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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1889
Page
7
Moderate demand in lumber markets amid steady pricing. Prosnip inch boards sold at 11.50 to 12.00 by vessel, box stock quoted 8.8 to 11.00 for various lengths. Michigan and hardwood lumber show firm cherry and scarce walnut, with Ash and oak in better demand. Clapboards firming, pine and spruce futures steady, laths quiet with cargo and car lath prices listed.
Chicago reports Farnum Reardon noting strong open and bullish cash wheat, with declines from later selling but overall market strength to close. Northwest weather and an upcoming crop report buoy sentiment, while corn remains firm and provisions weak amid active shipping demand.
John E. Welsh reports carload inspections of corn oats and mixed grains totaling 64 cars while flour receipts reach 6291 barrels and 4925 sacks. Markets are quiet but firm with millers holding full prices and buyers paying. Prices span fine to patent flours and various export grades. New York and Chicago data show firmer demand and higher quotes for wheat corn and rye products with regional receipts strong.
St Louis receipts show 22 000 bushels, 49 000 bushels shipments with higher market, No 2 mixed at 82 33 se. Mats receipts 19 550 bush, last year 15 350. Spot market quiet but steady. No 2 whites sold at 35 cents, oats prices varied with Chicago and Port Huron quotes. New York and Chicago reports show mixed prices for No 2 and No 3 white oats, with overall market subdued and demand light. Rye flour and cornmeal markets steady. millfeed, oatmeal, and malt receipts noted with steady offering and moderate demand. Cottonseed meal firm, malt receipts strong, hops market quiet.
Receipts for today list butter 5838 pkgs, oleo 53 pkgs, cheese 1124 boxes, eggs in LNSI cases, beans 280 bbls, potatoes 6 cars, hay 50 cars, straw 8 cars. last year figures show increases across most items. Butter market is steady with large stock, prices mixed from 12 to 19 cents, western creameries abundant. eggs and cheese also described as dull or quiet with varied quotes. Regional markets including St Albans New York Ulica Elgin Liverpool Utica and Providence report steady or soft price levels, with fresh arrivals of Bristol Ferrys and native tomatoes, corn, onions and other produce noting supply and demand conditions.
The market reports a strong supply of new Southern apples and other fruits with variable conditions. Delawares and Virginia apples show mixed quality and prices. oranges, lemons, gooseberries, blackberries, cherries, plums, peaches, huckleberries, cantaloupes, currants, and blueberries are listed with region and unit prices, reflecting overall steady demand and differing freshness.
Native and New York berries and stone fruit show firm to good demand with varied prices. Pineapples and bananas remain steady with large supplies, while watermelons are well supplied but with modest demand. A steamer arrival brings 5000 banana bunches for Seaverns & Co, with No 1s at 2 and No 2s at 125 per bunch.
The Brinio carries Baracoa bananas for Seaverns and Co. The Howick arrived Gibraltar July 4 with 1700 boxes Mesina lemons 1900 half boxes Palermo oranges and 13200 boxes Palermo lemons en route to Boston. VPonea also passed Gibraltar July 4 with Messina and Palermo fruit bound for Boston. Christian Johnson arrived with Baracoa bananas for WW and C R Noyes and will sell Wednesday. Kong Alf is due Thursday from Jamaica with bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. Marmion due Friday with Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The Sienna due about Thursday with Baracoa bananas.
Harris and Co sold at auction today the cargo of the steamer Brunel with Pears and fruits listed at varied prices. Mes sina oranges and lemons priced per half-box and per box, Palermo fruits at mixed rates, and noted quantities. The firm will hold another sale Wednesday featuring Bartlett pears Crawford peaches and assorted prunes plums and plums in multiple boxes.
Receipts today list tallow seven barrels and 1553 packages of lard with 2450 cases of preserved meats and 1876 boxes of bacon. Last year’s figures show varied meat and fat shipments. new quotations indicate pork and beef hold firm, with lard active and tierced beef slow. Regional quotes cover New York to Chicago and St Louis, noting steady pork, dull beef, and mixed bacon and ham prices. markets show little change overall.
Stock yards Kansas City receipts 4782 cattle with steady to mixed prices for steers cows and stockers. Hogs receipts 10829 opened strong closed weak with various weights quoted. Sheep receipts 1093 steady values listed. Cincinnati and Chicago market activity shows higher hogs at Cincinnati and mixed cattle and hog numbers at Chicago with movement to steady or lower prices. Receipts and shipments reported for each market with price ranges for beeves steers stockers cows bulls and hog categories.
Cotton prices show firming in New York with listed bids for uplands. Opening quotes span 9.58 to 11.30 cents, futures for July through May steady to dull. Liverpool and other U S markets report quiet to steady tones with middlings around 63 16d in Liverpool and varied receipts and stocks across Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, Savannah, and Cincinnati ports.
Sugar receipts today show 1030 bbls and 218 birds versus 245 bbls last year. Market remains quiet and steady. Cuba refined grades at 7'4 7% ec, 96 test. Manilas at 8% sc. Javas Nos 10 to 11 at 44 8 sc. Refined sugars in good demand. pulverized at 4c, powdered 9c, granulated 1% sc.
Wholesale grocers' price for granulated sugar stands at 9c with New York sources showing refined dull and firm. Molasses receipts today include 12 casks and 5 puncheons. The market remains firm and quiet with regional quotes: Ponce Porto Rico 45c per gallon, Porto Rico 87 43c, New Orleans 46 47c, Cienfuegos 28 1031c. The New York market is quiet and strong.
Turpentine closed at 37 4c with rosin at 110 112 percent and tar at 225 while petroleum closed at 7 30c with RSW at 7 20c and cases at 9 10c Whiskey markets in Chicago, St Louis and Cincinnati steady at 102 dollars Coffee New York Rio steadier with fair car at 164 4c and steady tone across readings
Week results show declines in cattle while sheep and lambs remain active with steady prices. Notable sales include J A Hathaway & Co 10 steers at 4c per pound and W A Farnham 18 steers averaging 1400 pounds at 41 4c dressed weight. Western cattle good value. Canada lambs scarce. Kentucky lambs in demand. Local dealers report cautious bidding and limited stallfed stock.
Shipping brief listing cargoes and goods in port entries from Banes Cuba Seaverns & co Arroyo PA and Barrington NS. Notable items include steamers with bananas sugar molasses cocoanuts lumber mackerel and pine products linked to various firms and vessels.
Long detailed inventory of shipments dated July 9 1889 across Halifax Nova Scotia Port Hawkesbury and Tignish Prince Edward Island Alma New Brunswick Yarmouth Newfoundland Dunedin and Littleton New Zealand and ship Morning Light. Items include flour beef cornmeal oil beef pork meal pine cases hardware tools nails leather coal and hundreds of miscellaneous goods and commodities in multiple vessels and destinations.
London and Liverpool report wheat prices firm or stronger in spots with quiet Paris markets. Cargoes arriving and awaiting sale total two arrivals since last report, with large quantities on passage to Britain and the Continent. Wheat futures show mixed movement while corn futures weaken. prices for July to December ranges noted across regions and exchanges.
Dividends declared by Hamilton Manufacturing and American Bell Phone Company set payments for July 1889 with record dates and book closures. Administrators Joseph E. Hall and Thomas F. Cusick announce estates of Catherine J. Hall and Augustus M. Cusick, requiring claims and payments by creditors.
Massachusetts Probate Court in Suffolk urges next of kin and creditors to appear July 15 1889 at Kendall Suffolk to show cause why administrator Levi W Rockwell of Malden should be granted letters without bond. Public notice to be printed weekly in the Boston Post for three weeks ending two days before hearing. Witness Judge Joan W McKim. Register Elijah George.
An advertisement touts Murdock's Liquid Food as raw beef and mutton with fruits, claiming it rapidly rebuilds blood and aids recovery after lengthy illness. It cites dramatic weight gains, dyspepsia relief, and improved infant vitality, asserting superiority over medicines and detailing pricing for 12 oz bottles and suppositories.
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