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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1890

Page

7

Stocks Rise on Vanderbilts Control Payoff Rumors

New York financial bulletin notes active trading with firm close and gains across most issues. Reading and Lackawanna advance while Missouri Pacific slips on press speculation. Big Four and Vanderbilt-linked moves lift rails. bond market strengthens with notable gains in Erie, Reading, and other issues.

New York Reading Lackawannia Big Four Vanderbilts Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Road Mackey Missouri Pacific Tennessee Coal Chicago Gas Evansville &Terre Haute Atchison St. Paul LaCrosse Dakota & Great Southern Chicago & Indiana Erie Big Sandy

New York Stock Sales April 2 Summary

Today's New York stock sales total 143600 shares. Summary lists shares sold with opening, highest, lowest and closing prices for the day and compares to yesterday's closing. No additional details provided.

New York

London financial market notes and bank bullion report

London market items show Consols and various stocks quoted with prices and percentages for money and account. A Bank of England bullion balance today totals around fifty thousand pounds. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertises unique preparation and superior efficacy from Hood and Co.

London Atlantic & Great Western Erie St. Paul Pennsylvania Reading Mexican Central News Canadian Pacific Exican Ordinary St. Paul Common Bank of England Hood C. I. Hood & Co Apothecaries Lowell Mass

Market report on leading commodities April 2

Sugar firm and corn very firm with oats stronger and potatoes very firm. Butter easy and eggs higher. Cheese firm and pork products in fair demand. Florida oranges firm and cranberries high. Dried apples firm and strawberries firm with scarce aid. Fresh beef quiet and other meats steady. Moistures: Mediterranean fruits slow. Truck in fair demand.

Florida

CITY HORSE MARKET BRISK DESPITE WINTER WARMTH IN BOSTON

Boston horse market shows steady to strong demand with 100 to 260 per head prices and notable sales at A E Bowler Isburgh Walker Moses Colman and Son and Welch Hall. Carloads from New York State arrive. Shetland ponies and coach horses sold well. Poultry produce prices steady while potatoes onions and produce markets fluctuate with mixed activity across regional varieties.

Boston West Canada New York State Isburgh & Co’s Walker’s Bazaar Moses Colman & Son New England Brockwa Welch & Hall Edgar Snow & Co

Flour and meal trade shows mixed demand and steady prices

Receipts list 4425 bbls wheat flour 4095 sacks oats and more, with last year figures. Demand modest. no rush to stock. Quotes cover Minnesota and Wisconsin brands, Canada export grades, and rye and Graham flour, with oatmeal sales evident and cornmeal firmer at various bag meal prices.

Minnesota Wisconsin Canada

Grain Trade Market Report Shows Firm Corn and Stronger Oats

Inspections totaled 30 cars including winter wheat screenings and various grades of corn and oats. Receipts reached 16,730 bushel corn and 17,140 bush oats with millfeed and malt also listed. Corn sales on track ranged 42.5 to 43 cents per bush. steamer mixed around 41 to 42 cents, no grade corn high colored at 41 to 41.5. Oats firmer with No 2 whites at 33.25 to 34.25 cents on track and 34 cents in elevators. No 3 whites firm at 33 cents. Futures dull with no reported sales. Rye, barley, and millfeed priced steady. hops nominal.

New York Michigan

Produce Trade Recaps Mixed Prices and Volumes Today

Market summary from today shows butter receipts 2446 pkgs and 2282 boxes, oleo 858 pkgs, eggs 71 barrels, beans 288 barrels, potatoes 14 cars, sweet potatoes 157 barrels, hay 24 cars, straw none. Comparisons to last year show varied changes across dairy, eggs, and beans with buyers dominant in butter and cheese markets, while New York and Liverpool trends reflect softness in some dairy lines and steady beans demand.

Liverpool New York Chicago Vermont New Hampshire Nova Scotia New Brunswick Michigan Kansas City Eyus St. Louis California

The Fruit Trade Market Report

Apples receipts small stocks light and falling demand steady with premium Baldwins at 5 per barrel. Northern spies and russets around 3.50 to 4 per barrel. Sicily lemons 2.75 to 2.86 per box. Sicily oranges 2.50 to 4 per box. Valencia not large. Florida oranges firm at 4 to 5 per box. Indian River fancy 4 to 5 per box. Strawberries scarce due to frost. Cranberries firm at 15 to 18 per barrel. Pineapples green Cuba stock. Dried apples firm 11 to 13 cents evaporated, 9 to 10 cents common per pound.

