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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1890
Page
7
The report covers prices for Michigan and Kentucky combing wools, detailing Ohio and California sales and the overall wool market. It notes firm territory wool, abundant unmerchantable stock, and a mix of present sales with many prices in decades, including Michigan fine delaine around 34c and Kentucky combing 28-29c, with broader activity in Montana and Oregon fibers.
The steamer Glen Tanar brings 5000 boxes Messina oranges, 1400 boxes Messina lemons, 6800 boxes Palermo oranges and 8700 boxes Palermo lemons bound for Boston. The Titzroy arrived with 5500 Messina oranges, 300 Messina lemons, 6500 Palermo oranges and 11000 Palermo lemons. The Columbia passed Gibraltar Feb 26 with 5000 Catania oranges, 300 Catania lemons, 6000 Messina oranges, 4000 Messina lemons, 8300 Palermo oranges and 10200 Palermo lemons for Boston. The Brunel carries 3000 Messina oranges and 600 half-boxes plus 1700 Messina lemons bound for Boston. The Athens left Palermo March 6 for Boston with 3400 Messina oranges and 2000 Messina lemons. The Norfolk boat is due with 30 boxes oranges, 340 bags peanuts and 1484 bbis truck.
Cattle and hog prices move in mixed fashion across Kansas City St Louis Peoria and Chicago with receipts totaling about 2000 to 1800 hogs in several markets. Cattle at Kansas City weak to steady beef and stockers steady while hogs show a range from heavies around 3 72 to 3 80 in Kansas City and mixed packers lower in St Louis. Receipts today 2616 overall. Cattle receipts at Chicago 14 000 with slow trade and lower beeves at 4 5 to 5 15 and steer bids 3 20 to 4 90 plus Texas corn fed at 2 85.
Receipts and shipments for cows and hogs show varied demand with prices around 2.40 for cows and 3.80 to 4.05 for hogs. Sheep receipts at 8000 with strong prices. cotton in New York firm with upper middling around 11 1/4 cents. Liverpool steady at 61 16d for middling. Global market tables list futures in several exchanges and regional spot quotes across Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, and other ports.
Filing notices for Pipe Line Certificates and Cottonseed Oil Certificates with closing dates. March 6 1889 at 3 pm. Mare and shipments figures shown including refined and average values. Names Walton Hollis and Co. and Elmore appear in filing details for Hydrocarbon and seed products.
Sugar receipts today 350 bbls 184 birds and 88 bbls last year. Market firm with fair demand. Quoted Cuba refining 614 5% sc centrifs 96 test 611-16c Manila 4 4 4c Lloilos 414 4% ec Javas Nos 10 to 11 5%4c. Refined sugar in good demand at firm prices. Granulated sold 6%s 6%ec big and small barrels. Pulverized 6c powdered 6 4c granulated 6 3 6 2c confectioners 67-16c standard A 63-16 614c Belmont A 6c extra C 558 57sc yellow 544 Stec. Wholesale price 6%s8c. Molasses receipts today 21 bids 979 birds 78 tierces 55 puncheons. last year 80 bbds 4 puncheons. Market quiet steady. New Orleans sales 40 48c quality. Fancy Ponce 37 38c gal choice 86 36c fair to good 28 82c Cienfuegos 25 28c Barbados 30 38c boiling grades 50 test 23c. New York market firm and steady.
In Peoria the whiskey market holds at 103 with spirits at 105. Chicago shows no change at 102. St Louis whiskey fetches 102. Cincinnati keeps whiskey steady at 102.
Turpentine closed at 4244 with rosin at 115, tar at 225. Petroleum closed at 7.60c with RSW at 7.40c and cases at 9.60c. Coffee market in New York shows Rio up, fairly active with fair cargoes at 2044c.
A detailed list of imports and exports dated March 6 1890 in Liverpool England including steamer Kansas many consignments such as indigo wool skins tinplates and various mdse. Numerous firms appear such as Williston Knight Jones Baring Bros Co Jere Abbott Co and Smith & Dave Mtzgco among others with hundreds of boxes bags crates and cases. Also notes Mediterranean port activity with Steamer Fitzroy from Messina and Hirzel Feltmann Co from Palermo and Rosario trade details.
An 1890 export list from London details shipments to Baltimore and Liverpool including potash corn lumber lard hides leather clothing canned goods medicines and machinery. Notable items include 38 barrels of potash 166 600 feet of lumber 270 boxes pumps and 2800 pieces of beef with numerous boxed goods and crates across various categories.
Ship Otranto cleared March 3 and lists cargo including cheese butter meat hides leather tea tobacco goods sewing machines oil dairy products and a variety of crates cases barrels boxes and bales from Hull England via New York. The items include livestock products such as beef mutton and pork and quantities of butter lard and other fats alongside hardware and dry goods.
London markets show cargo activity for wheat and corn with shipments awaiting sale and dull futures. Liverpool notes quiet and mixed pricing for wheat and corn, milder English weather, and steady breadstuff quotations including pork lacon lard and cheese values across markets.
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