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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1890
Page
7
Prices on advanced goods remain in place with some items rising up to 60 cents per case. Women's goods also up with price gains. Factories report strong business and movement of goods remains large. Spring lines held back until hides and leathers settle. More buyers arriving. lodging arranged for visitors for the Grand Army celebration.
Market for foreign dry hides remains strong with Buenos Ayres and Montevideo lots sold at low quotes. Western buff hides firm at 8%1c near points and 744 7 12c for other types. New England Southern hides show solid demand as prices hold.
Market reports today show 1700 barrels and 4445 sacks of wheat flour and 1550 barrels of cornmeal moved. Flour prices firm with advances on winter wheat, top brands held at 5 75 to 6 00 per barrel for patent and winter mixes, with export grades quoted higher. Cornmeal demand steady, barrel meal at 2 45 to 3 20 per barrel for quality, oats and Graham flour showing varied activity.
Grain receipts total 6 800 bush corn 2 410 bush wheat 16 810 bush oats 650 bush rye 126 tons millseed 100 bush malt. Inspections 10 cars No 2 hard spring wheat 6 cars No 2 spring wheat 22 cars No 2 mixed sail corn 7 cars steamer yellow corn 1 car steamer corn 16 cars No 2 white oats 1 car No 8 white oats 1 car nograde rye. Total 64 cars: 16 wheat 30 corn 17 oats 1 rye. Western markets firmer, corn and oats higher. Limited corn offerings. steamer yellow held at 63c. Oats demand good. No 2 white not sold, bids 47c, 48c asked. track sales 46c. Clipped oats 49c, 50c asked. No 3 white 46c. Malt wet at 72 75c for six-row Canada. Millfeed steady. sack spring bran 17 75 18 25 per ton. Winter 18 50 19 00. middlings 19 50 22 00 per ton. Cottonseed meal small demand 25 50 to arrive.
A detailed Chicago wholesale market summary lists current receipts and prices for butter, oleo, cheese, eggs, beans, potatoes, sweet potatoes, hay, straw, poultry, and truck goods. Notes include butter firmness for fine grades, creameries and regional price ranges, market activity for cheese and eggs, and price bands for beans, hay, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and various vegetables and onions.
Native and Rhode Island vegetables and fruits show varied prices across markets with tomatos cucumbers and peppers in baskets and crates. Mediterranean fruits including lemons and oranges fetch high auction prices as supply tightens. raspberries cantaloupes and apples quote steady demand with several regional varieties and pack sizes listed.
The Marmion brings Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. Flamborough arrives Friday with Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. Banes due with Banes bananas for Seaverus & Co. Dana arrives Saturday with Port Naranjo bananas to W W & C R Noyes. Gwent due Monday with Baracoa bananas for W W & C R Noyes. The Norfolk boat arrives Friday carrying 1000 pkgs apples 190 pkgs cantaloupes 2000 pkgs grapes 160 bb ls potatoes 400 pkgs squash 100 bags peanuts and 2500 melons.
The day’s receipts show tallow 38 pkgs, pork 400 bbls, lard 1448 pkgs, hams 29 bbls, preserved meats 2235 cases, bacon 1415 boxes. Pork market steady with ample supply. long and short cuts 12.75 to 13.00, backs 8.13, tongues 18, extra prime 11.60, prime mess 12.50, fresh ribs 9.42, sausages and lard quoted. beef market dull but well supplied with prices for prime steers 6.64 to 7.0, common 6.42-6.75, chucks 4-4.4, loins 12-14, rounds 6.42-7. The meat trade overall steady, with Western lambs at 9-11c and Eastern 10-12c, various cuts at quoted ranges.
New York cotton is firm with uplands values quoted in the 10.15 to 12.4 cent range, futures opening quiet and closing easier. Liverpool market firm at 66 11-16d for middling uplands, with 8,000 bales sold and 11,000 bales received. futures opened firm and closed steady, with several calendar spreads and weekly totals noted.
Heavy buying in wheat today for both long and short accounts, with short interest still sizable. potential for further advance. Corn holds its advance amid drought, with bulls confident of gains. advance in corn lifts provisions.
The report lists closing futures for Wheat, Corn, and Oats in New York and St Louis with bids and asks for August to May contracts. It also shows Minneapolis and Duluth wheat prices, plus Milwaukee cash quotes. Sugar and molasses markets are described with current demand, wholesale prices, and regional grades and tests.
Brief notes list arrivals in Ware Town area including Watertown and Righton with local eateries and shopping mentions. Indicates events this week and references last week and one year ago for context.
The market report notes heavy last week exports reducing expected returns. Cattle quoted low with limited sea transport, Kangus the sole ship recent days carrying 714 cattle by Nathaway, 110 by Gould, 100 by Rollinger. Sheep and lamb trade falters amid poor weather and weak demand. Good lambs fetch modest prices. several dealers report small lots and varying averages. Maine cattle supplies rise with more milch cows and springers changing hands. fat cattle expected to hold value. Libby and Son report largest mulch cow sale in a year, with 100 head offered and partial bargains finalized. springers sold at solid prices.
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