Lumber Market and Freight Update From Penobscot to Kennebec
A Maine market bulletin notes vessel delays due to adverse winds, steady but not strong demand, and varied log and lumber supplies. It cites 15 million logs expected on the Kennebec, with pricing on random cargoes about 13 to 15 dollars, spruce and box boards, pine clapboards, shingles, laths, lime, cement, and plaster all trading in steady ranges. Strong entities include Penobscot, Kennebec, and Rockland regions, with prices for mill random logs, mill and yard spruce, box stock, and various hardwoods listed for the week.
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Penobscot
Kennebec
Eastern
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Labhs
Rockland
St John
Anthracite coal price rise predicted with firm markets
The coal trade reports an advance of 10 to 125 cents per ton across domestic sizes, expected to boost trade this year. Purchasers delay buying, while stocks at tidewater are well controlled and prices likely rise. weekly shipments reach 818,478 tons, with 1889 totals near 14.8 million tons. Bituminous grades firm due to strike disruptions and vessel scarcity. retail trade remains active.
Wheat futures ride volatile July buying sparks short covering
Wheat opened strong then sold off on realized gains and buying of July by Hutchinson. Scarcity of cash wheat and July non delivery spurred talk of a deal, with near term optimism and a warned risk of another flare up if weather turns poor. Corn and oats mixed as hogs weigh on provisions. Cash trade dull. receipts loom.
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Chicago
Farnum, Reardon & Co
Boston
Hutchinson
Shorts
Vo Gilman, Cheney & Co
New York
Dakota
Glasgow
Liverpool
Russia
Grain Market Reports Firm Prices and Receipts Across Regions
The market shows firm prices with limited demand as flour quotations rise. Chicago, New York, St Louis and other centers report receipts and exports, with prices for flour and wheat advancing while oats and corn hold steady. Key entities include Minnesota and Canada export lines, various mill and grain prices, and regional shipment figures.
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Canada
New York
City Mills
City
Minnesota
Chicago
St Louis
Produce Receipts and Butter Market Report
Today receipts list butter 4696 pkgs and 18 lb creamery price for choicest lot. oleo 705 pkgs. cheese 1814 boxes. eggs 16 bbls and 83907 cases. Western creamery supplies large. New York and Eastern markets show dull to steady prices. butter nominally unchanged with firsts quiet at 14 to 16c.
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New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
California
Lima
Canada
Northern
Burbanks
Chenangoes
New Jerseys
Long Islands
Tennessee
Burlington
St. Albans
Eastern Creamery
Western
Astern
Elgin
Chicago
Nein
St Albans
Fort Washington
Tye
Liverpool
Market Report For Vegetables And Produce Prices
A steady demand and ample supply characterize the current market with varied pricing for onions beets carrots lettuce turnips radishes cucumbers rhubarb parsley asparagus wax beans tomatoes cabbage peppers peas squash cauliflower and more. Prices range from 1 to 1721 50 per crate and per bunch with notable items including native cucumbers 150 per 100 count Florida tomatoes 1721 50 per crate and crookneck squash 50c per dozen.
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Bermuda
Long Island
St Andrews
Florida
Wednesday Train Car Load With Produce Mix
A Wednesday train carries one car turnips one car melons seven cars vegetables and two cars potatoes. A Thursday special train is due with twelve cars melons and ten cars from the Boston Produce Company arrives to supply the market.
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Boston Produce Company
Fruit auctions scheduled this week
H Harris & Co will auction 196 boxes tragedy prunes 42 boxes peach plums and 150 boxes Palermo lemons on Wednesday Snow & Co likely to auction 752 cases California apricots on Friday
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H Harris & Co
Snow & Co
Steamers Arrive With Bananas and Lemons for Boston
The steamer Miranda is due next Friday carrying Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The steamer Brunel has freight of 300 boxes Messina lemons 2100 boxes Palermo oranges and 13880 boxes Palermo lemons for Boston and passed Aibraitor June 19. The steamer Ponca has loaded at Messina with 800 boxes Messina lemons.
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Miranda
Jamaica
Boston Fruit Company
Brunel
Messina
Palermo
Boston
Aibraitor
Ponca
Market Receipts and City Prices for Provisions Across Cities
Receipts show tallow beef pork lard hams bacon and preserved meats with varied tonnage and containers. New York tallow firm pork active about 13 dollars per barrel. beef inactive. Chicago pork around 11.66 to 11.70, lard weak at 6.42. St Louis and Cincinnati report mixed pork and lard terms with dry salted meats and bacon steady.
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New York
Chicago
St Lews
Cincinnati
Hog and cattle market notes from major yards
Stock yards reports show steady cattle at Kansas City with beef and feeder prices from 185 to 325 dollars and hogs rising with heavies from 405 to 425 dollars and pigs 420 to 425. Cincinnati Chicago notes list firm hogs and steady cattle with varying receipts and shipments. Texas and other markets show mixed, higher prices across categories with strong demand.
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Kansas City
Cincinnati
Chicago
Texas
Trade Ledger Fragments on Shipments and Prices
Ledger fragment lists ships, receipts, and shipments with values including 350 dollars and 3 375 dollars. Names like Western Texans lambs appear alongside figures 465 470 600. Natives and other terms suggest a market or trade record from a historical period.
