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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1890

Page

7

Foundry Pig and Steel Markets Hold Firm Amid Mild Slump

The Iron Age reports firm prices across American pig iron and foundry grades with steady demand. High grade foundry pig is largely contracted, while lower grades hold well. Southern No 1 and No 2 prices are listed, and ferro manganese demand remains moderate amid unsettled steel markets.

New Yorks Ander Promminent Southern Company Spiegeleisens Anil Ferro Maganese Epieres Terra Steeraum Eastern Mills Hich V Wrightscrap

London Metal Market Report Shows Flat Tone and Uncertain Prospects

The London market notes a flat swing in pig iron warrants and copper with buyers deterred by South fears. Shipments of Bretton steel and plate purchases stay brisk for New York accounts, while Continental demand stays weak and inventories adjust amid tight money.

New York London South Acetuatone Sapments Cleveland

Coke Disorder Surges as 1000 Ovens Idle in Scramble

ScoTron.e October 23. The coke market shows the same features as last week with added transport woes and scarce motive power. Counts of idle ovens reach about 1561 with several plants near idle. shipments drop from 1077 to 1061 cars daily, and freight rates push prices higher at consumption points.

ScoTron.e Vaitrosa cClure Rainey, Taylor Southwest Schoona- Saer Frock Hecla Company Trangers Sewickley Pittsburg Ns Tal Pittabure Tone River Points Liva Cara Furnace Sa Jonadieg Sa Ovens Connellsville Pittsourg Mahoning Clevrlan Buffalo Te Chievne Milwaukee Baltimore Boston Sede Yg S. Walleye Geveland Huffalo Detroit Louisville St. Louis East St. Lo

Trade report from East Liberty Stock Yards October 2 1890

West note lists weekly cattle receipts 31400 head shipments 1220 head with no New York cattle. Sheep receipts 1100 head shipments 500 head. market fairs on good grades and dull on common. Included are notes on banking property titles, Wilkinsburg real estate, ongoing construction, and local business updates.

Pirrs Rvec Distates East Liberty Stock Yards New York Philadelphias

Cattle and Hog Receipts Across Markets Report Mixed Demand

Across Omaha Chicago Kansas City St Louis and New York cattle and hog receipts total thousands with market activity variable. Best steers steady while lighter demand and high supplies press prices. hogs mix lower on large offerings. sheep and packers’ trades show modest movement and mixed strength in several regions.

Omaha Gale Chicago Beening Journal Kikati Kansas City New York Rene SS ST. Louis Caacket Stxourg

Weathered week boosts reins business and bank activity

Despite bad weather this week shows strong reins business and active trade. Wednesday bank clearings exceed five million dollars while yesterday nears that level at about two million forty-one thousand seven hundred seventy four. Loans show ample funds though outsiders are occasionally refused. Rates steady at six point seven percent with a general currency movement indicating potential recovery.

Henry Clews New York Enzy St Spercent

Prime mercantile paper and foreign balances noted

The report records New York clearings at 135,834,804 with varied currency balances and bullion shifts. It notes bullion decreases at Bank of England and Bank of France, with Chicago clearings at 12,406,000. Money on call and time loans shows modest rates.

Cen Sants LosDon Bank of Acon Enea Bank of Land Bank of Tpg Chicago Clearines

Market Shows Small Recoveries Despite Light Trading

Stock activity on call included 14 Switch and Signal, 100 Philadelphia Gas, and 60 Central Traction. Last two issues yielded modest gains while Switch paid a small dividend. Electric declined slightly. Brokers thought the next move would be upward, though buyers may resist. Total New York stock sales reached 30,419 shares with listed names and volumes.

Switch Signal Philadelphia Central Traction

Oil trades and prices in yesterday market report

The report notes a few oil trades at 80 with 7934 bid at close. Week to date clearings reach 44,000 barrels after four days. Averages show runs at 4,317 dollars and a range of refined products with London and Antwerp prices cited.

