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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1891
Page
7
Refined sugar dull with small New York trades and firm import bids. Coffee remains firm with tight supply and strong consumption. Santos and Java supplies cited. Molasses stable with limited first hands. tea demand soft but firm overall. Spices show firming prices especially cloves and ginger. cream of tartar prices rising for refined grades.
The report lists 88 cars of grain including 20 cars wheat and 8 cars oats with mixed oats quality. Prices in Chicago show May and July wheat around 2.34 and 2.42, while Minneapolis quotes No 1 Northern and No 2 Northern near 90-94 cents. Corn and oats market faces dull, yet steady demand, with steamer yellow trading around 67-68 cents and No 2 white around 56-57 cents. Overall, outside trading is light, receipts ample, and the market closes with a softer tone for corn and firmer oats.
The market shows moderate flour demand with mixed lot sales across grades. Prices run from 3.25 to 6.70 per barrel equivalents including Minnesota and Wisconsin brands and export terms Philadelphia adjusted fob. Rye flour trades limited to few patent lots around 4.75 to 5.00 per barrel. Cornmeal and meal prices remain firm with bag meal at 1.24 and barrel meal at 2.70 to 2.75 per barrel. Oatmeal holds steady at 6.45 to 6.765 for cut and rolled and 6.25 per barrel groin.
Kansas City cattle and hog markets show varied prices with strong steer and hog demand. Hogs move mixed to higher, bulk trade around 3.25 to 3.50 for common and prime weights. cattle show steady to firm with steers near 3.50 to 6.60, cows 1.25 to 3.50, stockers up to 3.60, and feeds steady. Cincinnati and Peoria markets noted activity and steady pork prices around 9.75 to 10.00 per unit. Chicago receipts high with hogs 3.45 to 3.75, prime weights 3.65 to 3.75. Sheep receipts 2000 with lambs 6.25 to 7.25, westerns 4.50 to 4.75, wethers 5.40.
The butter market stays firm with prices steady amid light demand. New York and Baltimore dairy values hold. cheese remains steady in a healthy jobbing market. Eggs, poultry, and game offer limited trade with firm or quiet pricing. Beans, peas, and potatoes see moderate demand and steady to barely steady prices. Hay and straw markets are quiet with buyers favored.
A detailed price list shows steady demand for truck and spinach at 80c per bush, onions across several varieties from 425 5 per bbl to 4 per bbl, cabbage at 1 and 125 per bbl for red, cucumbers at 10 to 15 cents each, cauliflower double-dozen at 150, and assorted greens and squashes with multiple unit measurements. Curated items include Savoy cabbage 1 per bbl and Florida string beans at 2 50 per crate.
Florida fruit receipts for Saturday totaled 33 packages, weekly 14 164 packages, with prices for Bright melons at 2 56 per 3 ox, Russets 2 50 per 3 box, tangerines 5 6 per box, mandarins 4 per box, and oranges 3 25 per 4 per box. Mediterranean fruit markets showed fair demand with Palermo lemons 2 75 per 3 75 box, Messina lemons 2 75 per 3 75 box, Valencia oranges 3 50 24, 7 14 count, 4 87 4 5 25 per case. Apples receipts Saturday 4 barrels, weekly 1622 barrels, prices high, demand moderate. Kings 5 6, Greenings 4 25 4 75, Baldwins 8 75 4 25, other varieties listed. Cranberries 26 barrels, weekly 104 barrels, market quiet. Cape Cod choice 12 per barrel, fair 9 11. Almeria Grapes quoted. nuts prices include Virginia fanned nuts 4 5c, roasted 17 16d per bush. walnuts 9 10c per tb, Pecans 11 14c, almonds 14 2 30c, coconuts 30 36 per 1000 count. Dried apples prices varied by type. evaporated, fancy 15 16c, prime 13 14c, sun-dried 9 10 2c.
The steamer Effective passed Gibraltar February six bound 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. Savannah boat arrived with 7150 boxes Florida oranges. The New York boat arrived Saturday with 1409 boxes Florida oranges. The steamer Leon is due next Thursday with Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The Norfolk boat due today has 860 bags peanuts and 1300 packages truck. The steamer Efficient is loading at Mediterranean ports for Boston.
