Fresh Fish Demand in Markets and Ocean Trade Update
Market report shows strong demand for fresh fish with large weekly receipts totaling 1,418,330 lbs and prices firm for American sardines while codfish and mackerel trades ease. Notes from Georges Bank beam trawling on schooner Mary F. Chisholm reveal high pressure and a need for steam hoisting. lemon soles found in haul. Also covered are prices for herring, sardines, canned salmon, lobsters, oysters, and shellfish, with regional port receipts compiled for New York, Boston, and Minneapolis markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary F. Chisholm
Alfred Branford
Georges Bank
Norway
Eastport
Shell
Gloucester Market Quiet as Stock Shortage Lifts Prices
In Gloucester April reports show a quiet fish market with limited stock keeping prices high. Receipts for the week include codfish, haddock, halibut, hake, clams, alewives, and various cured and pickled fish products, with demand steady and several fleets sailing for Grand Bank and Vineyard Sound seeking bait and stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Grand Bank
Georges Halibut
Bank
Haddock
New England
Vineyard Sound
Newfoundland
Shore
Nova Scotia
Phillips Beach
Eastport
Halifax
Fermay Eventna Report Of Receipts And Inspections
The 1891 April 3 report lists receipts including corn, wheat, oats, malt, and barley with figures for 1891 and 1890. Inspections totaled 70 cars today: 381 cars steamer yellow corn, 9 steamer corn, 6 no grade, 6 No 1 white oats, 10 No 2 white oats, 5 No 3 white oats, 2 rejected white oats, 1 No 2 mixed oats, and 1 barley car.
Flour market quotes and grain prices from 1891 report
The 1890 flour market shows steady demand with small lot trading near prior prices. Quoted prices include fine and extra flour at 3 dollars 4 cents to 4 dollars 25 cents per barrel and winter wheat patents at 5 dollars 60 cents to 5 dollars 75 cents. Canadian flour exports run higher, while meal and cornmeal hold firm with bag prices around 1 dollar 58 cents to 1 dollar 60 cents per bag and barrel quotes near 3 dollars 75 cents to 3 dollars 60 cents. Oatmeal remains steady and ground meal tops 7 dollars per barrel.
The Provision Trade April 2 3 Receipts And Prices
May depict weekly hog arrivals and meat prices with April 2 and 3 receipts across pork fresh beef ham bacon lard veal and corned beef. Prices show pork strong with hams up to 9 1 4 to 10 cents, lard up 7 to 7 1 4 cents, veal firmer at 10 to 11 cents, and New York tallow quiet at 5 1 2 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacon
Telow
DUB Ls.c.c
New York
Hog and cattle market report from Kansas City
Sprdier to the Post notes cattle prices steady to 10 cents higher across classes. Shipping steers bring 4.75 to 5.50, native cows 2.40 to 2.15, butchers stock 4.47, stockers and feeders 2.26 to 2.40, bulls and mixed 2.30 to 2.40. Hogs total 7,987, up 10 to 16 cents. heavies 4.50 to 4.96, packers 4.30 to 4.85, mixed 4.35 to 4.60, rights 4.00 to 4.50, Yorkers 4.50 to 4.60, pigs 3.25 to 4. Sheep 1,285, steady at 3.40 to 5.30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
The Produce Trade Receipts and Market Report
The past 48 hours receipts show butter and cheese markets steady to firm with limited demand. Eastern and Northern eggs remain firm with quiet demand. poultry and game dull but prices steady. beans and peas dull yet slightly steady. potato receipts heavier with unchanged prices but easier tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eicuss
New York
Vermont
Chicago
Elgin
Baltimore
Northern Choice
Western Choice
C . Th
Michigan
Cincinnati
Choics En York
Houston
Bush
Aroostook
Agricultural Prices Report with Grain and Hay Data
Potatoes firm at 275 cents per bushel for Jersey double heads. Hay demand fair to good with large receipts. prices mostly in buyers' favor. Choice hay around 13 14 dollars, fancy higher, fair to good 11 12, Eastern fine 11 12, poor to ordinary 9 10, Eastern swale 9 10. Rye straw steady at 17 18 dollars, oat straw very dull at 0 dollars per ton.
