Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-23
TRADE PICKING Up.
More Doing aad More Confident
Tone Among Business People.
SAFETY FOUND IN CONSERVATISM.
Local Stock Trading Keeps Up to Good
Level and Values Steady to Strong.
OFFICE AND STREET NEWS AND GOSSIP

While the volume of business is not so
large as at the corresponding time last
year, it is we'll up to that of 1889. and I'M
proving from week to week. Last year
started out with a rush and ended IN
disaster. The reverse of this is true
this year. The worst came first. Ihere
has been steady improvement during the
last two months, and the outlook is faVor-
able to its continuance. Reports from various
parts of the country show trade in nearly All
lines to be reasonably active. Conservatism Is
the rule everywhere. This is an eielneh'oA
safety both sure and sJeadfast-
Especial attention is being given by manu-
facturers 10 the reducing Of expenses; rallfoau
managers are doing the same. Business men
in all avenues are Topping of here and @ tnsse.
Middle men are rather cautious about laElnE
up stocks. Buyers are figuring out now niue
they can get along with, and each and all are
Keeping close eye upon expenditures ',nt anu ant
necessity of incurring the least posslole ahouHt
of obligation. Producers are not entering upon
the active season of the year with qulte as
much business as usual, or as mucn as tne5
would like, and a great many middle men nave
stocks of goods on hand regarding the ulst!iuu
tior of which they feel little concernea luSC
now, but for all that, the general tendencles are
in the right direction. There is compafa,lFeiS
little idle labor in the country except as the re-
suit of strikes.
The farmers have less wheat and corn on
are all good SO far as they 60. Those VINO Iul.
nish farmers and cotton planters with suppheS
are doing, according to their own reports,
good business. and are collecting pretty CLOSELY
Iiqudations and settlements are progressing
satisfactorily. Of course, there are exceptiona'
cases, as there always are, but these 40 not az
feet the general situation, which is tull OF az,
surance and Inspiration. With the labor trouple
out of the way there Will be nothing topreventa
forward movement along the whole line. Lo-
cally. the fourth month of the year VIII snow
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the first.
Penns ylvania Railroad Report.
The annual report of General Manager
Charles T. Pugh,, of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
for the year ending December 81, 1880, just
ssued, and covering the entire system, shows
that during the year 20 066 20S passengers OF all
kinds were carried over the line between Phil
adelphia and Pittsburg, being an increase over
1889 of 9, 266 SCI, OF IA per cent. Between the
same points there were moved. of all kinds OF
freight, 3T,O97,3l9 tons. being an increase OF
5.499,l21, or 1877 per cent. The through OIL
shipments eastward decreased 403.sSI The
through oil shipments to local points, however,
largely increased. The coal and coke ship
ments combined show an increase of 2,9So,O3o
tons or IL 40 per cent.
There were l62 miles of new single track added
by the extension of branch rOaas and sldlngs
and by extending secoud, third and fourth
tracks.
The entire rolling stock of the Pennsylvania
Railroad division, United Railroads OF New
Jersey and Philadelphia and Erie division on
December 81, 1890, comprised l,572 locomotives.
99T being on the first named division. Inc pas
senger equipment comprises l.Oao PASSENGER
coaches, SO excursion cars, lis baggage, lV2 ex-
press 9 dining, 10 patlor. ~ em1granE cars,
aad "a postal cars-in all l, aS
The freight equipment comprises 3l,6Ss cars
In addition TO this freight eguipm mt their are
in service on tha lines 30, lI0 freight cars owned
by individuals and companies
The report concludes with the statement that
the operations of the Employees Voluntary Re-
liet Department continue 70 be very successful.
Out of grand total CT S6S0.720 81 there were
paid TO families OF employees. III death dement's
and for sickness and accidents. the sum of
S466 1874 o. and for operating & expenses s6ssSo VI,
should be deducted 81. lO4 SO TO cover the
amount of outstanding and umadjusIed claims,
leaving net balance of Sl22, 4SS ST.
