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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1891
Page
7
The market shows steady tones in boots and shoes with cautious buyers across regions. Leather demand weakens, rough splits and No 1 belt knife steadies, while finished leather remains quiet. grain and grain products inch up amid mixed signals from corn and oats markets and a dampened leather trade.
The market remains quiet for various hides with Western buff firm at 6 to 7 cents, buyers wary and speculator influence questioned. New England hides slow. India rubber prices rise supported by Para market, with Island fine at high costs and a syndicate-backed price push toward 1.00. Returns to shippers weak as buying interest prevails.
Receipts show flour and meal trading with firm demand. Flour figures include sacks and barrels for various grades while Canadian flour and export rollers are priced. Meal and cornmeal are steady to firm with specific per bag and per barrel quotes. rye demand limited to jobbing lots.
The receipts show pork and pork products firm in demand due to strong Western markets. Fresh beef remains firm but quiet. Choice steers are quoted at 8 to 9 cents, lambs steady at 10 to 11 cents for fancy, mutton fair at firm prices, fancy veal in fair demand.
Market notes from Kansas City Chicago and St Louis show cattle steady to higher with steers and heavies firm, hogs active and up to 4.10 for prime weights, pork futures firmer. sheep receipts and prices mix with natives and Westerns trending up. Multiple markets report firm openings and steady packers margins amid varied regional quotes.
The butter market is fairly sleepy with little selling over 30c. Western extra creamery quotes 30 32c, fancy marks higher, while New York and Vermont markets show mixed strength. Cheese advances slowly, eggs remain unsettled as stocks stay light, and general market tone hints at gradual price rises as the season progresses.
The report lists assorted farm produce with quoted prices. Items include onions at $66 per crate and $4 50 per crate for carrots, various cabbages up to $1 per barrel, cucumbers at 10 to 15 cents each, green peas at 50 to 4 per crate, and North Carolina asparagus at $6 per dozen. Prices reflect steady demand across items like beets, lettuce, radishes, parsnips, and string beans.
Market survey shows Florida fruit receipts at 623 pigs versus none last year and steady trade with Bright quotations. Oranges, apples, cranberries, nuts, and strawberries listed with varied box, barrel, and case prices. demand described as fair to moderate and prices steady. Notable items include Navel oranges at 3 25 4 P box and strawberries selling 20 30c per quart.
The James Turpie sailed from Palermo March 4 with 16 000 boxes Palermo ranges and 8000 boxes lemons bound for Boston. The Andrea Lovico left Palermo January 21 with 7000 boxes Palermo oranges and 8400 boxes lemons for Boston. The Sama is due next Friday with Jamaica bananas for Boston Fruit Company. The Efficient is due with 17 400 boxes and half boxes Messina oranges and 12 000 boxes Palermo and Messina lemons. The Savannah boat arrived yesterday with 3540 boxes oranges and 26 refrigerators of strawberries. The Norfolk boat due Friday has 1075 packages truck and 700 bags peanuts.
Snow and Company sold Florida oranges at high prices while New York spot cotton stayed quiet at 91-16c middling uplands. The Liverpool market showed steady demand with 12,000 bales traded, mostly American, futures firm. Consolidated five day receipts totaled 62,668 bales with Britain buying 32,336 bales.
In Fall River on March 18 the print cloth market remained quiet and steady with prices rising three cents and one percent discount for 64 by 64s. Prices quoted 29 16 for 60 by 56s.
Refined sugar prices show dull activity with granulated and fine sugar down about 40 points while other grades hold. The American Sugar Refining Company lists varied prices for leaf, crushed, pulverized, cubes, powdered, and different sugar grades. In bond for April delivery, refined granulated prices are 42 to 46-16 cents. Wholesale grocers quote 6.50 to 6.56 cents per pound for granulated and fine. Raw sugar remains quiet. molasses demand is light with New Orleans prices 30 to 38 cents per gallon. foreign grades mostly quiet with several regional rates listed. London beet and Java prices noted, with receipts of raw sugar at 2670 hogsheads.
The Peoria whiskey market remains firm at 117 while Cincinnati and St Louis markets stay steady at 116. The report notes firm pricing in Peoria and stability in the two other markets, reflecting current demand and supply conditions across the three regions.
Turpentine quoted at 40 4 404c with resin at 155 160 and tar at 60. Petroleum closed at 70 with KSW at 7 265c and cages at 9 40c. Commodity prices reflect a narrow trading range amid market uncertainty.
London notes wheat and corn cargoes quiet but steady with American flour and Danubian grain unchanged. Wheat futures quiet. California wheat for June at 8s 24d and July at 8s 14d. Paris flour for April 61:30. Manchester Guardian commercial summary reports firming tone with cautious buyers, steady demand at low rates, yarn strength, dull cloth, limited revival, and modest Levant and Mediterranean inquiry.
CF W Prescott Co lists closing times for certificates on March 1 and March 18 1890 with figures for crude and refined oil including averages. Cotton seed oil certificates show a closure and related pricing details.
Report by George J. Fox for the Post covers the week ending March 18 1891. It lists live stock market figures by region with prices for beef cattle sheep hogs hides and skins and notes per road car counts on Boston & Lowell Fitchburg Boston & Albany and Eastern lines. Averages and ranges given for quality grades and meat prices, with remarks on market activity.
A detailed report from Boston area livestock sales notes a strong demand for veal calves and good activity in cattle, with higher prices for fat cattle and improved Western and Maine stock. Listings include numerous droves and buyers such as Libby, Hall & Nims, Jones & Butler, and Wood & Bidwell, reflecting robust trade across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York markets.
Market notes list various livestock trades with buyers and prices. W Mellon sold a yearling built at 15 dollars and an extra milch cow at 42 dollars. C Libby & Son sold ten milch cows at 33 dollars each. J D Hosmer sold working oxen pairs and girths with weights and prices of 100, 90, and 110 dollars, along with associated girth measurements.
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