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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1889

Page

7

Local Live Stock Prices and Market Report

The Pittsburg dispatch notes choice sheep steady while low grades slip. Hogs run lower than past years as receipts rise this week. Cattle demand favors light smooth butcher cattle with prices up 10 to 20 cents. low and berry cattle weak. Lambs near last week, but earlier decline persists. Hog prices fall with heavy weekly receipts. Philadelphia and New York markets show reductions. Chicago Packers report high bids, while buyers seek concessions.

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Market Report on Cattle and Hogs From McCall Co Weekly Review

The cattle supply was light with prime butcher grades selling at 10 to 15 per 100 pounds, while coarse and heavy stock were dull or lower. Prices listed include prime at 1.20 to 2.50 per pound, mixed lots and fat cattle, fresh cows and springers at 25, hog receipts fair and market slow for Yorkers, with hogs 28 to 8 pounds at prices up to 12 per 100 pounds. Calves ranged from 110 to heavy calves at 2.00 to 12 per hundred pounds.

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Liverpool Cattle and Meat Markets Report Mixed Prices

The Drovers Journal notes varied cattle and beef receipts with prices for beeves around 200 to 275 per head in export and domestic trades. Sheep and lambs show softer demand. hogs and hops show active shipping with mixed prices, while overall tone remains cautious amid fluctuating western cattle and Texas trade.

Wool Market Steady as Prices Hold

Wool mart report shows receipts of wool declining to 187 815 units, with 143 the week’s weight. Market remained quiet and prices unchanged despite lower volumes.

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Polson Iron Works Company Fails in Toronto

The Polson Iron Works Company in Toronto failed, surprise widespread, with liabilities around 1,000,000 dollars. Liquidators have been appointed to wind down operations and complete ongoing contracts.

Toronto Dispatch Toroxsco Polson Iron Works Company

Remedy Claims for Ailments Include Stomach Bitters

Historical ad copy touts Geneath the Reef Trees of America and Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as universal cures for ailments including nervousness neuralgia and stomach issues. It prescribes winegin three times daily as a remedy.

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Chicago Wheat Market Holds Steady Amid Mixed Signals

Wheat trade shows no new features with prices near yesterday's close and a small net rise. Bulls feel local demand strong though outside support lags. May remains the focus for speculation while European reports hint prices still firm, and receipts in the Northwest stay large as deliveries ease. Corn and oats trade within narrow limits with modest advances and mixed demand, while fats in pork, lard, and butter markets show little decisive movement.

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Allegheny County Bond Market and Local Utilities Plans

The report notes a $1000 Allegheny County coupon bond sale and Allegheny Valley 720 at 11144. Pennsylvania Railroad seeks listing of $3,000,000 equipment bonds in London. Wilkinsburg Electric Company charter filed by local financiers for light supply to Wilkinsburg and nearby towns.

Allegheny County Allegheny Valley Pennsylvania Railroad London Stock Exchange James Winsoy Wm. M. Brinker Thomas McAnne George W. Bagge J. E. Ring Wilkinsburg Electric Company Wilkinsburg New York Colorado Coal and Iron Company Allegheny City Wagner Palace Car Company Dominion of Canada Opera Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Railway Company Suspension Bridge Company Nn Peither Aide

Real estate market cautions and growth views in Pittsburg

A letter to the Financial Editor urges keeping real estate prices stable and warns against artificial boosts. It argues that land values will rise with population, favoring affordable homes to attract labor and capital, and cites Pittsburg’s ongoing growth as tied to reasonable values.

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Pittsburg Weather and Financial Hints Amid Mixed Markets

Debilitating weather in Pittsburg dampened activity yet funds remained in demand with steady deposits and modest loan flow. Money on call in New York tight, mercantile paper favored, sterling steady, and bond markets showing mixed quotes. Bank of England bullion withdrawals noted, with clearings and balances across major centers reported.

Pittsburg Wade New York Sterling Exchange Boston Bank of England Opteage Bankes York Exchange Banke

Quiet Petroleum Market Ends Steady Despite Narrow Range

Oil trading remained quiet and steady with little notable news. Opening at 110, highest 11034, lowest 10974, closing 11044 as busing orders kept momentum briefly. New York saw cash and futures activity in Oil City with Tuesday clears at 756,000 barrels.

Gross Asoon New York Oil City Crrr Bradfronn Titusville Petroleum

Market Dull As Traders Report Minimal Activity

Securities trading in dull conditions with no transactions on the first call and only 20 shares trading overall. Reports mention Bridgewater Gas rising on dividend resumption rumors while many issues held steady with scarce orders and cautious comments on market steadiness and January improvements.

