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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1890

Page

7

Market report shows firm demand for plough shoes and hides

A firm market for plough shoe and leather products emerges with demand for glove and pebble grain. Quotations show No 1 yxlove at 10 Tic, No 2 doat 9 210, No 1 pebble grain at 9 10c, No 2 doat 8 9c, No 1 boat grain firm at 14 4 15c, No 2 at 12 2 13c, No 1 plough shoe Ree at 12 12 ec, No 2 at lea li c. Oil grain 11 13c varies by quality. off leather quiet. Finished splits in good demand, crimpers selling freely. No change in overall prices. market firm as domestic and foreign buyers buy. Crimpers 15 18c, flesh 80 3hc for No 1, 20 25c for No. Finished calfskins steady at 30 80c based on quality.

Hides Prices Slip as Demand Wavers in Domestic and Foreign Markets

The advance in Western hides waned last week with prices retreating toward earlier levels. Buyers refused higher rates, keeping butt hides near 5 4c at most and sliding to 4%4c. Seconds and B's steady around 4 41%4c. Foreign hides show a dull market with low sale prices. Buenos Ayres and Slantevideo quoted at 13% 14e.

Buenos Ayres Slantevideo

The Boot and Shoe Trade Sees Mixed Orders

Boots and shoes demand remains satisfactory due to back orders but future duplication orders may lag as current workload winds down. Women’s goods show better prospects while heavy goods trade stays moderate. Retailers clear stock from a mild winter. steady prices favor makers able to offer quality at low cost.

Wool market headline records and price shifts in 19th century

Receipts show 5799 bales domestic wool, 907 foreign, total weekly sales 1,709,000 lbs, down from last year’s 1,854,000. Prices eased, especially for Michigan X and certain delaine wools, with 29 cents becoming market consensus for the class. Oregon, California, and Texas wools varied, pulled and scoured sales steady to slow. foreign wools noted as unchanged or uncertain.

Michigan Sec Detroit Ohio Pennsylvania Oregon California Texas Georgia Maine London Australia U. Ce Montana Ieee Vermont Bomsoe Alifi Snl Ohio A Montevideo WOCE ORION Astra

Flour and grain market report with widespread prices

A detailed price survey from JohAn Welsh lists carload counts for wheat corn oats and rye plus flour receipts and varied quotations from New York Chicago and St Louis. The market is quiet for top grades with steady or softer pricing for steamer and No 2 grades, and demand restrained as buyers meet immediate needs.

Canada Minnesota Wisconsin Canada Superior New York City Mill St Louis Chicago Ark Pelee

Market notes on dairy butter and eggs prices and receipts

Receipts show butter 125 boxes, oleo 570 pkgs, cheese 19038 boxes, eggs 1837 cases, beans 354 bbls, potatoes 827 cars, hay 77 cars, straw 3 cars. Butter supply tight with demand strong. Western and New York Vermont creamery prices steady to firm. Eggs remain dull, with larger receipts and buyer leverage. prices quoted for various grades across regions.

New York Vermont Chicago Liverpool New Hampshire Nova Scotia New Brunswick Michigan California Lima Canada Houlton Red Top West Jersery

Onions in Short Supply Boost Prices and Trade

Market notes show onion availability limited with strong prices. Trading remains fair but high asking prices dampen demand as buyers seek value amid the tighter supply.

Fruit Market Report Shows Steady Prices Across Varieties

The market notes limited supplies and steady to firm prices for apples, oranges, lemons, mandarins, tangerines, grapes, cranberries, nuts, dried apples, and almeria grapes. Demand ranges from fair to quiet, with wholesale prices listed for Baldwins, Northern Spies, Valencia oranges, Messina and Palermo lemons, Indian River oranges, and other regional fruit types.

Boston Baldwins Northern Spies Tasman Sweets Valencia Messina Palermo Florida Jersey

Fruit Sales Auction Prices for Valencia Oranges

H Harris & Co sold Valencia oranges at auction with 420 count lots and various sizes. Prices ranged from 145 to 525 dollars for regular, large and extra large, blood varieties. Another sale set for Friday will include 4000 boxes of Florida oranges and the cargo of the steamer Pontiac with Palermo and Messina oranges and lemons.

H Harris & Co Valencia Florida Pontiac Palermo Messina

Steamer arrivals report fruit cargo to Boston

The Carbis Bay passed Gibraltar January 23 bound for Boston with 8500 cases Valencia oranges. The Glen Tanar sailed from Palermo February 2 with 13,500 boxes oranges and 9000 boxes Palermo lemons for Boston. The Bernard is due with bananas for Boston Fruit Co. The Norfolk boat due Friday has 800 boxes oranges 415 bas truck and 510 bars peanuts. The Olympia sailed from Valencia for Boston February 4 with fruit.

