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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1890

Page

3

Iron Trade Review Reports Market Dull Yet Stable

Local quotations stay steady but market activity is heavy and slow. Raw iron prices hold with few sellers below quoted levels while demand for manufactured iron remains weak without improved pig iron demand. Steel nails rails and billets show little movement as structural iron, bars, wire, ore and foundry products reflect cautious trading patterns.

Ieee Imrooal Foundry Iron Neo Talis Pieri Nalie Ferry Mancancee

Iron market dull as Pittsburg spot flags in steel trades

New York iron and metal markets report little change with weak demand for crude materials and few actual sales. Western mills hold orders while Eastern mills show reluctance, with a notable soft spot at Pittsburg where offers are pushed to a consumer at about 2500 delivered.

Pittsburgon Hillets Eastern Mills New York Iron Age Snortherm Tidewater Suns Southern No St. Lonia New Orleans Ferro Pittslarz Iran Western Mills Goa Poe

Iron trade in Binxingham almost at standstill amid strikes

In Binxingham Alabama the iron trade shows a near standstill as cash orders dry up and furnaces operate cautiously. The United States Holling Stock Company failure unsettles the district prompting widespread readiness for a possible miner strike on December 1 with coal and coke operations bracing for reduced activity.

Binxingham Ala United States Holling Stock Company Decatur Anniston Als Hecht de Bordelehm Coal and Iron Company

Caution Rules Iron Market Amid Fading Demand

In Cincinnati on November 2 buyers and sellers show extreme caution as the pig iron market tests a bottom. Rovers Brown Co notes that costs set floor values. while some round orders and immediate delivery terms appear, overall shipments continue on old orders and collections remain fairly good. The iron trade is viewed as sound despite financial troubles.

Cincinnati Rovers, Brown Co

Waiting for Clear Sales in Chicago Iron Market

The week closed with a holiday slowing activity in Chicago iron markets. Little change from prior conditions. no significant business in raw materials, though heavy consumption persists for the period. Vendors report subdued buying and reduced market movement overall.

Temipator Rogers, Brown & Merwin

Financial gloom eases as prices hold and credit tightens

Consumers focus on immediate wants while the financial scene remains uncertain. Industry watchers expect easier money conditions by year’s start, with recent failures sparing legitimate business though fostering conservatism. Standard quotations stay steady though some firms with cash needs offer concessions.

Carlnad

Uncertain Philadelphia Iron Market Weeks Start Quiet

The Philadelphia iron market opens the week with dull trade and few buyers. Pig iron shows little activity with prices steady versus last week, bar iron demand remains general for small lots, and furnace torpedo notes show quiet bookings while stockpiles and skelp trade hold steady at modest margins.

Disraten Philadelphia Pennsylvania Womeeib

Prices Hold Steady Amid Coal Strike Uncertainty

St Louis reports minimal trade as iron from old contracts arrives irregularly due to car shortages. Southern coal miners strike looms but few furnaces will sell ahead. Cash prices quoted with concessions on certain items. outlook muted with unchanged nominal prices on refined products and materials.

St. Louis Hogers, Brown & Meachem Airecixi Lake Oe

Market Basket Prices Drift as Grapes and Tomatoes Decline

Price drops and shortages mark the week in groceries with grapes waning and tomatoes scarce while hot house produce and cucumbers fetch high prices. Eggs butter and poultry vary little as frosts push up some fruit lines and butchers keep meat costs steady, with detailed per pound and per dozen rates for staples and delicacies.

Quiet wool market shows steady demand across regions

A weeklong, subdued trade in wools reports 2,188,000 pounds sold across qualities. Prices hold firm with Obie fleeces at 82 to 94 cents, Michigan and Ohio delaine around 6 to 7 cents, and unwaxed combing wools steady near 27 to 28 cents per pound. Eastern Oregon and western territories show mixed demand and tentative gains.

New York Texas Philadelphia Ohio Canada Montana Territorial Bostox Wous Michigan Obio Fine Delaine Sic Territory Oregon

Schenley Property and New York Style Apartment Growth

A Pittsburgh column notes the Schenley estate's moves under W A Herron & Sons with leases expiring in 1897 and repairs ongoing. It highlights apartment houses rising near Fifth Avenue and Colwell near Vine, already occupied or in demand, signaling Pittsburgh’s real estate expansion and wider national patterns.