The New York spot market eased to 9 cents for middling uplands with no sales and a stock of 134,287 bales. Futures opened and closed steady as sales reached 46,800 bales. Liverpool, Augusta, and other markets showed varied but mostly steady levels, with domestic receipts and exports detailed and prices steady or firmer in several centers.
Fact River Massachusetts reports weekly print cloth data including production 200000 pieces deliveries 225000 pieces stock 278600 pieces sales 119000 pieces spots 35000 pieces futures 84000 pieces. Market quiet with prices 31 16c for 64x64 and 2580 for 60x56s. Provipencs R L notes market closed quiet and easy at 0 for 64x64.
Sales of the week reach 2000 pieces 64x64 and 3000 pieces at 31 16c with 4 percent off. Totals include 1000 pieces at 3c plus 44 and 11 000 pieces at 3c. Stock quoted 329 000 64x64 and 27 000 56x60. Turpentine and petroleum prices in New York show turpentine 40 42c, resin 1 424c, tar 260c, petroleum 7.10c, KSW 760c and cases 965c.
In New York pig iron held steady on Saturday with Scotch at 22 24 and American at 15 50 17 50. Copper lead tin and spelter prices showed no change from the previous level.
At the wool sale in London 9892 bales were offered with a fair attendance and brisk bidding. Prices tended to rise due to strengthening home demand. America purchased 11,000 bales. Details include bales from New South Wales, Queensland, Melbourne, Victoria, New Zealand, South Australia, West Australia, Cape of Good Hope, Natal, and other regions with varied scoured and greasy prices and locks and pieces. Imports this week totaled bales from multiple regions including France and China.
Cargoes off the coast show wheat quiet yet firm and corn strong with several cargoes sold or awaiting sale. At Mark Lane and Liverpool prices hold firm though demand weak. winter wheat 7s 6d to 7s 7d, spring wheat 7s 7d, California 7s 6d, mixed American corn 6s 7d, peas 5s 11d. Provisions steady with pork 48s 9d, bacon 25s 6d, lard 29s 9d, tallow 25s, cheese 53s. Weather cold. French farmers to resow spring wheat to offset losses.
The notice lists CF W Prescott & Co at 54 Devonshire Street showing pipe line certificates with closing at 12 m on February 20 and opening at 10 am February 21. It includes shipment figures and average prices per gallon, with refired rates noted and cotton seed oil certificates opening and closing data.
In Havana, sugar trading for the week was quiet as shippers stayed away and speculators only tentatively bought seeking price cuts. Market closed subdued with molasses sugar, raw and refined grades, and centrifugal varieties quoted. Havana and Matanzas warehouse stocks tallied at 28 boxes, 626,000 bags, and 799 hogsheads. Receipts reached 76,000 bags and 162 hogsheads. exports to the United States totaled 69,000 bags and 727 hogsheads. Freights remained steady.
The article notes protests against a proposed direct tax bill and suggests a possible legislative effort to push the measure. It details opposing views, identifying key figures and groups backing or opposing the plan and outlining anticipated hurdles in the legislative process.
Senator Morgan voices backing for the Nicaragua Canal Bill highlighting its economic and strategic benefits. He argues for expedited study and congressional approval while outlining potential routes and funding considerations. The speech aims to rally bipartisan support and clarify national interests surrounding the project.
The House debated and passed the measure fixing district judges salaries at 5000 yearly after votes on amendments. Earlier, an amendment to set salaries at 4000 failed 87 to 149, and another to raise by 500 per year failed 189 to 88. Debate over post office appropriations delayed action, and the House adjourned after 8. It also considered major trunk line facilities funding and related cuts.
An important rule change by the United States Supreme Court requires docketing each case within thirty days of appeal under penalty of dismissal. The rule applies in session or vacation and aims to curb delays, with habeas corpus cases guiding its creation and general reach to all cases before the court.
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