FEATURES OF TRADE AND IMPORTED CIGARS BOOM IN 1589 PITTSBURGH
October trade at Pittsburgh Custom House on Penn avenue and Garrison alley set records. Cigar imports show steady growth with foreign cigars booming as Paris Exposition adorns local homes. Bronzeware paintings and other Paris Exposition goods arrive, some sold to wealthy locals, boosting Uncle Sam's revenues. Hides and harness trade steady but seasonally shifting. Allegheny leather industry anticipates November stock buildup while prices listed by James Callers & Co. reflect heavy steer hides and harness leather supply.
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Custom House
Penn Avenue
Garrison Alley
Keating
Fifth Avenue
Pittsburg
Uncle Sam
Hewitt
New York
Ringwood
Pissale County
N. J
Mr. Hewitt
Live Stock Markets and Ledger at East Liberty
The East Liberty lock office report records cattle receipts of 2 head with shipments of 20 head and a market steady from the previous day. Haas and Roeveil show 1,500 head with 1,100 shipped. market slow, Philadelphia prices at $445. Workers deliver 1 car of hogs to New York. 14 head, 6, and 1,000 head listed with a fair market at the eastern estate transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Haas—Rhoeveipta
Philadelphias
Sost Estate
Trans Ny
Cattle and hog markets show firmer tone with steady receipts
Telegraph roundups report New York and Chicago markets with 400 to 600 head traded in shortage conditions. Prices quoted for beef, veal, and mutton vary, with firm to seller-favorable tone on dressed cattle and steady demand for hogs and sheep.
New Railroad Rules For Panhendle Employees Examined
The engineers, firemen and conductors of the Panhendle Railroad prepare for another examination after the company adopts a new code of rules. Changes affect train movement and the time allowed for compliance. Employees will be tested 24 hours to the time and their sight will be assessed.
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Panhendle
Ees
Markets by Wire Wheat Prices Sink Amid Weakness
Chicago market rundown shows wheat sliding after early dull trade, with December and May futures down from yesterday as large receipts, European weakness, and export pressure weigh on prices. Corn, oats, and lard follow mixed patterns, with brief gains then late declines. pork and other commodities show modest activity and firmer lard in the late session.
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Chicago
Powys
Minneapolis
Duluth
Shorts
Sears
Drygoods Market Report From New York October 2
There is continued demand for white goods dress goods ginghams fancy seersuckers and shirtings and satins batistes and similar items. Business in wholesale and jobbing trades shows orders prevailing with agents facing competitive pricing. The outlook expects a quieter season.
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New York
Tor
Anc Fiens
Oun
Wool market notes and shipping activity midweek
Market reports show wool districts in New York and Texas steady with firm fleece and combing lines. Domestic fleece and terrytone grades hold with limited selling pressure while Australian wool shows weak demand and large bonded shipments head to London for sale.
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St. Louis
New York
Texas
Metoree
London
Unclear OCR fragment from New York news brief
Fragmentary text describes an active member or event tied to New York and Camestie with numbers 88 and mentions an ancien and cnalgben trait. Details are unreadable and entities uncertain.
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Mera Maract
New York
Piri Lesa
Camestie
Whisky Marker Geoe Ete Pet Ant Firm At
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Whisky Marker Ge Oe Etre Pet Ant Firm
Pittsburg Real Estate Warns Against Exorbitant Demands
A Pittsburg real estate outlook warns that unreasonable price demands will slow market growth and curb city development. Buyers generally pay fair values, while extreme asks hinder improvements. cautious conduct by holders is urged to prevent a market collapse. The article contrasts Osage wealth with American landholding patterns and notes large timber and construction developments in nearby counties.
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Pittsburg
Penn Avenue
Philadelphia Gas Stocks Rise Amid Sparse Demand
Philadelphia Gas opened at 1 1 1 and closed around 3144 amid stronger momentum. Philadelphia Gas Trust traded up at 30, 1 sold off. Other natural gas shares followed the uptrend while Pleasant Valley Railway edged higher. Electric stock lingered near 48 but stayed just above. Lawrence Bank offered at 60 with no bids as market shows little improvement and traders note heavy stock carry.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Gas Trust
Pleasant Valley Railway
Lawrence Bank
Ness
Hank
Neal
Pete
Lee
Aatiar
Unclear Stock Trading Snippet From Early 20th Century Paper
Fragmentary OCR page records various securities and numbers. Mentions Westinghouse Electric, Pittsburgh Cyclorama Sales, Philadelphia Gas, Reading, St Paul, and other tickers with call prices and share counts. Uncertain context but reflects market ticker style and noisy abbreviations.
