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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1889

Page

7

Grain and flour markets drift lower despite steady demand

Market reports from Milwaukee St Louis Chicago and Detroit show mixed receipts across grains. Rye and barleys hold steady or easing, oats and flax modestly quoted. millfeed and malt quiet with prices steady. Cottonseed meal and hops receipts small with subdued activity and prices easing slightly for certain grades.

Milwaukee St Louis Chicago Detroit New York Canada Michigan New_ York

Butter and Oleomargarine Markets Reported Today

Butter receipts rise to 1842 pkgs with prices steady to firm across regions. Western and Vermont extra grades quoted between 16c and 26c, Eastern creamery 20 to 25c, with low grades and wholesale vs jobbing spreads noted. Oleomargarine trade quiet with varied lot prices. eggs, beans, potatoes, and produce show mixed activity and stable to quiet demand in several centers.

Vermont Eastern Elgin Cincinnati St Louis Elgin Creamery New York Baltimore Chicago North Choice West Sage Liverpool Firmatiztec New Hampshire Michian Choice Southern Nova Scotias Island California Lima Timothy North Millet Red Top Jersey Houlton Hebrons Bush Houlton Rose Aroostook Nova Scotia New Brunswick Rose Hebrons Burbanks Havana Bermudas Florida

Hog and Cattle Market at Kansas City Stock Yards

Cattle receipts reach 4152 as market holds steady. Ship stock price 3 25 to 4 25, native cows 1 85 to 3 15, with general firmness noted across offerings.

Kansas City

Market Hogs and Cattle Prices Across Cities

Receipts and prices show mixed hogs steady to lower and cattle steady to higher across Chicago St Louis Peoria Cincinnati and York with heavy to light categories listed and notable price ranges for beves steers stockers cows and lambs including Texas steers native and western corn fed varieties and arrivals in thousands of head and shipments in the thousands

St Louis Peoria Cincinnati Chicago Texas

Provisions Prices and Market Report Summary

Provisions and receipts list today show pork and lard volumes across several storage forms with no change versus last year. New York pork firm, Chicago pork active and weak, lard lower, beef markets slow, and regional notes from St Louis Cincinnati and other markets describe price ranges for hams, bacon, shoulders, tongues, and fresh meats with varied locales and quantities.

New York City Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Brighton

Steamers laden with fruit sail and due dates stated

The steamer North Angela sailed from Palermo April 10 for Boston with 1900 boxes and 900 half boxes Messina oranges and 1600 boxes Messina lemons. Total oranges 12250 boxes and lemons 11250 boxes. The steamer Lorenzo D Baker is due April 25 with Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company, which also have the steamer Marmion due the 26th. The steamer Dana is due April 24 with Baracoa bananas for WW & C R Noyes.

North Angela Palermo Boston Lorenzo D Baker Jamaica Boston Fruit Company Marmion Dana Baracoa WW & C R Noyes

Market Brief for Oranges Lemons Apples and Strawberries

Market notes show no change in oranges and lemons with varied jobbing prices across Messina Palermo and Florida entries. Apple demand quiet yet steady on choice lots. russets scarce and desired. dried fruit prices dampened from old levels. strawberries firm with morning Neen sales at 30 to 35 cents and some higher lots.

Messina Palermo Florida Apple Baldwins Choice Northern Spy Tallman Ence St

Sugar and Molasses Prices Hit Firm, Mixed Outlook Across Regions

Market reports show sugar demand tepid but prices firm and edging higher. Cuba values span 5 to 6 cents for various grades, while refined sugar rose about 4 cents. Havana demand remains active with rising sales and re sales, and molasses receipts are up with a firm, steady market. Prices quoted for Ponce Porto Rico and other origins reflect strong foreign demand and regional spread of rates.

Cuba Lloilos Javas Pelmont New York Havana Mollases Ponce Porto Rico New Orleans Cienfuegos

New York spot market quiet as futures open firm

The New York spot market shows quiet firmness with upland bales selling at 8 3-16 to 11 3-16 cents. Futures opened firm and closed steady while a long listing of regional market figures shows varied receipts, exports, and stocks across Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, Memphis, Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington, Norfolk, West Point, and Philadelphia with generally mid to firm prices in the mid to low cent range.

New York Esteerssee Sas Kohees Augusta Galveston New Orleans Great Britain Continent Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia

Cotton Seed Oil and Petroleum Trade Totals and Certificates

Net receipts and gross figures for New York and Cincinnati show exports to Great Britain and France, with Continent and stock changes. Consolidated four day totals and port stock levels are given, plus certificate statuses for PIPELINE and COTTONSEED OIL with dates in April 1889.

New York Great Britain France Continent Cincinnati St Louis Louisville United States ADU Ccc McCeecees Liles Tales Seec Elven Bic Oman

Miscellaneous Market Receipts and Prices Reported

Market notes show Talow receipts today 46 barrels and 8 bags, last year 23 barrels. Prices quoted across cities for spirits and fuels include whiskey at $103 in Peoria and Chicago, petroleum futures around 7.15 cents with related products, and turpentine and resin prices. Market remains quiet and steady with general easy conditions in New York and varied regional quotes.

New York City Rio Peoria Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Petroeum

Cloth Market Quiet and Firm in Fall River Trade

Fall River market reports a quiet steady cloth trade with prices at 3 4c for regular 648 yards. Demand remains good for odd makes as suppliers hold firm stance on pricing.

