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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1891
Page
7
Leather markets remain quiet with small lot sales to manufacturers. Boots and shoes show conservative buying, with sample lots and muted spring orders. prices for hides and finished leather ease while grain and poultry futures shift steadily. horse market remains mixed with low prices for common stock and increased demand at stable sales.
Receipts today show 17 1407 bushels of wheat 220 700 oats and 2 800 Peale and others with 56 cars inspected including 1 car wheat 44 cars corn 11 cars oats. Wheat prices eased after a strong start with May at 10 35. Chicago shows mixed signals and expectations of higher prices abroad fading. Minneapolis quotes No 1 hard at 104 No 1 Northern 101 1/2 No 2 Northern 99. Oats and corn move easier with west prices lower and limited demand.
The flour market remains quiet and steady with prices unchanged. Millers quote fine to common at 3 4 25 per barrel, extra and seconds 4 50 to 4 90, Minnesota clears 5 5 25, spring patents 5 75 to 6 10, winter clears 5 10 to 5 30, and winter patents 5 60 to 5 75 per barrel. Canadian export flour listed at 4 75 f.o.b. and higher. Rye flour demand limited to jobbing lots at 5 37 4 2 6 per bushel. cornmeal 1 58 to 1 60 per bag. 3 25 to 3 60 per barrel. oatmeal steady. cut and rolled 7 7 25. ground 6 50 per barrel.
Beef and pork markets show quiet trade and firm prices for select beef cuts. Lambs and mutton steady with firm quotes for various pork products, tripe, tongues, and bacon. Chicago prices weaken amid shorts dominance as buyers and packers adjust to raw material costs.
Kansas City market notes show shipping steers at 4.80 to 5.85 with natives and stockers varied. hogs across St Louis Peoria Cincinnati Chicago show softer opens with Yorkers around 4.60 to 4.75 and packers 4.30 to 4.65. cattle at Chicago top steers 6.15, cows and stockers mixed. sheep receipts steady to active with natives around 5.05 to 5.85 and Westerns 5.25 to 5.75.
Liverpool reports show butter steady to firm with a dull tone, cheese stocks at 84,200 boxes, and Western creamery prices rising. Cotton markets in New York and Liverpool fluctuate with openers and closers around 8.70 to 9.10 cents, US stocks at 163,004 bales in New York and 648,781 bales globally, and varied futures across months.
Eastern dairy tubs sell at 24 28c while Chicago quiet with moderate receipts. Baltimore steady 28 29c per lb and cheese market steady with light stocks. Northern choice 12 7c, Western 11 11% ec sage 12 12c. Baltimore strong 12 42 113c. New York steady firm. Eggs in light supply. poultry market quiet but steady. Beans steady with liberal offerings. Potatoes quiet but firm. Houst on Rose and Hebrons at $1.15 1.20 per bushel. Sweet potatoes steady at 2.76 per 100 pounds. Hay market overloaded. prices 9 14 for common to fine. Rye straw 17 18. oat straw 9 per ton.
Moderate demand keeps prices steady for a wide range of vegetables and fruits. Native spinach at 50 cents per bush, Southern spinach 3 350 per bbl, cabbage 2 dollars 225 per bbl, kale 150 per bbl, onions from 4 50 to 5 550 per bbl, Valencia onions 875 per case, Denia onions 11 per crate, and many other items including carrots 76 cents per bush, beets 60 to 70 cents per bush, lettuce 60 to 75 cents per P dot, turnips 90 cents per bbl, cucumbers 15 to 18 cents each, green peas 3 350 per crate, and tomatoes 250 3 crate.
