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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1890
Page
7
Reports from London show Consols at 613 16 for money and 96 for account. Arctic and Great Western firsts 40 44, Canadian Pacific 83 446, Ene 27 4, Emeseconds 106 74, Illinois Central 120, Mexican ordinary , St Paul common 76 , Reading 22, Money 242 2 percent.
The Fruit and Produce Exchange debated a municipal order banning sidewalk merchandise displays. A committee was formed to seek suspension pending Board of Aldermen hearing, with a separate panel to draft resolutions and attend the council if granted. Numerous members named to both committees.
Based on city population estimates from the census, about 48000 more people warrant 96 licenses for every 1000, but certificates await Census Bureau official returns in Washington. Officials expect approvals not before September, delaying issuance.
Newton Highlands attracts investors as fifty select house lots of six to eight thousand feet near Eliot station go to auction on Saturday the 28th. Easy payment terms or cash with deed delivery discount available. Auctioneers are J F C Hyde and Elliott J Hyde of 31 Milk Street Boston.
A historical note on long life contrasts with modern female mortality from functional disorders. The piece touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a guaranteed cure for conditions like irregular menses, prolapse, ovarian pain, and backache, claiming it cleanses the liver and digestive system.
Lumber steady. flour dull. corn quiet. oats lower. cheese quiet. beans slow. hay steady. irraw unchanged. potatoes active. sweet potatoes dull. poultry unchanged. truck active. oranges in good demand. lemons not plenty. strawberries selling well. California fruits steady. watermelons quiet. pineapples steady. pork products quiet. corned beef slow. fresh beef firm. other fresh meats unchanged. sugar lower. molasses quiet.
General lumber trade remains quiet as mills hold orders steady. Spruce prices stay firm with randoms at 15 15 50 and cargoes up to 19 per thousand. southern lumber shows steady demand for pine, cypress, and hemlock with prices held for boards, shingles, and siding. Freight and receipts noted. western pine stocks large yet prices firm amid light Western markets.
Market dull for flour with no new features as wheat prices sag. Quotes list weak ranges from fine flour at 2 25 to 5 60 for Minnesota and Wisconsin brands. Cornmeal steady with bag sales 86 88e and barrel sales 2 10 2 16 per bushel. Oatmeal trades moderate at 4 50 4 60 for fine and 5 20 5 30 for cut.
Grain receipts totaled 89 400 bushels corn, 33 030 bushels oats, 88 tons and 960 barrels cornmeal, 7350 bushels malt. Inspections: 55 cars total, including 36 corn and 19 oats, with mixed and No 2 grades. Corn prices weak with steamer yellow at 45 cents and steamer mixed at 44. Oats moved slowly, No 2 white at 37 3/4 to 38 3/4 cents on track and in elevators, clipped oats 38 1/2 to 39 4/4 cents, fancy 39 4/4 to 44 cents. Rye moderate, good New York around 70c. Malt dull at 72–75c for six-row Canada No 1. Millseed quiet, spring bran 16 76 to arrive, winter 16 75 17 00, Michigan 15 75. Mid dlings sold 16 75 18 50 per ton depending on quality. Cottonseed meal 25 60 to arrive, 26 per ton on spot.
The day’s receipts show butter 7467 pkgs and 2114 boxes, oleo 264 pkgs, eggs 5484 cases, potatoes 11 cars, hay 78 cars, straw 4 cars, with sweet potatoes unavailable. Butter market firm with strong fresh demand. quotations span Western and Northern creamery, Eastern creamery, and cheese varying from 8 to 16 14c, while Liverpool market steadiness and Utica sales highlight broad activity.
Mixed cattle and hog receipts with prices for beef and live swine. Cattle categories include beeves steers stockers and feeders cows bulls and mixed with prices listed for Chicago shipments and Texas cattle. Hogs show receipts, shipments, and price ranges across light heavy and mixed categories. Also included are sugar and molasses market notes and cotton market summaries with domestic and Liverpool data.
Wheat and corn futures show a quiet, narrow range in Chicago with some selling driven by weak St. Louis sentiment. July wheat looks unlikely to rally without cash market support as locals hold a large position and weather remains favorable for crops. Provisions softer on pork and lard. ribs steady. Prices quoted by Farnum, Reardon & Co reflect multiple contract levels and regional cash quotes across Chicago, St Louis, Minneapolis, and Duluth.
Closing prices for wheat in Milwaukee Cash and June July August September and December shown with minor figures. Miscellaneous prices for turpentine rosin tar and petroleum. weekly live stock figures for sheep cattle and swine. prices of store cattle and hides. sheep call notes small flocks and Canada lambs outlook. Union Market Watertown reports Western cattle supply lighter and steady prices with several sales listed by dealers.
Cargoes off the coast show wheat dull and corn in demand for near delivery. At Mark Lane and Paris markets remain quiet and steady for wheat and English and French country markets. Liverpool notes dull wheat futures and steady corn futures with mixed American corn prices. receipts show large wheat and corn arrivals and prices for winter and spring wheat, peas, pork, bacon, lard, and cheese maintaining prior levels.
A detailed shipping ledger lists steamer Worcester cargoes and various consignors. Entries from Pictou, Port Hawkesbury, Charlottetown include hides, leather goods, eggs, lobsters, mackerel, bedding, potatoes, oil, and other consignments to Boston, with quantities specified for firms such as Barford & Co, Barclay & Co, Hartlett, Lyman & Co, Crosby Brothers, Delong & Seaman, Morse & Hall, Patch & Roberts, and others.
A long column lists cargoes and quantities from several ports including LA HAVE HALIFAX ST PETER and TARMOUTH NS with steamer Yarmouth and various cargos such as flour meal beef ginger ale and hardware. Other ships include Acara Urbain B and Rachel Emery with items like masts timber oil stoves and cheese. Lighters note bark and herring cargoes and a Crest Line clearance at QUACO NB with 1093 sacks salt.
Horatio Adams trustee seeks allowance of third account for Harriet M Wacott and others. Probate Court in Suffolk County, Boston, July 14 1890 at 10 am to show cause. Citation to be published weekly for three weeks in Boston Post. Witness Judge John W McKim June 24 1890. Elijah George Register. Probate notices also reference Sally Hammond estate in Boston Massachusetts.
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