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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1890

Page

7

Market activity dull as bonds rise and stocks falter

New York reports a quiet session with money on call easy at 3 to 4 percent and last loan at 3 ¼ percent. Sterling rates steady. government and railroad bonds mixed but mostly firm. The stock market showed little movement outside a few names like Manhattan and Chesapeake & Ohio. Total bond sales reached 894,500 dollars. weekly bond sales 6,666,000 dollars.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Lackawanna Richmond & West Point Erlanger Roads East Tennessee Manhattan Atchison Chesapeake & Ohio Richmond & Allegheny Big Sandy San Antonio & Aransas Pass

Commercial prospects improve as trade shows cautious advance

Reports from across the nation indicate an unmistakable upturn in demand for raw materials and manufactured goods as the second quarter opens. Buyers exercise conservative purchasing, while manufacturers prepare for stronger activity. profits stay slim but failures decline versus 1889, with tariff talks shaping wool and hides markets and general business forecast favorable in the near term.

Condition Of The Leading Markets April 5

Market report shows iron more active while steel rails stay quiet. Sugar steadier, coffee quiet, rice active, flour easier. Corn very firm, oats firmer, cornmeal in good demand. Butter easy, cheese firm, beans more active, exes lower. Poultry steady, game slow, potatoes very firm, sweet potatoes quiet. Hay steady, straw quiet, apples firm, truck steady, Mediterranean fruits quiet, Florida oranges firm. Cranberries strong, dried apples firm. Pork products in fair demand, beef and tongues steady, fresh beef quiet, other fresh meats in fair demand. Tallow quiet, high wines strong, strawberries firm.

Florida London New York Porto Rico Ponce New York Coffee Exchange

The Metal Trade Sees Iron Markets Inch Higher

The iron market remains firmer with fewer crude sellers and higher prices in Southern and Pennsylvania markets. Philadelphia sees renewed orders for crude iron while Pittsburgh brokers anticipate higher values, as furnacemen hold back and consumers take an increased share of supply.

Pennsylvania Philadelphia Standard Pittsburg Southern Iron Southern Pennsylvania Iron Gray Forge Bessemer Colthness Eglinton Middlesborough London

Markets in hogs and cattle and oil note price updates

Kansas City cattle and hog markets show steady to strong tones with varied price ranges for beef, cows, stockers, and feeders. Chicago shipments on cattle and hogs reveal market strength, while oil and whiskey prices in Peoria Chicago St Louis and Cincinnati show firm to steady levels.

Kansas City Chicago Texas Peoria St Louis Cincinnati

Rio commodity prices quoted with steady ranges across coffee spices and rice

The report notes steady prices and fair demand for coffee with signs of buying in coming days. Timor and Padang prices are listed for java and spices, with specific quotes for Maracaibo Jamaicas Costa Rica and other regions. Rice demand remains good with sizable sales and higher prices for select lots.

Rio Java Timor Pale Padang C. Brown Padang Maracaibos Jamaicas Sodha Costa Rica Canton Cassia Batavia Cassia Singapore Zanzibar Amboyna

Flour and Meal Trade Sees Mixed Grain Market Activity

The day’s receipts include 7900 bbls and 7950 sacks wheat flour, 126 bbls oats, 550 sacks, and 1483 bbls cornmeal, with last year’s figures notably lower. Wheat flour tones ease as demand remains limited and prices vary by grade. rye, graham, and cornmeal show steadier trading while oats firm and barley steady. millfeed remains scarce and price levels hold in a tight market.

Minnesota Wisconsin Canada New York Michigan

The Produce and Fruit Trades Report Summary

The trade notes varied market activity and prices across many staples. Butter and creamery butter show a quiet demand with a general price decline. eggs, cheese, beans, potatoes, sweet potatoes, hay, and straw receive mixed to steady signals. Fruit: apples firm with light supplies. Valencia oranges and Sicily lemons in fair supply with steady sales.

Fruit and meat markets and steamer arrivals briefed

The market reports show Sicily and Catania oranges in varying demand with prices around 2500 futures per box and 3 75 per box for Florida Brights. Steamer arrivals to Boston include Valencia and Messina fruit, Palermo oranges, lemons, and Jamaica bananas, while provisions trade notes steady pork and beef quotes and a quiet print cloth market with light weekly sales.

Athens Valencia Messina Palermo Catania Boston Thomas Anderson Wergeland Ww&c Rayes Tiesteamer Marmion Boston Fruit Company Bratten Seaverns Wy Co North Britain Gibraltar Norfolk

Cotton Markets and Option Markets Report From April

The report shows New York cotton prices steady with varied grade quotes and a sales total of 16,800 bales. It lists opening and closing futures, plus prices for May through December contracts and regional market notes for Liverpool, Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, and others. The Option Markets in Chicago note weak wheat start, Hutchinson buying, and mixed grain futures with cash prices provided.

New York Ccc Cece Cence E Db Ccce Ec Eeenee Wees Liverpool Augusta Galveston New Orleans Millle Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore Continent United States Chicago Farnum, Reardon & Co Boston Shorts Hutchinson Ceese Sdhe St Louis Minneapolis Milwaukee Duluth

Turpentine and Petroleum Prices Reported in New York

Turpentine closed at 42 2 3 cents with rosin at 11 2 3 dollars and tar at 21 5 8 cents. Petroleum closed at 7 4 10 cents with RSW at 7 1 2 cents and cases at 9 1 4 cents.

Turpentine and Petroleum New York

Imports And Exports April 5 1890 London and Cadiz trade

Detailed cargo list from steamer Thanemore and others includes bales of rags jute cloth cases wine beer tobacco pipes and other goods. London entries note crates and casks from Baring Bros Co and Moors Co with quantities of coffee sulphur and steel. Glasgow mentions mackerel tiles and steel plates while Cadiz and Fayal entries list embroidery and wicker products among through goods to order.

London Baring Bros & Co Ford Moors & Co Brown Bros & Co Optical Instruments Educational Supply Co Hayes & ¢O Nichols& Co Rice & Co Case Music Kendall Young & Co Pierce & Co B&b Dodo Harvard College Webber Dutton & Co Glasgow Wellington & Co Mackerel Pettingill & Everett Mase Stone & Downer Jordan, Marsh & Co Wheeler, Klodgett & Co Houghton & Dutton Long & Co Hooper, Lewis & Co Forsyth & Ingram Baringros & Co Idee Jordan, Marsh & Co Lawso Merchants’ Despatch Transportation Co Arcel Sample Mae Taylor & Bros Valdo Bros Kosten Twine & Thread Co Kennard George E Downes EA ‘Adams& Co John E May Adama & Co

Shipping goods and cargo listings from multiple ports

The document lists cargo and shipments across several ports including MATANZAS CUBA SHAWCOCK NB HALIFAX NL SHELGURNE NS LIVERPOOL ENGLAND and PORT ANTONIO. Items include molasses corn hardware books soap lumber flour canned beef oysters beef lard oils and various merchandise with quantities and vessel names such as Steamer Halifax Cephalonia and Steamer Flamborough.

Matanzas Cuba Vark Nellie Smith Shawcock Halifax Shelgurne Portland Alma Cook Liverpool Eng Cephalonia Port Antonio

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