Schenley W. A. Herron & Sons New York Chicago Fifth Avenue Dinwiddie Street Colwell Vine Allegheny Las m North Avenue

New York November 23 Colorado Central and Eureka Consol

Auction list includes California and Vi Commonwealth Eureka Consol with 35 dollars, Sean-Caner t 75 Baleares Norcross 200 Horn Silver 515 Mt. Diablo and North Belle 100 Navajo Queen 100 N.

New York Colorado Central Consolidated California and Vi Commonwealth Eureka Consol Sean

Gas shortage hits Philadelphia Company stock drop

The market showed weakness in gas related stocks with Philadelphia Company slipping to 194 and closing at 19. Electric and Central Traction also weakened. Trading included several small blocks across Electric Philadelphia Gas and Chartiers Gas with totals around 300 shares.

Fourth Avenue Philadelphia Electric Central Chartiers Gas Philadelphia Gas Third Call Central Traction Saies Marine N. Bank Ohio Valier Shita. Co Wheeling Columbia Gil Central Traction of Mieagant N.Y. G.C.C la Noria Mic W.b.co New York Bee Atchison, Ern Pe Loulaville Nashville Missouri Pacific North American Northern Pacific West Point St. Paul Union Pacific

Banking resumes with steady conditions after pause

Bankers reopen with nearly same terms as before the break. Regular borrowers accepted, outside paper largely refused. No rate changes. Saas House notes healthy general trade. Exchanges reach 4,140,117.7 and balances 378,555.02.

Saas House

Closing Bond Quotations and Money Market Report

A wide slate of bond quotes appears with figures for U S and Canadian issues, plus currency and money markets. Regional clearings and exchange figures cover Philadelphia Boston St Louis Chicago and Baltimore with varying rates and discounts.

Market Slip and Oil Prices Decline in a Dull Day

A dull trading session saw oil supply meet modest demand as prices edged down. The market opened at 074, fell to 67 by close, refined products down five points in New York while flat elsewhere. Wilson & Co. quoted puts at 654 and calls at Guge.

New York Wilson & Co Guge

Oil Market Snapshots From New York and Pennsylvania

Oil prices opened weak in New York with light buying but fell sharply on forced sales, closing steadier. Petroleum activity included 74 000 total barrels traded across markets with shifts between opening and closing quotes in New York and Pennsylvania spot and December option activity.

Petroleum Ae Dford I Oohoee Oye New York Pennsylvania Lime Air

Large Early Advance In New York Stocks

The New York stock market opened with strength in spots then turned reactionary, leaving prices only slightly higher than Wednesday. Sugar jumped on rumor then fell after denial. Rock Island and Burlington rose while Lackawanna led the declines. Bonds remained steady with mixed gains and losses, and the market closed quiet with small net changes.

New York Rock Island Burlington Bears Lackawanna Jersey Central Richmond West Point Trust Post New York Stock Whitney & Str Aok Pittsburg New Stock Exchange Fourth Avenue

Condition of Trade at the East Liberty Stock Yards

Office of the Pittsburgh Daster notes cattle receipts 04 head shipments 718 head market steady no cattle to New York hog receipts 6100 head shipment 4100 head market slow Philadelphia prices 400 10 heavy Yorkers 345 common to fair Yorkers 350 3 6 car horses shipped to market 1500 head 1800 head receipts meats market steady at weekly prices.

Philadelphia Whitney & Stephenson Aoa New York Stock Ashe Pescerirstie Nailroad E. Oe Buttate Pittsburg Este A. Lehigh Naviga IL Northern Pacific Northern Pacific Pere Boston Boston & Sfont Boston & Alt Calumet & Heels Cate Rees San Syrera Franklin Cistern Aren Flint Pero M Ened Flint & Vere M Santa Pe Hell Telephone Lannatore Allouez Mg Allunde Centennial Mining East Liberty New York Cincinnati

Cattle and Hogs Market Reports Across Major Cities

Chicago and New York reflect steady to firm demand with mixed receipts. Kansas City and St Louis show market strength for cattle, hogs, and sheep, while Omaha and Indianapolis report active trade and higher hog prices. Buffalo notes firm cattle and rising sheep and lamb values.