Carbis Bay Gibraltar Boston Glen Tanar Palermo Bernard Boston Fruit Company Norfolk Olympia Valencia

Hog and cattle markets and receipts data

Kansas City cattle prices higher with steers 3.20 to 4.30 and cows 1.85 to 2.65. Hogs 7,857 head steady with heavies 3.75 to 4.42, mediums 3.70 to 4.00 and Yorkers around 5.80 to 3.82. Sheep 7,969 head steady about 3.83 to 4.50. Cincinnati hogs firmer at 38.50 to 40.0. Chicago cattle receipts 13,000 and hogs 25,000 with varied prices and shipments. Texas cattle 2.40 to 3.65. Sheep receipts 12,000 with natives 3.50 to 6.00 and lambs 4.46 to 6.30.

Kansas City Cincinnati Chicago Texas

Provisions and Pork Markets Hold Steady Across Regions

Receipts show tallow 59 pkgs beef none pork 157 bbls lard 275 pkgs hams 2 bbls 4 tierces preserved meats 415 cases. Markets report steady demand for pork products with ample supply and mixed regional quotes for cuts, loins, tongues, sausages, lard and bacon ranging across New York St Louis Chicago Cincinnati and other hubs. Beef dull, lard moderate, dry salted meats firm to weak, fresh beef steady with city prices around moderate levels.

Chicago Choice Brighton New York Sibson Vpork Larden S. A St Louis Cincinnati

Cotton markets mixed as New York quiet and Liverpool eases

New York cot ton reports a quiet market with 141 bales sold. prices range from 9 9-16 to 11 1/4 cents for various grades. Futures opened quiet and closed firm while Liverpool shows quieter trade at 6d for middling uplands. American and European receipts and stocks listed with mixed futures.

New York Osa Angus Bre Sears Oo Liverpool

Sugar and Molasses Market Roundup

Sugar and molasses pricing shows steady to firm tones across markets. Raw sugars hold firm with fair to good refinement. pulverized and powdered grades quoted, and refined goods steady. Molasses receipts and prices unchanged with small New Orleans sales at low to mid range. Whiskey markets firm or steady in Peoria Chicago St Louis and Cincinnati with prices reported.

West Valencia Key West St Andrews Savoy Jamaica Florida South Carolina Uba Aai Lloilos New York New Orleans Ponce Cienfuegos Barbados Peoria Chicanto Pthe St Louis Cincinnati

Turpentine and Petroleum Prices Mixed in New York Market

Turpentine closed near 42.44¢ with rosin at 11.7321 and tar at 22.5¢. petro le a closed at 7.75¢ with RSW at 7.50¢ and cases at 0.70¢. Coffee Rio in New York active and higher with fair cargoes about 19.4¢.

New York Petrolea Rio

Imports and Exports Feb 6 1890 London List

A detailed shipping and trade ledger from London and Mediterranean ports lists steamer arrivals and cargoes. Items include madder and rags, paper stock, tea, shellac, emery, jams of wine and beer, bacon and oils, and numerous bales of wool and jute goods. Named firms include Crocker Burbank, Waring, Peabody, Beta, and Bank of Canada, among many others.

London Eng Durham City Boston Lyewoed & Chemica Co Peabody & Co Stewart Hovey & Co Shellac Merrill, Dexter & Co Emery Webster King Co Lansden Bros Dodo Smith & Porter Phanemore Malcolm Doimdse Bank of British North America JL Graves & Sons Barling Bros & Co Waldo Bros Dodo A Young & Co Nichols & Co Westirop & Co Lamb & Griesbach Middleton & Meredith—+ bolls Thomas Robertson& Co W. Sheldon & Co Webber Baring Bros & Co Tron Pines Beer Atkins & Co Moise Atkins & Co Mediterranean Pontiac Messina As & J Brown & Co Phelps Bros & Co Valermo AS & J Itrown Phelps Ros & Co Miragoane, WL Brig Solario James Stevenson

Exports Fes 6 1890 Cate Verde Islands and Africa

Export list shows Jennie Cushiman bark carrying tobacco flour kerosene cotton cards chairs lumber shingles and Bevinine with quantities and measures. Items include tobacco cases kerosene cotton cards chairs spruce and pine lumber shingles and other goods.

Fes Cate Verde Islands Africa Jennie Cushiman

Canned Goods and Goods in Transit Shipments

Shipping ledger from Liverpool reports diverse cargo aboard the Bavarian cleared February 1. Items include fish oil zinc ashes hides wax canned beef machinery staves chairs lamps oil and lubricants, flour, bacon, beef, cotton, leather, and various textiles with quantities listed in cases bales sacks and pieces.

Liverpool Eng

Foreign markets update from London and Liverpool

London cargoes mixed with wheat and corn steady amid quiet trade. Liverpool markets show breadstuffs firmer with improving wheat demand. corn steady. prices listed for winter wheat at 68?1d, spring wheat 7s3d, mixed American corn 85 10?d, peas 5s, bacon 29s, lard 2s, tallow 24s, cheese at 11d.

London Mark Lane Liverpool England

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