Fruit and Produce Prices Auctioned In Local Market
A flood of price figures from a local market notes demand for trucks and lists produce prices. Native spinach 50c a bush, Southern cabbage 2.25 a barrel, kale 0.75 0.90 per barrel, onions from 3c to 5.50 per barrel, Valencia 0.875 a case, Denia onions 1 per crate, Ohio onions 4.50 per barrel, carrots 0.75 each bush, beets 0.60 0.70 per bush, lettuce 0.50 0.75, turnips 0.90 per barrel, other items include French and Hubbard varieties, radishes 0.75 1 per dozen, cucumbers 0.15 0.18 each, celery 5 per box, cauliflower 1.50 per two dozen, peas and beans priced per crate, rhubarb at 9c per pound, and tomatoes at 2.50 per crate. Market listings show broad variety and wide price ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valencia
Ohio
St. Andrews
Hubbard
North Carolina
The Fruit Trade in Florida and Mediterranean Markets
Florida fruit receipts are down for two days from last year while trade is slow for oranges but prices stay steady. Quotes cover bright and russet boxes, tangerines, mandarins, navel oranges, grapefruit, lemons and oranges from Palermo and Messina, Valencia oranges, apples, cranberries, nuts, coconuts, dried apples, and a few Florida strawberries at 40 to 50 cents per quart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Palermo
Messina
Valencia
King
Russell
Greenings
Maine
New Hampshire
Baldwins
Tallman Sweets
Cape Cod
Virginia
Naples
Steamers to Arrive With Cargoes for Boston
The Andrea Lovico sailed Palermo Jan 21 with 7000 boxes Palermo oranges and 3400 boxes lemons for Boston. The steamer Pontiac passed Gibraltar March 24 with 17000 boxes oranges and 9250 boxes lemons for Boston, due April 9. Wergelands due with Baracoa bananas. lynehead sailed Palermo March 24 for Boston carrying 4300 half boxes and 1300 Messina oranges, 1100 Messina lemons, 850 Palermo and 8600 half Palermo oranges, 7400 Palermo lemons, 1200 and 1100 half Catania oranges, 1000 Catania lemons. Peconic sailed Palermo April 1 for Boston with 2600 boxes and 1760 half boxes Messina oranges and 3000 Messina lemons. Leon arrived yesterday with Jamaica bananas to Boston Fruit Co. Albert's cargo of Baracoa bananas sold in New York. Hangesund due April 9 with Baracoa bananas for Boston. Bowden due next Tuesday with Jamaica bananas to Boston Fruit Co. Savannah boat due today with 3740 ftoranges and 12 refrigerators of strawberries. Norfolk boat arrived yesterday with 500 bags peanuts and 2100 pkgs truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palermo
Catania
Peconic
Boston
Leon
Jamaica
Cotton Markets Show Dull Trading In New York and Liverpool
New York spot cotton was dull at 9 cents for middling uplands. Futures opened easy and closed barely steady with 52,100 bales sold. Liverpool market was moderate with American sales at 6,000 of 8,000 total bales. quotes for April through January futures listed, and several ports noted as steady or dull. Consolidated receipts for five days totaled 69,118 bales with exports to Great Britain 20,306 and to the Continent 27,318.
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New York
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Alzust
Milwaukee
Chicago
Minneapolis
Bush
Cess
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Cpesisunvcess Coen
St. Louis
Canada
ADVIL
Liverpool
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfalk
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cincinnati
C. Louisvile
Great Britain
France
Continent
Sugar and Molasses Prices and Market Notes
Sugar refined prices from major refiners show pulverized at 54 to 56 cents, powdered 54 to 56, granulated 42 to 49.16, Diamond A 42 to 49, confectioners standard A 42 to 56, soft white 34 to 36, extra C 35 to 44 cents per pound. Revere refined granulated at 4 cents. wholesale Saturday prices 4.75 and 4.81 cents. Molasses markets steady with New Orleans and Porto Rico terms. recent private sale of 50 bbls Ponce Muscovado and 27 hogsheads since March 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Sugar Refining Company
Revere Company
Ponce Muscovado
New Orleans
Ponce
Porto Rico
Print Cloth Market Quiet in Fall River Trading Week
The print cloth market in Fall River shows quiet activity with demand mainly for deliveries over the next ten weeks. First sales of spots were reported, with closing prices at 3 cents, down 0.8 cent, for 64x64s and 25.8 cents for 60x66s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Turpentine and Petroleum Prices Reported
Turpentine quoted at 40142 40 percent cents while resin shows 15742 160 and tar at 24714. Petroleum closes at 6.90 cents with RSW at 7.20 cents and cases at 9.30 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peoria whiskey market remains firm at 117 dollars
Peoria market observers report whiskey prices steady at 117 dollars, with buyers cautious but holding firm demand despite broader market fluctuations. Traders note limited supply supports the price, while retailers anticipate stable margins through the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
