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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1891

Page

7

Coffee Market Excited and Higher Amid Limited Supplies

The coffee market surged with 42 percent higher prices across grades as stockpiles shrink and demand rises. Brazil stocks total 72,000 bags in the US, with 96,000 more arriving soon, expected to lift available supply to about 180,000 bags by month’s end. Mild grades are scarce, futures point to further gains, and refined sugar markets show steadier tones amid duty paid shifts.

New York Maracaibas Brazil United States Santos Rio Java Timors Padang Pale Padang Brown Ankola Mandheling Maracaibos Jamaica Costa Rica Guatemala

Grain Trade Update From Saturday March 7 1891

Receipts today total 18 930 41 960 and 13 674 bushels with weekly totals around 103 980. Inspections report 41 cars with 18 corn 22 oats and 1 buckwheat car. Wheat markets show Chicago active and sensitive with May up 34 across the week. Northwest arrivals heavy. Oats and corn markets firm with Chicago spot prices around 72 73 cents for corn and 59 68 cents for oats. Minneapolis and Milwaukee quotes provided. Lard and pork prices steady to higher amid quiet demand. New York tallow steady. Market closes lower in Chicago provisions after early firmness. Farnum Reardon & Co. expect higher prices locally.

Abo Bops Dales Ccc Aes Owen Chicago Beerbohm’s and Bradstreets Europe United States Canada Messrs Gumnar Mbise Rene Ee Clg Minneapolis Bush Swessseeeereres

Commodity Prices and Rumor of Cream Tartar Refinery Buyout

The column lists prices for spices and extracts including boyna cassia Canton Jamaica ginger nutmegs mace pimento and Calcutta ginger with most at mid to high cent ranges. Cream tartar prices remain unchanged while a rumor says Cleveland Baking Powder Co may acquire a cream tartar refinery for its own use potentially affecting future prices. quoted crystals are 26 27c and 28 29c for ground and packed lots.

Boyna Canton Cassia Batavia Cassia Saigon Cassia Aiican Calcutta Jamaica Cleveland Baking Powder Company

Flour and Meal Market Report Reveals firm demand and prices

The flour market shows improved demand with steady sales of small lots and a firm price structure. Minnesota and Wisconsin brands for export hold firm, with Canada export offerings and various patently priced grades. Rye flour demand is limited, while meal and cornmeal markets stay firm, with beg meal and barrel meal trading at stated ranges and oatmeal firm at typical Minnesota prices.

Minnesota Wisconsin Canada

Kansas Market Summaries and Hog and Cattle Prices

Kansas markets show mixed steady to firm quotes for cattle hogs and sheep across multiple cities. Cattle receipts and shipments noted while hogs saw strength in Chicago and St Louis with prices ranging in the mid to upper thirties, plus pork markets opening quiet. Obstacles include scattered OCR errors but core figures indicate overall firming trends and regional price dispersion.

Market Receipts and Prices Across Produce Lines

The report lists weekly receipts and daily prices for butter eggs cheese beans potatoes poultry and various vegetables with market notes. Cheese eggs and butter show steady or firmer trends while produce markets display mixed demand and fluctuating offers across regions including New York Baltimore Chicago and eastern ports.

Florida Fruit Trade Shows Week Demand Pushes Prices Up

The Florida fruit trade reports strong weekly demand and steady markets. Pack counts rose to 6214 this week from 179 last year, with totals of 16 077 compared to 9029 the prior year. Prices for Brights, Russets, tangerines, and Valencia oranges are listed, while Naples, Messina, and Palermo lemons and oranges show firm quotes. Receipts tallies for different fruit lines are given, with overall trade described as active and prices firm.

Florida Bright Mediterranean Palermo Messina Valencia King Allman Ashes Peernas Cape Cod Virginia Naples Prida

Steamer Arrives with Large Fruit Load from Palermo

The steamer Prior arrives with 2300 boxes and 600 half boxes of Mesina oranges and 1600 boxes Messina lemons plus 1800 half boxes and 3300 boxes Palermo oranges and 9500 boxes Palermo lemons and 3600 boxes Cantania oranges and 2300 Catania lemons. The steamer Efficient sailed from Palermo.

