Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Pittsburgh Dispatch in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

We have 17,918,174 pages in Pennsylvania

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1892

Page

3

Live Stock Review Markets Open Strong Then Dip at East Liberty Yards

Cattle receipts near 70 loads this week at East Liberty yards with Chicago origins dominating. Prime heavy beef scarce and prices volatile as Monday gains faded with West market news, while sheep and veal held firmer and hogs followed cattle trends. Holmes Briggs report notes 60 cattle cars and varied lots from Ohio and Waverler with prices easing from Monday highs and mixed sale results across firms.

Timrong Iaing Pirtsscne Tesspay East Liberty Yards Chicago East End Holmes, Riggs & Co Eash Ohio Waverler

Market Receipts Mixed Across Regions With Higher Hog Prices

Cattle and hog receipts vary by market from New York to Omaha. Beef and veal show steady to higher prices, while hogs trend higher in some districts and softer in others. Lambs and sheep receipts remain mixed with firm to higher demand in several markets.

Corn Traders Excited as West Moisture Leads Market

Prices swing across corn and wheat with May up nearly 4c, July steady to firm and pork and lard showing limited gains. Cash and futures in New York and Chicago mixed, with weather clues shaping trade and heavy late day activity narrowing around 43-44c for July wheat.

Chicago Clore Bic S3ige Sle W2ige Siige John M. Oakley & Co Sixth Street Chicago Board of Trade Ing Oye Hk Guy Soso Guenesnenee Sy Shy Uy OoRax Lige Sige Saige Mie Ainsi Bessag Se. Annet Fairdemaid Western Steam Western Dairy Elgin Tye Mprage Pennsylvania ST. LoUis New Orleans Cincinnati Ido Sic Barney Duluth bSige Northern Minneapolis—Wheat Soso

Market Advances in Drygoods as Supplies Tighten

New York May 15 Business activity in drygoods was broader but subdued. A clear market strengthening based on supply and demand emerged with Simpson Victorian prints up 43jo, all Gloucester staple prints including indigo set to rise on Monday by a per cent. Low grade print cloths also advanced 1 160.

New York Gloucester

Real Estate Boom Grows on Fifth Avenue and Penn Avenue

Real estate activity ramps up with a large Fifth Avenue project replacing an older malt house and stable with brick dwellings. The Park property on Ridge Avenue near Penn Avenue draws speculation with bids around $100,000, while smaller lots in Marion Place and various alleys exchange hands. J. C. Reilly and Black & Baird report multiple sales, and Greenfield Avenue Railway work advances as Wilkinsburg sidewalks are ordered.

W. G. Park Ridge Avenue Allegheny Aaron French Holding Penn Avenue W. A. Herron & Sons Linden Reynolds Street J. C. Reilly Watson Street Tunnel James Hague Reilly C W. Wright Fifth Avenue Gist Street Greenfield Avenue Burgess Campbell Wilkinsburg Waslington Aspinwall Henry Kelly Locust Avenue Washington Pittsburg Green Field Avenue Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company Heatty Reed B. Coyle & Co Marion Place Speer Gladstone John F. Sweeny Claybourne Street Graham Shadyside Claybourne Black & Baird John Berzer Wylie Avenue J. E. Glass J. C. Dick Joseusti Bell Sheraden Station C. T. Beechmen Larimer Land Improvement Company Grandview Larimer Station Pennsylvania Railroad Mesers T. A BK. G. Gillespie

Doings in Dollars and a New Counterfeit Detected

Local money market shows little change with deposits steady and surplus barely moved. New York Journal of Finance reports a counterfeit fifty dollar note from the 1880 series detected by sub treasury officials, notable for its clever omission of phrases and figures. Money on call in New York was easy, with rates near one percent and various sterling exchange bids and discounts observed.

New York Journal of Finance Treasury New York Ig Prime Mercantile Piper

Bank Clearings and Exchange Rates Amid Mixed Totals

Bank clearings show varied totals across institutions with New Orleans and New York exchanges. Several banks report balances and percent rates, while money markets reflect quiet conditions with minor premiums and exchange rates noted for New York.

Bank Cilearinga Boeros New York Sculscount Battrwonk Pricapetrata New Ornceaxs New York Exchange Mewruis Senaartata

Market Roundup Notes Gains in Philadelphia Gas Shares

Buying orders supported Philadelphia Gas stock as it recovered ground from the prior day with optimism for higher prices. Duquesne and Birmingham Tractions showed slight strength, Luster and Switch posted small gains, and unlisted traction prices closed higher on some issues.

