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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1891

Page

7

Market Summary Reflects Abundant Supplies and Steady Prices

The market shows large wheat, corn, oats and sugar supplies with quiet trade and buyer-favorable conditions. Lumber and spruce demand remain moderate with mixed prices for boards, dimension and framing. Freight and steamer rates stay firm amid overall cautious activity and wary spring outlook.

Timber market report from Western Pine and Hardwoods

Western pine prices hold steady with uppers at 48 50 to 49 51 for various inch ranges and selects at 42 43 to 46 48. fine common ranges 37 41 per inch. first sheathing clear 40 42, roof boards up to 25, coffin boards 20 22. Whitewood sales steady with best inch stock at 32 down to 27, average 30. Black walnut steady with limited supply and calls at 36 465. Quartered oak 53 55, cherry and ash in fair demand. Clapboard demand moderate with spruce extras 33 35, clears 30 33, second clears 20 24. sap extras 53 55, sap clears 48 50, heart extras 55 58, second clears 38 40.

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Grain and meat prices hold steady as market reports flag mixed demand

Receipts show flour, oatmeal and cornmeal activity with prices steady across grades. Pork and pork products remain in fair demand. lard and beef markets quiet to firm with varied regional quotes from Chicago to St Louis and Kansas City noting lighter hog runs and steady or rising prices for select cuts.

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Butter, cheese, eggs, and produce market report

The butter market shows dull activity with prices easing. Creamery extras in New York and Chicago firm, with Elgin and Western creamery varieties steady. Eggs weaker as demand light with quotes across regions. Poultry quiet. vegetables and fruits show mixed demand, with hay dull and truck goods steady and in good demand.

Western Creamery Northern Creamery New York Chicago Elgin Creamery St. Albans Baltimore Elgin Michigan Kansas City St. Louis

Fruit Trade Prices and Receipts Report Florida Market

The Fruit Trade notes receipts were down from 1157 packages last year with quoted prices for oranges at 2 50 to 2 75 per box, Russets 2 50, tangerines 5 25, mandarins 4 to 4 25, and Navel oranges 2 75 to 3 50 per box. Mediterranean fruit trade is quiet with Palermo lemons at 300 and 360 count.

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Market report lists fruit prices and shipping receipts

Receipts show oranges lemons and Messina stock with prices for Palermo Valencia and other fruits. Steamer and boat movements include Powhattan Ethe lred Effective and Prior with boxes of oranges lemons and bananas. cotton market quotes and Liverpool and other city prices noted.

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London Wool Sales Tap Demand Across Regions

At the London wool sale on February 10 13 725 bales were offered as greasy merinos drew strong demand. French and American buyers led activity with New South Wales Queensland Melbourne Victoria New Zealand South Australia Cape of Good Hope and Natal prices listed for scoured locks and pieces and greasy lots.

London New South Wales Queensland Melbourne Vicoria New Zealand South Australia Cape of Good Hope Natal

Print Cloth Market Quiet and Steady in Fall River

The print cloth markets in Fall River Massachusetts remained quiet and steady on February 10 with prices recorded at 31 16 cents for 64 by 64s and 25 cents for 60 by 56s.

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Sugar Prices and Markets in Early February Trade

Sugar refined costs held firm with varied quotations for cut loaf crushed cubes and powdered forms. The American Sugar Refining Co and Revere Co listed several grades with prices ranging from 5 4 to 7 cents per pound, while raw sugar and molasses markets showed strength and steady demand. London and Havana figures reflected steady to firm tones with polarization measures and bucket prices noted for several commodities.

American Sugar Refining Company Revere Company London Porto Rico Choice Matanzas

Whiskey markets steady in Peoria and Cincinnati

The Peoria whiskey market remains firm at 115 while Cincinnati holds at 114 as traders report steady prices amid cautious demand. Summary reflects general market firmness with no major shifts or new buyers noted.

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Turpentine and Petroleum Prices Reported in New York

Turpentine quoted at 4042 41c with resin at 14244 145 and tar at 260. petro eum closed at 7.10c. Kk S W at 7.45c and cases at 9.60c.

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Foreign Markets Report from London and Liverpool

Beerbohm notes cargoes off the coast with wheat steady and corn firm while several cargoes await sale. Wheat futures in Liverpool are firm with prices for February April June and August shown. Mixed American corn prices listed with February July and August futures. Imports into Great Britain for the week include wheat corn and flour quantities.

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Oil Market and Watertown Livestock Prices Report

Market figures from F W Prescott cover petroleum certificates crude prices and refined per gallon. The Watertown Union Livestock Market report by Lac Fox lists weekly cattle sheep and hog totals with state origins and car movements and notes high value loads from Maine and New Hampshire with specific prices and lots.

Imports and Exports Read Through Liverpool Ledger Date

Lists varied consignments from Steamer Catalonia to London and Liverpool ports with numerous firms and items including woollens paper hangings tin ware silk cottons seeds leather and machinery. Also notes Steamer Palestine and Orient cargoes with bleaching powder waste paper and frozen herring shipments amid a dense catalog of consignments and consignors.

Liverpool Eng Catalonia Allan, Hall Co Bridgman, RC Bulkenkian Boston Athenaeum Brooks R KE H E Covel & Born Conner, Jones & Co Congden, Carpenter & Co Coventry Mach Co Abram & Co Reelain Rench, Barry & Co L Scyece Instruments Farquhar Rand T & Co s—Fuller, Davis & Fitz Faxon MB Farley & Sons Hovey C F & Co Linena Hardy, & T & Co Houghton & Dutton Dollander LP & Co Kendall,Barrows & Co Hadley Co Egypt Holden & Herrick Bratin Harvard College Harrington Geo S John M Duffie & Stratton Jackson, Mandell & Daniell Jackson H B Jones Scases Steel Jordan, Marsh & Co Little, Brown & Co Cases Books Lowe Noyes, Campbell & Co Orr Kev Wm Oliphant & Anderson Partridge H & Co China Rey A Do Music IL & D L King Reubin & Co Sears Zenas Shaman & Co Woollens Schmidt, AP Music Schoenhof Carl Snow 12Do Stoddard, Lovering & Co Shreve Waldo Bros Washburn & Moon Manufacturing Company Warren & Blanchard Wright Manufacturing Company yarn—Woonsocket Machine Company Cs Machinery K H White & Co White, Leon & Co Morocco Wilson, Lanabee & Co Linen Wheeler, Blodgett & Co moise—Wolf, Louis & Co Wellington & Co Weeks & Potter D ‘Whitney & Co Palestine E & Ae Ce Harring Bros & Co Brown Bros & Co C F Kent Wollens Kendall Barrow & Co Homes Bros Carpenter, Woodward & Morton Thomas & Co

Exports Report From Yarmouth and Dakar Trade Totals

Export listing dated February 10 1891 shows Yarmouth Nova Scotia shipments to Boston including flour corn meal kerosene stove fittings and general goods. Dakar West Africa shipments include bread beef flour tobacco and lumber with assorted hardware and kerosene. London via Baltimore notes a steamer carrying black walnut lumber and related items.

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