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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1890

Page

7

Iron and metal market report from The Iron Ape Weekly

The market shows quiet trading with weakness in Southern iron and scarce No 1 Southern supply. Prices: southern warrant iron 500 tons sold, no buyers for Bessemer pig at $18 furnace, No 1 foundry around $17 15, gray forge $18 15 50, little No 1 Southern, No 2 316-?16. Spiegel and ferro manganese demand delays deliveries. consumers offloading in small parcels. East buys three months' needs. steel wire rods see one sale at private terms. ferro re-exports limited. Major note: Allecheny Bessemer Steel sale reduces pricing pressure, rail demand strong with multiple large orders. spikes in angle iron markets, ties to Pittsburgh and Charleston pricing. refined bars and tees trade. old coins and safety stock movements cited.

Dispatch New York Iron Ape Weekly Bessemer No. 1 Foundry SIG Miter No Gray Forge Northern Tidewater Southern SK Spiegeleisen Ferra Maganese New England Allecheny Bessemer Steel Company Aitchison Hugo Texas Shilworth, Porter & Co Pittsberg Aid Tran Portheth Lee Charlestoy Errer Dugre Ceiline Sitworth, Porter & Co Detsstatg Cleveland Dbilboa Clyde Liko, Vaughan & (c Glasgow Latigionn Carnbrev Ardrossan Emer Quao Co Old Mee Tafford Wales S&l Liverpool Neerheck

Metal Market Sees Higher Prices Amid Scarcity

The Iron Age reports rising prices across foreign metals as pig iron and hematite warrants gain. Copper, tin, and lead trade weakly against a tight tanker market and dwindling stocks, with Spain pig iron shipments and new furnace activity shaping the market.

New York Jake

Frick coke strike ends as arbitration settles dispute

A major coke industry disruption ended with the appointment of an arbitration committee to resolve Frick plant issues. All Frick works resumed operation, shipments remained robust, and overall demand is strong with an expected busy period ahead. Transportation limits persist, but optimism for improved shipping facilities grows.

Scotpdale Frick Frick Coke Works Leisenring Lemont Hill Farm Calumet Hecla No. 2 Poe Pittsburg Pittsure Riverpoints River Points Ovens Pitsourg Mahoning Shenango Cleveland Bulla Detroit Mich Louisville Tondraga, Dl Milwaukee Wis Valleys Moreland Huttslo

Real estate agents urged as indispensable to buyers and owners

The piece defends real estate agents highlighting their value in gathering high quality information and coordinating sales. It argues against multiple agents handling one property, noting risk of duplicated commissions and neglected property. It cites Blaine land, mortgage figures, and rising demand for building lots as real estate market momentum grows.

James G. Blaine Elizabeth Market House Fifth Avenue William Woodwell Lang Avenue Pittsburg Clevelan Bank of Pittsburg

Market reports show mixed cattle and hog prices across cities

Telegraph market notes from Cincinnati New York St Louis Kansas City Buffalo report weaker demand for common cattle and light stock while spring lamb demand strengthens. Hogs take a earlier drop with varying bids across several markets and receipts listed.

Cincinnati New York Breves ST. Louis Kansas

Horsford S Acid Phosphate Endorsed For Rheumatism Relief

Dr W C Hanscome of Minneapolis Minn reports using Horsford s acid phosphate in an acute rheumatism case during convalescence to relieve sleeplessness and nervousness with satisfactory results. The note also claims Panren s Hare Balm renews hair growth and color and Pareer Givers Toni0 the best cough cure.

W. C. Hanscome Minneapolis, Minn Panren Pareer

Drops of Oil Market Mixes Small Trades and Stable Prices

Light trading continued with minor shifts in oil figures. Prices opened and peaked at 78 3 4, slipped to 78 9 8, and closed at 7 8 bid. Refined oil values listed for New York London and Antwerp. market paused with several days of paired trades and no Clearing House activity.

New York London Antwerp Ednesday

Petroleum futures edge up as shorts cover in New York market

New York trading on November 6 shows steady to firm gains across crude and related contracts. Oil Spot in Pennsylvania trades around 78 cents a barrel with December options similar. Lima oil reports 1 000 barrels sold at 184.5 cents. Exchange activity includes certificates under 78 7/8 cents, with large volumes of barrels shipped and chartered. final prices reveal a mixed but firm intraday close.

New York Petroleum Shorts Pennsylvania Oil Lima Oil En Orry Ee Ce New Y York Eye Quiet Sprohre Aagquaige Vril Rio New Orleans Western Festern Dairy Do Creamery Elgin ST. Louis Iowa Minnesota Philadelphia Carlota Sc Nec Pennsylvania Extra Minneapolis Cincinnati Milwaukee Northern Duluth Avo Svorthero Jie Toledo

Bearish mood weighs on stocks as trading slows

A calm trading day saw total stock sales of 75 shares with Philadelphia Gas at 24 95 and 247, Switch and Signal and Electric down from initial bids, Air Brake dipping to 112, and coal stocks firm. The market shifted to a clearly bearish tone with investors cautious and awaiting further value shifts as a broad decline affected many issues on the New York Exchange.

