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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1889

Page

7

Market Quiet With Hops Receipts In Northern Wheat Market

The market remains dull with six rowed Canada No 1 at 75 to 80 cents, six rowed Canada No 2 at 70 to 75 cents, six rowed State at 70 cents, two rowed State at 60 to 65 cents. Hops receipts today total 17 bales vs 15 last year. Quotations for New York grain include 1889 good to choice at 12 to 14 cents, 1888 at 7 to 11 cents, 1887 common to good nominal at 3 to 6 cents.

Canada Minnesota Wisconsin Canada Superior New York City St Louis Chicago State

Butter and dairy markets show quiet trading and mixed prices

Receipts list butter and dairy commodities with large volumes for butter and cheese and rising eggs. Markets are quiet with weak tone in butter and steady to firm for cheese and eggs, while beans and potatoes show weak demand after January. Prices vary by region and grade with heavy winter stock.

Market Update on Peak Harvest Prices for Vegetables

The market shows soft demand with ample supply and steady pricing. Listed quotes include onions at 75 cents per bush, 225 dollars per 300 pound barrel, Western onions 225 dollars per 275 pound barrel, beets 75 cents per box, carrots 40 cents per box, lettuce 50 cents per dozen, radishes 35 to 40 cents per dozen, turnips 35 cents per box, white cabbage 125 dollars per barrel, savoy and red cabbage priced per barrel or box, parsley 1 dollar per bush, cucumbers and squash with various prices, spinach 50 cents per bush, celery 45 dollars per box.

Fruit market prices for apples oranges lemons and grapes

Receipts are small and demand quiet with stable wholesale prices for apples by variety from Kings to Michigan, Valencia oranges in limited supply at about 4 per case, Malaga and Palermo lemons scarce at 2.50 to 3.66 per box, and Florida grapefruit supply ample with steady demand at 2.25 to 2.00 per count ranges.

Kings Ben Davis Snow Baldwins Michigan Florida

Market Report on Fresh Produce and Nuts Prices

Mandarins scarce with trade at 4 to 5 per box and 2 to 2.50 per half box. Tangerines steady at 6.5 to 6.50 per box and 2.50 to 3.00 per half box. Grapefruit well supplied. trade quiet at 3 per box and 5.6 per barrel. Grapes modest demand with Cavendish 40c per 10 lb basket and pony lots 20–25c. Almeria grapes firm. fancy 10–15 per box, common to good 6–8 per barrel. Cranberries abundant. choice Cape 10–12 per barrel, common 5–8, country 6–9 per barrel. Crate caves ~3–4. Dried apples quiet. evaporated prices by item range 9.5–9.8c, 8.2–9c, 7.4–8c. sundried sliced 4–6c. Peanuts quiet but firm. Va fancy tb 7–7.5c, Va farmers’ marks 4–6c, pecans 6–8c, hickory nuts 60 a bush to 2.

Northern Western Franklin County New York Vermont Eastern Elgin Chicago New Hampshire Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Michigan Canadas Greelieth Bush Newark California Lima Coice Canada Houlton Hebrons Houlton Rose Aroostook Hebrons Aroostook Aroostook rose, 63@65c; Vermont rose and hebrons, 60c; New York Stars Hebrons Jersey Avery Limothy West P Bush Clover West Red Top Almeria Cape City Louis Cincinnati Choice Aes Choice Brighton

Norfolk boat to Boston carries 450 peanut bags and 60 orange boxes

The Norfolk boat due Friday will sail to Boston with 450 bags of peanuts and 60 boxes of oranges. The steamer Napier left Palermo on December 21 carrying 2000 boxes of Messina oranges and 2000 boxes of Messina lemons and an unknown amount of Palermo fruit bound for Boston.

Norfolk Napier Palermo Boston

Fruit Sales Auction Details and Cargo Listing

H Harris and Co will auction 63 bags of Almeria grapes and 329 cases Valencia oranges on Friday. The Cov entry cargo comprises 400 boxes Messina oranges 5640 boxes Messina lemons 3700 boxes Palermo oranges and 6300 boxes Palermo lemons.

H Harris & Co Almeria Coventry

Warm Car Service Shifts Schedules to Waterville

The warm car shipment days to Waterville Maine have changed from Thursday Friday and Saturday to Tuesday Thursday and Friday. This timetable tweak affects the regular transport of goods and may impact local merchants and residents relying on the service.