York London Antwerp

Oil Market Recap Shows Mixed Trading On October Sessions

The report notes varied activity across chemical and crude markets with shipments around 80 791 barrels and 105 es hipments, a BRADFORD area close and a late rally in the last hour. Prices moved from steady to weak under Standard Oil pressures as spot values dipped then rebounded, reflecting a volatile trading day in New York during October.

Crry Bradford Lewea Ees Aaron Bot New York Saoaraay

New York Stocks Show Weakness Amid Sugar Refineries

The New York market opened active but edged lower as Sugar Refineries led declines amid rumors of financial strain. Stocks slumped with mixes in rail and gas shares. bonds remained dull while money near 5 percent late day.

New York Europe London Chicago Gas Union Pacific Louisville and Nashville Joana Atcchison Atson Ha Het Voce

Puts 70 Calls at 40 Percent By A B McGrew

A. B. McGrew of 115 Fourth Avenue quotes market activity featuring seventy call options and a forty percent rate, indicating notable options interest.

A. B. McGrew Fourth Avenue

Mining Quotations Reported For October 23

New York mine quotations list several properties with prices including Consolidated Cal etani Virginia 450 Deadwood T 190 Eu 350 Horn Silver 45 Opiir 450 Occi reer 160 Savage 310 Sierra Nevada 320 Sutter Creek 120. The figures reflect spot values for the period and cover multiple mining ventures.

New York Virginia Deadwood T Horn Silver Savage Sierra Nevada Sutter Creek

Late News In Brief From Around The World And Nation

English shipowners threaten a general lockout. The U S cruiser Baltimore arrived at Lisbon. The First National Bank building at Raleigh burned. The Austro Hung arian Premier counts rest in the Tyrol. Cambridge grants Henry M Stanley a degree. Chicago lumber prices jump from 50c to 2 per 1000 ft. An explosion in Bridgeport kills George Baker. Future Spanish trade pacts set five to ten years. Perry Texas man George Elliott kills A B Rice. he escapes. Gun cotton cargo sails from Brest to a Russian port. City of Chicago sails from Queenstown but returns for repairs. German laborer William Galow kills wife then dies. Brooklyn tenement fire causes panic and injury. World’s Fair fine arts committee seeks European treasures. Des Plaines man Michael Brazill murdered for $6000 cash. Crow Creek Yankton Indians seek to stamp out superstition. Chesapeake and Ohio train hits rock. engineer injured. A Kansas man poisons family and self. three die. M F Billings bail granted as Supreme Court hints innocence. Nearest heirs of Robert Morris contest Western land grants in NY PA DE.

United States Baltimore Lisbon First National Bank Raleigh N. C Tyrol University of Cambridge Henry M. Stanley Chicago Bridgeport George Baker George Elliott A.B. Rice Perry Tex Brest Committee On Fine Arte of the New York Sons of Europe Michael Brazill Des Plaines, Lit Crow Creek Yankton Chesapeake and Ohio White Sulphur Springs Charleston W. Va Goodale Gast M. F. Billings Supreme Court James K. Polk W. W. Polk Rev. J. C. Morris Kansas City Robert Morris Pennsylvania Delaware

River rising disrupts river packet schedules in region

Flooding pushes water to 10 feet on market street while foggy weather halts river traffic. The Keratone State departs at noon for Cincinnati and resumes night schedule next Monday. Shingle counts show Scotia with 1400 bundles and Keystone State with 700 as Congo heads to Pittsburg Cincinnati route replacing Rainbow. B Hart Consett, formerly of Harry Brown, travels to Cincinnati to assume command of the Ha Brown with stow from Loe to New Orleans.

