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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1892

Page

3

Trade Outlook for Tropical Fruits and Leather Prices Fall

The piece reports on fruit imports and prices in South American cattle markets. Bananas and pineapples set records for receipts, with prices in Pittsburg below New York, and large pineapple volumes expected. Creamery butter strengthens amid oleomargarine prosecutions, while harness leather hits its lowest prices since before the war. It concludes with Buenos Aires and Rio Grande cattle trade data, showing higher early season slaughter to March 31 and a growing 1892 output compared with 1891.

Orricz Pittsburg New York Harapan Chicago Buenos Ayres Montevideo River Pointe Sid Rio Grande

Live Stock Markets Report at Enat Liberty and ANL Yards

Receipts and shipments show cattle arrivals light with no cattle shipped to New York today. Hogs receipts and shipments total 80 with market firm for all grades. three hog cars sent to New York. Sheep receipts and shipments are slow, similar to yesterday.

Enat Liberty Anl New York

New York Beef and Livestock Prices Mixed Across Markets

Receipts and prices across major markets show dull demand for beef with steady native sides at 64 cents per lb and varied cattle, hog, and sheep movements. Chicago and St Louis report slow to active trends with mixed cattle, hogs, and lambs, while Kansas City and Cincinnati note firmer cattle and steady to higher hogs and lambs depending on grade and region.

New Y York Mwikepltc Shveep Rocote St. Louis Iim

Coffee Market Tends Stable Amid Mixed Trade

New York reports a steady start with prices holding near opening levels. Trading shows modest gains and mixed demand as futures inch up while spot Rio remains quiet. investors eye upcoming dates and potential shifts in supply.

New York Unc Rio Cargoes Iain Sige

The Metal Markets New York Iron Prices Steady

The metal markets report flat readings across key iron and steel contracts with prices around 1195 to 1200 per unit and minor steadiness noted in related futures. Traders monitor Straits and other benchmarks as a cautious hold markets sentiment.

Iron Steady Smtai 2 Co Leneusy

Furore in oats shakes markets amid crop report woes

Chicago market notes a broad grain selloff driven by government crop views and weather concerns. Wheat and corn swing with brief rallies and deep declines as pessimism grows. pork and lard also soften while butter and dairy hold steadier. Prices across the board show a bearish day with oats leading declines and futures reflecting weak demand.

Chicago Joly John M. Uakier &Co Sixth Street Chicago Board of Trade

City Real Estate Boom On Fourth Avenue Frontage

The Highland Yark district sees a record $4,000 per foot price for frontage on Fourth avenue in a major deal by O Day and Archibald. The Mary A. Denham property near Highland Park sells for just under £100,000 with plans to lay out large rural lots and impose building restrictions. Developments in Homewood and surrounding suburbs show 62 lots, 39 houses and 196,875 dollars in improvements, with several named builders and addresses.

Fourth Avenue United Pipe Lines Messrs O'Day Archibald Pittsburg Mary A. Denham Highland Park Sunday Dispatch Charles Somers Highland Avenue Callowhill Street Euclid Avenue St. Clair Mellon Streets Fahnestock Place Homewood Pennsylvania Railroad Liggett Bros Penn Avenue Homewood and Jeannette Avenues Andrew Carnegie Christopher Magee, Jr Forbes Street Fifty-second Street Tony Marshall Harrison Street Eighteenth Ward S. Ewart Libertie Fourth Ward U. P. Synod Ewart Charles Bickel J. J. Williams Jane Nichols A. 5 Brown B. J. Williams Belonda Street Mt. Washington Biack & Baird James G. Gamble Washington and Trimble Avenues Mansfeld Washington Avenue John K. Ewing & Co Enoch James Mary N. Cunningham Perrysville Avenue Tenth Ward Allegheny Wdaysace Cunningham Tenth Warre Reed B. Cavie & Co Marion Place Twenty-third Ward Parnell Street W. E. Hamnett & Co Amanda Street Brushton W. A. Herron & Sons King's Rina Herron Thirteenth Ward Herron Avenue Wilkins Estate Wilkinsburg MiMin Street K. T. Schaffner Albert Vierheller Fourth Street Beltzhoover John Lichter Burrell Improvement Company Kensington Wilnm H. Sesencawort Henry Kleinfeiter Onen

Duquesne Traction Leads Stock Market Gains

The home markets show modest activity with gains in Duquesne Traction as demand exceeds supply. Citizens' Traction rises while other street railways stay firm. Philadelphia Gas closes mixed with small changes. several gas stocks seen steady or neglected. Overall, broad demand remains fair but holders slow to respond. street railways may advance.

Duqucane Philadelphia Gas Bulla Duquesne Traction Citizens’ Traction Philadelphia

Traffic in Money and Currency Movements Reported

Weather dull for finance as markets stay routine with rates near 52.5. Clearings total 2 126 435.05 and balances 352 67. Eastern exchange steady while currency plentiful. Gold rising since January 1 to 22 994 173, silver 83 874.65 versus 33 772 056 gold and 6 064 196 silver last year. Imports of gold 68 631 from South America with silver, most from Hamburg. Since January Gold 5 996 440, silver 501 763, compared to last year’s 1 498 959 gold and 817 5 silver.

South America Hambure

Closing Bond Quotations and Securities Snapshot

A compact list of bond prices and stock quotes across U S issues and Canadian listings. Includes U S government and corporate bonds with varied yields, futures notes, and several railroad and utility securities.

