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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1890

Page

7

Iron and Steel Markets Show Slight Fell in 10000 Tons of Rails

A New York report notes only moderate orders across American pig iron and steel markets. Spot prices for No 1 and No 2 foundry iron remain steady, with small lots of steel rails totaling about 10 000 tons and scattered sales to Pacific coast South and New England buyers.

Dirtator New York Ecllers No. S Southern Spiegeleisen Ferre Pacific Coast South New England Union Pacific Railroad Penneylvania Standard Oil Company Mahoning Valley

Trans Atlantic Rise and Fall in Pig Iron Prices

London market notes fluctuating pig iron prices with Scotch and Cleveland warrants active but easing. Copper and tin trades show brisk demand while steel products face mixed movements and general market strength amid fluctuating dollar values.

Valoresse Seles Siemens Steel Dean

Coke trade steady amid coke car shortages and production limits

The coke trade shows strong demand but is hampered by a persistent shortage of coke cars. Rail bottlenecks, especially on the P. R. and B40 lines, reduce shipments though the Lake Shore and Frick Company manage better. About 3,900 ovens idle regionwide, with some plants resuming operations and others limiting days. Nearly 100,000 tons shipped. prices set for furnace foundry and crushed coke with regional freight impacts.

Lake Shore Frick Womany LIM Shipa West Pittsburg River Points Pitsburg Pitts River Ints F. O. B. Careatovens

Live Stock Markets at East Liberty Lock Yards

The Pittsburgh Dispatch reports slow ca ttle and hog receipts on September 4 1500 at East Liberty with no cattle shipped to New York. Cattle receipts 143 head. hogs 8440 head with market slow and mixed prices. Pigs about 75 head. sheep scarce. overall shipments modest as market activity lags.

New York

Cattle Receipts Mixed as Markets Open Across Cities

Telegraph report shows Chicago, Kansas City, and St Louis markets with mixed cattle receipts and slow or steady demand. Texans and natives trade near steady prices, while hogs and sheep show variability. overall market activity remains subdued with several regions recording slow trading and limited gains.

Chicago York Kansas City Castle Spees Meres ST. Louis

East Liberty Livestock Report Quiet Week with Poor Cattle Quality

Receipts at East Liberty cattle yards were down with the week seeing about 2500 head on sale and overall poor quality. No prime beeves appeared and prices were hard to quote as sheep and lambs fell 10 to 15 percent from last week while stock held up relatively firm. Top price reached about 8 per 100 pounds.

Dunkeld East Liberty

Tomatoes Advance Amid Cool Nights Hit Garden Yields

The past week’s cool nights cut local garden output with tomatoes suffering most. Prices jumped from 75 cents to 1 dollar per bushel and expected seasonal yield halves. A pickle and canned fruit maker had contracted 27 cents per bushel, tightening relations with local gardeners.

New York Drygoods Market Shows Strong Demand

New York September 4 reports the drygoods market has favorable demand with best prices for seasonable fabrics. Activity remains strong in dress goods and both plain and fancy fabrics show solid business.

New York

Price of Bar Silver and Cure Claims Ad

Fragmentary ad notes bar silver price and sale by leading druggists. Mentions entitlement to best remedy, cleansing as bil loan. Text is garbled but indicates a sale or promotion on a cure or cleansing product available through druggists.

Financial markets show steady rates and strong bank liquidity

Borrowers faced ample liquidity as banks ended the day stronger than opening. Currency notes outstanding fell slightly year over year while money on call in New York stayed easy. Exchange rates and bond quotes moved with cautious optimism across major markets.

Parsons St. Louis Congress New York Plgtting Exchange

Pittsburg’s Growth Attracts Home Seekers And Investments

Local reports highlight strong building activity and expanding loan associations boosting home ownership in Pittsburg. Mortgage trends show increased purchase money loans as Edgewood plans busier schools and new streets spur real estate sales and subdivision activity along the planned Shortcut Railroad.

Stocks Show Mixed Day with Electric Shares Fortified

Trading in local stocks improved with 49 shares sold and notable Electric scrip at 80. Active listings included Philadelphia Gas and Electric, Switch and Signal, and New York and Cleveland Gas Coal. Comparisons to prior close show some weakness in Philadelphia Gas and Electric and related issues while Central Traction and Luster rose.

Philadelphia Gas Electric New York Cleveland Gas Cleveland Central Traction

Market is largely steady as silver sales eyed in August

Trading for the day showed a steady tone with most issues near yesterday's levels. Rumors of discord among directors over reorganization weigh on stocks, while Burlington shares lead a mild broad decline and government and state bonds show little change. The Treasury plan to purchases 4.5 million ounces in the coming month is likely to influence prices as demand slows.

Beppe Burlington Northwestern The Post Treasury New York Stock Exchange Whitney & Stephenson Pittsburg Fourth Avenue

Stock Transactions At New York Exchange Report

The record notes total stock sales in New York yesterday at 144 458 shares with entries for Delaware Lackawanna and West Erie Missouri Pacific Northwestern Reading St Paul Union Pacific and others. It cites specific issues like Philadelphia Gas Electric Scrip and Switch and Signal in the trading activity.

Philadelphia New York Ornos Yesterew Acoaieon Delaware Lackawanna Weste

Oil Market Steady with Minor Activity on Buckeye

Trading in Buckeye oil showed little fluctuation and subdued demand. Prices moved slightly with a small sale at 14 and closed around 34 34, while opening and closing lows were 8 and 3 4 percent. 82 000 barrels cleared. refined oils firmed. quotes list puts 65 34 calls 64 3.

Market report on oil and chemical trades amid mixed mornings

Fragmented OCR note describes petroleum and shipping terms, with numbers for barrels and clearances, and mentions Bradford and New York deals. It notes a morning ruling and afternoon activity with unclear transactions, pointing to price movement but lacking readable specifics.

