Markets Report Declines and Mixed Closes Across Sectors
The page shows mixed stock activity with Pacific Mail and Pullman Palace strong in opening quotes, while Can. Gas and American Oil swing. Mining names include Crown Point and Homestake with modest gains, and several bonds and railroad issues list closing figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Oregon
Nape Eye Pacific Mail
Pullman Pal
Pihia W. Union
Tenn. C. & I
Tis
D.& RG
G. Bs.aere
St. L&sf
Sros. Sane
T. G
Tex. P. L. G. Mut.Unionés
Tr. Rec
N.d. C. Int
Tex. Prp. RG N. P
U. Pac
N. W
W. Shore
Fl Cristo
Wy Lye
Quicksilver
Gould &Curry
Pref
S. Nevada
Homestake
Yellow Jacket
Financial Market Update from London and Paris
At 2 p.m. Consols quoted 96 15 16 for money and 97 1 16 for the account. Erie 27 34, Mexican ordinary 41, St Paul 72, New York Central 111 1 4, Pennsylvania 54 7. Rate on short bills 4 1 4 percent. Paris rents at 87 francs 75 centimes. Bank of England bullion drawn today £18000 on balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Erie
Ilinois Central
St. Paul
New York
Paris
Bank of England
Commercial Market Ledger Shows Broad Steady Tones
The report lists numerous commodities with steady to dull activity including flour corn oats rye and barley. Trade in pork products and Almeria grapes shows strength while apples remain in fair demand and oranges and lemons stay quiet.
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Almeria
Fall River Print Cloth Market Week Report
In Fall River, production reached 150000 pieces with deliveries at 151000 and stock at 35000. sales total 64000 with spot 27000 and future 37000 at 39 16 cents for 64x64s and 3 3/8 cents for 66x56s. Market firm and steady. Providence market very quiet with cash offers at 34 2/ for spots and futures to April, manufacturers holding at 39 16 cents. Weekly sales include 3000 spots at cash 39 16, 4000 private terms, 6000 January delivery at 34 2, 2000 56x60s for January/February at 3 cents, total 15000. Stock stands at 290000 64x14s and no 56x60s.
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Fall River
Providence
Wheat and grain futures at Chicago open lower on light demand
Chicago market notes light offerings with a small visible supply drop and bullish mood fading near close. Wheat prices show weakness after an opening low with December at 85. sc and May near 89. c. Corn oats and pork futures hold steady with slight shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Farnum, Reardon & Co
Boston
Northwest
Hutchinson
W.cat
Pork— Wert Ag
New York
St Louis
Minneapolis
The Metal Trade Market Holds Firm Across Regions
A steady iron and steel market persists with firm demand and mixed sentiment. Buyers in the West show more confidence than those in the East, while large users hold back or place partial orders for the first quarter. Shipping port prices are quoted for various grades, with regional differences and expectations of further price advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray Forge
Boston
Iron and steel markets show firm prices and rising demand
The outlook remains favorable with no push to lower prices. Steel rails demand is good earnestly, with quotes around 35 to 37 per ton at Eastern and Western mills and possible 34 in the East. Billets slabs and rods stay strong while copper and tin plate markets hold steady amid firm London and Western trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern
Western
Philadelphia Record
Lake
London
Sugar and commodity markets show nominal activity across items
The sugar market remains nominal with little demand for raw sugar and refiners avoiding new imports. Beet and Cuba crop offerings draw no bids while refined prices stay steady. Coffee and other commodities show muted trading, with Rio stocks and receipts steady, and exports projected to outpace 1889.