Financial clearings and exchange figures across cities

The report lists clearings for Cana Yors-Clearings, Piitapriprata-Clearings, Bai Tinone-Clearings, MEeMrais-learings and others with balances and money amounts. It notes New York exchange rates, St Louis and Chicago clearings, and a strong New York exchange with a 40c premium bid, 9c mint.

Cana Yors Ictcon Clesitoga Exchange New York Piitapriprata Bai Tinone Learings

Market Closes Mixed on Stocks and Bonds in New York

The May 10 session showed irregularity with some liquidations but overall firm tone. Northern Pacific preferred faced heavy bear pressure while Omaha and Hocking Valley fell. Pullman and Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg advanced. Railroad bonds remained strong with modest gains, total activity about $2,088,000 and readings corrected daily by W Ney & Stephenson.

New York Northern Pacific Omaha Hocking Valley Edison Pullman Buffalo Rochester Fees Mobile Ohio Mobile and Ohio Chester Pittsburg Witrney & Stephenson New York Stock Exchange Fourth Avenue

MARKET REPORTS OF HOME MARKETS AND PRICES

The Elgin creamery butter market rose slightly while country butter stayed dull. Eggs sold at 140 per dozen in job lots. choice stock 15¢. Strawberries improving. tropical fruits in lighter supply with better demand. bananas and oranges firmer. Meat and dairy prices mixed as vegetables and fruits show varying movement. several items noted with specific regional price ranges.

Tae Distates Pitsnena Trespay Elgin RutTren New York Michigan Ohio Jim Faos California Erie Jersey Pgs Pont Mammoth Florida Bashel Kate

Mining Stock Notations New Year May 10 List

Consolidated California and Virginia 875 Best Belcher 220 Deadwood 210 Eureka 140 Gould and Curry 130 Hale and Norcross 120 Homestake 1325 Horn Silver 520 Mexican 1 hir 280 po Savage loi Sierra Nevada 190 Standard Union Consolidated 149.

California Virginia Best & Belcher Deadwood Eureka Gould & Curry Hale & Norcross Homestake Horn Mexican Hir Po Savage Loi Sierra Nevaia Standard Union Consolidated

Bar Silver Quotations in London and New York

Bar silver moved differently in London and New York with quoted changes. In London prices fell about 4d to 13 16d per ounce while New York dealers marked a 4d decrease to around 524 per ounce, reflecting a softer market tone.

New York London

Trade in this one moves along In the same old ruts

The column notes steady prices for sugar and coffee with dull canned goods, while the overall movement remains active as retailers buy freely, betting prices have bottomed. It lists assorted wholesale items, brands, and price ranges across tea, spices, oils, syrups, sugars, nuts, and bakery goods.

Rio Maracaibo Java Santos Albo Hilo

Historic canned goods and seafood price list snippet

A fragmented ad or market list shows varied canned goods and seafood items with prices. Items include peaches, pineapples, tomatoes, salmon, sardines, mackerel, herring, and various beans, with quantities like cans and barrels and prices quoted in dollars and cents. The text reads like a ledger of groceries and wholesale fish products with numerous unreadable segments.

Higgins Eurek Seecea

Grain Exchange Report Notes Sparse Purchases and Rising Oats

Tuesday sales at the Grain Exchange were absent as receipts listed mixed carloads from Pittsburg Fort Wayne Chicago and Pittsburgh and Western including oats flour oats hay wheat and corn. Oats have risen about five cents per bushel at Chicago while Western prices remain tentative with potential further moves. flour shows firmness and spring patent advances loom. Prices for wheat corn and hay vary by grade with multiple railroad lines represented and regional price quotes on track.

Grain Exchange Pittsburg Ft Warne Chicago Railway Cincinnati St. Louis Pittelburg and Western Chicago

Wool Market Report Reflects Steady Prices Across Regions

The Wool Market report shows steady prices with demand concentrated on medium and coarse wools. Receipts reach 322,000 pounds with 70,000 pounds shipped, while Michigan and Ohio fleece tests, unwashed and combing wools, and regional variations in Texas, California, and Oregon are noted amid ongoing steady trade for pulled and Australian wools.

Texas Ieee R. Louis Boston Oho Pennsylvania Michigan Ohio California Oregon

Turpentine and Rosin Prices Steady in Several Markets

Across New York Rosin dull and steady while turpentine remains steady. In Witsiscros spirits of turpentine steady at Myc, Rosin firm with strained values around 1.05 and 1.10 dollars. Crude oil and yellow dip variants show firm pricing, Savvanxan lists turpentine at 2 cents and rosin at 31 wg 1. Charleston notes turpentine at 21 and rosin good strained at 105.

New York Witsiscros Charleston

Drygoods Market Opens With Steady Activity in Cotton Flannels

In New York on May 10 there was brisk activity in drygoods at first hands with no speculation and limited trade outside the fair season. Cotton flannels and wool flannels showed fair to good demand, while dress goods and blankets were already sold.

New York

Victory Led by Yankee in Venezuelan Skirmish

In Venezuela near Los Taques 400 government troops clashed with 350 insurgents on horses armed with lances while escorting engineers to repair La Victoria roads. After a full day of fighting the rebels held firm but suffered heavy losses. government forces, led by an American commander expelled insurgents with 25 killed and 12 wounded.

CaRmarcas Venezuela Los Taques la Victoria Aivay West Point

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