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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1890

Page

3

Iron trade review shows mixed signals for pig iron in the South

The iron market reports higher demand in the South with strong mill irons in the East while the West remains steady. Grey forge iron prices ease versus a month ago and stockpiles grew in August due to heat and sluggish consumption. Bessemer iron remains slow and nails stay steady.

Manufacturers’ Association Abd Chaninela Dini Halle Jorkez Uenal Perro Wanganese

Revival of business reports steady fall market activity

A telegraph from Pruaap Alpha notes a strong fall revival across iron and steel trades. Production and consumption are balanced with steady demand for crude iron, rolled iron, and structural material. Prices remain firm. large buyers could boost trades, while bridges and pipe work drive continued activity.

Pruapelpha Roltine Mills Actiely Gray Forge Rds Frost Iron Jas Han Pitwburg Philadelphia

Quiet Week in Iron Trade Shows Light Demand

Report from St. Louis and Southern furnaces notes another quiet week with weak inquiries and softer sales. Some grades scarce while others sell only at concessions. mixed activity across furnaces with some reluctant to do business at current prices.

Tectal Dispatch Sr. Lown Seber Rogers, Brown & Meadikew St. Louis Seyetrorn Bos Southery East St. Lowis Et

Increased Demand for Pig Iron Across Regions

The dispatch from Luise Am Alabama reports rising demand for pig iron with steady inputs from Western markets and distant sources in the Far East. Inventories remain modest and orders flow is near output, though some sellers decline November delivery offers and furnace men push long-term contracts.

Luise AM Ala

Iron market steadiness amid occasional price concessions

In Cincinnati Rogers Brown & Co report the iron market remains fairly active with overall price preservation. Some furnaces holding special grades seek concessions on price or delivery while demand for finished iron stays strong and pig iron melting runs high. Tonnage on back orders remains heavy and confidence remains a market driver.

TME Rogers, Brown & Co

New York Iron Market Mixed Signals Amid Steady Prices

In New York iron market news pig iron remains dull and steady while lead shows strength and tin stays quiet and firm with a reported price around 22 dollars and 20 cents. Traders note Nominal demand and cautious activity across the steel inputs.

New York

Market basket prices and produce trends at Diamond market

Improved trade as travelers return boosts demand for market basket items. Tomatoes have halved in price, but are currently up from last week. Fresh butter and oleo shifts, steady florists prices, and unchanged staple meats. Detailed retail quotes cover beef, lamb, veal, poultry, and a wide range of fruits and vegetables with unit prices. Ocean products and flowers also listed with current rates.

Live Stock Markets at East Liberty Stock Yards Report

The Friday report notes cattle receipts 88 head with 853 head shipped. market active for corn fed cattle from 4.00 to 4.75. grassers and mixed lots quoted. hogs 2,750 head shipped. sheep receipts 1,800 head with market unchanged at 2,000. Prices show steady demand and varied quality.

New York Idean Tession

Beef and cattle market roundup from major cities

Telegraph digest covers Beeves receipts and prices across New York Chicago Kansas City St Louis Buffalo and New York markets. It notes dull to steady demand for cattle and sheep with varied prices per 100 pounds and shipment figures for the day and next.

New York Chicago the Evening Journal Kansas City ST. Louis

Novelists William Black’s Great Story Featured in The Dispatch

The Dispatch presents William Black’s celebrated novel as the best literary offering for readers in the Territory, available only through its Sunday edition.

Wm. Black THE Dispatch

Building Trades Fuel Modern Home Construction Wealth

A feature on the vast range of materials and trades entering modern house building from stone to wallpaper and plumbing to electric bells. Real estate market notices follow with large deals, property sales, and a surge in building activity including Edgewood Park plots and a Calhoun property sale near Homestead.

Take James W. Drape & Co Hampett & Meredith Edgewood Park Neck of the Woods Sterling Emery Wheel Company West Sterling Mass Tifin,o Pittsburg Tiffin Messia W. A. Herron & Sons C.J. Holman H. A. Christy C. EL. Craig Exchange Treasury Calhoun Howard Station Virginia Charleston Homestead Joseph H. Turner Rebecca Street Nineteenth Ward George C. Garrison Ruth Street Thirty-second Ward C. H. Love

Market Wrap Shows Downward Drift in Narrow Stock Calls

Second and third stock calls yesterday were waterhauls with minor price changes. Several bundles of Electris scrip traded as active interests shifted among Switch Pipesage and Electric. Total NYSE sales reached 120 337 shares led by Delaware Lackawanna and Western Louisville and Nashville Union Pacific St Paul and Atchison.