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Cuba
London
New York
M Licht
Spreckels
Boston
New Orleans
Rio
Brazil
Havre
Hamburg
Santos
Europe
United States
Maracaibos
Jamaica
America
Canton Cassia
Singapore
Zanzibar
Amboyna
China
Flour and Grain Prices and Markets Report
John E. Welsh notes carload grain prices and today’s inspections. Flour receipts total 2995 bbls and 1850 sacks, with mixed opinions on demand and price stability. Prices quoted include fine to patent grades and export options, while New York and St Louis markets show dull activity and quiet shipments.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Canada Superior
Canada
New York
City
St Louis
Chicago
Market Says Wheat and Grains Hold Steady Across Cities
Mixed grain notices show dull or steady tone in New York Chicago and St Louis markets. Receipts and exports variably rise or fall while No 2 red, No 2 spring and No 2 white prices stay within narrow ranges. Oats, rye, barley and malt quotes inch or hold, with export demand and lighter offerings noted for some grades.
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New York
Chicago
St Louis
Louis
Graham
Canada
Michigan
New_York
Market Report Details for Butter Eggs and Dairy Prices
Receipts today show butter 386 pkgs 10 boxes oleo 320 pkgs cheese 771 boxes eggs 633 cases beans 180 bbls potatoes 10 cars sweet potatoes 1 bbl hay 31 cars straw 5 cars. Last year butter 256 pkgs 36 boxes etc with dairy demand mixed and prices steady to firm across regions New York Liverpool and Eastern markets.
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New York
Vermont
Eastern
Western
Elgin
Liverpool
New Hampshire
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Michigan
Canadas
Newark
California
Lima
Choice Canada
Houlton Hebrons
Houlton Rose
Aroostook Hebrons
Aroostook Rose
Vermont Rose
Hebrons
Burbanks
White Stars
Western Clear
Jersey
East
Market Quotes for Agricultural Goods
The report lists prices for several items including fine and rye straw and oat straw with bid ranges from $8 to $17. Demand is described as quiet with most lots in pot supply. Prices are steady and unchanged.
Fruit price report shows steady demand for choice lots
Wholesale fruit market remains well supplied with steady demand for Kings sweets and Michigan greenings. Valencia oranges in larger supply. alermo and Messina oranges ample. Florida oranges abundant with steady rates for various counts. mandarins and tangerines mixed, grape fruit quiet. grapes and Almeria lots firm. dried apples quiet with steady Evaporated ranges. peanuts pecans and hickory nuts priced and stable.
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Kings
Ben Davis
Baldwins
Michigan
Valencia
Florida
Almeria
Fancy Pub
Steamer Arrivals and Cargoes From Palermo and Messina
The Napier sailed from Palermo on December 21 with 12 000 boxes of oranges and 6500 boxes of lemons for Messina and Palermo. The Savannah boat due Monday carries 3370 boxes of oranges. Marengo arrived with 1500 sacks of Magnum potatoes for Snow & Co. Bulgarian due with 300 sacks Scotch marl for Curtis & Co and 350 sacks for C Lawrence & Co. Lake Huron due with 408 cases Valencia oranges for AS & J Brown and 250 cases for Snow & Co. Norfolk boat due Monday carries 200 boxes oranges and 60 barrels truck.
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Napier
Palermo
Messina
Marengo
Snow & Co
Curtis & Co
C Lawrence & Co
Lake Huron
AS & J Brown
Norfolk
Fruit Auction Listings
Snow and Co will auction 1200 boxes Florida oranges 700 cases Valencia oranges and 200 boxes Almeria grapes on Monday. H Harms and Co will auction 1500 boxes Florida oranges on Tuesday.
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Snow & Co
Almeria
H Harms & Co
Market Dairy and Meat Receipts Show Varied Demand Across Regions
Receipts today list tallow 156 pkgs beef 1 bbl pork 32 bbls lard 991 pkgs hams 4 bbls bacon 888 boxes. last year similar totals show shifts in lard and pork. General market steady with good export demand. quoted prices span pork cuts 12.50 to 13.00 per unit, lard 6.4 to 7.0c, bacon 10.1c, and beef notes in the 7.0 to 13.0 range with regional variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
City
India
Continent
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Brighton
Market Reports from KC Cincinnati and Chicago Livestock Trade
Cattle steady in Kansas City with steers around 3.95 and stockers to 2.65 while hogs weaken with heavies near 3.50 and mids around 3.60. Cincinnati hogs lower with common and light at 3.65, receipts 3 800. Chicago cattle receipts 2 000 steady to strong with bees and stockers trading up to 5.00, hogs 11 000 steady to higher with heavy 3.70 and light 3.70. sheep firm or rising across regions with western corn fed at 4.50 to 5.10 and lambs at 4.75 to 6.36.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Chicago
Texas
Oil Market Pipe Line Certificates and Cottonseed Oil Notes
Industry prices and market data for pipe line certificates and cottonseed oil certificates. Closing and opening times are listed with dates, along with run and shipment figures and refined product pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Prescott & Co
Devonshire Street
New York Cotton Market Quiet with Mixed Quotations
In New York the cotton market opened dull and closed quiet and steady. A table lists opening and closing quotations for uplands and Gulf grades with values such as ordinary and middling ranges, reflecting a subdued session for futures.
