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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1889

Page

7

Fish Market Mayhem and Merry Christmas Trade Forecast

March shipments show fair fish trade with Christmas expectations. Shore fishermen report scarcity feeding the local market while vessels sail for Newfoundland awaiting frozen herring arrivals. large lists of codfish, halibut, haddock, pollock, hake and other species with varied prices and box and cask rates across regional markets.

Newfoundland Haddock Shore Nova Scotia Labrador Bay of Islands Eastport California Halifax Georges Halbut the Bank

Wool Sales in Londonoffering 10529 Bales at London Market

London wool sales report total offerings of 10 529 bales with fair attendance and spirited bidding. Victoria and New South Wales led with scoured and greasy lots, prices quoted in shillings and pence for scoured locks and pieces. Queensland New Zealand Cape of Good Hope and Natal also sold substantial quantities with varied scoured and greasy lots and end prices noted.

London Victoria New South Wales Queensland New Zealand Cape of Good Hope Natal

Barley Market Sees Improved Receipts But Poor Quality

Receipts in barley markets grow and inquiry improves while grain quality remains poor with stained samples. Canada barley preferred over Western, with little No 1 Canada available. A sale of 20,000 bush No 2 six rowed Canada sold at 63c delivered in Boston.

Canada Boston

Grain Prices and Receipts Across Markets

The report lists carload grain quotations and flour receipts for today at John E. Welsh Flour at 206 State Street. It covers No 2 hard spring wheat to No 3 white oats, mixed corn to steamer yellow corn, and oats. notes 4736 bbls flour receipts and quiet demand with some dealers asking 10c more. New York and Chicago prices and receipts show varied activity and firmer tones across wheat and corn futures.

Minnesota Wisconsin Canada New St Louis Chicago New York

Market Prices and Receipts for Barley and Related Goods

Barley receipts today 5750 bush vs last year 5890 bush. Six-rowed Canada No 1 65 6 8c, No 2 60 65c. Six-rowed State 58 60c, two-rowed State 55 58c. Millfeed receipts today 82 tons, last car 273 tons. Sack spring 14 50 ton, sack winter 15 50 16 76p ton, Michigan bran 15 25, muddlings 15 50 18 50p ton. Cottonseed meal receipts today 720 bush, none last year. Market very quiet, new meal 23 50 24 00 ton. December shipment. Mail receipts today none. last year 4610 bush. Six-rowed Canada No 1 76 80c, No 2 70 75c, canoe State 70c, two-rowed State 60 65c. Hops receipts today none. market dull. New York six-rowed Canada 1889 12 14c, 1888 7 1ic, 1887 3 6c.

Canada Michigan Cadey New York

Market Report Shows Steady Prices Across Dairy Goods

Receipts today list butter 4327 pkgs 406 boxes oleo 178 pkgs cheese 2173 boxes eggs 1282 cases beans 123 bols potatoes 45 cars sweet potatoes 441 bols hay 38 cars straw 4 cars. Butter prices firm for fine trades with common stock plentiful. New York Chicago and Liverpool markets show steady to firm quotations across creamery butter cheese eggs and beans with varied regional rates and ample supply.

New York Vermont Chicago Western Liverpool Americas New Hampshire Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Michigan Canadas York California Lima Choice Canada Aroostook Rose Vermont Rose Hebrons Urbanks White Stars Clear Nova

Market Report On Vegetables And Produce Prices

Trade is quiet with steady prices for onions beets carrots lettuce radishes turnips cabbage and more. Listed per bush box or crate, items include Gynt onions 75 cents, Spanish onions 1 dollar, white cape 1.26 per barrel, Hubbard 25 dollars per ton, celery 2 dollars per 4 pecks, and pumpkins 75 cents per barrel. See reference for details.

White Cape St Andrews Bush

Fruit prices and market report for apples and citrus

Wholesale apple prices for choice lots top at Kings sweets 3 50 and Michigan Talman 3 00. Oranges and lemons show fair demand with Florida fruit steady to slow, mandarins scarce at 4 per box and tangerines at 6 to 7 per box. Grapes and cranberries offer steady and limited supply with Isabellas 0 35, Catawbas 0 45, Cape Cod cranberries at 5 to 10 per barrel.

Kings Sweets Estern Ben Davis Greenings Snow Baldwins Michigan Greenings Michigan Talman Sweets Malaga Jamaica Almeria Cape Cod

Steamer Coventry Arrives After Gibraltar Passage

The steamer Coventry passed Gibraltar and is heading toward port with expected arrival within days. Crew reports smooth voyage and no incidents amid calm seas and clear weather along the route.

