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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1891

Page

7

Washed fleeces drag in firm wool market

The wool market shows unchanged conditions with steady demand and large weekly volume. Wool receipts outpace last year, with manufacturers absorbing much of the week’s supply. Prices for fine washed fleeces stay below ideal, while territory wools and foreign fabrics hold firmer, and combing fleeces commands steady to higher bids.

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Grain and flour market report with mixed shipment terms

The report notes today’s sale of 40 cars including 20 cars sack St Louis bran at 17 dollars, 5 cars sack spring bran at 15 50, and 16 cars sack spring bran at 15 75 per ton. Over three days total shipments exceed 100 cars for season shipments with flexible delivery through Jan 1. prices for ae shipment dulled with spring bran 24 25, winter 25 per ton. Middlings 23 26% per ton. cottonseed meal steady at 25 75 26 per ton to arrive and 27 spot. Rye feed 23 50 per ton. Flour market dull with varied grades and export bids. oat and cornmeal sales steady. oatmeal at 6 45 6 75. Overall, firm cornmeal, bag meal at 1 per 100, barrel meal 2 65 2 70, and oatmeal steady.

Ohio Ayegecaas Lee Solu Mhican S'Il Michigan Maine P. T Texas Orion St. Louis Minnesota Wisconsin Aoss Canada

The Provision Trade Report and Market Quotes

The article details strong activity in pork and beef markets with varied prices for cuts and products. It notes steady demand for lard and fresh beef, with lambs and mutton quiet but firm, and veal in good demand. prices and sales across pork, beef, tongues, tripe, and other meats are listed, alongside New York market quietness and Chicago provisions rising with corn.

Chicago Brighton Eastern New York

Stiff Mixed Cattle and Hog Prices Across City Markets

Kansas City cattle and hogs show steady to higher values with steer quotes near 4 to 5 dollars and hogs up to 3 65. Chicago and St Louis track firmer openings on heavy and lighter lots, while peoria and Cincinnati report firm to rising tones with mixed lots, receipts around several thousand.

Butter and dairy market roundup with prices and receipts

Today's receipts show large butter and egg quantities with firm demand for butter. Prices are given for Western creamery, New York, and Chicago markets, while cheese remains firm, eggs steady, and poultry prices steady amid light receipts. Regional notes from London and Baltimore indicate mixed demand for dairy products and stable cheese markets.

Uleo Keres Sigsapsese Son New York Elgin Chicago Baltimore London Cincinnati Vermont

Agricultural prices for poultry game beans and vegetables

The report lists market prices across regions for poultry and game including chickens and fowls, geese and ducks, quail and grouse, rabbits, venison, and various beans and peas. It also covers hay, straw, potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, cabbages, roots, cucumbers, celery, cauliflower, leeks, and related produce with bid and ask ranges, noting a slight uplift for jobbing prices.

The Fruit Trade Prices and Receipts Report

Florida fruit receipts reached 7475 packages with steady demand and fair activity for oranges grapefruits and tangerines. Palermo and Messina lemons Valencia oranges and other citrus show prices from 2 to 4 per unit with occasional higher box rates. Apples cranberries and almonds listed with varied counts and firm to quiet demand amid high prices.

Florida Peices Palermo Messina Ea Eeeenen Valencia King Russell Ben Davis Massachusetts Baldwins Maine New Hampshire Hubbardstons Common Sweets Tallman Sweets Black Oxfords Grillillowers Northern Spies Aine Cape Cod Almeria Virginia Naples

Steamer cargoes depart for Boston from Mediterranean and Gibraltar

The steamer Effective passed Gibraltar Feb 5 for Boston carrying 5500 boxes and 1600 half boxes Messina oranges and 3300 boxes Palermo lemons. The steamer Prior heads to Boston with 2300 boxes and 600 half boxes Messina oranges and 1500 boxes Messina lemons. The steamer Efficient is loading at Mediterranean ports for Boston. The Norfolk boat due today carries 1100 bags peanuts 450 barrels truck and 30 boxes oranges.

Gibraltar Boston Palermo Mediterranean Norfolk

Banana steamer sale prices listed by grade yesterday

Bananas on the steamer Etherold sold yesterday with No 1s bringing $185 eight hands $130 No 2s 75 cents and No 3s 40 cents.

E Therold

New York spot cotton market shows steady prices

The New York spot cotton market held at 9c for middling uplands with 78 bales sold and 133,262 bales in stock. Futures opened and closed firm with 131,300 bales traded. Liverpool demand improved for uplands, sales 10,000 bales and 8,900 American receipts. futures closed firm. Other markets mostly steady to firm with several price quotes and regional notices. Consolidated net receipts over six days total 97,930 bales with exports to Great Britain 62,748 and to the Continent 41,432.

New York Liverpool Mildaling Uplands GGA Augusta Galvestoun New Orleans Anid Memphis Andi i Nebates Midjs Savannah Charleston Nyilaluton Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore Cincinnati St. Louis Louisville Consolidated Great Britain

Sugar Market Prices and Molasses Rates Report

Raw sugar receipts reach 6500 lhds while New Orleans molasses stays steady and in fair demand at 30 to 58 cents per gallon. Foreign grades show dull activity with Porto Rico common 28 to 30 cents and up to 35 to 38 cents for higher quality. Ponce 88 to 40 cents. Cienfuegos 25 to 27 cents. Barbados 32 cents. Yaguez 28 to 32 cents. Arroyo 32 to 35 cents per gallon.

New Orleans Porto Rico Ponce Cienf Barbados Yaguez Arroyo Gallon

Havana Sugar Market Sees Quiet Trade in Late Hour

Havana reports a quiet sugar market with 6000 bags traded at polarization 96 to 9642 degrees. Prices ranged around 3 034a 310 gold per quintal. High wines in Peoria going firm at 115 and markets in Cincinnati and St. Louis steady at 14. Print cloth market in Fort River notes 64x64s at 31 16c and 60x56s at 25%%c.

Havana Peoria Cincinnati St. Louis Fout River

PIPE LINE CERTIFICATES AND COMMODITY QUOTES

The notice lists closing times for pipe line certificates and charter data including Oracle runs and refinery figures. It notes refined product prices at 7.50c per gallon and miscellaneous market quotes for turpentine petroleum and resin. It records open and close values for cotton seed oil certificates and summarizes New York turpentine and petroleum pricing with related case costs.

Metal Market Quiet in New York as Prices Hold Steady

In New York yesterday, the metal market showed quiet trading with prices unchanged across commodities. Copper and lead were steady, tin dull with strands at 1990, tin plates fairly active and firm, and spelter flat.

New York

London and Liverpool Grain Prices and Market Report

Foreign markets report from London dated February 19 notes firmer wheat and corn in cargoes and on passage, with wheat quiet at Mark Lane and mixed American corn prices. Liverpool spot wheat firm with futures quiet. Antwerp and Paris markets show firmer/steady levels and seasonable English country markets overall.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Liverpool England California Antwerp Paris

London Wool Sales Report Prices Rise Amid American Bids

London wool sales total 15,615 bales with keen competition for greasy merinos. American buyers drive higher prices for cross-breds while Cape of Good Hope and Natal greasy wools remain in demand. Total America purchases reached 10,000 bales. sale series closes February 25.

London New Zealand South Australia Cape of Goo Hope Natal America New South Wales Queensland Melbourne Victoria Cape of Good Hope

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