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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1891

Page

7

Annual Meetings for Rubber Mfrs Mutl Ins Co and Others

Notices announce annual meetings for multiple Boston area insurers and banks. Rubber Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Co. Massachusetts Title Insurance Co. Tremont National Bank of Boston. State National Bank of Boston schedule meetings in January and June 1891 to elect directors and transact business.

Boylston Insurance Company Kilby Street W. Glover Orrick Awkwright Mutual Fire Insuranes Co Bowdoin Building Milk Street Awkwright Mutual Fire Insurance Company Millitreet Boston D. Wy’. Bartlett Bec’y Massachuseitts Hospital Life Insurance Company State Street J. CG. Braman OLD Colony Trust Company AMES Lone Uckerman Mass Homopathic Medical Dispensary Corporation of the Tremont House I. T. Talbo Massachusetts Mutual Fire Insurance Company Merchants’ Bank John M. Corbett Massachusetts Title Insurance Company Board of Alfred D. Foster Cotton & Woollen Mfrs Mutl. Ins. CO N. E B. F. Tapt Massachusetts Title Ance Company Tremont National Bank OF Boston Congress Street A. T. Frothlingham State National Bank OF Bosn A. m. Glu B. Warren OLD Boston National Bank Chester Stoddard National Bank OF Commerce OF Boston Sears Building G. W. Harris South Market Street G. Hiler

Market report shows gains in dry goods and steady staples

The market opens with improved activity in dry goods and wholesale trade, aided by more buyers from New York and other markets. Bleached shirtings lead price cuts while other cottons stay firm. exports and woollens show cautious strength with steady flour and meal. Wheat and corn fluctuate with mixed receipts as hogs and livestock shift to a weaker tone.

New York Lonsdale Masonville Hope Fitchville Blackstone Hero

Grain trade report with receipts and stocks listing

The Grain Trade report details receipts for 1891 and 1890 with totals of corn oats and rye, plus 51 cars inspected and stock tallies in elevators as of Jan 12 1891. It covers New York visible supply and Chicago stocks, noting wheat price movement at open and later weakness, plus export demand and flour outlook.

Barney Cccressecesverecsse Rails Kane Hops DALE Cevecee NY &N Dalen & Alb RR Bush Horsac New York Chicago Seaboard Minneapolis Messrs Gilman, Cheney & Co Norwich New London M. Whilliman PE Hfartford Waterbury Danbury Fishkill-On-Hudson Newburgh Hebufealo Niagara Falls Detroit Points West Erie Railroad Boston Norw Central Hyde Park Franklin Woonsocket Division Boston & Albany Railroad Needham Highlandville Upper Falls Medfield WestMedway Woolsocket Eun Baltimore and Washington Ances Sanacy Princial Railroad New England Washington Street

Meat Markets Report From New York Stock Exchange Listing

The provision trade shows steady demand and generally sustained prices for pork, beef, and fresh meats. Prices for lard, hams, tongues, and tripe are detailed, with various caps and ranges noted for city and country sales and different cut types. The report also notes moderate demand in tanning and leather markets and cites a New York market figure of 45 cents for a referenced item.

Skey Choice Chicago Brighton New York

Cattle and Hog Market Report From Kansas City and Chicago

Kansas City cattle and hog prices show mixed changes with cows and hogs dropping several cents while steers and heavy hogs hold near prior levels. Chicago receipts reach 22 000 cattle with shipments around 4 000 as prices ease for steers to about 3 25.

Cincinnati St Louis Kansas City Chicago

Produce market wrap notes steady trade across staples

The column reports steady demand and firm prices for butter cheese and trade activity in potatoes beans and poultry. National markets show mixed movement with specific gains for Burbanks and Chenango potatoes while New York and Baltimore quotes for dairy eggs and cheese are laid out, reflecting a broad farming market snapshot.

CAIUS Burbanks New York Elgin Western State Chicago Baltimore Liverpool Choice Northern New Hampshire Vermont Choice Michigan California C. Foultry North Lucerne Red Top West Jersey Rhode Island Timothy Estern Houston Hebrons Aroostooks Aroostook New _Hampshire Prince Edward Island Dakota Virginias

Market Report Shows Steady Prices Across Produce Range

The trade notes fair dealings and steady pricing for vegetables and more. Spinach at 90c per bush, onions and cabbage listed with varied crate and barrel prices, cucumbers 10 to 15c each, celery 34c per box, beans 250 per crate, and related items like beets lettuce and squash priced across multiple units.

Southern Valencia Ohio St Andrews White Cape Hubbard Estern Hubbard Florida

Florida and Mediterranean fruit trade steady with ample receipts

The Green Fruit Trade notes steady demand and prices for oranges grapes lemons and other fruits. Oranges run 6075 boxes, with prices for several varieties, while melons and cranberries show moderate activity. Receipts compare to last year with ongoing interest from buyers and dealers in Florida and the Mediterranean markets.

