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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1889

Page

7

Dairies Market Prices for Creamery and Eggs Quoted

Wholesale receivers prices list Western extra creamery to Eastern dairy quotes with ranges from 10 28c for various grades. New York and Chicago markets show quiet demand with steady to lower readings for creamery and dairy products. Eggs and beans prices noted with mixed activity, poultry demand soft but fresh lots saleable, and potatoes and hay markets described as firm or quiet depending on region.

New York Vermont Eastern Western Elgin Chicago Iverpool New Hampshire Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Michigan Canadas Newark California Lima Choice Canada Maine Houlton Hebrons Houlton Burbanks White Stars Hebrons Alote

Market Roundup of Fresh Produce Prices

Trade is quiet with buyers taking advantage of easy prices. Onions range from 75 cents to 275 cents a barrel for Spanish onions. Western onions priced 150 to 175 per barrel, beets 75 cents per box, carrots 40 cents per box, lettuce 50 to 75 cents per dozen, radishes 38 to 40 cents per dozen, turnips 35 cents per box, white cape onions 1 dollar per barrel, parsley 1 dollar per bunch, cabbage 1 dollar per barrel, Savoy cabbage 1 dollar per box, red cabbage 1.25 per barrel, parsnips 50 to 60 cents per box, pumpkins 75 cents per barrel, squash 15 dollars, marrow 20 dollars, Hubbard 25 dollars per ton, celery 2 dollars per box.

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Fruits and Produce Markets Signal Firm Demand for Choice Lots

Wholesale apple prices remain firm for choice lots amid steady demand. Oranges and lemons show ample Florida supply with steady prices. mandarins strong receipts, grape fruit fair supply, tangerines scarce with higher prices. Grapes and Isabellas steady. cranberries scarce for choice grades, common lots dull but plentiful. Capes crates around three dollars per crate.

FROIT Kings Sweets Ben Davis Baldwins Michigan Eastern Tasmans Florida Palermo Messina Malaga Jamaica C E Morrison & Co Lake Keuka

Apple Cable Market Steady At Liverpool Sale

At Liverpool market today demand remained firm with all choice lots selling at old prices.

Apple Cable Liverpool

Apple Exports Reported For Week Ended Dec 14

Exports of mpeter for the week ending December 14, reported by A C Lombard's Sons, list shipments to Boston Ros Am Portland Halifax Liverpool Glasgow London and others totaling 31 721 bbls for the week and 497 808 bbls for the season with Annapolis contributing 11 810 bbls to reach a season total of 23 810 bbls. Last season totals are given as 999 573 bbls.

APPLE Mpeter A C Lombard Boston Ros Portland Halifax Liverpool Glasgow London Annapolis

Fruit Auction Lisa Harris firm sells Florida oranges

H Harris & Co announces an auction Tuesday offering 6560 boxes of Florida oranges and 500 cases of Malaga grapes. The sale highlights a large citrus lot and a substantial grape offering from a single consignor.

H Harris & Co

Steamer Cargo Arrivals For December Departures Noted

The Coventry passed Gibraltar Dec 4 with 400 boxes Messina oranges 6000 boxes Messina lemons 2700 boxes Palermo oranges and 6300 boxes Palermo lemons. The Tordenskjold due Dec 18 with Banes bananas for Seaverns Co. The Marmion due Dec 20 with Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company.

Coventry Gibraltar Messina Palermo Tordenskjold Banes Seaverns & Co Marmion Jamaica Bananas Boston Fruit Company

Receipts Show Strong Demand for Pork and Pork Products

Daily receipts list high volumes of tallow beef pork lard hams bacon and preserved meats with pork products in strong demand. Compared to last year there are notable increases in tallow pork lard and bacon shipments and preserved meals show substantial totals.

Pork Prices Steady as Lard and Ham Markets Hold

Prices for pork products show steadiness with lard firm and hams in fair demand. Rib and some cuts slide lower while hog prices stay level. various pork items list at specific per-pound and per-cwt figures across Chicago New York St Louis and Cincinnati markets.

Kansas City Hog and Cattle Market Summary

Cattle market steady with shipments around 12 000 in Chicago receipts. steer prices near 2 60 to 4 20, stockers and feeders 2 29 to 2 95, Texas cattle about 1 50 to 2 80. Hogs market weak with receipts 24 000. heavy hogs 3 25 to 3 70, mixed 3 45 to 3 65, lights 3 50 to 3 70, ships around 3 43 40. Sheep receipts about 7 600 and 2 000 natives steady at 3 0 to 5 60.

New York Tierces City Continent Chicago St Louis Lara Cincinnati Ares Brighton Choice Brighton Kansas City Texas

Cotton Market Quiet as Prices and Futures Hold Steady

New York reports a quiet cotton market with sales of 43 bales and various grade quotes from uplands to Gulf. Liverpool shows steady prices amid a large list of regional receipts and stocks, while U.S. port totals across Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, and others indicate subdued demand with mid to low middling levels prevailing.

