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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1891

Page

7

Wool Markets Show Strength As Buyers Remain Active

Wool movement remains strong with substantial Australian and domestic sales. Buyers from large mills and Philadelphia firms attend, keeping prices firm though no near term gains. Total weekly sales reach 3,048,000 pounds with varied levels across fine washed, combing, and territorial wools amid steady demand for pulled and foreign carpet wools.

Providence Worsted Millis Washington Star Worsted Atlantic Wamshuck Worumbo Philadelphia Ohio Michigan London Donskois Aleppos Angroras Cordova Kandahars Vickaniers Jorias Marseilles France Ana Eourees Delaine Montana Texas Oregon California New Zealand

Meat Market Receipts and Prices Reflect Seasonal Weakness

The Chicago market opened weak with prices at season lows but recovered later with pork showing firmness. Quoted values cover pork, lard, fresh beef, tongues, and various cuts, plus New York market tone at 41 1 16 cents.

Chicago Brighton New York

Market Report of Cattle Hogs and Sheep Across Cities

Kansas City cattle and hogs show steady to mixed pricing with steers and heifers varying by stock type. Chicago receipts reach 13 thousand cattle and 45 thousand hogs with market movement weaker for packers and mixed lots. sheep trading active with higher demand for natives. Peoria and St Louis show opened lower hogs with modest shipments, while Cincinnati notes dull and weak hogs with receipts around 4 thousand.

Kansas City Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati

Market report shows firm butter and cheese amid light arrivals

Butter Western creamery extra soft wood packs at 25 26c and choic e Northern cream eries at 27c. Cheese Western and Northern choice 9 10c per lb. Eggs weak with large supplies. New York and Chicago prices mixed. Poultry firm with better demand under light receipts. game prices firm. Beans, peas, potatoes, hay, and grass seeds listed with varied quot ations across regions.

Chicago New York Baltimore Cincinnati Kansas City St. Louis Choice Northern Western Choice Michigan Choice California West Jersey

Prices and supplies for farm produce across regions

Market report lists Western Northern American flaxseed hay and straw prices, various potato varieties with stock notes, New York Vermont Burbacks and other vegetables. Truck prices steady with strong demand, spinach and kale values given, peppers onions carrots beets cabbage cucumbers and other produce priced per bush or per crate.

Houston Hebrons Aroostooks Holton Aroostook New Hampshire Vermont Dakota New York Alencia Denia Ohio St. Andrews White Cape Hubbard Estern Hubbard Leeks Florida

Florida Fruits Market Report From 1891

Receipts and prices for fruits and nuts noted across categories. Florida fruits show steady markets with quiet demand. specific quotes cover grapes, lemons, oranges, apples, cranberries, and strawberries, including box counts and prices for Palermo and Messina citrus, King apples, walnuts, and dried fruits. First 1891 strawberry shipment from Florida sold at Curtis & Co to W. E. & C. W. Smith for $150 per quart.

Florida Palermo Messina Valencia King Russell Ben Davis Massachusetts Maine New Hampshire Hubbard Stous Tallman Northern Spies Aenas Newmpshire Almeria Virginia Naples Curtis & Co W. E C. W. Smith

Steamers report cargoes of fruit and peanuts

The Powhattan arrived with 16000 boxes oranges 8750 boxes lemons 7100 boxes 700 half boxes Messina oranges and 2500 boxes lemons for ten. Effective passed Gibraltar Feb 5 for Boston with 5500 boxes 1600 half boxes Messina oranges 3300 boxes Palermo lemons. Prior bound for Boston with 2300 boxes 500 half boxes Messina oranges and 1500 boxes Messina lemons. Savannah boat due Saturday with 5680 boxes Florida oranges. Norfolk boat due today with 260 bags peanuts and 180 pakkstruck. Ethelred arrived with bananas to the Boston Fruit Company.

Powhattan Gibraltar Boston Florida Norfolk Ethelred Boston Fruit Company

Fruit sales record from Harris & Co

Messrs H Harris and Co sold assorted fruits with figures listing prices per box and per half box. The entry notes tangerines mandarine grapefruit Valencia oranges lemons and counts with varying price amounts and box quantities.

Messrs. H. Harris & Co Eres Valencia Miessina

Quiet New York cotton market aids and declines noted

The New York spot cotton market opened quiet at middling uplands 9.40 with 278 bales sold and 128,132 bales in stock. Futures opened firm and closed weak as total sales reached 68,600 bales. Liverpool market was dull while prices and receipts showed American dominance.

New York MSC C.s Liverpool

Print cloth market steady in Fall River trade

Fall River reports a steady print cloth market with strong inquiry for odds and regulars. Prices listed at 31 16s per 64 by 648 and 25 percent for 60 56s, reflecting current demand conditions.

Fall River

Damaged Textile Bales Across Regions Report

Damaged and mixed lots of clothing and combing bales are listed across multiple regions including South Australia and West Australia. Entries note quantities from 3 to 32 bales, with varied damaged percentages and prices per unit in old currency notation.

London New South Wales Queensland Sindelbourne Victoria Luisa New Zealand Australia Cape of Good Hope Natal Melbourne Zealand South Australia West Australia Spa Cape South American

Sugar and Molasses Market Update from Sugar Quotation Notes

Sugar and molasses prices firm with quotes from American Sugar Quannee Company and Revere Fenners. Granulated sugar prices range around 6.5 to 6.6 cents per pound, with various grades listed. molasses demand strong and steady. Havana sugar prices reported at $30.54 to $30.47 per quintal, with high wines in Peoria at $1.15 and St Louis at $1.14.

Quannee Company Revere Fenners London Porto Rico Ponce Cienfuegas Barbados Mayaguez Arroyo Havana

Turpentine and Petroleum Prices Mixed in New York

Turpentine quotes at 40 41 cents per gallon with resin near 142 146 dollars and tar around 2 60. Petroleum closes at 7.10 cents with W at 7 50 and cases at 96 cents.

New York

Wheat and corn markets muted across London Liverpool Paris

Beery reports show cargoes off coast and on passage with wheat steady or quiet, corn quiet in England and firm in some markets. Liverpool spot wheat quiet but steady with dull futures for No 1 California wheat and mixed American corn. Paris and Antwerp also report steady or firm wheat prices.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Liverpool California Paris Antwerp

Pipe Line Certificates and Closings Noted

Listing from CF W Prescott and Co at 54 Devonshire Street shows pipe line certificates and parcel closings scheduled. Times set for 3 pm on February 11 and 12 with entries for Gatlay Teak closing at 3 pm February 12 in 1890.

Royal Blue Line New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Central Railroad New Jersey Philadelphia & Reading RR Baltimore & Ohio RR Liberty St North River Gale Rathroad New England Boston Washington Street W. Prescott & Co Devonshire Street Tae Gatlay Jerome MacDonald Tne Frobate Court Suffolk Linden Park Mary L. Condon John H. Burke Boston Depot Summer Street Wenderwich Keelining Kiladelphia Pullman Southern Division Causeway Street Portland Street Manchester Concord N. H Franklin Lebanon White River Bristol Claremont Branely Aim St. Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Norwich Hanover Thetford Bradford Newbury Montpelier Essex Burlington Montreal Whiteover Boston Air Line Jas. T. Furber Gen‘l

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