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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1891

Page

7

Wool Market Activity And Detailed Price Levels In Wool Trade

The wool market shows steady to firm activity across regions with strong demand for fine and fine medium grades. Territory and Texas wools sell well with careful resistance to concessions, while California and Oregon offerings remain firmer for top grades. prices quoted across combing, delaine, and pulled wools reflect current market vigor and foreign demand.

Texas California Middle County Oregon Ohio Michigan Kentucky Indiana Missouri

Flour and meal market report with varied prices

Receipts show flour types with prices from 2 90 to 5 85 per unit and export fob rates for Canada and Wisconsin brands. Oatmeal and cornmeal markets are firm with bag and barrel prices, and rye flour trades exist in a jobbing manner.

Minnesota Wisconsin Canada

Pork and beef market prices move with buyers winning ruling

Prices for assorted pork cuts show mixed values with buyers prevailing on the ruling. Lean ends, backs, and other pork items are quoted in the low to mid teens per unit. lard, sausages, corned shoulders, and bacon assortments display small variations. Beef and tongues markets remain steady with extra family beef, plate, and mess ranges reported, while fresh beef and lambs show firm demand and steady quotes across several cuts.

Chicago Brighton Yeals New York

Hog and cattle markets across Kansas City and Chicago

Kansas City reports steady cattle prices with steers at 3 856 to 4 50 and hogs up to 5 10 higher, mixed and packers at 3 30 to 3 70, sheep steady near 4 25. St Louis shows hogs softer for Yorkers at 3 30 to 3 40, Cincinnati active at 3 80 to 3 86, pork steady to 10 cents firm at 10 25 to 10 50. Chicago receipts total 13 000 cattle and 48 000 hogs with cattle steady 4 25 to 5 50 for steers and hogs 3 50 to 3 80, sheep steady natives 3 75 to 5 25, Westerns 4 40 to 5 00.

Chicago Bank of England Washington Cincinnati Messrs. Gilman, Chaney & Co Messrs Farnum, Reardon & Co Rt Gove Szte New York St Lou Cash Csseceesee Milwaukee Bellcniasshsascews Minneapolis Illinois Bo St Lounis Canada Kansas City St Louis Boston Wagner Cleveland Chicot Albany Wooston Todianapolis St. Louis Southwestern Limited Agner Gaffet Deteatt Buffalo Cleveo Toledo Speen R. R Detratt Cleveland Penis Alibany Hartford New Haven Springfield Isuffet New York Limited Washing St England St Hanson Gen'l Pasa

Produce Trade Receipts and Market Summary

The issue reports daily receipts for 1891 and 1890 with butter, eggs, cheese, beans, potatoes, hay, straw, and produce. Butter prices in New York and Chicago are listed, cheese and eggs markets are described as firm or steady, beans and peas show stable trade, poultry prices are given by region, and hay, straw, and various vegetables include ranges for Houlton, Hebrons, Aroostooks, and other regional varieties. Overall, supplies are moderate and prices largely sustain.

Ccc New_ York Chicago Baltimore Liverpool New York New Hampshire Vermont Choice Michigan Western Choice Nova Scotia New Newark California Clover West North White Alsike Lucerne Red Top Jersey Rhode Island Bent Bush Orchard Blue Grass Houlton Hebrons Aroostooks Aroostook Chenan Prince Edward Island Rose Dakota Burbanks Virginias

Florida Fruits Receipts Rise in Orange Boxes

The report shows orange receipts at 3086 boxes, up from 2348 boxes the previous period. The contrast highlights increased fruit intake and steady supply.

Florida Agaist

Grocery Market Prices For Oranges Apples And More

Market notes show steady demand and firm prices across fruits. Oranges priced at 2.25 to 3.60 per box, Navel at 4.5 per box, grapefruit 5 per barrel and 2.50 per 300 box. Mediterranean fruit lines include Palermo lemons and Messina oranges with varied box counts and prices. Apples receipts 533 bbls, steady demand, prices from King 5.6 and Baldwin varieties up to 4.60. Cranberries moderate demand with Cape Cod choice at par. Grapes and pineapples quoted with multiple small-basket prices for Conrords, Niagaras, and Havana red pineapples in bulk.