New York Deels Cesseeesse Liverpool Augusta Galveston Continent Coastwise New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Great Britain Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Baltimore Beewee York Cincinnati St Louis Louisville France United States

Sugar and Molasses Market Report With Prices And Receipts

Sugar and molasses markets show quiet to steady activity with mixed receipts. Raw sugars demand steady with several regional price quotes. refined sugars hold at old prices. Molasses receipts small and market quiet with limited sales in New Orleans and commodities trading near unchanged levels.

Cuba Manilas Javas Belmont New York New Orleans Enanty Ponce Reece Barbados

Oil Market Ledger of 1889 Pipe Line Certificates

Financial note covering closing prices and opening times for pipe line certificates on December 14 1889 and December 16 1889. Includes figures for highest and closing percentages, charter shipments, and refined oil prices per gallon.

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Opener Closed Cottonseed Oil Certificates Market Rumors

Peoria reports firm steady whiskey market with prices near 1038 and spirits around 102. St Louis quotes whiskey at 102 with little change. Market remains unchanged in scattered listings as of latest trade.

Peoria St Louis

Turpentine and Petroleum Market Notes

Turpentine closed at 45 45 sc with resin at 12242 125 and tar at 260. Petroleum closed at 7.80c with RSW at 7.50c and cases at 9.70c. Coffee New York Rio is easy and quiet with fair cargoes at 19% sc.

New York Rio

Value of Imports Into Boston and Regions for Week Ending December 13 1889

The report lists import values by region and commodity including Dry goods 46434 and Eggs 281 in Boston and Nova Scotia. Lumber 3122 and Potatoes 8621 in Scotland. many items across Germany Belgium Cuba Haiti Jamaica and others totaling 1 176 024 for grand total. The data shows extensive detailing of goods such as Dry goods Provisions Machinery Paper Stock and Chemicals across multiple regions with notable figures like Dry goods 93 253 in Scotland and Provisions 1 552 Jamaica.

Boston Eng Ind Nova Scotia Scotland Cas Germany Ieee Belgium Java Cuba Ciprias Antwerp Chicago Richards & Sons Houghton & Dutton Pickart & Ruttroff Pacific Mills Littwell & Co Baring Bros & Co B Moors & Co Wood Pulp Bank of British North America Peabody & Whitney London Durham City Milne & Co Lundberg Bacon & Co Moors & Co Kenny Atkins & Co Goodwin & Co Lewis Phelps, Dodge & Co Hayes & Co Stone & Downer Pierce & Co Dame & Co Groom & Co Dennison Mfg Oliver Burr Wadsworth, Howland & Co Wadsworth, Howland & Co—25 Casesj Oilman’s J A Hayes & Co Sheilac Merrill, Dexter & Co S &S Pierce & Co Westhrop & Co F& F King & Co Snow European Express Snow & Co Yarmadlth Yarmouth Hall & Co Clements & Co Batchelder Goss, Doe & Co Bllls & Co American Express Co Cispata Emery & Co Lberton, Pei Bloomfield Winsor & Son

Ocean Freight List of Goods by Multiple Steamers

Shipping records from Glasgow to Liverpool detail cargoes on vessels including Norwegian and Bostonian, listing flour, wheat, cattle, cheese, lard, tobacco, wood, boxes, and various provisions. Additional entries show supplies from Bear River and Sydney for Percy Reed and Alice Phabe, with volumes of flour, cornmeal, herring, mackerel, codfish, shingles, and hides.

Glasgow Scotland Bear River Percy H Reed ST Plerre Mart Moro Castle Sydney Alice Phabe Liverpool Eng Bostonian

Maritime Goods Listed Across Ports and Goods Movements

A compiled inventory shows shipments and storage across ports including Digby Annapolis Port Antonio Rosario Valparaiso Antofagasta Port Hawkesbury Georgetown and other locations. Entries list flour cornmeal lumber petroleum oil lard cotton and various commodities with quantities and packaging.

Digby Annapolis Sarah Port Antonio Jam Rosario Rachel Emery Valparaiso Antofagasta Bruimsa Port Hawkesbury Georgetown

London and Liverpool Market Report of December Prices

Cargoes off the coast show wheat steady and corn quiet as markets await. At Liverpool spot wheat remains steady with light demand and corn firm. prices quoted for winter and spring wheat, club wheat, and mixed American corn. Futures for wheat firmer while corn futures hold steady. Paris and English markets noted as quiet to firm.

London Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California

Boston and Albany R R Schedule Highlights and Connections

Rail ads promote daily vestibuled sleeping and drawing room cars to Cincinnati Chicago and beyond. Connections at Albany link to New York Chicago routes with multiple departure times and routes via Lake Shore Michigan Southern and Pennsylvania lines. Services include breakfast buffet drawing rooms Niagara Falls Detroit and Chicago bound trains and limited express options via Hartford New Haven and New York.

Limited Old State House Washington Street New York Stonington Dedham West Roxbury Readville Ofall River Knewport Fall River Newport Wickford Junction Knew Bedford Pawtucket Breadville Bfaunton Wrentham Central Div NEW Haven & Hart New Springfield Worcester New London Providence Artford N. Y N. E Willimantic Arlor T. Hempstead Gen’ Pasa Cincinnati Chicago Albany New York & Chicago Limited Ghkica

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