Hanas Electris Scrip Switch Electric Philadelphia Gas Pittsburg Traction Pleasant Valley T.C la Norla Mining Westinghouse Fire Uwks Co

Local Money Market Shows Stable Yet Mixed Signals

In a day of heavy checking and deposits, local finances show a satisfactory business climate. Exchanges totaled 2,901,718 dollars versus 1,920,843 last year, with balances of 405,811 dollars and money on call firmer in New York at 12 percent range. Sterling exchange remains steady around 4 and 4.66 for day bills and demand.

New York Sterling Exchange

Closing Bond Quotations and Financial Markets

The report lists bond prices and yields from various issuers and markets, including Mutual 1 Union, Northern Pace, Pacific M4, Oregon & Trans, and Westiste Unies. It notes New York and London clearings and balances, bullion withdrawals, and bankers call money firm at 6 percent with small surplus, plus New York exchange at a discount.

T. Gen JDM Northern Pace Intac Northw Oregon & Trans R. G. Westiste Unies Pacific Erie Shore M. EL. &T. Gen New York Philadelphia Uclearings Lox Don Bank of New York Exchange

Oil Stout Sluggish Trade on Local Petroleum Exchange

Oil trading showed minimal movement with no Buckeye sales though offers at 34140. a few thousand barrels of Pennsylvania crude changed hands. Core and closing figures were Bb and 640 respectively with 46 000 barrels cleared. market features noted by John M. Oakley & Co. and A B McGrew.

Pennsylvania John M. Oakley & Co Sixth Street Pittsburg Petroleum Exchange Seana Liverpool Reaance Bremen A. B. McGrew Pats

Oil Exchange reports mixed day with varied settles and clearances

The Oil Exchange shows no transactions today with Buckeye oil at 843 cents and multiple markets across Ohio and New York moving amid upward tendencies. Total sales reach 118 000 barrels with varied openings highs and lows and reported clearances.

Oil Exchange Buckeye Oil Wien Olen A. Eoaies Sze Tod Cascais Ohio Or City Petroleum New York Pennsylvania Oil Lima Oil Openic

Wall Street Sees No Shake After Baumler Firm Failure

New York September 1 Traders expected a market sell off after the failure of Bawyer Wallace & Co but prices remained flat. Granger stocks traded narrowly while St Paul showed brief pressure. Rock Island issued rumors of pool buying but no clear accumulation emerged as the day wore on.

New York Bawyer, Wallace & Co Wall Street Bolls St. Paul Rock Island

Market Tumbles as Illinois Central Rumors Spread

Stock market activity shows heavy close with Illinois Central trading around 104 bid after a report of stockholder management tensions in Chicago. Burlington and Granger road receipts weigh on railroad and grain shares while government and state bonds remain dull and steady.

Sena An Durt Las Ey Quincy Illinois Central Ita San Antonio Arkansas Burlington Chicago Apex Island New York Stock Exchange Whitney & Strihenson Pittsburg

Philadelphia Stocks Close at Mixed Prices

Closing seatons list mixed quotations from New York and Philadelphia exchanges. Stocks shown include Bodie 110, Caledonia 185, Consolidated California and Vil ia 40, Eureka Consolidated 425, Homestake 1000, Ontario 4100, Plymouth 800, Nevada 250, Standard 165, Sutter Creek 130 with others like Gould and Curry and Hale and Norcross among the items cited.

New York Bodie Caledonia B. B Consolidated California and Vilia Commonwealth del Monte Eureka Consolidated Gould and Curry Hale and Norcross Homestake Ontario Plymouth Phomix Arin Are Nevada Standard Sutter Creek

River Improvements Target Ohio River Obstructions

Captain John A. Wood returned from Louisville and discussed removing obstructions on the Ohio River to Cincinnati. Work starts after Colonel Merrill secures appropriation. obstructions caused coal-fleet accidents and a Three Sisters Islands channel blockage. The U S Marshal to sell the sunken Joseph Nixon. Joseph B Williams sale upcoming. dam wickets raised and river rise expected due to rain.

