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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1891
Page
7
The markets reported steady woolen and dry goods activity amid general quiet in late year trading. Cotton and grain prices held firm with improved jobber demand, while flour and millfeed markets showed strength. shipments to outside markets remained robust and outlooks for a prosperous season echoed in reports from manufacturers and merchants.
Wheat prices eased in Chicago on large Minneapolis and Duluth receipts but rallied with strong buying. Liverpool and London markets firm, cash wheat demand from mills noted. Corn and oats closed firmer in Chicago and New York. St Louis and Milwaukee activity described. New York visible supplies and grain stocks in Chicago elevators listed with January to May figures.
The Chicago market closed firm with top prices as hog run was 25 percent below estimate and quality lower. Quoted ranges cover lard, short ribs, and pork products with steady demand. Fresh meats show moderate activity, with prices for beef, tongues, tripe, and hams listed. hogs firm at 6 cents city and country, while New York quotes finish at 49 16c for tallow.
Cincinnati hogs open firm then easy with prices around 3.75. Receipts 1040. Pork steady. Kansas City cattle steady to strong with steers 390 to 470, cows 213, stockers 230 to 340. Hogs 6994, heavies 336 to 365, packers 335 to 355. Sheep 790 steady around 4.25. Chicago cattle receipts 14,000 shipments 4000, steers 325 to 350, stockers 230, cows 150, bulls 210 to 310. Hogs receipts 30,000 shipments 5000, prices 356 to 365 for rough. prime packers 370 to 375. light 360 to 375. Sheep receipts 9000 shipments 2000, Westerns 405 to 500, natives 387.4 to 480, Texans 325 to 400.
The produce trade reports yesterday receipts for butter cheese eggs beans hay potatoes and poultry with prices and market tone for local New York Chicago Baltimore and Liverpool markets. Butter steady cheese dull eggs firm poultry dull potatoes in demand but higher prices limit business. Liverpool and Western creameries quoted with varying prices across regions.
A dense listing of farm goods and prices across several categories. Includes peas, beans, fowls, game, grass seeds, hay, potatoes, squash, celery, onions, carrots, beets, lettuce, turnips, cabbage, cucumbers, pumpkins, celery, and Florida string beans with detailed regional quotes and unit measures. Notable items include choice Northern green peas at 5.60 per bushel, turkeys 15c, ducks 12-14c, and various potato varieties priced by bushel or barrel across New England regions.
Florida receipts show oranges 941 boxes yesterday, down from 1984 last year, with prices for assorted fruits posted. Mediterranean offerings are quiet with lemons, oranges, and other citrus priced per box, while apples, cranberries, grapes, and pineapples display varied receipts and quotes across grades and regions.
The steamer Peconic passed Gibraltar on December 22 for Boston carrying 3300 boxes Messina oranges 12300 boxes Palermo oranges 1300 boxes Messina lemons and 8100 boxes Palermo lemons. The steamer Edwin passed Gibraltar on December 23 for Boston with 2900 boxes Messing oranges 11200 boxes Palermo oranges 6300 boxes Palermo lemons and 1300 boxes Messina emons. The steamer Ethelwold due January 8 with Jamaica bananas to the Boston Fruit Company.
Prices hold across figs dates nuts and planters with layers and floor packs listed. Figures show Lucerne ranges for candied fruit and kernels, including almonds walnuts and pecans, while raisins currants and popcorn quotable by weight and size bands.
Messrs Harris & Co sold Valencia oranges 714s at 490 500 and 420s at 325 6 8742, Florida oranges at 1 75 362% navels at 3 3742 412% tangerines half boxes 2 25 250 mandarins boxes 2 50 3 25 half boxes 1 10 1 624% fruit boxes 2 6 eests Snow & Co sold Valencia oranges 714s at 475 4 87% and 4208 at 3 anes 80 Florida oranges at 1 8742 8765.
Pall River reports the print cloth market unchanged with prices 3c for 64x64 and 242 25sc for 60x56s. The New York spot market is quiet at 96 16c for middlings uplands. Sales were incomplete in the brief note.
The market for futures opened weak and closed steady with 127,900 bales sold. Liverpool spot cotton shows good demand and firm prices, while U S receipts rose to 34,500 American among 36,000 bales. Closing quotations reflect mixed shifts across January to December futures, with several regions listed as steady or firm and others easy. Consolidated three day receipts total 79,227 and Great Britain exports 1,633, stock at 918,855.
Sugar markets show steady refined sugar with active demand. Quotes cover cut leaf, pul verized, cubes, powdered and granulated grades with A and extra grades, wholesale granulated price for Tuesday Jan 6, and raw sugar refining and centrifugal quotes. Molasses markets are quiet with Porto Rico, Ponce, Cienfuegos, Barbados, Mayaguez, Arroyo and New Orleans varieties listed by grade and price per gallon.
High Wines reports Chicago, St Louis, and Cincinnati markets steady at 115 dollars for whiskey. Peoria quotes 115 with spirits at 117, reflecting stable prices across key regional markets.
Turpentine held steady at 38 cents while resin and tar showed dull action. Petroleum closed at 7.05 cents with American Sugar Refining at 7.40 cents and crates at 9.40 cents, reflecting subdued trading activity.
Long list of import items with firms and quantities from Antwerp and Boston for January 5 1890. Includes meats, china, coffee, wine, marble, clocks, paper, fabrics, oils, and hardware from J A Hayes Cobb Bates Yerxa Washburn Moore Co. and others. Also notes weekly Boston imports for week ended Jan 2 1891 with values for England Scotland Germany Italy and Nova Scotia.
The report lists a series of figures: 2,770 units of tobacco entries, 20,050 in value for sugar and Sig cat oe tobacco, and totals showing 109,649 as a subtotal and 940,620 as the grand total. Entities include SrpyeY and Ovsa.
The weekly Boston port export report shows values for acids, animals, agricultural implements, beer, books, brooms, breadstuffs, corn meal, wheat flour, candles, carriages, clocks, cordage, cotton, cotton manufactures, drugs, grindstones, hops, iron, india rubber, ice, leather, marble, matches, oats, bacon, cheese, vegetables, meats, machines, other machinery, sugar, molasses, wood ware, cooperage, wearing apparel, and other manufactures. Countries listed include England, Scotland, Germany, Spain, and Portugal with totals by origin and destinations totalling thousands of dollars.
Cargoes off the coast show wheat strong and corn firm with steady inquiries. Liverpool spot wheat fair, corn firmly held. weather in England unsettled. Wheat futures firm with California No 1 at 78 844d for Jan and 78 9d for Mar. corn values mixed with January and February quotes.
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