Waterville Albany West Boston Callanewos

Meat Market Receipts Show Steady Pork Demand and Varying Prices

Receipts list tallow beef pork lard hams and bacon with large year over year contrasts. Pork and pork products show steady demand at firm prices while lard and beef trade weaker in New York Chicago and Cincinnati markets with varied tierces short ribs and tongues quoted and city country prices noted.

Market summaries from hog, cattle and sheep trades across cities

Hog and Castle Markets in Kansas City report dull cattle and weak hogs with steer selling around 320 to 450 and cows 150 to 200. Cincinnati hogs firm with common and light at 3.65, Chicago cattle receipts 13,000 with beeves 2.80 to 2.90, hogs 3.50 to 3.70, sheep steady around 3.50 to 5.40. Texas and Western notes included.

Kansas City Cincinnati Chicago Texas

Oil Market and Cotton Markets Report Closing Prices

The report covers PIPE LINE CERTIFICATES and COTTONSEED OIL CERTIFICATES with openings and closings on December 26 1889. It notes New York cotton sales and futures steady, and lists net receipts shipments stocks for Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis and Louisville with quiet to steady markets and mid price ranges.

Docombefo Sciv Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis Louisville Consolidated

Trade figures show six day net receipts and stocks

Consolidated net receipts for six days reach 203 617 with exports to Great Britain 73 556 and France 16 951 and Continent 48 016. Stock at all United States ports totals 768 339.

Great Britain France Conae United States Continent

Sugar and Molasses Market Report

Sugar receipts today total 672 bags and 34 594 mats, up from 2727 bags last year. Raw sugars are quiet with Cuba refinings at 6 s 54c and various sugars priced, while refined sugars show fair demand with prices for Pulverized 6 7c and Granulated 642 6 1 2c. Molasses receipts include 182 hhds today, with small New Orleans sales at 40 48c and prices for Ponce and Cienfuegos grades.

Cuba New York New Orleans Ponce Cienfuegos Barbados

Whiskey market steadies across major cities

Peoria reports wholesale whiskey at 103 dollars while spirits are 105. Chicago shows a steady 102. St Louis notes whiskey at 102. Cincinnati confirms unchanged whiskey at 102.

Peoria St Louis Cincinnati

Maritime Imports and Exports Ledger of 1889

A dense report from December 26 1889 lists Mediterranean port arrivals Antwerp Yarmouth Iloilo Cenos Ayres Surinam Rio Grande do Sul Georgetown NS and more. It records quantities of soap olive oil tiles marble fruit sugar hides and various cargos aboard steamers and barks including Coventry Cremon Yarmouth Annie Lewis and Clara J Wilbur with detailed consignments.

Coventry Leghorn Weaver & Co James A Hayes Brown Bros Dodo Banker, Torrey & Co Palermo S & J Brown & Co Messina Antwerp Cremon Seligmann John D M Williams John M Threnback Baring Bros & Co Yarmouth Clements John G Hall & Co Whitney, Pousland & Co American Express Co Iloilo James G Pendleton J S Morgan & Co Cenos Ayres Annie Lewis Surinam Eugene Hale van Lerop Rio Grande DO Sul Clara J Wilbur Thomsen & Co Georgetown Mary C Delong & Seaman

Exportes. Dec 26 1889 Scythia cargo report Liverpool

Ocean steamer Scythia cleared Dec 20 at Liverpool carrying diverse goods for export including machinery leather refined wax white wax 28 cases and 7 cases beef 41 350 tbs butter 1 455 bales cotton 161 220 tbs cheese 69 boxes tongues 2 501 sacks flour 1 800 tierces 300 buckets lard 1 case web 679 pkgs leather 56 bags oil cake 3 kegs nickel ore 29 causes organs 70 barrels pork 66 pieces staves 50 birds tallow 230 cases lawn mowers 200 half barrels pork tongues 48 090 ths Canadian cheese 1 cask castings 1 case and paper 12 bales sheetings 10 drills cases bobbins 4 do books 1 do account books 1 case electric goods 1 parcel suk goods personal effects samples 8 boils furs 6 pkgs jewellers sweepings 125 boxes hams 475 boxes bacon and hams 2 257 boxes bacon 66 tierces lard leaf 150 cen 35 tierces lard 84 bolls shooks 4 pkgs machinery.

Liverpool Eng Scythia

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