Eastern Raidore Philadelphia Central Pleasant Valley Duquesne Manchester Birmingham

Manipulation of bears strength for reading

The stock market showed mixed activity with bear-driven drives lifting some names while others declined. Reading and Northern Pacific preferred showed strength, but Goulds and Burlington suffered, and overall day trading ended dull with modest changes.

Ken Yon Reading Gould Party Burlington Goulds Grangers Northern Pacific Susquehanna and Western North American Burlington and Hocking Valley Atchison Chicago Gas Erie Louisville and Nashville Missouri Pacific New England Richmond West Point St. Paul Union Pacific Western Union Wieeling Lake Erie Atchison Incomes New York Stock Exchange Whitney Q Stephenson Pittsburg Fourth Avenue

Mining Stock Quotations May 18 Summary

New York mining markets list prices for Best and Helcher Crown Point Consolidated California and Virginia Deadwood Eureka Gould and Curry Hale and Norcross Homestake Horn Silver Mexican Ophir Savare Sierra Nevada Standard Union Consolidated. Prices include Homestake at 1300 and Ophir at 273 with various others trading across the list.

New York Best & Helcher Crown Point Consolidated California

Bar Silver Quotations May 18

London market price 404d per ounce and New York dealers bid 88 cents per ounce for bar silver.

New Yoar London New York

No. 6 Wade Farm well leads Gordon sand output near McDonald

The McDonald field reports a single notable well the Forst & Greenlee No. 6 on the Wade farm south of McDonald station delivering 20 barrels per hour from the Gordon sand. Other wells in the area push toward Gordon sand targets with several rigs active near McDonald Moorhead and Noblestown Oakdale lines as crews race to strike productive sands. The West Virginia Natural Gas Company holds its annual meeting in Wheeling with Pittsburg investors backing the board and a plan to invest in a gas equalizer machine to stabilize supply.

Forst & Greenlee Wade West Virginia Gas Company McDonald Field Wade Farm McDonald Station Gordon Gordon Pool Venture Oil Company W. B. Moorhead McDonald Moorhead Sawe Soe Hace Biins MacDonald Station Venice Woodland Oil Company Crawford John Scott South West Territory Greenlee & Forst McMurray Noblestown Oakdale J. M. Guffey Russell & McMullen MacMurray Fertig, Kell & Co Brown, Robison & Co W. P. Read J.D. Sauters Kell Oil Company Cople Root & Co Fogle Farm McKenzie Oil Company Muler the Natural Gas Company West Virginia Wheeling Pittsburgers C. W. Batchelor J. I. Buchanan George Heard J. Jd. Vandercrift Henry Fisher J. I. Buchanann Vandergrift J. W. Craig W. Harehelor Pittsburg J. N. Vance John G. Hofffmansz Louis Cc. Stifel

Oil Land Boom Hits Tennessee as Major Purchases Land 32 000 Acres

A special dispatch from Cleveland Tennessee reports one of the largest oil land deals in the South. The Cumberland Oil Company bought 32000 acres in a single block in Fentress County. Five other companies bought about 30000 acres overall. Crowds gather as speculation grows that oil supplies in the region are inexhaustible.

Cleveland Tenn Fentress County Cumberland of Company

Market closes weak as Oil City selling bears prices

The market finished at the day’s low amid selling by Oil City. Opening and high were 56 gc, low 557¢0, finish 5c. Refined was unchanged. Daily averages and shipment figures listed. National Transit certificates opened at 0%7c with notable highs and lows. Total sales 7,000 barrels. shipments 6,800 barrels. runs 104,046 barrels.

Oil City Ain Crevy May Pennsylvania Sige Sic Lima Oll Nico Saies

Maryland Strawberries Lead Market Decline in Fresh Produce

Market notes show Maryland strawberries abundant and prices easing while fruits stay steady. eggs and butter in light supply but firm overall. Poultry remains scarce but adequate for demand. bananas and tropicals price movements reflect receipts and consumer demand. cheese, creamery products, and imported goods show varied but stable trends.

Cvrier Dispatch Provence Maryland Ohio Elgin Perren—Creamery York Michigan New York Wisconsin Siete & Fees Mammoth Florida Pc Mobile Bermuda

Grain Exchange sale shows mixed corn and hay leads price advance

A single sale dominated by mixed corn on the Grain Exchange with 21 cars reported. Rail lines Pittsburg Cincinnati and St. Louis and Baltimore and Ohio delivered hay and shell corn, with prices advancing about 5 cents per bushel in line with sales. Prices for oats hay shell corn mill products and feeds are listed with varied qualifications and grades.

Grain Exchange Pittburg Ft. Wayne Chicago Pittsburg Cincinnati St. Lewis Baltimore and Ohio

Lumber and coffee market notes from May harvests

Demand for building lumber shows steady improvement with scarce stock and better prices foreseen. Hardwood demand is fair, quartered oak and poplar are in strongest use. various pine and hardwood quotes follow. Coffee markets report steady Rio prices, and futures open steady with mixed gains and losses. spot Rio remains quiet and steady.