Fall River

Market livestock prices and notes from Union Market Watertown

Report for the Boston Post week ending April 23 1839 lists live stock counts lambs sheep and cattle with prices for market beef store cattle and swine. Notable sales include Western cattle near 1150–1280 pounds at 4 1/4 to 4 1/2 cents, and several lots sold by A Hathaway W A Farnham and W H Bardwell. Nearly 2000 head of cattle from the West aimed for export to England. country cattle sold on a strong 14 cent decline from prior rates.

Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Suffolk Boston Zimro A. Smith County of Boston Post Jos. A. Willard George J. Fox Union Market Watertown England Hathaway Farnham H Bardwell

GLOBAL TRADE SUMMARY OF DRY GOODS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

England and Scotland sections list varied imports and values in dry goods, spirits, paper, hemp, leather, and hardware. International entries cover Germany Italy Turkey Bahia Demerara Buenos Aires Rosario Australia Belgium Yokohama Singapore Nova Scotia Porto Rico Cuba Scotland with totals, yielding a grand total of $2,362,72.

England Scotland Germany Italy Wiigiig AID eViwikis Kingston Spits Minatitlan Turk’s Island Bahia Cere Demerara Buenos Ayres Asain Xoo Montevideo AIG Inc Viacelees Rosario Australia HIOGO Belgium Elmina Yokohama Singapore Nova Scotia Rattans Gambier Tapioca Porto Rico Bay Water Cuba

Imports April 23 1889 Mediterranean ports and Singapore items

Shipping list dated April 23 1889 records cargoes from Palermo Mes sina and Singapore. Items include 20 417 boxes 194 cases 2663 half boxes fruit 40 macaroni at Palermo and 5881 boxes 1208 half boxes fruit plus 50 barrels olive from Mes sina. Also 14026 dry hides on RLO GRANDE DOSUL, brig Caroline. Bark Penobscot carries gambier sago fleuris pepper copal hides rattans and other goods for Brown Bros & co T K Fay & co and Baring Bros & co.

Mediterranean Aberlady Bay Palermo Messina Baring Bros & Co Caroline Brown Bros & Co Singapore T K Fay & Co

Halifax to Surinam and Jamaica cargo trade notes

The April 20 clearance lists Halifax items including corkwood, lumber, flour, oils, and various goods aboard several ships. Surinam brig Mary Gibbs carries seafood, pork, tobacco, flour, and timber. Buenos Aires schooner McDougall ships pine lumber and personal effects. St Andrews schooner Alhambra carries salt and flour. Port Antonio steamer Ditmarschen lists plough handles and hardware. Yarmouth steamer Yarmouth ships lumber, flour, fruit, and hardware.

Halifax Surinam Mary Gibbs Liz Buenos Ayres McDougall ST Andrew’s Alhambra Fred E Gox Port Antonio Ditmarschen Yarmouth

London and Liverpool market roundup for wheat and corn

London and Liverpool report wheat and corn slow with quiet demand. Cargoes in transit and awaiting sale show minimal movement while English and French markets remain calm. Prices: winter wheat 6s 81d, spring at 7s 44d, club wheat 7s 1d. pork 65s, bacon 33s 6d, lard 6 dollars 3d, cheese 52s, tallow 26s 8d.

London Mark Lane Paris Liverpool England

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town Preview

A list of buyers and agents from multiple cities including Augusta Athens Baltimore Bloomington Cincinnati Detroit and Louisville with firm names and regional affiliations. Names include Rice White Kingsbury Baldwin Rogers Horner Spear Challis Benckenstein Dodge Henderson Culutoothe Jelenko McGraw Snedicor Stickney Breath Bertsch Hendricks Warren Owen Green among others.

H Rice Mulherin Spear Spear Bros Bloomington J Challis Cincinnati Benckenstein J Benckenstein P Dodge Phelps, Dodge & Palmer Chicago M Henderson Culutoothe Culter Miller, Culter & Co Hiaatution Jelenko Jelenko & Loeb Detroit Mich McGraw AC McGraw & Co Brun M Snedicor Snedicor & Hathaway Fond du Lac Wis Stickney Stickney Shoe Co Dputtasariius Tex Breath P J Willis & Bro Abbey Rapids C Bertsch Ringe, Bertsch & Co Indianapolis Ind K Hendricks Hendricks & Cooper Louisville Warren Warren & Co A Owen Sutcliffe & Owen J J Green Green, Huffaker & Co

Proposals for Coal for Boston Public Institutions

Proposals for a supply of Anthracite Cumberland and Gas coal for Boston public institutions will be received at the Office of the Board of Directors for Public Institutions, 14 Beacon Street, Boston, until April 24 at noon. Proposals must be addressed to Mayor Thomas N. Hart and endorsed Proposals for Coal for the public institutions. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. President John B. Martin.

Board OF Directors Beacon St Boston Deer Island Stone Department Thomas N. Hart John B. Martin Boston Public Library Boylston Street Public Library Copley Square Messrs. McKim, Mead and White Beacon Street Trustees of City of Board of Directors For

Wallet-Compact Record Book for Tea Trade Sale

Compact wallet sized record book offered by AAPOM & GAY & CO located at 123 State stress. The item is printed for use in tea trade records and daily entries.

Aapom & Gay & CO

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