Meeting of creditors for Francis C. Lord & Co. at Tremont House
The creditors meeting at 85 Boylston Street and Tremont House was chaired by Augustus Russ with William Potter Jr. as secretary. Liabilities total 42,666.25 including accounts and notes. Nominal assets total 20,930.03 as the committee advised an assignment for the benefit of creditors. Potter to be the assignee and wind up the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis C. Lord
Boylston Street
Francis C. Lord & Co
Tremont House
Augustus Russ
William Potter, Jr
Henry Atkins & Co
John J. McNutt
Mr. Lord
Lord
Potter
Markets Unchanged Quiet Week as Grocers Report Trade
The grocery market shows a generally quiet week across many lines with steady to firm tones in coffee, sugar, and molasses. Demand for coffee rises amid tight Maracaibo and Mocha supplies, while sugar and tea markets stay largely stable though refined sugars remain firm and molasses dull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maracaibos
New York
Java
Grain markets weaken as wheat slips on imports and weather
In Chicago Saturday speculative grain markets showed weakness across wheat corn and oats. Wheat traded around 97 44 cents then fell to 96 4 cents as a large local seller pushed prices down amid reports of higher French and Spanish import duties and smaller visible supply declines. Weather snow covered the winter belt and clearances from coasts fell versus last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
France
Spain
Messrs Gilman
The Provisions Market Showed Mixed Movement Across Commodities
The Chicago market opened steady but fell with wheat and corn, hogs strong with 40,000 foreseen for Monday, and a general view that weak spots are buy opportunities. Beef, pork, tongues and bacon prices held firm or eased slightly amid receipts and demand. fresh beet quotes showed quiet trade with ample supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Choice
Hinds
Chicago Hog Market News and Price Ranges
Market report shows prices easing across regions with receipts today totaling about 23 000 and yesterday 13 941. Beasts priced light to heavy vary by region with hogs sold near 220 to 365 dollars, cattle receipts around 2 500 and markets quiet in St Louis and Cincinnati with hogs around 320 to 415 dollars in assorted categories. Kansas City cattle and hog listings include steady to firm prices across steers and stocks with hogs at 315 to 375 dollars and sheep at 340 to 385 dollars per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
St Louis
Cincinnati
Kansas City
The Produce Trade and Market Prices Report
Saturday receipts realigned markets for butter cheese eggs beans hay straw and potatoes with prixes worldwide. Butter prices show inactivity with Western creamery extras at 27 28 cents and New York at 26 29 cents. cheese remains steady as buyers hold. eggs firm with New York 28 cents and Chicago quiet. beans weak with mixed hand picked and screened varieties. poultry receipts large and prices soft with Northern early quote at 15 cents outside for best. quail rabbits venison and game items price ranges noted. hay and straw steady to modestly higher with regional variations. potatoes firm with Houlton Hebron and Aroostook lots listed. Jerseys Virginias and New Brunswick varieties cited with price ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
New Hampshire
Vermont
Choice Michigan
Choice
California
North
Lucerne
Houlton
Hebrons
Aroostook
Prince Edward Island
Dakota
Market Prices Steady with Small Variations Across Produce