Houlton Hebrons Houlton Rose Aroostook Hebrons Aroo Havana Floridas Sicily Catania Valencia Florida Fruita Chicago Brighton Choice Brighton

Steamer Arrivals and Provision Trade Highlights

The Athens and Bessarabia steamers are due with Valencia oranges Messina oranges and lemons Palermo oranges and lemons and Catania oranges for Boston, while Thomas Anderson previously sailed Palermo bound with large cargoes. The Flamborough and Wergeland loom for Boston with bananas. today’s receipts list tallow beef pork lard hams and bacon with pork prices and meat cuts showing steady to firm demand. Sugar and molasses markets show steady raw sugar with rising refined demand amid New York price movements.

Athens Valencia Messina Palermo Catania Boston Bessarabia Thomas Anderson Flamborough Jamaica Boston Fruit Company Wergeland Ww&cr Noyes

New York Markets Report Mixed Grain Sugar and Cotton Prices

The report lists 8000 bbls granulated sugar sold in New York at 6 cents regular parity with various grindings priced from 7 to 6+ cents. Molasses receipts and prices, New Orleans and other ports, and cotton futures and spot quotes across multiple markets are provided, with openings and closings for April to November and national and international receipts. Cotton futures opened steady and closed steady with notable Liverpool activity and broad regional price firming in Galveston Augusta New Orleans and other markets.

New York Sci Elmont New Orleans Ees Cccene Liverpool

Wheat and Wool Markets Mixed Amid Weather Signals

The option markets report weak early sentiment in May wheat turning to a rally as New York and St Louis buyers push prices higher on rumors of crop damage. Corn gains persist with favorable field weather and anticipated lighter deliveries. Wool sales in London begin April 10 with 320,221 bales so far. prices steadier amid reduced attendance. Boston and Watertown yards show active cattle and sheep trades, with strong Western supplies and steady hogs, veal calves, and live poultry.

Chicago Gilman, Cheney & So Boston New York St Louis Farnum, Reardon & Co Ion Alae Sune Minneapolis Northern Milwaukee Duluth London Cape E Good Hope Natal Watertown Charlestown Brighton George H Hammond & Co L M Dyer Ed Farrell & Co Hosmer & Taft W_ Gleason J.J Walker Sc Lw Wilder & Randall Tratton & Philbrook IC Libby & Son P W Thompson SH Wardwell Liverpool Stockholm City Furness Greenbaum & Wersell Valnes New England Frank Wood Lreck & Wood Frank Claremont Henry Wilcox KE Johnson Barber George Messer Northern Dresser Jommonwhalt Massacudusetts Suffolk Ss.—Superior Court Sittring A. D Walker-Stetson-Sawyer Company Comonwealth Massachusetts Troy Manufacturing Company Loston Beaton Post Jos. A. Willard H. Sprague

Market Report on Hog and Cattle Prices Across Cities

Kansas City cattle and hogs shift lower with 5322 cattle and 8161 hogs traded. steer, cow, and sheep prices listed alongside mixed stockers and feeders. Chicago reports slow, heavy, and lower beef and pork prices with large receipts. Cincinnati, Peoria, and St Louis show mixed trends and price ranges. oil and cottonseed markets noted with closing figures and certificates.

Kansas City Chicago Texas Peoria St Louis

Foreign Markets Report Wheat and Corn Demand Lapses

London markets show cargoes off coast none for sale while on passage and for shipment wheat and thria advance, Danubian corn steady. At Liverpool breadstuffs quiet with poor demand as winter wheat steady at 6s 102d and spring wheat at 7s 3d, mixed American corn 33 644d, peas 58 640d, pork 54s 9d, lard 328 3d, cheese 54s.

London

Imports and Exports April 2 1890 London List

A historical shipping ledger from London dated April 2 1890 itemizes steamer Durham City cargoes and a long run of imports including bales of rags moss wool paper waste and leather goods. It records values for firms such as J B Moors & co Baring bros & co Brown Bros & co and Stoddard Lovering & co, listing diverse commodities from cement to gin to whale oil and fruit. The detailed roster notes quantities like 1250 casks cement 701 coils wire and 669 cases soap among many other goods.

London Eng Durham City Moors & Co Jos Breck & Sons Hanson & Co Richardson & Co Carter, Ruse & Co Graves & Co Hooper, Lewis & Co Brown Bros & Co Baring Bros & Co Carter, Dinsmore & Co Baring Kros & Co Harbor Grace Carbonear William J Christie Shelburne Portland Alma ST Pierre Mig Carmena Liverpool Lake Ontario

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