Fruit shipments from Palermo and Messina to Boston and Seaverns

The report lists shipments: 400 boxes Messina oranges, 6000 Messina lemons, 2700 Palermo oranges, 6300 Palermo lemons. The steamer Howick sailed from Palermo on Nov 27 with 20000 boxes mixed fruit for Boston. Steamer Tordenskjold due about Dec 18 with Banes bananas for Seaverns Co. Napier loading at Palermo, due to clear for Boston early next week. Savannah boat due Monday with 6100 boxes oranges.

Messina Palermo Howick Boston Tordenskjold Banes Seaverns & Co Napier Savannah

Fruit Sales Auction Planned by Harris & Co

Harris and Company will auction 4100 boxes of Florida oranges on Tuesday.

H Harris & Co

Apple Cable Sale Active at Firm Prices in Liverpool

Liverpool December 6 At today's sale the demand was active at firm prices with sales reported at 12 16s.

APPLE Liverpool

Provisions Market Report and Receipts Across Cities

Receipts today show tallow 79 packages beef 80 barrels pork 13 barrels lard 827 packages hams 18 barrels 70 tierces preserved meats 11 cases bacon 902 boxes. New York tallow weak city 2 dollars per pound, country 47 16 4 cents. Pork firm. lard firmer. dry salted shoulders and short clear sides quoted in multiple cities. Cincinnati and St Louis note mixed movements with pork, lard, and meats steady or quiet.

Ana Elas New York Tierces Western Steam Continent Cincinnati St Louis

Hog and cattle markets report Kansas City and Chicago

Kansas City cattle firm with steers at 3 12 to 5 60 and cows 1 50 to 2 32. hogs lower with heavies 3 60 to 3 74. sheep steady at 3 15 to 4 75. Cincinnati hog market active at 3 80. Chicago receipts 10 000 cattle dull at 2 85 to 5 60. hogs 27 000 with heavies 3 50 to 3 85. sheep 7 000 strong with natives 3 5 to 4 0 and lambs 5 35.

Kansas City Cincinnati Chicago Texas

Cotton Markets See Steady New York and Liverpool Quotation

New York cotton is steady with uplands quoted around 7½ to 10½ cents and mixed futures. Liverpool markets close steady as American receipts reach over 259 thousand bales, with exports to Britain and France sizable and stocks reported across multiple ports including New Orleans and Savannah.

New York Canada Liverpool Jsuneg Eeee Eee Liverpool Exchange Augusta Galveston France New Orleans Great Britain Continent Coastwise Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Balitimore Britain Cincinnati St Louis Louisville United States

Sugar and Molasses Market Report

Sugar receipts today total 260 bbls 245 bags and 297 mats with last year figures. Raw sugars remain firm and sales steady with Cuba refined and Java indices quoted. refined sugars steady with solid demand. Molasses receipts include 88 bbls 69 hhds and 82 punch with New Orleans small arrivals and prices 38 to 40c per gallon. New York market remains steady.

Cuba Belmont New York New Orleans Ponce Cienfuegos Barbados

Whiskey markets hold steady across cities at $102-$103

Peoria reports a firm quiet market for whiskey at 103 dollars with spirits at a similar level. St Louis notes whiskey selling at 102 dollars. Cincinnati confirms the market unchanged for whiskey at 102 dollars.

Peoria Y . Eiegen St Louis Cincinnati

Turpentine and Petroleum Prices in New York Market

Turpentine closed at 45 cents per gallon while rosin traded at 110 dollars per ton in New York market activity. The report notes mixed commodity movement with standouts in solvent and resin prices.

Turpentine and Petroleum New York Turpentine Rosin

Market Report Notes Mixed Commodity Prices and Steady Coffees

Prices show 115 and tar at 250, petroleum at 7.80 cents, RSW at 7.50 cents and cases at 9.70 cents. Coffee from New York to Rio remains steadier with fair cargoes quoted at 19 4 cents.

New York Rio

Trade goods and supplies listed for Windsor Harborville Yarmouth and more

Shipping entries detail cargoes at Windsor and Harborville. Wheat flour cornmeal lard cranberries and oilcake move to Bear River Yarmouth Annapolis and Sydney with steamer Yarmouth and Rover also listed alongside quantities in barrels bags and boxes.

Windsor and Harborville Kessie Carson Bear River Norris Yarmouth Annapolis Florence Christine Sydney Sch Rover

Foreign markets report steady wheat and soft corn

Paris markets show quiet January wheat and firm French markets as December grain holds at modest gains. London cargoes firm but inactive with wheat and corn steady. Liverpools notes keep wheat weaker amid cold damp weather. arrivals at Liverpool total 248 000 centals with 94 000 American. Prices for wheat futures ease while mixed American corn and peas hold firm. English country markets broadly firmer with mixed corn at 4s 11 4d latest.

Paris London Mark Lane Iverpool California

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