A. W. Mellon Jeremiah Donlevy Pork Packer Old Battery Grant Street Sixth Avenue S. A. Dickie & Co W. A. Dickey J.D. Hailmas Lang Avenue Bennett Street Reed B. Coyle & Co G. W. Eisenbdeis Samuel Watson Watson Place Tenth Ward Allegheny Perrysville Orleans Street Charles Somers & Co Frederic Otto Charles E. Prettyman Fulton Street W. E. Haemnett &Co Lamar Street Wilkinsburg W. G. Lytle J. E. Glass A. C. Watkins Gedisek& Ge SL Boggs West Liberty Oimmen Woff Limor J. Immerman J. H. Kane Oak Station Castle Shannon Biack & Baird John Bonne Herron Hill Park Ridge Street W. A. Herron & Sons Brown & Donnell Nineteenth Ward Penn Winelddiesven Pen Avenue Red Ward Penn Avenue Inc Reat Deat Market Street Gee Cincinnati Queen City Scotia Keystone State Congo Marietta Pittsburg CarTarx B. H. Consett Harry Brown Chi Ha Brown Loe New Orleans

Labor Saving Devices Patented by Local Inventors

A weekly roundup lists patents issued to Western Pennsylvania Eastern Ohio and West Virginia inventors ending October 21 1890. Names and places including Allegheny Lima Renova Pa Ravenna O Weston W Va Morgantown Youngstown and others appear along with the new devices such as lighthouse construction testing gauges door securers and railway signal systems.

Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia O. D. Levis Fifth Avenue Pittsboro James Andrews G. Lindenthal Allegheny F. M. Ashton Lima F. G. Bates Renova Doffer Eugene Fontaine J. F. Giles August Haarlander C. W. Haas Allentown J. F. Hambay W. Jordan Tacony Francia T. Allegheny Wilson Usste

Castoria Advertisement Through Generations

An old timey rhyme promotes Castoria across roles from baby to mother. The jingle suggests Castoria as a trusted remedy for a child's ailments and for subsequent generations in the family.

Castoria Geo Oistorie Miss

Drift of Dairy and Groceries Across Markets

Rainy weather quiets the produce trade while prices hold firm on key items. Apple and chestnut demand rises with Halloween approaching. dairy products drift upward and eggs remain steady. supplies of grapes, potatoes, and autumn fruits stay ample, with prices showing selective gains and tight stock in several categories.

Missouri Kansas Elgin Wisconsin Idec HonEer Jamaica California Southern Jersey

Grain and Feed Market Report from Grain Exchange

The Grain Exchange notes firm cereals and a drift toward higher levels. Receipts total 86 cars with oats, hay, flour, rye, straw, barley, and malt reported. oats and hay show strong activity while wheat and corn prices vary by grade and delivery period.

Grain Exchange Pittsburg Fr. Fame and Chicago Railway Cincinnati St. Louis Baltimore and Ohio Lake Erie Ned Cate Givanis Obie Wes Pete Ho

Sugar cured meats and bacon prices from market list

A dense catalog of sugar cured hams large medium small breakfast bacon and shoulders with prices in cents and dollars, plus dried beef shifts and lard. The fragment lists bacon leaf meats salt clear sides and various pork products with assorted units and price points.

California Bama Otein

Wheat market drifts lower on price expectations

Chicago wheat prices edged down as news of a global crop near average and weaker silver spurred selling amid large arrivals. Corn and oats followed the trend with trade thinning and prices easing, while pork and lard showed uneven moves and steady cash quotes across markets in New York and Chicago.

Chicago Keeder Ne Fain Pricea John M. Oakley & Co Sixth Street

Market report of grain and fats in multiple cities

In Cincinnati flour is steady wheat quiet corn weaker rye firm pork and lard prices mixed bulk meats and butter steady eggs strong cheese quiet in markets. Duluth wheat opened steady later weakened with outside markets price movements from October to May. Toledo wheat active and lower cash and futures with corn dull and oats quiet. cloverseed active and steady with cash and futures varying into October December February.

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Market Outlook Hinted By Steady Transactions

A cautious tone marks the market with continued steady activity and a favorable outlook. Traders report positive sentiment across directions as values hold and liquidity remains firm through the period.

Pig iron market steady with dull lead and tin prices

Market notes show New York pig iron steady and dull with unchanged Cop and lead prices. Lake heavy, October figures indicate 5 tin quies and steady pricing around 21 35, reflecting a flat commodities tone.

New York Lake

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