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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1891

Page

3

Trade Review Reflects Rising Iron Trade Demand

The Optik for the Fall Trade shows improving demand in iron and steel, with finished products in good demand and prices holding. Traders note cautious optimism, many furnaces still busy on prior orders, while some buyers expect prices to ease as stockpiles thin out. overall the outlook signals gradual price gains amid steady activity in Gray forge, Bessemer, and Mohaning Shenango regions.

Bessemer Iron Declana Dessemner Gray Forge Mahoning Shenango Pittsburg City Furnaces Wal

Cincinnati's Report Iron Markets Hold Steady Amid Demand

Fernsces Accepting Orders at Full Prices for This Year's Delivery reports Cincinnati iron market optimism. Buyers show speculative interest while furnaces keep prices firm for the year, with expectations of a favorable fall trade and steady labor conditions in the blast furnaces.

Cincinnati Sept Rogera Irewn & Co Sas Liruinetam

Sood Peeting at Philadelphia

Sept. 1 special report notes improved sentiment in Fran circles with reports of coke prices rising. Drirket mentions Thomsen works in Braddock losing coke stock and tearing down some facilities to meet demand.

McLepeLrnta Rogers, Brown & Co Thomsen Braddock

Local District Sees Contingent Construction Amid Strike Rumors

In Connellsville district, residents contemplate altering their yard space to accommodate a larger stock of cake supplies. The move reflects anxiety over a potential strike and its broader consequences in the area.

Connellsville

Chicago Pig Metal Market Shows Fair Demand and Cautious Buyers

Cureaco September 11 Special Rogers Merwin reports a fair demand in the Chicago pig metal market with hopeful consumer sentiment. Buyers hesitate on contracts at current prices, small owlers active, and imports like Lake Superior charcoals steady at Chicago levels. Outlook for the year remains healthy as consumption should rise and buyers wait for more favorable money conditions.

Cureaco Rogers Merwin Chicago Lake Superior Anit

Iron market and coke prices steady in St Louis report

The St Louis weekly note reports rising inquiry for iron with buyers planning winter orders. Railroads seek cars and prices for various cokes and fuels edge up with regional material quotes including Southern coke and Missouri charcoal along with foundry coke and malleables from Lake Superior and Connellsville references.

St. Lorm Rogers, Brown & Meachameau Annis Southern Gray Forge Southern Missouri Ohio Lake Superior Connellsville Foundry Coke —&T. Sonis

Iron Market Holds Steady Amid Big Production

BrewixceaN Alabama September first. Iron market conditions remain unchanged as large production continues to move the market at steady figures. Buyers await a anticipated rise with fall, but no revival yet. Quotations at the furnace show No 1 foundry 12, No 2 creft 11, No 3 foundry 10 50, gray fours iron trade steady due to ample output.

Ala

Live Stock Markets Report From the Day

Cattle receipts 1 680 head with 1 110 head shipped as consignments. no cattle shipped to New York today. Hog receipts 2 600 head with 2 100 head shipped. market slow. Cattle and hogs firm at unchanged prices. swine shipments to New York today. Sugar market dull with receipts 1 600 head and 1 90 head shipped. market unchanged.

Catrtr New York Etodae Sucrr

Cattle and Hogs Movements Across U.S. Markets

National market report shows New York, Chicago, Buffalo, Cincinnati and other centers recording varied cattle receipts and steady to higher bids. Bulls, cows, calves and sheep trade mixed with some markets firm on medium weights. hogs steady to brisk with strong demand for heavy futures.

New York Keeves Texas Colorados Srlmge Chicago Pessure Cincinnati St. Louis Kanees Omaha Indianapolis Choi

Coffee Market Notes and Price Ranges from Sept 11

The report lists coffee options and futures with steady demand and slight point changes. It notes fair to ordinary grades for bio and Rio cargoes, with varying prices across dates from September through December.

Spot Rio Fair Cargoes Igo

Pig iron market notes show steady domestic demand

Fragmentary OCR records indicate prices or quotes for pig iron and copper dull inSeptember trading across Straits and domestic markets. References to American origin and £16 appear, with steady activity and a $2000 figure noted in the context of the Lakes region.