What Bankers Are Doing Amid Stable Money Markets
Banks reported steady business yesterday with ample funds and moderate demand. Currency shortages and uneven loan conditions persisted while money rates remained around 6 percent for call loans and 7 percent for time loans as market activity showed typical postwar liquidity.
Petroleum Market News From Sixth Street Pittsburg
A 600 MARKET report notes strong and active petroleum trading with New York and Gil City as buyers. Early prices reached highs around 1.0617 with a closing near 1.00. Wall Street sources claim Standard Oil influences the market amid volatility and shifting prices through the day.
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Pittsburg
New York
Gil City
Sheffield
Wall Street
Standard Oil Combines
Shorts
Petroleum market closes steady after initial strength
New York October 9 petroleum futures showed early strength then drifted lower before settling steady. Prices inched higher at open, then declined with a slight rebound, ending with a mixed, steady tone as trading consolidated. Volume reached 1,768,000 barrels on the session.
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Ghonae
Petroleum
el Salas
Keeping It Up More Buyers and Sellers of Keon Estate Unite
A long list of Pittsburgh area real estate deals and mortgages is reported. Ebbs and flows of sales by Ewings and Byers, Alles and Bailey, Reed HB Coyle Co., Black and Baird, and James W. Drape & Co. show parcels, fronts, and prices from $2,622.60 to $15,000, plus several mortgages ranging from $1,600 to $4,000. Notable properties include lots on Irwin avenue in Allegheny and various Grant Street and Fifth Avenue holdings with multiple transactions and a public sale withdrawal offer of $12,500.
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Ewings& Byers
Federal Street
Read B. Coyle & Co
Martin Previor
Irwin Avenue
Allegheny
North Avenue
Alles & Bailey
Fourth Avenue
South Fayetts Township
Reed Hb, Coyle & Co
W. A. Herron & Sonn
Alta Land Company
Virginia Ae
Papain
Thirty-fifth Ward
James W. Drape & Co
Bonthside
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Thirty-fourth Street
J. C. Reilly
Diamond Street
Par McCallcagh and Smith
FP. A. Duffy
Grant Street
Webster Avenue
City Insurance Company
Peter McGuinness
Jon Fiedler
Charles A. McClelland
Samuel W. Black & Co
Avena
Joseph Br
Stock Market Opens Narrowly Mixed With Sugar Volatile
New York traders showed active spot dealings but a quiet general list while coal stocks and trusts sagged. Vanderbilts remained steady, Sugar swung from losses to gains with heavy opening selling and late recovery. Reading received sustained support as Coal stocks weakened. Cotton Oil and Denver Texas Fort Worth led declines late, with overall prices edging higher in final trades.
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New York
Vanderbilts
Union Pacific
Commission House
Reading
Lackawanna
Denver
Texas
Fort Worth
Colorado
Exas
Fort
New York Stock Exchange
Whitney & Stephenson
Pittsburg
Fourth Avenue
Domestic markets record shows steady prices and varied supplies
Potatoes move freely with New York and Michigan as key sources. A Minneapolis to Pittsburg shipment incurred freight of 176 and yielded 175, while some buyers reject stock due to freight shortages. Sweet potatoes, apples, grapes, cheese, meat, quince and other produce show firm or mixed movement. Coffee, sugars, green coffees, and assorted groceries trade in a fluctuating market with general margins tight and prices active though largely unchanged.
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Liberty Street Commission
New York
Michigan
Minneapolis
Pittsburg Commission
Elgin Batter Board
Ohio
Busner
Java
Maracaibo
Santos
Caracas
la Guayra
eGuerry
Rio
Ordl- Ohio
New York Coke Syndicate to Raise Prices Next Month
The New York Coke syndicate will advance prices 25 cents a ton next month. Jonix D. Bailey will auction a good assortment of stocks and bonds at the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow at 3:90 o'clock. Despite light Philadelphia Gas stock offerings the reaction was not unexpected and gas company bonds remain in demand.
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New York Coke Syndicate
Jonix D. Bailey
Chamber of Commerce
Philadelphia Gas Company
Warrent & Stermenson
New York
Lat — Sion
Jaurs H. Wilcox
Bankers and Bank Clerks’ Mutual Benefit Association
C. van Buren, Jr
N. G. van Bonnhorst
Jos
Bolimann
Oe Ceoreeney
Charles £. Thadeer
Direc
Jos B. Me
Nisbett Divorce Hearing Delayed. Additional Witness Sidelined
The Nisbett divorce hearing before Master Charles J. Cornelius was continued to next Tuesday. Attorney W C Stillwagon said a further witness would testify but has been sick for two weeks and cannot leave home for at least another week. D D Josq announced rebuttal testimony and requested a continuance to next Tuesday.