Palermo Messina Valencia King Russell Greenings Ben Davis Massachusetts Baldwins Maine New Hampshire Hubbardstons Common Tallman Gilliflowers Northern Spits Cape Cod Almeria Vergennes Niagaras Salems Dianas Catawbas Havana

Oranges and Lemons Cargoes for Boston Ships

The steamer Peconic passed Gibraltar Dec 22 for Boston with 3300 boxes Messina oranges 12300 boxes Palermo oranges 1300 boxes Messina lemons and 8100 boxes Palermo lemons. The steamer Edwin passed Gibraltar Dec 23 for Boston with 2900 boxes Messina oranges 11200 boxes Palermo oranges 6300 boxes ae lemons and 1300 boxes Messina. The steamer Ethelwold due here Jane with Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The Savannah steamer due here on Saturday has 6590 boxes oranges.

Peconic Gibraltar Boston Edwin Ethelwold Jamaica Boston Fruit Company Savannah

Dried Fruit Trade Shows Steady Demand Across Items

The dried fruit market reports steady demand with unchanged prices for raisins and nuts. Figs, citron, dates, prunes, currants and Malaga layers show varied per pound or per box quotes, while walnuts, almonds, filberts, and popcorn varieties are listed with specific regional prices and packaging sizes.

Ford Virginia Naples Grenobles Sicily Jordans Alicantes Valéncias California London Malaga Roy Cob

The Cotton Markets Spot and Futures Move Little

The New York spot market quiet at 96-16c for middling uplands with 136 bales sold and 107,963 bales in stock. Futures opened weak and closed steady with 85,200 bales traded. Liverpool spot firm with good demand at 54 4d. 14,000 bales sold, 10,900 American. Consolidated six day receipts 174,346 with exports to Great Britain 69,617 and stock 876,455.

New York Uplands Liverpool Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore Cincinnati St Louis Louisville Great Britain France Continent

Woolen sheep skin sale reports brisk demand and steady prices

London January 8 sale of wooled sheep skins with 1979 bales offered. Attendance strong and demand steady. Cross-breds mainly unchanged to up to 14d higher, merinos steady. Prices by region include New South Wales two bales 5% a, Queensland eighteen bales 3% to 4 74d, Victoria 300 bales 3? to 4 744d, New Zealand 500 bales 50? to 4 4d, South Australia 1000 bales 3 4 7 340, Western Australia 52 bales 4 4d, Tasmania nine bales 5? 4d, Natal one bale 5 4d.

London New South Wales Queensland Melbourne Victoria New Zealand Australia West Australia Tasmania SAGES Natal

Print Cloth Market Prices in Fall River Hit Record Low

Late this afternoon 8000 pieces of print cloth spots sold at 2 15-16 cents. This marks the lowest price in the local print cloth market history. Closing quotations stood at 2 15-16 cents for 64x64s and 2 44 25 cents for 60x66s.

Fall River Woonsocket Divieire Boston Maedeesee Ropdors Exce Wooxsoeket Een

Sugar and Molasses Market Prices and Grades

Sugar prices firm with wholesale quotes for various forms including cut loaf, crushed, cubes, powdered, granulated, and confectioners' standard A. Raw sugar refining and centrifugals listed with test grades. Molasses markets described as quiet with Porto Rico, Ponce, Cienfuegos and Barbados price ranges per gallon.

Belmont Soilois Porto Rico Choice Ponce Cienfuegos Barbados Mayaguez Arroyo Gal New Orleans

Exports list from Jan 8 1891 with ships Norseman Cerhalonia and Cerhalonia

Items exported include lumber boards laths and clapboards from Mayaquez St John and Liverpool stock on Norseman and Cerhalonia to Liverpool with cattle corn beef cheese oats leather machinery organs and other goods. The long ledger notes quantities for each shipment including steamer loads from St John, Liverwood, and Liverpool with numerous bulk items and packaging.

Mayaquez ST John Watson Norseman Liverpool Eng Cerhalonia

Foreign Markets London Wheat and Corn Steady in Early Jan Trade

Markets report cargoes off the coast with wheat firm and corn steady. At Liverpool wheat opened steady with poor demand, prices for winter and spring wheat listed, provisions steady amid general market firmness.

London Beerbohm Markane Liverpool California

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