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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1892
Page
7
Crop gossip notes rising trade barometers across regions with stronger exports and ample money supply. Weather remains dry, spring wheat demand steady, corn prospects mixed, and grasshoppers threaten Missouri and other states while coffee and potato crops show strong potential elsewhere.
Western Hoy Packing and the Cincinnati Price Current publish mixed quotes for grain flour and feed on call at the Grain and Flour Exchange. The report lists car sample hay rye corn barley and wheat futures with various via lines and delivery routes. Hog products held their weekly meeting with no changes decided to adopt prior quotations.
The list shows prices for cheeses and dairy items from Wisconsin and New York, with varieties like Swiss, brie, and cream cheese. It includes lard, fats, nuts, oats, buckwheat flour, honey, ciders, beeswax, and various hides and skins, with per unit costs and weights.
Rain drenched markets with wheat dropping about a half cent while corn held firm for near terms and slipped for May. pork and ribs traded higher on lighter activity. Cash quotes list varied wheat and flour grades with mixed grain prices and steady butter eggs and sugar, receipts and shipments detailed.
Livestock news notes hogs at Central Yards mixed prices and steady to higher in parts. Cattle and sheep trade dull in East Lincoln with mixed quotes. hog receipts about 2 2 00 head and 3 100 head shipments, market active and few cents higher for food hogs. Kansas City cattle and hogk markets show strength for wood steers and higher hogs. Chicago and Mercia receipts reflect steady to higher trends with varied prices for natives Texans and lambs.
Sheep receipts reach 1,000 head with the market steady and all sold. Buffalo cattle receipts list 118 through and 7 sale with alow, old cows at 12 percent. Kansas bulls at 2 percent. steers around 374 dollars. New Yorks common to good mediums and high grades show strong demand. Cincinnati hogs steady near 4.40 to 4.50. Receipts total 2,900 hogs shipped. cattle receipts 275 with 375 shipped. sheep 480 head shipped, demand moderate at 3.00.
General markets show mixed grain activity with large export totals and several price levels across wheat, corn, rye, oats, and flour. Prices vary by region and grade, with demand shifting and spot markets dull to steady while futures reflect ongoing foreign selling and domestic supply dynamics.
The report covers money on call rates around 5 6 percent, sterling exchange levels, and bank clearings across New York and other cities. It notes weekly and yearly totals, with figures for Pittsburg, Chicago, and Philadelphia, including currency trades, balances, and cotton futures trends.
Times and routes for Uniontown Monongahela City West Brownsville and Pittsburgh districts. schedules show daily and Sunday service from Federal Street Station and connections to Apollo Blairsville and other towns. includes fares, time cards, and Office at 639 Smithfield Street.
Turpentine prices hold firm with rosin and dip turpentine steady in Virwin and Nant Ga. Wool receipts at St Louis total 6 000 pounds with demand for bright wools and lower grades steady to firmer. London and Melbourne reports show varied wool imports with large consignments from New South Wales Victoria and South Africa and buyers from France and Germany active. Prices mostly steady with supply light and auctions robust.
An advertisement argues fat comes in two kinds unhealthy adipose tissue from sedentary life or stimulants and hereditary factors, and healthy tissue from regular habits. It claims Carlsbad Sprudel Salt reduces unhealthy tissue and builds firm health, with Eisner & Mendelson Co. as sole New York agents.
The Valley Railway lists daily and Sunday train times to Buffalo Pittsburgh and nearby destinations with depart and arrival times for routes including Buffalo Express City Caro Express and several locals. Pullman cars operate on day and night trains between Eskabure and Buffalo, with ticket offices at No 0 Fifth Ave and Union Station.
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