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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1891
Page
2
Furnaces resist further price cuts as raw material costs and freight press on margins. Market notes from Shenandoah and Mahasing valleys show steady but cautious activity with some contracts filling July and August, while steel billets and scrap stay weak and buyers seek lower quotes.
Activity in the Chicago coke market continues with many small lots selling slowly and most large shipments closed. Prices for Northern Local coke remain unchanged as buyers resist preform moves, while South made coke faces softer demand and transport lines show limited movement amid broader market caution.
Fragmentary text shows garbled market and sale references. Names and places are unreadable, but mentions a market period and a sale, suggesting a brief local commercial note with uncertain details. No clear individuals, organizations, or concrete events are identifiable.
The text describes tender prices and delivery terms for iron products with six months ahead shipments at 102 cents per weight unit, cash options at 10.33, and year-delivery prices around 12 cash for No 1 foundry. Foundries expect improved demand abroad, though investment remains cautious with bonds avoided and capital flowing to coal estates and industrial stocks. Orders for railroad equipment are growing, while most markets await clearer policy after the new year.
Rogers Brown & Co report continued improvement in the iron market with many furnaces north and south increasing prices for next year. Pillsboro strengthens as the weakest area and sewer steel sales occur at prices above last week’s lows.
New York reports copper and tin prices with dull to steady movement and futures for October and November. SAY COOKE, the famed financier, is interviewed at Gibraltar Island on Lake Erie and condemns Senator Sherman’s silver policy. The Dispatch tomorrow will carry more details.
Receipts and shipments for cattle hogs and sheep listed at East Liberty and other yards. Cattle receipts 1 49 head with dull market as cattle shipped to New York. Hogs receipts 38% head with prices around 4.00 per head, Yorks mixed quality. Sheep receipts 200 head, market very dull with unchanged prices.
Across New York to Kansas City markets, cattle and hog receipts run high while conditions vary. Beef demand weak in Buffalo and Chicago with steady calves, sheep dull in Western regions, and hogs softer though prime weights hold.
The kitchen market reports higher prices for garden goods and dairy due to frosts. Florida oranges Malaga lemons grapes peaches and potatoes show varied movement with potatoes now cheaper per barrel, butter costly reducing demand. Poultry supply rises as holidays near while oysters fish demand stays tight. Chrysanthemums appear as florists note improved trade and a wide range of meats, seafoods, and produce are listed with price hints and availability.
Real estate column reports big acreage sales in Lower St. Clair township near Knoxville. Graham Scott sold about 29 acres for 46000, a rate near 1600 an acre, with parcels to be sold next spring. Dalzell property at Fourth and Penn avenues remains with no change. offer of 250000 refused, asking price around 60000. Speculation on Speer property near Garrison alley and market obstacles due to high prices. note undeveloped land holds potential if built up. Street activity includes building permits, coal demand, and brokerage observations in Cherry alley as market shifts and new rail ties network developments.
A bank officer said money is getting easier with less demand from business and merchants relying on cash sales. He noted the year’s city record should be strong despite drawbacks, and market activity remained quiet with steady loan demand at regular rates. Clearing figures reached 2 008, so balances and bonds quoted amidst a neutral financial tone.
Financial figures show various clearings and balances in New York exchanges with multiple entities and percent discounts. Par values, discounts to par, and selling rates are noted for several firms and regions, indicating activity across the banking and clearinghouse network.
Brokers faced a muted day with no bank stock bids or offers and weak sales. Allegheny Valley Railroad sold at 3.40, Duquesne Traction at 12, and Birmingham Traction at 7 1 2, while others held ground or slipped slightly as rumors of dividends dampened activity.
The market showed firm tone with dull overall action as foreigners traded. Reading and Richmond and West Point led advances with Reading up and major bonds active, while New York Central fell from peak highs and other issues fluctuated but edged higher for the day.
New York stock quotes list multiple mining shares with prices such as Adams Consolidated 165 and Quicksilver 400. Other names include Eureka Consolidated 15 and Hale and Norcross 103, with various small lot values and odd lot entries. ATALK with the Brooklyn divine on topics of the day in The Dispatch tomorrow.
Wool markets in New York and Boston show steady demand with receipts around 149 200 pounds and total sales about 2 400 000 pounds in Boston. Coffee markets show firm Rio futures with options steady to down and spot Rio trading around No 7.
The drygoods market in New York reports wholesale demand unchanged and a steady tone. Silver quotations in London and New York dealers' prices show slight variation while turpentine markets remain quiet and steady.
W R Guffey argues a tax on oil production would cripple a large, volatile industry. He notes drilling costs from 4000 to 5000 dollars per well and cites farmers taxes, machinery levies, and high pipeline taxes as already sufficient burdens. He warns new fields like McDonald offer hope, but oil men risk losses when prices and outcomes vary.
The Oct 2 market notes show rising poultry supply with high live turkey receipts and fairly active demand. Butter prices ease demand, lemons fall on cooler weather, and freight receipts for various fruits and vegetables remain uneven amid overall price movements.
Grain buyers received carload quotations on shell corn oats rye and hay with 38 cars handled by the Pittsburg Ft Wayne and Chicago Railway and Pittsboro and Western lines. Prices show slight advance for shell corn and firm track quotations while millfeed remains weak. hay values hold steady with outside quotes available.
Chicago wheat rose on firm trade as shorts covered amid export Russia ban talk while corn surged on strong demand and fears of larger year end receipts. Prices cooled late but remained higher. futures for January and May showed gains, with mixed results across other grains and related provisions.
Market notes show wheat active and firm while corn and oats hold steady on cash bids. Rye also steady with little movement in the Toledo market reflecting cautious trading and stable feed costs for farmers.
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