FOREIGN GRAIN MARKETS UPDATE FROM LONDON AND ROOT APOOL
In London April markets show wheat and corn rising with buyers and sellers at odds. Mark Lane reports quiet wheat yet firm English and foreign markets. California wheat priced at 88 7 4d with club wheat 7s 7d. Liverpool reports good weather and firm winter wheat at 8s 4d, spring 7s 7 4d, peas 6s 6d, and provisions steady to easy including pork 52s 6d and bacon 31s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Liverpool
California
Imports and Exports in April 1891 Maritime Trade
List of imports and cargoes from Glasgow and multiple ports including Yarmouth Nova Scotia Ponce Trinidad and Saint Marc Haiti detailing goods such as coal tar pitch dry goods granite wool bags molasses sugar lobster salmon and logwood carried by various firms and steamer lines with quantities split across goods and destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaisdell & Horan
John G Hall & Co
Descriptive Cargo Listings From Multiple Ports 1891
A stocky manifest of exports and cleared cargoes from Cayenne Yarmouth and several Atlantic ports listing flour butter codfish beef lard sugar coffee and numerous goods. It enumerates vessels including Sir Charles Morford and Steamer names with cargo counts in sacks cases bales and drums across materials like flour meat lard fish and textiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cayenne
Charles Morford
Yarmoutil
Yarmouth
Matanzas
Cuba
ST Plerre
Mig
Manilla—& Dosis
Liverpool
Eng
Konan
Sea Island
London
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Boston Fish Bureau
St Louis
Yale
T. Louis
CFE
W. Prescott & Co
Devonshire Street
Sir Morrell MacKenzie
Soden
Morrell Mackenzie
Cain
Scott
R Chichester
Seine
Ichester Chemical Co
Geo. C. Goodwin. & Co
Hanover St
Seana
Mass
Railrroads
Fitchburg
Causeway Street
Hoosac Tunnel
North Adams
Williamstown
Troy
Albany
Saratoga
Utica
Bighamton
Hornellsville
Elmira
Syracuse
Rochester
Watertown
Buffalo
Niagara
Southwest
Northwest
Loston
Posertac Scion
Hoston
Niagara Falls
Binghamton
Pacific Express
Lake Champlain
Keene
Bellows Falls
White River
Rutland
Whitehall
Fort Edward
Glens Fails
Plattsburgh
Adisundacka
Burlington
St. Albans
Malone
Oguensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Washington Street
Caiseway Street
J. R Watson
Son’l Bass
Boston & Albany R. R
Passoval
Buson
Wagner
Cleveland
Wagner Buffet
Indianapolis
Southwestern Limited
Ura
Toledo
R. R
V. Wagner
Hetroit
M. C.K
Hartford
New Haven
Springfield
Uffe
Ing
New York Limited
Washington St
Kneeland St
A. S. Hanson
Royal Blue Line
Washington
Central Railroad OF
New Jersey
Philadelphia & Reading RR
Baltimore & Ohio RR
Liberty St
North River
Sandys
Gale
Fall River Line
Park Square Station
Old Colony Railroad
Kosten
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Annex Boat
AN WU Brumes
OLD “State
Park Square
Ola One Railroad
J. R. Kendrick
LO. L. Connor
Gen’l
Iy Pass
L. H. Palmer
Old State House
Stonington Line
Stoningo
Washington Rec Aet
J. W. Miller
Ss. F Core Agen Eae Pass
Worcester
New London
Providence
Hartfoul
N. Y
N. E
Willinsitie
N.Y
New Luuion
Sprin Heid
GC. IT
Hempstead
Gen'l Fass
E, C. Morris & CO
Sudbury St
E.C. Morris & CO
Board OF Police
Pemberton Square
Richard T. Walters & CO
Chelsea Street
Wapping Street
C. D
Thomas Ryan
O’neil Bros
O'Neill Bros
Public Manutes
Mittel & CO
C. 1
John E. Hayes
Steck
Joan E. Hayes
Dillon &Oughlin
Corey Street
C. J
Dillon & Coughlin
James M. R Harkey & CO
Dorrance Street
Arlington Avenue
James M. Sharkey & CO
D. D
Wi. A. Frederick & CO
First Street
Allen J. Bennett & CO
Henley Street
Mirng
Anton Schwab & Son
Main Street
D. C
Best Ton
AUG. D. Walther & CO
M. D
John McNulty & CO
C. C
Thomas F. Kinn & CO
Bow Street
James Carroll
Chapman Street
Lawrin Greer
Lynde Avenue
Lihomas Ryan
RIN Greer
John E. O'Brien & CO
Co. D
John Bk. O’brien & CO
Slorge H. Denvirk & CO
Ain Street
George H. Denvir & CO
Mainstreet
Barry W. Collins & CO
Rothe
Harry W. Collins & Co
Joseph M. Loring & CO
1Ssex Street
George A. J.bigham
Alford Street
George A. 1Irigham
William McNamele
Thomas Bryan
Essex Street
Boson
Patrick Monahan
I. W. Nowell & CO
Promas Ryan
Willard Rice
John H. Cauley & Bro
William McNamee & GO
Cliss
Whomas Ryan
D. Walther & Co
U. D
Bostox
Ellln J. Bennett & CO
Beston
WM. A. Frederick & CO
Willim H
Briggs ER. Potter
William H
Daniel Kreslin & CO
Water Street
Chamber Street
John J. Leahy
Austin Street
Bosvron
Daniel Breslin & Co
Les
James H. Murphy & CO
Rutherford Avenue
Jhomas Ryan
John Mullett
A. N. Swallow & CO
City Square
Michal Kelly & Son
Cook Street
Thomas 8S. Clark & Son
Decatur Street
Vine Street
C.C
Dominick RF. Barry
Park Street
William O’klefe
Lyme Street
Charles H. Marks
NEW England Mutual Life Insurance Co
Post Office Square
Massachusetts
Benj. F. Stevens
Jos. M. Giblens
F. Trull
WM. B. Turner
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