Mokena Paneer Eeioiee Keg Esi C. Bales Bradford Petroleum Bt Sic Hitec Youke Moines

New York Stocks Show Dull Market with Key Attacks and Gains

In New York on September 4 the general list was dull but some stocks energized trading. Renewed attacks hit Rock Island and Burlington and Quincy while sugar refineries showed strength and silver certificates weakened. Bear activity on Granger stocks drew interest amid selective cover on Rock Island and Burlington.

Dell Rock Island Burlington and Quincy Beare Granger New York Burlington Hock Island Burington

Mining quota ton totals across listed mines

New York report lists mining quota tons for several mines including Homestake 1000, Crown Point Consolidated 480, Mexican 320, Potosi 650, Savage 875, Sierra Nevada 275, Adams Conpuoid 100, Chollar 323, Hale and Norcross 250, Gould and Curry 235, Eureka 450, Sutter Creek 305, Plymouth 30, Bodle 120, Alice 250, and Ariz 100 with others noted.

New York Alice Adams Bodle Chollar Crown Pain Consolidated California Virginia Eureka Consolidated Gould and Curry Hale and Norcross Homestake Mexican Plymouth

River Intelligence and Old River Captain Dead at Elizabeth

The river world discusses the Joseph Nixon sale rumor with the marshal likely to sell next week after salary claims. Rivermen mourn Captain Samuel Weenerenaers, pioneer from headwaters to the Gulf, whose funeral will start at Elizabeth. his boat Elizabeth flies streamers. Wickets and tows face low water, making packet business dull.

Joseph Nixon Wishart Wince Samuel Weenerenaers Elizabeth Gulf Finge Wastesdan

Driftwood Shipping News and Vessels Mentioned

Driftwood reports Ohio registered 4.4 at the dam yesterday. Captain Addison Lysls of Louisville heads toward Pittsburg. Hornet No. Q reached Cincinnati with empties. Eagle and Belle McGowan bound for New Orleans sailed from Cincinnati. Tide towed the wharfboat to Manchester for repairs. A new packet being built at Port Harmer for Pittsburg and Cincinnati trade by Big Sandy Packet Co. touted as one of the best. The vessel will be christened Dis Canada Ice. Six dollars per ton on track in Pittsburg. Address H. B son Mayville New York.

Exchange Edgewood Swissvale Bayne Emsworth East End Charles Price Memphis J. B. Larkin & Co Twenty-third Ward Ohio Addison Lysls Louisville Pittsburg Cincinnati Tou Eagle Belle McGowan New Orleans Manchester Port Harmer Big Sandy Packet Company

Castoria Through Generations in a Nostalgic Ad Lament

A vintage style jingle traces Castoria use across life stages from infancy to motherhood. The refrain notes continued trust as a family remedy, ending with a playful malformed line about children and Castoria.

Domestic Markets Show Mixed Activity Across Staples

In the September 4, 1590 report, bananas are dull while oranges remain firm, with prices drifting higher for canned goods. Hillfeed, shell corn lower, potatoes steady, and dairy items mixed as cheese firm but creamery butter weakens. apples arrive freely and demand for poultry remains good.

Department of Trade Commission Ohio New York Wisconsin City Rend Patong California Southern Jersey

Groceries Prices Rise with Canned Goods and Wages Up

Prices for groceries edge higher with canned fruits and vegetables costing more as factories pay higher costs. Household staff wages expected to rise this winter. Canned corn tomatoes and fruits projected 25 to 50 percent higher in the coming season. syrups also moving upward. The listing includes varied brands and grades of coffee sugar molasses spices and staples with extensive prices and quantities noted.

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Grain Market Update at the Exchange

Bases on call at the Grain Exchange report mixed activity with corn and bran prices steady to lower. Receipts show 13 cars by regional rail and several by stock lines with notes of weak markets and favorable weather, while No 2 red and No 2 white oats and other cereals are quoted with varying prices.

The Grain Exchange Jy. E. Corn Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St Louis Pittsburg Ft. Wayne Chicago Western Lake Erie Ogi Gale Syellnd Ohio

Flour Prices and Grain Purchases Listing

A fragment listing spring and winter patent flour prices, bran and hay bids, including milled flour types and rates per ton, timber horse hay bundles, and prairie hay packaging. Entries show varied prices such as five dollars for flour and sixteen dollars for No 1 timothy, with other grains like wheat, rye, and clover in mixed lots.

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Provisions listing various sugar cured meats and fats

A catalog of hams bacon shoulders and pork products with varying sizes and prices. Includes sugar cured California hams dried beef flats dry salt shoulders boneless options and lard in multiple packaging forms and weights.

California

Markets by Wire Peeling In Pork and Wheat Fall

Chicago Wheat prices drifted lower after an unsettled session with speculative selling and nervousness. Corn and oats traded unevenly as realizations weighed, while pork and short ribs showed early firm tones then moderated. grain futures in New York and Philadelphia followed local price shifts with varying strength.

Grain and commodity market brief with prices drift

Market notes show corn steady on track at 46 cents for No 3 and oats at No 2 white on track. Barley firm No 2 in store, rye easier No 1 in store. Pork January at 12 1, lard values unclear. Wheat opened steady then weakened. Duluth cash oats and flaxseed prices cited. futures quoted for September December and November around 1 Ors and 473 cents for seed.

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Inspector Kilgore condemns nearly $3000 in Diamond markets

Fruit and vegetable inspector Kilgore condemned 2977 worth of goods in August at the Diamond markets. July condemned 2120, June’s figure is cited for S&S. Most condemned items came from the South amid extreme heat late July and early August. With weather cooling, condemnation has diminished.

Kilgore S&s

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