The general market remains steady with few price changes. Onions range from 3.75 to 4.75 per barrel, carrots 0.75 per bush, beets 0.60 to 0.70 per bush, lettuce 0.50 to 0.60 per dot, turnips and other greens cited with varied figures, pumpkins and squash at 1.50 per barrel, cucumbers 0.10 to 0.15 each, and Florida string beans at 2.50 per 9 date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valencia
Ohio
St Andrews
White Cape
Florida
Florida Fruits Market Report in Saturday Receipts and Prices
The Green Fruit Trade notes orange receipts at 1518 boxes, up from 150 last year, with bright counts $250 per box, 150 counts $350, 176–200 counts $350 to $400, and russets $250 per 300 boxes. Navel oranges $4 to $5 per box. grapefruit $5 to $6 per barrel. tangerines and mandarins listed. Mediterranean fruit prices include Palermo lemons and oranges, and Messina lemons and oranges with various box prices. Apples reported no receipts. Portland shipped 2800 barrels last week. market steady with firm tone and quotes for various apple types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Palermo
Messina
Valencia
Portland
Russell
Greenings
Ben Davis
Massachusetts
Baldwins
Maine
New Hampshire
Hubbardstons
Market prices and receipts for fruit and goods Sunday report
The column lists sweets prices per unit, Tallman sweets and Black Oxfords, Gilliflowers, Northern Spies, Maine and New Hampshire No 2 apples with varied rates. Cranberries receipts six crates, Cape Cod berries selling at 12, fair 9, Almeria Grapes quiet, Concords Niagaras and other grape baskets with multiple price quotes. Pineapples Havana red pines sold 18 to 26 5c per range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallman
Gilliflowers
Northern Spies
Maine
New Hampshire
Cape Cod
Almeria
Concords
Vergennes
Niagaras
Salems
Dianas
Catawbas
Havana
Steamers deliver varied citrus and other produce
The Tyndale arrived with 2400 Messina orange boxes 4700 Messina lemon boxes 6200 Palermo orange boxes 7000 Palermo lemon boxes 427 Catania orange boxes and 3014 Catania lemon boxes. Peconic passed Gibraltar Dec 22 with 10750 orange boxes and 14000 lemon boxes for Boston. Edwin carries 2900 Messina orange boxes and 1300 Messina lemon boxes for Boston. Ethelred due next Wednesday from Port Antonio with bananas. Savannah boat due today with 6190 orange boxes. Norfolk boat due today with 300 peanut bags and 6500 orange boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyndale
Messina
Palermo
Catania
Peconic
Gibraltar
Boston
Edwin
Ethelred
Port Antonio
Savannah
Norfolk
Market report on fruit and nut prices and rates
The market shows quiet activity across fruits nuts and dried goods. Figs citron dates and nuts display varied prices with quotes for shellbarks coconuts almonds and raisins. popcorn rice corn and miscellaneous items listed with quality based ranges and per bush or per box figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Bush
Virginia
Naples
Grenobles
Sicily
Princess
Alberines
Jordans
Alicantes
Valencias
California
London
Malaga
The Cotton Markets Quiet With Declining New York Options
The cotton market showed a quiet week with no Liverpool trading for three days. New York option market declined and Saturday closed quiet and easy with 34 200 bales sold. Spot market dull with middling uplands at 93 16c and 77 bales sold. stock 87 689 bales. Futures opened and closed variously with Dec 27 8 80c, Jan 9 00c, Feb 9 00c, Mar 9 16c, Apr 9 30c, May 9 41c, Aug 9 59c, Sep 9 48c. Other markets listed as quiet to dull. Consolidated receipts 45 172. exports to Great Britain 23 888. to France 11 208. to Continent 5 740. total stock at US ports 61 832.