Straits

Stone Age Comes to Pittsburg Buildings

The Dispatch reports Pittsburg enters a stone age in new construction as stone materials begin to be used in forthcoming buildings. Read tomorrow for details on the shift toward stone in architecture and its implications.

Stone Pittsburg Dispatch

Smallpox Case Sparks Polish Quarter Tension in Detroit

Deraort Sept 1L There is a smallpox case in the Polis quarter with a laborer's child ill. The father threatens a riot if the child is removed to the pesthouse, while the Board of Health pursues action. A Polish vaccination stance could drive wider epidemic fears.

Deraort Polis Board of Health

Doings of Traders and Blair Station Developments

Removal of major glass plants to Blair station is confirmed with contracts signed to begin building and open by 189? season. Builders plan twelve three story stone dwellings on Alpha Terrace and six frame houses on Hazelwood avenue as part of a broader wave of Nineteenth ward development amid unsettled money markets and real estate activity.

Edwin Powell Alpha Terrace H. P. Slotterbeck Sargent William Warden Hazelwood Avenue Schenley Park T. Campbell & Co O'Leary Bros. & Co Blair Station Pittsburg Virginia Charleston J. F. Blair Elizabeth John F. Blair J. B. Larkin & Co Kennedy Elizabeth Geas Blair Duquesne Homestead U Se St. Clair Melton Jackson Streets East End R.D. Nuttall Company Allegheny New York City Nelson Morris & Co Chicago Church Avenue James W. Drape & Co Avonmore West Penn Pennsylvania Washington Black & Baird Chesapeake and Ohio Grande Western Colorado Fuel Company Whitebreast Fuel Company Union Dat Thomas McCaffrey Elizabeth Phillips G. C. Lewis Rebecca Street Louis Locifel H. Reuss Taylor Street John K. Ewing & Co John K. Ewing John White Fourth Ward Ft. Wayne Deis Ae Sore Ema Smith Street Ohio Street Keystone Munhall Terrace A. Leggate & Son John Ogden Fleming Bros McLain Daniel Bohanan Broad Street Nineteenth Ward Isacco Smelgl Ummerien Street Twentieth Ward Frances Naboynd Dickson Street Thirteenth Ward Thomas A. Mellon Neler Avenue Brownsville Seventh Ward Barchard Frederick Street Ninth Ward Mary Cate Carver Street Twenty-first Ward

Rail Stocks Rise as Liberal Bidding Fuels Local List Gains

Liberal bidding highlighted the stock calls with two trades Pleasant Valley and Luster showing support and slight gains. Railroads draw strong interest amid forecasted continued activity, while Bank stocks received nine bids and eleven offers with no sales. Duquesne Traction and Birmingham quotes edged up and the local list firmed, with Pittsburgh and Western bonds trending higher.

Pleasant Valley Luster Philadelphia Electric Boatman’s Insurance Pittsburg Western Duquesne Traction Birmingham

Mining Stock Quotations from New York

Market notes list prices for mining shares on September 11 including Adams Consolidated 175, Homestake 1000, Crown Point 150, Union Consolidated 25, Sierra Nevada 15, Ashore etc. Prices shown for Gold and silver mining firms such as Hale & Norcross 165, Belcher 160, Mexico 23, Ophir 0, Yellow Jacket 130, and Ontario 2.40, among others.

New York Alice Adams Consolidated Aspen Belcher Crown Point Colorado Central Consolidated California and Virginia Ggby Deadwood Eureka Consolidated Hale & Norcross Homestake Horn Lion Siiver Mexico Ontario Ophir Pivmonth Sierra Nevada Union Consolidated Yellow Jacket

Wall Street Review Highlights Gould Uncertainty Amid Market Tactics

The New York market showed a reactionary temper with minor advances but persistent hesitancy. Gould and his followers remain the uncertain factor driving cautious buying while rail stocks, including Lake Shore and Distillers, fluctuated amid frosts forecasts and loan rumors. Total daily stock turnover reached 323,976 shares with limited gains and several declines.

