk, May and June soybeans fluctuating with summer heat expectations. Corn small gains early but quiet overall while oats hold steady. New York and Philadelphia bulk markets show mixed tones with slight price shifts and active futures.
Cannot Spare the Time Nelson H Bak oe es attorney West Chester Co New York notes readers inquiries about vestments and recommends Allcock's Plasters for pains. A weekly sale devotes entire time to selling desirable goods below cost. Today offers elegant spring overcoats with hosiery at Cable Dye fast black.
Traders discuss a rumored four company electric light consolidation with a $200000 capital, noting public belief it could lift stock values. Experts warn of risk if consolidation never happens and urge valuing assets and patents rather than hype while burglars prepare for bank raids rattling Pittsburgh’s finance scene.
Trading on the stock exchange drew heavy volume with Electric and Philadelphia Gas leading the day. Electric rose to around 63 and then eased slightly as offers remained light. Philadelphia Gas showed free offerings and slid about 40 cents.
The report describes a surge in general trade after a sizable stock and oil speculation, with improved discounts and moderately active counter business. It notes improving conditions, calls for a healthy market soon, and cites New York exchange quotes, mercantile paper, and clearings in several cities.
Oil traders show muted activity with bulls and bears content to wait for the next movement. The market closes near the open as outside support remains limited and prices drift, with corrected figures from Wil Dil’s brokerage noting a calm session and a mixed outlook for the next turn in the wheel.
W A Herron & Sons sold a nine room brick house at 218 Coltart Square Oakland with street paved and sewered near cable line. Black & Baird sold multiple lots including No 34 Hay plan on Rebecca street near Penn avenue cable road for 900. Christ Allday bought a lot on Boundry street 23x48 feet. Homewood station lots fronting 20 feet on Kelley street sold for about 5000. Several mortgages issued at 6 percent and properties transferred including 107 Federal street two story brick house for 3400 and a frame lot on Inwood Street sold for 1400 cash.
New York stock market started with brisk activity but quickly cooled into dull trading. Most issues closed with minor gains while the London market showed higher quotations. Foreign buying and weaker openings affected several issues, but the overall list remained largely steady.
A volatile session saw early gains in rails like Atchison and Northwestern fade into a dull, then firm close. Burlington and Rock Island hit day highs while bonds saw active trading totaling 1.65 million dollars. Iron Mountain rose and Oklahoma bonds influenced Atlantic and Pacific bands before the market settled near opening figures.
Boston March 17 The general tone of the market was firmer with bonds irregular and several railroad stocks gaining. Chicago Burlington and Northern advanced four points while land and camp stocks remained weak amid limited trading.
Mining quotations closed with values for Amador 100 Caledonia B H 300 Consolidated Californian and Virginia 12 Commonwealth 450 Deadwood T 150 El Cristo mi Homestake 0 Hornbiliver 1% Iron Silver 80 Mexican 820 Mutual 116 Navajo 100 Ophir 412 Savage 250 Bandar 100.
Reading March 27 reports crowds gather in Washington township for tests of Edison's Concentrator a device to separate ore from dirt reducing smelting costs and enabling lower grade ore to be used New York capitalists form Pennsylvania Concentrating Company with eight acres of ore land and $35 building plans The process involves crushing ore and using a magnet to separate ore from waste rock and earthier matter
Prices for fancy brands hold steady as the Elgin Batter Board kept prices firm while weather boosts egg laying. A leading dealer says top cheese will not rise this Lent, and buyers ready to pay fair prices for butter, eggs, and other staples. Various goods including butter, eggs, poultry, crackers, and dried fruits show stable or modestly adjusted quotes reflecting current demand.
Receipts reported at the Grain Exchange show mixed deliveries across Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago including wheat barley mid dings straw flour and hay with only 4 cars sold on call the market noting overcrowding and bids restraining sales. A leading operator said business is small with slight improvement but worst is in wheat as prices hold near the dollar line and various No 3 red oats and mixed grades are listed at limited values.
Reports detail Green Windom directing the removal of Richard Lancaster near Creighton and burning his house. a Bailey building supervisor resigns. a series of accidents and incidents include a Chicago man falling from a train in New Jersey and two railway crashes with several injuries. Detectives in Toronto capture a suspected swindler linked to Britain and the United States. Inter state commerce law debates reveal railroad activity and attempts to curb leaks.
Charles L. Dunlap once a Rockport quarry boss and Fifth Maine Infantry lieutenant recounts a musket ball strike at Antietam that shattered bones and lodged under his shoulder. He endured a slow recovery, with coughing and ball fragments wedged in his chest and ribs for years.
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