Business News and Gossip.
About so buildings in various parts of the
city are being remodeled. This is evidence of
thrift.
George H. Wright was yesterday elected
cashier of the Iron City National Bank to fill
the vacancy caused by the recent death of
Oliver Lemon.
Kaufman Bros. have commenced work on the
superstructure of three.story brick business
house on the corner Of Penn avenue and Wood
street, Williamsburg.
The hotel deal being a big thing, necessarily
moves slowly. 1t is making some progress,
however. This is not mere talk.
Henry y. Kline has let contracts for two
good dwellings on his lots in the Wilkins estate
plan No. /.
Ten of 81 mortgages on file yesterday were
for purchase money. The largest was for
| SIS 000
E f. Daume of Black & Baird, sold lot on
| Oakland avenue at the rate of Sll0a foot 'front.'
! the best prlce ever realized on that street.
Manchester Traction was wanted yesterday
| at SO, but the seller was rot around.
| (. The employees of the Electric and Manufac
| turing Company sent to London some time ago
to superintend the erection OF plant in that
| city, have it is said been recalled
| j. Ramsey unluaded considerable Philadel-
| phia Gas stock yesterday at about the top of
| the market. Fred Rinehart bought Luster.
| He is supposed to keep his pockets stuffed
| with inside news.
The Building Record.
| Permits for the erection of the following
| buildings were issued yesterday:
Henry Piter. frame addition one-story dwell
| ing, 2Oxl6 feet, on Newton street, Twenty
| seventh ward Cost S2S3
August RamoffSky, frame two-story and
| mansard dwelling 2lX32 feet on Webster ave-
nue., Thirteenth ward. Cost sl.0S5
S. A. Ziegler, brick addition two.story and
mansard dwelling and store, lSx46 feet, on
| Bates street. Fourteenth street. Cost. 81, 600.
| George PaOst, frame tWo-story stable, 1oXZ4
feet on rear Fillmore street, Fourteenth ward.
Cost, Sl75.
Percy F. Smith, brick one-story press room,
20x2s feet, Cd Virgin alley, Third ward. Cost,
Thomas Hogan, frame addition two-story
dwelling, l6x20 feet on Main street, Sixteenth
| ward Cost $500
Gustave Seibel. frame two-story dwelling,
| 24x32 feet, on Shetland avenue. Twenty-first
ward. Cost, 2.0U0
James Conway. brick two-story mansard
| dwelling, 2lX3l feet. Forbes street, Four
teenth ward. Cost, $780,
A. ]. Hickey, frame twO-story dwelling 16x50
feet. Madison avenue, Thirteenth ward,
Cost, $780,
| Movements in Realty.
S. A. DIckic & Co. sold for C. D. Collins to
James P. Sheplar improved property on
| Carver street, near Larimer avenue, a six.
roomed and finished attic house, with lot 24xlOO,
for g. 700.
Baltensperger & Williams sold for 9. Balten
sperger, Jr and George W. Knipschild, a
modern frame dwellin of nine rooms, lot 2Sxl70.
situate un Collins avenue, East End, for s., 800
Black d Baird sold To V. l. Hahn, tor Mrs.
Lizzie Wallace. double twOstory frame
dwelling on Winslow street, East End, on a LOT
25xl0l feet, for $500.
Sloan & Co. sold for W. ]. Sleeth to Mrs. c.
Montooth a house and lot on Dearborn street
Nineteenth ward consideration private; also q
frame dwelling of five rooms on Kincaid street
to Mrs. E. +. Ebbert for s., CO.,
S. Arnold sold to a Hebrew congregation
church property on Townsend street, 70 feet
front by 100 fees deep, with brick building
for Sll, 400.
N. F. Nipple & Co. sold to William Bauer
smith, for j. S. Horsfall, new five-roomeC
frame dwelling, with lot 20xl00, on Osceol:
street, Twentieth ward, for price approximat
ing S. COO ,,u,.oa cola s.,vp law,
| three lots each 25xllO for S325 on easy nav