New York Gould Rock Island Burlington St. L Bears Lake Shore Liz Union Pacific Missouri Pacific Richmond and West Point Atchison Canada Southern Delaware Lackawanna and Western Erie Louisville Nashville Northwestern Northern Pacific Reading Richmond St. Paul

Banks and Bankers in a Comfortable Money Market

The usual demand for fonds persisted with ample supply across the country. A bank officer reported no pressing calls for funds and a generally balanced market, making a tight-money scenario unlikely. Bond quotations and exchange activity were listed with various rates and debentures, reflecting a steady credit climate.

Clew House New York

Wool and stock market notes from Boston and New York

Boston and New York markets report mixed results. Clearing balances show large sums like New York Clearings at 123,511,441 with 35,300 balances, while Boston Clearings reach 16,000,173 with 1,473,0%2 balances. Electric stock quotes and wool prices move in varied directions across exchanges.

New York Exchange New Ontnans Dk Bank Commercial R St. Protis New York Sccount Cricase Bank Bostos

Turpentine and Rosin Market Recall Quiet Trading

Savarsan Turpentine quiet at midday. Rosin firm at 126 125 with steady prices. New York Rosin steady and quiet as turpentine remains quiet and firmer around 54 to 56 cents. Chanlesros Turpentine steady with offerings, Rosin firm and well strained around 1.15. Tar firm near 90. Crude turpentine steady to firm with hard at 100 yellow pitch at 20 virgin 2.

Savarsan New York C. Chanlesros

Drygoods Market Sees Steady Tone and Active Movement

In New York on Sept 11 the drygoods market showed no new feature with a fairly strong tone. Print cloths rose to 3 cents and remained fairly active as agents moved goods more broadly and promptly.

New York

Bar Silver Prices and New York Deal Rate

The notice lists bar silver prices in New York with London rates and a New York deal price of GA46 per ounce. It notes 453g¢4 per ee aaneet and references the September 11 market context.

New York Bareliveria London

Dairy and produce markets show firm dairy demand and excess grape supply

Dairy products remain in limited supply with firm prices, Elgin creamery up 2 cents a pound, Ohio creamery quality improving, eggs scarce and steel high, poultry supply tight. Grapes lead carload fruit with supply exceeding demand while other fruits and vegetables soften, and general groceries hold steady.

Prrtascne Distatcu Elgin Creamery Ohio Creamery Ohio Ork Michigan Jerseys Santee Nets Baels Lery

Grain Ex po sale lists carload lot quotes for various grains

The Grain Exchange shows a single carload sale of packing at 86, with bulletined receipts from Pittsburg Ft Wayne Chicago Railway and Baltimore and Ohio. Wheat and corn prices ease. demand remains buyer friendly as dealers add store-based advances.

Pittsburg Ft. Wayne Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Baltimore Ohio Pennsylvania

Markets in This Line Show Strength and Active Movement

Market activity remains robust with rising prices and steady trading. Investors monitor gains across sectors as daily volumes stay high and sentiment stays positive in the current line of market action.

Wheat and Corn Rally and Decline Amid Government Report

Chicago markets opened weak on a bearish government report with December wheat sliding to the day’s low before recovering and slipping again. Corn rallied on cold wave fears and strong hog prices, while oats and related grains showed mixed moves. overall, provisions firmed as futures fluctuated across major exchanges in Chicago New York Philadelphia St Louis.

Chicago London Liverpool Paris Eles Icter Weather Bureau Corn Belt Chicago Board of Trade Nee Exchange New York Gaerte Saloks Nige Sige Ipic Poniaice Philadelphia Suny St, Louis Aboe F Orate We Sasee EAP Wore Gtd Co Cash Ste Kansas City Ee Ee Ide Toledo

Sunday Market Prices and Notes on Conkling Memories

Market stalls report active first half and slow second half with peaches leading fruit receipts near ten carloads. Prices edge higher as peach supplies decline. other fruits slow with wholesale tables down from last week. Meats and seafood show varied prices. flowers list common garden varieties. Conkling remembered for feats as Boscoe Conkling highlighted in upcoming Dispatch piece by John Russell Young.

Diamond Market Agear Oa Cai Florista York Wwe Reece New York la France

Sick Headache Tonic Little Liver Pillas Patent Remedy

A garbled OCR item advertises Sick Headache cures with Little Liver Pillas. It repeats the claim of relief via a tonic remedy and liver pill preparations, typical of late 19th or early 20th century patent medicines.

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