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New York
Market Summary of Port Receipts and Rates Across U S Ports
A consolidated daily report lists net receipts and gross values for numerous ports including Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Saltamore New York Cincinnati St Louis and Louisville. Notable figures show steady or dull mid prices with mixed exports to Great Britain France and the Continent and total U S port stock around 781 746 units.
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Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Great Britain
France
Continent
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
West Point
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
United States
Steady Whiskey Market Across Three Cities
Peoria reports whiskey at 103 and spirits at 105. Chicago notes a quiet market at 102. St Louis whiskey sells for 102 and Cincinnati keeps whiskey at 102 with no change.
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Peoria
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Market Prices for Turpentine and Petroleum
Turpentine closed at 44 44.10c with resin at 120 125 and tar at 210 while petroleum closed at 7.80c with RSW at 7.50 and cases at 9.70.
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New York
Imports and Exports Dec 29 1889 Liverpool Steamer Kansas
Ledger of shipped goods from Liverpool listing numerous items and consignors including flax wool waste paper stock linen etc. Supplies originate from Baring Bros Co J B Moors & co Reed & Barton Houghton & Dutton and many others.
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Liverpool
Kansas
Jere Abbott & Co
Bolls Steel
Baring Bros & Co
Fitchburg Railroad Hoosac Tunnel Schedule 1889
Detailed Boston passenger station departures for the Fitchburg line to the West on December 8 1889. Lists daily express and accommodation trains from Ayer Junction Belmont Waverley Cambridge and other points with times and sleeping car services to Buffalo Chicago St Louis and more. Includes through-ticket and Westbound connections with note of ticket offices and John Adams as General Superintendent.
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Troy
Albany
Buffalo
Park
Boston
Peeks
Chicago
Niagara Falls
Erie
St. Louis
Michigan Central and
Wabash Railways
Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway
Ayer Junction
Belmont and
Waverley
Miller’s Falls
Cambridge
Cheshire H. i
Concord
Fitcehburg
Gardner and Miller’s Falls
Hoosick Falls
Johnsonville
N. Y
Lincoln
Marlboro
Udson
Maynard
Nashua
N. H M
North Adams
Williamstown
North Leominster
Saratoga
Shelburne Falls
Somerville
Uni
Waltham
Sted. m. Omy
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Ausburg
Worcester
Hoosac Tunnel
Washington Street
John Adams
Fitchburg
Causeway Street
Dhtcores
Winchendon
Jaffrey
Peterboro
Fitzwilliam
Keens
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Rutland
Burlington
St. Albans
St Johns
Montreal
Ogdensburg
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
R. R
Cheshire
Connecticut River
Vermont
White River Junction
Central Vermont
B. M. Se
Monadnock
Wagner Palace
Trans
Ottawa
A. Faxon
R. Stewart
Keene, N
Llumitea
Cincinnati
Syracuse
Rhochester
Petroit
Michigan Central MR
Cleveland
Toledo
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern RR. R
St. Louise
Bix Pour
Detroit
Hartford
New Haven
New York
Providence
Hyde Park
Readville
WY Alpole
Franklin
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
Woon, Jc
Blackstone
Webster and Southbridge
Putnam
Worwich
KEV
Waterbury
Danbury
Fishkill-On-Hudson
Lewburgh
