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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1889

Page

7

Grain and flour markets show firmer tone across regions

New York and Chicago reports show stronger wheat and flour values with steady to higher prices for No 2 red and patent grades. Receipts rise in several hubs, with exports and shipping demand alongside quiet oats and rye markets.

Butter and dairy market round up with varied receipts

Butter receipts total 2674 packages down from 10668 last year as trade remains quiet. Creamery prices range from 16 to 19 1 2 cents for eastern and western lots with steady cheese and eggs markets and higher Liverpool cheese noted at 45s 6d.

New York Chicago Liverpool Americas Savannah North Carolina North Carolinas

Market report shows steady fair demand for produce prices

A wide range of fruits and vegetables shows steady demand and prices. Onions, beets, carrots, lettuce, radishes, cucumbers, beans, and peppers list varied values by crate, bush, or dozen. fruit notes include apples, oranges, strawberries, peaches, and pineapples with earnings cited for Long Islands, Florida, and Jamaica produce.

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Fruit Prices and Supply Report for Various Fruits

The market shows weak fruit quality in some items with 75c to 1 per basket price range for a mixed lot. Gooseberries have limited supply with natives at 8 350 and Jerseys at 250 bush, while California fruits are plentiful with peaches about 2 3 25 per crate and apricots 125 200 and plums 175 200 per crate. Bananas are well supplied with Jamaicas at 125 and Baracoas at 150 per bunch.

California Jamaicas Baracoas

Valencia oranges and fruits auction results reported

Hl Harris & Co sold Valencia oranges at auction today on the steamer Valencia with Regulars 155 450 large 185 4 Be extra large 185 376 and extra large 3734. California fruit sale saw apricots 115 150 peaches 162% and cherries 40c 2 12% per crate. Snow & Co sold Valencia oranges at auction today at 175 5 30 per case.

Harris & Co Valencia California Snow

Fruit Steamer Arrivals and Departures Highlight Bay State Trade

Steamer Victoria from Baracoa with fruit arrives at Seaverns dock early morning. Timor passed Gibraltar June 5 for Boston carrying large consignments of Messina and Palermo oranges and lemons. Coila due next week with Samana bananas. Brunel sailed from Palermo May 30 with fruit for Boston.

Victoria Baracoa Seaverns & Co Timor Palermo Gibraltar Boston Coila Bay State Fruit Company Brunel

Market notes on refined sugars and molasses prices

Refined sugars hold firm with demand at old prices. Quoted are pulverized 958c, powdered 9c, granulated 94c, confectioners A 834¢, standard A 8%sc, Belmont A 9c, extra C 8%sc, yellow 7c. Molasses receipts today 175 bbls vs 60 bhds last year. market firm and unchanged. New York raws quiet but firm overall with refined prices active.

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Cottonseed Oil Certificates Opened and Closed Dates

Pago line items show certificates for cottonseed oil with opening dates of June 14 and closing dates of June 18 1889. Highest and lowest values are noted for June 14. The entry combines pipeline certificate activity with openings and closures.

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Meat Market Report Shows Steady Pork and Quiet Demand

Pork receipts total 154 bbls with lard and hams among bulk items and firm to easy prices across regions. New York markets show quiet pork and mixed beef and lard trends with some export demand, while St Louis and Cincinnati see general weakness in dry salted meats and bacon markets.

New York Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Choice Brighton Eastern Choice

Hog and cattle markets from Storck Yards and major cities

Storck Yards Kansas City reports steady cattle values with totals of 325 400 for ship cattle and 4 7 44 for heavy hogs. Chicago and Cincinnati prices show slower trade with bees at 4 10 to 4 40 and hogs at 4 15 to 4 35. Sheep steady around 3 50 to 4 65 with lambs near 2 50.

Storck Yards Kansas City Cincinnati Chicago Texas

New York and Liverpool Cotton Markets Report Quiet Trade

In New York cotton ease of 1 16 cent with 820 bales sold. Gulf grades mix from 8 8 to 11 1 2 cents with futures opening easy closing steady. Liverpool buyers holding Middlings around 61 16d and American sales 7000 bales, futures also quiet. Various port reports show net receipts and stock levels with steady to quiet calls across Augusta Savannah Charleston and other centers.

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Sugar and Molasses Market Quiets At Steady Prices

Veer arapis today notes 4 bbls and 90 bbls last year, market quiet and firm at steady prices. Cuba refining is quoted fair to good at 7 7 sc, centrifugals at 96.

Arapis Cuba

Commodity prices report from New York markets

Turpentine closes at 38 cents with rosin at 10.74 and tar at 21. Petroleum closes at 7.10 cents with RSW 6.90 and cases 8.80. Coffee Rio to New York at 18 cents for fair cargoes. Whiskey markets steady with Western at 102 dollars.

New York Rio

Maritime Shipment Ledger from Hull Halifax and London

A detailed 1889 ship cargo list from Hull Halifax and London shows wool waste flax waste rags steel coils and iron bales of wood pulp and cement packages of wine and glassware oils and china ware, with multiple firms including J B Moors & co and Brown Bros & co. Notable items include 23 bales wool waste 885 bales flax waste 98 bales rags and 1060 bbls cement. The entries name ships Colorado Halifax Stockholm City and Stockholm City among others and list consignors and buyers across Atlantic routes.

Hull Eng Colorado Moors & Co Geiler Horace Partridge & Co Louis Wolf & Co McbDuffee & Stratton Abram French & Co Stone & Downer Nichols & Co Halifax Do & T Russell & Co London Stockholm Manila Coiss India Baring Bros & Co Peabody & Co Brown Bros & Co Ferdinand & Co A Hayes & Co Moise Phelps, Dodge & Co Wadsworth, Howland & Co Oakum Westhorp & Co Susman Bros Pierce & Co Leonard & Co Sheriff Jones Warren Wood & Co Richards & Sons D & M Williams Doherty Weeks & Potter Gorham, Rogers& Co Geneva Wood, Pollard & Co German Bank of London

Wheat and corn markets steady in London and Liverpool

London and Liverpool report wheat quiet but steady with fair demand. Futures firmer in late trading. No 1 California wheat prices for June to December range around 6s 9d to 6s 9 1 4d. Liverpool receipts 124,000 centals, corn 132,900 centals. summer and winter wheat prices vary, mixed American corn 33 8d, peas 5s 4d.

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