Omaha Kansas City ST. Louis Indianapolis

Coffee Market Summary From New York Trading Update

New York reports steady coffee options with prices up 5 to 10 points, closing firm. November and December futures rise to around 17.00 to 17.25 cents with January near 10.35. other dates show mixed quotes. Sugar and molasses markets described as dull to quiet with no major shifts.

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Drygoods Market Then Quiet But Woolens Attract

The cold weather improved buyer sentiment in New York on November 23, with department woolens drawing more attention from jobbers. Otherwise, market conditions remained quiet with no other notable changes.

Drygoods New York

Gospel Meetings Begin at Southside Presbyterian Church

Special gospel meetings start tomorrow November 30 at 10 in the Southside Presbyterian Church corner Twentieth and Smallman streets. They will run every evening for two weeks or longer with Rev. F. R. Farrand assisted by Rev. H. H. Wella. The dispatch notes interviews on Blaine reciprocity and copper market chatter in the New York markets.

Southside

Little Liver Pills Headache Remedy Ad

A fragmentary advertisement for Little Liver Pills promotes relief from headaches. The jumbled text repeats SICK HEADACHE and brand phrases indicating a tonic claimed to ease pain and liver issues.

Carters

Grape Season Near End As Thanksgiving Trade Slows

Domestic markets report quiet post holiday period with Thanksgiving impact on produce lines. Grapes and apples show limited quality and demand, while potatoes and butter see steady or improved demand. eggs, eggs and other staples vary with supply tightness and prices.

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Market dullness persists as railcar receipts tally zero

No sales on call at the Grin Ex change with 0 cars in receipt. Pittsb urgh Cincinnati St Louis lines show oats and corn mixed among other grains while money tight weighs on prices. Quotations hold steady for carload lots though market weakness favors buyers.

Grin Exchange Pittsburg Ft. Wayne Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Baltimore Ohio Lake Erie Abell

Prices for flour and grain products advertised in Pennsylvania Olio listing

Rre No 1 Pennsylvania and Olio shows prices for fancy spring and winter patent flour, white middlings, brown middlings, winter wheat bran, hay bundles, and related grain products. Figures include 5 to 10 dollar ranges for flour types and 18 to 25 dollar for middlings, with variations by quality and quantity.

Pennsylvania Olio

Provisions and Price List for Cured Meats and Sausages

A dense price list of sugar cured hams and shoulders in multiple sizes, bacon cuts, dry salt and dry cured meats, dried beef flats and rounds, smoked sausages, boneless hams, and barrel quantities with varied per unit prices. It enumerates measurements like halves, quarters, and barrels with cents and dollar figures, reflecting a wholesale grocery catalog.

California

Markets Show Mixed Trading After Thanksgiving Break

Chicago markets open unchanged from before the holiday with early gains fading. Wheat declines while corn and oats ease, and butter eggs and lard show firmness in New York and Philadelphia trading. Prices drift toward inside figures as supply and demand struggle, with May wheat around 1.02 and December near 94 cents, while futures and cash quotes vary across regions.

Fighting Chance for Ingalls Republicans Seek Legislation Majority

In Toreka on November 28 the GOP explores using a Supreme Court mandamus to seat 19 delegates from sparsely populated counties. If seated they would back Togalls, giving 83 votes on joint ballot to elect the U.S. Senator. If not seated, Republicans plan to contest the opponent’s victory.

Toreka United States Ingalls Supreme Court State Board of Canvassers Togalls Senate

Embroidery and White Goods Departm ent imports from St Gall

Embroidery and White Goods Department advertises direct importation from St Gall Switzerland and Cambric Edgings. Full lines of laces, white goods, upholstery fabrics, window coverings, chenille curtains, oil cloths, and dress fabrics with a focus on low prices for quality.

St. Gall

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