John A. Wood Louisvile Cincinnati Colonel Merrill Ohio River Cincinnatii Captain Wood Three Sisters Islands Foy Rail Pennsylvania Ship Canal Commssion Wood United States Joseph Nixon Lower River Transportation Lines Joseph B. Williams Davis Island Dam

Driftwood Steamboat News Trimmed for Death Observance

Driftwood reports busy river traffic with upriver boats handling business. Gilmore towed the Pittsburg and Cincinnati wharfboat to the ways. Tom Reese No. 21s ran aground near Three Slater Islands and crew returned home by rail. Hendrickson buried at Elizabeth after death Tuesday. all steamboats tied up at half past one as respect.

Pacwer Krank Gilmore Pittsburg Cincinnati Tom Reese Slater Islands Mat F. Allan Parkersburg Cap Ran Hendrickson Elizabeth

Unclear Medical Headache Advertisement Fragment

Fragmentary OCR shows an old time medical ad referencing headache relief and Liver Pills. Readable terms include Little Liver Pills likely marketed for headaches and general relief, with garbled branding and punctuation.

Domestic Markets Show Weakening Tendencies in 1890 Prices

Western eggs stay firm. butter, fruit prices mixed while melons and tropical fruit demand slip. Sugars and coffees steady. canned goods firm. Wheat, corn, flour prices decline with supply outweighing demand. oranges firm, Florida orange first pick due by October.

Pittsburg Parnae Florida Wade Mackeus E ‘Teamery Elgin Ohio New York Sweitzer Wisconsin Brick Saas Weile Ogen kY—lée Blue Cross Jamaica California Peaches California

Grain Prices and Receipts At The Grain Exchange

The grain market shows a drift toward lower prices with dull shell corn and steady oats. Wheat and flour weaken from last week’s highs while buyers expect prices to soften for cash sales. Carload quotes cover wheat rye flour and millfeed with mixed regional entries and varied rates across rail lines.

Grain Exchange Pittsburg Ft. Wayne Haltimore and Ohio Pennsylvania Railroad Ohio Sige Sear Mullimwearte Sagarin Milwaukee Bern Duluth Bard

Sugar cured hams and bacon items listed with prices

A garbled catalog segment lists various sugar cured hams bacon and pork products with mixed prices and units. It mentions sugar cured hams large medium small and breakfast bacon, skinned shoulders and hams, dried beef sets and rounds, tiger sides, salt clear pork, lard refined, and assorted barrels pails and quarter measures.

California Tim Pale Elena Ty Mann

Wheat and corn futures struggle through volatile session

Markets show initial drop then steady turn with wheat futures closing a bit higher after a mixed session. Corn and oats trade mixed while pork and lard move with modest gains, while various regional prices reflect broader shifts across the grain and meat markets.

Wool Market Steady Across Regions With Large Sales

New York and western markets showed steady demand for wool as sales topped 1,000,000 pounds. Prices varied by grade with Michigan and Ohio fine wools quiet at 50 to 60 cents. No 1 wools firm while foreign wools remained firm. Georgia saw a small sale at type prices amid overall robust activity.

Santos Subic Java Maracaibo Alisplee Cassia Ohio London Muscatels California Valencia Ondara Turkey Pranes Salonica Sicily Oranay Brazil Peches Higgins Eureka Lima George's Herrin Round Shore Neg Lake Toland Texas Canada Montana Boston Michigan Unio Otlo Safe Oregon Georgia

New York Dry Goods Market Activity and Prices

The New York dry goods market remained fairly active with agents and large orders from the South. Prints and staple cottons were in demand, with bleached cottons strong. no broad price advance expected, but values firm. Some lines show rising value, including reinforced cottons and linens.

New York Druy New York Avents Hamilton Ige & Yard

Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute Promises Cures in City

Testimonial from Mrs Henry Hunziker of M9 Colwell Street in the Eleventh Ward praises Drs at 323 Penn avenue for curing her catarrh and stomach pains after other doctors failed. She describes severe cramps, vomiting after meals, dizziness, night sweats, fatigue, and heart palpitations, and urges others to seek treatment at the Penn avenue institute.

Penna Avenue Henry Hansiker Colwell Street Ste Henry Hunziker Penn Avenue Ences Catarrh and Dyspapaia Institut Pitesnare

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