Pittsburg Traction and Electric Bridgewater Gas Lawrence Bank Masonic Bank Hook City Insurance Citizenn Allegheny Gas Co Southside Gas Co Lit Min Penna. Gas Co Entral Traction Citizens’ Traction Safe Deposit Co Pitts. Gaa Philadelphia Wheeling One Pitt. Traction Vieasant Valle Brace Taars Aes & Ries Westinghouse J Co New York Delaware

Real Estate Transfers and Builders Progress Featured

Real estate agents report multiple sales in Pittsburgh area including a brick dwelling on Twenty second Street and a vacant lot on Church Avenue in Emsworth. Reed B Coyle Co sells eight Marion Place lots. Oakland Square houses sell rapidly with Nos 24 and others completed next spring. Purchasers seek early construction as prices rise near Schenley Park.

C. Beringer & Son Fourth Avenue H. C. Gearing Henry Herbel Twenty-second Street Southside Church Avenue Emsworth Elizabeth Noah J. E. Glass Fifth Avenue Reed B. Coyle H. G. Dickey Marion Place Samuel W. Black & Co Fourth Avenues Oakland Square Surroun Schenley Park Haltensperger & Willams J. H. Hutchinson Perrysville Avenue Testa Allegheny Black & Baird George Reece Broad Street Beaty Street Euclid Avenue Canton Woods’ Run Allegheny J.C. Reilly Diamond Street Oear En ‘Wa McKeever Jacob ‘Hott. Foun McKeesport Read B. Coyle & Co John Carney James Wee Anegnes Até Perth Eois Sires

The Brazil Trouble Takes Hold of London Markets

London banks buy American stocks as fears of Brazilian upheaval fade. Markets show early strength with Chicago and London bullish on Granger stocks while Treasury withdrawal rumors persist. Trust stocks remain weak amid shifting sentiment.

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Cotton Seed Company stock option offered before December first

The notice explains deposits with Central Trust Company for Corporate Cotton Seed Company certificates allowing holders to switch between old and new shares any time before December 1. The move aims to prevent a certificate squeeze and preserve value. Market notes report mixed activity with Tennessee Coal, Ontario and Western, and Denver Texas and Fort Worth showing strength, while overall trading remains subdued.

Central Trust Company Shore Was & Coapiuninte Tennessee Ontario and Western Denver Texas Ft. Worth Bus Humber Fe Worthross Matobats Pacific Mail Paul Union Pacific Boniington Quincy Ade Cincinnati Midland New York Stock Exchange Whitney & Stephenson Pittsburg Fourth Avenue

Philadelphia stock closing quotations and broker listings

Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks and fur nished by Whi Stepbhee brokers. Includes exchanges and railroad shares such as Northern Pacific and 2K Northern Pacific preferred. Notes references to Arch Top Ist 7s and 208, with lines on various railways and commodities.

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Cereal Receipts Decline and Trade Tone Improves

Market notes indicate mixed signals with dairy firm and fruit prices firm or rising while potatoes weaken. Reports of light crops and recent rains dampening produce trade accompany city restrictions on cabbage piles causing merchant friction. Bargain-bound groceries show firm sugars and coffee demand despite Brasilian political turmoil.

Grain Receipts Reported From Multiple Lines

Receipts listed from the Grain Exchange include Pittsburg and Fort Wayne lines with oats, bran, flour, and hay among carloads. Pittsburg Cincinnati St Louis with oats middlings hay wheat bran millfeed. Baltimore and Ohio with bran. Pittsburg Western with mixed items. notes compare receipts to daily light, referencing heat and market mood.

Grain Exchange Pittsburg Cincinnati St Louis Baltimore and Ohio Pittsburg and Western Owen

Fragmentary OCR News Snippet Describes Pork Trade

A damaged passage notes pork trade activity with mentions of pigs and pricing but lacks full context. Names, dates, and locations are unreadable, leaving only scattered references to tainted meat and market terms.

Armour & Co Meat Prices Reported in Dressed Cuts

Armour and Company listed prices for dressed meat including beef carcasses at 44 to 650 Ba and sheep at 7e R Lambe for fresh pork, with details indicating wholesale rates for various cuts and markets.

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Lumber Prices and Supply Down in Hemlock Pine Markets

Hemlock lumber is in full supply with reduced prices while common pines show weakness. The report notes firm pine at old rates and describes market details for No. 1 18 inch and 14 inch boards, plus hard woods and jobbing prices.

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Late News In Briefs From The City

Fragmented notices recount a mix of court actions and local disturbances. A ward has multiple families affected by deaths and sewer concerns while a trial and imprisonment update reference a notable figure held without term. Widespread protest over leadership selections, a Barnum group sale, and a Baltimore cemetery robbery are noted amid broader warnings of criminal activity and public safety concerns.

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