Philadelphia Gas Switch Lay Central Pleasant Valley Chamber of Commerce Union Switch Sicwal Peoples’ Savings Bank Firet National Bank of Pittsburg M. National North Liberty Bridge Company Ittsburg Locomotive Works Humboldt Insurance Company Fidelity Tike and Trust Company Monoogshelm Insurance Company Western Insurance Vownang Delaware Mutual Safaty Insurance Co New York Atchison Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Erie Lake Shore Louisville and Nashville Missouri Pacific Northwestern North American Northeorn Pacific Preferred New England Reading Richmond West Point St. Paul Union Pacific Western Union Aim Canadian Pacific Canada Southern New Jersey Bago Bur Quivey Mil St Paul Amy Bay St. v Wey Yaa St Hetts Janes Bay St. Pitt M&o CCU & L Press Yaa Se Col. Coal & Iron Athy Col Tocking Valley Uhjo Hey del, & Hudson Rio Grande Kio Grande Alinow Central Lake Erie West Lake Shorea Lottistilie& Nashville Michigan Central Nootle New York Central N.Y Norfolk Tam Tile Ohio Misalsepor Sane Aes Paelle Mall Peo Inc & Evans Valladel Ae Ais Fpotiman Palace Riehmond & W. IT fLichmond &W.V.T Paul Dulath Wheeling Wheeling & L. F.p Boston Teeta Sens SG Faouten & Mont Franklin Lois Kearsarge Eastern BR. R.ds Osceola Fitebarg Qui Flint & Pere M Santa Fe Copper Yitut & Pere M. Pre Tamarack K.C Boston Land Co N.Y. An Old Colony Wis Cen

Bankers Report Notes Moderate Demand at Usual Rates

Bankers report moderate demand for funds with adequate loanable supply and unchanged rates. Money on call in New York ranged 4.11 percent last loan 5 percent, with emphasis on percent. Closing quotations list various bonds, exchanges, and clearings across cities, including Paris francs, Bank of England bullion shifts, and London's reserve rate.

Bankers New York Prime Mercantile Cg& Sterling Exchange Boston Philadelphia Bank of England Paris Bank of France France New York Exchange

Wall Street Falls as Markets Heat Up in Sugar Refineries Lead

New York stocks declined amid heavy liquidation and a weak money market. Sugar Refineries showed unusual strength, rising to SL price gains while Granger roads and Union Pacific led downsides. Foreign selling from London touched several issues as bears dominated close.

West Point Silver Ware Reading Atchison Wisconsin Central Post Chicago Northwestern Union Pacific London New York Stock Exchange Whitney Stephenson Mitsburg Fourth Avenue New York Grangers Union Pacific St. Paul Louisville Nashville Oilinois Central Wall Street Bears Shorts New England Chicago Gas Lackawanna Rock Island Vanderbilts New York Central Southern Pacific Wheeling Lake Erie St Paul Burlington Jersey

Philadelphia Stock Quotations From Whitney & Stephenson

Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks furnished by Whitney and Stephenson brokers. Includes New York Stock Exchange listings such as Lehigh Navigation and Northern Pacific. Ambiguous text notes several stock names and figures.

Philiadelpha Whitney & Stephenson Ar Courts Avenue New York Stock Exchange I Aem Lehigh Navigation Sorthern Pacific

Domestic Markets Report from Office of Prag Dispatser

Market notes show potatoes arriving more freely while stock remains steady at outside prices. Eggs scarce with some jobbers reporting up to 5c per dozen. tropical fruits and cheeses vary with modest price movements. Local butter, beans, and canned goods show mixed shifts as trade improves under clearer skies.

Jersey Malaga Ohio New York Sweitzer Jamaica Florida Oran California

Milvers' Orn No 1 winter goods mixed sale list

A long listing of groceries and prices appears, detailing items from lard oil and syrup to sugar and canned goods. Foreign fruits and dried fruits are priced, with numerous nuts, nuts and bolts like coconut, almonds, currants, raisins, figs, and sultanas. Seafood, salt, canned peaches, pears, corn beef, beans, sardines, and fish are itemized with per unit or per case prices, reflecting a broad, bulk grocery catalog.

Moinees Iiues Carolina Louisiana London California Muscatels Valencia Turkey Medimm Higgins’ Eureka Hid. Co Houna Shore Walko Herring

Grain Exchange sale lists varied grain car lots

The Grain Exchange saw one sale on call of a sample oats car, with 46 cars receipts posted. Multiple rail lines moved oats corn hay wheat and rye, with prices for on track exchange and millfeed, flour, hay, and provisions quoted amid favorable weather and ample receipts.

Grain Exchange Pittsburg Ft. Wayne Chicago Railway Cincinnati St. Louis Baltimore Ohio Pittsburg and Western Wisgasse Togo Waron

Markets by Wire Wheat Gains as Corn Holds Steady

Wheat closes with a gain after an unsettled session as shorts cover and May premium widens over December. Corn steadies at outside figures while oats stay unsettled and pork and lard show price fluctuations in a varied trading day.

Chicago Jge Kathber Spain Lord—More Jom M. Oakley & Co Sixth Street Chicago Board of Trade Baltimore Steat E. Coffes

Butter Market Holds Steady Across Cities

The butter market remains unchanged with steady to firm tones in New York and Philadelphia while other grain futures show mixed movements. Wheat and corn receipts and futures shift, spot markets vary from dull to active, and prices across regions reflect export demand and near term futures activity.

Drygoods Market Steady Despite Election Talk

Drygoods in New York reported no new developments on November 1. Demand was good for specialties and fair for other items, with market tone remaining firm and little expectation that election results will affect demand or sentiment.

New York

Grain Elevator Fire in Buffalo Causes Big Loss

Fire destroyed C. J. Wells grain elevator in Buffalo early today. Estimated losses total about 500000 dollars with the structure valued at 300000 and contents at 250000. About 290000 bushels of grain were stored. The fire's cause remains a mystery.

Buffalo C. J. Wells

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