Florida fruit receipts show 92 pigs versus none last year, with oranges quiet and scarce. Prices vary by item from bright boxes at 2.50 to 3.25 per box for some oranges, to mandarins at 4 to 5 per box, and grapefruit around 4 to 5 per barrel or box. Mediterranean trade fair with Palermo lemons at 3 to 3.50 per box and Valencia oranges at 3.50 to 4. Strawberries from Florida quoted 50 to 60 cents per quart. Apples receipts rise to 337 barrels, with firm demand and prices for King, Russell, Greenings, Baldwins, Tallman sweets, and No. 2 varieties. Cranberries fair but supplies fall. Nuts prices listed for peanuts, walnuts, pecans, almonds, and cocoanuts. Continuous quotes cover diverse fruit and nut commodities with regional and variety details.
The Andrea Lovico sailed Palermo January 21 with 7000 boxes Palermo oranges and 3400 boxes lemons for Boston. The Pontiac passed Gibraltar March 24 with 17 000 boxes oranges and 9250 boxes lemons for Boston, due April 9. Other ships include Albert with Baracoa bananas, Werge with Baracoa bananas, Tynehead bound for Boston carrying 4300 half boxes and 1300 boxes Messina oranges plus assorted Palermo and Catania fruit, Peconic for Boston with Messina oranges and lemons, Leon due next Friday with Jamaica bananas, Savannah boat due Saturday with 3740 boxes oranges and 12 refrigerators of strawberries, and Norfolk boat due Friday with 600 bags peanuts and 2100 pigs.
Bananas on the steamer Ethelwold sold at No 1s 175 dollars No 2s 80 cents No 3s 45 cents and 8 hands 115 dollars. The figures reflect fruit merchandise aboard the vessel with price tiers for quality grades.
The market for refined sugar remains steady with moderate demand. Prices from the American Sugar Refining Company are listed across grades such as pulverized, powdered, granulated, and confectioners standard, with varied percentages and quality notes. The Revere Company quotes refined granulated at 49-16c, while wholesale grocers’ prices for Fri- are referenced.
Closing times listed for certificates and charter details appear for Crude Runs and Shipments. The fragment shows values for March 28, with averages and refined oil pricing notes, plus cotton seed oil certificates and closing times for April 1 1890. Names and exact entities are partially garbled.
The Peoria whiskey market holds firm at 117 while Cincinnati and St Louis markets stay steady at 116. Local traders note stable prices amid cautious demand and regional buying.
Fall River print cloths report a quiet market on April 1 with prices slipping. 64x64s quoted at 3 cents, with a 1 percent reduction. 60x56s at 25 cents.
Turpentine quoted at 40.14 cents per gallon and resin at 157.42 dollars per ton. Tar at 2.60 dollars per barrel while petroleum closes at 6.95 cents. RSW at 7.20 cents and cases at 9.30 cents.
Cargoes off the coast show wheat higher and prices firm for American corn and English flour. In London wheat, English strong but not yet quotable higher. country markets quiet. Liverpool notes breadstuffs firm with improved demand. winter wheat at 8s 3d, No.1 California wheat firmer at 8s 6½d, pork steady, lard and cheese steady to easier.
Market totals show 7,288 sheep and 26,213 cattle and lambs at Boston Post listings for Brighton and Watertown for week ending April 1 1891. Details include arrivals at yards by road and price ranges for beef and store cattle, hogs, veal calves and hides with regional consignments from Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts New York and Western states.
Western supply remains tight as butchers buy New England cattle at higher prices. Buyers report meat trade gains with multiple sales: Trask & Jordan 10 oxen over 1600 lbs, Hall 14 cattle around 1600 lbs, Libby & Son 46 cattle at 1600 lbs, and various other sales near 1500–1650 lb ranges. Milkh cows steady with $30–$40 per head. veal calves around 50–60 lbs price range. Eastern and Watertown markets noted active trade and cautious demand for springers and beef cattle.
A dense freight list from the Liverpool steamer Michigan and related consignments shows shipments of wool, mohair, alpaca, tin plates, earthenware, machinery, foods, fabrics, and general goods. Major consignors include Brown Bros Co, Chase & Co, J L & DS Riker, Stone & Downer, and J A Hayes & Co, detailing hundreds of crates, cases, and boxes across diverse commodities.
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