Onan

Market Report Notes Steady Prices Amid Shipping Delays

The market is very active with restricted shipping and limited supplies. Prices for desirable grades remain well maintained and there is healthy sentiment. no change in prices is noted.

Market Report From New York Metal Prices May 18

The Metal Market report from New York on May 18 shows mixed activity with iron quiet at 147 16 25, copper dull at 106 00, and lent quiet with additional figures from See HH SG 2g. Prices vary by metal and commodity names to reflect small market movement.

Rio Java Maracaibo Porro Sage Santos Caracas Leste Guayra sAtometras Peete Au Gor Geeta Agama Elaine C. Mivens Salim Carolina Msec Louisiana London Muscatels California Meccatels Valencia Andara Eloi Brasil Higgins Eureka Rao Mesa Gia A Herring Inke Oa Trout Eer Helt Poe Finnan Haddies Lee Allout Pickerel Hate Tis Holland Herring Walkoff Erring New York Straits

Fifty Years Practice of B C Edgerton Doctor

A lifetime devoted to relieving suffering, the record of B C Edgerton M D of Altona Illinois. The note praises fifty years in medicine and service to humanity.

B.C. Edgerton M. D Altona Edgerton Phelps Dartmouth

Also Mentioned on This Page

Live Stock Review Ss. Baet &Co Wogr Reneker Linkhorn Lafferty Bros Hadden Hoge—i. Len Hess Hetrum, Dever & Co Whead Bao He Hoge Bens Holmes, Briggs Cattie Mfolin’ Hesket & Go Johan Haaelwent & Ambos Metall Kewlon & Newhnorn Dir Bealves Western Telegraph Welgerer Eglie Hoge Toarket Meire St. Louie Lizint Mir Kansas City Omaha Toledo Cherry Alley Strawberry Alley P. Camilla Mr. Clark H. 8 Lincoln Avenue Twenty-first Ward M. Jacob Ophelia Street Fourteenth Ward J. S. Linn Inwood Street Mary A. Peters Larimer Avenue Nineteenth Ward Gaton Pac West Shore Home Securities Philadelphia Gas AL Procernree N.B Tron City Liberty N. Bank Ueny G. Co Allegheny H.co GaCo Piiliadelphin Co Whises Gna Cola Central Faction Ty Citizens Trac Omy Second Avenue Third Tall Cal, B. A. BR. A. Luster Min East End Bloc Ent. Electric W. Ala W.B. Co Lim! Co U. 8 Glasa Baltimore Bono Itimore Oblo Aea Seacee Canadian Pacific Sy Canada Sou Ora Central New Jersey Goat Pacific Col. Roni Tron Ewer Gok & Hock Festern del & Hudson Rio Gran K. T. Va New Lake Erie & West Louisville & Nashville Sone Lake Snore & Aay Wsi Roe « Gale Neve Michigan Central Annes Sansesdnes Ph Pacihe National Cord Co Hg National Bead Co Aly Nationa N.Y Norfolk & Western Pfi Wren Enseee Rae Ae Peereerey Tedeen Seeees Osaeee Philadelphia & Real Rra Awenes Xas Pacific Eeensee Joos Na Wabash Western Baton Teena L.B Aly Boston Ateh Caturmat & Aa Boston & Albany Maine Ceeeee Boston Land Co Diego Land Co Gai Wheat End Land Co Bell Old Colony Rutland Com Centennial Ratlanid Osereesseese Allouez Whitney & Steenson Ieanny Venennaccer Lehigh Navigation Philadelphia & Erie Northern Pacific. Com Big Gordon Sander Gauzers Southwestern Pennsylvania Pipe Line Company Matthews Oakdale Oi Company Forest Oil Company Stewart J. M. Guffey & Co Mc Michael Lynch & Co Morgan No People’s Gas Company McDonald Tursday National New York Transit Macksburg Division Buckeye Pipe Line Company Southern Sae Line Mamaux & Son Penn Evenun Tel Thea Balead Timothy Svensaseres Marka‘s Battmore the Wool Markets the Metal Marketa Dr. Edgerton Mississippi’s The Military Medical Association Paine R. C. Edgerton M.D Mieisetppl J. H. Hansford Abraham Livesry A. W. K. Newton Brokers—Financial Checacao New York, Chicago and Pittsburg Exchange Wurrley & Stephenson Earth Radam Timothy Hay Daniel M’caffrey
Search Courier

Search the Pittsburgh Dispatch Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Pittsburgh Dispatch?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication