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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1888
Page
7
Copper is quiet and lead is strong while tin and tron remain subdued. Chicago markets stay quiet with few flour sales and oats and corn showing varied activity. Butter, cheese, eggs, beans, meat, and produce display firming demand and steady or modestly rising prices, with poultry, ducks, and geese in good demand and lambs moving fairly.
The Bureau of Statistics reports December trade: exports merchandise 73,230,963 dollars. imports 52,100,180. Gold exports 477,865. gold imports 1,805,276. Silver exports 3,532,903. silver imports 1,496,453. Boston to Liverpool trade in 1887: 162,399 tons across 51 sailings. 1886 totals 165,957 tons across 50 sailings. 1886 figures 164,206 tons across 49 sailings.
In Chicago on Saturday the wheat market opened quiet and declined through the day, with May prices dropping sharply to 817%% as commission houses showed some buying. Exports from Atlantic ports were larger, 250,000 bushels from New York alone, while Friday’s rally faded. Corn followed the weakness. hog prices and grain movements were reported with official receipts and shipments detailed for the day.
Copper activity surged in New York with May sales around 50,060 pounds at 16.60 cents, while spot offers hovered near 16.25 cents. London prices rose about 78 sixpence, and weekly copper sales reached 8,075,000 pounds in New York and 3675 tons in London. A steel rail price dispute ended in a compromise benefiting railroads, prompting resumed mill work.
Prices and production estimates for 1888 dominate the copper and iron markets. Copper bars and sheathing bear 16 to 26 cents per pound with various brands listed. Iron ranges show pig iron at about 21 to 22 dollars per ton and refined bar iron around 2.10 to 2.75 dollars. Tin, lead, zinc, pipes, nails, and boiler plate prices are given with wholesale discounts for off sizes and off brands.
The market shows quiet, unchanged prices with few sales amid severe Western weather delaying mills. Quoted ranges cover flour types from Finch to Minnesota and Michigan, corn, oats, barley, rye, meal and milled products. inspections limited by blockades, with firm corn and oats, and steady flour milling demand reflected in steady or firm quotes.
The BurrerR market remains firm with small supply of choice creameries and dairies. Western and New York creamery prices range from 27 to 34 cents, while butter grades show strong demand. eggs, beans, and grasses stay firm with quiet hay markets. Potatoes trade firm amid cold weather. various potato varieties quoted by bush and barrel stock. Poultry stays firm with scarce top quality turkeys and strong chicken quotes.
The market shows fresh killed turkeys at 15 16c and 12 14c for Northern and Western runs. Chickens and fowls vary by region with Western and Northern lots quoted 9 14c and 12 13c respectively. Ducks and geese are in moderate supply with quail light, grouse moderate, and rabbits listed. Rendered tallow moves at city 43 5c, country 41 Ac, rough 20c per pound.
Extreme cold keeps demand light for apples and cranberries while Florida oranges and other citrus show mixed activity. Notable listings include Cape Cod and Palermo fruits with varied price levels, plus peanut and nut quotations. Cotton markets across major ports show quiet to steady tones with evening price ranges and weekly consumption figures.
No change in pork as trade remains fair at steady prices. Lard and AMS steady. various cuts priced from long cuts at 17 50 to 18 60, backs to 18 60, lean ends 17 76 18 00, pork tongues 16, rime mess 16 75, mess 14 75 16 75, resh ribs 9 42, bologna 6 64. Beef is unchanged with steady demand. prime steers 8 14, good steers 6 2 c, chucks 4 5, backs 5 6, rounds 6 46 7, loins 10 11 6. Mutton supplies steady with fair demand. veals scarce with full prices for choice. Lambs quoted fancy 10 10 14, common to good 7 9, muttons steady in Chicago and Brighton ranges. Eastern mutton 8 5 14, veal Eastern 9 10s to 11 12c.
PIPELINE CERTIFICATES closed 3 pm Jan 27 88% sc opened 10 am Jan 28 88 140 highest 88 54 lowest 87 44 closing 12 m Jan 28 1887 88%. SUGAR varieties show steady prices with no sales reported raw sugar 5 3 16 to 56 16c centrifugals 96 test 5 g 6c Mannilas 41 4 b5e loilos 44 4 12c Javas Nos 10 to 11 6 6 Yee refined sugar steady granulated 7 44c pulverized 7 74c powdered 75c Ptb granulated 7 44c confectioners A Te standard A 7c Belmont A 6 4c extra yellow C 5 6c yellow 5 5c Wholesale grocers price 7 5c granulated. MOLASSES Ponce Porto Rico 36c per gal Cienfuegos 22c Barbadoes 26c.