Sugar and Molasses Market Report
Sugar receipts today 1051 barrels 235 birds 60 bags versus none last year. Market firm unchanged with Cuba prices refin ing 74 4 cents refined sugars strong demand old prices pulverized 95 8c powdered 9 5 c granulated 9 7 2c and others. Molasses receipts today 253 barrels 100 puncheons vs 3 barrels last year. Prices for Fancy Ponce Porto Rico 45¢ per gallon Porto Rico 37 43c New Orleans 46 47c Cienfuegos 28 31b black strap 16 41 7c boiling grades 50 3142 32c. New York trade quiet.
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OM Wena
St Louis
Peoria
Chicago
Lake
Port Huron
Burlington
New York
White State
Coe Bush
Michigan
Canada
Cuba
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Lloilos
Javas
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New York Cotton Prices Mixed in Latest Dull Opening
Cotton markets show steady to higher bids with upland grades quoted from 8% to 11% cents. Liverpool and other markets report steady tones and varied middling prices while U S futures open steady and close firm with July and August signals.
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New York
Turpentine and Petroleum Markets Note Prices
Turpentine closed at 87.2c with resin at 110 to 112 percent and tar at 225. Petroleum closed at 7.30c with KSW 7.20c and cases 9.10c. Whiskey shows no change. Coffee New York Rio is nominal with fair cargoes, 15%4c.
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New York
Rio
Watertown Union Live Stock Market Report July 2 1889
Boston Post correspondent George J. Fox details Watertown Union Market week ending July 2 1889 with prices and stock counts for cattle sheep lambs hogs hides tallow and skins. Spring lambs and veals dominate yard offerings as butchers appear well supplied and demand remains moderate.
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Boston Post
George J. Fox
Brighton
UNION
Watertown
J A Hathaway
K G Kimball
Flanders
Smoked Salmon and Butter Prices Across Ships and Ports
A long list of cargo items and quantities across vessels in St Pierre Mig Schooner North America Yarmouth NL Hull Eng Buenos Ayres Ak Sitrella Leone market Jane Adeline Bremen and Bremen lumber volumes. Details include salmon butter cheese jars capers mutton beef ice cream engines and various hardware, groceries, and trade goods with hundreds of units reported. Names of places and ships appear alongside assorted goods and tonnages.
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Mig
North America
Yarmouth
Hull
Eng
New York
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Bremen
Siterra Leone
Jane Adeline
Florida
Foreign Markets Quiet in London and Liverpool Trade
London reports cargoes off coast with wheat and corn activity mixed. 1 wheat cargo arrived, 3 sold, 13 waiting sales, 1 corn cargo waiting sale. Liverpool notes wheat firm, corn steady with fair demand. London stockpiles of wheat and corn listed. Paris and Antwerp markets quiet. futures firm for wheat and corn. long list of prices for July to December contracts.
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London
Mark Lane
Paris
Liverpool
Great Britain
California
Antwerp
Boot and Shoe Buyers Adverts Across Cities
An advertisement list features buyers from multiple cities including Los Angeles Montgomery Memphis Richmond San Antonio St Louis and Toledo. Named firms Jacoby Bros Hann J Weber Heller J M Vimont C H Smith and others represent shoe trade buyers.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jacoby
Jacoby Bros
Montgomery
Ala
Hann
Memphis
Tenn
Weber
Menken & Co
Craw. Richmand
Heller
San Antonio
Tex
Imports and Exports July 2 1889 Baracoa Halifax Pictou Port Hawkesbury
From Charlottetown and Pictou to Boston and Halifax trade lists show coconuts bananas eggs lobsters potatoes mackerel salmon and canned goods. Numerous firms such as Barclay Co Dana Delong Morse Hutchinson and Woodside appear in shipments of eggs potatoes fish and other commodities.
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Baracoa
Schweigaard
Bartlett, Lyman & Co
Cutler
Dana & Co
Dagerty
Golding & Co
Griffin & Co
Hinckley, Ayers & Co
Hutchinson & Co
Johnson & Co
LS Kimball
Kennerson & Co
Donald
Mead
Morse & Holt
H Murch & Co
McIntosh & Co
eKeever & Hall
French & Fickett
James E Newson
Arch & Roberts
E T Russell & Co
Rockwell & Son
Stone
Stimpson, Murray & Co
Wilson & Co
Woodside & Co
Bases Bay
Pictou
Delong & Seaman
Underwood & Co
Port Hawkesbury
Atwood & Co
Seaman Bros
Bowles & Co
Bond & Co
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Boston
W. Rockwell
Malden
Middlesex
Boston Post
Joan W. McKim
Esquire
Elijah Georghe Register
Ron
Juliette T. B
Joan W. McKim, Esquire
Elijah Gorge
Register
Massachodu
Marinda Heath
Saint Paul
Minnesota
Charles Steere
Cambridge
George M. Brooks
J. H. Tyler
Exports July 2 1889 Saint John New Brunswick report
Harbourville Nova Scotia schooners L T Whitmore and Modena carry steam drills and flour with cornmeal and other cargoes. Demerara ships Gem loads bidis rhubarb baskets peas cabbage codfish and more in transit.
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ST John
L T Whitmore
Harbourville
Demerara
Murdock's Liquid Food Claim for Babies and Mothers
The notice promotes Murdock's Liquid Food as universally superior to medicines, claiming it aids diseased organs without digestional strain and repairs vitality in babies during feeding. It advises dosing with five drops per feeding, benefits within a month, and offers 12 oz bottles for $1.00 with suppositories and mail options for adults and infants.
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Murdock
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