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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1892

Page

3

Big Four Scores a Good Advance in Market Strength

New York stock market closes firm after a protracted holiday closure. Big four stocks rise with readings of Reading and Northern Pacific showing gains. New England and other rails fall modestly while railroad bonds stay quiet. Market breadth improves with strong volume and continued rail optimism.

New Yor Exin Stock Exchange Bears New England Reading Northern Pacific Aoint C. Int Atchison Chicago Gas Louisville and Nash-ville Northern Pacific Preferred St. Paul Union Pacific Western Union

General Markets Report From New York Receipts and Prices

Market brief shows dull trading across commodities with receipts of 4,000 packages and 29,300 sacks, spot prices soft for grains, coffee, and sugar, and declines in western wheat. Coffee futures opened barely steady, later steady. oats and corn mixed with dull or easier spot quotes. Livestock and pork values steady to firm, with lard and butter firm, while flour and cheese show quiet demand and lower or unchanged prices.

Cory Minneapolis Chicago Board Northern Prnce Duluth Superior Cincinnati New York Tige Bcc Eye Dull Toe Coffee Exchange Tee Lower Cloeing Bulge Chicago Susar Ana New Orleans Torrestire

McDonald Field Production Drops Below Twenty Thousand Barrels

The McDonald oil field total output slipped to about 19,530 barrels daily, with a day shift showing 19,500 barrels and a prominent loss at People's Gas No. 156 on the McMurray farm after a rig fire caused by a misfired shot. Several wells and pipelines nearby reported varied flows from 2 to 600 barrels, while the Sistersville area logged notable production from Kanawha Oil No. 3 Ludolph and Jennings & Grace on Williamson Island.

People's Gas Company McMurray Gregge Sistersville McDonald Field People’s Gas Company No. 156 McMurray Farm Oakdale Gregg Station Forest Oil Company No. 2 Gregg Clever Farm Ieaer Ffth McCoy Farm Em. Greenlee & Forst Kirk Merse Gordon Knox Bros. & Co Scott Farm McDonald Ita Devine McCurdy McCoy Oil Company Robison & Stewart McCooy Cattery Guckerts & Steele Gardner Farm Garvin Pool Knauff Farm Gardner D. Robison Miller Farm Patterson & Solin Kessler Kanawha Ol Company Ohio Jennings & Grace Williamson's Island Ganges Dixon Esa Feld Sistersville Feld National Transit Company McDonnald Buckeye Mackeburg Lima Eureka Southern New York Transit Western Atlantic W.L. Melton Ross Tidewater Pipe Line Company

Range of the November option opens amid mixed market signals

National transit certificates opened at Sle with suggested highs and lows. Reports show 18,000 mt clearances and 32 000 barrels shipped, 85 291 barrels in runs, and 106 510 barrels total, with prices cited for New York London Antwerp.

Iisanea New York London Antwerp

Flour production in the Northwest shows slight drop

Miller reports flour output at 221 970 barrels for the week averaging 34 035 barrels daily. Last week set a higher pace while the year ago week produced 194 600 barrels and 1800 saw 155 730 barrels. Mills expect around 38 000 barrels daily if no accidents occur though market demand remains dull.

New Tone Copper and Tin Prices Mixed in Market Report

New York metal market reviews copper steady and tin easier amid steady tone. Domestic price references include copper at $56064 00 and tin around $80709320 7h, with iron steady and quiet.

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Holiday market steadies as brokers ease trading activity

A holiday mood pervades the street and Change with modest trading and a shift to selling. The Pittsburgh area market closes weak for Philadelphia Company but stays generally steady to firm for firms like Pleasant Valley and Underground Cable with several scrips traded and bids quoted. Seattle’s urban growth discourse and railroad corridor policy highlighted by Llewellyn Mortgage official remarks.

Philadelphia Pleasant Valley United States Glass Philadephia Company Pleasant Valley Railway Airvrake Glass Lun Central Rittspurz Duquesne Prareriee Descrip Duquesne Traction A. & M. Traction Piemsant Valley Citizens Pittsburg Traction Seattle William 4. Llewellyn Llewellyn Mortgage and Trust Company Wash George B. Hill & Co Tux Chicago New York Pittsburg United States San Francisco Pacific Coast Elliot Bay Pacific Ocean Puget Sound Basin Johnstown Cous Elie Puget Sound P’uget Sound Texas Cuia Japan Great Britain Hawaii Brazil Niiia Central America Sound Union King County Seaboard

Colorado Fuel and Coal Company Formed in New York

Colorado Coal and Iron and Colorado Fuel Companies ratified their consolidation in New York. The new entity, Colorado Fuel and Coal Company, has capital stock of 9,250,000 with 5,250,000 to be distributed to the Colorado Company. Colorado Coal and Iron receives 60 percent in the stock of the new development company to take over Colorado properties.

Sproul & Co Fidelity Title and Trust Company Bank of England C. Burkhalter & Co Hudson Street New York Fire and Marine Insurance Company Wheeling Tna Fire and Marine Insurance Company Baltimore and Ohio Railrca’ Company Washington Branch P., A.& M. Traction Company Colorado Coal and Iron Colorado Fuel Companies Colorado Fuel and Coal Company Frederick A. Brown Herbert P. Brown Messrs. Pinkerton Benaicey Barbour Hill & Co Watt Philadelphia Couny Lawrence & Co Morris & Iown Barbour Citizens Traction Caster Fritz P. & B. Traction Carothers McCutcheon Pleasant Valley

Economic Briefing From New York Markets

There is nothing to note with respect to the local situation. Money is in good supply and demand and rates are steady at 5 6 per cent. Currency and Eastern exchange are trading even, New Year, Oct. 20. Money on call firm at 3 7 per cent, last loan, 344, closed offered at 4. Clearing House Figures. Balances e-687. Bar silver in London 15-16d lower at 385 round, New York dealers' price for silver igo lower at 8c per ounce.