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Nisbett
Charles J. Cornelius
W. C. Stillwagon
Mr. Nisbett
D. D. J2sq
Monument cross sketch honors late Atty Hoyer and Josephook
The Criminal Court minute book was inscribed yesterday with a pen sketch of a cross monument atop stones, a tribute to the late attorneys A. UC. Hoyer and Josephook. Clerk Long did the work, which drew much admiration from observers.
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Criminal Court
A.ttorneys
A. UC. Hoyer
Joseph Ook
Clerk Long
Fragmentary Medical Note on Diet and Digestion
A garbled text passage discusses a remedy for stomach health and overall well being. It mentions an eye related phrase and references a diet oriented approach. The incomplete sentences suggest a focus on natural remedies and nourishment for the stomach and body.
Grain Ex change receipts and railcar listings report varied activity
The bulletin lists total receipts across lines From Pittsburg Fort Wayne Chicago Baltimore and Ohio and other lines. It notes car counts for corn oats rye hay food middlings bran flour straw and wheat with several lines showing shortages and pricing pressure. The report comments on market conditions favoring buyers and ongoing blockades affecting oats and bran prices.
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The
Grain Exchange
Pittsburg
Ft. Wayne
Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Br Rageburg
Lake Erie
P. R.B
Corea
Gompinieihe
Eeaher
Oaté
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James Callers & Co
Allegheny City
Molentes
Rextra
Wanda
Ares Aeossees
East Liberty
Pittsndac
TrvEsnay
Teleeraph
Breves—Rereints
Altor Faerton and
Sauchterers
Calle
Ston
I. Ing
Cmicago
the Drovers’ Journal Report
Texas Eattice
Western Ern Rangers
Tees Sc
NEW Railroad Rules
Pashendie
Meo
New Orleans
Western Steam
Seyares Elgin
Western Dairy
Fancy Leneik
Vania Creamery
Pennsylvania
Ms Beige Tomer
Ms Beige Tomer Covery
Rbige
Doll
Ranry
Age
Aid
May
Milwaukee
ToLeno
Wee! Marketa
Kansas
Creek Country
United States Treasury
David B. Hill
Pittsboro
England
America
Nat Gagur
Lester M Mining
Yankee Girl Mining
Westinghouse Electric
Westinghoue A.6
Philan8
Delphia Gas
St. Paul
Ae Philadel
P ‘Gaon Paclas
Philadel Cua
Ohor
Teke'donly
Regies Sodateen
Prime Mercantile
Th. Ee Niet
Tata
Den
I. G
Erie
Wereiunies Ooka
Oka
Balal Niccie Chih
New York Exchange
John M. D.é Co
Sixth Street
Daly Oy
Pittabarg
Petro- Pelleum Eae
Recerca
Cree Settee Barrets
Shipasen
Remeea
Ile
Rennes
Tverponks & Liba
McGraw & Co
Puta
Keon Estate
Ae Sane Arma Peer Bae
Pittee
Northwestern
N.Y
Northern Pacific
Oregon Improvement
Pacie
Evans
Philadel. & Ae
Pullman Palace
Ruchmann
Allones My Co
Calumet
Office OF
Fontaine
C. Itarch
C. Forzian Frorrs
California
Muscatels
Valencia
Tice
Alberto
New Gates
Brazil
Sebercion
Black Sea
Ieeess Hingiow Euréka
Palmon
Ashore Mackerel
Coateh—Whele Bullock
Pompourd Acnin
Wren
Armour
Armour & CO
Remember
Arimou
R’s
United States Mail
Glasgow
Landon
Garry
Maples
Hite Stae
Queenstown
Liverpool
Unie
Or J
Bruce
State Line
Belfast
Dublin
Gaereoett
Gonie Soke
Seriihaeta
Pittebers
Pe. Pa
Barton Acreget
Snandad
Les
Vounells
Creo
Samety
Pitteburg
Ells Assem Tae Carductig Oo
Tae Ae Tees
Public Works
Charlotte Street
Department of Politic Works
Acto of
Assam
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Ocmeas
Senna
Ania
Iihood
B.S
A. Guirviti
Ark
Tux Swift Srxocrgic Co
Drawer
Atlanta
Sampliner. & Rich
Pittsburg, PA
Joseph Horne
Cal Utedi
Alsoiaal Credit
Wiles Indies
Srorers—Financisl
John M. Oakley
Stecka
Bonds
Patroleum
Gricaga
Pistaburg
Medical
Pitebarg
Liberty
Doctors Lake
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