Points West
Erie Railroad
Norwood Central
Woonsocket Division
Boston & Albany Railroad
Needham
Highlandville
Upper Falls
Medfield
Medway
Agusta
Haymarket Sq
Causeway St
Bangor
Bar Harbor
N.H
Lewiston
Manchester
N. H
Portland
North Genway
Haymarket
St. John
St. Andrews
Halifax
The
Provinces
Haymarket St
Causeway
Maine Central
Grand Trunk
Knox
Lincoln BK
Rockland
Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgwick
South West Harbor
Mill Brides
Machinspoort
Eastport
Calais
N. B
Haymarket Square
Lebanon
Bristol
Claremont
St. Johnsbury
Newport
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Norwich
Hanover
Thetford
Bradford
Newbury
Montpelier
Essex Junction
Boston Air Line
Northwest
Minneapolis
James T. Furber
I. J. Flanders
Gen’l Pass
Exports December 28 1889 Saint Andrews and Halifax Trade Brief
Shipping manifests list cargoes from Saint Andrews New Brunswick to Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Newfoundland Belgium Glasgow and Demerara. Included are fertilizer flour cornmeal beef pork lard refined oil coal furniture kerosene oil and various goods with quantities and destinations across multiple ports.
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ST Andrews
Helen G King
Lunenburg
Mahone Bay
Leonora
Georgetown
Pei
St Johns
Halifax
Halifarx
Deptford
Antwer
Belg
Cremon
Glasgow
Scot
Siberian
London and Liverpool Grain Prices and Futures Report
London markets show wheat firm and corn quiet with modest demand. Paris and English country markets stable, Liverpool spot wheat quiet but steady while corn strengthens. Wheat futures and corn futures at Liverpool mix as American corn prices edge lower and peas rise. weekly GB wheat deliveries tallied at 65 366 quarters with average 29s 8d.
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London
Mark Lane
Paris
Liverpool
Great Britain
Train Schedule Note from Boston Depot in 1889
Corrected to Nov. 24 1889 Trains leave Boston Depot Foot of Summer street Week Days Only One less otherwise noted
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Norwich
Boston
New York
Point Judith
New England
Summer Street
Washington Street
Charles Howard
Gen’l
Boston Depot
Chas. Howard
A. A. Jackson
A.C. Kendall
Pass
Also Mentioned on This Page
John E. Welsh
State Street
Yesveraay
Ereere
Ceseees
Railroads
Fitchburg Railroad
J. Whitmore
J. R Watson
L. Pass
Central Vermont Railroads
Concord & Montreal
Merrimac Valley
Boston & Lowell
No. Weare
No. Weare R.R
Portsmouth R.R
Gooksett
Suncook
Alley R.R
Pittefield
Sit
Pemegnore
White Mountain Division
Lake Village
Plymouth
Lie
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Warren
Haverhill
Woodsvilll
Campton Villiage
Woodstock
Pemigewasset Valley
Liebon
Littleton
Whitefield
Lancaster
Jefferson
Twin Mt
Bethlehem
Fabyan
Ward
Rogers Blac
H. E. Chamberlin
F. E. Brown
Sup
Boston & Albany
West
Oiseimuti
Vesti
Ae A.m
Limited Express
Stoon
Kneeland Street
A. S. Bamson
Fall River Line
Old Colony
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Puritan
Old State House
J. RB. Kendrick
L. H. Palmer
L. Connor
L Pass
New England Limited
Air Line
Washington Express
Newburgh
Baltimore
Washington
Pullman Palace
Steamboat Express
Boston and Providence
Maine
Zcorner State Street
New York Via
Stonington Line
Park Square Station
Stonington
Cova Cat
Park Square
J. W. Miller
NEW Haven & Hartn
New
Springfield
New London
N. E
Willimantic
Sprineld
Cc. T. Hempstead
Gen
Ford RR
Roe
Common Wealth
Massachusetts
Suffolk
Wilber C. Babcoge
Court Square
Frederick P. Knapp
Ee Uffolk
Everett M. Nelson
Otis V. Waterman
Aaron R. Gay & Co
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