Messina

Fruit cargo figures in Boston trade report

The record lists multiple fruit shipments arriving or sailing from Palermo to Boston and New York. It notes 13 750 boxes oranges and 10 750 boxes lemons to Boston on Feb 24, a 16 000 box Palermo oranges and 8000 lemons on March 4, bananas expected next Thursday, and 7000 oranges plus 400 lemons aboard the D Andres Lovico sailing Palermo 21 for New York with 1300 boxes oranges on arrival.

Boston Yenes Turple Palermo D. Andres Lovico New York

Havana Market Summary Amid Quiet Outing and Prices

Havana March 8 Market mood subdued as shippers stayed aloof despite demand. Prices shown in quotation section include 65 2009 and 261% for Mecca, with 839,000 bees in stocks and 30,500 bags plus 136 hogsheads moved week to week, including 20,500 bags and all hogsheads to the United States. Freights steady.

Havana United States

New York cotton market files tight Saturday sales

The New York spot cotton market shows Saturday sales at 221 bales plus 825 bales with futures opening steady. Liverpool spot prices eased to around mid 8s for uplands while U S futures closed steady with varying mids across cities. Atlanta report notes farming prospects weakening as acreage lowers expected cotton yield by about half a million bales.

York Dang Pee Oril Jaduaty Liverpool Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston C. Willaioeseo Teaay Norfolk—S Philadelphia Baltimore Cincinnati St. Louis Louisville Great Britain Atlanta Leen J On R. T. Nesbit Keniware South Carolina Alabama

Print Cloth Market Report from Fall River and Providence

The week’s state agent report shows production at 200000 pieces with deliveries 204000, stock 376000, sales 182000, spots 28, futures 154000. Providence notes quiet market with 64x64s steady at 3 cents, weekly sales 6000 pieces with extra and early deliveries at 3c, 10000 spots, no sales of 56x60, stock 339000 pieces 64x64s and 27000 sexeus, latier goods at 2 cents.

Fall River Providence

Wool imports by region in the week reported

London reports weekly wool imports totaling 5940 bales from New South Wales 5807 from Victoria 172 from Queensland 4518 from South Australia 812 from New Zealand 304 from West Australia 6625 from Cape of Good Hope and Natal 1485 from Bussorah 662 from various other places 662.

London New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia New Zealand West Australia Cape of Good Hope Natal Bussorah

Whiskey markets hold firm at Peoria and Midland region

The Peoria whiskey market remains firm at 115 while the Cincinnati and St Louis markets hold at 114, signaling steady prices across major wholesale hubs. Investors monitor supply shifts and regional demand to gauge near term momentum.

Peoria Cincinnati St. Louis

Turpentine and Petroleum Market Averages Reported

Turpentine quoted at 4144 with resin at 155 160 and tar at 260. Petroleum closed at 7.10 cents with KSW at 7.500 and cases at 9.65 cents.

Turpentine and Petroleum New York

London Market Wheat and Corn Report March 7

Beers report shows cargoes off coast brisk for wheat and corn with calm wheat markets. At Mark Lane and in Liverpool spot wheat firm and corn steady with weather seasonable. English country markets quiet and French country markets firm. Wheat futures firm No 1 California wheat for March 88 Os sd, April 8s 1d, May 8s 144d. Farmers deliver GB wheat total 74,678 quarters at $23 7d average.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Liverpool England California Great Britain

Parcel list of assorted goods and provisions from historic stock ledger

A dense inventory entry catalogs numerous items including pkgs of carriage stock, bolls, wool cloaks, netal capsules, steel bags, hair rope, perfumery, webbing, paper bales, rubber belting, cotton seed meal, oil cake meal, hops, dyewood, lines, compass, whitewood, tin plate, iron ware, twine, marble, sand paper, lemony citrus notations, dental goods, confectionery, oysters, beef, pork, peas, cattle, grease, hids, leather, corn, wax oil cake, beef, crts sholackinug, machinery, lawn mowers, staves, cotton, drills, egg beaters, bacon and hams, pails, lard, tobacco, nuts, tallow, flour, and other merchandise. The list mentions quantities in bales, pkgs, bxs, cs, and lbs across numerous categories with no narrative.

Michigan

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