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New York
Rio
London
Exchange
Havre
Brazil
United States
Europe
New Orleans
Porto Rico
Choice
Barbados
Mayaguez
Arroyo
Cheney & Co
Illinois
Messrs. Farnum, Reardon & Co
Chicago
St Louis
Minneapolis
No 1 Northern
Milwaukee
Duluth
Peoria
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Canada
Esas
Liverpool
Asceserces Eves
Januatys Cvs Ae Ce
Csceccesececes
Marchescc Cscs Deecisueae
Augusta
Mia
Galveston
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Louisville
Great Britain
France
Continent
Goods in trade consignments list from Souris PEI region
A lengthy ledger style list records assorted consignments and shipments to and from merchants and firms. Items include textiles, saddlery, casks, potatoes, wine, earthenware, soap, rope, leather, paper stock, and canned goods. Several named firms appear with quantities such as casks, bales, boxes, and cases. Also noted are regional cargoes for Souris and Beaman/Boys firms and the steamer Coila voyage returning with mackerel and other fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Moors & Co
Otis
Manila
George C Rockwell
Beaman Bros & Co
McKeever & Tiall
Chapin Bros
Exports Dec 28 1890 Halifax to Liverpool and beyond
A long list of ship cargo exports dated December 28 1890 includes Halifax NS goods such as hardware, steam pump components, church bell, marble, oils, meats, and farm products loaded on ships bound for ports like Port au Prince Hayti St John NB North Sydney NS and Liverpool Eng. Items cover diverse categories from millinery to bricks to beets and beef with multiple vessels named including Donzella Nellie Waters and Virginian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Port-Au-Prince
Hayti
Solario
Vogler’s Cove
Donzella
ST John
North Sydney
Souris. Pei
Maggie Alice
Port
Steamer Borderer
Antwerp
Bel
New York
de Ruyter
London
Eng
Stockholm City
Liverpool
Virginian
Print Cloth Markets Report Quiet in Fall River and Providence
Fall River reports weekly production 176000 pieces deliveries 174000 stock 583000 sales 166000 spots 21000 futures 145000 with prices 8c for 64x64s and 2% for 60x56s. Providence notes dull market with weekly sales 18700 64x64s extra spots at 3c plus 17000 64x64s delivery February March at 3c and 2000 56x60s spots at 2 1/2c. Manufacturers hold 282000 pieces 64x64s and 24000 pieces 56x60s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Providence
Sugar and Molasses Market in Havana Quiet After Concessions
The Havana sugar market shows inactivity as most holders seek higher prices. Muscovado refining at 85 to 90 polarization, other grades at 92 to 96. Warehouses hold 271,000 bags and 100 hirds across Havana and Matanzas. Receipts 7,500 bags. exports 15,500 bags and 39 hiids with 10,600 bags sent to the United States. Freights quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Matanzas
United States
PIPE LINE CERTIFICATES AND COTTONSEED OIL NOTES
CF W Prescott & Co presents closing and opening times for certificates at 54 Devonshire Street with Dec 26 and 27 1889 dates. Includes crude runs, shipments, and refinery figures, with prices noted for refined oil at 7.35 cents per gallon and a detailed ledger of openings, closings, and averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Androscoggin Mills
Bliss, Fabyan & Co
Summer Street
Boston
Geo. F. Fabyan
Prescott & Co
Devonshire Street
Retin
Rees
Harvers
Market quotes steady on Chicago St Louis and Cincinnati
The Chicago St Louis and Cincinnati markets hold firm at 114 with Joan whiskey steady at 115, and spirits a LT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Joan
Turpentine and Petroleum Prices Reported in New York
Turpentine closed at 38 percent with resin at 145 147 percent and tar at 260. Petroleum closed at 7 cents with ASW at 7.35 cents and cases at 9.35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turpentine and Petroleum
New York
Imports 1890 Kansas Brown Bros ship cargoes to Liverpool