Florida Palermo Messina Jalencia King Russell Greenings Ben Davis Massachusetts Baldwins Maine New Hampshire Hubbardstons Common Sweets Tallman Sweets Black Oxfords Gilliflowers Northern Spies Cape Cod Almeria Sioeie Havana

Fruit Cargoes Sail From Gibraltar to Boston

The Edwin passed Gibraltar on December 23 bound for Boston with 2900 boxes Messina oranges 11200 boxes Palermo oranges 6300 boxes Palermo lemons and 1300 boxes Messina lemons. The Savannah is due Wednesday with 7090 boxes Florida oranges. Bowden is due Friday with Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company.

Edwin Gibraltar Boston Savannah Bowden Jamaica Boston Fruit Company

Fruit Auction Sales Report From Snow & Co and Harris & Co

Snow & Co sold Valencia oranges in 420 counts at 3 85 per case and 714 counts at 4 75 per case. Florida oranges brought 5 2 6242 per box, and Almeria grapes listed at 6 per barrel. Harris & Co offered Valencia oranges 420 counts at 3 85 per case and 714 counts at 4 75 per case. Florida oranges 2 6242 per box. Navel oranges 4 per box. Tangerines 4 6254 475 per box and 1 982 8744 per half.

Snow & Co Valencia Florida Almeria H Harris & Co

The Dried Fruit Trade In steady demand with mixed prices

Dried fruit markets show steady demand except raisins which remain quiet. Figs and dates vary by quality with quotes for layers and natural fruit. Nuts and almonds feature wide ranges from Virginia peanuts to Sicilian almonds, walnuts, pecans, and shellbarks with prices per pound and per bush noted.

Virginia Naples Grenobles Sicily Jordans Alicantes Valencias California London Malaga

New York Spot Market Quiet as Upland Sales Edge Higher

The New York spot market remained quiet and firm with uplands showing a 9 percent margin. Sales reached 203 bales while stock stood at 115071 bales. Futures opened weak and closed dull but steady with 83000 bales sold. Prices quoted at £11 LOLLOWs.

New York Riverside Mills Danuaty Liverpool Augusta l/c Galveston Soc New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore Cincinnati St Louis—S Louisville Great Britain Continent

Cloth market prices firm in Fall River listing

Fall River market report shows print cloth at 215 16c for 64x64s and 242 2% sc for 60x56s with firm quotes.

Fall River

Sugar and Molasses Market Report and Prices

Sugar markets show strong demand with refined prices steady at multiple grades from 4% to 6j4c. Raw sugar prices hold, with refiners quoting 45s 4%4c to 5%sc for 96 test, while Havana and Matanzas grain prices appear around 26–28 dollars per quintal. Molasses markets remain quiet with Porto Rico and Ponce grades ranging from 28 to 40c per gallon.

Belmont Lloilos JEUNE Havana Matanzas Porto Rico Ponce Cienfuegos Barbados Mayaguez Arroyo New Orleans

Oil Market Pipe Line Certificates and Cottonseed Prices

Market data shows closing and opening figures for pipe line certificates with prices and yields, plus crude shipments and averages. Cottonseed oil certificates appear with quoted rates and daily figures, reflecting 1890 activity and refinery outputs.

Prescott & Co Devonshire Street Jan Bane

Whiskey prices hold steady in St Louis Chicago and Cincinnati markets

The St Louis and Chicago whiskey markets were steady at $1 14, and the Cincinnati market firm at $1 14.

St Louis Chicago Cincinnati

Turpentine and Petroleum Prices Reported in Mixed Market

Turpentine quoted at 39 cents while resin rises to 140.42 dollars per ton and tar at 260 dollars. Petroleum closes at 7.05 cents with RS W at 7.40 cents and cases at 9.45 cents.

Turpentine and Petroleum New York

Imports and Exports on January 12 1891 in Liverpool

List of goods loaded for the steamer Samaria including soap linens earthenware and steel items. Named firms such as Washington Mauly Co E L Hardy & Co Abram French & Co Damrell & Upham Brown Bros Co and Wadsworth Howland Co appear with quantities like cases bags bars and boxes. The record catalogs numerous commodities from tins oils textiles to machinery and musical instruments.