Reports from New York, Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati, Toledo and St. Louis show mixed grain and flour prices, with receipts and exports listed for wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley. Interregional bids and firm to steady tendencies appear in pig iron, petroleum, lard, pork, and bacon markets, alongside varied grain futures and supplies.
In New York spot cotton closed quiet with middling uplands at 10 11-16 cents and other grades ranged from 10 13-16 to 9 1/4 to 9 1/2 cents. Sales reached 126 bales. New York futures opened steady as quotations were listed.
Hogs steady with light weights at 5 5 5 35 to 5 5 0 5 0. mixed packers 5 2 0 6 7 0. butchers to extra 5 6 5 5 Bb. Kansas City reports 5 0 6 7 official yesterday 7 8 3. Chicago cattle receipts 4000 10c lower fancy 5 25 steers 3 5 stockers and feeders 2 3 40 cows bulls mixed 1 75 3 20 Texans 2 25 3 00. hogs receipts 15 000 shipments 7 000 steady 5 2 0 5 7 0 heavy 5 5 0 5 9 0 light 5 1 0 5 6 0 ships 3 50 6 00. sheep receipts 2000 shipments 1000 steady natives 3 5 10 Western 4 50 6 10 Texans 3 4 lambs 4 75 6 16.
Fall River reports weekly print cloth totals: production 175000, deliveries 180000, stock on hand 8000, sales 185000, odd 40000 in 64x64s and 142000 pieces spot 38000 futures 150000. February 142000, March 80000, April 25000. prices 8 3 8 c and 3 for 60x66s. Market firm and active. Providence notes strong, 3 3/8 to 3 1/2 cents for 62 squares and 56x60s bids, sales 35500 pieces. stock 26000 in 64s.
In New York on January 28 the coffee exchange saw two hours of trading with 100,000 bags sold. Prices opened 15 points below prior close, then rose 20 to 25 points. All January delivery is due next Tuesday. Only 1,250 bags delivered so far while market sales total 2,000,000 bags. Brazilian stock stands at 166,521 bags.
Foreign Markets report from London notes cargoes off coast for wheat and corn with firm prices for shipments. Liverpool futures show mixed movement with California wheat for February at 68 94 and several months higher. Havana sugar and molasses prices slip while stocks rise. western corn firm. freights to the United States at 275 dollars per hogshead.
The Antwerp wool market closed with fair attendance and moderate demand. Prices held near opening levels as 1600 bales were offered, including 650 bales of Argentine at 175 francs per 100 kilos, 73 bales of Montevideo at 180 francs, and 121 bales of New South Wales at 165 francs. London announces next series to start Monday.
Imports and exports dated January 28 1888 record cargo from Haytian ports via New York. The Steamer Haytian Republic carried codfish mackerel herring pork beef flour oats cider oil matches candles lard hams pelts and other goods in various container units and quantities. The manifest lists drums quarter drums boxes bbls and cases among many items including beer alewives tobacco and nails with numerous miscellaneous entries.
Receipts listing cargo by railroad and quantities on January 28 1888 across Boston and Albany Boston Providence Old Colony New York and New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine lines including cotton wool flour cornmeal oats grease butter eggs beans tea hides leather and pelts. Entries show hundreds of bales cotton thousands of bushels and dozens of cars and rolls for multiple railroad divisions and shipping methods.
A tabulated summary lists 1888 and 1887 receipts across commodities including cotton molasses bales, wool, butter, flour, oleo, cornmeal, eggs, beans, corn, oats, wheat, barley, malt, straw, millfeed, lumber, cottonseed meal, leather, tallow, pork, lard, dry hides, canned meats, grease, green hides, bacon, dressed hogs, skins, calfskins, coffee, pelts, and sugar with quantities in bales, barrels, boxes, lots, and bags.
Local time tables show through tickets and multiple daily departures from Boston stations to Springfield Pittsfield Albany and the West. Express drawing room cars to New York and Worcester to New Haven diners on select trains. Suburban and intercity stops listed with frequent morning and evening departures and Sunday schedules.
Train times listed for numerous routes from Boston to New York, Providence, Pawtucket, Attleboro and many towns, with daily returns and Sunday service notes. Concludes with official notice by A. A. Folsom, Superintendent, detailing connections and schedule adjustments.
Travel notices show baggage handling from hotels to destinations and return schedules to New York via Fall River Line. Numerous routes include Hanover and Brockton areas with extensive weekday and Sunday train times, boat connections, and seasonal adjustments. Names GEO. L. CONNOR and J. R. KENDRICK appear as general managers.
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