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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1890

Page

7

Features of Trade in Pittsburg October 7 1500

Office notes market down across garden goods with tomatoes and egg plants weak, cucumbers holding. Turnips radishes and roasting ears slow as mild weather and late crop effects bite. Wheat and flour show declines then tentative upturn. South American trade praised for Britain credit terms, while Pittsburgh sees solid prosperity in dry goods, hardware and groceries amid cautious optimism.

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Live Stock Markets Trade Report from Pittsburg District

Office of the Pittsburg district files the October 7 trade update. Cattle receipts were 0 head with no cattle slipping to New York. hogs receipts 1,750 head, market firm with Philadelphia at 4 50 to 4 64, New York 4 06 to 4 40. sheep receipts 1,400 head, shipments 1,200 head, demand steady at yesterday’s prices.

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Market News From Grain and Livestock Regions

Cincinnati to New York and Chicago report mixed receipts of cattle hogs sheep and veals. Prices vary by region with steady to weak demand. best butcher and feeder stock hold value while light demand lowers lower grades. National totals show strong hog and steer activity with varied pricing across markets.

Drygoods Market Shows Modest Demand in New York

Drygoods market in New York on October 7 saw subdued demand but steady activity. Traders reported an improving mood with expectations of higher prices and better supply protection from foreign competition, signaling cautious optimism for a rebound.

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Wheat Market Moves Upward In Chicago Trade

Chicago wheat prices rose with active trading and short-covering as rumors of export demand buoyed futures. Dec led gains, others followed, while corn and oats also firmed amid local buying and stronger cash markets across the Midwest. pork and lard values held steady as futures drifted higher.

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Everything on a sound basis boosts local stocks

A detailed look shows strong suburban building, rising property values, and investing confidence in Pittsburg and Greensburg. Builders rush to finish before winter, with homes sold or leased as soon as ready and many firms relocating, while mortgage activity and real estate deals roll forward in nearby towns.

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Local Securities Move In Mixed Market Activity

The local stock market showed active trading with 623 shares and better values for lenders. Issues include Hazelwood Oil Second Avenue Railroad Philadelphia Gas Luster Switch and Signal Pleasant Valley Railway and Allegheny Valley Railroad, with Luster and Philadelphia Gas gaining strength and bank shares bidding freely. Electric started weak but firmed by final call, Tractions little remarked, Pleasant Valley steady, Bridgewater Gas down to 49 and Signal to 14 1 2 at last.

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Stock trades listing by railroads and volumes

A concise tally shows daily shares traded by major railroads including Atchison 16370 Delaware Lackawanna and Western 10150 Louisville and Nashville 22610 Pacific 2300 Northwestern 342 North American 4720 Northern Pacific preferred 7815 Reading 7100 Richmond and West Point 4020 St Paul 17670 and Union Pacific 17000 amid broad market activity.

Local Money Market Remains Steady With Unchanged Rates

The local money market is in a comfortable condition with steady demand from merchants and manufacturers. Loanable funds rise while discounts stay at internal rates, with prime mercantile paper at 4. to 7. percentage. Money on call in New York was easy, near 6 percent, while bond quotes and clearings showed mixed activity across major cities.

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Oil Market Report Shows No Sales and No Quotations

The oil market yesterday had no orders, no sales, and no quotations. Opening bid 70.44, high 80.74, low 7.04, close 4.4? Buckeye offered at 23. corrected daily by John M. Oakley & Co. Pittsburgh Petro leum Barrels. Average shipments and runs noted. world markets including New York London Liverpool Bremen referenced.

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Oil Markets Edge Higher After Steady Open

New York October 7 Petroleum opened steady as Lima and Pennsylvania slid on small lot sales. After initial declines the market recovered and closed steady. Prices shown include Pennsylvanian near 79c, November at 80c, Lima around 2c, with totals of 38,000 barrels sold and shipments 124,163 barrels.

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New York Stocks Show Mixed Day After Dull Trade

New York October 7 stock market moved in contrast to yesterday with small openings and mixed changes. Early gains from London support faded as bears pressed, but late buying and some insider activity helped recapture losses. Final figures were irregular with a majority advances, Union Pacific up 14 cents, and Readings among notable movements. total day’s business reached 767,000.

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Domestic Markets Report Busy With Ingredient Signals

The market notes an Elgin creamery butter advance due late this week after Monday source pricing. Potatoes face quality issues, many dry rot, while New York State remains the main supply. Grapes and chestnuts flow in. apples scarce, tropical and California fruits showing demand. souring prices for chestnuts and mixed vegetables dominate.

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Philadelphia Stocks and broker listings in terse note

Fragmentary stock listings show prices and brokers in Philadelphia with references to Jew York, Pennsylvania Railroad, Reading, Lehigh Navigation, Philadelphia and Erie, Northern Pacific, and Northern Pacific preferred. The text is garbled but indicates market quotes and exchange mentions amid scattered firm names and figures.

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Groceries steady with firm prices across staples

Demand for all staples remains active and prices stay firm. Tea and coffees rise, as do all canned and foreign fruits. Prices for roasted coffees and various fruit and spice items are listed with wide ranges, reflecting persistent inflation pressures and broad market movement.

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Grain Exchange sale reports mixed oats and grains

A single sale on call at the Grain Exchange featured a car of mixed oats at 423 1/0 cents for 10 days. Total receipts listed 31 cars with 1 car handled by Pittsburg Cincinnati and St Louis Railway, including 6 cars of oats and other grains such as hay, corn, and wheat.

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Market Report From Pittsburg and Chicago Trade Routes

Pittsburg and Western lines report carload offerings of hay bran oats and flour with prices firm for choice hay while low grades stay dull. Spring flour prices fall a quarter. wheat bids and asks vary across classifications. Milling products and baked goods show mixed premiums, with oats rye and barley quoted alongside pork lard and canned goods in a dense 19th century market snapshot.

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Wool market report shows steady demand and firmer prices

Report from New York notes continued strong domestic wool demand with Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces selling around 5 to 3? per X and XX, Michigan delaine and combing yarns at 31 to 45 36, territory wools active with fine scoured values about 6 62c, and pulled wools commanding 4l and 5 0e. Foreign wools firm. Pig iron dull, copper and lead steady. Bar silver at 110% per ounce.

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Dam site eyed at Beaver river for $250000 project

Colonel William E Merrill and Captain William Martin surveyed the Beaver river mouth to pick a dam site near Beaver station. The project, backed by Congress, will cost about 250000 and aim to improve river trade by resolving shallow water that has halted coal fleets. Location details remain unsettled though reports say opposite Beaver station rather than Beaver Tiger.

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Boats and boatsmen on Fogbound river and river traffic updates

Fogs delay river traffic as the Brownsville Packet Company notes annual officers. The Keystone State brings furniture and iron cargo, while coal and barges move up and down the Ohio. Two steamboatmen leave for the National Board of Steam Navigators Convention in New York.

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