Liverpool Samaria Washington Mauly Co L Hardy & Co Abram French & Co Parsons & Co Brown Ros & Co R& J Farquhar & Co Welch Kros Ditson & Co Wadsworth, Howland & Co Wright & Ditson Moise Shepard Norwell & Co Wilson, Larrabee & Co Brown Durrell & Co Wilson Larrabee & Co S March & Co Crosby Warren & Blanchard Clement & Soule Freeland Loomis & Co White & Co Fuller, Dana & Fitz Baleshair Chase & Co Oliver Brown Bros & Co Williston, Euishe & Co Stone & Downer Carleton Koopman & Co Saddlery Soren & Co Peyser & Co Ao Music Optical Instruments Educational Supply Co

Vast Listing of Goods and Shipments Across Ports

A sprawling ledger of consignments and cargoes from numerous firms to markets worldwide. Items include woollens, carpets, glass, earthenware, spices, fruit, oranges, potatoes, and soda ash, with quantities by the case, bale, cask, or bag. Multiple ships and brokers like Hills Turner & Co and Phelps Bros & Co appear alongside names such as Brown, Durrell & Co and Jordan, Marsh & Co.

Neal,iMorse & Co Tweeds Brown, Durrell & Co Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Murdock Parlor Grate Co George Crawley Waldo Bros H Deever Cochrane Cy W Ross Moise Wright Maniy Co Ireson Warren & Blanchard Brown Bros & Co Harrington Nicholson Woollens Talbot, Wilmarth & Co Moise Jordan H White & Co Boston Button Co Kidder, Peabody & Co Test & Co H_ Pearce Barmstead & Co Benson Case Brown, Dorrell &Co Bodges & Co Simons, Hatch & Whiten Davies, Pitts & Co Kendall, Barrows & Co Wilson, Larrabee & Co Brown, Durrell & Co Chas H Griffin Hovey Shepard, Norwell & Co RH White & Co Preston Liverpool Eng Columbian Glass Hills Turner & Co Sherburne Linder & Meyer Drexel, Morgan & Co Jacobs Jones & Co Sherburne & Co Richard Briggs Cooper, Dennison & Co Morey & Co Baring Bros & Co Snow & Co Tuily & Co Otis Lawrence & Son Maynard & Child Seaverns & Co W & C R Noyes Mor, & Co Charles Bradford Stone & Downer Stoddard, Lovering & Co Lowe, Donald & Co Moors & Co Brigham Wright Riley & Gray Leigh & Co Mdise Mediterranean Patras Phelps Bros & Co Messina H Tully & Co Pheps Bros & Co As& J Brown & Co Vastar Palermo Sumac Moise American Express Co Demerara Matthew Laird ST Thomas Georgetown Pel Cape Haytien Orion Kimball Souris Tyrone Gall & Co Montague, Pei Edward Blake Barclay, Clements London Richards & Sons

Exports at numerous ports list goods shipped Jan 12 1891

A long OCR export list from Trenidad Halifax Ingeston and Liverpool details shipments and cargo items including salmon oysters beef butter cheese beer lard hardware crates furniture and foodstuffs. Entries specify steamer names Halifax Ethelwold Bostonian and more with quantities and pack counts.

Weekly imports at Boston port for week ending January 9 1891

Report of import values by region and commodity across the globe. Boston leads with overall totals near 1.23 million dollars while Nova Scotia Scotland Germany Belgium Haiti and Puerto Rico show varied cargo including fish lumber paper stock and wine. Grand total states 1 226 805.

Boston Goa Te Ood Nova Scotia Scotland Germany Chicsory Belgie M Pairetock Progreso Surinamm Cowoa Deemeraka Rico

Weekly Exports from Boston Port Show Varied Goods

The weekly export report for Boston lists values across numerous commodities including animals, agricultural implements, beer, bones and hoofs, books, bricks, breadstuffs, cornmeal, wheat flour, bread, candles, carriages, clocks, cordage, cotton and cotton manufactures, drugs, earthenware, fruits, furs, glassware, hides, iron, India rubber, leather, stone, matches, organs, naval stores, oils, fish, oil cake, paints, paper, provisions, bacon, beef, butter, cheese, lard and related items with monetary totals for each category.

Trenidad Sir May O’neill Halifax Ingston Newport News Ethelwold Liverpool Eng Bostonian Boston India

Trade items and global values in colonial ledger

The fragment lists assorted goods such as pork and soap with monetary values, plus commodities like molasses and tallow. It then shows totals for regions including England Nova Scotia Scotland and the British West Indies, summing to about 1 343 810 in total.

Cotnrings England Nova Scotia Scotland British West Indies Germany Porto Rico Total

Foreign Markets. Wheat and corn firm. English and American prices rise

London reports wheat and corn prices firm with firming English and American flour. Mark Lane quotes higher for English foreign and American corn. Liverpool breadstuffs show firm wheat and steady corn. Cold weather noted. quotes include winter wheat 78 6d, spring 7s 3d, California 7s 9d, pork 528 6d, bacon 26s 6d, lard 1s, tallow 25s 9d, cheese 50s.

London Heirbohrm Mark Lane Liverpool England California

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