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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1890
Page
3
The iron trade shows no improvement as last week’s prices barely hold. Rumors of a sale near our quotes persist, while brokers report firm cash buyers shading lower. Quotations for mill and foundry irons drop. nails and rails fall with the sector.
Philadelphia May 0 The iron market enters a settling phase after speculative buying drove prices up. Manufacturers face delayed orders and restrictive output as the quarter ends, with pig iron and steel products priced unevenly and Western mills reluctant to share price moves.
Telegram dispatch notes no appreciable change in market since last report. Late shipments inquiries near ninety remain steady. Southern trons and Oblo softenera for current needs stay at unchanged prices. Charcoal prices sustain with activity quiet in cast iron and related items.
Wheat futures rose on crop concerns and nervous trade while corn showed irregular gains. May and June contracts moved within wide ranges as shorts covered and stock levels remained tight. Pork and lard softened with light trading, while overall market strength lagged amid cautious sentiment and weather-driven crop prospects.
Office records show 1 214 head shipments and 1 008 head market with little change. No cattle shipped to New York today though 8 000 ready for market and steady with medium to best Yorkers seen. Six cars of hogs sent to New York. surge receipts total 400 head shipments with 200 on market, prices active at yesterday levels.
New York reports 1 993 head including cattle to be sold with beef at 4950 per 100 pounds, calves and sheep receipts rising with veals around 440 to 610 per 100 pounds, hogs 2 749 head steady. Chicago shows 14 000 cattle and hogs with markets slow and lower for common cattle, Buffalo notes firmer sheep and lamb prices, Cincinnati lists moderate hog and cattle sales.
John Goebel of Philadelphia and Maud McCrea of Sewickley quietly traveled to Cincinnati to marry, finding the venue unsuitable and seeking Covington instead, as the earlier plan proved impractical.
A letter from Ramos of Louisiana recalls Pittsburg as a former premier boat-building center. From 1814 to 1830s the city launched hundreds of steamboats and barges on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, a industry that employed thousands and drew wealth, now fading due to rail competition but potentially reviveable with improved river navigation.
The local money market was steady with liquidity showing strength as banks trimmed risky paper. Cash deposits rose and call money in New York hovered around four percent. meanwhile Coropolis saw oil exploration progress as a well produced over a thousand barrels daily, signaling regional energy activity.
New York trading stayed active with a buoyant tone as Missouri Pacific Wabash Reading Lackawanna and Manhattan led gains. Market strength followed a Senate silver bill cue with rail issues especially firm while some names like Atchison lagged early before recovering.
The market session featured broad security activity with 781 shares traded. Westinghouse Electric slipped to 40 in the afternoon, while Pleasant Valley and Switch and Signal firmed. Mining shares rose on revival, and total New York stock volume reached 474,500 with notable names including Westinghouse, Philadelphia Gas, and Pittsburg Traction.
Oil prices opened steady and advanced on local bidding before a late rally. The day closed 1 cent above the opening after a high of 5 cents. the 174,000 barrel output in Thursday’s clearances showed modest field activity. Gailey Brothers on Neville Island reports a potential Si barrel producer weekly. Gray farm wells at Leetsdale produce about 1 barrel daily. no.2 slightly higher. Hoffman well in Westview area yields just over 100 barrels daily. many wells in the Hundred-foot district lack staying power.
May 9 petroleum markets show mixed openings with steady spot prices and advances in some contracts. Reports cite daily barrels and clearances, with notable figures for shipments runs and charters, while New York closes steady at modest gains and options shift through the day.
Country markets show firmer New York cheese with old stock scarce as the dairy basket shifts. Potatoes steady despite large receipts while tropical fruits rise. oranges and bananas hold firm and strawberries arrive from the South with prices easing.
Grain Exchange summaries show 33 cars received by Pittsburg Cincinnati and St Louis with 10 four, 4 corn, 12 oats, 5 hay, 2 feed. Pittsburg Cincinnati and St Louis report 7 amps, 4 corn, 0 hay, 1 bran, 1 flour, 2 rye. Baltimore and Ohio 1 hay, 7 corn. Pittsburg and Lake Erie 1 bran, 1 flour, 2 rye. Cereal market steady with firm oats and corn, flour up with late demand. fancy spring patents priced around 50.
Retail notes from the Diamond market report improving quality and easing prices across fruit and vegetables. Strawberries abundant and cheaper than last Saturday. Porto Rico pineapples eight to ten pounds available. new cauliflower appearing at 50c per head. fish supply from Port Huron light. ocean products steady. Florists report active trade with pansies carnations and baroness riges among new flowers. Butter eggs poultry prices unchanged from last week. Detailed price list covers meat, garden staples, and fresh produce including Bananas 15 to 25 cents a dozen, Porto Rico butter 3 cents, and various fish and shellfish priced per pound or per dozen.
Philadelphia steady prices with Ontario and Western fleece grades quoted. Boston notes strong demand with 230000 pounds Eastern Oregon sold at class No L. Michigan fleeces firmer. California spring sales reach 17 2l while Texas wool quiet. Pulled wools see large trade and premium grades firm.
Margaret Gibson of 28 Rose Street swears out information against John F Wilkins before Alderman McMasters accusing him of obtaining sustenance on tick by misrepresenting possession of considerable property and a we The ee in false due charge pretense. Wilkins to be asked to furnish a bill of particulars.
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