New London New York Lospom Bank of England Bank Ofngland England Bank of France Ile Paul Common Pennsylvania Reading

Eighty Five Acres in Shaler Township Sold for 40000

Ira M. Burchfield purchased from Hugh Miller an 85 acre tract in Shaler township seven miles from Allegheny City on the Pittsburg and Western Railroad for 40000. The sale followed weeks of near settlement and the land lies near the Johnson tract with a proposed electric line extension and Butler plank road. Building permits and other large real estate deals are noted in this finance column.

Shaler Township Ira Burchfield Hugh Miller Ira M. Burchfield Allegheny City Pittsburg and Western Johnson Tract Butler Plank Road Skarpsbur J. K. Chamberlin Wilkinsburg Lamb & Dixon J. C. Hart Thomas W. Corwin Blairsville John F. Sweeny Charles A. Short Guin Street Herron Avenue Thirteenth Ward Herron Avenas Burrell and Kensington Improvement Companies Keton Thomas and Amelia Anderson Pittsburg James and Mary Macdonald William J. Leahy Lock Haven Elizabeth Coxon Thomas F. Brown New Kensington Black & Baird James Cinrry Eureka Land Company Frazier Street Wilmot Street Thomas McCaffrey Boyd Butler PF. C. Byrnes Pears Keystone Avenue H. G. Watson J. Murdy M. Wilkinson Flavin Street Thirty-third Street FP. Kilgalion James Cosgrave Bismarck Street Sarah J. Baid Frank McMahon Fifty-second Street Jordan Lizette Kuhn Penn Avenue Obn K. Ewing & Co Thomas Byrane H. Ker Pelis Avenue Second Ward Allegheny Piper & Clark W. H. Williams M. P. Schrankle Coral Street Winebiddle Avenue Twentieth Ward James W. Drape & Co East End Walnut Street

Merchants anticipate light trade as Columbus Day nears

Mercantile trade shows subdued activity due to Columbus Day preparations. Oct 20 notes early Friday hours for produce brokers and light business after 9 am. Grain slumps persist with lower corn and oats. California raisins due Saturday. sugar trends up. refined sugar may rise. Poultry receipts remain heavy with prices down despite steady demand. Eggs quoted at 21 7Mo for wineer fresh with most sales at 2c. Grain and Flour Exchange adjourned until Saturday. One car packing day offered at 750 dollars with five days delivery. bids and offers listed.

Columbus California Wineer Brazil Grain and Flour Exchange

Groceries and Produce Prices Across Categories

A detailed selection of grocery items lists fruits vegetables dairy and meats with varied prices. Notable entries include peaches pears apples and cranberries with barrels baskets and per box or per pound quotes. butter eggs and eggs poultry meats are shown with regional references and different pack sizes.

Jamaica Baltimore

Cotton markets show firmer tone across regions

Galveston and New Orleans report cotton opening higher and closing firm with middling to low middling around 9 to 10 cents. Export activity to Great Britain and the Continent remains robust as stockpiles, receipts, and shipments adjust while cattle and hog markets display strength and volatility.

Galvestom Great Britain Ogtrans Middlige France

Little Liver Pills Advertised For Sick Headache

An advertisement promotes Little Liver Pills claiming relief for sick headache. Vague herbal claims mention Liver Pills and liver health as the remedy.

Cattle and Hogs Markets Mixed Across Cities

East Liservr reports slow cattle sales with no New York shipments. Chicago notes 6,000 cattle receipts and steady to strong demand for primaries, 20,000 cattle house receipts, market slow to no lower. New York beef prices show firm dressed beef and steady veals, lambs, and mutton. Kansas City and Buffalo show dull to steady trends with varied hog and sheep activity. Overall market conditions remain unsettled with regional differences.

St. Louis Texas East Liservr Carrie New York Associated Press Chicago Dresser Muttona SGPC Ogs Kansas City Sos Soulweiss Sicsphaeee Sheen

Goldwin Smith Criticizes Home Rule Commentary

In this Times letter from Prof. Goldwin Smith, he rebuts Mr. Gladstone on home rule for Ireland. He claims educated Americans harbor little real sympathy for the Irish cause and see their professed affection for Gladstone as rooted in opposition to England itself.

LoxCox Goldwin Smith Times Today Gladstone Smith England Aarp America Mr. Gladstone Britain

Tonti's Accounts Called All Right

A Philadelphia report on the Order of Tonti receivership shows disbursements to beneficiaries on warrants and assets totaling 2,642,884. An accountant verified balances and securities as sound and found the present supreme officers to have managed the funds with scrupulous honesty.

Tonti All Right Philadelphia

Castoria Slogan Recalled In Classic Medical Ad Phrase

An old advertising quip remembers Castoria as a remedy used through generations from infancy to motherhood. The rhymed lines emphasize Castoria as a trusted solution for babies and children across decades.

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