The Kansas arrived at Liverpool on December 28 1890 consigning wool hides coal and various goods. Cargoes include 383 bales wool 44 packages steel 200 caustic soda drains earthenware hides tin plates and woollen laid cloth among others. Multiple firms such as Jere Abbott Co Thomas & Co and Brown Bros & Co are listed as shippers and consignees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Eng
Kansas
Brown Bros & Co
Jere Abbott & Co
Thomas & Coa
Baring Bros & Co
E & F King & Co
Jones, MecDuaffee & Stratton
Thomas Groom & Co
Congdon, Carpenter & Co
J B
Moors & Co
Smith & Hore
B Crocker
I’ Lovell Arms Co
Brigham
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R. L. Day & CO
The
Boston Stock Exchange
Adimr
Old Boston
Ft. Payne Coal & Iron Co
Bank of Redemption
Losten Nat
Manufacturers
North Nat
Market Bank of
Brighton
Merrimack
Boston Belting Co
Boston & Albany RR
Putnam Nail Co
Wakefield Rattan Co
Boston Cab Co
Winner Investment Co
Lynne
Boston Horse RR
Cedar Rauids & Mo. River RR
New Hampshire Trust Co
Manchester
Tional Mtge. & Deb. Co
Austin City RR. Co
Gainesville St. Ry. Co
Gainesville Town & Improvement Co
Francis Henshaw & CO
Congress Street
Corner Exchange Place
Ednesday
Lawrence N. Bank
Blvclucy Sveraine
Merrimack Man. Co
Amory Man. Co
Portsmouth, Gt
Falls & Conway RR
Eastern Rand
Fitchburg RR
Pfd
Pueblo Smelting & Refining Co
T. Fairbanks Co
Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co
Old Colony
Oregon Ky
Nav. Co. Coll. Trust
Ellis Co
Admi
Boston & Maine RR. Co
State N. Bank
Old Boston N. BR
Merchants’ N. Bank
Northern RR. Co
Boston Marine Insurance CO
Thos. H. Lord
TE Tmomson
Moulton Electric Company
Thomson- Houston Electric Company
Board of Directors
U. A. Coffin
Fi Pchurg Railroad Company
Troy and Boston Railroad Company
Daniel A. Gleason
Water Street
Ym. L. Candler
Cheshmire RR
Cheshire Railroad Company
Fitchburg Railroad Company
NEW England Mortgage Security CO
P. R. Sherman
Treas
Poleblo Smelting & Refining Company
Mason Building
Kilby Street
Edward H. Mason
Loston
State St
J. B. Russell
Will
Salvation Oil
Dr. Bull
Padang
Santos
Java Timor
Pale
Brown
Ankola
Ayerbangies
Marscaibos
Jamaica
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Mocha
Licht
Cuba
Japan
Amoy
Superior
Formosa
Singapore
Zanzibar
Amboyna
Canton
Cassia
Batavia Cassia
Saigon Cassia
Calcutta
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
State Street
Pawnee
Fiske’s Wharf
Macon
Lewis Wharf
Snow & CO
Fulton St
Massachl
Suffolk
Supreme Judicial Court
J. W. Woodbury CO
Salem
County of
Essex
Commonwealth
J. W. Woodbury
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Boston Post
Salem Evening News
John Noble
C. H. Cooper
Yomadnweauta
Stoughton
Charles P. Walker
Weymouth
C. P. Walker & Co
Dedham
Abram C. Paul
Lowell M. Maxham
Thomas J. Olys
Financiarn
American Midland Railway
Chicaco
New York Central
Kew
Amt
Joel Hayden & CO
New England
Wisconsin Central RR
Wisconsin Central Railroad Company
John A. Stewart
Edwin H. Abbot
Wisconsin Central Company
Wall Street
Cotsy, Anper & Hoyt
Bunda
A& Lake Winnebago KR. R. Co
Mortenage
Milwaukee & Lake Winnebago KR. R. Ge
Henry F. Spencer
Duatn
John Jefferies & Sonb
Devenoshire Street
Probate Aotices
Middleseax
Lucy FE. Parker
Medford
Benjamin F. Parker
Harry Spencer
Harry Spencer Parker
Lucy E. Parker
Middlesex
Cambridge
George M. Brooks
Esquire
J. H. Tyler
Register
Mary J. Ellis
William I. Bowditch
Elizabeth M. Copeland
Commonwealth OF Massaceho
SETI
Sarah Taylor
Milton
Charles A. Welch
Cohasset
Wedhaim
George Wire
Sale Court
Jonathan Cobb
Cor Monwralwte
Frank C. Warren
Brookline
of Norfolk
Grover Waite
Tolice
Sarah E. Hayes
Edwin F. Cummings
Admr
Totlce
John Lindsey Webster
Augustus Thompson Jenkins
Caroline Holz
Jabeza, Sawyer
Thomas Davis
Andrew Paul
Ellen M. Davis
George H. Houghton
Charles J. Schumacher
County of Suffolk
Oscar Bb
Movey
Clarance P. Weston
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