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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1891
Page
7
Fresh and canned fish markets show muted demand with mackerel receipts light and prices largely unchanged. Cod and hake prices ease amid modest trade while herring and sardine activity remains limited. Boston market reports 1,916,150 pounds of fish traded last week with overall prices lower. beef and pork futures edge higher in Chicago and regional markets show mixed gains for cattle, hogs, and lambs.
Friday evening April 17 1891 reports show mixed receipts across commodities with corn oats barley peas and millfeed listed. Wheat markets remained firm with Chicago prices volatile yet closing near highs and London prices up about 3 cents per bushel.
The report notes high prices for corn and oats causing cautious selling, with June and July futures quoted. Chicago corn rose on wheat strength but failed to hold gains, while oats remained firm. Regional figures from New York and St. Louis show varied activity, with rye, barley, malt, and millfeed prices listed and steady demand for cotton seed meal.
Describes flour receipts and prices, noting a firm market and anticipated higher costs. Reports miller quotes for various flour grades, Canadian imports, and rye meal demand, with price ranges for bakers clears patents and bulk commodities. Outlines despatch from Minneapolis citing a 750 flour target and notes widespread price advances across types. mentions spring and winter wheat qualities and per barrel prices.
Receipts show butter firm with light stocks and steady demand. Western creamery extra at 28c, Northern at 28 29c, and Eastern dairy tubs around 28 26 1/2c. Cheese supplies light with solid pricing. Northern choice 12 4 12%c, Western 11 12 1/2c, New York 12 1/2 12%c, Chicago 11 1/2c, Baltimore 12 1/2c. Cotton market dull in Liverpool and New York with mixed futures. spot prices steady to easy. weekly U.S. port data show solid receipts and exports varying by destination.
Small New York hand picked peas fetch $2 35 24 per box with light supply and steady prices. Plush choice New York marrow hand picked 62 20 2 25 and choice screened pea $2 10 2 15. Potatoes show good demand with steady prices. garaes receipts are large. Honey Houston Rose $115 bush. Hebrons $110 116. Aroostock Rose $112 115. Hebrons $110 115. Sweet potatoes quiet at 226 250 per barrel for choice. Hay demand fairly good with steady prices. rye straw firm and active. Choice hay $13 50 14 50. fair to good $11 12. rye straw $17 18. Oat $9 per ton.
The item lists bustling prices for onions cabbage lettuce beets carrots and a wide array of produce. It mentions varieties such as Valencia Denia Ohio Venice Hubbard and native greens with specific per barrel crate or bunch prices and notes modest demand for trucks.
The Tynehead passed Gibraltar April 2 bound for Boston carrying 4300 half boxes and 1300 boxes Messina oranges, 1100 boxes Palermo lemons, 8500 half boxes Palermo oranges, 7400 Palermo lemons, 1200 boxes and 1100 half boxes Catania oranges, and 1000 boxes Catania lemons. Peconic left Palermo April 1 for Boston with Messina oranges and lemons and Palermo oranges and lemons totaling several thousand boxes and half boxes. Hexham loading at Mediterranean ports for Boston. Carl Konow arrived with Baracoa bananas. Thomas Melville left Palermo April 14 for Boston with Messina oranges and lemons. Banan due next Monday with Baracos bananas. Ethelwold due next Wednesday and Leon Thursday with Jamaica bananas to Boston Fruit Company. Savannah boat due next Monday with 900 packages Florida oranges and 50 refrigerators of strawberries.
The legible note shows banana grades with prices on the Cong Frode: No 1s at 185 dollars, No 2s at 80 cents, No 3s at 45 cents, 8 hands at 1 dollar 25 cents per bunch.
At the April wool sales 14 400 bales across mixed qualities were offered with steady prices. New Zealand and Tasmania greasies were most in demand while French buyers purchased well. Offered regions included New South Wales, Queensland, Melbourne and Victoria, and New Zealand with scoured prices ranging around 9d to 10s and greasy quotes noted.
Fragmentary listings show locks and pieces priced in shillings and pence with bases at Cape of Good Hope and Natal. Entries mention various dated consignments with quantities and quality indicators, including greasy and lied statuses, plus multiple price notes in pence and pence per unit.
Fall River reports a quiet cloth market for the week with moderate sales. Prices slid Tuesday to 3 cents, down 1 percent, and a few sales occurred at that level. Closing quotes are 3 cents with 1 percent off for 64x64s and 2.5 cents for 60x56s, with tomorrow's statement expected to show small totals.
Sugar prices across refiners and wholesale markets hold steady with slight changes. American Sugar Refining lists pulverized at 5c, granulated 45 8 4 1 1-16c, confectioners at 4 4%, Revere at 4 54c, wholesale Saturday bids 4.88c granulated and 4.94c fine. Molasses prices steady, Porto Rico private sales noted, imports by refiners total 17,319 bags.
Sugar trading in Havana on April 17 shows 2600 bags of centrifugal and 96 polarization sold at 3304 pesos per quintal gold value.
The Oil Market listing shows W. Prescott & Co with closing and opening notes for Certificates dated April 16 and 17, 1891, plus shipments and crude and refined price data. Cotton Seed Oil Certificates and related figures are partially legible with references to shipments and averages.
Turpentine quoted at 3914 39 cc with resin at 170 175 and tar at 2472 while petroleum closes at 6.86c with RSW at 7.20c and cases at 9.10c.
The Peoria whiskey market stands firm at 119 dollars while Cincinnati and St. Louis markets hold steady at 118 dollars each, indicating strong regional pricing integrity amid steady demand.
Beerbohm notes no notable cargo departures as wheat and corn stay strong in passage. At Mark Lane prices rise with English and foreign wheat and flour firming. Liverpool opening shows firm winter wheat and firmer No 1 California wheat, strong corn, and steadier pork and lard with cheese higher.
Shipping records list myriad goods and quantities departing or arriving. Steamer British Empire carries steel billets wool rags and wool while Norseman and other vessels load wire rope oxalic acid and cement. Glasgow and Yarmouth entries show waste paper wool granite coal tar pitch and numerous dry goods. Includes bananas cocoanuts flour beef and barrels of various commodities with numerous firms named.
A Cleveland Tennessee reader cites new life and energy from Paine's Celery Compound. The ad claims it overcomes infirmities of old age, spring weakness, and nervous or brain diseases, presenting it as a universal spring medicine for all ages.
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